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Landlords should not be downbeat about the scrapping of Section 21 eviction powers as proposed in the rental reform White Paper. That’s...

Private rental properties are now “far safer” than before thanks to recent legislation, according to the charity Electrical Safety First. Since five-year...

A new survey claims to show the rent differences between furnished and unfurnished homes to let in various cities. For example London...

A council has prosecuted after a landlord who it alleges put his tenants’ safety at risk. Beej Patel and his company Hatfield...

A rogue landlord has been fined £5,500 following a successful prosecution by Mendip council in Somerset. The council’s private sector housing team brought a...

New research suggests that a like-for-like comparison shows short lets earning 21 per cent more than the same home let out...

New figures indicate the ongoing growth of buy to let. Analysing data on additional property purchases made in the financial year 2020/21,...

PropTech supplier Inventorybase has drawn up a league table of what it calls the private rental sector’s most complained about issues.  After...

Another landlord has been hit with a substantial fine for failing to licence an HMO. Ryan Antony Otto, a director of Otto...

Build To Rent may win a lot of publicity but it’s still largely unknown outside London according to new research. BTR completions...

Rents are up year-on-year across all regions, according to the property website Home.   The mix-adjusted average rise across the UK is a...

New figures released this morning show that buy to let investors and second home buyers now pay almost half of the...

Down-sizing, once the preserve of retired home owners, is now a phenomenon in the rental market too. That’s the claim of Sarah...

The number of households taking lodgers has declined in recent years according to new research. The number of homes taking one lodger...

A prominent London council wants rental properties to be included in the government’s Flood Re reinsurance scheme. Westminster council says the current...

HM Revenue & Customs has named and shamed a string of landlords who, it claims, have collectively avoided many millions of...

The most recent interest rate rise has swung the balance making it cheaper to rent than to buy, according to lettings...

A couple growing cannabis at a house in Cambridgeshire jumped through a window and hid in the loft of their rental...

A new survey has painted a daunting picture of how much it may cost a landlord to remedy damage from pets. Amidst...

New data highlights an increase of 37 per cent in demand for landlord insurance in the first quarter of 2022, compared...

Rightmove is warning of likely price falls in the second half of 2022. Its latest monthly market snapshot actually shows yet another...

A trade body is calling for a partnership with the government to push the domestic heating market towards heat pumps as...

The Generation Rent group of activists says it has concerns over the broad proposals to allow landlords to charge for additional...

A pioneering project is matching private landlords with tenant management skills in a local housing association. Salford council and the Irwell Valley...

A tourism chief has likened new anti-holiday let regulations to those of a Stalinist dictatorship. Ashford Price, secretary of the Welsh Association...

The campaigning charity Shelter - once a critic of government policies over letting agents and landlords - has given a ringing...

The Deposit Protection Service has given landlords tips on how to prepare their homes for pets because, it says, the single...

The latest Bank of England base rate increase will serve only to increase the pain on landlords, it’s been claimed. This is...

Landlords and owner occupiers alike could lose the most financially from rent controls according to a prominent rentals expert. The claim comes...

A lettings agency claims to have identified which boroughs in the capital offer the best prospects for buy to let investors...

The government has released the full details of what it calls the Fairer Private Rented Sector White Paper. This is to form...

The chief executive of the National Residential Landlords Association says the devil is in the detail when it comes to the...

A prominent buy to let mortgage lender says there’s been a surge of interest in so-called green mortgages linked to good...

A local authority in London is threatening landlords with enforcement action if they don’t pay up for a new license. Lewisham’s Labour...

A lettings and estate agency has revealed a location where it says 50 per cent of its sales this year have...

What looks suspiciously like a government leak to the Daily Mail says the long-awaited Rental Reform White Paper will be unveiled...

The Welsh Government, which recently pushed back its so-called rental revolution until December, has nonetheless published extensive new guidelines about the...

A campaign to stop new build homes being sold to second home buyers for holiday lets has won a decisive victory...

New data from Rightmove suggests that rental demand is cooling in some areas where the market was busiest during the pandemic. And...

An online rental platform suggests almost a third of rental homes may be deemed unaffordable. Ocasa, using Office for National Statistics data,...

Landmark Auctions, a new property auctioneer has launched its services offering residential and commercial property, development, investment and land through in-house,...

