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![Study – only half of non-profit landlords aware of EPC changes](/upload/images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/Energyefficiency400x310.jpg)
Buy-to-let (BTL) portfolio landlords are more likely to be aware of the government’s proposed EPC requirements than non-portfolio landlords, according to...
02 March 2022
From: Breaking News
![Sun, sea and…renting? Tenants prioritise holidays over saving for a house deposit](/img/default/pit.png)
More renters are saving to go on holiday (33%) or for an emergency fund (31%) than for a deposit to buy...
29 January 2020
From: Breaking News
![Majority of private tenants aren’t interested in buying a home](/img/default/pit.png)
The majority of private tenants in the UK aren’t eager to buy a home, with only 42% interested in getting on...
25 September 2019
From: Breaking News
![East London dominates rental growth table while West London dwindles](/img/default/pit.png)
Renters in East London are seeing twice the growth of their West London counterparts, according to the latest Landbay Rental Index,...
22 March 2019
From: Breaking News
![Rental growth slowdown looms over UK regions](/img/default/pit.png)
Annual rental growth in the UK (excluding London) is at its lowest point in nearly six years, according to the latest...
13 February 2019
From: Breaking News
![Brexit causes London landlords to lose out on rental growth](/img/default/pit.png)
The latest Landbay rental index has suggested that landlords in London are potentially £1,806 worse off since the vote to leave...
16 January 2019
From: Breaking News
![Edinburgh tops the list of fastest growing rents](/img/default/pit.png)
Edinburgh has been revealed as having the UK’s fastest growing rents with the average annual rent rising by 4.63% in 2018,...
04 January 2019
From: Breaking News
![Millennials exiting London fuels rental growth in Manchester, Birmingham and Leeds](/img/default/pit.png)
Rents in other UK cities are growing faster than both London and the UK average as workers relocate from the capital...
21 December 2018
From: Breaking News
![Rents rise rapidly in areas surrounding Elizabeth Line stations](/img/default/pit.png)
New research has revealed that average rental growth around the stations of the Elizabeth Line (excluding zone 1) has been more...
28 September 2018
From: Breaking News
![Slowdown in rental growth across the UK](/img/default/pit.png)
Excluding London, rents in the UK rose by 1.18% in the 12 months to July 2018 – the slowest annual rental...
08 August 2018
From: Breaking News
![London rents finally rise after 18 months of falls](/img/default/pit.png)
Research has revealed that London rents increased by 0.10% in the year to June 2018, the first annual rental rise for...
06 July 2018
From: Breaking News
![Falling rents in London ‘distorts’ picture for the rest of England, Index shows](/img/default/pit.png)
The average rent for a property in London fell 0.27% in the year to April, weighing down the resilient rental growth...
09 May 2018
From: Breaking News
![Rents in East Midlands outstrip UK average](/img/default/pit.png)
The East Midlands saw residential rents grow by 2.24%, according to the latest Landbay Rental Index. The region had the fastest rise...
16 March 2018
From: Breaking News
![London bounces back with UK rents on the rise](/img/default/pit.png)
The average cost of renting a home in the UK is now rising for the first time in almost two years,...
09 February 2018
From: Breaking News
![Rents and train fares up in London’s commuter hotspots](/img/default/pit.png)
Landbay’s latest Rental Index has revealed that commuters in nearly half of London’s most popular commuter towns face a greater overall...
10 January 2018
From: Breaking News
![Crossrail 2 in jeopardy, but rents rise significantly in affected areas](/img/default/pit.png)
It was revealed last week that Crossrail 2 could be delayed by up to a decade, with the £31bn infrastructure project...
11 October 2017
From: Breaking News
![No sign of landlords exiting PRS despite ‘catalogue of challenges’](/img/default/pit.png)
Various reports have suggested that a number of private landlords plan to sell up and quit the PRS as a consequence...
07 July 2017
From: Breaking News
![New accounting services launched to help buy-to-let investors](/img/default/pit.png)
A new accounting, reporting and tax compliance service designed to help buy-to-let investors with their tax and regulatory landscape has been...
04 July 2017
From: Breaking News
![Low interest rates will ‘continue to support demand’ for property](/img/default/pit.png)
Cheap borrowing levels should boost demand for property across the UK in the coming months, despite a recent fall in the...
26 May 2017
From: Breaking News
![Andy Murray backs property rental crowdfunding platform](/img/default/pit.png)
Tennis star and Seedrs advisor Andy Murray has invested in three early-stage UK businesses, including specialist buy-to-let mortgage lender Landbay. Murray’s Seedrs...
17 May 2017
From: Breaking News
![Zoopla launches online property investment platform](/img/default/pit.png)
Zoopla has announced the launch of a new lending portal in partnership with Landbay and Bricklane that enables investors to fund property...
27 September 2016
From: Breaking News
![UK rents climb twice as fast as wages](/img/default/pit.png)
Average UK rental prices outperformed wages across 2015, according to findings from the monthly Landbay Rental Index. Despite a seasonal dip in...
19 January 2016
From: Breaking News
![No sign of seasonal slowdown as UK rents continue to rise](/img/default/pit.png)
The average rent in the UK climbed 0.7% to £1,294 in October, according to Landbay's latest rental index. Rents in all UK...
17 November 2015
From: Breaking News
![Rental growth for one bedroom flats rises sharply](/img/default/pit.png)
Rent rises for one bedroom flats increased significantly last month, according to the second Landbay Rental Index. Average rents for one bed...
27 October 2015
From: Breaking News
![Landbay announces appointment of new Chief Lending Officer](/img/default/pit.png)
Peer-to-peer mortgage lender Landbay has announced the appointment of Paul Clampin as Chief Lending Officer. Clampin, who is joining from Paragon...