The two largest landlord organisations in England and Wales, the National Landlords Association (NLA) and the Residential Landlords Association (RLA), have announced plans to merge with a view to creating a single organisation and delivering [...]
A quarter - 25% - of homes rented from private landlords fail to meet the national Decent Homes Standard when taking into account hazards, costs and other characteristics, analysis of the English Housing Survey reveals. [...]
As a general election surely looms, Benham and Reeves has undertaken some research that could potentially help you decide who to vote for. The independent letting and sales agent in London has looked at which [...]
Leeds Building Society has this morning launched a new range of 10-year fixed rate buy-to-let products. There is a product available at 2.49% up to 60% loan-to-value (LTV) and 3.29% deal up to 70% LTV. [...]
On Sunday 1st September 2019, the Renting Homes (fees etc) (Wales) Act will come into force in Wales. The Act means that from this date, landlords and agents in the principality will no longer be [...]
Many buy-to-let investors in the UK seem to be sitting on their hands at the moment, owed mainly to the tax and regulatory changes seen in the past few years, not to mention Brexit uncertainty. [...]
With just a few days until the Welsh tenant fee ban is introduced, landlords in Wales are being urged to adapt to the new rules to avoid prosecution. Letting agents in Wales will be particularly [...]
The Airbnb revolution has widely changed perceptions of short lets, opening up a potentially lucrative market for buy-to-let investors. For landlords, short lets can command around 30% higher rates than long-term rentals, subject to the [...]
A number of homeowners, including buy-to-let landlords, across the UK are already thinking about winter despite the recent stifling temperatures with a record number of people looking to replace their boiler this summer. According to [...]
Virgin Money is targeting buy-to-let landlords looking to lock into decade-long fixed rate mortgage deals, amid fears over the economy and Brexit uncertainty. The number of fixed rate mortgage products that let borrowers, including buy-to-let [...]