Tag: Property market

BTL mortgage rates predicted to fall further

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

18th February 2025, 1 year ago | 0

The Bank of England’s recent base rate drop, coupled with declining swap rates, hints at improved BTL mortgage affordability, Octane...

The top 10 best property investment hotspots – Colliers

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

17th February 2025, 1 year ago | 0

Edinburgh has retained its top ranking for residential investment for the third time, according to an analysis by Colliers. The...

Rent boom predicted for the ‘Silicon Valley of Europe’

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

14th February 2025, 1 year ago | 3

The government’s plan to establish a ‘Silicon Valley of Europe’ along the Oxford-Cambridge Arc could cause local rent prices to...

Service charges soar to hit record high

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

13th February 2025, 1 year ago | 0

Flat owners in England and Wales face escalating costs as annual service charges surge to £2,300 – leaping by 11%...

Tenants rent for longer as new tenancies plummet

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

12th February 2025, 1 year ago | 4

The number of new rental agreements in England and Wales have reached their lowest point in eight years, according to...

Scottish rents outpace inflation since rent controls

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

10th February 2025, 1 year ago | 2

Rent increases in Scotland have accelerated since the introduction of rent controls in September 2022, rising faster and higher than...

Industry body urges support for landlords rather than punishment to fix rental crisis

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

10th February 2025, 1 year ago | 0

Incentivising, rather than penalising good landlords, is the key to beating supply and demand issues, says Propertymark. According to Propertymark’s...

PRS crisis deepens as landlords plan exit and rents surge

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

6th February 2025, 1 year ago | 19

The deepening crisis in the UK’s private rented sector has been laid bare with a survey revealing that landlord confidence...

Rents and voids rise as advertised prices fall short

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

4th February 2025, 1 year ago | 0

Rents climbed 4.6% in January compared to last year, reaching an average of £1,207 per property, according to the Goodlord...

UK house price growth slowed in January

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

3rd February 2025, 1 year ago | 0

The UK’s housing market saw a slowdown in price growth last month with an annual increase of 4.1%, a dip...

Hull is the cheapest city for renters in the UK

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

31st January 2025, 1 year ago | 0

Hull is the most affordable city for renters, according to Rightmove. It found that the average advertised rent in the...

UK housing market sees strongest start in three years – Zoopla

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

30th January 2025, 1 year ago | 0

The UK’s housing market has seen its strongest beginning in three years, with new sales agreements surging 12% compared to...

Rents soar over 10 years by up to 72%

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

30th January 2025, 1 year ago | 5

The rise in rents across England and Wales over the past decade shows that the most dramatic increase was for...

Commercial property investment surges as interest rates fall

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

29th January 2025, 1 year ago | 0

There has been a big increase in demand for commercial property investment compared to the same period last year, coinciding...

Landlords selling up is fuelling the UK’s housing crisis

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

29th January 2025, 1 year ago | 11

A Parliamentary report has underlined the critical connection between inadequate Local Housing Allowance (LHA) rates and the mounting risk of...

Rents outside London fall for the first time since 2019

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

28th January 2025, 1 year ago | 0

The average advertised rent of properties coming to market outside of London has fallen this quarter for the first time...

Landlords could see tenants moving in without paying rent

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

22nd January 2025, 1 year ago | 67

Real estate firm Knight Frank has issued a stark warning that tenants could move into properties without paying any rent...

Fewer than 10% of homes will be SDLT free from April

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

22nd January 2025, 1 year ago | 0

There will be a big drop in the availability of stamp duty-free homes from April 1st when the current stamp...

Renters rush to move in the next six months

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

22nd January 2025, 1 year ago | 9

More than half of the UK’s renters are looking to move home within the next six months, research reveals. According...

Roma Finance and HTB unveil new products

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

21st January 2025, 1 year ago | 0

Roma Finance has launched RomaPro, a new buy to let funding solution designed for property investors which is available exclusively...