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A consultation on how to develop a more dynamic energy price cap has been launched by the regulator, Ofgem. The regulator claims...

Mohammed Sharaz, a landlord from Bradford, recently seized an opportunity to enhance his property portfolio after Wildstone acquired the gable end...

London’s Labour mayor Sadiq Khan wants 10,000 private homes in the capital to be brought into the social rental sector within...

Lendlord, a platform for the property investment space, has launched a Tenants App to streamline the way renters communicate with landlords. The...

A group of local authorities is asking the government to give individual councils the cash to buy properties off private landlords. London...

First the troubled John Lewis Partnership announced plans to create Build To Rent properties around or on top of Waitrose stories;...

Companies that own UK residential properties have one month to revalue and tell HM Revenue and Customs if any are worth...

Private rental property should be “acquired” and used for social housing according to a think tank. And it says tax penalties, laws...

An agency heavily involved in Build To Rent claims investment in the sector remains high - but soaring debt costs may...

The Competition and Markets Authority has raised concern about a Build To Rent deal which it believes could result in reduced...

Landlords who use the Property Hub Lets online agency are in for a change - in future, their properties will be...

There’s a gulf in the amount that landlords are willing to pay to meet proposed new EPC requirements and what they...

A large proportion of portfolio landlords - those with four or more properties - plan to expand their portfolios in the...

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

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

A major supplier to the lettings industry has just acquired a pet referencing company and suggests that greater due diligence could...

An accountancy firm is holding a free webinar for landlords and other property investors to look east ongoing changes to tax...

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

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

A senior figure in a newly-enlarged agency that wants to become a national force in lettings has thrown his weight behind...

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...

In recent years, letting property has become more challenging due to a range of tax and regulation changes and since March...

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

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

More details have emerged of Lloyds Bank’s plan to become a landlord - and the proposal is even more ambitious than...

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

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

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

An appeal has gone out to private landlords to lease their properties to a council seeking to boost its supply of...

A property development firm says it’s to spend up to £500m in land acquisitions over the next three years, as part...

HousingAnywhere, an internet lettings platform that calls itself Europe’s largest online rental accommodation marketplace for young professionals and international students, has...

Landlords could be in line for another huge tax burden - a doubling of Capital Gains Tax.  A report commissioned by the government...

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

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

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...

O’Neill Patient LLP has completed the acquisition of well established law firm, Cavendish Legal Group.  O’Neill Patient, which specialises in conveyancing services...

Roma Finance has cut its bridging and development rates across its product range, which includes buy-to-let, after obtaining fresh and sustainable...

The latest data demonstrates the failure of government policy for the private rented sector, which in turn is having an adverse...

With the number of full-time students in the UK continuing to grow, student housing is now the number one Living investment,...

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

Towards the end of last year, I wrote an article for Landlord Today outlining the difficulties many landlords in the UK...

Whether you’re a first-time landlord or a seasoned investor, finding the right buy-to-let investment is far from simple. With many factors to...

FirstPort, one of the largest managers of residential property in the UK, has taken over the operational management of an additional...

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

A number of key regional housebuilders across England, Scotland and Wales have signed up to Zoopla, offering consumers, including buy-to-let landlords,...

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

More than £2bn has been invested into the UK’s Build to Rent (BTR) sector in the first three quarters of 2019, according...

CBRE has completed the purchase of Telford Homes in a £267m deal. The acquisition of the housebuilder will enable the company to...

Principality Building Society has cut selected rates across a number of fixed buy-to-let and residential mortgage products.  The reductions include two-year buy-to-let...

Some 55% of landlords planning to add to their portfolio over the next 12 months will use a limited company to...

There was £359.4m of institutional investment into the UK private rented sector in second quarter of the year, according to CBRE...

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

Al Rayan Bank has launched a new limited company buy-to-let purchase plan (BTLPP) for landlords to purchase their investment properties in...

Bracknell’s former bus depot is set to undergo a grand transformation into a 155,000 square foot development of 242 luxury apartments,...

The UK Build to Rent sector continues to go from strength to strength, with record levels of investment in the first...

Residential property prices have fallen since the stat of the year, according to figures from the ONS, with prices dropping 1%...

PLATFORM_ has been awarded planning consent to build just over 200 homes on the site of the former Browning Jones &...

Undoubtedly, 2018 was another tough year for landlords. With so many tax and regulatory changes over the past couple of years,...

Legal & General has unveiled its first Build to Rent (BTR) scheme in Scotland to help meet the increasing demand for...

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

The number of buy-to-let purchases continues to fall, as reflected by a further drop in new buy-to-let mortgage lending. Fresh data from...

Buy-to-let landlords with properties in Hampshire and Sussex, may be keen to learn that local lettings and property management specialist, LetCo,...

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...

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 lending for 2018 looks likely to fall well below its estimate of £12bn, as taxes and regulations continue to have an adverse...

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...

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

If you own a house or flat in London, there is a fair chance that you may have heard of, and...

There has been a further decline in the number of people looking to buy property, as reflected by the Bank of...

On 29 March 2019, the UK is scheduled to leave the European Union (EU). Despite the profound significance of this event,...

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...

Legal & General has exchanged contracts on its largest build-to-rent (BTR) site to date located in Woolwich. The scheme, which has been...

Skipton Building Society has cut rates by up to 0.23% across its buy-to-let range on both new acquisition and remortgage deals. The...

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

A new bridging and buy-to-let combination mortgage deal with a joint application and underwriting process has been launched by UX Mortgages...

It is undoubtedly a buyer’s market in London at the moment, with those who are looking to buy property in 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...

In recent years, cites within the north of England have attracted more property investors targeting high yields, but new research shows...

A growing number of landlords are using a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) as a tax-efficient way of holding a portfolio of...

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

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

Residential property price growth continues to prove resilient despite political and economic uncertainty, which is partly why buy-to-let remains the investment...

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

Legal & General has announced that it will be creating 200 new Build to Rent (BTR) homes in Brighton as part...

Who are you?   Arthur Jones, I’m Glide’s London Business Development Manager. I joined Glide in November 2016 to head up London. My...

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

Grainger plc, the UK’s largest listed residential landlord, has exchanged contracts with Abode Hallam Limited after agreeing a deal to acquire...

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

With the new year almost upon us, now is a good time to think about your property investment strategy and potentially...

A new buy-to-let mortgage designed for British expats has been launched by Aldermore Bank, which is available through Expat Packager in...

A new two-year fixed rate buy-to-let mortgage deal, which is funded by Precise Mortgages, has been launched by mortgage distributor 3mc. The...

Hinckley & Rugby Building Society has announced that it is now assessing like-for-like buy-to-let remortgages using a lower reference rate and...

It is well known that homeownership rates have been falling rapidly, particularly among young people, despite government efforts to reverse the...

Plans have been unveiled for a development of 375 new Build to Rent (BTR) homes, as part of the proposed redevelopment...