A Tory-led council says it wants to help tenants with damp, mould and disrepair to take action against their landlords. South Hams...
Archive
![Sub-standard HMO costs landlord five figure sum after council action](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/UK-Cash-20-400x310.jpg)
A private landlord in Mansfield has been ordered to pay a £17,000 penalty after renting out sub-standard accommodation. The unnamed landlord, investigated...
30 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![NRLA delight that Labour now opposes rent controls](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews3-400x310.png)
The National Residential Landlords Associations has expressed relief that Labour appears to be backing away from rent controls. Association chief executive Ben...
29 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Marathon complaint letter sent to Gove by angry landlord-agent](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/LandlordNews-400x310.png)
A lettings agent with 3,500 properties under management has written a long letter to Housing Secretary Michael Gove complaining about the...
29 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![New call for clampdown on Airbnb landlords](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/shutterstock_2198282283.jpg)
A non-for-profit hospitality group wants tighter regulations and restrictions to be imposed on Airbnb properties which affect both the rental market...
29 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Council slams ‘neglectful’ landlords who ‘blight the city’](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews1-400x310.png)
A city council has slammed what it calls ‘neglectful landlords’ as part of an illegal dumping crackdown. Stoke-on-Trent’s Labour authority has declared...
29 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Council’s Rogue Landlord Project claims another scalp](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews-400x310.png)
Rogue landlord Hazmar Fauz of Welwyn in Hertfordshire has been given a hefty fine of over £15,000 for a series of...
29 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Sellers accepting low offers - is this an opportunity for landlords?](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Help%20to%20buy%20equity%20loan.jpg)
New data from Zoopla shows that 42 per cent of sellers are accepting offers over five per cent below the asking price...
28 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Labour plan to seize unsafe or poor homes from rogue landlords](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews2-400x310.png)
The Labour Mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham, says he is demanding the powers to seize usage or poor quality homes...
28 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Rental demand set to last long term as mortgage terms grow](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/remortgage_400x310.png)
It looks likely that rental demand will remain high over then indefinite long term as some people resist growing mortgage periods. New...
28 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Landlords spend thousands to improve EPCs ahead of law change](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/_EPC5-400x310.png)
A new rental market study by Rightmove reveals that more properties entering the rental market have an EPC rating of C...
28 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Renters face grim retirement according to pension survey](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/StressedTenant-400x310.png)
One in three Britons could be facing poverty in retirement according to Scottish Widows - with renters amongst the most vulnerable. The...
28 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Sign the petition for a National Tenants Register](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/LandlordNews-400x310.png)
A property law specialist wants a national register of tenants to allow landlords to check their history before rental agreements are...
27 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Sadiq Khan on collision course with Starmer over rent controls](/upload/images/shutterstock_1338355010.jpg)
London Labour Mayor Sadiq Khan has returned to his demand for powers to control rents in the private sector, citing a...
27 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Webinar on Renters Reform Bill aims to woo landlords](/upload/images/PropTech%20%26%20Online/magneteventpro.jpg)
An agency that already runs a series of webinars for landlords is to hold a special one dedicated to explaining the...
27 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Holiday Homes - new figures show how many, and where they are](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/A%20surveyor's%20guide%20to%20finding%20a%20profitable%20HMO.jpg)
New data from the Office for National Statistics, based on the 2021 Census results, show growth in the number of holiday...
27 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![New AI products aimed at landlords using Airbnb](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/PropTech/PropTech3-400x310.png)
New AI-powered products targeting Airbnb landlords have been launched by property management service GuestReady. They are integrated into the company's existing Property...
27 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Lobby Your MP! Bid to stop Reform Bill destroying private renting](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/AgentsWorking-400x310.png)
A series of template letters have been drafted so that landlords can write to MPs about problems caused by the Renters...
26 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Nothing for landlords in Chancellor’s new mortgage deal](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/remortgage_400x310.png)
The government has taken limited action over the soaring cost of mortgages - but there’s no direct help for landlords and...
26 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Landlords urged to pay hundreds for basic anti-burglary advice](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Property%20Budget.jpg)
Private landlords and managing agents are being invited to take part in a new anti-burglary scheme being run by a Labour-controlled...
