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Amateur landlords have fallen out of favour. Buy-to-let properties – once the darling of budding investors looking for stable, long-term returns...

New figures released this morning show that buy to let investors and second home buyers now pay almost half of the...

New research shows that, since 2016, the average stamp duty payment on buy to let homes has increased by £11,848 in...

Taxes on buy to let investment are fuelling a supply crisis, hiking rents and making homeownership more difficult to afford. That’s the...

Landlords are being hit with more stamp duty as they expand their portfolios, thanks to the house price surge pushing homes...

The extreme shortage of properties for sale has fuelled the first rise in new homes sold off-plan since 2016 - but...

The government could benefit to the tune of £10 billion and the rental market could have soaring supply if stamp duty...

Buy-to-let lending hit its highest ever level last year, spurred on by record levels of tenant demand, the Stamp Duty Holiday...

A leading figure in the PropTech sector says more regulation could make the rental sector fairer and more transparent - but...

Bromsgrove is a classic rental market. The Worcestershire market town is enveloped by green space but is just a thirty-minute commute...

The majority of the buy to let community want the name ‘landlord’ dropped and replaced by something like ‘small housing provider’ That’s...

In recent years, letting property has become more challenging due to a range of tax and regulation changes and since March...

The demise of the buy to let market has been much predicted over recent years. Major tax changes, a three per...

This week’s Budget saw the Chancellor loosen the Treasury’s purse strings in a number of areas.  Yet this was a quiet Autumn...

It now appears that landlords had a narrow escape with this week’s Budget. The Daily Telegraph has discovered that a report by...

Relatively few landlords were persuaded to take advantage of the stamp duty holiday according to analysis by the lettings agency Hamptons.  The...

A lettings agency estimates that the number of overseas landlords owning property in the UK has hit a five-year high -...

The National Residential Landlords Association is calling on the Chancellor to scrap the three per cent stamp duty levy on the...

On top of the rush to beat the stamp duty holiday deadline and changes to Help To Buy - both with cliff...

New research suggests there’s been a rush amongst landlords to set up companies through which to manage or purchase buy to...

No fewer than 15 per cent of all sales agreed in November went to landlords, the highest figure for four years. The data...

A tax specialist says the HMRC has amended its guidance on stamp duty in such a way as to suggest many...

A growing number of international property investors are expected to increase their presence in the UK buy-to-let market over the next...

A growing number of buy-to-let investors are heading north for better returns, according to Hamptons International. But while investor demand for property...

Rishi Sunak is being urged not to increase capital gains tax, as part of the government’s attempts to claw back the...

The chancellor Rishi Sunak is expected to announce tomorrow changes to the levels of stamp duty paid on properties in England, but...

The buy-to-let market has been impacted by tax rule changes in recent years, and as a result landlords have been unable...

The government should aim to stimulate housing market activity post-lockdown by abolishing the 3% stamp duty surcharge for buy-to-let landlords buying...

There has been a significant drop in the proportion of annual sales to buy-to-let landlords as measured by Hamptons International.  The estate...

Despite the growing concern amid the coronavirus pandemic, international property investors are expected to increase their presence in the UK buy-to-let...

Rishi Sunak's first Budget included new taxes for overseas property buyers, funding to remove unsafe cladding, fresh funds to support the...

The Guild of Property Professionals is calling on the new chancellor, Rishi Sunak, to use his Budget speech, which will take...

The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) and the National Landlords Association (NLA) are calling on the new chancellor, Rishi Sunak, to use...

After two elections and three years of intense debate and hostility, the general election in December seemed to offer the political...

There will be further growth in portfolio and complex buy-to-let lending in 2020, Paragon predicts. There has been greater demand over the...

The UK could be heading for a rental crisis, with experts dreading the prospect of a chronic property shortage in the...

There was a significant fall in lending to buy-to-let landlords, according to the latest data from UK Finance.  The figures show that...

The proportion of homes let in this country by overseas-based landlords has increased, new figures show. The latest data from Hamptons International,...

Howsy has issued a stark warning over the health of the UK’s private rented sector as tax and regulation changes continue...

A number of landlords would not currently consider investing in the buy-to-let sector as a consequence of buy-to-let tax and legislative...

