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Landlords currently buying properties and concerned they may not make the March 31 stamp duty holiday deadline have good news -...

There’s been another fall in the proportion of landlords purchasing their next buy to lets in cash. Research by Hamptons lettings agency...

It seems as if the frenzied housing market has extended to the auction field, with one major player reporting a strong...

On top of the rush to beat the stamp duty holiday deadline and changes to Help To Buy - both with cliff...

The last year has been one which has focused attention on dealing with the immediate, the here and now, in a...

Landlords who buy from auction may want to take advantage of an estate agent’s decision to hold two of its virtual...

A record pipeline has been reported by one of the leading buy to let mortgage lenders as landlords race to beat...

There’s a warning today that landlords need to move quickly and selectively if they are intending to purchase a property ahead...

A group of anti-landlord activists has used an incident involving an estate agency publicity leaflet as a reason to accuse all...

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

No fewer than 15 per cent of all sales agreed in November went to landlords, the highest figure for four years. The data...

An international consultancy specialising in investors’ residency and citizenship has lifted the lid on the huge tax savings open to overseas...

One in 10 landlords wants to buy another investment property in the coming year according to a new survey.  This compares to...

Around 10 per cent of landlords plan to purchase properties and expand their portfolio in the coming year according to a...

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

Some London landlords are testing the water to see if they can downsize or sell their entire portfolios. Chestertons, a London-focussed high end...

Despite another national lockdown seemingly on the horizon, the property market remains resilient, with the stamp duty holiday and other initiatives...

A growing number of buy-to-let landlords are looking to take advantage of cheaper borrowing rates, growing demand from renters, and the...

One in eight properties sold for more than the original asking price in August as housing demand peaked following the chancellor’s...

Zoopla has attracted around 25,000 property investors and landlords just over a week after launching Zooploma, a two week email programme...

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

Demand for property has soared as purchasers, including buy to-let investors, make the most of Rishi Sunak's stamp duty holiday, but...

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...

There has been a sharp rise in mortgage approvals, as reported by the Bank of England yesterday.  The latest data reveals that...

There has been a sharp rise in buy-to-let mortgage activity as property investors look to take advantage of the current stamp...

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

There appears to have been an increase in demand for buy-to-let property since the chancellor announced a stamp duty holiday, but...

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

The UK housing market could see what first looks like a V-shaped recovery only for it to be quickly flattened out,...

With a number of property investors looking to take advantage of Rishi Sunak’s stamp duty holiday by expanding their portfolios, NICEIC...

A growing number of international property investors are expected to increase their presence in the UK buy-to-let market over the next...

Now is potentially a good time for buy-to-let landlords to become limited companies, according to accountancy firm MJ Bushell.  Property tax specialists...

Buy-to-let remains an attractive asset class with more property investors looking to take advantage of a notable increase in demand for...

The government’s decision to temporarily increase the stamp duty threshold to £500,000 for property sales in England and Northern Ireland, until...

Yorkshire Building Society (YBS) Commercial Mortgages has introduced a new limited company buy-to-let product targeted specifically at holiday letting properties in...

Buy-to-let landlords are being urged to take advantage of the stamp duty tax savings announced in the chancellor’s summer statement by...

Labour has criticised the government’s decision to introduce a stamp duty holiday, claiming it offers a “huge bung” to those buying...

The government’s decision to temporarily increase the stamp duty threshold to £500,000 for property sales in England and Northern Ireland, until...

Yesterday’s summer statement provided a much welcome boost for buy-to-let landlords who stand to benefit from the stamp duty holiday.  The levy...

Rightmove yesterday recorded a sharp rise in searches for property on its website as it was forced to deal with pent...

The chancellor Rishi Sunak is expected to announce tomorrow changes to the levels of stamp duty paid on properties in England, but...