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Citra Living, part of Lloyds Banking Group, is to bring more than 150 new family homes to the rental market in...

The average advertised rent of new properties coming onto the market hits a 17th consecutive record, with the average price of...

A new version of research first released in May 2023 once again lashes some MPs for being landlords. 38 Degrees - an...

The Renters Reform Bill returns to the House of Commons today with activist groups critical of amendments put forward to reach...

A landlord faces a hefty jail sentence unless she finds over £50,000 in the next three months - and on top...

Responding to confirmation that the Renters Reform Bill will return to the Commons next Wednesday, Ben Beadle of the National Residential...

A government-supporting newspaper says the Renters Reform Bill will be back in the House of Commons next week. Observers have been expecting...

A London council has prosecuted landlord Syed Shah, owner of an HMO, for a string of  breaches that posed significant risks...

Following a spate of fires in rental properties a home insurance expert is warning people of the hidden fire threat of...

The average water bill has risen by 6% in England and Wales in recent days, which could see households having to...

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

The government has committed to returning the amended Renters Reform Bill to the House of Commons in mid-April. MPs return from their...

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

The government has written to Conservative MPs promising changes to the Renters Reform Bill to ease concerns over its anti-landlord bias. Amendments...

A deposit alternative service claims rents have risen an average 46% in the last decade. Zero Deposit claims it’s analysed rental market...

A new housing deal will provide another 92 Build To Rent units run by Legal & General. The properties will be two,...

A landlord referred to only as ‘Mr Gurung’ has been named by two councils as being penalised £3,000 for an overcrowded...

It’s all change at the start of the new tax year, and with so many tweaks to so many rules, it’s...

The Property Redress Scheme, one of two approved ombudsman-style schemes for the private rental sector, has published the findings from a...

The removal of Section 21 notices and the end of fixed-term tenancies are the two issues that concern landlords the most,...

HM Revenue and Customs has done a rapid U-turn on a decision to close its self-assessment telephone helpline for half the...

Latest inflation figures are announced on Wednesday and the Bank of England makes its next base rate decision on Thursday. The Office...

Lots and lots, is the short answer. I think the more you know, the more you're armed with information and knowledge,...

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

Airbnb is banning the use of security cameras inside rental properties from the end of April. Airbnb currently allows security cameras in...

In what may appear a surprise to almost everyone, the Generation Rent activist group has described yesterday’s Budget as a “giveaway...

The Government quietly announced population projections towards the end of January that could have major implications for the types of homes...

Activist group Generation Rent has described the latest homelessness data from the government as showing “a whole new level of horror.” It...

New reports suggest down valuations are increasing and properties are routinely selling for below asking price - both triggering possible opportunities...

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

Average rents on newly let properties across Britain rose 8.3 per cent year-on-year in January, the slowest pace for 13 months...

Speculation continues apace over the likely measures in next month’s Budget, especially after what is seen by political analysts as a...

The Housing Ombudsman has found severe maladministration by One Housing Group in its record keeping following the its failure to conduct...

A prominent lettings agency has hit out at the latest changes to safety regulations that private landlords must comply with or...

Tenants faced with eviction must have legal aid, the Law Society of England and Wales claims. Recently published statistics from the Ministry...

Campaigning charity Shelter - which has frequently been critical of landlords and their alleged treatment of poorer tenants - is advertising...

A veteran MP claims that tenants in the region where his constituency sits are being “dreadfully exploited” by what he calls...

Painful tax traps have been set for millions of people this year. Your pay may not even have kept pace with...

An energy industry supplier claims that the housing sector in the UK offers too little help for those wanting to live...

A range of specialist buy to let mortgage products covering multi-occupancy properties, mixed-use or part-commercial properties, and expat investors, has been...

Winchester council is setting up its own agency to let and manage privately rented homes. Venta Living pledges to provide “high quality,...

Amendments to the Renters Reform Bill, designed to give landlords more protection, have won the backing of a prominent industry figure. Neil Cobbold,...

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

Air quality expert Stuart Smith writes:  The average family produces 24 pints of water vapour a day through routine activity but many...

The National Residential Landlords Association is urging MPs to back what it describes as “pragmatic” changes to the Renters Reform Bill...

There will be long term pressure on housing affordability and the private rental sector if demographic forecasts from a range of...

The Office for National Statistics says private rents in England experienced a 6.1 per cent rise in 2023, the sharpest annual...

The think tank Policy Connect is warning that landlords have reported that sub-standard carbon monoxide alarms are persistently available online, leaving...

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

An estimated 1.6m private renters are set to receive an uplift to their housing support for 12 months from April 2024,...

