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There has been a sharp rise in demand for rental accommodation, according to the latest report from haart. Data from the letting...

Investing in buy-to-let property can be a great way to make money. But before parting with your cash, an investment strategy...

The number of rental homes on the market in Scotland dropped in the first quarter of the year, while demand from...

A new productivity tool designed to help landlords, property managers, agents and tenants better manage their day-to-day tenancy communications has been...

Foundation Home Loans has launched a five-year fixed rate product exclusively through its key packager partners. The new product being offered is available...

For landlords, it is not always easy to guess what prospective tenants are looking for when getting a vacant property ‘rental...

The number of limited company fixed rate buy-to-let products hit a record high this month as mortgage lenders respond to changing...

There has been a significant increase in the number of millennials investing in property crowdfunding, new research by Shojin Property Partners...

David Salusbury, the former chairman of the National Landlords Association (NLA), the UK Association of Letting Agents (UKALA), and of mydeposits,...

Local authorities should be given the power to confiscate properties from landlords who break the law, according to a committee of...

From a landlord’s perspective, it has been a tough couple of years, with a raft of changes designed to bring the...

A rogue landlord who left tenants living in substandard conditions in Selly Oak and Edgbaston has been ordered to pay in...

Many people feel anxious and uncomfortable when getting themselves into debt and understandably this is why many of us strive to...

Aldermore has cut rates on its buy-to-let mortgage range for company landlords, ensuring that they are now aligned with buy-to-let deals...

High house prices and years without real-terms wages growth have prompted a growing number of young people to abandon the idea...

There has been an improvement in the letting market, according to board company Agency Express. The number of new rental property listings...

Low levels of activity in the sluggish housing market are forcing many homeowners to accept offers well below asking price, making...

New buy-to-let regulations are making it harder for landlords to keep up to speed with complex compliance responsibilities, as the government...

Foundation Home Loans has launched a new five-year fixed rate deal for a limited time only, which is aimed at primarily...

A majority of buy-to-let landlords see the UK’s vote to leave the EU as a threat to their property business, with...

The Property Investor & Homebuyer Show, the UK’s most comprehensive property exhibition, takes place at London ExCeL tomorrow and Saturday and...

RentalStep has added its voice to growing calls for rent payments to be added to a tenant’s credit score. The PropTech startup supports...

Tenant referencing provides all the background information on prospective tenants, helping landlords and letting agents make an educated choice about who...

Cambridge Building Society has joined forces with Legal & General Mortgage Club to offer its buy-to-let range to landlords across England...

Private landlords provide an increasingly vital source of affordable and flexible accommodation for many people and the government should do more...

In recent years, cites within the north of England have attracted more property investors targeting high yields, but new research shows...

An increasing number of buy-to-let landlords are looking to diversify their portfolios by investing in Houses with Multiple Occupants (HMOs), commercial...

Labour has once again called for rents to be capped in Scotland after fresh data revealed rent increases were outstripping wage...

More than two fifths (41%) of portfolio landlords aim to expand their portfolio over the next 12 months, new research shows. The...

The government must focus on urgently improving dangerous housing conditions across the country after new figures revealed that thousands of private...

With savers receiving miserable returns, many shrewd investors are turning to the buy-to-let sector as a means of supplementing their income,...

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s royal wedding has caused a major tourism boost for areas surrounding London and Windsor as illustrated...

An ‘unsafe’ house in multiple occupation (HMO) in north London has been uncovered by enforcement officers from Brent Council following a...

There has been a sharp rise in the number of build-to-rent homes complete, under construction and in planning across the UK,...

The number of landlords remortgaging in order to raise funds to improve their properties has reached an all-time high, new figures...

With savers continuing to receive poor returns from banks and building societies, buy-to-let remains the investment of choice for many people,...

Over the past year, the government has introduced 3% Stamp Duty levy, new stress tests for portfolio landlords and started to...

