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KEYWORD "Yields" - 100 RESULTS
Top UK cities for 2024 rental potential revealed by industry supplier

Aldermore has named Bristol, as the best city for landlords to invest in for 2024.  Manchester, Coventry, Brighton and London make up...

23 February 2024

From: Breaking News

Wealthy tenants demand prime rental units ‘with highest spec’

A prominent lettings agency is advising landlords to fit out homes in prime locations to the same high specification as if...

01 February 2024

From: Breaking News

Build To Rent investment rockets, focussed on major cities

The latest Build To Rent report prepared by lettings agency Savills claims 2023 saw a total of £4.5 billion of investment...

01 February 2024

From: Breaking News

Seven Tips this lettings agency is giving its landlord clients

Online rental platform Lettingaproperty is telling landlords to take a strategic approach to property management in 2024, to help navigate legislative...

08 January 2024

From: Breaking News

Buy To Let investors compete with owner occupiers  - Nationwide

Owner occupiers have been competing with landlords in the battle to purchase smaller properties, new figures show. Smaller properties are often preferred...

02 January 2024

From: Breaking News

The three qualities landlords want from letting agents - revealed

A new survey of 4,000 landlords has identified the three qualities they look for in a letting agent. Whereas trust and liveability...

20 December 2023

From: Breaking News

Rental growth to slow as supply catches up with demand

An agency has issued its rental market forecast for 2024. Chestertons says rents are forecast to have increased by 6.5 per cent...

28 November 2023

From: Breaking News

Top agency insists rental sector negativity is exaggerated

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

Close link between rental and sales markets says prominent index

The latest edition of the Home housing index shows Conti suing close links between both the lettings and sales markets. The Home...

19 October 2023

From: Breaking News

Revealed - the best yields for investors near universities

Landlords wanting to make a healthy return from their investment should target student properties in the North of England and Scotland,...

11 October 2023

From: Breaking News

Cut-price properties tempting investment buyers, says accountancy chief

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

Buy To Let yields and capital appreciation show sharp North-South divide

The north of England is outperforming the south when it comes to yields and capital appreciation, a new survey has discovered. In...

16 August 2023

From: Breaking News

Up and Up! Hamptons says rent growth shows no sign of slowing

There are few signs that the pace of rental growth is slackening, warns Hamptons. It says the cost of a new tenancy...

14 August 2023

From: Breaking News

High end agency’s new lettings head has 20 years local experience

Savills has announced a new head of its lettings department in its Bishops Park office in Fulham. Christina McLean steps into the...

28 July 2023

From: Breaking News

Prime Central London rental supply improving at last - agency

The story of low supply in the prime London lettings market appears to be coming to an end, says Knight Frank. The...

30 June 2023

From: Breaking News

Rebranded agency says students now drive the lettings market

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

Buy To Let sentiment downbeat for many landlords

A new sentiment survey suggests that only a minority of landlords are now feeling positive about the future of buy to...

14 March 2023

From: Breaking News

Cash Is King for buy to let as interest rates hit investors

New buy to let purchases are increasingly being funded by cash rather than a mortgage, says Hamptons lettings agency.   So far this...

13 March 2023

From: Breaking News

Yields rise in areas where rents outstrip capital appreciation

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

Yields rising - but enough to stop landlords quitting the sector?

Buy to let specialist lender Fleet Mortgages says almost every region of the UK is now seeing increased yields for investors.  The...

25 January 2023

From: Breaking News

Propertymark reveals long-term lettings trends

Demand for rental property has grown by 57 per cent since 2018 when Propertymark records began, the trade body has revealed.  At...

20 January 2023

From: Breaking News

Where to Invest in 2023 - hotspots enjoy over 15% yields

A buy to let investment site has used Artificial Intelligence to identify 10 top property investment opportunities in 2023.  Based on analysis...

28 December 2022

From: Breaking News

Buy to let investors flock to the regions for better yields

The share of Londoners purchasing property outside of the capital slowed in 2022, back towards pre-Covid norms.   That’s the view of lettings...

28 December 2022

From: Breaking News

Investing in 2023? New buy to let hotspots identified in survey

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

Best rental returns are outside Southern England says agency

Annual rental growth strengthened for the third month running, with average rents up 7.9 per cent across Britain on the same...

14 December 2022

From: Breaking News

Buy To Let rental growth to lag behind Build To Rent - claim

The current supply demand imbalance across the UK rental market looks set to endure as fewer households move across into owner...

02 November 2022

From: Breaking News

Warning to buy to let sector - yields are set to drop

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

Agents welcome Hunt tax change - but who knows what’s coming?

Propertymark’s chief executive Nathan Emerson has welcomed the dramatic government U-turn on taxes - but most importantly has retained the stamp...

18 October 2022

From: Breaking News

Interest rate chaos threatens profitability of buy to let - top agency

Rising interest rates are eroding the profitability of buy to let for mortgaged landlords, says Connells-owned agency Hamptons.   It says that its...

