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Almost four in 10 portfolio landlords are continuing to upgrade their properties to EPC C or above, despite proposed regulations being...

A London council has prosecuted landlord Syed Shah, owner of an HMO, for a string of  breaches that posed significant risks...

A charity is calling for landlord licensing schemes which cost enough to fund annual inspections, and the issuing of “sentencing guidelines”...

HM Revenue and Customs has done a rapid U-turn on a decision to close its self-assessment telephone helpline for half the...

A Tory has slammed the proposed clampdown on short lets proposed by Housing Secretary Michael Gove - and he calls them...

The government has issued a lengthy statement claiming more home owners, including landlords, are fitting heat pumps - yet at the...

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

Mohammed Sharaz, a landlord from Bradford, recently seized an opportunity to enhance his property portfolio after Wildstone acquired the gable end...

Despite inflationary and mortgage volatility over the last 12 months, a mortgage lender claims over a third of commercial landlords are...

One in five (20 per cent of) landlords plans to reducing their buy to let holdings according to a new survey. The...

Almost all landlords letting out properties in a London borough will soon be legally required to have a selective license. It’s one...

It’s being forecast that there are likely to be major changes made to the Renters Reform Bill during its next stage...

Making an investment in a country with a different currency introduces exchange rate risk. Ideally, a UK investor would buy the...

Beverley Building Society has entered the buy to let market for the first time with two new products. Its variable rate BTL...

A Labour MP who wants a licensing system to be introduced for Airbnb-style short lets and holiday accommodation is holding a...

The government will this week announce a new consultation on private rental sector energy efficiency - in particular, insulation. This will be...

Resident satisfaction amongst Build To Rent tenants is falling for the first time since reviews were first collected five years ago. A...

Proposed government reforms of the private rented sector threaten to make it harder for students to enter higher education, according to...

An agency heavily involved in Build To Rent claims investment in the sector remains high - but soaring debt costs may...

Government plans to reform the private rented sector risk making it more difficult for students to enter higher education. That’s the warning...

A Labour council is being tipped to vote tomorrow to introduce rent controls for the private sector, even though it has...

The House of Commons will today debate a proposal for local authorities to have specific controls over the proliferation of Airbnbs...

A Selective Licensing scheme introduced by a council back in 2016 is set for expansion.  Middlesbrough council claims that its scheme has...

Landlords and agents are being asked their views on proposals to expand Selective Licensing to eight new areas of Manchester. There are...

One of the highest profile figures in the lettings industry says the apparent inaction by government over rental reform gives an...

A trade body is warning that landlords may face a new challenge if, as expected, the government agrees a controversial expansion...

A council now consulting on a huge licensing scheme for private landlords has been slammed - over its own record as...

Eviction and housing law specialist Landlord Action has rebranded to support its expansion into a wider range of legal services. There’s a...

High end agency Savills and a London developer have launched apartments in a new Build To Rent scheme costing tenants up...

A new PropTech platform that claims to make buy to let investment simpler, faster and more accessible than ever before, is...

A House of Lords report claims that the private rental sector has become ”increasingly unaffordable” and says out welcomes the proliferation...

The Home property website has identified locations where rents have risen by up to 38 per cent in the past 12...

A survey of over 500 property investors claims to have uncovered the UK’s hotspots for the coming year. It says some 44...

Independent finance service Moneyfacts says increasing numbers of people are keen to explore alternative investment options - with holiday lets a...

The private rental sector is in slow retreat according to a new analysis by Nationwide-owned specialist lender, The Mortgage Works. Nationwide chief...

Airbnb management company Houst is expanding its service into a new area. Houst has identified Kent as an area expecting one of...

Greater Manchester’s Labour Mayor, Andy Burnham, wants to introduce a £1.5m Good Landlord Charter This would work in partnership with the city’s...

A property development consultancy is tipping five regeneration areas in England as potential good investments for the coming year. SevenCapital says they...

Although the last six months have undoubtedly been difficult for many property investors and landlords for others this has been a...

There has never been a harder time to be a landlord in the UK. The pressures that the last six months...

Kenton Finance, a major provider of bridging loans, has announced that it will be opening new offices for business within the...

SimplyBiz Mortgages has added Paragon’s buy-to-let range to its mortgage panel.  The buy-to-let range includes support for SPV limited company lending, including...

