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The letting agents’ trade body ARLA Propertymark is urging the government to regulate Airbnb and other short let platforms but to...

One in eight tenants admit to letting out part or all of their rented property - and that rises to a...

Landlords of more than 5,000 homes must register for a license and ensure their tenants have good quality housing or face...

Labour controlled Brent council in London has taken the possibly-unique step of paying a landlord’s legal fees and rent to avert...

The Renters Reform Coalition - an umbrella body which includes direct action groups Acorn and the Renters Rights London - has ...

An outspoken agent says he is seeing growing numbers of people renting in later life to reduce their inheritance tax liability. Trevor...

Mulberry Real Estate Ltd, and its director, David Bryant, who are landlords of properties in Cardiff, have been fined for a...

Almost one in five renters say high mortgage rates mean they can’t afford to buy now and have put purchase plans...

Legislation requiring all rental properties to have an energy performance certificate  rating of C or above will require upgrades to around...

A council in the south east of England says it is “exploring the possibility” of introducing a huge landlord licensing scheme. Councillors...

New government figures show 79,840 households faced homelessness in England between January and March 2023 – the highest number on record.  Now...

A prominent westcountry agency is hosting a free event for landlords and investors later this month. Webbers is holding the afternoon session...

Nirpaul Riat’s career as a rogue landlord has ended after judges in London fined him £300,000 following two decades of managing...

Housing Secretary Michael Gove has pledged to publish “shortly” revised timetables for the implementation of further energy efficiency targets for the...

The increasing likelihood that the private rental sector will be obliged to allow more pets into lets simply demonstrates the need...

An angry reader has contacted Landlord Today with a letter from housing minister Rachel Maclean - which the recipient has branded...

A small poll of 100 letting agents by PropTech firm Goodlord has revealed that a strong majority believe the current pressures...

A new survey has revealed that an overwhelming 94 per cent of people - tenants and homeowners alike - aren’t testing...

The landlords’ trade body has given a firm message to Housing Secretary Michael Gove - sort out a realistic deadline for...

A prominent lawyer says the use of Section 8 eviction powers as envisaged under the Renters Reform Bill could lead to...

Veterans Minister Johnny Mercer is calling on landlords to step up and open their accommodation to Afghan refugees. He says current solutions...

Data from the English Housing Survey suggests that the number of English owners of second homes in Europe has fallen again. The...

A north of England local authority has extended the period of time for landlords to respond to a consultation. Bolsover council says...

Housing Secretary Michael Gove has this morning said his government should ‘relax the pace’ of EPC reforms expected from private landlords. In...

Rightmove has this morning revealed that 16 per cent of properties currently for sale were previously available on the rental market,...

London Mayor Sadiq Khan, who wants the government to give him the powers to impose rent controls, is now demanding licensing...

New figures from London-focussed agency Foxtons show applicant demand up 19 per cent in June, as the capital enters the peak...

It may be all change - again - at the Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities if the government’s poor...

Rents in the private sector of England and Wales increased by 5.1 per cent in the year to June — the...

Campaigning charity Shelter has won the backing of the Co-Op Bank for a new anti-eviction drive. The bank has funded Shelter research...

A housing trust says landlords fed up with higher taxes and red tape should not sell up but instead lease their...

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has launched an eight week long consultation in a bid to gather input on its...

One of the country’s leading mortgage brokers predicts a rise in the Bank of England base rate next month - and...

A north of England council says it’s held two local landlords to account after they failed to make essential repairs to...

Today's inflation figures effectively seal the fate of the housing market for the rest of this year - including the crucial...

Southwark’s Labour council has won the backing of Housing Secretary Michael Gove for one of the largest private landlord licensing schemes...

New research has uncovered what the organisations behind it call “shocking discrimination towards migrant communities” while they try to find places...

Illicit HMOs have been targeted in a bid to improve housing standards and make communities safer. North Northamptonshire council joined forces with...

A landlord who did not hold licences for her six properties, has ended up with a criminal conviction and a hefty...

A prominent accountant is warning that the upcoming Renters Reform Bill, when it becomes law, will be used by HMRC to...

After a decade of steady growth, the number of older renters is poised to increase rapidly over the next 10 years...

A warning is going out today from the UK’s largest property auctioneer about the sensible pricing of property coming to the...

There have been several examples of local councils asking private landlords to help find accommodation for refugees - but now the...

A report from the government’s Office for National Statistics shows that renters and mortgage holders have higher odds of experiencing financial...

A pressure group within the Labour Party wants a future government to provide £15 billion over 10 years to allow half...

Spiralling interest rates, soaring inflation and rocketing mortgages have created a “perfect storm” which will result in another five per cent...

The average price of homes coming to the market have dipped slightly once again, according to Rightmove. The newly-marketed properties are some...

Activist group Generation Rent - which has demanded rent freezes, eviction bans and cash hand-outs to help tenants move now wants...

Details have emerged of an extraordinary ‘stress test’ created by the Bank of England and tested on eight major banks to...

The head of the tenants’ activist group Generation Rent started work in the role of director in mid-June - and has...

A prominent Labour councillor in Liverpool has told the local media: “Parts of Liverpool are blighted by landlords who treat the...

