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* This piece is written jointly by Richard Rowntree (Managing Director, Paragon Bank) and Ben Beadle (Chief Executive of the National...

Many buy to let landlords have made financial changes during the cost of living crisis to mitigate the rising costs of...

Research by PropTech firm APRAO has asked whether London Labour Mayor Sadiq Khan has delivered on new homes for the capital. On...

Newly re-elected Greater Manchester Labour Mayor Andy Burnham is to spend £600,000 of council tax payers’ cash on a clampdown on...

New figures from the Ministry of Justice show how hard interest rate rises are hitting landlords. Compared to the same quarter in...

Landlords and managing agents in South Warwickshire are being encouraged to take part in an industry forum on Tuesday May 21...

A forum for private landlords, letting agents and anyone else on the management side of the private rental sector is being...

A property portal has taken the unusual step of warning politicians about the dire impact of rent controls on the private...

The fragile peace between different groups in the Renters Reform Coalition has ended in a dispute about a Labour-commissioned report on...

Seventeen London boroughs wasted over £2m in the last five years fighting rejected planning applications that were subsequently approved on appeal,...

The Labour Party will not introduce rent controls if it wins the election. A spokesperson for the party is quoted on today’s...

A prominent PropTech supplier claims the government’s pledge to delay the ban on Section 21 evictions until court processes have been...

The Renters Reform Bill returns to Parliament this week, with a First Reading of the measure in the House of Lords...

Data gathered by the National Residential Landlords Association (NRLA) shows that less than half the fines levied against rogue landlords have...

Over 40% of council houses and flats sold under the long-standing Right To Buy scheme are now owned by private landlords. That’s...

Red tape and a hostile attitude towards landlords from government is fuelling Scotland’s housing crisis, experts warn. John Blackwood, chief executive of...

Sadiq Khan, newly elected for a third term as London Mayor, is already under pressure from the Labour Left to be...

Figures from the Department for Energy and Net Zero indicate that only 4,648 households so far have taken advantage of the...

A council has fined a landlord £17,500 for failing to license two of his properties in the area. However, the identify of...

The latest RICS UK Residential Survey results shows the recent recovery in buyer demand has mellowed slightly, with the market impacted...

The National Union of Students claims the government has “folded to landlord’s lobbying” and watering down the Renters Reform Bill so...

Airbnb has ripped into politicians in Scotland who have implemented restrictions on short lets. The former SNP-Green coalition government allowed local councils...

The newly re-elected Labour Mayor of Greater Manchester - Andy Burnham - wants to end Right To Buy on new-build homes...

A London council has revealed that a social housing tenant claimed their property was a private one, and fraudulently sub-let it...

House prices last month were just 1.1% higher than April 2023, according to the latest Halifax House Price Index. The average house...

Congratulations on taking the leap into becoming a landlord! Property investing offers numerous benefits, from generating passive income to building long-term...

Buy to let landlords have been savagely attacked by the country’s biggest investment company - which just happens to be a...

A landlord has been fined over £3,800 for letting out an unsafe and unlicensed HMO. South Gloucestershire council issued the landlord a...

Housing costs - rents and mortgages - are rising by about 3.6% a year according to a Barclays Bank assessment. This figure...

The chief executive of Generation Rent is one of the speakers at the launch of a review of the private rental...

New market analysis by peer-to-peer investment platform easyMoney has identified 10 areas of the nation on track for growth of more...

A Labour member of the House of Lords is warning that a new law could allow landlords’ bank accounts to be...

The government is ruling out any U-turn on the tax changes regarding furnished holiday lettings - despite substantial complaints from Tory...

More landlords predict Scotland will attract the most residential property investment outside of London and the South East in the next...

Charity Shelter is advertising for the post of ‘Assistant Director: Activism and Advocacy’ - with the postholder charged with supporting “...

A housing industry group wants the energy efficiency of a social rented property to be factored into the rent the tenant...

Citra Living, part of Lloyds Banking Group, is to bring more than 150 new family homes to the rental market in...

The Generation Rent activist group has once again repeated its demand for a series of reforms surrounding the scrapping of Section...

A council is seeking private landlords to participate in a controversial leasing scheme in a bid to curb homelessness. The use of...

Agents’ trade group Propertymark is demanding London Mayor candidates tackle what it calls “the unique housing challenges that the capital experiences.” Londoners...

The nearest thing to a national landlord register operating anywhere in the UK is seeking new staff - and they must...

A website is being prepared to assist private renters know where to turn if their landlord or lettings agent fail to...

The National Residential Landlords Association predicts that the House of Lords is unlikely to make substantive changes to the Renters Reform...

The ESPC property portal has announced a free buy to let Insights and Advice event on Thursday May 9, for aspiring...

Labour London Mayor Sadiq Khan wants to install ‘mould sensors’ in thousands of rental homes across the capital. In a pledge ahead...

It is possible that licensing regimes operated by local councils could cut the fees they impose on landlords. The House of Commons...

A landlord deemed to be unfairly profiting from properties has been fined a total of £5,825.27. Greenwich council prosecuted Anna Yang, an...

Back in 2019, the Government promised a ban on so-called no-fault evictions. Section 21 was to be outlawed. While some housing...

The government has been accused of mismanaging reforms to no-fault evictions saying: “It’s created uncertainty upon uncertainty”. Theresa May first made the...

Jonathan Rolande is a property industry and housing market commentator, and is founder of the National Association of Property Buyers.  It’s almost...

