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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...

GWlegal has launched a buy-to-let toolkit, available on its online case management system GWlive, as part of the company’s rebrand as...

Lord Flight, a former Conservative Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury, has once again criticised his own party’s buy-to-let tax changes,...

Rents in prime central London increased by 0.2% between February and March, the first monthly rise since September 2015, according to...

Buy-to-let landlords who are deterred from expanding their property portfolios due to recent legislative and tax changes, but still wanting greater...

Buy-to-let landlords are currently in retreat in the housing market, leaving many tenants struggling to find suitable rented accommodation, new analysis...

Mortgage lending fell to a four-year low during the final quarter of last year as tax reforms continue to deter buy-to-let...

A growing number of private landlords are planning to exit the buy-to-let market, prompting fears that rents will rise sharply as the...

The average five-year fixed rate has fallen to a joint record-low of 3.43%, a rate last seen in October 2017, according...

The Treasury should focus on easing the housing crisis by thinking more ‘creatively’ and using taxation to ‘encourage and support’ buy-to-let...

There has been much debate about Brexit and how it will impact the property market and the economy as a whole. ...

Many buy-to-let landlords with two-year fixed deals that are about to come to an end are likely to face difficulties in...

Capital gains tax receipts hit £5.5bn in January, leaving the Treasury on course to rake in as much as £8.8bn this...

With residential property prices in super prime London continuing to fall, an increasing number of would-be purchasers are turning to luxury...

A third of property professionals in this country are set to add to their portfolios this year as appetite for opportunistic...

Many buy-to-let landlords are reluctant to sell a tenanted property because it can increase the chances of the sale falling through...

Nationwide has seen profits fall following a drop in buy-to-let mortgages as demand for rental properties continue to fall. It is currently...

There has been a significant increase in the number of landlords who are seriously behind with their mortgage payments, new figures...

Almost half of buy-to-let landlords are looking to expand their property portfolios despite recent tax changes in the industry, according to...

Buy-to-let landlords looking for an impressive return on investment in the capital through Airbnb stays should look to invest in East...

The average cost of renting a home is now increasing across every UK region for the first time in 19 months,...

  There has been a significant decline in buy-to-let acquisitions since 2015 owed primary to tax and regulatory changes, new figures show. A...

Fresh research into how investors are planning to manage their financial strategy in 2018 shows that more than half - 53%...

The number of properties letting agents managed in December reached a record-high, according to ARLA Propertymark’s December Private Rented Sector (PRS) report. The 200 properties...

News that a growing number of buy-to-let landlords are likely to exit the private rented sector or reduce the size of...

London continued to be the worst performing region in Britain when it comes to house prices, with values falling by 0.8%...

The proportion of homes bought by a landlord fell to a nine-year low of just 12.5% last year, as higher taxes...

But-to-let landlords have shown remarkable resilience and adaptability in the face of the onslaught on their livelihoods, following justifiable concerns about...

A high number of landlords plan to scale back buy-to-let investments over the next 12 months, according to a new study....

The average asking rent across the UK, excluding London, increased by 0.7% in 2017, which is the lowest rate of growth...

Independent mortgage broker John Charcol has teamed up with online letting agent Upad to help landlords maximise their buy-to-let investment. The partnership...

The market in London started to slow about three years ago, with property prices at the upper to high end of...

The phasing out of mortgage interest relief and tougher mortgage lending conditions contributed to what was a rather difficult 2017 for...

All letting agents should be regulated and required to have minimum training qualifications in order to reduce the number of rogue...

A growing number of buy-to-let landlords are letting out their homes as short-term holiday lets, making them no longer available for...

Investment in buy-to-let continues to outperform most major asset classes, at a time of low saving rates and stock market volatility. Despite...

The past few months have seen a number of buy-to-let investors sell up, and this is expected to place upward pressure...

LSL Group has launched two new five-year fixed rate buy-to-let products with Leeds Building Society The products, with rates of 2.94% and...

