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A council has agreed a council tax rise of an additional 100% on second home and long-term empty homes, despite widespread...
26 March 2024
From: Breaking News
Homes Under The Hammer property expert Lucy Alexander is fronting a new campaign to identify empty homes and bring them back...
20 March 2024
From: Breaking News
Latest data from agency Chestertons reveals a 125 per cent increase in the number of landlords choosing to reduce asking rents...
12 March 2024
From: Breaking News
Cardiff council is proposing new measures to help bring long-term empty houses back into use. Tomorrow it’s considering introducing a council tax...
06 March 2024
From: Breaking News
Dorset councillors have approved proposals for a council tax premium on second homes and a tightening up on its existing premium...
19 February 2024
From: Breaking News
Labour-controlled Haringey Council in London says the owners of short lets and furnished holiday homes will be forced to pay double...
22 January 2024
From: Breaking News
The Scottish Government says rent controls - already existing as a so-called emergency measure - will become permanent. Scottish First Minister Humza...
07 September 2023
From: Breaking News
There are only a few days left for landlords to have input to a government consultation on council tax hikes for...
22 August 2023
From: Breaking News
The Generation Rent campaign has given its support to a call by London Mayor Sadiq Khan to be given powers to...
26 May 2023
From: Breaking News
An area has been identified for a two-year study of the impact which second homes, Airbnbs, other holiday lets and empty...
25 May 2023
From: Breaking News
The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, wants new powers to impose higher tax on empty homes - and even seize them...
24 May 2023
From: Breaking News
Councils are to be given powers to enact huge tax increases on second homes and empty properties, the Scottish Government proposes. New...
18 April 2023
From: Breaking News
The plans of many local authorities to double the council tax levels for second homes and some empty properties from April...
31 March 2023
From: Breaking News
According to the most recent statistics there are 676,452 vacant properties in England, nearly half a million of which have been...
18 March 2023
From: The Big Issues
The Portuguese government has announced sweeping measures, mostly against landlords, which some activists want introduced in the UK too. Portuguese Prime Minister...
20 February 2023
From: Breaking News
Landlords say housing standards in one of the UK’s biggest cities could sugar because of council tax changes for empty homes. Manchester’s...
14 February 2023
From: Breaking News
A £50m scheme to bring more empty homes back to life in Wales - but private land are excluded from applying. The...
02 February 2023
From: Breaking News
A new initiative offering private landlords £5,000 to £25,000 to let their properties through a council has been given the go...
09 January 2023
From: Breaking News
A prominent Tory thinker has suggested that English councils should be obliged to sell off an estimated 31,000 councils houses and...
24 October 2022
From: Breaking News
Unusual though it may be, a local authority is reaching out to landlords who may be struggling with their finances in...
29 September 2022
From: Breaking News
The National Residential Landlords Association has issued its formal congratulations to Simon Clarke, the new Housing Secretary. But Ben Beadle, NRLA chief...
08 September 2022
From: Breaking News
A council has launched an information pack as part of a wider project to address the issue of empty properties. The ‘Caerphilly...
07 July 2022
From: Breaking News
Details have been released of a scheme seeking to encourage private landlords to lease their properties to local councils. The scheme in...
19 May 2022
From: Breaking News
The Welsh Government has announced an increase to the maximum level of council tax premiums for second homes, as well as...
03 March 2022
From: Breaking News
A council is calling on landlords of empty properties to take the necessary actions to get their homes back into use...
01 March 2022
From: Breaking News
A poll of Conservative voters shows strong majorities for higher taxes on second homes and empty properties, and tougher demands on...
10 February 2022
From: Breaking News
Approaching one in four private landlords have suffered income losses as a result of the pandemic. As a result the sector’s trade...
27 January 2022
From: Breaking News
Councillors in a second home hotspot will be asked to decide on the level of council tax premium for the next...
26 November 2021
From: Breaking News
A leading politician in Wales has spoken out in favour of second homeowners, who are under increasing scrutiny in that country...
22 November 2021
From: Breaking News
ARLA Propertymark has issued five top tips to landlords whose properties may be left empty by tenants on holiday. ARLA president Maxine...
17 August 2021
From: Breaking News
Landlords in one part of England are being urged to get their properties back on the market or face inevitable council...
05 July 2021
From: Breaking News
A grant scheme helping buyers to get empty properties back into use has been relaunched in part of Wales. The Valleys Taskforce...
30 June 2021
From: Breaking News
Landlords across North Lincolnshire are being urged to get their properties back on the market or face inevitable council tax rises. It...
24 June 2021
From: Breaking News
Owners of apparently empty or under-utilised properties in a prime London area are being asked to bring them into use to...
01 March 2021
From: Breaking News
Thirty properties owned by private landlords have been let thanks to a new rent guarantee scheme run by a Midlands council. Let’s...
11 January 2021
From: Breaking News
South Tyneside council is considering a selective licensing in two areas of South Shields - and looks likely to ignore its...
29 October 2020
From: Breaking News
Private landlords in London have been forced to drop rents by up to 15% following a significant increase in the number...
29 May 2020
From: Breaking News
Back in 1940, when this country was again fighting a ruthless enemy, albeit of a very different kind to now, Winston...
22 April 2020
From: Breaking News
The children are off school, which means the summer break has officially begun and people are gearing up for the holidays....
25 July 2019
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Landlords now face the prospect of two unsuccessful tenant applications on average for every successful one, resulting in an increase in...
27 June 2019
From: Breaking News
A landlord has been ordered to pay £7,000 for neglecting the garden at one of his properties and allowing to become...
19 June 2019
From: Breaking News
The government is being urged to do more to address the ‘scourge’ of empty homes in England by supporting buy-to-let landlords...
13 March 2019
From: Breaking News
Councillors in Burnley are expected to extend the existing selective licensing schemes in Trinity, Gannow and Queensgate, as well as introduce...
07 February 2019
From: Breaking News
A 50% council tax increase could be on the way for owners of empty properties across many parts of the country...
07 December 2018
From: Breaking News
A new landlord reward scheme designed to increase the stock of private rented accommodation in the marketplace in Rochford, Essex, has...
23 October 2018
From: Breaking News
Private landlords are being offered money to help encourage them to restore their empty homes in the London borough of Barnet. Empty...
22 October 2018
From: Breaking News
If the rental income calculation on your BTL doesn’t stack up we can help. If you wish to finance a new...
27 July 2018
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Peterborough City Council has launched a new private rental scheme aimed at landlords who are looking for a long term tenant...
18 June 2018
From: Breaking News
According to official figures, more than 200,000 homes in England were empty for at least six months during 2016. In London,...
01 February 2018
From: Breaking News
The government’s proposal to cap tenancy deposits to six weeks’ rent will save many tenants money, given that a number of...
15 November 2017
From: Breaking News
A landlord in Burnley fears that he will be left with no choice but to board up and abandon his rental...
31 October 2017
From: Breaking News
As a buy-to-let property owner, the last thing you want is for your investment to be sitting empty. But it’s not...
09 June 2017
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Many private sector landlords see social housing tenancies as a higher risk than traditional rentals, and rising rents in the open...
10 February 2017
From: Breaking News
Owners of vacant homes in the Rochford district in Essex are being offered grants of up to £1,000 by Rochford District...
04 November 2016
From: Breaking News
Homeowners and prospective landlords across the Deepings and Bourne districts of Lincolnshire are being offered grants of up to £5,000 to...