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![New Adverse-Credit Buy To Let Mortgage Launched](/upload/images/shutterstock_2061686003.jpg)
Buckinghamshire Building Society has launched a new non-standard credit buy to let mortgage, following what it calls “significant broker demand.” The BTL...
14 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Labour pledges “immediate” scrapping of Section 21](/upload/images/shutterstock_2189665543(1).jpg)
Labour’s manifesto, just released, makes a pledge to enact the “immediate” abolition of Section 21 eviction powers, along with other private...
13 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Generation Rent says landlords should share tax break with tenants](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Tax-Image-400x310.png)
The Generation Rent activist group says the Conservative manifesto pledge to give a tax break to landlords selling to tenants should...
12 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Tory Rental Reform and Housing Policies in Full](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Estate-Agent-400x310.png)
The Conservatives have set out a 78-page manifesto, of which just over two pages are given to housing and related issues. Here...
12 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Capital Gains Tax scrapped for landlords selling to tenants - Tory pledge](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/TaxMan-400x310.png)
The Conservatives say they will scrap Capital Gains Tax for landlords who sell to sitting tenants, if they win the General...
11 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![NRLA’s compliance service links with high-profile PropTech firm](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/PropTech/PropTech2-400x310.png)
PropTech platform Goodlord has partnered with safety certificate provider Safe2 to offer compliance work for the lettings sector. Safe2 - recently acquired...
04 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Anger as figures show how many Right To Buy homes are now privately let](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews2-400x310.png)
Over 40% of council houses and flats sold under the long-standing Right To Buy scheme are now owned by private landlords. That’s...
13 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![New call to restrict private letting of Right To Buy properties](/upload/images/shutterstock_2017550609.jpg)
A property industry group wants to restrict the private letting of properties bought in the future via the Right To Buy...
24 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![How To Finance Different Types of Property Purchase](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/PropTech/PropTech2-400x310.png)
If you’re moving home and have either plenty of equity or savings you can use for a deposit, plus a decent...
20 April 2024
From: Tax & Finance
![Hot Stuff - more landlords prioritise energy efficiency when buying](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/_EPC5-400x310.png)
A mortgage firm that works with landlords claims an increasing number of them prioritise energy efficiency when assessing properties to buy. Some...
04 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![More buy to let mortgage rate changes from lenders](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/mortgage-400x310.png)
There have been more changes to buy to let mortgage ranges from lenders. Coming into effect today, The Mortgage Works will be...
26 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Owners with solar panels claim improved heating and lower bills](/upload/images/shutterstock_2070531506.jpg)
New research from Halifax reveals that investing in solar panels leads to possible cost and energy savings for landlords and other...
22 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Mortgages - many landlords to renew rates soon, says lender](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/L%26G%20Mortgage%20club%20announces%20MortgageApplyNow_400x310.png)
Some 40% of residential landlords with a mortgage - fixed, tracker or discount - are due to renew their mortgage rate...
14 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Labour’s Rayner defends buying her council house at a discount](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews2-400x310.png)
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
![Unmortgageable Properties have attractive discounts for investors](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/House_pound-400x310.png)
A property finance consultancy claims that unmortgageable properties can be snapped up with a discount of 27 per cent. Apex Bridging says...
24 February 2024
From: Top tips & guides
![Holiday Let Mortgages - Everything You Need To Know](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/mortgage-400x310.png)
One of the biggest parts of buying a holiday home is securing a holiday let mortgage which can differ substantially to...
24 February 2024
From: Agent Advice
![Licensing scheme fees based on landlords’ past performance](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/_licensing1-400x310.png)
A London council is consulting on another controversial landlord licensing scheme. Barking and Dagenham council’s existing Selective Licensing Scheme has been applied to...
21 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![“My tenants will have to pay for licensing” warns landlord](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/_licensing-400x310.png)
A landlord has warned her local authority that high charges for licensing are unaffordable without the fee being passed on to...
20 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Landlords rebel against Labour council £1,800 licence fee](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/Licenseimage400x310.jpg)
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
![Bad News on Interest Rates as inflation is set to RISE not fall](/upload/images/shutterstock_2091256129.jpg)
This week’s official inflation rate is now expected to show a possible rise, rather than a fall. Although there is widespread expectation...
12 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Anti-fraud protection offer for landlords](/upload/images/shutterstock_1042804675.jpg)
The National Residential Landlords Association has teamed up with a provider of so-called ‘smart property protection technology’. This means that landlords can...
30 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Another council raising revenue through licensing scheme](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/_licensing-400x310.png)
Warwick council is the latest to launch an Additional Licensing Scheme - it came into force just before last weekend. The district...
