Edinburgh-based property portal ESPC has revealed the top-performing Edinburgh postcodes in terms of rental yields, for the second quarter of 2024. The...
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![Buy To Let yields rise for HMOs and company landlords](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Buy-to-let-2-400x310.png)
Landlords generated average rental yields of 6.3% in the second quarter of the year, research for Paragon’s latest PRS Trends Report...
09 August 2024
From: Breaking News
![Rents rising in most areas as high interest rates hit long-term supply](/upload/images/shutterstock_1022926636.jpg)
Asking rents continue to show positive, albeit lower, growth in most regions according to the property website Home. The site conducts a...
15 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Politicians should realise how rent controls force landlords out - call](/upload/images/shutterstock_2144683563.jpg)
The pressure on rents for new tenancies in Scotland’s private rented sector have started to ease with all major cities now...
10 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
![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
![Top agency insists rental sector negativity is exaggerated](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/HouseInspection_400x310.png)
Leaders Romans Group claims the pessimistic mood which many say surrounds the private rental sector is exaggerated. It has surveyed its landlord...
31 October 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
![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
![Yields rise in areas where rents outstrip capital appreciation](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/RentalYields-400x310.png)
Rental yields have increased by as much as 2.5 per cent in the past year as rent values outperform house prices. The...
22 February 2023
From: Breaking News
![Investing in 2023? New buy to let hotspots identified in survey](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/RightToRent1-400x310.png)
New research predicts that northern regions of England will see many of the best investment opportunities in 2023. It is also these...
23 December 2022
From: Breaking News
![Warning to buy to let sector - yields are set to drop](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/MortgageRatesdecrease_400x310.png)
The current higher interest rate environment and the temporary mortgage product withdrawals after the mini Budget will hurt future rental yields,...
21 October 2022
From: Breaking News
![Rental market to outperform sales for years to come - new analysis](/upload/images/library/New%20Rental%20Index-400x310.png)
New long-term analysis by Hamptons says rental growth will cool over the coming years but will still outperform house prices between...
02 September 2022
From: Breaking News
![Tenants demand better quality and bigger HMOs, survey shows](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/BuildingPapersPlans-400x310.jpg)
Tenants are demanding better quality HMOs according to new research from specialist buy to let lender Paragon Bank. The bank’s survey of...
18 August 2022
From: Breaking News
![Corporate investors side-stepping tax set to move into rental sector](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/Property-Newspaper-400x310.jpg)
A leading market analysis suggests that the private rental sector may be set to benefit from large scale corporate investors seeking...
16 August 2022
From: Breaking News
![Yields dip but forecast remains for strong demand through 2022](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/House-Percentage-MortgageRates-400x310.jpg)
Annual rental yields in England and Wales have dipped but tenant demand is set to stay strong for the rest of...
21 April 2022
From: Breaking News
![They’re back: Parents are buying buy-to-lets for student offspring](/upload/images/BTR%2C%20PBSA%2C%20Co-living/StudentHouse-400x310.jpg)
The once-popular idea of parents buying a property for their offspring to use while at university, and then letting it to other...
11 November 2021
From: Breaking News
![Research shows best university locations for buy to let investment](/upload/images/BTR%2C%20PBSA%2C%20Co-living/StudentHouse-400x310.jpg)
New research reveals that student property portfolios based in smaller university towns or cities typically generate the best returns. The findings, from...
30 September 2021
From: Breaking News
![Revealed: What landlords are thinking, saying and planning right now](/img/default/lat.png)
The value of the Private Rented Sector in England, Wales and Scotland grew by 5.8 per cent to a jaw dropping...
25 August 2021
From: Breaking News
![Another warning to John Lewis and Lloyds - stay out of rental sector](/img/default/lat.png)
Last week the tax firm Blick Rothenberg advised John Lewis and Lloyds Bank to stay out of the private rental sector...
20 July 2021
From: Breaking News
![Work-from-home locations where agency says rental market is red hot](/img/default/lat.png)
The Leaders Romans Group has identified four locations which it says have come into their own since the working-from-home craze started...
24 June 2021
From: Breaking News
![Manchester next stop for agency specialising in investment property](/img/default/lat.png)
An agency which has for the past 11 years specialised in south west London is now expanding with a new office...
07 May 2021
From: Breaking News
![Buy to let optimism shown by larger mortgages, claims finance house](/img/default/lat.png)
The popularity of buy to let mortgage products offering exclusive rates for higher value loans is a sign of optimism in...
31 March 2021
From: Breaking News
![PropTech service claims agents win ‘competitive edge’ thanks to data](/img/default/lat.png)
A PropTech firm claims agents will win a “competitive edge” through the data it provides via its platform. Sprift says its interactive...
22 February 2021
From: Breaking News
![Revealed - where to find the best yields, according to Zoopla](/img/default/lat.png)
Zoopla has revealed its top 10 hotspots for buy to let investors seeking high rental yields. The analysis is based on rental returns...
