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Two-thirds of landlords plan to expand portfolios

Two-thirds of landlords are planning some form of growth activity in the year ahead...

Landlords quicken move to incorporation as tax pressures rise

Landlords are increasingly turning to limited company structures as a way to manage rising...

AUTUMN BUDGET: Landlord gloom as Budget raises income tax on property profits

Landlords are set to see an increase in their tax bills following the Chancellor’s...

PM Data Services launch Genie buy-to-let sourcing engine

PM Data Services – the team behind digital broker Property Master - has launched...

Scottish rent controls blamed for surge in annual rent hikes

Scotland’s rent control regime has led to a sharp rise in the proportion of...

Starmer stands by Reeves despite new revelations over unlicensed let

Keir Starmer is refusing to reopen the investigation into Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ unlicensed lettings...

Government urged to ease court bottlenecks as eviction delays hit housing supply

The government is being urged to intervene to tackle mounting delays in the County...

Q&A: Jason Berry, Crystal Specialist Finance

Mortgage Soup fires the questions at Jason Berry, group sales director at Crystal Specialist...

NCA and Law Society join forces to fight property fraud

The National Crime Agency (NCA) and The Law Society have launched a joint campaign...

HMO market posts modest growth amid sharp regional contrasts

The number of Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs) in England has grown modestly over...

Fight or flight: £40k hit to house prices near Gatwick

House prices in parts of Surrey and West Sussex could fall by up to...

Rents ease in parts of UK but affordability pressures persist

The North East remains the most affordable region in the UK for tenants with...

Howden upgrades Cardiff office to support growth plans

Howden has announced its move to a larger office in Cardiff as it plans...

HMO availability falls sharply as landlords consider exit

The number of house shares available across England has dropped sharply, with new research...
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The two-year fix isn’t advice. It’s a diary entry

5.98%. That was the average two-year fix on 5 October, according to Moneyfacts, the highest since mid-December 2023. The average five-year fix: 6.00%. On those...

Alternative strategies for buying in high-growth property areas

For first-time buyers a Lifetime ISA can be a useful way to build a house deposit, with a 25% government bonus on eligible savings...

Buy-to-let and the next generation of landlords

There has been plenty of discussion recently about the future of buy-to-let, whether landlords can continue to make their investments work, and what the...

Growth can hide a lot – until it stops

Since getting involved with Rotherham United Women I've realised football and business have quite a lot in common. One thing in particular: growth can hide...

Nobody wants your ‘market update’

You sent the same email on Monday that everyone else sent. Moneyfacts had just put the average five-year fix at 6%, the first time in...

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Employers struggle to engage staff with financial wellbeing support

Only 12% of employees have used financial wellbeing support provided by their employer, despite...
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Defaqto extends Matrix 360 to protection and wealth providers

Defaqto has broadened its Matrix 360 market intelligence platform to cover wealth management and...
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Marshall and Cooke join Mortgage’s Got Talent judging panel

Mortgage’s Got Talent has added two more industry names to its judging panel, with...

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