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The landlords’ trade body has been invited to join what it calls “high-level” talks with government over reforms to the private...

A platform claims it allows buy to let landlords to set up limited companies within 30 minutes, through which they can...

For the first time in seven years it’s now cheaper to rent a home than buy one. So says the Hamptons lettings...

A landlord group in a major city in the south of England says many are giving up on HMOs and converting...

The government has taken the unusual step of denying a local council its request for an extended term for a landlord...

Rental growth accelerated in May to reach a new record high according to Connells-owned lettings agency Hamptons.   Last month the average cost...

Landlord Today readers will be more than aware that legal changes happen often these days, and it can be understandably challenging...

A genuine tenant who advertised on social media for a property has been scammed out of £450 by fraudsters posing as...

A Labour Party pressure group has tweeted the message: “All landlords are bastards.” The tweet, from Labour Tenants United, is the latest...

A large number of private rental tenants may be eligible to take advantage of the new and controversial Breathing Space debt...

The government has come up with another bright idea which will impact landlords’ rental properties - changes to the availability of...

A cloud-based property management platform aimed at landlords has secured over £1m in addition funding. In its own words, Lofti’s platform will...

It’s already a very un-typical part of the United Kingdom but now Jersey has set itself apart in a different way...

The Association of Residential Landlords Association - part of Propertymark - has issued guidance to first time landlords letting out property.  Check...

A London council has prosecuted a landlord for renting out an unauthorised and unsafe House in Multiple Occupation. Daniella Mbachu, who owns...

There’s been a “huge demand” for buy to let mortgages spurred on by dramatic house prices rises, according to a major...

Airbnb says it’s working to consider new approaches to short-term letting and the burgeoning holiday lets sector - and this has...

Knight Frank has identified part of central London which it describes as being historically overlooked but likely to be transformed in...

The Rogue Landlord Team of a local authority has triggered a civil penalty notice resulting in a fine of over £21,000...

Another council in the south of England is asking landlords and letting agents in its area how the Coronavirus crisis has...

A property investment firm has drawn up a league table of cities with significant rental yields.  Sequre Property Investment analysed the average rental...

One in six landlords have allegedly lost tenants who have taken advantage of new five per cent deposit mortgage schemes. Online agency Accommodation says...

An online platform that places landlords’ listings on portals and manages bookings is seeking new funding through the Seedrs crowdfunding site. Smarthost...

A new survey suggests that most tenants are uniikely to pay more for high tech homes - or even want the...

Activist group Generation Rent are telling tenants to use the slightest documentation error by landlords to avoid eviction. It claims as many...

There appears to be no evidence yet as to the effectiveness or otherwise of the government’s mediation scheme, introduced ahead of...

There are just three weeks left for landlords to respond to one of the largest consultations undertaken by a council in...

Research by student accommodation platform UniHomes says rental demand on student properties has not suffered long term harm from the pandemic. It...

A council says it’s “on the side of tenants” against landlords. The London borough of Tower Hamlets has renewed its Selective Licensing...

Rightmove has identified five ways that landlords and other property owners can improve their property’s EPC rating - some for well...

We’re on track for a bumper summer of lettings according to one of the sector’s most authoritative rental market monitors. Goodlord’s latest...

A rogue landlord has been fined £2,000 and must pay a victim surcharge of £22 after pleading guilty to breaching a...

The government has issued revised guidance for landlords on the subject of tax - specifically about rental income and self assessment. In...

The resumption of bailiff-enforced evictions, banned for over a year until just days ago, could be “catastrophic” for one of the...

The tenants’ campaign group Generation Rent is planning a week of events to promote renters’ rights later this month. The campaign says...

A Build To Rent operator, Kooky, has launched a 39-unit scheme within a new Taylor Wimpey housing estate. The estate is Oakleigh...

Former Labour Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell has spoken out against what he calls “the greed of the mega-landlords.” The veteran MP -...

The government has released new forms for secure and assured tenancies - and agents who fail to use them risk having...

Another council is urging landlords to seek alternative solutions to tenancy issues how the eviction ban is at an end. The emergency...

Online lettings platform Mashroom says there are four tips for tenants who want to boost their credit ratings to have a...

