<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<rss version="2.0"
     xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"
     xmlns:dc="https://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"
     xmlns:dcterms="http://purl.org/dc/terms/"
     xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"
     xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
>
    <channel>
        <atom:link href="https://moneyweek.com/feeds/tag/buy-to-let" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" />
                    <title><![CDATA[ Latest from MoneyWeek in Buy-to-let ]]></title>
                <link>https://moneyweek.com/investments/property/buy-to-let</link>
        <description><![CDATA[ All the latest buy-to-let content from the MoneyWeek team ]]></description>
                                    <lastBuildDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 17:05:20 +0000</lastBuildDate>
                            <language>en</language>
                                <item>
                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Four big changes landlords need to get ready for in 2026 ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://moneyweek.com/investments/buy-to-let/landlords-renters-rights-act-making-tax-digital</link>
                                                                            <description>
                            <![CDATA[ Major changes are afoot for landlords in 2026 and beyond – here is what you should do this year to prepare ]]>
                                                                                                            </description>
                                                                                                                                <guid isPermaLink="false">heRyPYzXGbT7U5CwDrfwkC</guid>
                                                                                                <enclosure url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/cDNaxFNdQnrtV2F7Fn6nme-1280-80.jpg" type="image/jpeg" length="0"></enclosure>
                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 17:05:20 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 12:52:16 +0000</updated>
                                                                                                                                            <category><![CDATA[Buy to Let]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Investing]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Property]]></category>
                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ sam.walker@futurenet.com (Sam Walker) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sam Walker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/cDNaxFNdQnrtV2F7Fn6nme-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Kentaroo Tryman via Getty Images]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[Landlord handing over keys to tenant]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Landlord handing over keys to tenant]]></media:text>
                                <media:title type="plain"><![CDATA[Landlord handing over keys to tenant]]></media:title>
                                                    </media:content>
                                                    <media:thumbnail url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/cDNaxFNdQnrtV2F7Fn6nme-1280-80.jpg" />
                                                                                        </item>
                                <item>
                                                            <title><![CDATA[ HMRC stamp duty crackdown sees probes of property deals jump 88% – what to watch out for ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://moneyweek.com/personal-finance/stamp-duty/hmrc-stamp-duty-investigations</link>
                                                                            <description>
                            <![CDATA[ From bogus stamp duty refund claims to misleading the taxman about who owns a property, HMRC is increasing its scrutiny of stamp duty land tax reporting. Here’s how. ]]>
                                                                                                            </description>
                                                                                                                                <guid isPermaLink="false">Ck98ppmhTrHxmCBLB2qfee</guid>
                                                                                                <enclosure url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/rxHryKS62shGBd4rVCQmoi-1280-80.jpg" type="image/jpeg" length="0"></enclosure>
                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 28 Jan 2026 14:11:37 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 28 Jan 2026 17:46:03 +0000</updated>
                                                                                                                                            <category><![CDATA[Stamp Duty]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Buy to Let]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Tax]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Property]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Personal Finance]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Investing]]></category>
                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ editor@moneyweek.com (Laura Miller) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Laura Miller ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/rxHryKS62shGBd4rVCQmoi-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Getty Images]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[HMRC stamp duty crackdown sees probes of property deals jump 88% – what to watch out for]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Piggy bank with a house inside representing the cost of stamp duty land tax]]></media:text>
                                <media:title type="plain"><![CDATA[Piggy bank with a house inside representing the cost of stamp duty land tax]]></media:title>
                                                    </media:content>
                                                    <media:thumbnail url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/rxHryKS62shGBd4rVCQmoi-1280-80.jpg" />
                                                                                        </item>
                                <item>
                                                            <title><![CDATA[ How much do you need to earn to affordthe averagerent? ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://moneyweek.com/investments/buy-to-let/how-much-do-you-need-to-earn-to-afford-the-average-rent</link>
                                                                            <description>
                            <![CDATA[ Rental growth is slowing and making rents more affordable for tenants, but what hwo much do you need to earn to afford the average UK rent? ]]>
                                                                                                            </description>
                                                                                                                                <guid isPermaLink="false">v3fjd7rn9YaBvseQjVZxiL</guid>
                                                                                                <enclosure url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/B2G9bqgoP7dwGpUS2ovbsT-1280-80.jpg" type="image/jpeg" length="0"></enclosure>
                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 10 Dec 2025 00:05:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Buy to Let]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Investing]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Property]]></category>
                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ editor@moneyweek.com (Marc Shoffman) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Marc Shoffman ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/B2G9bqgoP7dwGpUS2ovbsT-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Getty Images/Morsa Images]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[couple with boxes]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[couple with boxes]]></media:text>
                                <media:title type="plain"><![CDATA[couple with boxes]]></media:title>
                                                    </media:content>
                                                    <media:thumbnail url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/B2G9bqgoP7dwGpUS2ovbsT-1280-80.jpg" />
                                                                                        </item>
                                <item>
                                                            <title><![CDATA[ What adds value to buy-to-let properties? Four home improvement ideas ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://moneyweek.com/investments/property/add-value-to-buy-to-let-properties-improvements</link>
                                                                            <description>
                            <![CDATA[ Renovations to your property could boost its value. We look at how much improvements could boost your buy-to-let by. ]]>
                                                                                                            </description>
                                                                                                                                <guid isPermaLink="false">VhHjcoKj7fYtfdEMu8TE8g</guid>
                                                                                                <enclosure url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/9NJpM4NrdFKMYe4W4FEa2T-1280-80.jpg" type="image/jpeg" length="0"></enclosure>
                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2025 16:57:30 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 19 Nov 2025 17:00:19 +0000</updated>
                                                                                                                                            <category><![CDATA[Buy to Let]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Investing]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Property]]></category>
                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ sam.walker@futurenet.com (Sam Walker) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sam Walker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/9NJpM4NrdFKMYe4W4FEa2T-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[MoMo Productions via Getty Images]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[Couple renovating their kitchen with male screwing a cupboard]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Couple renovating their kitchen with male screwing a cupboard]]></media:text>
                                <media:title type="plain"><![CDATA[Couple renovating their kitchen with male screwing a cupboard]]></media:title>
                                                    </media:content>
                                                    <media:thumbnail url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/9NJpM4NrdFKMYe4W4FEa2T-1280-80.jpg" />
                                                                                        </item>
                                <item>
                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Do I need landlord insurance? ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://moneyweek.com/investments/buy-to-let/landlord-insurance-buy-to-let</link>
                                                                            <description>
                            <![CDATA[ Buy-to-let landlords need more than standard home insurance to protect their property. What is landlord insurance and how much does it cost? ]]>
                                                                                                            </description>
                                                                                                                                <guid isPermaLink="false">mQFKmHeDCfWSBmzmNopazU</guid>
                                                                                                <enclosure url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/eh9kd8DShktV4bnpxdV9vW-1280-80.jpg" type="image/jpeg" length="0"></enclosure>
                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 22 Oct 2025 14:51:39 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Buy to Let]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Investing]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Property]]></category>
                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ editor@moneyweek.com (Holly Thomas) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Holly Thomas ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/eh9kd8DShktV4bnpxdV9vW-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Getty Images]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Landlord insurance offers an important safety net.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Landlord&#039;s hand pictured beside money, calculator, laptop and property figure as they look at finances.]]></media:text>
                                <media:title type="plain"><![CDATA[Landlord&#039;s hand pictured beside money, calculator, laptop and property figure as they look at finances.]]></media:title>
                                                    </media:content>
                                                    <media:thumbnail url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/eh9kd8DShktV4bnpxdV9vW-1280-80.jpg" />
                                                                                        </item>
                                <item>
                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The worst London boroughs to sell a second home as investors face £16k capital gains tax bill ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://moneyweek.com/investments/property/second-home-owners-capital-gains-tax</link>
                                                                            <description>
                            <![CDATA[ Property investors selling up in London are benefiting from a decade’s worth of house price rises, but for many it’s resulting in higher capital gains tax bills ]]>
                                                                                                            </description>
                                                                                                                                <guid isPermaLink="false">8ui5Dx5z33nTC7bHm3yvsA</guid>
                                                                                                <enclosure url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/DZxrbS5AApHBKyAkQhcrnU-1280-80.jpg" type="image/jpeg" length="0"></enclosure>
                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 15 Oct 2025 23:01:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Property]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Buy to Let]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Personal Finance]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Investing]]></category>
                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ editor@moneyweek.com (Laura Miller) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Laura Miller ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/DZxrbS5AApHBKyAkQhcrnU-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Getty Images]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The second home owners being hit with £16,446 capital gains tax bill – which sellers are escaping CGT?]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[London property of the kind bought by second home owners]]></media:text>
