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An analysis of over 580,000 properties has produced a league table of Britain’s best and worst buy to let postcodes in...

Outsourcing has long been an effective strategy in business. It enables you to provide a new, improved or more streamlined service...

One in five UK landlords have entered buy to let without even planning to, finding themselves with a property ‘accidentally’ or...

What is the biggest challenge in estate agency today? At the risk of sounding flippant, selling houses! It’s a unique industry...

A trade body is advising landlords and agents acting on their behalf to take precautions to protect their investments if they...

Knight Knox, a property consultancy specialising in investment, has launched an online platform, yieldit, which aims to simplify the sale and...

Over 70% of Conservative councillors and housing leads have indicated that £2 billion pledged for affordable housing is not enough to...

A letting agency says it is on course to manage 1,000 properties before it marks its tenth anniversary next year.  Tay Letting,...

Buy-to-let lender Paragon says it has seen a 'marked shift' towards buy-to-let activity among professional investors. The organisation reports that this is...

An experienced agent claims that forgoing the services of a letting agent to save money is a false economy for landlords. In...

Flatsharing website Ideal Flatmate has passed the seed funding milestone of £1 million. The website - which includes former Green & Co...

The latest major piece of research into the private rental sector is forecasting a huge surge in demand - meaning there...

Grainger says it’s ready to respond to the growing need for longer tenancies for families and older renters - the latter...

Time to put the gloom and doom about buy to let to one side - a new analysis shows that a...

Grainger, the UK's largest listed residential landlord, has snapped up a 132-flat Build To Rent scheme in Southampton for £27m.  The project...

Buy to let investors are taking a wait and see approach when it comes to additional investment in the sector according...

Rules introduced last autumn by the Bank of England’s Prudential Regulation Authority are hurting the buy to let mortgage market according...

Property crowdfunding projects are now the investments of choice for millennials according to a PropTech platform.  Shojin Property Partners claims to have...

A leading property law specialist has warned that many buy to let investors remain unaware of the new Minimum Energy Efficiency...

The chief of a PropTech firm says letting agents should consider participating in the growing Build to Rent sector.  Until now, many...

A new survey appears to buck the trend of recent rental market snapshots by showing that buy to let investors are...

The number of landlords re-mortgaging to release money for home improvements has reached a record high according to Countrywide. In the last...

Some 43 per cent of all stamp duty comes from buy to let investors and holiday home purchasers - and almost...

Foxtons is warning that the private rental sector - traditionally a strong earner for the company even in times of challenging...

A leading Conservative peer says the government should cut taxes for buy to let investors and regard them as part of...

Build To Rent provider Get Living has revealed plans to invest up to £180m in 756 units in Leeds. Acquired by Get...

Another property crowdfunding investment product has been launched, aiming to offer investors an alternative to the increasingly regulated and taxed buy...

Increased volatility in the private rental sector and rising costs for landlords and investors have combined to lead to an increased...

A trade body says new figures released by the independent Office for Budget Responsibility show that the government’s recent tax increases...

Airsorted, which describes itself as “the world’s largest hosting management service” says it has secured £5m in funding to expand.  Airsorted provides...

An analysis of data released by HM Revenue and Customs shows that 1.9 million people earned money from property in 2015-16...

Three one-day courses are being held this year - the first next week - aimed at updating letting agents on changes...

Tax increases on the rental sector are leaving young people unable to access the homes they need, an industry body claims. The...

Your buy-to-let investment is an extremely valuable asset and you need to know the income generated from it will be safely...

The ZPG-backed Zero Deposit scheme, one of a number now existing putting forward an alternative to traditional deposits, has announced four...

A new website specifically dedicated to marketing rented property with tenants in place has raised over £2m investment in the past...

Lettings agency IPS Estates is partnering with Midlands auction specialist SDL Auctions to sell tenanted properties online. IPS Estates, based in Derbyshire, will...

No fewer than 44 per cent of landlords plan to expand their portfolios before July 2018 despite tax obstacles, according to...

A range of factors - including fierce competition under the supplied housing market, rising property prices and political uncertainty – have...

A new website called Vesta has launched aiming to sell investment properties with tenants in place.  The team behind the site describe...

Net buy to let investment has fallen 80 per cent in the past two years, a mortgage lenders’ group claims.  The Intermediary...