Knight Frank forecast that residential property sales will fall by 38% this year, amid the coronavirus pandemic. Based on the assumption that...

Aldermore Bank has relaunched its buy-to-let proposition with a view to offering landlords greater choice, flexibility, new products, reduced rates, and...

Tenant eviction specialist, Landlord Action, reports that up to half of Section 21 cases they handle are as a consequence of...

Buy-to-let landlords are increasingly favouring Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMO) and more complex property types due to the often higher yields...

Landbay has revamped its range of buy-to-let mortgage deals for professional landlords and reduced rates on selected products, with its most...

What is your business?    Bonds Estate Agents, the modern hybrid agent bridging the gap between the traditional high street agent and online...

Ascend Properties continues to expand its reach into the Build to Rent sector after securing significant investment from Gatehouse Bank last year. The...

Touchstone Education is planning to expand with the launch of online additions to its nationwide courses in property investment strategies. The property...

With some landlords finding it harder to make a profit as a result of changes to buy-to-let taxation, remortgage activity looks...

Buying a property is cheaper than renting in every area of the UK, a recent study found, and yet a growing...

The proportion of buy-to-let remortgaging hit a record high in the third quarter of the year, as more landlords looked to...

Mortgage products offered by Vida Homeloans are now available to buy-to-let landlords in Scotland. The specialist lender’s offerings, which are available to...

Rents in England and Wales increased by 4.45% to an average of £861 in the 12 months to June 2018 but...

Property investment is not a quick fix, but rather a long-term financial solution to building wealth, as any good buy-to-let landlord will...

A number of young renters will be offered ‘rent to buy’ deposit-free homes as part of plans being proposed by the...

BTL landlords in Redbridge will have to abide by tougher rules after new rental licensing conditions proposed by Redbridge Council were...

There was a sharp rise in remortgaging activity during the first three months of 2018 as buy-to-let landlords lock in lower...

But-to-let landlords will now be able to use non rental income towards the affordability assessment when applying for second charge buy-to-let...

More than two fifths (41%) of portfolio landlords aim to expand their portfolio over the next 12 months, new research shows. The...

A recently launched digital buy-to-let mortgage brokerage service that enables landlords to find, compare and secure the best mortgage deals available...

Theresa May continued to shake-up her ministerial team yesterday by handing jobs to several junior ministers, but he her decision to...

Landbay has reported a record month of buy-to-let lending in September, despite the latest crack down on the sector. Stricter portfolio buy-to-let...

Direct Line Group has announced that it has taken a 15% equity stake in Canopy, a rental market disruptor founded last...

The National Landlords Association (NLA) has submitted recommendations to HM Treasury ahead of Autumn Budget Statement, due to be delivered on...

Buy-to-let landlords are increasingly buying cheaper properties with higher yields, Mortgages for Business found in its Complex Buy to Let Index...

Ipswich Building Society has expanded its ever growing range of mortgages with the launch of three new five-year fixed rate products,...

The rental market in Scotland continues to flourish, with all regions north of the border seeing rents rise in March compared...

Recently I caught up with the Alex Lubinsky CEO of Rentberry, the app that allows a tenant to place a bid...

New property management division set-up to help landlords increase yield within the secure framework of a guaranteed rental model. Quarter has announced...

For many investors in London and the South East, the relentless pressure on buy-to-let income means that the numbers no longer add...

The vote to Leave the European Union is causing the financial instability predicted and past experience suggests that the UK housing...

There has been a drop in the number of tenants falling into serious rent arrears, which is great news for renters...

Specialist mortgage lender Paragon has called on the Chancellor to make no further changes to the taxation of landlords in today's...

Tenant Shop, a rental sector services company which helps tenants and letting agents to manage utilities, has relocated after tripling the...

A charity claims there is a blind spot in the Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarm (England) Regulations 2015 coming into force next month.  Electrical...

Q: Who Are Go Commercial Finance & why did you set up Go Commercial Finance? Go Commercial Finance is a true, whole...

Landlords in Great Britain have seen total annual returns of £111.5bn in the last year, as the private rented sector continued...

Victorious housing campaigner Lindsey Garrett from the New Era Estate in Hackney is taking on Labour and the Conservatives for the...