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A Midlands council is the latest to introduce an additional licensing regime for HMOs - but it’s based on a consultation...
16 May 2022
From: Breaking News

The number of HMOs in England has fallen as a result of government intervention in the market. In 2018 new regulations were...
11 May 2022
From: Breaking News

A consultation is underway into the extension of yet another private landlord licensing scheme for a further five years. Since March 2018...
10 May 2022
From: Breaking News

All private rented homes in Oxford will need a licence from this September, following a green light from the government. Some 49.3...
29 April 2022
From: Breaking News

Private landlords who let out properties in Central West Bromwich are being urged to check if they need to apply for...
28 March 2022
From: Breaking News

Landlords with property in Breckland, South Norfolk and Broadland have been invited to attend a free online Landlord Forum networking and...
18 March 2022
From: Breaking News

Another council has started consultations about stiffer controls on HMOs. Walsall council is proposing additional licensing to improve conditions and management of...
08 March 2022
From: Breaking News

A senior Labour MP has written to the Housing Secretary Michael Gove seeking reassurances that landlords will not keep council tax...
07 March 2022
From: Breaking News

Landlords of HMOs are being faced with a revaluation of their properties by HMRC which could result in many suffering tax...
02 March 2022
From: Breaking News

Private landlords in a major UK city must now provide an emergency out-of-hours contact number for dealing with anti-social behaviour, the...
28 February 2022
From: Breaking News

A London council is urging landlords in the area to check whether they require a license ahead of a new regime...
18 February 2022
From: Breaking News

An MP is calling on the authorities to investigate how 15 so-called ‘super landlords’ allegedly dominate the rental market in one...
17 February 2022
From: Breaking News

The Labour MP Dame Meg Hillier is warning that some landlords of HMOs may receive the government’s financial energy assistance- and...
08 February 2022
From: Breaking News

A council has admitted that it had received literally hundreds of complaints about landlords, and it investigates each one - yet...
14 January 2022
From: Breaking News

A London landlord has been ordered to pay over £64,000 for breaking housing regulations. In July last year Sumon Miah was found...
11 January 2022
From: Breaking News

A council is considering an additional licensing scheme for HMOs in and around the High Street and town centres areas of...
04 January 2022
From: Breaking News

Bristol-based lettings management company Iletpro Ltd has been ordered to pay a total of £2,700.06 in fines and costs for failing...
17 December 2021
From: Breaking News

Proposals to introduce an Additional Licensing scheme for HMOs in yet another part of the country are to be discussed by...
15 December 2021
From: Breaking News

Tenants, landlords and those living or working near houses in multiple occupation in Portsmouth are being urged to share their experiences...
08 December 2021
From: Breaking News

A Labour council in London has announced plans to expand its crackdown on what it calls “shoddy landlords.” Southwark council says the...
06 December 2021
From: Breaking News

A council is consulting over a range of private rental sector measures. Leicester council is proposing a range of measures requiring landlords...
03 December 2021
From: Breaking News

Lewisham council in London is introducing a new licensing scheme for all Houses of Multiple Occupancy - claiming it will improve...
01 December 2021
From: Breaking News

Lewisham council in south London is introducing a new licensing scheme for all HMOs in the borough. It claims this will help...
22 November 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

A landlord has been fined £24,750 and told to repay his tenants almost £47,000 in rent. In December 2018, Preston council responded...
08 November 2021
From: Breaking News

A Midlands city is starting consultation on a major extension of powers over HMOs. Leicester council wants to have an extended Article...
04 November 2021
From: Breaking News

A fire and rescue service is asking landlords who own or manage HMOs to get involved in a pilot scheme. Over the...
28 October 2021
From: Breaking News

A lettings agent says a new HMO licensing regime in one of London’s highest profile boroughs will reduce the number of rental...
13 October 2021
From: Breaking News

A remarkable four year court battle has ended with £190,000 in fines for a rogue landlord couple who falsely claimed they...
04 October 2021
From: Breaking News

Landlords must pay well over £700 for entry into what is now the UK’s largest ever HMO licensing scheme, at Westminster...
02 September 2021
From: Breaking News

Home repairs service Rightio has provided a useful checklist of the hidden costs of being a landlord. Many seasoned hands will...
26 August 2021
From: Breaking News

A council is ordering all of its private rental sector landlords to clear graffiti from external walls within four weeks of...
24 August 2021
From: Breaking News

If evidence was needed that the rental market is booming right now, here’s the proof - a property with an asking...
24 August 2021
From: Breaking News

A council in the unusual position of having its landlord licensing proposals rejected by the government says it’s pondering its next...
11 August 2021
From: Breaking News

A local authority with a rapidly-growing number of HMOs is to consult over a new policy later this month. The Houses in...
09 August 2021
From: Breaking News

A council in Leicestershire is poised to introduce two new licensing schemes for private landlords. Charnwood council has now approved the conditions...
23 July 2021
From: Breaking News

A rogue landlord who allowed vulnerable tenants to live in conditions without windows, proper washing facilities or fire safety measures at...
20 July 2021
From: Breaking News

Specialist lender Landbay has launched two new buy to let mortgage products for first time landlords who want to invest in...
13 July 2021
From: Breaking News

Fines totalling more than £250,000 were issued to rogue landlords in Barking and Dagenham last year. Offences included failing to have a...
02 July 2021
From: Breaking News

A PropTech platform called Pitch 4 Finance has launched to help landlords and other investors source the best deals to finance...
18 June 2021
From: Breaking News

A landlord group in a major city in the south of England says many are giving up on HMOs and converting...
15 June 2021
From: Breaking News

There are just three weeks left for landlords to respond to one of the largest consultations undertaken by a council in...
07 June 2021
From: Breaking News

A well-organised group of local landlords is threatening a city council with legal action over plans to expand a licensing scheme. The...
27 May 2021
From: Breaking News

Rogue landlord Siddika Begum of Salisbury has been prosecuted for failing to licence a house in multiple occupation in the town. Begum...
24 May 2021
From: Breaking News

