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

The biggest rental sector headline from Labour’s manifesto may well be its pledge for the “immediate” abolition of Section 21 eviction...

There’s a property revolution starting today with a large scale defeat expected for the Tories - that’s the view of a...

Mortgage industry research on affordability estimates that the cumulative shortfall in first-time buyer numbers since the financial crisis reached 3.1m by...

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

Labour’s manifesto, just released, makes a pledge to enact the “immediate” abolition of Section 21 eviction powers, along with other private...

The Generation Rent activist group has issued a statement appearing sharply critical of Labour’s first new policy on housing in the General...

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

Over half of current home owners with adult children have or expect to help their children financially to buy a property...

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

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

Rightmove is calling on Chancellor Jeremy Hunt to use next week’s Budget as an opportunity to incentivise landlords to make properties...

Rental sector and property industry views are split over the controversial idea of allowing first time buyers to put down a...

The Generation Rent group has thrown its weight behind a ban on mortgages for holiday homes buyers - and its chief...

Deciding on a residence in the bustling city of London is no small feat, especially when faced with the dichotomy of...

Both sides of the rental divide have criticised Conservative proposals to boost housing demand while doing nothing about supply. Over the New...

Tenants value location, flexibility and direct landlord relationships according to new research from specialist lending bank OSB Group.  The Future Tenant Standard...

A new survey suggests that over three fifths of landlords say private renting is becoming less attractive as an investment option. The...

Who are you, and what does it say on your business card? I'm Ashley Day, the Director of Bristol Property Centre.   What is...

There is a real difficulty for Rishi Sunak’s Conservative Party at the moment.  After 14 years in power, any failings land squarely...

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

After a decade of steady growth, the number of older renters is poised to increase rapidly over the next 10 years...

Research from the Home Builders Federation claims owners of new homes will save an average £135 a month on running costs...

A mortgage expert is warning renters tempted by news that the Skipton Building Society has launched a 100 per cent mortgage...

A survey of homebuyers has revealed opposition to the rumoured return of the Help To Buy initiative to get tenants to...

Labour will create a national landlord register to protect tenants from what the party calls “unscrupulous property owners.: Party leader Sir Kier...

A top Tory who is chair of the Conservative backbench Treasury Committee and a member of the Treasury Select Committee says...

Residents in social and affordable housing are being given the chance to buy a share in their home for the first...

A prominent buy to let lender says falling house prices five canny landlords the chance to buy property relatively cheaply. Emma Cox,...

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

The next Prime Minister must address the supply crisis in the private rented sector if homeownership ambitions are to become a...

New figures released this morning show that buy to let investors and second home buyers now pay almost half of the...

Taxes on buy to let investment are fuelling a supply crisis, hiking rents and making homeownership more difficult to afford. That’s the...

A controversial PropTech rental platform has issued a list of questions and issues to check when tenants rent from a landlord...

Fifteen businesses which had bought freeh­olds from housing developer Countryside have now given formal undertakings to remove terms that cause ground...

Celebrations amongst landlords and home owners over the latest record house price figures mask growing disadvantages for renters, claims a mortgage...

The chief finance officer of a PropTech company says the effects of the stamp duty holiday on house prices must not...

A buy to let consultancy has identified those parts of the country where there’s been the biggest swing towards renting when...

A leading supplier says rent rises seen in recent months have been driven by increased taxes and regulations imposed on landlords. The...

A new government-created committee is considering the introduction of the new Commonhold tenure. Commonhold is a form of freehold ownership, largely for...

Despite the global pandemic putting many major life plans on hold, almost three fifths of renters continue to have ownership as...

A key supplier is warning that landlords penalised by ever higher government taxes and rules will be forced to increase rents. Andy...

Landlords are warning the government that if it increases Capital Gains Tax the rental market will freeze up. Chatter has increased in...

Renters have higher levels of harmful stress levels than homeowners, according to new research.  A survey of almost 4,000 renters by Shelter...

