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09 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Gloves Off! Lively debate on the agenda at Property Investor Show](/upload/images/library/PropertyInvestor%26HomebuyerShowLogo-400x310.jpg)
The Property Investor Show returns to London’s Excel Centre next month – the first major UK property event to go ‘face...
20 September 2021
From: Breaking News
![Property Investor Show is back - and it’s REAL, not virtual](/upload/images/Back-link-images/Property-Investor-Logo-410pxls-wide.png)
The Property Investor Show is back and in person, rather than virtual. It’s been announced that it will take place at London’s...
28 July 2021
From: Breaking News
![Increasing capital gains tax would ‘have a detrimental impact on supply’](/img/default/llt.png)
Increasing capital gains tax would almost certainly have an adverse impact on the private rented sector, according to NAEA Propertymark and...
16 July 2020
From: Breaking News
![BTL landlords will benefit from £2bn home insulation scheme](/img/default/llt.png)
The new £2bn grant scheme in England for projects such as insulation, unveiled yesterday by the chancellor Rishi Sunak as part...
09 July 2020
From: Breaking News
![There is a ‘massive amount of pent-up demand’ in the rental market](/img/default/llt.png)
The UK lockdown has been essential for containing the spread of coronavirus, but it is causing major disruption and distress, so when...
30 April 2020
From: Breaking News
![David Cox of ARLA Propertymark to co-host Goodlord’s webinar tomorrow](/img/default/llt.png)
ARLA Propertymark chief executive, David Cox, will co-host Goodlord’s second webinar tomorrow, as part of its series of sessions designed to...
28 April 2020
From: Breaking News
![Goodlord to host a series of webinars to support landlords from today](/img/default/llt.png)
Goodlord will host a series of webinars designed to support landlords and letting agents navigate the existing coronavirus crisis, starting with a...
23 April 2020
From: Breaking News
![Majority of landlords and tenants ‘are concerned about rent payments’](/img/default/llt.png)
Almost half of renters are currently worried about the impact Covid-19 could have on their living situation, while many landlords are...
16 April 2020
From: Breaking News
![The government made ‘the right decision’ to ban evictions - ARLA Propertymark](/img/default/llt.png)
The government’s decision to suspend all ongoing housing possession actions, which means that neither cases currently in the or any about to...
30 March 2020
From: Breaking News
![Government must do ‘whatever it takes’ to protect tenants during corona outbreak](/img/default/llt.png)
The government’s decision to bring forward emergency legislation to protect private renters from eviction has been warmly welcomed by ARLA Propertymark. Many...
19 March 2020
From: Breaking News
![Tenant demand hits record high as housing supply falls](/img/default/llt.png)
Rental demand reached a record high of 88 prospective tenants per letting agency branch in January, up 57% from an average...
26 February 2020
From: Breaking News
![Christopher Pincher replaces Esther McVey as the new housing minister](/img/default/llt.png)
Boris Johnson has unveiled his new look cabinet, which includes the appointment of Christopher Pincher as the new housing minister. Pincher replaces Esther McVey,...
14 February 2020
From: Breaking News
![New bill will make it harder ‘for landlords to reclaim possession of their property’](/img/default/llt.png)
A new bill that could potentially make it harder for landlords to evict problem tenants swiftly and efficiently due to current...
12 February 2020
From: Breaking News
![Concerns raised over deposit-free renting being mis-sold to tenants](/img/default/llt.png)
A growing number of companies and letting agents are offering deposit-free options without making it clear they could cost renters more...
11 February 2020
From: Breaking News
![London is the second most expensive option for an Airbnb in Europe](/img/default/llt.png)
With short trips to European capital cities an increasingly more popular option, a growing number of people are turning to Airbnb...
07 February 2020
From: Breaking News
![Britain heading towards a rental crisis as BTL landlords switch to short-term lets](/img/default/llt.png)
There has been a significant increase in the number of buy-to-let landlords who are considering converting their property to a short-term...
31 January 2020
From: Breaking News
![Tenants find it ‘harder than ever to negotiate a reduction in rent’](/img/default/llt.png)
Rents look set to rise across much of the UK this year as the supply and demand gap continues to widen...
29 January 2020
From: Breaking News
![Mandatory electrical safety regulations to be introduced in England](/img/default/llt.png)
The government plans to introduce mandatory electrical installation inspecting for all rented homes. Detailed regulations for enforcing compulsory five-year electrical safety checks...