A London council is inviting landlords and others to respond to a consultation on changes to its licensing regime. Ealing council claims...
20 May 2021
From: Breaking News

Investment bank and wealth management consultancy Arbuthnot Latham predicts the next big growth area for buy to let will be Houses...
13 May 2021
From: Breaking News

A landlord has been handed nearly £30,000 in fines and costs after pleading guilty to maintenance and safety failures at three...
26 April 2021
From: Breaking News

Salford council in Greater Manchester is to introduce landlord licensing for HMOs where three or four tenants live - and the...
16 April 2021
From: Breaking News

For the second time this week (and it’s only Wednesday) a lender has announced cheaper mortgage loans for buy to let...
14 April 2021
From: Breaking News

A rogue landlord has been hit with a bill of £48,000 - a record for the council which brought the prosecution. Tariq...
01 April 2021
From: Breaking News

A Midlands council has given notice of two landlord licensing schemes set to be introduced later this year. Charnwood council has been...
29 March 2021
From: Breaking News

Specialist buy to let lender Landbay has launched a range of mortgages for trading limited companies buying or remortgaging houses, apartments, HMOs...
25 March 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

Landlords and managing agents of HMOs could face unlimited fines following new measures being brought in to strengthen fire safety, the...
19 March 2021
From: Breaking News

A council which has 20,000 unregulated rental properties within its area has launched a new charter to improve standards. The unregulated properties...
17 March 2021
From: Breaking News

A council has now approved plans for two of the country’s largest licensing schemes - one is so large it needs...
15 March 2021
From: Breaking News

A Labour-controlled council says it’s confident a huge new licensing scheme for one of Britain’s most high-profile cities will be voted...
10 March 2021
From: Breaking News

Around 840,000 private renters in England and Wales have built up rent arrears since lockdown measures began and one in five...
03 March 2021
From: Property Investment & Strategy

A London authority wants to extend its licensing regime for HMOs and landlords have just over two weeks left to respond. Lambeth...
23 February 2021
From: Breaking News

Generation Rent has criticised the aspirations of some landlords who appear on the daytime BBC show Homes Under The Hammer. “The regular...
17 February 2021
From: Breaking News

A landlord has been fined £6,000 for failing to licence a house in multiple occupation. Wolverhampton council prosecuted Aunberin Saddique after it...
12 February 2021
From: Breaking News

An investment company claims some investors who buy at auction lose money because of misrepresentations in the legal pack. The Mistoria Group...
11 February 2021
From: Breaking News

Landlords in the the Charnwood area of the Midlands are invited to give their views on the proposed conditions for two...
04 February 2021
From: Breaking News

A prominent buy to let lender has launched a range of products to help landlords improve the energy efficiency of rental...
02 February 2021
From: Breaking News

Landlords have only until February 11 to respond to the licensing proposals of the London council with the largest private rental...
28 January 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

It appears that a London borough council’s two licensing schemes have expired at the turn of the year, with no alternative...
05 January 2021
From: Breaking News

A councillor has called for all new HMOs to be created with en suite bathrooms, and not shared bathrooms. The call came during...
31 December 2020
From: Breaking News

A leading officer in a Labour council which has in the past taken landlords to court says this process is so...
16 December 2020
From: Breaking News

A YMCA chief executive claims the proliferation of HMOs may be endangering private tenants’ health by encouraging overcrowding and undersized-rooms. Alan Fraser,...
09 December 2020
From: Breaking News

Havering council has agreed to the extension of its landlord licensing scheme. It currently covers 12 wards and will be rolled out ...
08 December 2020
From: Breaking News

A cluster of owner occupiers living near a city centre are demanding that landlords win planning consent before operating HMOs. The Gloucestershire...
27 November 2020
From: Breaking News

Labour MP Steve McCabe has introduced a 10 Minute Rule Bill into the House of Commons to address the problems of HMO’s being...
23 November 2020
From: Breaking News

London’s Labour Mayor Sadiq Khan has launched a new tool for tenants to check on their landlords - and possibly claim...
19 November 2020
From: Breaking News

A landlord who failed to properly look after two HMOs has been fined £70,500 by an Essex council. Lystra Dorval, of Ilford,...
16 November 2020
From: Breaking News

The HMO market is buoyant, not over-saturated, and it can survive suspicions from tenants worried about Coronavirus. That’s the view of Stephanie...
13 November 2020
From: Breaking News

There’s been a significant slump in the number of new enquiry levels from landlords seeking property management and tenant-related services, according...
12 November 2020
From: Breaking News

The Labour-controlled Swansea council in south Wales is being asked by a landlord body to rethink its licensing proposals. The authority is...
12 November 2020
From: Breaking News
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HMOs are an important part of the UK housing market as they offer students and young professionals affordable accommodation. There is...
10 November 2020
From: Property Investment & Strategy

A new rent arrears protection service has launched to cater specifically for settings with tenants renting rooms rather than entire apartments or...
04 November 2020
From: Breaking News

A London local authority is to extend its current additional licensing scheme from 12 council wards to 18 - and is...
26 October 2020
From: Breaking News

A council wants to introduce private rental sector licensing as part of a pledge made back in 2018. Plymouth’s Labour controlled council pledged...
22 October 2020
From: Breaking News

Who are you? Craig Hayward How do you help landlords and property investors? With over 10 years’ experience we have been helping landlords and...
20 October 2020
From: 60 Second Interview

A collapsing ceiling, filthy facilities, and an abandoned car are among the dangerous defects leading to a Banbury landlord facing a...
20 October 2020
From: Breaking News

A local authority is inviting landlords to a virtual forum to be held today to canvas views on two proposed licensing...
05 October 2020
From: Breaking News

A landlord who unlawfully let cramped and overcrowded bedsits and then harassed tenants who complained has been fined thousands of pounds...
02 October 2020
From: Breaking News

The National Landlord Investment Show is preparing three online events this month and next as it creates virtual versions of its respected...
02 October 2020
From: Breaking News

