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25 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Landlords’ views sought on Airbnb and short let restrictions](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/A%20surveyor's%20guide%20to%20finding%20a%20profitable%20HMO.jpg)
A controversial council has launched a 12 week consultation on its policies restricting Airbnb-style short lets. Edinburgh council insists that new Airbnb...
25 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Have your say on latest controversial licensing consultation](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/_licensing-400x310.png)
The London borough of Wandsworth is the latest council to trigger a consultation for more licensing. It’s inviting tenants, landlords, property...
23 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Another council launches small HMO licensing consultation](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/_licensing-400x310.png)
Enfield council in North London is running a consultation on its proposals for a licensing scheme for small, shared HMOs in...
19 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Council marks 17 years taking licensing money from landlords](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/_licensing-400x310.png)
A north of England local authority is launching yet another consultation on licensing - 17 years after it became one of...
17 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Massive change to Airbnb rules likely be agreed next week](/upload/images/shutterstock_2301080595(1).jpg)
A council is next week considering a move which is seen as a trigger for wider national policy changes regarding Airbnbs...
11 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Higher rents a “positive impact” of licensing, claims Labour council](/upload/images/shutterstock_1516976612(1).jpg)
Salford council has launched a consultation on whether private housing landlords in parts of Broughton and Kersal should require a selective...
11 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Council charges over £1k for licence but wants to work with landlords”](/upload/images/shutterstock_261713198(2).jpg)
A council is urging private landlords who let out properties locally to check if they need a licence under a new...
09 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Rental Reform a priority for Labour “because it’s cheap”](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/House_pound-400x310.png)
Labour is likely to make rental sector reform and regulation a priority - at least partly because it will be low-cost...
05 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Labour v Conservative Housing Policy - an analysis](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews3-400x310.png)
“When it comes to housing policy, there is little difference between the two major parties” says Aneisha Beveridge, head of research...
22 June 2024
From: The Big Issues
![Advice for Landlords on Energy Efficiency and Sustainability](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/Energy_Efficiency-400x310.png)
In September the Prime Minister announced that landlords will no longer be required to meet the minimum EPC minimum energy rating...
15 June 2024
From: Legislation & Compliance
![Yet More Licensing: another council consults on two schemes](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/_licensing-400x310.png)
A consultation on a new licensing scheme has been launched by Reading council. The consultation will look at extending the current HMO...
14 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Labour council charging almost £1,000 per property for a license](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/_licensing-400x310.png)
Labour-controlled Lambeth council in south London is introducing a Selective Licensing Scheme at almost £1,000 per property. A statement from the council...
20 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Councils waste millions fighting planning appeals - claim](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews3-400x310.png)
Seventeen London boroughs wasted over £2m in the last five years fighting rejected planning applications that were subsequently approved on appeal,...
15 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Council wants £724 from every private landlord in designated area](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/LandlordNews-400x310.png)
Blackburn with Darwen council in Lancashire is consulting on a new selective licensing regime covering 1,266 properties on 42 streets. Running to...
10 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Website for tenants who don’t know where to turn to](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/PropTech/Software-400x310.png)
A website is being prepared to assist private renters know where to turn if their landlord or lettings agent fail to...
30 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Landlords hit with higher court fees from Wednesday](/upload/images/shutterstock_1450395827.jpg)
Court fees levied on landlords are rising 10% from Wednesday - the result of a consultation process held shortly before Christmas. The...
29 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Council offering landlords “training to help them improve”](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/shutterstock_192595709.jpg)
Landlords have only until Friday to give their views on a controversial licensing consultation from a council known for its aggressive...
23 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Council says it “didn’t want to go down licensing route” - but it has…](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/_licensing-400x310.png)
Consultation time is short for landlords wanting to comment on a new licensing scheme proposed for Scunthorpe. The public consultation closes at...
19 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![A look into 2024 so far: 3 key insights for landlords](/upload/images/Mature%20man%20orange%20shirt%20sat%20down%20on%20a%20phone%20call%20-%20360x280.png)
Twenty twenty-four is a pivotal year for landlords in the Private Rented Sector (PRS). It is still the Government’s aim that...
16 April 2024
From: Sponsored Content
![New tax clampdown on landlords buying multiple properties](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Tax-Image-400x310.png)
The Labour-led government in Wales has issued a consultation proposing the abolition of Land Transaction Tax Multiple Dwelling Relief from June...
