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22 January 2021
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A so-called Citizens Assembly set up by a leading politician has called for rent controls. The Citizen’s Assembly of Scotland was launched...
22 January 2021
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Around half of renters are worried about financial security thanks to Coronavirus - and many are concerned their landlords will sell up. Aldermore Bank,...
22 January 2021
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A landlord has been hit with a fine of over £600 after failing to comply with an improvement notice - jeopardising...
22 January 2021
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The Church of England has named its first Bishop for Housing, ahead of the publication of a report following a two...
22 January 2021
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The government has been slammed for missing out landlords in proposals to enforce new energy efficiency regulations. Propertymark - the trade group...
21 January 2021
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A landlord who let out a former bank vault as an illegal flat described by the local council as “dangerous” has...
21 January 2021
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The first case of a landlord breaching new tenancy rules in Scotland has resulted with him being issued a ‘Wrongful Termination...
21 January 2021
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A landlord who failed to improve his rental property, leaving his tenants in dangerous conditions, has been fined. Haroon Karim from Nottingham...
21 January 2021
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Both Labour and the Scottish National Party have spoken out over online platforms carrying advertisements from landlords seeking sexual favours in...
20 January 2021
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Police in Devon say they will be cracking down on holiday homes let by landlords in contravention of Coronavirus lockdown rules...
20 January 2021
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A council that put a selective licensing scheme consultation on pause because of the pandemic has resumed the exercise. Oldham council says...
20 January 2021
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A comparison website is warning owners to check whether their insurance policies cover damage from extreme weather events such as the...
20 January 2021
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Some tenants will spend years living in temporary Airbnb-style short let accommodation after the Coronavirus crisis ends, a lettings platform claims. The...
19 January 2021
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A leading utilities supplier to the rental sector says landlords should consider switching to smart meters, as tenants spend more time at...
19 January 2021
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A survey conducted for a mortgage broker suggests one in six landlords is unaware that 2019-2020 - tax assessments for which...
19 January 2021
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Figures from investment consultancy London Central Portfolio show how vulnerable the capital’s rental market is to Brexit and Coronavirus - but...
19 January 2021
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New research suggests there’s been a rush amongst landlords to set up companies through which to manage or purchase buy to...
19 January 2021
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The government has set out details of its new Debt Respite Scheme - also known as Breathing Space - which comes...
18 January 2021
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The current extension to the eviction ban in England and Wales is “more balanced” than some past examples according to a...
18 January 2021
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The Financial Conduct Authority is extending the ban on repossessions by two months until April 1, in light of the pandemic...
18 January 2021
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A landlord who committed 33 offences at a property he owns has been issued with civil penalties totalling £50,500. Zaheer Uddin Babar,...
18 January 2021
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The latest sentiment survey from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors suggests a drop in landlord activity across the UK. RICS does...
18 January 2021
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Popular buy to let lender Fleet Mortgages’ latest rental yield index shows the consequences of increasing property prices in many regions...
15 January 2021
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Over two thirds of student renters are worried about their ability to pay rent with around a quarter having been unable...
15 January 2021
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Retirement rental specialist Girlings says the phenomenon of later life renting is growing in popularity. It says independent research from Paragon Bank...
15 January 2021
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HousingAnywhere, an internet lettings platform that calls itself Europe’s largest online rental accommodation marketplace for young professionals and international students, has...
15 January 2021
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Junior housing minister Kelly Tolhurst says the government will introduce the controversial Renters Reform Bill “very soon.” This Bill is the one which...
14 January 2021
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A PropTech company has issued guidelines for landlords who want to prepare their properties for tenants doing increased volumes of home...
14 January 2021
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Social renters have the lowest life satisfaction and experience the greatest anxiety according to analysis by a property management firm. Lettings company...
14 January 2021
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Advice from a tax software consultancy suggests that landlords must declare Coronavirus grants in future tax returns, including the next self-assessment...
14 January 2021
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A lettings agency says there is very large scale support amongst tenants for the extension to the current bailiff-enforced eviction ban,...
13 January 2021
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A trade body says the current national lockdown may make it harder for the lettings industry to conform with an approaching deadline...
13 January 2021
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Rents across much of England and Wales are performing strongly according to a new market analysis - and in some areas...
13 January 2021
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A landlord has been hit with what a local authority calls a record £66,000 fine after being found guilty of letting...
13 January 2021
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A landlord has opened up to a news website about the difficulties trying to accommodate student tenants during the lockdown. Elizabeth Hunter is...
12 January 2021
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The Rent Smart Wales quango, now five years old, has been sharply criticised by the National Residential Landlords Association. A report commissioned...
12 January 2021
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A former tenant has been fined for sending racially offensive messages to his former landlord over three years after being evicted...
12 January 2021
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Citizens Advice has called once again for public funds to help tenants in Covid-related arrears. Alistair Cromwell, acting chief executive of the...
12 January 2021
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The government insists that its ban on bailiff-enforced evictions “protects the most vulnerable renters” during the pandemic. The claim comes in the...
11 January 2021
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Activists in a rental reform coalition say court possession hearings should be halted as well as bailiff-led evictions. They say the stress...
11 January 2021
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The public believe students should go rent-free if they do not use their private or college accommodation in the coming term...
11 January 2021
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The government’s ban on bailiff-enforced evictions is just a “sticking plaster” and not a long-term answer for landlords and tenants. That’s the view...
11 January 2021
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Thirty properties owned by private landlords have been let thanks to a new rent guarantee scheme run by a Midlands council. Let’s...
11 January 2021
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The ban on bailiff-enforced evictions for private renters has been extended in England and Wales. This will be until February 21 “at...
08 January 2021
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London Mayor Sadiq Khan has called for an extension of the eviction ban and a two year rent freeze in the...
08 January 2021
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It’s regarded as extremely likely that Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick will announce an extension to the eviction ban in England today. Pleas...
08 January 2021
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Landlords with leasehold properties should be able to enjoy reduced costs and red tape when they wish to extend their leases,...
08 January 2021
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The government is establishing a Commonhold Council - a partnership of leasehold groups, industry and government - that will prepare landlords,...
08 January 2021
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With unusually cold weather even by winter standards expected later this month, Aviva has issued guidance for landlords and other home...
08 January 2021
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Martin Lewis, the celebrity consumer rights campaigner behind MoneySavingExpert, has called upon the government to extend the current ban on bailiffs...
07 January 2021
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The National Residential Landlords Association says the latest stays report on students under the Coronavirus lockdown is unlikely to have an...
07 January 2021
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The latest survey from PropTech platform Goodlord suggests the lettings landscape is relatively stable entering 2021 - but with the prospect...
07 January 2021
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A PropTech firm says it’s wrong that landlords are expected to prop up the rental market during the pandemic in the...
07 January 2021
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The Citizens Advice charity claims to have dealt with a private rental sector case “every two minutes” during December - and...
07 January 2021
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The landlords’ trade body says it welcomes a change of heart by the government over details of the Green Homes Grant scheme. Until now...
06 January 2021
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Two thirds of people who have experienced mould are tenants in private, social or student housing according to a new survey. Comparison...
06 January 2021
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Eviction guru and lettings sector expert Paul Shamplina has made an impassioned plea for government help for the rental sector. The founder...
06 January 2021
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While there is optimism over Coronavirus vaccines, it’s likely that Covid-19 will continue to change tenants’ traditional aspirations in 2021 says...
06 January 2021
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Private renting is now “a future-forward choice, seen by many conscious consumers to be a cool and connected way of accessing...
06 January 2021
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Activists from Shelter and Generation Rent have led the charge for a renewed eviction ban in the light of the latest...
05 January 2021
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It appears that a London borough council’s two licensing schemes have expired at the turn of the year, with no alternative...
05 January 2021
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London agency Dexters says the number of lettings applicants rose 50 per cent in 2020 with a particular surge in November...
05 January 2021
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Some 45 per cent of landlords remain optimistic about the year ahead, despite the obvious health and regulation challenges - and...
05 January 2021
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Generation Rent, the lobby group that tells the government how it thinks the lettings industry should operate, appears to have a...
05 January 2021
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A Labour MP is demanding action against unscrupulous predator landlords who demand sex from tenants in lieu of rent. The Daily Mail...
04 January 2021
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A philanthropist claims the difficulty some younger people have in getting on the property ownership ladder is caused by Baby Boomers...
04 January 2021
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A landlord leader has hit out at a council’s selective licensing scheme, suggesting it is “bureaucracy for bureaucracy’s sake” and nothing...
04 January 2021
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More than 50 per cent of private landlords have lost rental income as a result of the pandemic says new research. A third of...
