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A regional agent says the fear of further taxes on the private rental sector may lead to a spurt of landlords...

The latest rental market survey by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors suggests there’s still a significant mismatch between supply and...

The chief executive of Purplebricks says he’s backing Labour’s house building plans because of the state of the private rental sector.  Sam...

The Bank of England has cut base rate from 5.25% to 5.0% - its first cut in four years. It was a...

The chance of the Bank of England deciding to cut base rate today and thus trigger further interest rate cuts, is...

The Bank of England will trim base rate to 5% next week, according to a majority of economists in a poll...

Property consultancy JLL says there’s been a noticeable rise in prime Central London lettings activity.  Average rents rose 0.9% from Q1 to...

Asking rents continue to show posi­tive, albeit lower, growth in most regions according to the property website Home. The site conducts a...

The result of the election isn’t likely to be a gamechanger for the housing market, a prominent business consultancy says.  An analysis...

Although much focus is on the Bank of England and when it will begin to cut interest rates, a sobering warning...

The Bank of England has kept base interest rate at 5.25%. Some industry figures hoped for a cut following yesterday’s inflation news,...

Inflation back on target and following speculation about a summer interest rate cut have prompted Propertymark to insist that the Bank...

Any lingering hope of a pre-election interest rate cut by the Bank of England has been hurt by the government’s Office...

Data sourced from millions of bank accounts reveals spending on rent and mortgages increased 6.3 per cent year-on-year in May. Barclays data...

Inflation figures are down - but not as much as many analysts expected. The basic Consumer Price Index figure fell from 3.2%...

The International Monetary Fund has suggested that the British economy could accommodate three interest rate cuts this year, with Kate cuts...

Data from in-the-news agency Foxtons reveals rental applicant demand has increased 9% from February, yet is now still 14% lower year...

Average rent arrears claims climbed to £1,816 in the first quarter of this year. That’s a rise of 27% from £1,435 in...

Propertymark is telling the Bank of England that now is the perfect time to cut base rate and trigger wider interest...

Latest inflation figures are announced on Wednesday and the Bank of England makes its next base rate decision on Thursday. The Office...

The letting agents’ trade body Propertymark has made the unexpected move of calling on banks to cut mortgage rates. Rates are typically...

Another index has suggested a small monthly increase in house prices in England and Wales - even though the annual rate...

A trades union has slammed the Bank of England over its decision to keep base rate at 5.25 per cent, saying...

The Bank of England has kept its base rate at 5.25 per cent but markets forecast this will drop from the summer as...

There are growing fears that the hoped-for Bank of England base rate cut this spring - the first off possibly several...

Summer looks like it’s going to be a hectic period for lettings agents and the private rental sector according to TV...

All eyes are on HM Treasury this week ahead of the next inflation figures, to be released on Wednesday morning. Analysts suggest...

Cases of buy-to-let arrears have doubled in a single year, according to a new analysis. The research, from Octane Capital, analysed quarterly...

There’s growing optimism that tomorrow’s Bank of England monetary policy committee meeting will see base rate held for another month -...

There are growing fears of yet another Bank of England base rate rise next month following the surprise inflation figure released...

Mortgage experts are expecting significant falls in the cost of borrowing this week as lenders drop their rates. Following last week’s decision...

The Bank of England has revealed its latest decision on base rate - which in turn has a strong influence on...

An outspoken property industry figure has urged the Bank of England not to hike interest rates.  The National Association of Property Buyers...

The spectre of yet another Bank of England base rate rise next week has been increased by economic figures released in...

Two letting agents have been quoted in a newspaper report as saying landlord clients have instructed them to create ‘tracker’ rents...

The relatively good news over inflation delivered by the government yesterday will not stop a 15th successive base rate rise from...

Tenants seeking a way to buy a home have been given at least slightly reassuring news by Rightmove. The portal says the...

The head of one of the country’s highest profile franchise agency empires says the self-employed ethos of some advisers and entrepreneurial...

The Bank of England’s monetary policy committee has announced its decision on base rate. It will rise by 0.25 per cent to...

The US central bank has raised interest rates to the highest level in 22 years - even though inflation in that...

Most economic and housing analysts believe another base rate rise is on the cards for next month - but the sharp...

A prominent property law consultancy wants Help To Buy, or similar schemes, to be resurrected.  Dutton Gregory Solicitors says that with the...

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt is today charing a crisis meeting of mortgage lenders, as calls mount for him to take action to...

The Bank of England has announced its latest change in base rate, which is used by most lenders to determine interest...

A prominent lettings and sales agency says there are four reasons why house prices won’t fall off a cliff, despite interest...

The results of a new survey show widespread ignorance about how interest rates work and about how the Bank of England’s...

The Bank of England has announced its latest decision on base rate. This has been increased by 0.25 per cent to 4.5...

Financial analysts are unanimously warning that Bank of England base rate will rise yet again tomorrow. If they are correct this will...

One of the most respected financial organisations says markets are now betting that the Bank of England base rate will hit...

A consultancy that handles lettings agency acquisition says funding options exist for companies wishing to buy others, despite rising interest rates. Lucy...

