Great Time For Buy-To-Let Investment As UK Property Price Increases Greater Than Fixed Rate ISA’s More UK investors are choosing to purchase buy-to-let property rather than saving money with an ISA because the returns are far better. UK property prices have risen by 11% year on year compared to the best fixed rate ISA offered by banks [...]

Demand For UK Property Continues To Increase The whole of the UK property market has seen a strong start to the year and property buying activity looks set to remain high in the coming months following a buoyant 2013, which saw greater numbers of motivated and active buyers entering the property market. Estate agents up [...]

According to one of the UK’s leading mortgage lenders, residential property prices in the UK rose by more than economists had expected in January putting a halt to the annual decline. Nationwide say that residential property prices in the UK actually increased by 0.5% in January 2013, a further sign that the two years of [...]

What’s in store for the UK residential property and Buy To Let markets in 2013? Many of the predictions made by respected property analysts have so far been fairly positive in that the state of the UK residential property sales market can’t really get much worse, and the Buy To Let rental market should continue to [...]

The number of private sector tenants in severe arrears is still increasing, albeit at a slower rate, rising by 1.6% in the 3rd quarter of 2012. There are now more than 99,000 tenants in rent arrears greater than 8 weeks plus – the highest since 2008 and 15% more than last year. Tenants in severe [...]

A new Government report has revealed a growing concern about UK landlords, as an increasing percentage are now refusing to accept applications from tenants claiming housing benefits. The situation regarding LHA tenants is set to get much worse, following the recent statements made by UK Prime Minister David Cameron and his party’s vision for further [...]

Legal4Landlords are celebrating a record breaking 12 months by recruiting extra staff to their Head Office team! The Warrington based  specialist landlord services company look set for a turn-over of £2 Million (GBP) this year, following a great deal of hard work by all their staff and franchises. Legal4Landlords have relocated the 25 strong head [...]

UK Property Repossessions are forecast to increase 22% in 2012 Economists expect the recession and rising unemployment to squeeze the already stretched household finances of thousands of struggling families this year and are warning UK homeowners and landlords of a sharp rise in residential property repossessions. Record low Bank of England (BoE) interest rates and [...]