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Over a third of London investors no longer view property as a good investment, according to a survey of over 1,000...

Speculation is growing that three year tenancies for private renters - long favoured by the government - could be announced as...

Rent rises in the private rental sector have merely tracked inflation and the Retail Price Index over the past five years...

The proportion of landlords of British buy to let properties who are themselves based overseas has fallen to a record low...

One of the country’s largest independent property management firms says it’s seeing a clear shift within the rental sector from traditional...

Rents are expected to surge 15 per cent over the next five years thanks to increasing demand and limited supply following...

The government should be more ambitious when it comes to ensuring the private rented sector becomes increasingly energy efficient. That’s the message...

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

Government plans aimed at stopping the abuse of the current Rent A Room tax perk may overcomplicate the system and deter...

Data from Knight Frank’s lettings division suggests that rents in the troubled Prime Central London area have risen for the second...

Chestertons has announced record lettings results for the first half of 2018, claiming growth in market share and increased productivity. The agency...

Connells Group says a growing number of small-scale landlords are likely to quit because of the tax and regulation red tape...

Britain’s most controversial landlord, Fergus Wilson, says the recent changes in buy to let legislation means that if he was starting...

Some 18 per cent of properties let in the first half of 2018 were registered in the name of a company...

A trade body says the country faces a net loss of 133,000 homes for private rent over the next year -...

The government has suggested that it is at least considering changing the terms of its Rent A Room system which could...

Yet another leading lettings agent has hit out at the government over its proposals for three year tenancies being the norm...

One of the most respected buying agencies, Black Brick, says the collapse in demand for buy to let is the most...

A Tory activist has made an outspoken attack on the government’s policies towards the private rental sector on the pages of...

There has been strong support for an e-petition calling for the scrapping of the stamp duty surcharge on buy to let...

The independent mortgage market monitor Moneyfacts says there is now a record number of mortgage deals for those entering the buy...

Buy to let landlords are welcoming proposals being considered by the government to provide financial incentives for those offering longer tenancies. In...

The Money Laundering Regulations 2017 require estate agents to risk assess their business relationships and apply an appropriate level of investigation...

The government should scrap the tax on new homes which is punishing those in need of a home to rent, the...

A specialist buy to let broker is urging landlords to tread with caution before jumping feet first into incorporating their property...

Buy to let landlords are on the way out and Build To Rent will dominate the sector in the foreseeable future.  That’s...

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

The chief executive of franchise giant Belvoir says government interference in the lettings sector will be to blame for higher rent...

Letting agents and others in the private rental sector have responded to the latest government intervention - a review into how...

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

A regional newspaper claims that a lettings agency has collapsed, its boss has gone to ground, and thousands of pounds are...

Landlords exiting the market because of tax and red tape have led to “an acute shortage of available properties to rent”...

The growth of the private rental sector has slowed thanks to government intervention and economic uncertainty - but it will expand...

Letting agents and landlords could be missing out on £61m of rent every month because families in temporary and emergency accommodation...

A campaign opposing the government’s recent tax changes which have penalised buy to let investors has taken a leaf out of...

A council tax fraud totaling over £2,800 across three properties and over six years has resulted in the buy to let...

There’s been a huge 15 per cent slump in the number of properties to let in prime central London over the...

A trade body is claiming that armed service personnel who let out their homes whilst stationed away are being hit by...

Two million tenants will this year be hit with rent rises totalling a combined £46m a month according to an online...

There’s been a big rise in the proportion of landlords remortgaging according to one of the sector’s most prominent lenders, Paragon. In...

Telford Homes says some of its massive 35 per cent growth in pre-tax profits over the past year is down to...

The government has responded to a petition calling for it to abolish the 3% stamp duty surcharge and reintroduce full buy-to-let...

The introduction of a 3% stamp duty surcharge on the purchase of buy-to-let properties and the phasing out of buy-to-let mortgage...

An online petition which calls on the government to reintroduce full buy-to-let mortgage interest tax relief and abolish the 3% stamp...

The government has announced that it is to formally consult on proposals for longer tenancies in the private rental sector. Although there...

The Build To Rent provider Grainger has reported a 23 per cent rise in profits and says it is looking for...

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

An online lettings service which says it’s aiming to triple its level of business in the next 12 months claims it’s...

A trade body has stepped up its calls on government to help the lettings industry do more for older renters. Responding to...

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

Countrywide - which is making the lettings sector a key part of its ‘back to basics’ programme - is proposing to...

