Barclays rolls out buy-to-let mortgages for first-time buyers
Bank offers an "alternative way of helping first time buyers get onto the property ladder"
Buy-to-let mortgages tumble as landlords reel from government ‘onslaught’
UK Finance reports new mortgages to BTL landlords falling to just 5,000 in March, down 9.1 % on the same period last year
More borrowers choose longer-term mortgages than two-year deals for the first time
48% of mortgages written in Q4 2017 were for five years or more; 40% were two-year products. 91% were fixed-rate.
The effects of tax and regulation on the buy-to-let market, three years on
The 3% SDLT surcharge and the reduction of mortgage interest tax relief have changed the shape of the buy-to-let market
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Knight Frank boosts super-prime lettings team after bumper year
Agency adds to its SW London & Home Counties operation as top-end rental activity bucks wider market slowdown.
Interview: Charlie Gibson & Tas Basran of OB Private on scaling up, the brokerage shift & breaking down corporate barriers
New leadership structure, a fast-growing brokerage arm and deals flowing: inside the Mayfair-based property firm’s next phase.
Knight Frank names new UK Managing Partner
The property consultancy's Head of Commercial will step up to lead the UK business when Stephen Clifton retires next year.
Dexters buys another London estate agency
Fraser & Co operates four branches in London and an outpost in Hong Kong.
PCL schemes under close watch as questions mount over high-profile contractor
The future delivery of several luxury developments is under scrutiny.
Buyer lands luxury Finchatton project in Hampshire
Top-end developer behind some of PCL's best-known schemes chalks up another country house success.
‘Everyone is running twice as hard’: Guy Meacock on a ‘confused’ Prime London market
The context of what is normal no longer applies, says director of buying agency Prime Purchase.
In Pictures: Four designers, one brief at Chelsea Waterfront
Eight designer-curated show apartments offer contrasting takes on Thames-side living at the luxury SW London scheme.
UAE developer puts down roots in Prime Central London
Dubai-based operator opens Knightsbridge office as Gulf property groups continue to make moves in the capital.
Cadogan warns of ‘material impact’ of leasehold reforms on resi business
Chelsea landlord/developer says new legislation 'will result in a financial loss to Cadogan and will fetter our ability to manage and invest with confidence in the Estate.'
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Experienced lettings operator joins growing country house agency
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