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KEYWORD "Property Ladder" - 61 RESULTS
Tenants in ‘misery’ thanks to high rents - claim

New figures showing no slowdown in the rate of private rental inflation is just additional “misery” for tenants, a leading financial...

16 August 2024

From: Breaking News

Interest Rate Decision - it’s touch and go, admits analyst

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

01 August 2024

From: Breaking News

Tenants consider co-buying with friends or family members, says bank

Some 51% of young first-time buyers are willing to consider so-called ‘non-traditional routes’ to move out of renting and onto the...

25 July 2024

From: Breaking News

Connells’ new index shows affordability crisis gripping renters

A new lettings market index has been launched by the Skipton Group, parent company of Connells, the country’s largest lettings and...

23 July 2024

From: Breaking News

Labour has a mandate to help renters become buyers - PropTech claim

The incoming Labour government has a social mandate to support the next generation of homeowners in the UK, says financial PropTech...

05 July 2024

From: Breaking News

Election result already priced-in to housing market, says top analyst

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

02 July 2024

From: Breaking News

London sees sharp uplift in first-time buyer activity

This year has seen a two-decade high of 181,000 first time buyers secure their first foot on London’s housing ladder, marking...

28 June 2024

From: Breaking News

How Much? Another £400k needed to rent in retirement

People who expect to rent throughout their retirement could need an additional £391,000 in savings compared to those who have paid...

27 June 2024

From: Breaking News

No Excuse Not To Cut Rates Today - Agents’ demands

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

20 June 2024

From: Breaking News

Many first time buyers take second jobs to raise a deposit

Young people in London are taking on second jobs to get onto the property ladder, it’s claimed. Of the first-time buyers in...

13 June 2024

From: Breaking News

Renters increasingly reconciled to not owning a home in future

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...

11 June 2024

From: Breaking News

Rental Tax Change - Short Lets sector warned of possible losses

An accountancy firm is warning those using Airbnb and similar short let platforms that new tax rules mean they could lose...

10 June 2024

From: Breaking News

Rental demand to stay strong as first time buyers struggle

Startling regional differences are acting as barriers to those looking to step onto the property ladder for the first time, according...

01 May 2024

From: Breaking News

New Rental Crisis - big rise in countryside lets as rural house prices soar

England’s county councils want the next government to set out a long-term plan for housing, as a new report claims there’s...

25 March 2024

From: Breaking News

Agent demands end of bizarre rule making tenants pay stamp duty

A prominent lettings agent is calling for an end to what he calls the “archaic” system under which some tenants end...

22 March 2024

From: Breaking News

Give tax perks to renters to help them buy, urges think-tank

A think tank is urging the UK government to consider tax perks for private renters to help them save faster for...

20 March 2024

From: Breaking News

Most would-be buyers say they cannot afford an open-market home

A survey from property portal Share to Buy suggests that over three quarters of buyers believe they cannot afford to purchase...

11 March 2024

From: Breaking News

Building society bans mortgages on holiday let properties

A building society has launched a pilot project banning mortgage lending on holiday lets in two tourist areas for 12 months. Leeds...

26 February 2024

From: Breaking News

Row over government bid to turn renters into first time buyers

Controversy surrounds a government idea - floated over the weekend - to allow renters to secure mortgages with just one per...

22 January 2024

From: Breaking News

Propertymark sits on the fence over first time buyer controversy

Propertymark has stepped into the row over a bank chief’s comments on first time buyers. Sir Howard Davies, chairman of NatWest, responded...

08 January 2024

From: Breaking News

Young tenants delay life-changing decisions while renting

Young couples are delaying marriage and starting families until they get out of the rental sector, research by Yorkshire Building Society...

29 September 2023

From: Breaking News

Agency says tenants are ‘trapped’ by shortage of choice

An agency’s survey of tenants reveals that three quarters feel ‘trapped’ because of the lack of choice in the private rental...

05 September 2023

From: Breaking News

Agents tell Gove they’re disappointed with housing pledges

Propertymark has branded the plans by Housing Secretary Michael Gove to increase housebuilding “disappointing”. Nathan Emerson, Propertymark chief executive, says: “The UK...

26 July 2023

From: Breaking News

Bring back Help To Buy to combat soaring rents - legal call

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

27 June 2023

From: Breaking News

Interest Rates - Bank of England reveals latest decision

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

11 May 2023

From: Breaking News

Details emerge of 100% mortgage aimed at renters

Renters are being offered a 100 per cent mortgage by the Skipton Building Society - the first time such a product...

09 May 2023

From: Breaking News

High rents push more first timers into buying - claim

The property market could be emerging from the downturn, Zoopla says.  Annual house price growth remains just 3.0 per cent according to...

04 May 2023

From: Breaking News

Many renters want government help for first time buyers

New research from The Mortgage Lender reveals that 44 per cent of renters would like more cost-of-living support from the government. Specifically...

14 April 2023

From: Breaking News

Suburban Build To Rent niche gets boost from lettings agency

Leaders Romans Group's Suburban Build To Rent team has been appointed to jointly manage and maintain over 100 Build to Rent...

05 April 2023

From: Breaking News

Rent-to-Own PropTech platform wins huge cash injection

Keyzy, a rent-to-own service aimed at aspiring homeowners, has raised £3m in a seed funding round.  The proceeds will accelerate its purchases...

26 January 2023

From: Breaking News

Tenants under 30 risk being “stuck” renting for years - claim

A tax expert says the current economic climate has made it so hard to save for a deposit that many tenants...

