Category: Property News

Buy-to-let mortgage searches were down 23% in April compared to the previous month, while investors have been putting down larger deposits as high-interest rates bite. Research by Twenty7tec shows that average…

Airbnb is going back to its roots by launching Airbnb Rooms, an updated version of its original aim to let guests stay in a room within someone else’s home. The…

Britain’s first women’s-only tower block has been given the green light by planners in west London. The scheme for 102 flats will be available to single women renters at low…

The amount of money flowing into UK commercial property fell across all sectors, particularly industrial, but also offices and retail, that’s according to market analysis carried out by debt advisory…

A company specialising in sourced property deals for investors has been expelled from the Property Redress Scheme (PRS) and can no longer trade legally. Sourced Properties Group (SPG) Ltd, which…

The Welsh Government has published the draft legislation that will change the terms of converted contracts and any renewals that replace them within the private rented sector. This is the…

A student lettings platform has been exposed for misleading investors while raising £470,000 in a crowdfunding pitch by boasting it would become the ‘Uber of student rentals’. Edinburgh-based Student Rents,…

“Britain’s demented war on landlords has already backfired”, says Daily Telegraph columnist Matthew Lynn, and “There is no sign whatsoever that the Government realises it is to blame,” he says.…

Companies selling multi-occupancy insurance will have to act in leaseholders’ best interests under new proposals from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). It is demanding new rights and protections to improve…

There are heavy fines for those landlords who fail to have their rental properties tested by a qualified electrician before letting, and for existing tenancies, or if they fail to…