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Rental growth accelerates for tenth month to 2.7%: Hamptons propertyreporter.co.uk/renta…

Rental growth accelerates for tenth month to 2.7%: Hamptons

With rental growth on new lets at its fastest since November 2024, Hamptons data shows 56% of tenants who bought in September now pay more each month than they did in rent.

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Asking prices rise 1% as mortgage costs hit cheaper areas: Rightmove propertyreporter.co.uk/askin…

Asking prices rise 1% as mortgage costs hit cheaper areas: Rightmove

Rightmove data shows asking prices in London up 2.5% in a month, though wider activity indicators point to no broader recovery in the capital.

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NRLA urges Capital Gains Tax reform to ease rental shortage propertyreporter.co.uk/nrla-…

NRLA urges Capital Gains Tax reform to ease rental shortage

Capital Gains Tax reform would adjust property values for inflation before landlords are taxed on a sale, the NRLA argues, as demand for rental homes outpaces supply.

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Awaab’s Law and the leaks that pass for condensation propertyreporter.co.uk/awaab…

Awaab’s Law and the leaks that pass for condensation

Lewis Harding, Gas Safe registered engineer and owner of First Point Plumbing in New Mills, explains why Awaab’s Law for private landlords makes the first 10-day investigation the hard part, and how...

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Pivot cuts bridging finance rates by 200 bps propertyreporter.co.uk/pivot…

Pivot cuts bridging finance rates by 200 bps

Pivot’s bridging finance and development finance loans now start from 6% above base rate, with sizes from £2m to £15m.

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Will landlord registration risk burdening good landlords? propertyreporter.co.uk/will-…

Will landlord registration risk burdening good landlords?

Veco has pledged to help letting agents prepare for landlord registration while questioning whether the system will identify rogue operators.

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Four in ten landlords would raise rents if tax bills climb propertyreporter.co.uk/four-…

Four in ten landlords would raise rents if tax bills climb

The survey of 544 landlords suggests landlord tax rises could prompt rent increases, property sales and exits from the private rented sector.

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£46.1m development finance funds Hammersmith studio scheme propertyreporter.co.uk/case-…

£46.1m development finance funds Hammersmith studio scheme

Atelier and Sheen Lane Developments have previously worked together on permitted development schemes including 200 Hammersmith Road.

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HTB lifts maximum HMO lending to 80% LTV propertyreporter.co.uk/htb-l…

HTB lifts maximum HMO lending to 80% LTV

HTB says higher HMO lending reflects how experienced landlords are planning their portfolios for the long term.

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Asking rents up 6% since Renters’ Rights Act propertyreporter.co.uk/askin…

Asking rents up 6% since Renters’ Rights Act

Asking rents are rising as individual landlords sell and institutional investors, led by North American capital, take a bigger share of build to rent.

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Cardium Law takes up BDLA associate membership propertyreporter.co.uk/cardi…

Cardium Law takes up BDLA associate membership

The BDLA's latest member will contribute its litigation, finance, and construction experience to lenders and advisers.

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GB Bank launches dual representation for buy-to-let refinances propertyreporter.co.uk/gb-ba…

GB Bank launches dual representation for buy-to-let refinances

A four-firm legal panel will act for both sides on eligible buy-to-let refinance cases under GB Bank’s new dual representation option.

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Accidental landlords face insurance blind spot propertyreporter.co.uk/accid…

Accidental landlords face insurance blind spot

Almost a third of UK adults would consider letting a spare property, yet many future accidental landlords are unsure how vacancy affects cover.

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Foundation cuts buy-to-let rates by up to 0.10% propertyreporter.co.uk/found…

Foundation cuts buy-to-let rates by up to 0.10%

Buy-to-let rates now start at 4.99% at 75% LTV at Foundation, which has also cut holiday let pricing by 0.10%.

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Rental availability falls 12.1% across England propertyreporter.co.uk/renta…

Rental availability falls 12.1% across England

Bristol, West Yorkshire and Merseyside recorded some of the largest average quarterly falls in available rental listings this year.

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Rental growth outpaces house prices in 26 London boroughs propertyreporter.co.uk/renta…

Rental growth outpaces house prices in 26 London boroughs

Average London house prices have fallen 0.10% a month since January, while rents have risen 0.47%.

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Northern Ireland property investment: prices up 9.2% propertyreporter.co.uk/north…

Northern Ireland property investment: prices up 9.2%

Average prices of £202,487 sit 25.6% below the UK figure, while advertised rents rose 3.8% to £1,013 a month.

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Advertised rents break £1,400 outside London for the first time propertyreporter.co.uk/adver…

Advertised rents break £1,400 outside London for the first time

Advertised rents in London climbed to £2,825 a month, with listings down 9% and demand up 6%.

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£490k development finance backs two Anerley flats propertyreporter.co.uk/case-…

£490k development finance backs two Anerley flats

A 15-month development finance facility at 70% LTV will fund two one-bedroom flats near Crystal Palace Park.

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£238m development finance facility funds Southwark PBSA and affordable homes propertyreporter.co.uk/case-…

£238m development finance facility funds Southwark PBSA and affordable homes

The scheme comprises 941 student beds, including 109 accessible rooms, across two blocks of 20 to 34 storeys.

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