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01 April 2021
From: Breaking News

Many landlords and property investors will have watched the Chancellor’s budget with a feeling of trepidation. There had been hints of...
12 March 2021
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A property analyst says landlords with company structures to handle their buy to let portfolios are unlikely to be worried by changes in...
09 March 2021
From: Breaking News

Landlords are exiting the office on greater numbers since the government called for a review of Capital Gains Tax last year, claims...
26 February 2021
From: Breaking News

It might be thought that banks have made significant mistakes of their own in the recent past - including triggering the...
25 February 2021
From: Breaking News

Some policies towards landlords show how the government has lost its conservative ethos of supporting businesses and being the party of low taxes. Rosalind...
09 February 2021
From: Breaking News

Some 45 per cent of landlords remain optimistic about the year ahead, despite the obvious health and regulation challenges - and...
05 January 2021
From: Breaking News

The financial services regulator, the Prudential Regulation Authority, is warning mortgage lenders to be strict on their assessment of customers wanting...
30 November 2020
From: Breaking News

A property investment firm has given tips to landlords who may feel m threatened by the prospect of a hike in Capital Gain...
20 November 2020
From: Breaking News

A research project funded by the Nationwide Foundation has revealed widespread tenant satisfaction with small-scale landlords in Scotland. The project, RentBetter, looks...
13 November 2020
From: Breaking News

Who are you? Ian Wiggett What does it say on your business card? Managing Director of Henry Adams Lettings and Henry Adams...
27 April 2020
From: 60 Second Interview

From this month, HMRC has enacted legislation requiring UK residents to submit capital gains tax (CGT) returns, as well as pay any...
10 April 2020
From: Breaking News

There has been a significant drop in the proportion of annual sales to buy-to-let landlords as measured by Hamptons International. The estate...
09 April 2020
From: Breaking News

The Government should consider postponing upcoming tax changes because of the COVID-19 outbreak, according to Apropos by DJ Alexander. The property management...
31 March 2020
From: Breaking News

Fresh research shows almost half of landlords are considering divesting their portfolios and leaving the PRS due to an increase in regulation...
17 March 2020
From: Breaking News

The Guild of Property Professionals is calling on the new chancellor, Rishi Sunak, to use his Budget speech, which will take...
10 March 2020
From: Breaking News

The cost of buy-to-let mortgages has continued to fall, according to the latest research from Property Master. The biggest month-on-month fall in...
10 March 2020
From: Breaking News

The Property Investor Show, the UK’s most comprehensive property exhibition, takes place at London ExCeL on Friday 3rd and Saturday 4th April and...
06 March 2020
From: Breaking News

Next month's Budget is a golden opportunity to reform Britain's broken housing market and get the country moving again, according to...
25 February 2020
From: Breaking News

The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) and the National Landlords Association (NLA) are calling on the new chancellor, Rishi Sunak, to use...
18 February 2020
From: Breaking News

Cuts to tax relief and other rule changes are driving out smaller landlords, the latest figures show. Official HMRC data reveals the...
10 February 2020
From: Breaking News

More than 800 landlords have been surveyed to establish where they feel offer the best buy-to-let investment opportunities in 2020. The study,...
27 January 2020
From: Breaking News

An online comparison site has been launched by Buy-to-Let Direct with a view to helping landlords make the right decisions when...
24 January 2020
From: Breaking News

Landbay has achieved a rather impressive 200% growth in lending volumes over the past 12 months. The buy-to-let lender reports that recent...
27 December 2019
From: Breaking News

There will be further growth in portfolio and complex buy-to-let lending in 2020, Paragon predicts. There has been greater demand over the...
24 December 2019
From: Breaking News

The Liberal Democrats have launched their 2019 election manifesto, which sets out the polices the party aims to introduce should it...
21 November 2019
From: Breaking News

As landlords increasingly feel the squeeze, amid increasing regulation and tax changes, some are questioning more than ever the point of...
24 October 2019
From: Breaking News

Almost a quarter of landlords are planning to sell at least one property from their existing buy-to-let portfolio, new research from...
17 October 2019
From: Breaking News

The Leeds Building Society has announced a new buy-to-let mortgage product and a series of rate reductions. The new product is an...
14 October 2019
From: Breaking News

A growing number of tenants are experiencing rent hikes due to the widening supply-demand imbalance in the market, according to Carter...
11 September 2019
From: Breaking News

An overwhelming majority of buy-to-let landlords are optimistic about their future in the private rental sector with 84% looking to maintain...
03 September 2019
From: Breaking News

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...
21 August 2019
From: Breaking News

New communities secretary Robert Jenrick and housing minister Esther McVey look set to focus on increasing homeownership, but this appears to...
12 August 2019
From: Breaking News

The majority of landlords in the UK’s private rented sector do not believe that new Prime Minister Boris Johnson has a...
02 August 2019
From: Breaking News

Boris Johnson is being to urged to do more to support investment in the private rented sector, as research shows that...
31 July 2019
From: Breaking News

Purchasing an investment property via a limited company, rather than as an individual, has become significantly more popular, and that largely...
31 July 2019
From: Breaking News

Rental values in London’s super prime rental market dropped by 0.5% in the year to July on the back of a...
25 July 2019
From: Breaking News

Some 12% of properties in the private rented sector are now owned by a company as tax changes make private landlords...
24 July 2019
From: Breaking News

Jeremy Hunt and Boris Johnson, the two men competing to become the next Conservative Party leader, are being to urged to...
03 July 2019
From: Breaking News

The Tory leadership contest is well underway with just two candidates - Boris Johnson and Jeremy Hunt - left in the...
28 June 2019
From: Breaking News

Most landlords feel optimistic about the existing UK buy-to-let environment, fresh research suggests. The study by Cambridge and Counties Bank showed that...
25 June 2019
From: Breaking News

Earlier this month the Tenant Fee Ban was introduced, after much fanfare from the Government. However, it is not the only...
21 June 2019
From: Breaking News

Buy-to-let landlords looking to add to their property portfolios are being encouraged to use a specialist mortgage broker as they could...
17 June 2019
From: Breaking News