04 January 2021
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The Liberal Democrats want Airbnb to ensure its landlords offer free accommodation to victims and survivors of domestic abuse in Tier 3...
04 January 2021
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An estate agency that bucks the industry trend by selling only tenanted properties to landlords says it’s had a record year. Portfolio,...
31 December 2020
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A councillor has called for all new HMOs to be created with en suite bathrooms, and not shared bathrooms. The call came during...
31 December 2020
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A property development consultancy is tipping five regeneration areas in England as potential good investments for the coming year. SevenCapital says they...
31 December 2020
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Many of us will be glad to see the back of 2020 for obvious reasons. For landlords the Coronavirus crisis has been...
31 December 2020
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Insecure tenancies, poor housing conditions and overcrowding lead to health problems and worsen risks in the pandemic, a think tank claims. The...
30 December 2020
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London Labour Mayor Sadiq Khan wants a £3 billion one-off windfall tax on private developers to fund replacement cladding on affected...
30 December 2020
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The roll-out of a vaccine for Coronavirus could dramatically change the poor rental market performance in prime London in the coming...
30 December 2020
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Covid-19 restrictions in force across the country for the foreseeable future means landlords must remain cautious in 2021 - and they...
29 December 2020
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The government has published official guidance for landlords on how they should operate in the new Tier 4 locations. Since Boxing Day,...
29 December 2020
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Consumer service Which? says it anticipates landlords choosing short term mortgages in the coming year, rather than five year options. The service...
29 December 2020
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Demands for ever-more energy efficient properties could drive landlords out of the sector, the government has been warned. In a response to...
24 December 2020
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Landlords of a property in Peterborough have been compensated £6,000 by the local council. The payment follows a delay in agreeing a...
24 December 2020
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We’re delighted that landlords will be starting their Christmas break - and it’s rarely been more deserved after an immensely difficult...
24 December 2020
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A Labour housing politician is accusing the government of using Coronavirus as an excuse for dragging its feet over scrapping Section...
23 December 2020
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The government has rejected a call for landlords to have powers to evict tenants who fall 14 days into arrears. Property investor...
23 December 2020
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Landlords with London properties have a short-term opportunity to list and let them for free - but they’ll have to be...
23 December 2020
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Landlords with properties in the Havering area have until January 24 to submit a selective licence application, giving them a 50...
23 December 2020
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Staff are being recruited by a coalition of groups campaigning for widespread restrictions on landlord powers in 2021. Called the Renters Reform...
22 December 2020
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There’s been a howl of disgust from the UK’s major landlord group following the Welsh Government’s shock increase in stamp duty. Landlord...
22 December 2020
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A landlord who breached a court order not to harass or evict his tenants has been given a prison sentence. Saakib Khan,...
22 December 2020
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Seven per cent of private tenants now have arrears built up during the Coronavirus period. A survey of tenants for the National...
22 December 2020
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A BBC investigation into ‘No DSS’ statements on two prominent landlord websites has provoked campaigning charity Shelter into an attack on the...
21 December 2020
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The government-backed reinsurance service Flood Re claims there’s substantial tenant support for the introduction of a Flood Performance Certificate. An FPC, similar...
21 December 2020
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The unknown number of landlords with properties in blocks caught in the cladding crisis may be able to benefit from a...
21 December 2020
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Newcastle city council claims to be the first local authority in the UK to launch the rent-to-buy scheme allowing tenants to...
21 December 2020
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An investigation by the BBC has found that 80 per cent of advertisements on two websites used by landlords say people...
18 December 2020
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Private landlords have been giving more help to tenants who cannot pay their rent as a result of Covid than those...
18 December 2020
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The Generation Rent campaign wants the government to write off private renters’ arrears built up during the pandemic. And it has repeated...
18 December 2020
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For the third successive month the number of landlords increasing rent to tenants has dropped, according to the latest data from...
18 December 2020
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An accountancy firm claims that buy to let landlords who admit evading tax on their rental income have underpaid to HMRC...
18 December 2020
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One of the candidates for next year’s London Mayoral election wants to put pet-friendly tenancies for the private rental sector as...
17 December 2020
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Senior MPs have been told by the chief executive of the National Residential Landlords Association that they must provide financial assistance...
17 December 2020
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The latest attack on landlords by the Generation Rent group of activists is from its deputy director and concerns mould. It comes in...
17 December 2020
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A landlord has been fined £10,000 by her local council for failing to licence a HMO. Tracey Davies of Bath was found...
17 December 2020
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The Labour-controlled Greater London Authority and 18 other groups of activists, charities and students have formed a new pro-renter coalition. Called the...
16 December 2020
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A leading officer in a Labour council which has in the past taken landlords to court says this process is so...
16 December 2020
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The number of UK landlords has risen 49 per cent in the last five years to an all-time high of 2.7m...
16 December 2020
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Wales is the latest part of the UK to follow the example of England and suspend evictions until January 11 as...
16 December 2020
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Citizens Advice says the government should prioritise tenants with rent arrears who are the most significant victims of the financial fallout...
15 December 2020
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A move to regulate Airbnb and other short let platforms operating in Scotland has received a hostile welcome from a countryside...
15 December 2020
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A county council and the local Citizens Advice service are asking private landlords in their area to reach out to tenants...
15 December 2020
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A homelessness charity is calling for landlords to come forward with accommodation for clients to be housed over Christmas. Harbour Housing, a...
15 December 2020
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Two players in the domestic energy industry are warning landlords that it will be an expensive exercise to meet predicted future...
14 December 2020
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No fewer than 15 per cent of all sales agreed in November went to landlords, the highest figure for four years. The data...
14 December 2020
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The average monthly private sector rent in England over the 12 months to September was £725. The figure, released over the weekend,...
14 December 2020
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This Thursday, December 17, sees The Great Tax Debate webinar aimed at helping landlords prepare for a year of change in 2021. The...
14 December 2020
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A virtual show about pest control is being targeted at landlords because of the strong links between pests and housing in...
14 December 2020
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The government is reported to be considering applying VAT to the use of Airbnb and other short let platforms in a...
11 December 2020
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A London lettings agency is offering landlords the opportunity to list and let properties for free this month. The offer comes from...
11 December 2020
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The National Residential Landlords Association has released its manifesto for the 2021 Welsh Parliament elections - and it makes the case...
11 December 2020
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PropTech provider Canopy has linked with a string of insurance and other firms to improve its offer to renters. Canopy’s founder Tahir Farooqui...
11 December 2020
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The government has issued a new How To Rent Guide - the critical document that landlords or their agents have to...
10 December 2020
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Gas boilers may be the next big issue for the private rental sector as an influential committee has called for them...
10 December 2020
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A warning has been issued that a bid to curb private rental sector rents in Scotland could well backfire with more...
10 December 2020
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The latest lettings market snapshot from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors suggests the vast majority of respondents expect rents in...
10 December 2020
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A new app is targeting tenants and says it allows them “to sort any issues at the click of a button.” The...
10 December 2020
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A landlord has been ordered to pay £3,928.44 after failing to licence two properties he has been letting out in Nottingham. Jaswinder...
10 December 2020
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A YMCA chief executive claims the proliferation of HMOs may be endangering private tenants’ health by encouraging overcrowding and undersized-rooms. Alan Fraser,...
09 December 2020
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Landlords are feeling abandoned by the government during the pandemic according to a new survey. Some 64 per cent say they haven’t...
09 December 2020
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An online mortgage broker specialising in buy to let has launched a new tool using Artificial Intelligence to show landlords how...
09 December 2020
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Insurance provider Berkeley Alexander has launched a Landlord Legal Expenses and Rent Guarantee product for use under Covid-19 restrictions. The company claims that...
09 December 2020
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A tax specialist says the HMRC has amended its guidance on stamp duty in such a way as to suggest many...
08 December 2020
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A London council has confirmed its right to refuse licenses to criminal landlords - even reformed ones. A story in the East...
08 December 2020
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Landlords considering taking advantage of the government’s new Green Homes Grant are being warned of a surge in cowboy building works. Sheffield...
08 December 2020
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Havering council has agreed to the extension of its landlord licensing scheme. It currently covers 12 wards and will be rolled out ...
08 December 2020
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The government has launched an unexpected consultation which may indirectly highlight a new opportunity for landlords and other investors - converting...
07 December 2020
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Members of a wealthy Blackburn family of landlords with a portfolio of properties have been sentenced for defrauding the Department for...
07 December 2020
