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One piece of good news to come out of the small print documents accompanying the Budget concerns capital appreciation. The Office for...

Liverpool council and Merseyside Police have secured the eviction of a private tenant making life ‘a nightmare’ for the local community. The...

A London council has successfully prosecuted two landlords who failed to comply with a planning enforcement notice originally issued against substandard...

The Chancellor has used his Budget to confirm a 2p cut in National Insurance, from April 6. This will take it...

Green Party activists responsible for rent controls on Scotland have now slammed landlords who claim the number of rented homes is...

In a final call on the Chancellor to help the private rental sector in today’s Budget, the National Residential Landlords Association...

Cardiff council is proposing new measures to help bring long-term empty houses back into use. Tomorrow it’s considering introducing a council tax...

Buy to let lender Aldermore has named Bristol, as the best city for landlords to invest in for 2024.  Manchester, Coventry, Brighton...

A landlord who failed to produce annual gas safety certificates as she ignored warnings from a council, has left court with...

A landlord has quit the private rental sector after a battle with his council over why his properties were put into...

A property industry commentator has set out what he calls a plan of action to rejuvenate the buy to let sector. Jonathan...

Despite several fires in rented properties, the government is proposing to double the maximum legal power of e-bikes. A Department of Transport...

Almost a million private rented households reliant on Universal Credit experience a shortfall between the benefit payments they receive and the...

The latest Rental Index from PropTech supplier Goodlord has recorded a rent rise and a reduction in void lengths over the...

A controversial proposal for a £300m tax grab on landlords appears to closely follow a policy suggestion put forward by activists...

London Mayor Sadiq Khan is demanding the government finally abolish Section 21 eviction powers - and claims over 30,000 households in...

Yet another council is consulting on whether to continue a selective licensing scheme. The scheme applies to several areas of Burnley and...

UK house prices rose by 0.7 per cent in February, says the Nationwide, after taking account of seasonal effects.  This resulted in...

A leader of the Renters Reform Coalition activist lobby has made a specific targeted attack on the motives and honesty of...

The Budget on Wednesday will contain a £300m tax raid on the private rental sector according to a report this morning...

Zoopla’s latest market snapshot, used as a guide to capital appreciation by some landlords, says there’s now a three-tier housing market...

Millennials, long seen as a financially disadvantaged generation, are on the brink of becoming the wealthiest generation in history thanks to...

Activist group Generation Rent has described the latest homelessness data from the government as showing “a whole new level of horror.” It...

Supporters of council selective licensing start rearguard action  Some of those involved in local councils have started a campaign to save selective...

An analysis of government data suggests that potential first time buyers have failed to take advantage of literally hundreds of millions...

The National Residential Landlords Association says it wants a speedy implementation of the Renters Reform Bill to avoid uncertainty - and...

The letting agents’ trade body has made the unexpected move of calling on banks to cut mortgage rates. Rates are typically decided...

Generation Rent has issued an angry statement about amendments to the Renters Reform Bill - just as one MP says agreement...

New reports suggest down valuations are increasing and properties are routinely selling for below asking price - both triggering possible opportunities...

A property firm which has analysed transactions across the UK suggests the market is, at last, ‘back to normal’ in almost...

A prominent lawyer has stepped up her criticisms of Housing Secretary Michael Gove and his attacks on buy to let and...

Media outlets in Scotland are reporting that Edinburgh council is considering charging short let landlords for bin collections. The plans are to be...

Rightmove is calling on Chancellor Jeremy Hunt to use next week’s Budget as an opportunity to incentivise landlords to make properties...

A landlord who was involved in a decade-long dispute with a London council has been hit with a £1.44 million penalty...

Government proposals on limiting short lets "fall a long way short of what's needed and will do nothing to put right...

SNP councillors in Scotland have come up with an innovative suggestion to improve energy efficiency in private rental properties. They want councils...

The bank Shawbrook has completed a buy to let remortgage for a new customer in just 37 working hours.  The landlord was...

A landlord has been slammed with £9,000 in fines and costs for ignoring notices to improve his property. Following reports of disrepair...

A council is reminding prospective tenants about the importance of making sure their next shared rental is licensed as a house...

The buy to let mortgage sector has seen fixed rates fall to their lowest point since September 2022, according to analysis...

Rental sector and property industry views are split over the controversial idea of allowing first time buyers to put down a...

The Generation Rent group has thrown its weight behind a ban on mortgages for holiday homes buyers - and its chief...

Labour deputy leader and shadow housing secretary Angela Rayner says she is not ashamed to have brought her council house at...

Knight Frank says that the Bank of England base rate is likely to stay unchanged at 5.25 per cent for at...

Countryside campaigning charity CPRE has given a warm welcome to Michael Gove’s clampdown on short lets. Last week Housing Secretary Gove announced...

Reversing the tax penalties imposed on buy to let landlords in recent years would reduce the impact of short lets on...

New analysis by insurance giant Aviva reveals that one in every 13 new homes built in England in the last decade...

A council is asking landlords to sign a document declaring they are letting safe and compliant properties. Dorset council has launched the...

Another council has set up an advice session for private rental landlords in the area. This even will take place at Neath...

The National Residential Landlords Association will jointly host a networking and information session with homelessness charity Crisis. It will take place on...

