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![Council claims “thousands of complaints” about landlords and homes](/upload/images/shutterstock_2032034948.jpg)
Landlords of more than 5,000 homes must register for a license and ensure their tenants have good quality housing or face...
28 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Council pays landlord fees and rent in bid to avert S21 eviction](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Eviction-400x310%20(1).png)
Labour controlled Brent council in London has taken the possibly-unique step of paying a landlord’s legal fees and rent to avert...
27 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Activists complain to Rishi Sunak over Renters Reform Bill delays](/upload/images/shutterstock_1717996879.jpg)
The Renters Reform Coalition - an umbrella body which includes direct action groups Acorn and the Renters Rights London - has ...
27 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Tax threat forcing wealthy sellers to rent instead of buy - claim](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/TaxCoins-400x310.png)
An outspoken agent says he is seeing growing numbers of people renting in later life to reduce their inheritance tax liability. Trevor...
27 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Bumper £68,000 fines for HMO landlord and his company](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Fine-400x310.png)
Mulberry Real Estate Ltd, and its director, David Bryant, who are landlords of properties in Cardiff, have been fined for a...
27 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Rate rises mean tenants put purchase plans on ice](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Rent_Freeze2-400x310.png)
Almost one in five renters say high mortgage rates mean they can’t afford to buy now and have put purchase plans...
27 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Over half private rental properties would fail new EPC target](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/_EPC6-400x310.png)
Legislation requiring all rental properties to have an energy performance certificate rating of C or above will require upgrades to around...
26 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Labour council spending £50k ‘exploring idea of landlord licensing’](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/_licensing1-400x310.png)
A council in the south east of England says it is “exploring the possibility” of introducing a huge landlord licensing scheme. Councillors...
26 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Shelter blames Section 21 for increasing homelessness](/upload/images/shutterstock_629082041.jpg)
New government figures show 79,840 households faced homelessness in England between January and March 2023 – the highest number on record. Now...
26 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Free investment session this week for landlords](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/LearningAgents-400x310.png)
A prominent westcountry agency is hosting a free event for landlords and investors later this month. Webbers is holding the afternoon session...
26 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Shock for ‘charity landlord’ hit with enormous fine](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Fine-3-400x310.png)
Nirpaul Riat’s career as a rogue landlord has ended after judges in London fined him £300,000 following two decades of managing...
26 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![EPC Climbdown - Gove to publish details of ‘relaxed’ deadline](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/EPC-2-400x310.png)
Housing Secretary Michael Gove has pledged to publish “shortly” revised timetables for the implementation of further energy efficiency targets for the...
25 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Pets In Lets - can inventories reduce the risk to landlords?](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Pets/CoupleWithDog-400x310.png)
The increasing likelihood that the private rental sector will be obliged to allow more pets into lets simply demonstrates the need...
25 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Housing Minister’s letter branded “rubbish” by angry landlord](/upload/images/shutterstock_1575538915.jpg)
An angry reader has contacted Landlord Today with a letter from housing minister Rachel Maclean - which the recipient has branded...
25 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![If you think this is bad ... letting agents warn of worse to come](/upload/images/shutterstock_2307806367.jpg)
A small poll of 100 letting agents by PropTech firm Goodlord has revealed that a strong majority believe the current pressures...
25 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Alarms - almost no one tests them as much as they should, study shows](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews1-400x310.png)
A new survey has revealed that an overwhelming 94 per cent of people - tenants and homeowners alike - aren’t testing...
25 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Message to Gove - sort the EPC deadline and stick to it!](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/EPC-2-400x310.png)
The landlords’ trade body has given a firm message to Housing Secretary Michael Gove - sort out a realistic deadline for...
24 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Lawyer warns Section 8 could trigger decline of private rental sector](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/LegalAction-400x310.png)
A prominent lawyer says the use of Section 8 eviction powers as envisaged under the Renters Reform Bill could lead to...
24 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Tory minister wants landlords to open their doors to Afghan refugees](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews2-400x310.png)
Veterans Minister Johnny Mercer is calling on landlords to step up and open their accommodation to Afghan refugees. He says current solutions...
