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Zoopla’s latest House Price index shows a housing market steadily recovering from higher mortgage rates with prices rising slowly. But it...

New analysis from Rightmove reveals the true scope for downsizing. It says there are cash-equity release opportunities for those ready to downsize...

A third of private sector landlords would sell at leats some of their properties if rent controls were introduced, according to...

A series of records were broken in July with the highest rental averages ever recorded by the Goodlord Rental Index.  The average...

There’s a property revolution starting today with a large scale defeat expected for the Tories - that’s the view of a...

A prominent industry figure has criticised politicians for leaving all sides of the private lettings sector with uncertainty - and allowing...

A new analysis of property sales expenses suggests that landlords who sell now are paying up to 21% more in estate...

Half of HMO landlords say their property or portfolio is their sole source of income. Just under 30% of landlords who took...

The year to March 2024 saw the fewest new housing sites consented than during any 12-month period since the data collection...

Figures publicised in a new House of Commons report suggests there’s been a huge rise in the number of short lets...

England’s dwindling social housing stock is poised to plummet by an additional 189,000 properties through the controversial Right to Buy scheme...

A study by property software firm APRAO shows new-build house price premiums at their highest in a decade. The supplier analysed existing...

The latest Rental Index from Goodlord reveals that rents are now up by 5.7% over the year.  The price per property over...

The proportion of buy to let properties purchased in Southern England fell to a record low last year, continuing a trend...

Detached homes in Wales are the slowest property types to sell across the UK and take an average of 92 days...

Only 2% of current properties listed for sale in London have a tenant in situ, according to lettings agency Benham and...

UK house prices fell by 0.2% in March. Nevertheless, the annual rate of house price growth edged higher to 1.6% in...

Homes Under The Hammer property expert Lucy Alexander is fronting a new campaign to identify empty homes and bring them back...

A property finance consultancy claims that unmortgageable properties can be snapped up with a discount of 27 per cent. Apex Bridging says...

Activists in the Generation Rent campaign says big city Mayors should “tackle the worst landlords and seize their properties.” It also wants...

Six in 10 landlords recorded increased tenant demand for their properties in the final quarter of 2023, Paragon Bank research has...

A respected league table of yields in different parts of England and Wales has issued its latest figures. The Fleet Mortgages Buy-to-Let...

The latest HomeLet rental index begins 2024 with a glimmer of hope for tenants as rents have fallen for the second...

An analysis of homes that have returned to the market after failing to find a buyer in 2023 suggests that sellers...

A new analysis of discounts available to cash buyer suggests they can save tens of thousands of pounds on some property...

Cash and mortgage housing market data show average prices decline by an annual 4.6 per cent says e.surv. But the monthly trend...

A new analysis has produced a league table of the most and least affordable rental locations in England. The findings placed Rutland...

Owners of London HMOs rarely put them up for sale, meaning investors likely need to convert a residential home into an...

Average house prices are now falling 2.9 per cent annually in England and Wales according to the monthly e.surv index. Yorkshire and...

A new survey has revealed the regional breakdown of EPC ratings in residential properties.   Region Number of Lodgements (homes) Percentage of properties (D - G...

A council has prosecuted a rogue landlord for failing to provide adequate heating and hot water at one of his rental...

Landlords are reducing their stock - and they’re blaming the Tories for creating a hostile environment.  This is according to the latest...

Landlords with property in Outer London and the East Midlands are reporting the strongest levels of tenant demand in Britain, Paragon...

Over two-thirds of all new homeowners in London received family support to purchase their homes.  ‘Bank of Family’ recipients in London received...

By Richard O’Neill, managing director, lettings at Romans Estate Agents As a landlord, your property’s yield is an important figure. It indicates...

Rents continue to rise rapidly in every English region, Scotland and Wales according to the latest market snapshot from the respected...

The number of property transactions fuelled by the mortgage sector has fallen by 42 per cent so far this year. Britain’s more...

New data shows the slump in transactions across the UK - and may trigger opportunities for aggressive investors seeking to take...

The cost of rent rose in seven of the eight regions monitored by Goodlord during June.  The average cost of rent per...

Specialist buy to let lender Fleet Mortgages says there’s been both an annual and quarterly increase in rental yields, up from...

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

After a hectic period of rent rises it appears that the lettings market is at a standstill according to PropTech firm...

As many as one in 10 homes have a reduced asking price within a month of entering the market, a new...

The rental market is firing on all cylinders again according to the latest market snapshot from PropTech firm Goodlord. It says void...

Landlords with funds to expand their portfolios may be in luck - a growing proportion of properties on sale have reduced...

Charnwood council in the East Midlands is now accepting applications from landlords of private rented properties that are covered by two...

A debt advisory service claims it has calculated the overall size of the private rental sector. Sirius Property Finance analysed the current...

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

New rental stock accounts for just 16 per cent according to fresh figures released about the lettings market. Property company Ocasa has...

A new market snapshot shows that tenants in London have seen bigger rent price increases than anywhere else in the UK...