The government has confirmed that Making Tax Digital for Income Tax Self Assessment (MTD for ITSA) will cost landlords both extra money...

Airbnb has released new figures showing that the typical host landlord makes a modest £5,500 a year by sharing their space...

New figures from lenders trade body UK Finance show a massive fall in buy to let loans for those aged 55...

Generation Rent has yet again come out for rent control over the private sector - and wants it to be an...

According to Haslams lettings agency’s latest House Price Index, a new hotspot has emerged for private rental sector investors. It claims Reading...

There’s been a remarkable start to the year for the UK auction sector - its busiest January ever. Essential Information Group, which...

A council has prosecuted a landlord for letting two HMOs without a licence and failing to comply with HMO Management Regulations.Mohammed...

A Labour MP who has campaigned for some years against short let landlords says proposals to crack down on the sector...

Some 69 per cent of landlords have already or are planning to increase the size of their property portfolio, increasing to...

A London council is consulting on another controversial landlord licensing scheme. Barking and Dagenham council’s existing Selective Licensing Scheme has been applied to...

A survey claims landlords are now more responsive to tenants’ needs and have improved compliance standards. Building on comparative analysis with data...

Housing Secretary Michael Gove’s proposals to restrict Airbnb-style short lets do not go far enough, a group of activists has said. Yesterday...

A landlord has warned her local authority that high charges for licensing are unaffordable without the fee being passed on to...

The Conservative leader of a council which claims it has had problems with Airbnbs and short lets has given wholehearted backing...

Average rents on newly let properties across Britain rose 8.3 per cent year-on-year in January, the slowest pace for 13 months...

A council says it’s offering “fundamental training” to private landlords via an online day-long course on March 8. The training covers pre-tenancy...

Housing Secretary Michael Gove has this morning announced wholesale changes to planning and regulations surrounding short lets. His proposals include: - planning permission...

A survey by an activist group suggests that one in three tenants claim that their private renting conditions are impacting their...

Airbnb has given its backing to a proposal from Housing Secretary Michael Gove to introduce a mandatory register of short let...

Landlords selling up because of rising taxes and unaffordable regulations are being advised not to be over ambitious with asking prices.  Tim...

Dorset councillors have approved proposals for a council tax premium on second homes and a tightening up on its existing premium...

A bid to make three Northumberland holiday cottages available as permanent private residences has been rejected by planners. At a time when...

The Housing Ombudsman has found severe maladministration by One Housing Group in its record keeping following the its failure to conduct...

Activists in the Generation Rent campaign says big city Mayors should “tackle the worst landlords and seize their properties.” It also wants...

A private landlord has been prosecuted for failing to carry out works to make his rented property safe . David Almond of...

Buy to let specialist lender Paragon Bank has introduced offers on its two-year fixed rate BTL mortgages, including its lowest rate...

Analysis by Zoopla says rent controls introduced in Scotland have directly led to higher rents. The property portal’s research team has analysed...

Another rental market snapshot suggests that London is suffering an oversupply of properties to let - with rents dipping as a...

A prominent lettings agency has hit out at the latest changes to safety regulations that private landlords must comply with or...

Generation Rent has given a qualified thumbs up to Housing Secretary Michael Gove’s ideas for homes on brownfield land. This week Gove...

Renting out dangerous properties in Cardiff has cost two landlords thousands of pounds. Rowshanara Begum has been fined £20,000 at Cardiff Magistrates'...

Tenants faced with eviction must have legal aid, the Law Society of England and Wales claims. Recently published statistics from the Ministry...

A solicitors’ firm is warning that a County Court case could be used to allow more tenants to defend Section 21...

A council has won an appeal concerning two Civil Penalty Notices imposed on a landlord. The landlords had been issued two fines...

Over a third of landlords will push back energy efficiency measures due to government flip-flopping on the issue.  Research commissioned by tax...

Almost a quarter of London tenants have had to move rental properties more than five times in five years, a tax...

Bristol’s controversial Labour council is extending previous licensing schemes to other parts of the city at some £1,800 HMO per licence...

A Selective Licensing scheme proposal is out for consultation in the Scunthorpe area -  with a harsh message from a council...

A council has won an appeal to enforce a Financial Penalty Notice that was served on a landlord who let out...

Two new forums to forge closer bonds between council and landlords in North Yorkshire are to take place in the coming...

A survey of local council private rental licensing schemes says 19 selective and additional licensing schemes and consultations will be taking...

The Renters Reform Coalition - a group of organisations including Shelter and Generation Rent - has again written to Housing Secretary...

Campaigning charity Shelter - which has frequently been critical of landlords and their alleged treatment of poorer tenants - is advertising...

Two thirds of landlords say the demand for private rented housing is continuing to increase, according to new research commissioned by...

This week’s official inflation rate is now expected to show a possible rise, rather than a fall. Although there is widespread expectation...

A council has prosecuted a landlord after a family of nine were discovered living in an outbuilding. Tariq Khan of Peterborough was...

Data from lenders trade body UK Finance show an 18 per cent leap in buy to let arrears in the past...

Generation Rent has launched a double-pronged attack on landlords and the government. The activist group claims that the latest possession statistics from...

A landlord has been fined a total of £10,000 for breaching regulations when renting HMOs to vulnerable residents, as a supported...

A survey from NatWest and ratings giant S&P Global shows that 75 per cent of renters across the UK want landlords...