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Unprecedented Surge in Section 21 Notices Shaping UK’s Lettings Market

Unprecedented Surge in Section 21 Notices Shaping UK’s Lettings Market The Abolition of Section 21 and its Impact on Private Landlords and Tenants In a significant development, the UK’s rental market is experiencing an unprecedented rise in Section 21 notices, as the looming threat of their abolition raises questions about… Read More »Unprecedented Surge in Section 21 Notices Shaping UK’s Lettings Market

Death of buy to let has been greatly exaggerated, new figures show

Predictions that landlords are not buying properties to let out because of tougher rental taxes and regulations appear to be short of the mark according to new mortgage data. Statistics for December from UK Finance, the mortgage lenders’ trade body, suggest that there were 5,700 new buy to let home… Read More »Death of buy to let has been greatly exaggerated, new figures show

What have been the top performing property types of the past decade?

Fresh research from Proportunity reveals how different property types performed over the past decade, based on price growth. The data, collected across England and Wales, shows that terraced houses have been the best performing housing type in the past 10 years, with terraced homes in London enjoying the highest house… Read More »What have been the top performing property types of the past decade?

A fall in available rental stock would see ‘increased competition and higher rents’

Greater confidence and more certainty in the housing market following last month’s Tory election victory looks set to boost the housing market and unleash pent-up buyer demand from property buyers, including buy-to-let investors, in the early part of 2020, analysts predict. But Anton Frost, a partner at Carter Jonas letting… Read More »A fall in available rental stock would see ‘increased competition and higher rents’

Under-resourced county courts are struggling to cope with the number of possession claims being put forward, ‘causing misery for landlords’

There are tentative signs that landlords are beginning to return to the buy-to-let market, particularly in London where house price falls and steady rental growth are gradually enticing investors back, according to Knight Frank. The company reports that during the first 11 months of 2019, landlords acquired 11% of homes… Read More »Under-resourced county courts are struggling to cope with the number of possession claims being put forward, ‘causing misery for landlords’