Yields for complex buy-to-let properties reach 10%

18th April 2012

Letting property is widely perceived as a particularly profitable business in the current climate as more people are drawn to t...

Buy-to-let market 'remains appealing to the asset-rich'

17th April 2012

Prospective homebuyers have remained constricted by the reduced availability of purchasing mortgages as brokers continue to be ...

UK's vacant properties 'could cover an area the size of Leeds'

16th April 2012

The number of prospective tenants searching for rented accommodation in Britain has continued to rise in recent years, and with...

Deposit affordability 'the barrier to buying a property'

16th April 2012

The high cost of living, increased focus on responsible lending from mortgage brokers and the difficulty of finding employment ...

Mortgage approvals drop to lowest level since December 2010

13th April 2012

The withdrawal of the stamp duty holiday and increased emphasis on responsible lending appears to be having a negative impact o...

Landlords and tenants 'should work together'

13th April 2012

The private rental sector in Britain has continued to boom in recent years despite the failure of house prices to mount a recov...

Number of properties to let continues to rise

12th April 2012

Renting has continued to represent an attractive alternative to buying for people who have struggled to get onto the property l...

'Rents can only rise so much before they become unaffordable'

12th April 2012

The difficulty of funding a house purchase has proved a significant stumbling block for potential buyers in recent years, with ...

Cost of borrowing set to rise as mortgage rates increase

11th April 2012

Lenders have continued to remain particularly cautious about granting mortgages in the current climate, and the possibility of ...

Further drop in UK property sales during 2011

11th April 2012

In spite of the stamp duty holiday being in effect throughout last year the number of property sales declined compared to 2010,...