There has been a further decline in the number of people looking to buy property, as reflected by the Bank of England’s latest money and credit report. The Bank of England figures reveal that there [...]

As a new intake of students look forward to starting university, the Master Locksmiths Association (MLA) has issued new advice to landlords of student property. With recent research by Direct Line revealing that around a [...]

People in Stoke-on-Trent are being invited to have their say on city council plans to designate 14 areas under ‘selective licensing laws’ for private landlords, as part of its plans to tackle poor property conditions [...]

Barclays has reduced its buy-to-let rates, with two-year fixed rate deals now starting from 1.5% up to 60% loan-to-value (LTV). There is also a 75% LTV two-year deal available at 1.79%, which like the 60% [...]

Dudley Building Society has increased maximum expat loan-to-values to 70% on its buy-to-let product with a rate of 3.99%. Early repayment charges can be waivered during the three year period if the customer returns to [...]

An unscrupulous landlord who forced a tenant to live in appalling conditions has been ordered to repay more than £1,000 in rent received in a landmark case for Thurrock Council. Landlord Tobe Ayandare was fined [...]

Rough sleeping in England has sadly increased for the seventh consecutive year, official figures show, and now New Forest District Council (NFDC) is calling for greater support from private sector landlords, as part of its [...]

A private tenant was shocked when he returned home to find the locks to his rental property had been changed and his belongings removed. The man, who was living at the property in The Crescent, [...]

Andrew Dixon, formerly of Tesco, Boots and Procter & Gamble, has joined the Residential Landlords Association (RLA) as the organisation’s new chief executive. Dixon, who has worked across the globe for various companies, was responsible [...]

NatWest has cut rates across its buy-to-let ranges by up to 0.5%. Two-year fixed rate buy-to-let products now start from 2.77% at 60% loan-to-value (LTV), while its 70% LTV products now start from 3.02% at [...]