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The Renters Reform Bill is to get its long awaited Second Reading on Monday, October 23. The claim comes from the Financial Times...

Tenants claiming benefits are likely to get more assistance with court fees under a revised grant scheme starting this winter. The Help...

Airbnb hosts - even those using just a spare room for occasional letting - will be amongst those subject to new...

New research from lettings agency Benham and Reeves has shown that while net rental yields have increased over the last year,...

The Housing Ombudsman - who presides over all social housing - has revealed a huge surge in what it calls “severe...

A new analysis has given one of the most detailed breakdowns of landlords in England. Using a range of government and industry...

A group of 30 charities and non-profit organisations, led by campaigners at Shelter, have urged the government to get a move...

Average house prices are now falling 2.9 per cent annually in England and Wales according to the monthly e.surv index. Yorkshire and...

It’s taken some time but one of London’s biggest lettings agencies says a ‘traditional’ lettings market has returned to the capital.  Last...

The prime London market appears to be seeing a slow return to stability - but average rental growth in the past...

Britain is in the grip of a new mould crisis, a leading property agent has warned.  Jonathan Rolande says he is seeing...

Another council is advertising a package of incentives for private landlords to help solve its housing shortage. Exeter council is aiming to...

A prominent property market analyst says he was “gobsmacked” to hear Prime Minister Rishi Sunak tone down the energy efficiency requirements...

The National Residential Landlords’ Association’s annual conference next week is a sell out with all 800 or so tickets sold to...

The average new seller asking price has increased by just 0.5 per cent in the past month - the smallest increase...

A tenants’ union has developed an app which it claims makes it easy to complain about short lets. Living Rent - a...

Landlords frustrated by poor returns and high taxes in the buy to let arena are looking for ways to diversify investment...

Shelter says “skyrocketing rents” and the government’s freeze on housing allowance lie behind the increased spend on temporary accommodation for homeless...

Blackpool council will next week consider a new selective licensing scheme for some of the town’s privately rented properties. The scheme will...

Rental growth in prime regional markets has started to slow, following runaway growth over the past three years. That’s the view from...

A council has been slammed for its “absolutely outrageous” failure to stop the eviction of up to 80 tenants - a...

The ongoing freeze on housing benefit rates is a travesty that needs reversing immediately, the National Residential Landlords Association is warning.  The...

Thousands of landlords are planning to sell properties. A Simply Business survey of 1,455 UK landlords reveals that a quarter of landlords...

A survey by a finance firm suggests not all landlords are passing their higher mortgage costs on to tenants. Octane Capital has...

Warwick council is the latest to introduce an Additional Licensing Scheme for HMOs. The district wide scheme will start on January 18...

A bizarre situation has arisen with a Labour council securing a banning order on a landlord - who now has to...

The buy-to-let sector has seen fixed rates fall and product choice grow month-on-month, according to the latest analysis by Moneyfactscompare. Overall buy-to-let...

A lettings industry expert has admitted he has “little hope” that the current rental market crisis for renters will improve. Andy Halstead, HomeLet &...

A leading lettings agency and property consultancy has revealed that it anticipates stronger-than-expected rental growth this year and next in prime...

Inventory clerks are ideally placed to protect landlords from some heavy fines triggered by the Renters Reform Bill, it’s been claimed. The...

A pressure group claims the threat of being evicted makes tenants age more quickly.  Generation Rent claims there is a study by...

Parents and pet owners are paying as much as £460 per month more for rent and bills, it’s claimed. The claim comes...

It’s the number of homes changing hands rather than their price that’s bearing the brunt of the slowdown say research chiefs...

Lendlord, a platform for the property investment space, has launched a Tenants App to streamline the way renters communicate with landlords. The...

Some 100 landlords have signed up to offer longer tenancies through a council rent guarantee and cash incentive scheme. Milton Keynes council...

The National Residential Landlords Association has suspended its link with Less Tax 4 Landlords. This follows publicity surrounding Less Tax 4 Landlords...

The Green Party wants private tenants to be able to force landlords to improve the energy efficiency of homes. The scheme -...

A controversial consultation document about rent controls is proposing that Build To Rent operators be exempt from the caps which may...

The National Residential Landlords Association hosts a meeting at Labour’s annual conference tomorrow - but it admits the party’s rental policies...

The UK housing market is remaining “more resilient than expected” despite the latest price index showing another small fall. The Halifax say...

HMRC has contacted Landlord Today to draw attention to new guidance it has issued over a tax avoidance scheme aimed at...

A new analysis suggests homes in England are less affordable and in worse conditions than in most other developed nations. The Home...

Failed government policies are to blame for the chronic supply shortage in the private rental sector. That’s the view of the National...

A collection of pressure groups, fronted by Generation Rent, wants all private rental homes going on sale to be offered first...

A rogue landlord and his company have been found guilty of failing to licence an HMO and breaches of management regulations. Broadland...

New research shows that 676,000 homes in England are sitting empty. The research comes from property purchasing firm House Buyer Bureau which...

There’s been a strong personal attack on Prime Minister Rishi Sunak by anti-landlord activists over the subject of energy efficiency. The Generation...

Housing Secretary Michael Gove says he “cannot guarantee” that the Rental Reform Bill will get its Second Reading immediately after Parliament...

The government has pledged to “guarantee” that landlords will be able to repossess properties more swiftly through the courts as part...

