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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...

A new study by the Nationwide has found that landlords selling properties with poor EPC ratings are unlikely to suffer huge...

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

The Renters Reform Coalition - a collection of some 20 groups, fronted by Generation Rent - has announced that it is...

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

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

A nationwide survey conducted by Leaders Romans Group shows significant concerns over proposed rent controls, property taxes, and regulatory changes. Controversially, LRG...

UK house prices edged up by 0.2% in June, according to the Nationwide. This resulted in the annual rate of growth rising...

Only 31.8% of landlords questioned in a large survey back the Tories in next week’s election. Although this is the largest individual...

In September the Prime Minister announced that landlords will no longer be required to meet the minimum EPC minimum energy rating...

A new house price forecast by peer-to-peer real estate investment platform, easyMoney, suggests average house price growth of 6.3% by the...

Average house prices rose 0.4% in May, taking the annual growth rate up to 1.3%, from 0.6% in April. The figures come...

An agency that works with over 170 councils is promising rent guarantees and insurance cover to landlords who volunteer their properties...

New data from flat share website SpareRoom has revealed what it calls “the up-and-coming London rental hotspots” with properties further away...

Average UK house prices fell by 0.4% in April, taking the annual rate of house price growth to 0.6% in April,...

If you’re moving home and have either plenty of equity or savings you can use for a deposit, plus a decent...

Around half of first-time buyers say their prospects of owning a home are further away than ever due to the ongoing...

Twenty twenty-four is a pivotal year for landlords in the Private Rented Sector (PRS). It is still the Government’s aim that...

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

A charity is calling for landlord licensing schemes which cost enough to fund annual inspections, and the issuing of “sentencing guidelines”...

In September the Prime Minister announced that landlords will no longer be required to meet the minimum EPC minimum energy rating...

UK house prices rose by 0.7 per cent in February, says the Nationwide, after taking account of seasonal effects.  This resulted in...

A leader of the Renters Reform Coalition activist lobby has made a specific targeted attack on the motives and honesty of...

Landlords play a crucial role in providing safe and comfortable housing for tenants while also managing rental properties effectively. Staying informed...

In the buy to let market, success goes beyond the transaction of paying rent. Ultimately, fostering a healthy landlord-tenant relationship can...

UK house prices rose by 0.7 per cent in January, resulting in an improvement in the annual rate of house prices...

A prominent lettings agency is advising landlords to fit out homes in prime locations to the same high specification as if...

Increasing the supply of homes for private rent would boost government finances by £10 billion, says the National Residential Landlords Association. The...

We believe a well-functioning housing system is one that meets everyone’s housing needs. There will always be people who can’t or...

A merger of two of the biggest names in the lettings agency world will mean the combined group managing 152,000 rental...

Landlords have long been a backbone of the auction industry but one player in the sector says the future is online...

There’s no prospect of a rapid recovery for the housing market in 2024 despite some green shoots appearing. The warning comes from...

UK house prices ended 2023 down 1.8 per cent compared with December 2022, leaving them almost 4.5 per cent below the...

The Nationwide says 2023 has seen a surprisingly-resilient housing market but there will be no full scale recovery in 2024 -...

UK house prices rose an average of 0.2 per cent month on month in November - prompting the Nationwide to call...

London Labour Mayor Sadiq Khan and the leader of activist group Generation Rent have teamed up for an anti-damp and mouldy...

The National Residential Landlords Association wants the government to commit to annual uprating of the Local Housing Allowance. Chancellor Jeremy Hunt announced...

Shelter has issued new claims about homelessness triggered in part by private rents, as it prepares for its annual festive fundraising...

October saw a surprise 0.9 per cent rise in UK house prices according to the Nationwide, after taking account of seasonal...

Claims on social media by a leader of the Renters Reform Coalition - who is also a contributor to a Labour-supporting website...

A new survey of over 1,000 landlords has revealed that just over half would consider leaving the market due to the...

Airbnb is linking up with private landlord agency OpenRent to offer reduced-price gas and boiler safety certificates. The short lets platform says...

August saw a further softening in house prices which are now 5.3 per cent down on a year ago. The Nationwide says...

Housing associations are urged to urgently check building specifications for the use of Reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete or RAAC. RAAC is the...

The National Residential Landlords Association is backing a call for financial help for landlords who improve the energy efficiency of their...

A finance house says it’s seeing an increase in tenants offering to buy their properties off their landlords. James Briggs, head of...

House prices have fallen an average of 3.8 per cent across the UK in the past year according to the Nationwide. This...

Details have emerged of an extraordinary ‘stress test’ created by the Bank of England and tested on eight major banks to...

A prominent buying agent says nervous buyers are pre-emptively slashing asking prices before the housing market worsens. If true, this could present...

Landlords with some of the country’s largest portfolios say they expect to pay £500,000 or more in the next year on...