Whether you’re a first-time landlord or an experienced one, there are frequent regulatory changes in the buy-to-let sector that you will...

Boris Johnson is being to urged to do more to support investment in the private rented sector, as research shows that...

Some 12% of properties in the private rented sector are now owned by a company as tax changes make private landlords...

Jeremy Hunt and Boris Johnson, the two men competing to become the next Conservative Party leader, are being to urged to...

The Tory leadership contest is well underway with just two candidates - Boris Johnson and Jeremy Hunt - left in the...

Primas Law is urging landlords and property developers to seek legal advice about potential stamp duty rebates on ‘uninhabitable’ second properties...

There has been a significant rise in the number of landlords re-entering the buy-to-let market after coming to terms with the...

There has been a sharp decline in the number of buy-to-let landlords investing in the capital’s property market since the 3%...

HMRC could soon be flooded with stamp duty surcharge refund requests from buy-to-let investors following a potential precedent set at a...

The chancellor Philip Hammond has once again failed to deliver for private landlords, with yesterday’s rather low-key Spring Statement yet another...

Buy-to-let landlords believe that today’s Spring Statement provides the chancellor Philip Hammond with an opportunity to bolster activity in the buy-to-let...

Investors have long turned to residential property as a means of supplementing their income, supported by strong demand from tenants and...

UK rents are expected to increase by 7.5% over the next three years, as the supply of rental accommodation dwindles while...

There was bad news for buy-to-let landlords in Scotland yesterday when the Scottish Finance Secretary Derek Mackay proposed a 1% hike...

Draconian tax changes applying to buy-to-let investors will leave many private landlords with little alternative but to evict tenants and sell...

Letting a home can be an intimidating task if you’re doing it for the first time. You may have deliberately entered...

Having ignored calls to stop punishing landlords and rethink its stamp duty attack on the buy-to-let sector, along with the phasing out of mortgage...

Even though the most recent Budget offered some welcome relief for landlords and the buy-to-let sector as a whole, there are...

Buy-to-let is a lot tougher than it once was. Landlords’ returns have been squeezed by the introduction of the 3% stamp duty...

Philip Hammond has once again failed to reverse the previous chancellor George Osborne’s deeply unpopular tax reforms that have had far-reaching...

The reversal of controversial alterations to mortgage interest relief and the scrapping of the 3% stamp duty surcharge on additional properties understandably...

Buy-to-let investors spent £12.1bn on new buy-to-let purchases during the first half of 2018, down 30% on three years ago, fresh...

The price of small properties across many parts of the country has dropped largely because landlord purchases are down, offering fresh...

Philip Hammond is coming under increasing pressure to reverse draconian tax changes applying to buy-to-let landlords. A number of landlords have been...

The number of tenants experiencing rent hikes in August increased to an all-time high of 40%, up from 31% a month...

Philip Hammond is being urged to use his Autumn Budget, which will take place on 29 October, to support investment in...

TSB has cut rates on selected two-, three- and five-year fixed rate buy-to-let purchase and remortgage products. Two-year fixed rates between 60%...

The number of buy-to-let landlords acquiring new properties continues to tumble as recent tax changes bite, but property remains a viable...

Tax and regulation changes continue to have an adverse impact on the buy-to-let market, with the value of mortgages taken out...

Landlords are selling close to 4,000 buy-to-let properties a month resulting in the first recorded fall in the number of rental...

The attraction of buy-to-let is starting to wane as far as some people are concerned due to a series of recent...

The level of landlord business looks set to stabilise over the next 12 months, according to Paragon’s latest Financial Adviser Confidence...

The government must start to provide financial incentives for buy-to-let landlords prepared to offer longer tenancies or risk seeing rents soar,...

Buy-to-let landlords could face another stamp duty rate hike in the Autumn Budget to further curb the acquisition of second homes. The...

As a private landlord you have a crucial role in providing a much needed housing option for people and so why...

Rents in the UK are set to increase as demand for rental properties grows, but the number of homes coming on...

Allsop’s latest residential auction in London raised more than £67m, with a success rate of 75%, but buy-to-let investors in the...

The government has responded to a petition calling on the reintroduction of full mortgage interest relief and the scrapping of the...