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

One of the most famous names in buy to let mortgages, Paragon, has revealed that it’s on the acquisition trail. There had...

Buy to let sector confidence across a range of measures remained stable or increased in the first quarter of 2018 compared...

Private rental sector tenants have spent the year so far working only to pay for their accommodation, the BBC claims.  The broadcaster...

Spring – the season of rebirth, revitalisation and regeneration – is now upon us, and it’s a time of the year...

There’s been a significant rise in the number of fixed-rate buy to let mortgages available to limited companies, says independent mortgage...

Over half of mortgage brokers say they have been approached by buy to let investors seeking to diversify their portfolios within...

Small-scale landlords and those with the very largest portfolios appear to be ‘resizing’ - selling off some units to cope with...

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

An influential think tank is calling on government to radically reform the private rental sector because a generation of young people...

Goodlord, the PropTech company which restructured earlier this year and laid off a reported 40 members of staff, is fighting back...

Specialist funding platform Property Partner has conducted a survey which suggests that 54 per cent of landlords are selling all or some...

Belvoir has reported a year of strong growth in 2017, with group revenue up 14 per cent and pre-tax profit soaring...

The number of buy to let investors in the UK has hit a record high of 2.5m in the latest tax...

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...

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 lettings trade body says a major house builder has blamed, in part, recent tax increases on private landlords as a...

There has been a drop in the proportion of people becoming buy to let landlords in order to boost their retirement...

Andy Burnham, the mayor of Greater Manchester, will is to reveal his vision for the private rental sector to a Residential...

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

The Bank of England has issued gloomy figures on buy to let lending, suggesting the clampdown on mortgage interest tax relief...

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

Belvoir says there is no evidence of a large-scale sell-off of buy to let properties by beleaguered landlords, but 85 per...

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...

Tonight's edition of BBC Panorama will investigate the Section 21 evictions process, also known as 'no-fault evictions'. The show - 'Evicted for...

A trade group says diminishing rates of home ownership amongst younger people shows the need to have a thriving private rental...

High end agency Strutt & Parker is warning that older properties in prime central London are getting harder to let, with...

The number of buy to let properties in arrears has risen again according to figures released by UK Finance, formerly the...

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...

The average cost of renting a home is now rising across every UK region for the first time in almost two...

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

Analysis of government figures by the Nationwide suggest that the buy to let sector is still growing despite tax changes and...

An online agency claims that serious portfolio landlords are staying faithful to buy to let despite recent tax and regulation changes...

The trend towards reducing or eliminating deposits at the same time as edging towards a ban on letting agents’ fees on...

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

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

Romans has thrown its weight behind the banning orders being introduced in April which could see rogue letting agents and landlords...

The government has been accused by a lettings sector trade body of skewing the market to encourage more short-lets.  The claim comes...

The head of franchise giant Belvoir says government interference in the rental sector is likely to result in a rise in...

Almost three-quarters of buy to let mortgage transactions made by landlords operating via limited companies in the final quarter of last...

An accountancy trade body, the Association of Accounting Technicians, is advising the government to investigate what it calls “the questionable tax...

The National Landlords Association says 20 per cent of its members plan to reduce the size of their portfolios in the...

Specialist buy to let lender Accord Mortgages says seven per cent of its business in 2017 came from first time landlords...

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

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

Millennials renting an average-sized property outside of London, who begin their tenancy at age 21, will spend an average of £110,830...

HM Revenue & Customs has launched a consultation on adding tax checks to private rental sector licensing schemes - in other...

A fall in the supply of available rental properties suggests some landlords may be quitting the buy to let sector as...

Some 70 per cent of letting agents expect taxes on the rental sector to rise further next year according to research...

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

A cocktail of tax reform and tighter regulation is slowing growth across the private rental sector, despite its value hitting a new...

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

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

The selective licensing scheme operated by Newham council in London is reported to have won government backing to be extended until...

One of Britain’s best known and highest profile buy to let specialist lenders says the number of new BTL mortgages being...

It’s been discovered that a Capital Gains Tax measure buried in the small print of the Budget is likely to hit...

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

After the series of anti-buy to let measures contained in recent Budgets, it is perhaps unsurprising that a survey of landlords...

A trade body says there are 15 formal government consultations going on within the private rental sector - and now it’s...

Rental growth is forecast to exceed house price growth in London, despite a glut of properties on the lettings market in...

