Average UK house prices fell by 0.4% in April, taking the annual rate of house price growth to 0.6% in April,...
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If you’re moving home and have either plenty of equity or savings you can use for a deposit, plus a decent...
20 April 2024
From: Tax & Finance
There’s been a bevvy of buy to let mortgage deal changes this week. Shawbrook has made a series of reductions across its...
18 April 2024
From: Breaking News
Twenty twenty-four is a pivotal year for landlords in the Private Rented Sector (PRS). It is still the Government’s aim that...
16 April 2024
From: Sponsored Content
The head of lettings agency Benham and Reeves has made an outspoken attack on stamp duty. The agency analysed data from the...
10 April 2024
From: Breaking News
Landlords and renters’ activists are at either end of the spectrum reacting to a controversial report on the private rental sector. Yesterday...
09 April 2024
From: Breaking News
New data sourced from millions of Barclays current accounts reveals growing stability in UK housing costs, which saw their lowest uplift...
09 April 2024
From: Breaking News
A leading business analyst is firmly blaming interest rates for the see-saw in house prices seen in recent indices. The latest, from...
08 April 2024
From: Breaking News
The latest Halifax house price index results, which show mixed fortunes for the housing market, should be seen as a spur...
08 April 2024
From: Breaking News
UK house prices grew in March on a quarterly basis, by 2.0%, with annual growth slowing to 0.3%, from 1.6% in...
08 April 2024
From: Breaking News
A controversial wealth management company claims that almost two thirds of private tenants have suffered a deterioration in their mental and...
04 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
The popular narrative may have been that first time buyers have been priced out of the market, partly by landlords: but...
02 April 2024
From: Breaking News
Slowing inflation may - just may - lead the way for reduced interest rates. The headline inflation rate is now just 3.4%,...
21 March 2024
From: Breaking News
The average price of property coming to the market for sale rises by 1.5% (+£5,279) this month to £368,118, as the...
18 March 2024
From: Breaking News
Latest inflation figures are announced on Wednesday and the Bank of England makes its next base rate decision on Thursday. The Office...
18 March 2024
From: Breaking News
A prominent agent who advises many landlord clients says the Capital Gains Tax cuts announced in the Budget are too small...
15 March 2024
From: Breaking News
New research from specialist lender Aldermore reveals the financial boost landlords provide to local economies. Nearly eight out of ten landlords opt...
12 March 2024
From: Breaking News
One piece of good news to come out of the small print documents accompanying the Budget concerns capital appreciation. The Office for...
07 March 2024
From: Breaking News
Buy to let lender Aldermore has named Bristol, as the best city for landlords to invest in for 2024. Manchester, Coventry, Brighton...
06 March 2024
From: Breaking News
A controversial proposal for a £300m tax grab on landlords appears to closely follow a policy suggestion put forward by activists...
04 March 2024
From: Breaking News
UK house prices rose by 0.7 per cent in February, says the Nationwide, after taking account of seasonal effects. This resulted in...
04 March 2024
From: Breaking News
Building on the momentum of 2023, the North West is poised for continued growth in rental and property prices. Early investment...
02 March 2024
From: Top tips & guides
The letting agents’ trade body has made the unexpected move of calling on banks to cut mortgage rates. Rates are typically decided...
29 February 2024
From: Breaking News
A property firm which has analysed transactions across the UK suggests the market is, at last, ‘back to normal’ in almost...
29 February 2024
From: Breaking News
A prominent lawyer has stepped up her criticisms of Housing Secretary Michael Gove and his attacks on buy to let and...
28 February 2024
From: Breaking News
The buy to let mortgage sector has seen fixed rates fall to their lowest point since September 2022, according to analysis...
27 February 2024
From: Breaking News
Knight Frank says that the Bank of England base rate is likely to stay unchanged at 5.25 per cent for at...
26 February 2024
From: Breaking News
The government’s proposal to introduce a new one per cent deposit mortgage scheme to help young people onto the property ladder...
24 February 2024
From: Rental Reform
One of the biggest parts of buying a holiday home is securing a holiday let mortgage which can differ substantially to...
24 February 2024
From: Agent Advice
New figures from lenders trade body UK Finance show a massive fall in buy to let loans for those aged 55...
22 February 2024
From: Breaking News
A survey claims landlords are now more responsive to tenants’ needs and have improved compliance standards. Building on comparative analysis with data...
21 February 2024
From: Breaking News
A survey by an activist group suggests that one in three tenants claim that their private renting conditions are impacting their...
19 February 2024
From: Breaking News
Deciding on a residence in the bustling city of London is no small feat, especially when faced with the dichotomy of...
