A portfolio landlord’s deal for an £11m re-financing package has been struck with a bank. The landlord was looking to refinance 63...
Archive

A trade body is warning that landlords may face a new challenge if, as expected, the government agrees a controversial expansion...
17 August 2022
From: Breaking News

In an unexpected statement from the government it’s been announced that social housing residents will be able to get training and support...
16 August 2022
From: Breaking News

New research from an online buy to let mortgage broker shows that average rates for some typical deals favoured by landlords...
16 August 2022
From: Breaking News

New government figures show 3,405 households in the private rented sector were evicted by bailiffs in England between April and June this year...
15 August 2022
From: Breaking News

Data released by the Tenancy Deposit Service shows that the number of deposits protected has increased across the whole of the...
10 August 2022
From: Breaking News

In what has been described as a ‘first’ by the local authority concerned, a rogue landlord has been banned from letting...
09 August 2022
From: Breaking News

House prices fell marginally by 0.1 per cent in July – the first decrease since June 2021, says the Halifax. Annual rate...
08 August 2022
From: Breaking News

The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee has announced that base rate is rising from 1.25 to 1.75 per cent. The rate is now...
04 August 2022
From: Breaking News

Voids hit what has been described as an historic low in recent weeks, according to PropTech firm Goodlord. It says the average...
04 August 2022
From: Breaking News

The government has issued detailed guidance ahead of a change in the law around smoke and carbon monoxide alarms coming into...
03 August 2022
From: Breaking News

Annual house price growth in the UK accelerated to 11 per cent last month, a smidgeon up on June’s 10.7 per...
03 August 2022
From: Breaking News

Who are you? My name is Jason Harris-Cohen and I am the Managing Director of Open Property Group. What is your company and...
02 August 2022
From: 60 Second Interview

Bristol’s Labour council has made a name for itself with policies shifting power from landlords to tenants. Earlier this year the Mayor,...
02 August 2022
From: Breaking News

A council in Wales is warning landlords that enforcement action is on its way for those who fail to meet Minimum...
02 August 2022
From: Breaking News

Renters are being placed at unnecessary risk due to a delay in reforms that would allegedly give them greater protection, it’s...
02 August 2022
From: Breaking News

Shelter has again linked private rental evictions to the rising levels of homelessness. The campaigning charity says government figures released show 74,230...
02 August 2022
From: Breaking News

A group of health and safety experts has created a guide to help landlords understand major rental reform being introduced in...
28 July 2022
From: Breaking News

Letting agents have come out with figures to back up an argument that landlords have been making for some time -...
27 July 2022
From: Breaking News

A new analysis of household energy consumption has found that a combination of green technologies could reduce bills by up to...
22 July 2022
From: Breaking News

Landlords in London contributed to an extraordinary £440m in stamp duty paid on purchases in the first six months since the...
21 July 2022
From: Breaking News

A senior figure at the Bank of England is warning that base rate could rise to 2.0 per cent or more...
20 July 2022
From: Breaking News

A mortgage lender’s buy to let market index shows yields slightly dipping. Fleet Mortgages’ regional snapshot covers all areas of England and...
19 July 2022
From: Breaking News

Holiday lets and second homes in one hotspot in the UK have not, after all, impacted on house prices and affordability,...
19 July 2022
From: Breaking News

New forecasts from an energy industry consultancy suggests that the average domestic consumer’s energy bills could soar to £3,363 a year...
19 July 2022
From: Breaking News

Any restrictions on Airbnb and other short lets platforms will hit millions in the UK, according to the people behind new...
18 July 2022
From: Breaking News

The latest rentals market snapshot by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors gives the now-familiar story of how demand is far...
15 July 2022
From: Breaking News

The next Prime Minister must address the supply crisis in the private rented sector if homeownership ambitions are to become a...
15 July 2022
From: Breaking News

New research showed a large month-on-month increase in the cost of typical buy to let fixed rate mortgages popular with landlords. Online...
14 July 2022
From: Breaking News

The continuing rent rises seen across much of the country are outpacing increases in interest rates, it’s been claimed. Property website Home,...
14 July 2022
From: Breaking News

Landlords are being invited to join the advisory council of the country’s largest lettings redress scheme. The Property Redress Scheme covers more...
12 July 2022
From: Breaking News

The latest English Housing Survey report on the private rental sector gives the lie to the perception that most tenants are...
11 July 2022
From: Breaking News

A landlord has been fined and must pay compensation after being involved in an illegal eviction. The landlord - Tahir Aziz - was...
11 July 2022
From: Breaking News
/parliament400x310.png)
Our politics seems pretty broken to me and whilst I don’t wish to take a side between one flavour or the...
09 July 2022
From: Agent Advice

Unscrupulous landlords in the ‘exempt rental’ niche will be driven out by a new clampdown, the government insists. The exempt sector provides...
05 July 2022
From: Breaking News

Rents rose by an average of 2.8 per cent during June, taking the average cost of a rental property in England...
04 July 2022
From: Breaking News

Annual house price growth slowed slightly last month, dipping to 10.7 in June from 11.2 per cent in May, according to...
01 July 2022
From: Breaking News

A review into the effect of short-term lets has been launched by the government. The government says future policies could involve physical...
30 June 2022
From: Breaking News

The government's ban on charging ground rent on leases in England and Wales comes into force today. Only a peppercorn ground rent...
29 June 2022
From: Breaking News

A prominent agency has revised its market forecast for the rest of 2022 and says prices will rise more and for...
27 June 2022
From: Breaking News

Private rental properties are now “far safer” than before thanks to recent legislation, according to the charity Electrical Safety First. Since five-year...
24 June 2022
From: Breaking News

New figures indicate the ongoing growth of buy to let. Analysing data on additional property purchases made in the financial year 2020/21,...
23 June 2022
From: Breaking News

The number of households taking lodgers has declined in recent years according to new research. The number of homes taking one lodger...
22 June 2022
From: Breaking News

Energy bills have increased for around 22 million energy consumers – and they’re expected to escalate again later this year when...
21 June 2022
From: Legislation, Regulation & Compliance

The most recent interest rate rise has swung the balance making it cheaper to rent than to buy, according to lettings...
21 June 2022
From: Breaking News

A trade body is calling for a partnership with the government to push the domestic heating market towards heat pumps as...
20 June 2022
From: Breaking News

Trade bodies have vigorously lobbied government during the two and a half year process leading to the delivery of the Fairer...
18 June 2022
From: Rental Reform

One of the highest profile advocates of widespread reform in the private rental sector has been Baroness Alicia Kennedy, director of...
18 June 2022
From: Rental Reform

The campaigning charity Shelter - once a critic of government policies over letting agents and landlords - has given a ringing...
17 June 2022
From: Breaking News

The latest Bank of England base rate increase will serve only to increase the pain on landlords, it’s been claimed. This is...
17 June 2022
From: Breaking News

An online rental platform suggests almost a third of rental homes may be deemed unaffordable. Ocasa, using Office for National Statistics data,...
15 June 2022
From: Breaking News

The Bank of England is this week expected to increase base rate for the fifth time in a row. The Bank’s monetary...
14 June 2022
From: Breaking News

The John Lewis Partnership is to offer short- and long-term lets when it builds flats to rent at three locations in...
13 June 2022
From: Breaking News

