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The Generation Rent activist group has once again repeated its demand for a series of reforms surrounding the scrapping of Section...
01 May 2024
From: Breaking News
A council is seeking private landlords to participate in a controversial leasing scheme in a bid to curb homelessness. The use of...
01 May 2024
From: Breaking News
Labour London Mayor Sadiq Khan wants to install ‘mould sensors’ in thousands of rental homes across the capital. In a pledge ahead...
29 April 2024
From: Breaking News
The average water bill has risen by 6% in England and Wales in recent days, which could see households having to...
13 April 2024
From: Top tips & guides
23 March 2024
From: Tax & Finance
New research from Halifax reveals that investing in solar panels leads to possible cost and energy savings for landlords and other...
22 March 2024
From: Breaking News
Lots and lots, is the short answer. I think the more you know, the more you're armed with information and knowledge,...
16 March 2024
From: Top tips & guides
The management of BTL properties, whether it's a modest collection of three units or a more sizable portfolio of fifteen, can...
15 March 2024
From: Sponsored Content
A council is launching an innovative scheme whereby good landlords get long licences - and poor ones get short licences. Gloucester council...
12 March 2024
From: Breaking News
Nearly a third of landlords predict that the retail sector will see the highest level of negative growth over the next...
09 March 2024
From: Top tips & guides
The Generation Rent activist group has called for a series of reforms about damp and mould. It wants the reinstatement of energy...
23 January 2024
From: Breaking News
Landlords, being key players in the housing sector, can make a significant impact by fostering a greener mindset among their tenants....
13 January 2024
From: Top tips & guides
Thousands of Britons earning from letting their spare room or using parts of their home on platforms like Airbnb could be...
28 December 2023
From: Breaking News
By Luke Lightfoot, Regional Director of Asset Management at Sigma Capital As the fastest growing sub-sector in the UK rental market, it’s...
23 December 2023
From: Top tips & guides
Almost two thirds of private landlords expect to see their mortgage payments increase over the next 12 months with warnings that...
21 December 2023
From: Breaking News
Pipes aren’t normally the first thing that spring to mind when we think of wrapping up for winter, but with an...
16 December 2023
From: Top tips & guides
Landlord Action supremo Paul Shamplina has endorsed a new PropTech tool aimed at stopping landlords falling victim to fraud. Title Guardian claims...
07 December 2023
From: Breaking News
The National Residential Landlords Association says the Renters Reform Bill won’t win the support of landlords in its present form. The Bill...
04 December 2023
From: Breaking News
Right now, the property market is entering a period of uncertainty. Falling property prices and a rising regulatory burden are just...
25 November 2023
From: The Big Issues
The Renters Reform Bill could end up with landlords going bankrupt, a housing law specialist is warning. Des Taylor, director of compliance...
26 October 2023
From: Breaking News
The rise of platforms such as Airbnb has opened up new possibilities to generate extra income by renting out spaces. From spare...
23 September 2023
From: Legislation & Compliance
Former England footballer turned TV pundit and property expert Dion Dublin is to headline this month’s South East Property Expo. The centre...
08 September 2023
From: Breaking News
An unlicensed landlord has been ordered to pay back almost £15,000 in rent to his tenants after they were forced to...
01 September 2023
From: Breaking News
Buy-to-let landlords with property assets held in a company could be taking advantage of the current dip in house prices to...
19 August 2023
From: Tax & Finance
A loans company, Moneyboat, has issued a series of tips for renters before and during their tenancies. It claims that by avoiding...
18 August 2023
From: Breaking News
Landlords are unwittingly exposing their tenants to the serious danger of fire because they opt for the cheaper option when hiring...
16 August 2023
From: Breaking News
Over a third of homes in England are at high risk of overheating as summer temperatures of 40oC and above apparently...
15 August 2023
From: Breaking News
The Bank of England’s monetary policy committee has announced its decision on base rate. It will rise by 0.25 per cent to...
03 August 2023
From: Breaking News
This year is set to bring sweeping rental reforms that will change the face of lettings forever. Landlords should be following...
02 June 2023
From: Sponsored Content
2023 could be a landmark year for the private rented sector if Michael Gove succeeds in his pursuit of reforming the...