                                <media:title type="plain"><![CDATA[London property of the kind bought by second home owners]]></media:title>
                                                    </media:content>
                                                    <media:thumbnail url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/DZxrbS5AApHBKyAkQhcrnU-1280-80.jpg" />
                                                                                        </item>
                                <item>
                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Reeves warned against property tax shake-up – 3 ways it could backfire on first-time buyers ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://moneyweek.com/investments/property/property-tax-changes-rachel-reeves-budget-backfire</link>
                                                                            <description>
                            <![CDATA[ Rachel Reeves reportedly has her eye on high-end property taxes in the upcoming Budget, but there are concerns a shake-up could unintentionally hamper those trying to get on the housing ladder ]]>
                                                                                                            </description>
                                                                                                                                <guid isPermaLink="false">3nVNf6DR3xhjq2XG9tQNQe</guid>
                                                                                                <enclosure url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/xUQc4QK7zdT9ZMeoXs2uGC-1280-80.jpg" type="image/jpeg" length="0"></enclosure>
                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 07 Oct 2025 15:12:36 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Property]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Buy to Let]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Investing]]></category>
                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ editor@moneyweek.com (Laura Miller) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Laura Miller ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/xUQc4QK7zdT9ZMeoXs2uGC-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Getty Images]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Reeves warned against property tax shake-up – 3 ways it could backfire on first-time buyers]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Rachel Reeves]]></media:text>
                                <media:title type="plain"><![CDATA[Rachel Reeves]]></media:title>
                                                    </media:content>
                                                    <media:thumbnail url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/xUQc4QK7zdT9ZMeoXs2uGC-1280-80.jpg" />
                                                                                        </item>
                                <item>
                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Landlord tax investigations net HMRC record £107m – the pitfalls to avoid ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://moneyweek.com/investments/buy-to-let/landlord-tax-investigations</link>
                                                                            <description>
                            <![CDATA[ Residential landlords had to pay an average of £13,713 each in tax from undisclosed rental income last year, the highest amount since a crackdown began a little over a decade ago ]]>
                                                                                                            </description>
                                                                                                                                <guid isPermaLink="false">5zH2FNdVbqtdsSZVWfrDmD</guid>
                                                                                                <enclosure url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/vgBZYZi4cZz5ZZAqYABixk-1280-80.jpg" type="image/jpeg" length="0"></enclosure>
                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 29 Sep 2025 14:36:24 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 29 Sep 2025 15:08:34 +0000</updated>
                                                                                                                                            <category><![CDATA[Buy to Let]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Property]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Personal Finance]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Investing]]></category>
                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ editor@moneyweek.com (Laura Miller) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Laura Miller ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/vgBZYZi4cZz5ZZAqYABixk-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Getty Images]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Landlord tax investigations net HMRC record £107m – the pitfalls to avoid]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Property, piggy bank, calculator]]></media:text>
                                <media:title type="plain"><![CDATA[Property, piggy bank, calculator]]></media:title>
                                                    </media:content>
                                                    <media:thumbnail url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/vgBZYZi4cZz5ZZAqYABixk-1280-80.jpg" />
                                                                                        </item>
                                <item>
                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Could landlords face National Insurance on rental income? ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://moneyweek.com/personal-finance/tax/national-insurance-landlords-rental-income</link>
                                                                            <description>
                            <![CDATA[ The Treasury is said to be considering a tax increase for landlords in an attempt to boost revenue in Rachel Reeves’s Autumn Budget ]]>
                                                                                                            </description>
                                                                                                                                <guid isPermaLink="false">v8YXSf9UeydsxD8xChXw3F</guid>
                                                                                                <enclosure url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/zLENT294aUHmb8evwo2zoG-1280-80.jpg" type="image/jpeg" length="0"></enclosure>
                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 28 Aug 2025 14:30:27 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 29 Aug 2025 09:41:13 +0000</updated>
                                                                                                                                            <category><![CDATA[Tax]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Buy to Let]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Budget]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Personal Finance]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Investing]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Property]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[UK Economy]]></category>
                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ editor@moneyweek.com (Ruth Emery) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ruth Emery ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/zLENT294aUHmb8evwo2zoG-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Photographer: Jason Alden/Bloomberg via Getty Images]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[Chancellor of the exchequer Rachel Reeves]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Chancellor of the exchequer Rachel Reeves]]></media:text>
                                <media:title type="plain"><![CDATA[Chancellor of the exchequer Rachel Reeves]]></media:title>
                                                    </media:content>
                                                    <media:thumbnail url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/zLENT294aUHmb8evwo2zoG-1280-80.jpg" />
                                                                                        </item>
                                <item>
                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Top UK destinations for holiday let investment in 2025 ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://moneyweek.com/investments/buy-to-let/top-uk-holiday-let-investment-destinations</link>
                                                                            <description>
                            <![CDATA[ As staycations grow popular among Brits, we reveal the UK hotspots where buying a holiday let could drive attractive returns for property owners ]]>
                                                                                                            </description>
                                                                                                                                <guid isPermaLink="false">cDUa34msHke3s8EURXrTth</guid>
                                                                                                <enclosure url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/cqa8bgtk9YM6omk4yVUhWj-1280-80.jpg" type="image/jpeg" length="0"></enclosure>
                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 30 Jul 2025 13:55:38 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Thu, 31 Jul 2025 08:49:57 +0000</updated>
                                                                                                                                            <category><![CDATA[Buy to Let]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Travel]]></category>
                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ editor@moneyweek.com (Oojal Dhanjal) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Oojal Dhanjal ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/cqa8bgtk9YM6omk4yVUhWj-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Getty Images]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[Staithes early in the morning, North Yorkshire, England]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Staithes early in the morning, North Yorkshire, England]]></media:text>
                                <media:title type="plain"><![CDATA[Staithes early in the morning, North Yorkshire, England]]></media:title>
                                                    </media:content>
                                                    <media:thumbnail url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/cqa8bgtk9YM6omk4yVUhWj-1280-80.jpg" />
                                                                                        </item>
                                <item>
                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Is the UK housing market doomed to stagnation? ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://moneyweek.com/investments/house-prices/is-the-uk-housing-market-is-doomed-to-stagnation</link>
                                                                            <description>
                            <![CDATA[ Housing is the mirror image of Britain’s moribund stock market. A crash would be the best outcome ]]>
                                                                                                            </description>
                                                                                                                                <guid isPermaLink="false">8nvr1JQbgU5RRFbwEim5Jc</guid>
                                                                                                <enclosure url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/9mcbhMB75WfZe7UNCpKxQT-1280-80.jpg" type="image/jpeg" length="0"></enclosure>
                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 25 Jul 2025 09:48:33 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 29 Jul 2025 11:31:08 +0000</updated>
                                                                                                                                            <category><![CDATA[House Prices]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[UK Economy]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[UK Stock Markets]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Buy to Let]]></category>
                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ editor@moneyweek.com (Cris Sholto Heaton) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Cris Sholto Heaton ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/9mcbhMB75WfZe7UNCpKxQT-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Getty Images]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[Economic recession and house price crisis concept]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Economic recession and house price crisis concept]]></media:text>
                                <media:title type="plain"><![CDATA[Economic recession and house price crisis concept]]></media:title>
                                                    </media:content>
                                                    <media:thumbnail url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/9mcbhMB75WfZe7UNCpKxQT-1280-80.jpg" />
                                                                                        </item>
                                <item>
                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Rents outpace mortgages with 21% rise over three years ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://moneyweek.com/investments/property/rents-outpace-mortgages</link>
                                                                            <description>
                            <![CDATA[ Renters have seen a bigger increase in their monthly housing costs since 2022 than mortgaged homeowners, according to Zoopla ]]>
                                                                                                            </description>
                                                                                                                                <guid isPermaLink="false">yM9WWZNdSFoZYCouioYiXo</guid>
                                                                                                <enclosure url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/TutnEzpivPjiWgqD5SEHzi-1280-80.jpg" type="image/jpeg" length="0"></enclosure>
                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 22 Jul 2025 11:57:10 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 15 Sep 2025 12:04:21 +0000</updated>
                                                                                                                                            <category><![CDATA[Property]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Mortgages]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Buy to Let]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Investing]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Personal Finance]]></category>
                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ editor@moneyweek.com (Ruth Emery) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ruth Emery ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/TutnEzpivPjiWgqD5SEHzi-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Jacobs Stock Photography Ltd via Getty Images]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[Woman looking at the window of an estate agent]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Woman looking at the window of an estate agent]]></media:text>