Lendinvest has revamped its buy-to-let range, with new products for student lets and deals for first-time landlords, while the lending platform...
29 September 2020
From: Breaking News

Camden Council has approved the renewal of landlord licensing in the borough, extending the licensing to most Houses in Multiple Occupation...
14 August 2020
From: Breaking News

West One has launched two limited edition buy-to-let mortgage products, which both benefit from West One’s ‘no credit scoring’ approach, with...
13 August 2020
From: Breaking News

Keystone Property Finance has introduced a selection of ‘summer special’ mortgage products available for both its standard and specialist buy-to-let ranges. The...
30 July 2020
From: Breaking News

Landbay has responded to the growing demand for buy-to-let property by increasing its maximum loan sizes from £1m to £1.5m on...
21 July 2020
From: Breaking News

Crystal Specialist Finance (CSF) has teamed up with West One to launch a new range of buy-to-let semi-exclusive products with West...
15 July 2020
From: Breaking News

More than 1,000 brokers signed up for FIBA’s recent series of four exclusive live webinars conducted by Roger Morris of Precise...
24 June 2020
From: Breaking News

Landbay has joined the Lender Exchange in order to have access to better conveyancing solicitors. Lender Exchange, owned by Decision First, is...
22 June 2020
From: Breaking News

Foundation Home Loans has made a range of changes to its buy-to-let product range, which includes increases to loan-to-value (LTV) bands,...
15 June 2020
From: Breaking News

Aldermore Bank has resumed physical mortgage valuations on rental properties for buy-to-let purchase and remortgage in England. However, larger rental properties, including...
28 May 2020
From: Breaking News

Many landlords and letting agents are increasingly concerned about the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic on their tenants and property...
22 May 2020
From: Breaking News

OneSavings Bank (OSB) has increased the loan-to-value (LTV) to 75% across their buy-to-let ranges available through Kent Reliance for Intermediaries, Precise...
20 May 2020
From: Breaking News

While some lenders, such as HSBC, have stopped all buy-to-let activity during the Covid-19 outbreak due to limitations on physical valuations,...
27 April 2020
From: Breaking News

Southwark Council has given the go-ahead for the introduction of a new licensing scheme which could see landlords across the borough...
20 April 2020
From: Breaking News

A number of new buy-to-let deals for both portfolio and smaller scale landlords have been launched by Paragon. The new products are...
17 April 2020
From: Breaking News

Dynamo for Intermediaries has gained exclusive access to Habito’s range of buy-to-let mortgage products, making it the first mortgage club to...
14 April 2020
From: Breaking News

With the rapid spread of coronavirus across the country, more and more landlords are asking what they need to be doing...
18 March 2020
From: Breaking News

The Mortgage Lender (TML) has made rate reductions across its new simplified buy-to-let mortgage range, which maintains a variety of fee...
10 March 2020
From: Breaking News

It’s no secret that the war on landlords has escalated heavily since 2016 and as we find ourselves in a new...
04 March 2020
From: Breaking News

Buy-to-let lender Landbay has announced a product refresh across a series of its products, including the addition of fees to 80%...
03 March 2020
From: Breaking News

The Residential Landlords Associations (RLA) is calling on the government to delay introducing new electrical safety rules to help ensure that...
25 February 2020
From: Breaking News

Kensington Mortgages has cut rates across its buy-to-let range. Highlights include its 85% loan-to-value product, available on a two-year fix, which has...
20 February 2020
From: Breaking News

Foundation Home Loans has made a series of rate reductions across a number of products in its core buy-to-let range. The rate...
11 February 2020
From: Breaking News

The Mortgage Lender has amended its buy-to-let criteria by increasing its lending threshold from £2.5m to £5m, while also removing the...
29 January 2020
From: Breaking News

Buy-to-let landlords currently looking to buy property are targeting Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMO) more than any other property type, according...
23 January 2020
From: Breaking News

Shawbrook Banks has simplified its buy-to-let range down to just three products, a few months after streamlining its range from 10 to...
23 January 2020
From: Breaking News

Landbay, the buy-to-let mortgage lender, has joined forces with The Financial Intermediary & Broker Association (FIBA) to provide landlords using certain...
21 January 2020
From: Breaking News

LendInvest has made several changes to its buy-to-let product range in a bid to appeal to borrowers. The lender has increased the...
20 January 2020
From: Breaking News

The State Bank of India’s (SBI UK) buy-to-let product range is now available through Legal and General Mortgage Club. The company provides...
13 January 2020
From: Breaking News

Paragon has reduced borrowing rates across its range of buy-to-let mortgage products, available at up to 80% loan-to-value. The deals, which are suitable...
07 January 2020
From: Breaking News

A significant number of landlords plan to remortgage over the next year, fresh research by BDRC, on behalf of Precise Mortgages,...
16 December 2019
From: Breaking News

City of York Council has vowed to crack down on rogue landlords looking to exploit the housing market, as part of...
03 December 2019
From: Breaking News

Brent Council in north London will be taking action against a buy-to-let landlord who is accused of “exploiting tenants” after 17...
29 November 2019
From: Breaking News

With the festive season fast approaching, it is completely natural for everyone to start winding down a bit at this time...
28 November 2019
From: Breaking News

Vida Homeloans has overhauled its buy-to-let product range by reducing rates and making criteria changes. The specialist mortgage lender has cut rates...
22 November 2019
From: Breaking News

Habito has added portfolio landlord mortgages to its buy-to-let product range. Rates are available from 2.54% for individuals and 2.59% for those...
20 November 2019
From: Breaking News

A buy-to-let landlord in Sutton has been fined £2,694 and ordered to pay £1,994 in costs and a victim surcharge of...
18 November 2019
From: Breaking News

Paragon has launched a new range of buy-to-let purchase and remortgage products for portfolio and non-portfolio landlords, with rates discounted for...
18 November 2019
From: Breaking News