16 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![NRLA “disappointed” about big rises in landlords’ court costs](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/LegalAction-400x310.png)
The NRLA says it is “profoundly disappointing” that the government has chosen to hike court fees for landlords at exactly the...
12 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Fines for non-compliant landlords skyrocket as councils cash in](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Fine-3-400x310.png)
Fines for rogue landlords and agents in London have surged past the £10 million mark. With 19 council licensing schemes and...
10 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Another council set to implement a landlord licensing scheme](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/_licensing-400x310.png)
Burnley council says it’s considered the findings of a six-week public consultation and is set to increase planning controls over the...
04 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Generation Rent claims rent control proposal still not tough enough](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/NB%20-%20M%26P%20March%20blog%201%20-%20No%20budget%20boost%20from%20the%20Chancellor%20but%20it's%20not%20all%20doom%20and%20gloom.jpg)
The controversial proposal for permanent rent controls in Scotland, published just ahead of the Easter holiday, doesn’t go far enough for...
02 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Lawyers ask: Why is Gove delaying ground rent reform?](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/LegalAction-400x310.png)
The ban on the sale of new leasehold homes is welcome but there can be no further delay in announcing ground...
28 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Energy costs could vary according to time of day](/upload/images/shutterstock_2089332799.jpg)
A consultation on how to develop a more dynamic energy price cap has been launched by the regulator, Ofgem. The regulator claims...
27 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Another council slaps 100% extra tax on property owners](/upload/images/shutterstock_2385697245.jpg)
A council has agreed a council tax rise of an additional 100% on second home and long-term empty homes, despite widespread...
26 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![New HMO clampdown launched by Labour council](/upload/images/shutterstock_138282323.jpg)
A new additional HMO licensing scheme is about to hit landlords in part of London. Haringey council claims its initiative aims to...
20 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Airbnb bans security cameras inside rental properties](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/shutterstock_2198282283.jpg)
Airbnb is banning the use of security cameras inside rental properties from the end of April. Airbnb currently allows security cameras in...
13 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Landlord Licensing - drop-in events to be part of formal consultation](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/_licensing-400x310.png)
Another council is consulting about a controversial selective licensing scheme. North Lincolnshire council says the proposed scheme is “designed to improve housing...
11 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Advice for Landlords on Energy Efficiency and Sustainability](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/EPCx400x310.png)
In September the Prime Minister announced that landlords will no longer be required to meet the minimum EPC minimum energy rating...
09 March 2024
From: Agent Advice
![I Quit! Landlord sells up because of “unfair” licensing regime](/upload/images/shutterstock_424977874.jpg)
A landlord has quit the private rental sector after a battle with his council over why his properties were put into...
05 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![E-bike Charging - worry over fire risk in rental properties](/upload/images/shutterstock_1966413178.jpg)
Despite several fires in rented properties, the government is proposing to double the maximum legal power of e-bikes. A Department of Transport...
05 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Another council jumps on the selective licensing bandwagon](/upload/images/shutterstock_2029285928(2).jpg)
Yet another council is consulting on whether to continue a selective licensing scheme. The scheme applies to several areas of Burnley and...
04 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Short Lets Crackdown - Labour council worry over brothels and parties](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews1-400x310.png)
Government proposals on limiting short lets "fall a long way short of what's needed and will do nothing to put right...
28 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![HMRC admits Making Tax Digital will cost landlords money and time](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Tax-Image-400x310.png)
The government has confirmed that Making Tax Digital for Income Tax Self Assessment (MTD for ITSA) will cost landlords both extra money...
22 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Licensing scheme fees based on landlords’ past performance](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/_licensing1-400x310.png)
A London council is consulting on another controversial landlord licensing scheme. Barking and Dagenham council’s existing Selective Licensing Scheme has been applied to...
21 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Generation Rent activists link Brownfield Homes with Section 21](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Eviction-400x310%20(1).png)
Generation Rent has given a qualified thumbs up to Housing Secretary Michael Gove’s ideas for homes on brownfield land. This week Gove...
15 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Landlords rebel against Labour council £1,800 licence fee](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/Licenseimage400x310.jpg)
Bristol’s controversial Labour council is extending previous licensing schemes to other parts of the city at some £1,800 HMO per licence...
13 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Council boss claims landlords and tenants “do not care” and must be licensed](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/_licensing-400x310.png)
A Selective Licensing scheme proposal is out for consultation in the Scunthorpe area - with a harsh message from a council...
