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Only 2% of current properties listed for sale in London have a tenant in situ, according to lettings agency Benham and...

New analysis claims that the North East of England has made “no progress on greening the highest-emissions homes in 13 years.” Meanwhile,...

Cash and mortgage housing market data show average prices decline by an annual 4.6 per cent says e.surv. But the monthly trend...

A new analysis has produced a league table of the most and least affordable rental locations in England. The findings placed Rutland...

Average house prices are now falling 2.9 per cent annually in England and Wales according to the monthly e.surv index. Yorkshire and...

A survey by a finance firm suggests not all landlords are passing their higher mortgage costs on to tenants. Octane Capital has...

New research shows that 676,000 homes in England are sitting empty. The research comes from property purchasing firm House Buyer Bureau which...

The latest data release by comparison site GetAgent shows the average sale price over the past six months has been 97.3...

A new survey has revealed the regional breakdown of EPC ratings in residential properties.   Region Number of Lodgements (homes) Percentage of properties (D - G...

Landlords are reducing their stock - and they’re blaming the Tories for creating a hostile environment.  This is according to the latest...

New data from Zoopla this morning makes grim reading for landlords, especially those reliant on capital appreciation and with investment properties...

Over a third of homes in England are at high risk of overheating as summer temperatures of 40oC and above apparently...

Rents in England their upward path last month, rising 0.1 per cent to an annual rate of 4.7 per cent according...

Both the Generation Rent activist group and London Labour Mayor Sadiq Khan have issued a joint attack on private rental sector...

As many as one in 10 homes have a reduced asking price within a month of entering the market, a new...

A debt advisory service claims it has calculated the overall size of the private rental sector. Sirius Property Finance analysed the current...

Research from Midlands lettings agency Barrows and Forrester shows the volume of homes entering the market for sale has almost halved...

A new market snapshot shows that tenants in London have seen bigger rent price increases than anywhere else in the UK...

A senior committee of MPs claims that it’s “too difficult for renters to realise their legal right to a safe and...

A strong rental market means fewer and shorter void periods - and that’s exactly what’s happening now. Rental platform Rentd analysed the...

New build homes command rental premiums of as high as 41 per cent in the current market, it’s been claimed. The Unlatch...

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

New research shows that the average rental yield in Britain has remained at roughly 4.2 per cent throughout the pandemic. Regionally, the...

Some student rents have increased by over 25 per cent in the past five years according to new research. Specialist rental industry...

Demand for private rented housing has reached a five year high says the National Residential Landlords Association. In the association’s survey of...

A new table of UK city affordability offers some guidance for landlords looking for urban properties in some of the least...

New research by a property investment consultancy has revealed which regions of England present the most promising opportunities for buy to...

An analysis of the Green Homes Grant applications show exactly which areas will be hit most when the scheme comes to...

Small scale or accidental landlords will need agents to help them let studio and one-bedroom properties, Rightmove says in a market...

A PropTech firm has drawn up a list of those regions with the highest proportion of rental properties with EPC rating...

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

London has long been home to the highest rental deposits, but what other regions in England are seeing tenants pay above...

Rightmove yesterday recorded a sharp rise in searches for property on its website as it was forced to deal with pent...

The average tenant in the UK is spending almost half of their monthly net income to cover the average cost of...

Buy-to-let rental yields have remained largely flat, increasing by just 0.1% over the past 12 months, according to Sourced Capital. The research...

Two-bedroom properties make the best investment for buy-to-let landlords in England when it comes to existing rental yields, fresh research shows.  Howsy...

Landlords’ confidence in the buy-to-let sector continues to fall with the majority less confident about the PRS than they were three...

Rent increases in the third quarter of 2019, as released by The Deposit Protection Service (The DPS) Rent Index, reveal growth...

Landlords’ confidence in the buy-to-let sector has collapsed, as reflected by the latest industry research. However, despite gloomy forecasts, the fundamentals in...

Landlords’ confidence in the buy-to-let sector has collapsed, according to the National Landlords Association (NLA). Confidence in landlords’ business expectations has tumbled...

The average property increased in value by £2,046 during the first half of 2019, led by gains in the West Midlands,...

Rents across England and Wales have edged slightly higher over the past 12 months, increasing by an average of 0.5% to...

The average rent across England and Wales has remained flat over the past 12 months, with rents reaching an average of...

Weak rental growth has resulted in improved affordability for renters across many parts of the country, including London, while rents in...

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

Vendors will often accept an all-cash purchase offer over a higher-priced offer with a mortgage, highlighting the importance of cash in...

A fall in annual rents and wage inflation helped ensure that renting became more affordable in 2018, according to The Deposit...

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

The proportion of let properties in the UK that are owned by overseas landlords has dropped dramatically, according to new figures. The...

There is still plenty of money to be made in buy-to-let, provided you invest in the right areas, according to new...

The total amount of equity released by homeowners, including buy-to-let landlords, was up 5.8% in May compared to the previous month,...

The number of landlords remortgaging in order to raise funds to improve their properties has reached an all-time high, new figures...

The number of buy-to-let landlords in the UK has fallen by 154,000 since 2015 despite the volume of rented homes increasing...

The proportion of homes let through a limited company reached an all-time high of 20% in the first quarter of the...

Rents in the private rented sector rose by an average of 2% in Britain in the 12 months to March 2017,...

There was a sharp increase in new rental properties listed in October, mostly in major towns and cities, according to fresh...

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

Average rents paid by private tenants increased by 2.3% in the 12 months to August 2016, as demand for rental housing...

Rents in Britain rose by an average of 2.5% in the 12 months to May, which was a marginal fall from...

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

Rental prices in the private rented sector (PRS) rose by an average of 2.6% over the year to March 2016, unchanged...

A survey of nearly 2,000 landlords commissioned by Paragon Mortgages reveals that tenant demand has continued to grow across the country...