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Twenty twenty-four is a pivotal year for landlords in the Private Rented Sector (PRS). It is still the Government’s aim that...
16 April 2024
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A prominent lettings sector expert is blaming the media for anti-landlord sentiment and a rise in tenancy disputes. Gina Peters, Head of...
12 April 2024
From: Breaking News
A council is looking to work with more private landlords to help reduce homelessness. Over the past few years Shropshire council has...
12 April 2024
From: Breaking News
Three webinars next week will cover key aspects of deposit disputes between landlords and tenants. They’re organised by the Deposit Protection Service...
11 April 2024
From: Breaking News
The percentage of tenants choosing to live alone has dropped over the last three years, research suggests. A study compiled by Reposit,...
05 April 2024
From: Breaking News
A think tank based in central London says landlords would not quit the sector if much tougher - and more expensive...
04 April 2024
From: Breaking News
A landlord has quit the private rental sector after a battle with his council over why his properties were put into...
05 March 2024
From: Breaking News
Landlords play a crucial role in providing safe and comfortable housing for tenants while also managing rental properties effectively. Staying informed...
01 March 2024
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A landlord who was involved in a decade-long dispute with a London council has been hit with a £1.44 million penalty...
28 February 2024
From: Breaking News
Campaigning charity Shelter - which has frequently been critical of landlords and their alleged treatment of poorer tenants - is advertising...
12 February 2024
From: Breaking News
Although SDLT receipts have been volatile in recent years, the property tax’s effectiveness as a revenue-raiser for the Government is not...
10 February 2024
From: Tax & Finance
In the buy to let market, success goes beyond the transaction of paying rent. Ultimately, fostering a healthy landlord-tenant relationship can...
07 February 2024
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Damp and mould are two of the most common issues in rented properties, with surface mould caused by condensation one of...
27 January 2024
From: Top tips & guides
A flamboyant property in Oxford which has been the subject of a decades-long planning dispute has been removed from Airbnb by...
26 January 2024
From: Breaking News
As we all now know, the Government has acknowledged that the ban on Section 21 eviction notices cannot not come into...
18 November 2023
From: Rental Reform
Lost in the noise of the King’s Speech, the general pledge to reform the leasehold system, and the subsequent political turmoil...
18 November 2023
From: Legislation & Compliance
More details have emerged of what appears to be a stay of execution for Section 21 eviction powers in the short term. The...
23 October 2023
From: Breaking News
The head of a specialist buy to let mortgage broker has split from almost all of the industry by saying the...
19 September 2023
From: Breaking News
Unpaid rent can cause significant financial problems for commercial landlords. Thankfully, there are several options available to address the issue. Simon Smith,...
09 September 2023
From: The Big Issues
Over half of landlords are either against the concept of a private rental sector Ombudsman or are actively against it. As part...
06 September 2023
From: Breaking News
A prominent lettings agent is urging landlords to stay vigilant for changes to the Renters Reform Bill now that Parliament is...
04 September 2023
From: Breaking News
Homelessness charities often berate private landlords for putting income before service to tenants. But a bitter dispute at one organisation has apparently revealed...
10 August 2023
From: Breaking News
There’s been a large increase in the number of complaints registered with The Property Ombudsman - with lettings agents in the...
08 August 2023
From: Breaking News
A left-wing pressure group wants new laws to force landlords to pay hefty relocation expenses to tenants who claim high rents...
31 July 2023
From: Breaking News
The increasing likelihood that the private rental sector will be obliged to allow more pets into lets simply demonstrates the need...
25 July 2023
From: Breaking News
A property law specialist wants a national register of tenants to allow landlords to check their history before rental agreements are...
27 June 2023
From: Breaking News
A council has taken a landlord to court over a paperwork dispute - but the fine for the buy to let...
08 June 2023
From: Breaking News
The current Housing Ombudsman, who presides over redress within the social housing sector, says private landlords should not fear the extension...
26 May 2023
From: Breaking News
Private landlords should hold fire on plans to quit the private rental sector and give the government a chance to incentivise...
22 May 2023
From: Breaking News
A key figure in the inventory sector says the Renters’ Reform Bill - scheduled for publication this week - must make...
19 May 2023
From: Breaking News
Consumer champion Martin Lewis - the man behind the Money Saving Expert website and TV shows - has backed the Renters...
17 May 2023
From: Breaking News
A council has prosecuted a rogue landlord for the second time for illegally evicting a tenant. The prosecution for offences relating to...
16 May 2023
From: Breaking News
With spring in the air, adjudicators at The Deposit Protection Service have revealed some of the interesting and unusual tenancy deposit...
