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New data sourced from millions of Barclays current accounts reveals growing stability in UK housing costs, which saw their lowest uplift...

Britain’s housing stock offers the worst value for money of any advanced economy, according new analysis published by the Resolution Foundation. The...

A think tank is urging the UK government to consider tax perks for private renters to help them save faster for...

A personal finance company has attempted to quantify the costs of pet damage at a property.  Novuna polled over 2,000 UK homeowners...

A newspaper claims that Prime Minister Rishi Sunak wants British families to be given higher priority for social housing. Implicitly this may...

Thousands of Britons earning from letting their spare room or using parts of their home on platforms like Airbnb could be...

A new study by a price comparison platform suggests that many younger Britons are waiting to inherit before buying a home. In...

Landlords looking to optimise capital appreciation on their properties may be alarmed at a siren warning from an insurance company. One Sure...

Authoritative new research suggests that there’s been a 91,000 rise in student numbers to 2.3m - yet in major student cities...

Data from the English Housing Survey suggests that the number of English owners of second homes in Europe has fallen again. The...

One in three Britons could be facing poverty in retirement according to Scottish Widows - with renters amongst the most vulnerable. The...

With the cost-of-living crisis causing household bills to increase nationwide, many Britons are worried and concerned about the soaring energy prices...

A quarter of Britons are considering becoming holiday let landlords to earn extra income from the continued popularity of UK staycations,...

Digital challenger bank Tandem has launched a new platform that allows people to check the EPCs of their or other properties,...

Large numbers of Britons are considering becoming holiday let landlords to earn extra income from the continued popularity of UK staycations,...

Another bank survey has been released, suggesting a surge in interest in energy efficient homes in the UK. NatWest’s Greener Homes Attitude...

So the heatwave is over - well, at least this week's heatwave is over. But who would bet against another with...

Covid-19 has upended most industries, at least for a short while, over the past two years. But the tourism sector has...

Nearly one in three British adults think property will be the best performing investment in 2022, making it the top pick...

As many as one in four young Britons are seriously considering moving abroad because the cost of housing. Despite four in every...

Harry Roberts, managing director of My Favourite Cottages, outlines how holiday homes can be made more sustainable. Earlier this month, world leaders...

The pandemic has made future prospects for renters worse, according to a new survey.  Four out of 10 tenants questioned by the...

A buy to let mortgage broker says that investment in a National Park property could help landlords cash in on the...

Landlords thinking of letting property on a short-term let this summer are being urged to have the right insurance protection in...

Mortgage approvals plummeted to an all-time low in May, leaving many would-be buyers with no alternative but to rent for longer.  The...

A new study claims that almost half of all Britons could end up renting for the rest of their lives.  Some 45% of...

The holiday rental market in this country looks set for another busy summer as the weak pound persuades millions to opt for...

As the supply of rental accommodation dwindles, demand from tenants continues to go up, and for good reason, according to Paul Sloan, operations director...

The attraction of buy-to-let may be waning as far as some people are concerned due to a series of tax changes,...

With more than a quarter of those in their late thirties and early forties now renting, the Residential Landlords Association (RLA)...

Only a fifth of tenants get on with their landlords, according to a new study by Hillarys.co.uk, as part of ongoing...

Residential property remains the long-term investment of choice for many Britons, illustrated by the high number of properties sold under the...

With savers continuing to receive poor returns from banks and building societies, thousands of people unsurprisingly continue to turn to residential...

There has been a notable decline in the number of people living in rented accommodation, new research suggests. An independent study carried out by...

Carbon monoxide is a colourless, odourless, tasteless, non-irritant and therefore undetectable gas, which is why more than half of Britons would...

A growing number of young British adults are giving up hope of ever owning their own property, fresh research shows. A startling...

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

Holiday home landlords who own property in sought-after locations in the UK can earn up to almost six times the average...

Almost half of private landlords say the Right to Rent scheme has made them less likely to let to those without...

The government is facing a legal challenge over its controversial Right to Rent scheme, which effectively forces buy-to-let landlords to act...

Forgetfulness is a problem for many people, but how many of us would leave behind an urn of pet ashes when...

The vast majority of Britons, including many renters who could soon find their rents rising as landlords look to recoup their...

Foreign nationals and Britons without a passport are struggling to rent due to immigration checks introduced last year, according to a...

New measures under the Immigration Act 2016, which came into play yesterday, will only be welcomed by those operating in the...

Britons without a passport are struggling to rent due to immigration checks introduced for earlier this year, according to a new survey. The...

Last week’s High Court ruling that only parliament could start the process of leaving the EU is likely delay the triggering...

The huge rush to acquire buy-to-let property in the first quarter of the year ahead of the stamp duty change deadline...

Millions of Britons are resigning themselves to the possibility of never owning their own home – with many people left with...

With just hours remaining until the polls close, the outcome of the EU referendum is too close to call. The sense of...

Around three quarters of young Britons believe they are unlikely to ever own their own property and will instead rent for...

In the nine months since new Right To Rent immigration checks have been implemented across the West Midlands only seven landlords...