13 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Record number of new rental licensing schemes set for 2024](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/BuildToRent-400x310.png)
A survey of local council private rental licensing schemes says 19 selective and additional licensing schemes and consultations will be taking...
13 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Mental Health in the Rental Sector – Are We Doing Enough?](/upload/images/shutterstock_1099722167.jpg)
One might immediately answer 'no' to this question, but does the HMO property industry possess adequate understanding of this delicate subject...
03 February 2024
From: The Big Issues
![Tougher Eviction Rules for social tenants - three strikes and you’re out!](/upload/images/Legal%20advice(4).jpg)
The government may be keen on scrapping Section 21 powers for private landlords but it’s getting much tougher on social housing...
31 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Row over Sunak’s ‘British Homes for British People’ proposal](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews3-400x310.png)
A newspaper claims that Prime Minister Rishi Sunak wants British families to be given higher priority for social housing. Implicitly this may...
25 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![MPs want stricter damp, mould and housing standards imposed on landlords](/upload/images/shutterstock_2135683647.jpg)
Urgent action is needed by government to protect tenants who live in poor quality private rented homes, MPs have demanded. A report...
22 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Letting agents could face regulation under Labour amendment tactic](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/LettingAgent-400x310.png)
Labour is using a Bill currently going through Parliament as a backdoor method to introduce the regulation of lettings, estate and...
22 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Rent Controls - the lessons the industry should learn](/upload/images/shutterstock_2239146247.jpg)
The Scottish Government has launched a consultation on migrating away from the emergency rent controls introduced in September 2022 and extended...
20 January 2024
From: The Big Issues
![Rent Control proposals are complex, costly and won’t work - claim](/upload/images/shutterstock_2239146247.jpg)
New rent control proposals put forward by politicians are unnecessary and too costly according to a leading property expert. David Alexander -...
10 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Labour Mayor’s landlord clampdown backed by Build To Rent group](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/BuildToRent1-400x310.png)
The Build To Rent trade body, the UK Apartment Association, is backing the proposals outlined to clampdown on rogue landlords put...
10 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Time limits for landlord repairs proposed as part of Awaab’s Law](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/DamagedProperty-400x310.png)
New plans to clamp down on rogue social landlords who fail to provide safe homes have been announced today. This is part...
09 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![NRLA welcomes Labour Mayor’s ‘get tough on landlords’ consultation](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews1-400x310.png)
The National Residential Landlords Association has welcomed a consultation proposal by Greater Manchester’s Labour Mayor, Andy Burnham. Burnham’s Greater Manchester Good Landlord...
09 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Landlords taking legal action against ‘eye watering’ council licensing](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/_licensing-400x310.png)
Four landlords are contemplating seeking a judicial review of a council’s proposed licensing scheme extension. Middlesbrough council is consulting on extending its...
08 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Labour plan to give tenants a right to demand Property Checks](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/HouseInspection_400x310.png)
Labour’s Mayor of Greater Manchester and former Cabinet minister Andy Burnham says this year is when he will ”get serious” about...
05 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Another council leaps on landlord licensing gravy train](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/_licensing-400x310.png)
Middlesbrough is the latest council wanting to expand its landlord licensing regime. It’s consulting on extending its existing scheme to another ward. The...
05 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Activist group makes formal public apology to landlords' chief](/upload/images/shutterstock_200250743.jpg)
The controversial activist group Acorn has made a formal public apology to the chief executive of the National Residential Landlords Association. On...
04 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Landlords overwhelmingly back Airbnb clampdown - council’s claim](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/shutterstock_2198282283.jpg)
A local authority in a tourist hotspot claims that local landlords have “overwhelmingly” backed a move to clampdown on Airbnbs and...
03 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Gove’s Christmas Gift to Landlords - yet another licensing system](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/_licensing-400x310.png)
It’s emerged that Housing Secretary approved yet another vast landlord licensing system just days before Christmas. On December Gove gave approval to...
28 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Cash help on rental property refurbs and disability adaptations](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/House_pound-400x310.png)
A council is developing a new private sector housing renewal and disabled adaptations policy and is seeking the views of landlords,...
27 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Another day, another landlord licensing scheme proposed by council](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/_licensing-400x310.png)
Gedling council in Nottinghamshire is launching a consultation to renew yet another selective licensing scheme. The scheme was launched in 2018 and...