Specialist buy to let lender Commercial Trust claims at least two other regions of the UK are now vying with London...

A mortgage lender has created a special buy to let product aimed at landlords who let a property to a close...

A PropTech firm that simplifies utility billing, with the aim of reducing property management effort by letting agents, has received £650,000...

Liverpool and Nottingham are the UK’s best performing property investment locations, according to mortgage broker Private Finance.  Both cities enjoy average rental...

New figures appear to show that younger people may prefer investing in property over pensions - giving new hope to the...

Homes in Multiple Occupation produced average yields of 8.9 per cent in 2017, the highest of all buy to let property...

The former executive director of LSL Property Services, David Newnes, is one of the key backers of a new property management...

A digital start-up that uses algorithms to match the requirements of landlords against the entire buy to let mortgage market of...

Surrenden Invest, which specialises in selling off-market new-build properties to buy to let investors, has opened an office in the north...

The UK’s army of buy to let landlords will still benefit from £16.7 billion worth of tax relief even after the...

Online letting agency Upad is linking with high profile independent finance service John Charcol in a bid to make it easier...

A local authority is setting up a not-for-profit ‘ethical’ lettings agency and is aiming to woo landlords with a promise of...

A survey from a specialist rental insurance firm suggests that contrary to popular belief, landlords care more than a little about...

A landlord has been ordered to pay £20,000 after being found guilty of nine offences in relation to a house in...

Research by a student lettings software company suggests that 70 per cent of landlords say they would prefer not to let...

The director of a property management firm has been found guilty of nine offences of breaching regulations relating to a house...

The rental market in Prime Central London has shown signs of recovery at the end of 2017, according to a new...

There has been a record number of new student accommodation bed spaces delivered in 2017, with possible consequences for future buy...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents says it is seeing a consolidation of agencies ahead of the ban on agents’ fees...

The search arm of Knight Frank, The Buying Solution, has a new recruit to handle both rental and sales clients in...

Grainger - Britain’s largest listed residential landlord, which has pledged to invest £850m in Build To Rent - says the rental...

A portal which allows renters to review their lettings experiences and which encourages agents to buy and download tenants' references has...

No Agent, a platform for landlords which says circumnavigates the need for letting agents, has announced $1.1m in investment - around...

A new online service backed by newspaper publisher Trinity Mirror says it wants to enable tenants to bypass lettings agents. HomeRenter offers what...

The specialist property investment lender Together is diversifying its product range to cater for investors who want to let out their...

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

A rental investment platform is claiming to have succeeded with the world’s largest property crowdfunding exercise, raising £2,992,800. Property Partner says it...

An online agency is urging landlords to try to avoid unnecessary voids or tenant gripes by preparing their investment properties for...

A crowdfunding site describing itself as an ‘ethical investment platform’ is the first international crowdfunder to enable investment in debt-free buy...

Online lettings and sales agency Vesper Homes says the £100,000 investment secured via crowdfunding will create “a significantly enhanced user experience...

The private rental sector in Wales is at risk of contracting next year, warns the Residential Landlords’ Association.   RLA Wales policy officer...

The mortgage director of Romans, one of the country’s largest agency groups, says the new Bank of England rules being introduced...

Trade groups have reacted angrily to Labour’s proposal to introduce rent controls if the party enters government.   The announcement, made by Labour...

A trade body says the expanding Build To Rent sector will never be large enough to meet tenant demand and as...

The National Landlords’ Association appears to be first off the starting blocks with its submission to government ahead of the next...

A leading figure in the buy to let broker industry has called for would-be ‘pension pot’ landlords to seek advice before...

Yields from buy to let in the UK are now amongst the worst in Europe according to a new league table drawn...

The buy to let market risks becoming a car crash following the changes of lending rules for so-called portfolio landlords with...

According to recent government figures, the average letting agent’s fee is £223 and 4.3 million householders pay this amount or thereabouts...

Rokstone has launched a new lettings division, operating out of the firm’s existing Marylebone offices and covering both short and long term...

LSL Property Services’ new consultancy and management service for the Build To Rent sector - PRSim - has teamed up with...

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

The Dispute Service (TDS) has announced today that it will provide dispute resolution for a new deposit replacement company.  The 'long-term strategic...

Romans says one in four of its registered buyers in the first half of this year has been an investor, suggesting...