New research shows that, since 2016, the average stamp duty payment on buy to let homes has increased by £11,848 in...
10 June 2022
From: Breaking News

It’s been confirmed that Prime Minister Boris Johnson is to announce plans to extend the Right To Buy to housing associations. Under...
08 June 2022
From: Breaking News

May saw a slight slowing in the rate of annual house price growth to 11.2 per cent from 12.1 per cent...
06 June 2022
From: Breaking News
/ParliamentView-400x310.jpg)
Wherever you stand, whether you’re a landlord or tenant, the supply and demand issues impacting the private rented sector are at...
28 May 2022
From: Rental Reform

The importance of improved energy efficiency in the private rented and owner occupied sectors has led to a surge in interest...
27 May 2022
From: Breaking News

The Baroness leading the Generation Rent campaign group is accusing many landlords of failing to sell - despite having said they...
26 May 2022
From: Breaking News

Brand new ‘property passports’ would help landlords prove their homes are compliant and assist tenants to identify decent and safe housing,...
25 May 2022
From: Breaking News

Campaigning charity Shelter wants the government to fast-track its pledge to scrap Section 21 eviction powers. The government pledged a White Paper...
25 May 2022
From: Breaking News

The Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy has now opened its controversial boiler upgrade scheme. Landlords across England and Wales as...
24 May 2022
From: Breaking News

A council has secured a banning order against a rogue landlord who was found guilty of failing to comply with legal...
24 May 2022
From: Breaking News

The government is pondering beefing up mandatory alarm requirements which landlords have to meet in England. Until now private landlords have to...
23 May 2022
From: Breaking News

Activists claim that the number of evictions using Section 21 is actually in excess of the reported by government. Ministry of Justice...
23 May 2022
From: Breaking News

The government recently passed into law the much-anticipated Commercial Rent (Coronavirus) Act 2022. This effectively ends government interventions to prevent commercial...
21 May 2022
From: The Big Issues

An industry study suggests that landlords without insurance risk are losing as much as 45 per cent of their annual rental...
19 May 2022
From: Breaking News

The highest rental growth since the Global Financial Crisis, coupled with the cost of living crisis, is putting increased pressure on...
17 May 2022
From: Breaking News

The cost of a newly let home rose 9.8 per cent over the last 12 months to £1,125 pcm, marking the...
16 May 2022
From: Breaking News

A survey of over 600 landlords by a business insurance service has found that 55 per cent have still to make...
13 May 2022
From: Breaking News

The independent expert advisers to government on tax simplification, the OTS, says there has been a strong response to its consultation...
13 May 2022
From: Breaking News

This is the entirety of the detail given by the government about the Renters’ Reform Bill, confirmed in yesterday’s Queen’s Speech. --- Renters Reform...
11 May 2022
From: Breaking News

Landlords have been hit with steep rises in the cost of buy to let fixed rate mortgages even before the Bank...
11 May 2022
From: Breaking News

The number of HMOs in England has fallen as a result of government intervention in the market. In 2018 new regulations were...
11 May 2022
From: Breaking News
/house%20of%20lords_jpg%20400%20x%20310.png)
The Queen’s Speech has confirmed that a radical re-shaping of the rental sector in England is being pushed ahead by the...
10 May 2022
From: Breaking News

Are you a landlord with an EPC rating of D or below? Newable Finance has launched EPC Finance – a range of...
10 May 2022
From: Sponsored Content

The government is widely expected to announce that Section 21 eviction powers will be scrapped in new legislation coming to Parliament...
10 May 2022
From: Breaking News

Activists from pressure groups and London-focussed tenants’ bodies have handed in a letter to 10 Downing Street asking the Prime Minister...
09 May 2022
From: Breaking News
/HousesofParliament-3-400x310.jpg)
A report from the Public Accounts Committee on the regulation of the private rented sector (PRS) was issued with little notice...
07 May 2022
From: Rental Reform

A prominent buy to let mortgage expert says yesterday base rate rise by the Bank of England is expected to hit...
06 May 2022
From: Breaking News

A trade union has called on the government to “look at all forms of rent control” as a way of combatting...
06 May 2022
From: Breaking News

Taxes on buy to let investment are fuelling a supply crisis, hiking rents and making homeownership more difficult to afford. That’s the...
06 May 2022
From: Breaking News

The latest attack on landlords by Generation Rent director Baroness Alicia Kennedy concerns insulation and household warmth. She claims a quarter of...
04 May 2022
From: Breaking News

The National Residential Landlords Association has hit back at allegations made by Shelter, accusing the charity of sensationalising the way landlords...
04 May 2022
From: Breaking News

Landlords are being hit with more stamp duty as they expand their portfolios, thanks to the house price surge pushing homes...
04 May 2022
From: Breaking News

A lettings market snapshot prepared each month by PropTech firm Goodlord claims there has been a dramatic rise in the typical...
04 May 2022
From: Breaking News

The government is reported to be considering extending the Right To Buy from just council tenants in England to housing association...
03 May 2022
From: Breaking News

House prices rose less than expected last month after expanding at the fastest rate for almost two decades. The Nationwide says annual...
03 May 2022
From: Breaking News

The Building Safety Bill has become law - and while it does offer help to leaseholder landlords with one or two...
03 May 2022
From: Breaking News

In this guides and tips piece, Kerry Barber, head of Compliance at Goodlord, and Leanne McCarthy, claims facilitator at Goodlord, discuss why this month's...
29 April 2022
From: Legislation, Regulation & Compliance

A new league table of capital values in seaside locations shows the affordability challenge of investing in areas with guaranteed holiday...
29 April 2022
From: Breaking News

Shelter’s latest accusations about private landlords and evictions have been slammed as “scaremongering.” The charity claims that a private renter in England...
28 April 2022
From: Breaking News

A rental platform forecasts that within 12 months the average UK tenant could be paying £800 more a year in rent...
28 April 2022
From: Breaking News

Campaigning charity Shelter claims that a private renter in England is handed a Section 21 eviction every seven minutes. In a new...
27 April 2022
From: Breaking News

New data from the Savills agency shows how difficult it will be for typical landlords with mid- to low-value houses and...
25 April 2022
From: Breaking News

The government has announced that its ban on charging ground rent on new leases in England and Wales comes into force...
25 April 2022
From: Breaking News

Whether you own a leasehold or freehold property, if you’re an HMO landlord who rents out rooms, individual flats or even...
23 April 2022
From: The Big Issues

The government says major house builders have agreed to spend £2 billion on fixing the dangerous cladding on their own buildings,...
14 April 2022
From: Breaking News

A senior committee of MPs claims that it’s “too difficult for renters to realise their legal right to a safe and...
13 April 2022
From: Breaking News

Buy to let landlords are increasingly looking to the highest yielding areas of the country as a way to maximise their...
11 April 2022
From: Breaking News

A landlord has been fined in one of the first cases in England, for failing to comply with Electrical Safety Standards. Regulations...
11 April 2022
From: Breaking News

A pressure group of campaigners highly critical of landlords and letting agents is organising protests at cities this weekend. Acorn - which...
07 April 2022
From: Breaking News

Proposals to make rental properties greener by enforcing a minimum energy performance certificate rating of C, is causing widespread confusion throughout...
06 April 2022
From: Breaking News

