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What Research Should You Do Before Investing in Spain?

Lots and lots, is the short answer. I think the more you know, the more you're armed with information and knowledge,...

16 March 2024

From: Top tips & guides

Bond scheme will oblige landlords to let out at ‘affordable rents’

A council says a new bond scheme designed to increase the quality and availability of affordable housing for private renters across...

14 March 2024

From: Breaking News

Leasing scheme for landlords to be discussed at event with NRLA

Neath Port Talbot council plans to host a free event, providing what it calls “support and funding advice for landlords.” The Private...

12 March 2024

From: Breaking News

300 per cent council tax premium proposed for long-term empty homes

Cardiff council is proposing new measures to help bring long-term empty houses back into use. Tomorrow it’s considering introducing a council tax...

06 March 2024

From: Breaking News

Guidance for landlords: 5 top tips for navigating responsibilities

Landlords play a crucial role in providing safe and comfortable housing for tenants while also managing rental properties effectively. Staying informed...

01 March 2024

From: Sponsored Content

Council asks landlords to self-declare they are letting safe properties

A council is asking landlords to sign a document declaring they are letting safe and compliant properties. Dorset council has launched the...

23 February 2024

From: Breaking News

Leasing and legal affairs to be discussed at Landlord teach-in

Another council has set up an advice session for private rental landlords in the area. This even will take place at Neath...

23 February 2024

From: Breaking News

Another social landlord slammed for poor repairs and records

The Housing Ombudsman has found severe maladministration by One Housing Group in its record keeping following the its failure to conduct...

16 February 2024

From: Breaking News

Mortgage Crisis: thousands of landlords in arrears, hundreds of homes repo'd

Data from lenders trade body UK Finance show an 18 per cent leap in buy to let arrears in the past...

09 February 2024

From: Breaking News

Possession Delays - court hold-ups still going on a year after reform pledge

Landlord Action founder Paul Shamplina says landlords are still being hit by unacceptable delays in regaining possession of their properties. Shamplina has...

08 February 2024

From: Breaking News

Family ate Xmas dinner on floor due to social landlord neglect

The Housing Ombudsman has ordered Yorkshire Housing to pay £3,780 after it found three findings of severe maladministration for how it...

07 February 2024

From: Breaking News

Register for further three years or risk fines, landlords warned

The Department for Communities in Northern Ireland is reminding landlords who registered or renewed with the Landlord Registration Scheme during January,...

06 February 2024

From: Breaking News

Mental Health in the Rental Sector – Are We Doing Enough?

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

MPs want landlord experiences of disabled people in rental sector

The all-party Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Committee of MPs is looking into housing for disabled people.  It’s considering how the government, local...

30 January 2024

From: Breaking News

“Don’t Serve Notice On Tenants” council tells landlords

‘Save the tenancy – don’t serve notice.’ That’s the message to landlords from a west country council. Landlords and tenants are being...

29 January 2024

From: Breaking News

Selling Up? Rightmove reveals optimum date and tips for speedy sales

Landlords considering selling up have received guidance from Rightmove on when to do it and how. The portal claims February is the...

25 January 2024

From: Breaking News

Another council raising revenue through licensing scheme

Warwick council is the latest to launch an Additional Licensing Scheme - it came into force just before last weekend. The district...

23 January 2024

From: Breaking News

Has your tenant been told to wait for the bailiff to arrive?

The National Residential Landlords Association wants to show the government that some local councils still advise tenants served with a valid...

08 January 2024

From: Breaking News

Warning to landlords and tenants over fake energy schemes

Letting agents’ trade body Propertymark has issued a warning to the rental sector about scams based on energy efficiency measures.  An increase...

05 January 2024

From: Breaking News

Record number of sellers come to market on Boxing Day

Rightmove claims that a new record number of sellers came to market on Boxing Day, with a 26 per cent increase...