A leading accountancy and business advice consultancy says residential landlords who want to downsize their portfolios because of recent tax changes...

New analysis shows how the phasing out of mortgage interest tax relief for buy to let investors may prove a particular...

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

The Association of Residential Letting Agents has issued a 10 point guide for tenants - with the emphasis very much on...

There’s been another large increase in the number of buy to let mortgages sought by limited companies - they accounted for...

Rents in the UK rose by an average of 2.1 per cent during September according to HomeLet.   HomeLet says last month’s rise continues...

Portfolio landlords unable to borrow or contemplating selling because of new Prudential Regulation Authority rules are being urged to consider equity...

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...

Jeremy Corbyn has used his leader’s speech at the end of this week’s Labour conference in Brighton to commit the party...

The number of letting agents who saw landlords increasing rent costs for tenants rose to 35 per cent in August according...

A leading accounting and advisory service says key tax changes that could damage the buy to let sector are still not...

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...

Labour's housing spokesman has called on the government to give councils greater powers over the regulation of the private rental sector.   In...

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

The Nationwide Building Society says it is assembling what it calls ‘an industry alliance’ to support the increasingly-beleaguered private rental sector.   The...

New figures assembled by the Nationwide reveal precisely how much, on average, it costs to operate a privately rented property.    The numbers...

Some 61 per cent of chartered surveyors believe there will be a net exodus of landlords over the coming year thanks...

The local authority in Islington, north London, is attempting to close what it calls a loophole concerning private rental property and...

Hallmark, which has been working with agents and property management firms for over a decade, has formally launched its new name...

The number of landlords has fallen over the last two years despite a rise in supply of homes available to rent,...

A trade body is seeking volunteers to meet with government officials to discuss future initiatives for the private rental sector.    The volunteers...

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

Graduates sharing in London spend upwards of 45 per cent of their monthly take home pay on accommodation according to a...

A third of tenants can't imagine ever taking their first step on the property ladder and owning their own home. This is...

Belvoir, the UK's largest property franchise group, has reported an increase in profit and revenue in the first six months of...

A study by an online letting agent suggests that client demand and void periods are two of landlords' biggest concerns, and...

A survey conducted for MyDeposits suggests some nine per cent of landlords - or one in 11 - is likely to...

Your Move says a shrinking supply of properties, in part created by government measures against the lettings sector, has led to...

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

A new report identifies in detail over 145 laws and regulations governing the private rental sector, varying across the four countries...

Landlords who rent out their property via online letting agents are in a stronger position to deal with new financial and...

More landlords are quitting conventional letting and resorting to holiday lets or, increasingly, Airbnb-style short lets.    The move is particularly acute in...

Equity release specialist Retirement Advantage has launched a range of products specifically for owners of Buy To Let properties.    These products will...

Perhaps unsurprisingly, a survey reveals that most buy to let and other property investors want the three per cent stamp duty...

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

Belvoir is warning that some buy to let investors are quitting the sector.   “Although we are not currently seeing a huge exit...

A council claims that up to 13,000 private landlords are “of interest” to HM Revenue and Customs, where there are alleged...

An economics academic says the country’s taxpayers should be “very angry” with the government for failing to collect taxes to which...

  Nationwide - the UK's second largest buy to let lender - has reported a 20 per cent drop in profits and admits...

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

Buy to let investors are losing confidence in their ability to rely on steady rental yields, according to recent figures from...

Green Party politician Andy Wightman claims that £10.6m in taxes are being avoided this year due to the boom in private...

Younger people will have more difficulty finding rented accommodation in coming months as a substantial proportion of landlords actively cut back...

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

Prime central London is seeing the rise of the micro-apartment, according to new research, as squeezed accommodation budgets have seen singles...

An online agency claims landlords who use online operators are likely to reduce average void periods by up to a week.    In...

Campaigning charity Shelter - which last week suggested landlords were more likely to quit buy to let because they grew old...

The reasons behind ‘landlord churn’ - when buy to let investors sell up - are more connected with personal circumstances than...

Campaigning charity Shelter claims around one in 10 landlords quit the lettings sector each year.   Using new research by YouGov it says...

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

Beleagured housing minister Alok Sharma has been told by a London council that his decision over an application for a borough-wide...

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

A trade body has welcomed a government U-turn on implementing the ‘Making Tax Digital’ initiative - but it says the decision...

The average rent of a new letting in the UK grew by 0.24 per cent in the first six months of...

