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    • Wednesday, 22 November, 2023
      UK property
      Landlord Grainger backs delay to ban on ‘no-fault’ evictions

      Chief Helen Gordon says speedier court processes are needed before introducing measure to protect tenants

      Grainger homes
    • Friday, 27 October, 2023
      UK tenant legislation threatens higher student rents

      Government concessions on renters reform bill leave landlords facing a higher risk of vacant periods

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    • Friday, 20 October, 2023
      Crunch time for student buy-to-lets

      The threat of new legislation comes at a time of high interest rates and inflation

    • Thursday, 5 October, 2023
      LexUK property
      Generation Rent: tenant woes widen role of ‘build-to-rent’ investors Premium content

      As small private landlords bail out, it should open the door to commercial developers with access to cheap finance

      A letting agent’s sign in a street in Clapham, London
    • Friday, 29 September, 2023
      Property sector
      Should I invest in UK student property?

      FT Money wants to hear from readers

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    • Friday, 22 September, 2023
      Landlords welcome Sunak’s energy efficiency rule move

      But policy uncertainty could hit investment plans

      Terraced rental properties
    • Friday, 8 September, 2023
      UK property
      Rise in share of buy-to-let homes owned by limited companies

      Higher UK mortgage rates push landlords towards the tax advantages of company ownership

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    • Tuesday, 5 September, 2023
      FT SeriesExtreme renting
      Extreme renting: London’s bidding war escalates as rising rates hit buy-to-let

      Tenants in the UK capital face surging rents and eviction as landlords pass on pressure from higher borrowing costs

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    • Friday, 11 August, 2023
      James Pickford
      Race to refit Britain’s rented homes loses momentum

      Suggestions the government will delay energy efficiency deadline leave winners and losers in the rental market

    • Wednesday, 26 July, 2023
      News in-depth
      Higher mortgage costs threaten surge of UK buy-to-let property sales

      Landlords look to get rid of financial ‘headache’ by exiting rental market, further depressing the housing market

    • Monday, 24 July, 2023
      Inside BusinessJonathan Guthrie
      Generation Rent is at the sharp end of rate rises

      Landlords with buy-to-rent mortgages are passing on their pain

      Pedestrians walk past the front window of an estate agent advertising properties to let and to sell in Lavender Hill, in South London
    • Friday, 14 July, 2023
      Residential property
      UK homes for rent slump to 14-year low

      Tenants face more difficulties finding properties as landlords are hit by mortgage costs

    • Friday, 16 June, 2023
      House & Home
      How long can the UK rental crisis last?

      ‘It can’t keep going on as it is now’ — tenants despair at spiralling rents but there is little relief in sight

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    • Friday, 9 June, 2023
      FT Money personal finance guides
      FT Money’s guide to higher buy-to-let rates

      Spiralling UK mortgage rates hit home amid fears over impending legislation

    • Friday, 5 May, 2023
      Residential property
      Short-term lets spoil the view in tourist hotspots

      Government proposes to shake up the holiday rentals property market

    • Tuesday, 4 April, 2023
      Property sector
      More homes come on to the UK market as pressures ease

      Mortgage market stability boosts buyer confidence in spite of falling house prices

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    • Friday, 31 March, 2023
      Mortgaged landlords face falling profits and refinancing hurdles

      24 London council areas no longer likely to be viable for higher borrowers, research finds

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    • Friday, 17 March, 2023
      Property sector
      UK renters bear the brunt of rising housing costs

      Owner occupiers face higher bills as they refinance this year

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    • Friday, 24 February, 2023
      Bank bonuses
      How does your 2023 bonus measure up?

      FT poll shows more readers are stashing any bonus cash rather than splashing it on luxuries

    • Friday, 10 February, 2023
      Property sector
      Retreat of buy-to-let investors laid bare in stamp duty data

      Landlord buyers at sharp end of mortgage rate rises after the ‘mini’ Budget

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    • Friday, 27 January, 2023
      Property sector
      Is this the start of a great buy-to-let sell-off?

      Landlords are facing higher mortgage costs, slowing house price growth and looming legislation

      Illustration of a woman landlord balancing lots of properties
    • Friday, 13 January, 2023
      Serious MoneyClaer Barrett
      Be honest, do you think of your property as your pension?

      Falling prices and rising interest rates create retirement dilemma for millions

    • Thursday, 17 November, 2022
      Serious MoneyClaer Barrett
      Stealth taxes, not wealth taxes

      The chancellor is applying the biggest tax squeeze to the middle classes, not the wealthiest

    • Wednesday, 9 November, 2022
      Cat Rutter Pooley
      Homeowners are not the only ones hurt by the mortgage mess

      Generation rent is in the midst of an affordability squeeze

      To let signs on a Birmingham street
    • Wednesday, 2 November, 2022
      UK tax
      Tax perks for holiday rentals under scrutiny

      OTS recommends a review of short-term lets regime

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