10 September 2020
From: Breaking News
![Still possible to get strong buy to let rental yields - and here’s where…](/img/default/lat.png)
New research has produced a series of league tables to identify where in Britain the best rental yields can be found. The...
23 June 2020
From: Breaking News
![Revealed: the optimum property type for the best buy to let yield](/img/default/lat.png)
Two bedroom properties produce the best yields for buy to let investors according to the latest research. Lettings management platform Howsy has...
21 February 2020
From: Breaking News
![Catherine Shinerock - ARO Account Manager](/img/default/lat.png)
Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Catherine Shinerock - ARO Account Manager What is your ‘company name’...
06 February 2020
From: 60 Second Interview
![Brexit doubts means tenants get lavish extras says trade group](/img/default/lat.png)
A lettings sector trade group says lavish additional services are being offered by landlords who are nervous that Brexit will lead...
27 January 2020
From: Breaking News
![Top cities for buy to let revealed by new market tracker](/img/default/lat.png)
A mortgage lender’s new Buy to Let City Tracker tool has calculated the best cities in the UK for buy to...
10 December 2019
From: Breaking News
![Battered and Bruised: but a few buy to let investors remain optimistic](/img/default/lat.png)
Many buy to let investors are still badly bruised by the government’s wave of fiscal and regulatory assaults on the private...
30 October 2019
From: Breaking News
![Revealed: the 10 key locations for buy to let investors in 2020](/img/default/lat.png)
Property development and investment firm SevenCapital has released a top 10 league table of UK cities which it claims will perform...
18 October 2019
From: Breaking News
![Best Yields, Best Returns - HMOs prosper in volatile lettings market](/img/default/lat.png)
Data published by specialist lender Precise Mortgages suggests that over a fifth of landlords are planning to expand their portfolio with...
11 September 2019
From: Breaking News
![Lettings sector confidence plunges to historic low](/img/default/lat.png)
Landlords’ confidence in the success of their own businesses has plunged in recent months. Only 29 per cent of landlords have positive expectations...
27 August 2019
From: Breaking News
![Strong short-let rental yields revealed in northern cities](/img/default/lat.png)
London-focussed lettings agency Portico, which has expanded into the north of England, has identified part of Liverpool as the area where...
27 August 2019
From: Breaking News
![London agency steers wealthy landlords towards north of England](/img/default/lat.png)
A London lettings agency is launching a service to enable landlords to invest in mainstream buy to let or Airbnb-style short...
01 August 2019
From: Breaking News
![Yields stable as rental market settles down for summer](/img/default/lat.png)
There has been no change to rental yields across the UK over the past month as the lettings market settles down...
02 July 2019
From: Breaking News
![Buy to let investors cashing out are key to fate of sales market - claim](/img/default/lat.png)
A leading housing market analyst says the sales market is increasingly determined by the acts of buy to let and other...
14 June 2019
From: Breaking News
![Buy to let yield ‘could be 16% if investors analysed key data’](/img/default/lat.png)
A PropTech firm says buy to let investors could earn in excess of double the eight per cent yield most aim...
08 April 2019
From: Breaking News
![London rents set to increase next year as supply diminishes](/img/default/lat.png)
Rent increases seen in London this year are likely to continue in 2019 because of the diminishing supply of homes to...
05 December 2018
From: Breaking News
![Revealed: where to find the highest buy to let rental yields](/img/default/lat.png)
Research released this morning reveals that university cities offer some of the highest buy to let yields in the country. The Free...
03 December 2018
From: Breaking News
![London lettings market will recover - but it'll take two years at least](/img/default/lat.png)
A major property platform says London’s rental and sales market may well be on the road to recovery - but that...
03 October 2018
From: Breaking News
![Yield of Dreams: research reveals the highest buy to let returns](/img/default/lat.png)
A new analysis of rental yields across all of the UK’s local authorities has revealed exactly where the best places are for...
29 June 2018
From: Breaking News
![Go Figure: GoCompare says London is UK's second best buy to let city](/img/default/lat.png)
We’re all for an optimistic interpretation of events but a new tool from comparison website GoCompare lists the UK’s top buy...
28 June 2018
From: Breaking News
![Revealed: Britain's best and worst yields for buy to let](/img/default/lat.png)
An analysis of over 580,000 properties has produced a league table of Britain’s best and worst buy to let postcodes in...
18 June 2018
From: Breaking News
![Midlands and north of England come out top for buy to let yields](/img/default/lat.png)
Liverpool and Nottingham are the UK’s best performing property investment locations, according to mortgage broker Private Finance. Both cities enjoy average rental...
29 January 2018
From: Breaking News
![Buy to let slowdown may threaten house prices - claim](/img/default/lat.png)
A pullback in the buy to let market is threatening to reduce sale prices further in London and parts of the...