Paragon Mortgages says its most recent survey of buy to let investors makes it clear that the vast majority want the...

Far from being wealthy property investors, two thirds of individual landlords pay merely the basic rate of income tax according to...

A head of a company providing hi-tech products to letting agents says technology is the answer to current rental industry challenges,...

Over half the value of buy to let lending in the second quarter of this year was provided to limited companies...

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

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...

The latest Kent Reliance Buy to Let Britain report - seen as a snapshot of the state of health of the...

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...

The latest analysis of buy to let trends by letting agency franchise chain Belvoir has identified a specific lack of rental...

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

The proportion of landlords who use a letting agent to help manage their property has spiked since the end of last...

Conservative peer Lord Flight, a former shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury, says the UK needs “a vibrant and growing private...

Online lettings agency Upad claims 20 per cent of landlords are set to increase their rents to their tenants thanks to...

Some 1,500 landlords have responded to a trade group’s campaign calling for them to press General Election candidates to oppose changes...

Single property landlords are finally waking up to the fact they could be pushed in to a higher tax bracket following...

Buy to let valuations fell to just seven per cent of the total valuations market activity in April as the sector...

Data from Agency Express suggests that the lettings market is wobbling with a sharp decline in its usual measure - the...

Landlords are increasingly looking to reduce the fees they pay to letting agents due to industry tax changes and increasing management...

Almost half of the investors in the private rental sector do not know what the changes in mortgage relief will cost...

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

A well known specialist mortgage lender for the buy to let sector, Paragon, has refreshed its offering in the light of...

The Conservatives should introduce rent controls to kick-start a seaside town renaissance, suggests an organisation set up originally by the David Cameron...

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

Letting agents have reporting an average of four landlords per branch selling up and quitting the buy to let sector in...

There has been a three per cent increase in remortgaging levels amongst buy to let investors in March according to data...

The ban on letting agents in England imposing fees on tenants is unlikely to be implemented before late next year according...

A property firm at the centre of the campaign against phasing out landlords’ mortgage interest relief says is urging tenants to...

A remarkable one in five properties now being let are operated by a company landlord - and the figure surges to...

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

A body representing 370 councils in England and Wales wants the government to close a legal loophole which allows the conversion...

Data from the first three months of this year suggests that investors are increasingly purchasing smaller, cheaper properties. Specialist lender Mortgages for...

Almost 20 per cent of the landlords using an online letting agency are apparently unaware of the mortgage interest tax relief...

A new study of landlords reveals that far more believe they will be affected by today’s buy to let mortgage interest...

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...

Prominent market commentator and buying agent Henry Pryor has been involved in a Twitter spat over whether the changes to mortgage...

The range and pricing of buy to let mortgage products for limited companies has never been better according to a survey...

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...

The Chartered Institute of Taxation has issued a reminder to buy to let investors that the first phase of the restriction...

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 Association of Residential Letting Agents is keeping up its campaign against a ban on agents’ fees in England by showing...

The Residential Landlords’ Association is calling on letting agents in the organisation to contribute to their latest research.    “As part of our...

Research by a lettings sector trade body shows that net growth of units within the private rental sector - that is,...

  Renters are spending half their wages keeping a roof over their head, are twice as likely as homeowners to have no...

Rent increases have slowed in London with only eight per cent of agents reporting increases last month - and a quarter...

New lettings data from Agency Express supports the belief that the rental market may be slowing down across much of the...

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

The campaign against the imminent changes to mortgage interest tax relief for the buy to let sector estimates that 1.4m landlords...

The imminent mortgage interest tax relief changes coming into effect in April has triggered a surge in the number of mortgage...

The Lettings Hub is broadening its offer to agents by launching a utility management service on top of its traditional referencing...

A landlord who ran multiple property companies but failed to declare his income or that he was a company director to...

The Residential Landlords Association has spotted small print from the Budget that may suggest the government is about to review Rent...

The number of new landlords instructing agents is at its lowest for two years - and with worse to come thanks...

A trade body claims that vulnerable tenants are finding it harder to access rented housing because of tax changes being introduced...

There was a sigh of relief amongst the lettings industry that yesterday's Budget introduced no new property taxes - but concern...

The campaign against the phased reduction in landlords' mortgage interest tax relief is continuing with the opening of a new website,...

Chancellor Phillip Hammond has introduced no new property taxes in his Spring Budget - but a clampdown on those setting up...

