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Last month, I wrote about what’s in store for the private rented sector in 2022 and, like most commentators in our...

For landlords looking to find tenants fast, London-based lettings agency Douglas & Gordon has put together a 12 tip guide to ensure landlords have a smooth letting process – perfect for...

A rogue landlord who has already been fined on numerous occasions for similar offences has now been served with a £5,000...

Foxtons has issued a wide-ranging snapshot of the London private rental market. Overall some 27 per cent of Londoners are  now privately...

A council is making an urgent appeal to private landlords with vacant, or soon-to-be vacant, three or four-bedroom family homes for...

Police have imposed a Closure Order on a property in Southampton under Section 80 of the Anti-Social Behaviour, Crime & Policing Act. The...

Approaching one in four private landlords have suffered income losses as a result of the pandemic. As a result the sector’s trade...

Landlords believe that energy efficiency upgrades required to comply with Net Zero regulations may cost up to £10,400 per property. From 2025...

A lettings agent who also acts on behalf of tenants against landlords claims to have received 1,000 enquiries from frustrated private...

Yesterday Landlord Today reported that there was now a 15 year record high in the number of buy to let mortgage...

A landlord has been fined £3,607 over properties that were so dangerous tenants’ lives were at risk. North Lincolnshire council brought a...

West Lindsey council in Lincolnshire is launching a consultation on proposals to change how some private rented homes are managed and...

Student accommodation specialist Unite Students has acquired a site for a 270-bed scheme in one of the country’s biggest academic centres,...

A tax consultancy has produced tips for those faced with the self-assessment tax filing deadline of next Monday - and who...

One of the biggest buy to let lenders is the latest mortgage firm to launch a green product. From today the Barclays...

A council has launched what it calls a “scores on the doors” style accreditation scheme for landlords. The Decent and Safe Homes...

Our housing market needs a long-term vision, and one which is co-ordinated across government and the wider industry. And it is...

The campaign to ensure that landlords are included in the government’s measures to alleviate the problem of dangerous cladding is gathering...

A landlord has been jailed for six months, suspended for a year, after being found guilty of illegally evicting a tenant...

A landlord must demolish two penthouse apartments by mid July - or else go to jail. It’s being reported that a case...

Official government data suggests that rents are rising by 1.8 per cent a year - but a prominent analyst has gone...

A large scale survey of over 4,000 private and social tenants suggests that a significant proportion would like to buy their...

The National Residential Landlords Association is seeking clarification from gov ernment about whether landlords are included in the latest measure to...

The Home Office has confirmed that landlords, letting agents and employers will be able to use certified new technology to digitally...

Cotswold council, using cash from the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, is targeting properties that fall below the minimum...

A government housing minister says the Boris Johnson administration wants to shift the balance of power in the rental sector favour...

A national awareness campaign has been launched to prepare landlords for the implementation of the Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016 on...

The Council for the Protection of Rural England is the latest body to blast Airbnb and other short lets for their...

A tourism chief has stood up in favour of closing what the government calls a tax loophole for landlords letting out...

A local authority in Scotland is calling on private landlords to get in touch if they have suffered hardship as a...

The Welsh Government has set out how the housing law in that country is set to change significantly from July 15...

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

There are numerous reasons as to why renting is the way forward and how it can bring just as much, if...

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

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I’m Paul Wootton, Director of The Landlord Works, a new...

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has dodged a question from an MP about the timing of the long-awaited Rental Reform Bill and...

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

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

A little-known law unearthed by a lettings agency may be bad news because it means some private renters are likely to...

With landlords under pressure to fund ever-stricter energy efficiency requirements, a new report appears to make the government’s ‘one size fits...

Landlords will have to foot the bill for the government’s energy efficiency proposals without any apparent tax or grant help. That’s the...

A new PropTech platform that claims to make buy to let investment simpler, faster and more accessible than ever before, is...

Landlords who let out holiday properties as businesses may have to fork out as much as £1,000 more per year as...

The government looks set to clamp down on holiday rentals and will this year formally consult on the concept of a...