15 January 2020
From: Breaking News
![Government to end Local Housing Allowance rate freeze](/img/default/llt.png)
Around 900,000 people across the UK could see their housing benefit payments increase by around £120 a year from April after...
14 January 2020
From: Breaking News
![Scottish government announces plans to regulate short-term lets](/img/default/llt.png)
The Scottish government has announced new measures to regulate short-term lets north of the border. The government is handing local authorities fresh...
10 January 2020
From: Breaking News
23 December 2019
From: Breaking News
![Scrapping Section 21 is ‘another attack’ against BTL landlords](/img/default/llt.png)
The Queen has announced the new government's priorities for its coming term, and it includes a proposal to abolish Section 21...
20 December 2019
From: Breaking News
![The number of tenants experiencing rent rises drops to an eight-month low](/img/default/llt.png)
Fewer BTL landlords increased rents in November amid a slowdown in the market, the latest figures show. Just under a third -...
20 December 2019
From: Breaking News
![Next UK government urged to ‘reduce’ upfront costs for tenants](/img/default/llt.png)
The next UK government must do more to reduce the burden on private tenants by reducing upfront costs associated with renting...
09 December 2019
From: Breaking News
![UK rents hit an all-time high](/img/default/llt.png)
There was an increase in the number of tenants experiencing rent increases in 2019, according to ARLA Propertymark. The trade body’s latest...
06 December 2019
From: Breaking News
![New matrix aims to simplify tenant fees ban](/img/default/llt.png)
More than five months on from the introduction of the tenant fees ban, a number of landlords and agents are still...
06 December 2019
From: Breaking News
![‘Temporary relief for tenants’ as fewer people see private rental prices rise](/img/default/llt.png)
There was a further fall in the number of private renters experiencing rent increases in October providing some ‘temporary relief for...
29 November 2019
From: Breaking News
![Landlords in Wales urged to beware change in the law ‘with little notice’](/img/default/llt.png)
Buy-to-let landlords and letting agents in Wales will have to start supplying a list of information to tenants before taking a...
20 November 2019
From: Breaking News
![Be aware of the silent killer](/img/default/llt.png)
To mark Carbon Monoxide Awareness Week, landlords are being reminded that they have a legal obligation to keep tenants safe by...
20 November 2019
From: Breaking News
![Rents continue to rise, albeit at a slower pace](/img/default/llt.png)
There was a marginal drop in the number of tenants experiencing rent increases in September but they remained high overall, ARLA...
29 October 2019
From: Breaking News
![Rents edge up amid increase in demand from renters](/img/default/llt.png)
The number of tenants experiencing rent rises hit yet another record high in August, the latest ARLA Propertymark PRS report shows. The...
02 October 2019
From: Breaking News
![Message to Labour conference: ‘Rent controls do not work’](/img/default/llt.png)
Labour’s plan to introduce a rent cap has been slammed by ARLA Propertymark. Labour has proposed capping rents and with Labour’s conference...
24 September 2019
From: Breaking News
![Lib Dems vote to scrap Section 21](/img/default/llt.png)
The Liberal Democrats have pledged to abolish Section 21 repossessions in the private rented sector if they come to power at...
18 September 2019
From: Breaking News
![ARLA wants to see the government get tough on rogue letting agents](/img/default/llt.png)
ARLA Propertymark is urging the government to continue taking action to clampdown on unscrupulous agents in the letting industry. A significant number...
16 September 2019
From: Breaking News
![Rents in the private rented sector continue to rise as supply falls](/img/default/llt.png)
The number of tenants experiencing rent rises hit the highest level on record in July, according to ARLA Propertymark’s latest PRS...
28 August 2019
From: Breaking News
![Sajid Javid says that he will not shift stamp duty to sellers](/img/default/llt.png)
Sajid Javid has dismissed a report in the Times over the weekend that claimed he planned to make property sellers rather than...
22 August 2019
From: Breaking News
![Misery for tenants as rent prices increase](/img/default/llt.png)
There has been a sharp rise in the number of tenants experiencing rent rises following the introduction of the tenant fees...
01 August 2019
From: Breaking News
![Government urged not to underestimate impact of removing Section 21](/img/default/llt.png)
The government’s plan to scrap Section 21 without improving the court system and alternative process for regaining possession of a property,...