There’s been a big rise in rents in the past month according to PropTech supplier Goodlord. They are now at their highest...
05 April 2022
From: Breaking News

Housing minister Eddie Hughes MP has met with activists to discuss the government’s reform proposals for the private rental sector. They were...
04 April 2022
From: Breaking News

The great imbalance between tenant demand and available stock continues, according to the latest market snapshot from the letting agencies’ trade...
01 April 2022
From: Breaking News

The government has indirectly given away early details of its long-expected National Landlord Register - but it still appears to be...
31 March 2022
From: Breaking News

For investors who keep their buy to lets for substantial periods - up to 25 years in some cases - a...
29 March 2022
From: Breaking News

The extreme shortage of properties for sale has fuelled the first rise in new homes sold off-plan since 2016 - but...
28 March 2022
From: Breaking News

Rental affordability is deteriorating in parts of England. The research by rental platform Rentd looked at the current average income of a...
28 March 2022
From: Breaking News

The Renters’ Reform Coalition, a combination of some 20 groups of activists wanting to transform the lettings sector, has set its...
23 March 2022
From: Breaking News

A landlord has been hit with a bill of almost £25,000 for allegedly exposing vulnerable tenants to serious fire risks in...
23 March 2022
From: Breaking News
/Labour-logo400x310.png)
Oxford’s Labour-run council has called on private renters to join a new tenants union. A statement from the authority says some private...
21 March 2022
From: Breaking News

Michael Gove’s Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities has given £650,000 to one town to clampdown on rogue landlords. A statement...
18 March 2022
From: Breaking News

One of the country’s most respected property lawyers is to discuss changes to rental processes live at a webinar tomorrow. David Smith,...
16 March 2022
From: Breaking News

The government has issued revised guidelines for the possession process in the private and social rented sectors in the light of...
15 March 2022
From: Breaking News

A prominent lettings agency says the rental growth seen in the past year will not be repeated in 2022, as tenants...
14 March 2022
From: Breaking News

It goes without saying that any decent landlord wants to provide their tenants with a safe and secure home and to...
12 March 2022
From: The Big Issues

The programme of selling off council houses pioneered by Margaret Thatcher has been a strategic failure adding to inequality in Britain. That’s...
10 March 2022
From: Breaking News

Landlords now have to pay as much as £40 extra per property because of interest rate rises. That’s the calculation of online...
10 March 2022
From: Breaking News

A strong rental market means fewer and shorter void periods - and that’s exactly what’s happening now. Rental platform Rentd analysed the...
10 March 2022
From: Breaking News

There’s more evidence of ex-pats re-entering the buy to let and holiday let markets. The Cambridge Building Society has introduced three buy...
09 March 2022
From: Breaking News

Capital appreciation for landlords is running at an average double-digit strength in seven regions of the UK according to the Halifax. Its...
08 March 2022
From: Breaking News

Trading Standards has approved a new alternative dispute resolution body for the private rental sector. It’s The Dispute Service Ltd, and it...
07 March 2022
From: Breaking News

Around half of the Nightingale courts set up in 2020 at the height of the pandemic are to close, with the...
04 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 leading figure in the PropTech sector says more regulation could make the rental sector fairer and more transparent - but...
28 February 2022
From: Breaking News

Renters are finding it tough to locate a new home because of the continuing shortage of supply according to the National...
24 February 2022
From: Breaking News

Airbnb entered the realm of holiday lettings in 2009, but it wasn’t until 2016 that it really started to gain traction...
19 February 2022
From: Top tips & guides

Landlords are being insulated from the worst effects of interest rate rises because lenders are so keen to win and keep...
18 February 2022
From: Breaking News

New research commissioned by the landlords’ trade body shows that the UK needs almost 230,000 new private rented homes a year...
15 February 2022
From: Breaking News

The majority of local authorities in England do not accurately record the number of private rented sector tenure complaints which they...
11 February 2022
From: Breaking News

The number of private rental homes has increased by 18,610 in the last five years - defying those suggesting an exodus...
11 February 2022
From: Breaking News

The government has issued new Right To Rent guidance for landlords. It makes only minor modifications to previous versions but the latest...
11 February 2022
From: Breaking News
/SadiqKhan-4-400x310.jpg)
The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, wants the government to put a stop to the capital being used for international money...
11 February 2022
From: Breaking News

A national newspaper says the current ratings of the Energy Performance Certificate are under review by the Department for Business, Energy...
08 February 2022
From: Breaking News

A London council has secured banning orders against four rogue landlords after they were found to be letting an unlicensed and...
08 February 2022
From: Breaking News

The Halifax is suggesting that while capital values are still high - in fact running at a record - growth is...
08 February 2022
From: Breaking News

Almost a quarter of landlords say their properties are currently rated D or below for energy efficiency, according to a new...
07 February 2022
From: Breaking News

With Christmas and the New Year now over, landlords, investors and property experts are back to questioning what the coming twelve...
05 February 2022
From: Agent Advice

It’s a familiar story from PropTech supplier Goodlord as it releases its latest rental market snapshot - a lack of stock...
04 February 2022
From: Breaking News
/RishiSunak-400x310.jpg)
An MP has lobbied Chancellor Rishi Sunak about what he calls “tax avoiding absentee landlords” who have moved into the holiday...
03 February 2022
From: Breaking News
/HousesofParliament-3-400x310.jpg)
The government’s new Levelling Up White Paper includes a dramatic reshaping of the private rental sector. Section 21 eviction powers will be...
02 February 2022
From: Breaking News

The specialist holiday let market is becoming increasingly attractive to ex-pat investors - and another mortgage lender has entered the sector...
02 February 2022
From: Breaking News

Letting agents’ trade group ARLA Propertymark is raising the alarm over what it believes is a particular shortage of landlords in...
02 February 2022
From: Breaking News
/HousesofParliament-3-400x310.jpg)
The government is expected to announce the introduction of a national landlord register in England on Wednesday as part of its...
31 January 2022
From: Breaking News

A lettings sector trade body is calling for action now by landlords and agents ahead of laws extending the need for...
31 January 2022
From: Breaking News

A council is making an urgent appeal to private landlords with vacant, or soon-to-be vacant, three or four-bedroom family homes for...
28 January 2022
From: Breaking News

Newly published rental yield from Rightmove reveals that the average yield across Great Britain is 5.5 per cent. This is the highest...
27 January 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

A lettings agent who also acts on behalf of tenants against landlords claims to have received 1,000 enquiries from frustrated private...
26 January 2022
From: Breaking News

There’s a 15 year record high in the number of buy to let mortgage products available for current or new landlords. The...
25 January 2022
From: Breaking News

The Covid pandemic has had a significant impact on the economy, with long term consequences that are still not fully appreciated....
22 January 2022
From: Industry Views

Our housing market needs a long-term vision, and one which is co-ordinated across government and the wider industry. And it is...
22 January 2022
From: The Big Issues

Almost 10 per cent of private landlords letting properties to Universal Credit claimants have experienced at least one tenant having difficulties...
21 January 2022
From: Breaking News

Rents are rising at around twice the level of a year ago according to the latest market snapshot by lettings agency...
21 January 2022
From: Breaking News

A relatively optimistic sentiment survey of landlords suggests many remain upbeat about the prospects for the sector. According to the Shawbrook Bank...
20 January 2022
From: Breaking News

