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The chief executive of Generation Rent is one of the speakers at the launch of a review of the private rental...

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

An influential Labour website says a raft of proposed reforms for the private rental sector will be unveiled next month -...

Homes Under The Hammer property expert Lucy Alexander is fronting a new campaign to identify empty homes and bring them back...

There’s been a remarkable start to the year for the UK auction sector - its busiest January ever. Essential Information Group, which...

In the ever-evolving landscape of property investments, one strategy continues to stand the test of time and prove its worth: property...

The National Residential Landlords’ Association’s annual conference next week is a sell out with all 800 or so tickets sold to...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Louis Musgrove – Group Managing Director   What is Southernbrook Lettings and...

The ongoing freeze on housing benefit rates is a travesty that needs reversing immediately, the National Residential Landlords Association is warning.  The...

Who are you, and what does it say on your business card? I'm Ashley Day, the Director of Bristol Property Centre.   What is...

Whoever forms the next government must put the private rental sector at the heart of its housing policy. That’s the view of...

It’s hardly surprising that the property auction market has seen an increase in activity in recent years, with buyers looking to...

Santander has been sharply criticised for increasing its Interest Coverage Ratio just as other lenders have been making it easier to...

Landlords are often seen as stalwarts of property auctions, and are attributed with helping the sector’s growth over the past decade. Property...

A prominent accountant is warning that the upcoming Renters Reform Bill, when it becomes law, will be used by HMRC to...

Auctions have long been a favourite way for buy to let and other investors to bag a property bargain. And now it...

A landlord who left his tenants homeless after breaking into their house at night with a hammer has been prosecuted by...

Households are being hammered by higher council tax rates year after year with no sign of local authorities moderating the burden,...

New data appears to show that the number of active short lets is lower - and not higher - than in...

Proposed minimum energy efficiency standards regulation in England could leave residential landlords facing a £17.9 billion bill, a lettings agency warns. The...

A prominent property industry figure says he backs higher council tax for unlet and vacant second homes but warns that Airbnb...

There’s been something of a love-in on a local authority in a popular tourist area of the UK - with second...

A private landlord has been ordered to pay more than £1,000 by magistrates for failing to properly licence a rented property. The...

The Labour Party is to launch a major review of the private rental sector, led by the head of a London...

The UK’s largest property auctioneer says it is witnessing more investor-owned stock going under the hammer than at any time in...

Landlords are being hit with record fines as growing numbers of local councils launch licensing schemes.  PropTech firm Kamma, which monitors council...

Speculation that the Truss government might move on to tax cuts to incentivise landlords appears wide of the mark. There has been...

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

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? My name is Mark Walton and I am the Managing...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? My name is Giles Atkinson and I’m one part of...

Auction House London has sold the highest number of lots in one sale in over a year, at its first auction...

Covid-19 has undoubtedly shifted the way new landlords will be looking to invest in 2022, and our ranking makes it clear...

Rents in Greater London are up an annualised 25 per cent, with much of the increase attributed to the stock of...

The majority of the buy to let community want the name ‘landlord’ dropped and replaced by something like ‘small housing provider’ That’s...

Fines on landlords and letting agents that fall foul of London council regulations have risen dramatically in the past month alone. Research...

Daytime TV programmes often feature amazing property bargains that can be won at auction - and there are fantastic bargains to...

A man who broke into the home of his prospective landlord and threatened him with a screwdriver has been jailed for...

One of the first submissions to Chancellor Rishi Sunak ahead of his autumn Budget and spending review later this month asks...

Landlords wanting to break into London buy to let have been provided with a guide to boroughs with the most discounted...

Former Labour Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell has spoken out against what he calls “the greed of the mega-landlords.” The veteran MP -...

Landlords looking mostly long-term capital appreciation rather than yields may have to invest in an unlikely location which topped a league...

Rental affordability in the capital has improved markedly during the pandemic according to London lettings agency Benham and Reeves.  The firm analysed...

New figures released by Rightmove this morning show that 65 per cent of London locations now have lower rent levels than...

The Momentum movement on the left wing of the Labour Party is staging a series of protests this weekend targeting landlords...

Two landlords have been handed hefty fines after pleading guilty to renting out shared houses without the correct paperwork. The owner of...

Landlords have been warned not to try to deceive departing tenants after a controversial tribunal ruling. Lindsays law firm says Scotland’s first...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I’m David Hackett, Head of Business Development for The DPS    What...

Generation Rent has criticised the aspirations of some landlords who appear on the daytime BBC show Homes Under The Hammer.  “The regular...

A property development firm says it’s to spend up to £500m in land acquisitions over the next three years, as part...

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

Auctioneers are keener than ever to vie for the attention of buy to let purchasers in the current competitive market. Auction House...