Consumer group Which? says ‘micro-apartments’ - which have proliferated in recent years - may not be good investments.    The group has focussed...

A league table drawn up by a rental sector insurance specialist claims private rental accommodation in university locations can produce yields...

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

Humberts has launched an online-only lettings option for landlords with a PropTech firm which has previously operated a service described as...

A survey of almost 3,000 landlords suggests more than one in five plans to sell at least one of their investment...

Property investment platform LendInvest has raised £50m thanks to the over-subscription of its first retail bond, launched on the London Stock...

Former Countrywide chief executive and chairman Grenville Turner is one of a number of high profile new investors unveiled for Zero...

New government figures reveal that there are 80,855 Built To Rent homes either completed or planned.    It says investment in this element...

Accord Buy To Let is the latest lender to change its lending criteria for portfolio landlords with four or more investment...

The impact of recent changes to the way buy to let properties are taxed could create the next pension crisis, a...

Ian Duncan Smith is the latest Conservative to criticise his own government’s fiscal policies regarding buy to let.   Writing on the Conservative...

Landlords continue to look for cheaper, higher-performing properties according to the results of an index produced by Mortgages for Business. An analysis...

Asking rents outside London continue to hold up despite the market having more available properties, according to Rightmove.   Prices rose 2.8 per...

The Residential Landlords’ Association says recent fiscal changes hitting the private rented sector are hurting tenants but failing to achieve their...

Pastor Real Estate, a long-standing agency operating in Mayfair and Monaco, is expanding its London activities.   The boutique agency, which covers lettings and sales as...

Skipton International has launched a guide to help expat buy to let investors trying to make sense of the UK government’s...

Expanding buy to let lender Landbay says it plans to launch an accounting, reporting and tax compliance service for those holding...

ARLA has led a call by many letting agents on hearing the Queen’s Speech - what was the point of a...

The weakness of the pound since Britain’s decision to quit the European Union a year ago means that holiday properties are...

Stoke-on-Trent has been named as the UK's buy-to-let 'sweet spot'. Analysis of data from Home.co.uk by property crowdfunding plaform Property Partner shows...

The top ten buy-to-let postcodes in England and Wales are evenly split between locations that voted for the Conservatives or Labour. Luton...

The preview event for the launch of a new rental auction site is receiving strong interest from letting agents. LetsBid4Lets says that...

The proportion of households living in the Private Rented Sector (PRS) will rise to 24% over the next four years, according...

Former Conservative Party leader and Work and Pensions Secretary Iain Duncan Smith is set to speak at a lettings sector event...

The nation's landlords are adapting to ongoing restrictions to tax relief on buy-to-let mortgage interest, according to Mortgages for Business. Upon releasing...

A new rental auction website is inviting letting agents to preview its launch at an event later this month. LetsBid4Lets.com, which claims...

The production company behind Grand Designs and Escape to the Country is looking for landlords to feature in a new BBC...

A new report says buy to let will continue to provide good investment opportunities but requires an increasingly professional approach.   The report,...

A management firm and corporate landlord have been hit with a £250,000 fine after a “potentially lethal” flat blaze in London -...

The Paragon Group of Companies has reported that its new buy to let lending totalled £556.2m for the six months to the end...

A series of six video ‘shows’ - ideal for agents to promote to would-be investment buyers - has been launched by...

An analysis by investment specialists London Central Portfolio reveals that in areas of central London swamped with new builds coming to...

Research experts at high-end agency Savills say a total of £5.3 billion is expected to be invested in the student accommodation...

An investment company says agents and landlords should start taking measures to ensure their properties comply with the new Minimum Energy...

Property investors based in the capital are increasingly purchasing buy-to-let properties outside of London, according to Countrywide. The UK's largest agency's latest...

Legal & General has announced that its fifth Build to Rent scheme will be in Leeds. The site, Mustard Wharf, has permission...

Tenants aged between 18 and 39 and living alone spend 69 per cent of their monthly post-tax income on rent according...

What does it say on your business card? Peter Mansfield, Group Chairman, The World Property Network, www.twpn.com  and TheWorldPropertyNetwork.com                             What is The World Property Network...

A landlord has set up a company to handle the ownership and management of buy to let properties - and the...

Women now account for two in five landlords according to research by Simple Landlords Insurance.   It says it has analysed tens of...

