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New research shows that monthly payments for the mortgage are likely to be cheaper than rent for a comparable home -...

Few landlords deal in the rarified surroundings of the central London market, and new figures from lettings agency Knight Frank show...

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

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

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

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

Landlords have benefitted from tax breaks, subsidies and a weak eviction ban according to the National Union of Students. Larissa Kennedy, the...

Landlords trying to expand their portfolios can avoid delays caused by residential buyers taking advantage of the Chancellor's stamp duty extension by using four 'buy-to-let hacks', according to broker Mortgages for...

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...

Landlords currently buying properties and concerned they may not make the March 31 stamp duty holiday deadline have good news -...

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

It seems as if the frenzied housing market has extended to the auction field, with one major player reporting a strong...

The National Residential Landlords Association is calling on the Chancellor to scrap the three per cent stamp duty levy on the...

On top of the rush to beat the stamp duty holiday deadline and changes to Help To Buy - both with cliff...

The last year has been one which has focused attention on dealing with the immediate, the here and now, in a...

Landlords who buy from auction may want to take advantage of an estate agent’s decision to hold two of its virtual...

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...

A group of anti-landlord activists has used an incident involving an estate agency publicity leaflet as a reason to accuse all...

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

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

The changes to Mortgage Interest Tax Relief and impact on your wallet Before April 2017 landlords with a mortgage on their buy-to-let...

There’s been a howl of disgust from the UK’s major landlord group following the Welsh Government’s shock increase in stamp duty. Landlord...

No fewer than 15 per cent of all sales agreed in November went to landlords, the highest figure for four years. The data...

A tax specialist says the HMRC has amended its guidance on stamp duty in such a way as to suggest many...

An international consultancy specialising in investors’ residency and citizenship has lifted the lid on the huge tax savings open to overseas...

One in 10 landlords wants to buy another investment property in the coming year according to a new survey.  This compares to...

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

For over two decades, The Cumberland has been offering specialist lending to the hospitality sector, and 10 years ago, it became...

Around 10 per cent of landlords plan to purchase properties and expand their portfolio in the coming year according to a...

There’s another warning today that buy to let landlords wanting to expand their portfolio are in a race against time to...

Some London landlords are testing the water to see if they can downsize or sell their entire portfolios. Chestertons, a London-focussed high end...

Would-be landlords are being wooed by an opportunity to win a 13-apartment portfolio in return for ... just a £10 ticket. It's...

Despite another national lockdown seemingly on the horizon, the property market remains resilient, with the stamp duty holiday and other initiatives...

A growing number of buy-to-let landlords are looking to take advantage of cheaper borrowing rates, growing demand from renters, and the...

One in eight properties sold for more than the original asking price in August as housing demand peaked following the chancellor’s...

Although the last six months have undoubtedly been difficult for many property investors and landlords for others this has been a...

Salford has been identified as the most profitable buy-to-let city for landlords, according to research by CIA Landlord.  The study found that...

Zoopla has attracted around 25,000 property investors and landlords just over a week after launching Zooploma, a two week email programme...

The post-lockdown rebound in buying momentum looks set to continue in and around London as we head into Autumn, according to...

Demand for property has soared as purchasers, including buy to-let investors, make the most of Rishi Sunak's stamp duty holiday, but...

There has been a drop in buy-to-let lending, but the decline is less dramatic than the general purchase market, according to the latest...

There has been a sharp rise in mortgage approvals, as reported by the Bank of England yesterday.  The latest data reveals that...

There has never been a harder time to be a landlord in the UK. The pressures that the last six months...

There has been a sharp rise in buy-to-let mortgage activity as property investors look to take advantage of the current stamp...

The latest data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) suggests that the housing market continued to recover at the tail...

There appears to have been an increase in demand for buy-to-let property since the chancellor announced a stamp duty holiday, but...

The number of residential property sales agreed have surged in the month since the chancellor announced a stamp duty holiday, with...

The UK housing market could see what first looks like a V-shaped recovery only for it to be quickly flattened out,...

With a number of property investors looking to take advantage of Rishi Sunak’s stamp duty holiday by expanding their portfolios, NICEIC...

A growing number of international property investors are expected to increase their presence in the UK buy-to-let market over the next...