Foundation Home Loans has unveiled a number of rate reductions across a range of buy-to-let products by up to 45 basis...
14 November 2019
From: Breaking News

Marks Out Of Tenancy, a letting review website, has launched a digital service to help local authorities crackdown on unscrupulous landlords...
13 November 2019
From: Breaking News

House sharing has becoming increasingly popular as more (and older) people opt to live with housemates over ownership or renting alone....
11 November 2019
From: Sponsored Content

Zephyr Homeloans has reduced rates across its range of five-year fixed-rate deals whilst cutting some product fees by up to 0.5%. The...
05 November 2019
From: Breaking News

The UK Purpose-Built Student Accommodation Sector (PBSA) has grown by a record 5.3% in 2019 which equates to more than 34,000...
01 November 2019
From: Breaking News

A buy-to-let landlord has been ordered to pay almost £6,000 after the council was unable to determine if his property in...
30 October 2019
From: Breaking News

There are more than 130,000 unlicensed properties in London that should be licensed under either selective, additional or mandatory HMO licensing...
14 October 2019
From: Breaking News

When it comes to buying, selling, letting or renting a property, you will likely be faced with words, phrases, acronyms and...
08 October 2019
From: Sponsored Content

There is an increasing trend for landlords choosing to grow their residential property portfolios by taking on HMOs (House of Multiple...
01 October 2019
From: Breaking News

Gatehouse Bank has cut rates across its range of buy-to-let products by up to 0.46%. The shariah-compliant lender has announced that the...
27 September 2019
From: Breaking News

It’s that time of year again when pencil cases are fully stocked and the smell of dusty books opening fills the...
13 September 2019
From: Sponsored Content

A buy-to-let landlord in Nottingham been fined £6,000 and instructed to pay £1,583.18 costs, along with a £170 victim surcharge following...
13 September 2019
From: Breaking News

Buy-to-let landlords are increasingly favouring Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMO) and more complex property types due to the often higher yields...
10 September 2019
From: Breaking News

An HMO landlord’s attempt to rent out bedrooms smaller than the national minimum size has been thwarted after his legal case...
09 September 2019
From: Breaking News

Following the introduction of new HMO licences in Hackney, east London, the local council has taken legal action against four landlords...
06 September 2019
From: Breaking News

A private landlord in Evesham has been ordered to pay £14,500 after he was found to be illegally renting his property...
06 September 2019
From: Breaking News

Landbay has announced a new partnership with the Next Intelligence mortgage club, Mortgage Intelligence, Mortgage Next and FYB Network brands that...
05 September 2019
From: Breaking News

A council used a plane with thermal imaging to catch unscrupulous landlords that allowed tenants to live in substandard conditions. Several people...
02 September 2019
From: Breaking News

A tenant posing as a landlord converted two bedrooms in a flat into four bedsits, putting residents at risk. The fake landlord...
21 August 2019
From: Breaking News

Paragon has launched several new mortgage products for portfolio and non-portfolio landlords. Products include a 75% loan-to-value (LTV) two-year fix at 3.55%...
16 August 2019
From: Breaking News

A buy-to-let landlord has been ordered to pay £14,500 for illegally renting out an overcrowded House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) without...
29 July 2019
From: Breaking News

Paragon has refreshed its buy-to-let mortgage range, offering lower interest rates, no up-front fees and £350 cashback on selected products. The new...
22 July 2019
From: Breaking News

Landbay has revamped its range of buy-to-let mortgage products for professional landlords and reduced rates in a bid to win more...
03 July 2019
From: Breaking News

Earlier this month the Tenant Fee Ban was introduced, after much fanfare from the Government. However, it is not the only...
21 June 2019
From: Breaking News

Members of the general public are being offered the opportunity to have their say on Brent’s landlord licensing scheme. Brent Council wants...
12 June 2019
From: Breaking News

There has been a significant increase in both portfolio landlord and limited company buy-to-let business over the past 12 months, according...
11 June 2019
From: Breaking News

West One Loans has launched a new range of first charge buy-to-let mortgage products, including both standard and specialist deals. The new...
05 June 2019
From: Breaking News

Buy-to-let landlords are being driven out of the private rented sector and will soon start looking for more profitable alternative investments. That...
24 May 2019
From: Breaking News

Six months on from the introduction of licencing that regulates Homes for Multiple Occupation (HMOs), and awareness of the new laws...
22 May 2019
From: Breaking News

Masthaven has announced changes to its buy-to-let mortgage range, including flexible criteria, rates for non-traditional tenants and landlords, as well as...
22 May 2019
From: Breaking News

Manchester City Council will hold a couple of HMO drop-in events over the next few days for private landlords and letting...
15 May 2019
From: Breaking News

Paragon has expanded its product range with the introduction of short-term finance for landlords to fund property refurbishment. The short-term finance products...
14 May 2019
From: Breaking News

Lettings of London Ltd has been ordered to pay more than £50,000 after pleading guilty to 18 offences largely relating to...
24 April 2019
From: Breaking News

Paragon has refreshed its buy-to-let mortgage range for portfolio and non-portfolio landlords, with products including mortgages with no product fee, no...
18 April 2019
From: Breaking News

Who are you? Sunil Sharma, Director at Regal Estates. Who are Regal Estates? We are an established independent lettings and management company based in...
11 April 2019
From: 60 Second Interview

A buy-to-let landlord in London has been ordered to pay more than £9,000 for failing to license a HMO. Across Tower Hamlets,...
02 April 2019
From: Breaking News

Property expert and entrepreneur Gill Fielding has been investing in property for several decades; long before the term ‘property investor’ was...
26 March 2019
From: Sponsored Content

Haringey Borough Council has given the go-ahead for borough-wide additional licensing to be introduced from 27 May 2019 for Houses in...
12 March 2019
From: Breaking News

Keystone Property Finance has introduced a series of new purchase-only buy-to-let products. The new deals are available at 65% or 75% loan-to-value...
06 March 2019
From: Breaking News

