Tag: Property market

North East beats London for best BTL returns

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

6th February 2025, 2 years ago | 0

The North East has delivered the highest average rental yield for buy to let investors over the past five years,...

Rents and voids rise as advertised prices fall short

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

4th February 2025, 2 years 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, 2 years 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, 2 years 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, 2 years 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, 2 years 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, 2 years 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, 2 years 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, 2 years 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, 2 years 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, 2 years 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, 2 years 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, 2 years ago | 0

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

The UK’s house prices stabilise in December

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

21st January 2025, 2 years ago | 0

The average sale price of a home in England and Wales nudged higher in December, increasing by 0.2% to £357,400,...

Labour’s EPC targets for landlords could spark ‘frenzy’

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

16th January 2025, 2 years ago | 6

Labour’s energy performance certificate (EPC) targets for landlords will drive Britain’s property market into a ‘frenzy’ and worsen the housing...

Landlords are selling up because of legislation and tax changes

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

15th January 2025, 2 years ago | 20

Most landlords planning to exit the private rented sector (PRS) within the next two years are driven by concerns over...

First-time buyers scramble ahead of stamp duty hike

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

14th January 2025, 2 years ago | 0

First-time buyers are rushing to complete property purchases before the stamp duty increase comes into effect in April, Hamptons reveals....

Just half of UK homes increased in value last year – Zoopla

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

14th January 2025, 2 years ago | 0

Half of the UK’s 30 million homes increased in value in 2024 as house prices returned to growth following a...

House seller gains slip below £100k as price growth weakens

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

13th January 2025, 2 years ago | 0

House sellers in England and Wales saw their average profit slip below £100,000 last year, down from a record high...

UK house prices fell in December – Halifax

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

7th January 2025, 2 years ago | 0

House prices in the UK ended 2024 with a year-on-year increase of 3.3%, despite a slight 0.2% dip in December,...

More homes on sale with higher EPC ratings

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

6th January 2025, 2 years ago | 2

Research reveals that 60% of all homes reaching the market over the past year held an EPC rating of C...