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The latest official government rent index shows that average private rents across the UK as a whole increased by 9.2% in...

A new market snapshot from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors shows tenant demand rising but at a rather more modest...

The number of new rental instructions in February was 20 per cent higher year-on-year, says London-focused agency Foxtons. Average rent achieved rose...

New research from specialist lender Aldermore reveals the financial boost landlords provide to local economies.  Nearly eight out of ten landlords opt...

Buy to let lender Aldermore has named Bristol, as the best city for landlords to invest in for 2024.  Manchester, Coventry, Brighton...

Landlords seeking capital appreciation will be encouraged from two new housing market surveys - one showing a surprise rise in house...

Six in 10 landlords recorded increased tenant demand for their properties in the final quarter of 2023, Paragon Bank research has...

Buy To Let lender Paragon Bank has added five-year fixed-rate ‘green’ products to its range of BTL mortgages. Rates start at 4.89...

A majority of Buy to Let landlords have been focused on growing property portfolios in the last 12 months, and not...

Increasing the supply of homes for private rent would boost government finances by £10 billion, says the National Residential Landlords Association. The...

There will be long term pressure on housing affordability and the private rental sector if demographic forecasts from a range of...

A respected league table of yields in different parts of England and Wales has issued its latest figures. The Fleet Mortgages Buy-to-Let...

The latest RICS Residential Survey, out today, points to an improved outlook for the housing market, with the more optimistic sentiment...

Property investment is a dynamic and diverse field, offering numerous opportunities for investors to grow their wealth. At Mortgage Scout, we...

The proportion of private landlords who report increased demand for rental properties has more than tripled compared with demand for properties...

Landlord confidence has improved over the course of the past quarter according to a respected quarterly sentiment survey. The Q3 2023 BVA...

No fewer than 88 per cent of portfolio landlords have added to their portfolios in the last six months, despite market...

The cheapest end of the rental market is under-supplied and overly competitive, a deposit alternative service claims. The provider - Zero Deposit...

It’s taken some time but one of London’s biggest lettings agencies says a ‘traditional’ lettings market has returned to the capital.  Last...

Landlords with property in Outer London and the East Midlands are reporting the strongest levels of tenant demand in Britain, Paragon...

New research has come to a conclusion that will surprise few - that landlords today are twice as likely to be...

There’s a blunt warning to renters from the man behind the monthly lettings market snapshot from the Royal Institution of Chartered...

The latest research by London lettings agency Benham and Reeves has revealed the uphill struggle facing those in search of a...

Against the trend of many recent surveys, a study by lending service Landbay claims over 40 per cent of landlords want...

The latest rental market snapshot from lettings agency Barrows and Forrester has revealed the hottest location for tenant demand. It says Dorset...

I have read a great deal in the media recently about a mass landlord ‘exodus’. The story goes along the lines of...

Specialist buy to let lender Fleet Mortgages says there’s been both an annual and quarterly increase in rental yields, up from...

Rental demand in Scotland remains high according to the first quarterly report by DJ Alexander Ltd and Stonehouse - the two...

Experts are forecasting that London rental prices are predicted to grow by 3% this year alone, while prices may increase by...

Resident satisfaction amongst Build To Rent tenants is falling for the first time since reviews were first collected five years ago. A...

The normally under-the-radar Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has made an unusually outspoken plea to the government to help landlords. In particular,...

The Royal Institution for Chartered Surveyors’ latest Residential Market Survey made for gloomy reading for many in the property market –...

Landlords with properties in Central London have reported the highest levels of tenant demand across England and Wales. Research on behalf of...

Prime rental growth in London ended 2022 up 10.9 per cent on the year, according to Savills prime lettings index, as...

The rental market remained relatively steady in recent weeks, according to the latest index from PropTech firm Goodlord. Void periods have remained...

Figures from across the private rental sector have written an open letter to Housing Secretary Michael Gove, calling for a halt...

An upbeat trading statement from buy to let mortgage lender Paragon suggests that the sector is relatively healthy, but losing many...

The government’s Autumn Statement yesterday missed the opportunity to boost supply for the private rental sector, it’s been claimed.  Ben Beadle, chief...

The main landlords’ trade body has blasted the government for ‘breaking’ the private rented sector through laws, measures and comments deliberately...

The latest data from Chestertons, one of London’s largest lettings agents, suggests that the capital’s rental market could be showing early...

For the second time this year, the proportion of landlords reporting increasing tenant demand has hit an all-time high, according to...

There’s rather a lot going on in the economy as I write this and, by the time it is published, who...

* Angels Media and Landlord Today are deeply saddened by the passing of HM Queen Elizabeth II * - The latest lettings market...

The new academic year is just around the corner, so many landlords will be thinking about student housing sector to diversify...

Tenant demand is surging in Outer London areas according tones research undertaken on behalf of specialist buy to let lender Paragon...

A mortgage lender’s buy to let market index shows yields slightly dipping. Fleet Mortgages’ regional snapshot covers all areas of England and...

The latest rentals market snapshot by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors gives the now-familiar story of how demand is far...