But-to-let landlords are adapting to ongoing restrictions to tax relief on buy-to-let mortgage interest, with almost half of all landlords having...

The supply of rental properties fell by 3.7% during October when compared to the previous month, according to fresh data from...

Remortgaging activity has increased significantly in recent months, helped in no small part by record low mortgage rates and continued house...

Buy-to-let landlords could soon be hit with an empty homes tax after the Chancellor Philip Hammond yesterday gave local councils the...

The Chancellor Philip Hammond should scrap stamp duty because it would encourage more buy-to-let landlords to invest in the private rented...

A raft of ‘anti-landlord’ policies introduced by the government have prompting concern that buy-to-let landlords with low profit margins could end...

Annual rental price growth slowed between September and October with the cost of the average new let in Great Britain increasing...

Buy-to-let landlords and property enthusiasts will descend on the Olympia Conference Centre in London today where they will be able to...

The number of properties acquired by buy-to-let investors using a mortgage will plummet by more than a quarter over the next...

The Bank of England’s decision to increase interest rates yesterday could lead to rents rising across the country as some landlords...

The annual rate of house price growth increased to 2.5% in October, according to the latest figures, pushing homes further out...

Over the past couple of years, private landlords have suffered some disappointing blows compared with other investors, such as the scrapping...

Mortgage lending to buy-to-let investors remained largely unchanged in August despite an overall increase in residential mortgage lending, according to the...

Asking rents are continuing to drop as the supply of property to let increases, according to a new report. Historically, asking rents...

The National Landlords Association (NLA) has submitted recommendations to HM Treasury ahead of Autumn Budget Statement, due to be delivered on...

It is currently a challenging time for letting agents, following a raft of changes introduced by the government prompting concern that...

The UK has dropped into the bottom five European buy-to-let markets for investors as UK yields plummet, according to the latest...

With almost a quarter of existing buy-to-let landlords thinking about exiting the private rented sector and many more planning to increase...

Landlords across the East Midlands are being invited to attend a free event offering mortgage, tax and new legislation advice. The event,...

This year has seen record numbers of landlords selling their BTL properties, in response to regulatory changes and the economic uncertainty,...

The scare tactics adopted by the government to keep Britain in the EU ahead of last year’s Brexit referendum saw the...

It is currently a challenging time for letting agents, following a raft of changes introduced by the government prompting concern that...

With a high number of laws affecting buy-to-let landlords and changing frequently, it is now more important than ever to keep...

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

Despite a host of anti-landlord policies adopted by the government, including higher stamp duty and the phasing out of mortgage tax...

For many people buy-to-let continues to look an attractive income investment at a time of low saving rates and stock market...

A number of buy-to-let landlords are turning their attention to student housing, which is regarded by many property investors as a...

Private landlords are being advised to adopt a more professional approach when it comes to managing their property portfolio, after new...

A decline in the number of rental properties on the market is driving rents upwards across England and Wales, fresh figures...

A growing number of landlords are selling off properties and increasing rents in response to regulatory changes and political uncertainty after...

The Treasury has so far pocketed around £2bn as a result of the 3% stamp duty surcharge on additional homes, including...

Skipton Building Society has announced that it has tightened its portfolio affordability requirements to 150% at 5.5%, and at 5% for...

A run of eight consecutive months of falling rents in London came to an end last month, according to Countrywide. The UK's...

Rents look set to increase further in the coming months, as the supply-demand imbalance continues to grow. With landlords facing increasing pressure...

Supply and demand are perhaps the most fundamental concepts of economics, and it is the main reason why UK house prices...

The number of overseas investors with buy-to-let properties has dropped sharply after a tax and regulatory clampdown, reducing the number of...

A chronic shortage of properties continues to drive rental prices upwards across the country, according to the Association of Residential Letting...

The anti-landlord policies adopted by the government has had an adverse impact on private landlords, especially the smaller players, over the...

