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22 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Landlords are getting younger, new data shows](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Happy_EstateAgent-400x310.png)
The average age of landlords acquiring new rental property with a buy to let mortgage has fallen over the past decade,...
18 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Agents warn Rayner - “don’t scrap Section 21 without a replacement”](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews-400x310.png)
Propertymark has warned Labour’s Deputy Prime Minister against scrapping Section 21 eviction powers without an adequate replacement. If Angela Rayner does fulfil...
11 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Popular Buy To Let mortgage lender is latest to cut rates](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/2_MortgageCalculated.png)
Paragon Bank has reduced rates on its core range of buy-to-let mortgages, taking 15bps off 10 products, in addition to launching...
05 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Most self-managing landlords regard property as their full time job](/upload/images/shutterstock_2022462029.jpg)
Over 50% of landlords regard the management of their properties as a full-time job, a survey by a buy to let...
04 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Lettings agency regulation demanded by PropTech leader](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/AgentHouseInHand_400x310.png)
Regulation of lettings and estate agencies must be a priority for the government elected tomorrow, a PropTech entrepreneur demands. Sián Hemming-Metcalfe of...
04 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Agents managing HMOs without licences hit by council fines](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Fine-400x310.png)
Fines totalling £108,000 have been issued to letting agents and landlords breaching HMO rules in part of London. An additional HMO licensing...
02 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Eco-Improvements demanded by most tenants - new bank survey](/upload/images/shutterstock_2208680371.jpg)
A small survey by a bank suggests that almost 100% of buy to let investors surveyed have received requests from tenants...
14 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Proposed Capital Gains Tax rise would hit rental sector](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/TaxCoins-400x310.png)
A political party has proposed that Capital Gains Tax be equalised with Income Tax - meaning landlords and investors who sold...
13 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Agents Distinctly Underwhelmed by Tories’ manifesto pledges](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews2-400x310.png)
Agents, and others in the lettings industry, have given a sceptical response to the Conservative manifesto and its varied pledges about...
12 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Agent pleads with landlords to believe in buy to let](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Buy-to-let-2-400x310.png)
The director of a London lettings agency says buy to let landlords are entitled to feel downtrodden but claims it’s still...
07 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Rental growth forecasts cut as supply catches up with demand](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Forecast-400x310.png)
Knight Frank says the normalisation of supply and demand in Prime London has happened more quickly than anticipated, forcing it to...
28 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Tax - that’s why rents are rising so much](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/TaxCoins-400x310.png)
Propertymark has given its view on why private rents have risen so much - 6.1% in England, 7.0% in Wales and...
15 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Stop Killing Market with Rent Controls, agents tell minister](/upload/images/shutterstock_2083876012.jpg)
Propertymark has urged Scotland’s new First Minister to end the country’s housing emergency. John Swinney is now First Minister and says he...
08 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Good News - buy to let yields at their highest for six years](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Property-Value_400x310.png)
The average gross rental yield reported by landlords has reached the highest level since the second quarter of 2018, according to...
03 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Ground Rents defended by investors’ group](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/BusinessTeam-400x310.png)
The ongoing debate over ground rents within Government is rapidly becoming a Parliamentary farce that could soon lead to an economic...
01 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Political Chaos is perfect time to ditch rent controls - housing bodies](/upload/images/shutterstock_2414859941.jpg)
The political chaos in Scotland presents sensible politicians with an ideal chance to resent housing policies and ditch rent controls. That’s the...
29 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Boost for Buy To Let as mortgage product choice improves](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/2_MortgageCalculated.png)
There's good news for the buy to let sector as mortgage product availability is showing signs of stability, according to the...
23 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Lettings chief claims “renting negatively impacts life”](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Fine-2-400x310.png)
A prominent supplier of deposit alternatives to lettings agents has come out and said that “renting negatively impacts quality of life,...
19 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Reform Bill isn’t stopping buy to let investment claims agency boss](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Buy-to-let-2-400x310.png)
A prominent lettings agency claims the Renters Reform Bill is not proving a deterrent to buy to let investors. The Leaders Romans...
15 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Buy To Let property profile changes as landlords diversify](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Buy-to-let-2-400x310.png)
Houses in Multiple Occupation are making up an increasing percentage of buy-to-let business, according specialist lender Shawbrook. In both 2022 and 2023,...