The Additional Licensing HMO scheme in the Bath and North East Somerset area ends on New Year’s Eve.  The scheme covers around...

A fire and rescue service is urging tenants to know their rights when it comes to fire safety. Warwickshire Fire and Rescue...

Rental activists are up in arms because Housing Secretary Michael Gove failed to mention the Renters Reform Bill during his keynote...

A landlord has found himself on the Rogue Landlord Database after repeatedly renting out hazardous properties in Sheffield. Local landlord and businessman...

An insurance firm is warning landlords about the risks of personal guarantees as a condition of buy to let mortgages. Purbeck Personal...

A property entrepreneur is seeking up to 200 portfolio landlords or developers to invest in his company.  Jamie Lester says the offer to...

A family of landlords have been jailed for a total of 31 years after committing horrific violence against tenants and in...

A row has broken out over a statement made by housing minister Rachel Maclean at the Conservative Party Conference. She told a...

The Fire Protection Association says a recent First-Tier Tribunal decision and appeal dismissal highlight the responsibilities that landlords hold in relation...

A council has prosecuted four landlords in three days, with convictions secured for seven offences. Harold Mews Management Ltd of Margate was...

A council has served closure orders on three properties in Bridlington, following police warrants for drug related organised crime at the...

Next weekend sees a crash course event for landlords to bring them up to date with the 160 pieces of legislation...

Housing Secretary Michael Gove has given Conservative conference delegates an update on the Renters Reform Bill. Contrary to speculation, mostly from anti-landlord...

The hardline activist group Acorn - part of the Renters Reform Coalition involving Generation Rent - now claims that some 600,000...

The Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities says a new How To Rent guide will be issued today, October 2. Private...

A council has prosecuted a landlord for a second time, for multiple offences.  The offences concerned a tenanted caravan that had been...

Politicians meeting at party conferences this week are being urged to listen to property professionals before setting policies about the private...

Another problem has emerged for the heat pump sector which had, until last week, anticipated rapid growth as part of the...

An agency chain is urging the Tories to stop in-fighting at their party conference and instead increase supply in the private...

Activists in the Generation Rent group are running what they call Renters’ Rights Awareness Week in the second half of October.   “Whether...

Paragon Bank has announced a 4.69 per cent five-year fixed-rate buy to let mortgage, marking the lender’s lowest rate for this...

The housing market remains a buyers’ market, with 80 per cent more homes for sale than in September 2021 according to...

News that a ban on oil and LPG boiler installations has been pushed back 10 years has been welcomed by the...

A Conservative politician has named an individual who he claims is responsible for high rent rises and increasing homelessness. Murdo Fraser, the...

The London Landlord Accreditation Scheme is hosting a virtual conference and training day in the New Year. It promises to “bring you...

A landlord has been ordered to pay £5,312 for unlawfully evicting his tenant of 18 months. In April this year Bassetlaw council...

The latest data release by comparison site GetAgent shows the average sale price over the past six months has been 97.3...

Councillors in part of Wales are considering the creation of a 'Report A Rogue Landlord’ system for tenants who claim their...

A new study of over 600,000 available properties on Rightmove reveals that homes in need of renovation are the most in...

Over half of letting agents say they are uncertain as to whether they want to remain in their jobs for the...

New figures reveal the typical Briton’s lack of knowledge around energy efficiency issues in the home. The research found that only 35...

The Mortgage Lender has two new buy-to-let products. These include a standard two-year fixed, with an initial rate of 4.69 per cent...

The continued attacks on the buy to let sector have resulted in a dramatic decline in investment plans by landlords. A new...

The Daily Telegraph appears to have uncovered a catch in Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s apparent boiler grant giveaway. Last week he announced...

Shelter has published what it calls a General Election manifesto with rent controls at its heart. Called The Way Home: a manifesto to...

Another council may be considering a tax on guests staying at Airbnb or other short let properties. North Norfolk council, which covers...

A new survey has revealed the regional breakdown of EPC ratings in residential properties.   Region Number of Lodgements (homes) Percentage of properties (D - G...

The government's energy efficiency taskforce was quietly disbanded over the weekend, the BBC says.  The taskforce was set up in March to...

Research  from Shawbrook shows how many landlords have spent money preparing for EPC changes which are now not going to happen. A...

A council is telling landlords that its new selective licensing fee is so low it should be entirely tax deductible and...

A leading lettings industry figure says politicians should have the repeal of Section 24 as a major priority. Section 24 removes a...

The National Residential Landlords Association is warning that Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s scrapping of revised EPC targets at the end of...

The Renters Reform Bill is the latest of many factors leaving little choice for some private buy-to-let landlords but to sell...

A Labour council claims to have a pioneering scheme to get refunds from law breaking landlords. Local media in York say the...

The National Residential Landlords Association is warning the Welsh government to steer clear of rent controls. In its response to the Welsh...

The u-turn by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on green policies may be seen by some landlords as a rare piece of...

Haringey council has got a £200,000 windfall from landlords of unlicensed HMOs. And now it’s set to get even more. Councillors are to...

The Bank of England has revealed its latest decision on base rate - which in turn has a strong influence on...

There’s been widespread relief at the government’s eco U-turn which may lead to thousands of pounds of savings for landlords. Prime Minister...

A new poll from the StepChange Debt Charity claims that over a third of private renters have used some form of...

While many sections of the property industry welcome the change of tone in Rishi Sunak’s approach to green issues, one group...