* This piece is written jointly by Richard Rowntree (Managing Director, Paragon Bank) and Ben Beadle (Chief Executive of the National...
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A Labour member of the House of Lords is warning that a new law could allow landlords’ bank accounts to be...
03 May 2024
From: Breaking News
A leading business analyst is firmly blaming interest rates for the see-saw in house prices seen in recent indices. The latest, from...
08 April 2024
From: Breaking News
In the recent landlord sentiment survey conducted by the Property Redress Scheme, it came as no surprise to me to discover...
06 April 2024
From: The Big Issues
A think tank is urging the UK government to consider tax perks for private renters to help them save faster for...
21 March 2024
From: Breaking News
Latest inflation figures are announced on Wednesday and the Bank of England makes its next base rate decision on Thursday. The Office...
18 March 2024
From: Breaking News
The latest index, from the Halifax, shows house prices rose 0.4 per cent in February – the fifth consecutive monthly increase....
09 March 2024
From: The Big Issues
Nearly a third of landlords predict that the retail sector will see the highest level of negative growth over the next...
09 March 2024
From: Top tips & guides
The letting agents’ trade body has made the unexpected move of calling on banks to cut mortgage rates. Rates are typically decided...
29 February 2024
From: Breaking News
Rental sector and property industry views are split over the controversial idea of allowing first time buyers to put down a...
26 February 2024
From: Breaking News
The government’s proposal to introduce a new one per cent deposit mortgage scheme to help young people onto the property ladder...
24 February 2024
From: Rental Reform
A newly-nominated candidate in this spring’s London Mayoral election has vowed to lower private rents if he wins. Serge Crowbolder, currently a...
06 February 2024
From: Breaking News
A property expert claims capital values on properties should drop significantly if they are not considered appropriately energy efficient. “Homes which aren’t...
29 January 2024
From: Breaking News
HSBC bank is working with Shelter on housing campaigns. A statement from the charity says: “With support from partners including HSBC UK,...
25 January 2024
From: Breaking News
The government is considering allowing renters to buy their first homes with just one per cent deposits, according to press reports...
22 January 2024
From: Breaking News
The chief executive of Generation Rent has slammed the chair of the NatWest Bank for comments over first time buyers. At the...
08 January 2024
From: Breaking News
Consumer Price Inflation in November was 3.9 per cent - significantly lower than the 4.4 per cent expected by many analysts. It’s...
21 December 2023
From: Breaking News
Controversial online agency Purplebricks claims landlords and other home owners can sell their properties for free “as part of a progressive...
13 December 2023
From: Breaking News
Winkworth's chief executive says next week’s Autumn Statement must see the reinstatement of Mortgage Interest Tax Relief for investors. Dominic Agace says...
15 November 2023
From: Breaking News
Making an investment in a country with a different currency introduces exchange rate risk. Ideally, a UK investor would buy the...
26 August 2023
From: Agent Advice
HMRC has prepared a guide to landlords’ and other property professionals’ self-assessment. Here’s the guide in its entirety. - The year is flying by...
16 August 2023
From: Breaking News
Last month, Housing Secretary Michael Gove declared the Government was “asking too much, too quickly” of landlords by setting a 2028...
12 August 2023
From: Rental Reform
The latest market snapshot from Zoopla suggests landlords’ capital appreciation over the second half of this year depends almost entirely on...
31 July 2023
From: Breaking News
Details have emerged of an extraordinary ‘stress test’ created by the Bank of England and tested on eight major banks to...
14 July 2023
From: Breaking News
UK landlords are currently facing a myriad of challenges. It’s well documented how costly retrofitting properties to meet new energy efficiency standards...
01 July 2023
From: Legislation & Compliance
There’s a 50:50 chance of yet another Bank of England base rate rise this week according to a leading business analyst. Susannah...
21 March 2023
From: Breaking News
The head of residential research at a prominent estate agency says the signs look ominous that “the housing market is headed...
07 February 2023
From: Breaking News
Airbnb has gone into battle against mortgage lenders opposed to their customers letting out their homes. The short let platform is calling...
16 January 2023
From: Breaking News
New data from Rightmove reveals the areas which have seen the largest price jumps in the past year. It says that Eastwood...
09 January 2023
From: Breaking News
The government is under new pressure to introduce a last minute eviction ban to avoid private renters facing homelessness over Christmas. Liberal...
19 December 2022
From: Breaking News
Yes, it’s that time again when the property hoi polloi impose their predictions for the following year on us and so,...
17 December 2022
From: The Big Issues
The Guild of Property Professionals has issued a warning that house prices are going to fall. A 645-word statement from the Guild...
06 December 2022
From: Breaking News
I often use this column to discuss the reputation of landlords and the broader private rented sector which, as we all...
