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Plans to change private rental sector tenancy law have gone out to consultation on Jersey. The minister for Housing and Communities, David...
19 April 2023
From: Breaking News
An unnamed landlord in the Norfolk town of Cromer has been issued with a £2,000 penalty, after the Residential Property Tribunal...
19 April 2023
From: Breaking News
The number of new prospective tenants registering at each branch of a Propertymark-member lettings agency held steady at 106 in March,...
19 April 2023
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A landlord has been found guilty of operating an unlicensed House in Multiple Occupation and - in the words of a...
19 April 2023
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Some 47 per cent of landlords incorrectly believe the need for EPC C rating is only guidance, not the law. That’s the...
18 April 2023
From: Breaking News
The government has made no estimate of the number of people unable to meet housing costs due to the freeze on...
18 April 2023
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Councils are to be given powers to enact huge tax increases on second homes and empty properties, the Scottish Government proposes. New...
18 April 2023
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Six in 10 landlords support minimum property standards for the private rented sector, Paragon Bank research has found. The government has pledged...
18 April 2023
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A London landlord has been found guilty of not licensing three buy to lets. Gurbachan Matharu from Dagenham was found guilty at...
18 April 2023
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The Generation Rent activist group says the government’s proposed clampdown on short let landlords does not go far enough. At the end...
17 April 2023
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Jo Eccles, director of London-focussed buying agency and property consultancy Eccord, says she is witnessing some landlords willing to quit the...
17 April 2023
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Landlords who bought soon after the launch of the first buy-to-let mortgage in 1996 are retiring in increasing numbers. Research from lettings...
17 April 2023
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A lettings agency says its research shows that higher interest rates have not been passed on to tenants through higher rent. Barrows...
17 April 2023
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A UK holiday lets firm insists the sector is in good health despite the return of foreign vacations and the end...
17 April 2023
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Proposed minimum energy efficiency standards regulation in England could leave residential landlords facing a £17.9 billion bill, a lettings agency warns. The...
14 April 2023
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Over 175 investors have put well over a combined £1m into a property management tech business targeting landlords. Digital platform EVO -...
14 April 2023
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Tax expert David Hannah claims that the government's 12 new high-growth investment zones have already begun to drive property prices in...
14 April 2023
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Mortgage industry tech firm Twenty7tec says March 2023 saw the highest-ever volume of Buy To Let mortgage searches in a single...
14 April 2023
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Ahead of World Earth Day next week an expert has listed advice tips for holiday let owners to make their homes...
14 April 2023
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New rules making it tougher for people to let houses via AirBnb and other short let platforms have been unveiled by...
13 April 2023
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Landlords in a county in England may be issued with a Compliance Notice as part of a clampdown to improve the...
13 April 2023
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Virgin Money has cut a range of its core, exclusive and buy to let deals. BTL core and exclusive highlights include -...
13 April 2023
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West London landlord Shashibhushan Vyas, from Isleworth, has been fined over £115,500 for illegally converting a side extension into a separate...
13 April 2023
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New data released by the Nationwide shows house prices in every region of the UK slowing - and in most of...
13 April 2023
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The controversial Section 21 powers are neither overused by landlords, nor abused by them - despite some organisations claiming otherwise. Research by...
12 April 2023
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A prominent estate agency says landlords and other property owners considering selling this spring must be realistic about asking prices. Savills -...
12 April 2023
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One of Scotland’s largest lettings agencies is voicing concern over what it calls “the lack of balance” in the Scottish government’s...
12 April 2023
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The managing director of a major holiday lets firm is urging landlords to make their properties dog friendly if they want...
12 April 2023
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As landlords face losses as high as £7,500 this year – thanks to increased mortgage and living costs alongside a tax overhaul...
12 April 2023
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Landlord Today receives a number of unsolicited contributions from readers. These are always welcome but few are as well argued and...
11 April 2023
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Two of the most prominent campaigners over rent controls - albeit one on either side of the argument - have had...
11 April 2023
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An industry trade group claims inventories conducted by lettings agents may be seen as biased towards landlords rather than truly independent. Daniel...
11 April 2023
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A survey of 2,000 tenants in England and Wales shows that some 23 per cent claim to be struggling to pay...
