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Foreign landlords drive record buy-to-let company growth despite rent slowdown

Foreign landlords drive record buy-to-let company growth despite rent slowdown

One in five new buy-to-let companies formed in the UK this year has at least one non-UK national shareholder-up from just 13% in 2016-according to...

Scunthorpe landlords warn licensing scheme will raise rents and cut supply

Scunthorpe landlords warn licensing scheme will raise rents and cut supply

A landlord group in Scunthorpe has lost its legal bid to block a selective licensing scheme, warning it will push up rents and force some...

Over 1 million rental homes could become unlawful to let under proposed decency rules

Over 1 million rental homes could become unlawful to let under proposed decency rules

More than one in five private rented homes in England would fall foul of proposed new legal standards, as ministers push ahead with reforms that...

House prices edge up as landlords focus on Northern growth hotspots

House prices edge up as landlords focus on Northern growth hotspots

UK house prices rose by 0.4% in July, lifting the average property price to £298,237-an increase of £1,080 in just one month, according to Halifax....

Landlords shift strategy as buy-to-let investors eye office space for higher yields

Landlords shift strategy as buy-to-let investors eye office space for higher yields

Professional landlords are making a bold move into the commercial sector, with new data showing a dramatic rise in applications for office space projects across...

Limited company buy-to-let: Landlords 3x more confident with broker support

Limited company buy-to-let: Landlords 3x more confident with broker support

Landlords incorporating their portfolios into limited companies are three times more confident when using a broker versus going direct to a lender, according to new...

Renters abandon deposit saving as rent rises bite

Renters abandon deposit saving as rent rises bite

Landlords may be watching rental income rise-but tenants are struggling to keep up. New data shows just 17% of UK renters are currently saving for...

More small landlords quit UK rental market as reform fears grow

More small landlords quit UK rental market as reform fears grow

A third of UK letting agents say small landlords are already quitting the rental market-citing the Renters’ Rights Bill as a key factor-sparking fresh fears...

Landlords face tighter scrutiny as ombudsman and PRS database loom

Landlords face tighter scrutiny as ombudsman and PRS database loom

England’s landlords are bracing for sweeping regulatory changes as the Renters’ Rights Bill edges closer to becoming law-ushering in a mandatory national landlord register and...

House prices rise in July as buyers regain confidence

House prices rise in July as buyers regain confidence

UK house prices crept up 0.6% in July, lifting the annual growth rate to 2.4%, according to Nationwide. But while the modest uptick signals a...

Build to rent growth accelerates worldwide

Build to rent growth accelerates worldwide

Build to Rent isn’t just transforming the UK’s rental sector - it’s becoming a global movement. New figures from Inventory Base show completions rising sharply...

Buy-to-let mortgage rates fall again as TMW trims limited company deals

Buy-to-let mortgage rates fall again as TMW trims limited company deals

The Mortgage Works (TMW) is lowering selected buy-to-let and limited company buy-to-let mortgage rates from Friday 1 August, offering landlords some relief after months of...

Property sales pick up pace as residential landlords weigh market timing

Property sales pick up pace as residential landlords weigh market timing

Residential transactions climbed in June 2025, with 93,530 completions recorded across the UK-marking a 13% rise on the month, according to HMRC. For landlords, the...

Rents increase again in July as landlords face rising costs and reform uncertainty

Rents increase again in July as landlords face rising costs and reform uncertainty

Average monthly rents climb to £1,313 in July 2025, the seventh consecutive monthly rise, according to HomeLet’s latest Rental Index. While growth is slowing, the...

House price growth slows to 1.3% as stamp duty rise hits southern buyers

House price growth slows to 1.3% as stamp duty rise hits southern buyers

House price growth across the UK has slowed sharply to just 1.3% annually, as new stamp duty thresholds bite and more homes flood the market....

Rent growth slows but landlords return as buy-to-let lending and supply rebound

Rent growth slows but landlords return as buy-to-let lending and supply rebound

New data shows UK rents hitting yet another record high, but with a welcome slowdown in annual growth as more landlords re-enter the market and...

House prices rising five times faster than wages, widening affordability gap for buyers and investors

House prices rising five times faster than wages, widening affordability gap for buyers and investors

UK house prices have grown at 5.3 times the pace of earnings over the last year, according to new research by eXp UK-raising alarm bells...

Landlords urged to act now as Renters’ Rights Bill nears final stage

Landlords urged to act now as Renters’ Rights Bill nears final stage

Landlords are being warned to get ahead of sweeping legal changes coming to the private rented sector, as the Renters’ Rights Bill edges closer to...

Falling interest rates reignite landlord interest in retail and office space investment

Falling interest rates reignite landlord interest in retail and office space investment

Retail and office space property investment is bouncing back, with UK landlords and commercial buyers pivoting towards high-street units and city-centre offices as interest rate...

Cardiff, Plymouth and Loughborough lead 2025 buy-to-let hotspots

Cardiff, Plymouth and Loughborough lead 2025 buy-to-let hotspots

Buy-to-let landlords have been piling into UK cities with strong student demand and NHS infrastructure, with Cardiff’s CF24 postcode topping Paragon Bank’s latest investment rankings...
















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