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![Charity back on warpath about private rental standards](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/LandlordNews-400x310.png)
Citizens Advice has made further criticisms of the private rental sector and landlords. At the start of the year a spokesperson accused...
26 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Landlords’ views sought on Airbnb and short let restrictions](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/A%20surveyor's%20guide%20to%20finding%20a%20profitable%20HMO.jpg)
A controversial council has launched a 12 week consultation on its policies restricting Airbnb-style short lets. Edinburgh council insists that new Airbnb...
25 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Government warned not to allow ‘backdoor evictions’ when S21 goes](/upload/images/shutterstock_2039879495.jpg)
The government has been warned by a charity not to weaken its commitment to scrapping Section 21 by allowing ‘backdoor evictions’...
24 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Free rent for last two months of tenancy, demands renters group](/upload/images/shutterstock_2251240795(1).jpg)
An activist group supporting renters is calling for the final two months of a tenancy to be rent-free in a bid...
22 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Generation Rent claims ethnic minority tenants live in colder homes](/upload/images/shutterstock_1813500616.jpg)
Generation Rent research claims that minority ethnic communities are more likely to be living in colder homes that are more difficult...
19 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Pressure to be eco-friendly drives demand for new builds - claim](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/EPC-3-400x310.png)
A new sentiment survey by Knight Frank reveals a shift in housing preferences, with one-fifth of respondents expressing an interest in...
15 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![What Britain's Biggest Landlord Tells Its Tenants](/upload/images/shutterstock_1032274147.jpg)
Housing has emerged as a key talking point during Labour's first few days in government. This comes at a fractious time for...
13 July 2024
From: Agent Advice
![Labour - This Is What The Next Five Years Look Like](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyStats-400x310.png)
The biggest rental sector headline from Labour’s manifesto may well be its pledge for the “immediate” abolition of Section 21 eviction...
06 July 2024
From: Legislation & Compliance
![Tenants should ask landlords these questions, says Build To Rent giant](/upload/images/shutterstock_2110954577(1).jpg)
Build To Rent giant Grainger has issued a checklist of questions which it advises tenants to ask their landlords before agreeing...
27 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Call for more regulation over damp and mould in homes](/upload/images/shutterstock_2309743965.jpg)
A national trade body is calling for more regulation to shield people from the dangers of damp and mould in homes. The...
21 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Rayner wants EPC targets and bidding wars ban in new clampdown](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/_Banned-400x310.png)
Labour has stepped up its programme clamping down on what it calls “unscrupulous landlords strangling growth.” Specifically this means ending bidding wars,...
20 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![EPCs dismissed as “inaccurate” and “unhelpful”](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/Low_EPC-400x310.png)
Energy Performance Certificates can be riddled with inaccuracies and give unhelpful advice to property owners. That’s the view of consumer service...
20 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Labour Victory - Most landlords unfazed at prospect of Starmer win](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/LandlordNews-400x310.png)
A survey of over 1,000 landlords finds they appear largely reconciled to the election of a Labour government after 14 years...
18 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Pro-tenant activists slam Labour’s rental reform plans](/upload/images/shutterstock_1227135172(1).jpg)
Labour’s manifesto commitment to empower renters to challenge unreasonable rent increases has been slammed because it “would leave millions trapped in...
17 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Advice for Landlords on Energy Efficiency and Sustainability](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/Energy_Efficiency-400x310.png)
In September the Prime Minister announced that landlords will no longer be required to meet the minimum EPC minimum energy rating...
15 June 2024
From: Legislation & Compliance
![Shock Figures show New-Build levels plummeting further](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/HousePriceDrop-400x310.png)
The year to March 2024 saw the fewest new housing sites consented than during any 12-month period since the data collection...
15 June 2024
From: The Big Issues
![Radical EPC Targets and Rent Controls are latest party pledges](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/EnergyEfficiency_Savings-400x310.png)
Another raft of General Election pledges have been made to transform the private rental sector - this time from the Green...
13 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Rental Manifesto Wishlist - one letting agent chief's demands](/upload/images/shutterstock_1620606382.jpg)
Fiscal reform for the private rented sector We’ve already seen some landlords leaving the private rented sector because of substantially increased taxes....
08 June 2024
From: Agent Advice
![Are EPCs Accurate? Energy experts say recent criticism is unfair](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/EPC-2-400x310.png)
A group of energy professionals in the property sector are taking issue with a claim by consumer organisation Which? over the...