Together Energy, which has 176,000 households on its books, has become the latest supplier to collapse in the wake of the...
19 January 2022
From: Breaking News

The Council for the Protection of Rural England is the latest body to blast Airbnb and other short lets for their...
17 January 2022
From: Breaking News

A tourism chief has stood up in favour of closing what the government calls a tax loophole for landlords letting out...
17 January 2022
From: Breaking News

The New Year is typically a time for people to take stock of their finances and ensure that they’re on strong...
15 January 2022
From: Top tips & guides

Suffolk Building Society has just become one of the few lenders to consider applications from landlords who intend to market and...
13 January 2022
From: Breaking News

With landlords under pressure to fund ever-stricter energy efficiency requirements, a new report appears to make the government’s ‘one size fits...
12 January 2022
From: Breaking News

A new PropTech platform that claims to make buy to let investment simpler, faster and more accessible than ever before, is...
12 January 2022
From: Breaking News

A House of Lords report claims that the private rental sector has become ”increasingly unaffordable” and says out welcomes the proliferation...
12 January 2022
From: Breaking News

Landlords who let out holiday properties as businesses may have to fork out as much as £1,000 more per year as...
11 January 2022
From: Breaking News

A landlord who let out a property that raised serious concerns for the safety of 18 residents, including six children, has...
11 January 2022
From: Breaking News

The government looks set to clamp down on holiday rentals and will this year formally consult on the concept of a...
10 January 2022
From: Breaking News

Landlords are being warned that the next Bank of England base rate rise, possibly at its next meeting in early February,...
10 January 2022
From: Breaking News

Landlords adopting a strategy of buying cheap in search of high yields are having a tougher task in finding the right...
07 January 2022
From: Breaking News

Landlords fearing a fall in income and a rise in voids over the festive period have nothing to fear - it...
07 January 2022
From: Breaking News

Northumbria Law School and the Open University are conducting research into whether private landlords rent to tenants with pets and the...
06 January 2022
From: Breaking News

A new bank - Recognise - has entered the buy to let market in a bid to win landlords and investors. Its...
06 January 2022
From: Breaking News
/Conservative-logo400x310.png)
A former Conservative councillor has used a leading party website to call on the government to restrict the purchase of buy...
04 January 2022
From: Breaking News

A council has obtained a banning order on a landlord in a ruling that is the first of its kind in...
30 December 2021
From: Breaking News

This year, landlord and owner-occupier Londoners purchased 112,780 homes outside the capital, the highest number since 2007. New data, from Connells-owned agency...
30 December 2021
From: Breaking News

Shelter claims that women are impacted by homelessness more than men, and says rising private rents are a contributory factor. In a...
30 December 2021
From: Breaking News

The charity Crisis has identified the end of the eviction ban as one of the factors directly leading to homelessness over...
29 December 2021
From: Breaking News

A council in the south of England is urgently looking for private landlords with self-contained one bedroomed flats or studios to house...
29 December 2021
From: Breaking News

The year is ending with void periods dropping across England as demand for rental properties continues apace. According to the latest Goodlord...
24 December 2021
From: Breaking News

Shelter claims that 200,000 children living in privately rented homes are at risk of being evicted this winter – equivalent to one in every 50 children in England. A study for the campaigning charity claims that 104,000 private...
23 December 2021
From: Breaking News

Over half of private landlords responding to a new survey say recent tax changes in the rental market have had a...
22 December 2021
From: Breaking News

Private landlords get it in the neck for allegedly-high rents but 4.75m families living in social housing in England are facing...
22 December 2021
From: Breaking News

Proposals to force landlords to pay up to £10,000 to improve energy efficiency of rental properties require a rethink, according to...
20 December 2021
From: Breaking News

Housing minister Chris Pincher has written an open letter to all landlords in England, telling them how to enact the government’s...
20 December 2021
From: Breaking News

Landlord confidence remains high with a third of those questioned in a surveying plan to expand their portfolio in the next...
20 December 2021
From: Breaking News

As I write, at home in bed recovering from Covid, I can’t fail to notice the irony of attempting to predict...
18 December 2021
From: The Big Issues

As we enter 2022 the private rented sector can look back on a year which marked the start of its recovery...
18 December 2021
From: The Big Issues

The Bank of England has raised interest rates for the first time in more than three years, in response to calls...
17 December 2021
From: Breaking News

Landlords with mortgages may be sighing with relief as some commentators are forecasting that the Bank of England will not, after...
15 December 2021
From: Breaking News

It’s being reported in the mainstream press that the government may give landlords an extra year to make rental homes more energy efficient. This...
14 December 2021
From: Breaking News

Landlords selling up or converting to short lets have led to a growing housing crisis, according to a trade body of...
13 December 2021
From: Breaking News

Activists in the Generation Rent campaign group are urging the government to introduce what it calls “a winter truce” with no...
13 December 2021
From: Breaking News

Shelter claims the end of the eviction ban has contributed to creating over 274,000 people who are homeless in England right now, including 126,000 children. Shelter’s interpretation of official...
09 December 2021
From: Breaking News

The National Residential Landlords Association says fewer tenants now have Covid-related arrears - but for those who do, the debt is...
09 December 2021
From: Breaking News

More than half of landlords with properties rated EPC D or below are considering selling because of stringent energy efficiency rules...
01 December 2021
From: Breaking News

The Law Society of England and Wales has welcomed the proposal for tenants facing eviction to receive enhanced legal assistance. “It would be...
30 November 2021
From: Breaking News

Demand for private rental housing is at an all time high according to new research by the National Residential Landlords Association. A...
29 November 2021
From: Breaking News

The UK’s largest provider of inventory services says rising tenancy lengths make a combination of inventories and regular inspections more valuable...
26 November 2021
From: Breaking News

In recent years, letting property has become more challenging due to a range of tax and regulation changes and since March...
25 November 2021
From: Sponsored Content

A lettings agent claims progress on climate change and energy efficiency is likely to be undermined by what he calls “dodgy...
25 November 2021
From: Breaking News

Landlords are benefitting from widespread rent rises across the UK - with even London seeing a turnaround. This is according to lettings...
25 November 2021
From: Breaking News

The government has announced that carbon monoxide alarms must be fitted in all private rental properties with fixed appliances such as...
24 November 2021
From: Breaking News

The number of repossession cases in the courts involving landlords using Section 21 notices has plummeted over the past two years. A...
23 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

The demise of the buy to let market has been much predicted over recent years. Major tax changes, a three per...
20 November 2021
From: Tax & Finance

Earlier this week Zoopla released some rather healthy statistics on the UK rental market. In recent months, the rental market has been...
20 November 2021
From: Top tips & guides

Avoiding over-regulation across the UK should be a priority to keep existing landlords in the sector as well as attracting buy...
18 November 2021
From: Breaking News

Recognise Bank has entered the rental market with a new product designed for professional landlords and investors with portfolios of at least...
18 November 2021
From: Breaking News

Private sector landlords are being warned by a council to check their investments meet the legal minimum energy efficiency standard, or...
18 November 2021
From: Breaking News

A business analyst is warning owners of older properties that the value of their assets may be cut if energy efficiency...
17 November 2021
From: Breaking News