23 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![New mortgage targets landlords planning ‘light refurbs’ on BTL properties](/upload/images/shutterstock_1738632560.jpg)
The Suffolk Building Society has launched new mortgage products aimed at private landlords who are planning refurbishments, such as a new...
18 January 2024
From: Breaking News
Landlords, being key players in the housing sector, can make a significant impact by fostering a greener mindset among their tenants....
13 January 2024
From: Top tips & guides
![Landlords without central heating offered financial incentives](/upload/images/shutterstock_2195215857.jpg)
Renters and landlords of properties without gas central heating can now get energy saving green measures installed free of charge or...
05 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Frustrated returning sellers cut prices - an opportunity for investors?](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/HousePrices_balancing-400x310.png)
An analysis of homes that have returned to the market after failing to find a buyer in 2023 suggests that sellers...
04 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Investors could save tens of thousands with cash-only purchases](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/House-pounds_400x310.png)
A new analysis of discounts available to cash buyer suggests they can save tens of thousands of pounds on some property...
28 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Time for Investors to Buy? Discounts rise to £18,000](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/3-MortgageRates1.png)
House prices fell 1.2 per cent in the past year, according to a new Zoopla report out today, with average discounts...
28 November 2023
From: Breaking News
![Reductions in energy bills for properties near new pylons](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Property%20Budget.jpg)
Homes situated close to new electricity pylons and sub-stations could receive up to £1,000 a year off energy bills, for up...
20 November 2023
From: Breaking News
![A Remarkable Story of A Leaseholder Seeking Justice](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/LandlordNews-400x310.png)
Lost in the noise of the King’s Speech, the general pledge to reform the leasehold system, and the subsequent political turmoil...
18 November 2023
From: Legislation & Compliance
![Discounts Grow for Landlords Expanding Portfolios - Zoopla](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/NB%20-%20M%26P%20March%20blog%201%20-%20No%20budget%20boost%20from%20the%20Chancellor%20but%20it's%20not%20all%20doom%20and%20gloom.jpg)
The housing market remains a buyers’ market, with 80 per cent more homes for sale than in September 2021 according to...
29 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Taxpayers Not Tenants should foot license cost, Labour council says](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/_licensing-400x310.png)
A council is telling landlords that its new selective licensing fee is so low it should be entirely tax deductible and...
25 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![What’s your buy-to-let worth?](/upload/images/adv-2021/sponsored-content/Open%20Property%20Group/OPG_SC_140923.png)
As the ‘big buy-to-let’ sell off gathers momentum, we take a look ways you can guestimate the value of your rental...
14 September 2023
From: Sponsored Content
![Airbnb in safety discount deal for short let hosts](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/shutterstock_2198282283.jpg)
Airbnb is linking up with private landlord agency OpenRent to offer reduced-price gas and boiler safety certificates. The short lets platform says...
14 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Landlords plug into electrical discounts through new partnership](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Compliance-2-400x310.png)
The National Residential Landlords Association has launched a new partnership with electrical and telecoms retailer Currys Business. It means that member landlords...
07 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![NRLA boosts services to landlords after big PropTech investment](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/PropTech/PropTech1-400x310.png)
The National Residential Landlords Association is moving into PropTech by providing a platform for safety compliance and one for managing aspects...
04 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![EPCs and Energy Efficiency - the need for clarity](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/EPC-2-400x310.png)
Landlords are operating in a fog when it comes to the Government’s thinking on the future of energy efficiency standards for...
02 September 2023
From: The Big Issues
![Almost 50% off licensing cost in council’s early-bird offer](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/Millennial-Agent-Training-400x310.jpg)
One of London’s most aggressive landlord licensing regimes says it has an early-bird offer running until July 14. Landlords applying for Newham...
20 June 2023
From: Breaking News
13 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Interest Rates - Bank of England reveals latest decision](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Housing_Market-400x310.png)
The Bank of England has announced its latest decision on base rate. This has been increased by 0.25 per cent to 4.5...
11 May 2023
From: Breaking News
![One of UK’s biggest landlord licensing regimes now bigger still](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/_licensing-400x310.png)
One of the country’s largest landlord licensing regimes has expanded even more this week. Some 700 more private sector homes in Manchester...
11 May 2023
From: Breaking News
![Labour bid to help renters buy sets alarm bells ringing](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/3%20CoupleMakingOffer-400x310.png)
Labour’s proposed reforms to the housing market “raise many questions”, a property industry figure claims. Under controversial plans put forward by party...
