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

A recent survey by digital mortgage lender, Molo, revealed that nearly 60% of UK landlords have seen a rise in late...

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

The chief executive of the Generation Rent ginger group has called on his former employer to make a case against landlords,...

Activist’s Twitter war of words continues  It appears as if Suella Braverman is not the only figure making a personal attack in...

A council has prosecuted a private landlord who rented out an uninhabitable outbuilding in Kings Langley. Deborah King was initially fined £4,000...

Claims on social media by a leader of the Renters Reform Coalition - who is also a contributor to a Labour-supporting website...

The National Residential Landlords Association is moving into PropTech by providing a platform for safety compliance and one for managing aspects...

A London council that just days ago threatened private landlords with unlimited fines and “have control of their properties removed” has...

New AI-powered products targeting Airbnb landlords have been launched by property management service GuestReady. They are integrated into the company's existing Property...

The new director of Generation Rent, Ben Twomey, takes over from Baroness Alicia Kennedy this morning. A statement announcing his appointment earlier...

A prominent group of economists has predicted the measures in the Renters Reform Bill will backfire on the government. Matthew Lesh, Director...

The Housing Ombudsman has released its special investigation into Rochdale Boroughwide Housing, the social housing provider which supplied accommodation to Awaab...

The new director of Generation Rent is Ben Twomey, who takes over from Baroness Alicia Kennedy on June 14. A statement from...

The government has indicated that the delayed publication of the latest How To Rent document is to be Friday March 24. The...

Dacorum council in Hertfordshire has prosecuted a private landlord who rented out an uninhabitable outbuilding in Kings Langley. Deborah King was fined...

The Boiler Upgrade Scheme - launched in May 2022 and open to landlords as well as homeowners - is failing to...

The rent freeze imposed on the Scottish private rental sector appears to have backfired. In the first quarter since the freeze was...

Amended legislation means that landlords will not be able to prevent broadband firms from upgrading their service in blocks of flats. Previously,...

1. Prepare an information pack for new tenants to reduce maintenance cost - To avoid repair costs, landlords could create handy...

Both Shelter and Generation Rent have paused their campaigning on social media for the duration of national mourning for The Queen. A...

A digital platform that claims it will “finally bring renting into the modern age” says it has secured £4.5m in funding. A...

An activist group that campaigns against landlords has accused some of discriminating against tenants on the ground of their sexual orientation. Baroness...

In this guides and tips piece, Kerry Barber, head of Compliance at Goodlord, and Leanne McCarthy, claims facilitator at Goodlord, discuss why this month's...

The Victorian phrase “as safe as houses” well describes the security of the housing market as, whether they are buying or...

A council is ordering all of its private rental sector landlords to clear graffiti from external walls within four weeks of...

A cloud-based property management platform aimed at landlords has secured over £1m in addition funding. In its own words, Lofti’s platform will...

From April, almost two-thirds (67%) of England’s councils are set to increase their council tax by 4.90 – 5.0%. However, the pandemic has...

Trade unions have joined the call for renters with Covid-related arrears to get cash help from the government - but they...

Multi-millionaire landlord Fergus Wilson - at one time described as Britain’s most successful buy to let landlord - is reported to...

A trade body says the current national lockdown may make it harder for the lettings industry to conform with an approaching deadline...

The cost of renting a home in Scotland continued to rise during the final quarter of 2019, new figures show.  The Scottish...

Aldermore Bank has relaunched its buy-to-let proposition with a view to offering landlords greater choice, flexibility, new products, reduced rates, and...

More than five months on from the introduction of the tenant fees ban, a number of landlords and agents are still...

Communicating with tenants can be a tricky business. The appropriate method and style of communication is usually determined by the relationship between...

Orbit, the owner of a number of buy-to-let properties in Coventry, could find itself in hot water over comments allegedly made...

It’s that time of year again when pencil cases are fully stocked and the smell of dusty books opening fills the...

Goodlord has today announced an exclusive partnership with leading insurance provider DAS UK Insurance, offering customers a new rent and legal...

Canada Life Home Finance has reduced rates and increased the maximum loan-to-value (LTV) across its buy-to-let and second home product range. The lender...

There is no two ways about it, the buy-to-let market has become much more challenging for property investors of late for...

Scottish rents continued to edge up in the first quarter of the year, the latest figures show. The Scottish national average increased...

Short-term letting providers, including landlords who list properties on Airbnb, are not adequately protected by major insurance providers, according to a...

Rental prices in Scotland increased further in the fourth quarter of 2018, the latest data shows. The Scottish national average increased to...

The vast majority of people who live in the private rented sector are unaware of their rental rights, according to new...

Just 4% of landlords and tenants had in April this year heard of Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards (MEES), claims research by...

Landlords currently looking for the UK’s best buy-to-let areas should consider locations with a high student population, with yields of up...

The Ombudsman Services (OS) is no longer handling consumer complaints in the property and housing sector after withdrawing from the industry. The...

Rental prices in Scotland continued to edge upwards in the second quarter of the year, the latest figures reveal. The Scottish national...

A new productivity tool designed to help landlords, property managers, agents and tenants better manage their day-to-day tenancy communications has been...

A letting agent in Hove has been expelled from The Property Ombudsman (TPO) scheme for 18 months for not passing on...

A new tenant app, designed to improve the communications between landlords and tenants, has been launched by property management software firm,...

Using an ombudsman has long been a pretty successful way of trying to resolve a complaint with a property firm without...

Many property owners agree to electronic communications operators, such as mobile phone companies, installing aerials and other equipment, for example on...

There are now only six months until the new Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards (MEES) are implemented – a sweeping change due...

The latest figures show that there are over one million apps available across leading app stores such as Google Play, Apple...

  Hackney Council is planning to introduce a selective licensing scheme in an effort to clamp down on unscrupulous landlords in the...

Generation Rent has raised enough money to keep campaigning for private renters across the UK, amassing nearly £18,000 in donations. The organisation...

The Property Redress Scheme (PRS) has expelled Croydon-based Jordan Residential following non-compliance with a redress decision. The complaint regarded a holding deposit....

Landlords and letting agents of student accommodation are putting their tenants’ lives at risk by failing to fix serious safety hazards,...

Half of UK broadband users have never switched provider, according to new research carried out by comparison site Cable.co.uk. This alarming...

You may have recently inherited a property, or simply decided to dip your toe in the lettings market with your first...