An end to automatic evictions for rent arrears, four month notice periods with a winter ‘truce’ on evictions, a national register of landlords, and compensation...
Buy-to-Let mortgage rates have been moving down. Average two and five year fixed BTL mortgage rates have fallen since the start of May and are...
2012 is set to have the busiest year for house sales since 2007, property portal Zoopla has predicted. ‘Easing of lockdowns will continue to cause...
2021 is set to have the busiest year for house sales since 2007, property portal Zoopla has predicted. ‘Easing of lockdowns will continue to cause...
Tenancy notice periods will return to pre-COVID lengths from 1 October 2021 ‘unless the public health situation warrants a further extension’. So said the Government...
Legislation is in place to ensure bailiffs do not serve eviction notices or carry out evictions, said latest Government Guidance for Landlords and Tenants, just...
London landlords are the only ones in the country to have reported a fall in demand, a National Residential Landlords Association members survey had concluded....
Essex lettings company director Ghanshyam Sarup Batra has received a High Court ban preventing him from involvement in the promotion, formation or management of any...
Figures from HM Land Registry have confirmed the surge in house prices recorded in commercial surveys. On average, UK house prices rose by 1.8 per...
Excluding London, the annual rate of rental increase across the UK was higher at the end of March than it has been for over four...
House prices continued to surge upwards last month, the Halifax has reported. Its latest house price survey puts the increase last month at 1.4 per...
Landlord registration may be required in England and Wales under new legislation to be introduced in the autumn. The prospect of landlord registration was raised...
Asking rents in two thirds of London neighbourhoods have taken a hit in the last five years, property portal Rightmove has reported. Inner London was...
Landlords who have disposed of property last tax year and have sold, or intend to sell another this year, have been warned of a tax...
Tenants relying on a new scheme to put their finances in order have been be warned that they must continue to pay rent as it...
A new set of ‘prescribed forms’ that landlords must use when proposing various actions have been published by the Government. They include ‘Form 3’ giving...
Landlords are indifferent to the effects of Brexit on their lettings businesses, telling Intus Lettings that it has been neither good nor bad. The national...
It might not seem like it to many landlords, but property-based businesses in general have been among the most resilient during the Coronavirus Crisis. A...
One in six properties sold in March fetched more than the asking price, the estate and letting agents’ professional body NAEA Propertymark has reported. This...
Personal information collected by tenancy deposit protection providers is being used by the Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government ‘to gather a broader understanding...
The UK housing market is currently experiencing a significant shift, with Zoopla’s latest House Price Index revealing a drop in house prices and a rise…
In a significant move for the UK’s private rental sector (PRS), Propertymark is spearheading the formation of the Housing Coalition, a group uniting industry leaders…
Recent research by digital mortgage lender Molo has shed light on the varying durations it takes for buy-to-let properties in different UK regions to generate…
A study conducted by Yopa, the nationally recognized estate agency, has disclosed a staggering £1.6 trillion increase in the total value of England’s property market,…
The Autumn Statement delivered by Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has elicited varied reactions from the property industry, with some key measures impacting housing but an overall…
Aldermore Bank has announced the launch of its latest range of mortgage products tailored for both buy to let landlords and residential owner-occupiers. The new…
According to the latest analysis by London lettings and estate agent Benham and Reeves, London has experienced the most significant improvement in rental affordability over…
Clive Betts, chair of the Housing Select Committee, has expressed concerns that the abolition of Section 21 ‘no fault’ evictions in the UK might be…
A recent study by British Gas has shed light on the pressing need for energy efficiency improvements in the UK’s private rental sector. According to…
The London rental market is showing signs of stabilisation, as indicated by recent data from Foxtons, a leading lettings agency in the city. Key observations…
The UK housing market has witnessed its first annual drop in house prices since April 2012, as reported by the Office for National Statistics (ONS)….
Dundee is on track to become Scotland’s new hub for buy-to-let investments, says legal firm Gilson Gray. The city, known as the City of Discovery,…
In a move aimed at providing more choices for landlords, Paragon Bank has announced significant reductions in rates across its range of five-year fixed-rate buy-to-let…
The UK’s property industry has raised concerns following the latest cabinet reshuffle by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, which saw Rachel Maclean asked to step down…
In a quest for better returns, buy-to-let investors are increasingly setting their sights on northern areas like Hartlepool and Liverpool. This strategic shift, highlighted in…