Michael Gove’s Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities hit back overnight at critics of the government’s Renters Reform Bill. The Bill...

The National Residential Landlords Association has taken the unusual step of extending an olive branch to the activists who run the...

The Renters Reform Bill returns to the House of Commons today with activist groups critical of amendments put forward to reach...

There are over 200 amendments to the Renters Reform Bill having its Third Reading in the Commons today. PropTech supplier Goodlord has...

Environmental health officers are making a last ditch bid to save local council licensing. The Chartered Institute of Environmental Health reckons that...

A property industry group wants to restrict the private letting of properties bought in the future via the Right To Buy...

A landlord who has repeatedly flouted housing rules has been fined a further £36,000 following a prosecution brought by a council.  Giuseppe...

A so-called Cultural Awareness Course is being held to explain to landlords about their responsibilities under the 2010 Equality Act. The course...

Housing Minister Jacob Young will address members of the National Residential Landlords Association in an exclusive webinar on Thursday. This is the...

Rightmove is warning that the housing market is set for disruptions from the summer onwards, and suggests the brisk start to...

Political parties should stop bickering and instead work together to boost enforcement of rental standards in the private sector. That’s the view...

Spain’s Minister for Housing, Isabel Rodríguez, says the country is taking the first steps to eliminate the Golden Visa.  This visa was...

Responding to confirmation that the Renters Reform Bill will return to the Commons next Wednesday, Ben Beadle of the National Residential...

A tribunal case has ended with fines imposed on two landlords - Nigel William Harry Hobbs and James Robert Hobbs -...

A government-supporting newspaper says the Renters Reform Bill will be back in the House of Commons next week. Observers have been expecting...

Almost four in 10 portfolio landlords are continuing to upgrade their properties to EPC C or above, despite proposed regulations being...

Around half of first-time buyers say their prospects of owning a home are further away than ever due to the ongoing...

Over half of current home owners with adult children have or expect to help their children financially to buy a property...

Twenty twenty-four is a pivotal year for landlords in the Private Rented Sector (PRS). It is still the Government’s aim that...

A small number of activists have tried to erect a four metre high mock eviction notice on one of Housing Secretary...

The Labour-led government in Wales has issued a consultation proposing the abolition of Land Transaction Tax Multiple Dwelling Relief from June...

Another council is looking for landlords with rental properties to match them with prospective tenants who are ready to move in....

Julian Richer - the founder of Richer Sounds, the UK's largest hi-fi retailer - says he may set up a landlord...

MPs return to the Commons today after a substantial Easter recess - and with progress on the Renters Reform Bill on...

A prominent lettings sector expert is blaming the media for anti-landlord sentiment and a rise in tenancy disputes. Gina Peters, Head of...

A council is looking to work with more private landlords to help reduce homelessness. Over the past few years Shropshire council has...

An analysis of over 600,000 tenancy applications has found that fraudulent applications rose by 140% last year.  The analysis, carried out by...

Amendments to be made to the Renters Reform Bill when it returns to the Hoise of Commons next week won’t significantly...

A trade body claims private tenants are ‘suffering’ because lettings agents are not regulated. Propertymark is demanding equal treatment between lettings agents...

A private landlord from Bridlington has been ordered to pay £1,500 for putting tenants into a dangerous property, thereby breaching a...

Landlords and renters’ activists are at either end of the spectrum reacting to a controversial report on the private rental sector. Yesterday...

New data sourced from millions of Barclays current accounts reveals growing stability in UK housing costs, which saw their lowest uplift...

An influential Labour website says a raft of proposed reforms for the private rental sector will be unveiled next month -...

Homeowners in Caerphilly, including private landlords, can access funding to make their properties more energy efficient. Caerphilly council recently approved a new...

A leading business analyst is firmly blaming interest rates for the see-saw in house prices seen in recent indices. The latest, from...

Activists are beginning to pile pressure on London Labour Mayor Sadiq Khan, claiming the public will be disappointed if he toes...

The latest Halifax house price index results, which show mixed fortunes for the housing market, should be seen as a spur...

UK house prices grew in March on a quarterly basis, by 2.0%, with annual growth slowing to 0.3%, from 1.6% in...

According to a poll of 1,476 renters by SpareRoom the ongoing housing crisis (85%) tops the list of key priorities to...

Tenant referencing provider Canopy has released data from a  rental affordability index, which claims most tenants are at the very limit...

Rent controls are at the heart of the local election manifesto of the Green Party of England and Wales. Co-leader Carla Denyer,...

A council has prosecuted a landlord for letting out two HMOs without a licence and failing to comply with HMO Management...

A think tank based in central London says landlords would not quit the sector if much tougher - and more expensive...

Burnley council says it’s considered the findings of a six-week public consultation and is set to increase planning controls over the...

An industry supplier is analysing licensing schemes and whether they achieve anything to improve rental housing standards. Yuno says questions need to be...

A Labour council in London has issued a statement appearing to celebrate its role cracking down on landlords. The statement from Brent...

New research from specialist lender Aldermore shows that 69% of private tenants feel they have a ‘good landlord’.  This bucks the traditional...

A council which last year staged a pilot project about the Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards in the lettings sector is now...

UK house prices fell by 0.2% in March. Nevertheless, the annual rate of house price growth edged higher to 1.6% in...

The government has committed to returning the amended Renters Reform Bill to the House of Commons in mid-April. MPs return from their...