Average asking rents outside London have hit another new record of £1,126 per calendar month according to Rightmove. This figure, for the...

A bank is forecasting that almost one in 10 rented homes in the UK within the next decade could be a...

Wherever you stand, whether you’re a landlord or tenant, the supply and demand issues impacting the private rented sector are at...

Demand for apartment living across much of Britain has yet to return to pre-pandemic levels despite a move back to normality...

Contrary to recent figures from Zoopla and others, pointing to double-digit rental inflation in the past year, official statistics show the...

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

The proportion of landlords reporting increasing tenant demand has hit an all-time high of 62 per cent. Research undertaken on behalf of...

The continuing shortage of supply in the lettings market is not only producing record high asking rents, but is also pushing demand...

The latest forecast for the UK lettings market this year is that there will be a four per cent rise in...

The great imbalance between tenant demand and available stock continues, according to the latest market snapshot from the letting agencies’ trade...

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

Buy to let landlords are increasingly targeting smaller, secondary towns and cities rather than big urban centres. Data from Paragon Bank shows...

The number of private rental homes has increased by 18,610 in the last five years - defying those suggesting an exodus...

It’s a familiar story from PropTech supplier Goodlord as it releases its latest rental market snapshot - a lack of stock...

There’s been a bounce back in confidence amongst London landlords - although they remain more pessimistic than their peers elsewhere in...

Newly published rental yield from Rightmove reveals that the average yield across Great Britain is 5.5 per cent. This is the highest...

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors’ latest index suggests there’s no end in sight to rent rises in 2022. RICS’ monthly sentiment...

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

The year is ending with void periods dropping across England as demand for rental properties continues apace.  According to the latest Goodlord...

Paragon Bank increased buy to let lending to landlords by 33.9 per cent to £1.61 billion in its last financial year,...

Demand for private rental housing is at an all time high according to new research by the National Residential Landlords Association. A...

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

Acute tenant demand over the third quarter of 2021 has propelled UK rental growth to its highest level for over a...

Paragon Bank is doubling both the maximum loan amount it lends on an individual property and the total buy to let...

Tenant demand across the private rental sector is at a record high according to buy to let specialist the Paragon Bank. A...

Figures show that rent arrears are 20 per cent higher in Wales than England over the first half of 2021 New research published...

New data from Rightmove reveals the effect the staycation boom is having on the rental market across Britain. Seaside towns and other...

The Property Investor Show returns to London’s Excel Centre next month – the first major UK property event to go ‘face...

The latest rental market snapshot by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors suggests supply and demand in the lettings sector still...

Demand for private rented housing in the South East is the second highest in England - and it is thought to be...

Letting agents have reported huge surges in demand for pet-friendly properties.  Richard O’Neill, managing director at Romans Lettings, says: “There has certainly...

A nationwide buy to let consultancy says it believes one specific area of the country is on the verge of a...

New research suggests an overwhelming number of renters want longer tenancies, a trend pushed further by the uncertainties of the pandemic.  A...

A prominent PropTech supplier to the lettings sector predicts that as summer continues and Covid restrictions reduce, so more tenants will...

The agents’ trade body ARLA Propertymark says more records have been set in the lettings market in terms of tenant demand. It...

Private sector tenants are leaving London in response to the Covid-19 pandemic, changing the rental market fundamentally. According to new research, landlords...

For the first time in four years, the proportion of landlords who say they plan to expand their portfolios is higher...

The latest sentiment survey from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors suggests a drop in landlord activity across the UK. RICS does...

A property development consultancy is tipping five regeneration areas in England as potential good investments for the coming year. SevenCapital says they...

The latest lettings market snapshot from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors suggests the vast majority of respondents expect rents in...

Many of our less affordable cities have seen rent levels drop because of the trend for tenants to work from home...

Rents rose 1.4 per cent in the year to October, a drop from the 1.5 per cent growth recorded in September...

When it comes to property investment, there is no one ‘right’ way to do it in order to succeed. Likewise, there...

A new survey of 700 landlords from a respected buy to let lender reveals the regions with the strongest levels of...

The latest study from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors shows a strong lettings market across the UK - except in London. “London...

Prime Central London rents fell by an average 2.3 per cent in the third quarter of 2020 according to Savills. In prime...

HomeLet’s latest monthly index shows a four per cent surge in the all-UK average rent over just three months, but there...

New landlord instructions were broadly flat last month following a modest increase in July, while tenant demand continues to increase sharply,...

Buy-to-let landlords and letting agents could be required to process a high number of electrical checks (EICRs) if the recent upturn...

Demand for properties in the private rented sector has increased significantly providing a welcome boost for buy-to-let landlords.  Various reports show that...

There has been a solid recovery in the letting market in recent weeks, according to a new RICS survey.  Respondents noted a...

A majority of tenants are looking for unfurnished homes, new research shows.  Online property management platform Howsy analysed existing rental property listings...

Almost three in 10 letting agents saw landlords  increasing rent in June in response to high demand from prospective renters, new...