Private landlords’ net income has risen 39 per cent in the last five years, jumping from £10.8 billion to £15 billion...

Mark Witherspoon, the data services director at ZPG, has joined the board of Barbon Insurance Group, which operates the HomeLet and...

Steve Bolton, founder of investment consultancy Platinum Property Partners and one of two landlords who have led a campaign against restricting...

Tax rises for landlords being introduced today will make renting less affordable and stifle investment in homes to rent, making it...

Specialist buy to let lender Paragon Mortgages has given an upbeat forecast for the private rental sector, despite the arrival of...

As the new restrictions on landlords’ mortgage interest tax relief come into effect this week, ARLA Propertymark has restated its objections...

What does it say on your business card? Luke Burton Sales and Marketing Director, Rent4sure Who is Rent4sure? Rent4sure, is an established tenant referencing company. We provide...

The chief executive of Andrews Property Group says the government’s three per cent additional homes stamp duty surcharge on buy to...

It seems prop-tech is exploding at a scary rate, and the latest brands are all trying to grab our attention by...

Cloud-based rental transaction platform Goodlord - already used by some agencies in the UK including Strutt & Parker and Remax -...

Online agency OpenRent has secured a £4.4 million investment to help grow its offering. The agency, which was founded in 2012, says...

A new report suggests that institutional investment in the burgeoning Build To Rent sector could see the creation of 240,000 new...

Professional independent inventories can save money for landlords at a time when tax changes threaten to make private letting for expensive...

A total of 17 letting agencies have signed up to a rental charter set up by a Labour MP.   Alan Whitehead, Labour...

The government has set out 29 key points in its Housing White Paper.   Introducing in the Commons this afternoon, Communities Secretery Sajid...

The Residential Landlords Association has made a last-minute plea for buy to let investors to remain central to the government’s plans...

The head of MartinCo, the country’s largest franchise agency group, says the government’s buy to let tax changes and lettings fee...

The government should think again about punitive tax changes to the private rented sector after receiving greater-than-expected revenue from the three...

The National Landlords Association is making only three demands on the government for its next Budget, because it recognises further reforms...

The central London rental market is beginning to show signs of topping out as tenant demand slides and landlords look to...

A property investment financing specialist says an increasing number of buy to let investors are converting properties into Houses in Multiple...

Figures from investment company London Central Portfolio suggest that re-lets of older properties to new tenants showed a fall in rents...

Cushman & Wakefield has added a partner and an associate director to its Residential Investment & Private Rented Sector team.  Fergus Jack,...

Rent increases across the UK are now running at an average that is less than half the level of a year...

Mark Clare, the former Barratt Developments chief executive, is to be the next chairman of Britain’s current largest listed landlord, Grainger,...

  Over a third of landlords have never used a letting agent and manage all their properties themselves.    That is the finding of...

The fast-growing Build To Rent sector has seen another boost in investment from a major player - Legal & General.    Earlier this week...

The Northern Powerhouse agenda, increased infrastructure investment announced in the Autumn Statement and low entry prices make the north of England...

One of the UK’s largest local government pension schemes has committed £100m to invest in the fast-growing Build To Rent sector.   The...

A digital property management platform that automates the rental process including marketing, bookings, reference checks, maintenance and compliance, claims it is now...

Financial results from Grainger, which is already the UK’s largest listed residential landlord, reveals the potential profits to be made by...

City investment consultancy Jefferies has calculated the impact on landlords if the country’s second largest agency group - LSL Property Services...

Some 21 per cent of landlords wait four months or longer from purchasing their buy to let property before signing up...

The Financial Times reports that the Bank of England is questioning buy to let mortgage lenders and banks as part of...

The largest Build To Rent deal in Bristol has been announced.  Grainger, the UK's largest listed residential landlord, will forward fund, acquire...

The government’s proposed ban on letting agency fees levied on tenants - and the possibility that they may instead fall on...

Paragon Mortgages’ parent firm, the Paragon Group of Companies, remains bullish about the buy to let sector despite the series of...

Many agencies have spoken out in dismay at the announcement by government that letting agency fees on tenants would be banned...

The UK is only the 15th best place in Europe to enjoy high returns from buy to let according to currency...

More than 92 per cent of landlords believe the government is anti-landlord and want the Chancellor to back them in this...

The Mortgage Works, the buy to let lending arm of the Nationwide, has seen a dip in the amount borrowed by...

