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If you’re moving home and have either plenty of equity or savings you can use for a deposit, plus a decent...

There wasn’t much by way of good news in the Spring Budget for landlords and property investors last month. Although some rumours...

Superdry wants to slash the rent it pays the landlords of 39 of its UK city centre stores, as part of...

A council is looking to work with more private landlords to help reduce homelessness. Over the past few years Shropshire council has...

Estate agency data shows that the average time it takes for a landlord other vendor to sell a house has dropped...

Fines for rogue landlords and agents in London have surged past the £10 million mark.   With 19 council licensing schemes and...

A leading business analyst is firmly blaming interest rates for the see-saw in house prices seen in recent indices. The latest, from...

The Generation Rent activist group is placing its hopes for pro-renter policies on newly-elected Metro Mayors, who will be elected on...

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

UK house prices grew in March on a quarterly basis, by 2.0%, with annual growth slowing to 0.3%, from 1.6% in...

The percentage of tenants choosing to live alone has dropped over the last three years, research suggests.  A study compiled by Reposit,...

A think tank based in central London says landlords would not quit the sector if much tougher - and more expensive...

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

The UK government's long awaited Spring Budget announced some key changes for the property market in an effort to stimulate activity...

A fire and rescue service has successfully prosecuted a landlord for failing to comply with the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order...

It’s all change at the start of the new tax year, and with so many tweaks to so many rules, it’s...

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

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

If interest rate rises weren’t enough to drive landlords out the market, mounting maintenance costs could be. Various studies and surveys have...

UK house prices rose for the fifth consecutive month in February, up by 0.4 per cent or £1,091 in cash terms,...

London Mayor Sadiq Khan is demanding the government finally abolish Section 21 eviction powers - and claims over 30,000 households in...

Like a parent whose kids expected half term in Disneyland, Jeremy Hunt is spending the week managing expectations – and crushing...

An analysis of government data suggests that potential first time buyers have failed to take advantage of literally hundreds of millions...

A property finance consultancy claims that unmortgageable properties can be snapped up with a discount of 27 per cent. Apex Bridging says...

Average rents on newly let properties across Britain rose 8.3 per cent year-on-year in January, the slowest pace for 13 months...

Speculation continues apace over the likely measures in next month’s Budget, especially after what is seen by political analysts as a...

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

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

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...

Painful tax traps have been set for millions of people this year. Your pay may not even have kept pace with...

HSBC bank is working with Shelter on housing campaigns. A statement from the charity says: “With support from partners including HSBC UK,...

The average home in England and Wales bought within the last 20 years and sold in 2023 achieved £102,650 or 48...

Another house price index has indicated a gentle rise in capital appreciation coming through at the end of 2023. Richard Sexton, director...

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

The chief executive of Generation Rent has slammed the chair of the NatWest Bank for comments over first time buyers. At the...

The latest Halifax house price index shows average house prices rose by 1.1 per cent in December, the third monthly rise...

New data from HM Revenue and Customs reveals a 22 per cent annual drop in residential transactions in the year to...

UK house prices ended 2023 down 1.8 per cent compared with December 2022, leaving them almost 4.5 per cent below the...

A new analysis of discounts available to cash buyer suggests they can save tens of thousands of pounds on some property...

A council is developing a new private sector housing renewal and disabled adaptations policy and is seeking the views of landlords,...

A business consultancy claims the HMNRC Self-Assessment helpline - set up to assist those compiling and filing tax returns as the...

The Nationwide says 2023 has seen a surprisingly-resilient housing market but there will be no full scale recovery in 2024 -...

Former housing minister Rachel Maclean - the victim of a shock sacking by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak last month - has...

Paragon Bank has launched new five-year fixed-rate buy-to-let mortgages with nil product fees. Rates start at 5.80 per cent and there is...

Cash and mortgage housing market data show average prices decline by an annual 4.6 per cent says e.surv. But the monthly trend...

Housr, a student living start-up, says it’s started its second year by adding 45,000 properties to its platform ahead of the...

The government should tax property ‘hoarders’ cashing in on the UK housing market says a left-leaning think tank. A report by the New Economics...

The two most aggressively pro-tenant activist bodies have accused landlords without mortgages of “cashing in.” According to a poll of more than...

Homes situated close to new electricity pylons and sub-stations could receive up to £1,000 a year off energy bills, for up...

It’s not just the weather that’s wet and dreary – the outlook looks bleak for landlords too as we head towards...

Winkworth's chief executive says next week’s Autumn Statement must see the reinstatement of Mortgage Interest Tax Relief for investors. Dominic Agace says...