Buy-to-let mortgage activity increased slightly in April, with landlord investors taking out 5,100 new buy-to-let home purchase mortgages, up from 5,000...
14 June 2019
From: Breaking News

There has been a notable rise in the number of buy-to-let landlords offloading properties in recent month due to buy-to-let tax...
03 June 2019
From: Breaking News

Paragon has expanded its product range with the introduction of short-term finance for landlords to fund property refurbishment. The short-term finance products...
14 May 2019
From: Breaking News

Buy-to-let landlords are being unfairly penalised for the housing crisis, according to a new report by the Institute of Economic Affairs...
08 May 2019
From: Breaking News
30 April 2019
From: 60 Second Interview

There has been a significant rise in the number of landlords re-entering the buy-to-let market after coming to terms with the...
30 April 2019
From: Breaking News

A number of property investment specialists plan to join forces this week to host an advisory seminar designed to highlight the...
23 April 2019
From: Breaking News

Returns for private landlords have dropped in recent years, while strong returns have instead come from investing in corporate residential landlords, according...
18 April 2019
From: Breaking News

There has been significant rise in the number of landlords selling up in the capital due to buy-to-let tax changes, according...
03 April 2019
From: Breaking News

The cost of taking out a buy-to-let mortgage remains at an historic low, according to the latest analysis from Mortgage Brain. Despite...
29 March 2019
From: Breaking News

There could soon be a sharp rise in the number of buy-to-let looking to sell up as a consequence of the...
28 March 2019
From: Breaking News

One of the UK’s largest and arguably most controversial buy-to-let landlords who has in the past banned ‘coloured people’ from renting...
18 March 2019
From: Breaking News

Buy-to-let mortgage activity remained subdued in January with landlord investors taking out just 5,500 new buy-to-let home purchase mortgages, down 1.8%...
18 March 2019
From: Breaking News

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...
13 March 2019
From: Breaking News

With the property market in a state of flux, even the traditional rental market appears to be cooling a little, particularly...
08 March 2019
From: Breaking News

Buy-to-let mortgage activity continued to slow in December with landlord investors taking out just 5,100 new buy-to-let home purchase mortgages, down...
20 February 2019
From: Breaking News

The increasing tax burden on landlords is likely to result in increased rents, according to research from the Intermediary Mortgage Lenders...
14 February 2019
From: Breaking News

A number of BTL landlords are beginning to feel the effects of recent tax changes, resulting in a squeeze on their...
24 January 2019
From: Breaking News

There has been a sharp decline in the number of buy-to-let property purchases as a raft of government tax hikes continues...
24 January 2019
From: Breaking News

The number of buy-to-let purchases continues to fall, as reflected by a further drop in new buy-to-let mortgage lending. Fresh data from...
18 January 2019
From: Breaking News

One of the UK’s largest and most controversial private landlords plans to sell his entire portfolio of around 300 residential properties...
15 January 2019
From: Breaking News

As landlords increasingly feel the squeeze, with their reduction in yields principally due to increased regulation and tax changes, they are questioning...
03 January 2019
From: Breaking News

It’s now three years since the then Conservative Chancellor George Osborne introduced a series of measures aimed, principally, at cooling the...
27 December 2018
From: Breaking News

UK rents are expected to increase by 7.5% over the next three years, as the supply of rental accommodation dwindles while...
24 December 2018
From: Breaking News

There was a further rise in the number of landlords exiting the buy-to-let market, new data shows. Belvoir’s Q3 Rental Index, compiled...
19 December 2018
From: Breaking News

An increasing number of private landlords appear to be waiting to see what impact Brexit and regulatory changes will have on...
18 December 2018
From: Breaking News

Buy-to-let mortgage activity continued to slow in October, as fewer landlords took out home loans as a result of tax changes...
13 December 2018
From: Breaking News

For some investors, buy-to-let does not look as lucrative as it once did, with peer-to-peer investing emerging as a viable alternative...
13 December 2018
From: Breaking News

Draconian tax changes applying to buy-to-let investors will leave many private landlords with little alternative but to evict tenants and sell...
12 December 2018
From: Breaking News

Residential popery prices in Manchester have increased significantly in recent years, with research showing that the city outperformed all other core...
07 December 2018
From: Breaking News

Just 4% of landlords and tenants had in April this year heard of Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards (MEES), claims research by...
07 December 2018
From: Breaking News

The private rented sector is a challenging landscape to negotiate, with tax changes and ever-changing regulation meaning that landlords now, more...
29 November 2018
From: Breaking News

Leeds Building Society has launched what it claims are two ‘market-leading’ discounted buy-to-let variable mortgages that it hopes will attract existing...
22 November 2018
From: Breaking News

Despite the headlines, it’s not all doom and gloom for the buy-to-let sector. While the BTL industry has undergone radical change over...
20 November 2018
From: Breaking News

Foundation Home Loans has unveiled a new three-year fixed rate product within its buy-to-let range. The limited-edition deal, available to limited companies...
19 November 2018
From: Breaking News

Buy-to-let mortgage activity slowed dramatically in September, as the number of landlords taking out new home loans dropped by almost a...
15 November 2018
From: Breaking News

The number of properties acquired by landlords has dropped significantly over the past couple of years following the tax and regulatory...
15 November 2018
From: Breaking News

Buy-to-let landlords who have adopted a high yielding investment strategy may be interested in new analysis of the BTL market that...
13 November 2018
From: Breaking News

Buy-to-let lending for 2018 looks likely to fall well below its estimate of £12bn, as taxes and regulations continue to have an adverse...
08 November 2018
From: Breaking News

Renters in central London now face having to bid against each other, pushing rents up in the process, as a result...
07 November 2018
From: Breaking News

Rents in London’s prime property market have increased further, rising by 1.1% in the 12 months to September, as more people...
02 November 2018
From: Breaking News

Investing in buy-to-let property has long been a lucrative business opportunity for both recreational and professional investors, but could harsh tax...
31 October 2018
From: Breaking News

The number of buy-to-let mortgage deals available to landlords who operate their properties through limited companies has more than doubled in...
25 October 2018
From: Breaking News

