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Houses in Multiple Occupation are making up an increasing percentage of buy-to-let business, according specialist lender Shawbrook.  In both 2022 and 2023,...

The launch of the Agricultural Landlord and Tenant Code of Practice is “a really good start” says the National Farmers Union. The...

In the recent landlord sentiment survey conducted by the Property Redress Scheme, it came as no surprise to me to discover...

A fire and rescue service has successfully prosecuted a landlord for failing to comply with the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order...

The Chancellor has rendered hundreds of lettings businesses unviable overnight as a result of his Budget tax clampdown. That’s the view of...

Nearly a third of landlords predict that the retail sector will see the highest level of negative growth over the next...

A legal firm says Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has effectively slashed the value of holiday homes which are sold from April 2025...

Yet another council is consulting on whether to continue a selective licensing scheme. The scheme applies to several areas of Burnley and...

The government has confirmed that Making Tax Digital for Income Tax Self Assessment (MTD for ITSA) will cost landlords both extra money...

Airbnb has released new figures showing that the typical host landlord makes a modest £5,500 a year by sharing their space...

Some 69 per cent of landlords have already or are planning to increase the size of their property portfolio, increasing to...

Over a third of landlords will push back energy efficiency measures due to government flip-flopping on the issue.  Research commissioned by tax...

Two new build household names often favoured by landlords buying investment properties have announced a merger. Barratt has reached a £2.5 billion...

Confidence has returned to the mortgage market, with sentiment improving steadily month by month in the last quarter of 2023, according...

Mohammed Sharaz, a landlord from Bradford, recently seized an opportunity to enhance his property portfolio after Wildstone acquired the gable end...

If you're thinking of investing in a holiday home this year, there can be a lot to consider. From gathering insight to...

Landlords are being invited to a forum organised by a council’s own private lettings service and the National Residential Landlords Association. The...

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

The Scottish Government has launched a consultation on migrating away from the emergency rent controls introduced in September 2022 and extended...

Newham council in London has won what it calls a landmark case against a convicted rogue landlord. The court has dismissed the...

UK landlords are doubling down on urban flats amidst a slow but definite return to conventional office working. Data from Shawbrook Bank...

Airbnb has taken further steps to get in the good books of HMRC by issuing a guide on tax for its...

A merger of two of the biggest names in the lettings agency world will mean the combined group managing 152,000 rental...

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

Middlesbrough is the latest council wanting to expand its landlord licensing regime. It’s consulting on extending its existing scheme to another ward. The...

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

Christmas goodwill towards landlords seems in short supply from activist group Generation Rent.  It has this week issued a statement saying the...

After the Autumn Statement unveiled a major tax cut for January, you’d be forgiven for thinking you’ll pay less tax in...

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

Some £2m of government money has been channeled into a brand new country cil Taskforce aimed at identifying and clamping down...

Good news for landlords earning under £30,000 a year - they will not have to use the HMRC’s Making Tax Digital...

Homes situated close to new electricity pylons and sub-stations could receive up to £1,000 a year off energy bills, for up...

How can letting agents attract new landlords when they’re all selling their portfolios? That’s a major question for the lettings industry –...

“Huge numbers” of small family-run holiday lettings businesses in Wales are selling up because of new restrictions and large tax hikes. New...

The National Residential Landlords Association has suspended its link with Less Tax 4 Landlords. This follows publicity surrounding Less Tax 4 Landlords...

Another council may be considering a tax on guests staying at Airbnb or other short let properties. North Norfolk council, which covers...

The monetary policy committee of the Bank of England meets today - and will it approve a 15th successive base rate...

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

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

A six week consultation is now underway as a council bids to stop HMOs being used as Airbnb or other short...

Whoever forms the next government must put the private rental sector at the heart of its housing policy. That’s the view of...

The Competitioin and Markets Authority is to probe five activities involving landlords and letting agents and their responsibilities to private tenants. Sarah...

Buy-to-let landlords with property assets held in a company could be taking advantage of the current dip in house prices to...

I recently had the opportunity to challenge a lot of nonsense in Parliament. Or to put it another way, I was...

When a popular Dorset pub was devastated several years ago, thanks to a huge chimney fire, the owners were left with...

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...

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 non-for-profit hospitality group wants tighter regulations and restrictions to be imposed on Airbnb properties which affect both the rental market...

A series of template letters have been drafted so that landlords can write to MPs about problems caused by the Renters...

When choosing a buy-to-let property, there are many elements that need to be balanced in order to get the biggest return...

Another PropTech innovation claims it will disrupt part of the rental market - this time, the student accommodation sector. Housemates Connect API...

This year Tax Freedom Day fell on Thursday June 8. This was the day of the year by which, theoretically, the...