12 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Top 10 Hotspots for portfolio buy to let investors](/upload/images/shutterstock_1640429362(2).jpg)
Paragon Bank’s analysis of its lending data has revealed the top 10 locations for investment by portfolio buy-to-let landlords, those with...
10 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Almost No Reduction in Buy To Let Supply, insists think tank](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Buy-to-let-2-400x310.png)
There’s been at most a one per cent reduction in landlords in the buy to let sector, a think tank claims...
08 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Third of landlords may sell this year - shock buy to let statistics](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyStats-400x310%20(1).png)
Almost one in three buy to let landlords are set to sell up in the next 12 months. That’s the shock statistic...
08 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Phil Spencer asks: Should Agents Manage Short Let Properties?](/upload/images/Phil%20Spencer%20NEW%20image(2).png)
It’s not easy for anyone - even professionals like lettings and estate agents - to keep up with the blizzard of...
19 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Warning to Labour leader - no rent controls, yes to lower taxes](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/TaxMan-400x310.png)
The new Labour leader in Wales, Vaughan Gething, has received an early shot across the bows from Propertymark. Gething was elected Welsh...
18 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Passive income from buy to let is a myth, warns legal expert](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Buy-to-let-400x310.png)
New and past landlords tempted back to Buy to Let have been warned - passive income from property isn’t easy. This is...
14 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Nationwide demands four tax changes to help the private rental sector](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Top%20tips%20property%20investment%20rent-calculation-1-400x310.png)
Nationwide has taken the unusual step of using its buy to let lending arm - The Mortgage Works - to make...
05 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Top UK cities for 2024 rental potential revealed by industry supplier](/upload/images/shutterstock_304372931(1).jpg)
Aldermore has named Bristol, as the best city for landlords to invest in for 2024. Manchester, Coventry, Brighton and London make up...
23 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Buy To Let lending for older landlords falls off a cliff](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Buy-to-let-2-400x310.png)
New figures from lenders trade body UK Finance show a massive fall in buy to let loans for those aged 55...
20 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Buy to let portfolio used for housing association tenants](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Buy-to-let-2-400x310.png)
A council that is buying private properties in second home hotspots to let to local people has struck a new agreement...
16 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Agents plead with Bank of England after buy to let mortgage arrears soar](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/BankofEngland_2-400x310.png)
Propertymark wants the Bank of England to cut interest rates following data showing soaring mortgage arrears and repossessions. Lenders trade body UK...
09 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Lomond announces another regional rental portfolio acquisition](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Acquisition-400x310.png)
Lomond has snapped up another rental portfolio. It’s been acquired from the Rendall & Rittner Sales & Letting agency which had a...
07 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Build To Rent investment rockets, focussed on major cities](/upload/images/shutterstock_1141644755(1).jpg)
The latest Build To Rent report prepared by lettings agency Savills claims 2023 saw a total of £4.5 billion of investment...
01 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![New buy to let city hotspot identified by insurance analysis](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Buy-to-let-2-400x310.png)
Glasgow has been revealed as the UK city with the biggest rise in the number of buy to let properties in...
26 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Mortgage experts predict boost in buy to let lending this year](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Mortgage%20approvals%20down%20MortgageApplication_400x310.png)
Just under half of mortgage brokers expect to place more limited company buy-to-let business throughout the next 12 months, Paragon Bank...
24 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Rebrand for one of lettings industry’s best known suppliers](/upload/images/shutterstock_2236818955.jpg)
One of the lettings sector’s longest-standing suppliers - Mortgages for Business - is rebranding. It’s to be known as Mortgage Finance Brokers,...
18 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Rates War! Mortgage lenders slash BTL borrowing costs](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/mortgage-400x310.png)
A series of lenders have slashed their buy to let mortgage rates in a bid to win business. These include: - LendInvest Mortgages...
08 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![North-focussed lettings agency reveals new London base](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/AgentsWorking-400x310.png)
The Leeds- and Manchester-based North Property Group is opening a base in London. NPG was founded by Oli Banks and Tim Coen...
05 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Savills reveals which buy to let region it tips for best returns](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Buy-to-let-2-400x310.png)
Residential buy to let in the North West of England, London industrial property and retail warehouses are set to be the...
04 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Buy To Let investors compete with owner occupiers - Nationwide](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Buy-to-let-2-400x310.png)
Owner occupiers have been competing with landlords in the battle to purchase smaller properties, new figures show. Smaller properties are often preferred...
