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A property industry group wants to restrict the private letting of properties bought in the future via the Right To Buy...

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

An insulation manufacturer is warning of unexpected consequences from insulating a property to make it more energy efficient. William Bown, the head...

The average price of a home in Wales fell to £234,086 at the end 2023 following continued economic and financial pressures,...

A property expert claims capital values on properties should drop significantly if they are not considered appropriately energy efficient. “Homes which aren’t...

Two new reports - from lettings agency Foxtons and data consultancy LonRes - show London’s rental market returning to pre-pandemic normality. Foxtons...

Rents across the UK continue to retreat from their 2023 highs, falling by 2.9 per cent over the last three months,...

As the Renters Reform Bill heads towards the House of Lords, a free webinar is targeting landlords operating in the student...

A council is developing a new private sector housing renewal and disabled adaptations policy and is seeking the views of landlords,...

Labour’s Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves has campaigned for a selective licensing regime in her Leeds constituency. She joined the city council leader...

London’s ultra-prime rental market has returned this year to pre-Covid levels for the first time, an agency claims. Beauchamp Estates - using...

Landlord Action supremo Paul Shamplina has given Landlord Today readers a unique insight into the complexity of court reform before the...

Room rents continue to skyrocket across the UK, reaching new highs in the third quarter of 2023 according to flatware website...

Holding deposits head the list of complaints about the private rental sector, says the man at the top of the Property...

A family of landlords have been jailed for a total of 31 years after committing horrific violence against tenants and in...

Brent council in North London has launched a new selective licensing regime across part of the borough. Landlords who let properties in the...

The property portal ESPC has revealed the top-performing Edinburgh postcodes in terms of rental yields, for the second quarter of 2023. Using...

Rents continue to rise rapidly in every English region, Scotland and Wales according to the latest market snapshot from the respected...

Landlords of more than 5,000 homes must register for a license and ensure their tenants have good quality housing or face...

The latest research by London lettings agency Benham and Reeves has revealed the uphill struggle facing those in search of a...

A new law requiring landlords in three wards of the London borough of Brent to pay for a selective licence will...

A prominent housing market website suggests that unprec­edented demand in the rental market may play “a key role” in restricting supply...

This year is set to bring sweeping rental reforms that will change the face of lettings forever. Landlords should be following...

A three bedroom house has been freed up after a remarkably long investigation by a London council.  The result follows a legal...

A London landlord must pay over £6,000 after a tribunal upheld Hillingdon council's decision to fine him for numerous safety risks...

A rogue landlord has been ordered to pay over £15,000 after illegally altering buildings he let out as HMOs in the...

The local media in Yorkshire says Labour’s Rachel Reeves - the Shadow Chancellor - is campaigning for the introduction of a...

A council is reminding residents they have only a week left to comment on empty private homes.  Caerphilly council’s draft ‘Private Sector...

Landlords in one part of the country are being told they must apply for their selective license in just the next six...

If you are involved in property, it is important for tax purposes to be aware if your activities will be classed...

The Scottish Federation of Housing Associations says its members are key to tackling the cost of living crisis but rent freezes,...

A council in Wales is warning landlords that enforcement action is on its way for those who fail to meet Minimum...

The cost of living crisis is arguably impacting on the private rental tenant more than almost any other demographic. Is there...

A council has launched an information pack as part of a wider project to address the issue of empty properties. The ‘Caerphilly...

Rental growth continues to roar ahead across prime areas of London, according to Savills. Prime London rental values increased a further 3.3...

New figures indicate the ongoing growth of buy to let. Analysing data on additional property purchases made in the financial year 2020/21,...

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

A furniture firm which supplies to some Build To Rent operators has told buy to let landlords to up their game...

The number of HMOs in England has fallen as a result of government intervention in the market. In 2018 new regulations were...

A new version of PropTech platform Yuno claims to solve the problem of how a landlord should decide what is the...

New data from the Savills agency shows how difficult it will be for typical landlords with mid- to low-value houses and...

Landlord Action supremo Paul Shamplina says he anticipates the long-awaited Rental Reform White Paper may now be delayed further, possibly until...

Looking after rental property is more complicated and more important than it was 20 years ago according to a leading lettings...

One of the leaders of the Generation Rent group claims it can be “an uphill struggle for private renters to get...

A senior committee of MPs claims that it’s “too difficult for renters to realise their legal right to a safe and...

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

Buy to let is complicated - and getting more so by the week, as regulations and restrictions abound. Keeping track of this,...

A group of MPs has unveiled a scathing report about the inadequacies of HM Revenue & Customs, with a particular reference...

The Labour MP Dame Meg Hillier is warning that some landlords of HMOs may receive the government’s financial energy assistance- and...

An alliance of 25 major charities have written to Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Chancellor Rishi Sunak, calling for urgent action...

A council says it’s going to contact local landlords to remind them of legal restrictions concerning energy efficiency. Caerphilly council says it’s...

