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Paragon Bank is offering four new limited edition buy to let mortgages, with two products suitable for landlords with three or...

A property firm has branded the current council tax rules for holiday homes “a mess” and says local and national government...

Citizens Advice has made further criticisms of the private rental sector and landlords. At the start of the year a spokesperson accused...

Mortgage rates are forecast to continue falling as lenders take advantage of cheaper funding. Specialist lender Octane Capital has so-called swap rates...

New figures from the Housing Ombudsman - who presides over social housing - suggests 47% of the cases he has determined...

Labour has made a solid start with regard to the lettings sector according to a high profile rental law expert. The Head...

Specialist lender Landbay has introduced a new range of non-portfolio buy to let products. It’s designed for landlords with three or less...

A controversial council has launched a 12 week consultation on its policies restricting Airbnb-style short lets. Edinburgh council insists that new Airbnb...

The UK’s largest corporate landlord, Grainger plc, has spent £31m to buy an existing 135-home Build To Rent scheme in Manchester...

Letting agents’ body Propertymark has fired a warning shot at Baroness Eluned Morgan, the politician who has been chosen to be...

The government has been warned by a charity not to weaken its commitment to scrapping Section 21 by allowing ‘backdoor evictions’...

Academics in a leading university have set up a project to probe so-called bidding wars in the private rental sector.  Two figures...

The new lender April Mortgages - which already offers a range of five to 15-year fixed rates on 95% mortgages, has...

The National Residential Landlords Association has reached the final of awards celebrating the best of British trade associations. An announcement on the...

A new agency - which describes itself as a “disruptor company” - says it will charge an all-in lettings and management...

A council has warned so-called “evaders” that they are in its sights after forcing the sale of a property on which...

A new index shows that only one in eight potential first-time buyers can purchase the average FTB home in their area. The...

Landlords purchased just 10% of homes sold across Britain during the first half of this year - the lowest share for...

Growing mortgage product choice shows growing confidence in aspects of the housing market, even before anticipated rate cuts. That’s the view of ...

The London borough of Wandsworth is the latest council to trigger a consultation for more licensing.   It’s inviting tenants, landlords, property...

An activist group supporting renters is calling for the final two months of a tenancy to be rent-free in a bid...

Private renters are more satisfied with their accommodation than those in the social rented sector, according to new data published over...

The lenders’ trade body, UK Finance, has published a report examining why some landlords are falling into mortgage arrears and why...

The Mortgage Works is today reducing selected Buy to Let rates for new and existing customers by up to 0.25 percentage...

Private landlords with properties in the Caerphilly borough can apply for free ‘green skills’ training. The local council is offering training to...

A controversial council claims that HMRC is working with its enforcement team because many landlords who avoid licensing schemes are also...

A council has become the first to require home owners to secure planning consent before their property can be used as...

A convicted gangster caught with £500,000 worth of heroin has been refused entry to the landlord register in Scotland. This will mean...

Generation Rent research claims that minority ethnic communities are more likely to be living in colder homes that are more difficult...

Enfield council in North London is running a consultation on its proposals for a licensing scheme for small, shared HMOs in...

The activists who were so influential in steering the shape of the Renters Reform Bill under the old Conservative government are...

There’s been a substantial rise in landlords exiting the market or downsizing their portfolios, analysis by TwentyEA has found.   Figures show that the number...

The National Residential Landlords Association says ending Section 21 eviction powers in isolation, as some have suggested the new government should...

The latest inflation figures mean there’s no excuse for the Bank of England to keep interest rates at their current high,...

Latest official figures from the government’s Office for National Statistics show that average UK private rents increased by 8.6% in the...

A new Renters' Rights Bill is to be introduced into Parliament, it's been confirmed today. The announcement was made in the King's...

A council has reported that its Selective Licensing scheme has had only 43% take-up from landlords after two years.  And a report...

A north of England local authority is launching yet another consultation on licensing - 17 years after it became one of...

Aspiring and existing landlords are invited to a free Buy To Let Webinar next week. Hosted on Zoom from 12 noon to...

The Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH) has written to Housing Secretary Angela Rayner urging her to make it even easier...

A Labour council is warning landlords to get licensing or face hefty fines or prosecution.  Brent council in north London says it...

A new report from the Sustainable Markets Initiative, highlights the important role that electrified ‘cleantech’ homes can play in reducing energy...

Lloyds Bank - already a player of growing importance in the Build To Rent niche - is now to publish what...

A council dominated by a residents association is looking for landlords of three-, four- and five-bedroom houses to sign up to...

Informed leaks from unnamed government sources, and rolled out in the mainstream media, confirm that a version of the Renters Reform...

A group of 20 major local authorities - the biggest social landlords in England - have sent an open letter to...

The much-publicised and long-awaited Good Landlords Charter for the Greater Manchester area has at last been launched. A statement from the local...

A new sentiment survey by Knight Frank reveals a shift in housing preferences, with one-fifth of respondents expressing an interest in...

Specialist lender Aldermore has launched new and reduced limited edition Buy To Let and residential owner-occupier mortgage products. For individual and company...

A landlord has been convicted for the illegal eviction and harassment of a tenant. St Albans Magistrates Court heard how Olufemi Forseythe,...

