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Superdry wants to slash the rent it pays the landlords of 39 of its UK city centre stores, as part of...
17 April 2024
From: Breaking News
An activist group says any future Labour government should introduce a beefed-up version of the Renters Reform Bill - whether or...
16 April 2024
From: Breaking News
The Housing Ombudsman has revealed figures showing huge increases in the numbers of complaints from tenants on social housing. The Ombudsman says...
13 March 2024
From: Breaking News
Labour deputy leader and shadow housing secretary Angela Rayner says she is not ashamed to have brought her council house at...
26 February 2024
From: Breaking News
The Housing Ombudsman has found severe maladministration by One Housing Group in its record keeping following the its failure to conduct...
16 February 2024
From: Breaking News
Bristol’s controversial Labour council is extending previous licensing schemes to other parts of the city at some £1,800 HMO per licence...
13 February 2024
From: Breaking News
The Housing Ombudsman has ordered Yorkshire Housing to pay £3,780 after it found three findings of severe maladministration for how it...
07 February 2024
From: Breaking News
New additional and selective licensing schemes are to be considered by the controversial Bristol city council. The council’s Labour Mayor - Marvin...
01 February 2024
From: Breaking News
The Housing Ombudsman - which assesses problems involving social housing landlords - has found severe maladministration in four cases involving Croydon...
17 January 2024
From: Breaking News
Former housing minister Rachel Maclean - the victim of a shock sacking by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak last month - has...
20 December 2023
From: Breaking News
A local authority is introducing charges for the issuing of Improvement Notices to landlords - and has chosen to announce it...
18 December 2023
From: Breaking News
Michael Gove has written to 10 social housing providers - housing associations and councils - slamming them after findings of severe...
13 December 2023
From: Breaking News
Good news for landlords earning under £30,000 a year - they will not have to use the HMRC’s Making Tax Digital...
24 November 2023
From: Breaking News
The Housing Ombudsman - who presides over social housing landlords - has issued his report on what he calls the “deeply...
03 November 2023
From: Breaking News
A north of England council says it’s reviewing the fees for its selective licensing scheme “in terms of potential impact on...
31 October 2023
From: Breaking News
Renters in shared housing stand to save up to £1,000 - and the National Residential Landlords Association says it is the...
30 October 2023
From: Breaking News
The Housing Ombudsman - who presides over all social housing - has revealed a huge surge in what it calls “severe...
18 October 2023
From: Breaking News
A Conservative politician has named an individual who he claims is responsible for high rent rises and increasing homelessness. Murdo Fraser, the...
28 September 2023
From: Breaking News
Over the last 15 years, the HMO market has been transformed. Back in the ‘90s, multi-lets were mainly student housing or cheap...
16 September 2023
From: Agent Advice
A London council that just days ago threatened private landlords with unlimited fines and “have control of their properties removed” has...
23 August 2023
From: Breaking News
An outspoken agent says he is seeing growing numbers of people renting in later life to reduce their inheritance tax liability. Trevor...
27 July 2023
From: Breaking News
A landlord who failed to get his properties licensed has been fined. Under the Selective Landlord Licensing scheme in part of Middlesbrough...
04 July 2023
From: Breaking News
A product for landlords to sell their future rental income is being launched by a finance company this week. Landlord Rental Advance,...
26 June 2023
From: Breaking News
A vocal group of around 50 Conservative right wing MPs wants an end to stamp duty - except for additional homes...
07 June 2023
From: Breaking News
The government has back-tracked on its decision to publish the long-awaited Renters Reform Bill this week. The Mirror newspaper reports this morning that...
10 May 2023
From: Breaking News
The Housing Ombudsman has released its special investigation into Rochdale Boroughwide Housing, the social housing provider which supplied accommodation to Awaab...
29 March 2023
From: Breaking News
The Housing Ombudsman - a service which deals with social housing - says it’s found severe maladministration in how Leeds council...
26 January 2023
From: Breaking News
Social housing, believed by some to be superior to private rental, is under the spotlight as two major landlords are to...
20 January 2023
From: Breaking News
The relationship between landlord and tenant is not purely a business one, or at least it shouldn’t be. The landlord is...
14 January 2023
From: The Big Issues
Labour leader Sir Kier Starmer has set out a radical programme of devolution to local authorities at city and county level...
06 January 2023
From: Breaking News
Three more social housing landlords have been ‘named and shamed’ by Housing Secretary Michael Gove. The trio - two of which are...
29 December 2022
From: Breaking News
The Welsh Government has opened a three month consultation on changes in regulations for holiday let landlords. The Welsh Government - a...