Savills is warning that the average UK house price is projected to fall by a further 3.0 per cent in 2024...

A range of grants, including new and enhanced schemes, are available to help landlords improve the energy efficiency of homes and...

Propertymark has set out its stall for next month’s Autumn Statement - and many of the demands are for improvements that...

Average house prices are now falling 2.9 per cent annually in England and Wales according to the monthly e.surv index. Yorkshire and...

Landlords grappling with tax returns have been given some advice - file them sooner, rather than later. Data analysed by business consultancy...

It’s the number of homes changing hands rather than their price that’s bearing the brunt of the slowdown say research chiefs...

Some 100 landlords have signed up to offer longer tenancies through a council rent guarantee and cash incentive scheme. Milton Keynes council...

The latest Rental Demand Index from the Barrows and Forrester agency has revealed that rental demand has surged during the third...

The Daily Telegraph appears to have uncovered a catch in Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s apparent boiler grant giveaway. Last week he announced...

As the ‘big buy-to-let’ sell off gathers momentum, we take a look ways you can guestimate the value of your rental...

Unpaid rent can cause significant financial problems for commercial landlords. Thankfully, there are several options available to address the issue.  Simon Smith,...

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

Over two-thirds of all new homeowners in London received family support to purchase their homes.  ‘Bank of Family’ recipients in London received...

A website claims that Banning Orders on private landlords have not been served because of local government funding shortfalls. Open Democracy says...

A landlord has been given a £20,000 fine for failing to carry-out badly needed repairs on a property in Lancashire.  The fixed...

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

Over recent years, as successive governments have tightened lettings legislation and increased the tax burden on landlords, some with investment properties...

A currently low-profile service that helps landlords manage portfolios or even sell their properties to tenants says it’s raised a big...

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

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

The number of property transactions fuelled by the mortgage sector has fallen by 42 per cent so far this year. Britain’s more...

A prominent accountant is warning that the upcoming Renters Reform Bill, when it becomes law, will be used by HMRC to...

After a decade of steady growth, the number of older renters is poised to increase rapidly over the next 10 years...

Activist group Generation Rent - which has demanded rent freezes, eviction bans and cash hand-outs to help tenants move now wants...

If you are a landlord looking for the silver lining in a dark cloud, June’s interest rate decision will have certainly...

Barclays is working with TV guru Phil Spencer to give home owners some £2,000 to make selected energy-efficiency improvements to their...

Baron John Bird, co-founder of the Big Issue newspaper sold by the homeless and vulnerably-housed, is suggesting that landlords give tenants...

The Supported Housing (Regulatory Oversight) Bill has passed its third reading in the House of Lords and is set to become law...

The Bank of England has announced its latest change in base rate, which is used by most lenders to determine interest...

A pressure group is calling on the government to introduce in-tenancy restrictions on how much rents can be raised, and claims...

One of the country’s most prominent housing market indices says the current imbalance between supply and demand in the rental sector...

Households are being hammered by higher council tax rates year after year with no sign of local authorities moderating the burden,...

This year Tax Freedom Day fell on Thursday June 8. This was the day of the year by which, theoretically, the...

Inheritance tax receipts hit £600 million in April 2023 according to data released by HMRC. This is £100 million higher than...

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

A tax expert is advising landlords to avoid failing to register their property sales for Capital Gains Tax within 60 days...

A recent study by nationwide conveyancers Muve, using official data from the Office for National Statistics, has revealed the most and...

A prominent business analyst says the great rental sell-off leaves remaining landlords in a powerful position. Sarah Coles, head of personal finance...

One of the UK governments has backed a call for private landlords to get cash help to meet new Minimum Energy...

Social housing tenants are to be encouraged to hold their landlords to account as part of a taxpayer funded training scheme. From free advice on...

The government has made no estimate of the number of people unable to meet housing costs due to the freeze on...

Landlords who bought soon after the launch of the first buy-to-let mortgage in 1996 are retiring in increasing numbers.   Research from lettings...

Landlords are exiting the market in droves. According to an accountancy firm who analysed HMRC data, 70,000 buy-to-let landlords left the sector...

A tax expert has set out top tips for landlords as they embark on a new financial year. Mike Parkes, tax expert...

The Generation Rent campaign has criticised the current government for failing to increase energy efficiency standards in the private rental sector. A...

A mortgage chief has accused local authorities of treating private landlords like cash machines. Justin May, chief executive of EHF Mortgages, makes...

A business consultancy is reporting a rise in stamp duty paid by landlords and other home buyers - but is warning...

New buy to let purchases are increasingly being funded by cash rather than a mortgage, says Hamptons lettings agency.   So far this...