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A new survey from Aviva has revealed that over a million people may rule themselves out of the first-time buyer market,...

Residential properties have seen large increases in greenhouse gas emissions over the last decade, with the average home now producing 2.29...

Views are being sought on the designation of a scheme to improve standards in part of Middlesbrough.  A selective landlord licensing scheme...

London Mayor Sadiq Khan has praised tenants in the capital for using a register that names and shames rogue landlords -...

New data just released by HM Revenue & Customs shows income tax, national insurance and capital gains tax receipts for April...

A Labour council introducing a vast new licensing regime claims its typical cost to a landlord would be just 0.5 per...

One in eight private renters aged between 18 and 35 years old have already moved home to save money during the...

A breakdown of essential and non-essential spending by individuals, devised by the Nationwide, reveals the extra amount that tenants are paying...

Two law partners at a legal firm have outlined a five-step process which tenants can use to complain to their landlords...

A lettings network is urging landlords to back a campaign to abolish council tax re-banding for shared houses. Platinum Property Partners says...

A council wants private tenants to ‘grass’ on rogue landlords in the light of the tragic death of toddler Awaab Ishak. Telford...

Rental value growth remains firmly in double-digits in prime London postcodes as demand continues to outstrip supply, according to Knight Frank. The...

A council has brought a prosecution against a private landlord who had not complied with a legal health and safety notice...

A prominent figure in property investment is warning that buy to let is the sector facing the biggest challenges in the...

A new property licensing scheme that claims to provide “safer, well managed housing for renters” has now come into force in...

An accountancy expert claims that inflation and rising rents could push more landlords over the £10,000 threshold for Making Tax Digital.  Currently...

A council has issued a formal caution to a landlord for harassing his female tenant on social media. The landlord posted details...

Tenants should brace themselves for soaring rents in the New Year, a property expert warns.  The National Association of Property Buyers predicts...

The government’s Autumn Statement yesterday missed the opportunity to boost supply for the private rental sector, it’s been claimed.  Ben Beadle, chief...

The leader of the Generation Rent activist group says that the shortage of homes to rent means no private sector tenant...

More than half of disputes about the return of tenancy deposits during the last year resulted from property damage and cleaning...

The government has accepted proposals from the National Residential Landlords Association to tackle anti-social tenants causing misery for neighbours and fellow...

The freezing of Housing Benefit at 2020 levels, announced in the small print accompanying the Autumn Statement yesterday, risks leading to...

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has delivered his long-awaited Autumn Statement - the fiscal event which he says will lead to “all of...

The main landlords’ trade body has blasted the government for ‘breaking’ the private rented sector through laws, measures and comments deliberately...

A former lettings agent who has become a sharp critic of landlords has made another attack - this time suggesting that...

A new 100-unit Build To Rent scheme in Manchester called The Quarters is being marketed as “pet friendly”. The company behind it,...

HMOs in the London borough of Brent must now win planning consent and meet a new set of criteria to ensure...

Rents are still rising rapidly across Prime London, hitting a new record high, as the shortage of property available to rent...

Landlord and letting agent fears over the impact of rental reform could be eased if only the industry used rigorous and...

New research from the bank Handelsbanken suggests some landlords will reduce their portfolios if economic conditions worsen. Almost 60 per cent of...

The people behind the largest ever analysis of Build To Rent in England claim it shows  a broad and evolving customer...

Student property enquiries in the run-up to the letting season for the 2023/24 academic year are significantly up on a year...

Proposals have been brought forward by Wandsworth council in London to set up a review into the feasibility of introducing discretionary...

One of the leaders of campaign group Generation Rent is claiming that some landlords “force” tenants out using Section 21 powers. Dan...

The Competition and Markets Authority has raised concern about a Build To Rent deal which it believes could result in reduced...

Rightmove says the average price of newly-marketed homes dipped 1.1 per cent this month - the equivalent of £4,159 - to...

New figures from London lettings agency Foxtons shows rents in the capital reaching new highs. In October, rental prices reached a record...

Eden council in Cumbria is hosting an event for landlords and managing agents to consider energy efficiency regulations, grants available in...

A formal consultation that saw an overwhelming number of responses opposed to extend notice periods to six months has been ignored...

Rogue landlords who exploit the supported housing system at the expense of vulnerable residents could be banned from operating or fined...

HMRC is targeting residential landlords who it suspects are not declaring their full rental income, warns tax advisory service Kreston Reeves. The...

Limits to the number of homes being converted into Houses in Multiple Occupation in parts of Leicester are due to be...

Crisis, the homelessness charity, is demanding financial and legislative help for tenants. Matt Downie, Crisis chief executive, says: “This is a time of...

HMRC has contacted Landlord Today to make a direct appeal to readers to complete accurate and timely tax returns. A spokesperson says:...

Renters have higher rates of anxiety than home owners, it’s been claimed by a think tank. The Joseph Rowntree Foundation says that...

The north of England has a home energy efficiency mountain to climb, with poorly insulated homes costing tenants at least £680...

New research from Leeds Building Society paints what it calls “a harrowing picture” of the housing market for first-time buyers. It claims...

Rent rises are predicted to outpace house price growth over the next five years.  This is according to Nicky Stevenson, managing director...

Mortgage experts speaking to a committee of MPs have given an especially gloomy forecast for the buy to let sector in...

