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The National Residential Landlords Association has partnered with GetGround, a property investment platform for buy-to-let landlords looking to find, structure, and...

Amendments to be made to the Renters Reform Bill when it returns to the Hoise of Commons next week won’t significantly...

The head of lettings agency Benham and Reeves has made an outspoken attack on stamp duty. The agency analysed data from the...

The popular narrative may have been that first time buyers have been priced out of the market, partly by landlords: but...

The UK government's long awaited Spring Budget announced some key changes for the property market in an effort to stimulate activity...

A think tank is urging the UK government to consider tax perks for private renters to help them save faster for...

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

In September the Prime Minister announced that landlords will no longer be required to meet the minimum EPC minimum energy rating...

Landlords play a crucial role in providing safe and comfortable housing for tenants while also managing rental properties effectively. Staying informed...

The capital gains tax allowance will be cut on April 6 from £6,000 to £3,000, so more people will pay CGT. The...

Many landlords say they’re set to expand investments in 2024 despite facing up to 80 per cent higher costs in the...

The head of a major industry service supplier insists the Renters Reform Bill provision making it easier for tenants to keep...

A new analysis of discounts available to cash buyer suggests they can save tens of thousands of pounds on some property...

A lack of Energy Performance Certificate enforcement is putting tenants at risk from high energy costs or cold homes, according to...

Britain’s top 100,000 taxpayers footed an average income and capital gains tax bill of £559,000 each in 2021/22. That’s up by 18...

A respected financial body is warning that landlords face rising costs of up to 80 per cent in the next two...

There are some 141,245 second homes in England and Wales, new figures show.  Flats are the most common type of second home,...

Large upfront costs are deterring landlords and other home owners from making their homes more energy efficient, according to Lloyds Bank...

Owners of London HMOs rarely put them up for sale, meaning investors likely need to convert a residential home into an...

Recent data from the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities show that 24,260 households served a valid Section 21 notice...

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

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

A PropTech entrepreneur has renewed his criticism of the government for failing to put flesh on the bones of the Renters...

The data from the 2021 to 2022 tax year reveals that it has been a bumper year for capital gains in...

A group of local authorities is asking the government to give individual councils the cash to buy properties off private landlords. London...

The government response to a Freedom of Information request has shed light on the increasing number of homes in England and...

A PropTech entrepreneur is advising landlords worried about red tape to use letting agents. Neil Cobbold, managing director of rental payment service...

Landlords who bought soon after the launch of the first buy-to-let mortgage in 1996 are retiring in increasing numbers.   Research from lettings...

A leading figure in the PropTech sector wants this week’s Budget to provide more funding for local council enforcement of rental...

Analysis by professional cash buyer and portfolio landlord, LandlordBuyer (part of Open Property Group), has revealed what costs make up most...

The capital gains tax allowance will be cut from £12,300 to £6,000 on April 6 – the lowest the allowance has...

Landlords with funds to expand their portfolios may be in luck - a growing proportion of properties on sale have reduced...

A property company owns over 140 rental units and has analysed its costs, and shared them with Landlord Today. The units owned...

When accounting for inflation, renters are better off today than they were a year ago despite nominal rent increases of up...

One of the highest profile figures in the lettings industry says the apparent inaction by government over rental reform gives an...

GetGround - which until now has been a service to help landlords form companies - has launched GetProperty, a service guiding...

Landlords across the country will be aware of the government’s shiny new proposed policy package for the Private Rental Sector, released...

Households are big emitters of greenhouse gases, accounting for 26 per cent of total emissions. With targets in place to improve...

Mortgage activity is forecast to fall by six per cent by year-end as the market feels the brunt of interest rate...

A landlord insurance company has identified the three most common reasons for landlords submitting a claim. The 10 most common reasons for...

It’s just possible that the new Prime Minister - whether Rishi Sunak or Liz Truss - might just redress the imbalance...

Now is the time to lobby the Government on the detail of the Renters Reform Bill. That’s the message from the expert...

Leading rental payment platform PayProp has welcomed the added protections for landlords and renters outlined in the UK government’s rental reform...

Build To Rent may win a lot of publicity but it’s still largely unknown outside London according to new research. BTR completions...

The long Jubilee Weekend celebration may be almost upon us but landlords are being urged respond to a major property tax...

Research by a rental platform suggests there are currently over 65,000 short let properties being advertised in London alone. The platform, Rentd,...

The latest attack on landlords by Generation Rent director Baroness Alicia Kennedy concerns insulation and household warmth. She claims a quarter of...

A lettings agency says renters must pay an average of up to 77 per cent of their monthly household income to...

A plan to reform Income Tax Self-Assessment for individuals with income from property or self-employment has been panned by the Association...

A record number of companies were set up last year to hold buy to let property.   In total there were 47,400 new...

New preliminary figures released by CBRE reveal that a record £4.1 billion was invested in the UK’s Build to Rent sector...

One of the UK’s most prestigious agencies claims that deals to buy the country’s dearest homes have been negotiated using asset-backed...

The UK’s largest provider of inventory services says rising tenancy lengths make a combination of inventories and regular inspections more valuable...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Rajiv Singh |Founder & CEO RentOnCloud www.rentoncloud.com Tell me about RentOnCloud, what does...

Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s Budget has made one small but welcome change to Capital Gains Tax.  For those selling UK residential property, including...

A new PropTech platform says it allows easy digital contact between tenants, landlords and third party suppliers avoiding the need to...

More landlords and tenants are opting to solve disputes independently, saving them weeks of waiting and potential stress caused by lengthy...

A new analysis by a London lettings agency has assessed the relative investment merits of residential and commercial property. Benham and Reeves...

New research by a property investment consultancy has revealed which regions of England present the most promising opportunities for buy to...

A website has lifted the lid on how many MPs in the current parliament are landlords. Open Democracy - which describes itself...

Landlords looking for tips on tax and how to prepare for incoming Making Tax Digital rules are being invited to an...

A buy to let consultancy has identified those parts of the country where there’s been the biggest swing towards renting when...

A platform claims it allows buy to let landlords to set up limited companies within 30 minutes, through which they can...

The landlord gender gap is closing, with women now accounting for half of private landlords in the UK. New research by Yieldit...

Shelter and tenants’ group in a major city have mobilised to set up a campaign called Fair Renting. The campaign is focussed...

The government’s much-hyped ‘tax day’ yesterday had - by comment consent - an underwhelming impact on the property sector. However, one tax...

The proportion of the population in the private rented sector in England has risen three per cent in the past decade. Research...

Tax experts at specialist landlord accountancy firm Gorilla Accounting are giving the sector fresh advice on minimising CGT liability when selling...

With the staycation boom caused by Covid-19, which is likely to continue for the foreseeable future as travel restrictions remain for...

A new Build To Rent brand - Kooky - has acquired 208 units in High Wycombe from a developer, Inland Homes. The...

One of Britain’s biggest corporate student landlords is warning of reduced income in the year ahead thanks to Coronavirus. Unite has told shareholders...

London has seen the second-largest decline in rent and living costs in Europe over the past three years when it comes...

The government’s decision to temporarily increase the stamp duty threshold to £500,000 for property sales in England and Northern Ireland, until...

There was a notable increase in buy-to-let remortgage business in the second quarter of the year, according to Paragon Bank.  The research...

The government is being urged to do more to support renters who may struggle to pay their rent during the coronavirus...

Buy-to-let maintenance is costing private landlords up to 28% of their annual rental income, according to the latest research by Howsy.  The letting...

With the number of full-time students in the UK continuing to grow, student housing is now the number one Living investment,...

HMRC has re-issued brief guidance on Making Tax Digital (MTD) for landlords and sole traders who will eventually be required to...

YBS Commercial Mortgages has expanded its buy-to-let product range by launching a new five-year fixed rate Limited Company buy-to-let deal. The move...

The mortgage industry is predicting a 1% increase in buy-to-let business in the next 12 months, according to Paragon’s latest Financial...

It’s becoming more and more popular for landlords in the UK to buy properties through limited companies, rather than as individuals....

Many young people would find it significantly harder to get a foot on the housing ladder, leaving many effectively renting for...

A number of taxpayers, including buy-to-let landlords, have been left feeling confused after HMRC issued self-assessment statements to individual taxpayers which...

Although new capital gains tax rules could cost some landlords thousands of pounds when they sell up, property is still a...

The Conservative leadership frontrunner, Boris Johnson, has said it is time to consider switching stamp duty liability from the house buyer...

Short-term letting providers, including landlords who list properties on Airbnb, are not adequately protected by major insurance providers, according to a...

Tenants living in sub-standard rented accommodation need greater support, according to Neil Cobbold, chief operating officer of PayProp UK, who has...

New research has identified London’s most uninhabitable boroughs for the capital’s tenants, based on the cost of living there to the...

The so-called housing charity, Shelter, targeted Ludlow Thompson a few months back, asking its supporters to block the letting agent’s telephone...

It’s meant to be a time of good cheer, relaxation and celebration, but for many, Christmas is stressful, not least for...

The recent conviction of former letting agent Heather Crabb for illegally pocketing £260,000 from renters in Plymouth has contributed significantly to...

The Bank of England’s decision to raise the interest rate yesterday, from 0.5% to 0.75%, will increase the interest costs of...

The government’s plans to change the rules on its ‘rent-a-room’ scheme, which allows people to earn up to £7,500 a year...

With the number of homes coming up to let in short supply, the Residential Landlords Association (RLA) is calling on the...

Buy-to-let investment in the long-term is still likely to beat savings rates by a significant margin over the coming years, despite recent...

Fresh research from the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) which reveals that young adults are less likely to own a home...

Many interest-only mortgage borrowers, including a significant proportion of buy-to-let landlords, have no plan in place to repay the capital when...

The Treasury has so far pocketed around £2bn as a result of the 3% stamp duty surcharge on additional homes, including...

Tenants and landlords accounted for over 85% of complaints made to The Property Redress Scheme (The PRS) in 2016.  The organisation's annual...

Landbay, the specialist buy-to-let mortgage lender, has joined forces with financial services giant Legal & General to launch Landbay Insurance, a...