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A controversial wealth management company claims that almost two thirds of private tenants have suffered a deterioration in their mental and...

The average house prices in England was £290,000 last year, some 8.3 times average annual earnings. This was actually down from 8.5...

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

A string of debt advice charities want Housing Secretary Michael Gove to go well beyond merely banning Section 21 in a...

Millennials, long seen as a financially disadvantaged generation, are on the brink of becoming the wealthiest generation in history thanks to...

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

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

I’m not especially political and certainly carry no candle for one flavour or another. I might argue that they’re all pretty...

Some local authorities are quick to criticise private landlords for trying to avoid rent arrears but it appears councils themselves have...

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

The Treasury has announced March 6 as the date for the Spring Budget and Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has commissioned the Office...

Many landlords say they’re set to expand investments in 2024 despite facing up to 80 per cent higher costs in the...

Consumer Price Inflation in November was 3.9 per cent - significantly lower than the 4.4 per cent expected by many analysts. It’s...

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

The government has insisted that its commitment to reform the courts process to help deal with evictions more effectively is not...

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...

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

Finance firm Creditfix is blaming “soaring rents” for growing debt amongst tenants. It claims there’s been a significant rise in the number...

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

The Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities says a new How To Rent guide will be issued today, October 2. Private...

A new poll from the StepChange Debt Charity claims that over a third of private renters have used some form of...

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

In an unusual move, London Labour Mayor Sadiq Khan says home owners in dire financial difficulties should be able to switch...

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

Mortgage lenders have launched a £5m media campaign to publicise the support available to owner occupier mortgage holders if they face...

The new Housing Loss Prevention Advice Service kicks in tomorrow - it offers early legal advice, free of charge, to anyone...

Veterans Minister Johnny Mercer is calling on landlords to step up and open their accommodation to Afghan refugees. He says current solutions...

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

A new Bank of England forecast predicts that average monthly payments on buy to let mortgages will increase by around £275...

The founder of a luxury holiday lets firm in one of the UK’s tourist hotspots says even wealthy landlords are now...

A charity is warning that growing numbers of private tenants are likely to have difficulties keeping up with their financial commitments. The...

There’s a new warning this morning that rents are set to soar as landlords struggle with much higher interest rate payments...

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 charity claims that private renters are about twice as likely as the general population to be in problem debt. StepChange, via...

Propertymark has told a group of MPs that many benefit recipients are excluded from the private rented sector due to the...

Baroness Alicia Kennedy, the outgoing director of Generation Rent, is angry with Jeremy Hunt. The Baroness claims “the cost of living crisis...

It has been widely reported that lenders are expecting a rise in the number of homeowners handing back their keys as...

An agency heavily involved in Build To Rent claims investment in the sector remains high - but soaring debt costs may...

A new crowdfunding platform says it’s opening up property investing to “a whole new generation.” Allbricks claims it’s disrupting “the antiquated mortgage...

A debt advisory service claims it has calculated the overall size of the private rental sector. Sirius Property Finance analysed the current...

The Chancellor of the Exchequer has poured cold water on the prospect of any tax cuts in the near future -...

The long-awaited Renters Reform Bill did not even warrant a mention in a key speech yesterday by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak...

When life is impossibly expensive, it’s not a surprise to see a rise in financial abuse. And to make matters worse,...

Over 600 workers at the campaigning charity Shelter have started a fortnight of strike action in what the trades union Unite calls...

One in eight private renters aged between 18 and 35 years old have already moved home to save money during the...

A breakdown of essential and non-essential spending by individuals, devised by the Nationwide, reveals the extra amount that tenants are paying...

A bankrupt landlord in the Midlands is behind bars or eight months for failing to tell the Official Receiver about an...

The Bank of England has increased its base rate from 2.25 per cent to 3.0 per cent. This is the largest hike...

House prices will fall by 7.9 per cent next year and then will effectively stagnate until 2027 according to a gloomy...

A prominent Tory thinker has suggested that English councils should be obliged to sell off an estimated 31,000 councils houses and...

Campaigning charity Shelter is partnering with HSBC’s First Direct bank to provide what it calls its first “renter support initiative” called...

The Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank of England has agreed to raise interest rates by 0.5 per cent to 2.25...

Tenants planning to cancel direct debits in protest at rising fuel bills could face “paying the price for many years” a...

Who are you? I am the Head of Broking for Newable Finance. A specialist commercial finance brokerage. What is Newable Finance? Newable Finance is...