19 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Consultation starts on renewing and extending selective licensing regime](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/_licensing-400x310.png)
Landlords providing much-needed private rented accommodation in part of Merseyside are to fall under an expanded licensing regime. Wirral councillors have voted...
18 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![New energy ratings to provide EPCs - government consultation opens](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/Energy_Efficiency-400x310.png)
The government has launched a public consultation on a radical new UK home energy rating system to replace the long-standing Standard...
14 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Big Changes This Month for Holiday Lets](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/A%20surveyor's%20guide%20to%20finding%20a%20profitable%20HMO.jpg)
The short-term holiday letting industry has significantly expanded in recent years, but this could all change with the introduction of a...
02 December 2023
From: Legislation & Compliance
![London borough HMO licensing scheme goes out to consultation](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/_licensing-400x310.png)
Residents across part of London are invited to give their thoughts on yet another new rental licensing scheme. This is a new...
30 November 2023
From: Breaking News
![Clampdown on Airbnb is diversion to hide government failures - claim](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/shutterstock_2198282283.jpg)
A trade body representing short lets operators has slammed government housing failures. The Short Term Accommodation Association says it’s analysed local authority...
27 November 2023
From: Breaking News
![Tax and Benefit Changes to impact landlords - Autumn Statement details](/upload/images/shutterstock_1749204629.jpg)
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has used his Autumn Statement to reveal measures affecting both the rental market and the wider property industry. The Local Housing Allowance is...
22 November 2023
From: Breaking News
![Government announces changes to Renters Reform Bill](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews-400x310.png)
Changes put forward to the Renters Reform Bill to crack down on rogue landlords, protect vulnerable residents and improve the safety of...
15 November 2023
From: Breaking News
![Licensing Latest - another council goes out to consultation](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/_licensing-400x310.png)
Stockton-on-Tees is the latest council seeking people's views on the introduction of Selective Licensing for private rented housing. It launched a consultation...
09 November 2023
From: Breaking News
![Shock Rent Controls legal judgement - landlords and agents “disappointed”](/upload/images/shutterstock_2239146247.jpg)
Scotland’s Court of Session has come down in favour of the Scottish Government when it comes to rent controls. A case against...
03 November 2023
From: Breaking News
![New Selective Licensing regime goes out for consultation](/upload/images/shutterstock_2029285928.jpg)
Plans to introduce Selective Licensing of privately rented properties have been agreed by leading Stockton-on-Tees councillors and now go for consultation. Under...
20 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![Clampdown on HMOs - another consultation process underway](/upload/images/Legal%20advice(2).jpg)
A prominent north of England council has launched a six-week public consultation on proposals to tighten the planning rules around converting...
19 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![Tenants on benefits get more public funds to help with court fees](/upload/images/Legal%20advice.jpg)
Tenants claiming benefits are likely to get more assistance with court fees under a revised grant scheme starting this winter. The Help...
18 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![Some 700 HMOs will soon be subject to licensing regime](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/_licensing-400x310.png)
Warwick council is the latest to introduce an Additional Licensing Scheme for HMOs. The district wide scheme will start on January 18...
12 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![Build To Rent may be exempt from rent controls - shock proposal](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/BuildToRent1-400x310.png)
A controversial consultation document about rent controls is proposing that Build To Rent operators be exempt from the caps which may...
09 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![Don’t Even Think About It! NRLA warns Wales off rent controls](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Propertycalculator-400x310.png)
The National Residential Landlords Association is warning the Welsh government to steer clear of rent controls. In its response to the Welsh...
22 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Sunak’s Eco U-turn offers hope for beleaguered landlords](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/LandlordNews-400x310.png)
The u-turn by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on green policies may be seen by some landlords as a rare piece of...
22 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Unlicensed HMOs produce £200k windfall for London council](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/_licensing-400x310.png)
Haringey council has got a £200,000 windfall from landlords of unlicensed HMOs. And now it’s set to get even more. Councillors are to...
22 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Anti-landlord policy will slash house values by 5% admits council](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/HousePriceChange.png)
A local authority is reported to have said that a controversial new policy will reduce house values by five per cent. Gwynedd...
14 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Tougher powers over HMOs to be subject of autumn consultation](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews1-400x310.png)
A northern council is considering tightening the planning rules around converting properties into HMOs. A report to Burnley council’s executive recommends removing...
