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There wasn’t much by way of good news in the Spring Budget for landlords and property investors last month. Although some rumours...

For first time buyers, renting is cheaper than buying in most of the UK according to new data from the Halifax. London, the...

A legal firm says Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has effectively slashed the value of holiday homes which are sold from April 2025...

Buy to let landlords who improve the energy efficiency of their rental stock should get tax relief. That’s the view of Heather...

Housing Secretary Michael Gove has ruled out any reversal of Section 24 or other tax changes which have hurt landlords in...

With national and local politicians speaking out about additional homes, and pushing up taxes on them at the same time, the...

Landlord investors’ net profits fell below 4.0 per cent in Q1 2023, marking a dramatic shift in finances for mortgaged buy...

The last few years have seen an eruption of geopolitical volatility. A pandemic, several global lockdowns, and the re-emergence of war...

Brits looking to make the most of their hard-earned savings and plan for the future have been offered helpful tips and...

Portugal has long been a favourite destination for British holidaymakers and investors, but getting there, living there and investing there have no...

Landlords’ portfolios are not generating the same income as they once were, as many are concerned about the future of the...

We’re currently in a cost-of-living crisis. Living costs are rising at their fastest rate in 30 years; a typical domestic energy bill will...

With such a high percentage of investment offers failing to raise finance, you need to be well-prepared when raising money for...

Research from Octane Capital has revealed which areas of the UK rental market are driving growth in rental stock availability, as...

Despite still being on the amber list after the UK government’s most recent review of its controversial traffic light system, Portugal...

This week – today (June 23), to be exact – marks five years since the EU referendum. It was a significant moment...

The latest research by a nationwide buy-to-let (BTL) specialist has revealed which major cities across England and Wales have seen the...

For landlords and property investors, maintenance is a key if not particularly glamorous part of the job. But how can landlords and...

With restrictions starting to ease as part of the government’s roadmap out of lockdown, and the vaccine rollout going well, there...

You may get a kick out of this week’s roundup, with the home of the late England footballer and World Cup...

In recent years, buy-to-let investors and landlords might feel as if they have been deliberately targeted, with changes to mortgage interest...

With international travel currently banned, and likely to remain that way for the foreseeable, the great British summer holiday is likely...

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

A leading UK student accommodation platform has unveiled which universities currently offer the best option for landlords in the student sector. UniHomes...

While the UK experienced a property boom during lockdown, buy-to-let (BTL) landlords aren’t necessarily reaping the benefits so easily, according to...

A leading UK property developer has claimed that the government’s plan to professionalise the buy-to-let sector, through tax changes, regulation and...

Accountancy firm MJ Bushell says now is the perfect time for landlords and investors to consider property incorporation. Property tax specialists at...

Kent Reliance for Intermediaries and Ernst & Young (EY) have collaborated to create a guide for property investors on the changes...

Despite the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, which is causing such destruction and disruption to all our lives, new tax legislation is still...

Newly-appointed Chancellor Rishi Sunak should use the forthcoming Budget to ‘produce a level playing field for taxation’ with the short-term letting...

With recently released figures revealing Airbnb’s huge reach across the country and Build to Rent’s rapid growth, Property Investor Today analyses...

In this guest piece, Yaroslava Tkalich, chief marketing officer of Smartlands - a global investment platform for the tokenization of real economy assets by issuing...

Proposals for regulatory and financial changes to the status of Airbnb in Scotland and Bristol, aimed at curbing the growth of...

On Monday, this guest piece from Iain Brown at Aria Resorts analysed why the UK holiday property sector is attracting huge...

Whether you’re a first-time landlord or an experienced one, there are frequent regulatory changes in the buy-to-let sector that you will...

Some 97% of property investors do not think the government is doing enough to support the UK property market, new research...

Some 73% of buy-to-let investors considered property as the best, least volatile long-term investment when compared to all other asset classes,...

Rent rises in South West London have significantly outpaced the rest of the capital, despite the imminent ban on tenant fees,...

The government’s tenant fee ban has been widely championed in the consumer press as a big win for renters – but...

A self-employed mortgage expert has claimed that Britain’s portfolio landlords are ‘burying their heads in the sand’ over new tax changes...

A Brexit-inspired holiday letting boom is expected to hit the South West this year, according to local holiday letting agency Bournecoast. The...

New research has suggested that more than half (58%) of landlords are involving accountants when making key property decisions. Kent Reliance for...

Brexit uncertainty could lead to more Britons holidaying in the UK, strengthening demand for holiday let rental homes. That is according to...

Landlords with bigger portfolios are switching to using limited company status for new purchases, according to research carried out by specialist...

Investment yields from prime London buy-to-let properties don’t reflect the risks involved, Hadrian’s Wall Capital (HWC) has claimed. The London-based specialist debt...

With a new year now upon us, it’s time to look forward to what might happen (and what is definitely happening)...