11 April 2023
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After a hectic period of rent rises it appears that the lettings market is at a standstill according to PropTech firm...
11 April 2023
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An immediate private sector rent freeze and eviction ban for the duration of the cost of living crisis is the key...
06 April 2023
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Landlords are being encouraged to contribute to a crowdfunding campaign to take legal action regarding rent caps and eviction bans. It follows...
06 April 2023
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The government’s Valuation Office Agency has set out the eligibility rules which now apply to self-catering properties in England and Wales. Properties...
06 April 2023
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Landlords in a county in England may be issued with a Compliance Notice as part of a clampdown to improve the...
06 April 2023
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A London landlord has been ordered to pay over £33,000 in costs for illegally running an HMO. The three-bedroom HMO was identified...
06 April 2023
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A new Tory-controlled super-council, which came into force at the weekend and combines eight previous local authorities, has announced an immediate...
05 April 2023
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The Section 24 parliamentary petition, seeking to persuade MPs to reinstate mortgage interest tax relief for landlords, is still struggling for...
05 April 2023
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Over half of young landlords would provide support to tenants during the cost of living crisis if they were asked, it’s...
05 April 2023
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A tax expert has set out top tips for landlords as they embark on a new financial year. Mike Parkes, tax expert...
05 April 2023
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The latest HomeLet rental index shows that UK average rental prices are continuing to rise after a previous drop in prices...
05 April 2023
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A Conservative-leaning think tank and campaigning charity Shelter have released a book of essays on renting and housing. A statement from Bright...
04 April 2023
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Buy to let specialist lender Landbay has brought back its green five-year fixed rate range as well as launching two new...
04 April 2023
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Landlords in a county in England may be issued with a Compliance Notice as part of a clampdown to improve the...
04 April 2023
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A rogue landlord has been sentenced to 10 months in prison at Chesterfield Crown Court for the state of his properties. In...
04 April 2023
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The Scottish Government - which is already implementing a rent cap and eviction ban for the private sector - is now...
03 April 2023
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The Nationwide says March saw a further decline in house prices - they are down 3.1 per cent compared with the...
03 April 2023
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Airbnb is offering a £100 travel coupon to new Hosts welcoming their first Airbnb guest during the King’s Coronation in London...
03 April 2023
From: Breaking News
West London landlord Shashibhushan Vyas, from Isleworth, has been fined over £115,500 for illegally converting a side extension into a separate...
03 April 2023
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The Generation Rent campaign has criticised the current government for failing to increase energy efficiency standards in the private rental sector. A...
03 April 2023
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A mortgage chief has accused local authorities of treating private landlords like cash machines. Justin May, chief executive of EHF Mortgages, makes...
31 March 2023
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Eight criminal landlords - three of them companies - have been fined approaching half a million pounds. They were prosecuted for offences...
31 March 2023
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Veteran Labour left winger Dianne Abbott has accused the government of helping private landlords over tenants. In an article in the Left...
31 March 2023
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The Mortgage Works, the specialist buy to let mortgage wing of the Nationwide Building Society, has revised its product range for...
31 March 2023
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The plans of many local authorities to double the council tax levels for second homes and some empty properties from April...
31 March 2023
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Figures contained in the government’s new action plan to tackle anti-social behaviour reveal the depth of the problem amongst tenants. The plan...
30 March 2023
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A think tank is accusing landlords of being unwilling to spend money on insulating draughty rental properties. The cross-party Social Market Foundation...
30 March 2023
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Typical monthly interest payments on buy to let mortgages have soared by an average 75.7 per cent in the past year. Landlords...
30 March 2023
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Shelter claims that private renters who complained to their landlord, letting agent or local council in the last three years were...
30 March 2023
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The Green Party’s co-leader Carla Denyer has branded the government’s Right To Buy scheme as a “slum landlord’s charter”. Denyer made the...
30 March 2023
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The Housing Ombudsman has released its special investigation into Rochdale Boroughwide Housing, the social housing provider which supplied accommodation to Awaab...
29 March 2023
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The new director of Generation Rent is Ben Twomey, who takes over from Baroness Alicia Kennedy on June 14. A statement from...