11 January 2023

From: Breaking News

Rental demand set to rise as first time buyer numbers drop sharply

The number of first-time buyers is estimated to have fallen by nine per cent in 2022, Yorkshire Building Society says. Analysis by...

05 January 2023

From: Breaking News

First time buyers shelve plans - so rental demand to stay high

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

28 November 2022

From: Breaking News

Tenants getting first refusal as landlords quit rental sector

A range of mortgage brokers are reporting an increase in enquiries from private tenants who have been given first refusal to...

16 September 2022

From: Breaking News

Agent slams ‘pie in the sky’ idea for private tenant Right To Buy

A recent suggestion by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation charity, for government help to allow private tenants to buy their landlords’ homes,...

08 August 2022

From: Breaking News

Restrict buy to let - Conservative’s shock demand to government

A former Conservative councillor has used a leading party website to call on the government to restrict the purchase of buy...

30 December 2021

From: Breaking News

Will rental sector benefit from growing pessimism over scale of housing crisis?

Only 15 per cent of adults are confident the housing crisis will be resolved in their lifetime. New research among 2,000 individuals...

15 December 2021

From: Breaking News

Here’s why the rental market is likely to boom in the long term

New figures provide further evidence of the difficulties first time buyers have getting on the property ladder - and why as...

22 October 2021

From: Breaking News

Agency director and landlord hit with massive fines

Two landlords - one of them an agent - have been given fines totalling £135,000 and must pay costs for failing to...

16 February 2021

From: Breaking News

Renting off the hook? Government intervention shifts to ownership

Government intervention, which in recent years has seen scores of legal and regulatory changes to the private rental sector, may be...

05 October 2020

From: Breaking News

Buy to let investors urged to act before stamp duty benefit wanes

A specialist buy to let mortgage broker is urging prospective investors to buy sooner rather than later if they want to...

21 July 2020

From: Breaking News

Corona Fallout: Renters admit they’re less likely to own a home now

Research by insurance firm Aviva suggests private tenants are now more pessimistic about being able to buy their own home. In December,...

28 May 2020

From: Breaking News

Rental market to stay strong as ownership further out of reach

Home ownership is increasingly out of reach for British consumers, who say the market has become expensive and inaccessible and that...

04 February 2020

From: Breaking News

Over a third of tenants say: We’ll be renting for life

Around 40 per cent of tenants currently in the private rental sector believe they will never be able to buy their...

06 November 2019

From: Breaking News

Growing number of middle aged now in the private rental sector

The number of people renting a home aged between 35 and 54 has risen by 15 per cent in the last...

08 January 2019

From: Breaking News

Rent payments and credit scores - new partnership to benefit renters

Rent recognition platform CreditLadder, which enables renters to add their payments to their credit history, has announced a partnership which aims...

05 September 2018

From: Breaking News

Warning - ANOTHER stamp duty threat to buy to let this autumn

A newspaper in warning that the beleaguered buy to let sector may be under attack yet again with the government considering...

06 August 2018

From: Breaking News

Buy a home? No thanks, say one third of private tenants

A third of tenants are happy to rent long-term and have no plans to purchase a property in the future, new...

16 July 2018

From: Breaking News

Rental market analysis: what is the outlook for 2018?

A range of factors - including fierce competition under the supplied housing market, rising property prices and political uncertainty – have...

08 February 2018

From: Sponsored Content

Online firm is latest to link rent payments with credit score company

NoAgent, an online service charging landlords a fee to manage their properties, is the latest to offer a link between tenants’...

18 January 2018

From: Breaking News

Millennials outside London will spend £111,000 on rent before buying

Millennials renting an average-sized property outside of London, who begin their tenancy at age 21, will spend an average of £110,830...

15 December 2017

From: Breaking News

Third of tenants can't imagine ever owning a home

A third of tenants can't imagine ever taking their first step on the property ladder and owning their own home. This is...

07 September 2017

From: Breaking News

Revealed - role of parental finance help in private rental sector

The Bank of Mum and Dad isn’t just a phenomenon in the sales market - new research shows it’s a growing...

29 August 2017

From: Breaking News

Two in five tenants favour long-term renting

Almost two in five private tenants plan to remain renting rather than buy a property, according to a new study. A survey...

24 January 2017

From: Breaking News

Another legal expert speaks against government buy to let tax grab

Buy to let landlords may be forced to raise rents or even sell their properties because of the government’s new tax...

03 November 2016

From: Breaking News

Renters must earn over national average to be able to buy

The gap between average incomes and the pay of tenants who want to buy their first property has reached a post-recession...

03 March 2016

From: Breaking News

Top lettings analyst says buy to let changes may mean higher rent, less stock

One of the country‘s leading rental sector analysts is warning that tax changes for landlords’ mortgage interest relief, and the imminent...

10 February 2016

From: Breaking News

Private renting has grown by 17,000 households a month in England claim

The government’s initiatives to try to increase house building and owner occupation will not stop demand for rented homes rising by...

03 February 2016

From: Breaking News

Highly-geared landlords may want to sell up PDQ, advises Rightmove

Financially-stretched landlords may want to think seriously about selling their investment properties - and quickly, advises Rightmove. In its latest monthly report...

15 December 2015

From: Breaking News

Non-stop rent rises are worrying admits ARLA

More and more agents are witnessing increases in the cost of renting, according to the Association of Residential Letting Agents. Its latest...

24 July 2015

From: Breaking News

Will the surge of buy-to-let boom or bust?

Under new pension freedom reforms, people aged 55 and over can access as much of their savings from their defined contributions...

23 April 2015

From: Features

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