The proportion of buy-to-let remortgaging hit a record high in the third quarter of the year, as more landlords looked to...
24 October 2018
From: Breaking News

Two years on from sweeping tax reforms to the buy-to-let sector, the industry is rapidly shifting towards professional landlords, according to...
19 October 2018
From: Breaking News

The average rate on a five-year fixed rate buy-to-let mortgage has fallen to an all-time low of 3.4%, the latest figures...
17 October 2018
From: Breaking News

The price of small properties across many parts of the country has dropped largely because landlord purchases are down, offering fresh...
16 October 2018
From: Breaking News

The returns made by buy-to-let landlords rose across the UK as investors increase rates to counter tax relief cuts, new figures...
12 October 2018
From: Breaking News

Several ideas have been floated as potential proposals in this month’s Budget, including financial incentives for those offering longer tenancies. But...
12 October 2018
From: Breaking News

Rental yields in London have increased over the past 12 months and the signs are that they could rise further moving...
11 October 2018
From: Breaking News

Philip Hammond is coming under increasing pressure to reverse draconian tax changes applying to buy-to-let landlords. A number of landlords have been...
09 October 2018
From: Breaking News

A new guide to help brokers navigate recent and upcoming tax changes with their landlord clients’ has been launched by Accord...
08 October 2018
From: Breaking News

Rents in London’s prime property market rose again in August as market conditions in the capital improved to levels not seen...
04 October 2018
From: Breaking News

The number of tenants experiencing rent hikes in August increased to an all-time high of 40%, up from 31% a month...
28 September 2018
From: Breaking News

Philip Hammond is being urged to use his Autumn Budget, which will take place on 29 October, to support investment in...
27 September 2018
From: Breaking News

Rent prices in London are forecast to see strong growth following a significant drop in the number of homes available to rent...
24 September 2018
From: Breaking News

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%...
24 September 2018
From: Breaking News

Activity in the buy-to-let market dropped further in July as a result of government interventions and a wider housing slowdown, new...
13 September 2018
From: Breaking News

The number of buy-to-let landlords acquiring new properties continues to tumble as recent tax changes bite, but property remains a viable...
13 September 2018
From: Breaking News

Tax and regulation changes continue to have an adverse impact on the buy-to-let market, with the value of mortgages taken out...
12 September 2018
From: Breaking News

Investors have long turned to residential property as a means of supplementing their income, supported by strong demand from tenants and...
05 September 2018
From: Breaking News

There has been a significant increase in the number of buy-to-let landlords selling up, along with a notable reduction in the...
24 August 2018
From: Breaking News

With savers receiving appalling returns from banks and building societies, many people are unsurprising still interested in investing in buy-to-let as...
24 August 2018
From: Breaking News

Aldermore has launched a new buy-to-let remortgage product for individual landlords. The five-year fixed rate deal, on offer for a limited period,...
24 August 2018
From: Breaking News

Leeds Building Society has refreshed its range of two-year buy-to-let tracker products. The lender’s new tracker rates now start at 1.29% up...
23 August 2018
From: Breaking News

One in five landlords plan to stay in the buy-to-let market indefinitely, with the same number of portfolio landlords foreseeing the...
21 August 2018
From: Breaking News

The buy-to-let market is expected to remain subdued for the next three years mired by tax changes and tougher mortgage lending...
21 August 2018
From: Breaking News

Investec Private Bank is offering landlords the opportunity to lock into low interest rates for a decade, after the lender launched...
21 August 2018
From: Breaking News

Bootle in Merseyside has been named the best place to currently be a buy-to-let landlord, based on a number of key...
10 August 2018
From: Breaking News

Rents are forecast to see strong growth over the next five years, according to the latest residential property forecast from the...
10 August 2018
From: Breaking News

Rental prices in Greater London have surpassed the £1,600 per calendar month (pcm) mark for the very first time, according to...
08 August 2018
From: Breaking News

Rents in London’s prime property market increased for the second consecutive month, rising by 1.1% in the 12 months to June...
01 August 2018
From: Breaking News

The Leeds Building Society has launched a two-year fee-free fixed rate buy-to-let mortgage deal at 2.32% up to 70% loan-to-value (LTV),...
23 July 2018
From: Breaking News

London house prices are continuing to fall, with the collapse in the buy-to-let sector increasing the number of homes on the...
19 July 2018
From: Breaking News

Activity in the buy-to-let mortgage market took a further dip in May as the combination of tighter tax and mortgage rules...
13 July 2018
From: Breaking News

An exodus of landlords from the buy-to-let market has caused a significant drop in rental property listings in recent month with...
12 July 2018
From: Breaking News

Unpaid rent and rent arrears are the main reason for tenant evictions, according to Belvoir’s Q1 rental index, but that could...
06 July 2018
From: Breaking News

Rents in London’s prime property market have moved into positive territory for the first time since January 2016, increasing by 0.8%...
04 July 2018
From: Breaking News

The attraction of buy-to-let may be waning as far as some people are concerned due to a series of tax changes,...
04 July 2018
From: Breaking News

A record number of first-time landlord mortgage products have been made available to borrowers as lenders launched extra loans to attract...
03 July 2018
From: Breaking News

Accord has launched two new fixed-rate mortgages for ‘first-time buyer’ landlords, on the back of a notable rise in the number...
28 June 2018
From: Breaking News

Leeds Building Society has added new fixed rate products to its range of mortgage deals. The new mortgages include a 1.44% two-year...
14 June 2018
From: Breaking News

Rental prices increased by 2% in May compared to the same month last year, the latest HomeLet Rental Index shows. The average...
07 June 2018
From: Breaking News

Rent hikes are inevitable unless the government reverses tax changes for landlords, it has been claimed. Tenants face paying an average of £23 a...
01 June 2018
From: Breaking News

The UK buy-to-let property market has witnessed some extensive changes over the last couple of years, making the market much more...
31 May 2018
From: Breaking News

There was a sharp rise in remortgaging activity during the first three months of 2018 as buy-to-let landlords lock in lower...
31 May 2018
From: Breaking News

The government has responded to a petition calling on the reintroduction of full mortgage interest relief and the scrapping of the...
30 May 2018
From: Breaking News