The government has revised its guidelines for its new mediation scheme, which it says will avoid some possessions now that the...

Tenants with arrears accumulated during the pandemic are finding it tough to secure alternative accommodation because their credit scores have been...

A Citizens Advice and Students Union study into student accommodation in its patch says there should be an additional licensing scheme...

Campaigning charity Shelter says the lifting of the bailiff-enforced eviction ban, which happened over the weekend, is “the beginning of the...

A charity claims it’s seen increasing numbers of private tenants seeking help, just as the bailiff enforced eviction ban has ended...

A local council which is inviting some 300 landlords to a virtual summit in the near future says it’s helped a...

The average age of British landlords has decreased, with some 47 per cent now aged under 40.  That compares to just three...

The Guernsey-based lender Skipton International says there’s been a surge in interest in UK buy to let mortgages from overseas over...

The landlord gender gap is closing, with women now accounting for half of private landlords in the UK. New research by Yieldit...

A Labour MP is proposing legislation which would mean that landlords who offer accommodation in exchange for sexual favours could be...

A well-organised group of local landlords is threatening a city council with legal action over plans to expand a licensing scheme. The...

There’s been a wholesale lifting in standards of investment and quality in the private rental sector thanks to landlords, and in...

Lettings platform Mashroom has pulled together what it suggests are the most influential landlords using the social media service TikTok. For the...

The Baroness who leads the Generation Rent campaign group says landlords are currently “able to evict tenants just for requesting repairs...

A landlord has begun legal proceedings against a pressure group after being the victim of a four-month campaign of harassment. Lawyers acting...

A specialist law firm is reminding landlords considering possession proceedings that they still need to be aware of key changes to...

The landlords’ trade body says there’s an enforcement postcode lottery across part of the UK. The National Residential Landlords Association’s Welsh Enforcement...

A council in the north of England is offering help to landlords and private rental tenants as the bailiff-enforced eviction ban...

The government has produced figures that counter the long-running claims by rental sector activists that there has been a build up...

The government has pledged to  bring forward a White Paper in the Autumn, focussing on its commitments to reform the private...

There’s good news for landlords considering investing or refinancing in the buy to let sector as interest rates are beginning to...

Landlords in a Midlands city are being asked to help find safe places to live for homeless individuals and families. The council...

A cluster of councils in the south of England want to know how Covid-19 has impacted landlords and letting agents in...

The umbrella group representing London councils wants the government to use taxpayer money to help private tenants with Covid-related arrears. The call...

Tenant activist group Generation Rent says it’s working with five councils to find out more about private renters in those areas. The...

Rogue landlord Siddika Begum of Salisbury has been prosecuted for failing to licence a house in multiple occupation in the town. Begum...

A London lettings agency says that despite its four year delay, Crossrail still presents opportunities for buy to let investors. Benham and...

There’s a warning that there’s been a huge rise in fraudulent tenant applications since the start of the pandemic. In terms of...

Landlords have welcomed a proposal by the Office for Tax Simplification to extend the 30 day payment of Capital Gains Tax...

Rebecca Long Bailey, a left wing MP sacked in controversial circumstances by party leader Sir Kier Starmer, has spoken up for...

A man who tried to frame his landlord’s partner as being involved in the Westminster terrorist attack has been jailed. Gerald Banyard,...

A change in government policy will allow landlords to fund investment that will help businesses recover, says tax and advisory firm...

Propertymark has issued a guide to help landlords choose lettings agents.   Angela Davey, ARLA Propertymark president, says she has five tips aimed...

A new government-created committee is considering the introduction of the new Commonhold tenure. Commonhold is a form of freehold ownership, largely for...

Direct Line Business Insurance has outlined seven tell-tale signs of cannabis cultivation, which it says is an increasing problem for landlords across...

The auction process, for years a favourite with landlords, will never be the same again according to one of the industry’s...

A London council is inviting landlords and others to respond to a consultation on changes to its licensing regime.  Ealing council claims...

Private sector tenants are leaving London in response to the Covid-19 pandemic, changing the rental market fundamentally. According to new research, landlords...

Offa, the UK’s first Shariah-compliant bridging loan provider, has launched a short-term loan system for landlords which is open only in relation...

The pandemic-related debts of tenants and landlords should be top of the in tray of the new housing minister in Wales. That’s...