18 December 2017
From: Breaking News
![Rental yields - London and SE fail to break into top 25 postcodes](/img/default/lat.png)
A survey has been undertaken of the top 25 UK postcodes in terms of yields for investors - and London and...
17 November 2017
From: Breaking News
![Buy To Let lender targeting Airbnb and holiday lets investors](/img/default/lat.png)
The specialist property investment lender Together is diversifying its product range to cater for investors who want to let out their...
31 October 2017
From: Breaking News
!['Top Slicing' mortgages may allow more lettings sector borrowing](/img/default/lat.png)
Consumer organisation Which? says a handful of buy to let mortgage lenders have found a way of helping so-called ‘portfolio landlords’...
24 October 2017
From: Breaking News
![Confidence ebbing away in private rental sector, says trade body](/img/default/lat.png)
Buy to let investors are losing confidence in their ability to rely on steady rental yields, according to recent figures from...
08 August 2017
From: Breaking News
![Build To Rent on the march in major Scottish cities](/img/default/lat.png)
Purpose-built and professionally-managed Build To Rent - until now seen as a primarily London phenomenon - appears on the march in Scotland...
12 July 2017
From: Breaking News
![BTL index: Nothing to choose between Tory and Labour-voting regions](/img/default/lat.png)
The top ten buy-to-let postcodes in England and Wales are evenly split between locations that voted for the Conservatives or Labour. Luton...
16 June 2017
From: Breaking News
![Half of buy to let investors vague on cost of mortgage interest change](/img/default/lat.png)
Almost half of the investors in the private rental sector do not know what the changes in mortgage relief will cost...
10 May 2017
From: Breaking News
![Online agency claims Manchester is magnet for buy to let investors](/img/default/lat.png)
Upad, which claims to be Britain's larges online lettings agency, says Manchester has seen a 100 per cent increase in buy to...
09 March 2017
From: Breaking News
![Sub-let 'agency' markets rental homes on portals and Airbnb](/img/default/lat.png)
A new form of agency which wants to blend traditional letting with Airbnb-style short lets has launched in London. Lavanda claims it...
21 February 2017
From: Breaking News
![Renting may be financially more worthwhile than previously thought](/img/default/lat.png)
New research claims that the financial benefits of renting rather than owning may have been under-rated. A financial researcher at the University...
12 January 2017
From: Breaking News
![Agents' figures show London's rents dipping over the Brexit period](/img/default/lat.png)
Data from London agency Portico suggests rents dipped 1.7 per cent during the May to July period, covering six weeks leading up...
04 August 2016
From: Breaking News
![Property investment specialists analyse coastal buy to let potential](/img/default/lat.png)
Property investment specialists at online consultancy LendInvest have analysed coastal towns across England and Wales for their buy to let potential...
24 June 2016
From: Breaking News
![Buy to let index reveals biggest returns now lie far beyond London and SE](/img/default/lat.png)
A buy to let index of returns compiled by a financial firm shows the greatest returns for investors are now to...
13 May 2016
From: Breaking News
![Revealed: where to find Britain's highest rental yields (apparently)](/img/default/lat.png)
A buy to let investment search portal has produced an interactive map based on a pull-together of research into the lettings market...
09 May 2016
From: Breaking News
![New figures confirm rush to beat buy to let stamp duty surcharge](/img/default/lat.png)
There is more evidence that the buy to let sector has experienced a surge of activity as investors rush to complete...
09 March 2016
From: Breaking News
![Returns from buy to let investment at their highest for over a year](/img/default/lat.png)
Returns from buy to let properties have risen to their highest level in over a year. Data from Your Move and Reeds...
19 February 2016
From: Breaking News
![North west England is highest yielding region for buy to let](/img/default/lat.png)
Peer-to-peer lender Lendinvest, using data from Zoopla and the Land Registry, says Manchester, Liverpool, Cardiff, Coventry and Oldham produce the highest...
16 December 2015
From: Breaking News
![Country agency asks: are Tories restricting supply of rural homes to let?](/img/default/lat.png)
The rural agency team at Bidwells says it is concerned the Conservative government may - by accident or design - be...
15 December 2015
From: Breaking News
![Yields and appreciation make investors nearly 10% annually say agents](/img/default/lat.png)
Buy to let investors in England and Wales have seen their returns rise to around 10 per cent in the past...
20 October 2015
From: Breaking News
![Lettings guru takes a pop at Zoopla's university lettings guide](/img/default/lat.png)
A row has broken out between one of the north east’s most prominent letting agents and Zoopla over the worst place...
21 September 2015
From: Breaking News
![Pensioner buy-to-let hotspots revealed](/img/default/lat.png)
Brandon in Suffolk is the most profitable location for pensioners to invest in buy-to-let property with an average yield of 8.59%. This...
25 August 2015
From: Breaking News
![HMO investment surge in the North West](/img/default/lat.png)
There has been a huge increase in the number of investors acquiring Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs) in the North West...