Buy-to-let Property News, Market
Outer London rental stock falls to just 15% in worst-hit boroughs
Rental properties make up just 32 percent of available housing stock across London – but in some outer boroughs the figure drops as low as…
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Buy-to-let Property News, Finance
Fleet Mortgages drops income barrier as BTL criteria ease
Fleet Mortgages has removed its minimum income requirement for buy-to-let applicants as part of a wider shake-up of lending criteria aimed at expanding access to…
Buy-to-let Property News, Market
UK multifamily investment hits 30bn as sector enters new trading cycle
Institutional investors have deployed almost £40 billion into the UK’s build to rent market over the past decade, with £30 billion – around 75 percent…
Buy-to-let Property News, Finance
Super-prime London lettings surge 8% as wealthy tenants dodge tax hit
Demand for London’s most expensive rental properties jumped 8 percent over the past year as wealthy individuals chose to rent rather than buy following tax…
Buy-to-let Property News, Finance
OSB BTL lending jumps 19 percent as specialist market strengthens
OSB Group delivered a 19 percent increase in mortgage originations to £4.7bn in 2025, with strong growth in bridging and commercial lending as the specialist…
Buy-to-let Property News, Licensing
UK house prices hit new record as annual growth reaches four-month high
UK house prices reached a new record high in February as annual growth hit 1.3 percent – the strongest level in four months – according…
Buy-to-let Property News, Regulation
Propertymark warns Decent Homes will fail without regulated agents
Propertymark has warned that the new Decent Homes Standard will only succeed if letting agents are properly trained and regulated, calling for stronger enforcement and…
Buy-to-let Property News, Finance
Nationwide doubles green loan scheme to 10,000 landlords
Nationwide Building Society is doubling the number of mortgage customers who can access interest-free loans for energy efficiency improvements, expanding the scheme from 5,000 to…
Buy-to-let Property News, Market
Foxtons lettings portfolio hits 32,000 as London agent banks on RRA
Foxtons has grown its lettings portfolio to more than 32,000 tenancies – an increase of over 50 percent since 2021 – as the London-focused agent…
Buy-to-let Property News, Regulation
Councils collect just 25% of landlord fines as rogues dodge penalties
Local authorities collected just a quarter of the civil penalties they imposed on private landlords over the past two years, new data reveals. The figures…
Buy-to-let Property News, Market
Limited company landlords 14 points more likely to raise rents
Landlords who hold properties through limited companies are significantly more likely to increase rents than those who own in their personal names, according to new…
Buy-to-let Property News, Regulation
Older renters fear eviction and rent rises from EPC upgrades
Nearly two thirds of older private tenants would be worried about a rent increase if their landlord carried out energy efficiency improvements, according to research…
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