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11 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Over 1.5m private tenants to be better off thanks to LHA move](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/House_pound-400x310.png)
An estimated 1.6m private renters are set to receive an uplift to their housing support for 12 months from April 2024,...
11 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Capital appreciation rising according to another house price index](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/House-pounds_400x310.png)
Another house price index has indicated a gentle rise in capital appreciation coming through at the end of 2023. Richard Sexton, director...
11 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![NRLA beefs up top team ahead of Renters Reform Bill](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews3-400x310.png)
The National Residential Landlords Association haas revealed two new appointments which it says “will enhance the service to its members as...
11 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Lettings Super-Agency manages over 150,000 tenanted properties](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/AgentsWorking-400x310.png)
A merger of two of the biggest names in the lettings agency world will mean the combined group managing 152,000 rental...
11 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Mandatory Short Lets registration scheme introduced in part of UK](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews3-400x310.png)
A mandatory short lets registration and licensing scheme is to be introduced in part of the UK, described as a system...
10 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Council wants private landlords as part of “real decisive action”](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/LandlordNews-400x310.png)
A Labour-controlled council is inviting private rental sector representatives to a round-table event which it pledges will not be a talking...
10 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Rent Control proposals are complex, costly and won’t work - claim](/upload/images/shutterstock_2239146247.jpg)
New rent control proposals put forward by politicians are unnecessary and too costly according to a leading property expert. David Alexander -...
10 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Building society scraps mortgage application fees for landlords](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/mortgage-400x310.png)
The Penrith Building Society has scrapped mortgage application fees for all buy to let and residential products, including further advances, until...
10 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Labour Mayor’s landlord clampdown backed by Build To Rent group](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/BuildToRent1-400x310.png)
The Build To Rent trade body, the UK Apartment Association, is backing the proposals outlined to clampdown on rogue landlords put...
10 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Auctioneer says the future is online bidding, not in-person](/upload/images/shutterstock_2372041789.jpg)
Landlords have long been a backbone of the auction industry but one player in the sector says the future is online...
10 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Tough EPC targets to return despite Sunak’s U-turn - new warning](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/EPC-2-400x310.png)
There’s a warning this morning that stricter Energy Performance Certificate measures for the private rental sector may not have gone, after...
09 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Time limits for landlord repairs proposed as part of Awaab’s Law](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/DamagedProperty-400x310.png)
New plans to clamp down on rogue social landlords who fail to provide safe homes have been announced today. This is part...
09 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Building Society warns it may stop lending on holiday lets](/upload/images/shutterstock_2382149531.jpg)
A building society says it is considering ending its policy of lending to buyers of holiday lets. Martese Carton, the director of...
09 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![NRLA welcomes Labour Mayor’s ‘get tough on landlords’ consultation](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews1-400x310.png)
The National Residential Landlords Association has welcomed a consultation proposal by Greater Manchester’s Labour Mayor, Andy Burnham. Burnham’s Greater Manchester Good Landlord...
09 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Landlord fined by council for failing to carry out repairs](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Fine-400x310.png)
A London council has prosecuted a landlord for failing to carry out repairs on his property and causing a severe health...
09 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Activist slams bank boss for telling buyers to save for deposits](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/2_MortgageCalculated.png)
The chief executive of Generation Rent has slammed the chair of the NatWest Bank for comments over first time buyers. At the...
08 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Analyst warns house price boost “like a dodgy prawn at a buffet”](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/3-MortgageRates1.png)
Analysts have warned landlords and others interested in the housing market from celebrating too much following the latest Halifax index figures. The...
08 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Has your tenant been told to wait for the bailiff to arrive?](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/LandlordNews-400x310.png)
The National Residential Landlords Association wants to show the government that some local councils still advise tenants served with a valid...
08 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Crisis? What Crisis? House prices actually WENT UP in 2023](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/1-HousePriceRising.png)
The latest Halifax house price index shows average house prices rose by 1.1 per cent in December, the third monthly rise...
08 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Landlords taking legal action against ‘eye watering’ council licensing](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/_licensing-400x310.png)
Four landlords are contemplating seeking a judicial review of a council’s proposed licensing scheme extension. Middlesbrough council is consulting on extending its...