Now is potentially a good time for buy-to-let landlords to become limited companies, according to accountancy firm MJ Bushell.  Property tax specialists...

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

Buy-to-let remains an attractive asset class with more property investors looking to take advantage of a notable increase in demand for...

The government’s decision to temporarily increase the stamp duty threshold to £500,000 for property sales in England and Northern Ireland, until...

Yorkshire Building Society (YBS) Commercial Mortgages has introduced a new limited company buy-to-let product targeted specifically at holiday letting properties in...

Buy-to-let landlords are being urged to take advantage of the stamp duty tax savings announced in the chancellor’s summer statement by...

Rishi Sunak is being urged not to increase capital gains tax, as part of the government’s attempts to claw back the...

Rishi Sunak has distanced himself from reports that he is looking at increasing capital gains tax to help pay for the...

The chancellor’s decision to order a review of capital gains tax, signalling a future raid on second homeowners, including buy-to-let landlords,...

Increasing capital gains tax would almost certainly have an adverse impact on the private rented sector, according to NAEA Propertymark and...

Labour has criticised the government’s decision to introduce a stamp duty holiday, claiming it offers a “huge bung” to those buying...

The chancellor’s decision to temporarily cut stamp duty has led to a surge in property searches, according to Rightmove.  The property website...

The government’s decision to temporarily increase the stamp duty threshold to £500,000 for property sales in England and Northern Ireland, until...

Yesterday’s summer statement provided a much welcome boost for buy-to-let landlords who stand to benefit from the stamp duty holiday.  The levy...

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

The chancellor Rishi Sunak is expected to announce tomorrow changes to the levels of stamp duty paid on properties in England, but...

The buy-to-let market has been impacted by tax rule changes in recent years, and as a result landlords have been unable...

Who are you? My name is Benjamin Hall and I’m the Founder and Managing Director of LOFT. What services does LOFT provide? LOFT delivers...

People who invest in a property that has an annexe and therefore believe they have acquired two properties and can claim stamp...

Property transactions unsurprisingly slumped in April amid the lockdown restrictions imposed to contain the spread of the Covid-19 outbreak. The latest HMRC...

The government should aim to stimulate housing market activity post-lockdown by abolishing the 3% stamp duty surcharge for buy-to-let landlords buying...

Who are you? Neil Newstead What does it say on your business card? Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder, sounds pretty important, but...

The Treasury looks set to suffer a near £5bn tax hit due to the coronavirus pandemic.  The Covid-19 outbreak has led to...

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

Knight Frank forecast that residential property sales will fall by 38% this year, amid the coronavirus pandemic. Based on the assumption that...

Despite the growing concern amid the coronavirus pandemic, international property investors are expected to increase their presence in the UK buy-to-let...

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

Rishi Sunak's first Budget included new taxes for overseas property buyers, funding to remove unsafe cladding, fresh funds to support the...

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

It’s no secret that the war on landlords has escalated heavily since 2016 and as we find ourselves in a new...

With savers receiving poor returns from banks and building societies, thousands of people unsurprisingly continue to turn to residential property as a means...

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...

Is the UK on the brink of a mass landlord exodus? It may seem like an ominous question, but ask people...

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

There has been a significant increase in demand for London’s most expensive homes from wealthy buyers, including property investors, following last...

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 UK could be heading for a rental crisis, with experts dreading the prospect of a chronic property shortage in the...

Rental prices in London are set to increase by an average of 15% over the next five years compared to 10%...

There was a significant fall in lending to buy-to-let landlords, according to the latest data from UK Finance.  The figures show that...

The proportion of homes let in this country by overseas-based landlords has increased, new figures show. The latest data from Hamptons International,...

They may be part of the Union, but the process of buying and selling property in Scotland and England differs markedly.  It’s...

The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) has compiled a manifesto that it hopes all political parties will take note of ahead of...

When it comes to buying, selling, letting or renting a property, you will likely be faced with words, phrases, acronyms and...

Many young people would find it significantly harder to get a foot on the housing ladder, leaving many effectively renting for...

There was an increase in the number of landlords reporting growth in tenant demand in the third quarter of the year. Paragon’s...

Howsy has issued a stark warning over the health of the UK’s private rented sector as tax and regulation changes continue...