19 November 2022
From: The Big Issues
HMRC is targeting residential landlords who it suspects are not declaring their full rental income, warns tax advisory service Kreston Reeves. The...
14 November 2022
From: Breaking News
MPs from Opposition parties in the House of Commons have attacked the government’s recent stamp duty change - and taken the...
27 October 2022
From: Breaking News
One of the highest profile figures in the lettings industry says the apparent inaction by government over rental reform gives an...
04 October 2022
From: Breaking News
Who are you? I am the Head of Broking for Newable Finance. A specialist commercial finance brokerage. What is Newable Finance? Newable Finance is...
06 September 2022
From: 60 Second Interview
Mortgage activity is forecast to fall by six per cent by year-end as the market feels the brunt of interest rate...
17 August 2022
From: Breaking News
An analysis from PropTech firm Goodlord claims that landlords would have lost a combined £1m over the last year without anti-fraud...
09 August 2022
From: Breaking News
In the drive for the UK to be net zero by 2050, residential landlords are facing costly green refurbishments. Already, landlords...
06 August 2022
From: Tax & Finance
It’s just possible that the new Prime Minister - whether Rishi Sunak or Liz Truss - might just redress the imbalance...
28 July 2022
From: Breaking News
Whether it’s increasing the amount we recycle, choosing sustainable products, or reducing our carbon footprint by limiting the amount we travel,...
11 June 2022
From: Rental Reform
Who are you? My Name is Alec Chohan, and I am a senior finance broker within the Newable Finance team based in...
07 June 2022
From: 60 Second Interview
A rogue landlord that put tenants at risk has been fined for £4,808 for breaking housing regulations on a property in...
06 June 2022
From: Breaking News
A new league table of capital values in seaside locations shows the affordability challenge of investing in areas with guaranteed holiday...
29 April 2022
From: Breaking News
A specialist company is warning landlords that the recent spate of named storms across the UK may have heightened the risk...
01 March 2022
From: Breaking News
Has there ever been a better time to buy-to-let? Zoopla just last week revealed that demand and rent prices, especially in city...
19 February 2022
From: Top tips & guides
Experts are predicting that the exclusion of large scale landlords from cladding relief may lead to significant delays in some safety...
18 February 2022
From: Breaking News
The Covid pandemic has had a significant impact on the economy, with long term consequences that are still not fully appreciated....
22 January 2022
From: Industry Views
New preliminary figures released by CBRE reveal that a record £4.1 billion was invested in the UK’s Build to Rent sector...
15 January 2022
From: The Big Issues
A leasehold expert says existing owners - including landlords - are expected to be more proactive in 2022 as they seek...
07 January 2022
From: Breaking News
A new bank - Recognise - has entered the buy to let market in a bid to win landlords and investors. Its...
06 January 2022
From: Breaking News
Recognise Bank has entered the rental market with a new product designed for professional landlords and investors with portfolios of at least...
18 November 2021
From: Breaking News
The National Residential Landlords Association has joined over 100 other organisations across the UK to urge government to scrap the planned...
06 September 2021
From: Breaking News
It might be thought that banks have made significant mistakes of their own in the recent past - including triggering the...
25 February 2021
From: Breaking News
A leading property law firm says the government’s ‘eviction ban by the back door’ means many buy to let properties are...
10 November 2020
From: Breaking News
If you are dreaming of buying a property in Spain, there is so much to think about and many things to...
30 October 2020
From: Top tips & guides
Dear Readers, Today is my last day as editor of Landlord Today. Following more than four years in the role, I have...
30 September 2020
From: Breaking News
The latest data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) suggests that the housing market continued to recover at the tail...
20 August 2020
From: Breaking News
Mortgage advisor jobs - shortage of advisors to meet demand The mortgage market, like all other parts of the property industry,...
25 June 2020
From: Sponsored Content
Online searches for properties in remote or coastal locations has increased sharply, according to Rightmove. The property website analysed the areas people...
08 May 2020
From: Breaking News
Buy-to-let landlords are being warned not to use mortgage payment holidays unless absolutely necessary. Chestertons, based in London, says that landlords should...
21 April 2020
From: Breaking News
Hundreds of buy-to-let mortgage products have been withdrawn from the market due to the coronavirus outbreak, according to Property Master. The online buy-to-let...
27 March 2020
From: Breaking News
Some 13% of people use their overdraft to cover the cost of their rental or mortgage payments - the equivalent of...
09 March 2020
From: Breaking News
With savers receiving poor returns from banks and building societies, thousands of people unsurprisingly continue to turn to residential property as a means...
03 March 2020
From: Breaking News
Shawbrook Banks has simplified its buy-to-let range down to just three products, a few months after streamlining its range from 10 to...
