Stephen Moore
Stephen has been writing about investment property for over a decade for a number of titles incuding the Daily Mail, Daily Express
Nearly four in ten London flats sold at a loss, e.surv data shows
Repeat-sales data reveals London flats sold at a loss more often than anywhere in Great Britain, as long-running flat market weakness turns into realised losses for investors.
Record room rents spread as flatshare supply falls 4.7 per cent
Record room rents now average £769 a month across the UK, with inner London above £1,000, giving HMO landlords pricing power but raising fresh questions over tenant affordability.
Single-family homes drive UK build to rent investment to £4.2bn
Knight Frank puts UK build to rent investment at £1.6bn for the third quarter, with family houses drawing most capital, pension funds buying and private landlords facing sharper…
Buy-to-let rental yields hit 7.9 per cent as big landlords expand
Fleet Mortgages' third-quarter barometer shows buy-to-let rental yields rising across most of England and Wales while portfolio investors add stock and smaller operators make up a shrinking share…
Build to rent investment hits £4.2bn as family houses dominate
Institutional money is pouring into rental houses, with Knight Frank data showing single-family homes took two-thirds of third-quarter build to rent investment, sharpening competition for private landlords.
Unite cuts student accommodation rents as halls struggle to fill
Falling student accommodation rents at Britain's largest operator expose a widening gap between sought-after university cities and oversupplied markets, leaving valuations, earnings and investor returns under pressure.
Sunderland tops table for cheapest UK office rents
Analysis of almost 4,000 listings puts the cheapest UK office rents in northern cities, a pricing gap commercial landlords and portfolio investors should weigh against yield and void…
Tenants rate landlords far more kindly than public debate suggests
Tenants rate landlords as reasonable and approachable rather than exploitative, an Accord survey shows, yet brokers warn investors are trimming portfolios and quitting the rental sector.
Build to rent regeneration delivers 61 per cent of new homes
Build to rent regeneration now supplies the bulk of fresh housing in eight flagship UK schemes, reshaping where private and institutional landlords compete for young tenants.
Help to Buy flats lag houses as brokers warn on Your First Home
Homes England data shows 45 per cent of Help to Buy flats leaving the scheme in 2024/25 were worth less than their purchase price, a red flag for…