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The ESPC property portal has announced a free buy to let Insights and Advice event on Thursday May 9, for aspiring...

Detached homes in Wales are the slowest property types to sell across the UK and take an average of 92 days...

A new version of research first released in May 2023 once again lashes some MPs for being landlords. 38 Degrees - an...

Only 2% of current properties listed for sale in London have a tenant in situ, according to lettings agency Benham and...

A property industry group wants to restrict the private letting of properties bought in the future via the Right To Buy...

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

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

An activist group says any future Labour government should introduce a beefed-up version of the Renters Reform Bill - whether or...

Paragon Bank’s analysis of its lending data has revealed the top 10 locations for investment by portfolio buy-to-let landlords, those with...

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

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

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

A landlord referred to only as ‘Mr Gurung’ has been named by two councils as being penalised £3,000 for an overcrowded...

Landlords who paid Capital Gains Tax at 28% - before the Chancellor reduced it to 24% in this month’s Budget -...

Homes Under The Hammer property expert Lucy Alexander is fronting a new campaign to identify empty homes and bring them back...

The average price of property coming to the market for sale rises by 1.5% (+£5,279) this month to £368,118, as the...

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

A prominent agent who advises many landlord clients says the Capital Gains Tax cuts announced in the Budget are too small...

A landlord who illegally converted a property into six flats has been ordered to pay more than £220,000. A previous unlawful change...

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

A prominent Green Party politician is arguing for rent controls - and accuses Labour of watering down its commitment to the...

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....

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

The government has confirmed that Making Tax Digital for Income Tax Self Assessment (MTD for ITSA) will cost landlords both extra money...

Landlords selling up because of rising taxes and unaffordable regulations are being advised not to be over ambitious with asking prices.  Tim...

Campaigning charity Shelter - which has frequently been critical of landlords and their alleged treatment of poorer tenants - is advertising...

I’m not especially political and certainly carry no candle for one flavour or another. I might argue that they’re all pretty...

Although SDLT receipts have been volatile in recent years, the property tax’s effectiveness as a revenue-raiser for the Government is not...

Landlords seeking capital appreciation will be encouraged from two new housing market surveys - one showing a surprise rise in house...

One of the MPs behind the disastrous mini-Budget - which directly led to soaring interest rates - is to stand down...

Most home owners, including landlords, have experienced obstacles that have prevented them from carrying out energy efficiencies on their properties. That’s according...

One might immediately answer 'no' to this question, but does the HMO property industry possess adequate understanding of this delicate subject...

The government may be keen on scrapping Section 21 powers for private landlords but it’s getting much tougher on social housing...

The average price of a home in Wales fell to £234,086 at the end 2023 following continued economic and financial pressures,...

A majority of Buy to Let landlords have been focused on growing property portfolios in the last 12 months, and not...

A flamboyant property in Oxford which has been the subject of a decades-long planning dispute has been removed from Airbnb by...

Some local authorities are quick to criticise private landlords for trying to avoid rent arrears but it appears councils themselves have...

A new study by the National Residential Landlords Association suggests some landlords wanting to quit the private rental sector have deferred...

A prominent analyst says the threat of rising inflation caused by the Red Sea shipping attacks - on top of this...

The yo-yo economic news is now casting doubt on whether the Bank of England will cut base rate as quickly as...

Another house price index has indicated a gentle rise in capital appreciation coming through at the end of 2023. Richard Sexton, director...

A Labour-controlled council is inviting private rental sector representatives to a round-table event which it pledges will not be a talking...

A London council has prosecuted a landlord for failing to carry out repairs on his property and causing a severe health...

Escalating rents have led many first time buyers to adjust their property expectations and accept smaller homes when they purchase, a...

There’s no prospect of a rapid recovery for the housing market in 2024 despite some green shoots appearing. The warning comes from...

New data from HM Revenue and Customs reveals a 22 per cent annual drop in residential transactions in the year to...

According to a London property management company, the profile of renters in prime London is varying hugely.  Glenfield Property Management says that...

A London lettings agency has been expelled from The Property Ombudsman for not paying compensation to a landlord following a failure...

The latest RICS Residential Survey, out today, points to an improved outlook for the housing market, with the more optimistic sentiment...

A prominent tax consultancy says landlords who transferred their rental properties in a company in 2017/18 are being targeted by HMRC. It’s...

Tenants value location, flexibility and direct landlord relationships according to new research from specialist lending bank OSB Group.  The Future Tenant Standard...

London’s ultra-prime rental market has returned this year to pre-Covid levels for the first time, an agency claims. Beauchamp Estates - using...