There are a number of key changes facing private landlords at the moment, which is why this year’s Landlord Expo, to...
29 May 2018
From: Breaking News

A drop in the number of properties coming onto the private rented market in prime central London (PCL) has begun to...
25 May 2018
From: Breaking News

Rents in the South West, which includes the likes of Bristol, Devon and Cornwall, has seen rental price increases outstrip all...
24 May 2018
From: Breaking News

Landlords continue to feel the pinch after the latest phase of the government crackdown on buy-to-let came into effect last month,...
23 May 2018
From: Breaking News

The private rented sector will not experience a “mass exodus” of private landlords as a result of tax changes and tougher...
22 May 2018
From: Breaking News

There was a decline in the number of properties let last month, as a fall in supply restricted choice for prospective...
18 May 2018
From: Breaking News

Buy-to-let mortgage lending plummeted during March, as reflected by the latest data released by UK Finance. Fresh figures from the banking industry...
17 May 2018
From: Breaking News

Rental prices increased by 1.5% in April compared to the corresponding month a year earlier, according to the latest HomeLet Rental...
08 May 2018
From: Breaking News

Almost a quarter of tenants experienced rent hikes in March as landlords are left with little alternative but to pass higher...
27 April 2018
From: Breaking News

A combination of tax reform and stricter regulation for landlords is slowing the growth of the private rented sector (PRS), but private...
27 April 2018
From: Breaking News

No landlord wants to experience excessive or lengthy void periods as that can significantly impact the viability of their investment, and...
26 April 2018
From: Breaking News

The number of rental homes on the market in Scotland dropped in the first quarter of the year, while demand from...
25 April 2018
From: Breaking News

The number of limited company fixed rate buy-to-let products hit a record high this month as mortgage lenders respond to changing...
24 April 2018
From: Breaking News

More than two fifths (41%) of portfolio landlords aim to expand their portfolio over the next 12 months, new research shows. The...
18 April 2018
From: Breaking News

Lord Flight, a former Conservative Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury, has once again criticised his own party’s buy-to-let tax changes,...
04 April 2018
From: Breaking News

A number of landlords remain confident about the buy-to-let sector despite tax hikes and tougher mortgage rules hitting the private rented...
04 April 2018
From: Breaking News

Rents in prime central London increased by 0.2% between February and March, the first monthly rise since September 2015, according to...
04 April 2018
From: Breaking News

Buy-to-let landlords who are deterred from expanding their property portfolios due to recent legislative and tax changes, but still wanting greater...
22 March 2018
From: Breaking News

An increasing number of buy-to-let landlords are likely to exit Scotland’s private rented sector or reduce the size of their property...
20 March 2018
From: Breaking News

In the past couple of years there has been an increase in the number of private landlords running their letting business...
15 March 2018
From: Breaking News

This week, there have been warnings that the buy-to-let market is looking ‘increasingly bleak’ and that landlords are deterred from entering...
08 March 2018
From: Breaking News

There was a significant decline in rental stock coming on to the market in the final quarter of 2017, placing greater...
07 March 2018
From: Breaking News

The Treasury should focus on easing the housing crisis by thinking more ‘creatively’ and using taxation to ‘encourage and support’ buy-to-let...
06 March 2018
From: Breaking News

The National Landlord Show arrives at Olympia on Thursday 15 March to give advice via complimentary seminars, leading suppliers and two...
02 March 2018
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Capital gains tax receipts hit £5.5bn in January, leaving the Treasury on course to rake in as much as £8.8bn this...
22 February 2018
From: Breaking News

Many buy-to-let landlords are reluctant to sell a tenanted property because it can increase the chances of the sale falling through...
13 February 2018
From: Breaking News

Nationwide has seen profits fall following a drop in buy-to-let mortgages as demand for rental properties continue to fall. It is currently...
12 February 2018
From: Breaking News

There has been a significant increase in the number of landlords who are seriously behind with their mortgage payments, new figures...
12 February 2018
From: Breaking News

Almost half of buy-to-let landlords are looking to expand their property portfolios despite recent tax changes in the industry, according to...
09 February 2018
From: Breaking News

There has been a significant decline in buy-to-let acquisitions since 2015 owed primary to tax and regulatory changes, new figures show. A...
07 February 2018
From: Breaking News

The phasing out of mortgage interest relief from last April will soon start to make it harder for buy-to-let landlords to make...
26 January 2018
From: Breaking News

A high number of landlords plan to scale back buy-to-let investments over the next 12 months, according to a new study....
12 January 2018
From: Breaking News

Buy-to-let landlords will still benefit from £16.7bn worth of tax relief, based on claims from the latest year’s tax returns, even...
09 January 2018
From: Breaking News

The phasing out of mortgage interest relief and tougher mortgage lending conditions contributed to what was a rather difficult 2017 for...
03 January 2018
From: Breaking News

With the new year almost upon us, now is a good time to think about your property investment strategy and potentially...
28 December 2017
From: Breaking News

A growing number of buy-to-let landlords are letting out their homes as short-term holiday lets, making them no longer available for...
12 December 2017
From: Breaking News

But-to-let landlords are adapting to ongoing restrictions to tax relief on buy-to-let mortgage interest, with almost half of all landlords having...
01 December 2017
From: Breaking News

Chancellor Philip Hammond has been slammed by Belvoir for failing to address taxes on buy-to-let landlords imposed by his predecessor George...
24 November 2017
From: Breaking News

A raft of ‘anti-landlord’ policies introduced by the government have prompting concern that buy-to-let landlords with low profit margins could end...
21 November 2017
From: Breaking News

Over 450 buy-to-let landlords and property investors attended the Olympia Conference Centre in London last week where they were able to...
16 November 2017
From: Breaking News

Buy-to-let landlords and property enthusiasts will descend on the Olympia Conference Centre in London today where they will be able to...
07 November 2017
From: Breaking News

There are growing signs of recovery in the prime central London buy-to-let market as rental values dipped by just 0.1% in...
11 October 2017
From: Breaking News

With all the doom and gloom in the press about the poor performance of the property market as a whole, landlords...
03 October 2017
From: Breaking News

