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Paragon Bank’s analysis of its lending data has revealed the top 10 locations for investment by portfolio buy-to-let landlords, those with...
12 April 2024
From: Breaking News
The Generation Rent activist group is placing its hopes for pro-renter policies on newly-elected Metro Mayors, who will be elected on...
08 April 2024
From: Breaking News
UK house prices fell by 0.2% in March. Nevertheless, the annual rate of house price growth edged higher to 1.6% in...
03 April 2024
From: Breaking News
Generation Rent has yet again come out for rent control over the private sector - and wants it to be an...
22 February 2024
From: Breaking News
Activists in the Generation Rent campaign says big city Mayors should “tackle the worst landlords and seize their properties.” It also wants...
16 February 2024
From: Breaking News
A Labour politician has returned to the subject of rent controls - even though the party has officially abandoned this as...
27 December 2023
From: Breaking News
The growth of private renting in the past decade has given renters more political power, an activist group claims. Generation Rent’s analysis...
16 November 2023
From: Breaking News
Landlords, prospective landlords and letting agents are invited to join a Landlord and Letting Agents support event. The free event takes place...
13 June 2023
From: Breaking News
Location Location Location star Phil Spencer - a former buying agent - says he’s “particularly worried” about the private rental sector. He...
28 March 2023
From: Breaking News
Airbnb has gone into battle against mortgage lenders opposed to their customers letting out their homes. The short let platform is calling...
16 January 2023
From: Breaking News
A Freedom of Information request by a newspaper has unveiled the almost complete lack of activity by local councils when it...
29 July 2022
From: Breaking News
A lettings agency claims to have identified which boroughs in the capital offer the best prospects for buy to let investors...
17 June 2022
From: Breaking News
The government says it’s going to name and shame what it considers to be bad social landlords, using social media to...
30 March 2022
From: Breaking News
The government’s new Levelling Up White Paper includes a dramatic reshaping of the private rental sector. Section 21 eviction powers will be...
02 February 2022
From: Breaking News
An investigation conducted by The Mirror newspaper claims to have found that 55 out of 72 buy to let mortgage lenders...
09 December 2021
From: Breaking News
A new league table of investment potential has given a ringing endorsement to buy to let in cities. Select Property Group has...
12 October 2021
From: Breaking News
The popular belief that homes in close proximity to shops inevitably pushes up the rent is being challenged by new research. The...
19 August 2021
From: Breaking News
Research by student accommodation platform UniHomes says rental demand on student properties has not suffered long term harm from the pandemic. It...
07 June 2021
From: Breaking News
A man who tried to frame his landlord’s partner as being involved in the Westminster terrorist attack has been jailed. Gerald Banyard,...
21 May 2021
From: Breaking News
A pressure group for tenants wants the next Mayor of London to win powers from the government to reduce rents, through a...
07 April 2021
From: Breaking News
Activists are aiming to make the eviction ban a central theme in this spring’s local elections. In early May there are elections...
11 March 2021
From: Breaking News
A property development consultancy is tipping five regeneration areas in England as potential good investments for the coming year. SevenCapital says they...
31 December 2020
From: Breaking News
When it comes to property investment, there is no one ‘right’ way to do it in order to succeed. Likewise, there...
29 October 2020
From: Top tips & guides
With a growing number of rental properties being targeted by gangs of cannabis cultivators looking to house their criminal activities, landlords...
22 July 2020
From: Breaking News
Landlords are being urged to vet tenants carefully and watch out for the tell-tale signs that a property is being used as...
13 February 2020
From: Breaking News
When it comes to investing in property, it pays to know about the latest property hotspots and up-and-coming areas whether you...
17 December 2019
From: Breaking News
Metro Bank has cut rates by up to 0.2% across its buy-to-let fixed rate mortgage range for borrowers up to 70%...
12 December 2019
From: Breaking News
There has been a notable increase in landlord insurance claims where properties have been damaged by people using them to grow...
17 October 2019
From: Breaking News
Metro Bank has announced that it will no longer prevent buy-to-let landlords from letting property to tenants in receipt of benefits. The...
12 June 2019
From: Breaking News
The North West has long since ceased to be an “inside tip” amongst forward-looking property investors. It’s now one of the...
07 May 2019
From: Breaking News
Residential popery prices in Manchester have increased significantly in recent years, with research showing that the city outperformed all other core...
07 December 2018
From: Breaking News
Government benefit changes, including cuts to housing benefit, are to blame for increasing levels of homelessness from private rented housing, according...
21 November 2018
From: Breaking News
Birmingham, a metropolitan borough and major city located in the West Midlands, has been awarded the title of the 6th best...
28 September 2018
From: Breaking News
Tenants who have a personal account with Metro Bank are now able to report their rent through CreditLadder to reference agency...
03 July 2018
From: Breaking News
Metro Bank has refreshed its buy-to-let range by introducing a 2.39% five-year fixed rate deal at 60% loan-to-value (LTV) while its...
10 January 2018
From: Breaking News
Metro Bank has reduced buy-to-let rates on loans of up to £2m by as much as 0.4% Rates now start from 2.69%...
31 October 2017
From: Breaking News
A cap on rents and more stringent regulations are among the proposals put forward by the mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy...
26 September 2017
From: Breaking News
Rents in Scotland have hit a record high as demand from renters continues to exceed supply, fresh figures show. The latest quarterly...
12 July 2017
From: Breaking News
Metro Bank has announced that it will now accept consumer buy-to-let mortgage applications. The new products will support landlords where at least...
14 June 2017
From: Breaking News
Metro Bank has revised its buy-to-let range with rate cuts of up to 0.3%. The lender’s buy-to-let products which are available at...
30 March 2017
From: Breaking News
A new off-plan development of 64 high end flats located in the heart of Manchester city centre has been launched onto...
07 October 2016
From: Breaking News
There has been a significant increase in the number of buy-to-let mortgage products available, with recent research by Mortgage Brain revealing that...
03 October 2016
From: Breaking News
For many investors in London and the South East, the relentless pressure on buy-to-let income means that the numbers no longer add...
27 July 2016
From: Breaking News
Neil Livingstone, director of Douglas Dickson Property Management Limited, explains why Glasgow’s buy-to-let market looks ripe for investment. Landlords have been heard...