Property Investment News

Government’s PRS strategy is ‘in tatters’

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

17th November 2022, 4 years ago | 11

Government policy has left the private rented sector (PRS) ‘in tatters’ as figures show the number of homes to rent...

The UK’s house prices stall – but rents rise

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

16th November 2022, 4 years ago | 1

The UK’s average house price increased by 9.5% over the year to September, down from 13.1% in August, data from...

1 in 5 landlords are looking to reduce portfolios

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

16th November 2022, 4 years ago | 2

Landlords are making big adjustments to their portfolios to meet the cost-of-living crisis, research reveals. According to Handelsbanken, nearly three...

Average house price falls £4,159 in a month

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

14th November 2022, 4 years ago | 0

The average price of a property in the UK fell by 1.1% or £4,159 in October, data from Rightmove reveals....

FAO Shelter – This is not a love note from The Landlord Crusader

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

11th November 2022, 4 years ago | 56

It’s a good job I was sitting down when I read a striking story on Property118 this week because it...

Rental market picks up steam while house sales stall

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

10th November 2022, 4 years ago | 0

Demand across the lettings market is high and continues to push rents up, the latest surveyors’ report reveals. RICS says...

Landlords accused of ‘kicking out’ tenants for asylum seekers

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

9th November 2022, 4 years ago | 17

A councillor has accused private landlords of kicking out tenants to make room for asylum seekers because the landlord can...

More than a quarter of landlords want to sell – claim

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

8th November 2022, 4 years ago | 1

More than a quarter of landlords are planning to sell their rental properties because of the current buy to let...

Landlords pay up to 7.7% more for BTLs in high demand areas

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

7th November 2022, 4 years ago | 0

Landlords looking to reduce void periods by investing in a buy-to-let within an area of high rental demand will pay...

Increasing BTL mortgage costs will ‘put the market under pressure’

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

7th November 2022, 4 years ago | 0

The recent rise in the Bank of England base rate will put the BTL market under pressure, one broker says....

Northern Ireland report rejects rent controls

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

4th November 2022, 4 years ago | 1

The Northern Ireland Assembly has published independent research on what a rent decrease of up to 10% and/or a rent...

The Bank of England base rate rise – industry reacts

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

3rd November 2022, 4 years ago | 1

Reaction from the worlds of property and finance was swift after the Bank of England announced that its base rate...

19% inflation and 6% Bank Base Rate

Author: Mark Alexander

24th August 2022, 4 years ago | 5

Only this week, Citibank predicted that UK inflation would exceed 18% by January next year and that the Bank of...

Introducing Property118 TV

Author: Mark Alexander

9th May 2020, 6 years ago | 3

Property118 TV has launched on YouTube. An 8 minute introductory video explains what the Property118 TV channel is all about...

LBTT for sole owner landlord incorporation in Scotland

Author: Mark Alexander

7th February 2020, 7 years ago | 0

If you are a landlord in Scotland and you own properties in your own name, you might be considering transferring...

Surely there must be a more tax efficient way?

Author: Readers Question

14th August 2019, 7 years ago | 20

In a nutshell; my wife and I own a trading company which produces profits of circa £200,000 a year. The...

Rent to Rent Tips, Advice and Case Study

Author: Mark Alexander

9th August 2019, 7 years ago | 0

We first published this article back in 2013. It has been resurrected because the information provided within it is just...

Can Lifetime BTL Mortgages be used to accelerate our plans?

Author: Readers Question

3rd August 2019, 7 years ago | 42

Since reading two recent articles about Lifetime BTL Mortgages my head has been spinning with ideas, my conclusions from which...