15 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Energy efficiency retrofit course ahead of Labour EPC rule changes](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/_EPC6-400x310.png)
The National Residential Landlords Association is introducing a new energy efficiency retrofitting course this summer - ahead of possible EPC rule...
15 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Landlord Alert: Section 21 court appeal’s far-reaching consequences](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Court-UK-400x310.png)
Landlord Alert: Section 21 appeal may have far-reaching consequences A case being considered by the Court of Appeal could have far reaching...
13 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![EPCs are often wrong and need major overhaul - Which?](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/_EPC5-400x310.png)
An influential consumer body is demanding a complete overhaul of Energy Performance Certificates. Which? says that with millions of households across the...
08 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Four Ways To Improve A Property’s Energy Performance Certificate](/upload/images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/boiler-energy-efficiency.jpg)
The Eco Experts have come up with four ways to improve a home’s Energy Performance Certificate. 1. Add an insulating jacket to...
04 May 2024
From: Legislation & Compliance
![Energy Efficiency - should rents be lower in poor EPC homes?](/upload/images/shutterstock_2442670631.jpg)
A housing industry group wants the energy efficiency of a social rented property to be factored into the rent the tenant...
02 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Landlords urged to apply for energy efficiency funds](/upload/images/shutterstock_2136807021.jpg)
A council is urging landlords of eligible properties to apply for energy efficient measures such as insulation, solar panels or heat...
26 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Renters Reform Bill - these are the amendments to watch](/upload/images/shutterstock_1059911315(1).jpg)
There are over 200 amendments to the Renters Reform Bill having its Third Reading in the Commons today. PropTech supplier Goodlord has...
24 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![How To Finance Different Types of Property Purchase](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/PropTech/PropTech2-400x310.png)
If you’re moving home and have either plenty of equity or savings you can use for a deposit, plus a decent...
20 April 2024
From: Tax & Finance
![Landlords Push On with Green Upgrades despite government U-turn](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/EPC-2-400x310.png)
Almost four in 10 portfolio landlords are continuing to upgrade their properties to EPC C or above, despite proposed regulations being...
17 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Tenants’ energy costs set to fall in coming months - lettings agency](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/EnergyEfficiency_Savings-400x310.png)
Rental growth in Britain has slowed says lettings agency Hamptons, with the average newly let rent rising 6.7% over the past...
17 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![HUG2 offers energy upgrades to landlords and other homeowners](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/_EPC4-400x310.png)
Phase two of the Home Upgrade Grant (HUG2) is a UK Government-funded scheme for properties in England that are not connected...
11 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Build To Rent deal emphasises eco-efficiency and wellbeing](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/Energy_EfficientHome-400x310.png)
A new housing deal will provide another 92 Build To Rent units run by Legal & General. The properties will be two,...
28 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Owners with solar panels claim improved heating and lower bills](/upload/images/shutterstock_2070531506.jpg)
New research from Halifax reveals that investing in solar panels leads to possible cost and energy savings for landlords and other...
22 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![How Technology is Transforming Property Management](/upload/images/adv-2021/sponsored-content/lendlord/Lendlord%20Article%201%2090x70.png)
The management of BTL properties, whether it's a modest collection of three units or a more sizable portfolio of fifteen, can...
15 March 2024
From: Sponsored Content
![Gove urged to force landlords into deals with tenants in arrears](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/LearningAgents-400x310.png)
A string of debt advice charities want Housing Secretary Michael Gove to go well beyond merely banning Section 21 in a...
14 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Locations slammed for failing to meet energy efficiency targets](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/Low_EPC-400x310.png)
New analysis claims that the North East of England has made “no progress on greening the highest-emissions homes in 13 years.” Meanwhile,...
12 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Bad landlords get short pricey licences - good landlords get the reverse](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/_licensing1-400x310.png)
A council is launching an innovative scheme whereby good landlords get long licences - and poor ones get short licences. Gloucester council...
12 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Advice for Landlords on Energy Efficiency and Sustainability](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/EPCx400x310.png)
In September the Prime Minister announced that landlords will no longer be required to meet the minimum EPC minimum energy rating...
09 March 2024
From: Agent Advice
![Call for eco-tax incentives to make landlords improve, and not sell](/upload/images/shutterstock_1060261916(2).jpg)
Rightmove is calling on Chancellor Jeremy Hunt to use next week’s Budget as an opportunity to incentivise landlords to make properties...