Those wondering why Airbnb is accused of contributing to the shortage of long term rental stock may be interested in seeing...

London’s Labour Mayor Sadiq Khan wants to know the views of individuals on letting out homes in the capital via short...

A prominent energy industry organisation has just issued a new guide for landlords to improve their properties.  The Energy Saving Trust -...

Housing minister Eddie Hughes is to spell out how landlords can improve their properties ahead of legislation expected when the Renters...

The Bank of England is this week expected to increase base rate for the fifth time in a row. The Bank’s monetary...

The John Lewis Partnership is to offer short- and long-term lets when it builds flats to rent at three locations in...

Don’t pick on landlords - that’s the message from a leading tax and advisory consultancy. Blick Rothenberg warns that the government needs...

The number of adults living at home with parents has increased 20 per cent in the past 10 years, it’s been...

HMO minimum space standards may be changed by council A council has launched a six week consultation on proposals to change size...

Landlords considering new build properties to enlarge their portfolios may get more of a bargain than they expected. New data from the...

New research shows that, since 2016, the average stamp duty payment on buy to let homes has increased by £11,848 in...

Opposition continues to build to the prospect of rent controls in part of the UK, with the latest voice citing the...

A council is offering a no-commission rent guarantee service to private landlords. A statement from Elbridge council claims that it offers not...

Shelter - for so long an outspoken critic of private rental landlords and letting agencies - has now turned its fire...

A business analyst at a prominent consultancy says landlords who resist the temptation to quit the sector are “in a position...

The government is today launching a consultation on a policy obliging landlords to make changes to communal spaces outside disabled tenants’...

A landlord has been sentenced to 12 months imprisonment for the illegal eviction and harassment of a tenant, and has been...

Some 820,000 private rented households in Britain are routinely hit by a shortfall between their housing benefit and their monthly rents...

The housing market is showing signs of cooling, says the Halifax, as its latest index shows growing caution.  The lender says that...

Growing numbers of people are feeling psychologically affected by the cost of living crisis according to the latest Inflation Nation report...

The Guardian newspaper has given an aggrieved tenant the opportunity to explain how he and other renters took a landlord to...

Failing social housing landlords could face unlimited fines and Ofsted-style inspections, under the Social Housing (Regulation) Bill being introduced into Parliament...

It’s not just landlords with residential units that must beware the Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards - there’s now a legal warning...

It’s been confirmed that Prime Minister Boris Johnson is to announce plans to extend the Right To Buy to housing associations. Under...

Financial Times columnist and radio presenter James Max has made a strong case for opposing rent controls. Appearing on the Jeremy Vine...

Overnight speculation of a Cabinet reshuffle has yet again led to uncertainty over the Renters’ Reform Bill, pledging a radical shake-up...

There has been an angry response by some politicians in Wales to the decision by the Labour administration to delay implementation...

A new survey from an experienced company in the private rental sector has revealed shocking findings about what landlords really think...

An insurance chief with expertise in the holiday lets sector has stood up for owners who let their properties to holidaymakers...

A prominent auction house says bids are fewer in number than before - a sign that the market is softening, presenting...

The clearest indication of the rate at which the private rented market is shrinking is revealed in new research by Propertymark. It...

A group delivering tenant relations training claims thousands of illegal evictions are made possible because many local councils have no trained...

May saw a slight slowing in the rate of annual house price growth to 11.2 per cent from 12.1 per cent...

Two respected figures in the lettings sector want landlords and tenants to consider the future of the eviction process. Paul Shamplina -...

A rogue landlord that put tenants at risk has been fined for £4,808 for breaking housing regulations on a property in...

A London council is relaunching an appeal for private landlords to help house homeless people with mobility issues. Landlords in Camden and...

Landlords have welcomed the latest delays to radical rental reforms which were due to be implemented next month. Ben Beadle, chief executive...

The long Jubilee Weekend celebration may be almost upon us but landlords are being urged respond to a major property tax...

A new survey by Zoopla suggests the average property price has hit £250,200 for the first time - but a slowdown...

A landlord has been fined £7,500 for not complying with electrical safety standards at a property he owns and lets out...

There’s embarrassment all round for the Labour-run Welsh Government as it reveals a late delay to its much-hyped rental reform. The reform...