The Bank of England has raised base rate by 0.25 per cent to 4.25 per cent - the highest level since...

There are more Bank of England base rates to come, a group of property finance industry experts has warned.  Personal finance comparison...

The headlines from yesterday’s Bank of England announcement are dominated by the base rate rise, but there’s been some unexpected good...

Interest rates may be on the way up right now following the latest Bank of England decision but there’s good news...

The Bank of England has increased base rate to 4.0 per cent - its 10th rate rise in a row. Nathan Emerson,...

A prominent legal firm has given its view on the five key trends facing the private rental sector in 2023. These come...

The average house price in Wales reached a new peak of £249,076 at the end of 2022 but cost of living...

Rightmove says yesterday’s Bank of England base rate rise to 3.5 per cent - the ninth hike in as many Bank...

The Bank of England has increased base rate by 0.5 per cent to 3.5 per cent. This is the ninth consecutive base...

The Bank of England’s monetary policy committee meets again this week with a further interest rate rise likely if base rate...

A new survey from Aviva has revealed that over a million people may rule themselves out of the first-time buyer market,...

Mortgage experts appearing before a committee of MPs have given an especially gloomy forecast for the buy to let sector in...

A senior lettings industry figure says the Bank of England should delay future base rate rises to allow the housing market...

Savills is the latest agency to suggest significant house price falls next year - although in its long-range forecast it says...

The Bank of England has increased its base rate from 2.25 per cent to 3.0 per cent. This is the largest hike...

There’s widespread concern that the Bank of England’s monetary policy committee, which meets tomorrow, is to unveil a 0.75 per cent...

There seems to be an industry-wide sigh of relief that Rishi Sunak has become Prime Minister. His coronation marks the end of...

Propertymark’s chief executive Nathan Emerson has welcomed the dramatic government U-turn on taxes - but most importantly has retained the stamp...

The Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank of England has agreed to raise interest rates by 0.5 per cent to 2.25...

This is a crunch week for the UK economy - and likely the housing market too - with a meeting of...

The next meeting of the Bank of England’s monetary policy committee has been delayed by a week. A tweet from the BoE...

A leading business consultancy says the Bank of England will once again increase interest rates by twice the minimum permitted. CMC Markets...

A leading market analysis suggests that the private rental sector may be set to benefit from large scale corporate investors seeking...

The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee has announced that base rate is rising from 1.25 to 1.75 per cent. The rate is now...

Data from Rightmove shows how an interest rate rise today, when the Bank of England meets, might effectively boost demand in...

With the next Bank of England interest rate decision timed for tomorrow, it’s just been revealed that rate increases so far...

Knight Frank is offering its 2,200 UK staff a company-branded debit card which allows them to buy cheap foreign currency. Currensea’s card,...

The most recent interest rate rise has swung the balance making it cheaper to rent than to buy, according to lettings...

The costs of buy to let fixed rate mortgages have risen sharply with more increases likely if, as expected, the Bank...

The chief executive of an online mortgage broker is warning that yesterday’s base rate rise announced by the Bank of England...

Buy to let mortgage rates will rise “very quickly” this year according to a leading broker. Angus Stewart, chief executive of online...

Rightmove is advising the private rental sector not to pass on interest rate rises to tenants. Yesterday the Bank of England increased...

There’s a 15 year record high in the number of buy to let mortgage products available for current or new landlords. The...

Independent service Moneyfacts says that while the buy to let mortgage sector remains resilient, it has contracted slightly in recent weeks...

There’s been a significant increase in the mortgage choice available to landlords as the buy to let market gets closer to...

Some buy to let mortgages are now more expensive than before for borrowers, despite the recent fall in the Bank of...

There’s growing concern across the lettings sector about the buy to let mortgage market seeing lenders pull product ranges, tighten lending...

A specialist broker says the costs of most fixed rate buy to let mortgages are beginning to rise.  Property Master warned last...

The chief executive of a specialist buy to let mortgage broker is warning that mortgages for landlords are likely to become...

New figures out show that buy to let mortgage rates are showing the effects of last month’s base rate rise. Online mortgage...

Controversial landlord Fergus Wilson has increased rents on all new tenancies in his property portfolio by £50 a week because of...

There has been a sharp rise in the cost of buy to let mortgages since the November 2 announcement increasing the...

A leading independent mortgage market monitor is warning that increases in mortgage costs are now proving the latest blow to the...

Private landlords’ net income has risen 39 per cent in the last five years, jumping from £10.8 billion to £15 billion...

The financial downturn was “probably the best thing that could have happened” to this country’s private rental sector according to lettings...

Buy-to-let (BTL) investors continue to benefit from falls in mortgage rates, particularly those looking for longer-term agreements. Analysis by Moneyfacts.co.uk shows that...

An action group campaigning on behalf of landlords has confirmed that it is ready to begin legal action against the Bank...

It is now thought that the likely average payout to each buy to let borrower affected by this week’s court decision...

A landmark court ruling against the West Bromwich building society has come down in favour of buy to let investors.  The case...

A prominent letting agent says he wants an immediate interest rate rise - and has even made his case to a...