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The National Union of Students claims the government has “folded to landlord’s lobbying” and watering down the Renters Reform Bill so...

Buy to let landlords have been savagely attacked by the country’s biggest investment company - which just happens to be a...

A council is urging landlords of eligible properties to apply for energy efficient measures such as insulation, solar panels or heat...

If you’re moving home and have either plenty of equity or savings you can use for a deposit, plus a decent...

Homeowners in Caerphilly, including private landlords, can access funding to make their properties more energy efficient. Caerphilly council recently approved a new...

Activists are beginning to pile pressure on London Labour Mayor Sadiq Khan, claiming the public will be disappointed if he toes...

The Generation Rent activist group is placing its hopes for pro-renter policies on newly-elected Metro Mayors, who will be elected on...

It’s all change at the start of the new tax year, and with so many tweaks to so many rules, it’s...

Landlords who paid Capital Gains Tax at 28% - before the Chancellor reduced it to 24% in this month’s Budget -...

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

London Mayor Sadiq Khan is demanding the government finally abolish Section 21 eviction powers - and claims over 30,000 households in...

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

Millennials, long seen as a financially disadvantaged generation, are on the brink of becoming the wealthiest generation in history thanks to...

An analysis of government data suggests that potential first time buyers have failed to take advantage of literally hundreds of millions...

A property finance consultancy claims that unmortgageable properties can be snapped up with a discount of 27 per cent. Apex Bridging says...

Dorset councillors have approved proposals for a council tax premium on second homes and a tightening up on its existing premium...

Deciding on a residence in the bustling city of London is no small feat, especially when faced with the dichotomy of...

A think tank claims that the government will pay landlords in the private sector six times the expected spend on new affordable homes in the five-year period between 2021 and 2026. The New...

Painful tax traps have been set for millions of people this year. Your pay may not even have kept pace with...

The Suffolk Building Society has launched new mortgage products aimed at private landlords who are planning refurbishments, such as a new...

London’s Labour mayor Sadiq Khan wants 10,000 private homes in the capital to be brought into the social rental sector within...

Lost in the noise of the King’s Speech, the general pledge to reform the leasehold system, and the subsequent political turmoil...

Lenders’ trade body UK Finance says there were 11,540 buy to let mortgages in arrears of 2.5 per cent or more of...

Claims on social media by a leader of the Renters Reform Coalition - who is also a contributor to a Labour-supporting website...

Specialist lender Landbay has issued another upbeat assessment of the buy to jet sector, bucking the trend of most market reports. It...

An online lettings platform is attacking agents for their fees, which it describes as a “waste” of landlord funds. Hello Neighbour, a...

Tenants claiming benefits are likely to get more assistance with court fees under a revised grant scheme starting this winter. The Help...

New research shows that 676,000 homes in England are sitting empty. The research comes from property purchasing firm House Buyer Bureau which...

The Daily Telegraph appears to have uncovered a catch in Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s apparent boiler grant giveaway. Last week he announced...

A Labour council claims to have a pioneering scheme to get refunds from law breaking landlords. Local media in York say the...

Unpaid rent can cause significant financial problems for commercial landlords. Thankfully, there are several options available to address the issue.  Simon Smith,...

Bristol’s Labour-controlled council says it wants to spend some £17m of local council tax payers’ money on two new licensing schemes...

Buy-to-let landlords with property assets held in a company could be taking advantage of the current dip in house prices to...

Property investment dates back centuries – millennia, even. As a fundamental necessity for post-nomadic humanity, residential and commercial real estate have...

On occasion, a landlord may find that they need to clear a property after a tenant has left unexpectedly. It might...

A long-standing and respected property firm has slammed the government for presiding over the “mess” of taxes applied to holiday lets...

A product for landlords to sell their future rental income is being launched by a finance company this week. Landlord Rental Advance,...

Private rental properties are being included in a scheme which may allow council funds to be used to improve energy efficiency. Cardiff...

This year Tax Freedom Day fell on Thursday June 8. This was the day of the year by which, theoretically, the...

One of the country’s most popular destinations for both visitors and short let accommodation is likely to be hit with a...

2023 could be a landmark year for the private rented sector if Michael Gove succeeds in his pursuit of reforming the...

Next Thursday voters up and down the country will be casting their votes in a series of local elections which are...

It has been widely reported that lenders are expecting a rise in the number of homeowners handing back their keys as...

The Competition and Markets Authority is launching a three month probe into the workings of the private rental sector. It says the focus...

Landlords with funds to expand their portfolios may be in luck - a growing proportion of properties on sale have reduced...

A new survey of UK-based investors reveals the outlook for alternative investments amid growing concerns over the state of the economy. The...

A fund is claiming that investors who put money into real estate funds as an avenue of investment have seen a...

Comparison service Uswitch has created a new app which connects to a home smart meter - meaning, according to the firm,...

Twelve changes to taxes, rules and regulations in the next three years will add £20,000 to the price of a new...

