Landlords

10 top tips for buy-to-let landlords

The Happy Tenant Company brings you 10 top tips to help buy-to-let landlords.

Glasgow gives the best return for student landlords

Glasgow offers best yield on student buy-to-let property

New research by property website Zoopla has found that Glasgow, followed by Manchester and Hull offer the best returns for student buy-to-let landlords.

Rents fell to a six-month low in January

Rents down to July 2012 levels but "coiled for spring bounce"

LSL Property Services reports that the cost of renting fell for a third consecutive month to £732 per month the lowest they have been since July 2012 but are "coiled for a spring bounce."

Rental yields are predicted to fall in 2013

Rightmove: Rents to fall in 2013 but landlords will still invest

Rightmove reports that rental yields will slow in 2013 but landlords will continue to invest as tenants continue to be trapped in the rental market.

How to avoid being labelled a bad landlord

Generation Rent: The Great Debate

Panel including Property Editor Julian Knight and Sean Hooker from my|deposits, live online at www.letyourproperty.tv on Tuesday 20th November at 15:30.

Landlords are preparing for a student invasion

Student lets: A guide for landlords

Ahead of the new university year, thousands of landlords are getting set to welcome new students into their properties. We host a Web TV show which goes through the issues facing landlords.

Leeds launches latest landlord mortgage deals

Leeds BS unveils new buy to let mortgage deals

Leeds Building Society has announced new fixed rate buy to let mortgages with a choice of fee-paying and fees-assisted versions.

TMW announces new and enhanced buy to let range

The Mortgage Works has given its buy to let range a makeover, with the launch of a two year tracker and a lifetime variable rate mortgage.

Buy to let properties up by 84,000 in 2011, says CML

The number of properties bought with buy to let mortgages rose by 84,000 last year, helping to boost the supply of private rented housing, new figures reveal.

Co-operative Bank's Platform boosts buy-to-let products

Platform, the intermediary mortgage lender for the Co-operative Bank, has announced that it has launched a new range of buy-to-let products.

Co-operative Bank's Platform launches exclusive new products

The Co-operative Bank's intermediary mortgage lender Platform has introduced two new exclusive products for buy-to-let brokers.

Rental costs have reached a new record in June

Rental costs hit £700pm to reach record high

A lack of supply of rental properties and the difficulties facing potential first-time-buyers in getting on the housing market has led to the average rental cost exceeding £700 per month.

One in ten homeowners rent out spare rooms

Spare rooms are money-spinners for one in ten households but many simply use the space to store their belongings.

Tenant rental costs have reached a new high in the UK

Rental costs reach record high

The latest LSL Property Services buy-to-let index reveals that rental costs reached a record high of £696 per month for tenants in May.

Landlords opt for rent rises as tenant demand grows

Tenant demand has continued to grow in recent months, with many landlords opting for rent rises as the supply of residential property dries up.

Skipton Building Society launches 'competitive' buy-to-let products

Individuals interested in buy-to-let mortgages may be pleased to hear that Skipton Building Society has unveiled two new tracker products.

Rental yield is an important consideration for a buy-to-let landlord

Rental yield: What can a landlord expect to get?

With demand for rental property increasing and the buy-to-let mortgage market experiencing strong growth landlords need to consider the rental yield they can obtain. Kate Saines gives the lowdown on rental yield.

2011 could be a good time to become a buy-to-let landlord

How to enter the buy-to-let mortgage market

With house prices falling and demand for rental property increasing, now is an ideal time for potential landlords to get into the buy-to-let mortgage market.