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A so-called Cultural Awareness Course is being held to explain to landlords about their responsibilities under the 2010 Equality Act. The course...

Renters allegedly pay £669 in un-recoverable costs for each ‘unwanted’ move as a result of eviction, claims campaigning charity Shelter. It says...

Three webinars next week will cover key aspects of deposit disputes between landlords and tenants. They’re organised by the Deposit Protection Service...

The management of BTL properties, whether it's a modest collection of three units or a more sizable portfolio of fifteen, can...

The identify of the service running the upcoming Private Rental Sector Ombudsman scheme has been thrown into doubt once more. The Renters...

New research from a construction professional body shows a large proportion of people would not buy a newly built property due...

A BBC News report claims that increasing numbers of renters aged over 30 are moving to cheaper areas as rents have...

Right now, the property market is entering a period of uncertainty. Falling property prices and a rising regulatory burden are just...

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

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

Who are you, and what does it say on your business card? I'm Ashley Day, the Director of Bristol Property Centre.   What is...

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

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

A plan to regulate short lets such as Airbnbs has been ruled unlawful by a judge before it even comes into...

This year is set to bring sweeping rental reforms that will change the face of lettings forever. Landlords should be following...

A landlord who was banned from letting properties after repeatedly failing to meet the required standards, has lost an appeal to...

The National Residential Landlords Association and the Tenancy Deposit Scheme have produced what they call a comprehensive spring cleaning guide for...

A business consultancy is reporting a rise in stamp duty paid by landlords and other home buyers - but is warning...

High profile independent law firm Mishcon de Reya is hosting an in-person panel discussion on recent experiences with HMRC - and...

The rent freeze imposed on the Scottish private rental sector appears to have backfired. In the first quarter since the freeze was...

Landlords making self-assessment tax returns may already be starting to sweat - the deadline is midnight on January 31. Overall - landlords...

The ongoing cost of living crisis has caused many to tighten their belts and limit their heating usage.  The extraordinary rises in...

A Labour council is being tipped to vote tomorrow to introduce rent controls for the private sector, even though it has...

House prices are likely to fall every month until the Summer but could then creep back up, a housing expert claims. Jonathan...

December saw a further sharp slowdown in annual house price growth to 2.8 per cent from 4.4 per cent in November...

Students face chaos as government plans to reform the rental market threaten to cause widespread uncertainty as to whether housing will...

The National Residential Landlords Association has hit back at a claim that it is seeking to ‘turn students’ against the government’s...

MPs from Opposition parties in the House of Commons have attacked the government’s recent stamp duty change - and taken the...

Uncertainty has become a vastly overused word to describe our economic situation in recent years. But, once again, it’s an unwaveringly...

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

The economic chaos in the UK which triggered a dramatic fall in the pound has benefitted foreign investors. Research by Alliance Fund...

The controversial rent freeze policy in Scotland has been described as being “in chaos” by a top lettings agency chief. In a...

A senior Conservative has made a surprise plea for a two year rent freeze in the private rental sector with no...

A Bristol landlord has been banned from letting properties after repeatedly failing to meet the required standards. Naomi Knapp, a portfolio landlord...

Homes in the rental sector are more likely to have old and inefficient appliances for tenants to use in order to...

Landlords in London contributed to an extraordinary £440m in stamp duty paid on purchases in the first six months since the...

The latest rentals market snapshot by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors gives the now-familiar story of how demand is far...

  Who are you? Danny Wyrwoll What does it say on your business card? Sales & Marketing Director What is Glide? Glide are a...

With over 40 million Airbnb users across Europe and the US, and approximately 250,000 listings in the UK alone, the short-term...

Landlords renting out to holidaymakers could be in with a chance of winning £10,000 as part of a nationwide search for...

All-inclusive rents have exploded in popularity in the student rental sector over the past few years, but the rampant surge in...

A lettings sector trade body is calling for action now by landlords and agents ahead of laws extending the need for...

With over 40m Airbnb users across Europe and the US, and approximately 250,000 listings in the UK alone, the short-term accommodation...

For landlords, finding a tenant for a property can be challenging. Today, people expect modern, high quality, clean appliances as standard...

A report by the National Audit Office has sharply criticised the government and councils for not doing enough to help tenants...

The National Residential Landlords Association has thrown its weight behind the recommendations of the National Audit Office report urging the government...

The Times has highlighted chaotic scenes at HM Revenue and Customs where a landlord, amongst others, has been impacted. According to its...

Tell us about your role. I am the Customer Service Technology Group Manager at BSH (group brands include Bosch, NEFF and Siemens)...

The Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities says the long-awaited Rental Reform White Paper will now not be published until...

The National Residential Landlords Association has agreed a new commercial partnership with online electrical retailer AO.  This new partnership means that AO...

Home appliances are often an area that can be overlooked when it comes to finalising kitchen designs, but having quality machines...

New independent research among 512 landlords show how they have reacted to the pandemic. It found that 65 per cent of landlords...

The end of the stamp duty holiday, which was introduced in July 2020, is now only a few weeks away. The upcoming...

The UK rental market has revved up amidst a sharp rise in demand for city living, driving the highest rate of...

