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Letting agents urged to check their client accounts are legally compliant

Letting agents urged to check their client accounts are legally...

Following a surge in the availability of alternative banking products, safeagent has written to all of its agents in England urging them to check the legal requirements when setting up or operating a client...

Revealed: UK’s landlord hotspots

Revealed: UK’s landlord hotspots...

The City of London has the highest number of landlords per capita in the country, according to a new survey. Research by lettings and estate agent, Benham and Reeves, reveals that 23,555 people in the...

Scotland’s PBSA is ‘unfit for purpose’

Scotland’s PBSA is ‘unfit for purpose’...

Students in Scotland are being forced to live in unsafe purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) and a rent freeze should be reintroduced, a new report reveals. The National Union of Students in Scotland...

Advice on CCJ after section 21 and section 8?

Advice on CCJ after section 21 and section 8?

Hi everyone, I am a 1.5-year property owner who let the property out and ended in this sad situation. I wonder if any of you had experience with the CCJ or MCOL? I let out my property on June 2021 for...

Halifax says that UK house prices have stabilised

Halifax says that UK house prices have stabilised...

After four months of house prices falling in the UK, Halifax says they have begun to stabilise. In its latest house price index, the lender says that the monthly price change between December and January...

Paragon adds four new BTL products to its range

Paragon adds four new BTL products to its range...

Paragon Bank’s range of buy to let mortgages has been boosted with four limited edition fixed rate products that include two 2-year and two 5-year products. They are all available at up to 75% loan-to-value.

Santander predicts a 10% house price fall this year

Santander predicts a 10% house price fall this year...

Santander is predicting a 10% drop in UK house prices this year – and they could return to 2021 levels.  According to the bank, the economic outlook for 2023 remains ‘serious’ with ‘stubbornly...

Landlords call for PRS tax review to solve rental crisis

Landlords call for PRS tax review to solve rental crisis...

In a bid to show how serious the current rental housing crisis is, landlords are calling on the government to carry out a review on how the sector is taxed. The call has been made by the National Residential...

Daily Telegraph wants to speak to landlords who are dealing with rising mortgage costs

Daily Telegraph wants to speak to landlords who are dealing with...

Are you a landlord who is dealing with rising mortgage rates and higher costs? Then, Melissa Lawford, the economics reporter for the Telegraph would like to speak with you. Melissa would like to know: ...

HMO market in England shrinks by 21,000 properties

HMO market in England shrinks by 21,000 properties...

England’s house in multiple occupation (HMO) market is still shrinking despite a growing need for affordable rental accommodation, a survey reveals. The latest figures from Octane Capital show that the...

Landlords see yields rise in most areas

Landlords see yields rise in most areas...

Landlords in most regions of England and Wales have seen their yields increase, a BTL survey reveals. Fleet Mortgages say that yields have enjoyed annual and quarterly increases from 5.9% a year ago, and...

Scotland’s property boom fuels a big hike in the tax take

Scotland’s property boom fuels a big hike in the tax take...

Property taxes in Scotland have increased by nearly a quarter of a billion pounds in the last year, compared to the pre-pandemic period, says a leading property firm. DJ Alexander has analysed the figures...

Why is the Founder of Property118 Selling His Best Property?

Why is the Founder of Property118 Selling His Best Property?

It has nothing whatsoever to do with money! Due to having no mortgage on this property, Mark wasn’t at all affected by the Section 24 restrictions on finance cost relief or rising interest rates.

Daily Telegraph wants to talk to landlords about buy-to-let properties

Daily Telegraph wants to talk to landlords about buy-to-let properties...

If you are landlord who is buying or selling buy-to-let properties or has done so recently, Alexa Phillips, the personal finance reporter for the Telegraph would like to speak with you. Alexa would like...

BoE base rate rise – Experts react on impact for landlords

BoE base rate rise – Experts react on impact for landlords...

Property and finance experts have reacted to the news that the Bank of England has raised the base rate from 3.5% to 4%. They highlight that the mortgage market has been preparing for the base rate increase...

Social housing landlords warned to improve mould conditions

Social housing landlords warned to improve mould conditions...

There are between 120,000 to 160,000 social housing properties in England that have notable issues with damp and mould, the Regulator of Social Housing (RSH) says. And up to 80,000 of those homes have...

Yields remain stable, but rent rises highly likely

Yields remain stable, but rent rises highly likely...

More landlords will decide to raise rents in 2023 because profitability has taken a hit, according to a report. Foundation Home Loans says that larger landlords are 20% more likely than smaller landlords...

England’s PRS rockets in value to hit £1.5trn

England’s PRS rockets in value to hit £1.5trn...

The private rental sector (PRS) in England has rocketed in value by 30% since 2019 to be worth £1.5trn, research reveals. The findings from debt advisory specialists Sirius Property Finance looked at...

Voids reach the highest level in two years

Voids reach the highest level in two years...

Rent prices increased in January but voids have reached their highest level since 2021, data from Goodlord reveals. The firm also highlights that tenant salaries are rising more quickly than rents are.

House prices continue to fall – Nationwide

House prices continue to fall – Nationwide...

House prices have now fallen for the fifth consecutive month, Nationwide says. Its latest house price index reveals that in January, the average house price fell 0.6% from December to £258,297. And annual...

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