The buy-to-let market continues to see a marginal rise in residential rental prices, and this trend appears to be fuelled by...

The number of English landlords renting out properties in Scotland has quadrupled since 2012, thanks to cheaper property prices north of...

Older people are facing a shortage of suitable housing for their retirement, putting pressure on the wider property market. A new report...

When a landlord rented out a property in a quiet residential area in Plymouth Hoe last year, he had little cause...

Specialist lender, Bluestone Mortgages, has made changes across its buy-to-let mortgage range, including the introduction of interest-only products aimed at customers...

Wealthy foreigners are prepared to spend up to £50,000 a week renting luxury homes in London, and this now risks sending...

The Mortgage Works (TMW) is removing all upper age restrictions across its buy-to-let product range for experienced landlords. Currently, the buy-to-let arm...

Over half of private landlords plan to sell some of their buy-to-let properties this year, it has been claimed. Some 54% of landlords...

Barclays and NatWest have introduced rate changes to some of their buy-to-let purchase mortgage products. Barclays has raised rates across no fewer...

The landlord of a north London property where two men died of a suspected carbon monoxide leak on Sunday faces a...

Void periods are inevitable. But no landlords wants to experience excessive or lengthy void periods as that can significantly impact the...

The law has finally caught up with a letting agent who stole £22,000 from clients, including landlords. Peter Bell, now the former...

Fleet Mortgages has cut rates across its fixed-rate products by 10 basis points. In terms of its standard range, the buy-to-let lender’s two-year...

New ‘Home Safety Guidance’ has been released by the Electrical Safety Roundtable (ESR) to help landlords meet their obligations and ensure...

Demand for property in the private rental market is showing no signs of slowing down, and this is placing upward pressure...

A buy-to-let landlord in Birmingham has been fined £25,000 after pleading guilty at Birmingham Magistrates Court for regulation breaches in relation...

Doncaster Council’s Cabinet will be discussing new ways to tackle rogue landlords at their meeting later today. The proposal is to introduce...

Despite the changes to the buy-to-let sector in recent years, there still remains a desire among many to become a landlord,...

The government’s review into building and fire safety regulations is ‘missing the opportunity’ to assess fire safety regulations across all types...

As we grow older, we begin to think about life after work, and being to imagine how retirement may be for...

Paragon has launched a new range of buy-to-let mortgage products for portfolio landlords, for a limited time only. The mortgage deals, which...

An online student accommodation service has launched in Bristol offering to cover landlords for up to six months’ worth of unpaid...

Unscrupulous landlords who rent out substandard properties face being driven out of the private rented sector as new banning orders are...

Rogue landlords in Milton Keynes are being put on notice as the local council announces a new ‘tough approach’, including the...

A growing number of landlords are using a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) as a tax-efficient way of holding a portfolio of...

Almost two-fifths of landlords are feeling positive about the future of the rental market, and are thinking about buying more properties...

A buy-to-let investor, who previously spent time in prison for perjury after he lied during an inquiry into the deaths of...

A new TV show called ‘Bad Tenants, Rogue Landlords’, a companion series to ‘Nightmare Tenants, Slum Landlords’, starts today. Following the success...

ARLA Propertymark has slammed the new database of rogue landlords and letting agents, which will come into effect from tomorrow, as...

Seven in ten prospective tenants registered with MovingSoon.co.uk, a website that advertises affordable housing for renters, believe deposit-free renting is a...

GWlegal has launched a buy-to-let toolkit, available on its online case management system GWlive, as part of the company’s rebrand as...

Lord Flight, a former Conservative Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury, has once again criticised his own party’s buy-to-let tax changes,...

A number of landlords remain confident about the buy-to-let sector despite tax hikes and tougher mortgage rules hitting the private rented...

Rents in prime central London increased by 0.2% between February and March, the first monthly rise since September 2015, according to...

A landlord in North West London who failed to deal with noisy pigeons nesting at one of its properties has been...