The government has issued updated guidance on renters moving home during the pandemic, and for the first time the rules change...

Bromsgrove is a classic rental market. The Worcestershire market town is enveloped by green space but is just a thirty-minute commute...

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

For landlords, finding a tenant for a property can be challenging. Today, people expect modern, high quality, clean appliances as standard...

A leading accountancy firm says the relative good health of the rental market and house price appreciation will trigger stricter enforcement...

Landlords adopting a strategy of buying cheap in search of high yields are having a tougher task in finding the right...

A leasehold expert says existing owners - including landlords - are expected to be more proactive in 2022 as they seek...

One of the major lettings market indices has produced figures showing how much rents rose in 2021. HomeLet says the average rent...

A local council is inviting landlords within its boundaries to take up funding from a £49,057 pot it has to improve...

A prominent Conservative has complained that her party, and others, have failed to do anything about a housing market in which...

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

Labour is the latest political party to call for rent controls following similar pleas from the Green Party and the Scottish Nationalists. Paul...

A former Conservative councillor has used a leading party website to call on the government to restrict the purchase of buy...

This year, landlord and owner-occupier Londoners purchased 112,780 homes outside the capital, the highest number since 2007. New data, from Connells-owned agency...

Shelter claims that women are impacted by homelessness more than men, and says rising private rents are a contributory factor. In a...

The charity Crisis has identified the end of the eviction ban as one of the factors directly leading to homelessness over...

A council in the south of England is urgently looking for private landlords with self-contained one bedroomed flats or studios to house...

Shelter claims that 200,000 children living in privately rented homes are at risk of being evicted this winter – equivalent to one in every 50 children in England.   A study for the campaigning charity claims that 104,000 private...

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

Over half of private landlords responding to a new survey say recent tax changes in the rental market have had a...

The Home Office has issued yet another iteration of its guidance for landlords on how to conduct Right To Rent checks. The...

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

Scotland’s controversial Green Party housing chief - who is part of a governing arrangement with Nicola Sturgeon’s Scottish National Party -...

Shelter has given what appears to be unconditional support to the SNP-Green proposals for reform of the private rental sector in...

A leading market forecaster has described the level of rent rises in one part of the country as “going ballistic”. “The London...

Proposals to force landlords to pay up to £10,000 to improve energy efficiency of rental properties require a rethink, according to...

Housing minister Chris Pincher has written an open letter to all landlords in England, telling them how to enact the government’s...

Inventory clerks can play a part in reducing the spread of the Omicron variant of Covid, by being sensible and safe. “Throughout...

As I write, at home in bed recovering from Covid, I can’t fail to notice the irony of attempting to predict...

Rogue landlords in one area of London could face unlimited fines, criminal convictions and bans from letting out properties. The measures are...

Propertymark chief executive Nathan Emerson has given his prediction as to what the big issues will be in the 2022 lettings...

As many as one in four young Britons are seriously considering moving abroad because the cost of housing. Despite four in every...

ARLA Propertymark has launched a radical programme of reform for the private rental sector - getting in before the government’s own...

New data suggesting that only a third of first time buyers are able to secure a mortgage at their first attempt...

Build To Rent apartment brand Essential Living is giving its tenants five New Year’s Resolutions for 2022. 1. Create Home Working Space:...

High profile MP Caroline Lucas has told a newspaper that the government turns a blind eye to bad landlords. “This government, like previous...

It’s being reported in the mainstream press that the government may give landlords an extra year to make rental homes more energy efficient. This...

A lettings platform claims a substantial number of tenants spend over £1,000 on decorating their landlord’s property.  Flatshare platform SpareRoom claims that...

The trade body representing Airbnb and other short let providers and sector suppliers says the short let industry is best placed...

Landlords selling up or converting to short lets have led to a growing housing crisis, according to a trade body of...

Activists in the Generation Rent campaign group are urging the government to introduce what it calls “a winter truce” with no...

Every year there is an influx of students that hate renting, and I was one of them.  Students should be excited about...

Households across the country are seeing their energy costs going up, so it is more important than ever that landlords do...