08 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Labour plan to give tenants a right to demand Property Checks](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/HouseInspection_400x310.png)
Labour’s Mayor of Greater Manchester and former Cabinet minister Andy Burnham says this year is when he will ”get serious” about...
05 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Warning to landlords and tenants over fake energy schemes](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Fake-400x310.png)
Letting agents’ trade body Propertymark has issued a warning to the rental sector about scams based on energy efficiency measures. An increase...
05 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Budget - landlords have three weeks to give Hunt advice](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/2_MortgageCalculated.png)
HM Treasury has opened its representations portal, meaning landlords - and anyone else - can submit their ideas for the next...
05 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Landlords without central heating offered financial incentives](/upload/images/shutterstock_2195215857.jpg)
Renters and landlords of properties without gas central heating can now get energy saving green measures installed free of charge or...
05 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Another council leaps on landlord licensing gravy train](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/_licensing-400x310.png)
Middlesbrough is the latest council wanting to expand its landlord licensing regime. It’s consulting on extending its existing scheme to another ward. The...
05 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![BTL Mortgage Rates slashed by prominent specialist lender](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Buy-to-let-3-400x310.png)
One of the UK’s best known platforms for mortgages has significantly reduced its Buy To Let rates. Starting from 3.79 per cent,...
04 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Frustrated returning sellers cut prices - an opportunity for investors?](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/HousePrices_balancing-400x310.png)
An analysis of homes that have returned to the market after failing to find a buyer in 2023 suggests that sellers...
04 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Activist group makes formal public apology to landlords' chief](/upload/images/shutterstock_200250743.jpg)
The controversial activist group Acorn has made a formal public apology to the chief executive of the National Residential Landlords Association. On...
04 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Record number of sellers come to market on Boxing Day](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/HouseForSale_400x310.png)
Rightmove claims that a new record number of sellers came to market on Boxing Day, with a 26 per cent increase...
04 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Green Mortgages - are they a busted flush?](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/2_MortgageCalculated.png)
Awareness of green mortgages is dipping among buyers, according to new research. Almost two thirds of mortgage advisers say their clients have...
04 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Landlords overwhelmingly back Airbnb clampdown - council’s claim](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/shutterstock_2198282283.jpg)
A local authority in a tourist hotspot claims that local landlords have “overwhelmingly” backed a move to clampdown on Airbnbs and...
03 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Higher rents mean first time buyers compromise on size - claim](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Help%20to%20buy%20equity%20loan.jpg)
Escalating rents have led many first time buyers to adjust their property expectations and accept smaller homes when they purchase, a...
03 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![HMO licensing scheme is “a step forward” claims council](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/_licensing-400x310.png)
An additional licensing scheme for HMOs has come into effect in a London borough. The new scheme will cover properties in Greenwich which...
03 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Landlords upbeat about 2024 prospects despite huge challenges](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/HappyLandlord-400x310.png)
Some 74 per cent of buy to let landlords are optimistic about the property market in the next 12 months, it’s...
03 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Massive Slump in buy to let lending - mortgage figures](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/2_MortgageCalculated.png)
UK Finance has published its housing and mortgage market forecasts for 2024 and 2025 together with projections for 2023 full year numbers. Key figures for 2023 -...
03 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Citizens Advice claims landlords evict tenants “to avoid doing repairs”](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/DamagedProperty-400x310.png)
A spokesperson for the Citizens Advice charity has claimed at a public meeting that private landlords serve Section 21 notices on...
02 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Rental sector rivals unite against Tory First Time Buyer plans](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews3-400x310.png)
Both sides of the rental divide have criticised Conservative proposals to boost housing demand while doing nothing about supply. Over the New...
02 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Warning - House Values could dip once again in 2024](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/HousePriceChange.png)
There’s no prospect of a rapid recovery for the housing market in 2024 despite some green shoots appearing. The warning comes from...
02 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![HMRC reveals big slump in residential property deals](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/DemandDown-400x310.jpg)
New data from HM Revenue and Customs reveals a 22 per cent annual drop in residential transactions in the year to...
