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During the King’s Speech on Wednesday 17 July, the UK Government announced that it intended to legislate a new Renters’ Rights...

Housing has been a priority since day one of the new Labour government, with its promised 1.5m new homes getting a good...

Renting out your driveway can seem like a hassle-free way to earn extra income. With the rise of platforms dedicated to...

A property firm has branded the current council tax rules for holiday homes “a mess” and says local and national government...

Citizens Advice has made further criticisms of the private rental sector and landlords. At the start of the year a spokesperson accused...

Mortgage rates are forecast to continue falling as lenders take advantage of cheaper funding. Specialist lender Octane Capital has so-called swap rates...

Labour has made a solid start with regard to the lettings sector according to a high profile rental law expert. The Head...

A controversial council has launched a 12 week consultation on its policies restricting Airbnb-style short lets. Edinburgh council insists that new Airbnb...

The new lender April Mortgages - which already offers a range of five to 15-year fixed rates on 95% mortgages, has...

Growing mortgage product choice shows growing confidence in aspects of the housing market, even before anticipated rate cuts. That’s the view of ...

The London borough of Wandsworth is the latest council to trigger a consultation for more licensing.   It’s inviting tenants, landlords, property...

An activist group supporting renters is calling for the final two months of a tenancy to be rent-free in a bid...

The government has released more information on its new Renters Rights Bill, which is expected to be launched into Parliament in...

In a survey conducted just before the General Election by Leaders Romans Group, 60% of tenants and landlords believe a reduction...

A controversial council claims that HMRC is working with its enforcement team because many landlords who avoid licensing schemes are also...

A council has become the first to require home owners to secure planning consent before their property can be used as...

Generation Rent research claims that minority ethnic communities are more likely to be living in colder homes that are more difficult...

Enfield council in North London is running a consultation on its proposals for a licensing scheme for small, shared HMOs in...

The activists who were so influential in steering the shape of the Renters Reform Bill under the old Conservative government are...

The National Residential Landlords Association says ending Section 21 eviction powers in isolation, as some have suggested the new government should...

The latest inflation figures mean there’s no excuse for the Bank of England to keep interest rates at their current high,...

A council has reported that its Selective Licensing scheme has had only 43% take-up from landlords after two years.  And a report...

A north of England local authority is launching yet another consultation on licensing - 17 years after it became one of...

The Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH) has written to Housing Secretary Angela Rayner urging her to make it even easier...

Lloyds Bank - already a player of growing importance in the Build To Rent niche - is now to publish what...

A council dominated by a residents association is looking for landlords of three-, four- and five-bedroom houses to sign up to...

Informed leaks from unnamed government sources, and rolled out in the mainstream media, confirm that a version of the Renters Reform...

A group of 20 major local authorities - the biggest social landlords in England - have sent an open letter to...

A new sentiment survey by Knight Frank reveals a shift in housing preferences, with one-fifth of respondents expressing an interest in...

Specialist lender Aldermore has launched new and reduced limited edition Buy To Let and residential owner-occupier mortgage products. For individual and company...

A landlord has been convicted for the illegal eviction and harassment of a tenant. St Albans Magistrates Court heard how Olufemi Forseythe,...

The average price of a home coming to the market for sale has dipped 0.4% in the past month says Rightmove.  This...

Understanding Article 4 is crucial for HMO landlords and one legal expert says there is a big difference between HMO licensing...

Activist group Generation Rent has produced a report in tandem with a trades union, focusing on key worker tenants - and...

A council has thanked private landlords who have helped it cope with a homelessness crisis - but it says it wants...

The latest residential sentiment survey from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors suggests a currently-subdued housing market but with a more...

Rents in London have dropped for the second consecutive quarter (Q1 and Q2 2024) new data from flatshare site SpareRoom reveals. The...

In the prime London lettings market both supply and demand slowed last month according to property data consult icy LonRes.  Annual rental...

The latest report from the Housing Ombudsman, which presides over social landlords, has named 27 local authorities and social housing providers...

A council is next week considering a move which is seen as a trigger for wider national policy changes regarding Airbnbs...

TV property guru Phil Spencer says landlords would be wise to make long-term investments despite their strong position in the current...

Salford council has launched a consultation on whether private housing landlords in parts of Broughton and Kersal should require a selective...

Prime London rental growth picked up in Q2 (0.7% from 0.3% in Q1), according to the latest index results from Savills,...

The majority of buy to let landlords plan to raise rents in the coming 12 months, new data suggests. Some 85% of...

One of the Bank of England monetary policy committee members has advised against a cut in base rate on August 1. Jonathan...

A Green councillor in a city which has a Green MP is calling for the local authority to require planning consent...

The latest e.surv index shows that house prices in England and Wales are, on average, still some 1.6% below the level...

A legal expert is warning landlords to be wary of joining local council 'Safer Renting' schemes These seemingly well-intentioned projects may have...

A council is urging private landlords who let out properties locally to check if they need a licence under a new...

The Conservatives, reeling from a General Election which left them with just 121 MPs, have revealed their new shadow cabinet. The shadow...

The police have issued a 16-point guide for landlords to identify and guard against their properties being used as cannabis farms. This...

