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A small number of activists have tried to erect a four metre high mock eviction notice on one of Housing Secretary...

A Selective Licensing scheme proposal is out for consultation in the Scunthorpe area -  with a harsh message from a council...

Right now, the property market is entering a period of uncertainty. Falling property prices and a rising regulatory burden are just...

With spring in the air, adjudicators at The Deposit Protection Service have revealed some of the interesting and unusual tenancy deposit...

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

The managing director of a major holiday lets firm is urging landlords to make their properties dog friendly if they want...

The latest phase of a new Build To Rent scheme being launched in London is offering a wine bar and electric...

Landlords who rent out HMOs in parts of the Midlands are urged to act now so they don’t get hit with...

The winners have been revealed in a nationwide search for the UK and Ireland’s best holiday lets. The awards, which were organised...

The most popular search term from prospective renters scouring Rightmove has become ‘Bills Included’. The portal says that this term - which...

Bringing your pup on holiday is becoming more popular than ever. And with studies finding that ‘dog-friendly’ was one of the...

A landlord has pleaded guilty of four counts of breaching a Criminal Behaviour Order and told to expect to pay “a...

A new £71m Build To Rent scheme is on its way to commuter hotspot Leatherhead. BTR operator Get Living and developer Watkin...

A lettings agency claims to have identified which boroughs in the capital offer the best prospects for buy to let investors...

Here are five top tips worth considering if you’re an aspiring or ambitious property entrepreneur. 1. Take Your Time to Find the...

A study by the Tenancy Deposit Service has found that garden maintenance remains one of the most common reasons behind deposit...

Nobody wants to have to end a tenancy with deductions from a tenancy deposit! Here we share our expert tips for landlords to pass...

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

1. Outdoor space: After nearly two years of restrictions, 2022 will see renters continuing to prioritise outdoor space. For residents of...

One of the UK’s most prestigious agencies claims that deals to buy the country’s dearest homes have been negotiated using asset-backed...

A new large-scale Build To Rent landlord, which describes itself as providing “high-quality luxury student accommodation,” has revealed a second scheme...

A new large-scale Build To Rent landlord, which describes itself as providing “high-quality luxury student accommodation,” has revealed a second scheme...

A major supplier to the lettings sector says there’s no reason landlords should not allow pets into properties so long as there...

A mortgage expert who is a prominent sceptic about the lettings market has stepped up his criticisms, saying renting is no...

The Build To Rent sector continues to grow, with the news that a 650-home scheme in the city of Bath has...

Letting agents have reported huge surges in demand for pet-friendly properties.  Richard O’Neill, managing director at Romans Lettings, says: “There has certainly...

Gardens have always been a mixed blessing for landlords - currently they’re popular with tenants but there is the problem of...

Landlords with an eye to optimising capital appreciation ought to be considering the sustainability features of properties, Rightmove has suggested. The portal...

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

Knight Frank has identified part of central London which it describes as being historically overlooked but likely to be transformed in...

A Build To Rent operator is introducing “signature scents” into its properties “to lift moods and enhance the rental experience.” Fig, orange...

The government has revised official guidance for landlords, tenants and local authorities in the light of imminently-changing Coronavirus advice. The revisions are not fundamental...

The National Residential Landlords Association has called for flexibility from government when it comes to insisting private rental sector properties have...

Insecure tenancies, poor housing conditions and overcrowding lead to health problems and worsen risks in the pandemic, a think tank claims. The...

Technology colossus Samsung has teamed up with a Build To Rent provider to create what it calls “next generation neighbourhoods” of...

Renters are quitting London and heading for the regions in search of more space and bigger homes and gardens. That’s the claim...

For over two decades, The Cumberland has been offering specialist lending to the hospitality sector, and 10 years ago, it became...

It’s common knowledge that asbestos is a highly damaging group of microscopic fibres that can severely impact the health of our...