13 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Consultation starts on ban for HMOs to become Airbnbs](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/shutterstock_2198282283.jpg)
A six week consultation is now underway as a council bids to stop HMOs being used as Airbnb or other short...
12 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![EPCs and Energy Efficiency - the need for clarity](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/EPC-2-400x310.png)
Landlords are operating in a fog when it comes to the Government’s thinking on the future of energy efficiency standards for...
02 September 2023
From: The Big Issues
![Higher Taxes for Second Homes - landlords urged to have a say](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/TaxCoins-400x310.png)
There are only a few days left for landlords to have input to a government consultation on council tax hikes for...
22 August 2023
From: Breaking News
![MEES, EPCs and Energy Efficiency - the government's next steps](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/EnergyEfficiencyPlanning-400x310.png)
Last month, Housing Secretary Michael Gove declared the Government was “asking too much, too quickly” of landlords by setting a 2028...
12 August 2023
From: Rental Reform
![Crunch meeting tomorrow to decide on HMO licensing scheme](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/_licensing1-400x310.png)
Councillors in Warwick look set to decide tomorrow whether to implement an additional licensing scheme for some HMOs. Following a public consultation...
08 August 2023
From: Breaking News
![Council threat to raise landlord licence fee by well over 100%](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/_licensing-400x310.png)
A statement from Oxford’s Labour controlled council says private landlords in the city have under a month to apply for a...
03 August 2023
From: Breaking News
![Yet More Landlord Licensing: another council ponders controls](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/_licensing1-400x310.png)
Landlords providing accommodation on the Wirral are likely to get further licensing as a new consultation goes ahead. The proposals suggest continuing...
31 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Airbnb and Short Let regulations must vary by locality - agents](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/shutterstock_2198282283.jpg)
The letting agents’ trade body ARLA Propertymark is urging the government to regulate Airbnb and other short let platforms but to...
28 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Council claims “thousands of complaints” about landlords and homes](/upload/images/shutterstock_2032034948.jpg)
Landlords of more than 5,000 homes must register for a license and ensure their tenants have good quality housing or face...
28 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Labour council spending £50k ‘exploring idea of landlord licensing’](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/_licensing1-400x310.png)
A council in the south east of England says it is “exploring the possibility” of introducing a huge landlord licensing scheme. Councillors...
26 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Message to Gove - sort the EPC deadline and stick to it!](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/EPC-2-400x310.png)
The landlords’ trade body has given a firm message to Housing Secretary Michael Gove - sort out a realistic deadline for...
24 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Landlords' views sought - council extends consultation period](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/LandlordNews-400x310.png)
A north of England local authority has extended the period of time for landlords to respond to a consultation. Bolsover council says...
24 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Energy Efficiency Retro-fitting - What do landlords think?](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/_EPC4-400x310.png)
The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has launched an eight week long consultation in a bid to gather input on its...
20 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Council pockets £640 per landlord licence from next month](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/HousePrices_pound-400x310.png)
A new law requiring landlords in three wards of the London borough of Brent to pay for a selective licence will...
14 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Airbnb regulation hugely unpopular - government consultation results](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/shutterstock_2198282283.jpg)
An attempt to introducing statutory licensing for Airbnbs and some other tourist accommodation has got a frosty reception. The Welsh Government -...
14 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![EPC Rule Changes - months more uncertainty for worried landlords](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/_EPC6-400x310.png)
It appears that there may be months more uncertainty over new energy efficiency rules for the private rental sector. A statement from...
10 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Landlords hit with record licensing fines says PropTech firm](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Fine-3-400x310.png)
London landlords and letting agents have so far been hit with more than £900,000 in fines in the first half of...
10 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![What Regulation is in Store for Holiday Lets in England?](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/A%20surveyor's%20guide%20to%20finding%20a%20profitable%20HMO.jpg)
Recent years have seen a surge in the holiday lettings sector with the popularity of digital platforms like Air BnB. It...
08 July 2023
From: Legislation & Compliance
![Give landlords a break – why they MUST have a new EPC deadline](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/LandlordNews-400x310.png)
Landlords need to know the true energy efficiency of their property and have a deadline for improvements to calm fears around...
24 June 2023
From: The Big Issues
![Rent Control Failures - case studies wanted to prove the point](/upload/images/shutterstock_1338355010.jpg)
Landlords are being asked for any evidence or case studies that can help build a case against rent controls. The National Residential...