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![Landlords forced out - so rents inevitably rise](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/HousePrices_pound-400x310.png)
The latest government figures on the private rental sector show rents rose 5.5 per cent in the 12 months to August,...
21 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![EPC changes binned as Sunak makes eco U-turn](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/_EPC5-400x310.png)
Under revised plans, the Government will: - Scrap policies to force landlords to upgrade the energy efficiency of their properties, but instead...
20 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Airbnb controls may breach data laws and Human Rights Convention](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/shutterstock_2198282283.jpg)
Scotland’s controversial licensing regime on Airbnbs and other short lets, due to start next month, may breach the European Convention on...
20 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Generation Rent automates ‘protest’ letters to Tory and Labour MPs](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/shutterstock_1524802199%20protest(1).jpg)
The Generation Rent activist group is urging its supporters to email MPs to protest about delays in the parliamentary progress of...
20 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Veteran landlord’s fine will rise day-by-day if unsafe homes remain occupied](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/Fined-400x310.jpg)
A landlord who let tenants live in properties riddled with hazardous electrics, unsafe boilers, mould and no smoke alarms must pay...
20 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Enough! Top property group insists: No More Rate Rises](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/3-MortgageRates1.png)
One of the most influential consumer property groups has made an impassioned plea to the Bank of England not to raise...
20 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![NRLA demands government speeds up court waiting times](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/Court-Fine-400x310.jpg)
The main landlords’ trade body wants justice ministers to speed up the time taken for courts to process legitimate possession cases. In...
20 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Mortgage firm tells Tories - Renters Reform Bill isn’t that bad…](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews3-400x310.png)
The head of a specialist buy to let mortgage broker has split from almost all of the industry by saying the...
19 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Buy To Let sell off leads to record number of auction deals](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Buy-to-let-2-400x310.png)
The classic “landlord favourite” for buying and selling - the auction house - appears to be bucking the downward trend in...
19 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Politician likens buying a second home to “forced eviction”](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Eviction-400x310%20(1).png)
The Scottish National Party councillor for Oban North and Lorn - which includes the village of Plockton, made famous by the...
19 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![London council launches selective licensing regime](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/_licensing-400x310.png)
Brent council in North London has launched a new selective licensing regime across part of the borough. Landlords who let properties in the...
19 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Levelling Up minister stands down from Gove’s team](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/BusinessChain-400x310.png)
Conservative MP Dehenna Davison has resigned as a minister in Michael Gove’s Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Writing to the...
19 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Older tenants distraught at Renters Reform Bill delay - claim](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/LandlordNews-400x310.png)
A charity claims that apparent delays to the Renters Reform Bill, which has yet to get a Second Reading in the...
18 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Canny landlords can expand portfolios with £22k average price cuts](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/3-MortgageRates1.png)
Landlords keen to bag a bargain will be interested to know that over a third of homes now on sale have...
18 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Typical tenant pays £2,800 more per year than in 2020 - Zoopla](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/HousePrices_balancing-400x310.png)
Zoopla has given its latest market update on the private rental sector, with the headline rent rise now being 10.5 per...
18 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Yet more London council landlord licensing on the cards](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/_licensing1-400x310.png)
A London council is looking to introduce new licensing for landlords. Currently Wandsworth council operates mandatory licensing for HMOs with five or...
18 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Rogue landlord left tenants out in the cold](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/HouseInspection_400x310.png)
A council has prosecuted a rogue landlord for failing to provide adequate heating and hot water at one of his rental...
18 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Generation Rent hopping mad over ‘missing’ Renters Reform Bill](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/UnhappyTenants-400x310.png)
Activists in the Generation Rent campaign are complaining that the Renters Reform Bill hasn’t been placed ahead of other Parliamentary business...
15 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Landlord Alert - new How to Rent guide coming next month](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Buy-to-let-400x310.png)
Rental sector organisations have been given an indication by the Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities that a new How...
15 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Opportunity Knocks for Landlords? House price falls are coming](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/DemandDown-400x310.jpg)
A prominent analyst says her reading of the latest Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors market snapshot makes her believe more house...
15 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![This is how much it costs a landlord to sell a property](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/HouseForSale_400x310.png)
A property website has calculated how much it costs a landlord or general home owner to sell a home - and...