Investing in the buy-to-let sector has proved a shrewd move for many private landlords, with fresh research revealing that they have...
29 September 2017
From: Breaking News

A growing number of landlords are passing extra costs onto tenants by increasing rents, while others are simply opting to exit...
27 September 2017
From: Breaking News

The number of new rental property listings increased by 2.4% during August compared to the same month a year ago, the...
21 September 2017
From: Breaking News

Nearly a third of renters do not believe they will ever be able to afford to buy their own home, according...
06 September 2017
From: Breaking News

Private landlords are being advised to adopt a more professional approach when it comes to managing their property portfolio, after new...
01 September 2017
From: Breaking News

A decline in the number of rental properties on the market is driving rents upwards across England and Wales, fresh figures...
31 August 2017
From: Breaking News

A growing number of landlords are selling off properties and increasing rents in response to regulatory changes and political uncertainty after...
30 August 2017
From: Breaking News

Private landlords faced with significantly higher costs, as a result of recent tax changes, are being left with little alternative but...
25 August 2017
From: Breaking News

The steady levels of mortgage activity seen through the first half of the year continued into July, with gross mortgage lending...
25 August 2017
From: Breaking News

A significant number of private landlords are planning to increase rents to help cope with changes to the way they are...
22 August 2017
From: Breaking News

Rents are likely to rise in the third quarter of year as fewer rental homes come on to the market because...
17 August 2017
From: Breaking News

Over the last few months, landlords have seen their profits eroded with the chancellors’ recent tax measures and it is becoming...
11 August 2017
From: Breaking News

With the outlook for savers continuing to look grim, many people will undoubtedly continue to consider investing in the buy-to-let sector,...
02 August 2017
From: Breaking News

Landlord confidence declined across all key indicators during the second quarter of the year, the latest quarterly index from BM Solutions...
31 July 2017
From: Breaking News

But-to-let landlords are a resilient bunch of people who continue to adopt a ‘positive’ attitude towards the private rented sector (PRS)...
27 July 2017
From: Breaking News

The anti-landlord policies adopted by the government has had an adverse impact on private landlords, especially the smaller players, over the...
26 July 2017
From: Breaking News

Andy Haldane, the Bank of England’s chief economist, last year confirmed what many of us already knew – investing in property...
24 July 2017
From: Breaking News

Having long provided mega double-digit returns for investors, investment in buy-to-let has outperformed all major asset classes in recent years, but...
21 July 2017
From: Breaking News

Many buy-to-let landlords will undoubtedly commend former Tory leader Iain Duncan Smith for slamming anti-buy-to-let legislation introduced by the former chancellor...
19 July 2017
From: Breaking News

There has been a notable decline in the proportion of overseas based landlords in the UK as a growing number of...
18 July 2017
From: Breaking News

Given that Britain will soon have one of the toughest tax regimes for private landlords in the western world once mortgage...
07 July 2017
From: Breaking News

The government’s decision to increase taxes for landlords over the past 18 months or so have been described as ‘profoundly wrongheaded’...
04 July 2017
From: Breaking News

The stamp duty hike and mortgage tax relief cuts simply do not add up for buy-to-let landlords, leaving many with little...
04 July 2017
From: Breaking News

Buy-to-let investors who acquire properties via a limited company could be £1,000 a year worse off due to higher mortgage rates,...
29 June 2017
From: Breaking News

Recent changes to tax for buy-to-let property has dented confidence among landlords with new research showing many are set to revise...
23 June 2017
From: Breaking News

With landlords’ purse strings being tightened by tax changes and a mortgage squeeze, a growing number of buy-to-let investors are choosing...
20 June 2017
From: Breaking News

From unfavourable tax changes to tougher mortgage lending conditions, the past 18 months or so have been difficult for many buy-to-let...
15 June 2017
From: Breaking News

Over the weekend Number 10 said that a deal with the Democratic Unionists had been reached, but was then forced to...
12 June 2017
From: Breaking News

Almost half of buy-to-let landlords are looking to expand their property portfolios despite recent tax changes in the industry and tougher...
08 June 2017
From: Breaking News

Having long provided mega double-digit returns for investors, investment in buy-to-let has outperformed all major asset classes in recent years. But...
02 June 2017
From: Breaking News

The recent increase in the proportion of landlords who use a letting agent to help manage their property will naturally be...
02 June 2017
From: Breaking News

There has been a significant increase in the number of people investing in the buy-to-let sector for the first time over...
01 June 2017
From: Breaking News

Over the past 20 years, investing in buy-to-let has been a relatively sensible way to make money, which is why so...
25 May 2017
From: Breaking News

A growing number of private landlords are successfully adjusting their investment strategies to mitigate the impact of changes in tax and...
24 May 2017
From: Breaking News

It is a currently a challenging time for buy-to-let landlords, following a raft of changes introduced by the government which are...
23 May 2017
From: Breaking News

The Conservative party is under mounting pressure to look again at its plans to fund social care in England because the...
22 May 2017
From: Breaking News

An increasing number of landlords are opting for longer term fixed rate mortgages, according to one of the country’s leading mortgage...
22 May 2017
From: Breaking News

Over the past year, the buy to let market has experienced some substantial changes, most recently the new taxation laws which...
18 May 2017
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Despite recent tax changes, buy-to-let property remains an attractive investment at a time of low interest rates and volatile stock markets,...
18 May 2017
From: Breaking News

The number of properties being listed to let dropped for the fourth consecutive month in April, and this is placing upward...
16 May 2017
From: Breaking News

Recent tax changes mean that investing in buy-to-let property will no longer deliver the returns it once did for many landlords,...
15 May 2017
From: Breaking News

A growing number of buy-to-let landlords are looking to take advantage of record low borrowing rates by locking into longer term...
04 May 2017
From: Breaking News

Leeds Building Society has launched a five-year fixed rate buy-to-let mortgage at a market-leading rate of 3.1%, subject to a £199...
28 April 2017
From: Breaking News

There has been a sharp fall in the number of landlords looking to expand their buy-to-let portfolios, according to the latest...
28 April 2017
From: Breaking News