23 January 2020
From: Breaking News
The State Bank of India’s (SBI UK) buy-to-let product range is now available through Legal and General Mortgage Club. The company provides...
13 January 2020
From: Breaking News
Property investors are being advised to head north for better returns, with new research revealing that Bootle in Merseyside is currently...
08 January 2020
From: Breaking News
With savers receiving poor returns from banks and building societies, thousands of people unsurprisingly continue to turn to residential property as...
24 December 2019
From: Breaking News
Britain has faced terrible flooding this year. Floods and other property emergency can take minutes to occur and years to remedy....
23 December 2019
From: Breaking News
With Britain edging closer to its first recession since the financial crisis, a leading property auctioneer is urging property investors, including...
24 October 2019
From: Breaking News
Vida Homeloans has launched a new Buy to Let Hub, powered by eTech, with a view to introducing time saving tools...
01 October 2019
From: Breaking News
Whether you are looking to rent out your property or sell, it is worth noting that August is the most popular...
26 July 2019
From: Breaking News
Vida Homeloans has announced the release of a series of new specialist mortgage products, including buy-to-let deals. The products include a 75%...
05 July 2019
From: Breaking News
With savers continuing to receive poor returns from banks and building societies, thousands of people unsurprisingly continue to turn to residential...
28 June 2019
From: Breaking News
We all know that high quality detailed tenant references are crucial to ensure that people placed in rental properties have been...
10 June 2019
From: Breaking News
Specialist buy-to-let lender Landbay has conducted an independent Bank of England stress test to project the impact of a major economic...
29 May 2019
From: Breaking News
With savers continuing to receive poor returns from banks and building societies, many people unsurprisingly continue to turn to residential property...
28 May 2019
From: Breaking News
A new online property management service has been launched by Rentora and comes with a suite of easy management tools to...
24 May 2019
From: Breaking News
Buy-to-let mortgage activity remained sluggish in March with landlord investors taking out just 5,000 new buy-to-let home purchase mortgages, down 9.1%...
17 May 2019
From: Breaking News
With savers continuing to receive poor returns from banks and building societies, many people continue to turn to residential property as...
25 April 2019
From: Breaking News
Property search data from Zoopla over the past 12 months has been analysed to reveal the most sought-after areas for a...
09 April 2019
From: Breaking News
Portico has expanded its client offering with the launch of Portico Finance, a mortgage broker and protection service, designed to offer...
02 April 2019
From: Breaking News
The government faces growing pressure to scrap Right to Rent, which forces landlords to undertake immigration checks on prospective tenants, after the...
04 March 2019
From: Breaking News
With savers continuing to receive poor returns from banks and building societies, thousands of people unsurprisingly continue to turn to residential...
21 December 2018
From: Breaking News
Private landlords across the UK collectively earned £33.8bn from their buy-to-let investments in the year from 5 April 2017 to 2018,...
04 December 2018
From: Breaking News
Tenants in the London borough of Kingston upon Thames are spending the lowest proportion of their salary on rent, according to new...
28 November 2018
From: Breaking News
A new campaign has been launched to help make cheap insurance available to those who own property in flood-risk areas following...
27 November 2018
From: Breaking News
Mortgage lenders have once again been criticised for not permitting landlords to rent property to people claiming benefits – this time...
22 November 2018
From: Breaking News
CreditLadder has joined forces with Bud to help tenants use rental payment history in credit scoring, with a view to helping...
05 September 2018
From: Breaking News
With savers receiving appalling returns from banks and building societies, many people are unsurprising still interested in investing in buy-to-let as...
24 August 2018
From: Breaking News
Thousands of private landlords across the country understandably reject housing benefit claimants despite accusations that they are discriminating against those on...
22 August 2018
From: Breaking News
On 29 March 2019, the UK is scheduled to leave the European Union (EU). Despite the profound significance of this event,...
22 August 2018
From: Industry Views
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...
16 August 2018
From: Breaking News
Construction work is progressing well on a new ultramodern, multimillion pound Build to Rent development on Forth Banks in Newcastle, which...
02 August 2018
From: Breaking News
The attraction of buy-to-let may be waning as far as some people are concerned due to a series of tax changes,...
04 July 2018
From: Breaking News
Banks will almost certainly be forced to raise mortgage rates as cheap money provided by a closed Bank of England scheme...
27 June 2018
From: Breaking News
Brexit uncertainty, higher taxation and more stringent mortgage lending conditions are among the toughest challenges currently facing property investors, including buy-to-let...
14 June 2018
From: Breaking News
Propio Properties has launched a new online property investment platform that it hopes will appeal to buy-to-let investors looking for a...