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Property Educators Summit 2023

Property Educators Summit 2023...

Property educators across the UK are invited to the first national Property Educators Summit organised by the Property Investors Bureau. The Summit aims to improve standards, foster collaboration, and...

BTL mortgage drought hits UK expats

BTL mortgage drought hits UK expats...

A growing number of UK homeowners working overseas are finding themselves grappling with skyrocketing mortgage rates when renting out their properties, the Financial Times reports. The newspaper says that...

Landlords warned over new rent review procedures

Landlords warned over new rent review procedures...

Landlords are being warned that the proposed Renters’ Reform Bill means understanding the new rent review procedure or risk not imposing a rent rise, an expert warns. Lucian Cook, the head of residential...

Criminal landlords are using ‘bogus bailiffs’

Criminal landlords are using ‘bogus bailiffs’...

Devious criminal landlords are allegedly employing fake security personnel who are masquerading as court bailiffs to forcibly remove families from their rented homes, one charity says. Safer Renting, a...

Fleet Mortgages unveils new fixed-rate mortgage options

Fleet Mortgages unveils new fixed-rate mortgage options...

Fleet Mortgages has launched an array of two- and five-year fixed-rate mortgages across its three core ranges – standard, limited company and HMO/MUB. The buy-to-let specialist lender says that for borrowers...

House with tenant in situ – what to do?

House with tenant in situ – what to do?

Hi everyone, I recently bought an auction property with a tenant in situ. We have tenancy agreement but it doesn’t give too much info. We requested tenant details from our solicitor but nothing. Letting...

UK’s rental market soars: Record highs and regional disparities

UK’s rental market soars: Record highs and regional disparities...

Landlords and tenants in the UK have witnessed average rent costs for a new tenancy rocketing by 10% year-on-year, reaching £1,213, research reveals. The Homelet rental index for May also reveals that...

Airbnb hosts face major HMRC tax crackdown

Airbnb hosts face major HMRC tax crackdown...

HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has launched an investigation into the tax affairs of Airbnb hosts, covering six years’ worth of income, it has been revealed. The popular online holiday let platform...

Agents say the Renters (Reform) Bill is their biggest worry

Agents say the Renters (Reform) Bill is their biggest worry...

The Renters (Reform) Bill is the primary concern for letting agents with a flood of worried calls to an industry hotline, a webinar reveals. The event was co-hosted by HF Assist, a dedicated support service...

Landlords in Scotland hit by rent cap extension

Landlords in Scotland hit by rent cap extension...

The Scottish government looks set to extend its rent cap for another six months in the private rented sector in a bid to ‘support tenants’. That would mean landlords will be restricted to...

Landlord Crusader: Why PRS landlords should protect social housing tenants

Landlord Crusader: Why PRS landlords should protect social housing...

We all know that the UK is facing a housing crisis, and the blame for this is usually placed at the feet of landlords in the private rented sector (PRS). That’s despite private landlords providing...

Borrowers warned that further interest rate hikes are coming

Borrowers warned that further interest rate hikes are coming...

A leading Wall Street investment bank has issued a warning that the Bank of England will need to raise interest rates to their highest level in more than 15 years to combat persistent inflation. According...

Cheapest city for property investors and FTBs revealed

Cheapest city for property investors and FTBs revealed...

The most economical cities for first-time homebuyers in the UK have been revealed – and it offers valuable insights for property investors. The research from Rightmove reveals that Bradford is the...

Property sales plummet in England and Wales

Property sales plummet in England and Wales...

There has been a 58% drop in property sales across England and Wales in the past year, research reveals. The findings from estate agents Nested compare the first quarter of this year to the same period...

Rental sector is ‘primed to heat up’ this month

Rental sector is ‘primed to heat up’ this month...

Rent prices across England increased for the fifth consecutive month in May, signalling a strong market demand as the summer season approaches – typically the busiest period for the sector. Goodlord’s...

House prices slip again – interest rates to remain high

House prices slip again – interest rates to remain high...

House prices have fallen by 3.4% in the year to May – which is a bigger decline than the drop of 2.7% seen the month before, Nationwide reveals. The data also shows that prices edged down by 0.1%...

Renters choose Netflix over contents insurance

Renters choose Netflix over contents insurance...

A study has found that while 53% of private tenants subscribe to a TV streaming service like Netflix, only 51% have contents insurance for their rented homes. The findings from general insurance provider...

UK’s property transactions fall by a third in a year

UK’s property transactions fall by a third in a year...

HMRC’s latest data reveals a staggering drop in UK property transactions, signalling a potential slowdown in the housing market. In April 2023, the provisional non-seasonally adjusted estimate for...

Renters’ Reform Bill is an opportunity for landlords ‘to reassess portfolios’

Renters’ Reform Bill is an opportunity for landlords ‘to...

The Renters’ Reform Bill is a prime opportunity for landlords to reassess their property portfolios and objectives before the proposed legislation reshapes the private rented sector (PRS), one firm...

Property Investors Awards Commercial Property Conversion of the Year

Property Investors Awards Commercial Property Conversion of the...

Taking a farm building that had fallen into disrepair and turning it into a stunning double barn conversion shows that Hunnings Homes has gone above and beyond to win Commercial Property Conversion of...

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