Vida has widened its buy-to-let expat criteria for a limited number of distributors to cater for existing UK property owners working...

Colchester has been named the best place for buy-to-let investors in today’s market, based on a combination of capital value growth,...

Rents increased 3% annually in February to £857 per month on average helping to offset recent tax hikes for landlords, new...

A Conservative councillor has been ordered to pay more than £57,000 after being taken to court by his own council for...

When the Bank of England increased the interest rate to 0.5% in late 2017, buy-to-let landlords throughout the UK felt the...

Foundation Home Loans has made changes to its but-to-let criteria for landlords seeking fresh funds to help acquire property, in response...

The security deposits that tenants leave with their landlord or their letting agent could be capped at no more than five...

The government’s Right to Rent' policy has been slammed by a government inspector for failing “to demonstrate its worth” by encouraging...

The number of homes available to rent in the UK dropped in February to a 21 month low which letting agents...

In recent years, cites within the north of the UK have become more and more popular within the property investment world,...

Buy-to-let landlords who currently own property in Northern Ireland, or who are thinking about investing in the country’s buy-to-let sector, may...

A growing number of buy-to-let are struggling to obtain mortgages following the introduction of tougher lending conditions, including more rigid underwriting...

Buy-to-let landlords who own properties in Blackpool are being urged to lobby against plans to introduce a selective licensing scheme in...

Hackney in east London has recorded the fastest growth in rents on a typical two-bedroom home over the past decade, according...

The Mortgage Works (TMW) is increasing the maximum loan-to-value (LTV) for landlords from 75% to 80%. The increase in maximum LTV for...

Up to 12% of people retiring in 2018 have not made any financial provision for their retirement, according to fresh research...

Deposit-free renting provider Flatfair has signed a partnership with the UK's largest independent estate agency Spicerhaart which has 100 letting branches...

A letting agent in Hove has been expelled from The Property Ombudsman (TPO) scheme for 18 months for not passing on...

Private rental prices paid by tenants in Scotland rose by 0.7% in the 12 months to February 2018, reaching an average...

Buy-to-let landlords who own properties in London that look set to be empty over the Easter bank holiday weekend are being...

Paragon is introducing a procuration fee for intermediaries who submit further advance business for buy-to-let customers that subsequently completes. The specialist bank...

Buy-to-let landlords who reject housing benefit claimants could be breaking the law. A recent legal case which saw single mother Rosie Keogh...

A buy-to-let landlord who rented out a converted British Telecom station in Osterley without consent has been ordered to pay over...

There has been a sharp rise in the number of over 60s renting privately, according to new research from the Centre...

EastEnders has been praised by the Tenancy Deposit Scheme (TDS) for a recent storyline tackling tenancy deposit issues faced by some...

Some people are simply not interested in owning their own home, as reflected by new research revealing that 16% of private...

A pair of private landlords from Sheffield who harassed and illegal evicted their tenant have been handed suspended prison sentences. Mark Cashin...

Universal credit will cause up to 1.3 million evictions from privately rented homes, Liberal Democrat Department for Work and Pensions (DWP)...

Unscrupulous landlords in Hackney, east London, who leave tenants living in substandard conditions, will be forced to improve the condition of...

Private landlords are now being offered more choice when looking to remortgage after Accord Buy To Let launched a new mortgage...

Plans to cap the security deposits that tenants leave with landlords or their letting agents at no more than six weeks...

There was a sharp decline in the number of new listings, while the volume of properties let last month dipped, as...

Buy-to-let landlords who are deterred from expanding their property portfolios due to recent legislative and tax changes, but still wanting greater...

Together has reduced a number of buy-to-let rates as they continue to compete to win more business amid a housing market...

Tougher buy-to-let lending criteria, introduced in September last year by the Bank of England’s Prudential Regulatory Authority (PRA), is making it...

