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

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

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

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

The Government quietly announced population projections towards the end of January that could have major implications for the types of homes...

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

The government’s proposal to introduce a new one per cent deposit mortgage scheme to help young people onto the property ladder...

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...

Landlords considering selling up have received guidance from Rightmove on when to do it and how. The portal claims February is the...

The UK’s private rental sector grapples with a surge in waiting times for contractor appointments, according to industry supplier Fixflo.  A new...

There will be long term pressure on housing affordability and the private rental sector if demographic forecasts from a range of...

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

Repairs and maintenance supplier Fixflo is warning landlords of a surge in demand for Electrical Installation Condition Reports in the short...

In the ever-evolving landscape of property investments, one strategy continues to stand the test of time and prove its worth: property...

Britain’s largest listed residential landlord, Grainger, has struck a long-term deal with =Network Rail and the property developer Bloc Group to...

Airbnb is launching a new Sustainability Hub to help its landlord hosts in the UK retrofit and improve the energy efficiency...

The latest data release by comparison site GetAgent shows the average sale price over the past six months has been 97.3...

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 property industry in recent years has been tough to work in.  Clearly the challenges we faced with the pandemic, lockdown and...

A prominent analyst says her reading of the latest Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors market snapshot makes her believe more house...

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

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

It’s hardly surprising that the property auction market has seen an increase in activity in recent years, with buyers looking to...

New data from Zoopla this morning makes grim reading for landlords, especially those reliant on capital appreciation and with investment properties...

A council has issued financial penalties of over £20,000 to landlords failing to manage their properties.   Three of the four cases...

Beverley Building Society has entered the buy to let market for the first time with two new products. Its variable rate BTL...

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

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

Private landlords and managing agents are being invited to take part in a new anti-burglary scheme being run by a Labour-controlled...

A leading buying agent says changing planning priorities amongst London councils are likely to mean that large lateral apartments will maintain...

A quick buy property company says there’s been a surge in the number of landlords quitting the rental sector. “We’ve seen a...

House prices rose by 9.8 per cent year-on-year in December compared with the same month in 2021, the Office for National...

As many buy-to-let landlords continue to question their place in the market with ever increasing legislation, finance and management costs, one...

Suffolk Building Society has announced the launch of a new five-year fixed expat buy to let product for properties with an...

Landlords who intend to sell their properties this year are being urged to act quickly ahead of the Capital Gains Tax...

Capital values are set to fall “further and faster” between now and the spring, a property expert predicts. Mortgage lender figures have...

Cycles of growth and housing market crashes, new technology, and, most recently, the pandemic-fuelled push to escape the city in search...

The UK’s buy-to-let market has changed beyond recognition over the last few years and with a recession on the horizon, landlords...

New market analysis by lettings and sales agency Hamptons suggests that landlords are the largest group likely to sell up over...

A new £71m Build To Rent scheme is on its way to commuter hotspot Leatherhead. BTR operator Get Living and developer Watkin...

Build To Rent may win a lot of publicity but it’s still largely unknown outside London according to new research. BTR completions...

A prominent buy to let mortgage lender says there’s been a surge of interest in so-called green mortgages linked to good...

Are you a landlord with an EPC rating of D or below? Newable Finance has launched EPC Finance – a range of...

The UK’s largest listed provider of private rental homes, Grainger, is proposing pet-friendly ‘stay as long as you like up to...

Grainger, the UK’s largest listed provider of private rental homes, is launching its first Build To Rent development in Derby.  It is...

The staycation craze has made holiday lets a far more attractive proposition to many would-be landlords, according to a new survey. Research...

The extreme shortage of properties for sale has fuelled the first rise in new homes sold off-plan since 2016 - but...

Buy-to-let lending hit its highest ever level last year, spurred on by record levels of tenant demand, the Stamp Duty Holiday...

Buy to let landlords are increasingly targeting smaller, secondary towns and cities rather than big urban centres. Data from Paragon Bank shows...

There’s more evidence of ex-pats re-entering the buy to let and holiday let markets. The Cambridge Building Society has introduced three buy...

A prominent lettings agent says politicians wanting an open door policy for refugees from Ukraine do not explain how they will...

A new Build To Rent scheme in London has received lavish praise from a local council. Railpen, the investment manager for the...

A new fixed-rate platform has been launched that says it will save landlords thousands of pounds in management fees. Rentd claims to...

Manchester council has launched its own building company - called This City - to construct affordable and market homes to rent. The...

With Christmas and the New Year now over, landlords, investors and property experts are back to questioning what the coming twelve...

The Council for the Protection of Rural England is the latest body to blast Airbnb and other short lets for their...

Bromsgrove is a classic rental market. The Worcestershire market town is enveloped by green space but is just a thirty-minute commute...