A British Build To Rent management company has merged with a long-standing US firm in the same field to create a...

Lettings expert Kate Faulkner says yields - a traditional long-standing measure of success for buy to let landlords - are becoming...

A leading mortgage industry spokesman says he hopes Theresa May's "more balanced approach" to housing policy will trigger government support for...

A major survey has given a vote of confidence to buy to let despite the wave of fiscal, political and economic...

The average rent for a UK property grew by a negligible 0.05 per cent in October, despite a tiny fall in...

Who are you? Peter Grant, currently serving year 27 of my sentence in the property industry and still loving every moment of working...

Anyone who thought the buy to let sector’s recent anger at higher government taxes may have been misplaced may wish to...

So much for Brexit and economic uncertainty disrupting the buy to let market - a new survey out today shows it’s...

Sister agencies Leaders and Romans have undertaken research to show that property has been the most lucrative investment in the UK...

The British Property Federation is urging Chancellor Phillip Hammond to bring in tax measures to help the purpose-built Build To Rent...

A senior Conservative peer has renewed his attack on his own party over the buy to let tax grab on landlords,...

The landlord of an overcrowded flat which lacked proper fire precautions and had a dangerous boiler has been fined £162,000. Abbas Rasul...

Agents and landlords in one of the country’s most politically-volatile cities are preparing to meet the local council to protest at...

Agents don’t need reminding that Estate Agent Today and Letting Agent Today are invaluable sources of daily industry news - but...

A survey of 18 mortgage lenders reports that the buy to let sector has seen a rise in mortgage deals of...

As the Conservatives meet at their annual conference and Chancellor Phillip Hammond considers next month’s Autumn Statement, an industry body has...

The investment firm London Central Portfolio says the volume of prime central London rental stock has increased dramatically in recent months...

Linley & Simpson, which already has a network of 11 branches across north and west Yorkshire, has taken over the entire...

Lancashire town Blackburn has recorded the highest increase in average rental yield over the last year, according to LendInvest.  The online mortgage...

Franchise agency MartinCO's revenue increased by 12% in the first half of 2016, it announced yesterday in its half-year trading update. Overall...

Student accommodation provider Student Cribs has secured £200m in funding from institutions to expand its portfolio - and it’s looking for...

The chairman of the Residential Landlords’ Association has restated how he sees the private rental sector could help solve the country’s...

Speculation that the government was attempting to ‘slip in’ yet more changes to the way landlords are being taxed have been...

Leaders has launched a new online opportunity for investors to buy, sell and compare available buy to let properties   It provides access...

Sequre Property Investment says it has seen a five per cent increase in enquiries and a 12.4 per cent increase in...

Belvoir is calling on the government to reverse its punitive tax policies against buy to let and introduce incentives to make...

There are now 60,139 Build To Rent units constructed or in the pipeline across the UK according to the British Property...

Legal & General has appointed a former Savills residential capital markets expert as it beefs up its team ahead of greater...

An online agency says it has attracted ”many hundreds” of landlords by giving 12 months’ rent up-front. LetMe also offers a guarantee...

Savills is the only organisation with an agency wing represented on the first board of the UK Apartment Association, a new...

One of the biggest players in the burgeoning Build To Rent sector says this new segment of the lettings market is...

As part of Rent4sure’s ongoing programme of development initiatives, Clair Jones has been appointed National Field Sales Manager. “Rent4sure is one of...

New Chancellor Phillip Hammond has been urged by an industry trade group to reset the government’s approach to taxing the buy...

In one of the first signals that new London Mayor Sadiq Khan backs Build To Rent, his deputy responsible for housing...

Two thirds of landlords are completely undeterred by the Brexit result according to a new survey.   The sample size is small -...

We’re used to young owner-occupiers relying on the Bank of Mum and Dad for financial help - now it appears youthful...

A buy to let property in London is going to be “very difficult to make viable” in the near future unless...

Agents have been giving their reaction to the shock Brexit referendum result - and their comments have ranged from the gloomy...

Property investment specialists at online consultancy LendInvest have analysed coastal towns across England and Wales for their buy to let potential...

An investment company claims government and councils should do more to stamp out so-called rogue landlords who, it says, are giving...

A management buy out appears to be on the cards for Spark Energy, an energy supplier to the lettings and social...

