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Only 2% of current properties listed for sale in London have a tenant in situ, according to lettings agency Benham and...

There’s been a bevvy of buy to let mortgage deal changes this week. Shawbrook has made a series of reductions across its...

Almost four in 10 portfolio landlords are continuing to upgrade their properties to EPC C or above, despite proposed regulations being...

Twenty twenty-four is a pivotal year for landlords in the Private Rented Sector (PRS). It is still the Government’s aim that...

Specialist investment lender Hodge has joined forces with Propflo, a PropTech startup, to urge customers to make their properties more energy-efficient...

A comprehensive new survey gives the lowdown on buy to let in the UK. The study, by Uswitch, is lengthy and covers...

Paragon Bank’s analysis of its lending data has revealed the top 10 locations for investment by portfolio buy-to-let landlords, those with...

Landlords and renters’ activists are at either end of the spectrum reacting to a controversial report on the private rental sector. Yesterday...

Activists are beginning to pile pressure on London Labour Mayor Sadiq Khan, claiming the public will be disappointed if he toes...

The latest Halifax house price index results, which show mixed fortunes for the housing market, should be seen as a spur...

There’s been a huge rise in the number of buy to let property repossessions in the first quarter of 2024 compared...

A mortgage firm that works with landlords claims an increasing number of them prioritise energy efficiency when assessing properties to buy.  Some...

There have been more changes to buy to let mortgage ranges from lenders. Coming into effect today, The Mortgage Works will be...

Landlords who paid Capital Gains Tax at 28% - before the Chancellor reduced it to 24% in this month’s Budget -...

A prominent agent who advises many landlord clients says the Capital Gains Tax cuts announced in the Budget are too small...

Buy to let lender Aldermore has named Bristol, as the best city for landlords to invest in for 2024.  Manchester, Coventry, Brighton...

A property industry commentator has set out what he calls a plan of action to rejuvenate the buy to let sector. Jonathan...

Landlords play a crucial role in providing safe and comfortable housing for tenants while also managing rental properties effectively. Staying informed...

A prominent lawyer has stepped up her criticisms of Housing Secretary Michael Gove and his attacks on buy to let and...

The bank Shawbrook has completed a buy to let remortgage for a new customer in just 37 working hours.  The landlord was...

The buy to let mortgage sector has seen fixed rates fall to their lowest point since September 2022, according to analysis...

Reversing the tax penalties imposed on buy to let landlords in recent years would reduce the impact of short lets on...

New figures from lenders trade body UK Finance show a massive fall in buy to let loans for those aged 55...

Buy to let specialist lender Paragon Bank has introduced offers on its two-year fixed rate BTL mortgages, including its lowest rate...

Landlords are selling up in significant volumes these days - partly to cash in on capital appreciation, but mostly thanks to...

Data from lenders trade body UK Finance show an 18 per cent leap in buy to let arrears in the past...

A recent survey by digital mortgage lender, Molo, revealed that nearly 60% of UK landlords have seen a rise in late...

Confidence has returned to the mortgage market, with sentiment improving steadily month by month in the last quarter of 2023, according...

In the buy to let market, success goes beyond the transaction of paying rent. Ultimately, fostering a healthy landlord-tenant relationship can...

One of the MPs behind the disastrous mini-Budget - which directly led to soaring interest rates - is to stand down...

Buy To Let lender Paragon Bank has added five-year fixed-rate ‘green’ products to its range of BTL mortgages. Rates start at 4.89...

The chartered surveyor team at Stokemont is giving advice on potential pitfalls in new build homes.  This is from RICS-accredited valuer Bradley...

A majority of Buy to Let landlords have been focused on growing property portfolios in the last 12 months, and not...

Scottish property portal ESPC has announced a free Buy To Let event targeted at aspiring property investors and landlords. The event will...

A range of specialist buy to let mortgage products covering multi-occupancy properties, mixed-use or part-commercial properties, and expat investors, has been...

The Suffolk Building Society has launched new mortgage products aimed at private landlords who are planning refurbishments, such as a new...

An insurance firm claims landlords shopping for a new mortgage deal may be expected by lenders to prepare personal guarantees. Purbeck claims...

Despite a sharp fall in the number of homes bought by landlords in 2023, the number of limited companies set up...

The Penrith Building Society has scrapped mortgage application fees for all buy to let and residential  products, including further advances, until...

A building society says it is considering ending its policy of lending to buyers of holiday lets. Martese Carton, the director of...

One of the UK’s best known platforms for mortgages has significantly reduced its Buy To Let rates. Starting from 3.79 per cent,...

Some 74 per cent of buy to let landlords are optimistic about the property market in the next 12 months, it’s...

UK Finance has published its housing and mortgage market forecasts for 2024 and 2025 together with projections for 2023 full year numbers. Key figures for 2023 -...

There’s no prospect of a rapid recovery for the housing market in 2024 despite some green shoots appearing. The warning comes from...

A Labour politician has returned to the subject of rent controls - even though the party has officially abandoned this as...

Citra Living, the Build To Rent arm of Lloyds Banking Group, has announced another new scheme. It is a 95-flat development at...

One in five (20 per cent of) landlords plans to reducing their buy to let holdings according to a new survey. The...

The Mortgage Works is reducing rates on products for new and existing landlord customers by up to 0.40 percentage points, with...

