Buy to Let News

Government ‘risks rental crisis’ with landlord attacks

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

5th September 2024, 2 years ago | 4

The government could trigger a rental crisis if it continues its attacks on private landlords, one tax expert warns. Landlords...

Record number of rental homes hit the market amid upcoming Labour budget

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

5th September 2024, 2 years ago | 1

A record number of rental homes are hitting the market as landlords worry about possible tax hikes from Chancellor Rachel...

Tenants’ Right to Buy at a Discount: Is It Fair to Landlords?

Author: Ranjan Bhattacharya

3rd September 2024, 2 years ago | 10

In this episode of Property Breaking News, Ranjan Bhattacharya and Andrew Roberts examine the contentious proposal of tenants’ right to...

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Foundation offers consumer buy to let mortgages

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

30th August 2024, 2 years ago | 0

Foundation Home Loans, the intermediary-only specialist lender, has announced that consumer buy to let (CBTL) mortgages are now accepted as...

Generation Z landlords on the rise as property investment gains popularity

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

21st August 2024, 2 years ago | 9

More than 3,000 buy-to-let landlords in the UK are now under the age of 21, according to a new study....

Boom for holiday let mortgages

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

20th August 2024, 2 years ago | 2

The number of mortgage options available for holiday let landlords has significantly increased, an analysis reveals. But tax changes will...

Rent arrears soar leaving landlords struggling with shortfalls

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

15th August 2024, 2 years ago | 2

Rent arrears have surged by a staggering 30% year-on-year, according to new data Deposit alternative provider Reposit reveals the average...

What does Labour’s hardship test mean for landlords?

Author: David Coughlin - Landlord Sales Agency

14th August 2024, 2 years ago | 0

Just when landlords thought it could not get any worse, it seems it has! It’s all over the news that...

Top buy to let hotspots revealed

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

14th August 2024, 2 years ago | 1

There are 129 locations where rent prices have climbed while house prices stagnated or declined, creating exceptional property investment opportunities,...

Landlords enjoy the PRS boom but fear rent controls

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

13th August 2024, 2 years ago | 3

Landlords are reaping the rewards of a booming rental market with record-high yields and robust tenant demand, but the spectre...

Rents continue rising as the North outpaces London

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

13th August 2024, 2 years ago | 0

Rents across Great Britain continued their upward trajectory in July, with the North of England outpacing the capital by a...

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TML and CHL are the latest to cut BTL rates

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

9th August 2024, 2 years ago | 1

The Mortgage Lender (TML) and CHL Mortgages have both announced rate cuts across their buy to let product ranges as...

Rightmove and OpenRent U-turn in partnership shock

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

9th August 2024, 2 years ago | 0

An announcement last night (8 August) has upended Tuesday’s announcement that Rightmove had severed ties with OpenRent. The property portal...

Landlords using OpenRent to lose Rightmove access

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

6th August 2024, 2 years ago | 10

Landlords using OpenRent to find tenants will lose Rightmove access, it has been announced today (6 August). Rightmove says it...

Flats emerge as the top buy to let investment

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

6th August 2024, 2 years ago | 6

Falling property values and soaring rents make flats the most profitable option for landlords, according to new research. The findings...

How to turn non-profitable headache portfolios into slick, high profit machines again

Author: David Coughlin - Landlord Sales Agency

2nd August 2024, 2 years ago | 0

Landlord Sales Agency has been touted as the UK’s best company for landlords to go to who are looking to...

Property expert slams tax changes for driving landlords out of the market

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

2nd August 2024, 2 years ago | 2

Tax crackdown on landlords is making Britain’s housing crisis worse, says property expert. Guy Gittins, chief executive of letting agents...

Landlords point to eviction reform to boost buy to let investment

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

24th July 2024, 2 years ago | 8

Landlords say that a more efficient eviction system is the best way to encourage increased investment in the buy to...