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The number of landlords who have fallen behind on their mortgages has jumped, says lenders trade body UK Finance. Buy to let...

A recent survey by digital mortgage lender, Molo, revealed that nearly 60% of UK landlords have seen a rise in late...

Shock news about house prices tend to mean one thing - a downward lurch. But the latest index from the Nationwide...

Propertymark, the UK agents’ trade body, has given a snapshot of what’s happening with lettings and sales.  Chief executive Nathan Emerson says...

Some of the more onerous restrictions which were imposed on landlords in Scotland in the first dark days of the pandemic were rescinded...

As Covid continues to impact the economy, Matthew Peake, partner and head of strategic asset management at Cluttons, explains how landlords...

On 4 August 2021, the government announced that Section 82 of the Coronavirus Act 2020, which prevents landlords of commercial properties...

One of the biggest trends during the pandemic from a property development point of view has been a dramatic increase in...

Property auctions provide the perfect opportunity for investors, whether you’re looking to add to your portfolio or release some capital.  As a buyer, you...

In this guest piece, Stuart Williams, director of property investment firm Thirlmere Deacon, outlines the golden rules for armchair investing. Over the...

In recent months, residential landlords have been under huge pressure to keep on top of a raft of new legislation and...

It seems rare that the government delivers good news to landlords, but there were sighs of relief all round when the...

There is no question that Covid-19 has completely torn through the UK economy, with any signs of recent recovery likely to...

The residential and commercial lettings market has always required those involved to be on their toes in order to keep up...

The coronavirus crisis has hit the UK's economic outlook, and many buy-to-let landlords are understandably worried about their post-lockdown rental property...

Businesses involved in the retail sector – either as corporate occupiers leasing space for stores, warehousing and distribution, or as property...

A niche, but much-discussed, sub-sector of the rental market, co-living has never really taken off in the UK in the way...

Earlier this month, the government confirmed that its ban on evictions due to the coronavirus pandemic is to be extended for...

On a rainy Thursday at the end of last year – the day of the general election, in fact – Property...

While we wouldn’t be so bold as to say the government gets its daily fix of property news from the Today...

Groups representing landlords and letting agents have called for section 21 repossessions to be retained in the private rented sector unless...

Who are you? Paul Staley What does it say on your business card? Director of PRS at SDL Property Management. What is SDL Property Management? As...

Some 80% of landlords plan to increase their portfolios over the next 12 months, according to advice website The Property Hub. Its...

The number of mortgages in arrears of 2.5% or more of the outstanding balance fell during the second quarter of 2017. This...

You would have had to have been living under a rock to not know about the Government’s recent tax attacks on...

Pepper Homeloans has launched a new limited edition buy-to-let five-year fixed rate mortgage at 2.98% up to 75% loan-to-value (LTV). The product...

Mortgage arrears in Ireland dropped by 3.1% in the third quarter of 2016, the 13th consecutive quarter of decline, the latest...

With many landlords in Ireland coming to the end of their 10-year interest-only mortgage period, buy-to-let arrears look set to escalate...

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) yesterday announced that it will consult on new guidance on the treatment of customers that fall...

Ireland is at risk of another economic disaster because the country has failed to learn from the mistakes of the last...

While many private and commercial landlords have ensured they are protected against the risk of void periods, rent arrears and property...

With thousands of Britons who own property in Spain still trapped in negative equity with their house prices stuck below 2007...

The latest figures from estate agency chains Your Move and Reeds Rains show that in the final quarter of 2015 landlord...

According to new statistics from the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) the total number of evictions reached a record high of 42,728. Whilst...

The number of tenants who are seriously behind on rent has risen by almost 14% between Q2 and Q3, the highest...

Reinventing Renting, which identifies opportunities for landlords to enhance their lettings businesses, has been launched by the National Landlords Association (NLA). The...

There’s an argument that the property market in the UK right now is too buoyant for many investors to make money...

The number of buy-to-let mortgages over three months in arrears fell to 11,900 cases by the end of 2014, according to...