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

Many landlords and property investors will have watched the Chancellor’s budget with a feeling of trepidation. There had been hints of...

A property analyst says landlords with company structures to handle their buy to let portfolios are unlikely to be worried by changes in...

Landlords are exiting the office on greater numbers since the government called for a review of Capital Gains Tax last year, claims...

It might be thought that banks have made significant mistakes of their own in the recent past - including triggering the...

Some policies towards landlords show how the government has lost its conservative ethos of supporting businesses and being the party of low taxes.  Rosalind...

Some 45 per cent of landlords remain optimistic about the year ahead, despite the obvious health and regulation challenges - and...

The financial services regulator, the Prudential Regulation Authority, is warning mortgage lenders to be strict on their assessment of customers wanting...

A property investment firm has given tips to landlords who may feel m threatened by the prospect of a hike in Capital Gain...

A research project funded by the Nationwide Foundation has revealed widespread tenant satisfaction with small-scale landlords in Scotland.  The project, RentBetter, looks...

Who are you? Ian Wiggett What does it say on your business card? Managing Director of Henry Adams Lettings and Henry Adams...

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

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

The Government should consider postponing upcoming tax changes because of the COVID-19 outbreak, according to Apropos by DJ Alexander.  The property management...

Fresh research shows almost half of landlords are considering divesting their portfolios and leaving the PRS due to an increase in regulation...

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

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...

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

Next month's Budget is a golden opportunity to reform Britain's broken housing market and get the country moving again, according to...

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

Cuts to tax relief and other rule changes are driving out smaller landlords, the latest figures show.   Official HMRC data reveals the...

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

An online comparison site has been launched by Buy-to-Let Direct with a view to helping landlords make the right decisions when...

Landbay has achieved a rather impressive 200% growth in lending volumes over the past 12 months.  The buy-to-let lender reports that recent...

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 Liberal Democrats have launched their 2019 election manifesto, which sets out the polices the party aims to introduce should it...

As landlords increasingly feel the squeeze, amid increasing regulation and tax changes, some are questioning more than ever the point of...

Almost a quarter of landlords are planning to sell at least one property from their existing buy-to-let portfolio, new research from...

The Leeds Building Society has announced a new buy-to-let mortgage product and a series of rate reductions. The new product is an...

A growing number of tenants are experiencing rent hikes due to the widening supply-demand imbalance in the market, according to Carter...

An overwhelming majority of buy-to-let landlords are optimistic about their future in the private rental sector with 84% looking to maintain...

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...

New communities secretary Robert Jenrick and housing minister Esther McVey look set to focus on increasing homeownership, but this appears to...

The majority of landlords in the UK’s private rented sector do not believe that new Prime Minister Boris Johnson has a...

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

Purchasing an investment property via a limited company, rather than as an individual, has become significantly more popular, and that largely...

Rental values in London’s super prime rental market dropped by 0.5% in the year to July on the back of a...

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...

Most landlords feel optimistic about the existing UK buy-to-let environment, fresh research suggests. The study by Cambridge and Counties Bank showed that...

Earlier this month the Tenant Fee Ban was introduced, after much fanfare from the Government. However, it is not the only...

Buy-to-let landlords looking to add to their property portfolios are being encouraged to use a specialist mortgage broker as they could...

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...

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...

Paragon has expanded its product range with the introduction of short-term finance for landlords to fund property refurbishment. The short-term finance products...

Buy-to-let landlords are being unfairly penalised for the housing crisis, according to a new report by the Institute of Economic Affairs...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card?  My name is Daniel and I’m a director at...

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

A number of property investment specialists plan to join forces this week to host an advisory seminar designed to highlight the...

Returns for private landlords have dropped in recent years, while strong returns have instead come from investing in corporate residential landlords, according...

There has been significant rise in the number of landlords selling up in the capital due to buy-to-let tax changes, according...

The cost of taking out a buy-to-let mortgage remains at an historic low, according to the latest analysis from Mortgage Brain. Despite...

There could soon be a sharp rise in the number of buy-to-let looking to sell up as a consequence of the...

One of the UK’s largest and arguably most controversial buy-to-let landlords who has in the past banned ‘coloured people’ from renting...

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%...

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...