05 May 2023
From: Breaking News
![Braverman clampdown on sex-pest landlords with new law](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/LegalAction-400x310.png)
A new law is being considered to crack down on predatory landlords exploiting vulnerable people for sex in return for free...
24 April 2023
From: Breaking News
![Generation Rent backs Braverman’s rogue landlord clampdown](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Banned_400x310.png)
Activist group Generation Rent has thrown its weight behind the initiative by Home Secretary Suella Braverman to clampdown on so-called ‘sex...
24 April 2023
From: Breaking News
![Second homes to be clobbered with more than double council tax](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Taxes-400x310.png)
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
From: Breaking News
![Think tank blasts landlords for not paying for better insulation](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/shutterstock_1087263845.jpg)
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
From: Breaking News
![Political leader slams Right To Buy as “slum landlord charter”](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews1-400x310.png)
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
From: Breaking News
![Landlord investment opportunities as sellers slash prices](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/House-pounds_400x310.png)
As many as one in 10 homes have a reduced asking price within a month of entering the market, a new...
14 March 2023
From: Breaking News
![Discounted Asking Prices - even Prime London has been hit](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Flags%20%26%20Locations/London1-400x310.png)
New data about the Prime London housing market shows that the average discount to asking price has increased to 8.4 per...
14 March 2023
From: Breaking News
![Most £1,000 licence applications “omit vital information”](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/_licensing-400x310.png)
A council launching a new selective licensing regime admits that three quarters of the applicants so far have omitted to provide...
07 March 2023
From: Breaking News
![Licensing - Raising Standards or Just Raising Revenue?](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyFinancing-400x310.png)
Local authorities exist to improve housing stock in their area; however, licensing is not the best way to improve standards across...
04 March 2023
From: Legislation & Compliance
![Huge discounts for landlords making cash purchases](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/HouseForSale_400x310.png)
Landlords expanding portfolios through cash purchases are securing discounts as high as £88,000 in cooling market conditions says a buying firm. House...
01 March 2023
From: Breaking News
![Landlord opportunities to buy - five-figure discounts on homes](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/HousePrices_400x310.png)
The asking-to-achieved price gap has widened to its largest for five years according to new data from Zoopla. While sales volumes have...
28 February 2023
From: Breaking News
![Why Material Information Matters to Landlords Who Are Buying](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/CoupleMakingOffer-400x310.png)
Over the last few years, the property industry has been focusing on the need to provide more information to buyers ‘up...
18 February 2023
From: Agent Advice
![Why 2023 Might be the Right Time to Invest in Buy To Let](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Buy-to-let-2-400x310.png)
Every year, those thinking about investing in property for the first time and even current landlords ask themselves whether it’s the...
11 February 2023
From: Agent Advice
![New advice for landlords hit by latest interest rate rise](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Housing_Market-400x310.png)
Landlords are being offered fresh advice if they have been hit with higher interest payments following the base rate rise to...
03 February 2023
From: Breaking News
![Home Warranties - what are they and are they worth the cost?](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/BoilerInspection_1-400x310.png)
Repairs are a normal part of owning a home, and the costs can add up quickly. Home warranties can help homeowners budget...
28 January 2023
From: Lettings PropTech
![Energy efficiency guide for landlords available free of charge](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/EPC-2-400x310.png)
The Tenancy Deposit Service and the National Residential Landlords Association have produced a guide to improving energy efficiency in rented properties. Although...
18 January 2023
From: Breaking News
![Take in a lodger in 2023 to earn some extra cash](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/BuyRent-400x310.png)
If you’re looking to make some extra cash in 2023 as the cost of living continues to bite, you may consider...
14 January 2023
From: Tax & Finance
![Labour’s Shadow Chancellor backs selective licensing for landlords](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/_licensing-400x310.png)
The local media in Yorkshire says Labour’s Rachel Reeves - the Shadow Chancellor - is campaigning for the introduction of a...
12 January 2023
From: Breaking News
![Discounted boiler service now available to NRLA landlords](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/BoilerInspection_1-400x310.png)
The National Residential Landlords Association has launched a new partnership with YourRepair, a provider of flexible boiler and emergency cover. NRLA member landlords...
05 January 2023
From: Breaking News
![Millionaires and Billionaires take bigger stake in prime London](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Buy-to-let-3-400x310.png)
Prime Central London’s ultra-prime housing market for multi-millionaire and billionaire buyers has risen by 30 per cent according to a prominent...
04 January 2023
From: Breaking News
![Generation Rent resuscitates sex-for-rent threat](/upload/images/Logos/generation-rent400x310.png)
Generation Rent has returned to the threat of rent-for-sex as it claims 200,000 female tenants could be offered discounted rent in...