24 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Brexit slashes number of Britons letting overseas homes](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/NB%20-%20M%26P%20March%20blog%201%20-%20No%20budget%20boost%20from%20the%20Chancellor%20but%20it's%20not%20all%20doom%20and%20gloom.jpg)
Data from the English Housing Survey suggests that the number of English owners of second homes in Europe has fallen again. The...
24 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Landlords' views sought - council extends consultation period](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/LandlordNews-400x310.png)
A north of England local authority has extended the period of time for landlords to respond to a consultation. Bolsover council says...
24 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Government to ‘relax the pace’ of threatened EPC reform](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/_EPC5-400x310.png)
Housing Secretary Michael Gove has this morning said his government should ‘relax the pace’ of EPC reforms expected from private landlords. In...
23 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Rightmove reports huge landlord exodus as EPC worries kick in](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/EPCx400x310.png)
Rightmove has this morning revealed that 16 per cent of properties currently for sale were previously available on the rental market,...
21 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Sadiq Khan wants Airbnb and short-let licensing for London](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/_licensing1-400x310.png)
London Mayor Sadiq Khan, who wants the government to give him the powers to impose rent controls, is now demanding licensing...
21 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Foxtons figures show rents and demand dip slightly in London](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/DemandDown-400x310.jpg)
New figures from London-focussed agency Foxtons show applicant demand up 19 per cent in June, as the capital enters the peak...
21 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![New housing minister likely as reshuffle rumours gather pace](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/BusinessChain-400x310.png)
It may be all change - again - at the Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities if the government’s poor...
21 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Rent rise at seven-year high according to official figures](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/rent-calculation-1-400x310.png)
Rents in the private sector of England and Wales increased by 5.1 per cent in the year to June — the...
21 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Co-Op Bank joins Shelter in new anti-eviction campaign](/upload/images/shutterstock_1227135172.jpg)
Campaigning charity Shelter has won the backing of the Co-Op Bank for a new anti-eviction drive. The bank has funded Shelter research...
20 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![New attempt to woo unhappy landlords with leasing deals](/upload/images/shutterstock_1015072978.jpg)
A housing trust says landlords fed up with higher taxes and red tape should not sell up but instead lease their...
20 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Energy Efficiency Retro-fitting - What do landlords think?](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/_EPC4-400x310.png)
The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has launched an eight week long consultation in a bid to gather input on its...
20 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Rate rises in August AND September despite inflation drop - forecast](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/3-MortgageRates1.png)
One of the country’s leading mortgage brokers predicts a rise in the Bank of England base rate next month - and...
20 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Rogue landlord couple in hot water over heating failures](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/TenantDispute-400x310.png)
A north of England council says it’s held two local landlords to account after they failed to make essential repairs to...
20 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Today’s figures seal the fate of the housing market - claim](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/3-MortgageRates1.png)
Today's inflation figures effectively seal the fate of the housing market for the rest of this year - including the crucial...
19 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Gove approves one of UK’s largest landlord licensing schemes](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/_licensing-400x310.png)
Southwark’s Labour council has won the backing of Housing Secretary Michael Gove for one of the largest private landlord licensing schemes...
19 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![“Shocking discrimination” by many landlords, claim activists](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Stormy%20weather%20for%20homebuyers%20Introducer%20today%20team%20LandlordNews.png)
New research has uncovered what the organisations behind it call “shocking discrimination towards migrant communities” while they try to find places...
19 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Police at centre of crackdown on Illegal HMOs](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Police-400x310.png)
Illicit HMOs have been targeted in a bid to improve housing standards and make communities safer. North Northamptonshire council joined forces with...
19 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Criminal conviction for landlord with six unlicensed properties](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/LegalAction-400x310.png)
A landlord who did not hold licences for her six properties, has ended up with a criminal conviction and a hefty...
19 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![HMRC to use Renters Reform Bill to hammer landlords - claim](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/LandlordNews-400x310.png)
A prominent accountant is warning that the upcoming Renters Reform Bill, when it becomes law, will be used by HMRC to...
18 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Older renters set to surge in number within a few years](/upload/images/shutterstock_1940487949.jpg)
After a decade of steady growth, the number of older renters is poised to increase rapidly over the next 10 years...