13 May 2023
From: Rental Reform
A London landlord must pay over £6,000 after a tribunal upheld Hillingdon council's decision to fine him for numerous safety risks...
25 April 2023
From: Breaking News
The Housing Ombudsman has released its special investigation into Rochdale Boroughwide Housing, the social housing provider which supplied accommodation to Awaab...
29 March 2023
From: Breaking News
The landlord of a property dubbed a “house of horrors” by Barking and Dagenham council enforcement officers has been ordered to...
09 March 2023
From: Breaking News
A business consultancy says the high cost of renting is ruining the retirement dreams of different groups, such as single people...
15 February 2023
From: Breaking News
Purplebricks has detailed the price it is paying for a lettings compliance blunder first spotted last year. It predicts that, at worst,...
09 December 2022
From: Breaking News
While many eyes have been focused on COP27 in recent weeks, a massive sea change in sentiment and investment towards climate...
03 December 2022
From: The Big Issues
A council wants private tenants to ‘grass’ on rogue landlords in the light of the tragic death of toddler Awaab Ishak. Telford...
22 November 2022
From: Breaking News
Renters have higher rates of anxiety than home owners, it’s been claimed by a think tank. The Joseph Rowntree Foundation says that...
11 November 2022
From: Breaking News
The so-called emergency rent freeze and eviction ban in Scotland “can serve as a Europe-wide template for protecting tenants rights” according...
18 October 2022
From: Breaking News
It's claimed that home owners could be making an extra £2.000 per month by renting out a spare room on Airbnb, depending...
08 October 2022
From: Agent Advice
The politician who is the architect of an emergency private sector rent freeze set to come into force this week has attacked...
05 October 2022
From: Breaking News
Figures from an authoritative mortgage industry source suggest many more buy to let landlords are diversifying into the holiday let sector. According...
27 September 2022
From: Breaking News
Gas Safety Week begins next Monday (September 12) and, in light of that, the team at Ideal Heating have provided some...
07 September 2022
From: Legislation, Regulation & Compliance
Just over half of professional landlords with 10 or more investment properties have no succession plan in place, risking the future...
31 August 2022
From: Breaking News
Homes in the rental sector are more likely to have old and inefficient appliances for tenants to use in order to...
05 August 2022
From: Sponsored Content
So the heatwave is over - well, at least this week's heatwave is over. But who would bet against another with...
23 July 2022
From: The Big Issues
Simply Business is one of the UK’s biggest providers of small business and landlord insurance. Insuring over 350,000 landlords has given...
18 July 2022
From: Property Investment & Strategy
Electricians have revealed the 10 most dangerous mistakes made by those attempting electrical DIY, with some possibly leading to serious injuries...
12 July 2022
From: Breaking News
A furniture firm which supplies to some Build To Rent operators has told buy to let landlords to up their game...
25 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
A landlord has been jailed for a year after making a homeless woman perform sexual favours for him in return for...
11 May 2022
From: Breaking News
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
For many years now developers, freeholders and landlords have been engaged in the practice of utilising ground rents as lucrative investments...
07 May 2022
From: Legislation & Compliance
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
The head of a guaranteed rent business has been given an 11-year ban for scamming £6.7m from property investors. Sam Eustace, 36,...
07 April 2022
From: Breaking News
A question mark has been raised over the suitability of a scheme starting next month to encourage the switch from gas...
24 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
A second-offence landlord has received fines totalling £5,259.75 after council officers found nine different safety violations at a single property. The building...
16 March 2022
From: Breaking News
New research from insurance provider Paymentshield has found that over one in five UK tenants have experienced a negative property event...
21 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
A landlord has been fined £3,607 over properties that were so dangerous tenants’ lives were at risk. North Lincolnshire council brought a...
25 January 2022
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
Something that has been touching a raw nerve with me for some time now is the issue of so called ‘rent...
13 November 2021
From: The Big Issues
With energy efficiency making headlines in the private rental sector, Norton Finance has calculated the cost of an average mid-terrace household...
11 October 2021
From: Breaking News
The dynamic of the private rental market has been changing in recent years. There's been a decline in private landlords, yet almost...