                                <media:title type="plain"><![CDATA[Woman looking at the window of an estate agent]]></media:title>
                                                    </media:content>
                                                    <media:thumbnail url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/TutnEzpivPjiWgqD5SEHzi-1280-80.jpg" />
                                                                                        </item>
                                <item>
                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Portfolio landlords could save £8,500 by remortgaging – or risk costs soaring by £23,000 ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://moneyweek.com/investments/buy-to-let/portfolio-landlords-buy-to-let-remortgage-rates</link>
                                                                            <description>
                            <![CDATA[ Buy-to-let landlords with multiple properties could save thousands by taking advantage of this year’s lower mortgage rates, but failing to refinance could see them hit with a £23,000 bill. ]]>
                                                                                                            </description>
                                                                                                                                <guid isPermaLink="false">72c4N5bGNLbCFGKG99CXLc</guid>
                                                                                                <enclosure url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ejnrrnWFkaon99cynBKuKS-1280-80.jpg" type="image/jpeg" length="0"></enclosure>
                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 2025 12:24:27 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 02 Jul 2025 12:29:49 +0000</updated>
                                                                                                                                            <category><![CDATA[Buy to Let]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Personal Finance]]></category>
                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ editor@moneyweek.com (Laura Miller) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Laura Miller ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ejnrrnWFkaon99cynBKuKS-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[phakphum patjangkata]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Portfolio landlords could save £8,500 by remortgaging – or risk costs soaring by £23,000]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[hand holding virtual properties]]></media:text>
                                <media:title type="plain"><![CDATA[hand holding virtual properties]]></media:title>
                                                    </media:content>
                                                    <media:thumbnail url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ejnrrnWFkaon99cynBKuKS-1280-80.jpg" />
                                                                                        </item>
                                <item>
                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Rents rise at slowest pace for four years – is buy-to-let still worth it? ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://moneyweek.com/investments/buy-to-let/rent-growth-buy-to-let</link>
                                                                            <description>
                            <![CDATA[ Slowing rental growth and higher property taxes are creating a headache for landlords. Does buy-to-let still offer a good yield? ]]>
                                                                                                            </description>
                                                                                                                                <guid isPermaLink="false">t5TwsnwRbY955NeYqDqnYc</guid>
                                                                                                <enclosure url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/cjQaPRsnNns7QNc683k5X3-1280-80.jpg" type="image/jpeg" length="0"></enclosure>
                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 11 Jun 2025 16:42:33 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 11 Jun 2025 17:02:16 +0000</updated>
                                                                                                                                            <category><![CDATA[Buy to Let]]></category>
                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ editor@moneyweek.com (Katie Williams) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Katie Williams ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/cjQaPRsnNns7QNc683k5X3-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Oscar Wong via Getty Images]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[To let sign on a house in the UK]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[To let sign on a house in the UK]]></media:text>
                                <media:title type="plain"><![CDATA[To let sign on a house in the UK]]></media:title>
                                                    </media:content>
                                                    <media:thumbnail url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/cjQaPRsnNns7QNc683k5X3-1280-80.jpg" />
                                                                                        </item>
                                <item>
                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Making Tax Digital explained: what is it and who does it affect? ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://moneyweek.com/economy/small-business/what-you-need-to-know-about-making-tax-digital</link>
                                                                            <description>
                            <![CDATA[ Sole traders and landlords will have to start reporting their earnings digitally on a quarterly basis to HMRC from this April – here is what you need to know ]]>
                                                                                                            </description>
                                                                                                                                <guid isPermaLink="false">ftGfdn7UpBrEWNxEqff6y4</guid>
                                                                                                <enclosure url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/c9qZRCrAAtjE9Ez7Cp7o49-1280-80.jpg" type="image/jpeg" length="0"></enclosure>
                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 25 Apr 2025 11:14:42 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 11 Feb 2026 14:41:17 +0000</updated>
                                                                                                                                            <category><![CDATA[Small Business]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Buy to Let]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Tax]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Investing]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Property]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Personal Finance]]></category>
                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ editor@moneyweek.com (Laura Miller) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Laura Miller ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/c9qZRCrAAtjE9Ez7Cp7o49-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Getty Images]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[Making tax digital]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Making tax digital]]></media:text>
                                <media:title type="plain"><![CDATA[Making tax digital]]></media:title>
                                                    </media:content>
                                                    <media:thumbnail url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/c9qZRCrAAtjE9Ez7Cp7o49-1280-80.jpg" />
                                                                                        </item>
                                <item>
                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Zoopla: UK rental growth hits three-year low - is buy-to-let still worth it? ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://moneyweek.com/investments/buy-to-let/rental-growth-hits-three-year-low-is-buy-to-let-still-worth-it</link>
                                                                            <description>
                            <![CDATA[ Landlords are already battling with higher taxes and reduced reliefs and now rental growth is slowing ]]>
                                                                                                            </description>
                                                                                                                                <guid isPermaLink="false">anvVP7ua4qGYyaU5hgRKvH</guid>
                                                                                                <enclosure url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/FuDuTSmnz2cRLPRCzgtCuj-1280-80.jpg" type="image/jpeg" length="0"></enclosure>
                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 04 Mar 2025 15:22:46 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 04 Mar 2025 15:24:54 +0000</updated>
                                                                                                                                            <category><![CDATA[Buy to Let]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Investing]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Property]]></category>
                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ editor@moneyweek.com (Marc Shoffman) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Marc Shoffman ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/FuDuTSmnz2cRLPRCzgtCuj-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Getty Images/Oscar Wong]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[for rent sign]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[for rent sign]]></media:text>
                                <media:title type="plain"><![CDATA[for rent sign]]></media:title>
                                                    </media:content>
                                                    <media:thumbnail url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/FuDuTSmnz2cRLPRCzgtCuj-1280-80.jpg" />
                                                                                        </item>
                                <item>
                                                            <title><![CDATA[ How much stamp duty do you pay on buy-to-let properties? ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://moneyweek.com/investments/property/how-much-stamp-duty-buy-to-let-landlord</link>
                                                                            <description>
                            <![CDATA[ Stamp duty is an important cost to consider when buying property. We explain what rates landlords can expect to pay when purchasing a buy-to-let. ]]>
                                                                                                            </description>
                                                                                                                                <guid isPermaLink="false">jaYvWjJrEkybhs3tSnFHtY</guid>
                                                                                                <enclosure url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/b4HMGWYSJgpzweiAwsgujW-1280-80.jpg" type="image/jpeg" length="0"></enclosure>
                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 12 Feb 2025 15:02:47 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Property]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Buy to Let]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Stamp Duty]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Tax]]></category>
                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ editor@moneyweek.com (Holly Thomas) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Holly Thomas ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/b4HMGWYSJgpzweiAwsgujW-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Tim Grist Photography via Getty Images]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Landlords may need to pay an additional surcharge when they purchase a buy-to-let property]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[To let property sign on first floor outside a property]]></media:text>
                                <media:title type="plain"><![CDATA[To let property sign on first floor outside a property]]></media:title>
                                                    </media:content>
                                                    <media:thumbnail url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/b4HMGWYSJgpzweiAwsgujW-1280-80.jpg" />
                                                                                        </item>
                                <item>
                                                            <title><![CDATA[ New EPC rules for landlords: how much will it cost to upgrade your property to make it more energy efficient by 2030? ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://moneyweek.com/investments/landlords-minimum-epc-rating-buy-to-let</link>
                                                                            <description>
                            <![CDATA[ A government consultation on ensuring all rental properties have a minimum EPC rating of C ended this month. If you're landlord, you have have until 2030 to update your rental property,  but may want to act now as costs could run into thousands. ]]>
                                                                                                            </description>
                                                                                                                                <guid isPermaLink="false">fey2C72GTVkSmYxgz2erKG</guid>
                                                                                                <enclosure url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/geDtEWMTZbQZqG6kWEXEyf-1280-80.jpg" type="image/jpeg" length="0"></enclosure>
                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 10 Feb 2025 15:14:33 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 13 May 2025 18:34:11 +0000</updated>
                                                                                                                                            <category><![CDATA[Property]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Buy to Let]]></category>
                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ editor@moneyweek.com (Marc Shoffman) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Marc Shoffman ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/geDtEWMTZbQZqG6kWEXEyf-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Getty Images/porcorex]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[Efficient Energy Diagram on Steps]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Efficient Energy Diagram on Steps]]></media:text>
                                <media:title type="plain"><![CDATA[Efficient Energy Diagram on Steps]]></media:title>
                                                    </media:content>
                                                    <media:thumbnail url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/geDtEWMTZbQZqG6kWEXEyf-1280-80.jpg" />
                                                                                        </item>
                                <item>
