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Liverpool is a key investment hot spot for buy to let landlords according to a new report. It shows that, for example,...

Landlords should not be downbeat about the scrapping of Section 21 eviction powers as proposed in the rental reform White Paper. That’s...

New research suggests that a like-for-like comparison shows short lets earning 21 per cent more than the same home let out...

New figures indicate the ongoing growth of buy to let. Analysing data on additional property purchases made in the financial year 2020/21,...

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

The latest Bank of England base rate increase will serve only to increase the pain on landlords, it’s been claimed. This is...

A lettings agency claims to have identified which boroughs in the capital offer the best prospects for buy to let investors...

A prominent buy to let mortgage lender says there’s been a surge of interest in so-called green mortgages linked to good...

Newable Finance, the finance brokerage & advisory arm of Newable, launches video advert campaign ahead of the new EPC legislations for...

Landmark Auctions, a new property auctioneer has launched its services offering residential and commercial property, development, investment and land through in-house,...

The Bank of England is this week expected to increase base rate for the fifth time in a row. The Bank’s monetary...

Don’t pick on landlords - that’s the message from a leading tax and advisory consultancy. Blick Rothenberg warns that the government needs...

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

Who are you? My Name is Alec Chohan, and I am a senior finance broker within the Newable Finance team based in...

Landlords with larger portfolios are more likely to increase rent than small-scale landlords. A poll by The Landlord Works shows that 75...

A mortgage broker is accusing buy to let lenders of making life tougher for landlord borrowers. Mel Whiting of Norton Finance says...

A PropTech company which aims its products at landlords, claim that over 600,000 landlords are breaking the rules when it comes...

The surge in rents will subside and the market will normalise before the end of the year. That’s the prediction from Zoopla...

A furniture firm which supplies to some Build To Rent operators has told buy to let landlords to up their game...

A report in a government-supporting newspaper suggests that a proposal to cut Capital Gains Tax for landlords who sell to first...

Independent mortgage sector monitor Moneyfacts says the choice for landlords wanting to borrow remains very strong - but increasingly interest rates...

Airbnb’s general manager is claiming that there is no fact-based evidence to link the proliferation of short lets across the UK...

An industry study suggests that landlords without insurance risk are losing as much as 45 per cent of their annual rental...

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

Landlords have been hit with steep rises in the cost of buy to let fixed rate mortgages even before the Bank...

The number of HMOs in England has fallen as a result of government intervention in the market. In 2018 new regulations were...

Are you a landlord with an EPC rating of D or below? Newable Finance has launched EPC Finance – a range of...

A cleaning crisis caused by Brexit and Covid could threaten the well-being of the buy to let sector according to a...

The strong fundamentals of a rental market with a chronic undersupply are attracting a growing amount of institutional capital says Knight...

A prominent buy to let mortgage expert says yesterday base rate rise by the Bank of England is expected to hit...

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

A legal challenge has been launched on a local authority accused of charging “disproportionate” sums for repair work on a block...

The government is reported to be considering extending the Right To Buy from just council tenants in England to housing association...

Gatehouse Bank is the latest mortgage lender to try to woo landlords with preferential rates for buy to let properties with...

A new kind of property investor is evolving. They’ve enjoyed the fruits of their labours, creating UK investments in property but...

Here are five top tips worth considering if you’re an aspiring or ambitious property entrepreneur. 1. Take Your Time to Find the...

Buy To Let may have had a resurgence in the past year but long-term lending patterns suggest landlords have been hit...

Labour MP Hilary Benn has spoken out in favour of buy to let landlords currently expected to pay towards remediation work...

Analysis by property portal Boomin claims that rental properties on cycle lanes in London are showing premium returns above those of...

Prime central London may not seem to most obvious part of the UK for buy to let investors but a leading...

Buy to let landlords are increasingly looking to the highest yielding areas of the country as a way to maximise their...

Growing concerns over inflation and the cost of living are changing the way landlords interact with their tenants, it’s being claimed. A...

An online specialist mortgage broker claims that lenders are getting quicker at passing in interest rate rises to landlords. Property Master says...

The Tenancy Deposit Service API has now integrated with Yaris, a cloud-based property management software provider. The integration allows landlords, agents and operators...

Buy to let landlords claimed a record £18.5 in tax relief in the year to April 2021, the most recent data...

I hope you weren’t holding your breath for the Chancellor to announce a package of help for landlords in his Spring...