The government’s Green Homes Grant Voucher Scheme - which left thousands of landlords in the lurch when it collapsed earlier this...

It appears that the government is considering a replacement for the ill-fated Green Homes Grant, which was to have helped thousands...

The Citizens Advice consumer charity is warning that fake investment scams are amongst the fraudulent activity that’s on the rise across...

A landlord has been handed nearly £30,000 in fines and costs after pleading guilty to maintenance and safety failures at three...

Oliver Andrews, editor at Property Claim Assist, outlines why it’s vitally important for landlords to keep record during the current Covid...

The eviction ban may have made life less stressful for tenants but a housing lawyer claims otherwise. David Renton, writing in the...

Many landlords and property investors will have watched the Chancellor’s budget with a feeling of trepidation. There had been hints of...

Landlords trying to expand their portfolios can avoid delays caused by residential buyers taking advantage of the Chancellor's stamp duty extension by using four 'buy-to-let hacks', according to broker Mortgages for...

Specialist buy to let broker Mortgages for Business says landlords buying now can use four tips to beat the chaos in the...

Two men - one a landlord, the other a shopkeeper- have been jailed after being found guilty of gross negligence manslaughter. Mushtaq...

The chaos surrounding the government’s Green Homes Grant, which was to have helped thousands of landlords and owner occupiers, appears to...

Former Labour leader Ed Miliband, now the shadow energy secretary, says the green homes grant scheme is in chaos. Media reports in...

The changes to Mortgage Interest Tax Relief and impact on your wallet Before April 2017 landlords with a mortgage on their buy-to-let...

Social renters have the lowest life satisfaction and experience the greatest anxiety according to analysis by a property management firm.  Lettings company...

London Mayor Sadiq Khan says landlords in the capital could  discriminate against EU citizens living in the UK capital if those...

Research by an insurance firm has identified the high costs incurred by landlords on emergency call-outs. Whilst inevitably promoting the merits of...

A property specialist at Perrys Chartered Accountants has issued new advice for landlords on how they can reap the benefits of...

A collapsing ceiling, filthy facilities, and an abandoned car are among the dangerous defects leading to a Banbury landlord facing a...

As has been broadcast widely in the news the government has been going to extraordinary lengths to enforce their message that...

The Deposit Protection Service (DPS) has issued new guidance to help student landlords in England and Wales arrange accommodation check-ins during the...

Rents increased by an average of 2% in August thanks to greater demand from renters, the latest figures show.  Modest growth in...

The number of private tenants in England who have fallen behind on rent has doubled during the coronavirus pandemic, according to...

The Deposit Protection Service (DPS) has issued fresh guidance to help students and landlords in England and Wales arrange accommodation check-outs...

The government has been criticised by the Fire Brigades Union (FBU) for taking far too long to remove all flammable cladding...

A new digital property management platform from Apropos by DJ Alexander, which covers almost half of the UK, including Edinburgh, Manchester,...

Almost a third of all mortgage deals, including buy-to-let products, have been pulled from the market in response to the coronavirus...

Most landlords are wary of the potential damage, smells and noise complaints that can come with accommodating a tenant with pets,...

The chancellor’s promise of a three-month mortgage payment holiday to customers affected by coronavirus has been extended to buy-to-let borrowers whose...

The Bank of England’s extraordinary decision to cut interest rates to just 0.25% yesterday with no warning, reflecting the level of...

Fewer BTL landlords increased rents in November amid a slowdown in the market, the latest figures show.  Just under a third -...

There is a lot of focus on helping landlords better protect themselves and their property from potential claims from tenants, but...

There was a marginal drop in the number of tenants experiencing rent increases in September but they remained high overall, ARLA...

The number of tenants experiencing rent rises hit yet another record high in August, the latest ARLA Propertymark PRS report shows. The...

To say that the buy-to-let sector has had a tough time of it in recent years would be one hell of...

The number of tenants experiencing rent rises hit the highest level on record in July, according to ARLA Propertymark’s latest PRS...

It now takes private landlords an average of 22.5 weeks from making a claim to the courts for a property to...

There has been a sharp rise in the number of tenants experiencing rent rises following the introduction of the tenant fees...

There has been a sharp rise in the number of over 50s renting homes, according to new research from Hamptons International. Some...

There has been a significant increase in the number of buy-to-let landlords offloading properties ahead of the introduction of the tenant...

The rental market in prime central London has proved resilient this year despite the impact of political uncertainty surrounding Brexit negotiations,...

The average buy-to-let landlord made £80,000 profit upon selling their rental property in 2018, new figures show. Landlords in London made the...

Scottish rents continued to edge up in the first quarter of the year, the latest figures show. The Scottish national average increased...

The housing minister James Brokenshire’s announcement yesterday that there will be a consultation period on the ability of landlords to remove...

There has been a sharp decline in the number of buy-to-let landlords investing in the capital’s property market since the 3%...

EU citizens may face problems getting rented accommodation in the UK after Brexit due to a lack of guidance for landlords...

Investing in residential properties can be a great way to accumulate wealth. But before parting with your cash, an investment strategy...