Rental returns in London have shot up in recent years. In central London, it’s now £700 per week to rent a one-bed flat, which is well beyond what most young people can afford. Further out, it is cheaper, but even £320 per week in Golders Green is unaffordable for a young couple in minimum wage jobs. It has not been so rosy for landlords, either. Read more…

Experienced landlords are looking into alternative means of making money, and with the government seemingly determined to dampen down enthusiasm for the buy to let sector, investors are turning away from residential property. Read more…

Lenders have cracked down on buy to let finance and with new affordability rules coming into play it’s now more difficult to find a lender who says “yes” when you apply for a mortgage. Some landlords have enough capital to be able to purchase properties for cash, but for everyone else, a mortgage is the only way…or is it? Read more…

Landlords are calling upon the Welsh government to amend or scrap the second property stamp duty tax payable by landlords when they purchase an investment property to let out. They say the punitive tax is stalling recovery of the Welsh buy to let market, as landlords think twice about investing in private rental homes. Read more…

After a very mild winter so far, the temperatures have finally plummeted and the nation is now in the grip of an icy glove. Many parts of the UK have been blanketed in snow, with some areas hit by several inches of the white stuff. Read more…