A buy-to-let landlord who let ‘hazardous’ properties in Leyland has been fined £20,000. Leyland Estates Ltd was prosecuted at Preston Magistrates Court after...

A new rent collection service that offers landlords the same power as large financial institutions to incentivise on-time payments from their...

Councils will be handed tough new powers to punish rogue landlords up to £30,000. Under the new legislation, being introduced in October,...

Skipton International is hoping to build on strong demand for its buy-to-let mortgages to British expats seeking to invest in England...

An increasing number of buy-to-let landlords are likely to exit Scotland’s private rented sector or reduce the size of their property...

In recent years, high property prices have made it difficult for first-time buyers to get on the housing ladder. Despite this,...

Tenants in London are now required to pay up to £8,650 just to move into a rented home, it has been...

Buy-to-let landlords will have an opportunity to gain free advice on legislation and tax at a free event being held in...

Councils are being urged to do more to crack down on rogue landlords who are leaving thousands of tenants living in...

A north London council is being encouraged to take a tough stance on reported Airbnb and equivalent style rentals in an...

A rogue landlord has been fined in excess of £20,000 after renting a single house out to three separate families. Veli Bunul...

Virgin Money has introduced a new £750 cashback incentive on its intermediary exclusive buy-to-let range, available for a limited time. The new...

Around a third of buy-to-let investors are still unaware of how regulatory changes could impact their ability to borrow or refinance...

There is still a worrying lack of awareness regarding new Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards (MEES) being introduced next month, according to...

Recent research from Fixflo shows that nearly 42% of all agents in the UK believe the looming letting fees ban will...

Fewer people are looking to invest in buy-to-let property as new regulations and a cooler market deter prospective property investors.   A...

In the past couple of years there has been an increase in the number of private landlords running their letting business...

If you are planning to add to your property portfolio, it is important to ensure that the property is gas safe. Here’s...

GWlegal has launched a new service tailored to specialist buy-to-let brokers and landlords. The service, called GW Expert Buy-To-Let, will provide buy-to-let...

Buy-to-let landlords are currently in retreat in the housing market, leaving many tenants struggling to find suitable rented accommodation, new analysis...

Home insurance provider, HomeProtect, has embarked on a quest to find the UK’s best landlord. Their first ever Landlord of the Year...

Mortgage lending fell to a four-year low during the final quarter of last year as tax reforms continue to deter buy-to-let...

In recent times, Birmingham has widely been considered as one of the very best places to invest in, throughout the whole...

The National Landlords Association (NLA) is seeking property professionals to be its local representatives across the country. The trade body has described...

Plans to introduce a new rental complaints system to help support private tenants who are forced to live in shoddy housing...

Whether you are a first-time landlord or have let properties before, there are a number of factors to consider in order...

Foundation Home Loans has expanded its HMO product range and re-priced select buy-to-let mortgage rates in response to SWAP rate changes. Highlights...

Deposit protection scheme, TDS, has announced 20 new dates for its ‘Academy’ training events running over the next year across England...

Scottish Labour leader Richard Leonard has unveiled proposals to control rents and limit the power of private landlords, despite concerns that...

The government is being urged by the National Landlords Association (NLA) to repeal the fee that councils can now charge when...

The average buy-to-let investor who sold their rental property in 2017 did so for £86,651 more than they paid for it,...

There has been a reported surge in calls from landlords whose investment properties were damaged by the ‘Beast from the East’...

The average tenancy deposit paid by tenants in Britain’s largest cities now stands at £1,057, with deposits for properties in London and...

Most areas of England and Wales have seen rental price growth over the past 12 months, but where are rents increasing...

Rental prices increased by 1.2% in February compared to the corresponding month a year earlier, the latest HomeLet Rental Index shows. The...

Only a fifth of tenants get on with their landlords, according to a new study by Hillarys.co.uk, as part of ongoing...

A growing number of private tenants are signing up to Open Banking, involving several banks, which was launched in the UK...