04 January 2024

From: Breaking News

HMRC Self-Assessment Helpline slammed for not helping callers

A business consultancy claims the HMNRC Self-Assessment helpline - set up to assist those compiling and filing tax returns as the...

21 December 2023

From: Breaking News

Landlord Alert - lobby your MP to limit damage from Renters Reform Bill

The National Residential Landlords Association has created two template email letters for landlords to use to urge MPs to minimise damage...

15 December 2023

From: Breaking News

Banning Order and call for people to watch out for rogue landlord

A council has secured a banning order against a landlord, taking effect almost immediately. The order is against Grzegorz Surminski, a landlord...

15 December 2023

From: Breaking News

Rightmove ramps up the hype on new Boxing Day listings

Rightmove is building the hype ahead of its much-vaunted Boxing Day listing of new properties to the market. The portal claims that...

15 December 2023

From: Breaking News

Council urges tenants to report mould and tells landlords what to do

Private tenants are being encouraged by a local council to report damp and mould issues to their landlords. Shropshire council says private...

14 December 2023

From: Breaking News

A Comprehensive Guide to HMO Mortgages

Property investment is a dynamic and diverse field, offering numerous opportunities for investors to grow their wealth. At Mortgage Scout, we...

02 December 2023

From: Agent Advice

Council says ‘good landlords’ can have cheaper, longer licences

A council statement announcing a complex new licensing regime for the local private rental sector claims “landlords and agents who are...

01 December 2023

From: Breaking News

Really? Think tank claims almost all landlords want stricter EPCs

Almost four fifths of landlords favour raising the Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards for private rental properties, a think tank claims. The Social...

27 November 2023

From: Breaking News

HMO anti-litter campaign used to identify unlicensed rental properties

A council is running a pilot project to manage litter issues associated with HMOs. All homes in parts of Coventry were given...

10 November 2023

From: Breaking News

Landlords fleeced by agent renewal fees, claims online platform

An online lettings platform is attacking agents for their fees, which it describes as a “waste” of landlord funds. Hello Neighbour, a...

25 October 2023

From: Breaking News

Council Tax 300% Hike - “huge numbers” of holiday lets sell up

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

23 October 2023

From: Breaking News

New App allows activists to complain about Airbnb-style short lets

A tenants’ union has developed an app which it claims makes it easy to complain about short lets. Living Rent - a...

13 October 2023

From: Breaking News

Louis Musgrove - Group Managing Director at Southernbrook Lettings

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Louis Musgrove – Group Managing Director   What is Southernbrook Lettings and...

12 October 2023

From: 60 Second Interview

Some 700 HMOs will soon be subject to licensing regime

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

HMRC warns landlords against ‘hybrid’ tax avoidance scheme

HMRC has contacted Landlord Today to draw attention to new guidance it has issued over a tax avoidance scheme aimed at...

06 October 2023

From: Breaking News

Generation Rent automates ‘protest’ letters to Tory and Labour MPs

The Generation Rent activist group is urging its supporters to email MPs to protest about delays in the parliamentary progress of...

20 September 2023

From: Breaking News

Rogue landlord left tenants out in the cold

A council has prosecuted a rogue landlord for failing to provide adequate heating and hot water at one of his rental...

18 September 2023

From: Breaking News

Rogue landlord illegally evicted family at Christmas

A landlord has been prosecuted for the unlawful eviction of a tenant from privately rented accommodation in Coleraine, Northern Ireland. Leading up...

12 September 2023

From: Breaking News

Landlords plug into electrical discounts through new partnership

The National Residential Landlords Association has launched a new partnership with electrical and telecoms retailer Currys Business.  It means that member landlords...

07 September 2023

From: Breaking News

Social landlord boss ordered to apologise directly to tenant

The Housing Ombudsman - who presides over housing associations and other social housing providers - has ordered a chief executive to...

18 August 2023

From: Breaking News

Fixed Penalty Notice for rogue landlord who ignored improvement orders

A landlord has been given a £20,000 fine for failing to carry-out badly needed repairs on a property in Lancashire.  The fixed...