No it’s not an April Fool - some tenants in Wales are experimenting with an alternative to radiators and heat pumps....

A bank is forecasting that almost one in 10 rented homes in the UK within the next decade could be a...

Landlords with larger portfolios are more likely to increase rent than small-scale landlords. A poll by The Landlord Works shows that 75...

A new Selective Licensing scheme for private landlords in Nottingham has been approved by the city council and now goes for...

A council has imposed fines on five landlords for licensing breaches. Doncaster’s Selective Licensing scheme was introduced - so the council claims...

No fewer than 74 per cent of landlords say they feel a responsibility to support their tenants during times of financial...

The support package to help combat soaring fuel bills and the cost of living crisis - introduced at the end of...

The architect of one of the largest rental reform initiatives in the UK is set to address landlords at a webinar...

A man has been sentenced to 33 years after murdering his landlords at their property in south London. Daniel Briceno Garcia was...

A mortgage broker is accusing buy to let lenders of making life tougher for landlord borrowers. Mel Whiting of Norton Finance says...

A study of what has happened to a private rental sector hit by rent controls provides lessons to those in the UK...

The cost of living crisis and soaring fuel bills mean landlords may have to rethink the concept of all-inclusive rents. That’s the...

A PropTech company which aims its products at landlords, claim that over 600,000 landlords are breaking the rules when it comes...

The importance of improved energy efficiency in the private rented and owner occupied sectors has led to a surge in interest...

The surge in rents will subside and the market will normalise before the end of the year. That’s the prediction from Zoopla...

The Baroness leading the Generation Rent campaign group is accusing many landlords of failing to sell - despite having said they...

A collection of rental experts in a body called The Lettings Industry Council have called for the creation of a Landlord...

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...

Landlords are being advised not to panic buy ahead of what may be more difficult lending conditions as the cost of...

A market research company is to go door-to-door to seek residents’ views as part of a council’s consultation on landlord licensing. MEL...

A furniture firm which supplies to some Build To Rent operators has told buy to let landlords to up their game...

Brand new ‘property passports’ would help landlords prove their homes are compliant and assist tenants to identify decent and safe housing,...

Campaigning charity Shelter wants the government to fast-track its pledge to scrap Section 21 eviction powers. The government pledged a White Paper...

New analysis by Rightmove is tracking first-time buyer affordability over the last 10 years - and it shows why so many...

Landlords work harder to ensure properties are suitable for their preferred tenant type, more than they do to achieve maximum profits.  That’s...

A report in a government-supporting newspaper suggests that a proposal to cut Capital Gains Tax for landlords who sell to first...

The Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy has now opened its controversial boiler upgrade scheme. Landlords across England and Wales as...

A council has secured a banning order against a rogue landlord who was found guilty of failing to comply with legal...

Independent mortgage sector monitor Moneyfacts says the choice for landlords wanting to borrow remains very strong - but increasingly interest rates...

Lettings agency and property management consultancy Bramleys has revealed the most common landlord complaints, and has provided suggestions as to how...

The government is pondering beefing up mandatory alarm requirements which landlords have to meet in England. Until now private landlords have to...

Activists claim that the number of evictions using Section 21 is actually in excess of the reported by government. Ministry of Justice...

A council has launched what it calls a Landlord and Tenant Support Package in place of a previous landlord accreditation system.  Telford...

Analysis by Rightmove suggests that capital appreciation remains strong for landlords and owner occupiers alike, despite the recent flurry of interest...

A price comparison website has given a league table of features which it claims can allow landlords to increase the charges...

The house price inflation facing first time buyers is “frankly frightening” according to a new analysis which suggests typical FTB house...

The abolition of Section 21 eviction notices could lead to a surge in evictions by private landlords anxious to sell before...

Activists in Generation Rent have repeated once again their call for a rent freeze and yet another eviction ban.  “Rents have been...

Housing minister Eddie Hughes - the politician leading for the government own the renters’ Reform Bill - will be the keynote...

Demand for apartment living across much of Britain has yet to return to pre-pandemic levels despite a move back to normality...

A private tenant who stabbed his landlords to death has been convicted of murder. Daniel Garcia unleashed what an Old Bailey trial...

Airbnb’s general manager is claiming that there is no fact-based evidence to link the proliferation of short lets across the UK...