Gedling Borough Council yesterday voted to approve plans to impose selective licensing charges on private landlords in the Nottinghamshire district. Following a consultation...

With savers receiving dismal returns from banks and building societies, thousands more people are turning to buy-to-let as a means of...

This week, there have been warnings that the buy-to-let market is looking ‘increasingly bleak’ and that landlords are deterred from entering...

A private landlord has been fined more than £11,000 for operating an unlicensed property in Bedford. Mr Fhalora of Ampthill Road, Bedford,...

Remortgaging continues to drive the buy-to-let market, with the proportion of buy-to-let mortgages for remortgages rising to 52% in the fourth...

A growing number of private landlords are planning to exit the buy-to-let market, prompting fears that rents will rise sharply as the...

With the new tax year approaching, now is a good time to get your tax affairs up to date, and to...

The average five-year fixed rate has fallen to a joint record-low of 3.43%, a rate last seen in October 2017, according...

There was a significant decline in rental stock coming on to the market in the final quarter of 2017, placing greater...

The Northern Powerhouse cities of Manchester, Leeds and Liverpool have been identified as global property investment hotspots. According to the research from...

A rating and review service that allows both tenants and landlords to assess each other after one month of engagement and...

There is less than four weeks remaining until new Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards (MEES) come into force across England and Wales,...

The Treasury should focus on easing the housing crisis by thinking more ‘creatively’ and using taxation to ‘encourage and support’ buy-to-let...

Private landlords in Basildon are being invited to attend a free rental workshop this week. The event, which is being run by...

Average rents in the prime central London (PCL) residential lettings market fell 2.1% in the year to February 2018, the same...

Rotherham Council wants to do more to protect private tenants by using tougher new laws to clamp down on rogue landlords. Local...

The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) today unveiled its modernised branding to reflect what it describes as its ‘new corporate identity, as...

It has been just over a year since the opening of the rental development be:here Hayes in west London, delivered by...

A generous landlord, who has asked to remain anonymous, has donated one of her rental properties to Jose Ragoobeer, whose family...

The government has confirmed that the long-awaited extension of Mandatory HMO Licensing will be introduced from 1st October 2018, subject to...

There has been much debate about Brexit and how it will impact the property market and the economy as a whole. ...

Newbury Building Society has cut its buy-to-let mortgage rates, including those to landlords operating through a limited company, by up to...

Buy-to-let landlords are being advised to turn to the North West of England in a bid to increase their annual yields following the...

Buy-to-let landlords and letting agents working in the private rented sector in England are being invited to offer their views in...

There was a sharp rise in the number of tenants that saw their rent costs increase north of the border last...

Changes to the way in which buy-to-let mortgages are assessed and sold has meant that those wishing to invest in property...

The National Homebuilding & Renovating Show takes place this month at the NEC in Birmingham, and you can now claim a...

The cost of taking out a buy-to-let mortgage has started to rise, following the Bank of England’s decision to increase the...

Failure to comply with gas and other safety standards in rented properties are likely to be less tolerated by the regulator once...

Loyalty programmes are popping up in every corner of the retail space, and that is because businesses understand the importance of...

A new tool that enables landlords to get an instant EPC rating on their rental properties has been launched by Mortgages...

Rogue letting agents have reportedly been convicted of stealing more than £750,000 worth of tenancy deposits so far this year –...

Private landlords who reject housing benefit claimants could be breaking the law. A recent legal case saw single mother Rosie Keogh win...

Less than one in five landlords in England can legally issue section 21 notices in England, according to Cover4LetProperty.co.uk. The landlord insurance...

A new development featuring the first family houses built exclusively for rent in Hampshire has been launched by Grainger, the UK’s...

Landbay has launched a new range of buy-to-let products, with a specific focus on enhancing its HMO offering, making it easier...

Three tenants who sub-let a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Kingsbury, north-west London, to 35 men have been fined more than 23,000. The residents...