02 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Negative Capital Appreciation for landlords in 2023 - final figures](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyStats-400x310%20(1).png)
UK house prices ended 2023 down 1.8 per cent compared with December 2022, leaving them almost 4.5 per cent below the...
02 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Mortgage Chiefs forecast better days for landlords in 2024](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Forecast-400x310.png)
Many landlords say they’re set to expand investments in 2024 despite facing up to 80 per cent higher costs in the...
29 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Tax and Energy Efficiency tips dominate agent’s advice to landlords](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/TaxCoins-400x310.png)
Online rental platform Lettingaproperty is telling landlords to take a strategic approach to property management in 2024, to help tnavigate legislative...
29 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Latest council licensing scheme takes over £900 from each landlord](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/_licensing1-400x310.png)
A new council licensing scheme has been given the go ahead by the government. Peterborough council’s selective licensing scheme will be run...
29 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![2024 - Rightmove’s Forecast for the Housing Market](/upload/images/shutterstock_2293200017.jpg)
Rightmove has revealed its forecast for 2024 - and has looked back on the past 12 months. This year, 2023, ends with...
29 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Vast majority of landlords ‘not optimistic’ about 2024](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews3-400x310.png)
The substantial majority of landlords lack any optimism about their sector as they enter 2024. That’s the result of a new sentiment...
29 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Warning to Airbnb and Short Let hosts over January tax change](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/shutterstock_2198282283.jpg)
Thousands of Britons earning from letting their spare room or using parts of their home on platforms like Airbnb could be...
28 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Gove’s Christmas Gift to Landlords - yet another licensing system](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/_licensing-400x310.png)
It’s emerged that Housing Secretary approved yet another vast landlord licensing system just days before Christmas. On December Gove gave approval to...
28 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Pet-friendly law change for renters is “good news” insists lettings boss](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Pets/CoupleWithDog-400x310.png)
The head of a major industry service supplier insists the Renters Reform Bill provision making it easier for tenants to keep...
28 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Agent lifts lid on what high-end tenants expect…and what they get](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Section%2021%20use%20found%20to%20be%20overstated.jpg)
According to a London property management company, the profile of renters in prime London is varying hugely. Glenfield Property Management says that...
28 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Investors could save tens of thousands with cash-only purchases](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/House-pounds_400x310.png)
A new analysis of discounts available to cash buyer suggests they can save tens of thousands of pounds on some property...
28 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Over 90% of homes could meet EPC rating C or higher - claim](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/_EPC5-400x310.png)
A major property industry supplier claims that the housing sector could meet government targets to improve the Energy Performance Certificate ratings for homes. Landmark...
27 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Emergency law demanded to regulate Airbnbs and Short Lets](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/shutterstock_2198282283.jpg)
A local authority is calling for emergency legislation to help it and other councils stop the spread of Airbnbs and other...
27 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Rental activists claim public support for radical five point 2024 wish list](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews3-400x310.png)
The controversial Renters Reform Coalition - a band of campaigners including the Acorn and Generation Rent ginger groups - claims public...
27 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Why are some Labour politicians still arguing for Rent Controls?](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/LandlordNews-400x310.png)
A Labour politician has returned to the subject of rent controls - even though the party has officially abandoned this as...
27 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Cash help on rental property refurbs and disability adaptations](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/House_pound-400x310.png)
A council is developing a new private sector housing renewal and disabled adaptations policy and is seeking the views of landlords,...
27 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Mortgage costs for many landlords rocket upwards - fresh figures](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/MortgageCalculated1_400x310.png)
Monthly interest costs have surged by 283 per cent since 2021 for landlords using interest-only mortgages, research shows. Octane Capital compared rates...
22 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Landlords warned over looming electrical checks crisis](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews1-400x310.png)
Repairs and maintenance supplier Fixflo is warning landlords of a surge in demand for Electrical Installation Condition Reports in the short...
22 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Lloyds Bank unveils latest Build To Rent challenge to Buy To Let](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/BuildToRent-400x310.png)
Citra Living, the Build To Rent arm of Lloyds Banking Group, has announced another new scheme. It is a 95-flat development at...
22 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Amended Renters Reform Bill now runs to 155 pages](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/LandlordNews-400x310.png)
The Renters Reform Bill in its latest amended version now runs to 15 pages, and is available on the Parliament website. The...
