Tag: UK Housing Market

‘Unmortgageable’ homes tempt buy to let investors

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

7th August 2026, 2 weeks ago | 3

Landlords prepared to renovate difficult properties could find lucrative buy to let opportunities among 1.5 million UK homes that many...

UK house price growth slows as sales fall 9%

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

30th July 2026, 3 weeks ago | 0

The UK’s house price growth has slowed to 1.3% as higher mortgage rates and political uncertainty pushed sales agreed 9%...

Landlords face mortgage squeeze as borrowing costs rise

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

26th May 2026, 3 months ago | 0

Landlords weighing up remortgages, sales or new purchases could see mortgage costs rise this year thanks to a looming bonds...

Collapsed house moves cost the UK £2bn

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

21st May 2026, 3 months ago | 0

Landlords watching the sales market face another warning sign, with failed house moves now estimated to be costing the UK...

UK house price growth rises to 3% – Nationwide

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

5th May 2026, 4 months ago | 1

Annual UK house prices rose by 3%, up from 2.2% in March, while prices increased by 0.4% month on month...

UK property market attracts global investors

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

13th January 2026, 7 months ago | 0

Demand for UK property is soaring, driven by interest from overseas buyers, according to new research. Data by Butterfield mortgages...

RICS survey shows housing market weakens again after Autumn Budget

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

12th December 2025, 8 months ago | 0

UK housing activity weakened again in November as speculation around the Autumn Budget sapped confidence and pushed key indicators further...

Rising rents contrast with better affordability for first-time buyers

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

3rd December 2025, 9 months ago | 1

First-time buyer affordability has improved over the last year, but rent costs continue to rise, according to a new report....

Elizabeth line drives surge in rents as commuter towns soar ahead

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

19th November 2025, 9 months ago | 0

Rents along the Elizabeth line have surged ahead of the wider London market, with some commuter towns recording growth of...

Budget speculation cools housing market activity

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

17th November 2025, 9 months ago | 0

Average seller asking prices for homes have slipped by 1.8% this month, dragging the national figure to £364,833 and signalling...

Housing market slows as pre-Budget uncertainty hits confidence

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

13th November 2025, 9 months ago | 0

The UK’s housing market has stalled as anxiety over the upcoming Autumn Budget weighs heavily on both buyers and sellers,...

Wales and the North East hit hardest as rental affordability gap widens

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

12th November 2025, 9 months ago | 0

Wales and the North East are bearing the brunt of the UK’s widening rental affordability divide, new figures reveal. ARLA...

Regulation blamed for slump in new-build housing supply

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

5th November 2025, 10 months ago | 2

“Regulatory bottlenecks” are to blame for a decline in new-build supply, according to new research. Data by Property Inspect reveals...

Landlord optimism surges as confidence rebounds in the buy to let market

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

4th November 2025, 10 months ago | 2

Positivity is returning to the buy to let sector, with landlord confidence more than doubling since last year’s Autumn Budget,...

Two incomes no longer enough as first-time buyers hit affordability wall

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

24th October 2025, 10 months ago | 5

A growing number of aspiring first-time buyers are discovering that even two salaries may no longer be enough to get a...

House price growth slows ahead of Autumn Budget

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

20th October 2025, 10 months ago | 0

Speculation around the Autumn Budget has left the housing market on edge, with growth smaller than usual. According to Rightmove’s...

Mortgage rates edge up after eight-month decline

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

14th October 2025, 10 months ago | 0

Mortgage costs have crept higher for the first time in eight months, with two- and five-year fixed-rate deals increasing by...

Autumn Budget uncertainty keeps house prices under pressure

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

13th October 2025, 10 months ago | 0

The upcoming Autumn Budget is expected to leave house prices constrained as uncertainty looms. According to the latest Acadata House...

Abolish landlords? Bring it on!

Author: Landlord Crusader

9th October 2025, 11 months ago | 13

Last weekend, Green Party members voted like lemmings to ‘seek the effective abolition of private landlordism’ at their conference in...

Landlords miss out on Conservative promise to scrap stamp duty

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

8th October 2025, 11 months ago | 2

The Conservatives have pledged to scrap stamp duty if they win the next election. Speaking at the Conservative Party Conference,...