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The latest RICS UK Residential Survey results shows the recent recovery in buyer demand has mellowed slightly, with the market impacted...

Demand is still way ahead of supply min he private rental sector, a Rightmove survey has round. The property portal says there...

The nearest thing to a national landlord register operating anywhere in the UK is seeking new staff - and they must...

The average advertised rent of new properties coming onto the market hits a 17th consecutive record, with the average price of...

UK house prices fell by 0.2% in March. Nevertheless, the annual rate of house price growth edged higher to 1.6% in...

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

There’s been a large rise in complaints and a huge increase in compensation according to figures out today from the Property...

A new market snapshot from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors shows tenant demand rising but at a rather more modest...

A landlord has quit the private rental sector after a battle with his council over why his properties were put into...

UK house prices rose by 0.7 per cent in February, says the Nationwide, after taking account of seasonal effects.  This resulted in...

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

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

UK house prices rose by 0.7 per cent in January, resulting in an improvement in the annual rate of house prices...

Increasing the supply of homes for private rent would boost government finances by £10 billion, says the National Residential Landlords Association. The...

Landlords considering selling up have received guidance from Rightmove on when to do it and how. The portal claims February is the...

Average new seller asking prices rose 1.3 per cent between December and January - the biggest rise at this time of...

There’s a warning this morning that stricter Energy Performance Certificate measures for the private rental sector may not have gone, after...

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

In an analysis of one of the largest data sets in the industry (consisting of buyers from 195 countries and 900,000...

The Nationwide says 2023 has seen a surprisingly-resilient housing market but there will be no full scale recovery in 2024 -...

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

Rightmove is building the hype ahead of its much-vaunted Boxing Day listing of new properties to the market. The portal claims that...

Newcastle council is seeking new members of its Landlord Accreditation Scheme, which it claims recognises and rewards “reputable landlords who offer...

It’s not just the weather that’s wet and dreary – the outlook looks bleak for landlords too as we head towards...

October saw a surprise 0.9 per cent rise in UK house prices according to the Nationwide, after taking account of seasonal...

Failed government policies are to blame for the chronic supply shortage in the private rental sector. That’s the view of the National...

A Conservative politician has named an individual who he claims is responsible for high rent rises and increasing homelessness. Murdo Fraser, the...

There’s been a large increase in the number of complaints registered with The Property Ombudsman - with lettings agents in the...

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

An angry landlord has contacted Landlord Today to show what she calls the “twaddle” response she has received from the Department...

A quick buy property company says there’s been a surge in the number of landlords quitting the rental sector. “We’ve seen a...

The National Residential Landlords Association and the Tenancy Deposit Scheme have produced what they call a comprehensive spring cleaning guide for...

There have been no fewer than 10 different enquiries into selective licensing of landlords or rental properties by local councils -...

A quarter of holiday let owners are very worried about the potential of new regulations or fees being enforced following the...

A perfect storm is brewing in the lettings market with rents spiralling driven by increasing demand fuelled by workers returning to...

The Royal Institution for Chartered Surveyors’ latest Residential Market Survey made for gloomy reading for many in the property market –...

High profile independent law firm Mishcon de Reya is hosting an in-person panel discussion on recent experiences with HMRC - and...

I am, by my own admission, ever the optimist, but with a barrage of enquiries from concerned landlords facing very real...

Grainger, the Newcastle company that is active in Build To Rent and claims to be Britain’s biggest landlord, has enjoyed a...

Two of the UK’s highest profile animal welfare organisations want the government to introduce better protection for responsible tenants with pets. Dogs...

After two months of falls, the average price of property coming to the market for sale rises again by 0.9 per...

A rogue landlord who created false identities and fake lcompanies as part of an elaborate web of misinformation designed to exploit...

January 9 this year, the first working Monday after the Christmas Break, has been dubbed Divorce Day. This is typically when enquiries...

The reduction in landlords’ Capital Gains Allowance has triggered a sell-off by landlords at a 13-year high according to new figures. Last...

If you were to believe recent headlines, holiday homes and short lets make everyone’s lives miserable - yet the happiest place...

Student property enquiries in the run-up to the letting season for the 2023/24 academic year are significantly up on a year...

HMRC is intensifying its efforts to track down landlords with undisclosed income, a financial consultancy claims. Perrys, a firm of chartered accountants,...

The housing market has lost further momentum in September, according to the latest RICS Residential Market Survey.   The institution says the...

There’s been a slowdown in the annual growth rate of house prices - a movement described as “modest” by the Nationwide. The...

* Angels Media and Landlord Today are deeply saddened by the passing of HM Queen Elizabeth II * - The latest lettings market...

A range of mortgage brokers are reporting an increase in enquiries from private tenants who have been given first refusal to...

Annual UK house price growth slowed to 10 per cent in August, from 11 per cent in July - and the...

A major lettings agency in London says the imbalance between the number of tenants and available rental properties continues to cause...

Annual house price growth slowed slightly last month, dipping to 10.7 in June from 11.2 per cent in May, according to...