The Property Investor & Homebuyer Show, the UK’s most comprehensive property exhibition, takes place at London ExCeL this week – 28...
24 April 2017
From: Breaking News

The UK property market continued to rally last month, with gross mortgage lending surging by 19% compared with February, but it...
21 April 2017
From: Breaking News

A number of buy-to-let landlords are still unaware, or only vaguely aware, of the changes to mortgage interest relief, despite the...
11 April 2017
From: Breaking News

Optimism among landlords has improved modestly over the past 12 months and suggests confidence is returning to the market following a...
07 April 2017
From: Breaking News

Buy-to-let investors feel hard done by when it comes to tax, with almost half of all landlords planning to quit the...
06 April 2017
From: Breaking News

The government’s decision to strip buy-to-let landlords of mortgage interest tax relief is expected to result in rent increases for tenants...
06 April 2017
From: Breaking News

The vast majority of Britons, including many renters who could soon find their rents rising as landlords look to recoup their...
05 April 2017
From: Breaking News

There has been a sharp rise in the number of landlords using limited companies to manage their buy-to-let portfolios as a...
05 April 2017
From: Breaking News

Buy-to-let returns continued to outperform many major asset classes in the second half of last year, with landlords earning an average...
04 April 2017
From: Breaking News

Gearing among landlords remained low in the first quarter of the year, with the average loan-to-value (LTV) ratio falling by 2%...
04 April 2017
From: Breaking News

Buy-to-let property is still an attractive investment at a time of low interest rates and volatile stock markets, according to according...
31 March 2017
From: Breaking News

Buy-to-let Landlords will descend on London's ExCel on April 28 and 29 for the annual Property Investor & Homebuyer Show, which...
29 March 2017
From: Breaking News

Landlords are under mounting pressure which is making them vulnerable to non-compliance in their accounting following a raft of changes, including...
27 March 2017
From: Breaking News

A growing number of buy-to-let landlords are planning to sell-off their properties as the government’s punitive new tax changes cause investors...
24 March 2017
From: Breaking News

Rents in this country are now around half of tenants’ average take-home pay, according to a report on the state of...
22 March 2017
From: Breaking News

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...
16 March 2017
From: Breaking News

Many people feel anxious and uncomfortable when getting themselves into debt and understandably this is why many of us strive to...
14 March 2017
From: Breaking News

Rents are forecast to rise by more than 20% over the next five years as the falling number of new landlord...
10 March 2017
From: Breaking News

The government’s decision to introduce a raft of changes, including buy-to-let tax hikes, to create what the former chancellor George Osborne...
08 March 2017
From: Breaking News

The Chancellor Philip Hammond is being urged to use this week’s Budget announcement to alter pending changes to mortgage interest tax...
07 March 2017
From: Breaking News

Rental price inflation is now running below general inflation as measured by the consumer price index, as a growing number of buy-to-let...
03 March 2017
From: Breaking News

A growing number of buy-to-let landlords are adopting a more professional approach to their lettings business, as reflected by the fact...
02 March 2017
From: Breaking News

A series of workshops are being held across the UK to help mortgage brokers understand the buy-to-let tax changes coming into...
01 March 2017
From: Breaking News

The buy-to-let boom of recent years has fed the stereotype that Brits are obsessed with property. Ever since Margaret Thatcher declared...
28 February 2017
From: Breaking News

The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) is urging landlords to lobby their local MP over taxation changes announced by the now former...
24 February 2017
From: Breaking News

Over the past two years we have seen a drastic shake up in the buy-to-let sector. Starting with rental tax changes announced...
23 February 2017
From: Breaking News

The proportion of landlords who intend to sell their rental properties as a result of the government's draconian tax changes has...
22 February 2017
From: Breaking News

Rental prices look set to increase faster than house prices over the next five years, according to the Royal Institution of...
10 February 2017
From: Breaking News

New housing policies affecting the private rented sector, including longer tenancies, boosting the supply of much needed housing and plans to...
08 February 2017
From: Breaking News

The government is being urged to reconsider punitive tax relief changes for buy-to-let income which is set to be introduced in...
08 February 2017
From: Breaking News

The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) is urging the government to reconsider pending taxation changes announced by the now former chancellor George...
01 February 2017
From: Breaking News

A series of tax tutorials have been launched for buy-to-let landlords and their professional advisers by Property118 and The Landlords Union. These...
25 January 2017
From: Breaking News

Online mortgage search tool NLA Mortgages has implemented a new sourcing system, allowing landlords to find mortgage products based on their...
23 January 2017
From: Breaking News

Average buy-to-let loans and deposits increased last year, as a result of increasing property prices and the tougher stance by mortgage...
20 January 2017
From: Breaking News

There was a significant rise in the amount buy-to-let landlords borrowed to invest in property before the introduction of new affordability...
18 January 2017
From: Breaking News

Prime rents in the Home Counties dropped by an average of 0.8% last year, as a higher number of homes available...
17 January 2017
From: Breaking News

The number of people investing in the buy-to-let sectors is expected to fall in the first quarter of the year ahead...
16 January 2017
From: Breaking News

Home staging can not only help to make a property highly desirable, but it can also help to deliver a higher...
10 January 2017
From: Breaking News

Paragon has launched a range of new fixed rate products for those seeking to make fresh buy-to-let acquisitions as well as...
10 January 2017
From: Breaking News

Having long provided mega double-digit returns for investors, investment in buy-to-let has outperformed all major asset classes in recent years, but...
04 January 2017
From: Breaking News

Stuart Law, owner and founder of Assetz, offers his thoughts on what property market trends we can expect over the coming year. Despite...
03 January 2017
From: Breaking News

Rents will continue to increase next year, owed in part to a reduction in housing supply in the private rented sector...
20 December 2016
From: Breaking News

It is not the best time to be a buy-to-let landlord, with a raft of ‘anti-landlord’ policies being introduced prompting concern...
19 December 2016
From: Breaking News

Buy-to-let landlords will be left with little alternative but to raise rents or sell their properties due to the government’s punitive...
17 December 2016
From: Breaking News

Tenant evictions could rise sharply in the coming months amid reports that many buy-to-let landlords plan to increase rents next year...
17 December 2016
From: Breaking News