Letting a home can be an intimidating task if you’re doing it for the first time. You may have deliberately entered...

Buy to let income for landlords living in London reached £7 billion in the last tax year, according to estate agent...

Even though the most recent Budget offered some welcome relief for landlords and the buy-to-let sector as a whole, there are...

The number of buy-to-let lenders lending to limited companies has increased by 47% over the past year, according to Mortgages for...

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

A joint report by Reapit and Dataloft has revealed that the letting market is witnessing significant activity, with viewings up 13.3%...

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...

There will be a continued dampening of the buy-to-let sector over the next three years, before the market stabilises in 2021...

New research by Gatehouse Bank has revealed that Winchester is home to the most vulnerable rental market as tax changes amplify...

Residential rent rises in the private rental sector (PRS) have been closely tied to the rate of inflation and retail price...

Property is still top choice when it comes to long-term investment, according to findings from a survey carried out by Perrys...

Allsop saw strong results at its May residential auction despite growing wariness among investors across the UK. By close of business, the...

As the National Landlord Investment Show prepares to celebrate its fifth anniversary at Aston Villa Football Club on Wednesday May 16th,...

Despite the resilience in the buy-to-let (BTL) market, landlords are taking a ‘wait and see’ approach to assess how the market...

The share of buy-to-let (BTL) lending decreased to 12.5% in June 2017 – the lowest percentage since Q3 2013 – which...

Investors in the buy-to-let (BTL) market have recently faced significant challenges, primarily increased taxes on capital gains, and the restriction of...

Research by bridging finance lender mtf has found that a third of UK property professionals are set to expand their portfolios...

Private Finance’s latest buy-to-let hotspots analysis has revealed that Liverpool and Nottingham are the UK’s best-performing locations for property investment, with...

The government is awaiting responses from anyone with evidence on rent-a-room relief following its announcement to better target it towards longer-term...

Landlords showed extreme resilience in 2017, new data has revealed, with 57% of the mortgage applications received by Accord Buy To...

Analysis by London estate agent ludlowthompson has revealed that UK buy-to-let landlords will still benefit from £16.7 billion worth of tax...

Bishop Fleming has called for the Chancellor in his next Budget to assist residential landlords who wish to downsize their property...

Sales of buy-to-let properties continue to be driven by pension “pot hunters”, according to the latest findings from Sequre Property Investment. Sequre’s...

A number of buy-to-let landlords are turning their attention to student housing, which is regarded by many property investors as a...

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

What does it say on your business card? Adam Joseph, CEO of The Happy Tenant Company.  What is the Happy Tenant Company? We are...

A host of self build celebrities, including Kevin McCloud of Grand Designs and George Clarke of Amazing Spaces, have backed the...

The recent slowdown in UK house prices suggests that the market is cooling, but very few experts are surprised. The latest house...

Strettons has raised almost £13.5m, including post-auction sales, on the back of an 88% success rate in what was the firm’s...

Sterner affordability criteria, stress testing and more robust risk management for lenders seeking to underwrite mortgage contracts has left many property...

The North West of England has been named the top buy-to-let hotspot for 2017, according to new figures from Rightmove. The property...

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

Demand for short-term loans continued to increase in the first quarter of the year, with more property investors turning to bridging...

With four of the eight luxury houses in a new exclusive development in Kenmare, County Kerry in the South West of...

The Property Investor & Homebuyer Show, the UK’s most comprehensive property exhibition, takes place at London ExCeL this week – 28...

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

A series of tax tutorials have been launched for buy-to-let investors and their professional advisers by Property118 and The Landlords Union. These...

Richard Barber, director at Prime Central London estate agency W.A.Ellis, part of the JLL Group, offers his thoughts on what property market...

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...

Homeowners and property investors in Greater London are facing steep falls in house prices as the slowdown in prime areas of...

From a property investor’s perspective, it has been a tough year following a raft of changes introduced by the government. Aside from the...

Investors, landlords and property enthusiasts will descend on London's ExCel on October 7 and 8 for the annual Property Investor &...

Properties which are well located, have a reliable income stream or offer the potential to add value will continue to attract...

Annual house price growth remained broadly unchanged in June across the UK’s major towns and cities, but signs are that price...

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...

2015 was an incredible year for the property market but in a year in which Government buy to let policy, the...

Tenants will bear the cost of recent buy-to-let tax hikes for landlords as they will almost inevitably result in a fall...

According to research from the NLA, 4 in 10 landlords are either seriously considering forming a limited company or looking into...

The National Landlords Association's latest research has revealed that the number of landlords in Central London who plan to sell their...

If interest rates rise by just 2.5% over the next four years, the average investment property could make an annual loss of...

Announced in the Summer Budget of 2015, the government is introducing significant changes to how UK landlords can cover the cost...

Half of buy-to-let mortgage applicants are unaware of the impending changes to mortgage law, according to Direct Line, with accidental landlords...