Many disputes between landlords and tenants - some ending in court action - could be avoided by the use of professional...

The Stripe Property Group, a housebuilder, claims rental homes near universities command an average yield 1.3 per cent higher than those...

Campaigning charity Shelter is warning this winter could be one of the toughest yet - and it claims high rents are...

Cluttons says renter demand in central London is massively outstripping the supply of homes available for let, while the sales market...

A prominent figure in the lettings industry is warning the Tories against ‘stealth increases’ for Capital Gains and Inheritance taxes. David Alexander...

The Santander bank says buyers - landlords and owner occupiers alike - are showing more interest in buying energy efficient homes. The...

A mortgage broker claims to have drawn up a regional league table of locations where buy to let properties attract a...

An online platform is launching to match people with space to let with tenants in need - but no rent will...

There’s been a significant drop in the number of students passing referencing. It’s down from 50 to 40 per cent this autumn...

Many private landlords lack knowledge, skills and support necessary to provide decent homes for renters, a new study claims. The UK Collaborative...

Rolling out emergency insulation this winter in the nation’s draughtiest homes could save tenants or other residents £260 a year. That’s the...

Brokers say that more than a quarter of their landlord clients plan to sell properties as a result of the red...

The latest monthly index from the Halifax shows average house prices falling 0.4 per cent in October, following the 0.1 per...

The latest data from Chestertons, one of London’s largest lettings agents, suggests that the capital’s rental market could be showing early...

An influential new report wants higher taxes for landlords letting holiday properties. The Office for Tax Simplification - a division of HM...

A former lettings agent who’s turned poacher is now claiming students are faced with what he calls “rip-off renting”. Ajay Jagota, who...

Landlords are being advised to check when their current mortgage fixed terms are expiring or see whether they wish to have...

Rent rises could finally be set to slow down because more housing stock is becoming available due to the cost of...

The government must explain how it will help the private rental sector - both landlords and tenants - through the cost...

The government has once again declined to give any meaningful timetable for the introduction of the Renters Reform Bill. At the end...

Seven in 10 landlords in the UK still own rental properties with an energy performance certificate rating of D or below,...

A bankrupt landlord in the Midlands is behind bars or eight months for failing to tell the Official Receiver about an...

Auctioneers at Auction House London say the number of bidders taking part has dropped fast over the last four months.  At its...

A rogue landlord has been fined £2,814 for failing to license an HMO in Wolverhampton. Dudley Magistrates Court found Maciej Piotr Zaremba...

The Bank of England has increased its base rate from 2.25 per cent to 3.0 per cent. This is the largest hike...

A website that describes itself as promoting “popular capitalism” is urging the government not to consider raising Capital Gains Tax on...

The MPs Natalie Elphicke and Lloyd Russell-Moyle are to lead a debate today in the House of Commons on the private rental...

There’s widespread concern that the Bank of England’s monetary policy committee, which meets today, is to unveil a 0.75 per cent...

Digital challenger bank Tandem has launched a new platform that allows people to check the EPCs of their or other properties,...

The intense heat felt across the lettings market over recent months appears to have cooled a little according to the latest...

The Nationwide has quantified the cost of energy to properties with different EPCs - and that’s despite the Energy Price Guarantee.  Under...

Landlords relying on capital appreciation to help offset the growing costs of letting out property have been given bad news.  October saw...

Richmond council in London is joining forces with the charity Citizens Advice to help stop what it calls ‘discrimination’ against renters...

Comparison service Uswitch has created a new app which connects to a home smart meter - meaning, according to the firm,...

A borough-wide consultation on landlord licensing for privately rented properties in Brent is taking place for the next 12 weeks.  The online...

HMRC is intensifying its efforts to track down landlords with undisclosed income, a financial consultancy claims. Perrys, a firm of chartered accountants,...

Twelve changes to taxes, rules and regulations in the next three years will add £20,000 to the price of a new...

The country’s main student body is calling on the government to implement a cap on student rents. The National Union of Students...

The time taken to introduce legislation reforming the private rented sector is triggering an exodus of landlords, a lettings industry chief...

The freeholders to a block of maisonettes have been ordered to pay more than £22,000 after failing to carry out repairs...

Zoopla has now joined Knight Frank and Lloyds Bank in forecasting a price drop in 2023. The property website’s executive director, Richard...

Propertymark’s head of policy and campaigns, Timothy Douglas, will explain how investment in the private rented sector can be better incentivised when...

The current system of so-called ‘exempt rental accommodation’ has been condemned by MPs as “a complete mess” which wastes taxpayers’ money...

A landlord has been issued with a £16,000 penalty after the Residential Property Tribunal dismissed an appeal and upheld a financial penalty. North Norfolk council issued the...

The Autumn Statement on November 17 may contain financial measures to help private renters, the Housing Secretary has hinted. “We know people in...

House prices will fall by 7.9 per cent next year and then will effectively stagnate until 2027 according to a gloomy...

Activists got reassurance from Boris Johnson and Liz Truss in the past, and have a supportive politician in the form of...

A landlord has been fined £10,000 by a Devon council for failing to tackle what it calls “essential repairs following a...

A landlord has been fined £10,000 by a Devon council for failing to tackle what it calls “essential repairs following a...

The charity Action on Empty Homes, which is mounting a campaign against short let properties, has attacked Airbnb for making a...