A private landlord in Lincoln has been fined more than £10,000 after being caught breaking safety rules for a second time. Missing...

Fleet Mortgages has revamped and re-priced its product range as part of a strategy of embracing the ‘professionalism’ of the buy-to-let...

The National Landlords Association (NLA) has launched its new brand following extensive consultation with members and stakeholders. The new brand aims to...

Many buy-to-let landlords with two-year fixed deals that are about to come to an end are likely to face difficulties in...

Buy-to-let landlords need to be prepared for more regulations coming in, following the publication of a government consultation on electrical safety...

Many people with pets still find it difficult to find a rental property, and that is largely due to the potential...

Hundreds of thousands of people are experiencing acute forms of homelessness across Britain, with rough sleeping set to increase sharply over...

Capital gains tax receipts hit £5.5bn in January, leaving the Treasury on course to rake in as much as £8.8bn this...

Amid what is likely to be one of the coldest Februarys for a century the last thing you need – or...

Councils cannot use selective licensing conditions to impose new standards on private rented homes, the Court of Appeal ruled yesterday. The case...

A new training event will held in Northumberland next week to help buy-to-let landlords manage their tenancies and properties. The training session,...

In 2006, selective licensing was introduced, giving councils the power to force landlords to clean up their acts. These licenses allow...

Do private tenants deserve more protection in terms long-term right to stay in a property, or would new rules make the...

A new buy-to-let affordability calculator, which works out the loan-to-value (LTV), annual rental yield and maximum gross loan amount for both...

Registration is now live for the National Landlord Investment Show which will take place at London Olympia next month.  Hundreds of buy-to-let landlords...

Fresh research from the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) which reveals that young adults are less likely to own a home...

Over the next few months, it is anticipated that tens of thousands of private landlords in the UK will face struggles...

The private rented sector has enjoyed a strong start to 2018, according to the Agency Express Property Activity Index. National month-on-month figures...

With residential property prices in super prime London continuing to fall, an increasing number of would-be purchasers are turning to luxury...

Plans to introduce new licensing schemes for privately rented homes across parts of North West London have been given the go-ahead by...

Bank of Ireland UK has cut rates on its two-year fixed buy-to-let range by up to 0.2%, with rates now starting...

A new rental complaints system has been proposed to help support private tenants who are forced to live in shoddy housing...

Over recent months, the government and leading housing charities have put increasing pressure on landlords to improve the quality of rental...

A third of property professionals in this country are set to add to their portfolios this year as appetite for opportunistic...

Two buy-to-let landlords in Burnley have been fined a total of £27,500 as part of Burnley Council’s campaign to clamp down...

Residential property remains the long-term investment of choice for many Britons, illustrated by the high number of properties sold under the...

The introduction of the EU-wide General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is a little over three months away, and the legislation will...

Britain has been hit with a snow and ice warning that is set to put thousands of homes at risk of...

Buy-to-let landlords are being invited to take part in a free seminar in Cumbria next week. The event, which will be held...

Residential property price growth continues to prove resilient despite political and economic uncertainty, which is partly why buy-to-let remains the investment...

A number of buy-to-let landlords currently do not use letting agents to find or manage properties, and it has been suggested...

Buy-to-let lending margins have been squeezed, with providers absorbing more costs to keep their rates competitive in the last quarter of...

A buy-to-let landlord has been given a suspended prison sentence, handed a 16-week curfew and ordered to pay more than £10,600...

Paragon has launched a new online portal for buy-to-let mortgage customers and intermediaries, making it easier for borrowers to access a...

The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) is seeking greater clarification from the Labour party after it put forward new proposals this week...

A proposal to introduce a new licensing scheme for privately rented homes in Nottingham has been given the green light by...

The Mortgage Works (TMW) will launch its first ever sub-2% five-year fixed rate buy-to-let mortgage deal today. The new product, offered at...