A report by the National Audit Office has sharply criticised the government and councils for not doing enough to help tenants...

The National Residential Landlords Association has thrown its weight behind the recommendations of the National Audit Office report urging the government...

ARLA Propertymark is expressing concern at the latest figures showing a fall in the size of the private rental sector. The latest...

An investigation conducted by The Mirror newspaper claims to have found that 55 out of 72 buy to let mortgage lenders...

Shelter claims the end of the eviction ban has contributed to creating over 274,000 people who are homeless in England right now, including 126,000 children. Shelter’s interpretation of official...

The National Residential Landlords Association says fewer tenants now have Covid-related arrears - but for those who do, the debt is...

A  council is set to ask local landlords of rental properties to join an accreditation scheme to improve standards and deliver...

Paragon Bank increased buy to let lending to landlords by 33.9 per cent to £1.61 billion in its last financial year,...

Some two thirds of tenants say they may struggle to pay their energy bills this winter - and almost as many...

A housing chief in a controversial council has tweeted that “Private landlords must be held accountable!”. She also claims on social media...

A council says it’s working with police to target landlords which it claims are flouting the law and illegally eviction and...

Detectives are urging landlords to remain cautious following to discovery of a number of cannabis farms in rented properties. In the past...

The government has approved a vast landlord licensing scheme in Liverpool - but even including 45,000 homes it is still much...

An initiative set up earlier this year to help support private rented sector tenants and landlords has proved its worth according...

Landlords in the west country struggling with high fuel bills are being urged to take advantage of a free money-saving advice...

It’s probably in the interest of landlords as much as tenants to slash energy bills now, even before new EPC ratings...

A high profile PropTech entrepreneur has come out against the scrapping of Section 21 eviction powers for landlords. Alexander Siedes, chief executive and...

Investors seeking capital appreciation in the country’s most expensive residential markets have been given new data by a leading agency. Bective has...

The long-awaited government response to calls to tighten up Capital Gains Tax has come at last - and it’s no change...

Landlords have welcomed an initiative to provide £30m to work with the private rental sector to end homelessness. Local authorities in Wales...

Demand for rooms has rocketed in recent months, coinciding with a huge shortage in the number of rooms available in the...

A cross-party survey of MPs shows that they want to scale up the installation of renewable heating technologies in existing homes,...

Lewisham council in London is introducing a new licensing scheme for all Houses of Multiple Occupancy - claiming it will improve...

Property prices will fall 1.1 per cent this month - December - according to a forecast by comparison service Reallymoving. However any...

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

The Law Society of England and Wales has welcomed the proposal for tenants facing eviction to receive enhanced legal assistance. “It would be...

The Welsh Government has announced a £30m pot from which councils can pay for easing properties from private landlords. Under the Welsh Government’s...

A Citizens Advice helpline has opened in Wales for both renters struggling with arrears, and for landlords who believe their tenants...

Demand for private rental housing is at an all time high according to new research by the National Residential Landlords Association. A...

Heavy snowfall can present a number of dangers to your property.  Gutters can become clogged or even frozen due to snow and...

Harry Roberts, managing director of My Favourite Cottages, outlines how holiday homes can be made more sustainable. Earlier this month, world leaders...

The UK’s largest provider of inventory services says rising tenancy lengths make a combination of inventories and regular inspections more valuable...

A large scale survey of tenants suggests there’s a real enthusiasm for them to leave major cities and relocate elsewhere, so...

Councillors in a second home hotspot will be asked to decide on the level of council tax premium for the next...

A private landlord who failed to carry out essential safety work has been fined for ignoring an Emergency Prohibition Order. Mohammed Deryo,...

In recent years, letting property has become more challenging due to a range of tax and regulation changes and since March...

A lettings agent claims progress on climate change and energy efficiency is likely to be undermined by what he calls “dodgy...

A council is appealing to landlords to reach out if they are having problems with a tenant - instead of possibly...

Landlords are benefitting from widespread rent rises across the UK - with even London seeing a turnaround.  This is according to lettings...