26 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Another rental advance finance product aims to woo landlords](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/UK-Cash-20-400x310.jpg)
A product for landlords to sell their future rental income is being launched by a finance company this week. Landlord Rental Advance,...
26 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Short Lets Bonanza - high end units in demand in London](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Help%20to%20buy%20equity%20loan.jpg)
A property management company is forecasting that Prime Central London’s short-lets summer is set to be record breaking. Glenfield Property Management says...
26 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Plea To Government - help landlords as well as owner-occupiers](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews3-400x310.png)
A specialist buy to let mortgage broker says the government must help landlords with mortgage costs, as well as owner occupiers...
23 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Renters Reform Bill - Penny Mordaunt gives progress report](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/LandlordNews-400x310.png)
A Labour MP has expressed concern at the speed of progress on the Renters Reform Bill - pushing Leader of the...
23 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Call for landlords to check fire info is accurate and on display](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Propcert%20March%20blog%202%20-%20Why%20carbon%20monoxide%20alarms%20are%20important%20.jpg)
A PropTech firm claims that its research shows a third of tenants have not seen fire safety certificates or information about...
23 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Watch Out! Landlords warned of summer subsidence threat](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews2-400x310.png)
Landlord insurance provider Simply Business claims that new research shows subsidence claims doubling last year and hitting their peak in August...
23 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Government must help private tenants, charity demands](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/RightToRent1-400x310.png)
A charity is warning that growing numbers of private tenants are likely to have difficulties keeping up with their financial commitments. The...
23 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Shock interest rate decision by Bank of England](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/BankofEngland_3-400x310.png)
The Bank of England has announced its latest change in base rate, which is used by most lenders to determine interest...
22 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Housing market crash “inevitable” warns expert ahead of rate decision](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/HouseMarketCrash-400x310.png)
A mortgage expert is warning that a housing market crash now looks ”inevitable” as expectations run high of what many be...
22 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Rent Control Mayor wants to be MP after post abolished](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews3-400x310.png)
A Labour Mayor whose post was abolished by a public vote last year now wants to become an MP. Marvin Rees’ position...
22 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Fine of £40,000 for landlord who put tenants at risk](/upload/images/Fine.jpg)
A landlord and his property company have been ordered to pay a total of £40,000 in fines after a council says...
22 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Tenants to be given App that helps combat loneliness](/upload/images/PropTech%20%26%20Online/Manonphone.jpg)
One of the country’s biggest Build To Rent operators has launched an app for residents which it claims can help combat...
22 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Interest-only mortgages in decline, even before latest crisis](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/MortgageApplyNow_400x310.png)
New data from UK Finance, the mortgage lenders’ trade body, throws light on how the mortgage and interest rate crisis may...
22 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![It's not just Boris Johnson - renters accused of lying on applications](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/application_rejected-400x310.png)
A comparison website has compiled a list of what it claims to be the most common lies on tenancy applications -...
21 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Larger lateral apartments tipped as good investment potential](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/BTR-400x310.png)
A leading buying agent says changing planning priorities amongst London councils are likely to mean that large lateral apartments will maintain...
21 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Landlord Tax Review - housing minister backs industry demand](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Tax-Image-400x310.png)
The Welsh Minister with responsibility for housing, Julie James, has supported the need to review the way the private rented sector...
21 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Labour MP wants action against “Ill-intentioned...bad faith” landlords](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/UnhappyTenants-400x310.png)
A Labour MP has spoken of loopholes in the Renters Reform Bill - a narrative now being pursued by some activists...
21 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Rents hit amazing new high in London](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/CoinsHouses-2019-400x310.jpg)
Data from London lettings agency Foxtons reveals that average weekly rental prices in May have surpassed the peak of 2022. The average...
21 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Courts embarrassing, slow and make odd decisions says top lawyer](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Legal_Action-400x310.png)
An experienced property lawyer who has specialised in residential landlord and tenant law for 22 years says she is embarrassed at...
