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It looks as if a prominent local authority in Scotland is going to temporarily scrap the country’s tight rules on who...

A council has fined a landlord £17,500 for failing to license two of his properties in the area. However, the identify of...

Airbnb has ripped into politicians in Scotland who have implemented restrictions on short lets. The former SNP-Green coalition government allowed local councils...

House prices last month were just 1.1% higher than April 2023, according to the latest Halifax House Price Index. The average house...

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The nearest thing to a national landlord register operating anywhere in the UK is seeking new staff - and they must...

Back in 2019, the Government promised a ban on so-called no-fault evictions. Section 21 was to be outlawed. While some housing...

A landlord who has repeatedly flouted housing rules has been fined a further £36,000 following a prosecution brought by a council.  Giuseppe...

Spain’s Minister for Housing, Isabel Rodríguez, says the country is taking the first steps to eliminate the Golden Visa.  This visa was...

A prominent lettings sector expert is blaming the media for anti-landlord sentiment and a rise in tenancy disputes. Gina Peters, Head of...

An analysis of over 600,000 tenancy applications has found that fraudulent applications rose by 140% last year.  The analysis, carried out by...

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

Burnley council says it’s considered the findings of a six-week public consultation and is set to increase planning controls over the...

A Labour council in London has issued a statement appearing to celebrate its role cracking down on landlords. The statement from Brent...

Private landlords applied for licences covering more than 12,000 homes during the first year of a controversial council’s selective licensing scheme. The...

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

UK house prices rose by 0.7 per cent in February, says the Nationwide, after taking account of seasonal effects.  This resulted in...

Media outlets in Scotland are reporting that Edinburgh council is considering charging short let landlords for bin collections. The plans are to be...

A landlord who was involved in a decade-long dispute with a London council has been hit with a £1.44 million penalty...

The bank Shawbrook has completed a buy to let remortgage for a new customer in just 37 working hours.  The landlord was...

A council is reminding prospective tenants about the importance of making sure their next shared rental is licensed as a house...

The Generation Rent group has thrown its weight behind a ban on mortgages for holiday homes buyers - and its chief...

One of the biggest parts of buying a holiday home is securing a holiday let mortgage which can differ substantially to...

A landlord has warned her local authority that high charges for licensing are unaffordable without the fee being passed on to...

Housing Secretary Michael Gove has this morning announced wholesale changes to planning and regulations surrounding short lets. His proposals include: - planning permission...

Airbnb has given its backing to a proposal from Housing Secretary Michael Gove to introduce a mandatory register of short let...

A council has won an appeal to enforce a Financial Penalty Notice that was served on a landlord who let out...

The government has issued a lengthy statement claiming more home owners, including landlords, are fitting heat pumps - yet at the...

The Building Research Establishment - which undertakes research, advice, training, testing, certification and standards-setting for the housing sector - is calling...

New additional and selective licensing schemes are to be considered by the controversial Bristol city council. The council’s Labour Mayor - Marvin...

A Manchester-based solicitors’ firm that incorrectly prosecuted a London council over a private rental case has been ordered to pay thousands...

Warwick council is the latest to launch an Additional Licensing Scheme - it came into force just before last weekend. The district...

Labour-controlled Haringey Council in London says the owners of short lets and furnished holiday homes will be forced to pay double...

The Suffolk Building Society has launched new mortgage products aimed at private landlords who are planning refurbishments, such as a new...

The Housing Ombudsman - which assesses problems involving social housing landlords - has found severe maladministration in four cases involving Croydon...

Despite inflationary and mortgage volatility over the last 12 months, a mortgage lender claims over a third of commercial landlords are...

A Labour-controlled council is inviting private rental sector representatives to a round-table event which it pledges will not be a talking...

The Penrith Building Society has scrapped mortgage application fees for all buy to let and residential  products, including further advances, until...

Four landlords are contemplating seeking a judicial review of a council’s proposed licensing scheme extension. Middlesbrough council is consulting on extending its...

Renters and landlords of properties without gas central heating can now get energy saving green measures installed free of charge or...

One of the UK’s best known platforms for mortgages has significantly reduced its Buy To Let rates. Starting from 3.79 per cent,...

Both sides of the rental divide have criticised Conservative proposals to boost housing demand while doing nothing about supply. Over the New...

A new council licensing scheme has been given the go ahead by the government. Peterborough council’s selective licensing scheme will be run...

A local authority is calling for emergency legislation to help it and other councils stop the spread of Airbnbs and other...

A council has secured a banning order against a landlord, taking effect almost immediately. The order is against Grzegorz Surminski, a landlord...

The government has launched a public consultation on a radical new UK home energy rating system to replace the long-standing Standard...

A landlord in London has been ordered to refund 12 months’ rent to tenants after failing to license their HMO. The fine...

A council statement announcing a complex new licensing regime for the local private rental sector claims “landlords and agents who are...

