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The move from the Bank of England to cut base rate for the first time in four years, from 5.25% to...

To achieve government’s EPC targets by 2035, landlords across the country may be forced to take action at a time when...

Research by comparison site GetAgent has shown that across Britain, the number of home sellers entering the market increased by 23%...

A BBC journalist says activities to stop tenants speaking to him about the condition of flats let out by a Labour...

Nationwide says UK house prices fell by 0.2% month on month in August, after taking account of seasonal effects, but the...

Our data reveals a striking trend: landlords buying property are getting younger.  The average age of landlords purchasing with a buy-to-let mortgage...

The average house for a first-time buyer costs £241,502, meaning that the average renter bought one with a 10% deposit and...

A survey of surveyors, private landlords, investors and developers has deemed the government’s EPC target as “impossible.” The survey was extremely small -...

A new survey appears to lift the lid on why landlords remain in buy to let, despite the tax and regulatory...

The fierce competition for landlord customers continues amongst lenders. Fleet Mortgages has changed its product range for HMOs launching a new two-year,...

There’s been a surge in demand for rental properties in London over the summer, according to the agency Chestertons. It says it’s...

Knight Frank has set out its forecast for the rental sector for the rest of 2024 - notwithstanding uncertainty over rental...

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

Citra Living, part of Lloyds Banking Group, is launching 40 new homes - some Build To Rent - to the Nottingham...

A council has revealed that it sells off its housing stock that is too expensive to repair - but it deliberately...

A new report reveals that the private rented sector in the North West region of England makes a gross value added...

Accord Mortgages is reducing rates on its buy-to-let product range again this week, by up to 0.20% across all loan-to-values up...

The BBC - which through its use of exclusive Zoopla data has championed tenants in recent years - has acknowledged that...

Annual house price growth across the UK’s ‘Big Six’ regional cities has remained consistent despite the challenges posed by higher interest...

London-focussed property data firm LonRes, which analysis activity in the prime areas of the capital, says annual rental growth increased to...

Respected business consultancy Cornwall Insight is forecasting another sharp rise in energy costs in October.  It predicts the October price cap to...

The choice of holiday let deals is on the rise.  According to analysis by Moneyfactscompare the mortgage choices for borrowers looking at...

The British Royal Family is generating a hefty seven-figure income stream from holiday lets, an insurance company claims.  Pikl Insurance says the...

The UK property market is on the cusp of significant change with the introduction of the Renters Reform Bill 2024. This...

A prominent rental market analyst is warning that elements of the reform legislation proposed by Labour “are casting dark shadows” over...

The Institute of Economic Affairs, a free market think tank, has undertaken an exhaustive review of rent control policies across the...

Landlords having enough of high taxes and endless red tape and deciding to sell will be able to take advantage of...

More than 3,000 Buy to Let landlords in the UK are under the age of 21, collectively earning more than £66m...

International legal practice Osborne Clarke is warning the new government to give clarity to the measures in its Renters Rights Bill...

Average UK private rents increased by 8.6% in the 12 months to July 2024 according to official government figures, unchanged from...

New figures seen by Landlord Today show the scale of landlords fleeing the private rental sector in one part of the...

Average rent arrears claims reached £2,092 in the second quarter of this year - a rise of 15% from £1,816 in...

Financial experts are warning that the increase in the headline rate of inflation from 2.0% to 2.2% might be enough to...

Average rental yields are at a 10-year-high of some 6.3% according to a prominent buy to let lender.  The Q2 2024 Landlord...

Rents continued to rise across the country in recent weeks, buoyed by double-digit hikes in the North of England.  Lettings agency Hamptons...

A new poll of 1,300 landlords, conducted by flatshare site SpareRoom, shows a drop in confidence about the rental market. As of...

Citra Living - the name of Lloyds Bank’s Build To Rent operation - is buying 159 properties from developer Morris Homes Group. The...

A brief statement to the London Stock Market this evening has confirmed that Rightmove will, after all, carry OpenRent listings in...

Landlords generated average rental yields of 6.3% in the second quarter of the year, research for Paragon’s latest PRS Trends Report...

A prominent analyst is warning that landlords fearful of a rise in Capital Gains Tax could sell up in droves this...

Landlords using the OpenRent online agency will not be listed on Rightmove from September 1.  Rightmove - in a statement issued via...

The Mortgage Works will today be reducing rates by up to 0.45 percentage points across its product range, with rates starting...

The property industry establishment representing agents, surveyors and the volume house builders, has piled in to praise the planning reforms proposed...

The abolition of the furnished holiday lettings tax regime - confirmed earlier this week - will punish local economies, according to...

A building society says the combination of the UK Labour government’s housing proposals and a regional plan for 20,000 low-carbon homes...

The Bank of England has cut base rate from 5.25% to 5.0% - its first cut in four years. It was a...

Metropolitan areas that have built more homes in relation to their population since 2015 are more likely to have seen rent...

Speculation about which way the Bank of England’s monetary policy committee will go on interest rates today remains sharply divided.  The Bank’s...

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

A new analysis by Zoopla suggests and one in eight homes currently for sale were previously let out. The portal says this...

