Category: Landlord News
House prices where you live, 2023’s slower growth, landlords adapt for older tenants, Renters Reform Bill
The latest UK property news focuses on the movement in house prices – examining the picture both locally and nationally. In the private rented sector, headlines reveal the extent to which many landlords are prepared to adapt their properties to …
UK property news: Buy to let mortgage clampdown, house price index, average £2,000 loss of income, and energy efficiency plans scotched
The rate of inflation and its associated escalation of the cost of living inevitably affects the housing market – for landlords and homeowners alike. This is reflected in recent property news headlines … Buy to let mortgage curbs – more …
Autumn Statement impacts landlords, green finance options, UK house price 2-year forecast, and other UK property news
Recent property news headlines have naturally taken their lead from the recent Chancellor’s Autumn statement and commentary on the prevailing economic climate. The latter throws into starker relief some of the advantages of buying new-build homes, a look at the …
Stamp Duty, UK house prices, multi-generational living, EPCs by region and other UK property news
UK property news headlines are inevitably underscored by the adverse headwinds of the underlying British economy – currently challenged by inflation, a rising cost of living, and declining currency exchange rates. A reduction in Stamp Duty may yet help to …
Landlord guidance: Fire door safety in HMO’s and flats
Every year, Fire Door Safety Week offers a timely reminder for landlords to pay attention to the vital importance of fire doors – in 2022, the occasion runs from the 31st of October until the 4th of November. Fire doors …
Equity release is booming, new mortgage lending, landlords incorporate, and other UK property news
Recent UK property news highlights a surge in equity release agreements and a significant injection of new mortgage lending. Meanwhile, landlords look to the advantages of operating as a limited liability company although many are also in danger of quitting …
Renters want “bills included”, house price index, landlords may sell if “no-fault evictions disappear, and other UK property news
Current property news reveals some more of the potential fault-lines in the UK housing market. Inflation and the rising costs of living encourage would-be tenants to ask for tenancies with all bills paid. The house price index shows some signs …
Post-pandemic house prices, cost of pet damage, mortgages for repaired cladding issues, and other UK property news
There’s been a mixed bag of UK property news making the headlines. You might want to calculate just how much the value of your home has grown since the start of the recent pandemic, or you could be a landlord …
Leasehold reforms, mortgage affordability rules, UK property market continues apace, and how to attract higher rents
Two major reforms make the UK property news headlines as changes to the law on leaseholds come into force and the Bank of England relaxes the rules on stress testing the affordability of mortgages. This is against the background of …
New Right to Buy scheme, the housing market is cooling, coastal hotspots, and landlords to tenants’ rescue
As the property market begins to cool in the face of rising inflation the government releases new plans for extending the Right to Buy. Other UK property news reveals the latest coastal hotspots for affordable – and dry – places …