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has used his Autumn Statement to reveal measures affecting both the rental market and the wider property industry.  The Local Housing Allowance is...

The leader of Landlord Action has commended the efforts of MP Theresa Villiers for raising issues surrounding court delays which must...

A landlord who repeatedly failed to comply with a Planning Enforcement Notice has received a hefty fine. Sultan Mahmood, of Woking, was...

A council’s new selective property licensing scheme for rented properties will be live and open for applications from Wednesday November 1. Ilford...

A prominent north of England council has launched a six-week public consultation on proposals to tighten the planning rules around converting...

Tenants claiming benefits are likely to get more assistance with court fees under a revised grant scheme starting this winter. The Help...

Warwick council is the latest to introduce an Additional Licensing Scheme for HMOs. The district wide scheme will start on January 18...

A council is telling landlords that its new selective licensing fee is so low it should be entirely tax deductible and...

A Labour council claims to have a pioneering scheme to get refunds from law breaking landlords. Local media in York say the...

Scotland’s controversial licensing regime on Airbnbs and other short lets, due to start next month, may breach the European Convention on...

A northern council is considering tightening the planning rules around converting properties into HMOs. A report to Burnley council’s executive recommends removing...

A countryside property organisation has added its voice to the calls for an extension to a licensing scheme for Airbnbs and...

Three-quarters of landlords who intend to purchase a new property in the next year will use a Limited Company structure, it’s...

More than 300 landlords have applied for a new licence brought in this summer by Tory controlled Kensington and Chelsea council...

The John Lewis Partnership is said to be facing “extreme challenges” as a result of its bid to enter the private...

August saw a further softening in house prices which are now 5.3 per cent down on a year ago. The Nationwide says...

Landlords are being advised to be on their guard and not be duped by social media messages urging them to flout...

An unlicensed landlord has been ordered to pay back almost £15,000 in rent to his tenants after they were forced to...

A body called the Landlord Leaders Community - and appearing at first sight a little like a new trade group - is...

Trade bodies and short let landlords have made a last-ditch appeal to politicians to stop new rules which could see the...

A council is warning HMO landlords to apply for a licence ahead of a new regime starting this week. From September 1...

While there has been a shortage of all types of rental accommodation across the UK for several years now, the student...

A Labour council says local landlords have only a week to apply for a licence before a big rise in the...

The National Residential Landlords Association is meeting with the Department of Education to consider how, if at all, private landlords can...

Authoritative new research suggests that there’s been a 91,000 rise in student numbers to 2.3m - yet in major student cities...

A London council is telling landlords that if they don’t apply for a licence in the next nine days they face...

A leading agent in an area set to be hit by draconian planning restrictions on holiday lets is warning that the...

An Airbnb flat owner in Scotland has been refused access to let out her flat because it is in a block...

A growing number of landlords are incorporating in order to salvage profits from the difficult buy to let sector, a bank...

Beverley Building Society has entered the buy to let market for the first time with two new products. Its variable rate BTL...

A statement from Oxford’s Labour controlled council says private landlords in the city have under a month to apply for a...

Owners of short-term let properties are being urged to apply for a licence under Scotland’s short-term licensing scheme before the October...

A controversial licensing scheme will come into force this winter with the blessing of Housing Secretary Michael Gove. Nottingham council’s selective licensing...

One in eight tenants admit to letting out part or all of their rented property - and that rises to a...

Labour controlled Brent council in London has taken the possibly-unique step of paying a landlord’s legal fees and rent to avert...

Mulberry Real Estate Ltd, and its director, David Bryant, who are landlords of properties in Cardiff, have been fined for a...

An angry reader has contacted Landlord Today with a letter from housing minister Rachel Maclean - which the recipient has branded...

Over the past year, we have witnessed an increase in the proportion of landlords opting to acquire properties through limited companies.  This...

A new law requiring landlords in three wards of the London borough of Brent to pay for a selective licence will...

Leeds Building Society has launched a new range of Buy to Let mortgages for landlords operating as a limited company. In addition...

The average UK house price fell slightly in June, by around £300 compared to May with a typical property now costing...

Private landlords and managing agents are being invited to take part in a new anti-burglary scheme being run by a Labour-controlled...

A product for landlords to sell their future rental income is being launched by a finance company this week. Landlord Rental Advance,...

There is currently a lot of discussion about the mortgage crisis, its impact on borrowers and landlords – and calls for...

A comparison website has compiled a list of what it claims to be the most common lies on tenancy applications -...

A council is launching a bid to make the use of a home for a holiday let subject to a mandatory...

There’s been widespread anger from the mortgage broker community in response to NatWest’s decision to make buy to let stress tests...

Private rental properties are being included in a scheme which may allow council funds to be used to improve energy efficiency. Cardiff...

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

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

2023 could be a landmark year for the private rented sector if Michael Gove succeeds in his pursuit of reforming the...

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