Number of new UK buy-to-let mortgages halves in just over a year
The no-deposit mortgage that lets tenants buy the home they live in … with a gift from the landlord
May 2024
The Notting Hill slums where I grew up were replaced by social housing – but right to buy wrecked it
Letter: John Bird writes that Thatcher’s policies destroyed the dream of security promised by social housing in London
March 2024
Average monthly UK rent up 9% – the highest annual increase recorded
Cost of renting rises in all parts of the UK, ONS says, with the average monthly rent in England now £1,276
February 2024
UK lender trials ban on new holiday let mortgages for tourist hotspots
Leeds building society believes it is the first to restrict new lending for holiday homes in Norfolk and Yorkshire
December 2023
Renters left at mercy of brutal ‘no-fault’ eviction policy
I spent a day in a court where ‘no-fault’ evictions reach 10 an hour. Whose fault is this, Rishi Sunak?
Polly Toynbee
October 2023
Ask the experts: homebuying
Should I use my lifetime Isa to buy a house to rent out or wait until I leave the forces?
Once I have left I intend to make a purchase with my girlfriend but need advice as a first-time buyer
UK house prices rise at slowest post-summer rate since 2008 crash
Rightmove says 0.5% rise is smallest for time of year since financial crisis 15 years ago as higher interest rates hit home
Supply shortages and mortgage rate rises push UK rents to highest point ever
Average rental property receives three times more enquiries from prospective tenants than in 2019
September 2023
Landlords in Yorkshire abandon buy-to-let market over high interest rates
What was once a lucrative investment for those with spare funds has become a headache amid higher borrowing costs
August 2023
Homeless families evicted as landlords quit London emergency housing sector
UK house prices drop again as Halifax says first-time buyers are switching to smaller homes
June 2023
Ask the experts: homebuying
Will I have to switch to a buy-to-let mortgage for a six-month sabbatical?
We’re planning a six-month trip so I’d like to rent my flat out while away to cover the bills
May 2023
Average monthly rent outside London now more than £1,000, says agency
Ask the experts: homebuying
We want to rent out our Manchester house when we move but what are the tax implications?
April 2023
Ask the experts: homebuying
Will capital gains tax apply if a sale of a buy-to-let property is used to purchase another?
The proceeds for the first house would be fully used as a deposit for the larger second one
February 2023
‘It was a massive shock’: the tenants facing eviction as landlords raise rent or sell up
‘Lots of us are very anxious’: why Britain’s buy-to-let landlords are selling
December 2022
Facing eviction, I’ve learned that relying on ‘good landlords’ is a feudal throwback
Moya Lothian-McLean
Private tenants are powerless. Keep your doctrine of kindness, and give us a legal safety net instead, says Moya Lothian-McLean, a contributing editor at Novara Media