Property auctions are fast becoming a popular method of buying and selling properties. This is down to the speed of sale,...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Stuart Aikman & Mathew Walters, co-founders - Story of...

No longer just a domain for investors, developers, and property dealers, the auction room is now the preferred option of buying...

Buy-to-let landlords face having to reduce rents by at least 5% over the next five years as a growing number of...

The Welsh government’s decision to force landlords to give tenants six months’ notice when repossessing their homes has not been well...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Jason Berry – Group Sales Director What is ‘company name’ and...

Property auctions continue to prove popular and attract a number of investors, including buy-to-let landlords, despite the coronavirus crisis, according to...

Ed Sheeran has reportedly spent £57m on investing in the property market. The singer, 28, is said to be the owner of...

Rents in prime London and its commuter belt are expected edge higher this year due to the widening supply-demand imbalance in...

Now that 2020 is underway, activity in the property market is likely to start picking up due to the traditional seasonal...

Auctions are a great way to add to a buy-to-let portfolio, with a wide range of bargains often going under the...

The latest episode of Nightmare Tenants, Slum Landlords left many viewers stunned after the show exposed extensive damage to a property...

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

The National Landlords Association (NLA) is calling on local authorities to take much firmer action against rogue letting agents that tarnish...

There has been a significant rise in the number of landlords re-entering the buy-to-let market after coming to terms with the...

We all know that ensuring your property is of a high standard can yield better returns and more loyal tenants, but...

A growing number of young professionals and students are choosing to house share, driving up the average cost of renting room...

Who are you? I’m the Director of Sales for both the well-known industry leading Today publications and The ValPal Network. Leading publications: Estate Agent Today,...

There are growing signs of confidence returning to the London market, with a resurgence in house prices being anticipated owed in...

Private landlords across the UK collectively earned £33.8bn from their buy-to-let investments in the year from 5 April 2017 to 2018,...

With many landlords finding it harder to secure a mortgage since the Prudential Regulation Authority’s changes were introduced last year, some...

Activity in the buy-to-let market dropped further in July as a result of government interventions and a wider housing slowdown, new...

A number of buy-to-let investors continue to acquire properties under the hammer despite recent tax hikes and significant political uncertainty, but...

Rents for residential properties fell across parts of London in quarterly terms as the supply of properties coming on to the...

Hackney in east London has recorded the fastest growth in rents on a typical two-bedroom home over the past decade, according...

Tenants in London are now required to pay up to £8,650 just to move into a rented home, it has been...

Capital gains tax receipts hit £5.5bn in January, leaving the Treasury on course to rake in as much as £8.8bn this...

Residential property remains the long-term investment of choice for many Britons, illustrated by the high number of properties sold under the...

Auctions are a great way to acquire property competitively, with a wide range of great investment deals often going under the...

Auction rooms across the UK are often filled with property investors, including many buy-to-let landlords, looking to buy property, ensuring that...

There has been a sharp rise in the number of landlords in Manchester offloading buy-to-let properties at auction due to tougher...

Paul Cooney's sales team has had a flying start. Opened only six months ago and modelled on Horton and Garton's successful...

At Horton and Garton, our message to West London is simple: we want to make a difference. Not just to the...

A new licensing system in the West London neighbourhoods of Hammersmith, Shepherd’s Bush, Fulham, Chiswick and Ealing aims to protect landlords...

Local authorities now have greater powers to control properties rented out in their areas, thanks to changes in the mandatory HMO...

Following the news that Transport for London has privately warned that Crossrail 2 could be delayed by a decade, to the...

In an attempt to improve standards in the private rented sector, a London-based letting agent is calling on buy-to-let landlords to adopt...

A new rental auction platform was officially launched at an event at The Shard last night. LetsBid4Lets’ software is now available to...

Alan Boswell Group’s Steve Cox tells us a bit more about himself, and why the company’s landlord insurance is market-leading. Tell us...

The popularity of property auctions in the UK has increased enormously in recent years, supported by popular TV shows such as...

Recent tax changes mean that investing in buy-to-let property will no longer deliver the returns it once did for many landlords,...

Complaints against letting agents often make the headlines, but the reality is that most tenants and landlords are happy with the...

Some buy-to-let landlords are bracing themselves for smaller profits over the coming years as a result of the new mortgage interest...

Investing in property at auction is a popular choice for many buy-to-let landlords as there are some good bargains to be...

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

A man has been sentenced to almost three-and-a-half-years in jail after being found guilty of remortgaging his elderly parents’ £1.5m house...

Buy-to-let landlords may have failed in their legal battle against planned government tax relief changes for buy-to-let homes set to be...

Our new Chancellor, Philip Hammond, looks like a considered man and one hopes that he will be able to ‘kick away’...

Auctions are a great way to add to a buy-to-let portfolio, with a wide range of bargains often going under the...