13 May 2023
From: Top tips & guides
Politicians have rejected calls for rent controls, open ended tenancies and slower evictions - although this has not happened on the...
04 May 2023
From: Breaking News
The National Residential Landlords Association and the Tenancy Deposit Scheme have produced what they call a comprehensive spring cleaning guide for...
24 April 2023
From: Breaking News
A landlord will have to pay £22,861 after he failed to apply for a licence to operate an HMO. Mohammad Safdar, of...
20 April 2023
From: Breaking News
An industry trade group claims inventories conducted by lettings agents may be seen as biased towards landlords rather than truly independent. Daniel...
11 April 2023
From: Breaking News
The government has taken the first step to introducing a mandatory ombudsman scheme which private landlord must join. It’s published what is...
24 March 2023
From: Breaking News
Landlords are being invited to attend a free webinar about disrepair in residential property. The event takes place next Wednesday, March 29,...
23 March 2023
From: Breaking News
A third of landlords say that the scrapping of Section 21 is of major concern to them according to a Mortgages...
20 March 2023
From: Breaking News
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
A Labour Party proposal to sell some long-empty homes to first time buyers for just £1 has been dismissed as the...
22 February 2023
From: Breaking News
Accountants and tax advisers are reporting that HMRC has sent out a spate of what are called ‘one-to-many’ letters to taxpayers. The...
21 February 2023
From: Breaking News
Shelter’s controversial management appears to have given in to pay demands in order to end a high-profile strike by the campaigning...
17 January 2023
From: Breaking News
The government says it’s reviewing landlord guidance on the health risks of damp and mould following the death of two year...
16 January 2023
From: Breaking News
A strike by members of Unite, employed by the charity Shelter, has been suspended pending a ballot on a new pay...
20 December 2022
From: Breaking News
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
Over 600 workers at the campaigning charity Shelter have started a fortnight of strike action in what the trades union Unite calls...
06 December 2022
From: Breaking News
Two groups of activists who campaign for rent controls and reform of the private lettings sector have turned on each other. Acorn...
29 November 2022
From: Breaking News
More than half of disputes about the return of tenancy deposits during the last year resulted from property damage and cleaning...
18 November 2022
From: Breaking News
Many disputes between landlords and tenants - some ending in court action - could be avoided by the use of professional...
10 November 2022
From: Breaking News
A bankrupt landlord in the Midlands is behind bars or eight months for failing to tell the Official Receiver about an...
04 November 2022
From: Breaking News
The time taken to introduce legislation reforming the private rented sector is triggering an exodus of landlords, a lettings industry chief...
01 November 2022
From: Breaking News
What protections do landlords have when investing in a new-build property? From this week those landlords buying a new build home can...
08 October 2022
From: Legislation & Compliance
A rent freeze in Scotland - which has been condemned by many experts in the private rental sector and by housing...
06 October 2022
From: Breaking News
One of the highest profile figures in the lettings industry says the apparent inaction by government over rental reform gives an...
04 October 2022
From: Breaking News
For the last decade, successive Governments have promised a review of the rules around renting in the UK – in part...
24 September 2022
From: Rental Reform
A campaign by the government-backed Smart Energy GB not-for-profit organisation is promoting the use of smart meters amongst private tenants who...
01 September 2022
From: Breaking News
A prominent industry supplier says greater clarity over what constitutes fair Wear and Tear would slash the number of end-of-tenancy disputes. The...
31 August 2022
From: Breaking News
On 16 June 2022, the Government introduced a White Paper called “A Fairer Rented Private Sector”. It proposes the biggest changes...
23 July 2022
From: Rental Reform
Yet another committee of MPs has launched a ‘call for evidence’ as it starts an investigation into the private rental sector. The...
22 July 2022
From: Breaking News
Government plans to ban Section 21 evictions could push up rents and reduce rental stock, a property dispute expert is warning. Lee Pearce...
18 July 2022
From: Breaking News
Landlords are being invited to join the advisory council of the country’s largest lettings redress scheme. The Property Redress Scheme covers more...
12 July 2022
From: Breaking News
With speculation about what happens next in Westminster at fever pitch, now isn’t the time to make predictions as to how...
09 July 2022
From: The Big Issues
A landlord who repeatedly let out an unsafe house has been fined £20,000 by magistrates. Housing officers from Salford council found fire...
01 July 2022
From: Breaking News
A study by the Tenancy Deposit Service has identified the main causes of disputes between student tenants and landlords and agents. The...
