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Bernie Wales: Why leasehold law is never boring...

He’s a well-known character among landlords and for anyone interested in leasehold property management, he is the ‘leasehold guru’. And with 40 years of experience in the sector, Bernie...

Cost of living crisis hits rental demand...

Tenant demand is starting to fall across England with some areas seeing demand falling by up to -29%, research reveals. The findings from lettings and agent, Barrows and Forrester, show that renter demand...

Rental market remains steady with high demand...

The lack of homes to rent and strong tenant demand has helped the rental market remain steady in December – though rent prices fell slightly, Goodlord reveals. December is usually the quietest month...

Record number of sellers leads to a ‘Boxing Day bounce’...

The number of new sellers putting their home on the market on Boxing Day leapt by 46% compared with the year before to set a record, Rightmove says. There was also a big jump in the number of sellers wanting...

Energy-inefficient homes a turn-off for renters...

More than half of renters say they would avoid an energy-inefficient property if it had an EPC rating of D or below, a survey reveals. The findings from Shawbrook Bank show that 58% of private tenants...

Demand for London’s rental homes is ‘unseasonably...

Tenant demand for homes to rent in London is ‘unseasonably high’ but rent rises are beginning to slow down, one agent reveals. According to Chestertons, they saw the first signs of the capital’s...

Two more lenders reveal their New Year BTL offerings...

Landbay and Accord Mortgages have revealed new products and rate cuts to help landlords looking for buy to let mortgage deals. First up is Landbay with news that it is re-releasing a Special Edition five-year...

Call for EPC cash funding to help landlords...

Propertymark has called on the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) to widen access to cash support to anyone who needs it for improving energy efficiency in homes to include...

Paragon unveils 5-year fixes and re-prices SVR...

Paragon Bank has announced the launch of four 5-year fixed rate buy-to-let mortgages, featuring reduced rates and fees, alongside the re-pricing of its Standard Variable Rate (SVR). The specialist lender...

Rents predicted to rocket by 12.9% in 2023...

Not only will demand for rental property in the UK remain high in 2023 – but rents will rocket by 12.9%, one finance firm predicts. That’s the view of Finanze who say that demand for accommodation...

Half of landlords say PRS is tougher – and 62% will put...

Life as a landlord in 2022 didn’t get any easier and new research reveals that nearly half of landlords say their life is harder than it was a year ago. The findings from Aldermore also show that...

Robert Mellors: From being homeless to housing homeless people...

In the run-up to Christmas, there was a reader’s question on Property118 about landlords setting up a charity to help house the homeless and one of those who responded was Robert Mellors. He runs...

Soft Landing for 2023?

The Nationwide House Price Index for December reports the fourth monthly decline of growth in a row with December at 2.8% positive. The reported divide between the strongest and weakest regions was the...

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Bid to mandate second staircases to make buildings safer...

The Government is proposing to mandate second staircases in new residential buildings that are more than 30m high in a bid to boost safety. This is the latest step in updating the statutory guidance on...

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Student landlords face losing out on £3.2 million in rent...

The cost-of-living crisis is hitting students so hard that landlords could miss out on £3.2 million as they consider moving out, research reveals. The findings from insurance firm Adrian Flux highlight...

Affordability will hit tenant demand and rent rises in 2023...

The prospect for big rent rises in 2023 is slim with affordability already hitting a tenant’s ability to pay rent, one analysis reveals. According to Zoopla, rents rose by 12.1% in 2022 but rent...

The best city for buy to let investment revealed...

The best city for buy to let investors isn’t London – it’s a city that has robust property prices and strong rental demand, a Buy to Let City Tracker reveals. According to Aldermore,

Government names and shames three failing social landlords...

The government has named and shamed three more failing social landlords – with Michael Gove urging lawyers to direct tenants to the Housing Ombudsman to save them time and money. Mr Gove is now demanding...

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70,000 BTL landlords exited the PRS this year...

An accountancy firm says that 70,000 buy-to-let landlords have exited the UK’s rental market over the last 12 months. UHY Hacker Young analysed HMRC data and reveals that the UK’s 2.82 million...

Property market predictions for 2023...

With signs that the UK’s property market is cooling, experts from across the property sector have shared their thoughts on what’s to come in 2023 – including rents rising by a further...

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