An unscrupulous landlord who converted three family homes into houses in multiple occupation (HMO) without planning consent has been jailed for...
18 February 2019
From: Breaking News

With several licensing consultations currently being run by local authorities across the country, the Residential Landlords Association (RLA) is encouraging buy-to-let...
12 February 2019
From: Breaking News

Luton Council has successfully prosecuted an unscrupulous landlord for letting three unlicensed houses in which several people lived in squalor. Zenith Accommodation...
07 February 2019
From: Breaking News

Foundation Home Loans has refreshed its buy-to-let proposition to ensure the range is more transparent and easier for intermediaries to understand...
28 January 2019
From: Breaking News

A rogue landlord deemed unfit to rent out property in the north London borough of Brent in 2015 has since received...
22 January 2019
From: Breaking News

There is growing concern in Reading that thousands of landlords could soon face enforcement action if they do not sign up...
18 January 2019
From: Breaking News

An experienced buy-to-let landlord in Slough has become the first to be granted a mortgage by Zephyr Homeloans, a new dedicated...
14 January 2019
From: Breaking News

Havering Council continued to clampdown on rogue landlords in 2018, with new figures revealing that the local authority issued just over...
31 December 2018
From: Breaking News

Computershare Loan Services has launched Zephyr Homeloans, a dedicated buy-to-lender that provides a range of mortgage products for professional portfolio landlords...
27 December 2018
From: Breaking News

The introduction of new guidance on room sizes in rented homes has been warmly welcomed by the Residential Landlords Association (RLA). The...
24 December 2018
From: Breaking News

With savers continuing to receive poor returns from banks and building societies, thousands of people unsurprisingly continue to turn to residential...
21 December 2018
From: Breaking News

HMO properties look very good on paper. Why charge a single rent when you can charge four or five lots of...
14 December 2018
From: Breaking News

Letting a home can be an intimidating task if you’re doing it for the first time. You may have deliberately entered...
06 December 2018
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The new regulations introduced last month to bring mandatory licensing to all Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs) was designed to better...
06 December 2018
From: Breaking News

The deadline for submitting additional and selective licence applications in Hackney has been extended until 1 March 2019. The deadline for applications...
04 December 2018
From: Breaking News

Foundation Home Loans has unveiled a new three-year fixed rate product within its buy-to-let range. The limited-edition deal, available to limited companies...
19 November 2018
From: Breaking News

Buy-to-let landlords in Reading are invited to attend a free Landlord Information Evening being held at Reading’s Civic Offices in Bridge...
14 November 2018
From: Breaking News

Building and managing a property portfolio can be daunting, but Arthur Online claims that it has made property management simpler by...
01 November 2018
From: Breaking News

Investing in buy-to-let property has long been a lucrative business opportunity for both recreational and professional investors, but could harsh tax...
31 October 2018
From: Breaking News

Landbay has partnered with Julian Harris Adviser Network to provide more mortgage brokers and their landlord clients with access to its...
10 October 2018
From: Breaking News

It is estimated that around 160,000 properties will be affected by the new rules governing Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMO), which...
04 October 2018
From: Breaking News

Landlords with property in Hackney, east London, should be aware that following a consultation earlier this year Hackney Council has now...
03 October 2018
From: Breaking News

Buy-to-let landlords with properties in Croydon, south London, are being invited to attend a free conference being run this week by...
03 October 2018
From: Breaking News

Changes to mandatory Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMO) licensing come into force in England today, requiring properties with five or more...
01 October 2018
From: Breaking News

With just a few days left until changes to mandatory HMO licensing are introduced, there is growing concern that many landlords...
25 September 2018
From: Breaking News

Landlords of HMOs are being urged to get licensed before changes to mandatory HMO licensing are introduced next week to avoid...
24 September 2018
From: Breaking News

Changes to mandatory Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMO) licensing coming into force in England on 1 October 2018 will collectively cost...
21 September 2018
From: Breaking News

Buy-to-let landlords must prepare for new licensing laws for Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs) to ensure that they do not fall...
19 September 2018
From: Breaking News

Keystone Property Finance has relaunched its specialist buy-to-let offering and is now well placed to lend to landlords borrowing both personally...
11 September 2018
From: Breaking News

Magellan Homeloans has extended its range of products with the launch of new buy-to-let mortgages. The new BTL mortgage products, which are...
04 September 2018
From: Breaking News

LendInvest has launched an exclusive five-year fixed rate product for intermediaries through Buy to Let Club. The new deal, available on loans...
13 August 2018
From: Breaking News

Buy-to-let landlords could save hundreds, if not thousands of pounds every year by not instructing a letting agent to let their property. The...
01 August 2018
From: Breaking News

Appetite for student accommodation looks set to be high this summer, supported in part by strong demand from international students, which...
31 July 2018
From: Breaking News

Cheshire East Council has pledged to clampdown on rogue landlords who allow tenants to live in poor housing standards within the...
31 July 2018
From: Breaking News

Vida Homeloans has reduced a number of its five-year fixed rate buy-to-let products by up to 0.75% in a bid to...
30 July 2018
From: Breaking News

3mc has joined forces with Paragon Bank to launch some new exclusive portfolio buy-to-let products. The products, which increase the maximum available...
25 July 2018
From: Breaking News

Thurrock Council is proposing to introduce additional licensing for private landlords renting rooms to tenants in specific parts of the borough...
19 July 2018
From: Breaking News

Buy-to-let landlords who operate houses in multiple occupation (HMOs) in Cheshire East will face new licensing fees after the local council...
17 July 2018
From: Breaking News

BTL landlords in Nottingham will soon face tougher rules with new rental licensing conditions set to be introduced in the city. The...
05 July 2018
From: Breaking News

A number of buy-to-let landlords are expected to rush to complete last-minute mortgages, including remortgage deals, ahead of new licensing laws,...
02 July 2018
From: Breaking News

New guidance for landlords to further protect tenants from poor living conditions has been published by the Ministry of Housing, Communities...
21 June 2018
From: Breaking News