With the property market in a state of flux, even the traditional rental market appears to be cooling a little, particularly...

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...

The increasing tax burden on landlords is likely to result in increased rents, according to research from the Intermediary Mortgage Lenders...

A number of BTL landlords are beginning to feel the effects of recent tax changes, resulting in a squeeze on their...

There has been a sharp decline in the number of buy-to-let property purchases as a raft of government tax hikes continues...

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...

One of the UK’s largest and most controversial private landlords plans to sell his entire portfolio of around 300 residential properties...

As landlords increasingly feel the squeeze, with their reduction in yields principally due to increased regulation and tax changes, they are questioning...

It’s now three years since the then Conservative Chancellor George Osborne introduced a series of measures aimed, principally, at cooling the...

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

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...

An increasing number of private landlords appear to be waiting to see what impact Brexit and regulatory changes will have on...

Buy-to-let mortgage activity continued to slow in October, as fewer landlords took out home loans as a result of tax changes...

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...

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

Residential popery prices in Manchester have increased significantly in recent years, with research showing that the city outperformed all other core...

Just 4% of landlords and tenants had in April this year heard of Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards (MEES), claims research by...

The private rented sector is a challenging landscape to negotiate, with tax changes and ever-changing regulation meaning that landlords now, more...

Leeds Building Society has launched what it claims are two ‘market-leading’ discounted buy-to-let variable mortgages that it hopes will attract existing...

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...

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...

Buy-to-let mortgage activity slowed dramatically in September, as the number of landlords taking out new home loans dropped by almost a...

The number of properties acquired by landlords has dropped significantly over the past couple of years following the tax and regulatory...

Buy-to-let landlords who have adopted a high yielding investment strategy may be interested in new analysis of the BTL market that...

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...

Renters in central London now face having to bid against each other, pushing rents up in the process, as a result...

Rents in London’s prime property market have increased further, rising by 1.1% in the 12 months to September, as more people...

Investing in buy-to-let property has long been a lucrative business opportunity for both recreational and professional investors, but could harsh tax...

The number of buy-to-let mortgage deals available to landlords who operate their properties through limited companies has more than doubled in...

The proportion of buy-to-let remortgaging hit a record high in the third quarter of the year, as more landlords looked to...

Two years on from sweeping tax reforms to the buy-to-let sector, the industry is rapidly shifting towards professional landlords, according to...

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...

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

The returns made by buy-to-let landlords rose across the UK as investors increase rates to counter tax relief cuts, new figures...

Several ideas have been floated as potential proposals in this month’s Budget, including financial incentives for those offering longer tenancies. But...

Rental yields in London have increased over the past 12 months and the signs are that they could rise further moving...

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

A new guide to help brokers navigate recent and upcoming tax changes with their landlord clients’ has been launched by Accord...

Rents in London’s prime property market rose again in August as market conditions in the capital improved to levels not seen...

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...

Rent prices in London are forecast to see strong growth following a significant drop in the number of homes available to rent...

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%...

Activity in the buy-to-let market dropped further in July as a result of government interventions and a wider housing slowdown, new...

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...

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

There has been a significant increase in the number of buy-to-let landlords selling up, along with a notable reduction in the...

With savers receiving appalling returns from banks and building societies, many people are unsurprising still interested in investing in buy-to-let as...

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,...

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...

One in five landlords plan to stay in the buy-to-let market indefinitely, with the same number of portfolio landlords foreseeing the...

The buy-to-let market is expected to remain subdued for the next three years mired by tax changes and tougher mortgage lending...

Investec Private Bank is offering landlords the opportunity to lock into low interest rates for a decade, after the lender launched...

Bootle in Merseyside has been named the best place to currently be a buy-to-let landlord, based on a number of key...

Rents are forecast to see strong growth over the next five years, according to the latest residential property forecast from the...

Rental prices in Greater London have surpassed the £1,600 per calendar month (pcm) mark for the very first time, according to...

Rents in London’s prime property market increased for the second consecutive month, rising by 1.1% in the 12 months to June...

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),...

London house prices are continuing to fall, with the collapse in the buy-to-let sector increasing the number of homes on the...

Activity in the buy-to-let mortgage market took a further dip in May as the combination of tighter tax and mortgage rules...