15 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![China lies behind declining rental market in prime London](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews-400x310.png)
Rental value growth in prime London postcodes declined further in August as supply built and demand cooled. That’s the view of high...
15 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Anti-landlord policy will slash house values by 5% admits council](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/HousePriceChange.png)
A local authority is reported to have said that a controversial new policy will reduce house values by five per cent. Gwynedd...
14 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Tory claims ‘rental market broken’ and wants more professionalism](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/AgentsWorking-400x310.png)
A veteran Tory MP who has been a junior minister in the department responsible for housing now says the rental market...
14 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Airbnb in safety discount deal for short let hosts](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/shutterstock_2198282283.jpg)
Airbnb is linking up with private landlord agency OpenRent to offer reduced-price gas and boiler safety certificates. The short lets platform says...
14 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Agent insists buy to let remains ‘safe space for investors’](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Property%20Budget.jpg)
A high profile lettings agent insists that buy to let remains “a safe space for investors” seeking long-term returns, despite the...
14 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Big rent premiums found in locations near Crossrail stations](/upload/images/shutterstock_2218816503.jpg)
Rental markets near London’s Crossrail stations have seen premiums emerge, a new survey suggests. Areas which have benefitted from the largest reductions...
14 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Landlords can claim £30k per property for older tenant adaptations](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Stormy%20weather%20for%20homebuyers%20Introducer%20today%20team%20LandlordNews.png)
The Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities has announced a £50m fund to help older and disabled people in England,...
13 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Councils should buy landlords’ homes to ease housing crisis - new call](/upload/images/shutterstock_1448875046.jpg)
More councils should be encouraged to buy homes from landlords, an industry expert says. This follows reports last week which revealed that...
13 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Tougher powers over HMOs to be subject of autumn consultation](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews1-400x310.png)
A northern council is considering tightening the planning rules around converting properties into HMOs. A report to Burnley council’s executive recommends removing...
13 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![More Time! Call for politicians to extend Airbnb licensing deadline](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/shutterstock_2198282283.jpg)
A countryside property organisation has added its voice to the calls for an extension to a licensing scheme for Airbnbs and...
13 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Landlords blame Tories for buy to let problems, says top agent](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Buy-to-let-400x310.png)
Landlords are reducing their stock - and they’re blaming the Tories for creating a hostile environment. This is according to the latest...
13 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Rent rises now are jaw-dropping, admits veteran industry figure](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/RisingRents-400x310.jpg)
The average UK rental price hits another all-time high of £1,261 pcm, increasing a further 1.4 per cent from last month. Excluding...
12 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Tax, Red Tape and Soaring Costs force landlords to quit](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/DamagedProperty-400x310.png)
A survey of thousands of landlords, agents and tenants has provided new evidence of buy to let investors quitting in droves. Over...
12 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Consultation starts on ban for HMOs to become Airbnbs](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/shutterstock_2198282283.jpg)
A six week consultation is now underway as a council bids to stop HMOs being used as Airbnb or other short...
12 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Landlords flock to Limited Company structures to expand portfolios](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/LandlordNews-400x310.png)
Three-quarters of landlords who intend to purchase a new property in the next year will use a Limited Company structure, it’s...
12 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Rogue landlord illegally evicted family at Christmas](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Eviction-400x310.png)
A landlord has been prosecuted for the unlawful eviction of a tenant from privately rented accommodation in Coleraine, Northern Ireland. Leading up...
12 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Soaring landlord costs to push rents up 25% over next four years - forecast](/upload/images/shutterstock_387290149.jpg)
Rents will rise 25 per cent over the next four years, outpacing the modest 5.5 per cent House price growth across...
11 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Time Running Out for Renters Reform Bill](/upload/images/shutterstock_766847608.jpg)
The Renters Reform Bill is not scheduled for debate this week in Parliament - and time is running out for it...
11 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Bank accuses landlords of evicting older tenants in record numbers](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Eviction-400x310%20(1).png)
The Co-Op Bank, which is leading a campaign alongside charity Shelter, claims a Section 21 notice is presented to an older...
11 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Sunak told: Stop scapegoating landlords and show some respect](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/UnhappyTenants-400x310.png)
The top table of the National Residential Landlords Association has met with Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s team at Downing Street. In addition...
