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An analysis of over 600,000 tenancy applications has found that fraudulent applications rose by 140% last year.  The analysis, carried out by...

The management of BTL properties, whether it's a modest collection of three units or a more sizable portfolio of fifteen, can...

Another council is consulting about a controversial selective licensing scheme.  North Lincolnshire council says the proposed scheme is “designed to improve housing...

One piece of good news to come out of the small print documents accompanying the Budget concerns capital appreciation. The Office for...

A landlord who failed to produce annual gas safety certificates as she ignored warnings from a council, has left court with...

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

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

The government has overturned its policy to relax HMO regulations on private rental properties used by asylum seekers. The policy had previously been...

A legal services provider is claiming that landlords risk criminal prosecution for breaches of licensing rules that are often “unreasonable and...

A landlord who failed to provide a council with information about one of his properties when served notices requiring him to...

It’s emerged that Housing Secretary approved yet another vast landlord licensing system just days before Christmas. On December Gove gave approval to...

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

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

Warwick council is the latest to introduce an Additional Licensing Scheme for HMOs. The district wide scheme will start on January 18...

Lendlord, a platform for the property investment space, has launched a Tenants App to streamline the way renters communicate with landlords. The...

The property industry in recent years has been tough to work in.  Clearly the challenges we faced with the pandemic, lockdown and...

The John Lewis Partnership is said to be facing “extreme challenges” as a result of its bid to enter the private...

It’s hardly surprising that the property auction market has seen an increase in activity in recent years, with buyers looking to...

According to the latest English Housing Survey there were 495,000 second homes in the UK in 2018/19 – a figure said to...

New research has uncovered what the organisations behind it call “shocking discrimination towards migrant communities” while they try to find places...

A council has taken a landlord to court over a paperwork dispute - but the fine for the buy to let...

A landlord has been ordered to pay over £3,000 in fines and costs for operating an unsafe HMO. John Abraka pleaded guilty...

A risk management platform claims landlords are amongst those most at risk of fraud. Thirdfort has identified the top eight types of...

A landlord has been ordered to pay over £3,000 for operating an unsafe HMO  following enforcement action by Havering council. John Abraka...

Mortgage industry tech firm Twenty7tec says March 2023 saw the highest-ever volume of Buy To Let mortgage searches in a single...

Eight criminal landlords - three of them companies - have been fined approaching half a million pounds. They were prosecuted for offences...

The government has pulled together the latest guidance on Right To Rent, appropriate to landlords, lettings agents and home owners who...

The relatively small number of landlords who use Purplebricks to handle tenants for their properties appear to face an uncertain future. The...

A rogue landlord who created false identities and fake lcompanies as part of an elaborate web of misinformation designed to exploit...

A landlord has been sentenced at Wolverhampton Crown Court after she had previously been found guilty of illegal eviction. Dr Amy Eskander,...

Purplebricks has detailed the price it is paying for a lettings compliance blunder first spotted last year. It predicts that, at worst,...

Many first-time landlords don’t know where to begin when deciding to take in a lodger. Money.co.uk has provided top tips: 1. Check...

A new selective licensing scheme has been launched this week in Leicester.  The scheme will be in operation in three main cluster...

A landlord has been found guilty by a jury of illegally evicting their tenant during the Covid-19 pandemic. Dr Amy Eskander let...

An analysis from PropTech firm Goodlord claims that landlords would have lost a combined £1m over the last year without anti-fraud...

Two landlords have been fined £3,000 and ordered to pay more than £6,000 in costs for failing to provide documents to...

A council has imposed fines on five landlords for licensing breaches. Doncaster’s Selective Licensing scheme was introduced - so the council claims...

A survey by the activist group Generation Rent is asking a series of detailed questions of private tenants in the constituency...

Let’s face facts, landlords and the private rented sector have a reputation problem. Perceived to be the poor relation of housing provision, the sector is...

A prominent lettings agency is warning its own and all other landlords that they are particularly vulnerable to the growing threat...

One of the country’s most respected property lawyers is to discuss changes to rental processes live at a webinar tomorrow.  David Smith,...

With the housing market showing little sign of a slowdown, interest in auction properties also signals a busy year ahead. Here's my...

There’s been yet another deadline change for the revised Right To Rent rules. Temporary checks introduced at the height of the pandemic...

Nobody wants to have to end a tenancy with deductions from a tenancy deposit! Here we share our expert tips for landlords to pass...

The government has issued a new guide to ensure landlords do not discriminate while enforcing the Right To Rent regulations.  It applies...

A landlord has been fined £3,607 over properties that were so dangerous tenants’ lives were at risk. North Lincolnshire council brought a...

The Home Office has confirmed that landlords, letting agents and employers will be able to use certified new technology to digitally...

Landlords will have to foot the bill for the government’s energy efficiency proposals without any apparent tax or grant help. That’s the...

Purplebricks has denied speculation that it’s selling off its rental division and moving landlord clients to a new agency.  A company statement...

The Daily Telegraph is reporting that Purplebricks could face a bill of as much as £30m “after it put thousands of landlords...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Rajiv Singh |Founder & CEO RentOnCloud www.rentoncloud.com Tell me about RentOnCloud, what does...

