Average two-year fixed-rate mortgage rates in the UK are approaching 6%, adding to concerns about affordability for homebuyers, homeowners looking to remortgage and property investors. The latest figures
Two-Year Mortgage Rates Near 6%
Healey Rejects Wealth Tax Raid
Nikka Sulton
Chancellor John Healey has reportedly ruled out a major increase in Capital Gains Tax (CGT) as he looks for ways to address a projected £35 billion shortfall ahead
Buy-to-Let Yields Hit 15-Year High
Nikka Sulton
Gross rental yields for UK landlords have climbed to their highest point in 15 years, according to the latest mortgage data from Paragon Bank. The bank reported an
Mansion Tax Expansion Scaled Back
Nikka Sulton
Plans to extend Labour’s proposed mansion tax to properties valued at £1.5 million have reportedly been dropped. The move follows new research showing that a lower threshold could
Landlord Database: Don’t Register Too Early
Nikka Sulton
Registering rental properties as soon as possible may seem like a sensible way to get ahead of the new requirements. However, landlords should consider how the proposed renewal
500,000 More Rental Households by 2035
Nikka Sulton
England’s private rented sector is expected to grow by around 500,000 households over the next decade, according to government projections published as part of its impact assessment on
Awaab’s Law May Drive Landlords Out of PRS
Nikka Sulton
The government has acknowledged that extending Awaab’s Law to the private rented sector (PRS) could increase costs for landlords, with some potentially choosing to leave the market as
Residential Starts Fall 33% Year on Year
Nikka Sulton
Residential construction activity continued to weaken in the third quarter of 2026, with project starts falling by 8% compared with the previous three months and 33% year on
39.5% of London Flats Sell at a Loss
Nikka Sulton
Almost four in ten London flats sold in 2025/26 after being owned for five to ten years fetched less than their previous purchase price. The findings come from
Tory Chief Says Renters’ Rights Act ‘Has to Go’
Nikka Sulton
Shadow Housing Secretary Katie Lam has spoken in favour of scrapping the Renters’ Rights Act, although the Conservatives have since clarified that removing the legislation is not official