                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Average rents drop for first time since 2019 - what does it mean for buy-to-let landlords? ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://moneyweek.com/investments/buy-to-let/average-rents-drop-what-does-it-mean-for-buy-to-let-landlords</link>
                                                                            <description>
                            <![CDATA[ The rental market is starting to cool, with more supply and less demand, says Rightmove. That’s good news for tenants, but where does it leave landlords? ]]>
                                                                                                            </description>
                                                                                                                                <guid isPermaLink="false">kNtvpsmGR4EPBapokCLEk3</guid>
                                                                                                <enclosure url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/cjs4BRsiMe2trPGj2aXFGo-1280-80.jpg" type="image/jpeg" length="0"></enclosure>
                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 28 Jan 2025 01:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Buy to Let]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Property]]></category>
                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ editor@moneyweek.com (Ruth Emery) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ruth Emery ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/cjs4BRsiMe2trPGj2aXFGo-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Getty Images]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[Question Mark Next To House Model]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Question Mark Next To House Model]]></media:text>
                                <media:title type="plain"><![CDATA[Question Mark Next To House Model]]></media:title>
                                                    </media:content>
                                                    <media:thumbnail url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/cjs4BRsiMe2trPGj2aXFGo-1280-80.jpg" />
                                                                                        </item>
                                <item>
                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Autumn Budget: Stamp duty hike on second homes spells bad news for landlords ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://moneyweek.com/investments/buy-to-let/autumn-budget-stamp-duty-hike-second-homes</link>
                                                                            <description>
                            <![CDATA[ The stamp duty surcharge on second homes will rise from 3% to 5% in “another nail in the coffin” for buy-to-let landlords ]]>
                                                                                                            </description>
                                                                                                                                <guid isPermaLink="false">iDkqcqyceUXFN6qzJHAyaW</guid>
                                                                                                <enclosure url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/2UUhtJc2r3MzFLcEXMFDrc-1280-80.jpg" type="image/jpeg" length="0"></enclosure>
                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 30 Oct 2024 16:18:45 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Buy to Let]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Investing]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Property]]></category>
                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ editor@moneyweek.com (Katie Williams) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Katie Williams ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/2UUhtJc2r3MzFLcEXMFDrc-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Tim Grist Photography via Getty Images]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[&quot;To let&quot; sign beneath window of UK apartment]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[&quot;To let&quot; sign beneath window of UK apartment]]></media:text>
                                <media:title type="plain"><![CDATA[&quot;To let&quot; sign beneath window of UK apartment]]></media:title>
                                                    </media:content>
                                                    <media:thumbnail url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/2UUhtJc2r3MzFLcEXMFDrc-1280-80.jpg" />
                                                                                        </item>
                                <item>
                                                            <title><![CDATA[ UK ranked as ninth-worst country for property investment ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://moneyweek.com/investments/buy-to-let/uk-ranked-as-ninth-worst-country-for-property-investment</link>
                                                                            <description>
                            <![CDATA[ High taxes and rising transaction costs have put pressure on the UK's buy-to-let sector. Is the UK still profitable? ]]>
                                                                                                            </description>
                                                                                                                                <guid isPermaLink="false">Jq3WVoPFkZnWu2xT7cBY2L</guid>
                                                                                                <enclosure url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/JWpte7b7nzuja9hoo7sXN8-1280-80.jpg" type="image/jpeg" length="0"></enclosure>
                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 18 Oct 2024 16:11:08 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Sat, 19 Oct 2024 08:35:06 +0000</updated>
                                                                                                                                            <category><![CDATA[Buy to Let]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Investing]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Property]]></category>
                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ editor@moneyweek.com (Chris Newlands) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Chris Newlands ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/JWpte7b7nzuja9hoo7sXN8-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Getty Images]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[A buy-to-let property with a &#039;for rent&#039; sign next to another home with a &#039;for sale&#039; sign (image: Photographer: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg via Getty Images)]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A buy-to-let property with a &#039;for rent&#039; sign next to another home with a &#039;for sale&#039; sign (image: Photographer: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg via Getty Images)]]></media:text>
                                <media:title type="plain"><![CDATA[A buy-to-let property with a &#039;for rent&#039; sign next to another home with a &#039;for sale&#039; sign (image: Photographer: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg via Getty Images)]]></media:title>
                                                    </media:content>
                                                    <media:thumbnail url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/JWpte7b7nzuja9hoo7sXN8-1280-80.jpg" />
                                                                                        </item>
                                <item>
                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Could an electric car charger boost your rental income? ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://moneyweek.com/investments/property/could-electric-charger-boost-rental-income</link>
                                                                            <description>
                            <![CDATA[ Landlords have seen their buy-to-let profits come under pressure but tenants may be willing to pay a premium for an electric car charger ]]>
                                                                                                            </description>
                                                                                                                                <guid isPermaLink="false">JPKMWgLgvhqmr4AfqA5tv7</guid>
                                                                                                <enclosure url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/PGYbnEfmjn6cAZuoP3v4XK-1280-80.jpg" type="image/jpeg" length="0"></enclosure>
                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 30 Sep 2024 12:43:09 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Buy to Let]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Investing]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Property]]></category>
                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ editor@moneyweek.com (Marc Shoffman) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Marc Shoffman ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/PGYbnEfmjn6cAZuoP3v4XK-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Getty Images/UCG]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[electric car charger]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[electric car charger]]></media:text>
                                <media:title type="plain"><![CDATA[electric car charger]]></media:title>
                                                    </media:content>
                                                    <media:thumbnail url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/PGYbnEfmjn6cAZuoP3v4XK-1280-80.jpg" />
                                                                                        </item>
                                <item>
                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Rightmove reveals UK's busiest rental market – where are the buy-to-let opportunities?  ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://moneyweek.com/investments/property/rightmove-busiest-rental-market-buy-to-let</link>
                                                                            <description>
                            <![CDATA[ A large supply and demand imbalance is still benefiting landlords in some parts of the UK, with Wrexham seeing 54 enquiries per home. We reveal the top spots for buy-to-let investors ]]>
                                                                                                            </description>
                                                                                                                                <guid isPermaLink="false">3uVQGdSPvziftwoebQfi6A</guid>
                                                                                                <enclosure url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Zw9TPLoA3tYNBGbkipsAcU-1280-80.jpg" type="image/jpeg" length="0"></enclosure>
                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 25 Sep 2024 11:35:39 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 25 Sep 2024 11:45:08 +0000</updated>
                                                                                                                                            <category><![CDATA[Buy to Let]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Investing]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Property]]></category>
                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ editor@moneyweek.com (Marc Shoffman) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Marc Shoffman ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Zw9TPLoA3tYNBGbkipsAcU-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Getty Images/SteveAllenPhoto]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[Wrexham overview]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Wrexham overview]]></media:text>
                                <media:title type="plain"><![CDATA[Wrexham overview]]></media:title>
                                                    </media:content>
                                                    <media:thumbnail url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Zw9TPLoA3tYNBGbkipsAcU-1280-80.jpg" />
                                                                                        </item>
                                <item>
                                                            <title><![CDATA[ EPC rating standards for private landlords set for major overhaul amid ‘biggest ever’ energy efficiency push ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://moneyweek.com/investments/property/epc-rating-standards-requirements-private-landlords</link>
                                                                            <description>
                            <![CDATA[ The government wants landlords to achieve an EPC rating of at least C in private rented homes. The policy revives plans previously put forward by the Conservatives. ]]>
                                                                                                            </description>
                                                                                                                                <guid isPermaLink="false">ErFQ5zotZpBitvLi8EyCjk</guid>
                                                                                                <enclosure url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/vUueToh5sudqpwWecjvg67-1280-80.jpg" type="image/jpeg" length="0"></enclosure>
                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 24 Sep 2024 16:24:32 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 04 Oct 2024 14:14:54 +0000</updated>
                                                                                                                                            <category><![CDATA[Property]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Energy]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Buy to Let]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Investing]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Commodities]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Henry Sandercock ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/vUueToh5sudqpwWecjvg67-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Ian Forsyth/Getty Images]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Ed Miliband will force landlords to increase the energy efficiency ratings of their properties]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Ed Miliband announces EPC rating reforms at Labour Conference 2024]]></media:text>
                                <media:title type="plain"><![CDATA[Ed Miliband announces EPC rating reforms at Labour Conference 2024]]></media:title>
                                                    </media:content>
                                                    <media:thumbnail url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/vUueToh5sudqpwWecjvg67-1280-80.jpg" />
                                                                                        </item>
                                <item>
                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 10 most expensive places to rent outside of London revealed by Rightmove ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://moneyweek.com/investments/property/10-most-expensive-cities-to-rent-britain-rightmove</link>
                                                                            <description>