If you let out holiday properties or have switched to Airbnb or similar platforms, tax inspectors may be coming for you. Accountancy...

A free service has been launched by the Nationwide to help landlords manage properties and get through the maze of laws and...

A specialist investment lender has set out tips for how landlords can succeed at flipping - purchasing homes and selling relatively...

A landlord has been prosecuted for a second time for breaches of Wirral council’s selective licensing scheme. The council’s housing standards team...

The Home Office has launched a new User Guide for Right To Rent, aimed at landlords and tenants. This guidance provides information...

Landlords facing upcoming changes to Right To Rent procedures should invest in automation to ease the red tape burden. That’s the call...

A digital platform that combines buy to let company formation, management and current accounts, has launched a special offer for landlords...

Activist group Generation Rent are telling tenants to use the slightest documentation error by landlords to avoid eviction. It claims as many...

Online lettings platform Mashroom says there are four tips for tenants who want to boost their credit ratings to have a...

A well-organised group of local landlords is threatening a city council with legal action over plans to expand a licensing scheme. The...

The Home Office has told agents that Right To Rent checks can continue to be conducted via video calls until June...

Landlords are not required to conduct retrospective Right to Rent verification on tenants who had a Covid-adjusted check since March 30...

Oliver Andrews, editor at Property Claim Assist, outlines why it’s vitally important for landlords to keep record during the current Covid...

A rogue landlord has been hit with a bill of £48,000 - a record for the council which brought the prosecution. Tariq...

The government should use today's ‘Tax Day’ consultation process to reform Capital Gains Tax so that it encourages a smaller, high...

Landlords trying to expand their portfolios can avoid delays caused by residential buyers taking advantage of the Chancellor's stamp duty extension by using four 'buy-to-let hacks', according to broker Mortgages for...

Lloyds Bank is considering entering the private rental sector as a landlord, according to a Financial Times scoop. The newspaper says it's...

Specialist buy to let broker Mortgages for Business says landlords buying now can use four tips to beat the chaos in the...

A new app is targeting tenants and says it allows them “to sort any issues at the click of a button.” The...

The government is being warned landlords won’t be able to meet new guidelines being set for Right To Rent once the Coronavirus...

An industry service supplier has revealed the scale of the backlog in possession cases which cannot be pursued to eviction because of...

It’s been confirmed that a new online system allowing landlords to check the Right to Rent status of prospective tenants will...

In March 2020, the Home Office made a number of changes to the Right to Rent scheme to make it easier...

The government has this week revealed temporary changes to the way landlords can check documents required for Right To Rent. There have...

When it comes to conveyancing for landlords and investors, the purchasing process itself doesn’t differ that much from residential conveyancing, there...

With new regulations and rules now in place for landlords, our in-house property experts outline their 10 essential safety requirements for...

New versions of a model private residential tenancy agreement and other landlord-critical documentation have been issued by the Scottish Government. There’s also...

There was a surge in demand for buy-to-let property in July, according to the latest data released by mortgage technology provider,...

A new website has been launched with a  view to helping landlords find quality tenants.  Using Tenancy Trust, landlords can invite reviews...

A buy-to-let landlord in Doncaster has lost an appeal at the High Court after he built an extension on a property...

With fraudulent mortgage applications up by 5% in 2019, anti-money laundering service, SmartSearch, has compiled some key things to consider to...

A new rent payment plan tool has been launched for landlords and tenants to agree a rent payment plan for arrears...

HMRC are suspending enquiries into taxpayers and businesses that are under investigation as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.  HMRC is writing...

Right to Rent checks has been temporarily adapted due to coronavirus, to make it easier for landlords to carry them out. Effective immediately,...

Former Liverpool FC star and England striker Daniel Sturridge is suing his ex-landlord for £100,000 after finding a Netflix account had...

A buy-to-let landlord has been ordered to pay just over £90,000 for repeatedly ignoring selective licensing laws in north London.  Stephen Ige...

Letting agents are being urged to do more to protect buy-to-let landlords by preparing now for the government’s plans to scrap Section...

Auctions are a great way to add to a buy-to-let portfolio, with a wide range of bargains often going under the...

As a buy-to-let landlord it is highly likely that you will have to pay tax. However, the rules on paying tax...

The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) has updated the notes on Form 6A, the document landlords use when...

The children are off school, which means the summer break has officially begun and people are gearing up for the holidays....

UK furniture brand, Happy Beds, surveyed 2,000 Brits to see what the common problems are that they face on moving in...

Buy-to-let landlords in Scotland are being urged to ensure that they protect tenancy deposits and seek legal advice if they are...

The level of fraudulent rental applications being received by letting agents is on the up, new research shows. The study by Benham...

There is a growing need to improve fraud detection in the private rented sector, according to Landlord Action. Paul Shamplina, the founder...

A buy-to-let landlord in Telford has been fined £1,000, ordered to pay £2,183 costs and a £100 victim surcharge after pleading...

Flatfair, the payment technology firm, believes that its deposit replacement scheme can help strengthen ties between landlords and tenants. The initiative, which...

Consumer organization Which? recently undertook a mystery-shopping exercise at 20 letting agents in England and Wales and unearthed some disappointed results,...

Platform has cut selected buy-to-let rates by up to 0.1%, while also announcing plans to scrap from next week restrictions on...