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Failed government policies are to blame for the chronic supply shortage in the private rental sector. That’s the view of the National...

A collection of pressure groups, fronted by Generation Rent, wants all private rental homes going on sale to be offered first...

A rogue landlord and his company have been found guilty of failing to licence an HMO and breaches of management regulations. Broadland...

New research shows that 676,000 homes in England are sitting empty. The research comes from property purchasing firm House Buyer Bureau which...

There’s been a strong personal attack on Prime Minister Rishi Sunak by anti-landlord activists over the subject of energy efficiency. The Generation...

Housing Secretary Michael Gove says he “cannot guarantee” that the Rental Reform Bill will get its Second Reading immediately after Parliament...

The government has pledged to “guarantee” that landlords will be able to repossess properties more swiftly through the courts as part...

The Additional Licensing HMO scheme in the Bath and North East Somerset area ends on New Year’s Eve.  The scheme covers around...

A fire and rescue service is urging tenants to know their rights when it comes to fire safety. Warwickshire Fire and Rescue...

Rental activists are up in arms because Housing Secretary Michael Gove failed to mention the Renters Reform Bill during his keynote...

A landlord has found himself on the Rogue Landlord Database after repeatedly renting out hazardous properties in Sheffield. Local landlord and businessman...

An insurance firm is warning landlords about the risks of personal guarantees as a condition of buy to let mortgages. Purbeck Personal...

A property entrepreneur is seeking up to 200 portfolio landlords or developers to invest in his company.  Jamie Lester says the offer to...

A family of landlords have been jailed for a total of 31 years after committing horrific violence against tenants and in...

A row has broken out over a statement made by housing minister Rachel Maclean at the Conservative Party Conference. She told a...

The Fire Protection Association says a recent First-Tier Tribunal decision and appeal dismissal highlight the responsibilities that landlords hold in relation...

A council has prosecuted four landlords in three days, with convictions secured for seven offences. Harold Mews Management Ltd of Margate was...

A council has served closure orders on three properties in Bridlington, following police warrants for drug related organised crime at the...

Next weekend sees a crash course event for landlords to bring them up to date with the 160 pieces of legislation...

Housing Secretary Michael Gove has given Conservative conference delegates an update on the Renters Reform Bill. Contrary to speculation, mostly from anti-landlord...

The hardline activist group Acorn - part of the Renters Reform Coalition involving Generation Rent - now claims that some 600,000...

The Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities says a new How To Rent guide will be issued today, October 2. Private...

A council has prosecuted a landlord for a second time, for multiple offences.  The offences concerned a tenanted caravan that had been...

Politicians meeting at party conferences this week are being urged to listen to property professionals before setting policies about the private...

Another problem has emerged for the heat pump sector which had, until last week, anticipated rapid growth as part of the...

An agency chain is urging the Tories to stop in-fighting at their party conference and instead increase supply in the private...

Activists in the Generation Rent group are running what they call Renters’ Rights Awareness Week in the second half of October.   “Whether...

Paragon Bank has announced a 4.69 per cent five-year fixed-rate buy to let mortgage, marking the lender’s lowest rate for this...

The housing market remains a buyers’ market, with 80 per cent more homes for sale than in September 2021 according to...

News that a ban on oil and LPG boiler installations has been pushed back 10 years has been welcomed by the...

A Conservative politician has named an individual who he claims is responsible for high rent rises and increasing homelessness. Murdo Fraser, the...

The London Landlord Accreditation Scheme is hosting a virtual conference and training day in the New Year. It promises to “bring you...

A landlord has been ordered to pay £5,312 for unlawfully evicting his tenant of 18 months. In April this year Bassetlaw council...

The latest data release by comparison site GetAgent shows the average sale price over the past six months has been 97.3...

Councillors in part of Wales are considering the creation of a 'Report A Rogue Landlord’ system for tenants who claim their...

A new study of over 600,000 available properties on Rightmove reveals that homes in need of renovation are the most in...

Over half of letting agents say they are uncertain as to whether they want to remain in their jobs for the...

New figures reveal the typical Briton’s lack of knowledge around energy efficiency issues in the home. The research found that only 35...

The Mortgage Lender has two new buy-to-let products. These include a standard two-year fixed, with an initial rate of 4.69 per cent...

The continued attacks on the buy to let sector have resulted in a dramatic decline in investment plans by landlords. A new...

The Daily Telegraph appears to have uncovered a catch in Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s apparent boiler grant giveaway. Last week he announced...

Shelter has published what it calls a General Election manifesto with rent controls at its heart. Called The Way Home: a manifesto to...

Another council may be considering a tax on guests staying at Airbnb or other short let properties. North Norfolk council, which covers...

A new survey has revealed the regional breakdown of EPC ratings in residential properties.   Region Number of Lodgements (homes) Percentage of properties (D - G...

The government's energy efficiency taskforce was quietly disbanded over the weekend, the BBC says.  The taskforce was set up in March to...

Research  from Shawbrook shows how many landlords have spent money preparing for EPC changes which are now not going to happen. A...

A council is telling landlords that its new selective licensing fee is so low it should be entirely tax deductible and...

A leading lettings industry figure says politicians should have the repeal of Section 24 as a major priority. Section 24 removes a...