Almost half of buy-to-let landlords say they would dump their letting agent if their profits started to drop, fresh research from...
14 December 2016
From: Breaking News

It is not the best time to be a buy-to-let landlord at the moment, with a raft of ‘anti-landlord’ policies being...
13 December 2016
From: Breaking News

Tax changes and more stringent mortgage lending conditions will sound the death knell for small buy-to-let landlords, according to Britain’s largest...
12 December 2016
From: Breaking News

Landlord confidence is now at its highest in a year, as a growing number of buy-to-let investors seek to overcome recent...
02 December 2016
From: Breaking News

Private landlords believe that this week’s Autumn Statement provides the chancellor Philip Hammond with an opportunity to bolster activity in the...
22 November 2016
From: Breaking News

It is not the best time to be a buy-to-let landlord at the moment, with a raft of changes introduced by...
21 November 2016
From: Breaking News

Buy-to-let landlords have come under attack from the taxman and now also from the Bank of England, which could make landlord...
21 November 2016
From: Breaking News

Tenant defaults could increase significantly over the next 12 months amid reports that many buy-to-let landlords plan to increase rents next...
19 November 2016
From: Breaking News

The level of buy-to-let borrowing was down 7% between August and September as the introduction of the 3% stamp duty surcharge...
16 November 2016
From: Breaking News

Deciding to let your property because you cannot sell it is not an easy option and should not be undertaken lightly,...
11 November 2016
From: Breaking News

The National Landlords Association (NLA) continues to urge landlords to lobby the government over taxation changes announced by the now former...
10 November 2016
From: Breaking News

Buy-to-let activity contracted 13.3% over the last 12 months, which is unsurprising given the raft of tax changes by the government...
09 November 2016
From: Breaking News

BM Solutions has unveiled a fresh approach to addressing the upcoming buy-to-let tax changes by developing a new rental income calculator...
09 November 2016
From: Breaking News

More than half of buy-to-let landlord would consider investing in houses in multiple occupation (HMOs) if it helped to protect their...
09 November 2016
From: Breaking News

Rents across the UK are set to increase sharply over the next five years, as more people choose to rent, rather...
07 November 2016
From: Breaking News

Having long provided mega double-digit returns for investors, investment in buy-to-let shows very few signs of slowing, despite the increase in...
29 October 2016
From: Breaking News

Buy-to-let landlords may have failed in their legal battle against planned government tax relief changes for buy-to-let homes set to be...
27 October 2016
From: Breaking News

Dundee based Carling Property Group has become Scotland’s largest independent residential landlord after completing the purchase of Alloway Halls in Dundee...
25 October 2016
From: Breaking News

Buy-to-let property remains an attractive income investment at a time of low saving rates and stock market volatility, according to Together. Despite...
24 October 2016
From: Breaking News

Some 440,000 basic-rate tax payers will be forced into a higher tax bracket from April next year once planned changes to...
22 October 2016
From: Breaking News

As the UK prepares to change the way landlords are taxed by scrapping the existing rules that permit them to offset all...
22 October 2016
From: Breaking News

Lord Flight, a former Conservative Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury, has once again slammed his own party’s buy-to-let tax changes,...
22 October 2016
From: Breaking News

The supply of homes listed on the market to let has fallen sharply now that pretty much all of the buy-to-let...
18 October 2016
From: Breaking News

Annual rental growth slowed to 3% in September, which is the lowest rate of increase this year, HomeLet’s latest Rental Index has...
14 October 2016
From: Breaking News

There was a sharp decline in the amount buy-to-let investors borrowed to acquire property in August, reflecting the fact that a...
13 October 2016
From: Breaking News

Buy-to-let landlords may have failed last week in their legal battle against planned government tax relief changes for buy-to-let homes set...
12 October 2016
From: Breaking News

Residential property prices could be on the verge of falling sharply largely because of the government’s buy-to-let tax changes, according the...
11 October 2016
From: Breaking News

Many tenants renting privately are likely to be hit with rent hikes following recent changes to the tax regime for landlords,...
08 October 2016
From: Breaking News

The UK is facing a chronic shortage of homes to rent, chartered surveyors have said, largely because of tax changes for...
08 October 2016
From: Breaking News

Investors, landlords and property enthusiasts will descend on London's ExCel on October 7 and 8 for the annual Property Investor &...
23 September 2016
From: Sponsored Content

Investec Private Bank announced yesterday that it will be introducing a range of new loan-to-value (LTV) bands across its buy-to-let products with borrowing...
07 September 2016
From: Breaking News

A growing number of buy-to-let landlords are making mortgage applications via limited companies, according to the Buy to Let Club. The trend...
24 August 2016
From: Breaking News

The head of the UK's largest property franchise group has called on the new Housing Minister, Gavin Barwell, to reverse 'punitive...
18 August 2016
From: Breaking News

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...
11 August 2016
From: Breaking News

Rents on new tenancies continued to increase across most parts of the UK over the three months to July, albeit at...
09 August 2016
From: Breaking News

A number of mortgage brokers will be offering cheaper buy-to-let loans provided by Precise Mortgages from today after the lender made...
04 August 2016
From: Breaking News

Leeds Building Society has launched a new 2-year 70% loan-to-value buy-to-let fixed rate, available exclusively to the LSL group, including TMA...
14 June 2016
From: Breaking News

Here are some options that landlords may wish to consider to help protect their profits. + Review your properties and see if...
03 June 2016
From: Breaking News

It has been just over two months since buy-to-let landlords were hit with unreasonable tax changes designed to deter them from...
02 June 2016
From: Breaking News

Tenants are facing higher rents as the supply of rental properties continues to fall due to George Osborne’s hefty, punitive tax...
01 June 2016
From: Breaking News

Rents will continue to rise over the next few months, owed in part to a reduction in housing supply in the...
04 May 2016
From: Breaking News

Almost three quarters (72%) of pensioners who have an investment property said they would struggle to make ends meet if they...
18 April 2016
From: Breaking News

Almost all landlords are considering increasing rents to pay for the higher taxes they now face, according to a survey by...
15 April 2016
From: Breaking News

