Tag: UK Finance

Buy to let mortgage arrears fall

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

19th May 2025, 11 months ago | 0

The number of buy to let mortgages in arrears has fallen by 6% from the previous quarter, reaching 11,830, or...

The great EPC fiasco: Labour’s Net Zero madness WILL cripple landlords

Author: Landlord Crusader

9th May 2025, 12 months ago | 15

A few weeks ago, I warned that the private rented sector (PRS) faces a far graver threat from the government’s...

2028 EPC deadline could cut rental supply, warns UK Finance

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

9th May 2025, 12 months ago | 4

The government should abandon the 2028 deadline for all new tenancies to meet EPC C targets, claims UK Finance. In...

Buy to let mortgage arrears dip

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

7th February 2025, 1 year ago | 0

Data from trade body UK Finance has revealed a drop in the number of landlords in buy to let mortgage...

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Fewer PRS homes in 2025 as BTL lending set to fall

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

17th December 2024, 1 year ago | 3

A predicted decline in BTL lending to private sector landlords may reduce the number of homes to rent in 2025,...

Chancellor Rachel Reeves eyes capital gains tax hike to 39%

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

14th October 2024, 2 years ago | 6

Chancellor Rachel Reeves could hike capital gains tax to a whopping 39%, according to The Guardian. The newspaper reports the...

Zoopla’s boss predicts a shift to corporate landlords for the PRS

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

31st July 2024, 2 years ago | 36

The boss of property listings website Zoopla, Charlie Bryant, says that being a private landlord is no longer financially viable...

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Surge in buy-to-let landlords plunging into mortgage arrears

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

8th March 2024, 2 years ago | 6

The number of buy-to-let landlords falling into arrears has surged, according to new figures. According to UK Finance, more than...

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Mortgage arrears climb as landlords and homeowners struggle

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

13th February 2024, 2 years ago | 2

The number of homeowners and landlords falling behind with mortgage payments has jumped, according to UK Finance. The trade body...

Generation Rent appeals to mortgage lenders not to evict tenants

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

30th August 2023, 3 years ago | 30

In a bid to safeguard tenants facing potential homelessness when a landlord falls into BTL mortgage arrears, one tenants’ rights...

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Number of BTL landlord repossessions jumps

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

11th August 2023, 3 years ago | 3

Growing numbers of landlords are struggling to pay their mortgages and are having their rental homes repossessed, official figures reveal....

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BTL repossessions rocket by 28% in the first quarter

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

23rd May 2023, 3 years ago | 0

There’s grim news for BTL landlords and homeowners alike as the cost-of-living crisis tightens its grip to push up mortgage...