18 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Warning to landlords selling up - price your property sensibly](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/House_pound-400x310.png)
A warning is going out today from the UK’s largest property auctioneer about the sensible pricing of property coming to the...
18 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Letting agents ask landlords to help Afghan refugees](/upload/images/shutterstock_659272594.jpg)
There have been several examples of local councils asking private landlords to help find accommodation for refugees - but now the...
18 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Renters 'at risk' as cost of living crisis continues](/upload/images/shutterstock_2131530483.jpg)
A report from the government’s Office for National Statistics shows that renters and mortgage holders have higher odds of experiencing financial...
18 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Labour activists' call to buy 500,000 private rental properties](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews2-400x310.png)
A pressure group within the Labour Party wants a future government to provide £15 billion over 10 years to allow half...
17 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![House prices to drop another 5% by Christmas - warning](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/HousePriceDrop-400x310.png)
Spiralling interest rates, soaring inflation and rocketing mortgages have created a “perfect storm” which will result in another five per cent...
17 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Rightmove market snapshot - latest on asking prices and volumes](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyStats-400x310.png)
The average price of homes coming to the market have dipped slightly once again, according to Rightmove. The newly-marketed properties are some...
17 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Generation Rent activists outline their latest demands](/upload/images/shutterstock_1227135172.jpg)
Activist group Generation Rent - which has demanded rent freezes, eviction bans and cash hand-outs to help tenants move now wants...
17 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![House Prices plunge 31%? At least the banks would survive…](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/DemandDown-400x310.jpg)
Details have emerged of an extraordinary ‘stress test’ created by the Bank of England and tested on eight major banks to...
14 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Generation Rent boss promoted to Chief Executive within a month](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/OneDome%20Intro%201%20ShakingHands-400x310.png)
The head of the tenants’ activist group Generation Rent started work in the role of director in mid-June - and has...
14 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Labour councillor accuses landlords of ‘blighting city with rubbish’](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews3-400x310.png)
A prominent Labour councillor in Liverpool has told the local media: “Parts of Liverpool are blighted by landlords who treat the...
14 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Council pockets £640 per landlord licence from next month](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/HousePrices_pound-400x310.png)
A new law requiring landlords in three wards of the London borough of Brent to pay for a selective licence will...
14 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Airbnb regulation hugely unpopular - government consultation results](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/shutterstock_2198282283.jpg)
An attempt to introducing statutory licensing for Airbnbs and some other tourist accommodation has got a frosty reception. The Welsh Government -...
14 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Huge cost rise in store for landlords, warns Bank of England](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/_BankofEngland-1-400x310.png)
A new Bank of England forecast predicts that average monthly payments on buy to let mortgages will increase by around £275...
13 July 2023
From: Breaking News
13 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Rental boom may be saving the sales market’s bacon - claim](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/RentOnlineSearch-400x310.png)
A prominent housing market website suggests that unprecedented demand in the rental market may play “a key role” in restricting supply...
13 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Stamp Duty - should landlords review accuracy of tax?](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/StampDuty1_400x310.png)
A long-standing tax consultancy has raised the spectre of too much Stamp Duty ha wing been paid thanks to mistakes made...
13 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Building Society mortgage offer targets incorporated landlords](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/AgentsWorking-400x310.png)
Leeds Building Society has launched a new range of Buy to Let mortgages for landlords operating as a limited company. In addition...
13 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Renters Reform Bill next stage delayed until autumn](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/LandlordNews-400x310.png)
It appears almost certain that the Second Reading of the Renters Reform Bill - expected some weeks ago - will not...
12 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Landlord arrears rising faster than home owners - new figures](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Stressed(F)Tenant-400x310.png)
Arrears in the buy to let sector are worsening at a faster rate than for homeowners. Octane Capital analysed industry figures on...
12 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Does Transaction Slump offer chance for savvy landlord investors?](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/3-MortgageRates1.png)
New data shows the slump in transactions across the UK - and may trigger opportunities for aggressive investors seeking to take...
