The UK has seen the value of UK commercial property loans that are in breach of their agreed terms increase by more than 300 per cent in the last six months, it has emerged.

An expert has claimed that the tenancy deposit protection scheme may be beneficial to renters such as the elderly or infirm.

The National Landlords Association (NLA) has urged the government to extend its recently announced measures to help struggling homeowners to cover those on buy-to-let mortgages.

Landlords should keep evidence of why they are withholding deposits, according to mydeposits.co.uk.

It has been claimed that over the next 24 months tenant demand will continue to be restrained.

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (Rics) has claimed that the commercial property sector is only half way through the slump.

New statistics have suggested that four out of five commercial properties could still be carrying inflated valuations.

Landlords should look to shield themselves from overdue risk over the next year, it has been claimed.

One of the ways to be successful in the buy-to-let market is to select the right tenant for each property, it has been suggested.

An industry insider has criticised the government's intention to increase the threshold at which properties are liable to pay business rates.