28 September 2022

From: Breaking News

Hats off to independent agency opening its third branch

An independent lettings agency is opening its third bricks-and-mortar branch, under two years after the launch of the business. Hat and Home’s...

16 September 2022

From: Breaking News

Rent caps ‘will scare lettings investors away’ warns analyst

Headline-grabbing demands for more regulation and rent freezes risk frightening buy to let investors away, a leading analyst warns. Doug Shephard is...

15 September 2022

From: Breaking News

Rental market to outperform sales for years to come - new analysis

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

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

Build To Rent schemes out of London claim rapid lettings, low voids

A market snapshot of the growing Build To Rent sector outside of London suggests units are letting rapidly with low voids. Figures...

18 August 2022

From: Breaking News

Corporate investors side-stepping tax set to move into rental sector

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

High-end investors ramp up bulk-buying of rental properties

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...

12 August 2022

From: Breaking News

Lettings sector set to soar as rent rises beat interest rate hikes

The continuing rent rises seen across much of the country are outpacing rises in interest rates, it’s been claimed.  Property website Home,...

15 July 2022

From: Breaking News

Yields dip but forecast remains for strong demand through 2022

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

HMOs can beat capital appreciation of same size houses - claim

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

08 April 2022

From: Breaking News

This is why landlords should use letting agents - Propertymark guides

Agents’ trade body Propertymark says landlords should wise-up by using a letting agent to improve yields, rather than sell-up because of...

18 March 2022

From: Breaking News

Huge premiums possible on new-build rentals - claim

New build homes command rental premiums of as high as 41 per cent in the current market, it’s been claimed. The Unlatch...

23 February 2022

From: Breaking News

Ballistic! Lettings market ends year with a bang

A leading market forecaster has described the level of rent rises in one part of the country as “going ballistic”. “The London...

24 December 2021

From: Breaking News

Top rental investment locations - where’s hot and where’s not

A new Buy To Let ‘tracker’ from a prominent buy to let mortgage lender has revealed what it considers to be...

07 December 2021

From: Breaking News

They’re back: Parents are buying buy-to-lets for student offspring

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

Rent and yield growth higher in outer city areas than in centres

Confirming many Covid-related trends, it appears that outer city properties have seen their yields and rents grow to a greater degree...

28 October 2021

From: Breaking News

Agency wants incentives for long term lets over Airbnb-style lets

A leading lettings agency wants next week’s Budget to unveil incentives to bolster supply in the long term rental sector. Richard Davies,...

22 October 2021

From: Breaking News

Research shows best university locations for buy to let investment

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 - the rental market’s most lucrative sector

Research by Paragon Bank has revealed the sector that has out-performed the rest of the private rental investment landscape - student...

31 August 2021

From: Breaking News

Revealed: What landlords are thinking, saying and planning right now

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

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

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

Large scale recovery underway in London’s rental market

There’s a large scale recovery underway in London’s rental sector according to the website Home. The site says that while average rents...

17 June 2021

From: Breaking News

Stamp Duty slashes size of buy to let sector claims agency

The five years since the introduction of the three per cent stamp duty surcharge on additional homes has led to a...

17 May 2021

From: Breaking News

HMOs likely to grow in number and importance in the future

A leading banking and wealth management company says a growth area for the rental sector in the years to come will...

12 May 2021

From: Breaking News

Manchester next stop for agency specialising in investment property

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

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

Rents up over 20% a year in one region of the UK

An upbeat market snapshot for the lettings sector claims that one region of the UK has seen rent increases in excess...

15 March 2021

From: Breaking News

PropTech service claims agents win ‘competitive edge’ thanks to data

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

More London woe - new reports of falling demand, rents and yields

London lettings agency Benham and Reeves has drawn up a league table of which boroughs in the capital have had their...

17 November 2020

From: Breaking News

How to Reach More Landlords Part 2 - Using Innovative ‘Feet Up’ Campaign to Win Business

Independent agent uses innovative ‘feet up’ campaign to win business. An independent letting agency has invited landlords to put their ‘feet up’...

28 October 2020

From: Marketing & Social Media

Top tips for creating engaging blog content

Putting fingers to keyboard to create blogs and articles isn’t always the easiest job for agents, particularly when meetings, viewings and...

28 October 2020

From: Marketing & Social Media

How can agents work with property price data and indices?

Staying on top of the numbers and figures in a constantly changing industry can be stressful. Changing property prices can be...

28 October 2020

From: Proptech & Innovation

Revealed - where to find the best yields, according to Zoopla

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

Yield league table revealed for large-scale regeneration areas

Striving for higher yields remains the holy grail for buy to let, and new research suggests investors could be attracted by...

04 September 2020

From: Breaking News

Commuter location yields not always better than in-London yields

New research by lettings management platform Howsy shows which major London commuter hubs make the most attractive potential for buy to...