11 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Generation Rent says Bank of England governor is fellow-traveller](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/BusinessChain-400x310.png)
The Generation Rent group of activists says Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey is on their side about Section 21 evictions. Bailey...
11 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Strict New Guidelines for landlords over Damp and Mould](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Misc/Mould-400x310.png)
New directives issued by the government put the emphasis firmly on private landlords to take responsibility for issues of damp and...
08 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Lowest mortgage rates for landlords are tied to good EPC ratings](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/Energy_Efficiency-400x310.png)
Paragon Bank is the latest to reduce mortgage rates for landlords. It’s cut rates across 22 buy-to-let mortgage products, with fixed deals...
08 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Another house price drop with worse to come say some analysts](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/House-pounds_400x310.png)
House prices fell 1.9 per cent in August and are down 4.6 per cent over the year, according to Halifax. It’s the...
08 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Tenancy Agreement Clinic teach-in at free landlord and agent forum](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/RentalAgreement-Wide-InArticle.jpg)
Landlords and managing agents operating in South Warwickshire are being encouraged to take part in the next industry forum on Wednesday...
08 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Tory council claims boost in tackling “criminal HMO landlords”](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/LegalAction-400x310.png)
More than 300 landlords have applied for a new licence brought in this summer by Tory controlled Kensington and Chelsea council...
08 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Siblings join parents to help first time buyers quit rental market](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/AdultChildren-400x310.png)
New analysis reveals that other family members beyond parents are increasingly lending their financial support to first-time buyers. So far this year...
08 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![England football star scores at upcoming expo for landlords](/upload/images/shutterstock_1927926020.jpg)
Former England footballer turned TV pundit and property expert Dion Dublin is to headline this month’s South East Property Expo. The centre...
08 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Rent Controls would force a third of landlords to quit Buy To Let](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Buy-to-let-2-400x310.png)
Over a third of private landlords would sell properties if rent controls were introduced in their area, according to a trade...
07 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![John Lewis has trouble in store over Build To Rent scheme](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/BuildToRent1-400x310.png)
The John Lewis Partnership is said to be facing “extreme challenges” as a result of its bid to enter the private...
07 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Rent Controls Here To Stay says Scottish Government](/upload/images/shutterstock_2239146247.jpg)
The Scottish Government says rent controls - already existing as a so-called emergency measure - will become permanent. Scottish First Minister Humza...
07 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Council boasts of fining HMO landlords over £200,000](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Fine-3-400x310.png)
Landlords across just one London borough who failed to license HMOs have been issued with fines amounting to £207,500. To date, 59...
07 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Landlords plug into electrical discounts through new partnership](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Compliance-2-400x310.png)
The National Residential Landlords Association has launched a new partnership with electrical and telecoms retailer Currys Business. It means that member landlords...
07 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Government bags £884.2m in SDLT despite threshold changes](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/UK-Cash-NEW-400x310.jpg)
Research by Quickmove Properties estimate that, despite changes to stamp duty thresholds implemented last September designed to save homebuyers money, the...
07 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Tax (not rental reform) is real reason why landlords quit - claim](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Tax-Image-400x310.png)
Whoever forms the next government must put the private rental sector at the heart of its housing policy. That’s the view of...
06 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Typical buy to let sold 25% below wider market price - Zoopla](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Buy-to-let-400x310.png)
Zoopla says a buy to let property sold off by a landlord is “typically priced 25 per cent lower than the...
06 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Landlords tell Gove - Your planning reforms will fail](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/LandlordNews-400x310.png)
Landlords don’t believe Housing Secretary Michael Gove’s planning reforms will help build a million new homes in England, claims a buy-to-let...
06 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Most landlords unsure or opposed to private rental sector Ombudsman](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews-400x310.png)
Over half of landlords are either against the concept of a private rental sector Ombudsman or are actively against it. As part...
06 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Revealed - areas with even higher tenant demand than British average](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews1-400x310.png)
Landlords with property in Outer London and the East Midlands are reporting the strongest levels of tenant demand in Britain, Paragon...
06 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Insurer warns climate change may slash property values](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/_EcoHome-400x310.png)
Landlords looking to optimise capital appreciation on their properties may be alarmed at a siren warning from an insurance company. One Sure...
