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Britons’ ideas of a classic home are changing as a result of people being more conscious about their home’s impact on the...

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

Kreston Reeves accountancy firm has this guidance for landlords letting furnished holiday accommodation. - Draft legislation and associated guidance has now been published...

The chief executive of a renowned tax and financial advisory service says the country should prepare for a rise in Capital...

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

The warnings of a tough Budget in October, issued yesterday by Prime Minister Sir Kier Starmer, have given. Renewed strength to...

The number of properties for sale in London that were previously rented has increased, according to research from industry consultancy TwentyCi. The analytics company found the figures showed...

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

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

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...

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

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

The Renters (Reform) Bill was one of the main casualties of Rishi Sunak’s early General Election call. It left insufficient parliamentary...

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

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...

The National Landlord Investment Show is heading to Bristol next month. It’s at Ashton Gate, the home of Bristol City Football Club,...

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

There's speculation that Chancellor Rachel Reeves will use changes to Capital Gains Tax to help fill the hole in the public...

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

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...

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

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

A council has warned so-called “evaders” that they are in its sights after forcing the sale of a property on which...

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

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 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...

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...

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

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

Paul Shamplina, head of Landlord Action, has admitted the Labour landslide win will cause “significant concern” amongst landlords. He says: “With Labour's...

As July heats up, so does the pressure for many to meet critical financial deadlines.  James O’Brennan a finance expert from Federal...

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...

Knight Frank is warning that as supply increases and demand drops back to normal levels, so the pressure to drop rents...

If Labour wins Thursday’s General Election. expect three major housing announcements within a fortnight. That’s the exclusive claim from the Sunday Times...

As a homeowner in the UK, navigating the complex landscape of taxes and regulations enforced by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC)...

House prices will be 1.5% higher by the end of the year says Zoopla.  It suggests that homebuyers are largely shrugging off...

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

Rent prices tend to rise in the 12 months immediately after a General Election, by an average of 1.96%, according to...

Fewer landlords feel negative about their buy to let business according to the latest Landbay landlord survey. The specialist lender’s surveys typically...

A new first-time buyer study from Rightmove reveals that the average first-time buyer mortgage payment has risen by 61% since the...

“When it comes to housing policy, there is little difference between the two major parties” says Aneisha Beveridge, head of research...

As a seasoned landlord, you've likely witnessed the UK property market's ups and downs. But have you considered flipping as a...

The National Residential Landlords Association has entered into a partnership with SDL Property Auctions. SDL sells a wide range of properties in...

Labour’s manifesto commitment to empower renters to challenge unreasonable rent increases has been slammed because it “would leave millions trapped in...

Rightmove says that while much of the housing market is carrying on regardless, some higher end potential vendors are now sitting...

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

The National Residential Landlords Association says it’s ready and willing to work with a future Labour government on private rental sector...

It’s been suggested that a Tory manifesto policy could create a tax loophole that would cost HMRC millions of pounds in...

Shock new figures from Zoopla show that although rental demand has softened over the last year there are still 15 people...

New demands from the Generation Rent group go much further than the original Renters Reform Bill in removing landlords’ rights. The group...

Landlord Mohammed Saleem has been found guilty of multiple planning enforcement violations related to properties in Bedford. Saleem, along with his company...

There’s been a big rise in the supply of homes for sale - 20% up on this time last year. This is...

New figures released by Savills, and published by The Times, show exactly why it no longer makes sense to be a...

Higher borrowing costs have created a mood of hesitancy in property markets. Rising mortgage rates mean UK residential sales are increasingly...

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

Average UK private rents were up 8.9% in the year to April according to the Office for National Statistics. This is a...

There’s been a 25%-plus spike in demand for a deposit alternative, claims one of the industry’s suppliers. Reposit analysed its data from...

Many buy to let landlords have made financial changes during the cost of living crisis to mitigate the rising costs of...

There’s been another survey of landlord activity in the private rental sector - and this one shows that 50% of tenants...

Over 40% of council houses and flats sold under the long-standing Right To Buy scheme are now owned by private landlords. That’s...

The latest RICS UK Residential Survey results shows the recent recovery in buyer demand has mellowed slightly, with the market impacted...

An influential consumer body is demanding a complete overhaul of Energy Performance Certificates. Which? says that with millions of households across the...

The research head of Knight Frank is warning that a new batch of landlords are preparing to sell up and leave...

Citra Living, part of Lloyds Banking Group, is to bring more than 150 new family homes to the rental market in...

Agents’ trade group Propertymark is demanding London Mayor candidates tackle what it calls “the unique housing challenges that the capital experiences.” Londoners...

The government has been accused of mismanaging reforms to no-fault evictions saying: “It’s created uncertainty upon uncertainty”. Theresa May first made the...

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

Jonathan Rolande is a property industry and housing market commentator, and is founder of the National Association of Property Buyers.  It’s almost...

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

A property industry group wants to restrict the private letting of properties bought in the future via the Right To Buy...

Rightmove is warning that the housing market is set for disruptions from the summer onwards, and suggests the brisk start to...

The latest official government rent index shows that average private rents across the UK as a whole increased by 9.2% in...

Superdry wants to slash the rent it pays the landlords of 39 of its UK city centre stores, as part of...

An activist group says any future Labour government should introduce a beefed-up version of the Renters Reform Bill - whether or...

Estate agency data shows that the average time it takes for a landlord other vendor to sell a house has dropped...

The head of lettings agency Benham and Reeves has made an outspoken attack on stamp duty. The agency analysed data from the...

An influential Labour website says a raft of proposed reforms for the private rental sector will be unveiled next month -...

A leading business analyst is firmly blaming interest rates for the see-saw in house prices seen in recent indices. The latest, from...

Rent controls are at the heart of the local election manifesto of the Green Party of England and Wales. Co-leader Carla Denyer,...

The UK government's long awaited Spring Budget announced some key changes for the property market in an effort to stimulate activity...

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

The ban on the sale of new leasehold homes is welcome but there can be no further delay in announcing ground...

A consultation on how to develop a more dynamic energy price cap has been launched by the regulator, Ofgem. The regulator claims...

The average house prices in England was £290,000 last year, some 8.3 times average annual earnings. This was actually down from 8.5...

The so-called ‘Boris bounce’ in the housing market after the last General Election failed to materialise, an estate agency chain claims. Winkworth,...

Trading Standards has defended the introduction of ‘material information’ requirements on details of properties for sale, after a conveyancer warned landlords...

The tax reliefs enjoyed by landlords running Furnished Holiday Lets (FHL) were cut by the Chancellor this month. Some say the...

Landlords who paid Capital Gains Tax at 28% - before the Chancellor reduced it to 24% in this month’s Budget -...

A think tank is urging the UK government to consider tax perks for private renters to help them save faster for...

The average price of property coming to the market for sale rises by 1.5% (+£5,279) this month to £368,118, as the...

Some 89% of higher-rate and 100% of lower-rate taxpaying landlords who sell will see their Capital Gains Tax bill rise in...

Latest inflation figures are announced on Wednesday and the Bank of England makes its next base rate decision on Thursday. The Office...

Seasonality is returning to the prime London lettings market after three tumultuous years.  The pandemic meant the market was initially flooded with...