The political uncertainty hanging over the UK property market has come into sharper focus since Rishi Sunak announced a general election,...
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![Tech platform seeking incorporated investor clients](/upload/images/24%2005%2008%20%2003.jpg)
Tech platform GetGround - which previously had a customer base of buy to let individuals who chose to incorporate - is...
08 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Cheaper To Buy or Rent - Rightmove’s city breakdown](/upload/images/24%2004%2030%20%2004.jpg)
Rightmove says it’s now cheaper to buy than rent in each of Great Britain’s biggest cities, highlighting why many determined first-time...
30 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![High proportion of property investors rely on ‘sources like us’](/upload/images/240328%20%2005.jpg)
More than two in five UK property investors say they rely on the property and finance trade press - such as...
28 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Don’t be impacted by rising rent arrears](/upload/images/tenant%20arrears(1).png)
A recent survey by digital mortgage lender, Molo, revealed that nearly 60% of UK landlords have seen a rise in late...
08 February 2024
From: Sponsored Content
![Capital Appreciation set to rise more than expected this year](/upload/images/24%2001%2023%2004.jpg)
Investors relying on capital appreciation are in for a pleasant surprise in 2024 according to Knight Frank. Tom Bill, head of the...
23 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Prospects For 2024’s Housing Market - and figures for 2023](/upload/images/24%2001%2009%2005.jpg)
The Nationwide - the mortgage lender behind one of the UK’s leading house price indices - says there have been some...
09 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Revealed - Best and Worst Residential Yields in England and Wales](/upload/images/__thumbs/23%2011%2007%203.jpg/23%2011%2007%203__399x266.jpg)
New research by digital mortgage lender Molo shows where in England and Wales offers the highest and lowest rental yields. The current...
07 November 2023
From: Breaking News
![Law firm says rental supply hit as Renters Reform Bill frightens investors](/upload/images/__thumbs/23%2008%2024%203%20shutterstock_1413157547.jpg/23%2008%2024%203%20shutterstock_1413157547__400x267.jpg)
Another legal firm is reporting a “significant rise” in landlords selling up ahead of the Renters Reform Bill becoming law. A blog...
24 August 2023
From: Breaking News
![Auction roundup – the rise in MMoA and a bumper bungalow boom](/upload/images/Site%20logos/AuctionRoundup-400x310-min.jpg)
This week’s roundup is centred around demand, with iamsold reporting a strong rise in Modern Method of Auction as market conditions...
18 February 2022
From: Breaking News
![EPC woes – landlords faced with £10k costs to upgrade their homes](/upload/images/library/EnergyEfficientHome-400x310.png)
New research from BDRC BVA highlights the extent of the cost that landlords will need to rack up to get properties...
26 January 2022
From: Breaking News
![Government must focus on housing supply imbalance – claim](/upload/images/library/GovernmentImage-400x310.jpg)
The Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA) has outlined the key areas it believes the government and the industry should focus on...
21 January 2022
From: Breaking News
![Nearing net-zero – L&G and Hodge invest £5.5m into energy tech firm](/upload/images/library/EnergyEfficientHome-400x310.png)
Legal & General Capital (L&G) and Hodge have invested £5.5 million into an energy technology and services company supporting the transition...
17 January 2022
From: Breaking News
![Kitchens and cost savings sees Brits opt for serviced apartments over hotels](/upload/images/Miscellaneous/hotel%20400x310.png)
New research by specialist lender Together reveals that there is rising demand for serviced apartments with almost three-quarters of UK adults valuing...
15 September 2021
From: Breaking News
![Ten-point plan – the future of the cladding crisis unveiled](/img/default/pit.png)
Government policy and a lack of joined-up thinking are holding back the progress needed to tackle the cladding crisis, particularly in...
09 April 2021
From: Breaking News
![Three creative approaches for increasing your property portfolio](/img/default/pit.png)
When I became interested in property, I didn’t have a large amount of capital that I could invest. This meant that...
25 January 2021
From: Breaking News
![Four key points property investors need to check](/img/default/pit.png)
Covid-19 hasn’t changed the fundamentals of property investment (or any other form of investment). It has, however, changed some of the...
14 December 2020
From: Breaking News
![Will the 2020 housing market boom continue?](/img/default/pit.png)
As property investors, it is very important that we monitor house price trends when assessing new deals and during existing long-term...
25 November 2020
From: Breaking News
![Looking to scale your portfolio? Here’s some top tips for seasoned investors](/img/default/pit.png)
Sometimes even seasoned investors will need guidance, help and assistance, particularly during times of crisis and uncertainty. With the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic,...
