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Cases of buy-to-let arrears have doubled in a single year, according to a new analysis. The research, from Octane Capital, analysed quarterly...

A lettings industry mentor has issued a plea to agents to do more to protect their landlords’ livelihoods. Sally Lawson, founder of...

The buy to let sector appears more heavily reliant on mortgages than some analysts have previously suggested. Specialist lending service Octane Capital has...

A mortgage expert says it’s likely that the housing market will improve this autumn. Octane Capital studied Property lending mortgage approval trends...

The results of a new survey show widespread ignorance about how interest rates work and about how the Bank of England’s...

Buy to let investors have created the largest increase in the mortgage market in the past year, it’s being claimed. Octane Capital...

England’s HMO market is shrinking despite a widespread need for more affordable rental accommodation. In 2019/20, there were an estimated 510,776 HMOs...

A new analysis claims to show how difficult it has become for buy to let investors to secure finance as a...

Well-heeled investors are spending an average of £1.2m on bulk-purchases of rental units according to a finance firm. The analysis shows that...

The number of active holiday lets has increased by a third in some of England’s most popular short break destinations. The biggest...

Some parts of London have recorded over 50 per cent of sales as second or additional properties. Research by lending firm Octane...

The private rental sector could grow an additional 6.5 per cent in just three years, it’s been forecast. This would bring the...

The number of HMOs in England has fallen as a result of government intervention in the market. In 2018 new regulations were...

The average HMO is worth a third more than a comparably sized house according to new research. The typical HMO now costs...

A property finance company says increased taxes and regulations for the private rental sector mean that energy efficiency improvements to raise...

Rental market stock levels have plummeted further - even to below the pre-pandemic levels of late 2019. New research shows that in...

The UK’s rental market is now the world’s fourth largest by total volumes of privately rented properties according to research from...

A finance chief is warning that the threat of possible rises in Capital Gains Tax should be dismissed by the government to...