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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...

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

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...

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...

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

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

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

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...

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...

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

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

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

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

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...

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...

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

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

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

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

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

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 -...

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

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

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

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

Next Thursday voters up and down the country will be casting their votes in a series of local elections which are...

Rent controls and political uncertainty are affecting investor appetite to fund and deliver Build to Rent homes in Scotland, according to...

One of Scotland’s largest lettings agencies is voicing concern over what it calls “the lack of balance” in the Scottish government’s...

Roma Finance is the new main sponsor of Sky TV’s Property Elevator, the show for budding property entrepreneurs. The entrepreneurs pitch their...

The majority of private landlords would consider switching to a letting agency because of the current complexity of buy to let.  A...

A council launching a new selective licensing regime admits that three quarters of the applicants so far have omitted to provide...

A high profile mortgage lender operating in the buy to let sector has launched a series of products aimed at investors...

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

Charnwood council in the East Midlands is now accepting applications from landlords of private rented properties that are covered by two...

Interviews for the post of director of Generation Rent are scheduled to be held this month. The most recent holder of the...

Landlords and letting agents are invited to join a virtual forum for details of a new licensing requirements and to find...

A lender has revealed that it has arranged 14 mortgages in one go for a Buy to Let landlord with over...

Residents in social and affordable housing are being given the chance to buy a share in their home for the first...

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

Oxford council is proclaiming its citywide licensing scheme as a success - and claims it is processing more than 10,000 licence...

The mood music surrounding the housing market downturn appears to have become less dramatic with news from the Nationwide that there...

It’s claimed that Liverpool’s Labour council would take almost 150 years to process applications for its landlord licensing scheme. The council has...

The government is to open a consultation on whether residential properties should require planning consent to be used as short lets...

There’s been a significant drop in the number of students passing referencing. It’s down from 50 to 40 per cent this autumn...

A confused and complicated approach to holiday homes in England, Scotland and Wales threatens the future of the holiday letting sector...

Comparison service Uswitch has created a new app which connects to a home smart meter - meaning, according to the firm,...

A London landlord has been fined and ordered to pay a confiscation order for ignoring planning rules Magistrates ordered landlord Zulfiqar Ahmed...

Landlords in one part of the country are being told they must apply for their selective license in just the next six...

The Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities has approved a London council’s plan to introduce a new private rented property...

Paragon Bank has revealed the locations where landlords letting to students can achieve the strongest yields - and they are typically...

The National Residential Landlords Association has made a blistering attack on a “big bureaucratic and unaccountable beast” at the heart of...

Soaring energy prices will force more tenants to consider living in HMOs, says a lettings business.  When a recent increase in utility...

Rising numbers of young people going to university and a relatively low supply of new student housing means that by 2025...

An analysis from PropTech firm Goodlord claims that landlords would have lost a combined £1m over the last year without anti-fraud...

The House of Commons Library provides books, journals and online resources for MPs, MPs' staff and parliamentary staff. Some of this is...

New research showed a large month-on-month increase in the cost of typical buy to let fixed rate mortgages popular with landlords.   Online...

Landlords are being invited to join the advisory council of the country’s largest lettings redress scheme. The Property Redress Scheme covers more...

The early bird discount period for what many regard as the country’s most controversial landlord licensing scheme has been extended. The discount...

Ofgem has announced that the energy price cap will further rise from £1,971 to £2,800 in October this year, amid an...

The John Lewis Partnership is to offer short- and long-term lets when it builds flats to rent at three locations in...

Landlords will be breathing a sigh of relief following a Supreme Court decision delivered just before the Easter holiday. The court refused...

Rooms-to-rent platform Ministry of Rooms has launched a new initiative to make it easier for Ukrainian refugees to connect with landlords...

Talk is getting louder about restrictions surrounding Airbnb and other short let platforms - and nowhere is the volume greater than...

Applications open later this week for one of the country’s largest and most controversial landlord licensing schemes - in Liverpool. The new...

Russia sending tanks into Ukraine sounds terrifying, but it also sounds a long way away. Unfortunately, in a world of global...

Landlords wanting to let out via Airbnb and other short let platforms in Edinburgh will have to apply for planning consent...

A London council is urging landlords in the area to check whether they require a license ahead of a new regime...

The specialist holiday let market is becoming increasingly attractive to ex-pat investors - and another mortgage lender has entered the sector...

Yesterday Landlord Today reported that there was now a 15 year record high in the number of buy to let mortgage...

A council has launched what it calls a “scores on the doors” style accreditation scheme for landlords. The Decent and Safe Homes...

Suffolk Building Society has just become one of the few lenders to consider applications from landlords who intend to market and...