Property professionals and financial firms are campaigning for Chancellor George Osborne to allow buy to let homes as property pension investments. Osborne has faced a barrage of demands from pension providers, financial advisers and...
The level of rental yields enjoyed by landlords across the UK showed strong growth in the past year to remain at a high point that shows how much of an investment option it remains for...
Buy-to-let mortgage applications have rocketed over the past year fuelled by a healthy increase in UK rents, new figures show. The average UK rent has increased 8% since January 2013 to an average of...
The private rented sector will be crucial in the UK’s recovery from the housing crisis and the build to rent sector is growing at a time when more rental properties are needed, a property...
The Government has called for suggestions on how it can drive out rogue landlords and improve the quality of the private rented sector for tenants. In October the Government launched a package of measures...
Local councils should set targets for building homes for the private rented sector, says new report Local councils should focus on building homes for the private rented sector instead of favouring homeownership, according to...
Landlords across England and Wales have seen returns eclipsed by those in London which have seen total annual returns of 14.6% in the 12 months to January 2014, up from 11.4% in the previous...
A social media campaign against the introduction of Selective Licensing in certain parts of England has been launched by the National Landlords Association. The NLA said more councils were bringing forward Selective Licensing schemes...
Home owners in the UK rent for an average of seven years, spending £41,900 on rental payments before buying their first property, according to new research. Some 15% of new home owners have been...