20 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Mortgage worries grow as buy to let re-pricing goes on](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/RentBuy-400x310(1).png)
A typical two-year fixed mortgage deal now has an interest rate of more than 6.0 per cent for the first time...
20 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Big fall in number of bidders at Auction House](/upload/images/shutterstock_1657604122.jpg)
A normally-ebullient auction company has admitted to a big slump in the number of bidders at its latest sale. Auction House’s May...
20 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Activists want curbs on rent rises from “cashing in” landlords](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews1-400x310.png)
A pressure group is calling on the government to introduce in-tenancy restrictions on how much rents can be raised, and claims...
20 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Almost 50% off licensing cost in council’s early-bird offer](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/Millennial-Agent-Training-400x310.jpg)
One of London’s most aggressive landlord licensing regimes says it has an early-bird offer running until July 14. Landlords applying for Newham...
20 June 2023
From: Breaking News
!['Despicable fraudster' conned landlords out of tens of thousands](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/LandlordStressed-400x310.png)
A council chief has spoken out in support of landlords who lost money to a “despicable fraudster” who is now in...
19 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Hundreds of low EPC landlords warned - “this cannot continue”](/upload/images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/EPCTablet-695x395.jpg)
A council has issued a stern warning to landlords that the current situation in which hundreds of homes have non-compliant EPC...
19 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Mortgage Meltdown hurts landlords’ capital appreciation hopes](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/Mortgage-image400x310.png)
If this was typical of the past 10 years we would be talking of a 0.6 per cent average house price...
19 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Supply drought caused by “many years” of anti-landlord reforms - claim](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/house-prices400x310.png)
One of the country’s most prominent housing market indices says the current imbalance between supply and demand in the rental sector...
19 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Rent Control Failures - case studies wanted to prove the point](/upload/images/shutterstock_1338355010.jpg)
Landlords are being asked for any evidence or case studies that can help build a case against rent controls. The National Residential...
19 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Landlord sentenced after horrifying hammer attack](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/Handcuffs2-400x310.jpg)
A landlord who left his tenants homeless after breaking into their house at night with a hammer has been prosecuted by...
17 June 2023
From: Breaking News
16 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Landlords accused of using rent rises as 'backdoor evictions'](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Eviction-400x310.png)
A charity claims some landlords are using what it calls “excessive” rent rises to effectively evict tenants. Citizens Advice says the Renters...
16 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![New dire warning of rent rises as landlords end fixed-rate deals](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/2_MortgageCalculated.png)
There’s a new warning this morning that rents are set to soar as landlords struggle with much higher interest rate payments...
16 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Warning - house prices to fall much further](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/DemandDown-400x310.jpg)
House prices are set to fall much further, a leading property expert has predicted. Last week credit ratings agency Moody's warned of...
16 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Shock figures show how old buy to let landlords are](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/NewHomeowners1-400x310.png)
New data produced by lettings agency Savills gives an indication of how the buy to let sector may be threatened by...
15 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Airbnb offers new incentive to would-be spare room landlords](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/shutterstock_2198282283.jpg)
Airbnb is offering a £100 travel coupon to new hosts welcoming their first Airbnb guest during the Wimbledon Championships this summer. Last...
15 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Council Tax shows “relentless climb” says pressure group](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Taxes-400x310.png)
Households are being hammered by higher council tax rates year after year with no sign of local authorities moderating the burden,...
15 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Top sports team makes desperate appeal to private landlords](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Happy(F)Landlord-400x310.png)
A sports team has made the unusual move of issuing a direct appeal to private landlords to help it find accommodation...
15 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Another PropTech integration pledges to disrupt rental market](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/PropTech/AgentOnline-400x310.png)
Another PropTech innovation claims it will disrupt part of the rental market - this time, the student accommodation sector. Housemates Connect API...
15 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Anger as buy to let stress tests make borrowing almost impossible](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Buy-to-let-2-400x310.png)
There’s been widespread anger from the mortgage broker community in response to NatWest’s decision to make buy to let stress tests...
14 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Activists launch winter campaign of action against landlords](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/AgentHouseInHand_400x310.png)
A group of rental activists in London claims that over 10,000 private rented homes in the borough of Brent have a...