With the number of homes coming up to let in short supply, the Residential Landlords Association (RLA) is calling on the...

Landlords continue to feel the pinch after the latest phase of the government crackdown on buy-to-let came into effect last month,...

As the National Landlord Investment Show prepares to celebrate its fifth anniversary at Aston Villa Football Club on Wednesday May 16th,...

The buy-to-let market in London and the South East has seen stronger levels of activity since the start of the year...

Almost half of private landlords have opted to wait to see what impact Brexit and regulatory changes will have on the...

There has been a sharp rise in demand for buy-to-let mortgages after a number of two-year fixed deals came to end. A...

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s royal wedding has caused a major tourism boost for areas surrounding London and Windsor as illustrated...

Rents in prime central London increased by 0.2% between February and March, the first monthly rise since September 2015, according to...

Buy-to-let landlords who are deterred from expanding their property portfolios due to recent legislative and tax changes, but still wanting greater...

Buy-to-let landlords are currently in retreat in the housing market, leaving many tenants struggling to find suitable rented accommodation, new analysis...

Mortgage lending fell to a four-year low during the final quarter of last year as tax reforms continue to deter buy-to-let...

The average five-year fixed rate has fallen to a joint record-low of 3.43%, a rate last seen in October 2017, according...

The Treasury should focus on easing the housing crisis by thinking more ‘creatively’ and using taxation to ‘encourage and support’ buy-to-let...

A third of property professionals in this country are set to add to their portfolios this year as appetite for opportunistic...

Nationwide has seen profits fall following a drop in buy-to-let mortgages as demand for rental properties continue to fall. It is currently...

There has been a significant increase in the number of landlords who are seriously behind with their mortgage payments, new figures...

Almost half of buy-to-let landlords are looking to expand their property portfolios despite recent tax changes in the industry, according to...

News that a growing number of buy-to-let landlords are likely to exit the private rented sector or reduce the size of...

But-to-let landlords have shown remarkable resilience and adaptability in the face of the onslaught on their livelihoods, following justifiable concerns about...

A high number of landlords plan to scale back buy-to-let investments over the next 12 months, according to a new study....

The phasing out of mortgage interest relief and tougher mortgage lending conditions contributed to what was a rather difficult 2017 for...

A growing number of buy-to-let landlords are letting out their homes as short-term holiday lets, making them no longer available for...

The past few months have seen a number of buy-to-let investors sell up, and this is expected to place upward pressure...

Buy-to-let landlords could soon be hit with an empty homes tax after the Chancellor Philip Hammond yesterday gave local councils the...

The Chancellor Philip Hammond should scrap stamp duty because it would encourage more buy-to-let landlords to invest in the private rented...

A raft of ‘anti-landlord’ policies introduced by the government have prompting concern that buy-to-let landlords with low profit margins could end...

Annual rental price growth slowed between September and October with the cost of the average new let in Great Britain increasing...

Over the past couple of years, private landlords have suffered some disappointing blows compared with other investors, such as the scrapping...

Mortgage lending to buy-to-let investors remained largely unchanged in August despite an overall increase in residential mortgage lending, according to the...

It is currently a challenging time for letting agents, following a raft of changes introduced by the government prompting concern that...

The UK has dropped into the bottom five European buy-to-let markets for investors as UK yields plummet, according to the latest...

It is currently a challenging time for letting agents, following a raft of changes introduced by the government prompting concern that...

With a high number of laws affecting buy-to-let landlords and changing frequently, it is now more important than ever to keep...

A number of buy-to-let landlords are turning their attention to student housing, which is regarded by many property investors as a...

Private landlords are being advised to adopt a more professional approach when it comes to managing their property portfolio, after new...

A growing number of landlords are selling off properties and increasing rents in response to regulatory changes and political uncertainty after...

The Treasury has so far pocketed around £2bn as a result of the 3% stamp duty surcharge on additional homes, including...

Rents look set to increase further in the coming months, as the supply-demand imbalance continues to grow. With landlords facing increasing pressure...

Supply and demand are perhaps the most fundamental concepts of economics, and it is the main reason why UK house prices...

A chronic shortage of properties continues to drive rental prices upwards across the country, according to the Association of Residential Letting...