Buy-to-let landlords could benefit financially by catering their offerings towards the growing older renter and family tenant demographics, according to the...

The government has been attacked by a former member of the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee for its “incoherent” approach...

Sajid Javid has dismissed a report in the Times over the weekend that claimed he planned to make property sellers rather than...

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...

Whether you’re a first-time landlord or an experienced one, there are frequent regulatory changes in the buy-to-let sector that you will...

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

There is no such thing as 'no-fault' eviction under Section 21, according to evictions specialist Paul Shamplina. The founder of Landlord Action insists...

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

Rental price growth in English cities undergoing extensive regeneration is outpacing the national average, new research shows. Looking at 12 cities in...

Some 12% of properties in the private rented sector are now owned by a company as tax changes make private landlords...

Who are you?  We are Two Six Homes, an independent sales and lettings agency based in Palmers Green, North London. Our record of success...

The Conservative leadership frontrunner, Boris Johnson, has said it is time to consider switching stamp duty liability from the house buyer...

Jeremy Hunt and Boris Johnson, the two men competing to become the next Conservative Party leader, are being to urged to...

Buy-to-let landlords, property investors and second home owners are being urged to beware of a ‘dramatic change’ to the existing capital...

The Tory leadership contest is well underway with just two candidates - Boris Johnson and Jeremy Hunt - left in the...

There has been a sharp rise in the number of older renters over the last year, according to new research from...

Primas Law is urging landlords and property developers to seek legal advice about potential stamp duty rebates on ‘uninhabitable’ second properties...

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

New research looking at the best buy-to-let markets to recoup your investment on both property price and stamp duty costs based...

Rents in London look set to rise sharply over the next few months, as the supply of rental accommodation dwindles while...

Removing Section 21 could prove devastating for the private rented sector, with almost half of landlords and letting agents more likely...

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

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

Average asking rents in London rose to an all-time high of £2,091 a month in the first quarter of the year...

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

Tax and legislative changes have unsurprisingly left many buy-to-let investors with little alternative but to pass costs onto tenants by pushing up...

Former Conservative Party leader Iain Duncan Smith has criticised policies of former Conservative chancellor George Osborne with regard to housing. Speaking at...

HMRC could soon be flooded with stamp duty surcharge refund requests from buy-to-let investors following a potential precedent set at a...

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%...

The chancellor Philip Hammond has once again failed to deliver for private landlords, with yesterday’s rather low-key Spring Statement yet another...

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...

The government is being urged to do more to address the ‘scourge’ of empty homes in England by supporting buy-to-let landlords...

Leeds Building Society has cut rates across its buy-to-let range to help landlords already facing a tax and mortgage squeeze to...

Every little helps to boost Tesco sales, and yet Britain’s biggest retailer is not paying anywhere near as much tax as...

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...

Private rental prices paid by tenants in the UK rose by 1% in the 12 months to January 2019, unchanged from...

The government’s decision to launch a consultation into a proposal to add 1% onto the stamp duty paid when buying a home in England...

Asking rents in London rose to a record high in December, with market conditions in the capital improving to levels not...

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

There was a sharp decline in the number of buy-to-let landlords acquiring property in 2018, fresh data from Haart shows. Clearly deterred...

Following a year dominated by Brexit uncertainty, political instability, higher interest rates and more stringent mortgage regulations, many buy-to-let landlords will...

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...

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

There was bad news for buy-to-let landlords in Scotland yesterday when the Scottish Finance Secretary Derek Mackay proposed a 1% hike...

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

Letting a home can be an intimidating task if you’re doing it for the first time. You may have deliberately entered...

There has been a sharp rise in demand from people looking to rent property amid political and economic uncertainty, according to...

Having ignored calls to stop punishing landlords and rethink its stamp duty attack on the buy-to-let sector, along with the phasing out of mortgage...

Even though the most recent Budget offered some welcome relief for landlords and the buy-to-let sector as a whole, there are...

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 is a lot tougher than it once was. Landlords’ returns have been squeezed by the introduction of the 3% stamp duty...

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

Philip Hammond has once again failed to reverse the previous chancellor George Osborne’s deeply unpopular tax reforms that have had far-reaching...