06 December 2022
From: Breaking News
![Landlords - buy at discount now or wait for bigger price falls?](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/HousePrices_balancing-400x310.png)
There’s a dilemma for landlords wishing to expand their portfolios - do so now, just as some buyers are offering discounts?...
30 November 2022
From: Breaking News
![Sales market in decline - “widespread repricing” warns Zoopla](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/HousePrices_pound-400x310.png)
Zoopla says a “widespread repricing” is underway in the sales market, but with no sign of cooling yet in the lettings...
28 November 2022
From: Breaking News
![How Landlords Can Minimise Inheritance Tax](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Tax-Image-400x310.png)
New figures from HMRC this week show that the Treasury raked in another £4.1 billion in inheritance tax receipts in the...
26 November 2022
From: Tax & Finance
![Labour council claims landlord licensing ‘just 0.5% average rent’](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/_licensing1-400x310.png)
A Labour council introducing a vast new licensing regime claims its typical cost to a landlord would be just 0.5 per...
23 November 2022
From: Breaking News
![Revealed - the energy price hikes for different EPC properties](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/_EcoHome-400x310.png)
The Nationwide has quantified the cost of energy to properties with different EPCs - and that’s despite the Energy Price Guarantee. Under...
02 November 2022
From: Breaking News
![Free app for tenants to monitor and check energy usage](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Rent-Mobile-400x310.png)
Comparison service Uswitch has created a new app which connects to a home smart meter - meaning, according to the firm,...
02 November 2022
From: Breaking News
![Sunak Wins - what are his rental and housing policies?](/upload/images/Politics%20(MPs%2C%20party%20logos%2C%20etc)/Rishi%20Sunak%2003_400x310.png)
Rishi Sunak has won the Conservative leadership campaign and is set to become Prime Minister tomorrow. Over the summer Sunak set out...
24 October 2022
From: Breaking News
![Cheap green mortgages will make landlords back energy efficiency - claim](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/_EcoHome-400x310.png)
Green mortgage discounts could be a key tool in helping landlords make the energy efficiency upgrades necessary to achieve an EPC...
24 October 2022
From: Breaking News
![Sell off thousands more council houses - demand by Tory](/upload/images/Politics%20(MPs%2C%20party%20logos%2C%20etc)/Conservative-logo400x310.png)
A prominent Tory thinker has suggested that English councils should be obliged to sell off an estimated 31,000 councils houses and...
24 October 2022
From: Breaking News
![Landlords fitting energy efficiency kit to woo green tenants](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/GreenHome-400x310.png)
Many landlords are already undertaking substantial work on their properties to make them more energy efficient, a new survey shows. The Shawbrook...
14 October 2022
From: Breaking News
![Keen To Be Green - Britons becoming more eco-aware](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/MobileEcoHome-400x310.png)
Another bank survey has been released, suggesting a surge in interest in energy efficient homes in the UK. NatWest’s Greener Homes Attitude...
14 October 2022
From: Breaking News
![Over £1,000 for new licence as city aims at landlords](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/_licensing-400x310.png)
A new selective licensing scheme has been launched this week in Leicester. The scheme will be in operation in three main cluster...
11 October 2022
From: Breaking News
![Truss and Kwarteng's economic chaos helps foreign property investors](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/DemandDown-400x310.jpg)
The economic chaos in the UK which triggered a dramatic fall in the pound has benefitted foreign investors. Research by Alliance Fund...
06 October 2022
From: Breaking News
![Government backs huge new licensing scheme starting in New Year](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Flags%20%26%20Locations/LondonPropertySector-400x310.png)
The Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities has approved a London council’s plan to introduce a new private rented property...
05 October 2022
From: Breaking News
![Storm over new law forcing landlords to pass on £400 energy discount](/upload/images/library/EnergyEfficiency-1-400x310.jpg)
Landlords will be forced by law to pass on the £400 energy rebate to tenants with all-inclusive bills, the government says. Activist...
22 September 2022
From: Breaking News
![Managing Finances for Furnished Holiday Lettings](/upload/images/library/HolidayHome-400x310.jpg)
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
![New Build price reductions are increasing says market monitor](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/HousingMarketStockImage-2-400x310.jpg)
New build homes are often at the forefront of market downturns and new data suggests new builds are already seeing price...
08 September 2022
From: Breaking News
![EPC energy upgrades to be discussed at webinar for landlords](/upload/images/PropTech%20%26%20Online/Webinar-400x310.png)
A webinar is being staged to advise landlords on government proposals that from 2025 all newly rented residential properties will be...