28 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Councillors make ‘breakthrough’ proposal for improving rental EPCs](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/EPC-2-400x310.png)
SNP councillors in Scotland have come up with an innovative suggestion to improve energy efficiency in private rental properties. They want councils...
27 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Buy To Let mortgage fixed rates fall as product choice rises](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Returning%20Homebuyer%20Show%20Scotland.png)
The buy to let mortgage sector has seen fixed rates fall to their lowest point since September 2022, according to analysis...
27 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![“My tenants will have to pay for licensing” warns landlord](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/_licensing-400x310.png)
A landlord has warned her local authority that high charges for licensing are unaffordable without the fee being passed on to...
20 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Lower-rate Green Mortgage deals offered to landlords](/upload/images/Sharp%20rise%20in%20property%20transaction%20fall-throught%20cost%20MortgageApplyNow_400x310.png)
Buy to let specialist lender Paragon Bank has introduced offers on its two-year fixed rate BTL mortgages, including its lowest rate...
16 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Selling Up? What to expect if you use a property auction](/upload/images/shutterstock_2118853796.jpg)
Landlords are selling up in significant volumes these days - partly to cash in on capital appreciation, but mostly thanks to...
10 February 2024
From: Agent Advice
![Possession Delays - court hold-ups still going on a year after reform pledge](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews3-400x310.png)
Landlord Action founder Paul Shamplina says landlords are still being hit by unacceptable delays in regaining possession of their properties. Shamplina has...
08 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Improved EPC will boost property’s sale value - new figures](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/EPC-2-400x310.png)
A comparison website claims that an improved rating for an Energy Performance Certificate now improves a property’s value. This is driven by...
07 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Beefed Up EPCs demanded by energy efficiency experts](/upload/images/EnergyEfficiency_Savings-400x310.png)
The Building Research Establishment - which undertakes research, advice, training, testing, certification and standards-setting for the housing sector - is calling...
05 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Buy To Let lender offers new green mortgage products to landlords](/upload/images/shutterstock_1640429362.jpg)
Buy To Let lender Paragon Bank has added five-year fixed-rate ‘green’ products to its range of BTL mortgages. Rates start at 4.89...
05 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Capital Gains Tax burden forces landlords to defer sales plans](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/TaxMan-400x310.png)
A new study by the National Residential Landlords Association suggests some landlords wanting to quit the private rental sector have deferred...
23 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Tough EPC targets to return despite Sunak’s U-turn - new warning](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/EPC-2-400x310.png)
There’s a warning this morning that stricter Energy Performance Certificate measures for the private rental sector may not have gone, after...
09 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Seven Ways to Make a Home More Energy Efficient in 2024](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/_EPC5-400x310.png)
With 3.5 million UK adults planning major home improvements in 2024, an energy expert has shared seven adjustments that can properties more sustainable. The...
06 January 2024
From: Legislation & Compliance
![Landlords without central heating offered financial incentives](/upload/images/shutterstock_2195215857.jpg)
Renters and landlords of properties without gas central heating can now get energy saving green measures installed free of charge or...
05 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Green Mortgages - are they a busted flush?](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/2_MortgageCalculated.png)
Awareness of green mortgages is dipping among buyers, according to new research. Almost two thirds of mortgage advisers say their clients have...
04 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Tax and Energy Efficiency tips dominate agent’s advice to landlords](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/TaxCoins-400x310.png)
Online rental platform Lettingaproperty is telling landlords to take a strategic approach to property management in 2024, to help tnavigate legislative...
29 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Over 90% of homes could meet EPC rating C or higher - claim](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/_EPC5-400x310.png)
A major property industry supplier claims that the housing sector could meet government targets to improve the Energy Performance Certificate ratings for homes. Landmark...
27 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Unknown Energy Costs could hurt tenants this winter](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/Low_EPC-400x310.png)
A lack of Energy Performance Certificate enforcement is putting tenants at risk from high energy costs or cold homes, according to...
23 December 2023
From: The Big Issues
![Landlords still upbeat despite challenges (apparently)](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/HappyLandlord-400x310.png)
Two-thirds of private landlords in the UK are optimistic about how their property investments will perform in the coming years -...
20 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Energy efficiency rental upgrades slump following government U-turn](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/EPC-2-400x310.png)
Three-quarters of landlords welcome the government’s decision in the autumn to scrap the proposal that all rental property must have an...
20 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Paragon launches nil-fee five-year BTL fixed-rate mortgages](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/2_MortgageCalculated.png)
Paragon Bank has launched new five-year fixed-rate buy-to-let mortgages with nil product fees. Rates start at 5.80 per cent and there is...
