Tag: UK Housing Market

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...

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...

UK housing market sees strongest start in three years – Zoopla

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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...

Tenants still struggling despite slowing rent growth warns charity

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

29th January 2025, 1 year ago | 0

A debt charity is warning that tenants are facing ongoing financial difficulties, despite new data pointing to the slowest increase...

Rents outside London fall for the first time since 2019

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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...

Landlord confidence rises amidst Renters’ Rights Bill concerns

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28th January 2025, 1 year ago | 5

There has been a rise in landlord optimism, despite the introduction of higher Capital Gains Tax (CGT) and the potential...

Lettings body warns against Renters’ Rights Bill clauses

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24th January 2025, 1 year ago | 7

Letting body safeagent is urging the government to withdraw two new clauses from the Renters’ Rights Bill, warning they could...

Landlords delay rental property EPC upgrades

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24th January 2025, 1 year ago | 29

More than half of landlords with properties with an energy performance certificate (EPC) rating below C are delaying essential upgrades...

Market sees record home seller numbers and rising prices – Rightmove

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20th January 2025, 1 year ago | 0

The average price of property coming to market in the UK has risen by 1.7% this month to £366,189, the...

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

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

13th January 2025, 1 year ago | 0

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

January sales: One third of homes have prices cut

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

10th January 2025, 1 year ago | 0

An analysis of more than 322,000 homes currently listed for sale found that 113,612 properties have seen the asking price...

London rents will rise slightly as market adjusts – Chestertons

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

6th January 2025, 1 year ago | 3

London’s private rented sector is experiencing a period of moderation, with Chestertons forecasting rent increases of just 1.5% – that’s...

Positive property market for 2025 as stamp duty changes drive surge in transactions

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

2nd January 2025, 1 year ago | 0

The majority of letting agents (76%) believe 2025 will be a positive year for the property market, but the looming...

House prices edge upward as market shows signs of recovery

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31st December 2024, 1 year ago | 0

House prices in England and Wales saw a modest increase in November, rising 0.2% to an average of £358,800, e.surv...

Buy to let lending set to soar – IMLA

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

31st December 2024, 1 year ago | 6

The Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA) is forecasting a 14% surge in buy to let lending in 2025, reaching £38...

Councils fail to enforce EPC rules

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

30th December 2024, 1 year ago | 10

Councils in England are neglecting to enforce energy performance certificate (EPC) regulations in the private rented sector (PRS) which is...

Corporate landlords replacing private buy to let landlords

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th December 2024, 1 year ago | 9

More corporate landlords will enter the private rented sector in 2025, as they are less impacted by new rules and...

Rents to rise by 3% as tenant demand exceeds pre-pandemic levels

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

20th December 2024, 1 year ago | 2

The UK’s private rented sector remains competitive, with demand for rental properties outpacing supply, Rightmove says. Its research reveals that...

Rents and house prices will rise in 2025 – Jackson-Stops

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

18th December 2024, 1 year ago | 0

The estate agency Jackson-Stops is predicting a 2-3% rise in rents across its network in the next 12 months. However,...

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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,...