23 July 2019
From: Breaking News
![Cap rents in London: Sadiq Khan ‘has failed to learn the lessons of history’](/img/default/llt.png)
The mayor of London has called for additional powers so he can introduce rent controls in the capital. Sadiq Khan believes greater...
22 July 2019
From: Breaking News
![Government to reform health and safety standards](/img/default/llt.png)
The government has announced that it will reform the Housing Health Safety Rating System (HHSRS) used to assess health and safety...
15 July 2019
From: Breaking News
![Sharp rise in number of landlords selling up ahead of tenant fee ban](/img/default/llt.png)
There has been a significant increase in the number of buy-to-let landlords offloading properties ahead of the introduction of the tenant...
31 May 2019
From: Breaking News
![Rent rises slow despite a high number of landlords continuing to exit the PRS](/img/default/llt.png)
The number of tenants experiencing rent increases dropped slightly in March thanks partly to a sharp rise in the number of...
26 April 2019
From: Breaking News
![The tenant fees ban in Wales is now inevitable](/img/default/llt.png)
The ban on fees charged by landlords and letting agents in Wales will be introduced in September, subject to it receiving...
09 April 2019
From: Breaking News
![MEES rules change means cost cap is now set at £3,500](/img/default/llt.png)
Private landlords with properties on the exemption register with an Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) rating of F or G will now have to...
03 April 2019
From: Breaking News
![Increasing number of landlords selling up in London](/img/default/llt.png)
There has been significant rise in the number of landlords selling up in the capital due to buy-to-let tax changes, according...
03 April 2019
From: Breaking News
![Greater protection for landlords as CMP is made compulsory for letting agents](/img/default/llt.png)
All letting agents in England are now required to belong to an approved Client Money Protection scheme, a measure designed to...
01 April 2019
From: Breaking News
![Letting fees ban set to be introduced in Wales](/img/default/llt.png)
Landlords and letting agents will soon be banned from charging fees to private rental tenants in Wales after a Bill banning...
29 March 2019
From: Breaking News
![Rents increase as landlords ‘continue exiting the market’](/img/default/llt.png)
The number of tenants experiencing rent increases in February rose to the highest figure since August, as supply of new property...
28 March 2019
From: Breaking News
![BTL landlords must ‘not underestimate the importance of a thorough inventory’](/img/default/llt.png)
It is good practice to have a detailed and accurate inventory completed at the start of the tenancy, and again when...
27 March 2019
From: Breaking News
![Major ‘blow for tenants’ as rents rise](/img/default/llt.png)
The number of tenants experiencing rent increases in January rose for the first time since September 2018, according to ARLA Propertymark’s...
26 February 2019
From: Breaking News
![Tenant Fees Bill receives Royal Assent](/img/default/llt.png)
The Tenant Fees Bill, banning landlord and agents from charging fees to tenants, has become an Act of Parliament after being...
13 February 2019
From: Breaking News
![Spike in landlord exodus in London](/img/default/llt.png)
There was a significant increase in the number of landlords exiting the rental market in December 2018 as rents increased for...
04 February 2019
From: Breaking News
![Tenants in for a ‘rocky ride this year’](/img/default/llt.png)
Undoubtedly, 2018 was another tough year for landlords. With so many tax and regulatory changes over the past couple of years,...
31 January 2019
From: Breaking News
![The tenant fees ban is now inevitable after gaining Royal Assent](/img/default/llt.png)
The ban on fees charged by landlords and letting agents will be introduced in June after the Tenant Fees Bill passed...
24 January 2019
From: Breaking News
![Letting fees ban set to come into force on 1 June 2019](/img/default/llt.png)
The introduction of a ban on fees charged by landlords and letting agents look set to finally come into force on...
16 January 2019
From: Breaking News
![Future Right to Rent system must be ‘reliable’ and treat people ‘fairly’](/img/default/llt.png)
The government’s long-awaited White Paper on post-Brexit immigration policy, published last week, unveiled plans for a single, skills-based immigration system applying...
24 December 2018
From: Breaking News
![New law will give renters ‘greater protection’ against rogue landlords](/img/default/llt.png)
The Homes (Fitness for Human Habitation) Bill will soon become law after passing its third reading at the House of Lords...
21 December 2018
From: Breaking News
![Sharp rise in number of landlords selling up in the East of England](/img/default/llt.png)
The number landlords exiting the market in the East of England last month was double the national average, ARLA Propertymark reveals. Landlords...