The average price of a home coming to the market for sale has dipped 0.4% in the past month says Rightmove.  This...

Activist group Generation Rent has produced a report in tandem with a trades union, focusing on key worker tenants - and...

A council has thanked private landlords who have helped it cope with a homelessness crisis - but it says it wants...

The latest residential sentiment survey from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors suggests a currently-subdued housing market but with a more...

Rents in London have dropped for the second consecutive quarter (Q1 and Q2 2024) new data from flatshare site SpareRoom reveals. The...

In the prime London lettings market both supply and demand slowed last month according to property data consult icy LonRes.  Annual rental...

The latest report from the Housing Ombudsman, which presides over social landlords, has named 27 local authorities and social housing providers...

A council is next week considering a move which is seen as a trigger for wider national policy changes regarding Airbnbs...

TV property guru Phil Spencer says landlords would be wise to make long-term investments despite their strong position in the current...

Salford council has launched a consultation on whether private housing landlords in parts of Broughton and Kersal should require a selective...

Prime London rental growth picked up in Q2 (0.7% from 0.3% in Q1), according to the latest index results from Savills,...

Chancellor Rachel Reeves' announcement of new measures to accelerate housebuilding in the UK is welcome news for the short lets sector,...

The majority of buy to let landlords plan to raise rents in the coming 12 months, new data suggests. Some 85% of...

One of the Bank of England monetary policy committee members has advised against a cut in base rate on August 1. Jonathan...

A Green councillor in a city which has a Green MP is calling for the local authority to require planning consent...

The latest e.surv index shows that house prices in England and Wales are, on average, still some 1.6% below the level...

A legal expert is warning landlords to be wary of joining local council 'Safer Renting' schemes These seemingly well-intentioned projects may have...

A council is urging private landlords who let out properties locally to check if they need a licence under a new...

The Conservatives, reeling from a General Election which left them with just 121 MPs, have revealed their new shadow cabinet. The shadow...

The police have issued a 16-point guide for landlords to identify and guard against their properties being used as cannabis farms. This...

A prominent property group says landlords can only cope with the upcoming rental reform programme under Labour if they work with...

In a blog released within minutes of Sir Kier Starmer becoming Prime Minister, activist group Generation Rent calls for rent controls. It...

The National Residential Landlords Association has congratulated Labour on its landslide election win and has extended the hand of cooperation for...

Paul Shamplina, head of Landlord Action, has admitted the Labour landslide win will cause “significant concern” amongst landlords. He says: “With Labour's...

The Labour landslide victory in last week’s election won’t change the weather when it comes to mortgage rates, a leading analyst...

UK house prices stayed relatively flat for the third successive month in June, according to figures released over the weekend by...

Labour MP Matthew Pennycook has been named as the principal housing minister in the new government. He was shadow housing minister when...

A mortgage lender has introduced a product which effectively encourages a landlord to sell to a sitting tenant at a discounted...

Labour is likely to make rental sector reform and regulation a priority - at least partly because it will be low-cost...

A nationwide survey conducted by Leaders Romans Group shows significant concerns over proposed rent controls, property taxes, and regulatory changes. Controversially, LRG...

A survey by agency Foxtons suggests the election has had no substantial effect on landlords’ decisions to grow or sell portfolios.  Conducted...

With Labour set to have a substantial majority in the Commons, this is how the coming days will play out.  Over the...

Rightmove says the government elected today must build 120,000 homes to help return rents to what it believes are normal levels,...

There’s a property revolution starting today with a large scale defeat expected for the Tories - that’s the view of a...

A prominent industry figure has criticised politicians for leaving all sides of the private lettings sector with uncertainty - and allowing...

Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service has prosecuted a landlord for failing to comply with the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005,...

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

The National Residential Landlords Association is demanding that the new government elected tomorrow brings back the Renters Reform Bill “as a...

Another slew of buy to let lenders have slashed rates on their products as competition for landlords hots up further. A statement...

Knight Frank is warning that as supply increases and demand drops back to normal levels, so the pressure to drop rents...

Rents in June 2024 rose by 6.7% year-on-year, according to the latest figures from the Goodlord Rental Index.  The Index, which analyses...

Price growth in high-value prime areas has been put on hold given uncertainty surrounding the General Election, according to the latest...

The police are urging landlords and tenants to be extra vigilant following a number of reports of rental scams. Since the start...

UK house prices edged up by 0.2% in June, according to the Nationwide. This resulted in the annual rate of growth rising...

A survey claims that 86 per cent of freehold landlords with a suitable property would install an electric vehicle (EV) charge...

A landlord must pay £24,000 for failing to comply with an Improvement Notice issued to him.  Landlord Lakhbir Singh Rakhra was reported...

Entrepreneur and former star of TV show Dragon’s Den James Caan will be the keynote speaker at the National Residential Landlords...

The NRLA has slammed politicians in all major parties for their silence on one of the biggest issues for the private...

If Labour wins Thursday’s General Election. expect three major housing announcements within a fortnight. That’s the exclusive claim from the Sunday Times...

Shawbrook Bank has rolled out a series of criteria changes designed to support both new entrants and seasoned investors in expanding...