A leading accountancy firm says the relative good health of the rental market and house price appreciation will trigger stricter enforcement...

The dusk of 2021 is upon us and, as is customary in property circles at this juncture, we look forward to...

Paragon Bank increased buy to let lending to landlords by 33.9 per cent to £1.61 billion in its last financial year,...

Build To Rent is recovering well from the pandemic across the UK according to a survey. Construction sites across the UK ground...

This week’s Budget saw the Chancellor loosen the Treasury’s purse strings in a number of areas.  Yet this was a quiet Autumn...

The Build To Rent sector continues to grow, with the news that a 650-home scheme in the city of Bath has...

The government claims its new Building Safety Bill, published yesterday, will create “lasting generational change” after Grenfell and the cladding crisis...

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

Sellers look to achieve three main tasks when selling their property via auction. Speed – Sell in the shortest possible timeframe. Whether this...

Landlords trying to expand their portfolios can avoid delays caused by residential buyers taking advantage of the Chancellor's stamp duty extension by using four 'buy-to-let hacks', according to broker Mortgages for...

A survey conducted for a mortgage broker suggests one in six landlords is unaware that 2019-2020 - tax assessments for which...

Summer 2020 saw changes to the 30-day Capital Gains Tax (CGT) rule come into force and talk of a CGT increase...

With new regulations and rules now in place for landlords, our in-house property experts outline their 10 essential safety requirements for...

There’s another warning today that buy to let landlords wanting to expand their portfolio are in a race against time to...

Landlords with leasehold property within their portfolio, as well as their advisors, will be aware of the difficulty and delay a...

It has been just over a month since changes to the 30-day Capital Gains Tax (CGT) rule came into force and...

There has been a drop in buy-to-let lending, but the decline is less dramatic than the general purchase market, according to the latest...

The government has unveiled plans for the completion of the rollout of the Making Tax Digital (MTD) programme, with the scheme...

Who are you? My name is Benjamin Hall and I’m the Founder and Managing Director of LOFT. What services does LOFT provide? LOFT delivers...

The Mortgage Lender (TML) has scrapped multiple application fees and cut its completion fee on portfolio applications to 1.2%, down from...

All buy-to-let loans above £500,000 are now offered by The Mortgage Lender with a reduced completion fee of 0.5%, and from...

Property transactions unsurprisingly slumped in April amid the lockdown restrictions imposed to contain the spread of the Covid-19 outbreak. The latest HMRC...

Santander has launched a range of buy-to-let remortgages with rates starting from 2.29%.  The 2.29% rate is available on a two-year fixed...

Thousands of property investors, including buy-to-let landlords adding to their portfolios, face potential legal disputes if they avoid completion of transactions,...

Fresh figures show that there was a rise in the number of housebuilders completing new homes in England last year, helping to alleviate...

From this month, HMRC has enacted legislation requiring UK residents to submit capital gains tax (CGT) returns, as well as pay any...

The Mortgage Lender (TML) has increased rates across its buy-to-let mortgage range by 0.3%. Rates now start at 3.39% for 70% loan-to-value...

There was a notable increase in the number of new tenancies in the early part of March before a sudden drop...

Hundreds of buy-to-let mortgage products have been withdrawn from the market due to the coronavirus outbreak, according to Property Master. The online buy-to-let...

The Mortgage Lender (TML) has made rate reductions across its new simplified buy-to-let mortgage range, which maintains a variety of fee...

The Nottingham for Intermediaries has launched a new range of limited company buy-to-let mortgages. Highlights include a two-year fixed rate at 2.76%,...

With just one day until voting day, each of the main political parties has outlined its plans for the country, including for...

Hinckley & Rugby Building Society has launched three buy-to-let mortgages for limited companies. The products include a two-year discount, a two-year fix...

It’s impossible to ignore the recent boom of the short let market, as more and more buy-to-let owners opt to try...

Paragon has reported a sharp rise in specialist landlord business, according to its full year result.  The mortgage lender has seen specialist...

Clydesdale Bank has reiterated its commitment to supporting buy-to-let landlords looking to invest in the PRS by announcing plans to focus...

SES Engineering Services has been appointed to provide mechanical, electrical and plumbing design and installation services on the Mustard Wharf Build...

There was a further increase in mortgage lending for first-time-buyers and home movers in August compared with the previous month and...

To say that the buy-to-let sector has had a tough time of it in recent years would be one hell of...

The recent increase in the number of residential property sales falling through before completion is likely to continue in the near...

Birmingham  City Council has taken action against a House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) landlord in the Small Heath area in what...

Build to Rent (BTR) continues to go from strength to strength with record levels of investment in the sector, which explains...