Companies set up to hold buy to let rental properties were the second most common type of company founded during 2020, property sales and lettings...
Average buy to let mortgage rates on two and five year fixed deals are on the up, the Moneyfacts portal has reported. The average two...
House prices went up in Scotland by 8.6 per cent in the year to November 2020, HM Land Registry has reported. This puts the average...
Scottish landlords have seen a change in tenant security and protection become a working reality with the granting of the first Wrongful Termination Order and...
The current ban on bailiff evictions for all but the worst cases of tenant abuse has been extended for ‘at least 6 weeks’, communities secretary...
Landlords have launched a blistering attack on the Welsh registration and licensing body Rent Smart Wales. It has been a legal requirement since 2015 for...
A year-end announcement from the country’s largest estate agency Countrywide has confirmed its agreement to being taken over by Connells. Countrywide is a listed company...
Changes have been made to the Government’s Green Homes Grant scheme to make it easier to find suitable installers. Introduced last year, the Green Grant...
Landlords who have yet to complete their annual self-assessment tax returns are among those being warned of a surge in tax scam emails, calls and...
Citizens Advice has called for a pause on possession proceedings and extension of the current ban on bailiff enforcement throughout renewed Coronavirus restrictions now in...
Latest Covid restrictions across England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland have left the property and lettings markets largely untouched, for now at least. The general...
Almost one in five residential properties in England are now privately rented according to latest Government figures. Updated Live tables on dwelling stock, just published,...
UK buy-to-let landlords who have admitted to evading tax on their rental income underpaid an average of £4,480 in tax last year, accounting firm UHY...
Over 800,000 private renters in England and Wales have built rent arrears since lockdown measures began, according to new research commissioned by the National Landlord Knowledges...
New, stricter, COVID-induced restrictions continue to by-pass the housing market. It will remain open in a four ‘tiers’ now in operation in England, the Government...
Being told that the problem of empty homes is a matter for local rather than central government has not dulled ARLA Propertymark’s commitment pushing for...
Emergency legislation in Wales has blocked private and social sector tenant evictions before 11 January 2020. ‘We have taken action to protect public health and...
Letting agent body Propertymark has warned of widespread non-compliance with incoming electrical safety requirements unless there is an extension to the implementation period. In a...
Rather than concentrating on measures to block tenant evictions, Government focus should be on providing better support for the private rented sector, so as to...
Business owners affected by the Coronavirus pandemic will be protected from eviction from their rented properties until the end of March 2021, Communities Secretary Robert...
A trio of former Deliveroo senior executives has garnered a whopping £2 million in investment for their new property search start-up, Jitty, which is poised…
London’s local authorities have observed an unintended fallout from the Government’s measures targeting the private rented sector. An increasing number of landlords are backing out…
Today’s latest transaction data from the government unveils notable shifts in the UK’s property market dynamics for July 2023. The provisional non-seasonally adjusted figures indicate…
Bristol City Council has taken a decisive step to tighten regulations on letting agents and landlords, unveiling new licensing schemes for rented properties within its…
New research from the property acquisition experts at House Buyer Bureau has shown that, contrary to the perception of a slowing market, UK house prices…
In an effort to enhance the protection of tenants in London, local police have received directives to arrest landlords responsible for unlawful, and in some…
Data reveals a stark decrease in the housing market with 2023 anticipated to see the smallest number of home sales since 2012. Zoopla’s fresh House…
Despite the current economic hurdles, the UK property market displayed enduring strength and resilience last week, confounding many naysayers. The week’s highlight was an appearance…
This October, landlords will have the unique opportunity to express their views on Housing Secretary Michael Gove’s policies. Michael Gove has been announced as the…
The Digital Property Market Steering Group (DPMSG), a pioneering collaboration between eminent leaders in the property sector, has unveiled “Property with a View”. This fresh…
As the work-from-home trend continues its dominance, WeWork, the once-famed office space provider, is facing severe challenges, putting British landlords at potential risk of a…
Parcel theft in London is climbing at an alarming rate, as landlords grapple with nearly 50,000 complaints about missing packages annually. Fresh findings from the…
Exchange prices for properties have witnessed an upswing, recording an average hike of 3.8% over the past year. Furthermore, since 2019, there’s been an impressive…
Property consultancy Fisher German has voiced concerns about the need for clarity regarding the new Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) regulations. The company fears that without…
Leading RentTech platforms, Goodlord and Vouch, have unveiled preliminary findings from their upcoming sixth annual State of the Lettings Industry report, set to launch on…
