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This year is set to bring sweeping rental reforms that will change the face of lettings forever. Landlords should be following...

Buy-to-let landlords who have been adversely affected by the sudden closure of online letting agent Upad are being invited to re-list...

A number of buy-to-let landlords have been left in limbo following the sudden closure of online letting agent Upad.  The company, which...

Online letting agent Upad has pledged to challenge landlords’ ‘expectations’ with the revamp of its ‘UPay On Success’ product which means...

Buy-to-let landlords should invest the time in getting to know their tenants, according to new research. A survey conducted by Upad shows...

Online letting agency Upad is now providing landlords with a new proprietary system to collect rental payments via direct debit. The agent’s new...

Philip Hammond has once again failed to reverse the previous chancellor George Osborne’s deeply unpopular tax reforms that have had far-reaching...

The reversal of controversial alterations to mortgage interest relief and the scrapping of the 3% stamp duty surcharge on additional properties understandably...

No landlord wants to experience excessive or lengthy void periods as that can significantly impact the viability of their investment, and...

The government announced yesterday that the implementation of the ban on letting agents’ fees levied on tenants will not take place...

Independent mortgage broker John Charcol has teamed up with online letting agent Upad to help landlords maximise their buy-to-let investment. The partnership...

With the new year almost upon us, now is a good time to think about your property investment strategy and potentially...

Christmas is almost here and there is a good chance that your tenants may be going away over the festive period,...

Some 80% of prospective tenants have been put off renting a property through a letting agent due to a misleading property...

Landlords are being encouraged to make crucial preparations to their buy-to-let properties as the winter fast approaches, after a new survey...

It is well known that homeownership rates have been falling rapidly, particularly among young people, despite government efforts to reverse the...

Given the sharp rise in purpose-built student accommodation in recent years, buy-to-let landlords targeting the student sector are being encouraged to...

For many people buy-to-let continues to look an attractive income investment at a time of low saving rates and stock market...

Void periods are inevitable. But no landlords wants to experience excessive or lengthy void periods as that can significantly impact the...

The Queen’s Speech was unsurprisingly dominated by Brexit, with a host of proposed new laws designed to prepare the UK for...

Over the weekend Number 10 said that a deal with the Democratic Unionists had been reached, but was then forced to...

Buy-to-let landlords will experience an average 13% rise in their taxable profit from 2017/18 to 2018/19, leaving many with little alternative...

There is a big difference in the percentage of tenants who want to meet their landlord before moving into a property...

Are you aware of how much more money you may have to pay in tax over the next few years as...

A number of buy-to-let landlords are still unaware, or only vaguely aware, of the changes to mortgage interest relief, despite the...

There are growing fears that tenants will end up bearing the cost of the government’s decision to ban letting agents' fees...

Buy-to-let landlords have been left disappointed at the 'missed opportunity' in the Autumn Statement to support those that invest in the...

Tenant defaults could increase significantly over the next 12 months amid reports that many buy-to-let landlords plan to increase rents next...

If you are a landlord in England, Wales or Northern Ireland then you will know all about those fees your tenants...

Our latest infographic shows figures of how the majority of deposits are repaid at the end of tenancy and goes into...

When you’re letting out your property, you don’t have to pay a high street letting agent hundreds, or even thousands of...