An exodus of landlords from the buy-to-let market has caused a significant drop in rental property listings in recent month with...

Unpaid rent and rent arrears are the main reason for tenant evictions, according to Belvoir’s Q1 rental index, but that could...

Rents in London’s prime property market have moved into positive territory for the first time since January 2016, increasing by 0.8%...

The attraction of buy-to-let may be waning as far as some people are concerned due to a series of tax changes,...

A record number of first-time landlord mortgage products have been made available to borrowers as lenders launched extra loans to attract...

Accord has launched two new fixed-rate mortgages for ‘first-time buyer’ landlords, on the back of a notable rise in the number...

Leeds Building Society has added new fixed rate products to its range of mortgage deals. The new mortgages include a 1.44% two-year...

Rental prices increased by 2% in May compared to the same month last year, the latest HomeLet Rental Index shows. The average...

Rent hikes are inevitable unless the government reverses tax changes for landlords, it has been claimed.  Tenants face paying an average of £23 a...

The UK buy-to-let property market has witnessed some extensive changes over the last couple of years, making the market much more...

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

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

There are a number of key changes facing private landlords at the moment, which is why this year’s Landlord Expo, to...

A drop in the number of properties coming onto the private rented market in prime central London (PCL) has begun to...

Rents in the South West, which includes the likes of Bristol, Devon and Cornwall, has seen rental price increases outstrip all...

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

The private rented sector will not experience a “mass exodus” of private landlords as a result of tax changes and tougher...

There was a decline in the number of properties let last month, as a fall in supply restricted choice for prospective...

Buy-to-let mortgage lending plummeted during March, as reflected by the latest data released by UK Finance. Fresh figures from the banking industry...

Rental prices increased by 1.5% in April compared to the corresponding month a year earlier, according to the latest HomeLet Rental...

Almost a quarter of tenants experienced rent hikes in March as landlords are left with little alternative but to pass higher...

A combination of tax reform and stricter regulation for landlords is slowing the growth of the private rented sector (PRS), but private...

No landlord wants to experience excessive or lengthy void periods as that can significantly impact the viability of their investment, and...

The number of rental homes on the market in Scotland dropped in the first quarter of the year, while demand from...

The number of limited company fixed rate buy-to-let products hit a record high this month as mortgage lenders respond to changing...

More than two fifths (41%) of portfolio landlords aim to expand their portfolio over the next 12 months, new research shows. The...

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

A number of landlords remain confident about the buy-to-let sector despite tax hikes and tougher mortgage rules hitting the private rented...

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...

An increasing number of buy-to-let landlords are likely to exit Scotland’s private rented sector or reduce the size of their property...

In the past couple of years there has been an increase in the number of private landlords running their letting business...

This week, there have been warnings that the buy-to-let market is looking ‘increasingly bleak’ and that landlords are deterred from entering...

There was a significant decline in rental stock coming on to the market in the final quarter of 2017, placing greater...

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

The National Landlord Show arrives at Olympia on Thursday 15 March to give advice via complimentary seminars, leading suppliers and two...

Capital gains tax receipts hit £5.5bn in January, leaving the Treasury on course to rake in as much as £8.8bn this...

Many buy-to-let landlords are reluctant to sell a tenanted property because it can increase the chances of the sale falling through...

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...

  There has been a significant decline in buy-to-let acquisitions since 2015 owed primary to tax and regulatory changes, new figures show. A...

The phasing out of mortgage interest relief from last April will soon start to make it harder for buy-to-let landlords to make...

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

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...

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

With the new year almost upon us, now is a good time to think about your property investment strategy and potentially...

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

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...

Chancellor Philip Hammond has been slammed by Belvoir for failing to address taxes on buy-to-let landlords imposed by his predecessor George...

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

Over 450 buy-to-let landlords and property investors attended the Olympia Conference Centre in London last week where they were able to...

Buy-to-let landlords and property enthusiasts will descend on the Olympia Conference Centre in London today where they will be able to...

There are growing signs of recovery in the prime central London buy-to-let market as rental values dipped by just 0.1% in...

With all the doom and gloom in the press about the poor performance of the property market as a whole, landlords...

Investing in the buy-to-let sector has proved a shrewd move for many private landlords, with fresh research revealing that they have...