The government has announced that carbon monoxide alarms must be fitted in all private rental properties with fixed appliances such as...

Over half of tenants who have stayed at short let home-based properties via Airbnb or similar platforms have broken or damaged...

Landlords in the heart of the London commuter belt are being asked to come forward if they can provide accommodation for...

The new coalition of the Scottish National Party and the Greens in Scotland has pledged to introduce rent controls - and...

Landlords with family properties are in the pound seats when it comes to rent increases, according to data from lettings agency...

Some 6,000 signatures have so far been added to an online petition calling on the Welsh Parliament to “address” the issue...

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

A leading politician in Wales has spoken out in favour of second homeowners, who are under increasing scrutiny in that country...

The demise of the buy to let market has been much predicted over recent years. Major tax changes, a three per...

Activists in the Acorn pro-tenant movement have sharply criticised the Green Party which runs Brighton council for allegedly failing to prosecute...

Salford is the latest city to launch a consultation seeking views on plans to expand its selective licensing scheme - claiming...

Avoiding over-regulation across the UK should be a priority to keep existing landlords in the sector as well as attracting buy...

Private sector landlords are being warned by a council to check their investments meet the legal minimum energy efficiency standard, or...

A business analyst is warning owners of older properties that the value of their assets may be cut if energy efficiency...

Belfast council has unanimously passed a motion calling for the Northern Ireland Executive to introduce a rent control scheme for the...

The sleaze allegations engulfing the government have moved to those MPs letting out their London homes while claiming money from taxpayers...

The Home property website has identified locations where rents have risen by up to 38 per cent in the past 12...

I am the Chair of PLAN - the Portfolio Landlords Action Group - which had its formal launch this week. People...

The relationship between the overwhelming number of good landlords and local authorities tends to be limited or possibly non-existent. With the far...

A government housing minister has confirmed to the House of Lords that a new tax regime for Airbnb hosts and holiday...

A poll suggests that many private tenants admit to being more interested in the tidiness of their properties than safety within...

A London council is consulting on what it claims to be “a groundbreaking property licensing scheme.” Newham council says its licensing of more...

Only six per cent of brokers questioned in a survey have ever sold a green mortgage, despite the high public profile...

There is a fear that work required to bring rental units up to new Energy Performance Certificate levels by 2025 could...

Many agencies give their forecasts for the following year or years in the late autumn, but one of the most detailed...

A landlord has been given a severe warning over a Glasgow apartment that has been home to a noisy bagpiper and has...

An innovative pilot project aiming to reduce evictions by providing free mediation between private landlords and tenants has been launched in...

A series of online interviews with landlords suggests far fewer of them have been seriously impacted by the Coronavirus pandemic than...

A local authority has launched a free service seeking to avoid evictions. New Forest council says its 'Call Before You Serve' programme is a no-charge service providing...

The National Residential Landlords Association is joining forces with Flintshire council in Wales to stage a virtual landlord forum. The Zoom event,...

A council in the north of England has identified 166 private rental properties within the district that do not comply with...

Many homeowners face situations where they have no other option but to rent out their home. Often there are periods where...

The UK government’s target to reach net zero emissions by 2050 has necessitated the introduction of initiatives aimed at reducing fossil...

The Bank of England may have voted to keep its base rate at a historic low of 0.1 per cent yesterday,...

One of the industry’s leading legal voices is warning that the next change proposed to EPC requirements will affect almost half...

A council says it’s offering landlords what it calls ‘an enforcement amnesty’ if they have failed to bring their rental units...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Rajiv Singh |Founder & CEO RentOnCloud www.rentoncloud.com Tell me about RentOnCloud, what does...

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

Private landlords, tenants and letting agents are being asked to give their views on a Labour council’s tenancy strategy in London.  The...

A Midlands city is starting consultation on a major extension of powers over HMOs. Leicester council wants to have an extended Article...

Savills estimates that £330 billion is needed to implement all energy efficiency improvements to the UK housing sector to meet EPC...

A new survey from an online rental platform claims tenants are willing to pay for greener homes. Some 98 per cent of...

