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The management of BTL properties, whether it's a modest collection of three units or a more sizable portfolio of fifteen, can...

A council says a new bond scheme designed to increase the quality and availability of affordable housing for private renters across...

The Chancellor has used his Budget to confirm a 2p cut in National Insurance, from April 6. This will take it...

Two new forums to forge closer bonds between council and landlords in North Yorkshire are to take place in the coming...

The yo-yo economic news is now casting doubt on whether the Bank of England will cut base rate as quickly as...

Established by the UK Government, the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy (ARAP) was launched in April 2021.  In the summer of that...

Markets are saying the UK - and for that matter the US and mainland Europe - have all hit peak interest...

Parents and pet owners are paying as much as £460 per month more for rent and bills, it’s claimed. The claim comes...

Rental markets near London’s Crossrail stations have seen premiums emerge, a new survey suggests.  Areas which have benefitted from the largest reductions...

A prominent buying agent operating at the high end of the prime London market has given an interesting insight into how...

The challenges facing the property market right now are well reported; from rising interest rates pushing up mortgage payments to a...

This year is set to bring sweeping rental reforms that will change the face of lettings forever. Landlords should be following...

Eleven fully let apartments in Birmingham city centre have come on to the market with Bond Wolfe for offers based on...

The Valuation Office Agency has issued a reminder that changes to eligibility rules for self-catering properties will come into effect from...

A £50m scheme to bring more empty homes back to life in Wales - but private land are excluded from applying. The...

A holiday lettings agency has taken the unusual step of speaking out in favour of higher council tax for second home...

Uncertainty has become a vastly overused word to describe our economic situation in recent years. But, once again, it’s an unwaveringly...

A council is offering a £3,000 cash incentive to any landlord of a three or four bedroom property available for immediate...

A collection of rental experts in a body called The Lettings Industry Council have called for the creation of a Landlord...

A landlord has been jailed for a year after making a homeless woman perform sexual favours for him in return for...

An initiative set up earlier this year to help support private rented sector tenants and landlords has proved its worth according...

The London international rental market, a long-term victim of the pandemic and travel restrictions, appears to be improving at last. High profile...

Landlords in a Midlands city are being asked to help find safe places to live for homeless individuals and families. The council...

A London lettings agency says that despite its four year delay, Crossrail still presents opportunities for buy to let investors. Benham and...

The National Residential Landlords Association has repeated its backing for upfront cash payments and rent guarantees. A new study has found that...

Specialist buy to let lender Paragon has taken the unusual step of issuing a so-called Green Bond to fund attempts to make...

Two property investment companies and an associated business have all been closed down “in the public interest” by the government’s Insolvency...

A research project funded by the Nationwide Foundation has revealed widespread tenant satisfaction with small-scale landlords in Scotland.  The project, RentBetter, looks...

Landlords are being invited to get involved in a scheme which a local council describes as “an attractive, risk-free financial offer.” Cambridge...

A landlord has been ordered to pay his ex-tenant £1,500 after failing to protect her deposit with an approved scheme. The Housing...

As new details regarding the new Green Homes Grant emerge, landlords should hopefully be in a better position to assess whether...

With buy-to-let returns continuing to beat all other mainstream investments, including commercial property, UK government bonds and cash, while remaining a...

The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) has proposed that tenants should be permitted to transfer a deposit between landlords when moving property.  The...

What is your business?    Bonds Estate Agents, the modern hybrid agent bridging the gap between the traditional high street agent and online...

Rental values in London’s super prime rental market dropped by 0.5% in the year to July on the back of a...

Private landlords have praised a new scheme in Hertsmere, which offers financial incentives and support for those looking to rent out...

Buy-to-let landlords are being driven out of the private rented sector and will soon start looking for more profitable alternative investments. That...

Returns for private landlords have dropped in recent years, while strong returns have instead come from investing in corporate residential landlords, according...

Rental income for buy-to-let landlords has increased by a staggering 15% over the past 12 month to hit £18.7bn, up from...

Deposit-free renting is growing increasingly popular, with more providers than ever before now providing tenants with a range of nil deposit...

Private landlords across the UK collectively earned £33.8bn from their buy-to-let investments in the year from 5 April 2017 to 2018,...

A buy-to-let landlord who pushed a council employee out of one of his properties in Blackpool has been cleared of assault. Landlord...

A pilot scheme has been launched with a view to improving property standards, increasing awareness, boosting engagement and increasing housing supply...

Propio Properties has launched a new online property investment platform that it hopes will appeal to buy-to-let investors looking for a...

Despite the changes to the buy-to-let sector in recent years, there still remains a desire among many to become a landlord,...

Private landlords in Basildon are being invited to attend a free rental workshop this week. The event, which is being run by...

Investing in the buy-to-let sector has proved a shrewd move for many private landlords, with fresh research revealing that they have...

The rapid growth in popularity of buy-to-let in recent years has been fuelled in part by the failings of the pensions...

Despite the anti-landlord policies adopted by the government, many investors continue to be drawn to the buy-to-let market as the returns...

Buy-to-let returns continue to beat all other mainstream investments, including commercial property, UK government bonds and cash, while remaining a highly...

While the majority of private renters have the ambition to eventually own their own home, almost a quarter of existing renters...

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

A landlord has been found guilty of being in possession of stolen goods, having accepted £40,000 worth of stolen whisky in...

A recent poll by Simply Business has revealed that over 70% of buy-to-let investors prioritise rental rents over capital gains when...

A quarter of all residential properties acquired in the summer were either a buy-to-let investment or a second home, fresh data...

With buy-to-let returns continuing to beat all other mainstream investments, including commercial property, UK government bonds and cash, while remaining a...

Accord Buy to Let has announced plans to expand into the consumer buy-to-let and first-time landlord markets over the next few...

Our latest infographic shows figures of how the majority of deposits are repaid at the end of tenancy and goes into...

Annual rental value growth in prime central London continued to fall in June, down 3%, despite a rise in the level...

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

With savers receiving dismal returns from banks and building societies, thousands of people have unsurprising turned to residential property as a...

Affordable housing provider Rentplus has secured up to £70 million funding to support the delivery of thousands of new rent-to-buy homes   The...

Analysis carried out for Platinum Property Partners (PPP), comparing HMOs rented to professionals and other asset classes, shows that HMOs were...