09 October 2021
From: Industry Views
There are a huge array of products and services covering the entire journey of lettings, from prospecting all the way through to...
29 September 2021
From: Lettings PropTech
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
There’s a warning today that some office-to-resi and shop-to-resi conversions - often thought to be popular purchases by buy-to-let investors -...
19 August 2021
From: Breaking News
A local newspaper’s investigation has revealed that a London council flouted its own policies to maximise the number of landlords it...
18 August 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
A landlord has been hit with a fine of more than £4,200 for failing to keep tenants safe in their homes. North...
24 June 2021
From: Breaking News
Shelter says tomorrow’s Queen’s Speech should herald the start of a widespread reform of all renting, particularly the private sector. In a blog...
10 May 2021
From: Breaking News
The Daily Mail is reporting that Prime Minister Boris Johnson is to let his Oxfordshire cottage out - and he’s taking...
13 April 2021
From: Breaking News
A landlord has been handed penalties totalling nearly £8,000 after being found guilty of operating an unlicensed HMO. This follows an investigation...
06 April 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
The government’s latest extension for the ban on bailiff-enforced evictions - taking it up until the end of May - is...
11 March 2021
From: Breaking News
Two men - one a landlord, the other a shopkeeper- have been jailed after being found guilty of gross negligence manslaughter. Mushtaq...
23 February 2021
From: Breaking News
A landlord has been sentenced for failing to maintain gas appliances at a rental property in accordance with the law. Swansea magistrates’...
19 February 2021
From: Breaking News
A tenant organisation has written to almost 130 politicians asking them to do more to protect renters - especially lone females -...
01 February 2021
From: Breaking News
A landlord who failed to improve his rental property, leaving his tenants in dangerous conditions, has been fined. Haroon Karim from Nottingham...
21 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
Tell us about Airthings, why it was established, the products and what problem they were coming to solve? Airthings was established in...
26 November 2020
From: 60 Second Interview
An insurance firm says landlords should “educate” their tenants on the apparent need to get increased insurance cover. Paymentshield claims that a...
18 November 2020
From: Breaking News
The coronavirus crisis has hit the UK's economic outlook, and many buy-to-let landlords are understandably worried about their post-lockdown rental property...
30 October 2020
From: Tax & Finance
It’s common knowledge that asbestos is a highly damaging group of microscopic fibres that can severely impact the health of our...
29 October 2020
From: Legislation, Regulation & Compliance
With new regulations and rules now in place for landlords, our in-house property experts outline their 10 essential safety requirements for...
29 October 2020
From: Legislation & Compliance
Gas Safety Week is an annual event, that took place 14-20 September in 2020 and aims to raise awareness of gas safety...
29 October 2020
From: Legislation, Regulation & Compliance
A council has prosecuted a local landlord for failing to safeguard the health, safety and welfare of his tenants. Eastleigh council took...
26 October 2020
From: Breaking News
An environment services provider is reminding landlords of their responsibilities should asbestos be found in their properties. Although a high profile problem in the...
13 October 2020
From: Breaking News
Birmingham city council is providing incentives to landlords who offer 12 month fixed tenancies to those on the authority’s homeless and housing...
06 October 2020
From: Breaking News
The coronavirus crisis has hit the UK's economic outlook, and many buy-to-let landlords are understandably worried about their post-lockdown rental property...
29 July 2020
From: Breaking News
New research shows that renters are more vulnerable to economic shocks compared to homeowners. Renters typically spend a higher proportion of their...
15 June 2020
From: Breaking News
Many buy-to-let landlords are heavily exposed to young renters most at risk of losing their job, according to new research from...
29 May 2020
From: Breaking News
The government last week announced that homeowners struggling to pay their mortgage due to coronavirus will be able to extend their...
25 May 2020
From: Breaking News
Coventry Council has been accused of acting irresponsibly by introducing a licensing scheme for private rented housing earlier this week. The council...
06 May 2020
From: Breaking News
Coventry Council is acting irresponsibly by pressing ahead with plans to introduce a licensing scheme for private rented housing, according to...
16 April 2020
From: Breaking News
In principle, tenancy contracts are binding upon both parties and hence can be enforced in a court of law. In practice,...
27 March 2020
From: Breaking News
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