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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 by 0.7 per cent in February, says the Nationwide, after taking account of seasonal effects.  This resulted in...

Building on the momentum of 2023, the North West is poised for continued growth in rental and property prices. Early investment...

A property firm which has analysed transactions across the UK suggests the market is, at last, ‘back to normal’ in almost...

Rightmove is calling on Chancellor Jeremy Hunt to use next week’s Budget as an opportunity to incentivise landlords to make properties...

Rental sector and property industry views are split over the controversial idea of allowing first time buyers to put down a...

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

A prominent lettings agency is advising landlords to fit out homes in prime locations to the same high specification as if...

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

Despite inflationary and mortgage volatility over the last 12 months, a mortgage lender claims over a third of commercial landlords are...

Analysts have warned landlords and others interested in the housing market from celebrating too much following the latest Halifax index figures. The...

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

Monthly interest costs have surged by 283 per cent since 2021 for landlords using interest-only mortgages, research shows. Octane Capital compared rates...

House prices may fall by up to four per cent in 2024 the Halifax is warning. Its Outlook for 2024 report says...

Over a third of current renters believe they will never be able to buy a home in future.  And only 29 per...

House prices fell 1.2 per cent in the past year, according to a new Zoopla report out today, with average discounts...

Right now, the property market is entering a period of uncertainty. Falling property prices and a rising regulatory burden are just...

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

The UK housing market is remaining “more resilient than expected” despite the latest price index showing another small fall. The Halifax say...

Politicians meeting at party conferences this week are being urged to listen to property professionals before setting policies about the private...

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

A wealth management organisation has raised the spectre that some families may end up overpaying inheritance tax. And with property wealth being...

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

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

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

Average house price fell by 0.3 per cent in July, a fourth consecutive monthly decline, according to the Halifax. This means property...

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

The property market is always changing, leaving investors on the constant lookout for their next big opportunity. With housing prices continuing...

House prices were largely unchanged in May, edging down by just £130 compared to April - but on an annual basis...

One in five first-time buyers taking out mortgages lasting over 35 years A record 19 per cent of first-time buyers took out...

After three consecutive months of growth, the average UK house price fell in April, down by 0.3 per cent or around...

Tax expert David Hannah claims that the government's 12 new high-growth investment zones have already begun to drive property prices in...

Experts are forecasting that London rental prices are predicted to grow by 3% this year alone, while prices may increase by...

According to the most recent statistics there are 676,452 vacant properties in England, nearly half a million of which have been...

  Second home market growth and falling house prices could be a combination for success. There’s been a clear positive correlation between profit...

Analysis by professional cash buyer and portfolio landlord, LandlordBuyer (part of Open Property Group), has revealed what costs make up most...

For many years, investing in property has been seen as a way of obtaining “passive” income. Compared to other types of...

An influential housing market analyst says it now looks like house prices will stay flat in 2023, rather than fall. Nicholas Mendes,...

The Royal Institution for Chartered Surveyors’ latest Residential Market Survey made for gloomy reading for many in the property market –...

The Bank of England has increased base rate to 4.0 per cent - its 10th rate rise in a row. Avinav Nigam,...

The perennial shortage of new homes in the capital has now collided with a sharp increase in government regulation, a tripling...

The mood music surrounding the housing market downturn appears to have become less dramatic with news from the Nationwide that there...

The Halifax has released a snapshot of the housing market as the year ends - with the cost of living crisis...

A major survey of 1,500 adults shows that a quarter plan to downsize their home in retirement, with many others suggesting...

The Guild of Property Professionals has issued a warning that house prices are going to fall. A 645-word statement from the Guild...

The latest monthly index from the Halifax shows average house prices falling 0.4 per cent in October, following the 0.1 per...

Increasing demand for homes in cities was the driving force behind the rapid house price inflation witnessed earlier this year, with...

On August 4 the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee voted to raise the base rate from 1.25 to 1.75 per...

House prices fell marginally by 0.1 per cent in July – the first decrease since June 2021, says the Halifax. Annual rate...

A lettings agency claims to have identified which boroughs in the capital offer the best prospects for buy to let investors...

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

An insurance chief with expertise in the holiday lets sector has stood up for owners who let their properties to holidaymakers...

We know that Section 21 and so called ‘no fault’ evictions, are definitely going to be abolished as part of the...