Zoopla says a “widespread repricing” is underway in the sales market, but with no sign of cooling yet in the lettings...

The leader of the Generation Rent activist group says that the shortage of homes to rent means no private sector tenant...

When accounting for inflation, renters are better off today than they were a year ago despite nominal rent increases of up...

There’s rather a lot going on in the economy as I write this and, by the time it is published, who...

Rents have increased by 3.4 per cent across the UK on average over the past year - rather less than the...

New build homes are often at the forefront of market downturns and new data suggests new builds are already seeing price...

The new Housing Secretary is to be Simon Clarke who, at 37, may be the youngest member of Liz Truss’s first...

A mortgage broker claims the south east of England offers investment opportunities for landlords wanting to put money into HMOs. Revolution Brokers...

Average rental prices across the UK rose at the highest level since 2016 in June, government figures show.  Even so that annual...

A mortgage lender’s buy to let market index shows yields slightly dipping. Fleet Mortgages’ regional snapshot covers all areas of England and...

New research suggests that a like-for-like comparison shows short lets earning 21 per cent more than the same home let out...

An online rental platform suggests almost a third of rental homes may be deemed unaffordable. Ocasa, using Office for National Statistics data,...

New research shows that, since 2016, the average stamp duty payment on buy to let homes has increased by £11,848 in...

The house price inflation facing first time buyers is “frankly frightening” according to a new analysis which suggests typical FTB house...

A rental platform forecasts that within 12 months the average UK tenant could be paying £800 more a year in rent...

There’s been a big rise in rents in the past month according to PropTech supplier Goodlord. They are now at their highest...

Thousands of landlords are to be quizzed to establish the true cost of damages to rental accommodation by tenants. The “What’s the...

The great imbalance between tenant demand and available stock continues, according to the latest market snapshot from the letting agencies’ trade...

For investors who keep their buy to lets for substantial periods - up to 25 years in some cases - a...

Rental affordability is deteriorating in parts of England. The research by rental platform Rentd looked at the current average income of a...

A strong rental market means fewer and shorter void periods - and that’s exactly what’s happening now. Rental platform Rentd analysed the...

Build To Rent provider Wise Living is to deliver 90 new homes in two small schemes alongside an existing development of...

A player in the rental insurance field is warning landlords that the growing cost of living crisis makes it more important...

It’s been reported by local media that a controversial landlord licensing scheme introduced by a council may now be investigated by...

New build homes command rental premiums of as high as 41 per cent in the current market, it’s been claimed. The Unlatch...

The number of private rental homes has increased by 18,610 in the last five years - defying those suggesting an exodus...

It’s a familiar story from PropTech supplier Goodlord as it releases its latest rental market snapshot - a lack of stock...

Newly published rental yield from Rightmove reveals that the average yield across Great Britain is 5.5 per cent. This is the highest...

A landlord has been fined £3,607 over properties that were so dangerous tenants’ lives were at risk. North Lincolnshire council brought a...

Landlords fearing a fall in income and a rise in voids over the festive period have nothing to fear - it...

The year is ending with void periods dropping across England as demand for rental properties continues apace.  According to the latest Goodlord...

Earlier this week Zoopla released some rather healthy statistics on the UK rental market. In recent months, the rental market has been...

Landlords in the East Midlands are invited to a virtual forum to find out about the implementation of two new licensing...

Some student rents have increased by over 25 per cent in the past five years according to new research. Specialist rental industry...

The latest rental market snapshot from PropTech supplier Goodlord suggests that the market is still strong as we head into autumn...

New research by a property investment consultancy has revealed which regions of England present the most promising opportunities for buy to...

Voids are at their lowest level since August 2019 while rents are on the rise, according to the latest Goodlord snapshot...

Landlords with houses in their portfolios will have seen a dramatic increase in their capital value according to Zoopla. It says demand...

A prominent PropTech supplier to the lettings sector predicts that as summer continues and Covid restrictions reduce, so more tenants will...

We’re on track for a bumper summer of lettings according to one of the sector’s most authoritative rental market monitors. Goodlord’s latest...

For the first time in four years, the proportion of landlords who say they plan to expand their portfolios is higher...

The latest Goodlord rental index shows a buoyant lettings market over the past month.  March brought a boost in average income for...

A leading market monitor suggests voids are increasing but otherwise states the rental market is in good health, one year on from...

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

Rents across much of England and Wales are performing strongly according to a new market analysis - and in some areas...

The latest survey from PropTech platform Goodlord suggests the lettings landscape is relatively stable entering 2021 - but with the prospect...

Renters are quitting London and heading for the regions in search of more space and bigger homes and gardens. That’s the claim...

A new survey of 700 landlords from a respected buy to let lender reveals the regions with the strongest levels of...

There was a sharp drop in letting market activity in August, according to the latest figures from the Agency Express Property...

Rental market activity remained relatively stable last month, according to the latest data from Agency Express Property.  National month-on-month figures for properties...