Having long provided mega double-digit returns for investors, investment in buy-to-let has outperformed all major asset classes in recent years, but...

Given that Britain will soon have one of the toughest tax regimes for private landlords in the western world once mortgage...

The number of mortgages approved for buy-to-let acquisitions fell in April, according to the latest figures, which suggest that many landlords...

The new Tory-led government is being urged to reverse punitive tax policies affecting private landlords in order to increase much needed...

Over the weekend Number 10 said that a deal with the Democratic Unionists had been reached, but was then forced to...

Almost half of buy-to-let landlords are looking to expand their property portfolios despite recent tax changes in the industry and tougher...

The number of buy-to-let landlords registering to buy property fell last month by 3.7% in England and Wales compared with the...

There has been a significant increase in the number of people investing in the buy-to-let sector for the first time over...

It is a currently a challenging time for buy-to-let landlords, following a raft of changes introduced by the government which are...

There has been a significant fall in buy-to-let valuation activity, according to forecasts by Connells Survey & Valuation. The proportion of buy-to-let...

Recent tax changes mean that investing in buy-to-let property will no longer deliver the returns it once did for many landlords,...

The Property Investor & Homebuyer Show, the UK’s most comprehensive property exhibition, takes place at London ExCeL this week – 28...

Having long provided mega double-digit returns for investors, investment in buy-to-let continues to outperform other major asset classes, including bonds, cash...

More than three quarters of housebuilders would like to see the government reconsider its buy-to-let tax policies as part of a...

Looking for a buy-to-let mortgage? There are some excellent deals available – provided you know where to look. The number of buy-to-let...

The pace of UK rental growth has more than halved since the end of March 2016, slowing consistently since the introduction...

The past year has been a challenging time for landlords, following a raft of changes introduced by the government, prompting concern...

What does it say on your business card? Luke Burton Sales and Marketing Director, Rent4sure Who is Rent4sure? Rent4sure, is an established tenant referencing company. We provide...

Buy-to-let Landlords will descend on London's ExCel on April 28 and 29 for the annual Property Investor & Homebuyer Show, which...

The number of buy-to-let loans secured by buy-to-let landlords increased in January to the second highest monthly level since the introduction...

Philip Hammond’s failure to reverse the previous chancellor George Osborne’s deeply unpopular tax reforms will have far-reaching implications for the buy-to-let...

Despite pressure from the property industry, including landlords, letting agents and housebuilders, the chancellor Philip Hammond opted not to reverse the...

The government’s decision to introduce a raft of changes, including buy-to-let tax hikes, to create what the former chancellor George Osborne...

The proportion of buy-to-let landlords acquiring property in cash increased to 61% in January, the highest level since records began a...

Rental prices look set to increase faster than house prices over the next five years, according to the Royal Institution of...

The number of second homes liable to pay stamp duty increased to 62,800 in the final quarter of last year, up...

The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) is urging the government to reconsider pending taxation changes announced by the now former chancellor George...

Paragon Bank witnessed a sharp decline in its buy-to-let lending in the final quarter last year following the introduction of more...

Demand for rented homes has fallen to a two-year low, while the supply of properties to rent has edged up marginally,...

Buy-to-let landlords are calling for the Welsh government to help get the housing market in Wales moving again by amending or...

Home staging can not only help to make a property highly desirable, but it can also help to deliver a higher...

A growing number of buy-to-let landlords are struggling to keep up with their mortgage payments, new figures show Mortgage arrears among landlords...

Thanks to the chancellor’s tax measures, many landlords now have to review their portfolios to find ways to protect their profits....

In the UK, we have a chronic shortage of housing. Apparently we need 200,000 new houses a year but last year...

Annual rental price growth reached 3.1% in November taking the average UK rent to £898 per month, which although higher than November...

Buy-to-let lending has fallen significantly as tougher lending rules and the introduction of the 3% stamp duty surcharge on additional homes...

It is not the best time to be a buy-to-let landlord at the moment, with a raft of ‘anti-landlord’ policies being...

Tax changes and more stringent mortgage lending conditions will sound the death knell for small buy-to-let landlords, according to Britain’s largest...

Buy-to-let landlords who scrambled to acquire homes earlier this year are beginning to rent them out or now looking to re-let...