Some landlords of rental properties can now apply for grants to contribute towards the cost of installing Electric Vehicle chargers. To access...

A report by a business campaign group claims Build To Rent is key to helping solve the housing crisis in London. Who...

The staycation craze has made holiday lets a far more attractive proposition to many would-be landlords, according to a new survey. Research...

For investors who keep their buy to lets for substantial periods - up to 25 years in some cases - a...

There’s been a large rise in the number of buy to let green mortgages as the push for greater energy efficiency...

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

A council is launching a Private Tenants Charter which it says will set standards for landlords and private rental sector organisations...

Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s Spring Statement was something - but not enough. That’s the view of Ben Beadle - chief executive of the...

As we approach what is commonly the busiest month of the year, there is one question many in the sector many...

The independent Office for Tax Simplification wants to know how it can make landlords’ tax issues simpler - and it’s started...

The threat of rent controls in two parts of the country may now be so severe that buy to let landlords...

Agents’ trade body Propertymark says landlords should wise-up by using a letting agent to improve yields, rather than sell-up because of...

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

A cross-party group of MPs has opposed government plans to make many buy to let landlords pay for the replacement of...

Landlords now have to pay as much as £40 extra per property because of interest rate rises. That’s the calculation of online...

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

There’s more evidence of ex-pats re-entering the buy to let and holiday let markets. The Cambridge Building Society has introduced three buy...

Trading Standards has approved a new alternative dispute resolution body for the private rental sector. It’s The Dispute Service Ltd, and it...

Buy to let is complicated - and getting more so by the week, as regulations and restrictions abound. Keeping track of this,...

New research suggests that some landlords are now deliberately choosing to buy properties with weak EPCs in order to upgrade and...

The National Landlord Investment Show is back in London next week with a pledge that it will be the most spectacular...

New figures show that buy to let landlords quitting the sector or at least reducing their portfolios have helped the government...

Many first time landlords do not have the credit records that accord with lenders’ algorithms, denying them finance unreasonably. That’s the view...

The connection between rising volumes of red tape in the private rental sector and landlords quitting as a consequence appears to...

A property described as London’s smallest flat allegedly has a rental yield of 10 per cent - yet it cannot be...

A group of MPs has unveiled a scathing report about the inadequacies of HM Revenue & Customs, with a particular reference...

A prominent property website, which monitors the lettings market, suggests that rent controls would drive a proportion of rental stock to...

A last ditch bid is underway to include the properties of all landlords in the programme of financial help to remove...

Covid-19 has upended most industries, at least for a short while, over the past two years. But the tourism sector has...

Has there ever been a better time to buy-to-let?  Zoopla just last week revealed that demand and rent prices, especially in city...

Experts are predicting that the exclusion of large scale landlords from cladding relief may lead to significant delays in some safety...

Landlords are being insulated from the worst effects of interest rate rises because lenders are so keen to win and keep...

A prominent Welsh politician says rent controls should be introduced across that country to “make landlordism less financially attractive.” The Welsh nationalist...

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

The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, wants the government to put a stop to the capital being used for international money...

There is no evidence of a mass exodus of landlords from the sector despite the new regulations and slashed tax benefits...

A bank is establishing a working group of industry professionals, landlords and policy makers to see how the private rental sector...

Buy to let mortgage rates will rise “very quickly” this year according to a leading broker. Last week base rate was increased...

The average capital appreciation is forecast to break the £100,000 barrier this year.  Official data revealed those selling up last year received...

A finance chief is warning that the threat of possible rises in Capital Gains Tax should be dismissed by the government to...

The choice of buy to let mortgage deals for first time landlords has soared according to the independent market monitor Moneyfacts.  “Our...

The specialist holiday let market is becoming increasingly attractive to ex-pat investors - and another mortgage lender has entered the sector...

The government has hit back at claims from the National Residential Landlords Association that buy to let landlords are being left...

Government plans to rectify dangerous cladding are riddled with confusion and risk needless delays to addressing the problem. That’s the warning from...

Last month, I wrote about what’s in store for the private rented sector in 2022 and, like most commentators in our...

A prominent buy to let mortgage provider is advising landlords to ensure they check EPCs and energy efficiency issues on properties...

One of the most respected buying agents in London says buy to let in the capital is losing its appeal for...

Landlords believe that energy efficiency upgrades required to comply with Net Zero regulations may cost up to £10,400 per property. From 2025...

Yesterday Landlord Today reported that there was now a 15 year record high in the number of buy to let mortgage...