The line-up has been revealed for the so-called "Tenants’ Tax Summit” this week - the campaign rally for supporters of a...

A new report claims that over a third of student property investors plan to expand their portfolios in 2016, despite the...

Landlords predict that one-bedroom flats will be the property type to increase most in value over the next year.  Meanwhile, two-bedroom flats...

Institutional investment in purpose built student accommodation has 'polarised' the market, according to Knight Frank's head of student housing. James Pullen says...

An online platform aiming to link letting agents with tenants and landlords has raised £2m and now promises to use it...

An online letting agency is warning against investors angry at government attacks on the private rental sector looking for ‘easy alternatives’...

A buy to let index of returns compiled by a financial firm shows the greatest returns for investors are now to...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents has signed up its first institutional member from the Build To Rent sector. Get Living London...

The UK’s biggest property auctioneer claims growing numbers of buy to let investors are choosing to sell by auction rather than...

An ‘ethical lettings charter’ set up over a year ago by a pressure group for improved private rental sector housing has...

A buy to let investment search portal has produced an interactive map based on a pull-together of research into the lettings market...

The Romans Group has snapped up Handovers in Guildford, another acquisition using its £30m facility for expansion purchases. Handovers is now fully-incorporated...

The outgoing director of the Your Move chain of lettings agents says the new London mayor - whether Sadiq Khan or...

A student accommodation specialist is warning about the potential pitfalls of investing in individual student rooms or small pods as opposed...

A buy to let lender says new underwriting rules from the Prudential Regulation Authority could trigger another rush to snap up...

Housing minister Brandon Lewis has backed the raft of measures seen by many as anti-buy to let, including the restriction on...

The two landlords hoping to secure a judicial review of the legislation restricting mortgage interest tax relief on buy to let...

Countrywide - which has already acquired a string of letting agencies in recent months - continues to demonstrate its emphasis on...

Independent comparison website Moneyfacts says mortgage lenders are slashing rates on products designed for landlords, in a bid to buoy up...

Legal & General Capital, which is set to be one of the biggest names in the burgeoning Build To Rent sector...

The British Property Federation says George Osborne’s stamp duty surcharge will threaten the success of the Build To Rent sector, which...

The new stamp duty surcharge on buy to let properties coming into effect next Friday will increase rent costs for tenants...

A Conservative peer has criticised the government's ongoing attacks on the private lettings industry saying that the Cameron administration should be...

Almost a third of landlords surveyed by property crowdfunding platform Property Partner have little or no awareness of the raft of...

The proposed stamp duty surcharge on the purchase of second homes and buy-to-let properties will fail to deter landlords from expanding...

Some 66% of landlords predict more rental sector turbulence in this week's Budget, according to research by property crowdfunding platform The...

The Association of Residential Managing Agents, the umbrella body for professionals involved in private residential block management, has appointed Nigel Glen...

The changes introduced to the tax and stamp duty levied on buy to let income and property appears not to have...

Countrywide has made what it calls “a significant investment” in The Buy to Let Business, a Camberley-based company which has been...

Unique summary: What does a potential exit from the EU mean for the UK's property market. Ever since the recession hit much...

Not one of the raft of buy to let rule changes being introduced by Chancellor George Osborne - ostensibly to help...

Who are you? Jen Paice What does it say on your business card? Chief executive of SafeDeposits Scotland What does SafeDeposits Scotland do? We are...

Returns from buy to let properties have risen to their highest level in over a year.  Data from Your Move and Reeds...

A report by the British Hospitality Association appears to reveal the latest estimates of the impact of people who use Airbnb...

A leading lettings expert says George Osborne’s proposed stamp duty surcharge of three per cent may be just weeks from implementation...

Economic uncertainty in China could spill over to cause problems for the student letting sector in the UK, an agent is...

Government policies aimed at curbing the buy to let market are directly leading to more pressure on the lettings sector, according...

A legal expert is claiming that changes to S21 eviction procedures introduced back in October are not being adhered to by...

Around a fifth of investors plan to sell their buy to let properties this year, thanks to the recent measures against...

OpenRent, set up in 2012 and more recently the recipient of investment from media group Northern & Shell Ventures, is now...

Buying agency Black Brick says investment in prime London’s lettings sector remains buoyant despite the imminent three per cent stamp duty...

New figures from the British Property Federation show that there are now over 30,000 Build To Rent units with planning permission...

