BTL rate cuts made by more lenders

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It’s been a busy week for the nation’s buy to let lenders after the Bank of England base rate cut.

More specialist lenders are stepping up to offer borrowers better deals, with significant rate reductions across buy to let and commercial mortgages.

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Landlord company ownership doubles in five years

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Property ownership by landlords within limited companies has surged, more than doubling in the past five years, research reveals.

According to Foundation Home Loans’ Q4 landlord research, new property acquisitions are now almost exclusively conducted through these structures.

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Landlords, it’s time to sell and take advantage of lower interest rates and a 13% increase in demand for UK properties

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With the Bank of England cutting interest rates down to 4.5% and demand for homes increased by 13% in January 2025 compared to the same period in 2024, now is a great time for fed-up landlords to take advantage of a favourable housing market.

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House prices rising slowly but stamp duty cuts loom

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Despite a slow start to the year, property prices are expected to surge, with first-time buyers driving the market when stamp duty changes come into effect in April.

According to e.surv house price index, house prices grew by just 0.1% in January 2025.

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Major changes to EPCs coming in 2026

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The way energy performance certificates (EPCs) are measured could be changed as soon as 2026.

The government has launched a consultation on proposed changes to the way EPCs are measured, which they claim will deliver a “more efficient and effective EPC system that works for landlords.”

The consultation is currently open and will run until February 26th

Measures to calculate EPCs

Under the current rules

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Green Party claims rent controls will solve London’s housing crisis in London

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A Green Party politician claims the Mayor of London, “has no choice” but to introduce rent controls to solve the housing crisis.

In a report, Zoë Garbett, London Assembly Member for the Green Party, claims London Mayor Sadiq Khan must show leadership and introduce rent controls to stop renters from being evicted from their homes.

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What can we do about a lease dispute after the leaseholder passed away?

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Hi, my partner and I purchased a property in August 2024, it came with a freehold of the maisonette which is part of the same building. The maisonette will have been unoccupied for 8 years by March 2025, after the previous occupant passed away.

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Landlords face a changing landscape with rising dog ownership

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With landlords in England facing the prospect of not ‘unreasonably’ refusing a tenant the right to keep a pet under the Renters’ Rights Bill, research reveals that the UK’s dog population may have been underestimated by up to four million.

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Property Investors Awards – HMO Property Investor of the Year

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From meeting at university to building a property business together — all while managing life with their one-year-old!

Jake Colwill and Lucy Davies’s journey into the property world has seen them tackle tricky renovations and investment risks.

Their hard work has now earned them HMO Property Investor of the Year at the Property Investors Awards.

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What the government’s EPC consultation means for landlords

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Research reveals that 2.58 million homes in the private rented sector will need upgrading to meet an EPC C requirement.

The findings from epIMS come after the government announced its EPC consultation which could see new tenancies having to meet the C Rating from 2028.

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