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With the next Bank of England interest rate decision timed for tomorrow, it’s just been revealed that rate increases so far...

A building society which has taken the unprecedented step of stopping lending on second homes has been sharply criticised by a...

The government’s new Levelling Up White Paper, revealed this morning, includes a radical reshaping of the private rental sector. Section 21 eviction...

Lloyds Banking Group - which this year announced its intention to become a private landlord through the acquisition of new build...

A new bank called Monument is aiming at property investors and established buy to let landlords seeking to grow their portfolios. Its...

Not-for-profit accreditation scheme safeagent wants the government to help tenants clear Covid-related arrears through an overhaul of Discretionary Housing Payments. Enhancing these...

It is understood that Lloyds Bank may use local agencies to find tenants for new private rental sector activities. In recent weeks...

The UK Association of Letting Agents trade body is warning of “widespread evictions” unless government support is offered to tenants. UKALA chairman...

Lloyds Bank says tenants will “within the next few weeks” move into the first of a series of new developments it...

Yet another buy to let lender has released new products aiming to push the sector into more environmentally-friendly properties.  The Foundation Home...

It’s been reported that the Lloyds Banking Group is set to buy its first property as it seeks to become a...

Propertymark has joined forces with the likes of Generation Rent and Shelter to step up the campaign for the provision of...

The government has admitted that “hundreds of thousands” of people will use the new Breathing Space system, during which they cannot...

One of the most active lenders for international investors in UK buy to let claims to have produced a market-leading mortgage...

An influential group of MPs wants an end to repeated last minute extensions to the ban on evictions and instead wants financial support...

The popularity of buy to let mortgage products offering exclusive rates for higher value loans is a sign of optimism in...

An estimated 840,000 private tenants have arrears over the past year since the first eviction ban was announced, according to a...

Real estate as an industry has remained unchallenged throughout all of these years. For the industry worth more than 217 trillion...

The government has announced a further extension to the current ban on bailiff-enforced evictions in England until May 31. At that point...

A report in the Financial Times over the weekend suggests that Lloyds Bank is poised to become a major residential landlord,...

This afternoon's Budget has seen dramatic announcements from Chancellor Rishi Sunak referring to the private rental sector. For landlords buying properties, the stamp...

A think tank says large scale intervention in the rental market via loans to tenants is the only way of addressing...

The government has announced yet another ban on bailiff-enforced evictions in the private rental sector. The existing ban was due to expire...

Government data suggests that scare stories talking of a glut of evictions if the current ban is lifted are simply unfounded. Data...

ARLA Propertymark has reiterated its demand for the government to give financial support to the private rental sector. In its submission to...

While the Westminster government has extended its version of the eviction ban in England until February 21, a longer ban -...

The Tenant Fees Act 2019’s 12-month transition period came to an end on 31 May, prohibiting various payments and charges that...

ARLA Propertymark is one of seven trade and charity groups calling on the government to help bail out private renters with...

A charity claims that private tenants in the areas with the higher tiers of Coronavirus measures face “harsh enforcement” if they...

ARLA Propertymark has welcomed the creation of a financial lifeline for tenants in Wales in arrears because of Coronavirus.  The association has...

Government intervention, which in recent years has seen scores of legal and regulatory changes to the private rental sector, may be...

A leading trade body has broadly welcomed the Winter Economy Plan outlined by Chancellor Rishi Sunak yesterday, but says this still...

A leading figure in the private rental sector says the lettings industry has been largely ignored once again by Chancellor Rishi...

The first attempt to assess the loss of rental income as a result of Coronavirus calculates 22 per cent of private landlords...

A Tory member has used the Conservative Home website to tell his party that it should introduce interest-free loans to help tenants...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents is urging its members to write to their MPs over the provision of cash help...

A scheme providing interest-free loans to tenants with Covid-related arrears should be offered across the UK. That’s the view of David Alexander...

ARLA and the NRLA have teamed up with charities - some usually critical of letting agents and landlords - to lobby...

A leading trade body has told Prime Minister Boris Johnson that some landlords face receiving no rent for two years.  In a...

Belvoir is backing a call for a loans scheme in England - similar to one in Wales - to protect tenants...

The largest survey yet conducted about rent payments during the pandemic shows the claims of pressure groups about widespread evictions are unfounded. Over...

The Welsh Government has launched a new Tenancy Saver Loans scheme to allow tenants to borrow to pay off arrears built up...

A lettings sector trade body, acting with homelessness charities, is urging the government to do more as young people in rented...

Landlords who are remortgaging are currently doing so primarily to build a war chest. That’s the view of mortgage brokerage Mortgages for...

The industry’s major landlord trade body is urging its members to write to MPs to explains what it calls “the devastating...

The Chartered Institute of Housing has published proposals aimed at avoiding a spike in private rental sector evictions when the current...

The plethora of support companies around Airbnb and other short let platforms in the UK have told the government that it...

A foundation which receives substantial funding from trade unions and a charity linked to the Nationwide is calling for rents to...

The Scottish government has announced a £5m fund that will offer interest-free loans to landlords whose tenants are having difficulty paying...

The number of mortgage lenders still offering products to landlords is 42 - only seven fewer than at the peak of...

Airbnb and similar platforms have seen a collapse of business since the start of the Coronavirus crisis with some 70 per...

A council says it’s considering lending funds for improvement to landlords who “behave fairly and appropriately” - and buy into a...

A London council tenant who for a period of seven years failed to disclose that he owned three houses, has been...

A new rental deposit alternative scheme claims that some renters have to resort to high-interest payday lenders in order to afford...

There’s still life in the buy to let market despite the regulatory and financial changes in recent years according to a...