The National Residential Landlords Association is warning that Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s scrapping of revised EPC targets at the end of...

The Renters Reform Bill is the latest of many factors leaving little choice for some private buy-to-let landlords but to sell...

A Labour council claims to have a pioneering scheme to get refunds from law breaking landlords. Local media in York say the...

The National Residential Landlords Association is warning the Welsh government to steer clear of rent controls. In its response to the Welsh...

The u-turn by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on green policies may be seen by some landlords as a rare piece of...

Haringey council has got a £200,000 windfall from landlords of unlicensed HMOs. And now it’s set to get even more. Councillors are to...

The Bank of England has revealed its latest decision on base rate - which in turn has a strong influence on...

There’s been widespread relief at the government’s eco U-turn which may lead to thousands of pounds of savings for landlords. Prime Minister...

A new poll from the StepChange Debt Charity claims that over a third of private renters have used some form of...

While many sections of the property industry welcome the change of tone in Rishi Sunak’s approach to green issues, one group...

The monetary policy committee of the Bank of England meets today - and will it approve a 15th successive base rate...

Data from flatshare site SpareRoom suggests London is now entirely unaffordable to graduates, thanks to sky-high rents. September sees many new graduates...

The latest government figures on the private rental sector show rents rose 5.5 per cent in the 12 months to August,...

Under revised plans, the Government will: - Scrap policies to force landlords to upgrade the energy efficiency of their properties, but instead...

Scotland’s controversial licensing regime on Airbnbs and other short lets, due to start next month, may breach the European Convention on...

The Generation Rent activist group is urging its supporters to email MPs to protest about delays in the parliamentary progress of...

A landlord who let tenants live in properties riddled with hazardous electrics, unsafe boilers, mould and no smoke alarms must pay...

One of the most influential consumer property groups has made an impassioned plea to the Bank of England not to raise...

The main landlords’ trade body wants justice ministers to speed up the time taken for courts to process legitimate possession cases. In...

The head of a specialist buy to let mortgage broker has split from almost all of the industry by saying the...

The classic “landlord favourite” for buying and selling - the auction house - appears to be bucking the downward trend in...

The Scottish National Party councillor for Oban North and Lorn - which includes the village of Plockton, made famous by the...

Brent council in North London has launched a new selective licensing regime across part of the borough. Landlords who let properties in the...

Conservative MP Dehenna Davison has resigned as a minister in Michael Gove’s Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Writing to the...

A charity claims that apparent delays to the Renters Reform Bill, which has yet to get a Second Reading in the...

Landlords keen to bag a bargain will be interested to know that over a third of homes now on sale have...

Zoopla has given its latest market update on the private rental sector, with the headline rent rise now being 10.5 per...

A London council is looking to introduce new licensing for landlords. Currently Wandsworth council operates mandatory licensing for HMOs with five or...

A council has prosecuted a rogue landlord for failing to provide adequate heating and hot water at one of his rental...

Activists in the Generation Rent campaign are complaining that the Renters Reform Bill hasn’t been placed ahead of other Parliamentary business...

Rental sector organisations have been given an indication by the Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities that a new How...

A prominent analyst says her reading of the latest Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors market snapshot makes her believe more house...

A property website has calculated how much it costs a landlord or general home owner to sell a home - and...

Rental value growth in prime London postcodes declined further in August as supply built and demand cooled.  That’s the view of high...

A local authority is reported to have said that a controversial new policy will reduce house values by five per cent. Gwynedd...

A veteran Tory MP who has been a junior minister in the department responsible for housing now says the rental market...

Airbnb is linking up with private landlord agency OpenRent to offer reduced-price gas and boiler safety certificates. The short lets platform says...

A high profile lettings agent insists that buy to let remains “a safe space for investors” seeking long-term returns, despite the...

Rental markets near London’s Crossrail stations have seen premiums emerge, a new survey suggests.  Areas which have benefitted from the largest reductions...

The Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities has announced a £50m fund to help older and disabled people in England,...

More councils should be encouraged to buy homes from landlords, an industry expert says. This follows reports last week which revealed that...

A northern council is considering tightening the planning rules around converting properties into HMOs. A report to Burnley council’s executive recommends removing...

A countryside property organisation has added its voice to the calls for an extension to a licensing scheme for Airbnbs and...

Landlords are reducing their stock - and they’re blaming the Tories for creating a hostile environment.  This is according to the latest...

The average UK rental price hits another all-time high of £1,261 pcm, increasing a further 1.4 per cent from last month.  Excluding...

A survey of thousands of landlords, agents and tenants has provided new evidence of buy to let investors quitting in droves. Over...

A six week consultation is now underway as a council bids to stop HMOs being used as Airbnb or other short...

Three-quarters of landlords who intend to purchase a new property in the next year will use a Limited Company structure, it’s...

A landlord has been prosecuted for the unlawful eviction of a tenant from privately rented accommodation in Coleraine, Northern Ireland. Leading up...

Rents will rise 25 per cent over the next four years, outpacing the modest 5.5 per cent House price growth across...

The Renters Reform Bill is not scheduled for debate this week in Parliament - and time is running out for it...

The Co-Op Bank, which is leading a campaign alongside charity Shelter, claims a Section 21 notice is presented to an older...