With house prices set to rise in 2020, on the back of greater political certainty and chronic housing shortage, the government...

Owning property is rapidly becoming the impossible dream in this country for many renters, especially when it comes to purchasing property...

Buy-to-let landlords could benefit financially by catering their offerings towards the growing older renter and family tenant demographics, according to the...

The scales are tipping in the UK towards a greater number of private renters compared to owner-occupiers, as reflected by the...

Private rents paid by tenants in the UK increased by 1.3% in the 12 months to July 2019 and is unchanged...

New communities secretary Robert Jenrick and housing minister Esther McVey look set to focus on increasing homeownership, but this appears to...

There has been a sharp rise in the number of older renters over the last year, according to new research from...

Private rental prices in the UK increased by 1.1% in the 12 months to February, according to the Office for National...

Despite recent tax and regulatory changes, investment in buy-to-let has outperformed most other major asset classes over the past 10 years,...

The chancellor Philip Hammond has once again failed to deliver for private landlords, with yesterday’s rather low-key Spring Statement yet another...

Most renters fear that they will never be in a position to buy property due to the sheer cost of saving...

The government’s private rented sector policies are failing tenants, mainly because they are ‘not joined up or thought through’, a new...

Buy-to-let landlords are having an adverse impact on home ownership, according to new research. Fresh analysis by Onward suggests that the government...

More than two thirds of UK renters have no plans to acquire a property, according to new research by landlord insurer...

Some people are simply not interested in owning their own home, as reflected by new research revealing that 16% of private...

Fresh research from the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) which reveals that young adults are less likely to own a home...

The number of properties letting agents managed in December reached a record-high, according to ARLA Propertymark’s December Private Rented Sector (PRS) report. The 200 properties...

The supply of rental properties fell by 3.7% during October when compared to the previous month, according to fresh data from...

Chancellor Philip Hammond has been slammed by Belvoir for failing to address taxes on buy-to-let landlords imposed by his predecessor George...

A raft of ‘anti-landlord’ policies introduced by the government have prompting concern that buy-to-let landlords with low profit margins could end...

Almost a quarter of households in Britain will be renting privately by the end of 2021 as rising house prices and...

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

There has been a significant drop in the number of homes available to rent over the past 12 months, according to...

A generation is being priced out of the housing market with homeownership levels set to fall further as younger people are...

With almost 5.8 million households expected to be living in private rented accommodation within four years as homeownership and social renting...

The percentage of people in the UK who own their own home is currently falling, and not just because housing is...

Philip Hammond’s failure to reverse the previous chancellor George Osborne’s deeply unpopular tax reforms will have far-reaching implications for the buy-to-let...

New housing policies affecting the private rented sector, including longer tenancies, boosting the supply of much needed housing and plans to...

Stamp duty should be coughed up by those selling their home rather than purchasers as this would boost property transactions, while...

Average rents paid by private tenants increased by 2.3% in the 12 months to August 2016, as demand for rental housing...

Millions of Britons are resigning themselves to the possibility of never owning their own home – with many people left with...

Home ownership has fallen to its lowest level for 30 years in England, with rising prices leaving many people with little...

Tenants in the UK who are saving for a deposit to purchase their first home are more prepared than ever before...

The number of new homes registered to be built looks set to fall as many housebuilders will be less willing to...

With just hours remaining until the polls close, the outcome of the EU referendum is too close to call. The sense of...

A landlord who was convicted of multiple building regulation offences and for failing to disclose information in relation to ownership of...

High property prices and a  lack of affordable homes continues to lock many would-be buyers out of the property market leaving...

Almost all landlords are considering increasing rents to pay for the higher taxes they now face, according to a survey by...

The gap between average incomes and the pay of tenants who want to buy their first property has reached a post-recession...

Nine million UK renters (45%) say they will never be able to afford their own home, according to the latest Post...