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UK Interest Rates In 2025: The Warning Property Investors Need Now

2025 interest rates could spell trouble for property investors. Here’s why and how to prepare.
Discover the potential impact of rising interest rates on UK property investment in 2025. We analyse recent economic shifts, including Rachel Reeves&#8…

Landlord confidence plummets amid legislation and soaring EPC upgrade costs

Landlord confidence has dropped due to looming legislation and upcoming energy-efficiency changes.
Research by Savills reveals that 73% of landlords have felt less confident in the past year, driven by concerns over the Renters’ Rights Bill and the po…

Housing Ombudsman urges action after failures in rat infestation and damp and mould cases

The Housing Ombudsman is urging the social housing sector to prepare for Awaab’s law after one housing association left a house unhabitable due to dead rats.
Awaab’s law will force social housing landlords to act within strict time limits to deal with…

Landlords who voted Labour regret doing so – survey

In a severe case of buyer’s remorse, Labour-voting landlords are expressing deep regret over their political choice, according to a survey.
Buy to let lender Landbay found that 80% of these landlords now admit they would not vote Labour again.

House prices rise as tenant demand slows – RICS

House prices in the UK continue to rise, while rental demand has shown its first signs of slowing since 2020, RICS says.
Its latest Residential Survey shows that despite the slight dip in tenant demand, rent prices are still expected to increase soon.

First-time buyers pay over the odds for homes

First-time buyers are shelling out nearly 8% more than the asking price for their first homes, an analysis reveals.
The findings from estate agent Yopa compared average asking prices to average sold prices for first-time buyer homes.
It shows that inex…

Rising rents and evictions leave thousands homeless this Christmas claims Shelter

Shelter is blaming evictions and rising rents for a surge in homelessness this Christmas.
According to the housing charity, 354,000 people in England, including 161,500 children, will spend Christmas without a home — a 14% increase in just one year.

Welsh government slammed over stamp duty hike for landlords

Industry bodies have blasted the Welsh labour government over raising stamp duty for landlords and second homeowners in the Welsh Budget.
Former First Minister and now Finance Secretary, Mark Drakeford, has announced a 1% increase in Land Transaction …

Rents up by £3,240 a year since Covid – Zoopla

The cost of renting a home has surged since the Covid lockdowns, rising from £12,000 annually in 2021 to £15,240 this year – a 27% increase.
However, rising rent has outpaced the growth in earnings, which stood at 19% over the same period.

Landlords, it’s time to stop the hassle and sell your property portfolio NOW

The latest news that landlords will have to bear the brunt of paying the £33 million cost of the Renters’ Rights Bill has left many wondering whether now is the time to sell up.
For one landlord

Rent and mortgage spending reaches record highs amid energy-efficiency push

Rent and mortgage spending reached a 14-month high as more homeowners focus on improving energy efficiency in their homes for winter, according to Barclays.
According to Barclays Property Insight report, rent and mortgage spending grew 8.2 per cent yea…

Thousands of tenants face eviction before Christmas

Thousands of people across England and Wales are facing the prospect of homelessness in the lead-up to Christmas, new figures reveal.
Analysis from Tlyfe, a tenant app, and Benham and Reeves, the lettings and estate agency, paints a grim picture of the…

Mortgage rates hinder first-time buyers’ homeownership dreams

Mortgage rates remain a big barrier to first-time buyers in the UK, research reveals.
The Mortgage Advice Bureau says that two in five (42%) first-time buyers believe that mortgage rates will make it harder to purchase a property.

House prices outpace income growth to hit affordability

While the UK’s house prices continue to rise, income growth has lagged, making homeownership a distant dream for many, data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) shows.
Using figures for the financial year end of 2023, the issue of buyer …

Landlords selling up is fuelling the homelessness crisis – NRLA

The number of tenants facing homelessness due to landlords selling up has soared by a third since the end of last year, the National Residential Landlords Association (NRLA) reveals.
It says that between October and December 2023

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