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Landlords and brokers are up in arms about alleged profiteering by buy to let mortgage lenders’ arrangement fees. These jumped last autumn...

Over a third of homes in England are at high risk of overheating as summer temperatures of 40oC and above apparently...

Hawks Properties Limited has been expelled from The Property Ombudsman scheme for failing to honour a compensation award. The agency - with...

A landlord has been given a £20,000 fine for failing to carry-out badly needed repairs on a property in Lancashire.  The fixed...

A charity has acknowledged that landlords need help to keep their homes, and in turn continue to provide much-needed homes in...

Housing Secretary Michael Gove is being lobbied to take urgent action over the growing problem of abandoned tenancies. Propertymark chief executive Nathan...

Investors selling a buy to let so far in 2023 made gains which were 10.1 per cent lower than those who...

A leading agent in an area set to be hit by draconian planning restrictions on holiday lets is warning that the...

An MP says owner occupiers are “scared, unable to sleep at night, worried about their safety and even concerned about whether...

A landlord responsible for the management of an HMO has been fined a total of £5,000. The penalties were imposed by Boston...

The death of a 27-year-old man was not caused by the mould in the private rental property he occupied. That was the verdict...

There’s a blunt warning to renters from the man behind the monthly lettings market snapshot from the Royal Institution of Chartered...

Data from mortgage lenders’ trade body UK Finance will make grim reading for anyone interested in the well-being of the housing...

The business editor of London’s daily newspaper, the Evening Standard, has made a strong statement in support of landlords. Jonathan Prynn, in...

An Airbnb flat owner in Scotland has been refused access to let out her flat because it is in a block...

A growing number of landlords are incorporating in order to salvage profits from the difficult buy to let sector, a bank...

Homelessness charities often berate private landlords for putting income before service to tenants. But a bitter dispute at one organisation has apparently revealed...

Landlords pulling out of buy to let because of high costs and overbearing regulation now have a guide to how quickly...

A currently low-profile service that helps landlords manage portfolios or even sell their properties to tenants says it’s raised a big...

Fewer than a third of tenants and other residents under the age of 30 have cover for their contents, it’s been...

The National Residential Landlords Association is backing a call for financial help for landlords who improve the energy efficiency of their...

A group of local authorities is asking the government to give individual councils the cash to buy properties off private landlords. London...

Home Secretary Suella Braverman has been accused of using landlords to do her dirty work for her. In a response to the...

Beverley Building Society has entered the buy to let market for the first time with two new products. Its variable rate BTL...

Any landlord hit with late payment surcharges from HM Revenue & Customs will now face even higher charges. As a result of...

A leading property law firm is warning that landlords face bankruptcy as a result of the massive increase in fines they...

Landlords who allow rental properties to be let to migrants who do not have the right to be in the UK...

Average house price fell by 0.3 per cent in July, a fourth consecutive monthly decline, according to the Halifax. This means property...

Councillors in Warwick look set to decide tomorrow whether to implement an additional licensing scheme for some HMOs.  Following a public consultation...

There’s been a large increase in the number of complaints registered with The Property Ombudsman - with lettings agents in the...

London Labour Mayor Sadiq Khan and activist group Generation Rent have issued a joint appeal for rent controls in the capital. Khan’s...

Millions of UK landlords will be adversely affected by the Renters Reform Bill, a solicitor warns - the latest law expert...

Sheffield council has prosecuted a rogue landlord for a second time after he was failing to provide appropriate documentation to a...

The University of Dundee and letting agents’ body Propertymark want to understand more about the future plans of landlords.  This is happening...

A prominent lettings industry figure has summed up the continuing rental market frenzy in three words - “the madness continues.” Andy Halstead, HomeLet &...

Activist group Generation Rent is now demanding a change to the Renters Reform Bill to help tenants with energy bills. The group...

July was a record breaking month for the rental market, claims a PropTech company. Goodlord analyses tens of thousands of completed tenancies...

A prominent buying agent operating at the high end of the prime London market has given an interesting insight into how...

Landlords are often seen as stalwarts of property auctions, and are attributed with helping the sector’s growth over the past decade. Property...

The next National Landlord Investment Show is taking place in London next month. It’s on September 27 at DoubleTree Hilton London Elstree...

The Bank of England’s monetary policy committee has announced its decision on base rate. It will rise by 0.25 per cent to...

The Bank of England’s monetary policy committee meets again today with strong expectations that they will agree their 14th successive base...

Whereas it’s likely that every single landlord has seen higher costs over the past year, two out of five tenants have...

A statement from Oxford’s Labour controlled council says private landlords in the city have under a month to apply for a...

A survey suggests that landlords want to improve the energy efficiency of their properties as soon as possible - despite a...

Owners of short-term let properties are being urged to apply for a licence under Scotland’s short-term licensing scheme before the October...

A finance house says it’s seeing an increase in tenants offering to buy their properties off their landlords. James Briggs, head of...

A controversial MP sacked by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak earlier this year says he will take up the cause of landlords...

House prices have fallen an average of 3.8 per cent across the UK in the past year according to the Nationwide. This...

The number of voids has dropped by 44 per cent in the past month to hit an average of just nine...

