Landlord News

Landlord News from Property118 brings you the most important updates in UK private renting, from legislative changes and finance developments to market trends and regulatory guidance. Published daily by our editorial team, this archive is your go-to source for practical and authoritative insight into disrupting and emerging issues in the PRS.

Whether it’s a change in tax treatment, new lender criteria, or shifts in pricing and demand, the stories you’ll find here are carefully curated to keep landlords informed and ready to adapt. Bookmark this page to stay updated with fast, relevant, and reliable landlord news.

Professional landlords snap up more homes to let. Buy to let accounted for nearly 10% of all mortgage broker business in the three months ending September 30

Author: Mark Alexander

1st November 2010, 15 years ago | 0

Experienced landlords are still expanding their buy to let portfolios and accounted for nearly 10% of all mortgage broker business...

Claiming property business expenses as a landlord. Here are some tips about some of the expenses that cause landlords and their accountants the most problems.

Author: Mark Alexander

1st November 2010, 15 years ago | 1

Buy to let property investors pay too much tax because they do not know how to claim property business expenses....

University cities are running out of student digs

Author: Mark Alexander

1st November 2010, 15 years ago | 0

Many of Britain’s leading university cities are running out of accommodation for students, according to a report by a leading...

Guide to keeping financial records for a property business

Author: Mark Alexander

1st November 2010, 15 years ago | 0

As the deadlines for filing rental accounts fast approach, here’s a quick guide to how the taxman expects property investors...

Bunch of robbing bankers, by co-founder of The Money Centre, Mike Woodfine

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

1st November 2010, 15 years ago | 1

By Mike Woodfine, Co-founder of The Money Centre. Interest margins are extortionate – you need an unsecured loan to pay...

The History of Buy to Let Sale and Rent Back

Author: Mark Alexander

28th October 2010, 15 years ago | 6

By Mark Alexander. I closed my first Sale and Rent Back, “SARB”, deal in 1990. It wasn’t for me personally...

Making sure a selling price adds up for capital gains. Property investors must know the break-even figure to set the asking price and to negotiate with a prospective buyer who makes an offer

Author: Mark Alexander

28th October 2010, 15 years ago | 0

House sellers need to do their sums before accepting an offer on a property investment to make sure the figures...

Don’t let house price surveys build up your hopes. Deciding which house price survey to trust is easy – none of them

Author: Mark Alexander

28th October 2010, 15 years ago | 0

House price surveys are nonsense – and do not offer anything other than an indication of the value of a...

Property118 Monthly Reader Poll

Property118 Monthly Reader Poll

Florida Property PART TWO – examples of sales now being completed in the Orlando area for the long term rental market. These are not holiday homes but could be! Values have crashed to 50% below what you would have paid 4 years ago

Author: Mark Alexander

28th October 2010, 15 years ago | 0

Click on the link below to view examples of sales now being completed in the Orlando area for the long...

Property investors must act to avoid 40% tax bill

Author: Mark Alexander

28th October 2010, 15 years ago | 0

The best laid Tory plans to boost inheritance tax (IHT) thresholds to £1 million after the election were shelved as...

House prices still up 8.3% on last year despite slowdown.

Author: Mark Alexander

28th October 2010, 15 years ago | 0

The latest house price surveys confirm what everyone already knows – house prices are stuck in a rut and mortgage...

Property rental FAQ offered free by watchdog. Free guide from the Property Ombudsman that explains the rights of both sides on issues that provoke upsets

Author: Mark Alexander

28th October 2010, 15 years ago | 0

Landlords can smooth out disagreements with tenants by offering them a free guide that explains the rights of both sides...

The history of No Money Down and Instant Remortgages since 1992

Author: Mark Alexander

28th October 2010, 15 years ago | 8

It was 1992, we were at the tail of the property crash of the late 80’s and early 90’s. I was...

Falling rates boost buy to let mortgages.

Author: Mark Alexander

28th October 2010, 15 years ago | 0

Buy to let mortgage rates are steadily falling while the number of lenders is increasing. BM Solutions is the latest...

Landlords set to profit from generation of renters. Housing minister Grant Shapps has told the nation that Britain cannot afford another boom-and-bust house price explosion

Author: Mark Alexander

28th October 2010, 15 years ago | 0

Property investors are witnessing a shift in the housing market that will affect people’s attitudes to buying and renting homes...

Florida Property PART ONE – Mark Alexander, will spend the next three weeks in the Sunshine State investigating opportunities following the spectacular collapse in Florida property values

Author: Mark Alexander

28th October 2010, 15 years ago | 1

Perhaps one of the Worlds most spectacular property market crashes of recent years has been in the areas surrounding Disneyworld...

Britain’s biggest private landlord banks on buying refurbs.

Author: Mark Alexander

28th October 2010, 15 years ago | 0

Britain’s largest private residential landlord is celebrating that the firm’s portfolio of 13,000 properties is outperforming the market. The £1.6...

The Money Centre reports on how SIPPS pension rule changes may allow buy to let homes

Author: Mark Alexander

28th October 2010, 15 years ago | 0

Ministers may consider including residential investment property in self-invested pension schemes (SIPPS) that would lead to a major pension industry...