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Many of our less affordable cities have seen rent levels drop because of the trend for tenants to work from home...

Lower income areas - often with lower-priced homes too - produce higher yields than more affluent locations, new research shows. Lettings management...

A number potential property hotspots have been identified for buy-to-let investors with an eye on the future.   Government infrastructure spending and investment...

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...

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

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

Many people feel anxious and uncomfortable when getting themselves into debt and understandably this is why many of us strive to...

New data from lettings management platform offers fresh insight into which property types produce the best yields for investors. The study found...

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

The current average UK rental yield has dropped slightly from 3.6% to 3.5%, according to the latest data from Howsy.  Despite the existing...

Demand for rental properties and the supply of rental stock have dropped significantly year-on-year across the majority of UK cities and...

Buy-to-let maintenance is costing private landlords up to 28% of their annual rental income, according to the latest research by Howsy.  The letting...

Two-bedroom properties make the best investment for buy-to-let landlords in England when it comes to existing rental yields, fresh research shows.  Howsy...

Rental yields in the private rented sector have dipped marginally since the introduction of the ban on tenant fees in June...

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...

New research looking at where is currently the best place to invest in buy-to-let property in this country, based on rental...

The number of first-time landlord buy-to-let mortgage products hit a record high of  1,474 in October, up 297 on the same...

Howsy has issued a stark warning over the health of the UK’s private rented sector as tax and regulation changes continue...

Damage caused by water, fire, explosion and theft have been identified as the primary reasons that buy-to-let landlords make insurance claims, but there...

Rental yields tend to increase in areas with higher crime rates, according to new research. The study by the national lettings platform,...

Almost all of the UK’s top 20 best postcodes for buy-to-let rental yields are located within close proximity to a university...

So, what do smart landlords do to make more money than you, and how do they do it? The million-dollar question....