29 March 2023
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A series of officials carried out a morning visit to an illegal House of Multiple Occupation suspected of involvement in modern...
29 March 2023
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A new study by a mortgages website says it reveals the best places for buy to let investors to purchase properties. Money...
29 March 2023
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A rogue landlord has been ordered to pay over £15,000 after illegally altering buildings he let out as HMOs in the...
29 March 2023
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Housing Secretary Michael Gove says he’s going to make changes to the Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill currently going through Parliament...
28 March 2023
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Landlords have only until Friday to have their say on levying council tax on HMO properties. This issue has been controversial in lettings...
28 March 2023
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Location Location Location star Phil Spencer - a former buying agent - says he’s “particularly worried” about the private rental sector. He...
28 March 2023
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A senior financial analyst says “runaway rents” are destroying the financial resilience of tenants. Sarah Coles, head of personal finance at business...
28 March 2023
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A landlord has been prosecuted after construction and renovation waste from his rental property was found dumped in Cottenham. The dumped rubbish...
28 March 2023
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Landlords are to be given more powers to evict unruly tenants who ruin neighbours’ lives through persistent noise or by being...
27 March 2023
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Housing Secretary Michael Gove has pledged that the long awaited Rental Reform Bill will be introduced into the Commons in two...
27 March 2023
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The government will this week announce a new consultation on private rental sector energy efficiency - in particular, insulation. This will be...
27 March 2023
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There have been no fewer than 10 different enquiries into selective licensing of landlords or rental properties by local councils -...
27 March 2023
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Shelter says it welcomes a ruling by The Property Ombudsman that agents and landlords exercising a blanket ban on tenants with...
27 March 2023
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The government has taken the first step to introducing a mandatory ombudsman scheme which private landlord must join. It’s published what is...
24 March 2023
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Many indices suggest house prices have already dipped, at least slightly, but “forward-looking indication don’t look brilliant either” according to one...
24 March 2023
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A new How To Rent guide has been released today by the Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities. Trade bodies were...
24 March 2023
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One in 10 landlords plan to exit the sector following the absence of any government help in the Budget. That’s the claim...
24 March 2023
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The government has pulled together the latest guidance on Right To Rent, appropriate to landlords, lettings agents and home owners who...
24 March 2023
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The Bank of England has raised base rate by 0.25 per cent to 4.25 per cent - the highest level since...
23 March 2023
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Housing minister Rachel Maclean is quoted as saying her government’s policies are NOT driving landlords out of the private rental sector. The...
23 March 2023
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Landlords converting a property of any size to rent out on multiple tenancies in seven areas of a London borough could...
23 March 2023
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Tax changes in the private rented sector have contributed to the loss of £1.5 billion in Treasury revenue, according to a...
23 March 2023
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Landlords are being invited to attend a free webinar about disrepair in residential property. The event takes place next Wednesday, March 29,...
23 March 2023
From: Breaking News
Resident satisfaction amongst Build To Rent tenants is falling for the first time since reviews were first collected five years ago. A...
23 March 2023
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A business consultancy is reporting a rise in stamp duty paid by landlords and other home buyers - but is warning...
22 March 2023
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Local news outlets in Somerset are reporting that some properties in the county are listed on Airbnb and other short let...
22 March 2023
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A quarter of holiday let owners are very worried about the potential of new regulations or fees being enforced following the...
22 March 2023
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Landlords have helped drive an improvement in standards in privately rented property, with four in five upgrading each rental home they...
22 March 2023
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Rents are up significantly in all regions and most notably in Greater London and Scotland according to the property website Home. It...
22 March 2023
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There’s a 50:50 chance of yet another Bank of England base rate rise this week according to a leading business analyst. Susannah...
21 March 2023
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First the troubled John Lewis Partnership announced plans to create Build To Rent properties around or on top of Waitrose stories;...
21 March 2023
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The London Mayor has been told to act urgently against the landlords of so-called ‘exempt accommodation’ in London. This is the largely-unregulated...
21 March 2023
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A landlord has been ordered to pay more than £1,600 after pleading guilty to an illegal eviction. Grace Young of Derby let...