The importance of improved energy efficiency in the private rented and owner occupied sectors has led to a surge in interest...

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

Covid-19 has upended most industries, at least for a short while, over the past two years. But the tourism sector has...

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

Our housing market needs a long-term vision, and one which is co-ordinated across government and the wider industry. And it is...

Official government data suggests that rents are rising by 1.8 per cent a year - but a prominent analyst has gone...

As I write, at home in bed recovering from Covid, I can’t fail to notice the irony of attempting to predict...

Property prices will fall 1.1 per cent this month - December - according to a forecast by comparison service Reallymoving. However any...

The demise of the buy to let market has been much predicted over recent years. Major tax changes, a three per...

The popular belief that homes in close proximity to shops inevitably pushes up the rent is being challenged by new research. The...

Landlords with an eye to optimising capital appreciation ought to be considering the sustainability features of properties, Rightmove has suggested. The portal...

A buy to let mortgage broker says that investment in a National Park property could help landlords cash in on the...

Nearly a million landlords plan to review their buy to let portfolios over the next two years with the number planning...

A public consultation is underway on proposals for a local authority to increase the council tax premium for second homes -...

A London lettings agency says that despite its four year delay, Crossrail still presents opportunities for buy to let investors. Benham and...

Investment advisers Sterling Wealth Associates says the north of England is the go-to spot in the UK for property investment.  It says...

A new league table has been created of the best places for landlords to invest in buy to let. The Compare The...

A survey of 20,000 landlords by a comparison website suggests 53 per cent are uncertain if they want to remain in buy to...

London-focussed lettings agency Portico has drawn up highly localised hotspots within the capital for landlords seeking the best yields.  According to the...

Many landlords and property investors will have watched the Chancellor’s budget with a feeling of trepidation. There had been hints of...

A combination of the longer stamp duty holiday and sustained low interest rates are likely to spur a new wave of...

Popular buy to let lender Fleet Mortgages’ latest rental yield index shows the consequences of increasing property prices in many regions...

A property development consultancy is tipping five regeneration areas in England as potential good investments for the coming year. SevenCapital says they...

A ‘city tracker’ operated by a specialist buy to let mortgage company has outlined the best - and worst - places...

The absence of good alternative investments and the modest pace of capital growth for property in recent years are thought to...

Salford has been identified as the most profitable buy-to-let city for landlords, according to research by CIA Landlord.  The study found that...

The post-lockdown rebound in buying momentum looks set to continue in and around London as we head into Autumn, according to...

Residential property prices look set to hold firm for the remainder of the year - despite the onset of recession and...

The latest data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) suggests that the housing market continued to recover at the tail...

With the academic year set to get underway, thousands of students are busily moving into flats and rented homes in towns...

The number of residential property sales agreed have surged in the month since the chancellor announced a stamp duty holiday, with...

There has been a general softening in residential property prices across many parts of the UK in recent months, suggesting that...

The chancellor’s decision to temporarily cut stamp duty has led to a surge in property searches, according to Rightmove.  The property website...

There has been a general softening in residential property prices across many parts of the UK, according to some estate agents,...

With Premier League football poised to return on 17 June after a three-month shutdown, Sourced Capital has decided to analyse average...

Residential property prices increased across the UK by an average of 2.1% in the year to March, up from 2% in...

Online searches for properties in remote or coastal locations has increased sharply, according to Rightmove.  The property website analysed the areas people...

Wage cuts and a surge in unemployment threaten to destabilize the housing market on an unprecedented scale, as the number of...

House prices could fall by up to 20% this year in a worst case scenario for the economy, according to Jefferies. The...

Housing market activity is on track for a drastic fall this summer, as significantly fewer homes change hands due to the...

The property market had enjoyed a boost thanks to the outcome of the general election in December, but now the market faces...

Prices of new property coming onto the market rose by 1% between 9 February and 7 March to push the national...

Residential property prices in London continued to grow up until a week ago, as the market recovered following Boris Johnson’s election...

Residential property prices across all English Cities have risen above pre-crisis peaks for the first time since 2007, the latest Zoopla...

Is the UK on the brink of a mass landlord exodus? It may seem like an ominous question, but ask people...

More than 800 landlords have been surveyed to establish where they feel offer the best buy-to-let investment opportunities in 2020.  The study,...

Now that 2020 is underway, activity in the property market is likely to start picking up due to the traditional seasonal...