05 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Sweeping Tax Reform for Landlords - six key demands](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/TaxCoins-400x310.png)
Sweeping tax changes for landlords have been demanded by letting agents group Propertymark. The group has analysed the impact of changes using...
05 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Mortgage Crisis pushes out small landlords as corporates take over](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/2_MortgageCalculated.png)
Dashly, a platform that monitors over £100 billion of mortgages, says landlords in London renewing loans soon will be, on average,...
05 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Calls to scrap Section 21 leads triggers rush of evictions](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Eviction-400x310%20(1).png)
Section 21 evictions are set to soar higher, a property association leader forecasts - because of the threat to abolish them. Data...
05 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Industry survey shows continued opposition to S21 abolition](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/EvictionNotice-400x310.png)
A survey of some 2,000 landlords, agents and others in the private rental sector show renewed concern over Section 21 and...
05 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![EPC Reform - government must give massive incentives, says Rightmove](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/_EPC5-400x310.png)
An analysis conducted over the summer by Rightmove suggests it could take literally decades for the private rental sector to conform...
05 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Renters Reform Bill - it’s Angela Rayner v Michael Gove](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/HappyLandlord-400x310.png)
Labour’s deputy leader Angela Rayner has been given the job of Shadow Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities...
04 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Capital Appreciation - new blow as Nationwide reveals growing slump](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews2-400x310.png)
August saw a further softening in house prices which are now 5.3 per cent down on a year ago. The Nationwide says...
04 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Renters Reform Bill: Landlords urged to prepare for changes as MPs return](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/BusinessChain-400x310.png)
A prominent lettings agent is urging landlords to stay vigilant for changes to the Renters Reform Bill now that Parliament is...
04 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![NRLA boosts services to landlords after big PropTech investment](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/PropTech/PropTech1-400x310.png)
The National Residential Landlords Association is moving into PropTech by providing a platform for safety compliance and one for managing aspects...
04 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Are Social Housing Landlords failing tenants over dangerous concrete?](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/DamagedProperty-400x310.png)
Housing associations are urged to urgently check building specifications for the use of Reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete or RAAC. RAAC is the...
04 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Warning that interest-only borrowers may face shortfall](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/3-MortgageRates1.png)
The number of interest-only (750,000) and part-interest-only (245,000) mortgages has halved since 2015, new Financial Conduct Authority analysis has found. The fall...
04 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Rogue landlord must pay over £27k for safety failings in HMO](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Fine-3-400x310.png)
A rogue landlord has been fined £27,460 for putting residents at risk by failing to maintain a property. Flintshire County Council brought...
04 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Fake News - landlords warned against taking false social media advice](/upload/images/shutterstock_1710722323.jpg)
Landlords are being advised to be on their guard and not be duped by social media messages urging them to flout...
01 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Generation Rent Petition calls for holiday lets to be licensed by councils](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/_licensing-400x310.png)
The Generation Rent campaign has launched a petition on its website to give councils power to license holiday lets. The campaign claims...
01 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Landlord repays thousands in rent after second incident in seven months](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/HousePrices_balancing-400x310.png)
An unlicensed landlord has been ordered to pay back almost £15,000 in rent to his tenants after they were forced to...
01 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Landlords lose £4,000 per property in a year - new research](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/House-pounds_400x310.png)
Yearly returns on the average buy-to-let property in the UK were over £4000 lower in June 2023, compared to the same...
01 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![New insurance product targets landlords letting to students](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/HouseInspection_400x310.png)
Insurance broker Gallagher is launching a policy for student accommodation providers with insurance cover against damage to their properties. Traditional landlord insurance...
01 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![I Quit! Landlords exit the temporary accommodation sector](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/LandlordNews-400x310.png)
London local authorities say there’s been a surge in landlords withdrawing from the sector providing temporary accommodation for homeless households. A survey by the...
31 August 2023
From: Breaking News
![High yields defy rent cap - agency’s buy to let league table](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Buy-to-let-3-400x310.png)
The property portal ESPC has revealed the top-performing Edinburgh postcodes in terms of rental yields, for the second quarter of 2023. Using...