The Mortgage Lender has extended its buy-to-let offering, ensuring that its products are available to the whole broker market, following a...
07 June 2018
From: Breaking News

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06 June 2018
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Hampshire Trust Bank (HTB) has enhanced the lending criteria on its buy-to-let and home in multiple occupation (HMO) five-year fixed rate...
21 May 2018
From: Breaking News

Legal and General Mortgage Club has added Landbay to its lender panel, offering members immediate access to a wide range of...
16 May 2018
From: Breaking News

Two letting agents have been hit with £14,000 fines for unlicensed shared properties in Camden, north London. The two rogue letting agents...
14 May 2018
From: Breaking News

HMO properties produced the highest yields in the first quarter of 2018, at 7.1% - 1.3% above the market average, according...
04 May 2018
From: Breaking News

Aldermore has cut rates on its buy-to-let mortgage range for company landlords, ensuring that they are now aligned with buy-to-let deals...
23 April 2018
From: Breaking News

An increasing number of buy-to-let landlords are looking to diversify their portfolios by investing in Houses with Multiple Occupants (HMOs), commercial...
18 April 2018
From: Breaking News

The government must focus on urgently improving dangerous housing conditions across the country after new figures revealed that thousands of private...
17 April 2018
From: Breaking News

Rogue landlords in Milton Keynes are being put on notice as the local council announces a new ‘tough approach’, including the...
06 April 2018
From: Breaking News

A growing number of landlords are using a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) as a tax-efficient way of holding a portfolio of...
06 April 2018
From: Breaking News

GWlegal has launched a buy-to-let toolkit, available on its online case management system GWlive, as part of the company’s rebrand as...
05 April 2018
From: Breaking News

Vida has widened its buy-to-let expat criteria for a limited number of distributors to cater for existing UK property owners working...
04 April 2018
From: Breaking News

The Mortgage Works (TMW) is increasing the maximum loan-to-value (LTV) for landlords from 75% to 80%. The increase in maximum LTV for...
28 March 2018
From: Breaking News

Unscrupulous landlords in Hackney, east London, who leave tenants living in substandard conditions, will be forced to improve the condition of...
23 March 2018
From: Breaking News

While rental growth may have slowed in London over recent months, the appetite to invest in HMO properties across the capital...
15 March 2018
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The government is being urged by the National Landlords Association (NLA) to repeal the fee that councils can now charge when...
12 March 2018
From: Breaking News

A private landlord has been fined more than £11,000 for operating an unlicensed property in Bedford. Mr Fhalora of Ampthill Road, Bedford,...
08 March 2018
From: Breaking News

The government has confirmed that the long-awaited extension of Mandatory HMO Licensing will be introduced from 1st October 2018, subject to...
02 March 2018
From: Breaking News

Landbay has launched a new range of buy-to-let products, with a specific focus on enhancing its HMO offering, making it easier...
27 February 2018
From: Breaking News

A new buy-to-let affordability calculator, which works out the loan-to-value (LTV), annual rental yield and maximum gross loan amount for both...
21 February 2018
From: Breaking News

A plan to introduce a new selective licensing scheme in Telford has been scrapped by Telford & Wrekin Council after more...
13 February 2018
From: Breaking News

This February HomeRenter announces new trial offer package... HomeRenter, the online lettings marketplace which launched a beta version in Autumn 2017 and...
12 February 2018
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We all know that regulatory changes to lending in this country has made it harder for portfolio landlords to secure a...
05 February 2018
From: Breaking News

Buy-to-let landlords looking to secure high rental yields should consider investing in Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs) which continue to outperform...
24 January 2018
From: Breaking News

Buy-to-let lender Landbay has been added to the SimplyBiz Mortgages panel. The lender offers a host of products aimed at buy-to-let landlords, including...
23 January 2018
From: Breaking News

Who are you? Arthur Jones, I’m Glide’s London Business Development Manager. I joined Glide in November 2016 to head up London. My...
18 January 2018
From: 60 Second Interview

Vida Homeloans will start to provide specialist residential and buy-to-let mortgages to clients of Personal Touch Financial Services’ after being appointed...
12 January 2018
From: Breaking News

TMA Club has added Paragon Bank to its lender panel, offering members immediate access to a wide range of buy-to-let products...
09 January 2018
From: Breaking News

A new buy-to-let mortgage designed for British expats has been launched by Aldermore Bank, which is available through Expat Packager in...
28 December 2017
From: Breaking News

Haringey Council has launched a public consultation on plans to introduce two new Selective Landlord Licensing schemes in the London borough. The...
15 December 2017
From: Breaking News

3mc has launched a new buy-to-let mortgage deal designed for use by British expats, which is funded by Aldermore Bank. Borrowing rates...
15 December 2017
From: Breaking News

A rogue landlord in Newmarket who exposed tenants to ‘significant risk’ has been ordered to pay almost £33,000 after being found...
08 December 2017
From: Breaking News

It has been confirmed that a database of rogue landlords and letting agents as well as new banning orders will be...
04 December 2017
From: Breaking News

A new two-year fixed rate buy-to-let mortgage deal, which is funded by Precise Mortgages, has been launched by mortgage distributor 3mc. The...
27 November 2017
From: Breaking News

The Mortgage Works (TMW) has launched a new limited company buy-to-let mortgage product range for professional landlords. There are five products being...
13 November 2017
From: Breaking News

Rogue landlords in Hackney face heavy fines after the local council gained new powers to issue penalties of up to £30,000. Landlords...
25 October 2017
From: Breaking News

Plans to introduce an additional licensing scheme across 12 wards in Havering, east London, have been approved. Local councillors met on Wednesday...
13 October 2017
From: Breaking News

Two landlords in Bath have been ordered to more than £16,000 for failing to hold the correct HMO licences. Elizabeth Vowles, 48,...
13 October 2017
From: Breaking News

New rules making it compulsory for landlords to apply for planning consent if they wish to convert properties in the Royal...
11 October 2017
From: Breaking News