The UK’s new Build To Rent initiative, where institutions fund and manage purpose-built rental accommodation, has received £1.45 billion in investment...

The UK’s new Build To Rent initiative, where institutions fund and manage purpose-built rental accommodation, has received its second big investment...

The lettings market is now enjoying ‘the calm before the storm’ according to the Association of Residential Letting Agents.  In its latest...

Prime Minister David Cameron has dismissed out of hand appeals and comments from Letting Agent Today readers to reconsider the recent...

The Residential Landlords’ Association is taking legal advice on whether George Osborne’s buy to let tax changes are a breach of...

Fleet Mortgages is telling clients to choose an efficient conveyancer if they are buying an investment property with a view to...

Chancellor George Osborne’s buy to let tax proposals are set to hit domestic buyers far more than international investors, according to...

Dorian Gonsalves, director of commercial and franchising at Belvoir, is urging the government to dramatically increase the availability of social housing...

Investment advice company London Central Portfolio says the proposed three per cent stamp duty surcharge on the purchase of buy to...

A Conservative peer and former shadow chief secretary to the Treasury has become the first senior Tory to speak out against...

Buy To Let mortgage lending grew 17 per cent in 2015 but faces a potential slump after April, according to property...

The chief executive of property investment company Assetz says it’s not Buy To Let that threatens the stability of the housing...

The government is asking whether its proposed three per cent stamp duty surcharge on the purchase of second and subsequent homes...

Buy to let tax relief is still set to total around £15 billion annually even after changes to tax relief are introduced,...

Treasury proposals to hand greater powers to the Bank of England to make access to buy to let lending harder risks...

Financially-stretched landlords may want to think seriously about selling their investment properties - and quickly, advises Rightmove. In its latest monthly report...

The National Landlords Association has launched a new campaign - Reinventing Renting - to encourage landlords to make their lettings businesses...

A new portal has been launched to publicise possible student investment properties. At the moment it has under 30 properties, almost all...

Ahead of expected restrictions on buy to let lending to be introduced next year by the Bank of England, some individual...

Funding by large-scale investors into Britain’s burgeoning Build To Rent sector is set to triple by 2020 according to Knight Frank.  The...

A survey by HomeLet suggests that nine in 10 landlords do not intend to raise rents on their existing tenancies during...

A former president of the Association of Taxation Technicians has made a strong defence of buy to let investors who, she...

The new three per cent stamp duty on buy to let properties coming into force from next April will effectively redraw...

Former Conservative housing minister Mark Prisk says the recent clampdowns on the traditional buy to let sector may end up helping...

The managing director of the mortgages division of deVere Group, one of the world’s largest independent financial advisory organisations, says George...

The former Property Ombudsman, Christopher Hamer, is to be a special advisor to the National Association of Estate Agents and the...

The controversial three per cent stamp duty surcharge on buy to let and other second home purchases will cause conveyancing “mayhem”...

It is not often that a national newspaper dedicates an article to praising buy to let - and even rarer for...

The National Landlords’ Association insists that some media forecasts of the impact of the new three per cent stamp duty surcharge...

There’s been an angry reaction from letting agents and landlords to the shock news that an additional three per cent stamp...

A property investment search portal has launched an online petition via the UK Parliament website, calling for a national register of...

One council’s attempt to crack down on rogue landlords has been branded a "complete failure" because half of its HMOs are...

Franchise letting agency giant Winkworth is warning that London’s tenants face higher rents as some landlords sell investment properties in the...

A prominent buying agent active in prime central London says the capital’s high end buy to let market will become less...

Labour MP David Lammy and Kevin Hollinrake, the founder of Hunters - and now a Conservative MP - have clashed online...

The property crowdfunding platform The House Crowd - which was the subject of derision by the entrepreneurs on TV’s Dragon’s Den...

Estate agents shying away from sales of buy to let properties because of recent government clampdowns on the sector risk missing...

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

Almost three-quarters of homeowners with interest-only mortgages - many of them buy to let landlords - are worried they may not...

The Resort Group, the developer of the all-suite Llana Beach Hotel and Spa, which is due to open in 2016, has...

Measures which discourage investment in the private rented sector can only push up rents and harm tenants more than landlords, a...

Build to Rent development in London is over double that in the rest of the UK with over 14,276 units in...