23 November 2020
From: Breaking News
![Why investment in leasehold is crucial to building safety](/img/default/pit.png)
It is no secret that the leasehold market has had its challenges in recent years. Abuses by a number of developers...
18 November 2020
From: Breaking News
![Considerations for landlords and investors when purchasing a property](/img/default/pit.png)
When it comes to conveyancing for landlords and investors, the purchasing process itself doesn’t differ that much from residential conveyancing, there...
30 October 2020
From: Property Investment & Strategy
![What should any prospective holiday let investor ask themselves before investing?](/img/default/pit.png)
With the staycation boom caused by Covid-19, which is likely to continue for the foreseeable future as travel restrictions remain for...
30 October 2020
From: Property Investment & Strategy
![Craig Hayward](/img/default/pit.png)
Who are you? Craig Hayward How do you help landlords and property investors? With over 10 years’ experience we have been helping landlords and...
20 October 2020
From: 60 Second Interview
![Modern methods of construction acceptance service launched by NHBC](/img/default/pit.png)
In one of the biggest signs yet that modern methods of construction (MMC) are going mainstream, NHBC, the leading warranty and...
20 July 2020
From: Breaking News
![Investor insight - when and how to claim back overpaid stamp duty](/img/default/pit.png)
Patrick Cannon, one of the UK’s leading tax barristers, explains why some property investors may be overpaying stamp duty charges. Buying a...
29 May 2020
From: Breaking News
![Renovating dilapidated buildings – the best route for property investors?](/img/default/pit.png)
Whilst the development of brand-new developments is one solution to the UK housing shortage, a much more obvious answer is the...
08 April 2020
From: Breaking News
![Landlords: here’s how to research your next property investment](/img/default/pit.png)
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...
17 December 2019
From: Sponsored Content
![Moving home? Here’s your guide to property jargon](/img/default/pit.png)
Moving home? Here’s your guide to property jargon When it comes to buying, selling, letting or renting a property, you will likely...
08 October 2019
From: Sponsored Content
![Average property scam costs victims £107,669, research finds](/img/default/pit.png)
With all property titles in England and Wales published online, and scammers potentially able to access this information to commit property...
06 September 2019
From: Breaking News
![Report shows majority of landlords still committed to buy-to-let](/img/default/pit.png)
Some 84% of landlords are committed to the buy-to-let market and eager to maintain or grow the number of properties in...
04 September 2019
From: Breaking News
![BTL rates begin to shift upwards, says online broker](/img/default/pit.png)
New research from online mortgage broker Property Master has revealed that the cost of the majority of fixed-rate buy-to-let mortgages appear...
12 June 2019
From: Breaking News
![Industry coalition calls for section 21 to be retained](/img/default/pit.png)
Groups representing landlords and letting agents have called for section 21 repossessions to be retained in the private rented sector unless...
05 June 2019
From: Breaking News
![The rise and rise of the bridging loan](/img/default/pit.png)
Bridging loan finance continues to grow amidst low interest rates, Brexit uncertainty and mortgage lender caution, Commercial Trust Limited research has...
30 November 2018
From: Breaking News
![I’m Stephen Moss, the founder and managing director of Sourced](/img/default/pit.png)
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...
08 October 2018
From: 60 Second Interview
![Record number of tourists to the UK a major boost for holiday lets](/img/default/pit.png)
Property investors with holiday lets are set for a bumper year as record numbers of tourists visit Britain. New research from...
24 August 2018
From: Breaking News
![Investors are seeking low cost, high yield properties](/img/default/pit.png)
Investors are increasingly searching for cheaper and higher yielding properties despite buy-to-let (BTL) investments offering attractive return rates, according to a...
25 July 2018
From: Breaking News
![Holiday let hotspots on The Tour de Yorkshire revealed](/img/default/pit.png)
New research has revealed the best hotspots for holiday rentals along the route of The Tour de Yorkshire, which kicks off...
02 May 2018
From: Breaking News
![UK ‘silver spenders’ contributed more than £7bn by releasing equity in 2017](/img/default/pit.png)
The UK economy was bolstered by more than £7 billion in 2017 thanks to Britain’s older homeowner’s releasing equity for retirement,...
02 February 2018
From: Breaking News
![UK house prices are ‘back on the rise again’](/img/default/pit.png)
UK house price growth may be easing, according to the latest Halifax data, but it has been suggested that there are...
08 August 2017
From: Breaking News
![Together joins forces with Bamboo Auctions to finance online acquisitions](/img/default/pit.png)
With more investors than ever before now buying property online, specialist lender Together has teamed up with Bamboo Auctions, one of...