An industry study suggests that landlords without insurance risk are losing as much as 45 per cent of their annual rental...

Contrary to recent figures from Zoopla and others, pointing to double-digit rental inflation in the past year, official statistics show the...

Details have been released of a scheme seeking to encourage private landlords to lease their properties to local councils. The scheme in...

A business analyst has given an interesting interpretation of the soaring rental market - and says it keeps the wider sales...

Landowners are claiming that the negative stereotype given to private landlords in recent years by government contributes to the overall housing...

A PropTech platform says it’s giving landlords the opportunity to spread their management fees and marketing costs across the duration of...

A new PropTech link up pledges to be a win-win for agents, landlords and tenants. Muuvo, a platform which is free to...

Another council is conducting a consultation process aimed at renewing its existing landlord licensing for a further five years. Sefton council has...

Energy regulator Ofgem is suggesting that the energy price cap be updated quarterly rather than every six months.  This is only a...

A rogue landlord prosecuted for illegally squashing seven flats into a development with planning permission for six must pay around £250,000.  In...

The highest rental growth since the Global Financial Crisis, coupled with the cost of living crisis, is putting increased pressure on...

Landlords are being warned by the Fire Protection Association of major changes ahead for those letting properties in Wales. The Fitness for...

A safety organisation is warning of a “tragedy waiting to happen” because three quarters of fire doors fail to meet the...

Consultation events are to be held this week to gauge the reaction to a possible compulsory register for all Airbnb and...

A west country council is the latest to launch an initiative aimed at helping landlords meet the new Minimum Energy Efficiency...

The cost of a newly let home rose 9.8 per cent over the last 12 months to £1,125 pcm, marking the...

A Midlands council is the latest to introduce an additional licensing regime for HMOs - but it’s based on a consultation...

An online property platform says it expects May’s sales figures for new build searches to be slightly below expectations. This is as...

A survey of over 600 landlords by a business insurance service has found that 55 per cent have still to make...

The independent expert advisers to government on tax simplification, the OTS, says there has been a strong response to its consultation...

The Regulator of Social Housing has named and shamed a London council for its failure to provide assurance that it consistently...

A new study has compiled a league table of the best cities in the UK for investment in student accommodation. CIA Landlord...

A council is notifying its landlords with tenants on housing benefit that it is switching its payment schedule from paper to...

Housing Secretary Michael Gove has made a sweeping attack on the conditions of homes run by private landlords. In a statement backing...

A court has told a multi-millionaire landlord he must pay £125,000 after a 10-year campaign of abuse against a local council.  Last...

Research by a rental platform suggests there are currently over 65,000 short let properties being advertised in London alone. The platform, Rentd,...

The Health and Safety Executive is urging landlords to check the credentials of gas fitters following a case heard recently in...

Landlords renting out to holidaymakers could be in with a chance of winning £10,000 as part of a nationwide search for...

Activists have expressed their delight that the government has “listed to the voice of renters” in its provisions for widespread reform...

This is the entirety of the detail given by the government about the Renters’ Reform Bill, confirmed in yesterday’s Queen’s Speech. --- Renters Reform...

A landlord has been jailed for a year after making a homeless woman perform sexual favours for him in return for...

Landlords have been hit with steep rises in the cost of buy to let fixed rate mortgages even before the Bank...

The number of HMOs in England has fallen as a result of government intervention in the market. In 2018 new regulations were...

The Queen’s Speech has confirmed that a radical re-shaping of the rental sector in England is being pushed ahead by the...

Labour’s London Mayor - buoyed up after the party’s successes in the capital in last week’s elections - has renewed his...

A cleaning crisis caused by Brexit and Covid could threaten the well-being of the buy to let sector according to a...

The strong fundamentals of a rental market with a chronic undersupply are attracting a growing amount of institutional capital says Knight...

The government is widely expected to announce that Section 21 eviction powers will be scrapped in new legislation coming to Parliament...

A consultation is underway into the extension of yet another private landlord licensing scheme for a further five years. Since March 2018...

Landlords have enjoyed more capital appreciation with the average UK house price rising again in April, up by 1.1 per cent...

Activists from pressure groups and London-focussed tenants’ bodies have handed in a letter to 10 Downing Street asking the Prime Minister...

