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ONS: Rents rise 3.8% as house prices grow 1.4%
ONS says UK private rents rose 3.8% to £1,400 in August while average house prices rose 1.4% to £273,000 in July.
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Redwood Bank: East Midlands local landlord investment rises 15.1%
Redwood Bank finds local landlord investment rose 15.1 percent in the East Midlands between 2021 and 2026, as investors prioritise local knowledge.
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Paragon: Stoke student properties deliver 9.42% average yield
Paragon Bank says student properties in Stoke-on-Trent delivered an average gross yield of 9.42 percent, the highest return in its latest university-market analysis.
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Bristol rents hit £1,883 after 7.4% annual rise
Bristol’s average monthly private rent reached £1,883 in June 2026, up 7.4 percent year on year, according to a new city report combining official rent data with local market analysis.
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Paragon: HMO yields push landlord returns above 7%
Paragon says average gross rental yields across its landlord lending book rose to 7.02 percent in Q2 2026, with HMOs still delivering the strongest returns at 8.9 percent.
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Fleet says London yields rise as North-South gap narrows
Fleet Mortgages says London yields rose to 6.3 percent in Q2 2026 as the North-South gap narrowed, even with the North East still leading England and Wales at 9.2 percent.
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Fleet says rental yields hit 7.8% as landlord buying holds up
Fleet Mortgages says average rental yields across England and Wales hit 7.8 percent in Q2 2026, while landlord buying activity held firm and the North East stayed the strongest region.
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Void costs hit £1,135 as empty days squeeze landlords
Void periods now cost landlords in England an average of £1,135 between tenancies, up 12.9 percent year on year, according to new figures from property…
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Landlord confidence firms as 84% stay profitable
Most landlords are still making money from buy-to-let despite heavier regulation, rising costs and softer tenant demand, with new research putting profitability at 84 percent…
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Manchester tops buy-to-let rankings for 2026
Manchester is the best place in England and Wales for buy-to-let investment in 2026, according to a new ranking from ERE Property that scores 310…
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Limited company landlords back higher yields despite rising costs
Limited company landlords remain upbeat about the year ahead even as mortgage costs, running costs and regulation continue to rise, according to new research from…
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BTL remortgaging lifts lending 18 percent as purchase demand stays fragile
Buy-to-let lending rose sharply at the end of 2025, but the growth came largely from landlords refinancing existing debt rather than expanding portfolios, according to…
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Northern Ireland hotspots draw landlords as Belfast leads on yield
Northern Ireland is offering landlords a different investment case in 2026, with new research from estate agency John Minnis pointing to Derry/Londonderry & Strabane and…
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Rental yields hit 8.1% as North East leads UK with 9.8% returns
Rental yields have climbed across the UK with six regions now offering returns above 8 percent, according to data from specialist lender Fleet Mortgages –…
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Cardiff tops buy-to-let hotspots as student towns deliver yields above 9%
Cardiff, Nottingham and Manchester dominate landlord investment as yield-driven buying continues to favour university towns, according to new Paragon Bank lending data. The specialist lender’s…
