Scrapping stamp duty penalty would make economic sense
Scrapping the stamp duty penalty on buying rental properties would actually make the Government more money, the National Residential Landlords Association has concluded. According to...
Scrapping the stamp duty penalty on buying rental properties would actually make the Government more money, the National Residential Landlords Association has concluded. According to...
Sheffield Council has reminded landlords that it may be able to offer financial support for tenants struggling to pay their rent. The council has been...
Records numbers have come forward to record their support for a scheme to house Ukrainian nationals displaced by the war now raging in their country....
Private landlords are increasingly targeting smaller, secondary towns and cities, analysis from Paragon Bank has suggested. Its own lending activity has revealed a strong increase...
Landlords have been reminded that when renting to European Economic Area nationals, they are now required to make immigration status checks under the Right to...
Despite war, rocketing fuel prices, and rising interest rates, house prices rose in February at an annual rate of 10.8 per cent, the fastest since...
There could soon be 36,000 fewer homes available to rent in Scotland, the Scottish Association of Landlords has warned. Damaging rhetoric from the Scottish Government...
Updated Government guidance has reminded landlords that court rules currently in force require them to provide additional information when making possession claims. Guidance for landlords...
With thousands of Ukrainians expected to seek refuge from war in the UK, the National Residential Landlords Association has called for Government guidance for landlords...
Government plans to end the unsafe cladding scandal are based on lazy and false assumptions that individual landlords are property tycoons. So says the National...
Current ‘temporary’ right to rent check requirements are to remain in place until 30 September 2022, the Home Office has announced. Temporary adjustments to the...
Almost 230,000 new private rented homes are needed each year if the UK is to meet government housing targets across the UK, claims a new...
With more properties ‘urgently needed’ to house families evacuated from Afghanistan, the Government has turned to private landlords for help. It is inviting those with...
Freeholders face fines of up to £30,000 if they try to charge leaseholders illegal ground rents. The deterrent will apply to ground rents banned under...
Landlords should ensure that no prospective tenants are discouraged or excluded from renting, either directly or indirectly, because of their race including skin colour, nationality...
A Wembley landlord has been fined more than £57,000 after having been found to have run an unlicensed and unfit HMO in Arborfield Close, Slough....
Void periods in which rental properties are left untenanted are now approaching their lowest level of incidence in five years. After peaking in the third quarter...
‘Levelling up’, as envisaged by the Government, requires abolition of Section 21 grounds for possession and cracking down on ‘rogue landlords’. This became clear in...
A corporate landlord has won an appeal that had things gone otherwise, might had led to an avalanche of claims. Northwood Solihull v Fearn &...
UK appetite for home moving has continued into the New Year with January demand up by close to 50 per cent on recent new year...
Recent research conducted by Hamptons has shed light on the property market, revealing that despite a dip in house prices, the majority of homeowners who…
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Chancellor Jeremy Hunt are contemplating a groundbreaking scheme to facilitate homeownership for first-time buyers through a mortgage requiring a mere…
A professional landlord in the Greater London region has successfully secured a £20 million refinancing package for their extensive property portfolio, comprising 36 properties, thanks…
In a surprising twist, major mortgage lenders in the UK, including Santander, Coventry Building Society, and Skipton, have announced reductions in their mortgage rates. This…
Foxtons’ latest analysis of the London lettings market indicates a shift towards equilibrium in December 2023. This change is marked by a significant decrease in…
The UK housing market is navigating turbulent waters as recent data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) indicates a significant downturn, marking the most…
In a significant shift in the UK property market, landlords are increasingly focusing on urban flats, driven by the growing trend of workers returning to…
The UK housing market is experiencing a notable increase in activity at the start of 2024, with signs pointing towards a robust year for property…
The latest figures reveal a minor decline in rental prices across the UK, with an exception in the East Midlands. The HomeLet data indicates a…
Savills has released its annual cross-sector investment forecasts, focusing on the residential sector for the years 2024 to 2028. The agency noted that the residential…
The National Residential Landlords Association (NRLA) has expressed its support for Manchester’s newly introduced ‘Good Landlord Charter’, emphasizing the need for concrete policies to ensure…
A recent study by digital mortgage lender Molo has revealed key insights for those looking to invest in the property market, highlighting the most popular…
The lettings market concluded 2023 on a high note, experiencing a substantial year-on-year increase in rental prices, as disclosed by Goodlord’s latest Rental Index. The…
The UK housing market has recently experienced a notable uplift, with house prices rising by 1.1% in December 2023, marking the third consecutive monthly increase…
Rightmove has unveiled striking data showing a record-breaking influx of sellers entering the market on Boxing Day 2023. This year witnessed a 26% increase in…