Voters in Bristol have decided to abolish the city’s directly elected mayor following a referendum. The city was given the choice of...

The lack of stock available to rent continues to limit lettings activity and drive rents higher in areas of prime London,...

PropTech firm Canopy says four out of five tenants have never missed a rent payment and that this should give them...

The UK’s largest listed provider of private rental homes, Grainger, is proposing pet-friendly ‘stay as long as you like up to...

A prominent buy to let mortgage expert says yesterday base rate rise by the Bank of England is expected to hit...

A trade union has called on the government to “look at all forms of rent control” as a way of combatting...

Taxes on buy to let investment are fuelling a supply crisis, hiking rents and making homeownership more difficult to afford. That’s the...

The average rent in the UK has hit another record high of £1,091 after a 1.2 per cent increase in the...

A legal challenge has been launched on a local authority accused of charging “disproportionate” sums for repair work on a block...

A lettings agency is to hold free events to support landlords ahead of what it calls a “landmark transformation” in rental...

The National Association of Property Buyers says soaring numbers of landlords are looking to sell homes - slashing stock and therefore...

A new version of PropTech platform Yuno claims to solve the problem of how a landlord should decide what is the...

The government has given the green light to two selective licensing schemes in areas of Burnley. The previous five-year schemes expired at...

The latest attack on landlords by Generation Rent director Baroness Alicia Kennedy concerns insulation and household warmth. She claims a quarter of...

The National Residential Landlords Association has hit back at allegations made by Shelter, accusing the charity of sensationalising the way landlords...

Landlords are being hit with more stamp duty as they expand their portfolios, thanks to the house price surge pushing homes...

A lettings market snapshot prepared each month by PropTech firm Goodlord claims there has been a dramatic rise in the typical...

Grainger, the UK’s largest listed provider of private rental homes, is launching its first Build To Rent development in Derby.  It is...

The government is reported to be considering extending the Right To Buy from just council tenants in England to housing association...

Gatehouse Bank is the latest mortgage lender to try to woo landlords with preferential rates for buy to let properties with...

House prices rose less than expected last month after expanding at the fastest rate for almost two decades.  The Nationwide says annual...

Gedling council in Nottinghamshire is the latest local authority to resume consultations on Selective Licensing after putting initial proposals on ice...

The Building Safety Bill has become law - and while it does offer help to leaseholder landlords with one or two...

Eviction specialist Landlord Action says it’s seen a sharp rise in landlords seeking to use its debt recovery service against tenants...

Activists in the Generation Rent group have made seven demands on government including a rent freeze, the clearing of tenants’ arrears,...

All private rented homes in Oxford will need a licence from this September, following a green light from the government. Some 49.3...

Another council has revealed it’s won funding from the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy to boost the EPCs of...

A new league table of capital values in seaside locations shows the affordability challenge of investing in areas with guaranteed holiday...

Shelter’s latest accusations about private landlords and evictions have been slammed as “scaremongering.” The charity claims that a private renter in England...

A rental platform forecasts that within 12 months the average UK tenant could be paying £800 more a year in rent...

Landlords seeking capital appreciation from a recovering prime London market have been provided with a league table by a debt advisory...

Buy To Let may have had a resurgence in the past year but long-term lending patterns suggest landlords have been hit...

Renters without a property to sell are likely to be the worst demographic sector affected by the cost of living crisis...

Campaigning charity Shelter claims that a private renter in England is handed a Section 21  eviction every seven minutes.  In a new...

Generation Rent is calling for a national rent freeze in the private sector for an unspecified period “for the duration of...

Average UK rents have increased for the sixth consecutive quarter - but some tenants are paying above the going rate to...

Are fixer-uppers really the cheap and cost-effective investment many believe? They are popular amongst landlords but research by lettings agency Benham and...

The National Residential Landlords Association has teamed up with a property sales management firm to offer a new service to landlords...

Bizarre but true - a tenant has undergone a pseudo-marriage ceremony with her cat in a bid to get around any...

It looks as if landlords have enjoyed further capital appreciation with the latest housing market index showing still-rising asking prices for...

A warning has been issued by a business consultancy that renters are set to feel particularly vulnerable this year because of...

A local authority is staging a webinar which focuses on hoarding and what landlords can do if they have a tenant with...