17 February 2024
From: Agent Advice
Tenants faced with eviction must have legal aid, the Law Society of England and Wales claims. Recently published statistics from the Ministry...
14 February 2024
From: Breaking News
This week’s official inflation rate is now expected to show a possible rise, rather than a fall. Although there is widespread expectation...
12 February 2024
From: Breaking News
I’m not especially political and certainly carry no candle for one flavour or another. I might argue that they’re all pretty...
10 February 2024
From: Legislation & Compliance
Data from lenders trade body UK Finance show an 18 per cent leap in buy to let arrears in the past...
09 February 2024
From: Breaking News
Landlords seeking capital appreciation will be encouraged from two new housing market surveys - one showing a surprise rise in house...
08 February 2024
From: Breaking News
One of the MPs behind the disastrous mini-Budget - which directly led to soaring interest rates - is to stand down...
07 February 2024
From: Breaking News
There’s a warning today that the Bank of England’s decision to freeze base rate at the high level of 5.25 per...
02 February 2024
From: Breaking News
UK house prices rose by 0.7 per cent in January, resulting in an improvement in the annual rate of house prices...
01 February 2024
From: Breaking News
A majority of Buy to Let landlords have been focused on growing property portfolios in the last 12 months, and not...
30 January 2024
From: Breaking News
A prominent analyst says the threat of rising inflation caused by the Red Sea shipping attacks - on top of this...
18 January 2024
From: Breaking News
The yo-yo economic news is now casting doubt on whether the Bank of England will cut base rate as quickly as...
17 January 2024
From: Breaking News
UK landlords are doubling down on urban flats amidst a slow but definite return to conventional office working. Data from Shawbrook Bank...
16 January 2024
From: Breaking News
Despite a sharp fall in the number of homes bought by landlords in 2023, the number of limited companies set up...
15 January 2024
From: Breaking News
A building society says it is considering ending its policy of lending to buyers of holiday lets. Martese Carton, the director of...
09 January 2024
From: Breaking News
The chief executive of Generation Rent has slammed the chair of the NatWest Bank for comments over first time buyers. At the...
08 January 2024
From: Breaking News
Analysts have warned landlords and others interested in the housing market from celebrating too much following the latest Halifax index figures. The...
08 January 2024
From: Breaking News
The latest Halifax house price index shows average house prices rose by 1.1 per cent in December, the third monthly rise...
08 January 2024
From: Breaking News
The Treasury has announced March 6 as the date for the Spring Budget and Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has commissioned the Office...
06 January 2024
From: Tax & Finance
Awareness of green mortgages is dipping among buyers, according to new research. Almost two thirds of mortgage advisers say their clients have...
04 January 2024
From: Breaking News
Escalating rents have led many first time buyers to adjust their property expectations and accept smaller homes when they purchase, a...
03 January 2024
From: Breaking News
UK Finance has published its housing and mortgage market forecasts for 2024 and 2025 together with projections for 2023 full year numbers. Key figures for 2023 -...
03 January 2024
From: Breaking News
There’s no prospect of a rapid recovery for the housing market in 2024 despite some green shoots appearing. The warning comes from...
02 January 2024
From: Breaking News
New data from HM Revenue and Customs reveals a 22 per cent annual drop in residential transactions in the year to...
02 January 2024
From: Breaking News
Many landlords say they’re set to expand investments in 2024 despite facing up to 80 per cent higher costs in the...
29 December 2023
From: Breaking News
Rightmove has revealed its forecast for 2024 - and has looked back on the past 12 months. This year, 2023, ends with...
29 December 2023
From: Breaking News
The substantial majority of landlords lack any optimism about their sector as they enter 2024. That’s the result of a new sentiment...
29 December 2023
From: Breaking News
Monthly interest costs have surged by 283 per cent since 2021 for landlords using interest-only mortgages, research shows. Octane Capital compared rates...
22 December 2023
From: Breaking News
Almost two thirds of private landlords expect to see their mortgage payments increase over the next 12 months with warnings that...
21 December 2023
From: Breaking News
Consumer Price Inflation in November was 3.9 per cent - significantly lower than the 4.4 per cent expected by many analysts. It’s...
21 December 2023
From: Breaking News
The Nationwide says 2023 has seen a surprisingly-resilient housing market but there will be no full scale recovery in 2024 -...
20 December 2023
From: Breaking News
Many households are struggling with rising costs, while renters in particular continue to struggle with low quality housing, the Resolution Foundation...
19 December 2023
From: Breaking News
House prices may fall by up to four per cent in 2024 the Halifax is warning. Its Outlook for 2024 report says...