15 August 2023

From: Breaking News

Gove urged to act at last over abandoned tenancies

Housing Secretary Michael Gove is being lobbied to take urgent action over the growing problem of abandoned tenancies. Propertymark chief executive Nathan...

14 August 2023

From: Breaking News

Publicity push to combat mortgage debt (but not for landlords)

Mortgage lenders have launched a £5m media campaign to publicise the support available to owner occupier mortgage holders if they face...

01 August 2023

From: Breaking News

How House Clearance Companies Can Benefit Landlords

On occasion, a landlord may find that they need to clear a property after a tenant has left unexpectedly. It might...

29 July 2023

From: Top tips & guides

Bumper £68,000 fines for HMO landlord and his company

Mulberry Real Estate Ltd, and its director, David Bryant, who are landlords of properties in Cardiff, have been fined for a...

27 July 2023

From: Breaking News

Housing Minister’s letter branded “rubbish” by angry landlord

An angry reader has contacted Landlord Today with a letter from housing minister Rachel Maclean - which the recipient has branded...

25 July 2023

From: Breaking News

Police at centre of crackdown on Illegal HMOs

Illicit HMOs have been targeted in a bid to improve housing standards and make communities safer. North Northamptonshire council joined forces with...

19 July 2023

From: Breaking News

Beat the base rate shock

If you are a landlord looking for the silver lining in a dark cloud, June’s interest rate decision will have certainly...

13 July 2023

From: Sponsored Content

Another council seeks landlord help with refugee accommodation

Another council is looking for privately rented accommodation of all sizes to resettle refugees. Since 2016, Stratford-on-Avon council has resettled many refugee...

11 July 2023

From: Breaking News

Senior politician backs local landlord licensing scheme

Licensing schemes continue to spread - even to the Channel Islands. The Jersey Evening Post reports that the island’s Chief Minister has...

10 July 2023

From: Breaking News

Tory council to help tenants take action against landlords

A Tory-led council says it wants to help tenants with damp, mould and disrepair to take action against their landlords. South Hams...

30 June 2023

From: Breaking News

Council’s Rogue Landlord Project claims another scalp

Rogue landlord Hazmar Fauz of Welwyn in Hertfordshire has been given a hefty fine of over £15,000 for a series of...

29 June 2023

From: Breaking News

Nothing for landlords in Chancellor’s new mortgage deal

The government has taken limited action over the soaring cost of mortgages - but there’s no direct help for landlords and...

26 June 2023

From: Breaking News

Mortgages - Let’s Keep Things In Perspective

There is currently a lot of discussion about the mortgage crisis, its impact on borrowers and landlords – and calls for...

24 June 2023

From: Tax & Finance

Failed to Disclose Airbnb Earnings? This is what you do...

HMRC has recently launched a renewed investigation into Airbnb hosts, with the site compelled to share earnings data to assist in...

17 June 2023

From: Tax & Finance

Exclusive: Angry landlord’s letter from Michael Gove’s team

An angry landlord has contacted Landlord Today to show what she calls the “twaddle” response she has received from the Department...

12 June 2023

From: Breaking News

Airbnb links with Neighbourhood Watch to deter bad tenants

Airbnb has linked up with Neighbourhood Watch in a bid to stamp out anti-social behaviour in short lets this summer. As part...

08 June 2023

From: Breaking News

Landlords guide to making the right decisions in 2023

This year is set to bring sweeping rental reforms that will change the face of lettings forever. Landlords should be following...

02 June 2023

From: Sponsored Content

HMRC in Special Appeal to Landlord Today readers

HMRC has contacted Landlord Today to make a direct appeal to readers to explain the benefits of submitting their 2022 to...

30 May 2023

From: Breaking News

Tenants can bring civil action against landlord hit with Formal Caution

A council has issued a formal caution to a landlord for attempting to illegally evict three of his tenants. The landlord posted...