                            <![CDATA[ Rightmove’s list is dominated by regions in the south of England. It comes as the cost of homes to rent has soared over the last five years amid inflation and an imbalance between supply and demand. ]]>
                                                                                                            </description>
                                                                                                                                <guid isPermaLink="false">P3ptJZPBQjAxzHD3q78AmH</guid>
                                                                                                <enclosure url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ihYXazu97cG6aBZXTwxeWg-1280-80.jpg" type="image/jpeg" length="0"></enclosure>
                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 18 Sep 2024 23:01:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Thu, 19 Sep 2024 08:55:13 +0000</updated>
                                                                                                                                            <category><![CDATA[Property]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Buy to Let]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Investing]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Henry Sandercock ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ihYXazu97cG6aBZXTwxeWg-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Getty Images]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The price of homes to rent has soared since Covid, new Rightmove data has found (image: Getty Images)]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A woman looks at listings for properties to rent in the window of a letting agent (image: Getty Images)]]></media:text>
                                <media:title type="plain"><![CDATA[A woman looks at listings for properties to rent in the window of a letting agent (image: Getty Images)]]></media:title>
                                                    </media:content>
                                                    <media:thumbnail url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ihYXazu97cG6aBZXTwxeWg-1280-80.jpg" />
                                                                                        </item>
                                <item>
                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Foxtons: rental demand and supply imbalance continues to boost landlord portfolios ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://moneyweek.com/investments/property/buy-to-let/foxtons-rental-demand-august-2024</link>
                                                                            <description>
                            <![CDATA[ Landlords may be facing extra rules and taxes on their buy-to-let portfolio, but high levels of demand mean rents continue to rise ]]>
                                                                                                            </description>
                                                                                                                                <guid isPermaLink="false">sWqpsZeH4Y5sZbYLQK6zQ3</guid>
                                                                                                <enclosure url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/WLPg6QT8MyxPZGUrjvnJ5-1280-80.jpg" type="image/jpeg" length="0"></enclosure>
                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 18 Sep 2024 13:34:24 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Buy to Let]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Investing]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Property]]></category>
                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ editor@moneyweek.com (Marc Shoffman) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Marc Shoffman ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/WLPg6QT8MyxPZGUrjvnJ5-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Getty Images/Victor Huang]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[to let sign]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[to let sign]]></media:text>
                                <media:title type="plain"><![CDATA[to let sign]]></media:title>
                                                    </media:content>
                                                    <media:thumbnail url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/WLPg6QT8MyxPZGUrjvnJ5-1280-80.jpg" />
                                                                                        </item>
                                <item>
                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Gap in rents between north and south England ‘smallest on record’, letting agent finds ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://moneyweek.com/investments/property/gap-rents-north-south-smallest-record-letting-agent</link>
                                                                            <description>
                            <![CDATA[ Rents in the north of England have surged by almost half since Covid, Hamptons found. But the increase in the south was just 34% over the same period. ]]>
                                                                                                            </description>
                                                                                                                                <guid isPermaLink="false">fzE3uDniMfkyS7hi6xfpF6</guid>
                                                                                                <enclosure url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/KgzGFzkfP9zVErwmVhCLW3-1280-80.jpg" type="image/jpeg" length="0"></enclosure>
                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 16 Sep 2024 14:59:30 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 16 Sep 2024 16:24:55 +0000</updated>
                                                                                                                                            <category><![CDATA[Property]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Buy to Let]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Investing]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Henry Sandercock ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/KgzGFzkfP9zVErwmVhCLW3-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg via Getty Images]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Rents have soared in the north of England, new Hamptons data has shown (image: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg via Getty Images)]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A &#039;to let&#039; sign outside a home in the Chelsea area of London where rents have soared since Covid (image: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg via Getty Images)]]></media:text>
                                <media:title type="plain"><![CDATA[A &#039;to let&#039; sign outside a home in the Chelsea area of London where rents have soared since Covid (image: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg via Getty Images)]]></media:title>
                                                    </media:content>
                                                    <media:thumbnail url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/KgzGFzkfP9zVErwmVhCLW3-1280-80.jpg" />
                                                                                        </item>
                                <item>
                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Renters’ Rights Bill: what reasons can landlords use to evict tenants? ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://moneyweek.com/investments/property/renters-rights-reasons-landlords-can-evict-tenants</link>
                                                                            <description>
                            <![CDATA[ No-fault evictions are set to be banned and landlords will instead need to justify evicting a tenant. Here are the reasons landlords can use to get their property back ]]>
                                                                                                            </description>
                                                                                                                                <guid isPermaLink="false">U4zMUme6w7Yo5itE4XtRYC</guid>
                                                                                                <enclosure url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/DWdZYRJ4EyAXAWMh5LTvmY-1280-80.jpg" type="image/jpeg" length="0"></enclosure>
                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 12 Sep 2024 10:52:28 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Thu, 12 Sep 2024 11:23:53 +0000</updated>
                                                                                                                                            <category><![CDATA[Buy to Let]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Investing]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Property]]></category>
                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ editor@moneyweek.com (Marc Shoffman) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Marc Shoffman ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/DWdZYRJ4EyAXAWMh5LTvmY-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Getty Images/Karl Hendon]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[houses]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[houses]]></media:text>
                                <media:title type="plain"><![CDATA[houses]]></media:title>
                                                    </media:content>
                                                    <media:thumbnail url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/DWdZYRJ4EyAXAWMh5LTvmY-1280-80.jpg" />
                                                                                        </item>
                                <item>
                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Renters' Rights Act: landlords have until May 2026 to prepare for landmark rental reforms ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://moneyweek.com/investments/buy-to-let/renters-rights-bill-landmark-reforms-to-put-an-end-to-no-fault-evictions</link>
                                                                            <description>
                            <![CDATA[ The long-awaited housing bill gets its second reading in parliament on Wednesday - how will it affect you? ]]>
                                                                                                            </description>
                                                                                                                                <guid isPermaLink="false">bLPTDRQRdxCe3G8h2usWWh</guid>
                                                                                                <enclosure url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/DWpLxAjsQfuSPKH8zWyZkS-1280-80.jpg" type="image/jpeg" length="0"></enclosure>
                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 11 Sep 2024 12:52:37 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 16:52:53 +0000</updated>
                                                                                                                                            <category><![CDATA[Buy to Let]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Investing]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Property]]></category>
                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ editor@moneyweek.com (Marc Shoffman) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Marc Shoffman ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/DWpLxAjsQfuSPKH8zWyZkS-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Getty Images]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[Townhouses in London&#039;s Marylebone district]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Townhouses in London&#039;s Marylebone district]]></media:text>
                                <media:title type="plain"><![CDATA[Townhouses in London&#039;s Marylebone district]]></media:title>
                                                    </media:content>
                                                    <media:thumbnail url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/DWpLxAjsQfuSPKH8zWyZkS-1280-80.jpg" />
                                                                                        </item>
                                <item>
                                                            <title><![CDATA[ ‘Financial strain’ forcing landlords out of buy-to-let sector, industry warns ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://moneyweek.com/investments/buy-to-let/financial-strain-landlords-buy-to-let-sector</link>
                                                                            <description>
                            <![CDATA[ New figures from Rightmove suggest the buy-to-let sector is becoming less attractive to investors, with a record number of previously-rented homes being listed for sale. ]]>
                                                                                                            </description>
                                                                                                                                <guid isPermaLink="false">mGWQu4kQbFVJuES3doRESF</guid>
                                                                                                <enclosure url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/JWpte7b7nzuja9hoo7sXN8-1280-80.jpg" type="image/jpeg" length="0"></enclosure>
                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 05 Sep 2024 16:32:58 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 06 Sep 2024 13:15:02 +0000</updated>
                                                                                                                                            <category><![CDATA[Buy to Let]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Mortgages]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Property]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Investing]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Personal Finance]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Henry Sandercock ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/JWpte7b7nzuja9hoo7sXN8-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Getty Images]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Rightmove data suggests landlords are fleeing the buy-to-let sector (image: Photographer: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg via Getty Images)]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A buy-to-let property with a &#039;for rent&#039; sign next to another home with a &#039;for sale&#039; sign (image: Photographer: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg via Getty Images)]]></media:text>
                                <media:title type="plain"><![CDATA[A buy-to-let property with a &#039;for rent&#039; sign next to another home with a &#039;for sale&#039; sign (image: Photographer: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg via Getty Images)]]></media:title>
                                                    </media:content>
                                                    <media:thumbnail url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/JWpte7b7nzuja9hoo7sXN8-1280-80.jpg" />
                                                                                        </item>
                                <item>
                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Zoopla: UK rental growth hits three-year low - where can landlords still secure decent buy-to-let returns? ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://moneyweek.com/investments/property/zoopla-rental-growth-at-three-year-low-where-to-invest</link>