HomeLet says the average rent in the UK is now £1,059, down a tiny 0.2 per cent from a month ago. However, the...

Build To Rent is recovering well from the pandemic across the UK according to a survey. Construction sites across the UK ground...

Tell us about your role. I am the Customer Service Technology Group Manager at BSH (group brands include Bosch, NEFF and Siemens)...

A social landlord is selling a home on the open market but says it should go only to a first time...

Landlords, tenants and residents in parts of Nottingham may be eligible for free home safety improvements to crackdown on burglary. Nottinghamshire police...

The Barrows and Forrester agency has prepared a tenant guide for those hoping to hold fireworks displays at their rental home...

A new trade body called PLAN launches this month with the aim of representing large scale Portfolio Landlords with 75 properties...

Reigate and Banstead council is appealing to private landlords with vacant, or soon-to-be vacant, two, three or four-bedroom homes for rent. The...

This week’s Budget saw the Chancellor loosen the Treasury’s purse strings in a number of areas.  Yet this was a quiet Autumn...

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

Climate change is at the top of the political agenda this week thanks to Cop26 taking place in Glasgow in a...

It now appears that landlords had a narrow escape with this week’s Budget. The Daily Telegraph has discovered that a report by...

There’s a new warning to landlords purchasing properties about a spike in scams which have seen victims defrauded out of hundreds...

A council says it’s going to spend £70,000 of central government money to help “engage” with landlords over issues of energy...

Landlords and owners of empty homes in North Somerset are invited to a free event next month to find out more...

Orkney Council wants private landlords who hold family accommodation to come forward if they would be suitable for Afghan families. Councillors recently...

A property company claims that 14 per cent of renters are so distressed by their living situation they believe it is...

An independent think-tank is the latest organisation wanting landlord licensing schemes across England plus a nationa landlord register, emulating similar schemes...

The Generation Rent activist group has repeated its call for a landlord register in England, saying it could mean more tax...

New figures from the National Home Building Council suggests the popularity of detached properties has soared during the pandemic - prompting...

The protest movement against second homes in Wales appears to be gathering pace. The BBC reports that over 150 campaigners have gathered...

Adrian Ramsay, newly-elected co-leader of the Green Party, wants a windfall tax on the value of investment properties owned by private...

The activist group Generation Rent says the £65m package announced by the government over the weekend is not enough and must...

Landlords in England with tenants in rent arrears because of Covid are to be helped via a new £65m debt fund. Although announced today...

With a week to go before we ‘lose’ an hour, and the weather finally cooling to something like the seasonal norm,...

The government has today announced a new cash injection for councils to clampdown on landlords whose properties fail to meet energy...

The head of a building body says landlords and home owners need a replacement for the defunct Green Homes Grant to...

Over 150,000 households in Britain are in ‘exempt’ accommodation, a rental sector which some say is “dangerously under-regulated.” ‘Exempt accommodation’ is intended...

Private and commercial bank Arbuthnot Latham has set out what it considers to be the 10 easy mistakes which some landlords...

Generation Rent has commented on the government’s Net Zero goals, involving phasing out boilers and introducing heat pumps into rental properties. While...

Experts are already warning of shortcomings in the government’s latest Green initiative, banning new boilers from 2035 and offering £5,000 grants...

A Labour councillor in the Lake District says second home owners who let their properties should be obliged to pay five...

London lettings agency Chestertons says the number of tenants in the capital is now at an annual high.  The agency’s latest market...

It’s been confirmed that landlords and other home owners in England and Wales will be offered subsidies of £5,000 from April...

A landlord has taken to the local media in his area to express outrage that a council has failed to find...

A call has gone out to shift tens of thousands of the poorest tenants in the private rental sector into social...

Home appliances are often an area that can be overlooked when it comes to finalising kitchen designs, but having quality machines...

The government is poised to announce a ban on the installation of gas boilers by 2035. Instead home owners including landlords will...

Foundation Home Loans has launched its new ‘Green ABC+’ fixed rate products for both buy to let and owner occupied mortgages, with...