New research reveals how property prices have risen under different governments in the UK - with the revelation that house prices...

The average property value could change by as much as £12,500 in the time it takes to progress an offer to...

Nothing in the King’s Speech or the new government’s housing plans has had any material impact on the outlook for the...

The boss of a rental flatshare agency claims tenants are sacrificing summer holidays because of high rents. Matt Hutchinson, director of the...

A report by professional services firm PwC indicates that London’s private rented sector makes a gross value added contribution of £14.6...

Foundation Home Loans’ buy to let and residential brands have launched new two- and five-year fixed-rate EPC Saver products in partnership...

The independent National Audit Office has sharply criticised the former Conservative government for having no strategy or public targets for reducing...

Housing has been a priority since day one of the new Labour government, with its promised 1.5m new homes getting a good...

Paragon Bank is offering four new limited edition buy to let mortgages, with two products suitable for landlords with three or...

Mortgage rates are forecast to continue falling as lenders take advantage of cheaper funding. Specialist lender Octane Capital has so-called swap rates...

Labour has made a solid start with regard to the lettings sector according to a high profile rental law expert. The Head...

Specialist lender Landbay has introduced a new range of non-portfolio buy to let products. It’s designed for landlords with three or less...

The UK’s largest corporate landlord, Grainger plc, has spent £31m to buy an existing 135-home Build To Rent scheme in Manchester...

Letting agents’ body Propertymark has fired a warning shot at Baroness Eluned Morgan, the politician who has been chosen to be...

Academics in a leading university have set up a project to probe so-called bidding wars in the private rental sector.  Two figures...

The new lender April Mortgages - which already offers a range of five to 15-year fixed rates on 95% mortgages, has...

A new agency - which describes itself as a “disruptor company” - says it will charge an all-in lettings and management...

Landlords purchased just 10% of homes sold across Britain during the first half of this year - the lowest share for...

Growing mortgage product choice shows growing confidence in aspects of the housing market, even before anticipated rate cuts. That’s the view of ...

Private renters are more satisfied with their accommodation than those in the social rented sector, according to new data published over...

The lenders’ trade body, UK Finance, has published a report examining why some landlords are falling into mortgage arrears and why...

In a survey conducted just before the General Election by Leaders Romans Group, 60% of tenants and landlords believe a reduction...

Increasing numbers of savvy buyers are snapping up property at auction but it’s important people should do their homework first or...

A council has become the first to require home owners to secure planning consent before their property can be used as...

There’s been a substantial rise in landlords exiting the market or downsizing their portfolios, analysis by TwentyEA has found.   Figures show that the number...

The National Residential Landlords Association says ending Section 21 eviction powers in isolation, as some have suggested the new government should...

The latest inflation figures mean there’s no excuse for the Bank of England to keep interest rates at their current high,...

Latest official figures from the government’s Office for National Statistics show that average UK private rents increased by 8.6% in the...

Aspiring and existing landlords are invited to a free Buy To Let Webinar next week. Hosted on Zoom from 12 noon to...

A new report from the Sustainable Markets Initiative, highlights the important role that electrified ‘cleantech’ homes can play in reducing energy...

A council dominated by a residents association is looking for landlords of three-, four- and five-bedroom houses to sign up to...

A group of 20 major local authorities - the biggest social landlords in England - have sent an open letter to...

The average price of a home coming to the market for sale has dipped 0.4% in the past month says Rightmove.  This...

The latest residential sentiment survey from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors suggests a currently-subdued housing market but with a more...

Rents in London have dropped for the second consecutive quarter (Q1 and Q2 2024) new data from flatshare site SpareRoom reveals. The...

In the prime London lettings market both supply and demand slowed last month according to property data consult icy LonRes.  Annual rental...

A council is next week considering a move which is seen as a trigger for wider national policy changes regarding Airbnbs...

TV property guru Phil Spencer says landlords would be wise to make long-term investments despite their strong position in the current...

Prime London rental growth picked up in Q2 (0.7% from 0.3% in Q1), according to the latest index results from Savills,...

The majority of buy to let landlords plan to raise rents in the coming 12 months, new data suggests. Some 85% of...

One of the Bank of England monetary policy committee members has advised against a cut in base rate on August 1. Jonathan...

A Green councillor in a city which has a Green MP is calling for the local authority to require planning consent...

The latest e.surv index shows that house prices in England and Wales are, on average, still some 1.6% below the level...

A prominent property group says landlords can only cope with the upcoming rental reform programme under Labour if they work with...

The National Residential Landlords Association has congratulated Labour on its landslide election win and has extended the hand of cooperation for...

The Labour landslide victory in last week’s election won’t change the weather when it comes to mortgage rates, a leading analyst...

UK house prices stayed relatively flat for the third successive month in June, according to figures released over the weekend by...

As the new Labour Government settles into power, rental reform will be one of the items at the top of the...

With a historic majority for Keir Starmer and the Labour Party, there can be no doubt over which party will be...

A mortgage lender has introduced a product which effectively encourages a landlord to sell to a sitting tenant at a discounted...