More than a quarter of private landlords plan to increase the size of their property portfolios in the next year, compared...

Landlord confidence has rebounded strongly in recent months according to a survey by a leading buy to let-focussed bank. All aspects of...

As we all now know, the Government has acknowledged that the ban on Section 21 eviction notices cannot not come into...

The asking price of homes coming to the market this month is down 1.7 per cent on October according to Rightmove.  The...

A third of landlords have suggested they are considering retiring or quitting the sector because of attacks and obstacles in the...

Landlords have been selling more homes than they bought in every year since 2016 when a raft of tax and regulatory...

Lenders’ trade body UK Finance says there were 11,540 buy to let mortgages in arrears of 2.5 per cent or more of...

A third of landlords who own rental property in their personal name are planning to incorporate their portfolio into a limited...

A new survey suggests that over three fifths of landlords say private renting is becoming less attractive as an investment option. The...

Our generations-old obsession with home-ownership may be waning for the first time in recent memory. The introduction of the Housing Act in...

A new personal guarantee insurance protection service has been launched for professional landlords - triggered by a surge  in incorporation. Purbeck Personal...

A housing analyst says student rent increases should be capped in the same way as social housing rents are. Rory Hughes, writing...

Specialist lender Landbay has issued another upbeat assessment of the buy to jet sector, bucking the trend of most market reports. It...

Landlords need greater support from mortgage advisers in order to navigate the best course through the current economic climate. That’s according to...

New research from lettings agency Benham and Reeves has shown that while net rental yields have increased over the last year,...

A new analysis has given one of the most detailed breakdowns of landlords in England. Using a range of government and industry...

Landlords frustrated by poor returns and high taxes in the buy to let arena are looking for ways to diversify investment...

The buy-to-let sector has seen fixed rates fall and product choice grow month-on-month, according to the latest analysis by Moneyfactscompare. Overall buy-to-let...

A controversial consultation document about rent controls is proposing that Build To Rent operators be exempt from the caps which may...

An insurance firm is warning landlords about the risks of personal guarantees as a condition of buy to let mortgages. Purbeck Personal...

A new study has revealed the top 10 UK areas with the greatest rental yield making them ideal for a buy-to-let. Confused.com...

Paragon Bank has announced a 4.69 per cent five-year fixed-rate buy to let mortgage, marking the lender’s lowest rate for this...

The Mortgage Lender has two new buy-to-let products. These include a standard two-year fixed, with an initial rate of 4.69 per cent...

The continued attacks on the buy to let sector have resulted in a dramatic decline in investment plans by landlords. A new...

The head of a specialist buy to let mortgage broker has split from almost all of the industry by saying the...

The classic “landlord favourite” for buying and selling - the auction house - appears to be bucking the downward trend in...

To help or not to help: that is the question the government is facing with regard to under-pressure private rented sector...

A high profile lettings agent insists that buy to let remains “a safe space for investors” seeking long-term returns, despite the...

Landlords are reducing their stock - and they’re blaming the Tories for creating a hostile environment.  This is according to the latest...

A survey of thousands of landlords, agents and tenants has provided new evidence of buy to let investors quitting in droves. Over...

Three-quarters of landlords who intend to purchase a new property in the next year will use a Limited Company structure, it’s...

Former England footballer turned TV pundit and property expert Dion Dublin is to headline this month’s South East Property Expo. The centre...

Over a third of private landlords would sell properties if rent controls were introduced in their area, according to a trade...

Whoever forms the next government must put the private rental sector at the heart of its housing policy. That’s the view of...

Zoopla says a buy to let property sold off by a landlord is “typically priced 25 per cent lower than the...

Over half of landlords are either against the concept of a private rental sector Ombudsman or are actively against it. As part...

Section 21 evictions are set to soar higher, a property association leader forecasts - because of the threat to abolish them. Data...

The property portal ESPC has revealed the top-performing Edinburgh postcodes in terms of rental yields, for the second quarter of 2023. Using...

One of Britain's best known DJs has taken to social media to highlight what she sees as the unfair government policy...

Santander has been sharply criticised for increasing its Interest Coverage Ratio just as other lenders have been making it easier to...

A bank chief has used a national newspaper interview to make a stand in favour of buy to let landlords and...

A new analysis shows growth in the trend for buy to let properties to be sold with tenants in situ.  The analysis...

Buy-to-let landlords with property assets held in a company could be taking advantage of the current dip in house prices to...

The lack of available housing stock is creating huge problems throughout the Private Rented Sector, including the supply chain. We all know...

London Labour Mayor Sadiq Khan and the Labour-supporting leader of the Generation Rent pressure group have starred in a lengthy social...

Landlords and brokers are up in arms about alleged profiteering by buy to let mortgage lenders’ arrangement fees. These jumped last autumn...

A charity has acknowledged that landlords need help to keep their homes, and in turn continue to provide much-needed homes in...

Investors selling a buy to let so far in 2023 made gains which were 10.1 per cent lower than those who...

The data from the 2021 to 2022 tax year reveals that it has been a bumper year for capital gains in...

Data from mortgage lenders’ trade body UK Finance will make grim reading for anyone interested in the well-being of the housing...

The business editor of London’s daily newspaper, the Evening Standard, has made a strong statement in support of landlords. Jonathan Prynn, in...

A growing number of landlords are incorporating in order to salvage profits from the difficult buy to let sector, a bank...