There’s a 15 year record high in the number of buy to let mortgage products available for current or new landlords. The...

Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves says Labour would increase tax on buy to let properties and on investment income for landlords.  Reeves was...

One of the biggest buy to let lenders is the latest mortgage firm to launch a green product. From today the Barclays...

The Covid pandemic has had a significant impact on the economy, with long term consequences that are still not fully appreciated....

Our housing market needs a long-term vision, and one which is co-ordinated across government and the wider industry. And it is...

A relatively optimistic sentiment survey of landlords suggests many remain upbeat about the prospects for the sector.  According to the Shawbrook Bank...

A newspaper is suggesting that proposals for rent controls could be scuppered because of the relatively large proportion of elected politicians...

A record number of companies were set up last year to hold buy to let property.   In total there were 47,400 new...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I’m Paul Wootton, Director of The Landlord Works, a new...

A new PropTech platform that claims to make buy to let investment simpler, faster and more accessible than ever before, is...

The UK Build To Rent sector recorded a total of £2.1 billion of investment in the final three months of 2021...

Landlords are being warned that the next Bank of England base rate rise, possibly at its next meeting in early February,...

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

A new bank - Recognise - has entered the buy to let market in a bid to win landlords and investors. Its...

A former Conservative councillor has used a leading party website to call on the government to restrict the purchase of buy...

Landlord confidence remains high with a third of those questioned in a surveying plan to expand their portfolio in the next...

As I write, at home in bed recovering from Covid, I can’t fail to notice the irony of attempting to predict...

The dusk of 2021 is upon us and, as is customary in property circles at this juncture, we look forward to...

The Bank of England has raised interest rates for the first time in more than three years, in response to calls...

An investigation conducted by The Mirror newspaper claims to have found that 55 out of 72 buy to let mortgage lenders...

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

The long-awaited government response to calls to tighten up Capital Gains Tax has come at last - and it’s no change...

More than half of landlords with properties rated EPC D or below are considering selling because of stringent energy efficiency rules...

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...

An agency is claiming its series of webinars for buy to let landlords and investors is proving a big success -...

A leading politician in Wales has spoken out in favour of second homeowners, who are under increasing scrutiny in that country...

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

Avoiding over-regulation across the UK should be a priority to keep existing landlords in the sector as well as attracting buy...

Recognise Bank has entered the rental market with a new product designed for professional landlords and investors with portfolios of at least...

A new bank called Monument wants buy to let portfolio landlords and other ‘serious’ property investors to be amongst its relatively...

I am the Chair of PLAN - the Portfolio Landlords Action Group - which had its formal launch this week. People...

Only six per cent of brokers questioned in a survey have ever sold a green mortgage, despite the high public profile...

Many homeowners face situations where they have no other option but to rent out their home. Often there are periods where...

The Bank of England may have voted to keep its base rate at a historic low of 0.1 per cent yesterday,...

One of the industry’s leading legal voices is warning that the next change proposed to EPC requirements will affect almost half...

A new trade body called PLAN launches this month with the aim of representing large scale Portfolio Landlords with 75 properties...

Daytime TV programmes often feature amazing property bargains that can be won at auction - and there are fantastic bargains to...

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

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

Landlords are hesitant about buying more property according to a new study by Simply Business. The study of 560 landlords from across...

Private and commercial bank Arbuthnot Latham has set out what it considers to be the 10 easy mistakes which some landlords...

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

A landlord has taken to the local media in his area to express outrage that a council has failed to find...

Foundation Home Loans has launched its new ‘Green ABC+’ fixed rate products for both buy to let and owner occupied mortgages, with...

A leading market analyst says the looming threat of rent controls may be deterring landlords entering the buy to let sector,...

£223.7 billion. That’s how much better off UK landlords are than five years ago when you do the maths on the...

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

Fabrik Invest, which works with holiday parks across the UK, says the staycation boom is here to stay despite the easing...

A new league table of investment potential has given a ringing endorsement to buy to let in cities. Select Property Group has...

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

A national accountancy firm says HM Revenue & Customs has discovered huge numbers of landlords avoiding paying tax - as many as...

As founder of Landlord Action and chief operating officer at Hamilton Fraser, I’ve been talking to landlords for over 25 years...

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

A survey of over 500 property investors claims to have uncovered the UK’s hotspots for the coming year. It says some 44...

A free service has been launched by the Nationwide to help landlords manage properties and get through the maze of laws and...

Independent finance service Moneyfacts says increasing numbers of people are keen to explore alternative investment options - with holiday lets a...