                                                                            <description>
                            <![CDATA[ Demand for rental homes has fallen as buying a home becomes cheaper. Here are the parts of the UK where landlords are securing higher returns ]]>
                                                                                                            </description>
                                                                                                                                <guid isPermaLink="false">RoVdUhw728MCGTbQh5YWF</guid>
                                                                                                <enclosure url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/QcLukXqdNSxfC3yS8qtFkb-1280-80.jpg" type="image/jpeg" length="0"></enclosure>
                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 22 Aug 2024 11:28:33 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Buy to Let]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Investing]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Property]]></category>
                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ editor@moneyweek.com (Marc Shoffman) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Marc Shoffman ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/QcLukXqdNSxfC3yS8qtFkb-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Getty Images/krisanapong detraphiphat]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[pile of coins next to house]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[pile of coins next to house]]></media:text>
                                <media:title type="plain"><![CDATA[pile of coins next to house]]></media:title>
                                                    </media:content>
                                                    <media:thumbnail url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/QcLukXqdNSxfC3yS8qtFkb-1280-80.jpg" />
                                                                                        </item>
                                <item>
                                                            <title><![CDATA[ RICS: Landlords disappear, and rents expected to rise further  ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://moneyweek.com/investments/property/rics-report-landlords-disappear-and-rents-expected-to-rise</link>
                                                                            <description>
                            <![CDATA[ RICS warns that the gap between rental supply and demand continues to widen. But, things are rosier in the sales market. ]]>
                                                                                                            </description>
                                                                                                                                <guid isPermaLink="false">m8UYGzNA4hL4jL7dUQxreQ</guid>
                                                                                                <enclosure url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ntzyBN86fBZkyMBYruEyaf-1280-80.jpg" type="image/jpeg" length="0"></enclosure>
                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 08 Aug 2024 00:28:32 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Property]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[House Prices]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Buy to Let]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Investing]]></category>
                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ editor@moneyweek.com (Ruth Emery) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ruth Emery ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ntzyBN86fBZkyMBYruEyaf-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Getty Images]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Landlords are exiting the market but the number of tenants keeps rising, indicating that rents could increase in the coming months]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[House prices as represented by &#039;for sale&#039; and &#039;to let&#039; signs on a terrace of properties]]></media:text>
                                <media:title type="plain"><![CDATA[House prices as represented by &#039;for sale&#039; and &#039;to let&#039; signs on a terrace of properties]]></media:title>
                                                    </media:content>
                                                    <media:thumbnail url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ntzyBN86fBZkyMBYruEyaf-1280-80.jpg" />
                                                                                        </item>
                                <item>
                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Advertised rents hit record high - is buy-to-let a good investment? ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://moneyweek.com/investments/property/advertised-rents-hit-record-high</link>
                                                                            <description>
                            <![CDATA[ Rightmove data suggests landlords are looking for higher rents as the rental market enters its busy summer season. Is buy-to-let a good investment? ]]>
                                                                                                            </description>
                                                                                                                                <guid isPermaLink="false">2HB2bSHM7J8oTFjDn5cm56</guid>
                                                                                                <enclosure url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/8rLkcUXhDpXF7kYq3jb3iH-1280-80.jpg" type="image/jpeg" length="0"></enclosure>
                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 23 Jul 2024 11:11:55 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Buy to Let]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Investing]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Property]]></category>
                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ editor@moneyweek.com (Marc Shoffman) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Marc Shoffman ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/8rLkcUXhDpXF7kYq3jb3iH-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Getty Images/J Studios]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[House models]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[House models]]></media:text>
                                <media:title type="plain"><![CDATA[House models]]></media:title>
                                                    </media:content>
                                                    <media:thumbnail url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/8rLkcUXhDpXF7kYq3jb3iH-1280-80.jpg" />
                                                                                        </item>
                                <item>
                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Buy-to-let mortgage market shrinks for first time ever ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://moneyweek.com/investments/buy-to-let/buy-to-let-mortgage-market-shrinks-for-first-time-ever</link>
                                                                            <description>
                            <![CDATA[ The volume of buy-to-let mortgage lending more than halved last year, as higher interest rates, a stamp duty surcharge and reduced tax relief put many landlords off ]]>
                                                                                                            </description>
                                                                                                                                <guid isPermaLink="false">pqqk5MuAFDBRWjfAbmxKqY</guid>
                                                                                                <enclosure url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/y9YLrUGAuj7qBkBS6AcmMC-1280-80.jpg" type="image/jpeg" length="0"></enclosure>
                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 22 Jul 2024 16:13:24 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 22 Jul 2024 16:20:04 +0000</updated>
                                                                                                                                            <category><![CDATA[Buy to Let]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Mortgages]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Investing]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Property]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Personal Finance]]></category>
                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ editor@moneyweek.com (Ruth Emery) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ruth Emery ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/y9YLrUGAuj7qBkBS6AcmMC-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[fazon1]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[Property To Let, London]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Property To Let, London]]></media:text>
                                <media:title type="plain"><![CDATA[Property To Let, London]]></media:title>
                                                    </media:content>
                                                    <media:thumbnail url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/y9YLrUGAuj7qBkBS6AcmMC-1280-80.jpg" />
                                                                                        </item>
                                <item>
                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Rents set to rise as 'peak lettings season' begins ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://moneyweek.com/investments/property/peak-lettings-season-begins</link>
                                                                            <description>
                            <![CDATA[ Landlords have seen their buy-to-let portfolios hit by a decline in rental growth so far this year but they may benefit from a busy summer season ]]>
                                                                                                            </description>
                                                                                                                                <guid isPermaLink="false">V2PtSmwCeQbVewJ2Cmxm3X</guid>
                                                                                                <enclosure url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/iJtmurPFWPNwJr8tVLEn73-1280-80.jpg" type="image/jpeg" length="0"></enclosure>
                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 18 Jul 2024 11:04:21 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Buy to Let]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Investing]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Property]]></category>
                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ editor@moneyweek.com (Marc Shoffman) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Marc Shoffman ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/iJtmurPFWPNwJr8tVLEn73-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Getty Images/Oscar Wong]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[For rent sign]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[For rent sign]]></media:text>
                                <media:title type="plain"><![CDATA[For rent sign]]></media:title>
                                                    </media:content>
                                                    <media:thumbnail url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/iJtmurPFWPNwJr8tVLEn73-1280-80.jpg" />
                                                                                        </item>
                                <item>
                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Landlord returns down 45% since the pandemic – is buy-to-let still worth it? ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://moneyweek.com/investment/property/landlord-returns-down-since-pandemic</link>
                                                                            <description>
                            <![CDATA[ High mortgage rates have hit landlord profits. We explain if you can still make money out of a buy-to-let portfolio ]]>
                                                                                                            </description>
                                                                                                                                <guid isPermaLink="false">D2zBJN8q96FtrRh3qUq9BY</guid>
                                                                                                <enclosure url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ApoFD4rwVtxk84hntL6ocM-1280-80.jpg" type="image/jpeg" length="0"></enclosure>
                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 09 Jul 2024 11:26:02 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Buy to Let]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Investing]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Property]]></category>
                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ editor@moneyweek.com (Marc Shoffman) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Marc Shoffman ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ApoFD4rwVtxk84hntL6ocM-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Getty Images]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Landlord returns have been squeezed since the pandemic]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Home being squeezed]]></media:text>
                                <media:title type="plain"><![CDATA[Home being squeezed]]></media:title>
                                                    </media:content>
                                                    <media:thumbnail url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ApoFD4rwVtxk84hntL6ocM-1280-80.jpg" />
                                                                                        </item>
                                <item>
                                                            <title><![CDATA[ What does the Labour manifesto say about property? Key 2024 general election pledges ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://moneyweek.com/investments/property/labour-manifesto-property-2024-general-election</link>
                                                                            <description>
                            <![CDATA[ The Labour manifesto has made several promises around rental reforms, the leasehold system and housing market support. Here’s what a Keir Starmer government means for property. ]]>
                                                                                                            </description>
                                                                                                                                <guid isPermaLink="false">SU3nGjgH26bBdjr3R9uxTN</guid>
                                                                                                <enclosure url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/cHkQMHkopC3tgTma62oBbS-1280-80.jpg" type="image/jpeg" length="0"></enclosure>
                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 17 Jun 2024 12:16:33 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 17 Jun 2024 12:53:27 +0000</updated>
