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Bank of England breaks with Fed lead and increases Base rate by 0.5% to 5%

Bank of England breaks with Fed lead and increases Base rate...

The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee voted 7 to 2 to increase the Base rate by 0.5% against the expected 0.25% to a new post-credit crisis high of 5%. Interestingly the two dissenting...

12:16 PM, 22nd June 2023, About A year ago |  15

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What remortgaging landlords think about fixed rates

What remortgaging landlords think about fixed rates...

Fixed-rate remortgages continue to be the preferred choice for buy-to-let property owners – but the gap between choosing a two-year or five-year fixed rate is narrowing, a survey reveals. Landbay...

0:06 AM, 22nd June 2023, About A year ago |  1

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Council will use a third-party firm for inspecting rented homes

Council will use a third-party firm for inspecting rented homes...

A city council is to hire a third-party firm to carry out the licencing inspections of private rented homes at a cost of £4.4million over five years – while pocketing £1,014,500. Peterborough City...

0:03 AM, 22nd June 2023, About A year ago |  21

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Tenants’ contents insurance provider offers a subscription model

Tenants’ contents insurance provider offers a subscription...

A general insurance platform provider has unveiled a new rolling subscription model for tenants’ contents insurance in a bid to deliver flexibility for renters. Paymentshield says that its offering...

0:02 AM, 22nd June 2023, About A year ago |  0

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Rents and house prices rise in latest ONS data

Rents and house prices rise in latest ONS data...

The UK’s private rental market saw a 5% surge in rents in the year to May – with growth now outpacing the previous 12-month period, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) reveals. That’s...

0:01 AM, 22nd June 2023, About A year ago |  0

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Landlords sell their high-yield properties amid surging mortgage rates

Landlords sell their high-yield properties amid surging mortgage...

Landlords are now scrambling to sell their high-yielding rental properties as rocketing mortgage rates hit profit margins on even the most lucrative investments, the Daily Telegraph reports. In data provided...

0:05 AM, 21st June 2023, About A year ago |  4

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Lender offers £1,000 landlord cashback deal for improving EPC levels

Lender offers £1,000 landlord cashback deal for improving EPC...

In a pioneering move, one buy to let specialist lender says it will offer a £1,000 cashback incentive to landlord borrowers who upgrade their property’s Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) level...

0:04 AM, 21st June 2023, About A year ago |  2

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Property Investors Awards – Property Investor of the Year Max Scott

Property Investors Awards – Property Investor of the Year...

Max Scott’s journey began in 2013 when he decided to spend some of his savings on a year’s property investment training programme. Now his firm, Star Property Group, has a portfolio that has grown...

0:03 AM, 21st June 2023, About A year ago |  1

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Sadiq Khan’s Ulez plan will hammer London’s property prices

Sadiq Khan’s Ulez plan will hammer London’s property...

Landlords and property investors are being warned that a plan by the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, to introduce an Ultra-Low Emission Zone (Ulez) expansion could put the skids under house prices. A study...

0:03 AM, 21st June 2023, About A year ago |  3

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Landlords continue selling up – but it’s not an exodus

Landlords continue selling up – but it’s not an exodus...

There is a consistent stream of private landlords leaving the UK’s property market – and it has been a steady flow since 2018 – but it is not an exodus, Zoopla says. The property platform...

0:01 AM, 21st June 2023, About A year ago |  13

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Welsh Minister supports tax review proposal for the PRS

Welsh Minister supports tax review proposal for the PRS...

The Welsh Minister for Climate Change, Julie James MS, has expressed her support for the National Residential Landlords’ Association (NRLA) proposal to conduct a comprehensive review of taxation...

0:04 AM, 20th June 2023, About A year ago |  5

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Rising interest rates threaten 26% of homeowners with mortgage defaults

Rising interest rates threaten 26% of homeowners with mortgage...

A study has exposed the vulnerability of millions of homeowners who may face mortgage defaults if interest rates continue to climb. Moneyhub’s research indicates that 26% of homeowners with a mortgage...

0:03 AM, 20th June 2023, About A year ago |  0

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Crackdown urged on London’s surging holiday lets

Crackdown urged on London’s surging holiday lets...

A report revealing a significant increase in second home registrations in London has prompted leading figures to call for government intervention in the holiday lettings market. The data, collected by...

0:02 AM, 20th June 2023, About A year ago |  3

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BTL landlords will be ousted as City investors move in

BTL landlords will be ousted as City investors move in...

As small buy-to-let landlords struggle to keep up with increasing interest rates, a wave of City investors is stepping in to fill the gap in the rental market, one property consultancy says. The firm,

0:01 AM, 20th June 2023, About A year ago |  51

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Housing experts and charities call for EPC deadline for the PRS

Housing experts and charities call for EPC deadline for the PRS...

The Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH) has teamed up with a group of charities and consumer organisations, dubbed ‘Warm this Winter’, to encourage the government to decide on a deadline for...

0:05 AM, 19th June 2023, About A year ago |  21

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Council urges landlords to apply for licences – but only dishes out 9% so far

Council urges landlords to apply for licences – but only...

Private landlords in one city who have not yet applied for licences to rent out their homes are being urged to act quickly despite the council only processing just over 9% of applicants. Oxford City Council...

0:02 AM, 19th June 2023, About A year ago |  2

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Mortgage rate rises cause summer slowdown

Mortgage rate rises cause summer slowdown...

Average new seller asking prices fallen for the first time this year, the Rightmove House Price Index reveals. New seller asking prices fell by £82 this month to £372,812. The House Price Index for June...

0:01 AM, 19th June 2023, About A year ago |  0

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Weekly rents in London reach record breaking high

Weekly rents in London reach record breaking high...

New figures reveal Londoners are having to pay £600 a week for rent. Figures from Foxtons reveal that average weekly rental prices in May have surpassed the peak of 2022, increasing 8% from the previous...

0:00 AM, 19th June 2023, About A year ago |  0

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Is the short-term lets market to blame for the housing crisis?

Is the short-term lets market to blame for the housing crisis?

We all hear about the rise in short-term lets, and how it might be to blame for the housing crisis – but is it really true? With growing regulation around short-term rentals such as Airbnbs, many holiday-let...

9:20 AM, 16th June 2023, About A year ago |  1

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Citizens Advice calls for a two-year ban on tenant evictions

Citizens Advice calls for a two-year ban on tenant evictions...

Citizens Advice has raised concerns about the potential for backdoor ‘no fault’ evictions if Section 21 is banned – and it wants renters to be protected from eviction for the first two...

0:07 AM, 16th June 2023, About A year ago |  9

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