property investment

This page brings together news and analysis on property investment, from landlord strategy to financing trends and market performance. Read more below for in‑depth coverage tailored to property and mortgage professionals.

Buy-to-let losses jump 32% as the Renters’ Rights Act reshapes lending

Buy-to-let investors are locking in losses at a rate not seen in years. Brokers now face a client base weighing exit over expansion

Buy-to-let losses jump 32% as the Renters’ Rights Act reshapes lending

BTL lending up 20.6% year on year

Arrears and possessions fall, but house purchase lending slips on the quarter

BTL lending up 20.6% year on year

Prime rents rise as landlord caution tightens supply, Savills says

Prime central London yields hit highest level since 2009, with one-beds averaging 5.8%

Prime rents rise as landlord caution tightens supply, Savills says

Sharia-compliant buy-to-let is growing – and going specialist

Younger investors and intergenerational wealth are driving new appetite for houses

Sharia-compliant buy-to-let is growing – and going specialist

TAB provides £2 million bridge for Docklands commercial refinance

Bridging completions fell to £1.6 billion in Q2 as lenders weigh repayment routes

TAB provides £2 million bridge for Docklands commercial refinance

Commercial lending finds its footing as investors rethink property strategy

Director says landlords are getting creative, and commercial is where the confidence is

Commercial lending finds its footing as investors rethink property strategy

Inheritance, not acquisition: the changing path into landlording

Research shows 36% of aspiring landlords expect to inherit property, not buy it

Inheritance, not acquisition: the changing path into landlording

Bridging deals more than double as wider market cools

Advised bridging loans rose from 42 to 91 in H1, even as BDLA data showed applications down 26.3% in Q2

Bridging deals more than double as wider market cools

UK appeal court shuts door on freezing order against Spain-based pair

The judge found the freeze justified. The rules on serving papers abroad said otherwise

UK appeal court shuts door on freezing order against Spain-based pair

30 years of BTL: how landlords continue to make it work

The market looks very different yet landlords adapt, invest and provide homes for millions of renters

30 years of BTL: how landlords continue to make it work