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Refinanced at incorporation? Your adviser may need to notify their PI insurer
3+ hour, 38+ min ago (1602+ words) That could leave affected landlords facing Capital Gains Tax and interest on a transaction which was designed, documented and implemented by professional advisers. It also raises an urgent question for the accountants, tax advisers, solicitors, incorporation providers, mortgage brokers and,…...
From landlord to lender: the due diligence behind my 10% loan note
8+ hour, 52+ min ago (1667+ words) On 11 August, I published an article entitled From landlord to lender: why I invested at 10% instead of buying another rental property. I therefore invested part of my capital into a 30-month company loan note paying a fixed annual coupon of…...
Could a genuine property bargain fund most of its own deposit?
1+ day, 16+ hour ago (521+ words) MS Lending Group’s residential example uses a property bought for £500,000 with an accepted market value of £650,000. Ninety per cent of the purchase price is £450,000, while 70% of the market value is £455,000. The lower figure applies, producing a maximum gross advance of…...
Hostility towards landlords becomes a growing concern
2+ day, 13+ hour ago (358+ words) Negative portrayals by politicians, tenant campaigners and the media have become the fourth most discussed issue affecting landlord confidence. The National Residential Landlords Association (NRLA) found that comments about the treatment and public portrayal of landlords have doubled as a…...
Build-to-rent starts plunge 79%
2+ day, 13+ hour ago (432+ words) Starts on new build-to-rent homes fell 79% in the year to June 2026, according to a Savills analysis for Real Estate:UK. That left 2,176 homes entering construction, down from 13,893 a year earlier. Starts outside London fell 84%, while the number of homes under…...
Right to Buy sales soar past two million as housing crisis continues
2+ day, 13+ hour ago (451+ words) Homes sold under Right to Buy have soared in the past year, despite government proposal for reforms. Government data reveals 14,275 council homes were sold under the Right to Buy scheme in England during 2025-26, an increase of 90% compared to 2024-25. Under the…...
Propertymark challenges Welsh government over proposed rental reforms
2+ day, 13+ hour ago (470+ words) An industry body has urged the First Minister of Wales not to press ahead with plans to introduce rent controls and abolish no-fault evictions. Propertymark has written a letter to First Minister Rhun ap Iorwerth ahead of the proposed Welsh…...
Buy to let mortgage possessions fall
2+ day, 13+ hour ago (352+ words) The number of buy to let mortgages in arrears and properties taken into possession fell during the second quarter. Data from UK Finance shows 8,390 loans with arrears of at least 2.5% of the outstanding balance, 6% fewer than in the previous three…...
Buy-to-let arrears are down 26%, so why are landlord possession claims rising?
3+ day, 40+ min ago (1661+ words) Two official reports published today tell very different stories about the private rented sector. The latest UK Finance mortgage arrears and possessions figures show a substantial reduction in financial distress among buy-to-let borrowers. At the same time, the Ministry of…...
Older renters face retirement homelessness fears
2+ day, 13+ hour ago (328+ words) Landlords are housing a rapidly growing number of people approaching retirement who could struggle to cover their rent once their wages stop. An analysis by Sky News shows the number of privately renting households aged 55 to 64 has risen by 82% since…...