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    • Friday, 29 September, 2023
      Property sector
      Should I invest in UK student property?

      FT Money wants to hear from readers

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    • Friday, 22 September, 2023
      Landlords welcome Sunak’s energy efficiency rule move

      But policy uncertainty could hit investment plans

      Terraced rental properties
    • Friday, 8 September, 2023
      UK property
      Rise in share of buy-to-let homes owned by limited companies

      Higher UK mortgage rates push landlords towards the tax advantages of company ownership

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    • Tuesday, 5 September, 2023
      FT SeriesExtreme renting
      Extreme renting: London’s bidding war escalates as rising rates hit buy-to-let

      Tenants in the UK capital face surging rents and eviction as landlords pass on pressure from higher borrowing costs

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    • Friday, 11 August, 2023
      James Pickford
      Race to refit Britain’s rented homes loses momentum

      Suggestions the government will delay energy efficiency deadline leave winners and losers in the rental market

    • Wednesday, 26 July, 2023
      News in-depth
      Higher mortgage costs threaten surge of UK buy-to-let property sales

      Landlords look to get rid of financial ‘headache’ by exiting rental market, further depressing the housing market

    • Monday, 24 July, 2023
      Inside BusinessJonathan Guthrie
      Generation Rent is at the sharp end of rate rises

      Landlords with buy-to-rent mortgages are passing on their pain

      Pedestrians walk past the front window of an estate agent advertising properties to let and to sell in Lavender Hill, in South London
    • Friday, 14 July, 2023
      Residential property
      UK homes for rent slump to 14-year low

      Tenants face more difficulties finding properties as landlords are hit by mortgage costs

    • Friday, 16 June, 2023
      House & Home
      How long can the UK rental crisis last?

      ‘It can’t keep going on as it is now’ — tenants despair at spiralling rents but there is little relief in sight

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    • Friday, 9 June, 2023
      FT Money personal finance guides
      FT Money’s guide to higher buy-to-let rates

      Spiralling UK mortgage rates hit home amid fears over impending legislation

    • Friday, 5 May, 2023
      Residential property
      Short-term lets spoil the view in tourist hotspots

      Government proposes to shake up the holiday rentals property market

    • Tuesday, 4 April, 2023
      Property sector
      More homes come on to the UK market as pressures ease

      Mortgage market stability boosts buyer confidence in spite of falling house prices

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    • Friday, 31 March, 2023
      Mortgaged landlords face falling profits and refinancing hurdles

      24 London council areas no longer likely to be viable for higher borrowers, research finds

      Rental property to let boards
    • Friday, 17 March, 2023
      Property sector
      UK renters bear the brunt of rising housing costs

      Owner occupiers face higher bills as they refinance this year

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    • Friday, 24 February, 2023
      Bank bonuses
      How does your 2023 bonus measure up?

      FT poll shows more readers are stashing any bonus cash rather than splashing it on luxuries

    • Friday, 10 February, 2023
      Property sector
      Retreat of buy-to-let investors laid bare in stamp duty data

      Landlord buyers at sharp end of mortgage rate rises after the ‘mini’ Budget

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    • Friday, 27 January, 2023
      Property sector
      Is this the start of a great buy-to-let sell-off?

      Landlords are facing higher mortgage costs, slowing house price growth and looming legislation

      Illustration of a woman landlord balancing lots of properties
    • Friday, 13 January, 2023
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      Be honest, do you think of your property as your pension?

      Falling prices and rising interest rates create retirement dilemma for millions

    • Thursday, 17 November, 2022
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      Stealth taxes, not wealth taxes

      The chancellor is applying the biggest tax squeeze to the middle classes, not the wealthiest

    • Wednesday, 9 November, 2022
      Cat Rutter Pooley
      Homeowners are not the only ones hurt by the mortgage mess

      Generation rent is in the midst of an affordability squeeze

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    • Wednesday, 2 November, 2022
      UK tax
      Tax perks for holiday rentals under scrutiny

      OTS recommends a review of short-term lets regime

    • Tuesday, 25 October, 2022
      Lex
      Buy-to-let: landlords caught between high rates and squeezed tenants Premium content

      Expect the BTL business to grind ever slower as fixed-rate mortgage borrowers are forced to refinance

      An aerial view of residential houses in Frome, UK
    • Saturday, 1 October, 2022
      Buy-to-let landlords under strain from mortgage rate rises

      Sharp jump in interest charges for those refinancing will hit profits

    • Tuesday, 13 September, 2022
      Renting property
      Higher rents and utility bills pushing people into smaller homes, says Zoopla

      Trend for cheaper flats and houses comes with increase in cost of living pressures

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    • Friday, 26 August, 2022
      FT Best ofBest of FT Money 2022
      Landlords face fresh dilemmas amid the economic storm

      Many buy-to-let investors plan to sell all or part of their portfolios

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