19 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![New energy ratings to provide EPCs - government consultation opens](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/Energy_Efficiency-400x310.png)
The government has launched a public consultation on a radical new UK home energy rating system to replace the long-standing Standard...
14 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![EPCs - Generation Rent and Labour Mayor slam landlords and government](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/Energy_Efficiency-400x310.png)
Generation Rent and London Mayor Sadiq Khan have jointly slammed landlords who do not improve the EPCs of their private rental...
05 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Good EPC Ratings - many buyers will pay more for energy efficiency](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/EPCx400x310.png)
New research shows that a significant number of buyers will pay more for a home with a good EPC rating. The study,...
01 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Landlords halt energy efficiency drive after Sunak U-turn](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/EPC-3-400x310.png)
Many landlords have dropped plans to improve the energy efficiency of their homes following the U-turn by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. In...
27 November 2023
From: Breaking News
![Really? Think tank claims almost all landlords want stricter EPCs](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/EPC-2-400x310.png)
Almost four fifths of landlords favour raising the Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards for private rental properties, a think tank claims. The Social...
27 November 2023
From: Breaking News
![Landlords lead on energy-efficiency despite Sunak U-turn](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/EPCx400x310.png)
Large upfront costs are deterring landlords and other home owners from making their homes more energy efficient, according to Lloyds Bank...
23 November 2023
From: Breaking News
![Big public switch to more energy-efficient homes, claims developer](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/Energy_Efficiency-400x310.png)
A house building firm claims more people want to move to increasingly energy-efficient homes. A survey by Redrow shows that 26 per...
22 November 2023
From: Breaking News
![Sunak’s EPC U-turn slows landlord exodus as gloom lifts](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/HappyLandlord-400x310.png)
Landlord confidence has improved over the course of the past quarter according to a respected quarterly sentiment survey. The Q3 2023 BVA...
17 November 2023
From: Breaking News
![Offset EPC improvements against landlord income - plea to government](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/_EPC4-400x310.png)
A new study claims that two thirds of privately rented homes require urgent energy efficiency improvements - and that landlords need...
16 November 2023
From: Breaking News
![Desperate plea for private landlords to help social housing shortfall](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews3-400x310.png)
Help2Rent, a social housing platform that matches housing list tenants with available homes, has made a desperate plea to private landlords. An...
14 November 2023
From: Breaking News
![EPC U-turn: top experts say Eco targets must be reinstated](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/Energy_Efficiency-400x310.png)
The respected engineering institution the Building Research Establishment says the government must row back from its recent U-turn on rental property...
27 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![EPC Probe: out of 1,300 rental homes only 12 non-compliance notices](/upload/images/shutterstock_622874000.jpg)
A council is warning landlords they face penalty notices if their properties fail to comply with recent legislation that seeks to...
23 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![MPs demand EPC rules for landlords be tightened once again](/upload/images/MobileEcoHome-400x310.png)
MPs from a range of opposition parties are pressing the government to reinstate the stricter energy efficiency rules for landlords, recently...
20 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![Gobsmacked! EPC changes backed by prominent property analyst](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/EPC-2-400x310.png)
A prominent property market analyst says he was “gobsmacked” to hear Prime Minister Rishi Sunak tone down the energy efficiency requirements...
16 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![New app to improve communication between tenant and landlord](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Portal_Agents-400x310.png)
Lendlord, a platform for the property investment space, has launched a Tenants App to streamline the way renters communicate with landlords. The...
10 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![Tenants given powers to force EPC upgrades on landlords - proposal](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/EPC-2-400x310.png)
The Green Party wants private tenants to be able to force landlords to improve the energy efficiency of homes. The scheme -...
09 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![Nationalise private rental homes, demands new manifesto](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/LearningAgents-400x310.png)
A collection of pressure groups, fronted by Generation Rent, wants all private rental homes going on sale to be offered first...
06 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![Sunak has “let landlords off the hook” over EPC reform](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/EPC-3-400x310.png)
There’s been a strong personal attack on Prime Minister Rishi Sunak by anti-landlord activists over the subject of energy efficiency. The Generation...
05 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![New Buy To Let mortgage is lender’s lowest rate for a year](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/BTL400x310.png)
Paragon Bank has announced a 4.69 per cent five-year fixed-rate buy to let mortgage, marking the lender’s lowest rate for this...