14 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Approaching 100 court cases hit by bailiffs halting work](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Court-UK-400x310.png)
HM Courts and Tribunals Service has halted the work of bailiffs on safety grounds. An incident is under investigation, and it’s believed...
14 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![New leader takes over at Generation Rent today](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews-400x310.png)
The new director of Generation Rent, Ben Twomey, takes over from Baroness Alicia Kennedy this morning. A statement announcing his appointment earlier...
14 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Just where is England’s cheapest rental location? Answers here…](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Rent-Mobile-400x310.png)
The North East was England’s most affordable region to privately rent last year, Paragon Bank analysis has revealed. In the North East...
14 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Today’s mortgage shock ‘could be death knell for buy to let’](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Buy-to-let-2-400x310.png)
A mortgage expert is warning that today’s mortgage news from prominent lender NatWest could have permanently serious consequences for buy to...
13 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Only small proportion of landlords set to expand portfolio](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/RentalMarketUK-400x310.png)
Only one in 10 landlords look likely to expand their portfolios according to a new survey - although if they go...
13 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Activists U-turn on Renters Reform Bill?](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/LettingAgent-400x310.png)
Activists who at one time appeared broadly happy with the pro-tenant Renters Reform Bill now appear to have changed their mind. Over...
13 June 2023
From: Breaking News
13 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Landlords invited to free ‘support event’ with help and advice](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/LearningAgents3-400x310.png)
Landlords, prospective landlords and letting agents are invited to join a Landlord and Letting Agents support event. The free event takes place...
13 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Exclusive: Angry landlord’s letter from Michael Gove’s team](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews-400x310.png)
An angry landlord has contacted Landlord Today to show what she calls the “twaddle” response she has received from the Department...
12 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Stop the threat of Periodic Tenancies - petition to save ASTs](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/BTR%20and%20affordable%20housing%20-%20By%20Andy%20Jones%20Property%20Investor%20Today%20BuildToRent-400x310.png)
A new petition has been launched on the UK Parliament website to reverse the move towards Periodic Tenancies contained in the...
12 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Council’s desperate plea to private landlords for help](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/BusinessChain-400x310.png)
An appeal has gone out to recruit new landlords to work in partnership with a council. South Kesteven council in Lincolnshire claims...
12 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Energy Efficiency help may be available to private rental properties](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/EPCx400x310.png)
Private rental properties are being included in a scheme which may allow council funds to be used to improve energy efficiency. Cardiff...
12 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Short Lets prices rocket as London attracts world’s tennis tourists](/upload/images/shutterstock_1102866983.jpg)
The price of holiday lets in South West London have skyrocketed by 30 per cent due to surging demand from visitors...
12 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Chaos! Bid to regulate Airbnb and short lets in tatters after ruling](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Legal_Action-400x310.png)
A plan to regulate short lets such as Airbnbs has been ruled unlawful by a judge before it even comes into...
09 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Alarm bells ring as demand-supply mismatch rumbles on](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews2-400x310.png)
The latest lettings and sales market snapshot from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has prompted a warning from a leading...
09 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Unfair! Landlords say they’re wrongly portrayed by the media](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/LandlordNews-400x310.png)
Unsurprisingly an overwhelming 81 per cent of landlords in a survey feel they are badly portrayed by the media Landlords say they...
09 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Phil Spencer coaches letting agents on retaining landlords](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Special%20Logo's/Phil%20Spencer.png)
TV property guru Phil Spencer has offered a series of tips to letting agents on how to retain landlord clients, especially...
09 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Big new London licensing regime gets the green light](/upload/images/shutterstock_165882857.jpg)
A new borough-wide additional licensing regime has been given the go ahead in part of London. Redbridge council’s scheme has extended licensing...
09 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Bailiff crisis means rogue tenants run up ever-bigger arrears](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/StressedTenant-2-400x310.png)
Eviction experts claim the UK court system is nearing crisis point as many County Court bailiff evictions are being put on...
