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A property lawyer is forecasting a surge in buy to let purchasing in the coming months as the stamp duty extension...

Research by Countrywide agency Hamptons shows that during 2020 some 41,700 new buy to let limited companies were formed. That’s a record...

A specialist mortgage operator is warning letting agents and landlords to gear up for a winter of discontent as a result...

Independent service Moneyfacts says that while the buy to let mortgage sector remains resilient, it has contracted slightly in recent weeks...

The buy-to-let market has grown significantly in recent years as long-term renting becomes more popular and investors continue to see the...

The Property Academy’s latest webinar, to be held this afternoon, is to be addressed by a behavioural economist and frequent contributor...

Data from independent mortgage monitor Moneyfacts shows that there’s been a big drop in the choice of mortgage for buy to...

Families living in private rented accommodation are more exposed to the economic shock of the Coronavirus than homeowners, which could mean...

Higher housing costs - including private sector rents - have reduced incomes and increased inequality as the poorest families have borne...

New research suggests that the recent fall in the cost of fixed rate buy-to-let mortgages may be coming to a halt. Online...

Buy-to-let (BTL) mortgage rates continue to drop but at a slower rate than in previous months, according to the latest Property...

Greater London rents have risen an average of four per cent in the past year - but some boroughs performing above-average...

Some of the private rental sector’s most experienced and respected experts believe it’s almost inevitable that a housing market crash is...

There’s been an “unprecedented” across-the-board fall in fixed rate buy to let mortgage rates according to an online investment platform.   Property Master...

A new survey by a specialist property sector lender reveals that 19 per cent of landlords are looking to sell in...

A lettings agency that has analysed HMRC data says rental income for buy to let landlords has leaped 15 per cent...

Buy to let may have been in the doldrums in recent years thanks to new taxes and stricter regulations but there’s...

With good news in the buy to let sector in short supply, here’s a promising start to the week - a...

Most buy-to-let fixed rate mortgages are currently cheaper than they were a year ago - some by as much as £29...

A property website says tenants and prospective renters in London are set to have ‘a torrid 2019’ because of a shortage of...

Home ownership rates for families aged 25 to 34 are rising for the first time in 30 years but high barriers...

The chief executive of a specialist buy to let mortgage broker is warning that mortgages for landlords are likely to become...

New research has attempted to quantify the number and scale of rent rises that are likely to take place as landlords...

20% more landlords* are struggling compared to last year. They’ve been caught in a perfect storm of higher interest rates, bigger...

New figures out show that buy to let mortgage rates are showing the effects of last month’s base rate rise. Online mortgage...

Controversial landlord Fergus Wilson has increased rents on all new tenancies in his property portfolio by £50 a week because of...

Rents in the UK, excluding London, are still increasing but at their slowest rate for five years. Figures from specialist lender Landbay...

The cost of buy to let mortgages remain at record lows and - with little movement in costs and rates over...

Larger scale landlords with 10 properties or more appear to be the most confident about the private rental sector, and are...

Specialist lender Together has lowered interest rates across a range of products including right to buy - and it’s making a...

The autumn's Prudential Regulation Authority changes, coupled with months of rate rise predictions, seem to have had little effect on the cost of...

A leading independent mortgage market monitor is warning that increases in mortgage costs are now proving the latest blow to the...

The increasing number of renters and low interest rates for existing home owners mean that the total rent bill is now...

A survey for online letting agency Upad claims that 66 per cent of landlords are not going to change their property...

Skipton is the latest lender to confirm that it will continue lending to so-called portfolio landlords after new Bank of England...

Buy to let mortgage competition is showing no signs of stopping, thus giving one of the few pieces of good news...

The flat fees for buy to let mortgages are now lower than they have been at any point in the past...

A specialist student lettings agency says the drop in the number of applicants for UK higher education courses this year threatens...

A second firm is suggesting that the cost of Buy To Let mortgages has fallen to a record low - but...

The Bank of England's decision to keep the base interest rate at the record low of 0.25% has kept buy-to-let headline...

Paragon Mortgages, best known for its significant position in the buy to let market, has launched a range of residential mortgage...

The consumer organisation Which? has joined the chorus of concern that new mortgage restrictions may hit buy to let landlords.   Since January...

Buy to let landlords may be forced to raise rents or even sell their properties because of the government’s new tax...

The financial downturn was “probably the best thing that could have happened” to this country’s private rental sector according to lettings...

Details of the Bank of England’s statement outlining tougher rules on mortgage lending to buy to let investors have been shown...

The chief executive of financial consultancy Clayton Euro Risk says changes soon coming in to tighten the criteria applied to buy...

Bank of England governor Mark Carney says the bank is keeping a close eye on the buy to let market -...

Campaigning charity Shelter claims that in some areas of the country no fewer than one-in-23 private rental sector tenants are apparently...

The Property 118 website - which last week won a notable victory in the Court of Appeal against a building society...

A warning is being issued that the types of mortgages still being extended to buy to let investors risks them becoming...

An industry body says proposals by the Bank of England to curb buy to let lending are “premature.” The Bank’s Prudential Regulation...

If interest rates rise by 2.5 per cent over the next four years, traditional buy to let could become unprofitable in...

A risk expert at a leading buy to let mortgage company says the industry should actually embrace the restrictions on lending...

The governor of the Bank of England has ruled out an immediate rise in interest rates because of the turmoil in...

An analysis by a national newspaper shows that investors purchasing buy to let properties with mortgages are likely to lose money...

The scores are in - we have asked 20 senior agents and analysts for their forecasts for capital values the 2016...

The rural agency team at Bidwells says it is concerned the Conservative government may - by accident or design - be...

Two interviews given by a deputy governor of the Bank of England appear to suggest that there will soon be additional...

There is another warning today that changes to buy to let mortgage tax relief will lead to increased rents.  Back in July,...

Only 26 per cent of people currently aged 20 to 39 in England will live in a home they own by...

Stephen Moss, CEO of based Pring.co.uk the UK’s leading property investment search engine, takes a look at the impact of ‘Corbynmania’...

A prominent letting agent says he wants an immediate interest rate rise - and has even made his case to a...

The government’s response to the online petition against proposed tax changes for buy to let investors is “unfair, incoherent and missing...

Investors with HMOs are better placed than other landlords to combat any financial damage caused by future interest rate rises. Analysis carried...

Some 60% of landlords have no intention of investing in their property to make it more efficient, despite new energy efficiency...

When Governor of the Bank of England, Mark Carney, recently announced that interest rates would have to start to rise sooner...