31 August 2023
From: Breaking News
![Council to spend £17m of public funds on two licensing schemes](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/_licensing1-400x310.png)
Bristol’s Labour-controlled council says it wants to spend some £17m of local council tax payers’ money on two new licensing schemes...
31 August 2023
From: Breaking News
![It’s Grim Down South - capital appreciation tumbles in the south](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews1-400x310.png)
New data from Zoopla this morning makes grim reading for landlords, especially those reliant on capital appreciation and with investment properties...
31 August 2023
From: Breaking News
![London renters gifted cash by family members to buy property](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/CoupleMakingOffer-400x310.png)
Over two-thirds of all new homeowners in London received family support to purchase their homes. ‘Bank of Family’ recipients in London received...
31 August 2023
From: Breaking News
![New ‘Landlord Leaders Community’ group launched](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/BusinessTeam-400x310.png)
A body called the Landlord Leaders Community - and appearing at first sight a little like a new trade group - is...
30 August 2023
From: Breaking News
![Top DJ trolled after social media post about EPC changes](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/_EPC6-400x310.png)
One of Britain's best known DJs has taken to social media to highlight what she sees as the unfair government policy...
30 August 2023
From: Breaking News
![How much longer for Renters Reform details? Industry figure demands action](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews3-400x310.png)
A PropTech entrepreneur has renewed his criticism of the government for failing to put flesh on the bones of the Renters...
30 August 2023
From: Breaking News
![Landlord held at knifepoint by ‘tenant from hell’](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews-400x310.png)
A man assaulted his housemates before holding his landlord in a room at knifepoint. Amin Zehar, 37, was living at a property...
30 August 2023
From: Breaking News
![Renters Reform Bill will hit student landlords hard - NRLA](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/TenantDispute-400x310.png)
With student accommodation in the headlines ahead of the stat of the new academic year, the National Residential Landlords Association is...
30 August 2023
From: Breaking News
![Rogue landlord struck off for “flagrant disregard” over mould in flat](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/DamagedProperty-400x310.png)
A landlord showed a “flagrant disregard” for her duties, including failing to replace a condemned boiler, and has been struck off. In...
30 August 2023
From: Breaking News
![Santander slammed for last-minute anti Buy To Let mortgage change](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/2_MortgageCalculated.png)
Santander has been sharply criticised for increasing its Interest Coverage Ratio just as other lenders have been making it easier to...
29 August 2023
From: Breaking News
![Bank chief stands up for buy to let and beleaguered landlords](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Buy-to-let-3-400x310.png)
A bank chief has used a national newspaper interview to make a stand in favour of buy to let landlords and...
29 August 2023
From: Breaking News
![Airbnb Regulation - Last-ditch bid to stop “laughing stock” rules](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/shutterstock_2198282283.jpg)
Trade bodies and short let landlords have made a last-ditch appeal to politicians to stop new rules which could see the...
29 August 2023
From: Breaking News
![Labour pledges not to tax “expensive homes” or raise CGT](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/TaxCoins-400x310.png)
Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves has ruled out any increase in Capital Gains Tax if Labour wins power. She also says there will...
29 August 2023
From: Breaking News
![Council tells landlords to apply for new licenses from this week](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/_licensing-400x310.png)
A council is warning HMO landlords to apply for a licence ahead of a new regime starting this week. From September 1...
29 August 2023
From: Breaking News
![Watchdog to Probe Five Issues Involving Landlords and Letting Agents](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/AgentsWorking-400x310.png)
The Competitioin and Markets Authority is to probe five activities involving landlords and letting agents and their responsibilities to private tenants. Sarah...
25 August 2023
From: Breaking News
![Generation Rent wants special deal for tenants when landlords default](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/3%20CoupleMakingOffer-400x310.png)
The Generation Rent group of activists has written an open letter to mortgage firm chief executives asking for special dispensation for...
25 August 2023
From: Breaking News
![Renting in Posh School Catchment Areas - does it really work?](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews2-400x310.png)
Families opt to rent so they can move fast to buy a home close to London’s top schools, according to a...
25 August 2023
From: Breaking News
![Are landlord families at risk of overpaying Inheritance Tax?](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Tax-Image-400x310.png)
A wealth management organisation has raised the spectre that some families may end up overpaying inheritance tax. And with property wealth being...