22 December 2022
From: Breaking News
The government has committed to introduce the Renters Reform Bill into Parliament during this session - despite the disarray over policies...
18 October 2022
From: Breaking News
The new Chancellor in the beleaguered Liz Truss government is former health and foreign secretary Jeremy Hunt - a buy to...
17 October 2022
From: Breaking News
It is a fundamental principle of a functioning democracy that parties, when in power, should pay at least lip service to...
15 October 2022
From: Rental Reform
The government’s latest U-turn on Section 21 evictions powers - which it now says WILL be abolished, following earlier leaks that...
13 October 2022
From: Breaking News
At Prime Minister’s Questions yesterday Labour MP Graham Stringer asked about media reports - based on leaks from government - that...
13 October 2022
From: Breaking News
The government’s expected U-turn on the future of Section 21 eviction powers has provoked an explosion of anger from Generation Rent...
12 October 2022
From: Breaking News
Local authorities in one part of the UK have revealed their charges for the licensing of Airbnb and other short lets. Scotland’s...
11 October 2022
From: Breaking News
The Scottish Federation of Housing Associations says its members are key to tackling the cost of living crisis but rent freezes,...
07 October 2022
From: Breaking News
Managing property finances can be hard work, long-winded and stressful. With regulation changes and market volatility, keeping on top of your...
10 September 2022
From: Tax & Finance
The Scottish Government’s dramatic immediate introduction of a rent freeze and eviction ban could mark the beginning of the end of the...
07 September 2022
From: Breaking News
The favourite to be named as the new Prime Minister and Conservative leader, Liz Truss, says there will be no new...
02 September 2022
From: Breaking News
The authoritative publication Inside Housing says the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities is pondering a formal consultation on limiting...
23 August 2022
From: Breaking News
A council now consulting on a huge licensing scheme for private landlords has been slammed - over its own record as...
03 August 2022
From: Breaking News
Our politics seems pretty broken to me and whilst I don’t wish to take a side between one flavour or the...
09 July 2022
From: Agent Advice
In its latest plans, the government is hoping to make the leasehold system fairer for leaseholders through a brand new Reform...
02 July 2022
From: The Big Issues
There has been an angry response by some politicians in Wales to the decision by the Labour administration to delay implementation...
07 June 2022
From: Breaking News
Landlords who have mortgages from the Yorkshire Building Society have been told that they do not need to inform the lender...
13 April 2022
From: Breaking News
I hope you weren’t holding your breath for the Chancellor to announce a package of help for landlords in his Spring...
02 April 2022
From: Agent Advice
The government says it’s going to name and shame what it considers to be bad social landlords, using social media to...
30 March 2022
From: Breaking News
All-inclusive rents have exploded in popularity in the student rental sector over the past few years, but the rampant surge in...
19 March 2022
From: Rental Reform
One of the driving forces behind a summit being held to consider rent controls in a major city says she is...
16 February 2022
From: Breaking News
A government housing minister says the Boris Johnson administration wants to shift the balance of power in the rental sector favour...
18 January 2022
From: Breaking News
The Welsh Government has set out how the housing law in that country is set to change significantly from July 15...
17 January 2022
From: Breaking News
An accountancy firm is holding a free webinar for landlords and other property investors to look east ongoing changes to tax...
14 January 2022
From: Breaking News
Bulb Energy, which has 1.7m customers - including, it is thought, many thousands of landlords - is to be put into...
23 November 2021
From: Breaking News
It’s understood there will be a Christmas truce with tenants not enduring bailiff-enforced evictions between December 13 and January 10. HM Courts...
12 November 2021
From: Breaking News
A council in the north of England has identified 166 private rental properties within the district that do not comply with...
08 November 2021
From: Breaking News
Half of landlords are positive about the future but new regulations and tax changes are causing concern, according to new research...
22 October 2021
From: Breaking News
A small proportion of private landlords grab the spotlight because of their poor treatment of tenants and properties - yet figures...
08 October 2021
From: Breaking News
Landlord Action, the high profile eviction and housing law consultancy, has seen a 43 per cent rise in instructions from landlords...
29 September 2021
From: Breaking News
The government’s Green Homes Grant Voucher Scheme - which left thousands of landlords in the lurch when it collapsed earlier this...
08 September 2021
From: Breaking News
Rent controls, possibly ensuring that rents do not exceed 25 per cent of household income, are poised to be introduced into...
23 August 2021
From: Breaking News
Proposals to impose strict controls on Airbnb and other short lets - including possibly requiring planning consent and licensing - will be...
16 August 2021
From: Breaking News
Landlords in the holiday let market in Wales look almost certain to face hefty new barriers under proposals being considered by...