A growing number of landlords are passing extra costs onto tenants by increasing rents, while others are simply opting to exit...

The number of new rental property listings increased by 2.4% during August compared to the same month a year ago, the...

Nearly a third of renters do not believe they will ever be able to afford to buy their own home, according...

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

A decline in the number of rental properties on the market is driving rents upwards across England and Wales, fresh figures...

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

Private landlords faced with significantly higher costs, as a result of recent tax changes, are being left with little alternative but...

The steady levels of mortgage activity seen through the first half of the year continued into July, with gross mortgage lending...

A significant number of private landlords are planning to increase rents to help cope with changes to the way they are...

Rents are likely to rise in the third quarter of year as fewer rental homes come on to the market because...

Over the last few months, landlords have seen their profits eroded with the chancellors’ recent tax measures and it is becoming...

With the outlook for savers continuing to look grim, many people will undoubtedly continue to consider investing in the buy-to-let sector,...

Landlord confidence declined across all key indicators during the second quarter of the year, the latest quarterly index from BM Solutions...

But-to-let landlords are a resilient bunch of people who continue to adopt a ‘positive’ attitude towards the private rented sector (PRS)...

The anti-landlord policies adopted by the government has had an adverse impact on private landlords, especially the smaller players, over the...

Andy Haldane, the Bank of England’s chief economist, last year confirmed what many of us already knew – investing in property...

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

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...

There has been a notable decline in the proportion of overseas based landlords in the UK as a growing number of...

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

The government’s decision to increase taxes for landlords over the past 18 months or so have been described as ‘profoundly wrongheaded’...

The stamp duty hike and mortgage tax relief cuts simply do not add up for buy-to-let landlords, leaving many with little...

Buy-to-let investors who acquire properties via a limited company could be £1,000 a year worse off due to higher mortgage rates,...

Recent changes to tax for buy-to-let property has dented confidence among landlords with new research showing many are set to revise...

With landlords’ purse strings being tightened by tax changes and a mortgage squeeze, a growing number of buy-to-let investors are choosing...

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

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...

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

The recent increase in the proportion of landlords who use a letting agent to help manage their property will naturally be...

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

Over the past 20 years, investing in buy-to-let has been a relatively sensible way to make money, which is why so...

A growing number of private landlords are successfully adjusting their investment strategies to mitigate the impact of changes in tax and...

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

The Conservative party is under mounting pressure to look again at its plans to fund social care in England because the...

An increasing number of landlords are opting for longer term fixed rate mortgages, according to one of the country’s leading mortgage...

Over the past year, the buy to let market has experienced some substantial changes, most recently the new taxation laws which...

Despite recent tax changes, buy-to-let property remains an attractive investment at a time of low interest rates and volatile stock markets,...

The number of properties being listed to let dropped for the fourth consecutive month in April, and this is placing upward...

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

A growing number of buy-to-let landlords are looking to take advantage of record low borrowing rates by locking into longer term...

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...

There has been a sharp fall in the number of landlords looking to expand their buy-to-let portfolios, according to the latest...

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

The UK property market continued to rally last month, with gross mortgage lending surging by 19% compared with February, but it...

A number of buy-to-let landlords are still unaware, or only vaguely aware, of the changes to mortgage interest relief, despite the...

Optimism among landlords has improved modestly over the past 12 months and suggests confidence is returning to the market following a...

Buy-to-let investors feel hard done by when it comes to tax, with almost half of all landlords planning to quit the...

The government’s decision to strip buy-to-let landlords of mortgage interest tax relief is expected to result in rent increases for tenants...

The vast majority of Britons, including many renters who could soon find their rents rising as landlords look to recoup their...

There has been a sharp rise in the number of landlords using limited companies to manage their buy-to-let portfolios as a...

Buy-to-let returns continued to outperform many major asset classes in the second half of last year, with landlords earning an average...

Gearing among landlords remained low in the first quarter of the year, with the average loan-to-value (LTV) ratio falling by 2%...

Buy-to-let property is still an attractive investment at a time of low interest rates and volatile stock markets, according to according...

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

Landlords are under mounting pressure which is making them vulnerable to non-compliance in their accounting following a raft of changes, including...

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...