Who are you? Matt Tooth What does it say on your business card? Head of Distribution, LendInvest What is LendInvest? LendInvest is the UK’s leading online...
14 April 2016
From: 60 Second Interview

Action is needed to tackle the scandal of ‘buy-to-leave’ investors who are denying Londoners the homes they need, according to the...
12 April 2016
From: Breaking News

Paragon Mortgages has updated its lending criteria for limited company landlords in the wake of recent Government announcements on tax relief...
06 April 2016
From: Breaking News

A survey of nearly 1,400 private rented sector landlords undertaken by BDRC Continental on behalf of Paragon Mortgages has revealed that...
04 April 2016
From: Breaking News

Proposals by the Bank of England to curb buy-to-let lending are “premature” according to the Residential Landlords Association (RLA). As Landlord Today...
31 March 2016
From: Breaking News

The new stamp duty reforms for buy-to-let properties, coming into effect on 1sApril will increase rent costs for tenants and trigger...
24 March 2016
From: Breaking News

The Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) has warned against further intervention in the buy-to-let market as the forthcoming tax crackdown looks...
23 March 2016
From: Breaking News

Tenants face the first rises in market rents since the autumn, as the private rented sector braces for anti-landlord policies, according...
21 March 2016
From: Breaking News

George Osborne has slashed the capital gains tax (CGT) rate – but not for landlords, prompting an angry response from the...
17 March 2016
From: Breaking News

Specialist mortgage lender Paragon has called on the Chancellor to make no further changes to the taxation of landlords in today's...
16 March 2016
From: Breaking News

With just three weeks to go until the 3% stamp duty hike on buy-to-lets and second homes kicks in, research suggests...
15 March 2016
From: Breaking News

A property crowdfunding website has claimed that “traditional” buy-to-let could become unprofitable in seven out of 10 UK towns and cities...
02 March 2016
From: Breaking News

Retirement customers looking to invest the tax free cash lump sum from their pension pots into the buy-to-let property market has...
23 February 2016
From: Breaking News

A tax body has warned that flood-hit landlords could come a cropper when new rules about tax relief on expenditure by...
23 February 2016
From: Breaking News

Four in 10 landlords (40%) are either seriously considering forming a limited company in order to limit their exposure to changes...
22 February 2016
From: Breaking News

The government’s attack on the buy-to-let sector means 9% of potential investors have cancelled their plans to buy property while around...
19 February 2016
From: Breaking News

One of the country‘s leading rental sector analysts is warning that tax changes for landlords’ mortgage interest relief, and the imminent...
11 February 2016
From: Breaking News

More than half (55%) of buy-to-let mortgage applicants are unaware of the impending changes to mortgage law, according to a survey. Accidental...
08 February 2016
From: Breaking News

Research by property crowdfunding site The House Crowd shows that buy-to-let investors are predicting a stormy ride in 2016, with nearly...
05 February 2016
From: Breaking News

Applications made by limited companies accounted for 43% of all buy-to-let transactions in January, analysis from broker Mortgages for Business has...
03 February 2016
From: Breaking News

Landlords’ confidence in the buy to let (BTL) sector has collapsed and is now ‘worse than levels witnessed during the financial...
03 February 2016
From: Breaking News

A legal campaign to fight punitive tax relief changes for buy-to-let landlords has progressed to the next stage. Two landlords, Steve...
02 February 2016
From: Breaking News

It comes as no surprise but a survey shows an overwhelming proportion of landlords believe the government’s buy to let tax...
22 January 2016
From: Breaking News

LandlordToday welcomes David Rowand of Cairn Estate Agency with a guest post on implications for landlords from the new buy-to-let legislation. Landlords across the...
08 January 2016
From: Sponsored Content

Conservative peer Howard Flight has condemned his own party’s attack on buy-to-let. Lord Flight published an article on the Conservative Home website...
06 January 2016
From: Breaking News

Accountants KPMG has warned that the upward trend in buy-to-let may reverse in 2016 due to the tax changes being introduced...
04 January 2016
From: Breaking News

A group of landlords and property investors have mounted a legal challenge to the Government’s proposals to increase tax on buy-to-let...
04 January 2016
From: Breaking News

The Council of Mortgage Lenders is warning of a possible slump for the buy-to-let market in the next two years. “Buy to...
21 December 2015
From: Breaking News

A report from a mortgage lender has claimed that new taxes on buy-to-let will trigger a lending surge as landlords rush...
04 December 2015
From: Breaking News

The Bank of England has said that if the buy-to-let sector threatens Britain’s financial stability it “stands ready to take action...
02 December 2015
From: Breaking News

More than two thirds of landlords say that changes to buy-to-let mortgage tax relief will lead to increased rents, according to...
26 November 2015
From: Breaking News

Property crowdfunding platform Property Partner has launched a buy-to-let calculator, which shows landlords the full impact of the cuts to their...
23 November 2015
From: Breaking News

The Government’s reduction of landlord buy-to-let tax relief to the 20% basic rate is a major factor for half (50%) of...
17 November 2015
From: Breaking News

The online petition opposing the proposed tax changes for buy to let landlords has now reached 35,000 signatures – but is...
02 November 2015
From: Breaking News

Measures which discourage investment in the private rented sector can only push up rents and harm tenants more than landlords, a...
20 October 2015
From: Breaking News

The National Landlords Association (NLA) has urged landlords to lobby the government over taxation changes announced in July's Summer Budget. The association...
25 September 2015
From: Breaking News

There has been a ‘surge’ in enquiries to accountants from landlords concerned about the tax changes outlined in July’s Summer Budget. The...
21 September 2015
From: Breaking News

The chief executive of Zoopla has thrown his weight behind opposition to the government’s proposed restrictions on buy-to-let tax breaks. Alex Chesterman,...
16 September 2015
From: Breaking News

The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) has launched a new campaign page full of tools to enable landlords to lobby against the...
07 August 2015
From: Breaking News

HMRC has revealed the scope of its proposed changes to the wear and tear allowance, as announced in George Osborne’s budget...
22 July 2015
From: Breaking News

Experts warn that rents will rise after Chancellor George Osborne announced a cut in tax relief to landlords in the summer...