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It’s regarded as extremely likely that Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick will announce an extension to the eviction ban in England today. Pleas...

London Mayor Sadiq Khan has called for an extension of the eviction ban and a two year rent freeze in the...

Landlords are being encouraged to give their views on plans to introduce licensing schemes in a number of regions across the...

It’s almost exactly a year since Britain went into its first lockdown, heralding a large number of measures affecting renting, notably...

Specialist buy to let broker Mortgages for Business says landlords buying now can use four tips to beat the chaos in the...

It might be thought that banks have made significant mistakes of their own in the recent past - including triggering the...

Specialist buy to let lender Landbay has launched a range of mortgages for trading limited companies buying or remortgaging houses, apartments, HMOs...

Scottish private sector landlords and tenants who face financial difficulties caused by the pandemic have more time to access support after...

Over 330 rental properties have been incorporated into a single company - thought to be the largest single incorporation in the...

A reminder has gone to landlords about new electrical safety standards that come into effect for existing tenancies in a week’s...

The National Residential Landlords Association says it backs a report by MPs sharply criticising EPCs and urging more effective modern energy...

Landlords and managing agents of HMOs could face unlimited fines following new measures being brought in to strengthen fire safety, the...

The government’s much-hyped ‘tax day’ yesterday had - by comment consent - an underwhelming impact on the property sector. However, one tax...

The government should use today's ‘Tax Day’ consultation process to reform Capital Gains Tax so that it encourages a smaller, high...

A lettings agency has suggested that the typical landlord could lose as much as £24,000 if the government increases Capital Gains...

A lettings agency estimates that the number of overseas landlords owning property in the UK has hit a five-year high -...

In the first anniversary of the initial ban on repossessions, it appears the move has backfired spectacularly. Research for the National Residential...

A survey of 1,000 tenants suggests that only around half have contents insurance. Nationwide, which conducted the poll, says the contents of...

A property development firm says it’s to spend up to £500m in land acquisitions over the next three years, as part...

An investment company claims some investors who buy at auction lose money because of misrepresentations in the legal pack.  The Mistoria Group...

It seems as if the frenzied housing market has extended to the auction field, with one major player reporting a strong...

The proportion of the population in the private rented sector in England has risen three per cent in the past decade. Research...

Figures from investment consultancy London Central Portfolio show how vulnerable the capital’s rental market is to Brexit and Coronavirus - but...

The latest sentiment survey from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors suggests a drop in landlord activity across the UK. RICS does...