19 December 2023
From: Breaking News
Paragon Bank has launched new five-year fixed-rate buy-to-let mortgages with nil product fees. Rates start at 5.80 per cent and there is...
19 December 2023
From: Breaking News
Rightmove has revealed its forecast for 2024 - but just as it has done this, it’s revealed asking prices have dropped...
12 December 2023
From: Breaking News
A respected financial body is warning that landlords face rising costs of up to 80 per cent in the next two...
08 December 2023
From: Breaking News
More than a quarter of private landlords plan to increase the size of their property portfolios in the next year, compared...
08 December 2023
From: Breaking News
UK house prices rose an average of 0.2 per cent month on month in November - prompting the Nationwide to call...
04 December 2023
From: Breaking News
I recently attended the NRLA’s annual conference in Birmingham and a theme that still dominates discussion in the industry is the...
02 December 2023
From: Tax & Finance
Any hope of a near-term drop in interest rates appears to have been wiped out by a statement by Bank of...
29 November 2023
From: Breaking News
Markets are saying the UK - and for that matter the US and mainland Europe - have all hit peak interest...
28 November 2023
From: Breaking News
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...
24 November 2023
From: Breaking News
Inflation for the year to October has fallen to 4.6 per cent. That’s a big fall from 6.7 per cent in September...
15 November 2023
From: Breaking News
Winkworth's chief executive says next week’s Autumn Statement must see the reinstatement of Mortgage Interest Tax Relief for investors. Dominic Agace says...
15 November 2023
From: Breaking News
How can letting agents attract new landlords when they’re all selling their portfolios? That’s a major question for the lettings industry –...
11 November 2023
From: Agent Advice
Lenders’ trade body UK Finance says there were 11,540 buy to let mortgages in arrears of 2.5 per cent or more of...
10 November 2023
From: Breaking News
A panel of experts forecast house prices will fall as much as 10 per cent by Autumn 2024. Financial website Finder brought...
09 November 2023
From: Breaking News
Average house prices rose by 1.1 per cent in October, compared to a fall of 0.3 per cent in September says...
08 November 2023
From: Breaking News
A new survey suggests that over three fifths of landlords say private renting is becoming less attractive as an investment option. The...
06 November 2023
From: Breaking News
October saw a surprise 0.9 per cent rise in UK house prices according to the Nationwide, after taking account of seasonal...
02 November 2023
From: Breaking News
The best way to judge the UK housing market is to check on what’s happening in Parliament, not the price indices...
01 November 2023
From: Breaking News
The Deposit Protection Service is the latest part of the industry to try to quantify how many landlords are implementing rent...
31 October 2023
From: Breaking News
Uncertainty over government plans for the Private Rented Sector - including the controversial Renters Reform Bill - has left the industry...
28 October 2023
From: Rental Reform
Specialist lender Landbay has issued another upbeat assessment of the buy to jet sector, bucking the trend of most market reports. It...
27 October 2023
From: Breaking News
The average asking price across the UK based on the available stock is now £1,829 per month according to property consultancy...
26 October 2023
From: Breaking News
Landlords need greater support from mortgage advisers in order to navigate the best course through the current economic climate. That’s according to...
26 October 2023
From: Breaking News
The latest rent rise figure produced by the government has triggered an angry response from one of Britain’s top agents. Greg Tsuman,...
19 October 2023
From: Breaking News
Average house prices are now falling 2.9 per cent annually in England and Wales according to the monthly e.surv index. Yorkshire and...
17 October 2023
From: Breaking News
Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Louis Musgrove – Group Managing Director What is Southernbrook Lettings and...
12 October 2023
From: 60 Second Interview
Who are you, and what does it say on your business card? I'm Ashley Day, the Director of Bristol Property Centre. What is...
09 October 2023
From: 60 Second Interview
The UK housing market is remaining “more resilient than expected” despite the latest price index showing another small fall. The Halifax say...
09 October 2023
From: Breaking News
Paragon Bank has announced a 4.69 per cent five-year fixed-rate buy to let mortgage, marking the lender’s lowest rate for this...
29 September 2023
From: Breaking News
The housing market remains a buyers’ market, with 80 per cent more homes for sale than in September 2021 according to...
29 September 2023
From: Breaking News
The Bank of England has revealed its latest decision on base rate - which in turn has a strong influence on...
21 September 2023
From: Breaking News
One of the most influential consumer property groups has made an impassioned plea to the Bank of England not to raise...
20 September 2023
From: Breaking News
Over the last 15 years, the HMO market has been transformed. Back in the ‘90s, multi-lets were mainly student housing or cheap...