22 May 2023

From: Breaking News

Tenant found dead after six years - landlord offers apology

A retired bookkeeper lay dead in his flat for six years until a social landlord forced entry to carry out a...

15 May 2023

From: Breaking News

HMRC is Reviewing Landlords’ Tax Liabilities

Landlords have again become the focus of HMRC. The government department is currently using data from rent deposit schemes to assess...

13 May 2023

From: Tax & Finance

One of UK’s biggest landlord licensing regimes now bigger still

One of the country’s largest landlord licensing regimes has expanded even more this week. Some 700 more private sector homes in Manchester...

11 May 2023

From: Breaking News

EPC Reform - an energy assessor writes…

All landlords need to have an Energy Performance Certificate (EPC), with few exemptions. As a property writer, landlord and Domestic Energy...

06 May 2023

From: Legislation & Compliance

Bodycam used to get evidence against rogue landlord

A court has heard that Amjad Ali Khattak, owner of a flat in Oxford, removed his tenant’s possessions and left them...

25 April 2023

From: Breaking News

Council clampdown on landlords with poor energy efficiency

Landlords in a county in England may be issued with a Compliance Notice as part of a clampdown to improve the...

13 April 2023

From: Breaking News

Council declares clampdown on landlords with poor energy efficiency

Landlords in a county in England may be issued with a Compliance Notice as part of a clampdown to improve the...

06 April 2023

From: Breaking News

Council threatens Compliance Notices over energy efficiency failures

Landlords in a county in England may be issued with a Compliance Notice as part of a clampdown to improve the...

04 April 2023

From: Breaking News

Rental Mediation Scheme flops with almost no users

A much-hyped government proposal to introduce a Rental Mediation Service to resolve disputes, sustain tenancies and reduce pressure on the courts...

16 March 2023

From: Breaking News

Council using charity to chase landlords to boost EPCs

A federation of charities wants landlords and tenants to get in touch to discuss energy efficiency in private rental properties. ‘Groundwork’ is...

07 February 2023

From: Breaking News

Council boasts of 550% increase in fines for landlords

A local authority controlled by the Green Party says it’s issued 550 per cent more fines against landlords in the past...

30 January 2023

From: Breaking News

Home Warranties - what are they and are they worth the cost?

Repairs are a normal part of owning a home, and the costs can add up quickly.  Home warranties can help homeowners budget...

28 January 2023

From: Lettings PropTech

Council slammed for “severe maladministration” over damp and mould

The Housing Ombudsman - a service which deals with social housing - says it’s found severe maladministration in how Leeds council...

26 January 2023

From: Breaking News

Shocking rise in meter-tampering as energy costs spiral

Illegal meter-tampering is putting people’s lives at risk as they resort to increasingly desperate measures to reduce spiralling energy bills, two...

25 January 2023

From: Breaking News

Homes 4 Ukraine - new government guidance for landlord hosts

This guidance was issued by the Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities this week. This guidance is in addition to the...

21 January 2023

From: The Big Issues

Council's new landlord support service - but what does it actually do?

A local council has unveiled a new support service for private landlords and tenants. Telford & Wrekin council has appointed two so-called...

17 January 2023

From: Breaking News

Mould - Council says private tenants should complain if landlord fails to act

A council is telling private tenants in its area to make contact if they believe their mould-related problems are not being...

23 December 2022

From: Breaking News

Cash incentive for landlords as council pleads for assistance

A council says it is looking to work with more private landlords to help reduce homelessness. Over recent years Shropshire council says...

16 December 2022

From: Breaking News

Surprise link between landlords and charity opposing Section 21

They have taken differing views on Section 21 powers but now the National Residential Landlords Association and homelessness charity Crisis have...

15 December 2022

From: Breaking News

Tenants claiming millions after letting agency’s deposit failure

Purplebricks has detailed the price it is paying for a lettings compliance blunder first spotted last year. It predicts that, at worst,...