If you’re counting the days until you’ll get help with runaway price rises, it helps to know exactly how many days...

The Hargreaves Lansdown Savings and Resilience Barometer - which looks at national resilience on debts, savings, investing and planning for later...

A trade body is warning that landlords may face a new challenge if, as expected, the government agrees a controversial expansion...

The latest rentals market snapshot by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors gives the now-familiar story of how demand is far...

Who are you? My Name is Alec Chohan, and I am a senior finance broker within the Newable Finance team based in...

The Baroness leading the Generation Rent campaign group is accusing many landlords of failing to sell - despite having said they...

The government recently passed into law the much-anticipated Commercial Rent (Coronavirus) Act 2022. This effectively ends government interventions to prevent commercial...

A business analyst has given an interesting interpretation of the soaring rental market - and says it keeps the wider sales...

Eviction specialist Landlord Action says it’s seen a sharp rise in landlords seeking to use its debt recovery service against tenants...

Landlords seeking capital appreciation from a recovering prime London market have been provided with a league table by a debt advisory...

The head of a guaranteed rent business has been given an 11-year ban for scamming £6.7m from property investors. Sam Eustace, 36,...

Local media in Scotland report that no fewer than seven landlords have been struck off the register of landlords operating in...

Approaching one in four private landlords have suffered income losses as a result of the pandemic. As a result the sector’s trade...

A local authority in Scotland is calling on private landlords to get in touch if they have suffered hardship as a...

The New Year is typically a time for people to take stock of their finances and ensure that they’re on strong...

A leading market forecaster has described the level of rent rises in one part of the country as “going ballistic”. “The London...

As we enter 2022 the private rented sector can look back on a year which marked the start of its recovery...

The National Residential Landlords Association says fewer tenants now have Covid-related arrears - but for those who do, the debt is...

A high profile PropTech entrepreneur has come out against the scrapping of Section 21 eviction powers for landlords. Alexander Siedes, chief executive and...

The Law Society of England and Wales has welcomed the proposal for tenants facing eviction to receive enhanced legal assistance. “It would be...

The Welsh Government has announced a £30m pot from which councils can pay for easing properties from private landlords. Under the Welsh Government’s...

A Citizens Advice helpline has opened in Wales for both renters struggling with arrears, and for landlords who believe their tenants...

Residential landlords need no reminding of the restrictions that have prevented possessions for substantial periods during the pandemic. Nor do they...

Avoiding over-regulation across the UK should be a priority to keep existing landlords in the sector as well as attracting buy...

The Times has highlighted chaotic scenes at HM Revenue and Customs where a landlord, amongst others, has been impacted. According to its...

The Home property website has identified locations where rents have risen by up to 38 per cent in the past 12...

Another charity has criticised landlords using eviction powers on tenants with Covid-related arrears.  StepChange, a debt advice charity, says it wants to...

Landlords are hesitant about buying more property according to a new study by Simply Business. The study of 560 landlords from across...

The activist group Generation Rent says the £65m package announced by the government over the weekend is not enough and must...

Landlords in England with tenants in rent arrears because of Covid are to be helped via a new £65m debt fund. Although announced today...

With more than 60 per cent of landlords losing rental income during the pandemic, it is no surprise that many are...

The proportion of private renters in arrears in England has more than doubled during the Covid-19 pandemic according to government data. The...

Today the government will go ahead with a planned cut to Universal Credit of £20 per week.  The level of welfare support...

One of the first submissions to Chancellor Rishi Sunak ahead of his autumn Budget and spending review later this month asks...

Landlord Action, the high profile eviction and housing law consultancy, has seen a 43 per cent rise in instructions from landlords...

Shelter and Generation Rent have separately made a case for more cash help for tenants, claiming the current pandemic and energy...

The Welsh government has again extended the notice period which landlords must give tenants - it’s at least six months. The Coronavirus...

A £360m ‘wall of rent debt’ built up during the pandemic, combined with cuts to Universal Credit, threatens to leave hundreds...

Private renters and landlords face a cliff edge as the end of furlough coincides with cuts to benefits, says a leading...

A new report to be released on Wednesday reveals that far from the pandemic building up arrears, it significantly reduced them. A...

A council says the private rental market is “out of control” and he wants rent controls - but nonetheless is asking...

The National Residential Landlords Association has joined over 100 other organisations across the UK to urge government to scrap the planned...