As the Chancellor prepares for today’s Autumn Budget, more residential taxes are widely mooted to be introduced, according to various experts. The...

As the Chancellor prepares to deliver his Budget today, research from Aldermore has revealed the measures prospective first-time buyers want put...

The reversal of controversial alterations to mortgage interest relief and the scrapping of the 3% stamp duty surcharge on additional properties understandably...

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

Buy-to-let investors spent £12.1bn on new buy-to-let purchases during the first half of 2018, down 30% on three years ago, fresh...

A number of tenants have been hit by rent rises over the past 12 months as landlords respond to extra taxes...

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

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

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

Proposals drawn up by Conservative think tank Onward to allow existing buy-to-let properties to be eligible for 100% capital gains tax...

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

The Chancellor Philip Hammond may have only announced last week that the Autumn Budget will take place on Monday 29 October,...

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...

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%...

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...

Going by press headlines, it would be easy to imagine that buy-to-let landlords in the UK are struggling to keep going...

The government must move now to start supporting those that invest in the private rented sector or risk seeing significantly more...

Landlords are selling close to 4,000 buy-to-let properties a month resulting in the first recorded fall in the number of rental...

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...

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

The attraction of buy-to-let is starting to wane as far as some people are concerned due to a series of recent...

Higher taxes, tougher mortgage lending conditions, along with political and economic uncertainty are making investment in buy-to-let less attractive to many existing and potential...

The level of landlord business looks set to stabilise over the next 12 months, according to Paragon’s latest Financial Adviser Confidence...

The government must start to provide financial incentives for buy-to-let landlords prepared to offer longer tenancies or risk seeing rents soar,...

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

Buy-to-let landlords could face another stamp duty rate hike in the Autumn Budget to further curb the acquisition of second homes. The...

Many buy-to-let landlords have so far refrained from passing on extra costs to tenants despite feeling the squeeze from a stamp duty...

When it comes to investing in property, it pays to know about the latest property hotspots and up-and-coming areas, not just...

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

An online petition calling for buy-to-let tax relief changes to be reversed has received almost 16,500 signatures. Buy-to-let landlord and property investment...

As a private landlord you have a crucial role in providing a much needed housing option for people and so why...

Landlords are being advised by buy-to let broker Commercial Trust Limited to seek specialist tax advice before making the decision to...

Rents in the UK are set to increase as demand for rental properties grows, but the number of homes coming on...

Allsop’s latest residential auction in London raised more than £67m, with a success rate of 75%, but buy-to-let investors in the...

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

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...

With the number of homes coming up to let in short supply, the Residential Landlords Association (RLA) is calling on the...

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

As a property professional working in the lettings market, I feel that the moves to stamp out poor landlord practice and...

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

By anyone's standards, it’s a tough time to be a landlord. With Brexit just around the corner, a sluggish housing market,...

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

As the National Landlord Investment Show prepares to celebrate its fifth anniversary at Aston Villa Football Club on Wednesday May 16th,...

The buy-to-let market in London and the South East has seen stronger levels of activity since the start of the year...

Despite changes to tax relief for residential landlords, buy-to-let remains a popular choice, supported by record-low mortgage borrowing rates, solid demand...

Almost half of private landlords have opted to wait to see what impact Brexit and regulatory changes will have on the...

There has been a sharp rise in demand for buy-to-let mortgages after a number of two-year fixed deals came to end. A...

With demand from tenants gathering pace, at a time when there has been a reduction in the number of new properties...

From a landlord’s perspective, it has been a tough couple of years, with a raft of changes designed to bring the...

Private landlords provide an increasingly vital source of affordable and flexible accommodation for many people and the government should do more...

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

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s royal wedding has caused a major tourism boost for areas surrounding London and Windsor as illustrated...

Over the past year, the government has introduced 3% Stamp Duty levy, new stress tests for portfolio landlords and started to...

The number of English landlords renting out properties in Scotland has quadrupled since 2012, thanks to cheaper property prices north of...

Wealthy foreigners are prepared to spend up to £50,000 a week renting luxury homes in London, and this now risks sending...

Over half of private landlords plan to sell some of their buy-to-let properties this year, it has been claimed. Some 54% of landlords...

Demand for property in the private rental market is showing no signs of slowing down, and this is placing upward pressure...