The National Residential Landlords Association has congratulated Labour on its landslide election win and has extended the hand of cooperation for...

Paul Shamplina, head of Landlord Action, has admitted the Labour landslide win will cause “significant concern” amongst landlords. He says: “With Labour's...

The Labour landslide victory in last week’s election won’t change the weather when it comes to mortgage rates, a leading analyst...

UK house prices stayed relatively flat for the third successive month in June, according to figures released over the weekend by...

Labour MP Matthew Pennycook has been named as the principal housing minister in the new government. He was shadow housing minister when...

As the new Labour Government settles into power, rental reform will be one of the items at the top of the...

As July heats up, so does the pressure for many to meet critical financial deadlines.  James O’Brennan a finance expert from Federal...

With a historic majority for Keir Starmer and the Labour Party, there can be no doubt over which party will be...

The biggest rental sector headline from Labour’s manifesto may well be its pledge for the “immediate” abolition of Section 21 eviction...

Labour is likely to make rental sector reform and regulation a priority - at least partly because it will be low-cost...

A survey by agency Foxtons suggests the election has had no substantial effect on landlords’ decisions to grow or sell portfolios.  Conducted...

With Labour set to have a substantial majority in the Commons, this is how the coming days will play out.  Over the...

There’s a property revolution starting today with a large scale defeat expected for the Tories - that’s the view of a...

Rents in June 2024 rose by 6.7% year-on-year, according to the latest figures from the Goodlord Rental Index.  The Index, which analyses...

As a homeowner in the UK, navigating the complex landscape of taxes and regulations enforced by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC)...

The deputy chief executive of Generation Rent claims to have suffered “horrendous exploitation” at the hands of lettings agents.  Dan Wilson Craw...

A move by one London council to refer itself to the Regulator of Social Housing should be seen as a 'national...

Only 31.8% of landlords questioned in a large survey back the Tories in next week’s election. Although this is the largest individual...

With the General Election just one week away, a new poll shows the top landlord priorities when it comes to voting...

Build To Rent giant Grainger has issued a checklist of questions which it advises tenants to ask their landlords before agreeing...

Rent prices tend to rise in the 12 months immediately after a General Election, by an average of 1.96%, according to...

Mortgage industry research on affordability estimates that the cumulative shortfall in first-time buyer numbers since the financial crisis reached 3.1m by...

A landlord with previous offences for breaching safety regulations has been hit with a series of fines in a new case.  Norfolk...

With the General Election campaign increasingly focusing on tax - on property and other assets and income - new figures from...

More than one in four young people are worried that they or someone they know will become homeless in the next...

The National Residential Landlords Association has set out what it calls “three key asks” of the new government to protect and...

Labour is pledging to scrap the Conservatives’ plan to ban new gas boilers from 2035. The pledge has come from shadow energy...

Mortgage lenders are continuing a mix of cutting rates and changing criteria in a bid to woo buy to let investors. Precise...

Speculation is growing ahead of the General Election around how first-time buyers will fair, and if they’ll receive the support they...

“When it comes to housing policy, there is little difference between the two major parties” says Aneisha Beveridge, head of research...

A call has come from the Welsh Government  to conduct an evaluation of Rent Smart Wales and its objectives.  There has been...

As a seasoned landlord, you've likely witnessed the UK property market's ups and downs. But have you considered flipping as a...

A national trade body is calling for more regulation to shield people from the dangers of damp and mould in homes. The...

A letter from a coalition of pro-tenant groups has been sent to the leaders of the Labour, Conservative, Liberal Democrat, Reform...

Controversial politician George Galloway has issued a party manifesto saying the payment of “exorbitant rents to wealthy buy to let pensioners”...

A think tank claims that when it comes to space within a home, private rental sector tenants pay three times as...

The property consultancy Bidwells says that based on an average 300,000 new homes a year it could be four decades before...

The Bank of England has kept base interest rate at 5.25%. Some industry figures hoped for a cut following yesterday’s inflation news,...

Labour has stepped up its programme clamping down on what it calls “unscrupulous landlords strangling growth.” Specifically this means ending bidding wars,...

A prominent economic analyst warns that many of the rental policies advocated by the major political parties in the General Election...

Experts say there is no chance of a cut in interest rates being announced by the Bank of England ’s Monetary...

A lack of choice for private renters about where they can live will undermine plans set out by political parties to...

Energy Performance Certificates can be riddled with inaccuracies and give unhelpful advice to property owners. That’s the view of consumer service...

The Resolution Foundation - which describes itself as an independent think tank, and whose chief executive resigned this month to become...

A manifesto just released by the Labour Party and dedicated to Scotland hints at ent controls. In recent years Labour has backed...

Nigel Farage has pledged that his Reform UK party would reverse the Section 24 landlord tax changes within 100 days. Section 24...

Local media in the Midlands say another Labour council is set to charge private landlords £1,000 for a licence allowing them...

A survey of over 1,000 landlords finds they appear largely reconciled to the election of a Labour government after 14 years...

Mortgage experts have criticised the Reform UK housing and tax policies as being superficially appealing but risking a return to the...