A new online platform for landlords claims to allow them to manage property certifications and inspections for single or multiple properties...

Some landlords have hit Capital Gains Tax problems when selling properties in consecutive years, an accountant warns. Elaine Shiels of RSM says:...

A new survey shows that just over a third of landlords have recently purchased another buy to let property or intend...

Landlord Antanas Klibavicius has pleaded guilty to illegally evicting his tenant and not taking any steps towards ending the tenancy properly...

There’s a warning that the government’s pledge to introduce a lifetime deposits concept, theoretically making it easier and cheaper for tenants...

A coalition of 20 pro-tenant organisations - including at least one actively campaigning against some government measures - wants a meeting...

An interiors company claims a 10 point guide for private tenants will ensure they get all of their deposit back when...

Lettings agency Hamptons says that across Great Britain rents rose 5.9 per cent annually in April, the fastest rate since January...

A council is urging landlord not to evict tenants when the current ban ends on May 31 without getting in touch...

It may not be a typical part of the country but on one of the Channel Islands there is now a...

The total value of tax relief declared as a result of the government’s Rent a Room Scheme has soared 187 per...

The Home Office has told agents that Right To Rent checks can continue to be conducted via video calls until June...

The latest sentiment survey from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors makes welcome reading for most landlords. RICS deals only with broad...

Fixflo has another of its webinars coming up in just under a fortnight’s time, at 11am on May 27, with this...

Landlords have welcomed the government’s announcement to end the eviction ban and reduce the notice period required for the private rental...

A former tenant who tried two frame his landlord’s partner as being involved in the Westminster terrorist attack has been convicted...

Investment bank and wealth management consultancy Arbuthnot Latham predicts the next big growth area for buy to let will be Houses...

Despite the global pandemic putting many major life plans on hold, almost three fifths of renters continue to have ownership as...

The government has announced changes to tenancy notice periods in line with the phased easing of the pandemic restrictions.  Whilst some notice...

Activists led by Baroness Alicia Kennedy of Generation Rent say the proposed reform of the private rental system must include a...

The landlords’ trade body has given its support to the principle of consultation before the much-hyped Renters Reform Bill becomes law. Yesterday’s...

A Build To Rent operator is introducing “signature scents” into its properties “to lift moods and enhance the rental experience.” Fig, orange...

An expert assessment of the average cost of damage caused by rogue tenants growing cannabis suggests landlords will typically pay almost...

Landlords have frequently not had obligatory ID checks conducted on them by letting agents, an industry supplier is claiming.  Blinc UK says...

The government has confirmed that reform of the private rental sector will be a priority for the coming session of Parliament. A...

A Conservative MP claims there is a major power imbalance between tenants and landlords and widespread reforms are required to stop...

A little-known group called Labour Tenants United has criticised the party’s new housing spokeswoman. Initially the group welcomed the appointment to the role...

A think-tank, UK Onward, has called for radical rental reform. In a statement released to coincide with today’s Queen’s Speech, the think-tank...

Chinese and Asian investment and marketing service Juwai IQI UK has revealed where in this country property investors from those locations...

A council has agreed to set aside £30,000 to pay for private rental deposits as a cheaper alternative to bed and breakfast accommodation. The ruling...

Shelter says tomorrow’s Queen’s Speech should herald the start of a widespread reform of all renting, particularly the private sector. In a blog...

Tenant activist group Generation Rent is working with a council on a new consultation process - with a chance to win...

Labour’s new housing spokesperson is the experienced MP Lucy Powell, who until last weekend was shadow business and consumer affairs minister.  She...

A row has blown up in Cheshire over a claim by a student tenant that she pays more rent than the college’s...

A new academic report suggests that more than 400,000 private tenants may be in significant rent arrears by the end of...

One of the leading industry suppliers has given a warning to government that continual regulation and legal changes restricting landlords will...

The latest HomeLet market index shows that the average rent in the UK is now at a record high of £996...

Investment advisers Sterling Wealth Associates says the north of England is the go-to spot in the UK for property investment.  It says...

An operator in the co-living rental niche in London has recorded an average 44 per cent annual growth over the past...

A warning has been issued to landlords about a crackdown on compliance issues surrounding property management. No Letting Go, the country’s largest...