Internet searches for ‘how to become a landlord’ have increased by 22 per cent according to Sheards Accountants, a chartered accountancy...

Landlord Action, the high profile eviction and housing law consultancy, has seen a 43 per cent rise in instructions from landlords...

Research by buy to let consultancy Sequre Property Investment suggests that despite the return to near-normal in much of the country,...

New independent research among 512 landlords show how they have reacted to the pandemic. It found that 65 per cent of landlords...

Landlords have been given a boost from an unlikely source - HM Revenue & Customs. HMRC has given landlords and other businesses...

Investors considering letting properties to students in one of the country’s major university cities may have to think again. A huge scheme...

Outspoken landlord Fergus Wilson, who has reportedly become a millionaire through his buy to let investments, has been hit with a...

It looks as if buy to let investors looking for capital returns over yield may have struck lucky - so long...

The most common feature in Build To Rent developments is an issue dividing landlords - pet-friendly homes. Some 47 per cent of...

A branch of national lettings agency Martin & Co is to be run by a landlord. Grant Simpson - who describes himself...

Substantial numbers of expats who own a buy to let property in the UK are approaching HMRC to admit they have...

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

There’s good news for landlords who anticipate holding on to their property investments at least until 2031 - capital values are...

Independent mortgage market monitor Moneyfacts says there’s been a big increase in choice available to landlords wanting to enter the holiday...

The North East has overtaken the North West as the best location in the UK for residential property investment.  That’s the view...

A new portal set up by a leading buy to let mortgage provider claims it will “revolutionise” the borrowing process for...

A survey claims that 80 per cent of prospective tenants would consider energy efficiency as one of the critical items determining...

The leader of a council in one of the areas of the UK with the highest number of Airbnb-style short lets...

Some 83 per cent of landlords have made a profit from their lettings activities in the second quarter of 2021 -...

With less than four years left until the government wants all new private rented properties to be rated at least EPC...

Landlords are being invited to a free webinar that promises to bring them up to date with the new planning regime...

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

Some 30 per cent of landlords who plan to remortgage by mid-2022 intent to release equity from their properties according to...

There’s more evidence that the feared avalanche of debt and evictions post-Covid has failed to materialise. Research for buy to let lender...

Legendary south of England landlord Fergus Wilson is reported to have been arrested after a dispute in which he allegedly called...

Buy to let mortgage app Rightrate is to expand its support for landlords after passing the 500 downloads milestone since launch...

An agency and law firm, Coulters, has produced a league table of where landlords are most likely to make a loss...

Landlords wanting to break into London buy to let have been provided with a guide to boroughs with the most discounted...

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

Redbridge council in east London has undertaken its toughest ever clampdown on buy to let, visiting 171 properties in a week. The...

The London rental market may be in for a boom as figures show Londoners purchased over 60,000 homes outside the capital...

Void periods of vacancy within rental properties are relatively rare within several parts of the UK, new research has revealed. Intus Lettings...

The buy to let pipeline for one of the sector’s main mortgage lenders is now £911.4m some 39.9 per cent up...

It’s a controversial view but a respected buy to let mortgage monitor suggests that landlords may be more successful if they...

Research by the buy to let specialist Sequre Property Investment suggests that landlords are largely undeterred by the slew of government...

Starling Bank has snapped up specialist buy-to-let mortgage lender Fleet Mortgages in a £50 million cash and share deal. Fleet Mortgages, based...

A digital platform that combines buy to let company formation, management and current accounts, has launched a special offer for landlords...

HM Revenue & Customs has announced webinars aimed at landlords in its latest bid to extract the maximum tax from buy...

A landlord who failed to ensure his property was clean and safe for tenants to live in has been prosecuted by...

Welsh Nationalist politicians are complaining about a finance company which identified part of Wales as having attractive yields for buy to...

PropTech firms GetGround and Molo are partnering to offer landlords a one-stop-shop for dealing with the administrative details of buy to let...

New research from online buy to let mortgage broker Property Master reveals there are currently 41 BTL mortgages at the record...

The best buy to let yields can be found in the North East of England according to new research.  The region as...

A buy to let mortgage broker says that investment in a National Park property could help landlords cash in on the...

Specialist lender Landbay has launched two new buy to let mortgage products for first time landlords who want to invest in...

A buy to let consultancy has identified those parts of the country where there’s been the biggest swing towards renting when...