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The Acorn group of rental activists has created a detailed crib sheet of responses to a council consultation on landlord licensing. Acorn,...
07 December 2020
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The campaigning charity Shelter is offering private rental sector tenants advice on how to negotiate a rent reduction during the remaining...
07 December 2020
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An analysis by a lettings management service has identified those parts of London with the strongest yields and capital growth in...
07 December 2020
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A lettings trade body says expensive council licensing schemes could force landlords to sell, making vulnerable tenants homeless or obliged to...
04 December 2020
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An eviction ban has been introduced by the Scottish Government to take effect until well into the New Year. Because of the...
04 December 2020
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The chief executive of the National Residential Landlords Association has admitted in a newspaper article that some landlords do misuse their...
04 December 2020
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A Green Party councillor is demanding that tenants be allowed to write the local authority’s policy for the private rental sector. According...
04 December 2020
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The latest HomeLet rental index suggests that the average rent in the UK is now £974 after a 2.9 per cent...
04 December 2020
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A possible backlog of Right To Rent checks created by new Home Office rules could be alleviated by inventory clerks. Since March,...
03 December 2020
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The number of buy to let mortgages for landlords has dropped to 1,792 - and in comparison to last year that’s...
03 December 2020
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An online quiz with 4,000 landlord participants suggests that landlords are well informed - they scored an average 70 per cent...
03 December 2020
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Tenant software supplier Bunk says the media’s writing off of the student accommodation rental market is misplaced - and it claims...
03 December 2020
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A tenant hardship loan fund is to open next week in Scotland - and many rental bodies in England and Wales...
03 December 2020
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Private landlords are setting out a manifesto of radical changes for the rental sector, starting with more repossession rights. The demands are...
02 December 2020
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A leading figure in the short lets sector is advising tenants to “take the pub home” this Christmas. Merilee Karr, chair of...
02 December 2020
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London Mayor Sadiq Khan says landlords in the capital could discriminate against EU citizens living in the UK capital if those...
02 December 2020
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A new league table from comparison website Rentround shows how the lockdown has impacted yields around the country. The site has analysed...
02 December 2020
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Councils in North Wales want to find out how the Coronavirus pandemic is affecting private tenants. Nearly one in five households in...
02 December 2020
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Courts are now introducing Review Hearings to prioritise eviction cases during lockdown, adding more red tape for anxious landlords. The purpose of...
01 December 2020
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Labour politicians, union leaders and Shelter are amongst those writing to Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon demanding an eviction ban. The protest...
01 December 2020
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There’s been renewed media spotlight on landlords who register their holiday lets as businesses, and can thus claim a key grant. The...
01 December 2020
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An operator of co-living rental units in London has linked with a PropTech platform to reward tenants for their loyalty. Built Asset...
01 December 2020
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Landlords are being supported by letting agencies as the Coronavirus fall-out continues, according to the president of agents’ trade body ARLA...
01 December 2020
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The financial services regulator, the Prudential Regulation Authority, is warning mortgage lenders to be strict on their assessment of customers wanting...
30 November 2020
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The Leader of the House of Commons, Jacob Rees-Mogg, says the government has sympathy for the plight of many landlords during...
30 November 2020
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The first-ever winner of Big Brother in the year 2000 says his best decision was not going on the show, but...
30 November 2020
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One hidden aspect of the recent cladding controversy has been that many landlords have been unable to sell or remortgage flats...
30 November 2020
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The number of overseas landlords admitting tax avoidance has risen 65 per cent in five years according to an accountancy firm. Moore,...
30 November 2020
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A survey of over 2,000 tenants by a specialist buy to let lender shows that contrary to the popular belief, most...
27 November 2020
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A cluster of owner occupiers living near a city centre are demanding that landlords win planning consent before operating HMOs. The Gloucestershire...
27 November 2020
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A landlord has been fined £2,500 for failing to licence a property that she had been renting out for several years...
27 November 2020
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A London landlord must pay over £280,000 in three months after housing eight people in a flat deems illegal for even...
27 November 2020
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Landlords have sharply criticised Chancellor Rishi Sunak for cutting the amount tenants relying on benefits will be able to claim to...
26 November 2020
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Research by an insurance firm has identified the high costs incurred by landlords on emergency call-outs. Whilst inevitably promoting the merits of...
26 November 2020
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Many of our less affordable cities have seen rent levels drop because of the trend for tenants to work from home...
26 November 2020
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An international consultancy specialising in investors’ residency and citizenship has lifted the lid on the huge tax savings open to overseas...
26 November 2020
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An insurance company is offering a checklist for landlords - and indeed all property owners - to prepare their homes for...
26 November 2020
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The findings of a survey conducted with 2,000 tenants give an insight into what renters want now, eight months on from...
25 November 2020
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A property industry accreditation service is asking whether it’s now time for the government to offer grants to help landlords through...
25 November 2020
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Seven Emergency Prohibition Orders have been served on one landlord by a Nottinghamshire Police force and local authority. The seven properties in...
25 November 2020
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The family of an 80-year-old landlord fined for failing to maintain a block of flats in Wisbech has stepped in to...
25 November 2020
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A guarantor company says landlords may fail to understand the advantages of using services such as those it provides. Housing Hand says...
25 November 2020
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A law firm says landlords being obliged to conduct checks on the immigration status of potential tenants is encouraging and even...
24 November 2020
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A leading housing market analyst suggests that the implementation of a Capital Gains Tax change could actually mean landlords paying less...
24 November 2020
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Landlords who frequently have to change locks after tenants leave are being warned to be on their guard against rogue locksmiths...
24 November 2020
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A ‘city tracker’ operated by a specialist buy to let mortgage company has outlined the best - and worst - places...
24 November 2020
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Anti-eviction campaigners have confronted two landlords over an alleged planned eviction. Members of the Living Rent tenants union are pictured by the...
23 November 2020
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There may be new and stricter legal requirements on the way for private landlords with regards to carbon monoxide alarm installation...
23 November 2020
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PropTech company Reposit has launched a product allowing properties to be let on a deposit-free basis whilst ensuring landlords are protected...
23 November 2020
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Airbnb’s UK operation is under scrutiny by the City watchdog over fears it could be exploited for money laundering purposes Although there...
23 November 2020
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Labour MP Steve McCabe has introduced a 10 Minute Rule Bill into the House of Commons to address the problems of HMO’s being...
23 November 2020
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The Advanced Rent Option, which offers landlords a year’s rent up-front, is being rolled out across the UK. The ARO is the brainchild...
20 November 2020
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A property investment firm has given tips to landlords who may feel m threatened by the prospect of a hike in Capital Gain...
20 November 2020
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Pressure groups attacking landlords and letting agents are usually on the other side of the fence from property industry professionals but...
20 November 2020
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Technology colossus Samsung has teamed up with a Build To Rent provider to create what it calls “next generation neighbourhoods” of...
20 November 2020
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Landlords now have another year to apply for the government’s Green Homes Grant scheme. The 12 months extension, announced last evening, follows...
19 November 2020
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The trading standards team charged with policing lettings and estate agents is to investigate whether a new guideline on referral fees...
19 November 2020
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London’s Labour Mayor Sadiq Khan has launched a new tool for tenants to check on their landlords - and possibly claim...
19 November 2020
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A £4,550 fine has been upheld after an appeal by the landlord was rejected by a property tribunal. Fenland council served five...
19 November 2020
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Rents rose 1.4 per cent in the year to October, a drop from the 1.5 per cent growth recorded in September...
19 November 2020
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The leading landlords trade body is accusing the government of rewarding rent dodgers with its latest restrictions on eviction. The National Residential...
18 November 2020
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An insurance firm says landlords should “educate” their tenants on the apparent need to get increased insurance cover. Paymentshield claims that a...
18 November 2020
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The government is being warned landlords won’t be able to meet new guidelines being set for Right To Rent once the Coronavirus...
18 November 2020
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A rental property consultancy says its experience this year convinces it that the Coronavirus crisis has led to more stable tenancies. Apropos...
18 November 2020
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Build To Rent, which has predominantly focussed on secondary sites in major city centres, is branching out to the suburbs. One of...
18 November 2020
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From today possession cases with severe rent arrears will be exempt from the effective ban on evictions applying to the England...
17 November 2020
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A financial planner is advising landlords on how to minimise their current Capital Gains Tax liability ahead of possible change. Chancellor Rishi...
17 November 2020
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A legal challenge has been started to the government’s current ‘ban’ on bailiff-enforced evictions in the private rental sector. High profile property...
17 November 2020
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A council has issued a £445 Fixed Penalty Notice to a local landlord who disposed of his renovation waste in a...
17 November 2020
From: Breaking News