Landlords looking mostly long-term capital appreciation rather than yields may have to invest in an unlikely location which topped a league...

The letting agents’ trade body has released guidance on how landlords can prepare their investment properties for summer. Angela Davey, president of...

A new analysis suggests that as many as 40 per cent of people in the UK are at last considering moving...

A Midlands council says it’s sent thousands of letters to landlords in the last 12 months in response to complaints from...

The private rental sector is in slow retreat according to a new analysis by Nationwide-owned specialist lender, The Mortgage Works. Nationwide chief...

A landlord has been convicted and ordered to pay more than £11,500 in fines and legal costs for the offence of...

A London council has taken a landlord company to court after complaints of poor housing conditions in five of its rented...

Flatfair has revamped its deposit alternative service, claiming its new offer gives twice the protection of a traditional deposit scheme. From this...

The growing debate over whether pets should be allowed in private rental property has attracted the attention of activists’ group Generation Rent. In...

Landlords are being warned of an urgent change to the arrears process thanks to the launch of the government’s Breathing Space...

A landlord who was hit with a £66,000 fine over safety breaches at a rental property has fought back - and...

A mortgage lender specialising in high net worth clients has identified those areas outside London seeing the most prime purchases. Enness Global...

It’s a story that’s seldom told - how some tenants steal items from landlords’ properties when a tenancy ends. Now the Oxford...

One of the country’s leading lettings experts has written that whether landlords will accept pets in rental properties will not be...

There are now 10 councils with licensing schemes covering more than 20 per cent of the rental market according to activists’...

An online corporate rental platform says Covid 19 has led to a six-fold increase in demand for medium-term rentals in this...

For the first time in four years, the proportion of landlords who say they plan to expand their portfolios is higher...

New figures show that there is no widespread sell-off by landlords, despite the tax and regulation changes of recent years. Data from...

A property investment consultancy says growing numbers of UK and international landlords are incorporating to manage their buy to let portfolios...

Rental affordability in the capital has improved markedly during the pandemic according to London lettings agency Benham and Reeves.  The firm analysed...

The controversial Breathing Space policy comes into effect from next Tuesday, May 4, and a charity is admitting it is not...

The Hunters lettings agency has set out tips for landlords to keep their rental properties occupied all year round. The firm -...

A third of landlords surveyed in a poll this month say they wish they could now change the way they voted...

New figures released by Rightmove this morning show that 65 per cent of London locations now have lower rent levels than...

Shelter and tenants’ group in a major city have mobilised to set up a campaign called Fair Renting. The campaign is focussed...

Airbnb has blocked nearly 80,000 UK reservation attempts following the introduction of restrictions that prevent under 25-year-olds from making entire home...

The mortgage market is becoming increasingly competitive for landlords who want to take advantage of offers as the economy comes out...

One of the leading consultancies involved in prime London lettings says 86 per cent of new tenancies in Q1 2021 were...

A landlord has been handed nearly £30,000 in fines and costs after pleading guilty to maintenance and safety failures at three...

The Generation Rent campaign group has entered the fray for the Police and Crime Commissioner elections which will be held in some...

A leading veterinary body - the National Office of Animal Health, or NOAH - has started a campaign to have pets allowed...

Reduced demand and falling rents continue throughout the London prime flats market, with values down in all areas except the south west...

Airbnb management company Houst is expanding its service into a new area. Houst has identified Kent as an area expecting one of...

Housing minister Chris Pincher has made the most explicit admission yet of the government’s desire to diminish the private rental sector. In...

The State Opening of Parliament will take place on Tuesday May 11, with many expecting this to be when the government confirms...

The government says the number of households facing possible homelessness after a Section 21 eviction has fallen 50 per cent in...

Hundreds of landlords and property professionals say their national economic contribution is under-appreciated and inadequately supported. Landlords have hit out at a lack...

Several high-flying lettings sector bodies say rental properties advertised on portals should carry much more upfront information. This means landlords who use agents...

A landlord has been fined £6,000 for failing to properly maintain a HMO in Reading. Nidan Singh, 76, has also been ordered to...

ARLA Propertymark, the letting agents’ main trade body, has prepared a ‘top tips’ guide for first time landlords. Association president Angela Davey...