02 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Mortgage Lenders set out buy to let forecasts for 2024/2025](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Forecast-400x310.png)
UK Finance has published its housing and mortgage market forecasts for 2024 and 2025 together with projections for 2023 full year numbers. Key figures for 2023 In...
29 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Recent rise in buy to let landlords quitting, confirms Bank of England](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/_BankofEngland-1-400x310.png)
A new Bank of England survey has confirmed a growing outflow of landlords from the private rental sector since 2020. The Bank’s...
22 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Top agent senses change of mood in rental market](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/MortgageRates1_400x310.png)
One of Britain’s leading agents - former RICS residential chairman Jeremy Leaf - says he is seeing a change of mood...
21 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![The three qualities landlords want from letting agents - revealed](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/AgentHouseInHand_400x310.png)
A new survey of 4,000 landlords has identified the three qualities they look for in a letting agent. Whereas trust and liveability...
20 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Surveyors warn: Landlords can’t keep their heads above water](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews2-400x310.png)
Private landlords are abandoning their property portfolios in unprecedented numbers, a group of surveyors claims. The Manchester-based chartered surveyors and auctioneers -...
14 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Buy To Let Mortgage Arrears Double In Just One Year](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/2_MortgageCalculated.png)
Cases of buy-to-let arrears have doubled in a single year, according to a new analysis. The research, from Octane Capital, analysed quarterly...
04 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Hunt’s lack of support for rental sector still subject of criticism](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/ToLetBoard-400x310.png)
Last week’s Autumn Statement - which fell short of expectations in terms of help for the private rental sector - is...
27 November 2023
From: Breaking News
![Buy To Let Sell Off - agency reports hundreds of thousands sold](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Buy-to-let-400x310.png)
The share of homes sold by a landlord in Britain has fallen from 15.7 per cent last year to 14.0 per...
13 November 2023
From: Breaking News
![Agents want tax reforms on top of pledge to avoid rent controls](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/TaxCoins-400x310.png)
Propertymark has welcomed the pledge by Housing Secretary Michael Gove not to introduce rent controls in England. The trade body says such...
31 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![Major boost for buy to let mortgage range](/upload/images/shutterstock_1713659548(1).jpg)
There’s been a significant increase in the buy to let mortgage product range according to analysis by independent service Moneyfacts. A year...
20 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![Buy To Let has grown massively in recent years - new statistics](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyStats-400x310.png)
Government data shows that as of 2022 some 15.29 per cent of homes in England are privately rented, with 14.9 per...
13 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![Build To Rent ‘may get favourable treatment’ on rent legislation](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/BuildToRent1-400x310.png)
A controversial consultation document about rent controls is proposing that Build To Rent operators be exempt from the caps which may...
13 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![Huge scale of rental sector reliance on mortgages revealed](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/2_MortgageCalculated.png)
The buy to let sector appears more heavily reliant on mortgages than some analysts have previously suggested. Specialist lending service Octane Capital has...
02 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![EPC U-turn - Agent welcomes Sunak’s change of heart](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/_EPC4-400x310.png)
The lettings chief in a prominent regional agency says she’s delighted that Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has done a dramatic U-turn...
29 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Cut-price properties tempting investment buyers, says accountancy chief](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Help%20to%20buy%20equity%20loan.jpg)
Some prospective buy to let landlords may be about to use their equity to snap up investment properties at discounted rates,...
27 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Buy To Let sell off triggers flurry of auction activity](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/BTL400x310.png)
The auction house appears to be bucking the downward trend in the wider housing market. And much of it is down to...
22 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Agents’ leader tells government to incentivise private rental sector](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/HappyLandlord-400x310.png)
The chief executive of Propertymark has reiterated his call for the government to make investment in buy to let attractive. Nathan Emerson says:...
21 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Buy to let income up despite rising costs and red tape](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Buy-to-let-400x310.png)
Landlords in England and Wales have seen their rental portfolio income increase by 8.7 per cent in the past year. That’s according...
20 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Agency pushes Build To Rent advantages over Buy To Let](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/BuildToRent1-400x310.png)
Knight Frank, in conjunction with Build To Rent operator Moda Living, has published a highly supportive report about BTR. Creating what it’s...
31 August 2023
From: Breaking News
![40 year buy to let mortgage available from today](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/L%26G%20Mortgage%20club%20announces%20MortgageApplyNow_400x310.png)
HSBC is increasing its maximum mortgage term to 40 years for buy to let, purchase, remortgaging and additional borrowing. Second homes will...
