Landlords looking to reduce void periods by investing in a buy-to-let within an area of high rental demand will pay an average of 6.2% more for the pleasure, research reveals. The latest market analysis by mortgage experts, Revolution Brokers, looked at the average price for a buy-to-let investment in England and how this differs between […]

The recent rise in the Bank of England base rate will put the BTL market under pressure, one broker says. Property Master says that with BTL mortgage costs set to increase further after the base rate hike, landlords need to look at the products available – and whether they should fix now before rates increase. […]

Hello, So it has come to pass!  I have finally decided we must collectively and actively respond to the bludgeoning government policy against landlords where it hurts most – their voter base. I will be starting a Change.org campaign which, if it reaches 10,000 signatures, will be debated in Parliament. This should be easy to […]

Where to begin? With the media buzzwords? With various organisations calling for a rent cap in England? Or the real reason a rent freeze is coming which was revealed on Thursday (which I will come to)? Leaving aside that there is a perfect storm brewing, is there really a private landlord anywhere in England who […]

Simon Zutshi, is giving this valuable gift to the clients on his database and has agreed for us to also give it to you, as one of our subscribers. Thank you Simon. Last week Simon launched his new six-module online HMO 2.0 Home Study Programme (£1497+VAT), for which enrolment closed on Thursday. As a thank […]

Hello everyone, I’ve just had a reply from Serco regarding their offer to take a properties to be used by the Home Office for asylum seeker use…. I welcome any comments good or bad – what do you think of this? What other questions do you have? Pitfalls? ———————- Thank you for your enquiry to […]

The personal finance reporter for the Telegraph, Alexa Phillips, is looking to talk to landlords who have been dealing with rent arrears to help build an article. Alexa and the Telegraph team are interested in speaking to Property118 landlords who have made claims on their rent guarantee insurance or who did not get insurance and […]

The scale of the situation for landlords having to improve their rental properties to meet the energy performance certificate (EPC) standard of C has been laid bare in new research. According to Shawbrook, seven in 10 (71%) landlords in the UK still own rental properties with an EPC rating of D or below. Their study […]

The Northern Ireland Assembly has published independent research on what a rent decrease of up to 10% and/or a rent freeze for up to four years will do the private rental sector. Under the Private Tenancies Act (Northern Ireland) 2022, section 7 amended the Private Tenancies (Northern Ireland) Order 2006, so that the frequency of […]

Reaction from the worlds of property and finance was swift after the Bank of England announced that its base rate would increase to 3%. That means lending for landlords looking for a new mortgage deal just got more expensive. Angus Stewart, the chief executive of Property Master, an online broker for BTL mortgages, said: “Landlords […]

In an outbreak of predictability, when we all know the Base Rate is heading towards 4% to keep up with the Dollar and the Fed, The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) voted 7-2 for an increase of 0.75% to a total 3%. The two dissenting Doves wanted increases of either 0.5% or 0.25%. The MPC is […]

Not only will rents rise but tenants will find it more difficult to find homes over the next year or two as landlords will be struggling with higher mortgage rates, MPs have been told. At the Commons Treasury Committee, a range of mortgage experts told MPs about the state of the market and what will […]

A government adviser is urging the scrapping of tax perks for holiday lets which could see tax bills increasing by thousands of pounds every year for landlords. The Office for Tax Simplification (OTS) is recommending that the government stops the owners of a furnished holiday let from offsetting mortgage interest payments against their income tax […]

UK Finance says a ‘strategic reset’ is needed for the country and government to achieve Net Zero homes. The organisations say this is ‘the number one policy issue facing future generations’. In a report, it says that UK homes are the least energy efficient in Europe, with the heating of our homes representing 14% of […]

The volume of viewing requests from potential tenants has risen so steeply that some landlords are now putting adverts for their properties on hold as they deal with the elevated level of demand, research reveals. With competition fierce among renters, it’s now taking an average of just four days to let a rental property, according […]

Hi all, I’m perplexed by a recent request for information from the council. I’ve operated an HMO in Northampton for several years. It has valid gas, electric and EPC certificates, alarms, fire doors, etc. IMHO, nothing amiss with it. Some years ago, the LA applied an Article 4 direction to the area and I thus […]

Hello, I hope someone can advise, appreciated if so. We have a nightmare of a freeholder. We recently had one of our flats have an EPC certification. The main improvement to bring it to where it needs to be (c) was having Cavity wall insulation So, if I write to the freeholder and he does […]

Our Hon. Legal Counsel, Mark Smith, Head of Chambers at Cotswold Barristers, will be presenting an overview of several landlord tax strategies at the pin meeting Thursday 3rd November. The Canary Wharf meeting will be held at The Hilton London Canary Wharf, South Quay Square, Marsh Wall, London, E14 9SH Hosted by Martin Skinner on […]

Hi All, I recently purchased my first property and decided to rent a few rooms out to help cover the cost of running the place. I’m a live-in landlord and registered to vote there, this is in the Portsmouth area. But do spend most of my time at my partners as its considerably closer to work. […]

A total of £214.7 million in bridging loans was transacted by contributors during the third quarter – the third consecutive quarterly increase and a 20% rise on Q2, research reveals. The latest Bridging Trends figures show this is the highest contributor lending amount since they began recording data in 2015. Preventing a chain break was […]

The Bank of England looks set to raise interest rates at its meeting tomorrow – and it could be the biggest rise in 33 years. The market is pricing in a rise of 0.75% to 3% because the Bank is tightening monetary policy in a bid to tame inflation. And with the Chancellor’s fiscal statement […]