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Rents are cooling – but tenants still expect to pay...
Buy to let rent increases are slowing down – but 60% of tenants still expect to pay more to landlords by the end of the year.
Fair wear and tear – downside of longer tenancies?
The good news for landlords that tenancies are getting longer, may well be tempered by the warning from the Association of Independent...
Property investors target better yields
Property investors are targeting high-yielding HMOs and commercial property in a switch away from buy to let, according to a new survey.
Police on high after closing 5,000 cannabis factories
Police are on a high after closing 5,000 cannabis factories across the North West in the past three years – and are urging landlords...
Bad bank profits leap to £1 billion
The ‘bad bank’ that owns former buy to let specialist Mortgage Express has announced a massive surge in pre-tax profits to just...
Let to buy is soaring, say lenders and letting agents
The broken housing market is pushing more accidental landlords into the buy to let market, according to lenders and letting agents.
Buy to let frenzy leads to 110% rise in bridging finance
Buy to let investors looking for money to close deals pushed loan values for short term bridging lenders up 110% to £911 million last...
