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Twenty twenty-four is a pivotal year for landlords in the Private Rented Sector (PRS). It is still the Government’s aim that...

London Labour Mayor Sadiq Khan says he will build 6,000 “affordable” rental homes by 2030 - with their rents capped. Khan, standing...

New and past landlords tempted back to Buy to Let have been warned - passive income from property isn’t easy.  This is...

International real estate advisor Savills has started the year with what it calls “a strategic and large-scale expansion” of its regional...

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

Buy to let investors con siding quitting the sector because of government red tape, higher taxes and the threat of the...

Fans of Kevin Costner* may recall Field of Dreams. The above quote went to the heart of the 1989 film. It...

In this guest piece, Charles Brown, content writer of LDN Properties, discusses the potential impact of the latest reform on leasehold,...

The Property Investor Show returns on April 1-2 at London’s ExCeL Centre and is anticipated to be ‘bigger and better attended...

Here, Giles Sutcliffe, head of affordable housing at Cluttons, shares his insight on what is needed in order to achieve affordable...

Independent Buying Agents Haringtons reflects on the long-requested need to transform leasehold agreements and what impact this will have on the...

On Tuesday, the government launched a six-week consultation on proposals to make it easier and cheaper for leaseholders to purchase the...

Housebuilder Countryside Properties has become the latest big developer to pledge an end to ground rents on leasehold properties, meaning that...

A new survey of more than 500 UK property investors, carried out by SearchLand, has shed light on the key challenges...

This mini housebuilding roundup features Lovell’s pledge to combat the housing shortage with refurbishment, and two ambitious deals from Pocket Living...

In this property investment roundup, PIT zones in on a new co-living scheme in Exeter, a potential halt in housebuliding and...

Following the news of the departure of Robert Jenrick and the introduction of Michael Gove as Secretary of State for the newly renamed Department...

It is no secret that the UK is struggling to confront the scale of the housing crisis that looms over it....

As part of its unveiling of some of the detail in the Building Safety Bill currently making its way through Parliament,...

Whether you’d describe it as a housing shortage or crisis, it is clear that the UK’s unprecedented demand for new-build homes...

Is property investment still a good long-term strategy, or has the taxation and regulatory reforms over the past five years made...

Being hailed as the first part of the biggest English property law reform in decades, the announcement of new ground rent...

Tech company The Future Fox has received funding from Innovate UK and the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) to...

Principle Estate Management has welcomed government plans for new legislation that takes fire safety even more seriously. The Home Office has announced...

ilke Homes has partnered with emh group to deliver affordable homes in Beeston, Nottinghamshire. In light of the government’s reforms to increase...

The Budget could leave many property investors and landlords ‘between a rock and a hard place’, according to Apropos. The letting firm...

It goes without saying that 2020 was an incredibly eventful year for us all. The Covid-19 pandemic and associated lockdowns meant...

A guest piece we ran on Monday suggesting that the government’s plans for leasehold might not represent a victory for leaseholders...

While many have cautiously welcomed the prospect of leasehold reform, Mick Platt, chief executive of Wallace Partnership Group, offers a different...

In this opinion piece, Elizabeth Osborne - a legal director at Ashfords Solicitors - asks whether the government's proposed planning reforms will be dangerous...

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

Research by TrustedLand and LandTech has revealed that more than half of the UK’s small and mid-sized property developers expect to...

On 21 July 2020, the Law Commission published its latest proposals to reform the law of leasehold. It was asked to make...

We have seen over the past few months a real government impetus to regain lost ground, since the economic effects of...

In his ‘Build, Build, Build’ speech in Dudley last month, Boris Johnson set out a number of radical planning reforms. This...

It would be hard to deny that the UK housing market isn’t in desperate need of reform. The government has acknowledged...

The Chancellor Rishi Sunak revealed in his first Budget plans to introduce a 2% stamp duty surcharge on non-UK tax residents. While...

On Monday, we looked at why landlords and investors were being warned off holidays lettings amid an Airbnb crackdown in Scotland...

Overseas buyers may be faced with a relative drop in value of up to 30% in the event of a Conservative...

When it comes to regulating and managing foreign investment in highly desirable UK bricks and mortar, understanding the subtleties of the...

In the last few months, Property Investor Today has run a series on London’s largest regeneration projects, many of which include...

In recent weeks our campaign to replace leasehold with commonhold has continued to gather momentum both in the press and across...

Plans for an extensive reform of the housing redress system have been welcomed by RentalStep, but it says landlords need to...

New data has revealed that the Scottish Government’s private rental reforms are shaking up the sector, with rental property sales outdoing...

British people will not be put off by the weaker pound and Brexit negotiations and will continue to buy French properties...

The number of new build homes being started across England is at its highest level since 2008, the government claims. Fresh figures...

Taking into account the wide range of views expressed to the proposals set out in the ‘places, people and planning’ consultation,...

The government’s decision to introduce stamp duty land tax (SDLT) reforms 12 months ago has had an adverse impact on the...

The Conservative and Labour parties have now published their manifestos ahead of next week’s general election, which include policies to reform...

The supply of available housing dropped to the lowest level ever for March, according to the latest figures from the National...

The Scottish government is still failing to address the issue of housing supply, according to Homes for Scotland.   In response to the...

Yesterday’s rather low-key Budget statement failed to mention the housing market as the government continues to bury its head on the...

The chief executive of Sainsbury’s, Mike Coupe, is the latest in a long line of high prominent business leaders to call...

Given the healthy levels of interest witnessed in the commercial farmland market last year, the sector looks set to remain robust...

A number of property investors, including buy-to-let landlords and property developers, are still unaware that they are liable to pay the...

The UK government should delay the introduction of any changes to non-domicile reforms until at least 2018, giving it an opportunity...

Stamp duty receipts fell 2.5% to £7.3bn as the reforms made by former chancellor George Osborne take their toll on the...

Residential property prices rose in 17 of the 22 European housing markets for which figures were available during the year to...

The Brexit vote will undoubtedly dominate David Cameron's legacy as Prime Minister, but he should also be remembered for leaving behind...

Buy-to-let investors must ensure that they are compliant with current legislation to avoid facing costly consequences, according to Legal Associate Andrew...

George Osborne’s recent tax reforms have sparked a surge in landlords buying property through a company in order to safeguard tax...

Residential property investors are facing a number of tax reforms that will fundamentally change the profitability of their portfolios.  The changes will...

The Government’s decision to reduce landlords' buy-to-let tax relief to the basic rate of 20% is a major factor for half...

Results from a survey of industry bodies has revealed that buy-to-let will be the main use of equity release for the...

Interest in the UK’s buy-to-let sector remains strong, despite George Osborne’s changes to mortgage tax relief in July’s Budget.  According to online...