Private rental prices paid by tenants continued to slow last month suggesting that rent controls may leave tenants worse off. Rent paid...

A buy-to-let landlord has been ordered to pay £7,400 after failing to obtain a license to rent out a property in...

Many buy-to-let landlords are reluctant to sell a tenanted property because it can increase the chances of the sale falling through...

A plan to introduce a new selective licensing scheme in Telford has been scrapped by Telford & Wrekin Council after more...

A new tenant app, designed to improve the communications between landlords and tenants, has been launched by property management software firm,...

A mix of tax reforms and tighter regulation for the buy-to-let sector must not prevent private landlords from being able to...

Tenants collectively paid a whopping £51.6bn in rent last year, which is £1.8bn higher than the previous year and more than...

Rental prices continued to rise in January, albeit marginally, according to the latest HomeLet Rental Index. The average rent agreed on a...

Nationwide has seen profits fall following a drop in buy-to-let mortgages as demand for rental properties continue to fall. It is currently...

There has been a significant increase in the number of landlords who are seriously behind with their mortgage payments, new figures...

Almost half of buy-to-let landlords are looking to expand their property portfolios despite recent tax changes in the industry, according to...

Rental values in prime London increased by 2.5% in the final quarter of 2017, up 1.2% on the corresponding period in...

Buy-to-let landlords looking for an impressive return on investment in the capital through Airbnb stays should look to invest in East...

A new free Assured Shorthold Tenancy (AST) contract creator tool that allows DIY landlords to create a bespoke, legally-binding tenancy agreement...

With savers continuing to receive poor returns from banks and building societies, thousands of people unsurprisingly continue to turn to residential...

A company and the manager of a house of multiple occupation (HMO) in South Hampstead, north-west London, have been hit with...

The average cost of renting a home is now increasing across every UK region for the first time in 19 months,...

There has been a rise in the number of people wanting to step off the housing ladder and rent in retirement...

There has been a sharp rise in the number of expats in Australia looking to invest in UK buy-to-let property, despite...

Weaker demand from tenants has resulted in rental price falls in parts of the capital, as some landlords are being forced...

  There has been a significant decline in buy-to-let acquisitions since 2015 owed primary to tax and regulatory changes, new figures show. A...

We all know that buying a home is a distant dream for many young people without wealthy parents, but there is...

Using an ombudsman has long been a pretty successful way of trying to resolve a complaint with a property firm without...

An unscrupulous individual pretending to be a private landlord in order to scam more than £10,000 from unsuspecting tenants before going...

Police in Plymouth have seized up to £50,000 worth of cannabis in a raid. Officers searched a rented property in Plymouth Hoe,...

A buy-to-let landlord has been fined almost £34,000 for putting tenants at risk. Harbhajan Singh Dhami pleaded guilty to not one, but 32...

TMA Club has added Chorley Building Society to its lender panel, offering members immediate access to a wide range of buy-to-let...

With 65,000 affordable new homes planned to be built in London per year, it would appear that the capital is offering...

The 31st January deadline to submit your self-assessment tax return for the year ended 5 April 2017 has come and gone, but almost...

A major cannabis farm was discovered over the weekend at a house in Plymouth city centre after two police community support...

We all know that regulatory changes to lending in this country has made it harder for portfolio landlords to secure a...

Criminal landlords who crammed up to 40 migrants inside their semi-detached townhouse in north-west London face losing hundreds of thousands of...

Two separate legal challenges have been launched against government's 'Right to Rent' policy. The scheme, which requires landlords to check the immigration...

Landlord licensing, a database of rogue landlords and improved rent controls are among some of the primary measures proposed by renters...

The buy-to-let property market is currently experiencing a wave of reforms, with the government looking to alter the way in which...

Legal & General has announced that it will be creating 200 new Build to Rent (BTR) homes in Brighton as part...

According to official figures, more than 200,000 homes in England were empty for at least six months during 2016. In London,...