30 August 2023
From: Breaking News
![Fail! Endless calls to scrap S21 evictions leads to glut of them](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Eviction-400x310%20(1).png)
Section 21 evictions are set to soar even higher, a property association leader forecasts - because of the threat to abolish...
25 August 2023
From: Breaking News
![Frantic landlord exodus leaves more tenants in situ during sales](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/LandlordNews-400x310.png)
A new analysis shows growth in the trend for buy to let properties to be sold with tenants in situ. The analysis...
23 August 2023
From: Breaking News
![Buy To Let yields and capital appreciation show sharp North-South divide](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Buy-to-let-2-400x310.png)
The north of England is outperforming the south when it comes to yields and capital appreciation, a new survey has discovered. In...
16 August 2023
From: Breaking News
![Renters Reform Bill attacked by another legal expert](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/LegalAction-400x310.png)
Millions of UK landlords will be adversely affected by the Renters Reform Bill, a solicitor warns - the latest law expert...
10 August 2023
From: Breaking News
![Lawyers warn that Renters Reform Bill will reduce supply](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/LegalAction-400x310.png)
A law firm says the Renters Reform Bill is driving buy to let investors to quit because of their fears over...
31 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Buy To Let mortgages worst hit by rate rises - new figures](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Buy-to-let-2-400x310.png)
Buy to let mortgages have seen the largest interest rate increase of any mortgage category according to new research. Barrows and Forrester...
19 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Crackdown on HMOs across large London borough](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews3-400x310.png)
Buy to let investors who want to convert family homes into HMOs in Hounslow for three to six tenants will now...
17 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Shocking rise in numbers of landlords desperate to sell](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/LandlordNews-400x310.png)
A sales agency specialising in disposing of buy to let portfolios says it’s now received an averaged 240 enquires a month...
14 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Virtual auctions rule the roost as pandemic trend now permanent](/upload/images/shutterstock_1353888464.jpg)
The vast majority of auctions - widely regarded as a favourite for buy to let investors acquiring properties - are now...
14 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Call for buy to let mortgage rules to be relaxed during crisis](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Buy-to-let-2-400x310.png)
A property industry commentator wants buy to let mortgage rules to be relaxed so that frustrated sellers can let out their...
12 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Mortgage Mayhem: will six months breathing space stop housing crash?](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Sharp%20rise%20in%20property%20transaction%20fall-throught%20cost%20MortgageApplyNow_400x310.png)
Concern remains that the mayhem surrounding the mortgage market may yet trigger a housing market crash. At the start of the weekend...
26 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Chancellor’s Crisis Meeting - pleas for rental help mount](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Tenant_Dispute-400x310.png)
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt is today charing a crisis meeting of mortgage lenders, as calls mount for him to take action to...
23 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Rents edge above long term ratio to earnings says Zoopla](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/LearningAgents-400x310.png)
Typical UK rents now account for 28.3 per cent of average pre-tax earnings - slightly above the 10-year average of 27...
22 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![One city loses 1,500 rental homes to Airbnb - claim](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/shutterstock_2198282283.jpg)
A newspaper is reporting that almost 1,500 homes which could be used for long-term mainstream rentals have been ‘lost’ to short...
20 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Lawyer hits out at court delays and growing anti-rental sentiment](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Legal_Action-400x310.png)
A seasoned property lawyer who has specialised in residential landlord and tenant law for 22 years says she is embarrassed at...
16 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Rent Controls - Agents asked for help building case against](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/LearningAgents-400x310.png)
The National Residential Landlords Association is looking for help from letting agents in building a case against rent controls. The association is...
15 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Big increase in ‘good EPC’ buy to let mortgage borrowing](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Buy-to-let-2-400x310.png)
One of the biggest lenders in the rental space - Paragon Bank - recorded a 19 per cent increase in buy...
07 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Phil Spencer urges letting agents to go on the offensive](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Special%20Logo's/Phil%20Spencer.png)
I was surprised the other day to read statistics from the English Housing Survey about how many landlords use letting agents. In...
05 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Agents speak out on Renters Reform Bill dangers](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews2-400x310.png)
Lettings agents within The Guild of Property Professionals think that the Renters Reform Bill could cause many landlords to quit. Graham Wood,...
01 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Buy To Let mortgage deals pulled from market](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Buy-to-let-2-400x310.png)
Moneyfacts, the respected independent mortgage market monitor, is warning that lenders have been withdrawing buy to let fixed deals. Within the buy...
