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More than two in five UK property investors say they rely on the property and finance trade press - such as...

Investors relying on capital appreciation are in for a pleasant surprise in 2024 according to Knight Frank. Tom Bill, head of the...

Another legal firm is reporting a “significant rise” in landlords selling up ahead of the Renters Reform Bill becoming law. A blog...

This week’s roundup is centred around demand, with iamsold reporting a strong rise in Modern Method of Auction as market conditions...

The Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA) has outlined the key areas it believes the government and the industry should focus on...

Legal & General Capital (L&G) and Hodge have invested £5.5 million into an energy technology and services company supporting the transition...

Government policy and a lack of joined-up thinking are holding back the progress needed to tackle the cladding crisis, particularly in...

Covid-19 hasn’t changed the fundamentals of property investment (or any other form of investment). It has, however, changed some of the...

It is no secret that the leasehold market has had its challenges in recent years. Abuses by a number of developers...

With the staycation boom caused by Covid-19, which is likely to continue for the foreseeable future as travel restrictions remain for...

Who are you? Craig Hayward How do you help landlords and property investors? With over 10 years’ experience we have been helping landlords and...

In one of the biggest signs yet that modern methods of construction (MMC) are going mainstream, NHBC, the leading warranty and...

Patrick Cannon, one of the UK’s leading tax barristers, explains why some property investors may be overpaying stamp duty charges. Buying a...

Whilst the development of brand-new developments is one solution to the UK housing shortage, a much more obvious answer is the...

Whether you’re a first-time landlord or a seasoned investor, finding the right buy-to-let investment is far from simple. With many factors to...

Moving home? Here’s your guide to property jargon When it comes to buying, selling, letting or renting a property, you will likely...

New research from online mortgage broker Property Master has revealed that the cost of the majority of fixed-rate buy-to-let mortgages appear...

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

Who are you? I’m Stephen Moss, the founder and managing director of the largest property investment platform in the UK, Sourced. I’ve worked...

With more investors than ever before now buying property online, specialist lender Together has teamed up with Bamboo Auctions, one of...

A growing number of investors are being forced to sell their homes in order to pay off their interest-only mortgages, according...

Cheap borrowing levels should boost demand for property across the UK in the coming months, despite a recent fall in the...

The recent rise in the level of both first-time buyer and remortgage lending is expected to ‘maintain momentum’ thanks to the...

The number of property investors looking to invest in the buy-to-let market continued to fall last month as a result of...

There was a sharp rise in the number of home buyers using cash to buy property last year, with mortgage lending...

Gross mortgage lending held up relatively well last month despite a fall of almost 20% year-on-year, according to the latest estimate...

There was a sharp rise in remortgaging activity last month as homeowners, including property investors, seek ways to reduce outgoings, new...

More home loans were secured to buy property in the UK during the first two months of 2017 than any year...

Mortgage accessibility in the UK has improved to its highest level since tougher lending conditions came into play as part of...

Residential property prices in England and Wales now cost 7.6 times the average income, up from 3.6 times earnings in 1997,...

Mortgage lending to home buyers fell to a near two-year low in January amid a ‘stubbornly persistent’ lull in moving activity,...

There was a surge in remortgage activity in 2016, which peaked in Q4, as more borrowers opted for longer term fixed...

The number of home buyers in London fell to the lowest level for four years, fresh figures from the Council of...

Demand for short term loans continued to surge in the final quarter of last year, as an increasing number of property...

Fewer people are expected to invest in residential property in 2017, as tax changes and economic uncertainty deter many property investors...

Mortgage lending was down 11% in October compared with the corresponding month last year with £10.5bn borrowed for residential property purchases...

With a growing number of investors turning to auctions to buy property, online mortgage lender LendInvest has decided to launch its...

Auction rooms across the UK are often filled with property investors looking to buy property, ensuring that hundreds of residential and...

It is now more affordable than ever before to take out a mortgage, new figures from the Council of Mortgage Lenders...

More than a quarter of adults in this country say they have had a paranormal experience in their own home, according...

Gross mortgage lending last month hit a nine year high for the month of September, despite a 7% month-on-month drop, new...

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

The volume of mortgage approvals fell for the third month in a row in August, the latest Bank of England figures...

While buy-to-let lenders brace themselves for further interventions, confidence in one often-overlooked corner of the market is currently booming. Sentiment among bridging...

Specialist lender Together has joined forces with buy-to-let and commercial mortgage broker TBMC to provide property investors with auction and bridging...

Short-term property finance lender LendInvest has joined forces with LOT11 to become the funding partner for those seeking to buy property...

Gross mortgage lending rose by 16% last month compared with May to reach an eight-year high for the month of June,...

One in 10 over-55s UK homeowners are still paying interest-only mortgages and while the majority are confident of clearing the debt...

Gross mortgage lending reached £18.2bn in May, the latest figures from the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) reveal. Lending was 4% higher...

Representatives and stakeholders from various leading property industry bodies, including the National Landlords Association, British Property Federation, Department for Communities and...

Mortgage lenders are slashing the cost of buy-to-let mortgages in a move that will bring some relief to private investors eyeing...

There was a sharp increase in the number of property transactions between February and March 2016 as property investors rushed to...

There was a significant increase in the volume of buy-to-let mortgage products available in the UK in the first quarter of...