The latest rental market snapshot from lettings agency Barrows and Forrester has revealed the hottest location for tenant demand. It says Dorset...

Activists who at one time appeared broadly happy with the pro-tenant Renters Reform Bill now appear to have changed their mind. Over...

A plan to regulate short lets such as Airbnbs has been ruled unlawful by a judge before it even comes into...

The Nationwide Foundation - a charitable foundation founded by the Nationwide Building Society - says the Renters Reform Bill should be...

A leading analyst says the most recent house price index - released just before the weekend - is a sign that...

With the cost-of-living crisis causing household bills to increase nationwide, many Britons are worried and concerned about the soaring energy prices...

Average house prices edged down in May according to the Nationwide - and it gives a warning of possibly worse to...

A recent study by nationwide conveyancers Muve, using official data from the Office for National Statistics, has revealed the most and...

Against expectations, the average UK house price increased by 0.5 per cent last month following seven consecutive falls, according to the...

New data released by the Nationwide shows house prices in every region of the UK slowing - and in most of...

The Nationwide says March saw a further decline in house prices - they are down 3.1 per cent compared with the...

The Mortgage Works, the specialist buy to let mortgage wing of the Nationwide Building Society, has revised its product range for...

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

In the last three months of 2022, mortgages agreed for the coming months were down by a third from the previous...

House prices fell by an average 1.1 per cent over the past year - the first annual decline since June 2020,...

Lloyds Bank says house prices are forecast to drop seven per cent this year.  The bank - which is Britain’s largest mortgage...

The head of residential research at a prominent estate agency says the signs look ominous that “the housing market is headed...

Annual house price growth has slowed to 1.1 per cent - a sharp drop on a month ago when it was...

New data produced this morning by the Nationwide suggests prospective first time buyers are having a tough time - and many...

December saw a further sharp slowdown in annual house price growth to 2.8 per cent from 4.4 per cent in November...

Price growth for flats remains sluggish despite the pandemic trends favouring houses slipping away over time. The Halifax says it has continued...

January 9 is the date from which a range of mortgage lenders are honouring their commitment to ensure flats in blocks...

The mood music surrounding the housing market downturn appears to have become less dramatic with news from the Nationwide that there...

Yes, it’s that time again when the property hoi polloi impose their predictions for the following year on us and so,...

Prices fell 1.4 per cent from October, which was the largest month-on-month fall since June 2020. And annual house price growth saw...

A breakdown of essential and non-essential spending by individuals, devised by the Nationwide, reveals the extra amount that tenants are paying...

The Nationwide has quantified the cost of energy to properties with different EPCs - and that’s despite the Energy Price Guarantee.  Under...

Landlords relying on capital appreciation to help offset the growing costs of letting out property have been given bad news.  October saw...

One of the many activist groups in the so-called Renters’ Reform Coalition has pledged to “train people across the country to...

There’s been a slowdown in the annual growth rate of house prices - a movement described as “modest” by the Nationwide. The...

Shelter claims that almost 1.1m private renters in England – one in seven – had their rent increased in the last...

The winners have been revealed in a nationwide search for the UK and Ireland’s best holiday lets. The awards, which were organised...

Tenants planning to cancel direct debits in protest at rising fuel bills could face “paying the price for many years” a...

A leading financial analyst says what are generally called “period properties” are set to become financial nightmares for landlords or owner...

Annual UK house price growth slowed to 10 per cent in August, from 11 per cent in July - and the...

The government has been given the clearest signal yet that substantial numbers of landlords will quit the sector if radical reforms...

Annual house price growth in the UK accelerated to 11 per cent last month, a smidgeon up on June’s 10.7 per...

One of the country’s second home and holiday let hotspots has been told it will be unable to levy extra council...

A new rent-to-own scheme means some tenants can save a slice of their rent to help build a deposit to buy. Financial...

Lack of rental stock is now the biggest challenge facing letting agents today. That is what every agent I’ve spoken to...

London-focussed lettings agency Douglas & Gordon gives its rundown on what new landlords should know to get the most out of...

Annual house price growth slowed slightly last month, dipping to 10.7 in June from 11.2 per cent in May, according to...

A prominent agency has revised its market forecast for the rest of 2022 and says prices will rise more and for...

May saw a slight slowing in the rate of annual house price growth to 11.2 per cent from 12.1 per cent...

A survey of over 600 landlords by a business insurance service has found that 55 per cent have still to make...

Landlords renting out to holidaymakers could be in with a chance of winning £10,000 as part of a nationwide search for...

House prices rose less than expected last month after expanding at the fastest rate for almost two decades.  The Nationwide says annual...

Looking after rental property is more complicated and more important than it was 20 years ago according to a leading lettings...

Rental activists have made clear that they are not going to stop when their objective to scrap Section 21 eviction powers...

It’s not an April Fool - capital appreciation of homes really is running at 14.3 per cent a year according to...