Another new Build To Rent player is emerging - in the unlikely form of the John Lewis Partnership. The company has long...

One of the leading figures in the lettings industry says landlords are not the bad guys of the pandemic, as some...

Nearly a million landlords plan to review their buy to let portfolios over the next two years with the number planning...

Eco issues are increasingly important for landlords, a mortgage lender claims.  Hodge Bank says a new survey shows 82 per cent of...

Buy to let lender Keystone says demand from landlords making the switch to holiday lets have driven it to expand its...

Specialist buy to let lender Landbay is the latest to try to turn landlords green by offering discounted mortgages for rental...

A PropTech platform called Pitch 4 Finance has launched to help landlords and other investors source the best deals to finance...

A new league table of rental yields available to landlords has been drawn up by PropTech company Inventory Base. It’s examined government...

A landlord in Norwich has paid almost £1,000 in compensation following the discovery of black mould and damp in a property...

A platform claims it allows buy to let landlords to set up limited companies within 30 minutes, through which they can...

There’s been a “huge demand” for buy to let mortgages spurred on by dramatic house prices rises, according to a major...

Knight Frank has identified part of central London which it describes as being historically overlooked but likely to be transformed in...

A property investment firm has drawn up a league table of cities with significant rental yields.  Sequre Property Investment analysed the average rental...

Rightmove has identified five ways that landlords and other property owners can improve their property’s EPC rating - some for well...

The average age of British landlords has decreased, with some 47 per cent now aged under 40.  That compares to just three...

The Guernsey-based lender Skipton International says there’s been a surge in interest in UK buy to let mortgages from overseas over...

The landlord gender gap is closing, with women now accounting for half of private landlords in the UK. New research by Yieldit...

There’s been a wholesale lifting in standards of investment and quality in the private rental sector thanks to landlords, and in...

A council in the north of England is offering help to landlords and private rental tenants as the bailiff-enforced eviction ban...

There’s good news for landlords considering investing or refinancing in the buy to let sector as interest rates are beginning to...

A London lettings agency says that despite its four year delay, Crossrail still presents opportunities for buy to let investors. Benham and...

Landlords have welcomed a proposal by the Office for Tax Simplification to extend the 30 day payment of Capital Gains Tax...

A change in government policy will allow landlords to fund investment that will help businesses recover, says tax and advisory firm...

Some landlords have hit Capital Gains Tax problems when selling properties in consecutive years, an accountant warns. Elaine Shiels of RSM says:...

A new survey shows that just over a third of landlords have recently purchased another buy to let property or intend...

It may not be a typical part of the country but on one of the Channel Islands there is now a...

Investment bank and wealth management consultancy Arbuthnot Latham predicts the next big growth area for buy to let will be Houses...

Chinese and Asian investment and marketing service Juwai IQI UK has revealed where in this country property investors from those locations...

One of the leading industry suppliers has given a warning to government that continual regulation and legal changes restricting landlords will...

Investment advisers Sterling Wealth Associates says the north of England is the go-to spot in the UK for property investment.  It says...

The letting agents’ trade body has released guidance on how landlords can prepare their investment properties for summer. Angela Davey, president of...

The private rental sector is in slow retreat according to a new analysis by Nationwide-owned specialist lender, The Mortgage Works. Nationwide chief...

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

New figures show that there is no widespread sell-off by landlords, despite the tax and regulation changes of recent years. Data from...

A property investment consultancy says growing numbers of UK and international landlords are incorporating to manage their buy to let portfolios...

A third of landlords surveyed in a poll this month say they wish they could now change the way they voted...

The mortgage market is becoming increasingly competitive for landlords who want to take advantage of offers as the economy comes out...

Three in five landlords are interested in green mortgages - a huge surge in recent times. The buy to let broker Mortgages...

A new league table has been created of the best places for landlords to invest in buy to let. The Compare The...

For the second time this week (and it’s only Wednesday) a lender has announced cheaper mortgage loans for buy to let...

A survey of 20,000 landlords by a comparison website suggests 53 per cent are uncertain if they want to remain in buy to...

The Mortgage Works, the specialist buy to let arm of the Nationwide, is trying to woo landlords to make properties more...

New data from lettings agency Hamptons suggests that despite the slew of challenges thrown at the private rental sector, the number...

A property accountant is warning that ‘accidental landlords’ may not have been aware of the complexity of property taxation and so...

Buy to let mortgage choice has increased for the fifth month in a row, according to independent mortgage market monitor Moneyfacts. There...

