Lender opens doors to first-time buy to let investors

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Offa, an Islamic property finance technology firm, has unveiled a series of revised criteria for its Sharia-compliant buy to let (BTL) financing.

The changes include welcoming first-time buyers, lowering the minimum age of applicants to 18

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London council looks to reintroduce selective licensing

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A London council has revealed that it is looking to reintroduce a selective licensing scheme for rented homes in its borough.

This will, the council claims, tackle ‘rogue landlords’.

Croydon Council says a scheme will ‘support good landlords’

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Rent to Serviced Accommodation Upper Tier Tribunal decision appealed by Sonder

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The Rent to Serviced Accommodation (R2SA) Upper Tier Tribunal decision appealed by Sonder is leaving hundreds of operators in a quandary of what to do next.

When the UK legislatures transcribed yet another EU VAT directive many moons ago

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Government urged to halt PRS reforms amidst rising rents

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Landlords in the private rented sector (PRS) are in desperate need of an amnesty from further government intervention to prevent them from exiting the market.

That was the key takeaway from the inaugural Landlord Trends workshop hosted by Pegasus Insight

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Landlords aren’t waiting for Section 21 abolition to evict tenants – claim

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As official figures show that no-fault evictions in England have risen, one law firm says that landlords aren’t waiting for the Renters’ Rights Bill to be implemented before evicting tenants.

The new Bill would see Section 21 ‘no-fault’

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The top 10 best property investment hotspots – Colliers

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Edinburgh has retained its top ranking for residential investment for the third time, according to an analysis by Colliers.

The top four cities – Edinburgh, Glasgow, Manchester and London – remained unchanged in its latest report.

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The looming cataclysmic EPC event for the private rented sector

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It’s been a hectic week for landlords with lots of EPC news – a consultation to bring in EPCs for new tenancies by 2028, all tenancies to have a new EPC by 2030 – all the while there’s a consultation about what EPC assessors will actually measure.

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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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