21 December 2018
From: Breaking News
![Further drop in the number of tenants seeing their rent increase, data shows](/img/default/llt.png)
The number of tenants experiencing rent increases in November dropped to its lowest level seen since February this year, according to...
20 December 2018
From: Breaking News
![MPs accused of ‘attacking’ the BTL industry ‘for their own purposes’](/img/default/llt.png)
Having ignored calls to stop punishing landlords and rethink its stamp duty attack on the buy-to-let sector, along with the phasing out of mortgage...
05 December 2018
From: Breaking News
![Supply of rental properties drops as landlords exit the market](/img/default/llt.png)
Rents in the UK’s private rental sector continue to rise as the supply of properties to let has dropped again on...
04 December 2018
From: Breaking News
![Highest number of tenants negotiating rent reductions since records began](/img/default/llt.png)
There was an 85% rise in the number of tenants successfully negotiating rent reductions in October as the supply of available...
30 November 2018
From: Breaking News
![A ban on letting fees will have a ‘significant impact’ on the PRS in Wales](/img/default/llt.png)
Landlords and letting agents could be banned from charging fees to private rental tenants in Wales under plans for a new...
08 November 2018
From: Breaking News
![Increasing the ‘financial burden’ faced by landlords is ‘bad news’ for the PRS](/img/default/llt.png)
This week’s announcement that landlords will need to pay the first £3,500 to make improvements to their properties to ensure they...
07 November 2018
From: Breaking News
![Almost a third of renters saw rents increase in September](/img/default/llt.png)
Some 31% of private tenants saw their rent payments rise last month, up from 27% in September 2017 and 24% in...
26 October 2018
From: Breaking News
![Rogue landlord database to be made freely available, says PM](/img/default/llt.png)
Tenants will be offered access to the government’s rogue landlord database under fresh plans unveiled by Theresa May. The Prime Minister was...
26 October 2018
From: Breaking News
![Average rents hit new record-high](/img/default/llt.png)
The number of tenants experiencing rent hikes in August increased to an all-time high of 40%, up from 31% a month...
28 September 2018
From: Breaking News
![Are you ready for changes to Section 21 notices, from next week?](/img/default/llt.png)
Buy-to-let landlords need to prepare themselves for changes to the Section 21 Notice coming into force next week. On 1st October 2018,...
27 September 2018
From: Breaking News
![The RLA’s next Future Renting Conference takes place tomorrow](/img/default/llt.png)
The Residential Landlords Association’s (RLA) next Future Renting Conference takes places in London tomorrow. The one-day conference, which will be held at...
12 September 2018
From: Breaking News
![Landlords face losing millions as government cracks down on letting fees](/img/default/llt.png)
Landlords are set to lose out on millions of pounds through a clampdown on rental fees after the government yesterday announced...
06 September 2018
From: Breaking News
![Buyer activity remains ‘pretty depressed’ as more people look to rent](/img/default/llt.png)
There has been a further decline in the number of people looking to buy property, as reflected by the Bank of...
31 August 2018
From: Breaking News
![Rental demand continues to increase, but supply dwindles](/img/default/llt.png)
The number of prospective tenants looking for new homes to rent has increased to the highest level seen since September 2017,...
29 August 2018
From: Breaking News
![BTL landlords offload almost 4,000 properties a month](/img/default/llt.png)
Landlords are selling close to 4,000 buy-to-let properties a month resulting in the first recorded fall in the number of rental...
28 August 2018
From: Breaking News
![Why would landlords want rent in arrears when they can get paid up front?](/img/default/llt.png)
Thousands of private landlords across the country understandably reject housing benefit claimants despite accusations that they are discriminating against those on...
22 August 2018
From: Breaking News
![Rising rents hit a 10-month high](/img/default/llt.png)
There was a further rise in the number of tenants in the private rented sector experiencing a rent hike in June...
27 July 2018
From: Breaking News
![ARLA Propertymark launches licensing scheme database](/img/default/llt.png)
ARLA Propertymark has launched a new database in partnership with GetRentr, a technology platform which automatically monitors property portfolios for compliance...
10 July 2018
From: Breaking News
![More tenants faced rent rises in May](/img/default/llt.png)
There was an increase in the number of tenants in the private rented sector experiencing a rent increase in May compared...
02 July 2018
From: Breaking News
![‘Licencing doesn’t work’, says ARLA Propertymark](/img/default/llt.png)
The government’s decision to review how selective licensing is used across the private rental sector in order to find out how well...