A leading market analyst says the looming threat of rent controls may be deterring landlords entering the buy to let sector,...

Landlords can be forgiven for being exasperated by the government’s exhortations to go green.   I don’t need to rehearse here again...

The Victorian phrase “as safe as houses” well describes the security of the housing market as, whether they are buying or...

If you let out holiday properties or have switched to Airbnb or similar platforms, tax inspectors may be coming for you. Accountancy...

A new PropTech platform says it allows easy digital contact between tenants, landlords and third party suppliers avoiding the need to...

Shelter says 20 per cent of private and social renters in England suffer poor health because of the condition of their...

Fabrik Invest, which works with holiday parks across the UK, says the staycation boom is here to stay despite the easing...

Another report has highlighted how landlords feel intimidated into putting investment plans on ice because of red tape in the private...

Around 20 per cent of landlords surveyed by a bank used a credit card or short-term finance to fund a recent...

Relatively few landlords were persuaded to take advantage of the stamp duty holiday according to analysis by the lettings agency Hamptons.  The...

With energy efficiency making headlines in the private rental sector, Norton Finance has calculated the cost of an average mid-terrace household...

Average annual rental growth across Britain hit 8.0 per cent in September, the third fastest annual rate of growth recorded this...

The dynamic of the private rental market has been changing in recent years. There's been a decline in private landlords, yet almost...

As founder of Landlord Action and chief operating officer at Hamilton Fraser, I’ve been talking to landlords for over 25 years...

The government has been told to raise the landlord cost cap to £10,000 to increase the number of private rental sector...

A warning has gone out to landlords with properties in Scotland regarding legislation coming into effect in early 2022. Trade association SELECT is...

A PropTech supplier claims 83 per cent of students have lived in accommodation considered ‘unfit for habitation’ under the Homes Act...

The White Paper on rental reform may still be some time away, with a minister at the centre of its preparation saying...

In an unexpected turn of events at a Conservative party conference fringe meeting, the chief executive of Shelter heaped praise on...

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

Landlords in or anticipating entering the holiday let market are being offered a series of tips by one of the country’s...

Epsom & Ewell council is the latest to seek private landlords’ help to house five households of Afghan refugees fleeing the...

A remarkable four year court battle has ended with £190,000 in fines for a rogue landlord couple who falsely claimed they...

With the government lifting the price cap on energy suppliers at the start of this month, PropTech supplier Goodlord has produced...

The end of the stamp duty holiday means landlords will have to pay more for almost all properties from today. They have...

Private landlords could receive between three and six months’ rent in advance by putting their properties forward to help people who...

A landlord has been ordered to pay £2,400 to his former tenants after a tribunal appeal following the issuing of a...

A specialist investment lender has set out tips for how landlords can succeed at flipping - purchasing homes and selling relatively...

Plans are underway to relaunch a landlord accreditation scheme - with a difference.  Barnsley’s landlord accreditation scheme began in 2010 and the...

New analysis of government data by the national homelessness charity Crisis suggests that in England over 100,000 low income renters on Universal Credit will be at least two or more months behind on...

Rik Smith, Head of Tenant Services at Goodlord, outlines in this tips piece how agents can support tenants with rising energy...

Research by buy to let consultancy Sequre Property Investment suggests that despite the return to near-normal in much of the country,...

More landlords are quitting the sector and bringing properties to the sales market, according to research from Zoopla.  In its latest snapshot...

Shelter and Generation Rent have separately made a case for more cash help for tenants, claiming the current pandemic and energy...

A local council is one of the first to be offering new Go Green Grants to landlords to improve energy efficiency...

A landlord who built extensions and converted them into flats and bedsits all without planning permission has been given a record...

Arrears have soared during the pandemic according to a lettings agency. Birmingham-based Barrows and Forrester says government data suggests 335,860 homes -...

A Build To Rent operator claims some tenants - around a fifth - are willing to pay more for properties with...

A £360m ‘wall of rent debt’ built up during the pandemic, combined with cuts to Universal Credit, threatens to leave hundreds...