Paragon Bank has launched a range of 80 per cent loan to value buy to let mortgages specifically for properties with...

A bank says it can provide a formal mortgage offer to a buy to let investor in just 48 hours. Shawbrook says...

The closing of a tax loophole which allow some owners of holiday lets to avoid paying council tax does not go...

A contributor to the Big Issue magazine says corporations that become landlords may be better at it - and better for...

Specialist buy to let lender Paragon has taken the unusual step of issuing a so-called Green Bond to fund attempts to make...

Specialist buy to let lender Landbay has launched a range of mortgages for trading limited companies buying or remortgaging houses, apartments, HMOs...

The government’s much-hyped ‘tax day’ yesterday had - by comment consent - an underwhelming impact on the property sector. However, one tax...

A prominent lettings agency chief says tenants are becoming more eco-conscious, putting increased emphasis on landlords to meet expectations. Mike Cook -...

Investors viewing auction property A property investor is a long-term investor who lives by the fact they will be substantially better off...

The government should use today's ‘Tax Day’ consultation process to reform Capital Gains Tax so that it encourages a smaller, high...

One of the country’s leading property experts says landlords are now reassessing their portfolios as a result of possible Capital Gains...

London-focussed lettings agency Portico has drawn up highly localised hotspots within the capital for landlords seeking the best yields.  According to the...

A lettings agency has suggested that the typical landlord could lose as much as £24,000 if the government increases Capital Gains...

With buy to let and traditional commercial property both under challenge thanks to government regulations and Coronavirus, the government is now...

A new survey suggests that landlords are less enthusiastic than in the past about buy to let. The study 1,004 UK landlords...

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

Labour has accused Chancellor Rishi Sunak of prioritising a tax break for landlords over the need for affordable housing or help for...

A combination of the longer stamp duty holiday and sustained low interest rates are likely to spur a new wave of...

No news is good news, they say - and the absence of any announcement about Capital Gains Tax in thre Budget...

This afternoon's Budget has seen dramatic announcements from Chancellor Rishi Sunak referring to the private rental sector. For landlords buying properties, the stamp...

Specialist buy to let broker Mortgages for Business says landlords buying now can use four tips to beat the chaos in the...

Trade unions have joined the call for renters with Covid-related arrears to get cash help from the government - but they...

A major survey of landlords, tenants and letting agents suggests Covid-related arrears may not be the big problem as some fear. The...

A call has gone out for the overhaul of the Green Homes Grant scheme, which so far has left thousands of...

A gas engineer was shocked to come across a large cannabis grow in a rental property after being called to change...

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...

Over 330 rental properties have been incorporated into a single company - thought to be the largest single incorporation in the...

There’s been another fall in the proportion of landlords purchasing their next buy to lets in cash. Research by Hamptons lettings agency...

A tax barrister has restructured his way of working and is appealing to buy to let and other property investors as...

An investment company claims some investors who buy at auction lose money because of misrepresentations in the legal pack.  The Mistoria Group...

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

A senior Conservative peer and consumer campaigner has spoken strongly in favour of landlords’ rights. In a House of Lords debate on...

A PropTech ‘prospector’ tool which analyses Rightmove data from an investor’s perspective has produced a list of the 10 best average yields...

Multi-millionaire landlord Fergus Wilson - at one time described as Britain’s most successful buy to let landlord - is reported to...

A prominent buy to let lender has launched a range of products to help landlords improve the energy efficiency of rental...

A record pipeline has been reported by one of the leading buy to let mortgage lenders as landlords race to beat...

There’s a warning today that landlords need to move quickly and selectively if they are intending to purchase a property ahead...

The Mortgage Works, the specialist buy to let arm of Nationwide Building Society, today launches new limited company mortgages targeting the...

Insurance company CIA landlord has prepared a league table of the most and least profitable locations for buy to let landlords. It’s...

Around half of renters are worried about financial security thanks to Coronavirus - and many are concerned their landlords will sell up. Aldermore Bank,...

A comparison website is warning owners to check whether their insurance policies cover damage from extreme weather events such as the...

A survey conducted for a mortgage broker suggests one in six landlords is unaware that 2019-2020 - tax assessments for which...

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

The government has set out details of its new Debt Respite Scheme - also known as Breathing Space - which comes...

The Financial Conduct Authority is extending the ban on repossessions by two months until April 1, in light of the pandemic...

Popular buy to let lender Fleet Mortgages’ latest rental yield index shows the consequences of increasing property prices in many regions...