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More landlords predict Scotland will attract the most residential property investment outside of London and the South East in the next...

Average UK house prices fell by 0.4% in April, taking the annual rate of house price growth to 0.6% in April,...

A council is urging landlords of eligible properties to apply for energy efficient measures such as insulation, solar panels or heat...

The National Residential Landlords Association has taken the unusual step of extending an olive branch to the activists who run the...

The Renters Reform Bill returns to the House of Commons today with activist groups critical of amendments put forward to reach...

Spain’s Minister for Housing, Isabel Rodríguez, says the country is taking the first steps to eliminate the Golden Visa.  This visa was...

Houses in Multiple Occupation are making up an increasing percentage of buy-to-let business, according specialist lender Shawbrook.  In both 2022 and 2023,...

The average water bill has risen by 6% in England and Wales in recent days, which could see households having to...

The head of lettings agency Benham and Reeves has made an outspoken attack on stamp duty. The agency analysed data from the...

UK house prices grew in March on a quarterly basis, by 2.0%, with annual growth slowing to 0.3%, from 1.6% in...

A controversial wealth management company claims that almost two thirds of private tenants have suffered a deterioration in their mental and...

The popular narrative may have been that first time buyers have been priced out of the market, partly by landlords: but...

There have been more changes to buy to let mortgage ranges from lenders. Coming into effect today, The Mortgage Works will be...

A landlord referred to only as ‘Mr Gurung’ has been named by two councils as being penalised £3,000 for an overcrowded...

Some 89% of higher-rate and 100% of lower-rate taxpaying landlords who sell will see their Capital Gains Tax bill rise in...

Latest data from agency Chestertons reveals a 125 per cent increase in the number of landlords choosing to reduce asking rents...

Towns within commuting distance of big cities have seen some of the UK’s largest rent rises in recent years, says Zoopla. The...

A legal firm says Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has effectively slashed the value of holiday homes which are sold from April 2025...

Rightmove is calling on Chancellor Jeremy Hunt to use next week’s Budget as an opportunity to incentivise landlords to make properties...

Average rents on newly let properties across Britain rose 8.3 per cent year-on-year in January, the slowest pace for 13 months...

Deciding on a residence in the bustling city of London is no small feat, especially when faced with the dichotomy of...

Buy to let specialist lender Paragon Bank has introduced offers on its two-year fixed rate BTL mortgages, including its lowest rate...

In the buy to let market, success goes beyond the transaction of paying rent. Ultimately, fostering a healthy landlord-tenant relationship can...

Research by Zero Deposit, a deposit alternative service, claims that under-30s face an almost impossible task when it comes to current...

A prominent London-focused agent and property consultant says landlords are prioritising long term ‘tenant quality’ over short term yields. Jo Eccles, founder...

Painful tax traps have been set for millions of people this year. Your pay may not even have kept pace with...

Amendments to the Renters Reform Bill, designed to give landlords more protection, have won the backing of a prominent industry figure. Neil Cobbold,...

Labour-controlled Haringey Council in London says the owners of short lets and furnished holiday homes will be forced to pay double...

The Scottish Government has launched a consultation on migrating away from the emergency rent controls introduced in September 2022 and extended...

Despite inflationary and mortgage volatility over the last 12 months, a mortgage lender claims over a third of commercial landlords are...

A rental sector insurance firm has hit back at claims made about Section 21 by the charity Citizens Advice. A spokesperson for...

Awareness of green mortgages is dipping among buyers, according to new research. Almost two thirds of mortgage advisers say their clients have...

An additional licensing scheme for HMOs has come into effect in a London borough.  The new scheme will cover properties in Greenwich which...

A spokesperson for the Citizens Advice charity has claimed at a public meeting that private landlords serve Section 21 notices on...

There are now fewer than 35 days until self employed workers - including many landlords - will need to submit their...

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

Landlords Shaun and Laraine Etherington have pleaded guilty to four offences of breaching Prohibition Orders against human habitation at their properties...

Landlord confidence has improved over the course of the past quarter according to a respected quarterly sentiment survey. The Q3 2023 BVA...

The asking price of homes coming to the market this month is down 1.7 per cent on October according to Rightmove.  The...

A controversial ‘housing emergency’ declared by a city council is the result of decades of low investment in social housing according...

A new survey suggests that over three fifths of landlords say private renting is becoming less attractive as an investment option. The...

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

For those looking to take the leap into holiday letting, finding the right property is not only the first step, but...

How to Achieve Low Season Holiday Let Bookings This year, with families across the UK facing a squeeze to their budgets, we’ve...

A bizarre situation has arisen with a Labour council securing a banning order on a landlord - who now has to...

It’s the number of homes changing hands rather than their price that’s bearing the brunt of the slowdown say research chiefs...

Over the last 15 years, the HMO market has been transformed.  Back in the ‘90s, multi-lets were mainly student housing or cheap...

Rents will rise 25 per cent over the next four years, outpacing the modest 5.5 per cent House price growth across...

