Buy-to-let Property News, Market
House prices rise 2.4% but London lags behind
UK house prices increased by 2.4 percent in the year to December 2025, bringing the average property value to £270,000, according to the latest official…
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Buy-to-let Property News, Market
UK largest agency handles one in ten home sales as lettings grow
Connells Group, the UK’s largest estate agency network, handled 86,000 property exchanges in 2025 – approximately one in ten of all home sales nationally –…
Buy-to-let Property News, Finance
Wealthy investors return to buy-to-let despite stamp duty rise
A growing number of wealthy UK investors are putting money into buy-to-let property despite higher stamp duty on second homes, according to analysis from Rathbones….
Buy-to-let Property News, Market
Scottish landlords sell three times faster than they buy
More landlords in Scotland sold property than bought over the past year, with disposals running at nearly three times the rate of new investment. Research…
Buy-to-let Property News, Finance
Inflation drops to 3% as markets price in March rate cut
UK inflation fell to a 10-month low of 3 percent in January, strengthening expectations that the Bank of England will cut interest rates next month….
Buy-to-let Property News, Tax
HMRC confirms Stamp Duty Land Tax adviser rules as May deadline approaches
Property firms handling Stamp Duty Land Tax submissions will need to register as tax advisers under new HMRC rules coming into force in May 2026….
Buy-to-let Property News, Market
One in nine new homes built in flood zones despite insurer warnings
More than 43,000 homes built in England over the past two years are located in areas at medium or high flood risk, with insurers and…
Buy-to-let Property News, Market
Buy-to-let void costs jump 14% as empty days drain landlord income
Landlords are losing more money to void periods as the gap between tenants widens and rents continue to rise. New data shows average void costs…
Buy-to-let Property News, Market
Fife Council offers landlords guaranteed rent in housing crisis deal
A Scottish council has launched a partnership scheme offering private landlords guaranteed monthly rent and no void periods in exchange for leasing their properties to…
Buy-to-let Property News, Licensing
Councils face double jeopardy claims over licensing penalties
Landlords are being fined twice for the same offences under what one licensing specialist calls a “double jeopardy” enforcement practice by local authorities, with councils…
Buy-to-let Property News, Regulation
Government misses deadline to respond to landlord petition
The government has failed to issue a response to the pro-landlord petition calling for faster evictions and better protections – despite the petition passing the…
Buy-to-let Property News, Market
Rental demand cools as cheaper mortgages draw tenants back to buying
The UK rental market is entering a new phase as demand begins to ease and more tenants transition into homeownership, according to property investment experts….
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