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UK house prices to hit £300,000 by 2025

UK house prices to hit £300,000 by 2025...

The average UK house price is expected to reach £300,000 by August 2025, according to a new report by easyMoney. The online investment platform has analysed the historic data of the UK’s property...

Mismatch between supply and demand continues to dominate the lettings market

Mismatch between supply and demand continues to dominate the...

Demand continues to outstrip supply as rents continue to rocket, one industry body warns. Propertymark’s Housing Insight report reveals August 2023 had an average of 197 prospective tenants registering...

Tenant demand surges in South East regions

Tenant demand surges in South East regions...

The rental market in England has seen a strong recovery in the third quarter of 2023, with some regions in the South East leading the way. That’s according to the latest rental demand index from...

UK landlords were ready for scrapped EPC rules, study shows

UK landlords were ready for scrapped EPC rules, study shows...

Most UK landlords had already prepared for the government’s planned energy performance certificate (EPC) legislation, which was scrapped last week by the Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. The legislation...

Is the landlord exodus as bad as everyone thinks?

Is the landlord exodus as bad as everyone thinks?

We all hear about the landlord exodus but just how bad is it? New figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) and estate agents Hamptons reveal that the trend of landlords selling up hasn’t...

Where to invest in buy to let properties for the highest rental yields

Where to invest in buy to let properties for the highest rental...

With landlords facing lower profits than ever before, according to the National Residential Landlords Association, one lender has worked out where the best areas for buy to let yields are. Digital mortgage...

Property Investors Awards Judging Days

Property Investors Awards Judging Days...

The Property Investors Awards have finished judging applications.  In the heart of London, the judges engaged in lively discussions and debates as they carefully deliberated over each category to ensure...

Daily Telegraph wants to speak to landlords about rent to rent schemes

Daily Telegraph wants to speak to landlords about rent to rent...

Are you a landlord who has used a rent to rent scheme? Then, Alexa Phillips, the personal finance reporter for the Telegraph would like to speak with you. Alexa would like to speak to Property118 readers...

Shelter offers up a General Election manifesto – with more regulation for private landlords

Shelter offers up a General Election manifesto – with more...

Shelter has launched its manifesto for the next General Election, calling on all political parties to commit to a four-point plan to rebuild the country’s ‘broken housing system’. The...

Council tie-up will help tenants claim back rent from criminal landlords

Council tie-up will help tenants claim back rent from criminal...

A council has revealed that it will team up with a non-profit organisation to help tenants in the private rented sector claim back up to 12 months’ rent from landlords who break the law. City of...

Second homes in Scotland could be charged more council tax

Second homes in Scotland could be charged more council tax...

Council tax is set to double for second homes in Scotland. The Scottish government has put forward proposals which would give local councils the discretion to charge council tax premiums of up to 100%...

The Telegraph wants to speak to landlords about EPC targets and Scotland

The Telegraph wants to speak to landlords about EPC targets and...

The Telegraph is looking to speak to landlords for two feature stories. The first one is following the news that EPC C targets have been scrapped, The Telegraph is looking to speak to landlords who were...

Interest rates remain unchanged at 5.25% – ending 14 months of rises

Interest rates remain unchanged at 5.25% – ending 14 months...

The Bank of England (BoE) has hit the brakes on base rate rises with news that the current rate of 5.25% will remain unchanged. The decision brings to an end 14 months of base rate rises and follows an...

New BTL fixed-rate deals for portfolio landlords launched

New BTL fixed-rate deals for portfolio landlords launched...

A new range of buy to let fixed-rate special deals, including a five-year product for portfolio landlords only, have been unveiled by Foundation Home Loans. The intermediary-only specialist lender’s...

Property sector reacts to Prime Minister’s announcement on watering down green targets

Property sector reacts to Prime Minister’s announcement...

The Prime Minister has confirmed plans to water down the phasing out of gas boilers. The delay will mean landlords do not need to install all new gas boilers in new builds and existing properties in England...

Call for government action as landlords choose to sell up

Call for government action as landlords choose to sell up...

The UK’s rental market is facing a crisis as many landlords are choosing to sell their properties due to new legislation, economic uncertainty and tax changes, a legal expert warns. Gina Peters,

Free guide published for landlords and tenants on tenancy disputes

Free guide published for landlords and tenants on tenancy disputes...

A new comprehensive guide to dispute resolution for landlords and tenants has been published. The Tenancy Deposit Scheme (TDS) and the National Residential Landlords Association (NRLA) have teamed to provide...

Sunak scraps Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) targets

Sunak scraps Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) targets...

Landlords will be celebrating after the government announced it will scrap the energy performance certificate (EPC) targets for homes. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak unveiled the plan – along with a...

UK house prices rise at slowest rate in a year

UK house prices rise at slowest rate in a year...

House prices in the UK increased by just 0.6% in the year to July – down from the 1.9% rise seen in June, the Office for National Statistics reveals. The ONS also says that the seasonally adjusted figure...

London is now unaffordable to graduates – every postcode is a ‘no-grad zone’

London is now unaffordable to graduates – every postcode...

London is now unaffordable to graduates, with every postcode in the capital a ‘no-grad zone’ thanks to sky-high rents, new data reveals. The average room rent in London and surrounding areas...

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