UK house prices have reportedly fallen 0.4% between November and December, following a year-long trend of steady growth. Average house prices rose 9.8% in the...
Last week it was announced that North Devon’s second homeowners could pay double the amount of council tax after one year of it no longer...
A cross party group for housing has called on the Welsh Government to re-think its proposed ‘budget for hard times’. Among other things, the group,...
Homeowners moving house in Scotland are set to be given longer to sell their existing home before becoming ineligible to reclaim any Additional Dwelling Supplement...
Buyer enquiries, agreed sales and new instructions remain on a downward trend as tenant demand sees an increase at the same time as landlord instructions...
The National Residential Landlords Association (NRLA) is urging the UK Government to review the taxation of private rented housing due to a growing supply crisis....
A grant of up to £25,000 is to be made available to Welsh home-owners to bring their empty properties back into use. The money, to...
For many, a private rented home acts as an entry point to the housing market. Rental properties are helping young people gain their independence without...
There was ‘a further slowing in annual house price growth’ last month, Nationwide has reported. January house prices were 0.6 per cent down on December,...
Almost 2,000 more new homes were built in Scotland in twelve months ended June 2022 than in the previous year, the latest quarterly statistics from...
A Southwark landlord who illegally converted a basement in his home to three lets has been ordered to pay back gains of just over £42,600...
Government reforms of the private rented sector threaten to make it harder for students to enter higher education. This is the view of the National...
According to policy data and insight from leading landlord insurance provider Simply Business, London has continued to be the most attractive city for buy-to-let landlords...
Councils across England have been invited to bid for a share of a £60m Brownfield Land Release scheme that, said the Government, will deliver 5,800...
Unless the Scottish Government reverses its ‘flippant disregard’ for the lot of private landlords, investment in the sector will only decline further, and rents will...
A Bristol landlord has been ordered to pay £37,000 and after admitting that he had unlawfully attempted to hide his identity from tenants. Thomas Flight,...
Current chaos in the UK rental market shows no sign of resolving itself, with rents in fourth quarter of 2022 reaching an all-time high, according...
HMO landlords and those whose properties have split commercial and residential use could acquire additional responsibilities under the Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022, due to...
A ‘modest decline’ in house prices in 2023 has been predicted by the Nationwide in its latest house price report. Prices could go down by...
Scotland is encouraging first-time buyers and others on low to medium incomes take advantage of its Open Market Shared Equity Scheme. The scheme allows people...
Paragon Banking Group has announced a 4.5% growth in its buy-to-let mortgage book, driven by high customer retention and robust operational performance. The company revealed…
Recent research from Savills, published by The Times, suggests that the buy-to-let sector is no longer lucrative for landlords. However, Marc von Grundherr, Director of…
New research from Zero Deposit reveals that private tenants are now staying in their homes longer than they did a decade ago, reflecting the changing…
Sadiq Khan, the Mayor of London, has strongly criticised the government for failing to pass the Renters (Reform) Bill before the dissolution of Parliament ahead…
The UK property market continues to demonstrate resilience, with mortgage approvals in April remaining steady at 61,140, a slight decrease from 61,263 in March, but…
Ahead of the general election in July, Rightmove is calling on the next government to prioritise stamp duty reform to stimulate the housing market. The…
In May, house prices saw a notable increase, rising by 0.4% in a month and now standing 1.3% higher than a year ago. The latest…
A new survey reveals that more than half of UK businesses would pay a premium for top-quality workspaces, shifting the focus away from price competition…
With the number of homes for sale at an eight-year high, buy-to-let landlords are being advised to prepare for personal guarantee demands from lenders. Zoopla’s…
The UK’s property market is currently experiencing its highest supply of homes for sale in eight years, according to Zoopla. This surge in availability is…
The latest research by Zero Deposit reveals that tenant demand is fostering strong rental growth across all property types, highlighting the need for a diverse…
New figures reveal that bailiffs are evicting more renting households than at any time in the last six years. The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) reported…
The announcement of a general election by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has cast a shadow over the UK property market, with Knight Frank revising its…
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has cast doubt over the future of pivotal property legislation, including the Renters (Reform) Bill and the Leasehold and Freehold Reform…
Recent findings from a survey by Leaders Roman Group (LRG) reveal that landlords are calling for stricter measures to ensure tenant financial accountability, as financial…