22 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![New phased-payments option for tenants booking Airbnb](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/shutterstock_2198282283.jpg)
Airbnb is changing the way prospective tenants can pay. The launch is part of a phased global roll-out which will see Klarna...
22 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Landlords Warn Tenants - rents up in 2024 thanks to mortgage costs](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/2_MortgageCalculated.png)
Almost two thirds of private landlords expect to see their mortgage payments increase over the next 12 months with warnings that...
21 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Landlords intimidate tenants into not reporting faults, says Generation Rent](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/DamagedProperty-400x310.png)
Christmas goodwill towards landlords seems in short supply from activist group Generation Rent. It has this week issued a statement saying the...
21 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Inflation Drop’s Big Question - will interest rates fall sooner, not later?](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/MortgageRatesdecrease_400x310.png)
Consumer Price Inflation in November was 3.9 per cent - significantly lower than the 4.4 per cent expected by many analysts. It’s...
21 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Airbnb using AI to clampdown on anti-social tenants during holiday season](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/PropTech/PropTech3-400x310.png)
Airbnb in the UK is bringing in restrictions on certain bookings over New Year’s Eve to deter guests holding anti-social parties. Proprietary...
21 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![HMRC Self-Assessment Helpline slammed for not helping callers](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Tax-SelfAssessment-400x310.png)
A business consultancy claims the HMNRC Self-Assessment helpline - set up to assist those compiling and filing tax returns as the...
21 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Stark Warning - Britain ‘in grip of damp and mould crisis’](/upload/images/shutterstock_2135683647(1).jpg)
Britain is in the grip of a new mould crisis, a leading property association has warned. The National Association of Property Buyers...
20 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Soft landing in 2024 but no full-scale recovery - Nationwide](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Forecast-400x310.png)
The Nationwide says 2023 has seen a surprisingly-resilient housing market but there will be no full scale recovery in 2024 -...
20 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Landlords still upbeat despite challenges (apparently)](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/HappyLandlord-400x310.png)
Two-thirds of private landlords in the UK are optimistic about how their property investments will perform in the coming years -...
20 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Energy efficiency rental upgrades slump following government U-turn](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/EPC-2-400x310.png)
Three-quarters of landlords welcome the government’s decision in the autumn to scrap the proposal that all rental property must have an...
20 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Former Tory housing minister lets rip at ‘predatory freeholders’](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews-400x310.png)
Former housing minister Rachel Maclean - the victim of a shock sacking by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak last month - has...
20 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Big rise in landlords reducing buy to let portfolios](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/LandlordNews-400x310.png)
One in five (20 per cent of) landlords plans to reducing their buy to let holdings according to a new survey. The...
19 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Rental homes blighted by high cost and low quality - claim](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/HousePrices_balancing-400x310.png)
Many households are struggling with rising costs, while renters in particular continue to struggle with low quality housing, the Resolution Foundation...
19 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![House prices will fall further next year warns the Halifax](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/HousePriceChange.png)
House prices may fall by up to four per cent in 2024 the Halifax is warning. Its Outlook for 2024 report says...
19 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Paragon launches nil-fee five-year BTL fixed-rate mortgages](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/2_MortgageCalculated.png)
Paragon Bank has launched new five-year fixed-rate buy-to-let mortgages with nil product fees. Rates start at 5.80 per cent and there is...
19 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Another day, another landlord licensing scheme proposed by council](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/_licensing-400x310.png)
Gedling council in Nottinghamshire is launching a consultation to renew yet another selective licensing scheme. The scheme was launched in 2018 and...
19 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Landlord complaint leads to agency being expelled from Ombudsman scheme](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/LearningAgents-400x310.png)
A London lettings agency has been expelled from The Property Ombudsman for not paying compensation to a landlord following a failure...
18 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Generation Rent boss in new attack on landlords](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/HouseInspection_400x310.png)
The chief executive of the Generation Rent ginger group has called on his former employer to make a case against landlords,...
18 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Labour council to charge landlords £500 for Improvement Notices](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/BuildToRent-400x310.png)
A local authority is introducing charges for the issuing of Improvement Notices to landlords - and has chosen to announce it...