A new survey shows almost two thirds of prospective first time buyers regard it as ‘impossible’ to get on the property...
17 November 2020
From: Breaking News

Activists in Generation Rent claim that a fifth of families in the lettings sector suffer a shortfall between benefits and rent. Using selected data...
16 November 2020
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Renters are quitting London and heading for the regions in search of more space and bigger homes and gardens. That’s the claim...
16 November 2020
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A landlord who failed to properly look after two HMOs has been fined £70,500 by an Essex council. Lystra Dorval, of Ilford,...
16 November 2020
From: Breaking News

A new survey gives an insight into problems involving tenants who share apartments and houses - and how those difficulties could...
16 November 2020
From: Breaking News

A property expert in the Home Counties has launched a dispute resolution service to avoid evictions. Julie Ford - who’s been in...
16 November 2020
From: Breaking News

Increasing numbers of landlords are registering as limited companies to reduce their tax liability, an investment specialist claims. Thirlmere Deacon says there’s...
13 November 2020
From: Breaking News

The HMO market is buoyant, not over-saturated, and it can survive suspicions from tenants worried about Coronavirus. That’s the view of Stephanie...
13 November 2020
From: Breaking News

There’s been a modest increase in deposit protections across England and Wales in the past year. Data from the Tenancy Deposit Service...
13 November 2020
From: Breaking News

A landlord body says some tenants will have little choice but to increase their risk of contracting Coronavirus because of inadequate...
13 November 2020
From: Breaking News

A research project funded by the Nationwide Foundation has revealed widespread tenant satisfaction with small-scale landlords in Scotland. The project, RentBetter, looks...
13 November 2020
From: Breaking News

Landlords could be in line for another huge tax burden - a doubling of Capital Gains Tax. A report commissioned by the government...
12 November 2020
From: Breaking News

The government has confirmed its long-standing intention to scrap Section 21 eviction powers which currently sit with landlords - but the appropriate...
12 November 2020
From: Breaking News

There’s been a significant slump in the number of new enquiry levels from landlords seeking property management and tenant-related services, according...
12 November 2020
From: Breaking News

A property specialist at Perrys Chartered Accountants has issued new advice for landlords on how they can reap the benefits of...
12 November 2020
From: Breaking News