The Home property website has identified locations where rents have risen by up to 38 per cent in the past 12...
15 November 2021
From: Breaking News

I am the Chair of PLAN - the Portfolio Landlords Action Group - which had its formal launch this week. People...
13 November 2021
From: Rental Reform

A lettings sector trade body is blasting local authorities for their poor record on trying to eliminate rogue landlords. The National Residential...
12 November 2021
From: Breaking News

It’s understood there will be a Christmas truce with tenants not enduring bailiff-enforced evictions between December 13 and January 10. HM Courts...
12 November 2021
From: Breaking News

A new report from the government’s Office for National Statistics appears to show landlords are ahead of the game when it...
11 November 2021
From: Breaking News

The government has launched a survey of private tenants in which it asks them whether they would like to be given...
11 November 2021
From: Breaking News

There is a fear that work required to bring rental units up to new Energy Performance Certificate levels by 2025 could...
10 November 2021
From: Breaking News

Many agencies give their forecasts for the following year or years in the late autumn, but one of the most detailed...
10 November 2021
From: Breaking News

A council in the north of England has identified 166 private rental properties within the district that do not comply with...
08 November 2021
From: Breaking News

The majority of private landlords helping tenants out during the pandemic by cutting their rent absorbed the losses from their savings...
08 November 2021
From: Breaking News

The Bank of England may have voted to keep its base rate at a historic low of 0.1 per cent yesterday,...
05 November 2021
From: Breaking News

Savills estimates that £330 billion is needed to implement all energy efficiency improvements to the UK housing sector to meet EPC...
03 November 2021
From: Breaking News

The scrapping of Section 21 and other provisions expected in the government’s White Paper on rental reform have been delayed until...
03 November 2021
From: Breaking News

There’s a new warning to landlords purchasing properties about a spike in scams which have seen victims defrauded out of hundreds...
29 October 2021
From: Breaking News

An independent think-tank is the latest organisation wanting landlord licensing schemes across England plus a nationa landlord register, emulating similar schemes...
27 October 2021
From: Breaking News

The Generation Rent activist group has repeated its call for a landlord register in England, saying it could mean more tax...
26 October 2021
From: Breaking News

Landlords in England with tenants in rent arrears because of Covid are to be helped via a new £65m debt fund. Although announced today...
23 October 2021
From: Breaking News

It’s been confirmed that landlords and other home owners in England and Wales will be offered subsidies of £5,000 from April...
19 October 2021
From: Breaking News

A leading market analyst says the looming threat of rent controls may be deterring landlords entering the buy to let sector,...
18 October 2021
From: Breaking News

Landlords can be forgiven for being exasperated by the government’s exhortations to go green. I don’t need to rehearse here again...
16 October 2021
From: The Big Issues

The proportion of private renters in arrears in England has more than doubled during the Covid-19 pandemic according to government data. The...
15 October 2021
From: Breaking News

Shelter says 20 per cent of private and social renters in England suffer poor health because of the condition of their...
14 October 2021
From: Breaking News

New research shows that the average rental yield in Britain has remained at roughly 4.2 per cent throughout the pandemic. Regionally, the...
14 October 2021
From: Breaking News

A new league table of investment potential has given a ringing endorsement to buy to let in cities. Select Property Group has...
12 October 2021
From: Breaking News

Average annual rental growth across Britain hit 8.0 per cent in September, the third fastest annual rate of growth recorded this...
11 October 2021
From: Breaking News

It’s a common scenario: you put your house on the market, struggle to find a buyer, and then end up renting...
09 October 2021
From: Tax & Finance

A landlord in the north of England has received the largest fine that his local council has ever secured for a...
08 October 2021
From: Breaking News

Some student rents have increased by over 25 per cent in the past five years according to new research. Specialist rental industry...
08 October 2021
From: Breaking News

A survey of over 500 property investors claims to have uncovered the UK’s hotspots for the coming year. It says some 44...
07 October 2021
From: Breaking News
/HousesofParliament-3-400x310.jpg)
Today the government will go ahead with a planned cut to Universal Credit of £20 per week. The level of welfare support...
06 October 2021
From: Breaking News

The government has issued new guidance for landlords and tenants concerning the possession process as applied to those on an Assured...
05 October 2021
From: Breaking News

The National Residential Landlords Association has entered into partnership with a tech company to assist landlords with regulatory compliance. This partnership will...
04 October 2021
From: Breaking News

The end of the stamp duty holiday means landlords will have to pay more for almost all properties from today. They have...
01 October 2021
From: Breaking News

New analysis of government data by the national homelessness charity Crisis suggests that in England over 100,000 low income renters on Universal Credit will be at least two or more months behind on...
30 September 2021
From: Breaking News

More landlords are quitting the sector and bringing properties to the sales market, according to research from Zoopla. In its latest snapshot...
29 September 2021
From: Breaking News

Shelter and Generation Rent have separately made a case for more cash help for tenants, claiming the current pandemic and energy...
28 September 2021
From: Breaking News

A company behind a fire safety initiative has surveyed tenants in both the private and social rental sectors, and claims shortcomings...
27 September 2021
From: Breaking News

Arrears have soared during the pandemic according to a lettings agency. Birmingham-based Barrows and Forrester says government data suggests 335,860 homes -...
24 September 2021
From: Breaking News

Figures show that rent arrears are 20 per cent higher in Wales than England over the first half of 2021 New research published...
23 September 2021
From: Breaking News

Rents across Britain continue to bounce back according to the Hamptons agency. The average rent of a new let rose 7.4 per...
22 September 2021
From: Breaking News

Activists group Generation Rent is urging renters who have renewed their tenancy but not moved since May 2019 to check if...
21 September 2021
From: Breaking News

Private renters and landlords face a cliff edge as the end of furlough coincides with cuts to benefits, says a leading...
21 September 2021
From: Breaking News

There’s good news for landlords who anticipate holding on to their property investments at least until 2031 - capital values are...
17 September 2021
From: Breaking News

Landlords buying property today will get less for their money than in the past, as the average size of homes in...
17 September 2021
From: Breaking News
/MichaelGove2-400x310.png)
Michael Gove - one of the most senior and controversial figures in modern politics - is the new Housing Secretary. Ben Beadle,...
16 September 2021
From: Breaking News

A council in the north of England is launching a new programme which it says offers support for private landlords -...
16 September 2021
From: Breaking News

Campaigning charity Shelter has made a shocking attack on landlords, claiming many of them are acting illegally. It claims 45 per cent...
14 September 2021
From: Breaking News

Activists including Generation Rent are to lobby MPs this afternoon, to complain against eviction notice periods in England reverting to pre-Covid...
14 September 2021
From: Breaking News
/Labour-logo400x310.png)
Labour says the funding of social care could be achieved by increasing tax on landlords. Party leader Sir Keir Starmer is today expected...
11 September 2021
From: Breaking News

Activists’ group Generation Rent says it’s to lobby MPs on Tuesday next week against the return of normal eviction notice periods...
10 September 2021
From: Breaking News

The North East has overtaken the North West as the best location in the UK for residential property investment. That’s the view...
10 September 2021
From: Breaking News

Landlords appear to be well ahead of the game when it comes to carbon monoxide detectors. For around six years it’s been...
10 September 2021
From: Breaking News