09 December 2022

From: Breaking News

BBC series on tenants facing eviction seeking case studies

BBC Three is to show a TV programme about tenants facing eviction after being served with Section 21s. It’s an independent production...

05 December 2022

From: Breaking News

Maverick landlord loses latest bid to sue police for £1m

A maverick landlord who has hit the headlines countless times in recent years has lost his latest bid to sue the...

05 December 2022

From: Breaking News

Shamplina Speaks - rental sector facing biggest challenges in 30 years

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

03 December 2022

From: Rental Reform

Energy Upgrade Scheme - Landlords urged to contact local councils

Landlords in England are being encouraged to contact their local council to find out if they are eligible to access government...

29 November 2022

From: Breaking News

Law firm coaching tenants on how to complain to landlords

Two law partners at a legal firm have outlined a five-step process which tenants can use to complain to their landlords...

22 November 2022

From: Breaking News

Council asks private tenants to report landlords who fail on repairs

A council wants private tenants to ‘grass’ on rogue landlords in the light of the tragic death of toddler Awaab Ishak. Telford...

22 November 2022

From: Breaking News

Formal caution for landlord using Facebook to ‘harass’ tenant

A council has issued a formal caution to a landlord for harassing his female tenant on social media. The landlord posted details...

21 November 2022

From: Breaking News

HMRC makes direct appeal to Landlord Today readers

HMRC has contacted Landlord Today to make a direct appeal to readers to complete accurate and timely tax returns. A spokesperson says:...

11 November 2022

From: Breaking News

Cracking Up - check your investment property for subsidence

With the summer heatwave a distant memory, residents are being advised to check their properties for signs of subsidence. While many landlords...

29 October 2022

From: The Big Issues

Five-figure civil penalty served on rogue landlord

A landlord has paid a £12,400 civil penalty after failing to license their HMO. In March this year officers from West Northamptonshire council attended...

21 October 2022

From: Breaking News

Landlord feedback required for Tenant Referencing Services survey

Landlord Today has been approached by researchers at the University of York and University of Bristol doing a study on tenant...

19 October 2022

From: Breaking News

Another landlord hit with a fine thanks to unlicensed HMO

The landlord of a property in Northampton has paid a £2,750 civil penalty after failing to licence their HMO. In December 2021...

14 October 2022

From: Breaking News

Another landlord hit with a fine thanks to unlicensed HMO

The landlord of a property in Northampton has paid a £2,750 civil penalty after failing to licence their HMO. In December 2021...

14 October 2022

From: Breaking News

Formal Cautions given to two landlords after illegal evictions

A council has issued formal cautions to two local landlords who illegally evicted their tenants. Both landlords gave their tenants incorrect paperwork...

10 October 2022

From: Breaking News

Council threatens landlords with unlimited fines and criminal records

Landlords who rent out HMOs in parts of the Midlands are urged to act now so they don’t get hit with...

03 October 2022

From: Breaking News

Council tells landlords how to run “considerate AirBnbs and holiday lets”

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

27 September 2022

From: Breaking News

Buy-to-lets failing to beat inflation

As inflation passes the 10% mark, it’s no surprise that many landlords are hurriedly reviewing the health of their buy to...

17 September 2022

From: The Big Issues

Analysing your property portfolio this autumn

The UK’s buy-to-let market has changed beyond recognition over the last few years and with a recession on the horizon, landlords...

15 September 2022

From: Sponsored Content

Rent Freeze Update - webinar tomorrow will explain

Want to know more about the Scottish Government’s rent freeze policy? If so, Rightmove’s webinar tomorrow, September 14, at 10am, may be...

13 September 2022

From: Breaking News

Shamplina Speaks – Challenging Access on Gas Safety

This week (September 12-18) marks the twelfth annual Gas Safety Week. All landlords renting properties with gas appliances have a legal duty...

10 September 2022

From: The Big Issues

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