The Labour-controlled Swansea council in south Wales is being asked by a landlord body to rethink its licensing proposals. The authority is...
12 November 2020
From: Breaking News

A new survey by rental sector PropTech supplier Fixflo asks landlords and agents how they have been impacted by the pandemic. The...
12 November 2020
From: Breaking News

An industry service supplier has revealed the scale of the backlog in possession cases which cannot be pursued to eviction because of...
11 November 2020
From: Breaking News

A league table of UK cities where it takes the longest for first time buyers to save for a deposit may...
11 November 2020
From: Breaking News

A PropTech company claims to have created a Covid-friendly app for landlords in London, challenging traditional agents’ models for finding tenants. Rentd, which...
11 November 2020
From: Breaking News

Landlords have been told they face another invisible threat beyond Coronavirus - it’s under-insurance, which is apparently rife in the private...
11 November 2020
From: Breaking News

A leading property law firm says the government’s ‘eviction ban by the back door’ means many buy to let properties are...
10 November 2020
From: Breaking News

One in 10 landlords wants to buy another investment property in the coming year according to a new survey. This compares to...
10 November 2020
From: Breaking News

Zoopla says it’s a two-tier market with London trailing badly trailing the rest of the country. UK rents outside London are up...
10 November 2020
From: Breaking News

Airbnb in the UK has imposed stark restrictions on bookings during the current England lockdown period. Until December 2 those who are...
10 November 2020
From: Breaking News

Auctioneers are keener than ever to vie for the attention of buy to let purchasers in the current competitive market. Auction House...
10 November 2020
From: Breaking News

Mark Horsey, a landlord who has been convicted of voyeurism, has now been banned from continuing to work in the financial...
09 November 2020
From: Breaking News

The government’s announcement at the end of next week that almost no evictions would be possible before January 11 at the...
09 November 2020
From: Breaking News

A webinar being held tomorrow will consider whether mediation is a valid way of addressing tenant arrears during the Coronavirus pandemic. A...
09 November 2020
From: Breaking News

Revised guidance from the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy outlines how landlords and other applicants can handle Green Homes...
09 November 2020
From: Breaking News

It’s been confirmed that during the current one month lockdown in England there will be no enforcement of possession orders except...
06 November 2020
From: Breaking News

A new report makes searing claims about the performance and quality of landlords and their homes in the private rental sector. Almost...
06 November 2020
From: Breaking News

A trade body has told MPs the government must ensure work done to make homes energy efficient is ‘future-proofed’ to accept...
06 November 2020
From: Breaking News

Research from a deposit replacement scheme, Ome, suggests the first lockdown was sharply followed by a surge in tenancies - begging...
06 November 2020
From: Breaking News

There’s more bad news for landlords and investors looking at prime London properties according to a market snapshot from Knight Frank. It...
06 November 2020
From: Breaking News

Generation Rent says there should be a reinstatement of the eviction ban immediately, and appears to have been stung into the...
05 November 2020
From: Breaking News

It’s been confirmed that a new online system allowing landlords to check the Right to Rent status of prospective tenants will...
05 November 2020
From: Breaking News

A new report from respected specialist mortgage provider Paragon Bank shows that retiree renters and those in the upper-middle age category...
05 November 2020
From: Breaking News

A new survey suggests that one in five individual and multi-property landlords felt unprepared when they first started letting properties -...
05 November 2020
From: Breaking News

The former leader of the Labour Party in Scotland has joined the board of Shelter, the campaigning charity that has often...
05 November 2020
From: Breaking News

A prominent Conservative supporter and expert in the private rental sector has posed an interesting question - is Boris Johnson trying...
04 November 2020
From: Breaking News

Airbnb claims a proposal to regulate short lets could put 17,000 jobs at risk and take almost £1m a day out...
04 November 2020
From: Breaking News

A new rent arrears protection service has launched to cater specifically for settings with tenants renting rooms rather than entire apartments or...
04 November 2020
From: Breaking News

A local authority is urging private landlords to provide one bedroom properties for formerly homeless people moving out of supported accommodation. Since...
04 November 2020
From: Breaking News

A visiting professor and accountancy academic claims landlords are not carrying their fair share of the financial burden caused by the...
03 November 2020
From: Breaking News

The government has this week revealed temporary changes to the way landlords can check documents required for Right To Rent. There have...
03 November 2020
From: Breaking News

An analysis of the private rental sector by the London School of Economics suggests there could be three times the current...
03 November 2020
From: Breaking News

A council in the westcountry says it’s going to come down hard on rogue landlords and has identified ‘high risk’ properties...
03 November 2020
From: Breaking News

Over 40 seminars will be held today at the latest Landlord Investment Show, which will also host a lively debate on...
03 November 2020
From: Breaking News

Generation Rent is calling for a furlough-type scheme aimed at helping tenants. The group says that following news of the four week...
02 November 2020
From: Breaking News

New data from letting agents suggests that there’s been a substantial rise in the number of landlords selling buy to let...
02 November 2020
From: Breaking News

A local authority is thought to be the first in the country to be offering a Coronavirus lifeline to hard-pressed landlords. Leicester...
02 November 2020
From: Breaking News

A think tank is calling for landlords to consider rent reductions and is also suggesting the return of an eviction ban...
02 November 2020
From: Breaking News

The furlough scheme has been extended for a month and while it’s being replaced eventually by a less generous scheme, there is...
02 November 2020
From: Breaking News

A key member of the Regulation of Property Agents working party says the licensing of private landlords is “on the horizon”...
30 October 2020
From: Breaking News

A leading property lawyers says he’s willing to act for landlords to take the government to judicial review over its latest...
30 October 2020
From: Breaking News

Tax experts at specialist landlord accountancy firm Gorilla Accounting are giving the sector fresh advice on minimising CGT liability when selling...
30 October 2020
From: Breaking News

A PropTech company claims a quarter of private renters in towns and cities most affected by pandemic could fall into arrears. Deposit...
30 October 2020
From: Breaking News

South Tyneside council is considering a selective licensing in two areas of South Shields - and looks likely to ignore its...
29 October 2020
From: Breaking News

Chancellor Rishi Sunak will announce government spending plans for the next 12 months on November 25 - and he already has...
29 October 2020
From: Breaking News

Just under half of landlords say they intend to make energy efficiency improvements to properties as part of the government's Green Homes Grant...
29 October 2020
From: Breaking News

A council has prosecuted a landlord who failed to ensure waste from his property was properly disposed of. Mohammed Hussain from Leeds...
29 October 2020
From: Breaking News

Generation Rent, the pressure group led by Baroness Alicia Kennedy, is tweeting advice to tenants on how to negotiate a lower...
28 October 2020
From: Breaking News

Northampton council is seeking a so-called Charging Order against a landlord who failed to carry out improvements to her property and then...
28 October 2020
From: Breaking News

The Green Party says there should be an end to private rental sector eviction grounds “such as the wish of the...
28 October 2020
From: Breaking News

A Build To Rent operator claims to be promoting what it calls “socially conscious renting” as people seek to live more...
28 October 2020
From: Breaking News