London Labour Mayor Sadiq Khan and the leader of activist group Generation Rent have teamed up for an anti-damp and mouldy...

There are some 141,245 second homes in England and Wales, new figures show.  Flats are the most common type of second home,...

As the dark nights draw in, condensation issues start to emerge, bringing with it the possibility of mildew and mould forming...

Good news for landlords earning under £30,000 a year - they will not have to use the HMRC’s Making Tax Digital...

Large upfront costs are deterring landlords and other home owners from making their homes more energy efficient, according to Lloyds Bank...

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

A senior Labour MP associated with the moderate wing of the party says private rental properties should be confiscated from serial...

A prominent lettings agent says he can see why tenants have lost faith in the government following delays in the banning...

A third of landlords have suggested they are considering retiring or quitting the sector because of attacks and obstacles in the...

A new survey suggests that over three fifths of landlords say private renting is becoming less attractive as an investment option. The...

The Bank of England has left its base interest rate unchanged at 5.25 per cent. Its Monetary Policy Committee, which decides the...

The Renters Reform Bill could end up with landlords going bankrupt, a housing law specialist is warning. Des Taylor, director of compliance...

A landlord has been found guilty of operating eight unlicensed HMOs and a range of breaches of the HMO Management Regulations. Northampton...

The latest rent rise figure produced by the government has triggered an angry response from one of Britain’s top agents. Greg Tsuman,...

Airbnb hosts - even those using just a spare room for occasional letting - will be amongst those subject to new...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Louis Musgrove – Group Managing Director   What is Southernbrook Lettings and...

Who are you, and what does it say on your business card? I'm Ashley Day, the Director of Bristol Property Centre.   What is...

The National Residential Landlords Association has suspended its link with Less Tax 4 Landlords. This follows publicity surrounding Less Tax 4 Landlords...

A controversial consultation document about rent controls is proposing that Build To Rent operators be exempt from the caps which may...

HMRC has contacted Landlord Today to draw attention to new guidance it has issued over a tax avoidance scheme aimed at...

A rogue landlord and his company have been found guilty of failing to licence an HMO and breaches of management regulations. Broadland...

A family of landlords have been jailed for a total of 31 years after committing horrific violence against tenants and in...

While many sections of the property industry welcome the change of tone in Rishi Sunak’s approach to green issues, one group...

The latest government figures on the private rental sector show rents rose 5.5 per cent in the 12 months to August,...

The Generation Rent activist group is urging its supporters to email MPs to protest about delays in the parliamentary progress of...

Research by Quickmove Properties estimate that, despite changes to stamp duty thresholds implemented last September designed to save homebuyers money, the...

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

If you live in a rented home, you’ll know the struggles of wanting to make your home feel like your own...

One of Britain's best known DJs has taken to social media to highlight what she sees as the unfair government policy...

A bank chief has used a national newspaper interview to make a stand in favour of buy to let landlords and...

Families opt to rent so they can move fast to buy a home close to London’s top schools, according to a...

Buy-to-let landlords with property assets held in a company could be taking advantage of the current dip in house prices to...

Some 80,460 homes across England and Wales are registered to companies located in offshore tax havens. They are worth an estimated £39.8...

Hawks Properties Limited has been expelled from The Property Ombudsman scheme for failing to honour a compensation award. The agency - with...

An Airbnb flat owner in Scotland has been refused access to let out her flat because it is in a block...

Home Secretary Suella Braverman has been accused of using landlords to do her dirty work for her. In a response to the...

Landlords who allow rental properties to be let to migrants who do not have the right to be in the UK...

Sheffield council has prosecuted a rogue landlord for a second time after he was failing to provide appropriate documentation to a...

A prominent lettings industry figure has summed up the continuing rental market frenzy in three words - “the madness continues.” Andy Halstead, HomeLet &...

The challenges facing the property market right now are well reported; from rising interest rates pushing up mortgage payments to a...

Mulberry Real Estate Ltd, and its director, David Bryant, who are landlords of properties in Cardiff, have been fined for a...

Almost one in five renters say high mortgage rates mean they can’t afford to buy now and have put purchase plans...

Nirpaul Riat’s career as a rogue landlord has ended after judges in London fined him £300,000 following two decades of managing...

The increasing likelihood that the private rental sector will be obliged to allow more pets into lets simply demonstrates the need...

Data from the English Housing Survey suggests that the number of English owners of second homes in Europe has fallen again. The...

A prominent Labour councillor in Liverpool has told the local media: “Parts of Liverpool are blighted by landlords who treat the...

A long-standing tax consultancy has raised the spectre of too much Stamp Duty ha wing been paid thanks to mistakes made...