31 May 2023
From: Breaking News
![Agent in ‘stay calm’ plea to landlords with Bill worries](/upload/images/shutterstock_1117116341.jpg)
Private landlords should hold fire on plans to quit the private rental sector and give the government a chance to incentivise...
25 May 2023
From: Breaking News
![Stamp Duty Surcharge triggers long-term slump in off-plan sales](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/StampDuty1_400x310.png)
Off-plan new build properties - at one time a solid favourite amongst landlords - are now falling out of favour with...
23 May 2023
From: Breaking News
![Eco-experiment with zero interest loans for ‘greener’ homes](/upload/images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/GreenEnvironment-400x310.png)
The Nationwide Building Society is embarking on an experiment - at first for owner occupiers only - which may be extended...
22 May 2023
From: Breaking News
![Senior agent warns rents can’t continue rising indefinitely](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/housing-market400x310.png)
The latest data shows that while rents continue to climb, growth is starting to slow down. According to Nicky Stevenson, managing director...
19 May 2023
From: Breaking News
![Stamp Duty Surcharge: Labour considers raising it even higher](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/StampDutyRates_400x310.png)
Labour is considering raising the buy to let and holiday home stamp duty surcharge above the current three per cent if...
12 May 2023
From: Breaking News
![Buy To Let mortgage slump as less affluent landlords stay away](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Buy-to-let-400x310.png)
Just as transactions in the mainstream market ramp up for spring and summer, so enquiries about buy to let mortgages have...
10 May 2023
From: Breaking News
![Build To Rent stalls - good news for buy to let agents and landlords?](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/BuildToRent1-400x310.png)
The number of Build To Rent completions has fallen by 56 per cent in the past year, a decline being very...
09 May 2023
From: Breaking News
![Rebranded agency says students now drive the lettings market](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/AdultChildren-400x310.png)
Investors looking to add to their portfolios in 2023 should be urged to consider student housing opportunities, according to a Newcastle...
05 May 2023
From: Breaking News
![Retirees lead the way amongst landlords quitting sector](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Over55Tenant-400x310.png)
Landlords who bought soon after the launch of the first buy-to-let mortgage in 1996 are retiring in increasing numbers. Research from lettings...
25 April 2023
From: Breaking News
![Section 24: Agents call for mortgage tax relief to be reinstated](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Taxes-400x310.png)
A new survey of lettings agents and landlords has put the reinstatement of Section 24 mortgage tax relief at the top...
21 April 2023
From: Breaking News
![Politicians blasted for ‘lack of balance’ in private rental sector policies](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/HousePrices_balancing-400x310.png)
One of Scotland’s largest lettings agencies is voicing concern over what it calls “the lack of balance” in the Scottish government’s...
04 April 2023
From: Breaking News
![Buying agent reports landlords willing to sell at a loss](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/HousingMarket_400x310.png)
Jo Eccles, director of London-focussed buying agency and property consultancy Eccord, says she is witnessing some landlords willing to quit the...
03 April 2023
From: Breaking News
![Labour council tax freeze ‘not for empty buy to lets or second homes’](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Tax-Image-400x310.png)
Labour’s much-publicised pledge to freeze council tax for the next year excludes empty buy to let properties and second homes it...
03 April 2023
From: Breaking News
![Short Let registration fee must be reasonable insists Airbnb](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Misc/airbnb400x310.jpg)
Airbnb says any new rules for short lets in Wales should protect hosts and the benefits they bring to the tourism...
31 March 2023
From: Breaking News
![Speculation grows about future changes to EPCs](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/Energy_Efficiency-400x310.png)
Speculation is growing that the deadline for the private rental sector to meet new Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards for new tenants...
30 March 2023
From: Breaking News
![Agent tells Gove: cease attacks on private rental sector](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews-400x310.png)
A prominent lettings agent in the north of England has written to Housing Secretary Michael Gove urging him to cease attacking...
22 March 2023
From: Breaking News
![Surprise surge in buy to let mortgage uptake - new survey](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Buy-to-let-2-400x310.png)
Buy to let investors have created the largest increase in the mortgage market in the past year, it’s being claimed. Octane Capital...
22 March 2023
From: Breaking News
![Shawbrook becomes bigger player in buy to let mortgage market](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Buy-to-let-2-400x310.png)
Shawbrook is becoming a bigger player in the buy to let lending market following the acquisition of specialist lender Bluestone Mortgages. Launched...