It’s being reported that a so-called ‘rental union’ group of activists has staged a protest outside a landlord’s own home. Acorn - a...
27 October 2020
From: Breaking News

Around 10 per cent of landlords plan to purchase properties and expand their portfolio in the coming year according to a...
27 October 2020
From: Breaking News

Insurance firm CIA Landlord is offering advice to landlords on how to prepare for five likely problems to appear this winter...
27 October 2020
From: Breaking News

A local council is gathering key players from the private rental sector to help landlords and letting agents get up to date...
27 October 2020
From: Breaking News

Bailiffs have agreed to a government request not to enforce court orders against tenants in Tier 2 and Tier 3 locations. This...
26 October 2020
From: Breaking News

A landlord has been prosecuted following the death of a tenant in a house fire at an HMO said to have...
26 October 2020
From: Breaking News

Campaigning charity Shelter is back on the warpath against private landlords, criticising how much of the country’s temporary accommodation budget for...
26 October 2020
From: Breaking News

A council has prosecuted a local landlord for failing to safeguard the health, safety and welfare of his tenants. Eastleigh council took...
26 October 2020
From: Breaking News

A London local authority is to extend its current additional licensing scheme from 12 council wards to 18 - and is...
26 October 2020
From: Breaking News

An investment consultancy says landlords seeking mortgages to acquire new properties via a company have been finding some applications rejected as...
23 October 2020
From: Breaking News

Lower income areas - often with lower-priced homes too - produce higher yields than more affluent locations, new research shows. Lettings management...
23 October 2020
From: Breaking News

A petition created by the Generation Rent group of activists and seeking a national landlord register appears to be struggling to...
23 October 2020
From: Breaking News

Just over a fifth of landlords predict their tenants will escape to the country in search of more space because they...
23 October 2020
From: Breaking News

A London landlord who ignored six enforcement notices served by his local council has been ordered to pay over £300,000. Salim Mussa Patel...
22 October 2020
From: Breaking News

Two landlords have been fined over £100,000 after 35 people were found living in what a judge called “criminally improper conditions.” Arun...
22 October 2020
From: Breaking News

A council wants to introduce private rental sector licensing as part of a pledge made back in 2018. Plymouth’s Labour controlled council pledged...
22 October 2020
From: Breaking News

A new Build To Rent brand - Kooky - has acquired 208 units in High Wycombe from a developer, Inland Homes. The...
22 October 2020
From: Breaking News

One of London’s largest co-living property operators claims there’s been a marked increase in demand from young renters. Built Asset Management says...
22 October 2020
From: Breaking News

A lettings chief says London may never regain its appeal to the typical renter, as new data shows the capital still...
21 October 2020
From: Breaking News

The Welsh Government has set out how its two week ‘fire break’ lockdown will impact the rental industry, including landlords' responsibilities in...
21 October 2020
From: Breaking News

There’s another warning today that buy to let landlords wanting to expand their portfolio are in a race against time to...
21 October 2020
From: Breaking News

The challenges of London’s rental market continue to play out in the latest market snapshot from one of the capital’s biggest...
21 October 2020
From: Breaking News

Buyers of second or holiday homes in Snowdonia National Park should require planning permission to purchase. That’s the view of the park's...
21 October 2020
From: Breaking News

The Lettings Industry Council has published a report outlining why Section 21 should not be abolished, despite the government’s commitment to...
20 October 2020
From: Breaking News

A landlord in Winchester has been ordered to pay nearly £30,000 in rent after a tribunal backed his tenants in a...
20 October 2020
From: Breaking News

A collapsing ceiling, filthy facilities, and an abandoned car are among the dangerous defects leading to a Banbury landlord facing a...
20 October 2020
From: Breaking News

A new survey of 700 landlords from a respected buy to let lender reveals the regions with the strongest levels of...
20 October 2020
From: Breaking News

There’s no shortage of advice for landlords as winter approaches - the latest comes from the Deposit Protection Service. Here’s its four...
20 October 2020
From: Breaking News

A survey of private rental sector clients by accreditation body safeagent suggests 44 per cent feel government-backed loans for tenants to pay...
19 October 2020
From: Breaking News

A Labour activist claiming to represent tenants is putting the squeeze on party members who are also landlords. An article on the Labour...
19 October 2020
From: Breaking News

Landlords are being invited to get involved in a scheme which a local council describes as “an attractive, risk-free financial offer.” Cambridge...
19 October 2020
From: Breaking News

A pest control body has issued guidance for landlords about the emergence of cockroaches when heating is turned on. Heating ducts and pipes...
19 October 2020
From: Breaking News

The leading landlord trade body wants a new and regular study of housing in Wales, to make its politicians better-informed. The National Residential...
19 October 2020
From: Breaking News

A London council is writing to thousands of private landlords in its borough urging them not to evict people. Southwark council says this...
16 October 2020
From: Breaking News

An online petition calling for pets to be allowed in private rental properties has gained thousands of signatures. The petition - on...
16 October 2020
From: Breaking News

There’s new legal guidance for landlords faced with long-standing arrears and it says it’s possible to serve a second Section 8...
16 October 2020
From: Breaking News

The government’s former homelessness guru has criticised the Boris Johnson administration for risking the country entering a period of destitution, with...
16 October 2020
From: Breaking News

A developer claims a poll of its clients show landlords to be bullish about the market, despite Coronavirus and Brexit. The company...
16 October 2020
From: Breaking News

A landlord has been ordered to pay his ex-tenant £1,500 after failing to protect her deposit with an approved scheme. The Housing...
15 October 2020
From: Breaking News

A lettings market monitor says the Greater London rental sector has in recent months switched from one of scarcity of properties...
15 October 2020
From: Breaking News

The ‘No DSS’ issue has been effectively settled by a landmark court case, but a new document for MPs says ‘affordability...
15 October 2020
From: Breaking News

Local people in a part of Wales claim they are being priced out of their communities by investment buyers and second home...
15 October 2020
From: Breaking News

New versions of a model private residential tenancy agreement and other landlord-critical documentation have been issued by the Scottish Government. There’s also...
15 October 2020
From: Breaking News

Small scale or accidental landlords will need agents to help them let studio and one-bedroom properties, Rightmove says in a market...
14 October 2020
From: Breaking News

An angry landlord has appeared at a magistrates court to deny a charge relating to local council licensing. Local media report that...
14 October 2020
From: Breaking News

Some London landlords are testing the water to see if they can downsize or sell their entire portfolios. Chestertons, a London-focussed high end...
14 October 2020
From: Breaking News

The Financial Conduct Authority wants to find people who unwittingly invested in an unauthorised land banking scheme - they may be...
14 October 2020
From: Breaking News

A student accommodation search platform says Coronavirus means landlords and academic authorities have to consider possible break clauses and premature tenancy ends...
13 October 2020
From: Breaking News

A rental sector management firm is asking whether possible upcoming tax probes by HMRC may spell the end of the short-let...
13 October 2020
From: Breaking News

Would-be landlords are being wooed by an opportunity to win a 13-apartment portfolio in return for ... just a £10 ticket. It's...
13 October 2020
From: Breaking News