Landlords are being invited to attend an online meeting with local authority and Welsh Government officers to learn about changes in...

Airbnb, so often criticised for operating in the largely-unregulated short lets market, has called on the UK government to scrap Section...

New data from the Savills agency shows how difficult it will be for typical landlords with mid- to low-value houses and...

A landlord has been accused of a “disgusting offence” after installing a camera in the bathroom of a house he let...

Landlord Action supremo Paul Shamplina says he anticipates the long-awaited Rental Reform White Paper may now be delayed further, possibly until...

The government has announced that its ban on charging ground rent on new leases in England and Wales comes into force...

Looking after rental property is more complicated and more important than it was 20 years ago according to a leading lettings...

A council has served improvement notices on a number of properties owned by the Salvation Army and let to private tenants...

Landlords are being invited to let the BBC know what it believes lies behind the current rental market stock shortage.  The corporation...

Labour MP Hilary Benn has spoken out in favour of buy to let landlords currently expected to pay towards remediation work...

A new and huge landlord licensing scheme has launched in County Durham. A total of at least 29,000 properties, or 42 per...

Two of the country’s leading Conservative MPs have spoken at a Shelter conference which claimed millions of private renters were being...

A survey by the activist group Generation Rent is asking a series of detailed questions of private tenants in the constituency...

The proportion of landlords reporting increasing tenant demand has hit an all-time high of 62 per cent. Research undertaken on behalf of...

The National Residential Landlords Association has scooped three top accolades at an awards event, including the prestigious National Association of the...

A long-term shortage of stock means the rental sector is “massively underperforming” according to the property analytics service TwentyCi. It says in...

An industry trade body is alerting landlords that new smoke and carbon monoxide alarm rules are likely to be introduced soon -...

A council is considering imposing Banning Orders on unregulated and ‘informal’ landlords who have no lettings background and who advertise on...

A points-based system of rent controls is being advocated by activists associated with a controversial pro-tenant group. Living Rent, which is calling...

Politicians in a city with one of the UK’s most frenzied short lets markets are pledging to return Airbnb style units...

Another council is offering landlords financial assistance in improving energy efficiency in their investment properties.  North Norfolk District Council has won £3.85m...

Landlords will be breathing a sigh of relief following a Supreme Court decision delivered just before the Easter holiday. The court refused...

Newspapers have been told by the government that next month’s Queen's Speech will include dramatic measures to bring empty retail units...

The continuing shortage of supply in the lettings market is not only producing record high asking rents, but is also pushing demand...

A leading lettings industry figure is warning politicians that they risk shrinking the size of the private rental sector if they...

Analysis by property portal Boomin claims that rental properties on cycle lanes in London are showing premium returns above those of...

The homelessness charity Step By Step is demanding that rival bidding on rental property be outlawed to give the poorest prospective...

One of the leaders of the Generation Rent group claims it can be “an uphill struggle for private renters to get...

The latest forecast for the UK lettings market this year is that there will be a four per cent rise in...

Prime central London may not seem to most obvious part of the UK for buy to let investors but a leading...

The government says major house builders have agreed to spend £2 billion on fixing the dangerous cladding on their own buildings,...

A senior committee of MPs claims that it’s “too difficult for renters to realise their legal right to a safe and...

Landlords could lose up to £9,500 a year if they are unable to make changes to the energy efficiency of their...

The National Residential Landlords Association has backed a far-reaching report by a group of MPs which has condemned the quality of...

Landlords who have mortgages from the Yorkshire Building Society have been told that they do not need to inform the lender...

Room rents in most major UK urban locations are now at a record high according to flatshare service SpareRoom.  Some 41 out...

A controversial PropTech rental platform has issued a list of questions and issues to check when tenants rent from a landlord...

Rental activists have made clear that they are not going to stop when their objective to scrap Section 21 eviction powers...

EU citizens returning to the UK following the disruptions of the pandemic and Brexit May be the biggest losers from rental...

There’s been a remarkable 15 per cent leap in average rents achieved in prime central London over the past year, according...

Almost 70 per cent of private tenants in the North East relying on Universal Credit to pay their rent have a...

Buy to let landlords are increasingly looking to the highest yielding areas of the country as a way to maximise their...

Some landlords admit to increasing their rents directly as a result of being taxed more through the various fiscal changes introduced...