Detached houses are the most popular type of property for those who have moved homes in the past year.  The Halifax says...

There’s uncertainty over whether the latest inflation figure - showing an annualised drop from 10.1 per cent last month to 8.7...

A landlord and two businesses have been fined over £145,000 following a fire in a building containing residential flats and a...

Build To Rent sector players are complaining about too much tax and regulation holding back their activities. A new analysis of 31...

Landlord Today receives a number of unsolicited contributions from readers. These are always welcome but few are as well argued and...

With less than one month left until the end of the tax year, many experienced investors will have completed their tax...

The normally under-the-radar Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has made an unusually outspoken plea to the government to help landlords. In particular,...

Energy Performance Certificates must change to properly support reaching net zero, tackling fuel poverty and improving buildings, according to an energy...

It has been widely reported that lenders are expecting a rise in the number of homeowners handing back their keys as...

Dorset council is the latest to agree a policy to double the council tax on second homes and to implement an...

A car charging company is urging landlords and businesses to take advantage of government grants towards the cost of electric vehicle...

A fishing organisation is blaming landlords for contributing to a housing crisis which, they say, means locals cannot live in coastal...

Last week it was announced that North Devon's second homeowners could pay double the amount of council tax after one year...

Nearly a fifth of UK commercial landlords still have properties with an energy performance certificate rating of F or G, despite...

The Royal Institution for Chartered Surveyors’ latest Residential Market Survey made for gloomy reading for many in the property market –...

Eleven fully let apartments in Birmingham city centre have come on to the market with Bond Wolfe for offers based on...

The trade press is fixated on the departure of housing minister Lucy Frazer after four months in the government reshuffle, but...

The Chancellor of the Exchequer has poured cold water on the prospect of any tax cuts in the near future -...

The Bank of England’s Prudential Regulation Authority is telling lenders to exercise more scrutiny on loans for buy to let properties. In...

A council is reminding landlords that they have only until the end of the month to comment on a proposed scheme...

The government has accepted arguments put forward by landlords and accountancy groups, and delayed a key deadline for compulsory digital tax returns. A...

The government has been told it should should think again about its plans to make it compulsory for landlords and self-employed...

The House of Commons will today debate a proposal for local authorities to have specific controls over the proliferation of Airbnbs...

I think 2022 can be summarised as ‘unsettling’ to say the least. With three prime ministers in less than six months,...

Views are being sought on the designation of a scheme to improve standards in part of Middlesbrough.  A selective landlord licensing scheme...

The Competition and Markets Authority has raised concern about a Build To Rent deal which it believes could result in reduced...

HMRC is targeting residential landlords who it suspects are not declaring their full rental income, warns tax advisory service Kreston Reeves. The...

An influential new report wants higher taxes for landlords letting holiday properties. The Office for Tax Simplification - a division of HM...

A licensing scheme for rental properties in one part of Cardiff looks likely to be reintroduced next year. The Cathays Additional Licensing...

A council has launched a best practice charter for operating “considerate holiday lets” in partnership with a property industry trade body. The...

Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng has announced that stamp duty will be cut.  In future there will be no stamp duty on the first £250,000...

PropTech firms Goodlord and Voich have released the findings of their annual State of the Lettings Industry survey. Some 2,600 agents, landlords...

A controversial Labour council aims to make life more expensive for landlords who let out whole properties via Airbnb or other...

Who are you? I am the Head of Broking for Newable Finance. A specialist commercial finance brokerage. What is Newable Finance? Newable Finance is...

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

More SME landlords are seeking advice about whether now is the right time to incorporate, before progressing plans to secure more...

Prominent buy to let service the Mortgage Advice Bureau has announced a new partnership that should allow landlords to arm themselves...

HM Revenue & Customs has stepped back from a change in the deadline for first-time landlords to give notice of their...

A council is one of the first in the UK to consult on a licensing scheme for AirBnb style short lets. The...

Lack of rental stock is now the biggest challenge facing letting agents today. That is what every agent I’ve spoken to...

A review into the way a council deals with HMOs has been launched in response to concerns about the concentration of...

A tourism chief has likened new anti-holiday let regulations to those of a Stalinist dictatorship. Ashford Price, secretary of the Welsh Association...

Who are you? My Name is Alec Chohan, and I am a senior finance broker within the Newable Finance team based in...

An insurance chief with expertise in the holiday lets sector has stood up for owners who let their properties to holidaymakers...

The government recently passed into law the much-anticipated Commercial Rent (Coronavirus) Act 2022. This effectively ends government interventions to prevent commercial...

Landowners are claiming that the negative stereotype given to private landlords in recent years by government contributes to the overall housing...