Plans to introduce an additional licensing scheme across 12 wards in Havering, east London, look set to be approved tomorrow. Local councillor will...
10 October 2017
From: Breaking News

New buy-to-let requirements for portfolio landlords have been unveiled by The Mortgage Works (TMW) ahead of the introduction of the new...
26 September 2017
From: Breaking News

A landlord in Sheffield, who also happens to be a company director and letting agent, has been handed a hefty fine...
22 September 2017
From: Breaking News

Hackney Council is planning to introduce a selective licensing scheme in an effort to clamp down on unscrupulous landlords in the...
21 September 2017
From: Breaking News

A number of buy-to-let landlords are turning their attention to student housing, which is regarded by many property investors as a...
04 September 2017
From: Breaking News

Over the last few months, landlords have seen their profits eroded with the chancellors’ recent tax measures and it is becoming...
11 August 2017
From: Breaking News

The London Borough of Redbridge has from today introduced new selective licensing schemes in the wards of Valentines and Clementswood. The...
13 July 2017
From: Breaking News

More private landlords with rental homes in the London borough of Havering may soon have to apply for a license after...
05 July 2017
From: Breaking News

A number of landlords are unwittingly issuing incorrect Section 21 notices, resulting in thousands of pounds being wasted on aborted possession...
30 June 2017
From: Breaking News

Specialist buy-to-let lender Fleet Mortgages has announced the launch of 13 new mortgage products with immediate effect. The product range, which covers...
26 June 2017
From: Breaking News

Vida Homeloans has launched a new expat buy-to-let mortgage range aimed at existing UK property owners living overseas who wish to...
13 June 2017
From: Breaking News

Vida Homeloans’ newly launched limited edition range of residential and buy-to-let mortgages suggests that competition in the home loan market may...
06 June 2017
From: Breaking News

A new three-year fixed rate buy-to-let mortgage at 3.69%, available at up to 65% loan-to-value (LTV), has been launched by Keystone...
15 May 2017
From: Breaking News

A growing number of buy-to-let landlords are looking to take advantage of record low borrowing rates by locking into longer term...
04 May 2017
From: Breaking News

A landlord has been fined more than £45,000 after 12 people were found living in slum-like conditions in a four storey...
18 April 2017
From: Breaking News

Buy-to-let Landlords will descend on London's ExCel on April 28 and 29 for the annual Property Investor & Homebuyer Show, which...
29 March 2017
From: Breaking News

Vida Homeloans has cut its buy-to-let tracker and fixed rate mortgage rates by up to 0.6% as the lender looks to...
26 March 2017
From: Breaking News

A series of workshops are being held across the UK to help mortgage brokers understand the buy-to-let tax changes coming into...
01 March 2017
From: Breaking News

With a growing number of buy-to-let landlords actively investing in houses in multiple occupation (HMOs), mortgage distributor 3mc has decided to...
24 February 2017
From: Breaking News

Two unscrupulous landlords in Reading have been fined almost £9,000 for poor housing standards and a complete disregard for the welfare...
23 February 2017
From: Breaking News

Vida Homeloans has modified its buy-to-let proposition following the introduction of new underwriting standards by the Prudential Regulatory Authority last month. The...
23 February 2017
From: Breaking News

InterBay Commercial has simplified its mortgage range for buy-to-let business and houses of multiple occupation (HMOs) by adopting a single tier...
02 February 2017
From: Breaking News

A growing number of buy-to-let landlords are looking to boost rental profits to help cope with pending tax hikes by converting...
17 January 2017
From: Breaking News

Landbay has launched a range of new buy-to-let products aimed at professional landlords, including expats and those with HMOs. The products, available...
05 January 2017
From: Breaking News

Sheffield Council has promised to continue targeting rogue landlords after bringing its highest-ever number of successful prosecutions. Seven individuals and companies were...
03 January 2017
From: Breaking News

Investing in property at auction is a popular choice for many buy-to-let landlords as there are some good bargains to be...
21 December 2016
From: Breaking News

The Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) has ended a consultation on ‘Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMO) and residential property...
13 December 2016
From: Breaking News

Barnet Council has issued a stark warning to the 2,000 landlords without correct licences across the north London borough. The council says...
09 December 2016
From: Breaking News

Mortgage distributor 3mc has responded to greater demand for HMO properties by launching a new two-year tracker package funded by Precise...
16 November 2016
From: Breaking News

More than half of buy-to-let landlord would consider investing in houses in multiple occupation (HMOs) if it helped to protect their...
09 November 2016
From: Breaking News

From a landlord’s perspective, it has been a tough year, with a raft of changes designed to bring the booming housing...
02 November 2016
From: Breaking News

One of UK’s leading developers of homes for private rent is calling on the government to exempt the build-to-rent sector from...
20 October 2016
From: Breaking News

The government’s plan to tighten licensing requirements for landlords of shared accommodation in an effort to clamp down on rogue landlords...
19 October 2016
From: Breaking News

A private landlord has been ordered to pay more than £10,000 in fines and costs for breaching regulations for private accommodation. Piang...
17 October 2016
From: Breaking News

A new range of five year, fixed rate buy-to-let mortgage products for individual and limited company landlords has been launched by...
21 September 2016
From: Breaking News

A company has been handed a hefty fine by Islington Council for letting an unlicensed flat in the north London borough. Landhouse...
16 August 2016
From: Breaking News

Our latest infographic shows figures of how the majority of deposits are repaid at the end of tenancy and goes into...
05 August 2016
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For many investors in London and the South East, the relentless pressure on buy-to-let income means that the numbers no longer add...
27 July 2016
From: Breaking News

Private landlords in Ealing, one of London’s largest boroughs, will soon have to obtain a licence to operate a house in...
26 July 2016
From: Breaking News

Three landlords in Oxford have been fined a total of £11,000 after being convicted of housing offences. Environmental Health Officers from Oxford...
25 July 2016
From: Breaking News

A new additional property licensing scheme has been introduced this week for landlords operating in the London borough of Barnet in north...
07 July 2016
From: Breaking News

