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Michael Gove’s Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities hit back overnight at critics of the government’s Renters Reform Bill. The Bill...

A landlord faces a hefty jail sentence unless she finds over £50,000 in the next three months - and on top...

An online lettings platform claims to have launched the first “end-to-end self-service lettings platform” which could save landlords around £3,800. Hello Neighbour...

Landlords have only until Friday to give their views on a controversial licensing consultation from a council known for its aggressive...

HMRC is today launching a pilot scheme for Making Tax Digital, the controversial proposal for quarterly reporting for landlords and the...

If you’re moving home and have either plenty of equity or savings you can use for a deposit, plus a decent...

Nick Woodward, director of lettings at Essential Living, gives insights into why renting may be the best option for many. 1. Responsibility...

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

Generation Rent claims a proposed government amendment to the Renters Reform Bill may ‘trap’ victims of domestic abuse. Generation Rent - which...

Consultation time is short for landlords wanting to comment on a new licensing scheme proposed for Scunthorpe. The public consultation closes at...

Renters are typically staying in their properties for a third longer than they did four years ago, says the Deposit Protection...

The latest official government rent index shows that average private rents across the UK as a whole increased by 9.2% in...

Over half of current home owners with adult children have or expect to help their children financially to buy a property...

National Landlord Investment Show has announced that the former Leader of the Conservative Party, the Rt Hon Sir Iain Duncan Smith,...

Twenty twenty-four is a pivotal year for landlords in the Private Rented Sector (PRS). It is still the Government’s aim that...

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

Another council is looking for landlords with rental properties to match them with prospective tenants who are ready to move in....

The National Residential Landlords Association has partnered with GetGround, a property investment platform for buy-to-let landlords looking to find, structure, and...

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

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

A prominent lettings sector expert is blaming the media for anti-landlord sentiment and a rise in tenancy disputes. Gina Peters, Head of...

A council is looking to work with more private landlords to help reduce homelessness. Over the past few years Shropshire council has...

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

Three webinars next week will cover key aspects of deposit disputes between landlords and tenants. They’re organised by the Deposit Protection Service...

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

The launch of the Agricultural Landlord and Tenant Code of Practice is “a really good start” says the National Farmers Union. The...

Homeowners in Caerphilly, including private landlords, can access funding to make their properties more energy efficient. Caerphilly council recently approved a new...

Activists are beginning to pile pressure on London Labour Mayor Sadiq Khan, claiming the public will be disappointed if he toes...

The Generation Rent activist group is placing its hopes for pro-renter policies on newly-elected Metro Mayors, who will be elected on...

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

According to a poll of 1,476 renters by SpareRoom the ongoing housing crisis (85%) tops the list of key priorities to...

Property logbook company Chimni is trialling a new form of Digital Property Logbook aimed at the rental markets.   The new logbooks...

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

Burnley council says it’s considered the findings of a six-week public consultation and is set to increase planning controls over the...

New research from specialist lender Aldermore shows that 69% of private tenants feel they have a ‘good landlord’.  This bucks the traditional...

The abolition of Section 21 evictions will be a disaster without improvement to the courts system, a property industry chief insists.  Ian...

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

The government has written to Conservative MPs promising changes to the Renters Reform Bill to ease concerns over its anti-landlord bias. Amendments...

Changes to empty home council tax rates could generate an additional £540m from Monday, a lettings agency claims. Since April 2013, billing...

The substantial majority of tenants are completely unaware of the Renters reform Bill, despite high profile PR campaigns about it from...

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

Trading Standards has defended the introduction of ‘material information’ requirements on details of properties for sale, after a conveyancer warned landlords...

Landlords can benefit from a wealth of free training, courtesy of a north of England council. Cumberland council is providing the training...

It’s all change at the start of the new tax year, and with so many tweaks to so many rules, it’s...

A charity representing older people has taken up almost all of the key demands of activist group Generation Rent. Independent Age says...

New research from Halifax reveals that investing in solar panels leads to possible cost and energy savings for landlords and other...

Anonymous reports of energy theft have skyrocketed by 62% since 2021, Crimestoppers’ figures reveal.  In 2023 alone, the charity received 11,552 reports...

A think tank is urging the UK government to consider tax perks for private renters to help them save faster for...

Slowing inflation may - just may - lead the way for reduced interest rates. The headline inflation rate is now just 3.4%,...

HM Revenue and Customs has done a rapid U-turn on a decision to close its self-assessment telephone helpline for half the...

Some of the biggest names in the trade, lending and advisory sectors have produced a report outlining the vast significance that...

Rental growth continued to cool in February, says the latest market snapshot from lettings agency Hamptons.   Last month, the average rent on...

