Leaders Romans Group has become the third major estate agency to sign a new contract with Zoopla in the last month.

Rates start from 5.15%

The lender has also increased its First Time Landlord criteria of maximum loan from £350,000 to £500,000

The latest rate reductions follow similar cuts the lender made on its two-year fixed-rate products at the end of February.

Rents are growing fastest in more affordable cities like Blackburn, Stoke, and Rochdale according to Zoopla's latest data.

February also saw voids decreasing across all regions monitored by Goodlord.

Newly released data from Shawbrook has highlighted a growing number of bridging loans being used by landlords to purchase buy-to-let properties.

New research has revealed that lower energy prices or a reduced council tax rate would encourage more to take action on improving their home's energy efficiency.

The North has been revealed to be a major housing delivery battleground for Labour's 1.5m new homes pledge.

Average house prices on pancake-named streets are in excess of £1.1m.