29 June 2022
From: Breaking News
Leading rental payment platform PayProp has welcomed the added protections for landlords and renters outlined in the UK government’s rental reform...
25 June 2022
From: Rental Reform
PropTech supplier Inventorybase has drawn up a league table of what it calls the private rental sector’s most complained about issues. After...
23 June 2022
From: Breaking News
Letting agents are relied on to make the letting process easier for landlords and tenants. As a landlord, there is a long...
20 June 2022
From: Legislation, Regulation & Compliance
Thank goodness the uncertainty is over - but is it all too skewed towards tenants? That’s the worry of suppliers as Daniel...
18 June 2022
From: Rental Reform
The campaigning charity Shelter - once a critic of government policies over letting agents and landlords - has given a ringing...
17 June 2022
From: Breaking News
The Deposit Protection Service has given landlords tips on how to prepare their homes for pets because, it says, the single...
17 June 2022
From: Breaking News
The government has released the full details of what it calls the Fairer Private Rented Sector White Paper. This is to form...
16 June 2022
From: Breaking News
The Guardian newspaper has given an aggrieved tenant the opportunity to explain how he and other renters took a landlord to...
08 June 2022
From: Breaking News
Wherever you stand, whether you’re a landlord or tenant, the supply and demand issues impacting the private rented sector are at...
28 May 2022
From: Rental Reform
As a landlord, you will know and recognise that your inventory is one of the most important pieces of documentation that...
21 May 2022
From: Top tips & guides
Housing Secretary Michael Gove has made a sweeping attack on the conditions of homes run by private landlords. In a statement backing...
12 May 2022
From: Breaking News
Activists have expressed their delight that the government has “listed to the voice of renters” in its provisions for widespread reform...
11 May 2022
From: Breaking News
This is the entirety of the detail given by the government about the Renters’ Reform Bill, confirmed in yesterday’s Queen’s Speech. --- Renters Reform...
11 May 2022
From: Breaking News
The Queen’s Speech has confirmed that a radical re-shaping of the rental sector in England is being pushed ahead by the...
10 May 2022
From: Breaking News
What are the main causes of tension and disagreements between tenants and landlords ahead of the Rental Reform Bill, which is expected to...
07 May 2022
From: Rental Reform
A points-based system of rent controls is being advocated by activists associated with a controversial pro-tenant group. Living Rent, which is calling...
20 April 2022
From: Breaking News
Local media in Sheffield are reporting that the activist group Acorn must pay just under £100,000 in costs and damages to...
06 April 2022
From: Breaking News
A study by the Tenancy Deposit Service has found that garden maintenance remains one of the most common reasons behind deposit...
04 April 2022
From: Breaking News
The government says it’s going to name and shame what it considers to be bad social landlords, using social media to...
30 March 2022
From: Breaking News
The Deposit Protection Service is hosting two webinars this Spring to help landlords and letting agents reduce the chances of deposit...
17 March 2022
From: Breaking News
A new voluntary redress scheme has been launched to help landlords and tenants solve disputes. The scheme - by the National Residential...
14 March 2022
From: Breaking News
It goes without saying that any decent landlord wants to provide their tenants with a safe and secure home and to...
12 March 2022
From: The Big Issues
Trading Standards has approved a new alternative dispute resolution body for the private rental sector. It’s The Dispute Service Ltd, and it...
07 March 2022
From: Breaking News
Landlords wanting to let out via Airbnb and other short let platforms in Edinburgh will have to apply for planning consent...
25 February 2022
From: Breaking News
Nobody wants to have to end a tenancy with deductions from a tenancy deposit! Here we share our expert tips for landlords to pass...
17 February 2022
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Last month, I wrote about what’s in store for the private rented sector in 2022 and, like most commentators in our...
29 January 2022
From: The Big Issues
A lettings agent who also acts on behalf of tenants against landlords claims to have received 1,000 enquiries from frustrated private...
26 January 2022
From: Breaking News
Residential landlords need no reminding of the restrictions that have prevented possessions for substantial periods during the pandemic. Nor do they...
27 November 2021
From: The Big Issues
Private and commercial bank Arbuthnot Latham has set out what it considers to be the 10 easy mistakes which some landlords...
22 October 2021
From: Breaking News
More landlords and tenants are opting to solve disputes independently, saving them weeks of waiting and potential stress caused by lengthy...
08 September 2021
From: Breaking News
Yet again the issue of cleaning has been identified as the single largest cause of end-of-tenancy disputes leading to deposits being...
06 September 2021
From: Breaking News
Perhaps unsurprisingly, landlords formed the bulk of the complainants about letting agents in the 2020 calendar year according to The Property...