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Foundation Home Loans’ buy to let product range - Buy to Let by Foundation - has cut fees on some options...

Figures from the Department for Energy and Net Zero indicate that only 4,648 households so far have taken advantage of the...

Congratulations on taking the leap into becoming a landlord! Property investing offers numerous benefits, from generating passive income to building long-term...

A landlord deemed to be unfairly profiting from properties has been fined a total of £5,825.27. Greenwich council prosecuted Anna Yang, an...

The percentage of tenants borrowing money to fund their cash deposits on their next property has risen over the last 12...

There’s been a bevvy of buy to let mortgage deal changes this week. Shawbrook has made a series of reductions across its...

Specialist investment lender Hodge has joined forces with Propflo, a PropTech startup, to urge customers to make their properties more energy-efficient...

Julian Richer - the founder of Richer Sounds, the UK's largest hi-fi retailer - says he may set up a landlord...

West One Loans has launched a new product range, called W3, containing a 6.84% five-year fix with a 4.99% fee and...

Members of the union UNISON who participate in round-table discussions with activist group Generation Rents are to receive gift vouchers for...

An all-party House of Commons committee is calling on Local Housing Allowance to be updated automatically and annually. LHA rates have been...

A string of debt advice charities want Housing Secretary Michael Gove to go well beyond merely banning Section 21 in a...

Almost a million private rented households reliant on Universal Credit experience a shortfall between the benefit payments they receive and the...

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

The bank Shawbrook has completed a buy to let remortgage for a new customer in just 37 working hours.  The landlord was...

A London council is consulting on another controversial landlord licensing scheme. Barking and Dagenham council’s existing Selective Licensing Scheme has been applied to...

A council has won an appeal concerning two Civil Penalty Notices imposed on a landlord. The landlords had been issued two fines...

Bristol’s controversial Labour council is extending previous licensing schemes to other parts of the city at some £1,800 HMO per licence...

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

The chartered surveyor team at Stokemont is giving advice on potential pitfalls in new build homes.  This is from RICS-accredited valuer Bradley...

A think tank claims that the government will pay landlords in the private sector six times the expected spend on new affordable homes in the five-year period between 2021 and 2026. The New...

Another survey highlights the relatively low proportion of landlords who appear to allow tenants to keep pets. The analysis, from Confused.com Mortgages,...

An estimated 1.6m private renters are set to receive an uplift to their housing support for 12 months from April 2024,...

The National Residential Landlords Association haas revealed two new appointments which it says “will enhance the service to its members as...

The Penrith Building Society has scrapped mortgage application fees for all buy to let and residential  products, including further advances, until...

The chief executive of Generation Rent has slammed the chair of the NatWest Bank for comments over first time buyers. At the...

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

UK Finance has published its housing and mortgage market forecasts for 2024 and 2025 together with projections for 2023 full year numbers. Key figures for 2023 -...

Consumer Price Inflation in November was 3.9 per cent - significantly lower than the 4.4 per cent expected by many analysts. It’s...

Generation Rent says it’s worked out what rent levels will be in two years’ time. The activists say rents will rise 14...

Newcastle council is seeking new members of its Landlord Accreditation Scheme, which it claims recognises and rewards “reputable landlords who offer...

New research suggests that an influx of older renters has increased congestion in the rental market. Some 39 per cent of renters...

Almost one in five UK adults has missed a payment in the past 12 months - and for seven per cent...

I recently attended the NRLA’s annual conference in Birmingham and a theme that still dominates discussion in the industry is the...

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

Airbnb is launching a new Sustainability Hub to help its landlord hosts in the UK retrofit and improve the energy efficiency...

Lost in the noise of the King’s Speech, the general pledge to reform the leasehold system, and the subsequent political turmoil...

Housing Secretary MIchael Gove is reported to be pressing Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to increase Local Housing Allowance in next week’s...

Propertymark has set out its stall for next month’s Autumn Statement - and many of the demands are for improvements that...

Finance firm Creditfix is blaming “soaring rents” for growing debt amongst tenants. It claims there’s been a significant rise in the number...

The National Residential Landlords Association has suspended its link with Less Tax 4 Landlords. This follows publicity surrounding Less Tax 4 Landlords...

There’s been a strong personal attack on Prime Minister Rishi Sunak by anti-landlord activists over the subject of energy efficiency. The Generation...

The rise of ‘Generation Rent’ is well documented, along with the spiralling rent payments they are facing during a tightening cost...

The London Landlord Accreditation Scheme is hosting a virtual conference and training day in the New Year. It promises to “bring you...

The government must safeguard the private rented sector and the only way to do that is to lend its support to...

A new poll from the StepChange Debt Charity claims that over a third of private renters have used some form of...

To help or not to help: that is the question the government is facing with regard to under-pressure private rented sector...

Unpaid rent can cause significant financial problems for commercial landlords. Thankfully, there are several options available to address the issue.  Simon Smith,...

