There has been a significant increase in the number of buy-to-let landlords offloading properties ahead of the introduction of the tenant fee ban this weekend, according to ARLA Propertymark. The number of landlords selling their [...]
Many renters are paying the price for residential developers’ historic lack of investment in digital connectivity, new research shows. WiredScore has launching a new report with the HomeOwners Alliance that exposes how renters, as well [...]
Plans to introduce a new licensing scheme for privately rented homes in Barking and Dagenham has been approved by the government. Under the terms of the new borough wide five-year Property Licensing Scheme, which is expected [...]
From tomorrow, it will be illegal for tenants in England to be charged letting fees, with deposits capped at five weeks’ rent. Under the Tenant Fees Act, from Saturday 1st June 2019, landlords and letting agents in England will [...]
Fleet Mortgages has launched four new five-year fixed rate buy-to-let mortgages, while also reducing prices on three limited company products. The 75% loan-to-value (LTV) products feature in the standard range, with highlights including a 3.39% [...]
Rents are expected to increase over the next few months, according to the latest survey from Just Landlord. The study found that almost half of people in the UK - 49% - believe that landlords will increase rents [...]
Ex-London mayor Ken Livingstone will take part in the Future of the UK Housing Market Debate at the National Landlord Investment Show in London next month, organisers of the show have confirmed. The debate, which [...]
In the context of mortgage applications, the term expat mortgages applies to anyone who lives outside the UK but wishes to borrow money to purchase a property in the UK. For practical purposes, the process [...]
Demand for good quality rental homes continues to grow, but with the latest figures from NHS Digital revealing that there were 62,895 hospital admissions in 2017-18 related to DIY accidents such as falling from ladders, [...]
Mansfield Building Society has introduced two new expat consumer buy-to-let mortgage products for borrowers who want to let out their property in the UK whilst living overseas. The two products are available to 70% loan-to-value [...]