Celebrations amongst landlords and home owners over the latest record house price figures mask growing disadvantages for renters, claims a mortgage...
08 September 2021
From: Breaking News

A landlord has been refused a lettings licence by a local council because he failed to keep fire safety alarm records...
07 September 2021
From: Breaking News

Yet again the issue of cleaning has been identified as the single largest cause of end-of-tenancy disputes leading to deposits being...
06 September 2021
From: Breaking News

Demand for private rented housing in the South East is the second highest in England - and it is thought to be...
06 September 2021
From: Breaking News

The latest rental market snapshot from PropTech supplier Goodlord suggests that the market is still strong as we head into autumn...
03 September 2021
From: Breaking News

The government has updated its guidance for landlords and tenants in the private and social rental sectors in England and Wales. The...
03 September 2021
From: Breaking News

A petition urging rent caps for private tenants and hefty tax rises for second home owners is now nearing its 50,000...
27 August 2021
From: Breaking News

Home repairs service Rightio has provided a useful checklist of the hidden costs of being a landlord. Many seasoned hands will...
26 August 2021
From: Breaking News

The government needs to beef up enforcement if it wants to address rogue landlords who put tenants at risk, says the...
25 August 2021
From: Breaking News

The Generation Rent group has renewed its attack on landlords who let properties to holidaymakers rather than long term tenants. The group...
25 August 2021
From: Breaking News

With less than four years left until the government wants all new private rented properties to be rated at least EPC...
24 August 2021
From: Breaking News

Landlords are being invited to a free webinar that promises to bring them up to date with the new planning regime...
24 August 2021
From: Breaking News

A nationwide buy to let consultancy says it believes one specific area of the country is on the verge of a...
23 August 2021
From: Breaking News

Demand for private rented housing has reached a five year high says the National Residential Landlords Association. In the association’s survey of...
20 August 2021
From: Breaking News

The first landlord in the country to receive a Banning Order under the Housing and Planning Act 2016 when the new...
18 August 2021
From: Breaking News

The National Residential Landlords Association has joined a series of charities and Propertymark to warn about the poverty risk of expected...
18 August 2021
From: Breaking News

Rental yields on student lets are climbing steadily across England according to a new analysis by Goodlord. In good news for landlords,...
16 August 2021
From: Breaking News

The Baroness leading the campaign group Generation Rent claims the official figure for evictions in the second quarter of this year...
13 August 2021
From: Breaking News

A new analysis by a London lettings agency has assessed the relative investment merits of residential and commercial property. Benham and Reeves...
13 August 2021
From: Breaking News

The first-ever history of Tenancy Deposit legislation, legal challenges and proposed future changes has been published by the House of Commons...
13 August 2021
From: Breaking News

Too little is being done to help landlords access funding to adapt their property to meet the needs of older or...
11 August 2021
From: Breaking News

Legendary south of England landlord Fergus Wilson is reported to have been arrested after a dispute in which he allegedly called...
10 August 2021
From: Breaking News

A landlord in the north of England has been given a suspended prison sentence and a huge fine for fire safety...
09 August 2021
From: Breaking News

An agency and law firm, Coulters, has produced a league table of where landlords are most likely to make a loss...
06 August 2021
From: Breaking News

New research by a property investment consultancy has revealed which regions of England present the most promising opportunities for buy to...
05 August 2021
From: Breaking News

Over half of local authorities in England have not issued any civil penalties against rogue or criminal landlords in the last...
04 August 2021
From: Breaking News

Voids are at their lowest level since August 2019 while rents are on the rise, according to the latest Goodlord snapshot...
04 August 2021
From: Breaking News

A tracking study, conducted in partnership with the UK Short Term Accommodation Association, shows exactly how well Airbnb and other short...
02 August 2021
From: Breaking News

Void periods of vacancy within rental properties are relatively rare within several parts of the UK, new research has revealed. Intus Lettings...
02 August 2021
From: Breaking News

A lettings agent who has started a rental insurance business has launched another attack on landlords. Ajay Jagota, who runs KIS Lettings...
26 July 2021
From: Breaking News

Government ambitions to improve the energy efficiency of the private rental sector are just “a pipedream” without financial assistance according to...
26 July 2021
From: Breaking News

Landlords directly affected by the cladding scandal - because they own units in low and medium-rise blocks - have some good...
23 July 2021
From: Breaking News

The government has updated its guidance for landlords and tenants to explain the possession action process in the county courts in...
22 July 2021
From: Breaking News

The National Residential Landlords Association says it’s going to submit a report to Prime Minister Boris Johnson, Chancellor Rishi Sunak, and...
16 July 2021
From: Breaking News

Private sector rents are falling in real terms according to government figures. Data from the Office for National Statistics show that private...
15 July 2021
From: Breaking News

The best buy to let yields can be found in the North East of England according to new research. The region as...
14 July 2021
From: Breaking News
/RobertJenrick-400x310.jpg)
The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government is spending £100,000 on a feasibility study to investigate the setting up of...
13 July 2021
From: Breaking News

Over 80 per cent of private renters in England are satisfied with their accommodation according to new data. Figures from the English...
12 July 2021
From: Breaking News

A buy to let consultancy has identified those parts of the country where there’s been the biggest swing towards renting when...
08 July 2021
From: Breaking News

Some laws underpinning the private rented sector date back to the 18th century and are no longer fit for purposes, according...
05 July 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
-400x310-min.jpeg)
Yet another lettings agency says the private rental sector would be wise to encourage tenants with pets. Earlier this week it was...
02 July 2021
From: Breaking News

The National Residential Landlords Association is backing the introduction of a £10m grant fund for tenants with Covid-related arrears. The fund, announced...
01 July 2021
From: Breaking News

Buy to let lender Keystone says demand from landlords making the switch to holiday lets have driven it to expand its...
29 June 2021
From: Breaking News

New figures show that in England and Wales, 69 per cent of disputed deposits are split between the landlord and tenant,...
24 June 2021
From: Breaking News

A petition urging rent caps for private tenants and hefty tax rises for second home owners has got 42,000 backers -...
23 June 2021
From: Breaking News

After months in the doldrums thanks to tenants moving away and an excess of supply, London’s rental sector is recovering. The Home...
18 June 2021
From: Breaking News

A stinging attack on Chancellor Rishi Sunak has been made by the National Residential Landlords Association. The trade body has produced a...
17 June 2021
From: Breaking News

A new league table of rental yields available to landlords has been drawn up by PropTech company Inventory Base. It’s examined government...
17 June 2021
From: Breaking News

A landlord group in a major city in the south of England says many are giving up on HMOs and converting...
15 June 2021
From: Breaking News

Landlord Today readers will be more than aware that legal changes happen often these days, and it can be understandably challenging...
14 June 2021
From: Breaking News

Another council in the south of England is asking landlords and letting agents in its area how the Coronavirus crisis has...
09 June 2021
From: Breaking News

A property investment firm has drawn up a league table of cities with significant rental yields. Sequre Property Investment analysed the average rental...
08 June 2021
From: Breaking News

Activist group Generation Rent are telling tenants to use the slightest documentation error by landlords to avoid eviction. It claims as many...
07 June 2021
From: Breaking News

Rightmove has identified five ways that landlords and other property owners can improve their property’s EPC rating - some for well...
04 June 2021
From: Breaking News

