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Buy-to-let investors have started selling off properties as Chancellor George Osborne's tax crackdown begins to bite. Demand is also likely to fall...

First-time buyer sales soar last month as landlords abandoned the market following the introduction of the new stamp duty surcharge on 1...

Buy-to-let mortgage sales surged by 163% in the year to March as landlords raced to beat the new stamp duty surcharge...

The surge in buy-to-let transactions in the run-up to the stamp duty surcharge on 1 April has left first-time buyers facing...

Demand for UK property has dipped for the first time in 12 months in the latest sign of housing market weakness. However,...

UK house price growth slowed more than expected in the three months to April, further evidence of a slowing property market. House prices in...

Just one in five of the UK’s landlords believes there is still money to be made in the buy-to-let market, new...

Two sets of industry data published yesterday suggest that house price growth is finally starting to slow. Nationwide's figures showed annual house price...

The supply of rental properties plunged in the run-up to the new stamp duty surcharge on 1 April and further falls are...

The number of landlords planning to buy a new buy-to-let property has dropped by a third since the stamp duty surcharge...

Brokers have more choice than ever before with the number of mortgage products hitting an all-time high in March. However, new mortgage application...

Cash is now king in the prime London market with six out of 10 of purchases made by investors or second-home...

March saw a significant slump in buy-to-let activity with sales falling 26.2% compared to February. The fall of £1.04 billion came despite an expected last-minute...

Gross mortgage lending surged in March due to the buy-to-let let boom but transactions now look set to drop by 10,000 a...

Buy-to-let landlords enjoyed total annual returns of 12.2% over the last year helped by the flurry of purchases in the run-up...

Asking prices have hit a record high due to the rush of buy-to-let investors looking to beat the stamp duty surcharge. The...

Rates on mainstream and buy-to-let mortgages have fallen by as much as 10% over the past three months. This should spell further...

Interest in purchasing buy-to-let properties has collapsed as new tax changes start to bite. The number of people planning to buy a...

March saw a sharp drop in buy-to-let valuations activity as landlords ran out of time to beat the stamp duty surcharge on 1 April. Valuation activity dropped...

House price inflation has hit double digits for the first time in almost two years with prices rising more than £20,000 in the...

The last day of March saw record-breaking property completions as investors rushed to beat the beat stamp duty tax hike. UK mover...

Buy-to-let investors were racing to beat the new 3% duty surcharge right up to midnight on 31 March as a frantic first quarter drew...

Brokers have welcomed latest Bank of England statistics that show a jump in mortgage approvals in February. The increase was partly down to...

Chancellor George Osborne's forthcoming stamp duty surcharge will push up buy-to-let rental costs and trigger a decline in the supply of...

February saw the second highest monthly total of house purchase approvals since January 2014 as buy-to-let investors raced to meet April's...

A rush of investors to complete their transactions ahead of the new stamp duty surcharge is driving a surge in buy-to-let...

The supply of rental properties has fallen to its lowest level for a year and experts warn the Chancellor's tax crackdown...

Tax experts have urged the Government to scrap the stamp duty surcharge for parents helping their children become first-time buyers. Chancellor George...

New research suggests that the Government's clampdown on buy-to-let is scaring off investors. Almost one in 10 UK adults say they have...

Property agencies report a surge in demand for London buy-to-let property ahead of the looming surcharge on stamp duty. But some fear...

Time is running out to escape the stamp duty surcharge on buy-to-let properties and second homes and the cost of failure is...

The flood of buy-to-let investors looking to beat the forthcoming 3% surcharge on stamp duty is driving house prices even higher...

Interest rates on buy-to-let mortgages continue to drop as lenders tempt landlords rushing to beat the stamp duty surcharge deadline. New figures from...

Chancellor George Osborne's looming stamp duty surcharge is driving housing demand as buy-to-let investors rush to beat the tax hike. The latest RICS UK Residential...

Buy-to-let investors have been urged to choose their conveyancer carefully if they want to beat the new stamp duty surcharge. Specialist lender...

Buy-to-let landlords are rushing to expand their portfolios before the stamp duty surcharge kicks in on 1 April. The surge means that...

Estate agents report a surge in investors looking to buy property before the new buy-to-let stamp duty surcharge comes into force. The...

Brokers and landlords have been warned that they have just three weeks to beat the new buy-to-let surcharge and save thousands...

The surcharge on stamp duty for investors and second homeowners will spark a mini-boom in property prices, a new survey says. Six out...

House prices in England and Wales jumped £16,446 in the last year to hit a new record high of £290,640. This is...

The new surcharge on stamp duty for buy-to-let and second homes is set to cause conveyancing “mayhem” next year. Broker Conveyancing has...

Mortgage brokers have attacked the Chancellor’s "truly aggressive attack" on buy-to-let in his Autumn Statement and Spending Review yesterday. George Osborne punished...