02 August 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
![Sharp rise in investors forced to sell to pay off interest-only mortgage debts](/img/default/pit.png)
A growing number of investors are being forced to sell their homes in order to pay off their interest-only mortgages, according...
29 June 2017
From: Breaking News
![House prices rebound in June – Nationwide](/img/default/pit.png)
Residential property price in the UK rebounded in June after falling for three months, fresh data from Nationwide has revealed. House prices...
28 June 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
![First-time buyer and remortgage lending set to ‘maintain momentum’](/img/default/pit.png)
The recent rise in the level of both first-time buyer and remortgage lending is expected to ‘maintain momentum’ thanks to the...
25 May 2017
From: Breaking News
![Buy-to-let lending for property purchase plummets 80%](/img/default/pit.png)
The number of property investors looking to invest in the buy-to-let market continued to fall last month as a result of...
18 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
![Rise in cash buyers due to ‘over-zealous’ lending rules](/img/default/pit.png)
There was a sharp rise in the number of home buyers using cash to buy property last year, with mortgage lending...
10 May 2017
From: Breaking News
![Consumer confidence in UK housing market settling into a new lower ‘normal’](/img/default/pit.png)
Households’ expectations on UK house prices for the coming year remains rather subdued following the outcome of last year’s EU referendum,...
24 April 2017
From: Breaking News
![Gross mortgage lending in ‘neutral gear’](/img/default/pit.png)
Gross mortgage lending held up relatively well last month despite a fall of almost 20% year-on-year, according to the latest estimate...
21 April 2017
From: Breaking News
![Significant increase in remortgaging activity in the UK](/img/default/pit.png)
There was a sharp rise in remortgaging activity last month as homeowners, including property investors, seek ways to reduce outgoings, new...
20 April 2017
From: Breaking News
![The UK housing market ‘is starting to look livelier’](/img/default/pit.png)
More home loans were secured to buy property in the UK during the first two months of 2017 than any year...
12 April 2017
From: Breaking News
![Mortgage accessibility in the UK hits three-year high](/img/default/pit.png)
Mortgage accessibility in the UK has improved to its highest level since tougher lending conditions came into play as part of...
04 April 2017
From: Breaking News
![The widening gulf between salaries and house prices is “extremely worrying”](/img/default/pit.png)
Residential property prices in England and Wales now cost 7.6 times the average income, up from 3.6 times earnings in 1997,...
20 March 2017
From: Breaking News
![Mortgage borrowing at near two-year low, says CML](/img/default/pit.png)
Mortgage lending to home buyers fell to a near two-year low in January amid a ‘stubbornly persistent’ lull in moving activity,...
15 March 2017
From: Breaking News
![Low rates boosts remortgage market activity in the UK](/img/default/pit.png)
There was a surge in remortgage activity in 2016, which peaked in Q4, as more borrowers opted for longer term fixed...
07 March 2017
From: Breaking News
![London home buyers down 3% in Q4 2016](/img/default/pit.png)
The number of home buyers in London fell to the lowest level for four years, fresh figures from the Council of...
24 February 2017
From: Breaking News
![Demand from property investors sees bridging loans surge](/img/default/pit.png)
Demand for short term loans continued to surge in the final quarter of last year, as an increasing number of property...
21 February 2017
From: Breaking News
![Chronic housing shortage could keep UK house prices rising](/img/default/pit.png)
UK house prices are likely to continue to rise in 2017 as building lags demand for homes, the Halifax has warned. The...
08 February 2017
From: Breaking News
![Caution to dominate UK housing market in 2017](/img/default/pit.png)
Political and economic uncertainty and a dip in sentiment and transactions generated in part by the outcome of the EU referendum...
03 February 2017
From: Breaking News
![Shortage of UK homes means prices will hold up](/img/default/pit.png)
A chronic shortage of homes for sale is pushing house prices in the UK even higher, a property investment specialist has...
03 February 2017
From: Breaking News
![UK property sales to fall as tax changes and economic uncertainty deter investors](/img/default/pit.png)
Fewer people are expected to invest in residential property in 2017, as tax changes and economic uncertainty deter many property investors...
19 December 2016
From: Breaking News
![Mortgage lending drops 11% in a year](/img/default/pit.png)
Mortgage lending was down 11% in October compared with the corresponding month last year with £10.5bn borrowed for residential property purchases...
15 December 2016
From: Breaking News
![New dedicated auction finance product launched](/img/default/pit.png)
With a growing number of investors turning to auctions to buy property, online mortgage lender LendInvest has decided to launch its...
15 December 2016
From: Breaking News
![Top tips on how to finance a property purchase at auction](/img/default/pit.png)
Auction rooms across the UK are often filled with property investors looking to buy property, ensuring that hundreds of residential and...