A mandatory short lets registration and licensing scheme is to be introduced in part of the UK, described as a system...

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

New rent control proposals put forward by politicians are unnecessary and too costly according to a leading property expert.  David Alexander -...

A London council has prosecuted a landlord for failing to carry out repairs on his property and causing a severe health...

Escalating rents have led many first time buyers to adjust their property expectations and accept smaller homes when they purchase, a...

With 2023 drawing to a close, flatshare website SpareRoom has revealed data which suggests a slowdown in the rental frenzy -...

Rightmove has revealed its forecast for 2024 - and has looked back on the past 12 months. This year, 2023, ends with...

Monthly interest costs have surged by 283 per cent since 2021 for landlords using interest-only mortgages, research shows. Octane Capital compared rates...

Citra Living, the Build To Rent arm of Lloyds Banking Group, has announced another new scheme. It is a 95-flat development at...

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

Landlords Shaun and Laraine Etherington have pleaded guilty to four offences of breaching Prohibition Orders against human habitation at their properties...

Rightmove has revealed its forecast for 2024 - but just as it has done this, it’s revealed asking prices have dropped...

Two landlords who let their two-bedroom flat in Tower Hamlets to as many as 22 people, have pleaded guilty to nine...

London’s ultra-prime rental market has returned this year to pre-Covid levels for the first time, an agency claims. Beauchamp Estates - using...

Property investment is a dynamic and diverse field, offering numerous opportunities for investors to grow their wealth. At Mortgage Scout, we...

The short-term holiday letting industry has significantly expanded in recent years, but this could all change with the introduction of a...

Landlords will have to include many more specific points about their properties when they list them in future - whether directly...

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

The property portal ESPC has revealed the top-performing Edinburgh postcodes in terms of rental yields, for the third quarter of 2023. The...

Landlord confidence has rebounded strongly in recent months according to a survey by a leading buy to let-focussed bank. All aspects of...

London’s Labour mayor Sadiq Khan wants 10,000 private homes in the capital to be brought into the social rental sector within...

Lost in the noise of the King’s Speech, the general pledge to reform the leasehold system, and the subsequent political turmoil...

Landlords have been urged to protect their properties against bed bugs with regular inspections. Daniel Evans, chair of the Association of Independent...

A new analysis has produced a league table of the most and least affordable rental locations in England. The findings placed Rutland...

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

A landlord and a property management company have been found guilty of putting tenants at risk after a council probe. Kensington and...

A local authority in London is to buy back over 300 properties it built and sold off years ago under Right...

More details have emerged of what appears to be a stay of execution for Section 21 eviction powers in the short term. The...

A landlord has been found guilty of operating eight unlicensed HMOs and a range of breaches of the HMO Management Regulations. Northampton...

For those looking to take the leap into holiday letting, finding the right property is not only the first step, but...

Landlords need to work “proactively” with tenants if and when bed bug cases emerge, an industry figure claims. Jonathan Rolande of the...

New research from lettings agency Benham and Reeves has shown that while net rental yields have increased over the last year,...

Britain is in the grip of a new mould crisis, a leading property agent has warned.  Jonathan Rolande says he is seeing...

How to Achieve Low Season Holiday Let Bookings This year, with families across the UK facing a squeeze to their budgets, we’ve...

Holding deposits head the list of complaints about the private rental sector, says the man at the top of the Property...

A council has been slammed for its “absolutely outrageous” failure to stop the eviction of up to 80 tenants - a...

The Green Party wants private tenants to be able to force landlords to improve the energy efficiency of homes. The scheme -...

A controversial consultation document about rent controls is proposing that Build To Rent operators be exempt from the caps which may...

A rogue landlord and his company have been found guilty of failing to licence an HMO and breaches of management regulations. Broadland...

A family of landlords have been jailed for a total of 31 years after committing horrific violence against tenants and in...

The Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities says a new How To Rent guide will be issued today, October 2. Private...

The latest Rental Demand Index from the Barrows and Forrester agency has revealed that rental demand has surged during the third...

A council has prosecuted a rogue landlord for failing to provide adequate heating and hot water at one of his rental...

Over the last 15 years, the HMO market has been transformed.  Back in the ‘90s, multi-lets were mainly student housing or cheap...

To help or not to help: that is the question the government is facing with regard to under-pressure private rented sector...

Rental sector organisations have been given an indication by the Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities that a new How...

As the ‘big buy-to-let’ sell off gathers momentum, we take a look ways you can guestimate the value of your rental...

If you live in a rented home, you’ll know the struggles of wanting to make your home feel like your own...

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

London local authorities say there’s been a surge in landlords withdrawing from the sector providing temporary accommodation for homeless households. A survey by the...