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The architect of the controversial rent control policies in Scotland has left the government. It is not known what long-term implication this...

A private landlord from Bridlington has been ordered to pay £1,500 for putting tenants into a dangerous property, thereby breaching a...

The tax reliefs enjoyed by landlords running Furnished Holiday Lets (FHL) were cut by the Chancellor this month. Some say the...

A newspaper reports that Housing Secretary Michael Gove is willing to rely on Labour votes to pass the Renters Reform Bill...

A national newspaper says the Renters Reform Bill is “on the brink of collapse” as Tory MPs are divided on their views...

A landlord has been fined a total of £10,000 for breaching regulations when renting HMOs to vulnerable residents, as a supported...

Pipes aren’t normally the first thing that spring to mind when we think of wrapping up for winter, but with an...

Controversial online agency Purplebricks claims landlords and other home owners can sell their properties for free “as part of a progressive...

Many have welcomed the move by Chancellor Jeremy Hunt to unfreeze the Local Housing Allowance - but some tenant activists say...

Making an investment in a country with a different currency introduces exchange rate risk. Ideally, a UK investor would buy the...

When the Coronation of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II took place on 2nd June 1953 the average house cost just £1,692...

Housing Secretary Michael Gove says he’s going to make changes to the Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill currently going through Parliament...

There’s a 50:50 chance of yet another Bank of England base rate rise this week according to a leading business analyst. Susannah...

A controversial new report demands that the government uses next month’s Budget to sharply increase tax burdens for landlords. The Joseph Rowntree Foundation’s...

A new crowdfunding platform says it’s opening up property investing to “a whole new generation.” Allbricks claims it’s disrupting “the antiquated mortgage...

The new editor of an influential newspaper property supplement has come up with a way of solving what she calls “the...

Over 600 workers at the campaigning charity Shelter have started a fortnight of strike action in what the trades union Unite calls...

Uncertainty has become a vastly overused word to describe our economic situation in recent years. But, once again, it’s an unwaveringly...

Nine out of 10 respondents to a new survey of landlords have either already increased rents, or intend to increase them.  This...

A landlord and owner who failed to repair a serious water leak have been fined £4,000 after their tenants’ bathroom ceiling...

A study of what has happened to a private rental sector hit by rent controls provides lessons to those in the UK...

The number of HMOs in England has fallen as a result of government intervention in the market. In 2018 new regulations were...

A rental app which was pitched to landlords and tenants as “making renting a seamless and transparent experience” appears to have...

A tax consultancy has produced tips for those faced with the self-assessment tax filing deadline of next Monday - and who...

Together Energy, which has 176,000 households on its books, has become the latest supplier to collapse in the wake of the...

A London council has prosecuted a rogue landlord after a 30 month saga regarding the condition of an apartment.  Richmond council received a...

Heavy snowfall can present a number of dangers to your property.  Gutters can become clogged or even frozen due to snow and...

Bulb Energy, which has 1.7m customers - including, it is thought, many thousands of landlords - is to be put into...

Experts are already warning of shortcomings in the government’s latest Green initiative, banning new boilers from 2035 and offering £5,000 grants...

Rik Smith, Head of Tenant Services at Goodlord, outlines in this tips piece how agents can support tenants with rising energy...

The government’s Green Homes Grant Voucher Scheme - which left thousands of landlords in the lurch when it collapsed earlier this...

It appears that the government is considering a replacement for the ill-fated Green Homes Grant, which was to have helped thousands...

A tenant was put at risk from a ceiling that partially collapsed and was left unable to use her shower after...

An 83-year-old landlord who let a property through collapsed agency Homepoint says he is being pursued for nearly £2,400 by liquidators. Homepoint...

Two landlords have spoken out about their losses and treatment from a lettings agency which has collapsed. Last month we reported that...

A landlord who failed to improve his rental property, leaving his tenants in dangerous conditions, has been fined. Haroon Karim from Nottingham...

A landlord who committed 33 offences at a property he owns has been issued with civil penalties totalling £50,500. Zaheer Uddin Babar,...

There’s been a howl of disgust from the UK’s major landlord group following the Welsh Government’s shock increase in stamp duty. Landlord...

Seven Emergency Prohibition Orders have been served on one landlord by a Nottinghamshire Police force and local authority. The seven properties in...

A landlord who failed to properly look after two HMOs has been fined £70,500 by an Essex council. Lystra Dorval, of Ilford,...

