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If you’re moving home and have either plenty of equity or savings you can use for a deposit, plus a decent...

There’s been a bevvy of buy to let mortgage deal changes this week. Shawbrook has made a series of reductions across its...

The National Residential Landlords Association has partnered with GetGround, a property investment platform for buy-to-let landlords looking to find, structure, and...

Rent controls are at the heart of the local election manifesto of the Green Party of England and Wales. Co-leader Carla Denyer,...

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

Rental sector and property industry views are split over the controversial idea of allowing first time buyers to put down a...

New analysis by insurance giant Aviva reveals that one in every 13 new homes built in England in the last decade...

Two new build household names often favoured by landlords buying investment properties have announced a merger. Barratt has reached a £2.5 billion...

The chartered surveyor team at Stokemont is giving advice on potential pitfalls in new build homes.  This is from RICS-accredited valuer Bradley...

The government is considering allowing renters to buy their first homes with just one per cent deposits, according  to press reports...

A building society is calling upon politicians, government, the Bank of England and local councils and other bodies to cooperate on...

New research from a construction professional body shows a large proportion of people would not buy a newly built property due...

Labour’s shadow housing secretary and deputy leader Angela Rayner says her party will scrap Section 21 on its first day in...

A controversial ‘housing emergency’ declared by a city council is the result of decades of low investment in social housing according...

There is a real difficulty for Rishi Sunak’s Conservative Party at the moment.  After 14 years in power, any failings land squarely...

Successive Chancellors (we’re looking at you Gordon Brown and George Osborne) have monkeyed around with the market as if it was...

Research from the Home Builders Federation claims owners of new homes will save an average £135 a month on running costs...

1. How Do I Ensure A Good Return On Investment In A Slow Market? This is one of our most frequently asked...

A leading buying agent says changing planning priorities amongst London councils are likely to mean that large lateral apartments will maintain...

The Halifax says house prices were flat in May, but fell 1.0 per cent in a year - the first annual...

A recent study by nationwide conveyancers Muve, using official data from the Office for National Statistics, has revealed the most and...

A co-living brand called Folk is launching its third site in the capital, Florence Dock in Battersea.  The building, which already has...

Labour’s proposed reforms to the housing market “raise many questions”, a property industry figure claims. Under controversial plans put forward by party...

Next Thursday voters up and down the country will be casting their votes in a series of local elections which are...

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

A Labour candidate hoping to become the MP in a popular tourist area is on the warpath over what she calls...

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

Energy Performance Certificates must change to properly support reaching net zero, tackling fuel poverty and improving buildings, according to an energy...

The Competition and Markets Authority is launching a three month probe into the workings of the private rental sector. It says the focus...

Shocking new research shows that Energy Performance Certificates are inaccurate at best, useless at worst, and easily rigged. A Sunday Times report...

A new crowdfunding platform says it’s opening up property investing to “a whole new generation.” Allbricks claims it’s disrupting “the antiquated mortgage...

The latest phase of a new Build To Rent scheme being launched in London is offering a wine bar and electric...

A lender has revealed that it has arranged 14 mortgages in one go for a Buy to Let landlord with over...

Yes, it’s that time again when the property hoi polloi impose their predictions for the following year on us and so,...

It’s been known for over a year that John Lewis wishes to diversify into the private rental sector and now it...

Twelve changes to taxes, rules and regulations in the next three years will add £20,000 to the price of a new...

As the energy crisis gather pace, households are increasingly likely to be in the position where they are unable to afford...

With cost of living increases impacting homeowners, landlords and tenants, are the 44,130 vacant houses across cities in England a bigger...

What protections do landlords have when investing in a new-build property? From this week those landlords buying a new build home can...

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

A buy to let company creation service claims a huge increase in the number of landlords seeking to incorporate. GetGround says its...

New build homes are often at the forefront of market downturns and new data suggests new builds are already seeing price...

With energy efficiency the top of the agenda, can triple glazing help landlords slash heating bills and be more attractive to...

Existing homes have risen some eight per cent in value in the past year while the price of a typical new...

A new £71m Build To Rent scheme is on its way to commuter hotspot Leatherhead. BTR operator Get Living and developer Watkin...

As the cost of energy spikes and the government rolls out new support, landlords and tenants involved in ‘bills included’ rental...

Ofgem has announced that the energy price cap will further rise from £1,971 to £2,800 in October this year, amid an...

Energy bills have increased for around 22 million energy consumers – and they’re expected to escalate again later this year when...

