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A Tory MP representing a popular tourist area has attacked the proliferation of short lets, and wants a “locals first” policy...

The Generation Rent campaign has given its support to a call by London Mayor Sadiq Khan to be given powers to...

The co-leader of the Green Party wants the Renters Reform Bill to go further in restricting the powers of private landlords. Carla...

An insurance firm has identified locations which, according to current portal listings, have the highest proportion of dog-friendly rental properties. The league...

There’s uncertainty over whether the latest inflation figure - showing an annualised drop from 10.1 per cent last month to 8.7...

An area has been identified for a two-year study of the impact which second homes, Airbnbs, other holiday lets and empty...

Rents in England their upward path last month, rising 0.1 per cent to an annual rate of 4.7 per cent according...

The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, wants new powers to impose higher tax on empty homes - and even seize them...

A Labour MP who wants a licensing system to be introduced for Airbnb-style short lets and holiday accommodation is holding a...

Council enforcement officers found 11 people crammed inside a three-bed semi in London following a tip-off from eagled-eyed residents. Brent council officers...

A quarter of Britons are considering becoming holiday let landlords to earn extra income from the continued popularity of UK staycations,...

A consultation has been launched on changes to planning policy for HMOs in Exeter. The city council has a restriction in place...

Detailed analyses of the Renters Reform Bill has thrown up more information about how the provision promoting pets will be operated. If...

A mortgage expert is warning renters tempted by news that the Skipton Building Society has launched a 100 per cent mortgage...

Activists who until last week were focussing their campaigning on demanding the publication of the Renters Reform Bill have now announced...

A charity claims that private renters are about twice as likely as the general population to be in problem debt. StepChange, via...

A landlord has been fined more than £8,000 for failing to complete necessary improvements to properties. Eric Bland pleaded guilty at Chesterfield...

The launch of a new landlord database, proposed by the Renters Reform Bill, could provide HMRC with a gold mine of...

Private landlords should hold fire on plans to quit the private rental sector and give the government a chance to incentivise...

Landlords relying on capital appreciation have good news this morning - there’s been a significant and unexpected leap in house asking...

A council has issued a formal caution to a landlord for attempting to illegally evict three of his tenants. The landlord posted...

A charity claims that landlords across England and Wales are seeking to evict tenants using Section 21 powers at a higher...

Propertymark has told a group of MPs that many benefit recipients are excluded from the private rented sector due to the...

Landlords are urged to be cautious and do extensive research before signing up to a letting agent in the face of...

A council is apply to private landlords to help it solve its housing crisis. Peterborough council says it’s looking for family sized...

The Financial Times says the Labour Party is poised to reject the increasingly shrill calls for rent controls made by the...

A key figure in the inventory sector says the Renters’ Reform Bill - scheduled for publication this week - must make...

Landlords who are smarting at the end of their Section 21 powers should make sure they are experts at the expanded...

Research conducted by the Dogs Trust and Cats Protection apparently shows that landlords are split on the subject of pets in...

A mortgage broker claims there’s “no downside” to the current problem of landlords quitting the private rental sector. Jonathan Burridge, founding adviser...

The body representing local councils is backing the government’s Renters Reform Bill - even though Labour dominates most local authorities. Councillor Darren...

Some 53 per cent of all renters have a contents insurance policy, says GoCompare. The firm claims tenants are neglecting to take...

The pro-tenant anti-landlord Renters Reform Bill has at last been published by the government which first promised it in 2019. It has...

In a surprise move, Housing Secretary Michael Gove has given the stand-in leader of activist group Generation Rent a prime role...

Shelter is telling the government it “must deliver” on the revolution it pledges under the Renters Reform Bill. Chief executive Polly Neate...

A prominent group of economists has predicted the measures in the Renters Reform Bill will backfire on the government. Matthew Lesh, Director...

The main landlord body wants more details behind the soundbite rhetoric of the Renters Referm Bill, launched today in Parliament. Ben Beadle,...

Consumer champion Martin Lewis - the man behind the Money Saving Expert website and TV shows - has backed the Renters...

A newspaper claims  unrest about the Renters Reform Bill amongst Tory MPs revolves around fears that buy to let landlords will...

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has added its voice to the chorus of concern over landlords quitting the private sector In...

A new analysis by property investment platform easyMoney reveals that detached homes have delivered the best investment returns of all residential...

A council has prosecuted a rogue landlord for the second time for illegally evicting a tenant. The prosecution for offences relating to...

A survey of homebuyers has revealed opposition to the rumoured return of the Help To Buy initiative to get tenants to...

Labour is considering raising the buy to let and holiday home stamp duty surcharge above the current three per cent if...

A retired bookkeeper lay dead in his flat for six years until a social landlord forced entry to carry out a...

TV property expert Phil Spencer has called for a radical simplification of the rules surrounding landlord licensing, fees and other regulations. In...

The latest data shows that while rents continue to climb, growth is starting to slow down.  According to Nicky Stevenson, managing director...

Research conducted by activist group Generation Rent is claiming “shocking discrimination towards minority ethnic communities while navigating the private rental market.” The...

The number of landlords planning to sell rented properties has reached its highest rate on record according to new data. Polling for...

A prominent business analyst says the great rental sell-off leaves remaining landlords in a powerful position. Sarah Coles, head of personal finance...