The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) is writing to the Office for Budget Responsibility asking it to provide clarification on controversial tax...

Rents rose by a year-on-year average of 0.8 per cent at the end of last month - while inflation in the...

Belvoir says new figures from across its network of agents shows that the government is wrong to claim that renting is...

Letting Agent Today’s Conor Shilling was in the audience of The Great Buy To Let Debate - always one of the...

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

The Residential Landlords Association has listed key MPs in marginal constituencies who should be lobbied ahead of the March 8 Budget...

Tenant demand for private rented accommodation is continuing to rise according to a market report from specialist lender Paragon Mortgages.    While a...

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

Tenants face potential rent increases of between 20 and 30 per cent as a result of tax rises hitting landlords, says...

Opponents of the proposed change to mortgage interest tax relief for landlords have promised what they call a “shock and awe”...

A trade group has commissioned a firm of economists to look at how the government’s mortgage interest tax relief change -...

Saturday is traditionally the day many MPs hold their constituency surgeries, listening to grievances and opinions from their electors.    Conservative member of...

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has given a stark warning about the cumulative effect of the additional homes stamp duty...

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

David Miles, a former Bank of England economist, has described the government’s mortgage interest tax relief reform as “terrible” - but...

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

Annoying isn’t it. You take on a stunning property, agree a compelling asking price and your Vendor is desperate to get the...

A trade magazine and a national newspaper are reporting anger amongst landlords, tenants and housing groups following the discovery of a...

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

There were 26 prospective tenants registered at each member branch of the Association of Residential Letting Agents - the lowest level...

The Residential Landlords Association has been quick off the mark to issue what it calls a seven point wish list to...

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

Housing minister Gavin Barwell says recent changes to buy to let mortgage interest relief and stamp duty will only affect a...

Benham & Reeves Residential Lettings says it is encouraging its London landlords to avoid rent rises and instead focus on retaining...

The Residential Landlords Association says new tax powers devolving to the Welsh Assembly should involve exemptions when it comes to the...

Gross buy to let lending increased in November to the highest monthly level since the stamp duty surcharge was introduced in...

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

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

  The average rent paid for a home in the UK outside London hit £750 in December, rising by 2.04 per cent...

Hamilton Fraser - parent company to several key brands operating in the private rental sector - has launched a series of...

There is yet more evidence that an increasing number of buy to let investors are setting up companies to offset the...

No fewer than 60 per cent of buy to let investors say they believe they will be hit by forthcoming changes...

The government has published a new set of guidelines for organisations, companies and individuals to lobby the Treasury ahead of the...

The campaigners against planned changes to mortgage interest tax relief - set to come into effect from April, phased over four...

The National Landlords Association has rejected a central plank of London mayor Sadiq Khan’s plan for housing - the introduction of yet more...

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

A trade body claims that 47 per cent of landlords would cease to use letting agents if their profits began to...

An assessment undertaken by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development shows property taxes accounted for 12.7 per cent of the...

Britain’s biggest buy to let landlord, Fergus Wilson, says new investors now will never be able to enjoy the scale of...

The number of buy to let transactions across England and Wales has fallen 8.2 per cent in one month and is down an...

The Leeds Building Society is the latest buy to let mortgage lender to amend its criteria for borrowers ahead of new...

Members of the Association of Residential Letting Agents predict a fall in the number of homes being available to let next...

What appears at first sight to be a low-level dispute between a landlord and a council has raised what may be...

A Labour MP has told the House of Commons that she is in favour of a tax regime that would reward...

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

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

Rents will "unpreventably rise" thanks to the government's proposed ban on letting agency fees levied on tenants and because of its...

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

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

Phillip Hammond has delivered his first Autumn Statement, tackling amongst other things, what he called “the housing challenge.” The speech made no...

The government will today announce that it is banning letting agents’ fees levied on tenants - meaning the fees will instead...

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...

The Residential Landlords’ Association says it stands by a claim that one in four landlords may sell up, and it refutes...

There has been relief within the industry following an Appeal Court judgement that landlords are not responsible for paying the council...

One the leading letting agencies in Brighton has sharply criticised a proposal by the local council to introduce a selective licensing...

A lettings agent has poured scorn on a survey suggesting a quarter of landlords are about to quit buy to let,...

The Bank of England has been given additional powers by the government to control mortgage lending for buy to let investors. The...

An online lettings agency says tenants’ arrears are likely to be the biggest issue facing the rental sector next year unless...