Growing concerns over inflation and the cost of living are changing the way landlords interact with their tenants, it’s being claimed. A...

A Labour city council that has already called for powers to impose rent controls has now extended its existing landlord licensing...

A landlord has been fined in one of the first cases in England, for failing to comply with Electrical Safety Standards. Regulations...

Capital appreciation for landlords has seen another surge according to the latest house price index, just released by the Halifax. It shows...

Knight Frank says landlords are in the driving seat in the prime rental market across London and the Home Counties. Low supply...

An online specialist mortgage broker claims that lenders are getting quicker at passing in interest rate rises to landlords. Property Master says...

Private renters who are trying to save a deposit on a home to buy are having to run in order to...

Representatives of holiday let landlords say they hope to capitalise on the increased number of staycations for economic-conscious  holidaymakers. They claim the...

A pressure group of campaigners highly critical of landlords and letting agents is organising protests at cities this weekend. Acorn - which...

New research has produced a league table of locations where capital appreciation in the past year has exceeded the average wage...

A campaign group wants local candidates fighting elections in London next month sign up to a set of policies including rent...

The Home Office has issued yet another update of its Right To Rent guidance for landlords and tenants. It advises them on...

The head of a guaranteed rent business has been given an 11-year ban for scamming £6.7m from property investors. Sam Eustace, 36,...

Local media in Sheffield are reporting that the activist group Acorn must pay just under £100,000 in costs and damages to...

A lettings platform that operates for female tenants has announced enhancements to its service.  Her Roomies differentiates itself by being a female-focused...

New research from an insurer shows many renters are acutely vulnerable to financial loss due to unawareness of their liabilities. And a...

Proposals to make rental properties greener by enforcing a minimum energy performance certificate rating of C, is causing widespread confusion throughout...

Letting agent Barrows and Forrester has identified how eco-improvements can add value to properties. Insulation - Upgrading a home’s insulation, specifically solid wall...

The Tenancy Deposit Service API has now integrated with Yaris, a cloud-based property management software provider. The integration allows landlords, agents and operators...

Buy to let landlords claimed a record £18.5 in tax relief in the year to April 2021, the most recent data...

There’s been a big rise in rents in the past month according to PropTech supplier Goodlord. They are now at their highest...

There’s a new warning that the cost of living crisis facing landlords and tenants could get sizeably worse thanks to yet...

Annual rental growth in prime London reached 11.1 per cent in the first quarter of this year, following a 3.4 increase...

Renters are amongst the three groups likely to suffer worst as the cost of living crisis unfolds, an analyst has warned.  Sarah...

Thousands of landlords are to be quizzed to establish the true cost of damages to rental accommodation by tenants. The “What’s the...

A surprising call has come from a major industry supplier - it wants landlords to set up standing orders with their...

Housing minister Eddie Hughes MP has met with activists to discuss the government’s reform proposals for the private rental sector.  They were...

A study by the Tenancy Deposit Service has found that garden maintenance remains one of the most common reasons behind deposit...

A landlord has been fined £5,000 for letting an unlicensed HMO in London. The fine was issued by Haringey council after the...

It’s not an April Fool - capital appreciation of homes really is running at 14.3 per cent a year according to...

Campaigning charity Shelter claims renters’ pockets are being hit the hardest of any demographic group in Britain in terms of the...

Rooms-to-rent platform Ministry of Rooms has launched a new initiative to make it easier for Ukrainian refugees to connect with landlords...

The great imbalance between tenant demand and available stock continues, according to the latest market snapshot from the letting agencies’ trade...

The government has indirectly given away early details of its long-expected National Landlord Register - but it still appears to be...

Some landlords of rental properties can now apply for grants to contribute towards the cost of installing Electric Vehicle chargers. To access...

The government appears to have admitted that the long-awaited Rental Reform White Paper has now been delayed yet again, this time...

More than 50 per cent of private tenants who rely on Universal Credit to pay their rent have a shortfall between...

A report by a business campaign group claims Build To Rent is key to helping solve the housing crisis in London. Who...

Trade unions in Scotland are demanding that local council candidates sign a pledge to support “urgent” rent controls in that country. The...

The government says it’s going to name and shame what it considers to be bad social landlords, using social media to...