An environment services provider is reminding landlords of their responsibilities should asbestos be found in their properties. Although a high profile problem in the...
13 October 2020
From: Breaking News

A new study of over 2,000 landlords reveals that only a quarter of them instruct agents to fully manage their investment properties...
12 October 2020
From: Breaking News

Generation Rent activists are back on the warpath, this time accusing councils of not doing enough - and sometimes nothing -...
12 October 2020
From: Breaking News

The latest survey assessing damage to the private rental sector by the pandemic makes tough reading for landlords. The study - for...
12 October 2020
From: Breaking News

Rental growth across Great Britain was flat in September according to the latest market survey by Countrywide brand Hamptons International. Average rents...
12 October 2020
From: Breaking News

The latest financial measures introduced over the weekend by Chancellor Rishi Sunak are not likely to help rental sector problems in...
12 October 2020
From: Breaking News

An accountancy firm is warning Airbnb landlords they may be investigated following a decision by the short lets platform to share data...
09 October 2020
From: Breaking News

The National Residential Landlords Association is calling on the government to ensure a comprehensive financial package is provided for landlords themselves,...
09 October 2020
From: Breaking News

One of Britain’s biggest corporate student landlords is warning of reduced income in the year ahead thanks to Coronavirus. Unite has told shareholders...
09 October 2020
From: Breaking News

Lettings agents’ group ARLA Propertymark has issued a seven point guide for landlords as winter approaches. The guide ensures the points are...
09 October 2020
From: Breaking News

Two thirds of landlords have suffered financially during the pandemic and four out of 10 fear their investments will be impacted...
08 October 2020
From: Breaking News

Labour wants to see a tenant loans scheme in England similar to one now operating in Wales. Easington Labour MP Grahame Morris...
08 October 2020
From: Breaking News

The latest study from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors shows a strong lettings market across the UK - except in London. “London...
08 October 2020
From: Breaking News

A selective licensing regime is being considered by a westcountry council following an enquiry into private rental sector conditions. Cornwall Council says 50...
08 October 2020
From: Breaking News

A landlords’ trade body has ticked off Prime Minister Boris Johnson for his attitude towards the rental sector. He suggested in his...
07 October 2020
From: Breaking News

Robert Rinder, the reality TV celebrity and barrister, has joined the campaigning charity Shelter to oppose what he describes as illegal...
07 October 2020
From: Breaking News

Prime Central London rents fell by an average 2.3 per cent in the third quarter of 2020 according to Savills. In prime...
07 October 2020
From: Breaking News

A prominent rental industry figure has backed Shelter’s sweeping condemnation of the lettings sector - but insists landlords are not to...
07 October 2020
From: Breaking News

The Generation Rent campaign says a mandatory landlord register is necessary - and would have stopped the actions of a rogue...
06 October 2020
From: Breaking News

Birmingham city council is providing incentives to landlords who offer 12 month fixed tenancies to those on the authority’s homeless and housing...
06 October 2020
From: Breaking News

A landlord says he feared for his safety and locked himself in his bedroom following a drunken rampage by a tenant. The...
06 October 2020
From: Breaking News

Data from estate agency Carter Jonas reveals which borough in the capital appears to be seeing the largest number of people...
06 October 2020
From: Breaking News

The National Residential Landlords Association has given the sector five top tips to improve home security - marking October as Home...
06 October 2020
From: Breaking News

HomeLet’s latest monthly index shows a four per cent surge in the all-UK average rent over just three months, but there...
05 October 2020
From: Breaking News

Tweaks being made to the Right To Rent system should make it easier for landlords to complete the controversial process. The government...
05 October 2020
From: Breaking News

Over two million homes in England - that’s almost one in 10 - do not have a working smoke alarm according...
05 October 2020
From: Breaking News

A local authority is inviting landlords to a virtual forum to be held today to canvas views on two proposed licensing...
05 October 2020
From: Breaking News

A landlord who unlawfully let cramped and overcrowded bedsits and then harassed tenants who complained has been fined thousands of pounds...
02 October 2020
From: Breaking News

The absence of good alternative investments and the modest pace of capital growth for property in recent years are thought to...
02 October 2020
From: Breaking News

New research from SpareRoom reveals the majority of sharers now want evidence of kindness, empathy and thinking of others in people they...
02 October 2020
From: Breaking News

The National Landlord Investment Show is preparing three online events this month and next as it creates virtual versions of its respected...
02 October 2020
From: Breaking News

The government has launched an official consultation on proposals to make the private rental sector more energy-efficient - and they include...
01 October 2020
From: Breaking News

A PropTech firm has drawn up a list of those regions with the highest proportion of rental properties with EPC rating...
01 October 2020
From: Breaking News

Is a new short-let accommodation provider in the capital likely to prove a further threat to traditional landlords? Stayo - described as...
01 October 2020
From: Breaking News

One of the leading agents is advising landlords that the high-end housing market is ‘edgier’ than before - but there’s no...
01 October 2020
From: Breaking News

There’s a new editor of Landlord Today - Graham Norwood, currently editor of sister publications Letting Agent Today and Estate Agent...
01 October 2020
From: Breaking News

Dear Readers, Today is my last day as editor of Landlord Today. Following more than four years in the role, I have...
30 September 2020
From: Breaking News

A growing number of buy-to-let landlords are looking to take advantage of cheaper borrowing rates, growing demand from renters, and the...
30 September 2020
From: Breaking News

The number of new prospective tenants continued to increase last month, reaching an all-time high, according to ARLA Propertymark’s latest PRS...
30 September 2020
From: Breaking News

Demand for rented homes looks set to increase in the coming months as new data suggests that many people who do...
30 September 2020
From: Breaking News

Landlords are being urged to remain attentive when viewing or inspecting rental homes in order to weed out tenants that may...
30 September 2020
From: Breaking News

A lot more needs to be done to financially support landlords and renters during the existing Covid-19 pandemic, according to Housing...
29 September 2020
From: Breaking News

One in eight properties sold for more than the original asking price in August as housing demand peaked following the chancellor’s...
29 September 2020
From: Breaking News

With the weather taking a turn for the worse in recent days, buy-to-let landlords who own properties with gardens would do...
29 September 2020
From: Breaking News

Lendinvest has revamped its buy-to-let range, with new products for student lets and deals for first-time landlords, while the lending platform...
29 September 2020
From: Breaking News

Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s new 'Job Support Scheme', unveiled last week, has been welcomed by millions of workers across the country, but...
28 September 2020
From: Breaking News

A letting agent in Nottinghamshire stole close to £30,000 from several landlord clients and tenants to help prevent his business from...
28 September 2020
From: Breaking News

Buy-to-let landlords in Walthamstow, north east London, have been ordered to pay a collective total of £375,000 after modifying their buy-to-let...
28 September 2020
From: Breaking News

Precise Mortgages has reduced mortgage rates across its buy-to-let range by up to 0.4%. The specialist lender’s buy-to-let range, which is available...
28 September 2020
From: Breaking News