A new law requiring landlords in three wards of the London borough of Brent to pay for a selective licence will...

An attempt to introducing statutory licensing for Airbnbs and some other tourist accommodation has got a frosty reception. The Welsh Government -...

A new Bank of England forecast predicts that average monthly payments on buy to let mortgages will increase by around £275...

A team of experts will look into the impact ofd Airbnbs and other short lets in a part of the UK...

A prominent housing market website suggests that unprec­edented demand in the rental market may play “a key role” in restricting supply...

A long-standing tax consultancy has raised the spectre of too much Stamp Duty ha wing been paid thanks to mistakes made...

Leeds Building Society has launched a new range of Buy to Let mortgages for landlords operating as a limited company. In addition...

It appears almost certain that the Second Reading of the Renters Reform Bill - expected some weeks ago - will not...

Arrears in the buy to let sector are worsening at a faster rate than for homeowners. Octane Capital analysed industry figures on...

New data shows the slump in transactions across the UK - and may trigger opportunities for aggressive investors seeking to take...

Across prime London, annual rental growth in June was 8.0 per cent according to data consultancy LonRes.   This takes rents to almost...

A council has issued a statement boasting of its record prosecuting rogue landlords. Somerset council says it has successfully prosecuted a Taunton...

A Labour MP wants the government to include private landlords in the Building Safety Act’s leaseholder protections scheme.  The government introduced the...

Annual growth in rental values continues to increase in the traditionally busy summer months, with little sign of an imminent slowdown.  This...

Another council is looking for privately rented accommodation of all sizes to resettle refugees. Since 2016, Stratford-on-Avon council has resettled many refugee...

Conversions, often seen as a likely property type for private landlords, are likely to be more common if two groups of...

Savills’ latest market snapshot for prime properties in the UK regions suggest that tenant priorities are gently shifting. Across UK prime regional...

It appears that there may be months more uncertainty over new energy efficiency rules for the private rental sector. A statement from...

London landlords and letting agents have so far been hit with more than £900,000 in fines in the first half of...

The founder of a luxury holiday lets firm in one of the UK’s tourist hotspots says even wealthy landlords are now...

The average UK house price fell slightly in June, by around £300 compared to May with a typical property now costing...

Licensing schemes continue to spread - even to the Channel Islands. The Jersey Evening Post reports that the island’s Chief Minister has...

After genteel protests from the Generation Rent ginger group and more pro-active protests from the Acorn group of rental activists, tomorrow...

A law firm partner who advises rural estates and landowners has identified a new problem created by the Renters Reform Bill. James...

Britain has suffered the worst house price fall out of any major European economy according to a report from property consultancy Knight...

A long-standing and respected property firm has slammed the government for presiding over the “mess” of taxes applied to holiday lets...

Barclays is working with TV guru Phil Spencer to give home owners some £2,000 to make selected energy-efficiency improvements to their...

The BBC says discussions are underway to extend the Renters Reform Bill to specifically outlaw any rental listing banning families and benefit recipients...

A third year law student has successfully challenged her landlord over a repair bill.  Obioma Ibe, whose landlord unlawfully tried to claim...

A landlord and three property management companies have been fined approaching £80,000 for health and safety failings. Mohammed Ali Abbas Rasool, Cadogan...

The average UK rental price is now £1,229 pcm, increasing 1.3 per cent from last month.   Greater London sees a massive...

Research from the Home Builders Federation claims owners of new homes will save an average £135 a month on running costs...

Baron John Bird, co-founder of the Big Issue newspaper sold by the homeless and vulnerably-housed, is suggesting that landlords give tenants...

Landlords who may be in the market for buying or selling this year are being warned about a dramatic 54 per...

New research shows a 41 per cent reduction in the number of London properties available for private rent since the Covid-19...

Against the trend of many recent surveys, a study by lending service Landbay claims over 40 per cent of landlords want...

The Labour dominated council in Bristol has written to Housing Secretary Michael Gove demanding that he gives it the powers to...

Independent landlords are “vital” to ensuring a fair and functioning private rented sector, the Housing Secretary says. Writing in the members’ magazine...

A statement from activist group Generation Rent suggests there’s a connection between Section 21 and the period of time people rent...

The unexpected slow progress of the Renters Reform Bill through the House of Commons continues. Although the official online documentation about the...

The cost of rent rose in seven of the eight regions monitored by Goodlord during June.  The average cost of rent per...

A landlord who failed to get his properties licensed has been fined. Under the Selective Landlord Licensing scheme in part of Middlesbrough...

A prominent buying agent says nervous buyers are pre-emptively slashing asking prices before the housing market worsens. If true, this could present...

A council has given an insight into its past five years of enforcement actions against private landlords. The Labour council in Newham,...

Landlords with some of the country’s largest portfolios say they expect to pay £500,000 or more in the next year on...

A landlord has been ordered to pay over £44,000 after a court found him guilty of a serious housing offence. Giuseppe Sutera,...

Landlords are being invited to a free event to find out more about help and incentives on offer to help local...

The latest rental market snapshot from lettings agency Barrows and Forrester has revealed the hottest location for tenant demand. It says Dorset...

A newspaper which often carries leaks of new Labour policies has produced an interesting theory on the fate of the Renters...