08 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Nationwide-funded group demands tougher Renters Reform Bill](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/LandlordNews-400x310.png)
The Nationwide Foundation - a charitable foundation founded by the Nationwide Building Society - says the Renters Reform Bill should be...
08 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Airbnb links with Neighbourhood Watch to deter bad tenants](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/shutterstock_2198282283.jpg)
Airbnb has linked up with Neighbourhood Watch in a bid to stamp out anti-social behaviour in short lets this summer. As part...
08 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![New blow to house prices with first annual fall in 11 years](/upload/images/shutterstock_1274515549.jpg)
House prices were largely unchanged in May, edging down by just £130 compared to April - but on an annual basis...
08 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Council takes landlord to court over paperwork dispute](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Legal_Action-400x310.png)
A council has taken a landlord to court over a paperwork dispute - but the fine for the buy to let...
08 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Tory hard liners want stamp duty to stay on additional homes](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/StampDuty1_400x310.png)
A vocal group of around 50 Conservative right wing MPs wants an end to stamp duty - except for additional homes...
07 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Police warn about surge in cannabis farms at rental properties](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/Cannabis-Farm-1-400x310.jpg)
Police in North Yorkshire have given landlords a list of danger signs following a surge in cannabis farms. Rental properties in the...
07 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Angry reaction to latest rent controls suggestion](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/MortgageRates1_400x310.png)
The National Residential Landlords Association has reacted angrily to the latest UK government to flirt with adopting the Scottish example of...
07 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Labour call to campaign against “excessive rents”](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/shutterstock_309559970.jpg)
A Labour pressure group wants the party to campaign on housing at the next General Election, including railing against what it...
07 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Are 35 year mortgage terms storing up problems for the future?](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/MortgageRates-1-Wide.jpg)
One in five first-time buyers taking out mortgages lasting over 35 years A record 19 per cent of first-time buyers took out...
07 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Landlords hire fake bailiffs to get tenants out, claims charity](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/TenantDispute-400x310.png)
A charity is reported to be claiming that increasing numbers of landlords use security guards dressed as bailiffs to help evict...
06 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Activists take aim at holiday home owners in tourist areas](/upload/images/shutterstock_1227135172.jpg)
The Generation Rent activist group claims holiday homes are eroding the supply of available properties in key tourist areas. It claims 80...
06 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![More big rent rises across the UK…with London at all-time high](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/2_MortgageCalculated.png)
The latest lettings market index shows another big rise - with London at its highest-ever level. HomeLet says the average UK rent...
06 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Council wants to better understand landlords’ problems](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/LearningAgents-400x310.png)
A north of England local authority says it wants to better understand landlords’ and tenants’ issues. Bolsover council has issued a 10...
06 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![More big rent rises across UK…with London at all-time high](/upload/images/shutterstock_1929426920.jpg)
The latest lettings market index shows another big rise - with London at its highest-ever level. HomeLet says the average UK rent...
06 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Council pre-judges consultation saying licensing will improve renting](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/_licensing1-400x310.png)
A council has gone out to formal consultation on a licensing scheme - but appears to have pre-judges the outcome. It says...
06 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Airbnb using ‘screening technology’ to spot anti-social tenants](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/shutterstock_2198282283.jpg)
Airbnb says it’s using screening technology to weed out anti-social tenants this summer. The short lets platform has launched what it calls...
05 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![New warning of house price shocks after the summer](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/RentalYields-400x310.png)
A leading analyst says the most recent house price index - released just before the weekend - is a sign that...
05 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Housing Minister criticised by Parliamentary Standards Commissioner](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/LandlordNews-400x310.png)
The Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards has criticised Housing Minister Rachel Maclean for breaking MPs’ rules. Maclean broke rule 8 of the Code...
05 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Labour Mayor backs call for vast increase in landlord licensing](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/_licensing-400x310.png)
The Labour Mayor of Newham in London has called for a vast extension of landlord licensing. Rokhsana Fiaz says she welcomes a...
05 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Investment Show “a beacon of support for landlords”](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/RentalYields-2-400x310.png)
The National Landlord Investment Show’s summer spectacular takes place in London on July 4. A statement from the organisers says: “With the...