07 July 2021
From: Breaking News
Landlords in a Midlands city are being asked to help find safe places to live for homeless individuals and families. The council...
25 May 2021
From: Breaking News
The National Residential Landlords Association has repeated its backing for upfront cash payments and rent guarantees. A new study has found that...
21 April 2021
From: Breaking News
The number of second homes in the UK has risen 30 per cent over the last five years, according to a...
20 April 2021
From: Breaking News
Few landlords deal in the rarified surroundings of the central London market, and new figures from lettings agency Knight Frank show...
06 April 2021
From: Breaking News
A logistics software company with clients across the property spectrum has become the latest critic of the government’s axing of the...
01 April 2021
From: Breaking News
A charity warns today that 150,000 private renters are at risk of eviction when restrictions are lifted because of mounting Covid-related...
17 March 2021
From: Breaking News
The main landlords’ trade body has made a blistering attack on the government of one of the UK nations, asking it...
12 March 2021
From: Breaking News
The government’s Green Homes Grant has been slammed by MPs for its snail’s pace progress, complications and poor delivery. The all-party Environmental...
18 February 2021
From: Breaking News
Activists from Shelter and Generation Rent have led the charge for a renewed eviction ban in the light of the latest...
05 January 2021
From: Breaking News
An eviction ban has been introduced by the Scottish Government to take effect until well into the New Year. Because of the...
04 December 2020
From: Breaking News
Chancellor Rishi Sunak will announce government spending plans for the next 12 months on November 25 - and he already has...
29 October 2020
From: Breaking News
The government’s former homelessness guru has criticised the Boris Johnson administration for risking the country entering a period of destitution, with...
16 October 2020
From: Breaking News
New versions of a model private residential tenancy agreement and other landlord-critical documentation have been issued by the Scottish Government. There’s also...
15 October 2020
From: Breaking News
The National Residential Landlords Association is calling on the government to ensure a comprehensive financial package is provided for landlords themselves,...
09 October 2020
From: Breaking News
The government is being encouraged to consider introducing a national register of rental properties to improve tax compliance in the buy-to-let...
06 August 2020
From: Breaking News
The government has unveiled plans for the completion of the rollout of the Making Tax Digital (MTD) programme, with the scheme...
23 July 2020
From: Breaking News
The UK economy is losing £2.7bn a day in absolute terms due to the existing lockdown, a new report has revealed. According to UK Powerhouse...
07 May 2020
From: Breaking News
Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Nick Lyons CEO What is No Letting Go and what does it...
10 March 2020
From: 60 Second Interview
Increasingly property investors are turning to short-term finance to bridge a gap. Findings from the most recent ‘Bridging Trends’ report show...
06 March 2020
From: Breaking News
Short-term let property management firm Hostmaker has gone into administration, prompting redundancies for the entirety of the company’s London-based team. Houst, formerly...
03 March 2020
From: Breaking News
Ilford-based Kingsman Property has gone out of business after being expelled from The Property Ombudsman (TPO) scheme owing a landlord almost...
28 October 2019
From: Breaking News
Goodlord has today announced an exclusive partnership with leading insurance provider DAS UK Insurance, offering customers a new rent and legal...
02 September 2019
From: Breaking News
There is no such thing as 'no-fault' eviction under Section 21, according to evictions specialist Paul Shamplina. The founder of Landlord Action insists...
02 August 2019
From: Breaking News
Legal & General will develop 318 Build to Rent flats as part of a £400m regeneration of Cardiff’s Central Square district...
31 July 2019
From: Breaking News
Portsmouth City Council is controversially planning to introduce a landlord licensing scheme in the city without potentially allowing around half of...
16 July 2019
From: Breaking News
The recommendation for a national register of landlords in the government’s review of selective licensing published today would prove ‘unnecessary’ and...
25 June 2019
From: Breaking News
The government’s decision to ban tenant fees is clearly designed to shift the costs to landlords, according to Property Personnel. The estate...
06 June 2019
From: Breaking News
Returns for private landlords have dropped in recent years, while strong returns have instead come from investing in corporate residential landlords, according...
18 April 2019
From: Breaking News
Buy-to-let investors should be ‘extremely wary’ of buying property in an area affected by selective licensing rules because many local authorities...
15 February 2019
From: Breaking News
The government’s ban on tenant fees is good for business and will strengthen the relationship between landlords and tenants, according to...
31 January 2019
From: Breaking News
Tenants living in some of the most deprived areas in England will face some of the steepest rent price hikes in...
05 November 2018
From: Breaking News
How many times has a potential tenant failed referencing? Too many times is probably your answer. This frustrating scenario ultimately arises because...