In the aftermath of the global financial crisis, many of the countries worse hit – reliant on tourism and outward investment...

The Lettings Industry Council has published a report outlining why Section 21 should not be abolished, despite the government’s commitment to...

A number of buy-to-let landlords have switched to short-term lets in recent years, as a consequence of skewed policy that favours...

Mortgage approvals plummeted to an all-time low in May, leaving many would-be buyers with no alternative but to rent for longer.  The...

A number of buy-to-let landlords face financial hardship because of the coronavirus crisis, especially if the existing ban of tenant evictions...

Housing market activity is on track for a drastic fall this summer, as significantly fewer homes change hands due to the...

Short-term let property management firm Hostmaker has gone into administration, prompting redundancies for the entirety of the company’s London-based team.  Houst, formerly...

The former owner of an estate agency in Ipswich which went bust owing landlords and tenants just over £28,000 after being...

A letting agent who failed to safeguard £28,000 worth of tenants’ deposits and rent destined for landlords has been handed a...

The recent increase in the number of residential property sales falling through before completion is likely to continue in the near...

Landlords are being reminded that they are responsible for the safety of their tenants ahead of Gas Safety Week. The annual event,...

The Labour Party’s proposed ‘right to buy’ policy would have a devasting impact on the private rented sector and lead to...

Landlords’ confidence in the buy-to-let sector has collapsed, as reflected by the latest industry research. However, despite gloomy forecasts, the fundamentals in...

Landlords’ confidence in the buy-to-let sector has collapsed, according to the National Landlords Association (NLA). Confidence in landlords’ business expectations has tumbled...

Residential property prices are increasing faster in cities in the north of England and parts of Scotland than they are in...

The slump in the UK home ownership rate from 73% a decade ago to just 63% today reflects the fact that...

A number of buy-to-let landlords have been left thousands of pounds out of pocket after a letting agent in Edinburgh went...

A buy-to-let landlord was killed while renovating a property she owns with her husband when a 6ft garden wall collapsed on...

The average rate on a five-year fixed rate buy-to-let mortgage has fallen to an all-time low of 3.4%, the latest figures...

Landlords are being reminded this week that they are responsible for the safety of their tenants, as part of Gas Safety...

London house prices are continuing to fall, with the collapse in the buy-to-let sector increasing the number of homes on the...

Landlords in Norfolk claim that they are owed thousands in unpaid rent while tenant deposits were left unprotected by a local...

Various reports suggest that a number of buy-to-let landlords plan to exit the private rented sector due to concerns about the...

Dangerous electrical mains installation, ‘defective’ sanitary fitments in both the bathroom and kitchen, and a ‘lack of automatic fire detection’, were among...

Landlords are being warned of the dangers of unsafe gas appliances this Gas Safety Week. The seventh annual Gas Safety Week currently...

A pair of private landlords who rented out a damp and mouldy house in Croydon to a family of four, including...

The National Landlords Association (NLA) has once expressed its opposition to pending changes to mortgage interest tax relief ahead of the...

Damage caused by storms, burst pipes and from break-ins were listed in a report earlier this year as the primary reasons that...

There was a sharp decline in the amount buy-to-let investors borrowed to acquire property in August, reflecting the fact that a...

The impact of the Brexit vote is starting to make itself felt, with growing political and economic uncertainty, the collapse in...

Fears raised over the UK housing market in the wake of the Brexit vote were ‘wide of the mark’ as illustrated...

Controversial landlord Fergus Wilson has launched an appeal against a county court decision to award former tenants compensation following a row...

One of the UK’s largest and most controversial private landlords has seen his attempts to sell his entire portfolio of around...

The private rental market in prime central London (PCL) has weakened in recent weeks as tenants take advantage of growing uncertainty...

A Staffordshire letting agent who stole £123,000 from landlords and tenants has been given a suspended prison sentence which has been...

Landlords’ confidence in the buy to let (BTL) sector has collapsed and is now ‘worse than levels witnessed during the financial...

A Leicester estate agent which offers “guaranteed rent” has been ordered to pay more than £12,000 in fines and court costs...

A landlord who was found to have 16 tenants living in just one property in Willesden Green, north London, has been...

A letting agent who lost at least £577,865 in missing tenancy deposits and rent payments has escaped jail. However Peter Leonard, 58,...