29 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Boiler Ban Delay - huge public support according to survey](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/BoilerInspection_1-400x310.png)
News that a ban on oil and LPG boiler installations has been pushed back 10 years has been welcomed by the...
28 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Who knows how a heatpump works?](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews2-400x310.png)
New figures reveal the typical Briton’s lack of knowledge around energy efficiency issues in the home. The research found that only 35...
27 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![EPCs - two thirds of homes have poor ratings in some areas](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/Low_EPC-400x310.png)
A new survey has revealed the regional breakdown of EPC ratings in residential properties. Region Number of Lodgements (homes) Percentage of properties (D - G...
26 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Sunak quietly drops another energy benchmark over the weekend](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews-400x310.png)
The government's energy efficiency taskforce was quietly disbanded over the weekend, the BBC says. The taskforce was set up in March to...
25 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Millions already spent by landlords on EPC rules scrapped by Sunak](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/_EPC4-400x310.png)
Research from Shawbrook shows how many landlords have spent money preparing for EPC changes which are now not going to happen. A...
25 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Scrapping new EPC targets is not the end of the matter - NRLA](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews1-400x310.png)
The National Residential Landlords Association is warning that Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s scrapping of revised EPC targets at the end of...
25 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Shamplina Speaks: Government must safeguard the PRS](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Special%20Logo's/Paul%20Shamplina.png)
The government must safeguard the private rented sector and the only way to do that is to lend its support to...
23 September 2023
From: Rental Reform
![Sunak’s Eco U-turn offers hope for beleaguered landlords](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/LandlordNews-400x310.png)
The u-turn by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on green policies may be seen by some landlords as a rare piece of...
22 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Eco U-turn Welcomed … but private rental sector still needs a plan](/upload/images/shutterstock_593389664.jpg)
There’s been widespread relief at the government’s eco U-turn which may lead to thousands of pounds of savings for landlords. Prime Minister...
21 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Landlords should offer ‘easy repayment’ arrears, says charity](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Property%20Budget.jpg)
A new poll from the StepChange Debt Charity claims that over a third of private renters have used some form of...
21 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Generation Rent overheats about Sunak’s “cruel” EPC Backtrack](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/EPC-2-400x310.png)
While many sections of the property industry welcome the change of tone in Rishi Sunak’s approach to green issues, one group...
21 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![EPC changes binned as Sunak makes eco U-turn](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/_EPC5-400x310.png)
Under revised plans, the Government will: - Scrap policies to force landlords to upgrade the energy efficiency of their properties, but instead...
20 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![What’s your buy-to-let worth?](/upload/images/adv-2021/sponsored-content/Open%20Property%20Group/OPG_SC_140923.png)
As the ‘big buy-to-let’ sell off gathers momentum, we take a look ways you can guestimate the value of your rental...
14 September 2023
From: Sponsored Content
![Strict New Guidelines for landlords over Damp and Mould](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Misc/Mould-400x310.png)
New directives issued by the government put the emphasis firmly on private landlords to take responsibility for issues of damp and...
08 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Lowest mortgage rates for landlords are tied to good EPC ratings](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/Energy_Efficiency-400x310.png)
Paragon Bank is the latest to reduce mortgage rates for landlords. It’s cut rates across 22 buy-to-let mortgage products, with fixed deals...
08 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![EPC Reform - government must give massive incentives, says Rightmove](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/_EPC5-400x310.png)
An analysis conducted over the summer by Rightmove suggests it could take literally decades for the private rental sector to conform...
05 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![EPCs and Energy Efficiency - the need for clarity](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/EPC-2-400x310.png)
Landlords are operating in a fog when it comes to the Government’s thinking on the future of energy efficiency standards for...
02 September 2023
From: The Big Issues
![Top DJ trolled after social media post about EPC changes](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/_EPC6-400x310.png)
One of Britain's best known DJs has taken to social media to highlight what she sees as the unfair government policy...
30 August 2023
From: Breaking News
![Airbnb Regulation - Last-ditch bid to stop “laughing stock” rules](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/shutterstock_2198282283.jpg)
Trade bodies and short let landlords have made a last-ditch appeal to politicians to stop new rules which could see the...
29 August 2023
From: Breaking News
![Who Cares About EPCs? - just 2% of agents “always” asked by tenants](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/Low_EPC-400x310.png)
Only two per cent of Propertymark letting agents say tenants “always” want to know the EPC rating on a property they...
21 August 2023
From: Breaking News
In the ever-evolving landscape of rental property management, UK landlords are facing significant changes. Most recently these changes include new energy...