21 June 2018
From: Breaking News
![Jump in landlords leaving the PRS](/img/default/llt.png)
The number private landlords selling their buy-to-let properties reached a record high in April due to a raft of recent tax...
01 June 2018
From: Breaking News
![Letting fees ban will hit tenants hardest, says ARLA Propertymark](/img/default/llt.png)
The ban on letting fees charged by landlords and letting agents is on its way, along with new rules on deposits,...
03 May 2018
From: Breaking News
![Rental deposits to be capped at six weeks rent](/img/default/llt.png)
The tenancy security deposits that tenants leave with landlords or their letting agents will be capped at a maximum of six...
03 May 2018
From: Breaking News
![James Brokenshire named as new housing secretary](/img/default/llt.png)
James Brokenshire has replaced Sajid Javid as housing secretary, following Javid's move to home secretary in the wake of Amber Rudd’s...
01 May 2018
From: Breaking News
![Renters face rent hikes amid tax changes](/img/default/llt.png)
Almost a quarter of tenants experienced rent hikes in March as landlords are left with little alternative but to pass higher...
27 April 2018
From: Breaking News
![Secret database of rogue landlords and agents deemed ‘pointless’](/img/default/llt.png)
ARLA Propertymark has slammed the new database of rogue landlords and letting agents, which will come into effect from tomorrow, as...
05 April 2018
From: Breaking News
![Number of rental properties continues to fall](/img/default/llt.png)
The number of homes available to rent in the UK dropped in February to a 21 month low which letting agents...
29 March 2018
From: Breaking News
![Are you ready for new minimum energy efficiency standards?](/img/default/llt.png)
There is less than four weeks remaining until new Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards (MEES) come into force across England and Wales,...
06 March 2018
From: Breaking News
![The cost of renting in Scotland rises amid proposed rent controls](/img/default/llt.png)
There was a sharp rise in the number of tenants that saw their rent costs increase north of the border last...
01 March 2018
From: Breaking News
![Sharp rise in serious mortgage arrears](/img/default/llt.png)
There has been a significant increase in the number of landlords who are seriously behind with their mortgage payments, new figures...
12 February 2018
From: Breaking News
![Rental stock hits all-time high](/img/default/llt.png)
The number of properties letting agents managed in December reached a record-high, according to ARLA Propertymark’s December Private Rented Sector (PRS) report. The 200 properties...
29 January 2018
From: Breaking News
![More than half of Brits face issues with agents](/img/default/llt.png)
More than half of those who bought, sold or rented a home in the last five years had issues with their...
19 January 2018
From: Breaking News
![UK rents set to rise in 2018, latest forecast suggests](/img/default/llt.png)
Rent prices will increase next year, according to the latest property market analysis. Shortages of suitable properties to let and greater demand...
12 December 2017
From: Breaking News
![Landlords sell up as buy-to-let crackdown bites](/img/default/llt.png)
The past few months have seen a number of buy-to-let investors sell up, and this is expected to place upward pressure...
05 December 2017
From: Breaking News
![Rental supply falls in October as letting agents predict price rises](/img/default/llt.png)
The supply of rental properties fell by 3.7% during October when compared to the previous month, according to fresh data from...
28 November 2017
From: Breaking News
![Rental deposits to be capped at six weeks rent](/img/default/llt.png)
The security deposits that tenants leave with landlords or their letting agents will be capped at no more than six weeks...
02 November 2017
From: Breaking News
![Increasing rents putting pressure on tenants](/img/default/llt.png)
More than a quarter of letting agents saw a rise in rents last month, raising concerns about tenant affordability. Some 27% of...
30 October 2017
From: Breaking News
![New inquiry into PRS welcomed by letting agents](/img/default/llt.png)
The decision to launch a new inquiry into the private rented sector has been welcomed by letting agents. The Communities and Local...
16 October 2017
From: Breaking News
![Letting agents welcome government’s pledge to ‘regulate’ the PRS](/img/default/llt.png)
The Conservative Party’s pledge to give tenants greater rights as part of a regulatory shake-up of the private rented sector has...
03 October 2017
From: Breaking News
![Jeremy Corbyn pledges to introduce rent controls](/img/default/llt.png)
Jeremy Corbyn has vowed to give cities the power to introduce rent controls under a Labour government. Yesterday was the last day...