Landlords have enjoyed more capital appreciation with the average UK house price rising again in April, up by 1.1 per cent...

A lettings agent who also acts on behalf of tenants against landlords claims to have received 1,000 enquiries from frustrated private...

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors’ latest index suggests there’s no end in sight to rent rises in 2022. RICS’ monthly sentiment...

The Scottish private rental market is facing shortages according to one of that country’s most prominent lettings experts.  David Alexander, head of...

A council has admitted that it had received literally hundreds of complaints about landlords, and it investigates each one - yet...

A leasehold expert says existing owners - including landlords - are expected to be more proactive in 2022 as they seek...

The BBC Radio 4 consumer affairs programme You and Yours says 4,746 rental scams have been reported to the police and...

The Primis mortgage network, owned by estate agency-led company LSL Property Services, says it’s seen a surge of enquiries regarding holiday...

As founder of Landlord Action and chief operating officer at Hamilton Fraser, I’ve been talking to landlords for over 25 years...

Landlord Action, the high profile eviction and housing law consultancy, has seen a 43 per cent rise in instructions from landlords...

Landlords, letting agents and tenants in South Yorkshire are being warned about an increase in rental fraud. Local police there say they...

Perhaps unsurprisingly, landlords formed the bulk of the complainants about letting agents in the 2020 calendar year according to The Property...

A letting agent who campaigns against rogue landlords says the government has “no idea” how many convictions there have been regarding...

The many thousands of landlords who have snapped up properties have been advised to be on alert - a tax consultancy...

Specialist lender Landbay has launched two new buy to let mortgage products for first time landlords who want to invest in...

The London international rental market, a long-term victim of the pandemic and travel restrictions, appears to be improving at last. High profile...

A PropTech platform called Pitch 4 Finance has launched to help landlords and other investors source the best deals to finance...

There’s been a “huge demand” for buy to let mortgages spurred on by dramatic house prices rises, according to a major...

The Guernsey-based lender Skipton International says there’s been a surge in interest in UK buy to let mortgages from overseas over...

A man who tried to frame his landlord’s partner as being involved in the Westminster terrorist attack has been jailed. Gerald Banyard,...

A former tenant who tried two frame his landlord’s partner as being involved in the Westminster terrorist attack has been convicted...

There are now 10 councils with licensing schemes covering more than 20 per cent of the rental market according to activists’...

Love to Rent, a portal that markets properties to let, is to stage a customer awareness week to push Build To...

The number of second homes in the UK has risen 30 per cent over the last five years, according to a...

Landlords trying to expand their portfolios can avoid delays caused by residential buyers taking advantage of the Chancellor's stamp duty extension by using four 'buy-to-let hacks', according to broker Mortgages for...

Letting agents in London say there's more interest from prospective tenants now the vaccine and Coronavirus roadmap suggest something like normality...

Two men - one a landlord, the other a shopkeeper- have been jailed after being found guilty of gross negligence manslaughter. Mushtaq...

Private renting is now “a future-forward choice, seen by many conscious consumers to be a cool and connected way of accessing...

There’s been a significant slump in the number of new enquiry levels from landlords seeking property management and tenant-related services, according...

There’s another warning today that buy to let landlords wanting to expand their portfolio are in a race against time to...

The challenges of London’s rental market continue to play out in the latest market snapshot from one of the capital’s biggest...

Despite another national lockdown seemingly on the horizon, the property market remains resilient, with the stamp duty holiday and other initiatives...

Buckinghamshire Building Society has relaunched its ex-pat buy-to-let product. The mortgage deal is available at 70% loan-to-value (LTV) on a two-year discount...

There was a notable increase in the number of new tenancies last month as an increasing number of tenants took advantage...

The landlord of two properties in Coventry has been arrested after police seized cash and drugs worth £400,000. The money and drugs...

There has been a sharp rise in buy-to-let mortgage activity as property investors look to take advantage of the current stamp...

With a number of property investors looking to take advantage of Rishi Sunak’s stamp duty holiday by expanding their portfolios, NICEIC...

One in four buy-to-let landlords are planning to expand their portfolio this year, according to new research. With buy-to-let continuing to deliver...

Roma Finance has launched a holiday let and serviced accommodation five-year term base rate tracker mortgage product. The criteria offered by the...

A growing number of buy-to-let landlords with empty homes are looking to avoid lengthy void periods and maximise profits in the...

Although the existing coronavirus restrictions have not yet been eased in Scotland, this has not prevented demand rising from Scottish property buyers...

Further signs of greater activity in the housing market have come from Knight Frank. The company reports that the volume of online enquiries...

Online property searches have surged back to normal levels with Rightmove recording the highest number of unique enquiries in one day...

Rightmove said visits to its website rose by 45% yesterday morning compared with a day earlier following the government’s decision to...

HMRC are suspending enquiries into taxpayers and businesses that are under investigation as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.  HMRC is writing...

The Mortgage Works (TMW) has temporarily withdrawn its high loan-to-value (LTV) buy-to-let mortgage products.  The specialist buy-to-let arm of Nationwide Building Society...