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

Rogue landlords who create portfolios of overcrowded, unregulated and unsafe properties - including the infamous beds in sheds - now face...

A planning inspector has ordered a rogue landlord to comply with enforcement notices after being found to be illegally renting two...

A lettings agent says a new HMO licensing regime in one of London’s highest profile boroughs will reduce the number of rental...

There are a huge array of products and services covering the entire journey of lettings, from prospecting all the way through to...

Private landlords interested in leasing properties in Bridgend, south Wales, are being invited to join a scheme which would see them...

The chief finance officer of a PropTech company says the effects of the stamp duty holiday on house prices must not...

The National Residential Landlords Association says it’s going to submit a report to Prime Minister Boris Johnson, Chancellor Rishi Sunak, and...

A council has gone on record saying it’s trying to stop a rogue landlord from letting out any property anywhere, ever...

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

The average age of British landlords has decreased, with some 47 per cent now aged under 40.  That compares to just three...

Two landlords have spoken out about their losses and treatment from a lettings agency which has collapsed. Last month we reported that...

Investors are sitting on an average of over £37,000 each in investment capital they are poised to inject into the property market. That’s...

Landlords trying to expand their portfolios can avoid delays caused by residential buyers taking advantage of the Chancellor's stamp duty extension by using four 'buy-to-let hacks', according to broker Mortgages for...

Specialist buy to let broker Mortgages for Business says landlords buying now can use four tips to beat the chaos in the...

An appeal has gone out to private landlords to lease their properties to a council seeking to boost its supply of...

A website claims an average £1,621 has been ‘wasted’ by each student on accommodation they haven't used this academic year -...

Two landlords who illegally let a London property without providing proper washing facilities or tackling serious fire hazards have been taken to...

A landlord who did not secure the deposit of two students has been ordered to pay them £2,800.  The order was made...

A not-for-profit educational charity that acts as a lettings agency has praised private landlords for contributing to a rent discount scheme. Sulets...

The Church of England has named its first Bishop for Housing, ahead of the publication of a report following a two...

With unusually cold weather even by winter standards expected later this month, Aviva has issued guidance for landlords and other home...

The first-ever winner of Big Brother in the year 2000 says his best decision was not going on the show, but...

Landlords with leasehold property within their portfolio, as well as their advisors, will be aware of the difficulty and delay a...

Scarborough Council has approved the introduction of a compulsory selective licensing scheme in parts of Scarborough’s Weaponness and Ramshill ward.  The decision...

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

Tenants who own at least one pet will often struggle to find pet-friendly accommodation, and yet despite efforts to encourage more...

The current average UK rental yield has dropped slightly from 3.6% to 3.5%, according to the latest data from Howsy.  Despite the existing...

Back in 1940, when this country was again fighting a ruthless enemy, albeit of a very different kind to now, Winston...

Brent Council’s application to extend its selective licensing scheme in the north west London ward has been rejected by central government.  Brent...

Draker Lettings is celebrating its 10th anniversary with the launch of its ‘let for free’ initiative aimed at landlords with properties...

A shocked landlord found a cannabis farm in one of his properties in West Bromwich. The landlord called the police after discovering...

The vast majority of renters engage in actions and behaviours that landlords would disapprove of, partly because they are not familiar...

New VR technology has been launched that will allow prospective homebuyers, including property investors, an opportunity to view developments, ahead of...

A selective licensing scheme covering two areas in the suburbs of Leeds has been introduced by Leeds City Council.  Under the new...

Property search data from Rightmove over the past 12 months has been analysed to reveal the most sought-after areas for a...

A rogue landlord who squeezed 15 people into a modest home in west London has been ordered to pay more than...

A rogue landlord in Doncaster has been given a banning order for two-and-a-half years after repeatedly putting tenants’ lives at risk...

Brent Council in north London will be taking action against a buy-to-let landlord who is accused of “exploiting tenants” after  17...

There was a significant fall in lending to buy-to-let landlords, according to the latest data from UK Finance.  The figures show that...

Brits are in for a chilly week with temperatures continuing to drop, but that has not deterred a landlord in west...

Assessing what constitutes fair wear and tear to a rental home is among the least understood areas of the lettings process,...

There has been a significant increase in demand for rental accommodation in prime London, underpinned by uncertainty in the sales market,...

City of Lincoln Council has taken action against a House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) landlord in Lincoln for failing to comply...

New research looking at where is currently the best place to invest in buy-to-let property in this country, based on rental...

Abolishing the use of Section 21 notices to evict tenants would lead to a dearth of private rental properties across the...

A landlord has been penalised for operating an unlicensed house in multiple occupancy  (HMO) in south London. Fouad Ahmad, from Streatham, pleaded...

The next prime minister, Boris Johnson or Jeremy Hunt, will inevitably reshuffle the cabinet once they are in office, and that...

Brent Council in north London discovered three tenants living inside a shed in the garden of a three-bedroom semi-detached house in...