A dirty property has been identified as the most off-putting factor for people looking for a new home to rent. New figures...

As a landlord you should be aware that you are responsible for the safety of your tenants, and that is why...

Buy-to-let investors seeking the best returns should look at investing in key northern cities where the gap between asking and achieved...

Average rents in prime central London recorded a fall of 3.1% over the course of 2017, but the rate of decline...

Rental price growth north of the border continued to outstrip the rest of the UK with an annual rise of 1.7%...

A but-to-let landlord in south east London has been penalised for allowing his elderly tenants to live in a property that...

With tenants privately renting from a landlord now typically paying more than half of their income in rent, a growing number...

Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has accused the Tory government of intentionally not fixing the housing crisis after revelations that thousands of...

Fresh research into how investors are planning to manage their financial strategy in 2018 shows that more than half - 53%...

Buy-to-let landlords in Scotland should not be permitted to use Airbnb, and equivalent websites, to rent out their properties for longer...

The average two-year buy-to-let fixed mortgage deal at 75% loan-to-value (LTV) has fallen to a record-low of 2.47%, as many landlords...

With the 31 January deadline for the 2016/17 self assessment tax returns almost upon us, Blick Rothenberg offers some last minute...

The housing crisis is the greatest challenge London faces. Years of not building enough new homes, including affordable housing, mean many...

The future of the pensions industry has been dealt a further blow as young people feel saving for property is more...

The number of properties letting agents managed in December reached a record-high, according to ARLA Propertymark’s December Private Rented Sector (PRS) report. The 200 properties...

Mansfield Building Society has launched a new family buy-to-let mortgage that enables landlords to let out their property to a close...

Liverpool, Nottingham and Cardiff are among the latest hotspots for buy-to-let investors looking for the best returns. The latest edition of Private...

Auctions are a great way to acquire property competitively, with a wide range of great investment deals often going under the...

The phasing out of mortgage interest relief from last April will soon start to make it harder for buy-to-let landlords to make...

We have seen a significant amount of publicity recently surrounding the sale of leasehold houses and the imposition of significant ground...

A buy-to-let landlord in Tiptree has been fined for poor property management that left a family in Poor living conditions. Mohibur Rahman,...

As a landlord you will undoubtedly be aware that you are responsible for the safety of your tenants, and that includes...

There are plenty of changes that you could make to ensure 2018 is more profitable, with Simple Landlords Insurance advising buy-to-let...

Skipton Building Society has cut rates on selected buy-to-let mortgages, as competition between mortgage lenders remains strong. The new buy-to-let range includes...

Dangerous electrical mains installation, ‘defective’ sanitary fitments in both the bathroom and kitchen, and a ‘lack of automatic fire detection’, were among...

The average rent in England and Wales hit £850 a month in December, up 2.2% year-on-year, led by gains in the...

Buy-to-let landlords looking to secure high rental yields should consider investing in Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs) which continue to outperform...

Despite a challenging 2017 for the buy-to-let market, characterised by tax and regulatory changes, including the first stage of the phasing out...

Buy-to-let landlords who fail to comply with minimum standards will face fines up to £30,000 for each offence under tough new...

Accord Buy To Let has overhauled its buy-to-let mortgage range by introducing 17 new products and reducing rates by up to...

The majority of UK landlords did not set out to create significant property businesses and, even today, about half (49.7%) of...

Rents in Scotland fell marginally in the final three months of 2017, the latest figures show. Fresh data from letting agent portal...

Annual rental price growth in the UK edged up in December, HomeLet said on Tuesday. The latest HomeLet Rental Index reveals that...

Buy-to-let lender Landbay has been added to the SimplyBiz Mortgages panel. The lender offers a host of products aimed at buy-to-let landlords, including...

Rental arrears – or the potential for rent arrears – are the bane of every landlord’s life, to the degree that...

With less than three months until the new Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards (MEES) are introduced in April 2018, Mike Feely of...