The government is once again being urged to follow the example set in Wales and Scotland and develop interest free, guaranteed...
25 September 2020
From: Breaking News

Sigma Capital has joined forces with Swedish investment firm EQT to create a £1bn housing joint venture, with a view to...
25 September 2020
From: Breaking News

A Delivery Hub will be set up by a new cross sector Future Homes Task Force, comprising of representatives from across...
25 September 2020
From: Breaking News

Pepper Money has cut rates across its buy-to-let range by up to 0.4%. The Pepper48 product, which is available up to 70%...
25 September 2020
From: Breaking News

Landlords are being encouraged to give their views on plans to introduce licensing schemes in a number of regions across the...
24 September 2020
From: Breaking News

Channel 5 will continue to provide an insight into a number of tenants and landlords across the UK, as feuds between...
24 September 2020
From: Breaking News

Vida Homeloans has introduced a new flexible mortgage product designed for budding buy-to-let investors including professional and first-time landlords. The launch of...
24 September 2020
From: Breaking News

The Nottingham for Intermediaries has temporarily withdrawn its mortgage range. Nikki Warren-Dean, head of intermediary sales, said: "The aim of this temporary measure...
24 September 2020
From: Breaking News

Salford has been identified as the most profitable buy-to-let city for landlords, according to research by CIA Landlord. The study found that...
23 September 2020
From: Breaking News

Landlord Action and the Property Redress Scheme, both part of the Hamilton Fraser group, have teamed up to help buy-to-let landlords...
23 September 2020
From: Breaking News

A new strategy has been launched today by Westminster City Council to help raise standards for tenants who rent privately. Westminster, which...
23 September 2020
From: Breaking News

Foundation Home Loans has cut its buy-to-let rates across all product tiers and property types. Foundation’s 80% loan-to-value (LTV) two-year fix has...
23 September 2020
From: Breaking News

The government’s decision to not extend the ban on landlords evicting renters beyond 20 September is a major concern for many private...
22 September 2020
From: Breaking News

There has been a sharp rise in illegal evictions by rogue landlords, it has been claimed. According to The Independent, illegal evictions...
22 September 2020
From: Breaking News

From accidental landlords to those wanting to embark on buy-to-let as a business, renting out property can be extremely rewarding, and...
22 September 2020
From: Breaking News

There is currently around £1.744bn worth of unclaimed property lying vacant across England and Wales, according to the latest research by...
22 September 2020
From: Breaking News

The six-month tenant eviction ban, which finally ended yesterday, has helped renters that are suffering financial difficulty, but it has also...
21 September 2020
From: Breaking News

There was a sharp drop in letting market activity in August, according to the latest figures from the Agency Express Property...
21 September 2020
From: Breaking News

With courts now prepared to hear rental property repossession cases again following the end of the ban on evictions, there will...
21 September 2020
From: Breaking News

Plans to develop 460 build to rent flats next to Southall train station in west London have been given the go-ahead. The...
21 September 2020
From: Breaking News

Rules which were due to expire at the end of September have been extended meaning buy-to-let landlords in Wales must now...
18 September 2020
From: Breaking News

Renters across Wales received greater protection this week after the Welsh government extended the six month notice for evictions, which was...
18 September 2020
From: Breaking News

A second UK court has ruled that ‘No DSS’ is unlawful, after a renter won a legal trial against housing benefit...
18 September 2020
From: Breaking News

As has been broadcast widely in the news the government has been going to extraordinary lengths to enforce their message that...
18 September 2020
From: Breaking News

Buckinghamshire Building Society has relaunched its ex-pat buy-to-let product. The mortgage deal is available at 70% loan-to-value (LTV) on a two-year discount...
18 September 2020
From: Breaking News

Rents should be frozen in London to avert mass evictions, city mayor Sadiq Khan has told the government. Khan wants new powers...
17 September 2020
From: Breaking News

Sadiq Khan’s proposal to introduce rent controls in London risks reducing the number of private homes available for rent, as landlords...
17 September 2020
From: Breaking News

Letting agents are feeling more optimistic about the letting sector than they were at the outset of 2020 despite the challenges...
17 September 2020
From: Breaking News

More needs to be done to help support tenants, especially those facing financial hardship as a consequence of the Covid-19 pandemic,...
17 September 2020
From: Breaking News

Zoopla has attracted around 25,000 property investors and landlords just over a week after launching Zooploma, a two week email programme...
17 September 2020
From: Breaking News

Less than half of landlords have received full rent since March 2020, when Covid-19 lockdown rules were introduced, according to new...
16 September 2020
From: Breaking News

There was widespread disappointment among buy-to-let landlords when the government decided to prolong the existing ban on tenant evictions until 20...
16 September 2020
From: Breaking News

Buy-to-let landlords in England could learn a thing or two from the Scottish market as the eviction deadline approaches, according to...
16 September 2020
From: Breaking News

Foundation Home Loans is planning to pull some of its buy-to-let products tomorrow. On Thursday, the specialist lender will remove its two-year...
16 September 2020
From: Breaking News

Many renters have welcomed the government's latest announcement around protecting tenants from eviction over the winter period, but tenants and landlords...
15 September 2020
From: Breaking News

Landlords are being reminded this week that they are responsible for the safety of their tenants, as part of Gas Safety...
15 September 2020
From: Breaking News

It has been just over a month since changes to the 30-day Capital Gains Tax (CGT) rule came into force and...
15 September 2020
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Ipswich Building Society has relaunched its buy-to-let range, two months after deciding to withdraw its products to help it cope with...
15 September 2020
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Almost a quarter of private landlords with properties in England surveyed have lost rental income due to Covid-19, according to a...
14 September 2020
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The post-lockdown rebound in buying momentum looks set to continue in and around London as we head into Autumn, according to...
14 September 2020
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The National Landlord Investment Show will be held online-only for the first time due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The Online Midlands Show,...
14 September 2020
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Housing charities want the government to extend the ban on landlords evicting renters beyond 20 September. Renters across England and Wales received...
11 September 2020
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There was a notable increase in the number of new tenancies last month as an increasing number of tenants took advantage...
11 September 2020
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The landlord of two properties in Coventry has been arrested after police seized cash and drugs worth £400,000. The money and drugs...
11 September 2020
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The Post Office has withdrawn a number of buy-to-let mortgage products. The lender emailed brokers to let them know that it will...
11 September 2020
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New landlord instructions were broadly flat last month following a modest increase in July, while tenant demand continues to increase sharply,...
10 September 2020
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The Deposit Protection Service (DPS) has issued new guidance to help student landlords in England and Wales arrange accommodation check-ins during the...
10 September 2020
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Demand for property has soared as purchasers, including buy to-let investors, make the most of Rishi Sunak's stamp duty holiday, but...
10 September 2020
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Kensington Mortgages has introduced a range of rate cuts across its buy-to-let and residential ranges. Rates have been cut by up to 0.3%...
10 September 2020
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The government has been slammed for attempting to shift the responsibility for renters in need onto landlords. Chris Town a landlord and...