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An inventory company has listed what it claims are the five UK postcodes where buy to let players can generate the...

Energy Performance Certificates can be riddled with inaccuracies and give unhelpful advice to property owners. That’s the view of consumer service...

A lack of Energy Performance Certificate enforcement is putting tenants at risk from high energy costs or cold homes, according to...

A new study has revealed the top 10 UK areas with the greatest rental yield making them ideal for a buy-to-let. Confused.com...

Rental demand in Scotland remains high according to the first quarterly report by DJ Alexander Ltd and Stonehouse - the two...

The government will this week announce a new consultation on private rental sector energy efficiency - in particular, insulation. This will be...

An unlikely location heads the latest league table purporting to show the highest returns on property investment. Aldermore’s Buy To let City...

A new analysis of the housing market by a leading rental sector expert appears to show little potential for a crash. Some...

A senior figure in the National Residential Landlords Association died over the weekend after being diagnosed with cancer. It was the Deputy...

More landlords are quitting the sector and bringing properties to the sales market, according to research from Zoopla.  In its latest snapshot...

A new league table has been prepared showing the average costs of listings on Airbnb - and London features outside the...

A new table of UK city affordability offers some guidance for landlords looking for urban properties in some of the least...

Landlords looking mostly long-term capital appreciation rather than yields may have to invest in an unlikely location which topped a league...

A lettings chief says London may never regain its appeal to the typical renter, as new data shows the capital still...

Buy-to-let investments with a tenant already in situ are most in-demand across Glasgow, according to Howsy.  The letting management platform reports that...

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

Average UK rents slowed in the second quarter of the year as the coronavirus pandemic took its toll. Zoopla’s latest quarterly Rental...

A majority of tenants are looking for unfurnished homes, new research shows.  Online property management platform Howsy analysed existing rental property listings...

Landlords currently looking for the UK’s best buy-to-let areas should head north to places like Liverpool, Bradford and Sunderland, with new...

There has been a significant increase in the number of rental properties hitting the market after lockdown on the sector was...

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

Despite the widening supply-demand imbalance in the private rented sector, it is now generally more affordable to rent a property with...

Fresh figures from Howsy has revealed the most in-demand cities to rent property in the United Kingdom, with some surprising findings.  The...

The worst served city for rental stock is Newport in Wales where just 13.5% of properties listed are to rent, according...

Following on from the success of recent training events in Glasgow, Edinburgh and Inverness, designed to help landlords better manage tenancy deposits...

Landlords currently looking for the UK’s best buy-to-let areas should head north to places like Liverpool and Scotland, with new research...

Buy-to-let landlords north of the border have been applauded for renting responsibly after SafeDeposits Scotland researched rates of landlords failing to...

Residential property prices are increasing faster in cities in the north of England and parts of Scotland than they are in...

New research looking at the best buy-to-let markets to recoup your investment on both property price and stamp duty costs based...

There has been a notable rise in the number of English landlords investing in Scotland’s buy-to-let sector thanks to cheaper property prices...

The average cost of renting a room in the UK has increased by £15 per calendar month (pcm) over the past...

The slump in the UK home ownership rate from 73% a decade ago to just 63% today reflects the fact that...

Landlords in Scotland are being offered an opportunity to attend new tenancy deposit adjudication workshops designed to offer training in tenancy...

There has been a moderate rise in residential property price growth across the UK, according to the latest analysis carried out...

Rental prices in Scotland increased further in the fourth quarter of 2018, the latest data shows. The Scottish national average increased to...

Liverpool has managed a very interesting and appealing double win, according to data from Hometrack. The city not only topped the list...

Mortgage products offered by Vida Homeloans are now available to buy-to-let landlords in Scotland. The specialist lender’s offerings, which are available to...

Many buy-to-let landlords like the idea of investing in student housing, as it is considered to be a serious and lucrative...

A tenant has appeared in court after being caught with a drug haul worth in the region of £60,000. The man was...

Buy-to-let has recently taken a bit of a bashing with some landlords forced to exit the market as profits drop amid...

Rental prices in Scotland continued to edge upwards in the second quarter of the year, the latest figures reveal. The Scottish national...

Glasgow or Edinburgh? Glasgow is a lot like Edinburgh, only more affordable. Obviously don’t make that comment if you’re actually talking...

The number of rental homes on the market in Scotland dropped in the first quarter of the year, while demand from...

Rents in Scotland fell marginally in the final three months of 2017, the latest figures show. Fresh data from letting agent portal...

Buy-to-let landlords can still expect to achieve double-digit yields when investing up north, fresh research shows. A new survey by TotallyMoney provides...

As we approach the end of the academic year, you may care to remind any student tenants that you have to...

Rents in Scotland have fallen annually as a slowdown in the rate of growth in some markets of the central belt...

The pace of rental price growth in the UK slowed to 0.05% in the month to October from a rise of...

Landlords and letting agents across Scotland are being urged to attend a series of free workshops held by tenancy deposit scheme SafeDeposits Scotland...

British pensioners are increasingly choosing a rent a home by the seaside when they retire because the cost of buying property...

Tenants are now adopting a more short-term view on renting property, reflected in the average assured shorthold tenancy length which is...

Accommodation for Students has released its annual report on the cost of student accommodation and found the most expensive accommodation in...