12 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Prime London rents massively above pre-Covid levels](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/1-HousePriceRising.png)
Across prime London, annual rental growth in June was 8.0 per cent according to data consultancy LonRes. This takes rents to almost...
12 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Council boasts of prosecutions of rogue landlords](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/Court-Fine-400x310-min.jpg)
A council has issued a statement boasting of its record prosecuting rogue landlords. Somerset council says it has successfully prosecuted a Taunton...
12 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![MP wants landlords to be eligible for leaseholder protection funding](/upload/images/shutterstock_1155447730.jpg)
A Labour MP wants the government to include private landlords in the Building Safety Act’s leaseholder protections scheme. The government introduced the...
11 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Renters expand search areas as affordability bites](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews3-400x310.png)
Annual growth in rental values continues to increase in the traditionally busy summer months, with little sign of an imminent slowdown. This...
11 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Another council seeks landlord help with refugee accommodation](/upload/images/shutterstock_1227135172.jpg)
Another council is looking for privately rented accommodation of all sizes to resettle refugees. Since 2016, Stratford-on-Avon council has resettled many refugee...
11 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Conversions - should there be more of them?](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/LearningAgents-400x310.png)
Conversions, often seen as a likely property type for private landlords, are likely to be more common if two groups of...
11 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Tenant priorities changing in prime markets, says agent](/upload/images/shutterstock_1916934821.jpg)
Savills’ latest market snapshot for prime properties in the UK regions suggest that tenant priorities are gently shifting. Across UK prime regional...
11 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![EPC Rule Changes - months more uncertainty for worried landlords](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/_EPC6-400x310.png)
It appears that there may be months more uncertainty over new energy efficiency rules for the private rental sector. A statement from...
10 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Landlords hit with record licensing fines says PropTech firm](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Fine-3-400x310.png)
London landlords and letting agents have so far been hit with more than £900,000 in fines in the first half of...
10 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Even wealthy holiday let landlords are quitting - agency claim](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/A%20surveyor's%20guide%20to%20finding%20a%20profitable%20HMO.jpg)
The founder of a luxury holiday lets firm in one of the UK’s tourist hotspots says even wealthy landlords are now...
10 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Capital appreciation worries after shock annual house price fall](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/DemandDown-400x310.jpg)
The average UK house price fell slightly in June, by around £300 compared to May with a typical property now costing...
10 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Senior politician backs local landlord licensing scheme](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/_licensing-400x310.png)
Licensing schemes continue to spread - even to the Channel Islands. The Jersey Evening Post reports that the island’s Chief Minister has...
10 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Extinction Rebellion jumps on housing protest bandwagon](/upload/images/shutterstock_1227135172.jpg)
After genteel protests from the Generation Rent ginger group and more pro-active protests from the Acorn group of rental activists, tomorrow...
07 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Renters Reform Bill - new legal problem identified](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/BusinessWomen3-695x395-min.jpeg)
A law firm partner who advises rural estates and landowners has identified a new problem created by the Renters Reform Bill. James...
07 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![UK house prices tumble more than in Europe - interest rates to blame?](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/3-MortgageRates1.png)
Britain has suffered the worst house price fall out of any major European economy according to a report from property consultancy Knight...
07 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Tax Shock - property firm wants landlords to pay even more](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/TaxMan-400x310.png)
A long-standing and respected property firm has slammed the government for presiding over the “mess” of taxes applied to holiday lets...
07 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Phil Spencer emphasises importance of energy efficient retro-fitting](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Special%20Logo's/Phil%20Spencer.png)
Barclays is working with TV guru Phil Spencer to give home owners some £2,000 to make selected energy-efficiency improvements to their...
07 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Gove wants to extend measures in Renters Reform Bill - BBC report](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/LandlordNews-400x310.png)
The BBC says discussions are underway to extend the Renters Reform Bill to specifically outlaw any rental listing banning families and benefit recipients...
06 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Law student wins deposit court case against landlord](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/LegalAction-400x310.png)
A third year law student has successfully challenged her landlord over a repair bill. Obioma Ibe, whose landlord unlawfully tried to claim...
06 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Landlord in court with three property firms over HMO safety](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Court-UK-400x310.png)
A landlord and three property management companies have been fined approaching £80,000 for health and safety failings. Mohammed Ali Abbas Rasool, Cadogan...