Love to Rent, a portal that markets properties to let, is to stage a customer awareness week to push Build To...

The DPS is hosting free dispute webinars to enable landlords and letting agents to navigate the dispute resolution process. More than 2,000...

TV star Robert Rinder - best known for his performances under the guise of Judge Rinder - has made an outspoken...

The chair of the all-party Environmental Audit Committee of MPs is urging the government to introduce an alternative to the disastrous Green...

Landlords are not required to conduct retrospective Right to Rent verification on tenants who had a Covid-adjusted check since March 30...

The National Residential Landlords Association has repeated its backing for upfront cash payments and rent guarantees. A new study has found that...

A council in the Lake District is inviting new and existing private landlords to register with Property Links, its free matching...

Over a fifth of students questioned in a new survey say they have been unable to pay rent in full over...

Three in five landlords are interested in green mortgages - a huge surge in recent times. The buy to let broker Mortgages...

The number of second homes in the UK has risen 30 per cent over the last five years, according to a...

A council is holding a virtual landlords’ forum to support them navigate the Covid-19 pandemic. Normally, Ryedale council works in partnership with...

The head of an agency is urging landlords to “embrace” tenants on housing benefits, instead of seeking to avoid them. Mish Liyanage,...

Greater Manchester’s Labour Mayor, Andy Burnham, wants to introduce a £1.5m Good Landlord Charter This would work in partnership with the city’s...

The landlords' main trade body wants a tapering down of notice periods for Section 8 and Section 21. The government has already...

A new league table has been created of the best places for landlords to invest in buy to let. The Compare The...

It’s been reported that a bid to impose a rental licensing regime on the Channel Island of Jersey - set to...

Salford council in Greater Manchester is to introduce landlord licensing for HMOs where three or four tenants live - and the...

An 83-year-old landlord who let a property through collapsed agency Homepoint says he is being pursued for nearly £2,400 by liquidators. Homepoint...

Two landlords of a property in East London have been ordered to pay costs and fines totalling £61,057.05 after they were prosecuted...

A property company and its sole director landlord have been convicted and ordered to pay more than £50,000 in fines and...

A controversial survey by an insurance firm suggests almost half of landlords welcome the government’s new Model Tenancy Agreement which allows...

The Baroness who leads the Generation Rent campaign has made a sharp attack on section 21 notices. Baroness Alicia Kennedy says: “A Section 21...

Three lettings agencies have been expelled for The Property Ombudsman for failing to pay compensation to landlords. And as they are now...

The Department for Education has announced that its to make available an additional £15 million in hardship funding to support those students...

For the second time this week (and it’s only Wednesday) a lender has announced cheaper mortgage loans for buy to let...

The Momentum group on the left of the Labour Party has outlined a three-stage campaign to secure a longer term ban on...

A survey of 20,000 landlords by a comparison website suggests 53 per cent are uncertain if they want to remain in buy to...

The chief executive of a private rental platform is telling tenants to “suss out” landlords about decorating their property themselves.  “The freedom...

The Daily Mail is reporting that Prime Minister Boris Johnson is to let his Oxfordshire cottage out - and he’s taking...

A Scandinavian company is bidding to create a short lets rival to Airbnb and has announced it is opening in the UK...

The Mortgage Works, the specialist buy to let arm of the Nationwide, is trying to woo landlords to make properties more...

A landlord and a property company have a total of over £90,000 to pay after being found guilty of 27 charges...

An economist at a right-leaning think tank says Berlin - often regarded as a model for state-regulated private renting - has...

New data from lettings agency Hamptons suggests that despite the slew of challenges thrown at the private rental sector, the number...

Two landlords have spoken out about their losses and treatment from a lettings agency which has collapsed. Last month we reported that...

New figures suggest a large average rise in rents over the past year in almost every region outside of London. According to...

A property accountant is warning that ‘accidental landlords’ may not have been aware of the complexity of property taxation and so...

The main landlords’ trade body has hit out at a bid by London Mayor Sadiq Khan to secure powers to impose private...

The Momentum movement on the left wing of the Labour Party is staging a series of protests this weekend targeting landlords...

A key supplier is warning that landlords penalised by ever higher government taxes and rules will be forced to increase rents. Andy...

