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Rents are likely to rise in the third quarter of year as fewer rental homes come on to the market because...

Private tenants who pay their rent on time should see their credit rating boosted in order to make it easier for...

Many landlords purchase properties near universities in order to take advantage of the lucrative yields that the student rental market often...

Average rents continued to fall across many parts of London during the second quarter of the year despite the fact that...

New Street Mortgages has unveiled changes to its buy-to-let range, while also making key alterations to its lending criteria. The lender has...

In what is a welcome change to the landlord bashing articles often featured in the media, the Liverpool Echo has published...

Borough wide selective licensing could soon be coming to Brent if the the local council gets its way. Brent Council wants the...

Landlords will welcome the news that buy-to-let mortgage rates are falling as lenders compete against each other to have the cheapest...

Skipton Building Society has announced that it has tightened its portfolio affordability requirements to 150% at 5.5%, and at 5% for...

A London council has been working with HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) to identify landlords that have failed to declare their...

Tenants and landlords accounted for over 85% of complaints made to The Property Redress Scheme (The PRS) in 2016.  The organisation's annual...

A run of eight consecutive months of falling rents in London came to an end last month, according to Countrywide. The UK's...

The supply of homes is set to fall while demand from tenants continues to increase, according to the latest research from...

A landlord has been jailed for failing to declare Capital Gains Tax from the sale of his rental properties. Richard Fuller, 53,...

The government’s decision to introduce a number of measures to curb the growth of private landlords has prompted concern that the buy-to-let...

Over the last few months, landlords have seen their profits eroded with the chancellors’ recent tax measures and it is becoming...

Private landlords offering accommodation to students who are planning to go to the University of Newcastle this September are being targeted...

More than 100 private landlords have now signed up to the Cheshire West and Chester Council Private Landlord Service. The council run...

A generation is being priced out of the housing market with homeownership levels set to fall further as younger people are...

The Home Office is hoping to drive up standards in the private rented sector in Bristol by handing £321,750 to Bristol...

Natwest has announced an overhaul of its underwriting processes for portfolio landlords ahead of September’s regulatory changes for complex buy-to-let, but...

Rents look set to increase further in the coming months, as the supply-demand imbalance continues to grow. With landlords facing increasing pressure...

Supply and demand are perhaps the most fundamental concepts of economics, and it is the main reason why UK house prices...

When investing in buy-to-let, you can’t always be sure when the appliances and pipe work in the property were last serviced...

More than £500m worth of expat mortgage enquiries for UK buy-to-let property have been received by Skipton International in the first...

A new property licensing scheme has been introduced by Redbridge Council in order to crack down on rogue landlords – and...

A buy-to-let landlord in Ilfracombe, a seaside resort on the North Devon coast, has been given a suspended prison sentence for...

Rental yields remain steady, and yet many buy-to-let landlords are losing confidence in their ability to rely on rental income, a...

A London-based sales and letting agent has launched an Airbnb interior styling service that it hopes will enable more buy-to-let landlords...

Leeds Building Society has confirmed that it will continue to accept buy-to-let mortgage applications from portfolio landlords despite the buy-to-let lending...

A buy-to-let landlord in Birmingham has been ordered to pay more than £10,000 after he was found guilty of failing to...

UK rental prices returned to growth in July, the first rise recorded for three months, according to the latest HomeLet Rental...

With significantly more new homes urgently needed to help plug the housing shortage in this country, the government views the Build...

The Scottish government is being urged to set a higher benchmark for the energy efficiency of private rented homes to help...

Buy-to-let landlords are being invited to take part in the Residential Landlords Association’s (RLA) latest quarter survey, designed to improve conditions...

A high number of buy-to-let investors prioritise rental rents over capital gains when making property purchase decisions, and with that in...

The number of overseas investors with buy-to-let properties has dropped sharply after a tax and regulatory clampdown, reducing the number of...

A landlord has been apprehended by the police for running over a tenant with his tractor and breaking her hip because...

A growing number of young British adults are giving up hope of ever owning their own property, fresh research shows. A startling...

  For many years, rent has been called “dead money” and young people have been urged to “get on the housing ladder”...

Landlords north of the border continue to enjoy a higher yield on their properties than those in England and Wales, according...

Coventry Intermediaries has announced that it is setting out additional lending criteria for portfolio landlords with four or more properties, to...

With the outlook for savers continuing to look grim, many people will undoubtedly continue to consider investing in the buy-to-let sector,...

After a lifetime with the parents, students naturally want to let their hair down before the serious study starts, and that...

A crowdfunding page has been set up by concerned tenants who are looking to pay for an independent fire safety inspection...

Maintaining your property is one of the most important aspects of being a homeowner or landlord, and that includes giving your...

A private landlord has been prosecuted after failing to maintain gas appliances at his rental property in Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire. Llanelli Magistrates’ Court...

Rogue landlords who target vulnerable people for sex by posting online classified adverts offering accommodation in exchange for other services, could...

Contradictory and outdated fire safety guidance urgently needs updating to better support private landlords, according to the Residential Landlords Association (RLA). The...

Accord Buy To Let is the latest lender to announce that it is amending details of its buy-to-let lending criteria for...