There are now more mortgage deals available than since the start of the Coronavirus pandemic began impacting the UK economy last March, MoneyFacts has reported....
Proposals to increase Capital Gains Tax would freeze the rental housing market making it less responsive to tenant demand, the National Residential Landlords Association has warned ahead of...
A third national lockdown has created a perfect storm for the property market, said property portal Zoopla this week. The crisis has caused many people...
House prices went down by 0.3 per cent last month, Nationwide’s latest house price survey suggests. This has translated into a slowing of the annual...
Further financial support for student renters ‘begs the question why student renters are being treated differently to all others’, said the National Residential Landlords Association...
A Government minister has batted back a question about landlord support during the Coronavirus pandemic with what appear to be out of date statistics. When...
Demand for rental property is up and rents continue to increase – but not in city centres. City centre landlords are seeing ‘a flood of...
More than 500 grant applications have been received by the Welsh Government’s Empty Homes Grant Scheme in the year since it was announced by deputy...
Over two thirds of student renters are worried about their ability to pay rent, with around a quarter already racking up arrears, a survey from...
Housebuilding is recovering, official figures suggest. Some 35,710 homes were started in July to September 2020 – a 111 per cent increase on the previous...
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...
Confused.com’s latest analysis indicates a significant decrease in UK house prices, anticipating an average decline of more than £50,000 by the conclusion of 2024. This…
The Bath and North East Somerset area is preparing to see the end of the Additional Licensing HMO Scheme, with the programme set to conclude…
Landlords are expressing their frustration, with NRLA chief Ben Beadle asserting that the evidence of 25 tenants vying for every available rental property illustrates the…
A fresh rent-to-buy initiative, HomeNow, offers an enticing proposition to transition renters into homeowners. This innovative programme is meticulously crafted to facilitate a smoother transition…
The UK rental market has observed a notable surge, with rents increasing by 8% compared to last year, according to the latest data from the…
With a downtrend in buy to let mortgage rates and a surge in the adoption of limited company buy to let mortgages, Purbeck Personal Guarantee…
Michael Gove, the Housing Secretary, championed the crucial role of a strong private rented sector during his address at the Conservative Party Conference. At a…
The Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities have today issued an updated How to Rent guide. Private landlords MUST serve the latest version of…
Contrary to previous predictions, Knight Frank anticipates a sharper plunge in UK house prices this year. They have revised their forecast, now expecting a 7%…
British Land is eyeing the transformation of Regent’s Place into what could become ‘London’s premier Innovation and Life Sciences campus’. This move follows the recent…
August witnessed a stark 5.3% decline in house prices, equating to a reduction of £14,600 from the previous year’s peak. This marked the most significant…
Leading estate agency, Winkworth, has voiced its concerns over the current state of the property market, pressing for unity in housing delivery debates and a…
In a recent shift, the number of buyers looking for homes has increased by 12% in the last four weeks, but the housing market still…
The property landscape is witnessing a growing inclination amongst private landlords to employ the services of letting agencies, with research by Uswitch revealing that 63%…
Property transactions experiencing fall-throughs have seen a surge, as disclosed by a recent analysis by the House Buyer Bureau, causing concern amongst buyers and sellers…