01 December 2016
From: Breaking News
![Lack of safety checks being carried out by property investors](/img/default/pit.png)
Hundreds of thousands of homes acquired each year are at risk of a life-threatening gas incident, such as a carbon monoxide...
28 November 2016
From: Breaking News
![Mortgage affordability hits record low](/img/default/pit.png)
It is now more affordable than ever before to take out a mortgage, new figures from the Council of Mortgage Lenders...
16 November 2016
From: Breaking News
![UK house prices increase unexpectedly in October - Halifax](/img/default/pit.png)
There was a surprise rise in UK home prices in October, despite the slowdown in the housing market in recent months,...
08 November 2016
From: Breaking News
![House price inflation grinds to a halt](/img/default/pit.png)
Residential property prices in the UK were unchanged in October compared with the previous month following 15 consecutive months of house...
03 November 2016
From: Breaking News
![More than a quarter of Brits think their homes are haunted](/img/default/pit.png)
More than a quarter of adults in this country say they have had a paranormal experience in their own home, according...
31 October 2016
From: Breaking News
![September mortgage lending hits nine year high](/img/default/pit.png)
Gross mortgage lending last month hit a nine year high for the month of September, despite a 7% month-on-month drop, new...
21 October 2016
From: Breaking News
![FCA announce arrears remediation consultation](/img/default/pit.png)
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) yesterday announced that it will consult on new guidance on the treatment of customers that fall...
20 October 2016
From: Breaking News
![Mortgage approvals drop for third consecutive month](/img/default/pit.png)
The volume of mortgage approvals fell for the third month in a row in August, the latest Bank of England figures...
30 September 2016
From: Breaking News
![Sharp rise in sentiment among bridging lenders post-Brexit](/img/default/pit.png)
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...
29 September 2016
From: Breaking News
![New deal to provide property investors with auction and bridging finance](/img/default/pit.png)
Specialist lender Together has joined forces with buy-to-let and commercial mortgage broker TBMC to provide property investors with auction and bridging...
20 September 2016
From: Breaking News
![UK government urged to encourage growth and more housebuilding](/img/default/pit.png)
With the number of new homes being built across the UK still significantly below the level needed to meet demand, compounding the...
14 September 2016
From: Breaking News
![Significant increase in mortgage enquiries following interest rate cut](/img/default/pit.png)
The volume of mortgage enquiries received by deVere Mortgages has surged by 55% week on week since the Bank of England...
25 August 2016
From: Breaking News
![LendInvest to provide investors with finance to buy property online](/img/default/pit.png)
Short-term property finance lender LendInvest has joined forces with LOT11 to become the funding partner for those seeking to buy property...
23 August 2016
From: Breaking News
![Brexit impact on house prices is ‘not certain’](/img/default/pit.png)
Residential property prices increased at their fastest annual pace in four months in July, but the early impact of Brexit has...
29 July 2016
From: Breaking News
![Sharp rise in mortgage lending in June](/img/default/pit.png)
Gross mortgage lending rose by 16% last month compared with May to reach an eight-year high for the month of June,...
22 July 2016
From: Breaking News
![Growing concerns over interest-only mortgages](/img/default/pit.png)
One in 10 over-55s UK homeowners are still paying interest-only mortgages and while the majority are confident of clearing the debt...
08 July 2016
From: Breaking News
![Gross mortgage lending increases 14% year-on-year](/img/default/pit.png)
Gross mortgage lending reached £18.2bn in May, the latest figures from the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) reveal. Lending was 4% higher...
28 June 2016
From: Breaking News
![UK house prices rebound after April dip](/img/default/pit.png)
Residential property prices in the UK rose by 0.6% in May, twice the rate forecast in a Reuters poll of economists...
08 June 2016
From: Breaking News
![What is the future of buy-to-let?](/img/default/pit.png)
Representatives and stakeholders from various leading property industry bodies, including the National Landlords Association, British Property Federation, Department for Communities and...
29 April 2016
From: Breaking News
![Buy-to-let providers slash rates](/img/default/pit.png)
Mortgage lenders are slashing the cost of buy-to-let mortgages in a move that will bring some relief to private investors eyeing...
25 April 2016
From: Breaking News
![Investor frenzy fuels surge in sales](/img/default/pit.png)
There was a sharp increase in the number of property transactions between February and March 2016 as property investors rushed to...
22 April 2016
From: Breaking News
![Sharp rise in BTL mortgage products](/img/default/pit.png)
There was a significant increase in the volume of buy-to-let mortgage products available in the UK in the first quarter of...