The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) voted 6 – 3 to maintain the Bank Base Rate at 5.25. Two MPC members voted to to increase the rate by 0.25% and one member voted for a 0.25%...
Paragon Bank has announced the launch of new five-year fixed-rate products for buy to let landlords with properties that have high energy efficiency ratings.
The products are available on Paragon’s...
The cost of renting a property in England rose by 7% year-on-year in January 2024, with the average monthly rent now £1,154, up from £1,076 in January 2023, one rent index reveals.
According to the Goodlord’s...
Robert Jenrick, the former housing secretary, has urged the government to end its ‘war’ on small landlords.
Writing for the Daily Telegraph, he argues that the next Budget should restore mortgage...
More than half of buy to let landlords have increased their property holdings in the past year, a new study by The Mortgage Lender (TML) has found.
The research, which surveyed more than 1,000 residential...
Private rented sector landlords are set to receive more than £70 billion in housing support from the government over the next five years, according to an analysis by the New Economics Foundation (NEF).
Labour’s Angela Rayner says the party will extend Awaab’s Law to landlords in the private rented sector (PRS).
She told Good Morning Britain viewers – see the video below – this will...
The UK housing market showed signs of recovery in January, as the annual rate of house price growth improved from -1.8% in December to -0.2% in January, the strongest performance since January 2023.
According...
When landlords were asked to share the most unusual items that had been left behind by tenants, the most bizarre included adult toys, the ashes of a relative, bottles of urine, a coffin, underwear, a BMW...
There’s a growing disparity between the mortgage options for landlords and first-time buyers in the UK with the number of buy to let mortgage products rising by 8.8% in the last quarter.
But the...
The harsh reality of renting in the UK for young people has been revealed by a report which highlights that just 7% of the rental market is affordable for under-30s.
The research from Zero Deposit is based...
Tenants engaging in anti-social behaviour could face being disqualified from social housing.
The proposals by the government in a bid to shake up the social housing sector could see a “three strikes...
Tenant demand is still continuing to outstrip supply with letting agents seeing a reduction in stock levels.
The latest figures from Propertymark’s Housing Insight report reveal a 16% fall in the number...
The NRLA have teamed up with a property fraud service to help protect landlords from tenant subletting.
Title Guardian monitors Land Registry title documents and other digital sources and is designed...
A BBC presenter and GP has revealed how a ‘friend’ of 25 years turned into a nightmare tenant who trashed her flat and refused to pay rent or leave.
Dr Renee Hoenderkamp, known to many as Dr...
Homeowners could be in for a rough ride as UK house prices are expected to fall 5.9% this year, according to the latest Hargreaves Lansdown Savings and Resilience Barometer.
The report warns that falling...
Despite Scotland facing a housing emergency, First Minister Humza Yousaf spent £6,000 a month of taxpayer’s money on a rented flat in Edinburgh.
The Scottish Tories slammed the eye-watering cost...
Many people are delaying their first home purchase until their 50s or beyond, as house prices have rocketed in recent years, one firm reveals.
Tembo Money, a mortgage specialist, analysed data from the...
Letting agents believe the consequences of the Renters (Reform) Bill could significantly harm the private rented sector.
A Propertymark survey reveals a massive 94% of letting agents believe more landlords...
Scotland’s housing emergency worsens as more than a quarter of households are in housing need.
A report by Homes for Scotland (HFS) reveals 15,000 households are living in temporary accommodation.
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