Many landlords awaiting the hearing of possession cases will hardly need reminding, but new figures from the Ministry of Justice give...

A respected private rental sector body wants the government to slow its timetable for energy efficiency reform, warning that landlords could...

The government has released details of its mediation scheme, which has already won the in-principle support of the National Residential Landlords...

The much-hyped move from cities to the country thanks to the pandemic is happening - but it’s much more likely to...

A landlord that refused to make safety improvements at two of her properties in Folkestone has been fined nearly £5,000. Madeleine Scott,...

A new purpose-built student accommodation complex in Swansea pledges to shake up the way students live in the city with, amongst...

A pressure group for tenants wants the next Mayor of London to win powers from the government to reduce rents, through a...

New research shows that monthly payments for the mortgage are likely to be cheaper than rent for a comparable home -...

There’s been a surge in the number of mortgage products aimed at landlords in the holiday let market. There’s been a 45...

A consultation process is taking place on the Channel Island of Jersey about whether landlords should be banned from refusing to...

Only 39 rogue landlords and letting agents have been hit with banning orders in the first three years of their existence. The...

A resolution service set up last summer for landlords is extending its remit to cover a much wider range of disputes. TDS...

The latest Goodlord rental index shows a buoyant lettings market over the past month.  March brought a boost in average income for...

A landlord has been handed penalties totalling nearly £8,000 after being found guilty of operating an unlicensed HMO. This follows an investigation...

Few landlords deal in the rarified surroundings of the central London market, and new figures from lettings agency Knight Frank show...

Conservative MP Andrew Rosindell, who is moving a Bill through Parliament urging landlords to accept pets, says he backs a law...

A rogue landlord has been hit with a bill of £48,000 - a record for the council which brought the prosecution. Tariq...

A logistics software company with clients across the property spectrum has become the latest critic of the government’s axing of the...

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

An eviction specialist says the average time to evict a tenant could soar by six months once the current ban comes to...

The landlords’ trade body has backed a call from MPs demanding a clear exit strategy at the end of the latest...

An analysis of the Green Homes Grant applications show exactly which areas will be hit most when the scheme comes to...

Buy to let mortgage choice has increased for the fifth month in a row, according to independent mortgage market monitor Moneyfacts. There...

Paragon Bank has launched a range of 80 per cent loan to value buy to let mortgages specifically for properties with...

The landlords’ trade body has urged the government to think more strategically about energy efficiency in the private rental sector, and...

A Labour housing pressure group has made strong public criticism of the party’s shadow housing spokeswoman, Thangam Debbonaire. Labour Tenants United was...

Two landlords have been handed hefty fines after pleading guilty to renting out shared houses without the correct paperwork. The owner of...

A charity claims it’s helping one person every minute with problems relating to renting from a private landlord. In the first two...

A bank says it can provide a formal mortgage offer to a buy to let investor in just 48 hours. Shawbrook says...

The government is axing the Green Homes Grant scheme from 5pm on March 31 - putting a much criticised scheme out...

The closing of a tax loophole which allow some owners of holiday lets to avoid paying council tax does not go...

A Midlands council has given notice of two landlord licensing schemes set to be introduced later this year. Charnwood council has been...

A contributor to the Big Issue magazine says corporations that become landlords may be better at it - and better for...

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

Specialist buy to let lender Paragon has taken the unusual step of issuing a so-called Green Bond to fund attempts to make...

A landlord who allowed his tenants to live in squalid conditions, has been ordered by the court to pay £5,000 for...

A council says it’s on the hunt for landlords letting properties with EPCs below the minimum standard.  Working with Exeter Community Energy,...

The government has revised official guidance for landlords, tenants and local authorities in the light of imminently-changing Coronavirus advice. The revisions are not fundamental...

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

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

Investors are sitting on an average of over £37,000 each in investment capital they are poised to inject into the property market. That’s...

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

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

The landlords’ trade body wants more co-operation between the private rental sector and local councils as tenants’ needs change thanks to...

A prominent lettings agency chief says tenants are becoming more eco-conscious, putting increased emphasis on landlords to meet expectations. Mike Cook -...

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

News reports suggest the government may be about to step in and use commissioners to take over Liverpool council, which has...