18 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Free event to update landlords on new laws and grants](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/shutterstock_192595709.jpg)
A local authority is hosting a free event for local landlords which will give them insights into latest developments in the...
18 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Consultation starts on renewing and extending selective licensing regime](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/_licensing-400x310.png)
Landlords providing much-needed private rented accommodation in part of Merseyside are to fall under an expanded licensing regime. Wirral councillors have voted...
18 December 2023
From: Breaking News
15 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Lettings market still strong while sales sentiment is ‘less negative’ - RICS](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Housing_Market-400x310.png)
The latest RICS Residential Survey, out today, points to an improved outlook for the housing market, with the more optimistic sentiment...
15 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Landlord Alert - lobby your MP to limit damage from Renters Reform Bill](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews3-400x310.png)
The National Residential Landlords Association has created two template email letters for landlords to use to urge MPs to minimise damage...
15 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Banning Order and call for people to watch out for rogue landlord](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/DamagedProperty-400x310.png)
A council has secured a banning order against a landlord, taking effect almost immediately. The order is against Grzegorz Surminski, a landlord...
15 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Rightmove ramps up the hype on new Boxing Day listings](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/_licensing1-400x310.png)
Rightmove is building the hype ahead of its much-vaunted Boxing Day listing of new properties to the market. The portal claims that...
15 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![New energy ratings to provide EPCs - government consultation opens](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/Energy_Efficiency-400x310.png)
The government has launched a public consultation on a radical new UK home energy rating system to replace the long-standing Standard...
14 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Council urges tenants to report mould and tells landlords what to do](/upload/images/shutterstock_2135683647(1).jpg)
Private tenants are being encouraged by a local council to report damp and mould issues to their landlords. Shropshire council says private...
14 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Shelter boss says “skyrocketing rents” are cause of homelessness](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Property-Value_400x310.png)
The chief executive of campaigning charity Shelter is blaming “skyrocketing rents” for a crisis of homelessness. As part of an appeal for...
14 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Husband and wife landlords guilty of breaching Prohibition Orders](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Property-court-400x310.png)
Landlords Shaun and Laraine Etherington have pleaded guilty to four offences of breaching Prohibition Orders against human habitation at their properties...
14 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Shadow Chancellor Reeves campaigns for selective licensing regime](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/_licensing-400x310.png)
Labour’s Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves has campaigned for a selective licensing regime in her Leeds constituency. She joined the city council leader...
14 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Gove slams council that boasts of clampdowns on private landlords](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews-400x310.png)
Michael Gove has written to 10 social housing providers - housing associations and councils - slamming them after findings of severe...
13 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Purplebricks claims to sell landlords’ homes ‘for free’](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Buy-to-let-3-400x310.png)
Controversial online agency Purplebricks claims landlords and other home owners can sell their properties for free “as part of a progressive...
13 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Activists say they know rent levels two years from now](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/HousePrices_balancing-400x310.png)
Generation Rent says it’s worked out what rent levels will be in two years’ time. The activists say rents will rise 14...
13 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![We want more selective licensing insists environmental health chiefs](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/_licensing1-400x310.png)
The Chartered Institute of Environmental Health has given a warm welcome to many of the provision in the Renters Reform Bill...
13 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Transactions tumble to 17 year low but light at end of tunnel - surveyors](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/LandlordNews-400x310.png)
Cash and mortgage housing market data show average prices decline by an annual 4.6 per cent says e.surv. But the monthly trend...
13 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![HMRC targets landlords who allegedly under-report profits](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyStats-400x310%20(1).png)
A prominent tax consultancy says landlords who transferred their rental properties in a company in 2017/18 are being targeted by HMRC. It’s...
12 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Rightmove reveals its 2024 housing market forecast](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Forecast-400x310.png)
Rightmove has revealed its forecast for 2024 - but just as it has done this, it’s revealed asking prices have dropped...
12 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Free landlord training and legal updates from new accreditation scheme](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/shutterstock_192595709.jpg)
Newcastle council is seeking new members of its Landlord Accreditation Scheme, which it claims recognises and rewards “reputable landlords who offer...