Buy-to-let rental yields hits 10-year high
Buy-to-let profitability has rebounded, with average rental yields matching their highest levels in a decade, the Landlord Trends report (Q2 2025) from Pegasus Insight has found. Yields average at 6.5%,…
Anger as most Renters’ Rights Bill amendments rejected
Amendments to the Renters’ Rights Bill including one making it easier for student landlords to reclaim properties have been controversially rejected. The House of Lords requested Ground 4A to be…
NHBC launches trainee recruitment drive
The UK’s largest provider of home warranty and insurance is looking to hire 30 entry level recruits. NHBC is hiring a trainee building inspector, trainee building surveyor, trainee construction quality…
Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham to speak at Propertymark conference
Andy Burnham will deliver the keynote address at Propertymark’s Manchester Regional Conference on 16 September 2025. Labour’s Mayor of Greater Manchester has grown popular in his position, which he first…
125 homes proposed for Warwickshire town
A new development in Bishop’s Tachbrook in Warwickshire is set to create 125 new homes. Bellway Strategic Land has lodged an outline planning application with Warwick District Council for the…
Mortgage commitments rise in Q2
Mortgage applications rose in the second quarter of 2025, signalling that we’re set for a busy few months of completions, Bank of England data shows. The value of new mortgage…
Sleaford Rent to Buy development launches
Some 160 ‘affordable’ rental homes have launched at Sleaford, on the edge of the Fenlands, in the Lincolnshire countryside. The Handley Chase development features two bedroom semi-detached or end-terrace properties…
UK Marriott hotel portfolio being sold for £500 million
A portfolio of 15 purpose-built Marriott-branded hotels totalling 3,230 rooms are up for sale for £500 million. The hotels are: the 191-room AC Hotel Inverness, 181-room Moxy Glasgow Merchant City;…
London losing its status as a safe haven
Central London boroughs have barely seen house prices rise since 2016, meaning they are losing value in real terms due to inflation, research from asset manager Rathbones has revealed. Wandsworth,…
Low deposit mortgage choice at 17-year high
The number of mortgages at 90% and 95% LTV is at its highest level in 17 years, suggesting that lenders are fiercely competing for this business. There are currently 1,360…