There has been a sharp decline in the volume of buy-to-let transactions following the government’s outright assault on buy-to-let landlords, according...

Buy-to-let valuation instructions have dropped sharply since the stamp duty surcharge was introduced on additional properties – and now the government’s...

One of Britain’s largest housebuilders has warned of a sharp decline in demand caused by Brexit uncertainty and the government’s outright...

Landlord confidence is now at its highest in a year, as a growing number of buy-to-let investors seek to overcome recent...

But-to-let landlords face paying an extra £6,700 on their mortgages when new rules forcing them to take out longer term loans...

There are growing fears that tenants will end up bearing the cost of the government’s decision to ban letting agents' fees...

The government’s decision to grant the Bank of England’s Financial Policy Committee greater powers over the buy-to-let market looks set to...

Buy-to-let landlords have been left disappointed at the 'missed opportunity' in the Autumn Statement to support those that invest in the...

It is not the best time to be a buy-to-let landlord at the moment, with a raft of changes introduced by...

Tenant defaults could increase significantly over the next 12 months amid reports that many buy-to-let landlords plan to increase rents next...

The level of buy-to-let borrowing was down 7% between August and September as the introduction of the 3% stamp duty surcharge...

A significant number of buy-to-let landlords are planning to increase their property portfolios over the next few years, according to research...

Buy-to-let activity contracted 13.3% over the last 12 months, which is unsurprising given the raft of tax changes by the government...

From a landlord’s perspective, it has been a tough year, with a raft of changes designed to bring the booming housing...

Almost 40% of Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) raised in the third quarter of the year came from property transactions which...

Private tenants saw average rents rise by 2.3% in the 12 months to September 2016, unchanged compared with the year to...

Lord Flight, a former Conservative Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury, has once again slammed his own party’s buy-to-let tax changes,...

Landlords and lettings agents have expressed disappointment at the Welsh government’s decision to press ahead with proposals for a 3% stamp...

The supply of homes listed on the market to let has fallen sharply now that pretty much all of the buy-to-let...

Enquiries from investors seeking to acquire buy-to-let properties have increased by 30% since May, following an initial dip in activity after the...

From a landlord’s perspective, it has been a tough year, with a raft of changes designed to bring the booming housing...

Residential property prices could be on the verge of falling sharply largely because of the government’s buy-to-let tax changes, according the...

Coventry for Intermediaries has announced rate cuts across a range of its 70% loan-to-value (LTV) buy-to-let products, enabling brokers to offer...

The UK is facing a chronic shortage of homes to rent, chartered surveyors have said, largely because of tax changes for...

The chancellor Philip Hammond is being urged to reverse George Osborne’s outright assault on buy-to-let by scrapping the 3% stamp duty...

Mortgage lending may have rebounded in August with gross lending last month reaching a nine-year high of £22.5bn, but the buy-to-let...

Investors, landlords and property enthusiasts will descend on London's ExCel on October 7 and 8 for the annual Property Investor &...

Buy-to-let investors are continuing to enjoy a fall in mortgage rates, particularly those looking for longer-term fixed rates, following last month’s...

Tenants are potentially facing steeper living costs following a significant drop in the supply of rental properties, new figures suggest. Some 87.6%...

Recent changes hitting buy-to-landlords, including the introduction of a 3% stamp duty surcharge and cuts to mortgage interest tax relief next...

Buy-to-let activity surged in August despite the various economic and political challenges that the sector has faced recently, fresh research shows. Despite the...

Rents in the private rented sector continued to rise in July, hitting an average of £846 across England and Wales, according to...

A growing number of buy-to-let landlords are making mortgage applications via limited companies, according to the Buy to Let Club. The trend...

There has been a slight uptick in the proportion of landlords and investors looking to expand their portfolios over the next...

There is a shortage of rental properties suitable for families, according to the latest rental index from 170 branch letting agency...

The buy-to-let mortgage market’s recovery continued in June with the number of loans up 12% month-on-month, according to the latest mortgage...

The Society of Licensed Conveyancers (SLC) has called for the government to abolish stamp duty to create a more “buoyant and...

The first figures following the introduction of the stamp duty surcharge for buy-to-let landlords and second homebuyers have been released by...