14 August 2020

From: Breaking News

Trouble ahead for student rental sector, say BTL experts

Buy to let landlords specialising in student accommodation are facing huge challenges with increased government legislation and the impact of Coronavirus. That’s...

14 July 2020

From: Breaking News

London council wants to charge £550 for five year rental licence

A council in London, where landlords yields and margins are already tight, says it wants to charge £550 for a renewed...

03 July 2020

From: Breaking News

Revealed - top locations for yield-and-capital-growth combined

A new league table has been produced listing locations where a mix of rental yield and capital growth have given buy...

02 July 2020

From: Breaking News

 Still possible to get strong buy to let rental yields - and here’s where…

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

Research reveals best average buy to let yields by property type

One bedroom properties provide the best returns to buy to let investors according to new research by a lettings management platform. Single...

18 June 2020

From: Breaking News

London locations flop in league table of good buy to let returns

An analysis of buy to let returns from mortgage lender Mojo has produced a league table with no London locations in...

04 June 2020

From: Breaking News

Now’s the time to bag buy to lets at bargain prices - claim

A specialist mortgage broker is suggesting that this is the right time for buy to let investors to bag bargain properties,...

14 May 2020

From: Breaking News

Yields ease but rental market riding the Coronavirus challenge

New research suggested that yields across the UK rental market are remaining broadly unchanged despite the Coronavirus crisis. The current average sits...

11 May 2020

From: Breaking News

Not so grand - average rent still under the £1,000 threshold

The latest lettings market snapshot by HomeLet shows that average rents across the UK are still not breaking through the £1,000...

11 March 2020

From: Breaking News

Lettings sector optimism on the rise, despite string of obstacles

Optimism amongst investors in the private rental sector is on the rise, despite the various tax and regulation obstacles facing the...

27 February 2020

From: Breaking News

Big rise in lettings activity for Arun group

Arun - which has the brands of Douglas Allen in East London and Essex, Ward & Partners in Kent, Cubitt &...

26 February 2020

From: Breaking News

Revealed: the optimum property type for the best buy to let yield

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

Shock for buy to let as income plummets by a fifth in a decade

The typical landlord’s income from property has plummeted by a fifth in under a decade according to the National Landlords’ Association. Its...

19 February 2020

From: Breaking News

Rental market joins sales enjoying upward momentum

Another housing market snapshot suggests demand and confidence are improving as a result of the new political and economic landscape following...

17 February 2020

From: Breaking News

Catherine Shinerock - ARO Account Manager

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

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

HMOs increasingly popular in lettings market despite complexity

The latest lettings market snapshot by mortgage lender Paragon has found that of the landlords planning to purchase property in the...

24 January 2020

From: Breaking News

Big drop in homes on lettings market, reports Zoopla

New investment in private rented housing has fallen since 2016 as some private landlords have dipped out of the sector in...

22 January 2020

From: Breaking News

Clampdown on short lets may lead to landlords selling rental units

A leading agency in a part of the UK where local government wants to clamp down on the spread of Airbnb...

17 January 2020

From: Breaking News

Airbnb trying to tempt landlords seeking higher yields - claim

A leading property industry figure says Airbnb is attempting to persuade traditional buy to let landlords into going down the short-let...

13 January 2020

From: Breaking News

Top cities for buy to let revealed by new market tracker

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

Brexit shock - Migrant workers and not execs are best for rental income

New research from the National Landlords Association reveals that migrant workers, and not professional executives, provide the best rental yield. The NLA...

04 December 2019

From: Breaking News

Battered and Bruised: but a few buy to let investors remain optimistic

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

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

City centre office expansion for agency in buy to let hotspot

An agency that specialises in letting and managing properties in one of the country’s investment hotspots is expanding into a new...

27 September 2019

From: Breaking News

Revealed - how little a typical buy to let investor makes in a year

A PropTech firm says it has calculated the true cost of being a buy to let investor.  Howsy says the average landlord...

16 September 2019

From: Breaking News

 Best Yields, Best Returns - HMOs prosper in volatile lettings market

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

Rents stable in prime London areas with supply forecast to remain low

Rents across prime central London have been roughly flat over the past year - although yields are up as a result...

06 September 2019

From: Breaking News

Buy To Let now so restricted by law, investors must try something new

One of the country’s leading property management experts says buy to let is here to stay - but only if individual...

28 August 2019

From: Breaking News

Lettings sector confidence plunges to historic low

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

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

Average rents fall across much of the country, says latest index

Average rents dropped in five of the eight UK regions monitored by property technology company Goodlord. The biggest drop was recorded in...

09 August 2019

From: Breaking News

Revealed: best university towns for rents and yields

A flat-sharing website has created a league table of average rents in locations surrounding the top-ranked universities in the United Kingdom....

09 August 2019

From: Breaking News

London agency steers wealthy landlords towards north of England

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

Brexit and government interference start to hurt rental sector

Rents are rising at the fastest rate since 2017, pushing the average yield on residential property to 4.5 per cent, its...

12 July 2019

From: Breaking News

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