New data suggests that more than one in 10 people in Britain own a second property, worth a combined £941 billion. These second properties consist of second homes, buy to let and overseas properties.
Rising house prices, a change in mortgage lending, and higher stamp duty is to blame for the record number of over-50s who are still living in rented homes suggests new research.
New research reveals that nearly four in ten private landlords will consider offloading their properties if the government scraps Section 21 in England and Wales.
New research questions whether the UK could lose status as a nation of homeowners, with the percentage of owner-occupied homeowners falling by -5% since 2010. The study from letting compliance…
With the number of empty properties in England at its highest level in 6 years, a business has reported a growing demand for live-in guardians and caretakers of empty residential and commercial....
Landlords could be responsible for paying their tenants’ council tax under plans being considered by the Labour Party.
The Government has launched an updated version of How to Rent: the checklist for renting in England as well as a new Form 6a relating to the Housing Act 1988, Section 21.
A new study reveals that homeowners have benefitted from a 1.2% drop in average home insurance premiums in the past year - despite rising subsidence claims.
For homeowners in England, planning permission will no longer be needed for certain additions to properties. Extensions to terraced and semi-detached homes can be up to 6m long, while detached houses.
With research showing a surge in the number of over 55s taking equity release from their homes, financially, it may make more sense for the 55+ age group to rent rather than withdraw equity from their
Following a one-off inquiry, the government’s Science and Technology Committee said the 'seven-metre rule' (the danger zone from Japanese knotweed used to decide mortgages) is 'over-cautious' and shou
The Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) is critical of government unfairly penalising landlords, reported Landlord Today on the 8th of May.
