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Alternative Text: Rising percentage symbols illustrate increasing buy to let mortgage rates and higher borrowing costs.

Buy to let mortgage rates set to rise

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

8th September 2026, 3 days ago | 0

Buy to let mortgage rates are beginning to move higher as lenders respond to rising swap rates, with several providers...

Dart hitting a target beside a Build to Rent development, representing property investors targeting the sector.

Property investors target Build to Rent

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

7th September 2026, 4 days ago | 0

Around 71% of property investors plan to invest in Build to Rent, despite a sharp fall in new developments starting...

Green upward and red downward arrows illustrate contrasting house price trends in UK commuter towns.

Revealed: Commuter towns with strongest asking price growth

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

1st September 2026, 1 week ago | 0

The strongest growth in asking prices is in commuter towns around Glasgow and Manchester, according to Rightmove. Data from the...

UK housing map showing rising home searches as buyers return to the property market

House buyer searches rise across Britain

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th August 2026, 2 weeks ago | 0

Landlords considering selling up should note that house buyer searches have risen by 7% compared with last year, although agreed...

Landlord sell-off sign above flats for sale as investors exit the buy-to-let market

Landlord flat sell-off puts prices under pressure

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

26th August 2026, 2 weeks ago | 1

More than one in four flats for sale were previously let as landlords continue to dispose of properties hit by...

New-build homes with a price-cut tag as a developer resists reducing asking prices

Developers resist new-build price cuts on homes not selling

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

25th August 2026, 2 weeks ago | 0

Landlords considering new-build home purchases are finding developers reluctant to cut asking prices, even when the properties remain unsold for...

For sale sign outside a UK home illustrating falling house prices and increased seller competition

Landlords push for bigger property discounts

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

17th August 2026, 4 weeks ago | 0

Buy to let investors are making more aggressive offers as the housing market slows, with landlords accounting for 14.1% of...

Build-to-rent starts fall 79% as construction activity slows on UK residential developments.

Build-to-rent starts plunge 79%

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

14th August 2026, 4 weeks ago | 4

Starts on new build-to-rent homes fell 79% in the year to June 2026, according to a Savills analysis for Real...

Landlord walking away from rental properties beside a for sale sign marked “Not Selling”

Housing market remains weak as landlords leave and buyer demand falls

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

13th August 2026, 4 weeks ago | 17

The rental market remains constrained by a lack of supply as some landlords choose to leave the sector. The latest...

Laptop showing a search for buy-to-let mortgages as landlord search activity slips in July

Buy to let mortgage searches ease in July

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

12th August 2026, 4 weeks ago | 0

Buy to let mortgage searches slipped in July as landlords continued to weigh borrowing costs, taxation and regulation before committing...

Housing crisis concept showing homes trapped in a large pit beside stalled new-build developments.

Housing crisis deepens as new build developments drop

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

15th July 2026, 2 months ago | 0

Despite the government’s pledge to deliver 1.5 million homes, the number of new-build housing developments coming to market is at...

Prospective tenants view rental homes as fewer landlords enter the private rented sector amid rising demand.

PRS sees housing supply squeeze as tenant demand rises – RICS

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

9th July 2026, 2 months ago | 1

There’s more evidence of fewer landlords offering homes in the PRS with a drop in landlord instructions, despite tenant demand...

Clock with house-shaped hands and pound symbols illustrating gradual UK house price growth amid market uncertainty.

UK house prices edge up as market remains subdued

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

2nd July 2026, 2 months ago | 0

House prices are ticking up slowly as political uncertainty continues to cause a slowdown, according to the Nationwide house price...

Koala holding a housing market sign highlighting falling buyer demand amid higher mortgage rates.

Housing market slows as buyer demand falls

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

30th June 2026, 2 months ago | 0

Sales have fallen and mortgage rates have risen as political uncertainty continues to weigh on the housing market, according to...

Illustration of proposed property sales packs and digital reforms aimed at speeding up home purchases in England.

Government unveils far-reaching home buying and selling reforms

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

19th June 2026, 3 months ago | 5

Home buyers could save four weeks and first-time buyers an average of £650 under government plans to overhaul England’s property...

Illustration showing UK house prices rising faster than flat prices, widening the value gap between property types.

House and flat price gap hits 30-year high

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

18th June 2026, 3 months ago | 0

Houses now cost 1.7 times more than flats across the UK, as weaker flat price growth and leasehold costs widen...

UK house prices rise across most regions while London property values decline by 3.6% in April

House prices rise 1.7% as London values fall

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th May 2026, 4 months ago | 2

House prices are rising in most parts of Britain, but the latest figures show London moving in the opposite direction....

Property investor reviewing UK housing portfolio and homes for sale amid changing landlord regulations

Professional landlords still eyeing portfolio growth

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

26th May 2026, 4 months ago | 1

Landlords with larger portfolios are still looking to buy despite the Renters’ Rights Act, higher costs and uncertainty over the...