Rents in this country are now around half of tenants’ average take-home pay, according to a report on the state of...

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...

Many people feel anxious and uncomfortable when getting themselves into debt and understandably this is why many of us strive to...

Rents are forecast to rise by more than 20% over the next five years as the falling number of new landlord...

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 Chancellor Philip Hammond is being urged to use this week’s Budget announcement to alter pending changes to mortgage interest tax...

Rental price inflation is now running below general inflation as measured by the consumer price index, as a growing number of buy-to-let...

A growing number of buy-to-let landlords are adopting a more professional approach to their lettings business, as reflected by the fact...

A series of workshops are being held across the UK to help mortgage brokers understand the buy-to-let tax changes coming into...

The buy-to-let boom of recent years has fed the stereotype that Brits are obsessed with property. Ever since Margaret Thatcher declared...

The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) is urging landlords to lobby their local MP over taxation changes announced by the now former...

Over the past two years we have seen a drastic shake up in the buy-to-let sector. Starting with rental tax changes announced...

The proportion of landlords who intend to sell their rental properties as a result of the government's draconian tax changes has...

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

New housing policies affecting the private rented sector, including longer tenancies, boosting the supply of much needed housing and plans to...

The government is being urged to reconsider punitive tax relief changes for buy-to-let income which is set to be introduced in...

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

A series of tax tutorials have been launched for buy-to-let landlords and their professional advisers by Property118 and The Landlords Union. These...

Online mortgage search tool NLA Mortgages has implemented a new sourcing system, allowing landlords to find mortgage products based on their...

Average buy-to-let loans and deposits increased last year, as a result of increasing property prices and the tougher stance by mortgage...

There was a significant rise in the amount buy-to-let landlords borrowed to invest in property before the introduction of new affordability...

Prime rents in the Home Counties dropped by an average of 0.8% last year, as a higher number of homes available...

The number of people investing in the buy-to-let sectors is expected to fall in the first quarter of the year ahead...

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

Paragon has launched a range of new fixed rate products for those seeking to make fresh buy-to-let acquisitions as well as...

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

Stuart Law, owner and founder of Assetz, offers his thoughts on what property market trends we can expect over the coming year. Despite...

Rents will continue to increase next year, owed in part to a reduction in housing supply in the private rented sector...

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

Buy-to-let landlords will be left with little alternative but to raise rents or sell their properties due to the government’s punitive...

Tenant evictions could rise sharply in the coming months amid reports that many buy-to-let landlords plan to increase rents next year...

Almost half of buy-to-let landlords say they would dump their letting agent if their profits started to drop, fresh research from...

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...

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

Private landlords believe that this week’s Autumn Statement provides the chancellor Philip Hammond with an opportunity to bolster activity 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...

Buy-to-let landlords have come under attack from the taxman and now also from the Bank of England, which could make landlord...

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...

Deciding to let your property because you cannot sell it is not an easy option and should not be undertaken lightly,...

The National Landlords Association (NLA) continues to urge landlords to lobby the government over taxation changes announced by the now former...

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

BM Solutions has unveiled a fresh approach to addressing the upcoming buy-to-let tax changes by developing a new rental income calculator...

More than half of buy-to-let landlord would consider investing in houses in multiple occupation (HMOs) if it helped to protect their...

Rents across the UK are set to increase sharply over the next five years, as more people choose to rent, rather...

Having long provided mega double-digit returns for investors, investment in buy-to-let shows very few signs of slowing, despite the increase in...

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...

Dundee based Carling Property Group has become Scotland’s largest independent residential landlord after completing the purchase of Alloway Halls in Dundee...

Buy-to-let property remains an attractive income investment at a time of low saving rates and stock market volatility, according to Together. Despite...

Some 440,000 basic-rate tax payers will be forced into a higher tax bracket from April next year once planned changes to...

As the UK prepares to change the way landlords are taxed by scrapping the existing rules that permit them to offset all...

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

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

Annual rental growth slowed to 3% in September, which is the lowest rate of increase this year, HomeLet’s latest Rental Index has...

There was a sharp decline in the amount buy-to-let investors borrowed to acquire property in August, reflecting the fact that a...

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...

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

Many tenants renting privately are likely to be hit with rent hikes following recent changes to the tax regime for landlords,...

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