A personal finance company has attempted to quantify the costs of pet damage at a property.  Novuna polled over 2,000 UK homeowners...

The Chancellor has rendered hundreds of lettings businesses unviable overnight as a result of his Budget tax clampdown. That’s the view of...

Renting affects the resilience of all age groups.  Only one fifth of Millennial/Gen Z households who rent are on track for a...

Lots and lots, is the short answer. I think the more you know, the more you're armed with information and knowledge,...

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

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

Some 40% of residential landlords with a mortgage - fixed, tracker or discount - are due to renew their mortgage rate...

A council says a new bond scheme designed to increase the quality and availability of affordable housing for private renters across...

We are thrilled to report that the first National Landlord Investment Show of 2024 in London on March 6 was a...

Airbnb is banning the use of security cameras inside rental properties from the end of April. Airbnb currently allows security cameras in...

If interest rate rises weren’t enough to drive landlords out the market, mounting maintenance costs could be. Various studies and surveys have...

The chief executive of a short lets service says Chancellor Jeremy Hunt is wrong to think penalising landlords will help solve...

UK house prices rose for the fifth consecutive month in February, up by 0.4 per cent or £1,091 in cash terms,...

In September the Prime Minister announced that landlords will no longer be required to meet the minimum EPC minimum energy rating...

The latest index, from the Halifax, shows house prices rose 0.4 per cent in February – the fifth consecutive monthly increase....

Agents’ trade body Propertymark has called for equal parity between short-term lets and the private rented sector to ensure they meet...

Landlords are being accused by academics of under-estimating the cost of allowing pets, and under-estimating their financial benefits. A new report commissioned...

The National Residential Landlords Association has slammed yesterday’s lacklustre Budget as a missed opportunity. Yesterday’s announcements - like to be the last...

Liverpool council and Merseyside Police have secured the eviction of a private tenant making life ‘a nightmare’ for the local community. The...

In a final call on the Chancellor to help the private rental sector in today’s Budget, the National Residential Landlords Association...

Cardiff council is proposing new measures to help bring long-term empty houses back into use. Tomorrow it’s considering introducing a council tax...

Buy to let lender Aldermore has named Bristol, as the best city for landlords to invest in for 2024.  Manchester, Coventry, Brighton...

A property industry commentator has set out what he calls a plan of action to rejuvenate the buy to let sector. Jonathan...

A controversial proposal for a £300m tax grab on landlords appears to closely follow a policy suggestion put forward by activists...

London Mayor Sadiq Khan is demanding the government finally abolish Section 21 eviction powers - and claims over 30,000 households in...

Yet another council is consulting on whether to continue a selective licensing scheme. The scheme applies to several areas of Burnley and...

A leader of the Renters Reform Coalition activist lobby has made a specific targeted attack on the motives and honesty of...

The Budget on Wednesday will contain a £300m tax raid on the private rental sector according to a report this morning...

Like a parent whose kids expected half term in Disneyland, Jeremy Hunt is spending the week managing expectations – and crushing...

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

Activist group Generation Rent has described the latest homelessness data from the government as showing “a whole new level of horror.” It...

An analysis of government data suggests that potential first time buyers have failed to take advantage of literally hundreds of millions...

The letting agents’ trade body has made the unexpected move of calling on banks to cut mortgage rates. Rates are typically decided...

Generation Rent has issued an angry statement about amendments to the Renters Reform Bill - just as one MP says agreement...

A prominent lawyer has stepped up her criticisms of Housing Secretary Michael Gove and his attacks on buy to let and...

Media outlets in Scotland are reporting that Edinburgh council is considering charging short let landlords for bin collections. The plans are to be...

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

Government proposals on limiting short lets "fall a long way short of what's needed and will do nothing to put right...

A council is reminding prospective tenants about the importance of making sure their next shared rental is licensed as a house...

Rental sector and property industry views are split over the controversial idea of allowing first time buyers to put down a...

The Generation Rent group has thrown its weight behind a ban on mortgages for holiday homes buyers - and its chief...

Labour deputy leader and shadow housing secretary Angela Rayner says she is not ashamed to have brought her council house at...

Countryside campaigning charity CPRE has given a warm welcome to Michael Gove’s clampdown on short lets. Last week Housing Secretary Gove announced...

The government’s proposal to introduce a new one per cent deposit mortgage scheme to help young people onto the property ladder...

One of the biggest parts of buying a holiday home is securing a holiday let mortgage which can differ substantially to...

Reversing the tax penalties imposed on buy to let landlords in recent years would reduce the impact of short lets on...

A council is asking landlords to sign a document declaring they are letting safe and compliant properties. Dorset council has launched the...

The National Residential Landlords Association will jointly host a networking and information session with homelessness charity Crisis. It will take place on...