The most common feature in Build To Rent developments is an issue dividing landlords - pet-friendly homes. Some 47 per cent of...

A leading agent is warning that any additional tax on landlords could lead to property sell-offs and a further supply shortage. Dominic...

An agency says its bizarre list of items left behind by departing tenants shows how many renters actually appear to keep pets...

There’s good news for landlords who anticipate holding on to their property investments at least until 2031 - capital values are...

The new Housing Secretary, Michael Gove, must remake the rental sector in a fairer and more stable form. That’s the view of...

Landlords buying property today will get less for their money than in the past, as the average size of homes in...

The end of the stamp duty holiday, which was introduced in July 2020, is now only a few weeks away. The upcoming...

Michael Gove - one of the most senior and controversial figures in modern politics - is the new Housing Secretary.  Ben Beadle,...

A council has written to Housing Minister Chris Pincher calling for a new approach to the short lets issue. Oxford council leader...

A London council is urging landlords to check whether their properties require licensing under a new scheme introduced this month. Enfield’s new...

The comparison website GoCompare is to routinely ask home insurance applicants whether they are going to be Airbnb-style short let landlords. GoCompare...

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

Campaigning charity Shelter has made a shocking attack on landlords, claiming many of them are acting illegally. It claims 45 per cent...

Activists including Generation Rent are to lobby MPs this afternoon, to complain against eviction notice periods in England reverting to pre-Covid...

A council’s own lettings agency is coordinating the call for landlords to house Afghan refugees, in one of the country’s most...

Former Liberal Democrat party leader and Lake District MP Tim Farron has met with bosses from Airbnb to challenge them on...

The Home Office has launched a new User Guide for Right To Rent, aimed at landlords and tenants. This guidance provides information...

Labour says the funding of social care could be achieved by increasing tax on landlords. Party leader Sir Keir Starmer is today expected...

A council says the private rental market is “out of control” and he wants rent controls - but nonetheless is asking...

A new portal set up by a leading buy to let mortgage provider claims it will “revolutionise” the borrowing process for...

The latest rental market snapshot by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors suggests supply and demand in the lettings sector still...

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

Celebrations amongst landlords and home owners over the latest record house price figures mask growing disadvantages for renters, claims a mortgage...

The government’s Green Homes Grant Voucher Scheme - which left thousands of landlords in the lurch when it collapsed earlier this...

With landlords under pressure to improve energy efficiency, a new report suggests that even significant improvements in EPC levels won’t be...

Wiltshire council is the latest to ask private landlords who have affordable homes which are ready to let, to get in...

The government is considering forcing landlords who rent out homes as Airbnb-style short lets to apply for planning consent. This would not...

Demand for private rented housing in the South East is the second highest in England - and it is thought to be...

Dorset council is the latest to appeal to landlords to house Afghan refugees who are in this country having helped UK...

A respected political website claims that over 30 MPs from a range of political parties have written to the Housing Secretary...

Landlords are being invited to a webinar which is billed as helping them understand how letting their properties to Afghan refugees...

The government has updated its formal guidance to landlords and letting agents on Right To Rent. This sets out the continuation of...

Activists in Generation Rent are now making a new demand - that landlords must pay the moving costs of tenants when...

The leader of a council in one of the areas of the UK with the highest number of Airbnb-style short lets...

A Labour council that lost government support for its landlord licensing regime says it’s reviewing its options and will produce new...

A petition urging rent caps for private tenants and hefty tax rises for second home owners is now nearing its 50,000...

Virtual Right To Rent checks by landlords, which were to have been illegal from just next week, are now permissible until...

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

Home repairs service Rightio has provided a useful checklist of the hidden costs of being a landlord. Many seasoned hands will...

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

A referendum in Berlin next month is being watched closely by rental activists in the UK, in case it offers them...

The Generation Rent group has renewed its attack on landlords who let properties to holidaymakers rather than long term tenants.  The group...

Landlords are being invited to a free webinar that promises to bring them up to date with the new planning regime...

Rent controls, possibly ensuring that rents do not exceed 25 per cent of household income, are poised to be introduced into...