A trade body says inventories are set to play an increasingly important role in the private rental sector as fire regulations...

A lettings agency chief is operating a course to help landlords meet new requirements imposed by the Welsh Government. Landlords in Wales...

A co-living brand called Folk is launching its third site in the capital, Florence Dock in Battersea.  The building, which already has...

The Bank of England has announced its latest decision on base rate. This has been increased by 0.25 per cent to 4.5...

The Section 24 parliamentary petition, seeking to persuade MPs to reinstate mortgage interest tax relief for landlords, has fallen far short...

The Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities has still not given a new date for the publication of the Renters...

After three consecutive months of growth, the average UK house price fell in April, down by 0.3 per cent or around...

One of the country’s largest landlord licensing regimes has expanded even more this week. Some 700 more private sector homes in Manchester...

The government has back-tracked on its decision to publish the long-awaited Renters Reform Bill this week. The Mirror newspaper reports this morning that...

The National Residential Landlords Association says it could take up to 18 months for many elements of the Renters Reform Bill...

Activists are demanding that the government stop landlords circumnavigating an imminent eviction ban by hiking rents so tenants leave anyway. The London...

A campaign group claims that current MPs in the House of Commons make as much as £2m a year. 38 Degrees, which...

A landlord has been ordered to pay over £3,000 in fines and costs for operating an unsafe HMO. John Abraka pleaded guilty...

Renters are being offered a 100 per cent mortgage by the Skipton Building Society - the first time such a product...

With the government considering short let landlords having to seek planning consent for the use of complete houses, AirBnb has announced...

A newspaper report claims that some Conservative MPs are unhappy at the anti-landlord tone of the Renters Reform Bill which is...

A landlord and two businesses have been fined over £145,000 following a fire in a building containing residential flats and a...

Most landlords are no better off now, even after substantial rent increases over recent years.  Rightmove recently reported that national average asking...

Housing Secretary Michael Gove says the long-awaited Renters Reform Bill, first promised in 2019, will finally be introduced into Parliament next...

A news service claims that in many UK cities there are now more entire homes listed on Airbnb than there are...

Labour’s proposed reforms to the housing market “raise many questions”, a property industry figure claims. Under controversial plans put forward by party...

The Resolution Foundation has urged the government not to relax its target deadlines for improved energy efficiency in the private rental...

A risk management platform claims landlords are amongst those most at risk of fraud. Thirdfort has identified the top eight types of...

The Renters’ Reform Bill is finally due to be published and introduced into Parliament next week. Housing Secretary Michael Gove has told Sky...

The landlord of a cellar ‘flat’ where a fire resulted in the death of a man has been jailed for breaching...

Politicians have rejected calls for rent controls, open ended tenancies and slower evictions - although this has not happened on the...

Renters in both the private and social housing sectors have been described as having “a pension problem” by a financial analyst. Helen...

The National Residential Landlords Association is hosting a housing roundtable, inviting industry experts -  including Paul Shamplina - to discuss the...

The rental market is likely to see continuing high demand as first time buyers battle increased house prices and higher mortgage...

Against expectations, the average UK house price increased by 0.5 per cent last month following seven consecutive falls, according to the...

Rising numbers of landlords are likely to switch to specialising in holiday rentals and short-term lets in the months ahead, an...

Build To Rent sector players are complaining about too much tax and regulation holding back their activities. A new analysis of 31...

A landlord has been prosecuted after construction and renovation waste from his rental property was found dumped in Cambridgeshire. The dumped rubbish...

The Welsh Government has published draft legislation that changes the terms of converted contracts and any renewals that replace them, closing...

Labour will create a national landlord register to protect tenants from what the party calls “unscrupulous property owners.: Party leader Sir Kier...

The government is proposing to slash the regulations on HMOs used to house asylum seekers.  Part 2 of the Housing Act 2004...

HMRC says UK residential transactions in March totalled 89,560 - that’s a chunky 19 per cent lower than the same month a...

The number of borrowers taking out mortgages lasting 35 years or longer has rocketed in the past 12 months, with uptake...

Owner-occupiers aged 65-plus hold a record estimated £2.587 trillion of net housing wealth - and their homes are worth a total...

One of the most respected financial organisations is warning landlords and the rest of the property industry that markets are now...

Housing minister Rachel Maclean has been ridiculed by a TV show audience over her claim that Brexit has no part in...

One of the UK governments has backed a call for private landlords to get cash help to meet new Minimum Energy...

Move iQ, the consumer-facing online service operated by TV property guru Phil Spencer, is linking with the Build To Rent trade...

A landlord has received a combined total of £10,478 in fines and costs for breaching safety regulations. Stroud council brought the prosecution...

A new study by a University of Glasgow-led research centre has found that the UK housing sector is lagging over 30...

Social housing tenants are to be encouraged to hold their landlords to account as part of a taxpayer funded training scheme. From free advice on...

The Health and Safety Executive Northern Ireland has prosecuted landlord Paul Coyle, resulting in fines totalling £3,000. Belfast Magistrates Court found Coyle...

The auction arm of one of Britain’s largest agency groups says its seen a positive first third of the year. First For...

St Albans council is hosting a Landlord Forum on Tuesday May 23. This will be an opportunity for landlords and letting agents...

New figures show that property taxes - often rising as a result of frozen thresholds - lead the way as the...