We’re on track for a bumper summer of lettings according to one of the sector’s most authoritative rental market monitors. Goodlord’s latest...
04 June 2021
From: Breaking News

A charity claims it’s seen increasing numbers of private tenants seeking help, just as the bailiff enforced eviction ban has ended...
01 June 2021
From: Breaking News

A council in the north of England is offering help to landlords and private rental tenants as the bailiff-enforced eviction ban...
26 May 2021
From: Breaking News

A cluster of councils in the south of England want to know how Covid-19 has impacted landlords and letting agents in...
25 May 2021
From: Breaking News

Propertymark has issued a guide to help landlords choose lettings agents. Angela Davey, ARLA Propertymark president, says she has five tips aimed...
20 May 2021
From: Breaking News

A new government-created committee is considering the introduction of the new Commonhold tenure. Commonhold is a form of freehold ownership, largely for...
20 May 2021
From: Breaking News

Private sector tenants are leaving London in response to the Covid-19 pandemic, changing the rental market fundamentally. According to new research, landlords...
19 May 2021
From: Breaking News

The pandemic-related debts of tenants and landlords should be top of the in tray of the new housing minister in Wales. That’s...
19 May 2021
From: Breaking News

Investment bank and wealth management consultancy Arbuthnot Latham predicts the next big growth area for buy to let will be Houses...
13 May 2021
From: Breaking News

The government has announced changes to tenancy notice periods in line with the phased easing of the pandemic restrictions. Whilst some notice...
13 May 2021
From: Breaking News

Activists led by Baroness Alicia Kennedy of Generation Rent say the proposed reform of the private rental system must include a...
12 May 2021
From: Breaking News

An expert assessment of the average cost of damage caused by rogue tenants growing cannabis suggests landlords will typically pay almost...
12 May 2021
From: Breaking News

Investment advisers Sterling Wealth Associates says the north of England is the go-to spot in the UK for property investment. It says...
07 May 2021
From: Breaking News

The private rental sector is in slow retreat according to a new analysis by Nationwide-owned specialist lender, The Mortgage Works. Nationwide chief...
05 May 2021
From: Breaking News

Flatfair has revamped its deposit alternative service, claiming its new offer gives twice the protection of a traditional deposit scheme. From this...
05 May 2021
From: Breaking News

Landlords are being warned of an urgent change to the arrears process thanks to the launch of the government’s Breathing Space...
04 May 2021
From: Breaking News

A mortgage lender specialising in high net worth clients has identified those areas outside London seeing the most prime purchases. Enness Global...
04 May 2021
From: Breaking News

There are now 10 councils with licensing schemes covering more than 20 per cent of the rental market according to activists’...
30 April 2021
From: Breaking News

The Hunters lettings agency has set out tips for landlords to keep their rental properties occupied all year round. The firm -...
28 April 2021
From: Breaking News

A landlord has been handed nearly £30,000 in fines and costs after pleading guilty to maintenance and safety failures at three...
26 April 2021
From: Breaking News

The Generation Rent campaign group has entered the fray for the Police and Crime Commissioner elections which will be held in some...
26 April 2021
From: Breaking News

Housing minister Chris Pincher has made the most explicit admission yet of the government’s desire to diminish the private rental sector. In...
23 April 2021
From: Breaking News

A landlord has been fined £6,000 for failing to properly maintain a HMO in Reading. Nidan Singh, 76, has also been ordered to...
22 April 2021
From: Breaking News

The National Residential Landlords Association has repeated its backing for upfront cash payments and rent guarantees. A new study has found that...
21 April 2021
From: Breaking News

The number of second homes in the UK has risen 30 per cent over the last five years, according to a...
20 April 2021
From: Breaking News

The Baroness who leads the Generation Rent campaign has made a sharp attack on section 21 notices. Baroness Alicia Kennedy says: “A Section 21...
15 April 2021
From: Breaking News

Oliver Andrews, editor at Property Claim Assist, outlines why it’s vitally important for landlords to keep record during the current Covid...
13 April 2021
From: Legislation, Regulation & Compliance

The Mortgage Works, the specialist buy to let arm of the Nationwide, is trying to woo landlords to make properties more...
13 April 2021
From: Breaking News

New data from lettings agency Hamptons suggests that despite the slew of challenges thrown at the private rental sector, the number...
12 April 2021
From: Breaking News

Only 39 rogue landlords and letting agents have been hit with banning orders in the first three years of their existence. The...
06 April 2021
From: Breaking News

The latest Goodlord rental index shows a buoyant lettings market over the past month. March brought a boost in average income for...
06 April 2021
From: Breaking News

An analysis of the Green Homes Grant applications show exactly which areas will be hit most when the scheme comes to...
31 March 2021
From: Breaking News

A reminder has gone to landlords about new electrical safety standards that come into effect for existing tenancies in a week’s...
25 March 2021
From: Breaking News

A serial-offender landlord has been fined for putting tenants at serious harm from fire and exposing them to substandard and dangerous conditions. Nilendu...
22 March 2021
From: Breaking News

A council enquiry is proposing a flurry of new landlord licensing schemes in one county in England. An inquiry into the private...
22 March 2021
From: Breaking News

From April, almost two-thirds (67%) of England’s councils are set to increase their council tax by 4.90 – 5.0%. However, the pandemic has...
21 March 2021
From: Conveyancing, Mortgages, Tax & Finance

Wales has extended its eviction ban from March 31 until the end of June - but it is more severe than...
18 March 2021
From: Breaking News

A lettings agency has suggested that the typical landlord could lose as much as £24,000 if the government increases Capital Gains...
17 March 2021
From: Breaking News

A charity warns today that 150,000 private renters are at risk of eviction when restrictions are lifted because of mounting Covid-related...
17 March 2021
From: Breaking News

The campaigning charity Shelter claims 14 per cent of adults in England - that’s six million people - are more worried...
16 March 2021
From: Breaking News

The government has reissued its official guidance on the possession process for private landlord. The document was originally published last September but...
15 March 2021
From: Breaking News

The main landlords’ trade body has made a blistering attack on the government of one of the UK nations, asking it...
12 March 2021
From: Breaking News

Activists are aiming to make the eviction ban a central theme in this spring’s local elections. In early May there are elections...
11 March 2021
From: Breaking News

The government has announced a further extension to the current ban on bailiff-enforced evictions in England until May 31. At that point...
10 March 2021
From: Breaking News

Scottish private sector landlords and tenants who face financial difficulties caused by the pandemic have more time to access support after...
10 March 2021
From: Breaking News

A landlord who persistently broke residential lettings rules has been banned from operating in what a local council calls “a landmark...
09 March 2021
From: Breaking News

Labour has accused Chancellor Rishi Sunak of prioritising a tax break for landlords over the need for affordable housing or help for...
05 March 2021
From: Breaking News

Faulty appliances cause an average of 43 fires a week in England alone, according to an electrical product platform. Research by Electrical Direct...
05 March 2021
From: Breaking News

Demand for student accommodation is greater than ever, a specialist online platform suggests. This is despite high supply of new purpose built...
04 March 2021
From: Breaking News

Around 840,000 private renters in England and Wales have built up rent arrears since lockdown measures began and one in five...
03 March 2021
From: Property Investment & Strategy

