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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Auctions have long been a favourite way for buy to let and other investors to bag a property bargain. And now it...

A Tory-led council says it wants to help tenants with damp, mould and disrepair to take action against their landlords. South Hams...

A private landlord in Mansfield has been ordered to pay a £17,000 penalty after renting out sub-standard accommodation. The unnamed landlord, investigated...

The National Residential Landlords Associations has expressed relief that Labour appears to be backing away from rent controls. Association chief executive Ben...

A lettings agent with 3,500 properties under management has written a long letter to Housing Secretary Michael Gove complaining about the...

A non-for-profit hospitality group wants tighter regulations and restrictions to be imposed on Airbnb properties which affect both the rental market...

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...

Rogue landlord Hazmar Fauz of Welwyn in Hertfordshire has been given a hefty fine of over £15,000 for a series of...

New data from Zoopla shows that 42 per cent of sellers are accepting offers over five per cent below the asking price...

The Labour Mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham, says he is demanding the powers to seize usage or poor quality homes...

It looks likely that rental demand will remain high over then indefinite long term as some people resist growing mortgage periods. New...

A new rental market study by Rightmove reveals that more properties entering the rental market have an EPC rating of C...

One in three Britons could be facing poverty in retirement according to Scottish Widows - with renters amongst the most vulnerable. The...

A property law specialist wants a national register of tenants to allow landlords to check their history before rental agreements are...

London Labour Mayor Sadiq Khan has returned to his demand for powers to control rents in the private sector, citing a...

An agency that already runs a series of webinars for landlords is to hold a special one dedicated to explaining the...

New data from the Office for National Statistics, based on the 2021 Census results, show growth in the number of holiday...

New AI-powered products targeting Airbnb landlords have been launched by property management service GuestReady. They are integrated into the company's existing Property...

A series of template letters have been drafted so that landlords can write to MPs about problems caused by the Renters...

The government has taken limited action over the soaring cost of mortgages - but there’s no direct help for landlords and...

Private landlords and managing agents are being invited to take part in a new anti-burglary scheme being run by a Labour-controlled...

A product for landlords to sell their future rental income is being launched by a finance company this week. Landlord Rental Advance,...

A property management company is forecasting that Prime Central London’s short-lets summer is set to be record breaking. Glenfield Property Management says...

A specialist buy to let mortgage broker says the government must help landlords with mortgage costs, as well as owner occupiers...

A Labour MP has expressed concern at the speed of progress on the Renters Reform Bill - pushing Leader of the...

A PropTech firm claims that its research shows a third of tenants have not seen fire safety certificates or information about...

Landlord insurance provider Simply Business claims that new research shows subsidence claims doubling last year and hitting their peak in August...

A charity is warning that growing numbers of private tenants are likely to have difficulties keeping up with their financial commitments. The...