06 September 2022
From: Breaking News
![Countdown for a Cost of Living Crisis](/upload/images/library/Money%20House.jpg)
If you’re counting the days until you’ll get help with runaway price rises, it helps to know exactly how many days...
03 September 2022
From: The Big Issues
![HMO licensing will cost over £1,400 per property](/upload/images/library/HMOlicensing.png)
Barnet council in London is pushing ahead with plans to reintroduce an HMO licensing scheme next month, following a 15-month hiatus. Additional...
01 September 2022
From: Breaking News
![New partnership scheme has discounts for landlord licensing](/upload/images/library/HMOlicensing.png)
Landlords are being encouraged to work with a local council “to give families a stable home, improve the quality of properties...
31 August 2022
From: Breaking News
![Tenants increasingly worried about arrears or homelessness - claim](/upload/images/library/Homeless-1-400x310.jpg)
A new survey suggests large numbers of tenants are worried about the risk of falling behind with the rent or even...
16 August 2022
From: Breaking News
![Sunak wants renters to be capitalists and Truss urges loan reform](/upload/images/library/RishiSunak-400x310.jpg)
Conservative party leadership hopeful Rishi Sunak says he wants today’s renters, along with young adults obliged to live at home with...
08 August 2022
From: Breaking News
![Shelter backs Citizens Advice concern over landlords passing on rebate](/upload/images/library/shelter-logo400x310.png)
Campaigning charity Shelter has backed a call by consumer organisation Citizens Advice to seek government pledges that a £400 energy bill...
04 August 2022
From: Breaking News
![Controversial city-wide licensing - landlords told to sign up now](/upload/images/library/Licenseimage400x310.jpg)
With a month to go until a new licensing scheme for private rented homes starts, Oxford council is urging landlords to...
03 August 2022
From: Breaking News
![Charity wants Thatcher's Right To Buy extended to private tenants](/upload/images/library/BuyorRent-400x310.jpg)
A charity, the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, wants a form of Right To Buy to be given to private tenants. Right To Buy...
29 July 2022
From: Breaking News
![Commuter hotspot is latest to see new Build To Rent investment](/upload/images/library/Commuters-400x310.png)
A new £71m Build To Rent scheme is on its way to commuter hotspot Leatherhead. BTR operator Get Living and developer Watkin...
29 July 2022
From: Breaking News
![Selling a low-EPC Buy To Let? You may have to slash the price…](/upload/images/library/DraughtHomes-400x310.jpg)
Rightmove is warning landlords and other sellers that properties with poor levels of energy efficiency may have to sell with a discount. The...
27 July 2022
From: Breaking News
![Council claims it will inspect 29,000 rental homes](/upload/images/library/House-MagnifyingGlass-1-400x310.jpg)
A council says it’s launching a rolling programme of inspections of all 29,000 rental properties in its selective licensing scheme. The scheme...
12 July 2022
From: Breaking News
![UK’s most controversial licensing scheme has to extend discount period](/upload/images/library/LandlordLicensing-4-400x310.jpg)
The early bird discount period for what many regard as the country’s most controversial landlord licensing scheme has been extended. The discount...
01 July 2022
From: Breaking News
![Revealed: top 5 energy efficiency tips for landlords](/upload/images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/Energyefficiency400x310.jpg)
Energy bills have increased for around 22 million energy consumers – and they’re expected to escalate again later this year when...
21 June 2022
From: Legislation, Regulation & Compliance
![Heat Pumps - the future for heating in rental properties?](/upload/images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/heatpump200x310.jpg)
A trade body is calling for a partnership with the government to push the domestic heating market towards heat pumps as...
20 June 2022
From: Breaking News
![Revamped Right To Buy is Johnson’s ‘big idea’ to reset leadership](/upload/images/library/BorisJohnson-4-400x310.jpg)
It’s been confirmed that Prime Minister Boris Johnson is to announce plans to extend the Right To Buy to housing associations. Under...
08 June 2022
From: Breaking News
![Sunak’s energy support package not enough for Generation Rent](/upload/images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/Can_you_get_a_mortgage_with_an_IVA_featured.jpg)
The support package to help combat soaring fuel bills and the cost of living crisis - introduced at the end of...
30 May 2022
From: Breaking News
![Row intensifies over council’s massive new licensing scheme](/upload/images/library/LandlordLicensing-4-400x310.jpg)
It’s now daggers-drawn between the National Residential Landlords Association and Oxford’s Labour-run council over a huge new licensing scheme. Government approval of...