The lack of available housing stock is creating huge problems throughout the Private Rented Sector, including the supply chain. We all know...

Debate is raging over whether there will be a 15th successive interest rate rise when the Bank of England’s monetary policy...

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

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

Details have emerged of an extraordinary ‘stress test’ created by the Bank of England and tested on eight major banks to...

Across the country landlords and renters are struggling as mortgage costs soar, tax hikes bite and uncertainty remains about the impact...

Baron John Bird, co-founder of the Big Issue newspaper sold by the homeless and vulnerably-housed, is suggesting that landlords give tenants...

New research shows a 41 per cent reduction in the number of London properties available for private rent since the Covid-19...

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

Landlords need to know the true energy efficiency of their property and have a deadline for improvements to calm fears around...

House prices are set to fall much further, a leading property expert has predicted.  Last week credit ratings agency Moody's warned of...

A Labour MP who last held shadow office under the party leadership of Jeremy Corbyn has attacked the government for having...

The Renters (Reform) Bill introduced by the Government signals the long-awaited reform to existing housing legislation and the headline grabbing abolition of...

A charity claims that private renters are about twice as likely as the general population to be in problem debt. StepChange, via...

Propertymark has told a group of MPs that many benefit recipients are excluded from the private rented sector due to the...

Renters are being offered a 100 per cent mortgage by the Skipton Building Society - the first time such a product...

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

With the ever-changing landscape of the lettings industry and legislation, being a landlord can be a minefield. So many individuals view...

As most landlords know, a myriad of myths has built up around the private rented sector and one that seems to...

There’s a 50:50 chance of yet another Bank of England base rate rise this week according to a leading business analyst. Susannah...

The Financial Conduct Authority has set out ways in which mortgage lenders can help customers struggling with payments - but landlords...

The British Property Federation is calling on the government to use next week’s Budget to zero-rate VAT on work which allows...

The majority of private landlords would consider switching to a letting agency because of the current complexity of buy to let.  A...

Energy Performance Certificates must change to properly support reaching net zero, tackling fuel poverty and improving buildings, according to an energy...

A council claims that 70 private landlords have signed up to a long-tenancy guaranteed rent scheme. Milton Keynes council launched its 100 per...

An association run by a local council with the involvement of private landlords is marking its 10th anniversary. The Partnership Accreditation for...

An accreditation scheme has produced a free-to-use tool aimed at landlords seeking to make their residential properties more energy efficient and...

Accused variously of being a “snake” and a “betrayer”, Michael Gove has not always been popular with his ex-boss (Boris Johnson)...

Training sessions are being aimed at teaching private landlords in one London borough the rules and responsibilities when it comes to...

A lender has revealed that it has arranged 14 mortgages in one go for a Buy to Let landlord with over...

A council has scrapped a rental accreditation scheme because it “didn’t work.” It attracted only good landlords and thus did not improve...

The Bank of England’s Prudential Regulation Authority is telling lenders to exercise more scrutiny on loans for buy to let properties. In...

The local media in Yorkshire says Labour’s Rachel Reeves - the Shadow Chancellor - is campaigning for the introduction of a...

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

The lenders’ trade body - UK Finance - says that despite the wider economic problems there has been no impact on...

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

Although the property and mortgage markets have been in a state of flux for the past few months, with rising interest...

A breakdown of essential and non-essential spending by individuals, devised by the Nationwide, reveals the extra amount that tenants are paying...

The freezing of Housing Benefit at 2020 levels, announced in the small print accompanying the Autumn Statement yesterday, risks leading to...

A bankrupt landlord in the Midlands is behind bars or eight months for failing to tell the Official Receiver about an...

Richmond council in London is joining forces with the charity Citizens Advice to help stop what it calls ‘discrimination’ against renters...

The country’s main student body is calling on the government to implement a cap on student rents. The National Union of Students...

Green mortgage discounts could be a key tool in helping landlords make the energy efficiency upgrades necessary to achieve an EPC...

Uncertainty has become a vastly overused word to describe our economic situation in recent years. But, once again, it’s an unwaveringly...

A scheme which some regard as the most controversial landlord licensing regime in the country is coming under scrutiny. Labour councillors on...

A new survey throws light on how perilous some household finances are as energy prices increase despite government interventions. Research from The...

The Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities has approved a London council’s plan to introduce a new private rented property...

The National Residential Landlords Association says controversial Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng should use a £1.5 billion underspend to help buy to let...

Tenants planning to cancel direct debits in protest at rising fuel bills could face “paying the price for many years” a...

* Angels Media and Landlord Today are deeply saddened by the passing of HM Queen Elizabeth II * - A landlord has been...

A range of mortgage brokers are reporting an increase in enquiries from private tenants who have been given first refusal to...

If you’re counting the days until you’ll get help with runaway price rises, it helps to know exactly how many days...