06 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Up and Up - New records (again) as rents soar skywards](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/RentalYields-400x310.png)
The average UK rental price is now £1,229 pcm, increasing 1.3 per cent from last month. Greater London sees a massive...
06 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![EPCs: new builds beat older homes hands down, says trade body](/upload/images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/EPCRating-400x310.png)
Research from the Home Builders Federation claims owners of new homes will save an average £135 a month on running costs...
06 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Give tenants share of capital appreciation, urges Big Issue founder](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Tenant_Dispute-400x310.png)
Baron John Bird, co-founder of the Big Issue newspaper sold by the homeless and vulnerably-housed, is suggesting that landlords give tenants...
05 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Property sales HALVED this year as transaction crisis mounts](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/HousePrices_balancing-400x310.png)
Landlords who may be in the market for buying or selling this year are being warned about a dramatic 54 per...
05 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![London’s private rental sector slashed - new figures](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/_RentalHousingUK-400x310.png)
New research shows a 41 per cent reduction in the number of London properties available for private rent since the Covid-19...
05 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Landlords are not quitting at all, claims mortgage firm survey](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews2-400x310.png)
Against the trend of many recent surveys, a study by lending service Landbay claims over 40 per cent of landlords want...
05 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Labour council defies party by demanding rent controls](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/CoinsHouses-2019-400x310.jpg)
The Labour dominated council in Bristol has written to Housing Secretary Michael Gove demanding that he gives it the powers to...
05 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Gove tells landlords they are “vital” to private rental sector](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Estate-Agent-400x310.png)
Independent landlords are “vital” to ensuring a fair and functioning private rented sector, the Housing Secretary says. Writing in the members’ magazine...
04 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Generation Rent says house prices too high for tenants to buy](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/HouseValues-400x310.jpg)
A statement from activist group Generation Rent suggests there’s a connection between Section 21 and the period of time people rent...
04 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Renters Reform Bill - still no news on progress through Commons](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/LegalAdvice-400x310.png)
The unexpected slow progress of the Renters Reform Bill through the House of Commons continues. Although the official online documentation about the...
04 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Market Snapshot - voids and rents broken down by nations and regions](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/CoinsHouses-2019-400x310.jpg)
The cost of rent rose in seven of the eight regions monitored by Goodlord during June. The average cost of rent per...
04 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Landlord refuses to license two properties and is fined](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Fine-3-400x310.png)
A landlord who failed to get his properties licensed has been fined. Under the Selective Landlord Licensing scheme in part of Middlesbrough...
04 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Investment chance for landlords as sellers slash asking prices](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/HousePrices_pound-400x310.png)
A prominent buying agent says nervous buyers are pre-emptively slashing asking prices before the housing market worsens. If true, this could present...
03 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Thousands of enforcement probes and letters sent to landlords](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/LandlordNews-400x310.png)
A council has given an insight into its past five years of enforcement actions against private landlords. The Labour council in Newham,...
03 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Eye-watering EPC upgrade bill for large portfolio professional landlords](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/_EPC5-400x310.png)
Landlords with some of the country’s largest portfolios say they expect to pay £500,000 or more in the next year on...
03 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Landlord refuses to identify himself - and gets hit with huge fine](/upload/images/Fine(1).jpg)
A landlord has been ordered to pay over £44,000 after a court found him guilty of a serious housing offence. Giuseppe Sutera,...
03 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Another council wants landlords to help house local families](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/FamilyBuyers-400x310.png)
Landlords are being invited to a free event to find out more about help and incentives on offer to help local...
03 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Market hot-spots and cold-spots identified by new index](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Homeowners%20driving%20Google%20search%20Weekend%20Estate%20agent%20AgentOnline-400x310.png)
The latest rental market snapshot from lettings agency Barrows and Forrester has revealed the hottest location for tenant demand. It says Dorset...
30 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Rental Reform - Labour says Tories are divided and Bill is at risk](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews1-400x310.png)
A newspaper which often carries leaks of new Labour policies has produced an interesting theory on the fate of the Renters...