Almost two-thirds of property purchases are at risk from March's Stamp Duty deadline, according to new research.

A rise in the number of buyers returning to the market and a predicted uptick in new homes being built could pave the way for UK house prices to reach the next major milestone.

The lender has updated its criteria following research into 'side hustles'

From May this year, guidance around monitoring and reporting financial sanction breaches for letting agents comes into action, impacting almost 3 million homes.

The lender is also updating its stress rates across two-year fixed-term HPP and BTL products to boost affordability for customers.

Despite the continued slowdown in rental growth for new lets, tenants renewing their contracts have seen rents rise by 6.0% over the last 12 months.

The financial burden on UK landlords is heavier than ever, with property maintenance costs soaring by 26.24% since 2022, according to new research from Towergate Direct.

Duncan Kreeger, CEO of TAB looks ahead and explores the challenges and opportunities lenders and investors are likely to face across the bridging sector this year.

There were over 12,500 buy-to-let mortgages in arrears of 2.5% or more of the outstanding balance during Q4 2024.

Arc & Co. has announced that it has completed a £59m loan with Atlas Capital Partners to refinance existing bank debt secured against a UK-wide hotel portfolio.