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

A landlord refused entry to a property he owned has tipped off police who discovered a cannabis farm in the Nottinghamshire...

One of the country’s largest Build To Rent players says the government should incentivise working from home and the use of...

There’s a new call on the government to get its act together on the Green Homes Grant, which has failed to live...

The eviction ban may have made life less stressful for tenants but a housing lawyer claims otherwise. David Renton, writing in the...

A serial-offender landlord has been fined for putting tenants at serious harm from fire and exposing them to substandard and dangerous conditions. Nilendu...

A council enquiry is proposing a flurry of new landlord licensing schemes in one county in England.  An inquiry into the private...

The Competition and Markets Authority is to probe property investment companies that have purchased freeholds from developers and that go on...

The controversy over government proposals to increase the numbers of pets in private rental properties has taken an unexpected twist. Two measures...

One of the country’s leading property experts says landlords are now reassessing their portfolios as a result of possible Capital Gains...

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

Retail giant John Lewis says it is expecting 40 per cent of its profits to come from non-retail activities such as...

Wales has extended its eviction ban from March 31 until the end of June - but it is more severe than...

A group of activists at the centre of campaigns for renters’ rights has claimed the police help landlords commit illegal acts. The London...

One of the most respected and experienced agents in Prime Central London has given an insight into the lettings market in...

London-focussed lettings agency Portico has drawn up highly localised hotspots within the capital for landlords seeking the best yields.  According to the...

Areas boasting Russell Group universities - considered the best in the UK - have the highest rents but disappointing yields.  Returns from a...

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 is telling landlords to take more tenants claiming housing benefits. The agency in question says it’s wrong that some...

A charity warns today that 150,000 private renters are at risk of eviction when restrictions are lifted because of mounting Covid-related...

A council which has 20,000 unregulated rental properties within its area has launched a new charter to improve standards. The unregulated properties...

The activists group Acorn, which has staged several anti-landlord demonstrations including some outside homes, is opposing a new Bill going through...

A lettings agency being put into liquidation owes landlords almost £500,000 in unpaid rent.  Local media in the Midlands report that the...

The campaigning charity Shelter claims 14 per cent of adults in England - that’s six million people - are more worried...

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

With buy to let and traditional commercial property both under challenge thanks to government regulations and Coronavirus, the government is now...

High level research shows that since the start of the pandemic - March 2020 - some 300,000 fewer properties have come...

A council has now approved plans for two of the country’s largest licensing schemes - one is so large it needs...

The government has reissued its official guidance on the possession process for private landlord. The document was originally published last September but...

A landlord in his 70s who claims he was just ‘helping people’ has been handed a suspended prison sentence. That’s because he...

Landlords have been warned not to try to deceive departing tenants after a controversial tribunal ruling. Lindsays law firm says Scotland’s first...

Activists in Generation Rent have hit out at the latest extension to the ban on bailiff-enforced evictions.  The government has extended this...

A tenant who sub-let a property by falsely claiming to be its owner has been given a criminal record.  Sonia Nascimento rented...

The main landlords’ trade body has made a blistering attack on the government of one of the UK nations, asking it...

Landlords have benefitted from tax breaks, subsidies and a weak eviction ban according to the National Union of Students. Larissa Kennedy, the...

Activists are aiming to make the eviction ban a central theme in this spring’s local elections. In early May there are elections...

A landlord who illegally turned a London property into 13 flats has been hit by nearly £200,000 in fines, costs and...

The government’s latest extension for the ban on bailiff-enforced evictions - taking it up until the end of May - is...

Another political party has joined the chorus of voices calling for still-longer bans on evictions in the private rental sector. The ban...

A new survey suggests that landlords are less enthusiastic than in the past about buy to let. The study 1,004 UK landlords...

The government has announced a further extension to the current ban on bailiff-enforced evictions in England until May 31. At that point...

A Labour-controlled council says it’s confident a huge new licensing scheme for one of Britain’s most high-profile cities will be voted...

Activists from the Acorn campaign are pressing a council to get tough on landlords. Acorn has waged anti-landlord and anti-letting agent campaigns...

Letting agents in London say there's more interest from prospective tenants now the vaccine and Coronavirus roadmap suggest something like normality...