Buy-to-let landlords are currently in retreat in the property market, leaving many prospective first-time buyers, including many existing tenants, in a...

Andy Haldane, the Bank of England’s chief economist, last year confirmed what many of us already knew – investing in property...

A number of landlords remain confident about the buy-to-let sector despite tax hikes hitting the private rented sector, research shows. More than...

Having long provided mega double-digit returns for investors, investment in buy-to-let has outperformed all major asset classes in recent years, but...

With a growing number of would-be buyers turning to luxury rentals while they wait out political and economic uncertainty, activity in...

Many buy-to-let landlords will undoubtedly commend former Tory leader Iain Duncan Smith for slamming anti-buy-to-let legislation introduced by the former chancellor...

There was a drop in the number of properties let last month, as a lack of supply restricted choice for potential...

Mortgage lending rose for all borrowers, including buy-to-let landlords, in May, although there is a possibility that the drop in lending...

The average rental value of a new letting in the UK increased by just 0.24% in the first six months of...

Given that Britain will soon have one of the toughest tax regimes for private landlords in the western world once mortgage...

The stamp duty hike and mortgage tax relief cuts simply do not add up for buy-to-let landlords, leaving many with little...

The Council of Mortgage Lender’s (CML) buy-to-let forecast for 2017 and 2018 has been revised down from previous expectations at the...

Very few of us enjoy filling in a tax return. But here are a few suggestions put forward by London based...

Changes to taxation and greater flexibility from landlords means activity in the super prime rental market across the Home Counties is...

The number of mortgages approved for buy-to-let acquisitions fell in April, according to the latest figures, which suggest that many landlords...

The new Tory-led government is being urged to reverse punitive tax policies affecting private landlords in order to increase much needed...

Over the weekend Number 10 said that a deal with the Democratic Unionists had been reached, but was then forced to...

Almost half of buy-to-let landlords are looking to expand their property portfolios despite recent tax changes in the industry and tougher...

Rents have flat-lined across most of the UK, as a growing number of landlords refrain from asking for rental increases, new...

The number of properties coming on to the private rental market continues to fall, driving up rents across many parts of...

The number of buy-to-let landlords registering to buy property fell last month by 3.7% in England and Wales compared with the...

There has been a significant increase in the number of people investing in the buy-to-let sector for the first time over...

The government is putting the overall housing market at risk by “squeezing” the buy-to-let sector with higher stamp duty, new mortgage...

The north of England, supported by the Northern Powerhouse concept, has already attracted a lot of investment, helping to drive up...

It is a currently a challenging time for buy-to-let landlords, following a raft of changes introduced by the government which are...

There was a significant fall in both the number of new listings and properties let last month, as a lack of...

There has been a significant fall in buy-to-let valuation activity, according to forecasts by Connells Survey & Valuation. The proportion of buy-to-let...

Recent tax changes mean that investing in buy-to-let property will no longer deliver the returns it once did for many landlords,...

First it was the change in Stamp duty and Landlord Taxation taking a large chunk of Investors out of the buying...

Labour has pledged a “consumer rights revolution” which will introduce legal minimum standards for all rental homes because people currently have...

There has been a significant increase in the number of landlords exiting the buy-to-let sector due to higher stamp duty costs...

The Property Investor & Homebuyer Show, the UK’s most comprehensive property exhibition, takes place at London ExCeL this week – 28...

There was a significant increase in both the number of new listings and properties let last month, but the rental market...

Having long provided mega double-digit returns for investors, investment in buy-to-let continues to outperform other major asset classes, including bonds, cash...

More than three quarters of housebuilders would like to see the government reconsider its buy-to-let tax policies as part of a...

Looking for a buy-to-let mortgage? There are some excellent deals available – provided you know where to look. The number of buy-to-let...

Rent asking prices so far in 2017 have slowed to their lowest level since the final quarter of 2014, following a...

The pace of UK rental growth has more than halved since the end of March 2016, slowing consistently since the introduction...