The government is being urged to scrap stamp duty for buy-to-let landlords who want to add to their property portfolio and...

Despite the government’s decision to cut tax incentives and increase stamp duty rates for landlords, many mortgage brokers believe that demand...

The former president of the National Association of Estate Agents (NAEA) is calling on the new Chancellor, Philip Hammond, to consider...

Mortgage lenders look set to impose more stringent checks on buy-to-let landlords seeking funds to acquire property, as part of a...

Buy-to-let house purchase lending was under half what it was in the in the months leading up to the stamp duty changes, while...

For many people buy-to-let has been an attractive income investment at a time of low saving rates and stock market volatility....

The new lending criteria proposals for underwriting standards for future buy-to-let mortgage contracts put forward by the Prudential Regulatory Authority's (PRA)...

Rents have started to fall as landlords who rushed to acquire homes before the introduction of the extra stamp duty surcharge...

Soaring UK house prices, the recent hike in stamp duty for buy-to-let investors and now the EU referendum are creating renewed...

Thousands of landlords will be forced to sell up over the next couple of years amid Chancellor George Osborne’s tax hikes...

There has been a drop in the number of tenants falling into serious rent arrears, which is great news for renters...

Rents look set to rise in the near term as landlords pass on the higher costs heaped on them by new taxes...

There was a notable decline in the volume of new rental properties listed by landlords in May as the recent stamp...

Professional investors should be exempt from the recently introduced 3% stamp duty surcharge, according to the Better Renting for Britain campaign. Some of...

It has been just over two months since buy-to-let landlords were hit with unreasonable tax changes designed to deter them from...

Private rental prices paid by tenants in the UK increased by 2.6% in the 12 months to April 2016, unchanged when...

Buy-to-let continues to provide double-digit bumper returns for investors with rents currently rising at the fastest pace since last autumn. The latest...

There was a 10% increase in the number of residential property transactions in the first quarter of the year compared with the...

Almost a quarter of landlords in the UK are now considering investing in property abroad to avoid the new stamp duty...

There was enormous appetite among buy-to-let investors to purchase property before the stamp duty surcharge on second homes was introduced on...

Lending to buy-to-let landlords soared last month, with the latest figures revealing that buy-to-let investors borrowed £7.1bn, up 87% month-on-month and...

The recent increase in stamp duty land tax (“SDLT”) on “additional residential dwellings” represents the latest in a series of measures...

An increasing number of landlords are diversifying away from residential property and investing in property types that have a more favourable...

Landlords in the capital could see the rental value of their London-based buy-to-let properties soar over the next few years, as...

More than twice as many people (47%) support the second home 3% stamp duty surcharge than oppose it (18%), according to...

There has been a broad welcome for what would appear to be a government U-turn over the imposition of the stamp...

The Bank of England has revealed its tougher borrowing standards to prevent buy-to-let lending overheating the wider housing market.  The Bank’s financial...

Chancellor George Osborne has announced that the planned stamp duty hike on purchases of additional property will include those who buy...

The UK’s buy-to-let sector has experienced a surge of activity as investors rush to complete their transactions before the new stamp...

The Brexit referendum is adding to housing market uncertainty which has seen a 2% drop in sales in major UK cities,...

Retirement customers looking to invest the tax free cash lump sum from their pension pots into the buy-to-let property market has...

Time is running out to escape the stamp duty surcharge on buy-to-let properties and second homes and the cost of failure...

One of the country‘s leading rental sector analysts is warning that tax changes for landlords’ mortgage interest relief, and the imminent...

The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) is warning private investors not to be lured by firms offering schemes which allegedly promise to...

Buy-to-let remortgage transactions outstripped purchases by more than 2:1 in 2015, according to the latest Complex Buy to Let Index from...

The Council of Mortgage Lenders is warning of a possible slump for the buy-to-let market in the next two years. “Buy to...

Scottish finance minister John Swinney is to introduce a 3% surcharge on the full purchase price of all ‘additional properties –...

A report from a mortgage lender has claimed that new taxes on buy-to-let will trigger a lending surge as landlords rush...

The mortgage director of one of the world’s largest independent financial advisory organisations has said that George Osborne’s clampdown on buy-to-let...