Just over a fifth of landlords predict their tenants will escape to the country in search of more space because they...

A collapsing ceiling, filthy facilities, and an abandoned car are among the dangerous defects leading to a Banbury landlord facing a...

Small scale or accidental landlords will need agents to help them let studio and one-bedroom properties, Rightmove says in a market...

A landlords’ trade body has ticked off Prime Minister Boris Johnson for his attitude towards the rental sector. He suggested in his...

Prime Central London rents fell by an average 2.3 per cent in the third quarter of 2020 according to Savills. In prime...

With the weather taking a turn for the worse in recent days, buy-to-let landlords who own properties with gardens would do...

There has been a solid recovery in the letting market in recent weeks, according to a new RICS survey.  Respondents noted a...

Since the housing market reopened in May there has been a significant increase in demand for homes with a garden as...

Half of renters currently in the market say lockdown has impacted what they are looking for in their next home.   A...

Living without outdoor space is proving a real challenge for many people during the current coronavirus lockdown, which will largely explain...

An unscrupulous landlord who illegally rented out properties in Fife has been sentenced to two years in prison after failing to...

Invasive bamboo is becoming a problem for homeowners, including many buy-to-let landlords, many of which may not realise that most species...

A buy-to-let landlord who owns two properties in Scarborough has been fined £35,000 for breaches of his Selective Licence following a...

An unscrupulous landlord has been ordered to pay almost £4,000 after tenants were discovered living in an appalling and unsafe property.  Officers...

A new campaign to find “Britain’s Most Beautiful Garden” has been launched by Just Landlords, with entrants competing to win a...

Bexley’s annual Landlords Meeting will be held next week at the Hall Place & Gardens. The aim of the event, which takes...

Investor demand from corporate landlords, often backed by institutional finance, is growing and that is pushing up rental values across some parts...

A man has been jailed for a six years and three months for stabbing his landlord in an unprovoked attack. Ainars Jozans,...

A private landlord in Doncaster has been found guilty of pushing a council officer down stairs during an inspection of his...

Plans to introduce a new licensing scheme for privately rented homes in Barking and Dagenham has been approved by the government. Under...

With savers continuing to receive poor returns from banks and building societies, many people continue to turn to residential property as...

Landlords in Edinburgh who are looking to attract high-end tenants will be keeping an eye on how a newly listed rental...

A new fire safety campaign urging private sector landlords and letting agents to always abide by the law and install smoke...

An unscrupulous landlord who converted three family homes into houses in multiple occupation (HMO) without planning consent has been jailed for...

Buy-to-let landlords who have endured the misfortune of being lumbered with nightmare tenants are being encouraged to enter a competition which...

A mixed-tenure development of private sale and affordable housing has been launched on the site of West Ham’s former Upton Park...

A landlord who infuriated neighbours by using a back garden at one of his rental properties to dump rubbish has been...

With the recent report from Hometrack stating ‘Birmingham is rising faster than anywhere in the country’ it’s clear the property market...

When renting out a property, most landlords opt to take a deposit from the tenant before the tenancy starts. The deposit...

A landlord in east London will have to cough up more than £100,000 or face going to jail for illegally converting...

A buy-to-let landlord had been prosecuted for letting rooms to three disabled people in an unlicensed property in the Rose Hill...

A landlord has pleaded not guilty to gross negligence manslaughter after a house fire in Huddersfield last year tragically claimed the...

The north of England, supported in part by the Northern Powerhouse concept, has already attracted a lot of investment, particularly from...

A Cricklewood landlord who was ordered in September to pay more than £700,000 after he breached Barnet Council’s planning enforcement rules...

Rogue landlords in the London Borough of Barnet are being targeted by the local council as part of a crackdown on...

A west London property company managing an HMO in Notting Hill has been fined £47,900 in relation to 24 charges under...

When it comes to the gardens of a rented property, landlords and tenants can get easily confused with what’s required from...