                                                                                                                                            <category><![CDATA[Property]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Buy to Let]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[General Election]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Investing]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[UK Economy]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Henry Sandercock ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/cHkQMHkopC3tgTma62oBbS-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Polly Thomas / Stringer]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[Labour Leader Keir Starmer Campaigns In Wales Ahead Of Senedd and Local Elections]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Labour Leader Keir Starmer Campaigns In Wales Ahead Of Senedd and Local Elections]]></media:text>
                                <media:title type="plain"><![CDATA[Labour Leader Keir Starmer Campaigns In Wales Ahead Of Senedd and Local Elections]]></media:title>
                                                    </media:content>
                                                    <media:thumbnail url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/cHkQMHkopC3tgTma62oBbS-1280-80.jpg" />
                                                                                        </item>
                                <item>
                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Landlords ‘positive’ about buy-to-let market despite Renters Reform Bill ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://moneyweek.com/investments/property/landlords-positive-buy-to-let-market-renters-reform-bill-poll</link>
                                                                            <description>
                            <![CDATA[ New research has found landlords are not being put off investing in the rental market, even though the Renters Reform Bill is on its way. ]]>
                                                                                                            </description>
                                                                                                                                <guid isPermaLink="false">niyDFFzKvzwhKjK3DnQJVL</guid>
                                                                                                <enclosure url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/BC2NCeWc7MaWGUCmR6477D-1280-80.jpg" type="image/jpeg" length="0"></enclosure>
                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 12 Apr 2024 16:00:14 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Property]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Buy to Let]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Investing]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Henry Sandercock ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/BC2NCeWc7MaWGUCmR6477D-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Getty Images]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The Renters Reform Bill is soon set to reach its third reading in the House of Commons (image: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg via Getty Images)]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Renters Reform Bill represented by a street containing many &#039;to let&#039; signs]]></media:text>
                                <media:title type="plain"><![CDATA[Renters Reform Bill represented by a street containing many &#039;to let&#039; signs]]></media:title>
                                                    </media:content>
                                                    <media:thumbnail url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/BC2NCeWc7MaWGUCmR6477D-1280-80.jpg" />
                                                                                        </item>
                                <item>
                                                            <title><![CDATA[ How to invest in solving the housing shortage ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://moneyweek.com/investments/how-to-invest-in-solving-the-housing-shortage</link>
                                                                            <description>
                            <![CDATA[ Buy-to-let may be losing its shine but there are other ways to invest in the property market ]]>
                                                                                                            </description>
                                                                                                                                <guid isPermaLink="false">zd6xfGMnxKiGBwdsqAG6sK</guid>
                                                                                                <enclosure url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/qTaLPyqXsyP6VFGLMzyzo9-1280-80.jpg" type="image/jpeg" length="0"></enclosure>
                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 27 Feb 2024 16:59:22 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Investing]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Buy to Let]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Property]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Marc Shoffman ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/qTaLPyqXsyP6VFGLMzyzo9-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Getty Images]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[Builders measuring on roof]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Builders measuring on roof]]></media:text>
                                <media:title type="plain"><![CDATA[Builders measuring on roof]]></media:title>
                                                    </media:content>
                                                    <media:thumbnail url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/qTaLPyqXsyP6VFGLMzyzo9-1280-80.jpg" />
                                                                                        </item>
                                <item>
                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Rents hit record high but are reaching affordability ceiling – is buy-to-let still worth it? ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://moneyweek.com/investments/buy-to-let/rents-hit-record-high-but-are-reaching-affordability-ceiling-is-buy-to-let-still-worth-it</link>
                                                                            <description>
                            <![CDATA[ Rightmove data shows landlords are reaching the limit of what they can charge tenants ]]>
                                                                                                            </description>
                                                                                                                                <guid isPermaLink="false">gVEGCpUNE8NjrjACkj694U</guid>
                                                                                                <enclosure url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/z82shc8SjfAjWi9C2Be8RN-1280-80.jpg" type="image/jpeg" length="0"></enclosure>
                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 26 Jan 2024 00:01:25 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 13 Feb 2024 14:54:56 +0000</updated>
                                                                                                                                            <category><![CDATA[Buy to Let]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Investing]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Property]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Marc Shoffman ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/z82shc8SjfAjWi9C2Be8RN-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Nicholas Free]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[New build houses to let in an English street]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[New build houses to let in an English street]]></media:text>
                                <media:title type="plain"><![CDATA[New build houses to let in an English street]]></media:title>
                                                    </media:content>
                                                    <media:thumbnail url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/z82shc8SjfAjWi9C2Be8RN-1280-80.jpg" />
                                                                                        </item>
                                <item>
                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Record numbers of landlords launched buy-to-let companies in 2023 – but what are the risks? ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://moneyweek.com/investments/property/record-numbers-of-landlords-launched-buy-to-let-companies-in-2023-but-what-are-the-risks</link>
                                                                            <description>
                            <![CDATA[ Increasing numbers of landlords are running buy-to-let portfolios in a company structure to manage higher mortgage rates. We explain the pros and cons ]]>
                                                                                                            </description>
                                                                                                                                <guid isPermaLink="false">FJVoW6tQHdU2gi7QDzRDJc</guid>
                                                                                                <enclosure url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/TAvz93Rf2L5koWYpTFjJiH-1280-80.jpg" type="image/jpeg" length="0"></enclosure>
                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 15 Jan 2024 13:43:24 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Property]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Buy to Let]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Investing]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Marc Shoffman ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/TAvz93Rf2L5koWYpTFjJiH-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Getty Images]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[money being put in piggy bank]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[money being put in piggy bank]]></media:text>
                                <media:title type="plain"><![CDATA[money being put in piggy bank]]></media:title>
                                                    </media:content>
                                                    <media:thumbnail url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/TAvz93Rf2L5koWYpTFjJiH-1280-80.jpg" />
                                                                                        </item>
                                <item>
                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Rental growth slowed in 2023 – is buy-to-let still profitable? ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://moneyweek.com/investments/property/rental-growth-slowed-in-2023-is-buy-to-let-still-profitable</link>
                                                                            <description>
                            <![CDATA[ New figures have signalled the end of double-digit rental returns, what does this mean for your rental portfolio? ]]>
                                                                                                            </description>
                                                                                                                                <guid isPermaLink="false">uNxYS7CUwMco6ZxpjnJALi</guid>
                                                                                                <enclosure url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/JdX3N7GTzo4vjGkYuhkEHN-1280-80.jpg" type="image/jpeg" length="0"></enclosure>
                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 11 Jan 2024 13:48:09 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Property]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Buy to Let]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Investing]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Marc Shoffman ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/JdX3N7GTzo4vjGkYuhkEHN-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Getty Images]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[model of house next to coins]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[model of house next to coins]]></media:text>
                                <media:title type="plain"><![CDATA[model of house next to coins]]></media:title>
                                                    </media:content>
                                                    <media:thumbnail url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/JdX3N7GTzo4vjGkYuhkEHN-1280-80.jpg" />
                                                                                        </item>
                                <item>
                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Rents are still rising but could reach their limit by 2025 – is buy-to-let still worth it? ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://moneyweek.com/investments/buy-to-let/rents-are-still-rising-but-could-reach-their-limit-by-2025-is-buy-to-let-still-worth-it</link>
                                                                            <description>
                            <![CDATA[ Research by Savills claims rental growth could hit 9.5% this year, but will start to slow. Is buy-to-let still worth investing in? ]]>
                                                                                                            </description>
                                                                                                                                <guid isPermaLink="false">cJfWKuuzMdvkg68zQpuySc</guid>
                                                                                                <enclosure url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/r8HTBVE7FvaG5Ke43DdgRY-1280-80.jpg" type="image/jpeg" length="0"></enclosure>
                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 27 Nov 2023 15:32:53 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 27 Nov 2023 15:32:59 +0000</updated>
                                                                                                                                            <category><![CDATA[Buy to Let]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Investing]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Property]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Marc Shoffman ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/r8HTBVE7FvaG5Ke43DdgRY-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Getty Images]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[Woman looking at for rent sign]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Woman looking at for rent sign]]></media:text>
                                <media:title type="plain"><![CDATA[Woman looking at for rent sign]]></media:title>
                                                    </media:content>
                                                    <media:thumbnail url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/r8HTBVE7FvaG5Ke43DdgRY-1280-80.jpg" />
                                                                                        </item>
                                <item>
                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The most profitable areas for buy-to-let ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://moneyweek.com/investments/buy-to-let/most-profitable-areas-for-buy-to-let</link>
                                                                            <description>
                            <![CDATA[ Buy-to-let rental yields are dropping, but landlords can still find inflation-beating returns. We reveal where the most profitable areas for buy to let are ]]>
                                                                                                            </description>
