LONDON, UK. August 5th 2025 – Over 18,000 rental homes have vanished from the UK market in just nine months, driving rents to record highs and leaving tenants battling for fewer properties, as landlords quit buy-to-let in record numbers. The UK’s private rental sector is facing a historic contraction, with
LONDON, UK. June 25th 2025 – As the UK housing crisis deepens, new analysis by Open Property Group exposes a worrying surge in so-called “zombie homes”- properties that sit unoccupied and deteriorating while millions struggle to access affordable housing. Key insights: 50,000+ long-term vacant homes in England alone 23,000+ of
LONDON, UK. June 18th, 2025 – New analysis by property acquisition specialists LandlordBuyer reveals that over 1.8 million privately rented homes in England still fall short of the government’s proposed minimum energy efficiency standard of EPC rating C, with just three years to go before the 2028 compliance deadline. Using
London, UK. May 23rd 2025 – New analysis from Open Property Group reveals that rural England is facing an affordability crunch, as house prices in the countryside outpace urban growth, despite lower average wages and higher living costs in remote areas. These shifting dynamics are challenging the long-standing assumption that
Buckinghamshire, UK. May 21st 2025 – The UK’s buy-to-let (BTL) property market is undergoing significant transformation. Amid rising interest rates and regulatory changes, some landlords are choosing to exit the sector. However, for astute investors, 2026 could represent a year of strategic opportunity—particularly in regional cities that are primed for
Thousands of homeowners across the UK are facing difficult choices as rising costs, shifting laws, and personal life events push them to sell their homes. London, UK. May 20th 2025 – New insights from Open Property Group ‘leading professional house buying company’ shed light on the faces behind the ‘For
Buckinghamshire, UK. April 22nd 2025 – For many first-time buyers across England, the dream of homeownership continues to slip further out of reach. Despite rising wages, soaring house prices are making it harder than ever to get on the property ladder. A leading UK professional house buying company ‘Open Property
LONDON, UK. March 4th, 2025 – Landlords across the UK are facing increasing pressure to meet the government’s minimum Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) rating requirements, set to come into force by 2030. With the government aiming for all rental properties to achieve a Band C EPC rating, many landlords will
BUCKINGHAMSHIRE, UK. February 5th, 2025 – One of the UK’s leading professional house buyers, Open Property Group, has claimed that affordability remains a challenge for many aspiring homeowners due to a lack of parity between values and incomes. Open Property Group recently looked into the continuous increase in house prices