A council is to consult on a new licensing scheme that aims to tackle rogue landlords in parts of Scunthorpe that...

A council that is often outspoken in its criticism of rogue private landlords has been slammed for literally thousands of health...

The number of property transactions fuelled by the mortgage sector has fallen by 42 per cent so far this year. Britain’s more...

Mortgage lenders have launched a £5m media campaign to publicise the support available to owner occupier mortgage holders if they face...

Airbnb has issued a statement responding to the call for a clampdown on short lets demanded by Labour’s outspoken London Mayor,...

A controversial licensing scheme will come into force this winter with the blessing of Housing Secretary Michael Gove. Nottingham council’s selective licensing...

Some 18 per cent of buy to let landlords have suggested they are not raising rents for tenants despite inflation and...

The new Housing Loss Prevention Advice Service kicks in tomorrow - it offers early legal advice, free of charge, to anyone...

A left-wing pressure group wants new laws to force landlords to pay hefty relocation expenses to tenants who claim high rents...

The latest market snapshot from Zoopla suggests landlords’ capital appreciation over the second half of this year depends almost entirely on...

Landlords providing accommodation on the Wirral are likely to get further licensing as a new consultation goes ahead.  The proposals suggest continuing...

A property investment platform has analysed rental yields to see the best returning areas for buy to let investors. Sourced Franchise analysed...

New housing affordability figures provide one underlying reason why many potential buyers cannot make the move and instead rely increasingly on...

The letting agents’ trade body ARLA Propertymark is urging the government to regulate Airbnb and other short let platforms but to...

One in eight tenants admit to letting out part or all of their rented property - and that rises to a...

Landlords of more than 5,000 homes must register for a license and ensure their tenants have good quality housing or face...

Labour controlled Brent council in London has taken the possibly-unique step of paying a landlord’s legal fees and rent to avert...

The Renters Reform Coalition - an umbrella body which includes direct action groups Acorn and the Renters Rights London - has ...

An outspoken agent says he is seeing growing numbers of people renting in later life to reduce their inheritance tax liability. Trevor...

Mulberry Real Estate Ltd, and its director, David Bryant, who are landlords of properties in Cardiff, have been fined for a...

Almost one in five renters say high mortgage rates mean they can’t afford to buy now and have put purchase plans...

Legislation requiring all rental properties to have an energy performance certificate  rating of C or above will require upgrades to around...

A council in the south east of England says it is “exploring the possibility” of introducing a huge landlord licensing scheme. Councillors...

New government figures show 79,840 households faced homelessness in England between January and March 2023 – the highest number on record.  Now...

A prominent westcountry agency is hosting a free event for landlords and investors later this month. Webbers is holding the afternoon session...

Nirpaul Riat’s career as a rogue landlord has ended after judges in London fined him £300,000 following two decades of managing...

Housing Secretary Michael Gove has pledged to publish “shortly” revised timetables for the implementation of further energy efficiency targets for the...

The increasing likelihood that the private rental sector will be obliged to allow more pets into lets simply demonstrates the need...

An angry reader has contacted Landlord Today with a letter from housing minister Rachel Maclean - which the recipient has branded...

A small poll of 100 letting agents by PropTech firm Goodlord has revealed that a strong majority believe the current pressures...

A new survey has revealed that an overwhelming 94 per cent of people - tenants and homeowners alike - aren’t testing...

The landlords’ trade body has given a firm message to Housing Secretary Michael Gove - sort out a realistic deadline for...

A prominent lawyer says the use of Section 8 eviction powers as envisaged under the Renters Reform Bill could lead to...

Veterans Minister Johnny Mercer is calling on landlords to step up and open their accommodation to Afghan refugees. He says current solutions...

Data from the English Housing Survey suggests that the number of English owners of second homes in Europe has fallen again. The...

A north of England local authority has extended the period of time for landlords to respond to a consultation. Bolsover council says...

Housing Secretary Michael Gove has this morning said his government should ‘relax the pace’ of EPC reforms expected from private landlords. In...

Rightmove has this morning revealed that 16 per cent of properties currently for sale were previously available on the rental market,...

London Mayor Sadiq Khan, who wants the government to give him the powers to impose rent controls, is now demanding licensing...

New figures from London-focussed agency Foxtons show applicant demand up 19 per cent in June, as the capital enters the peak...

It may be all change - again - at the Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities if the government’s poor...

Rents in the private sector of England and Wales increased by 5.1 per cent in the year to June — the...

Campaigning charity Shelter has won the backing of the Co-Op Bank for a new anti-eviction drive. The bank has funded Shelter research...

A housing trust says landlords fed up with higher taxes and red tape should not sell up but instead lease their...

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has launched an eight week long consultation in a bid to gather input on its...

One of the country’s leading mortgage brokers predicts a rise in the Bank of England base rate next month - and...

A north of England council says it’s held two local landlords to account after they failed to make essential repairs to...

Today's inflation figures effectively seal the fate of the housing market for the rest of this year - including the crucial...

Southwark’s Labour council has won the backing of Housing Secretary Michael Gove for one of the largest private landlord licensing schemes...

New research has uncovered what the organisations behind it call “shocking discrimination towards migrant communities” while they try to find places...