Searches for solar panel installations surged 32.85 per cent from 2022-2023, with demand for renewable energy increasing.  However one of the biggest...

A PropTech entrepreneur has renewed his criticism of the government for failing to put flesh on the bones of the Renters...

Making an investment in a country with a different currency introduces exchange rate risk. Ideally, a UK investor would buy the...

Hawks Properties Limited has been expelled from The Property Ombudsman scheme for failing to honour a compensation award. The agency - with...

The data from the 2021 to 2022 tax year reveals that it has been a bumper year for capital gains in...

I recently had the opportunity to challenge a lot of nonsense in Parliament. Or to put it another way, I was...

As UK homeowners commit to more sustainable sources of energy, the number of homes installing rooftop solar panels reached its highest...

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

1. Extra mortgage costs While anyone who owns a property runs the risk of not being able to pay their mortgage, the...

A north of England council says it’s held two local landlords to account after they failed to make essential repairs to...

After a decade of steady growth, the number of older renters is poised to increase rapidly over the next 10 years...

The average UK house price fell slightly in June, by around £300 compared to May with a typical property now costing...

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

A specialist buy to let mortgage broker says the government must help landlords with mortgage costs, as well as owner occupiers...

This year Tax Freedom Day fell on Thursday June 8. This was the day of the year by which, theoretically, the...

Build To Rent sector players are complaining about too much tax and regulation holding back their activities. A new analysis of 31...

Landlords who bought soon after the launch of the first buy-to-let mortgage in 1996 are retiring in increasing numbers.   Research from lettings...

A prominent estate agency says landlords and other property owners considering selling this spring must be realistic about asking prices. Savills -...

A new Tory-controlled super-council, which came into force at the weekend and combines eight previous local authorities, has announced an immediate...

Over the last couple of years, the government has made several changes to how income and profits are taxed. Some of...

Housing Secretary Michael Gove has pledged that the long awaited Rental Reform Bill will be introduced into the Commons in two...

A Labour candidate hoping to become the MP in a popular tourist area is on the warpath over what she calls...

It has been widely reported that lenders are expecting a rise in the number of homeowners handing back their keys as...

A business consultancy says the high cost of renting is ruining the retirement dreams of different groups, such as single people...

Every year, those thinking about investing in property for the first time and even current landlords ask themselves whether it’s the...

Another council says it wants to implement private sector rent controls - although it has no power to do so. Belfast council...

As many buy-to-let landlords continue to question their place in the market with ever increasing legislation, finance and management costs, one...

The average house price fell a further 1.5 per cent in December according to the Halifax - and that comes on...

January 9 this year, the first working Monday after the Christmas Break, has been dubbed Divorce Day. This is typically when enquiries...

December saw a further sharp slowdown in annual house price growth to 2.8 per cent from 4.4 per cent in November...

When life is impossibly expensive, it’s not a surprise to see a rise in financial abuse. And to make matters worse,...

An upbeat trading statement from buy to let mortgage lender Paragon suggests that the sector is relatively healthy, but losing many...

Many landlords have welcomed the zero deposit insurance concept - but is this being damaged by the pressure-selling techniques of some...

New figures from HMRC this week show that the Treasury raked in another £4.1 billion in inheritance tax receipts in the...

Scottish landlords have been targeted with a raft of restrictive legislation in recent years but most are staying the course and...

A council has brought a prosecution against a private landlord who had not complied with a legal health and safety notice...

The people behind the largest ever analysis of Build To Rent in England claim it shows  a broad and evolving customer...

To put it mildly, landlords are very rarely subject to an outpouring of sympathy from the general public. When the economy...

A prominent figure in the lettings industry is warning the Tories against ‘stealth increases’ for Capital Gains and Inheritance taxes. David Alexander...

The latest monthly index from the Halifax shows average house prices falling 0.4 per cent in October, following the 0.1 per...

The Bank of England has increased its base rate from 2.25 per cent to 3.0 per cent. This is the largest hike...

Increasing demand for homes in cities was the driving force behind the rapid house price inflation witnessed earlier this year, with...

As landlords know better than most, property taxes are a rich seam of revenue for the government. And now, new figures show...

With cost of living increases impacting homeowners, landlords and tenants, are the 44,130 vacant houses across cities in England a bigger...

The new Chancellor in the beleaguered Liz Truss government is former health and foreign secretary Jeremy Hunt - a buy to...

As I write this, the Chancellor of the Exchequer has gone back on his mini budget plan to abolish the 45p...

The buy-to-let market is going through a rough patch. With legislative change on the horizon, coupled with bleak ROI forecasts, many...

Zoopla is warning that low-income renters across England are facing a ‘housing black hole’ due to soaring rents and the freeze...

Rents across Great Britain rose by an average of 8.3 per cent over the last 12 months, marking a gradual slowdown...

The authoritative publication Inside Housing says the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities is pondering a formal consultation on limiting...

There is still time for landlords to influence the specific provisions of the Renters Reform Bill according to one of the...

In June, the government finally released its long-awaited White Paper ‘A Fairer Private Rented Sector’. You will almost certainly have seen...