The UK formally leaves the European Union at 11pm tonight, at which point it will instantly enter into an 11-month transition period and that means the UK will continue to abide by EU rules and [...]

There has been a significant increase in the number of buy-to-let landlords who are considering converting their property to a short-term holiday let, new research shows.  Nationally, ARLA Propertymark estimates that as many as 500,000 [...]

The UK housing market has enjoyed a relatively strong start to 2020 after Boris Johnson’s general election victory ended Brexit uncertainty.  A lack of clarity over exactly when, or indeed if, the UK will leave [...]

The tax and regulatory changes introduced in recent years have led to an increase in the number of landlords exiting the buy-to-let market, while others have focussed on switching to short-term lets, as a consequence [...]

Paragon’s specialist portfolio buy-to-let lending grew during the final quarter of 2019. Specialist buy-to-let lending was 1.1% higher year-on-year at £375.4m, whilst the quarter end pipeline figure for buy-to-let was £814m, which is up 11.6% [...]

The dream of home ownership is becoming increasingly out of reach for many private renters, with a third fearing that they will never be in a position to own property, new research shows.  Duette, which [...]

Buy-to-let landlords are demanding change in next week’s Scottish Budget to help ensure rental price growth eases.  The number of tenants experiencing rent hikes has surged over the course of the year, as landlords feel [...]

Cleaning is often identified as the most common cause of a tenancy deposit dispute in the private rented property sector.  Figures provided by The Deposit Protection Service (The DPS) reveals that cleaning tops the list [...]

Pepper Money has launched a new range of two and five-year fixed rate buy-to-let mortgages for limited companies.  The products come with a rental calculation of 125% at the pay rate on five-year fixed rates [...]

Rents look set to rise across much of the UK this year as the supply and demand gap continues to widen in the private rented sector.  ARLA Propertymark’s latest Private Rented Sector report shows that [...]