A Southampton lettings agency owner has been jailed after defrauding landlords and tenants out of £230,000. Andrew Whitehead has been jailed for...

The Liberal Democrats is the first of the major parties to release its party manifesto for the December 12 manifesto, and...

Almost two thirds of landlords say their next buy to let purchase will be through a limited company, not by themselves...

There’s been a fierce outcry from Conservative MPs and the lettings industry in response to Labour’s threat to give private rental...

A London lettings agency that has already acquired an independent has now received what is described as a “six figure” loan...

A property management chief is arguing that rent controls would restrict mortgage loans to buy to let investors and drive existing...

The UK’s largest property franchise business, Belvoir Lettings, says it beat its own ambitious target for its franchisees’ Assisted Acquisitions programme...

Some 79 per cent of landlords are only servicing the interest on their mortgages, not paying down their loans, according to...

Good tenant referencing should include awareness of would-be renters’ social media history according to RentalStep - but it says more thorough...

The Nationwide has called for greater consistency in the treatment and return of security deposits so that tenants leaving properties in...

One in nine landlords now check prospective tenants’ social media accounts to try to assess how they may behave as renters,...

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

If you’re a landlord who owns a buy to let property or perhaps a portfolio and need to raise money against...

Almost one in five landlords intend to remain in the buy to let market indefinitely according to a new survey.  Research for...

The conclusions of a new think tank analysing the private rental sector are “fundamentally wrong” according to a trade body.  The Residential...

Investors in buy to let in the UK are losing thousands of pounds in income - and it’s their own fault...

Figures from UK Finance show there were 5,000 new buy to let house purchase mortgages completed in April - the latest data...

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

Up to 500,000 so-called Baby Boomers have been hit by allegedly unaffordable rents and a lack of appropriate housing for older...

A specialist buy to let lender is making changes to its lending conditions to ensure its residential and commercial borrowers conform...

The successful transfer of £12 billion worth of buy-to-let mortgages has been completed.  Last year, Blackstone and Prudential purchased the book of...

Well over half of those investors who recently secured buy to let mortgages risk facing losses when mortgage interest tax changes...

Nearly three quarters of portfolio landlords have found it more difficult to secure a mortgage since the Prudential Regulation Authority’s changes...

The industry is awaiting details of the latest government consultation concerning the private rental sector which will consider longer tenancies. The consultation...

Student rents in some parts of the country have risen by as much as 18 per cent in the past year...

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

Political uncertainty across the UK and increased restrictions on buy to let are leading many landlords to raise rents and review...

Reference provider Rent4sure says agents should beware of the growing issue of online identity fraud, especially hitting people in their 30s.   A...

The National Landlords Association is urging buy to let investors to consider remortgaging in the very near future ahead of new...

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

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

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

The number of buy-to-let mortgage loans fell by over a fifth during April, according to the latest figures from the Council...

The Liberal Democrats want a raft of additional controls on the private rented sector aimed at addressing what it describes as...

Mortgage lending for the buy to let sector has halved since the introduction of the stamp duty surcharge in April 2016 according...

Over 112,000 properties have been purchased through the Help to Buy: Equity Loan scheme since its launch in 2013 - and...

The proportion of landlords considering commercial loans to fund purchases has doubled over the last 18 months as they try to...

  An attempt is underway to resuscitate the Green Deal which many buy to let and other residential property investors used to...

Landlord confidence has returned despite government tax changes to the private rental sector - although research for the survey that produced...

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

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

A major buy to let mortgage provider has eased the criteria to be met by landlord investors who want to borrow...

Buy to let lending is well down according to data from the Council of Mortgage Lenders.    Apparently contrary to an optimistic report...

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

There is growing concern over a predicted £5,000 cost to make some buy to let properties energy-efficient under new government plans.   An...

One of Britain’s leading buy to let mortgage companies says it anticipates that over three quarters of borrowing to purchase BTL...

The TSB is the latest buy to let lender to increase its interest coverage ratio for buy to let mortgages from...

  A letting agent who scammed dozens of tenants and landlords out of more than £220,000 of rents and deposits has been...

There was a massive slowdown in buy to let lending by investors as the additional homes stamp duty surcharge passed -...

A mortgage firm specialising in buy to let products says lending to landlords set up as limited companies surged in the...

The government is being urged to delay the introduction of new energy efficiency targets in the private rental sector, with a...

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

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

The approaching of the April 1 stamp duty surcharge deadline led to a severe drop-off in buy to let purchasers seeking...

Demand for buy to let mortgages in the coming months is expected to fall "significantly" according to a Bank of England...

A surge in lending for buy to let properties ahead of April’s stamp duty surcharge means mortgage approvals have reached their...

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

The government’s initiatives to try to increase house building and owner occupation will not stop demand for rented homes rising by...

A specialist buy to let lender says some mainstream mortgage companies are over-charging borrowers who have incorporated in order to minimise...

Buy to let loans could outstrip remortgaging within a matter of weeks as landlords rush to beat the April 1 stamp...

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

The Basel Committee - an international forum which sets standards for bank regulations in individual countries - says financial institutions should place greater emphasis...

A new survey of mortgage approvals suggests first time buyers are continuing to lose out - and are thus likely to...

Buy to let lending continues to show a large rise compared to the same time last year according to new figures from...

The broker Independent Mortgage Solutions - which until now has found loans for clients interested in residential sales, self-build and buy...

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...

This month has marked a real change in the way the private lettings sector is perceived - and it’s a perception...

Latest figures from the Council of Mortgage Lenders show there were 18,200 buy to let loans in March - up 12 per...

With another hung parliament looking increasingly likely, the so-called ‘challenger parties’ look set to have a major say in who forms...