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Britain’s housing stock offers the worst value for money of any advanced economy, according new analysis published by the Resolution Foundation. The...

A prominent lettings agency has hit out at the latest changes to safety regulations that private landlords must comply with or...

With 3.5 million UK adults planning major home improvements in 2024, an energy expert has shared seven adjustments that can properties more sustainable.  The...

A landlord and a property management company have been found guilty of putting tenants at risk after a council probe. Kensington and...

How to Achieve Low Season Holiday Let Bookings This year, with families across the UK facing a squeeze to their budgets, we’ve...

If you live in a rented home, you’ll know the struggles of wanting to make your home feel like your own...

The priority for the majority of landlords is rental income that is paid on time, but there is also the priority...

A landlord and two businesses have been fined over £145,000 following a fire in a building containing residential flats and a...

A Labour peer who was to have invested £1 billion in affordable homes has halted his scheme because of the threat...

As the autumn weather turns colder, many families are proactively seeking ways to reduce their energy use as, even with the...

No it’s not an April Fool - some tenants in Wales are experimenting with an alternative to radiators and heat pumps....

A new report claims new builds have typical energy bills some £400 a year less than other properties.  The Home Builders’ Federation...

Husband-and-wife landlords Robin and Susan Kirstein have been landed with a massive fine for letting a home that was deemed by...

In this guest piece, Josh Barber from Flooring Superstore sets out why landlords must pay attention to flooring when it comes...

A landlord who harassed tenants and left them in dangerous accommodation hit has been branded “atrocious” and has been hit with...

A rogue landlord has been fined a total of £57,577.92 for running an HMO without a licence.  Fahed Alam Choudhry’s property in...

A landlord has been found guilty of a series of fire safety failings which left residents with only one option to...

High end lettings agency Carter Jonas has offered landlords a series of tips to renting out their properties quickly and successfully. They...

The Rogue Landlord Team of a local authority has triggered a civil penalty notice resulting in a fine of over £21,000...

A gas engineer was shocked to come across a large cannabis grow in a rental property after being called to change...

Two landlords have to pay almost £8,000 for letting their flats in defiance of a Prohibition Order.  The order came into force...

Two men have been ordered to pay almost £8,000 for letting out flats in defiance of regulations designed to keep tenants...

In this article, the experts at Good Move give their top tips for dealing with damp in your home. Damp is something...

Britain’s holiday rental market is preparing for a busy year ahead, as many travellers are expected to opt for staycations over...

A councillor has called for all new HMOs to be created with en suite bathrooms, and not shared bathrooms. The call came during...

Landlords now have another year to apply for the government’s Green Homes Grant scheme. The 12 months extension, announced last evening, follows...

A landlord who failed to properly look after two HMOs has been fined £70,500 by an Essex council. Lystra Dorval, of Ilford,...

Airbnb claims a proposal to regulate short lets could put 17,000 jobs at risk and take almost £1m a day out...

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...

With the temperature plummeting across the UK, there are several weather warnings in place over the next few days, and some...

For landlords looking to protect their rental properties this winter, here are some top tips, as well as hints on how...

Struggling to let or sell a property? There are a number of things that turn off potential renters and homebuyers off,...

When living in a rental property, it is only natural that your tenants will want to make it feel like home...

A private landlord who put the lives of his tenants at risk has been ordered to pay a £20,000 fine and...

A landlord in Cardiff was reduced to tears after discovering her house in a shockingly dire state. The tenant is said to...

Earlier this month the Tenant Fee Ban was introduced, after much fanfare from the Government. However, it is not the only...

Demand for good quality rental homes continues to grow, but with the latest figures from NHS Digital revealing that there were...

Masthaven has announced changes to its buy-to-let mortgage range, including flexible criteria, rates for non-traditional tenants and landlords, as well as...

Bracknell’s former bus depot is set to undergo a grand transformation into a 155,000 square foot development of 242 luxury apartments,...

A landlord in Edinburgh who evicted a young family and dumped their belongings in the garden after they fell into rent...

A private landlord who illegally modernised an historic house in Brighton has been told by a judge to pay out more...

It is estimated that around 160,000 properties will be affected by the new rules governing Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMO), which...

Brent Council officers discovered 15 men crammed inside a two-bedroom bungalow during an enforcement raid yesterday morning. Tenants were found sleeping on...

A tenant who illegally sublet an unlicensed and poorly-maintained bungalow in north London, which was described by Brent Council as a...

In what is a welcome change to the landlord bashing articles often featured in the media, the Liverpool Echo has published...

The Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) has ended a consultation on ‘Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMO) and residential property...

A man claiming not to be a landlord has been ordered to pay more than £7,000 for putting the lives of...

A new off-plan development of 64 high end flats located in the heart of Manchester city centre has been launched onto...

A landlord has been handed a major fine by Sunderland Magistrates' Court after repeatedly refusing to carry out improvements on his...

In what is a welcome change to the landlord bashing articles often featured in the media, the Daily Mirror and Daily...

Daniel Hill, managing director of Multi-Let UK, explains how you could build and manage a profitable HMO portfolio. Recent research fromMortgages...