Standards in privately rented property are being boosted with four in five landlords upgrading each rental home they purchase, a survey reveals.
The findings from Paragon Bank found that 81% of landlords...
Fleet Mortgages has announced reduced product rates across its entire range of two-year and five-year fixed-rate products.
The buy-to-let specialist lender says that all two- and five-year fixes within...
Rental stock accounts for just 5% of available homes in some areas of England, according to new research.
The findings from the Gradual Homeownership provider, Wayhome, revealed in areas like the Isle...
An estate and letting agent in Leeds has written an open letter to Michael Gove urging the Government to address the chronic shortage of rental properties available in the private rented sector (PRS).
The Property Ombudsman has ruled that a blanket ban on letting a property to a family with children is discriminatory against women and against its code of practice for the rented sector in England.
The...
Are you landlord who is trying to retake possession of your properties and facing difficulties from the council? Then, Alexa Phillips, the personal finance reporter for the Telegraph would like to speak...
Data published by HMRC show that non-seasonally adjusted property sales were up 2% from January, to 76,920 in February – but this is down nearly a fifth from last year (18%).
However, the seasonally...
Nearly half of UK landlords are looking to complete EPC improvement-related works over the next 12 months, according to a new survey.
The findings from Finbri reveal that 48% of landlords intend to complete...
As Spring approaches, one organisation says that the housing market is showing signs of ‘green roots’.
The Guild of Property Professionals says that despite the continuing cost-of-living crisis,
One council has revealed that it’s going to buy 300 homes, worth up to £600,000 each, in a bid to provide emergency accommodation for those being made homeless.
Councillors at Lewisham Council have...
The potential scrapping of section 21 worries a third of landlords and is a ‘driving force’ behind growing numbers selling up and leaving the private rented sector (PRS), a survey reveals.
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Optimistic home sellers are not being deterred by rising mortgage rates and a property market slowdown, Rightmove reports.
In its latest house price index, the platform says that average asking prices...
An industry body has issued caution on converting commercial properties into residential homes.
Propertymark has responded to an All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) inquiry about converting empty commercial...
To all Property118 and Alphaletz readers!
Due to the great feedback we’ve had from our last webinar with over 300 registrations, Alphaletz’ Richard Jackson has decided to hold another educational event...
This Property118 investigation looks at how much energy performance certificates (EPCs) could cost the PRS and whether EPCs save tenants money or whether they are simply a green tax.
A recent report by...
Publication of a new ‘How to rent guide’ for landlords and agents has been delayed.
It was expected that the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) would unveil the new...
With rents at record highs and an ongoing cost of living crisis, renters are starting to feel the effects and are now putting their personal and professional lives on hold, research reveals.
The findings...
Growing numbers of renters are deciding to up sticks and leave the UK’s cities to find a cheaper place to live or to get more for their money, research reveals.
The findings from Rightmove found...
An updated How to Rent Guide will be published tomorrow (Friday), and this version is the one that must be issued by landlords and letting agents to new tenants and those renewing contracts.
The guide...
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