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A selective licensing regime is being considered by a westcountry council following an enquiry into private rental sector conditions. Cornwall Council says 50...

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

A local council has moved to try and attract more buy-to-let landlords with a range of new services, aimed at boosting...

When it comes to investing in property, it pays to know about the latest property hotspots and up-and-coming areas whether you...

With the summer holiday season in full swing, UK coastal districts are seeing a boom in staycation bookings. Cornwall was discovered to...

Landlords and letting agents have joined forces to campaign against government plans to scrap Section 21, the so-called ‘no fault eviction’. ‘Fair...

The rise in popularity of holidaying in the UK or ‘staycation’ has led to a mini boom for the UK tourist...

A tenant who caused almost £6,000 worth of damage to his rented home after refusing to vacate the flat, despite being...

Rents in England and Wales increased by 4.45% to an average of £861 in the 12 months to June 2018 but...

The National Association of Professional Inspectors and Testers (NAPIT) stepped up its efforts to help improve electrical safety in the private...

Rents in the South West, which includes the likes of Bristol, Devon and Cornwall, has seen rental price increases outstrip all...

A private landlord from Cornwall has been given a 12-month prison sentence suspended for 24 months, fined £5,000, and ordered to...

The Property Ombudsman (TPO) has opted to extend its exclusion of a letting agency by an additional four years after seven...

Holiday home landlords who own property in sought-after locations in the UK can earn up to almost six times the average...

A landlord has pleaded guilty for failing to comply with license conditions at a House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) she ran...

British pensioners are increasingly choosing a rent a home by the seaside when they retire because the cost of buying property...

A landlord in Cornwall, who has not been named, has been fined £1,000 and ordered to pay £2,000 costs after illegally...