A campaign to stop new build homes being sold to second home buyers for holiday lets has won a decisive victory...

Landlords considering new build properties to enlarge their portfolios may get more of a bargain than they expected. New data from the...

Landowners are claiming that the negative stereotype given to private landlords in recent years by government contributes to the overall housing...

An online property platform says it expects May’s sales figures for new build searches to be slightly below expectations. This is as...

The UK’s largest listed provider of private rental homes, Grainger, is proposing pet-friendly ‘stay as long as you like up to...

A trade union has called on the government to “look at all forms of rent control” as a way of combatting...

The Building Safety Bill has become law - and while it does offer help to leaseholder landlords with one or two...

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

The activist group Acorn is lobbying a local council to deny people the right to buy a second home or let...

A new report claims new builds have typical energy bills some £400 a year less than other properties.  The Home Builders’ Federation...

A new calculation suggests London needs almost 85,000 new private rented homes a year to meet its housing needs. And it adds...

As the government continues to assess the future state of building regulation in the UK, developers and leaseholders continue to remain...

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

An MP is calling on the authorities to investigate how 15 so-called ‘super landlords’ allegedly dominate the rental market in one...

The draconian new rules governing EPC targets are driving some landlords to favour new build properties when expanding their portfolios. That appears...

New research commissioned by the landlords’ trade body shows that the UK needs almost 230,000 new private rented homes a year...

A new Build To Rent scheme in London has received lavish praise from a local council. Railpen, the investment manager for the...

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...

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

High end agency Savills and a London developer have launched apartments in a new Build To Rent scheme costing tenants up...

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

A new large-scale Build To Rent landlord, which describes itself as providing “high-quality luxury student accommodation,” has revealed a second scheme...

A new large-scale Build To Rent landlord, which describes itself as providing “high-quality luxury student accommodation,” has revealed a second scheme...

A cross-party survey of MPs shows that they want to scale up the installation of renewable heating technologies in existing homes,...

The UK government’s target to reach net zero emissions by 2050 has necessitated the introduction of initiatives aimed at reducing fossil...

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

New figures from the National Home Building Council suggests the popularity of detached properties has soared during the pandemic - prompting...

The government is considering forcing landlords who rent out homes as Airbnb-style short lets to apply for planning consent. This would not...

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

The government claims its new Building Safety Bill, published yesterday, will create “lasting generational change” after Grenfell and the cladding crisis...

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

A proposed new Build To Rent scheme is thought to be the first in the UK to be in a suburb,...

Build To Rent specialist Ascend Properties says latest data on the sector shows that across the UK some 36,054 BTR units...

A Build To Rent operator, Kooky, has launched a 39-unit scheme within a new Taylor Wimpey housing estate. The estate is Oakleigh...

The government has confirmed that reform of the private rental sector will be a priority for the coming session of Parliament. A...

Newcastle city council claims to be the first local authority in the UK to launch the rent-to-buy scheme allowing tenants to...

Gas boilers may be the next big issue for the private rental sector as an influential committee has called for them...

A new Build To Rent brand - Kooky - has acquired 208 units in High Wycombe from a developer, Inland Homes. The...

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

Sigma Capital has joined forces with Swedish investment firm EQT to create a £1bn housing joint venture, with a view to...

A Delivery Hub will be set up by a new cross sector Future Homes Task Force, comprising of representatives from across...

Landbay has responded to the growing demand for buy-to-let property by increasing its maximum loan sizes from £1m to £1.5m on...

Boris Johnson’s “Build Build Build” announcement yesterday was designed to help drag the UK economy out of what could prove to...

Demand from consumers, including buy-to-let investors, for new build homes has increased over the past 12 months, new figures show.  Fresh applicant...

Thousands of property investors, including buy-to-let landlords adding to their portfolios, face potential legal disputes if they avoid completion of transactions,...

Fresh figures show that there was a rise in the number of housebuilders completing new homes in England last year, helping to alleviate...

Legal & General has exchanged contracts on a new Build-to-Rent (BTR) site in Chelmsford City Centre, on behalf of its UK...

After two elections and three years of intense debate and hostility, the general election in December seemed to offer the political...

New VR technology has been launched that will allow prospective homebuyers, including property investors, an opportunity to view developments, ahead of...

Landbay, the buy-to-let mortgage lender, has joined forces with The Financial Intermediary & Broker Association (FIBA) to provide landlords using certain...

A new 10-point manifesto designed to drive forward leasehold reform has been published by a prominent leasehold reform campaigner, following the...