Trade unions have joined the call for renters with Covid-related arrears to get cash help from the government - but they...
02 March 2021
From: Breaking News

A landlord in south west of England has been given a nine month prison sentence, suspended for 18 months, following a...
23 February 2021
From: Breaking News

Landlords are today backing a call by the Resolution Foundation think tank for tenant hardship loans for renters impacted by the...
16 February 2021
From: Breaking News

The Baroness leading the pressure group Generation Rent says the extension of the ban on bailiff-enforced evictions does not go far...
15 February 2021
From: Breaking News

Shelter says it expects the current ban on bailiff-enforced evictions to be extended until at least the end of the present...
12 February 2021
From: Breaking News

A landlord in the east of England says she was unaware of her tenant’s worries over back to back viewings of the property...
12 February 2021
From: Breaking News

The proportion of the population in the private rented sector in England has risen three per cent in the past decade. Research...
10 February 2021
From: Breaking News

A PropTech ‘prospector’ tool which analyses Rightmove data from an investor’s perspective has produced a list of the 10 best average yields...
08 February 2021
From: Breaking News

The National Residential Landlords Association is calling on the Chancellor to scrap the three per cent stamp duty levy on the...
05 February 2021
From: Breaking News

Up to 50,000 rental homes in the countryside could be sold off if the government presses ahead with stricter energy efficiency...
04 February 2021
From: Breaking News

The Generation Rent campaign wants public cash in a Covid Rent Debt Fund to clear rent arrears for tenants who have run...
03 February 2021
From: Breaking News

A leading market monitor suggests voids are increasing but otherwise states the rental market is in good health, one year on from...
03 February 2021
From: Breaking News

Newly released data shows precisely what subjects lead to deposit disputes - and a long-standing issue is in the number one...
02 February 2021
From: Breaking News

A prominent buy to let lender has launched a range of products to help landlords improve the energy efficiency of rental...
02 February 2021
From: Breaking News

A record pipeline has been reported by one of the leading buy to let mortgage lenders as landlords race to beat...
01 February 2021
From: Breaking News

A leading property lawyer insists that a controversial new ‘debt moratorium’ system starting this spring will not mean a free ride...
28 January 2021
From: Breaking News

Landlords have only until February 11 to respond to the licensing proposals of the London council with the largest private rental...
28 January 2021
From: Breaking News

Smoke and carbon monoxide alarms - a critical issue for landlords in light of recent legislation - are back in the...
27 January 2021
From: Breaking News

An analysis of the rental market in England has revealed a dramatic drop in the number of EU nationals taking up...
26 January 2021
From: Breaking News

Research by lettings agency Keller Williams suggests the Coronavirus crisis has led to dip in rents across the UK - but...
26 January 2021
From: Breaking News

Momentum is building against councils pushing ahead with licensing schemes despite the pandemic. Earlier this week ARLA Propertymark, the letting agents’ trade...
22 January 2021
From: Breaking News

Around half of renters are worried about financial security thanks to Coronavirus - and many are concerned their landlords will sell up. Aldermore Bank,...
22 January 2021
From: Breaking News

The Church of England has named its first Bishop for Housing, ahead of the publication of a report following a two...
22 January 2021
From: Breaking News

The government has been slammed for missing out landlords in proposals to enforce new energy efficiency regulations. Propertymark - the trade group...
21 January 2021
From: Breaking News

A comparison website is warning owners to check whether their insurance policies cover damage from extreme weather events such as the...
20 January 2021
From: Breaking News

New research suggests there’s been a rush amongst landlords to set up companies through which to manage or purchase buy to...
19 January 2021
From: Breaking News

The current extension to the eviction ban in England and Wales is “more balanced” than some past examples according to a...
18 January 2021
From: Breaking News

A landlord who committed 33 offences at a property he owns has been issued with civil penalties totalling £50,500. Zaheer Uddin Babar,...
18 January 2021
From: Breaking News

Popular buy to let lender Fleet Mortgages’ latest rental yield index shows the consequences of increasing property prices in many regions...
15 January 2021
From: Breaking News

A trade body says the current national lockdown may make it harder for the lettings industry to conform with an approaching deadline...
13 January 2021
From: Breaking News

Rents across much of England and Wales are performing strongly according to a new market analysis - and in some areas...
13 January 2021
From: Breaking News

Britain’s holiday rental market is preparing for a busy year ahead, as many travellers are expected to opt for staycations over...
12 January 2021
From: Property Investment & Strategy

Citizens Advice has called once again for public funds to help tenants in Covid-related arrears. Alistair Cromwell, acting chief executive of the...
12 January 2021
From: Breaking News

The government insists that its ban on bailiff-enforced evictions “protects the most vulnerable renters” during the pandemic. The claim comes in the...
11 January 2021
From: Breaking News

The ban on bailiff-enforced evictions for private renters has been extended in England and Wales. This will be until February 21 “at...
08 January 2021
From: Breaking News

It’s regarded as extremely likely that Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick will announce an extension to the eviction ban in England today. Pleas...
08 January 2021
From: Breaking News

Martin Lewis, the celebrity consumer rights campaigner behind MoneySavingExpert, has called upon the government to extend the current ban on bailiffs...
07 January 2021
From: Breaking News

The latest survey from PropTech platform Goodlord suggests the lettings landscape is relatively stable entering 2021 - but with the prospect...
07 January 2021
From: Breaking News

A PropTech firm says it’s wrong that landlords are expected to prop up the rental market during the pandemic in the...
07 January 2021
From: Breaking News

The Citizens Advice charity claims to have dealt with a private rental sector case “every two minutes” during December - and...
07 January 2021
From: Breaking News

Activists from Shelter and Generation Rent have led the charge for a renewed eviction ban in the light of the latest...
05 January 2021
From: Breaking News

Some 45 per cent of landlords remain optimistic about the year ahead, despite the obvious health and regulation challenges - and...
05 January 2021
From: Breaking News

The Liberal Democrats want Airbnb to ensure its landlords offer free accommodation to victims and survivors of domestic abuse in Tier 3...
04 January 2021
From: Breaking News

A property development consultancy is tipping five regeneration areas in England as potential good investments for the coming year. SevenCapital says they...
31 December 2020
From: Breaking News

Covid-19 restrictions in force across the country for the foreseeable future means landlords must remain cautious in 2021 - and they...
29 December 2020
From: Breaking News

The government has published official guidance for landlords on how they should operate in the new Tier 4 locations. Since Boxing Day,...
29 December 2020
From: Breaking News

The government has rejected a call for landlords to have powers to evict tenants who fall 14 days into arrears. Property investor...
23 December 2020
From: Breaking News

Seven per cent of private tenants now have arrears built up during the Coronavirus period. A survey of tenants for the National...
22 December 2020
From: Breaking News

Newcastle city council claims to be the first local authority in the UK to launch the rent-to-buy scheme allowing tenants to...
21 December 2020
From: Breaking News

The Generation Rent campaign wants the government to write off private renters’ arrears built up during the pandemic. And it has repeated...
18 December 2020
From: Breaking News

Wales is the latest part of the UK to follow the example of England and suspend evictions until January 11 as...
16 December 2020
From: Breaking News

Citizens Advice says the government should prioritise tenants with rent arrears who are the most significant victims of the financial fallout...