A low loan-to-value buy-to-let product range has been launched by Kent Reliance. The specialist lender stated deals are available to 65% loan-to-value...
04 July 2016
From: Breaking News

The government and local councils are not doing enough to clampdown on rogue landlords, according to a new report. A survey of...
24 June 2016
From: Breaking News

Daniel Hill, managing director of Multi-Let UK, explains how you could build and manage a profitable HMO portfolio. Recent research fromMortgages...
20 June 2016
From: Breaking News

Buy-to-let landlords seeking high returns should consider investing in Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs) which continue to outperform standard buy-to-let properties,...
14 June 2016
From: Breaking News

A growing number of landlords are looking to offset the new tax rules and remain profitable by acquiring student property, new...
07 June 2016
From: Breaking News

It has been just over two months since buy-to-let landlords were hit with unreasonable tax changes designed to deter them from...
02 June 2016
From: Breaking News

Paragon Mortgages has updated its buy-to-let product range for professional landlords and added six new products, designed to provide landlords with...
02 June 2016
From: Breaking News

Property investors looking to invest in the buy-to-let market should look to university towns in the North West to find the...
01 June 2016
From: Breaking News

A bespoke management service is being rolled out to support landlords and investors running HMO, or multi-let portfolios. The service provided by...
31 May 2016
From: Breaking News

With student housing becoming an increasingly popular investment in recent years, Mish Liyanage at the Mistoria Group explains how you could...
27 May 2016
From: Breaking News

A landlord in Southend has been slapped with a £39,000 fine for breaching regulations for houses in multiple occupation (HMOs). Chelmsford Magistrates’...
16 May 2016
From: Breaking News

A dozen landlords in Waltham Forest, north east London, have been prosecuted and fined a total of £60,000 after failing to...
11 May 2016
From: Breaking News

About half of property investors are looking to enter or expand in the HMO market, according to research from Shawbrook Bank. The...
26 April 2016
From: Breaking News

A rent-to-rent fraudster has been jailed for 16 months after being found guilty of six counts of fraud relating to HMOs Moses...
25 April 2016
From: Breaking News

The introduction of more products targeted at limited company borrowers saw the average product numbers for buy-to-let mortgages increase significantly in...
15 April 2016
From: Breaking News

A self-styled property investor known as “HMO Daddy” has been the subject of an enforcement notice by the local council after...
11 April 2016
From: Breaking News

New research shows that houses in multiple occupation (HMOs) are set to be the most popular type of investment for property...
29 March 2016
From: Breaking News

Two north London landlords who breached planning regulations by converting a house into seven studio flats have been ordered to pay...
29 March 2016
From: Breaking News

The London Borough of Lewisham has dramatically increased the fees for licencing HMOs above or below commercial premises in the borough. Following...
25 March 2016
From: Breaking News

Ealing Council in London is undergoing a formal consultation about a proposal that all houses in multiple occupation within its boundaries...
18 January 2016
From: Breaking News

Buy-to-let remortgage transactions outstripped purchases by more than 2:1 in 2015, according to the latest Complex Buy to Let Index from...
13 January 2016
From: Breaking News

Luton Borough Council has launched a new initiative which aims to tackle rogue landlords who are letting properties that are being...
17 December 2015
From: Breaking News

Two Brighton & Hove landlords of shared houses have been prosecuted for failing to license their properties as Houses in Multiple...
14 December 2015
From: Breaking News

Niche utility company for the rental market Spark Energy has formed preferred supplier partnerships with three leading businesses in the sector. Split...
01 December 2015
From: Breaking News

The Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) has published the full outcome of its consultation: Tackling rogue landlords and improving...
16 November 2015
From: Breaking News

One of Britain’s largest local authorities has beefed up its powers so it can issue fines of up to £5,000 on...
13 November 2015
From: Breaking News

A tenant eviction specialist has warned that the Government’s proposal to introduce minimum room sizes will not prevent subletting scams which...
11 November 2015
From: Breaking News

A group of residents is putting together a list of Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMO) in its local area in order...
06 October 2015
From: Breaking News

Two landlords in Leamington Spa in the West Midlands have been fined £27,000 for failing to manage a house in multiple...
29 September 2015
From: Breaking News

Landlords in Lewisham are invited to a public meeting on Tuesday (15 September) to discuss proposals for selective licencing in the...
11 September 2015
From: Breaking News

Platinum Property Partners (PPP) has warned landlords to plan ahead to futureproof their investment. It says standard buy-to-let properties will lose...
02 September 2015
From: Breaking News

A Welsh landlord who rakes in almost £100,000 a year in housing benefit from a £700,000 property portfolio is paying off...
01 September 2015
From: Breaking News

A west London landlord has been ordered to pay a total of £75,215 for failing to licence four properties, protect tenants,...
24 August 2015
From: Breaking News

Brent Council has received more than 5,000 online applications from landlords seeking to have their Brent rental properties licensed since it...
20 August 2015
From: Breaking News

Aldermore has revamped its entire range of buy-to-let mortgages, launching new standard and specialist products which offer simple through to complex...
24 July 2015
From: Breaking News

Specialist buy-to-let lender Paragon Mortgages has launched a range of three year fixed rate products and refreshed all other products in...
07 July 2015
From: Breaking News

Analysis carried out for Platinum Property Partners (PPP), comparing HMOs rented to professionals and other asset classes, shows that HMOs were...
06 July 2015
From: Breaking News

Women living in shared, rented accommodation are £2,271 worse off than men, according to data from flat and house share site...
01 July 2015
From: Breaking News

The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) has written to Camden Council urging reconsideration of a borough-wide additional licensing scheme for houses in...
09 June 2015
From: Breaking News

New information has come to light about the Government’s plans to licence landlords. In a speech last week, Prime Minister David Cameron...
29 May 2015
From: Breaking News

The latest landlord research by Paragon Mortgages has revealed a marked increase in the number of landlords on the look-out for...