Average rents across the UK increased by 1.5% in July when compared with a month earlier, the latest data and analysis from Homelet shows. The average rent across the UK now stands at £965 a [...]

A majority of tenants are looking for unfurnished homes, new research shows.  Online property management platform Howsy analysed existing rental property listings on Rightmove and Zoopla to compare the level of stock already snapped up [...]

There was a surge in demand for buy-to-let property in July, according to the latest data released by mortgage technology provider, Twenty7Tec.  With significantly more tenants seeking homes to rent, buy-to-let properties are currently in [...]

Buy-to-let landlords who let properties in England, Wales and Scotland can now have joint membership of associations north and south of the border under a new partnership. The National Residential Landlords Association (NRLA) and Scottish Association [...]

Scarborough Council has approved the introduction of a compulsory selective licensing scheme in parts of Scarborough’s Weaponness and Ramshill ward.  The decision followed a consultation that took place between January and March, which showed 72% [...]

A growing number of buy-to-let investors are heading north for better returns, according to Hamptons International. But while investor demand for property in northern parts of England has increased, the property firm reports that fewer [...]

A number of buy-to-let landlords have switched to short-term lets in recent years, as a consequence of skewed policy that favours holiday homes over long-term properties to rent.  Renting out a property as a short-term [...]

Given that online property portals, dominated by a handful of websites, are by far the most popular home search method, it is perhaps unsurprising that an increasing number of letting agents are spending significantly more [...]

The Mortgage Works (TMW) has withdrawn its 10-year fixed rate buy-to-let products. The specialist buy-to-let arm of Nationwide Building Society has also increased rates across its limited company product range, with two-year fixed rate limited [...]

Almost three in 10 letting agents saw landlords  increasing rent in June in response to high demand from prospective renters, new research shows.  Some 29% of agents witnessed landlords increasing rent last month, according to [...]