The country’s main student body is calling on the government to implement a cap on student rents. The National Union of Students...

Property experts in one part of the UK where rent freezes are a way of life say they make the housing...

Around seven out of 10 prospective first-time buyers’ attempts to purchase a property have been impacted by the rising cost of...

Over 5,000 leaseholders – some of them private landlords – could get refunds on their ground rent after the Competition and...

A pilot scheme described as helping “tenants threatened with eviction to stay in their homes” has been extended after Cornwall Council...

House prices fell marginally by 0.1 per cent in July – the first decrease since June 2021, says the Halifax. Annual rate...

In the drive for the UK to be net zero by 2050, residential landlords are facing costly green refurbishments.   Already, landlords...

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...

Who are you? My name is Jason Harris-Cohen and I am the Managing Director of Open Property Group. What is your company and...

A property investment platform is to spend £1 billion buying and retrofitting thousands of homes in the private rental sector, The...

Labour wants to bring in a UK-wide licensing system for holiday lets to preserve the “spirit” of costal and rural communities. The...

An asset management operation has launched a new service to guarantee consistent income for investors with multiple properties.  ‘Holland Assurance’ from Holland...

HMRC is seeing substantial delays in the processing of self assessment tax returns, it’s being claimed.  A company called RIFT Tax Refunds...

Ofgem has announced that the energy price cap will further rise from £1,971 to £2,800 in October this year, amid an...

Landlords have been hit with steep rises in the cost of buy to let fixed rate mortgages even before the Bank...

A prominent buy to let mortgage expert says yesterday base rate rise by the Bank of England is expected to hit...

Activists in the Generation Rent group have made seven demands on government including a rent freeze, the clearing of tenants’ arrears,...

Landlords could lose up to £9,500 a year if they are unable to make changes to the energy efficiency of their...

Property consultancy JLL says it’s identified one hitherto-unfashionable part of London as an area set to outperform the rest of the...

As the government continues to assess the future state of building regulation in the UK, developers and leaseholders continue to remain...

Last October, stakeholders across the private rented sector were told by ministers that the Government needed extra time to create a...

The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, wants the government to put a stop to the capital being used for international money...

Almost a quarter of landlords say their properties are currently rated D or below for energy efficiency, according to a new...

Together Energy, which has 176,000 households on its books, has become the latest supplier to collapse in the wake of the...

New preliminary figures released by CBRE reveal that a record £4.1 billion was invested in the UK’s Build to Rent sector...

A company that works with private landlords to supply homes to ease London councils’ homeless issues, has won funds to secure...

Private landlords get it in the neck for allegedly-high rents but 4.75m families living in social housing in England are facing...

Shelter claims its helpline has received 1,000 callers a day since the eviction ban began easing at the start of summer. It says...

PropTech firm Kamma says well over 100,000 private rental homes across the UK are being let illegally because they already fail...

Too little is being done to help landlords access funding to adapt their property to meet the needs of older or...

A new study by a university suggests that some tenants are apparently afraid to speak out about the condition of the...

A change in government policy will allow landlords to fund investment that will help businesses recover, says tax and advisory firm...

An interiors company claims a 10 point guide for private tenants will ensure they get all of their deposit back when...

Landlords have frequently not had obligatory ID checks conducted on them by letting agents, an industry supplier is claiming.  Blinc UK says...

Over a fifth of students questioned in a new survey say they have been unable to pay rent in full over...

The National Residential Landlords Association says it backs a report by MPs sharply criticising EPCs and urging more effective modern energy...

There’s a new call on the government to get its act together on the Green Homes Grant, which has failed to live...

It’s almost exactly a year since Britain went into its first lockdown, heralding a large number of measures affecting renting, notably...

Many landlords and property investors will have watched the Chancellor’s budget with a feeling of trepidation. There had been hints of...

Scottish private sector landlords and tenants who face financial difficulties caused by the pandemic have more time to access support after...

A company is offering Sharia-compliant bridging finance for property investors. Sharia compliance in the finance world means for savers and borrowers, instead...

Labour MP Stephen Timms has asked Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick to commit to five measures to tighten controls on the private...

It’s feared that the government’s latest funding to solve the cladding crisis will leave thousands of landlords with loans and unsellable...

Landlords have told government that while they welcome new cash help for student tenants, the rest of the lettings sector needs...

Up to 50,000 rental homes in the countryside could be sold off if the government presses ahead with stricter energy efficiency...

An influential all-party committee of MPs and members of the House of Lords is calling for a new council tax fund...

There’s a warning today that landlords need to move quickly and selectively if they are intending to purchase a property ahead...

The Property Ombudsman has ordered a lettings agent to pay £200 compensation to a landlord after accepting a tenant on the...

Public funds are to be used to assist students in Northern Ireland cover rent this year as they cope with remote...

Two property investment companies and an associated business have all been closed down “in the public interest” by the government’s Insolvency...

A landlord has opened up to a news website about the difficulties trying to accommodate student tenants during the lockdown.  Elizabeth Hunter is...