                                                                                                                                <guid isPermaLink="false">mhNFGX85CUPsqgjPvNrLkH</guid>
                                                                                                <enclosure url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/aLkqToHYiihPoyx8V9KuLD-1280-80.jpg" type="image/jpeg" length="0"></enclosure>
                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 14 Nov 2023 15:53:23 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 14 Nov 2023 16:06:23 +0000</updated>
                                                                                                                                            <category><![CDATA[Buy to Let]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Investing]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Property]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Marc Shoffman ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/aLkqToHYiihPoyx8V9KuLD-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Getty Images]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[To let sign outside ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[To let sign outside ]]></media:text>
                                <media:title type="plain"><![CDATA[To let sign outside ]]></media:title>
                                                    </media:content>
                                                    <media:thumbnail url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/aLkqToHYiihPoyx8V9KuLD-1280-80.jpg" />
                                                                                        </item>
                                <item>
                                                            <title><![CDATA[ A discounted REIT to buy now ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://moneyweek.com/discounted-reit-to-buy-now</link>
                                                                            <description>
                            <![CDATA[ This real estate investment trust is carving out a niche for itself by recycling old offices. Investors should take advantage of the discount and buy now, says Max King. ]]>
                                                                                                            </description>
                                                                                                                                <guid isPermaLink="false">pdvFWxXZcwKcevju9vn9uw</guid>
                                                                                                <enclosure url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/dWbJL9hudRYKLMqe3mVVCY-1280-80.jpg" type="image/jpeg" length="0"></enclosure>
                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 06 Jun 2023 10:47:10 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 19 Aug 2025 15:37:06 +0000</updated>
                                                                                                                                            <category><![CDATA[Buy to Let]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Investing]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Property]]></category>
                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ editor@moneyweek.com (Max King) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Max King ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/dWbJL9hudRYKLMqe3mVVCY-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[© Getty Images]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[buildings]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[buildings]]></media:text>
                                <media:title type="plain"><![CDATA[buildings]]></media:title>
                                                    </media:content>
                                                    <media:thumbnail url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/dWbJL9hudRYKLMqe3mVVCY-1280-80.jpg" />
                                                                                        </item>
                                <item>
                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Renters’ reform bill: what does it mean for landlords and tenants? ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://moneyweek.com/renters-reform-bill-explained</link>
                                                                            <description>
                            <![CDATA[ The Renters’ Reform Bill, which promises an overhaul of the private rented sector, is currently being discussed by parliament. We look into what it could mean for tenants and landlords. ]]>
                                                                                                            </description>
                                                                                                                                <guid isPermaLink="false">iirqpJm4dnH18E5hA73X26</guid>
                                                                                                <enclosure url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/nHCkWB4LtPqdtpJM39Tbrb-1280-80.jpg" type="image/jpeg" length="0"></enclosure>
                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 17 May 2023 10:30:45 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 19 Aug 2025 15:37:11 +0000</updated>
                                                                                                                                            <category><![CDATA[Buy to Let]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Investing]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Property]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Nicole García Mérida ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/nHCkWB4LtPqdtpJM39Tbrb-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Getty Images]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[tenant and estate agent]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[tenant and estate agent]]></media:text>
                                <media:title type="plain"><![CDATA[tenant and estate agent]]></media:title>
                                                    </media:content>
                                                    <media:thumbnail url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/nHCkWB4LtPqdtpJM39Tbrb-1280-80.jpg" />
                                                                                        </item>
                                <item>
                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The best cities for buy-to-let investors ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://moneyweek.com/best-cities-for-buy-to-let-investors-uk</link>
                                                                            <description>
                            <![CDATA[ As returns come under pressure in the buy-to-let market, these cities still offer attractive returns for investors looking to earn a passive income. ]]>
                                                                                                            </description>
                                                                                                                                <guid isPermaLink="false">cgvCbZUB2SLZ3npPMdDHd7</guid>
                                                                                                <enclosure url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/HEaCrpBDbT5Krdph4jeeY3-1280-80.jpg" type="image/jpeg" length="0"></enclosure>
                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 18 Apr 2023 11:46:04 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Buy to Let]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Investing]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Property]]></category>
                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ editor@moneyweek.com (Tom Higgins) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Tom Higgins ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/HEaCrpBDbT5Krdph4jeeY3-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Getty Images]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[Manchester]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Manchester]]></media:text>
                                <media:title type="plain"><![CDATA[Manchester]]></media:title>
                                                    </media:content>
                                                    <media:thumbnail url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/HEaCrpBDbT5Krdph4jeeY3-1280-80.jpg" />
                                                                                        </item>
                                <item>
                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Buy-to-let landlords face a £17.9bn bill for energy efficiency ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://moneyweek.com/investments/property/605815/buy-to-let-landlords-face-bill</link>
                                                                            <description>
                            <![CDATA[ Research from Knight Frank shows buy-to-let landlords could face a huge bill to upgrade their properties to an EPC rating of C or above ]]>
                                                                                                            </description>
                                                                                                                                <guid isPermaLink="false">ck4rJFtQgJcHmdujMUyHGU</guid>
                                                                                                <enclosure url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/FkuRhdLgw8G6LmW5STmig3-1280-80.jpg" type="image/jpeg" length="0"></enclosure>
                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 11 Apr 2023 15:47:42 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Thu, 13 Apr 2023 15:47:42 +0000</updated>
                                                                                                                                            <category><![CDATA[Buy to Let]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Investing]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Property]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Nicole García Mérida ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/FkuRhdLgw8G6LmW5STmig3-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[© Getty images]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[Contractor and landlord making final repairs]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Contractor and landlord making final repairs]]></media:text>
                                <media:title type="plain"><![CDATA[Contractor and landlord making final repairs]]></media:title>
                                                    </media:content>
                                                    <media:thumbnail url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/FkuRhdLgw8G6LmW5STmig3-1280-80.jpg" />
                                                                                        </item>
                                <item>
                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Should you take advantage of the UK’s new breed of domestic holidaymakers? ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://moneyweek.com/investments/property/buy-to-let/601804/staycations-and-investing-in-holiday-cottages</link>
                                                                            <description>
                            <![CDATA[ With Britons choosing to holiday in the UK this year, the owners of the country’s holiday cottages are cleaning up. Should you buy in, too? Merryn? Somerset Webb looks at the pros and cons. ]]>
                                                                                                            </description>
                                                                                                                                <guid isPermaLink="false">f9QUDxnAyTcQpBYTjaRDjk</guid>
                                                                                                <enclosure url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/PvsKsA9Kj8HwDFkAsLvXYc-1280-80.jpg" type="image/jpeg" length="0"></enclosure>
                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2020 10:30:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Buy to Let]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Investing]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Property]]></category>
                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ editor@moneyweek.com (Merryn Somerset Webb) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Merryn Somerset Webb ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/PvsKsA9Kj8HwDFkAsLvXYc-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Surfers at Polzeath, Cornwall ©]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[People are flocking to the UK&#039;s beaches]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Surfers at Polzeath, Cornwall ©]]></media:text>
                                <media:title type="plain"><![CDATA[Surfers at Polzeath, Cornwall ©]]></media:title>
                                                    </media:content>
                                                    <media:thumbnail url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/PvsKsA9Kj8HwDFkAsLvXYc-1280-80.jpg" />
                                                                                        </item>
                                <item>
                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Come back buy-to-letters, all is forgiven ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://moneyweek.com/investments/property/buy-to-let/600849/come-back-buy-to-letters-all-is-forgiven</link>
                                                                            <description>
                            <![CDATA[ The government is winning its war against small private buy-to-let landlords. But who benefits? ]]>
                                                                                                            </description>
                                                                                                                                <guid isPermaLink="false">91y4Tk1o2gAUFhWT4G95by</guid>
                                                                                                <enclosure url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/LiYzzkDA37GLQSrbc3JCHL-1280-80.jpg" type="image/jpeg" length="0"></enclosure>
                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 23 Feb 2020 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Buy to Let]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Investing]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Property]]></category>
                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ editor@moneyweek.com (Matthew Lynn) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Matthew Lynn ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/LiYzzkDA37GLQSrbc3JCHL-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[2012 Getty Images]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[George Osborne started the war against landlords © Getty Images]]></media:description>                                                    </media:content>
                                                    <media:thumbnail url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/LiYzzkDA37GLQSrbc3JCHL-1280-80.jpg" />
                                                                                        </item>
            </channel>
</rss>