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![Another PropTech integration pledges to disrupt rental market](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/PropTech/AgentOnline-400x310.png)
Another PropTech innovation claims it will disrupt part of the rental market - this time, the student accommodation sector. Housemates Connect API...
15 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Call for landlords to lobby MPs over HMO council tax](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Taxes-400x310.png)
A lettings network is urging landlords to back a campaign to abolish council tax re-banding for shared houses. Platinum Property Partners says...
22 November 2022
From: Breaking News
![The Deck’s Stacked Against Renters - Gove may be a lifeline](/upload/images/Politics%20(MPs%2C%20party%20logos%2C%20etc)/MichaelGove2-400x310.png)
Renters don’t have it easy. Housemates can be unpredictable, rules can be strict, but worst of all – it’s expensive. Most tenants...
19 November 2022
From: Rental Reform
![Energy Crisis: New campaign for tenants to get smart meters](/upload/images/library/EnergySupply-1-400x310.jpg)
A campaign by the government-backed Smart Energy GB not-for-profit organisation is promoting the use of smart meters amongst private tenants who...
01 September 2022
From: Breaking News
![Demand for HMOs to soar as energy prices bite - prediction](/upload/images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/EnergySupply-1-400x310.jpg)
Soaring energy prices will force more tenants to consider living in HMOs, says a lettings business. When a recent increase in utility...
30 August 2022
From: Breaking News
![Danny Wyrwoll, Sales & Marketing Director at Glide](/upload/images/adv-2021/60-second-interview/Glide/360x280.png)
Who are you? Danny Wyrwoll What does it say on your business card? Sales & Marketing Director What is Glide? Glide are a...
11 July 2022
From: 60 Second Interview
![Clarity Not Confusion - White Paper reforms must be detailed](/upload/images/Politics%20(MPs%2C%20party%20logos%2C%20etc)/Parliament-Summer-400x310.jpg)
With speculation about what happens next in Westminster at fever pitch, now isn’t the time to make predictions as to how...
09 July 2022
From: The Big Issues
![Rents rising much faster than official figures, claims analyst](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/RisingRents-400x310.jpg)
Official government data suggests that rents are rising by 1.8 per cent a year - but a prominent analyst has gone...
20 January 2022
From: Breaking News
![My service aims to fix ‘toxic’ rental market for young people](/upload/images/Property%20People/Hannah%20Chappatte%20400%20x%20310.png)
Every year there is an influx of students that hate renting, and I was one of them. Students should be excited about...
11 December 2021
From: The Big Issues
![Insight into problems for tenants in shared flats and houses](/img/default/llt.png)
A new survey gives an insight into problems involving tenants who share apartments and houses - and how those difficulties could...
16 November 2020
From: Breaking News
![BTL landlords ‘cannot be expected to foot the bill for government failure’](/img/default/llt.png)
The government has been slammed for its 11th-hour U-turn after extending the eviction ban for four weeks and instructing landlords to...
24 August 2020
From: Breaking News
![Landlord's kind gesture for his tenants goes viral on Twitter](/img/default/llt.png)
A BTL landlord has proved to be a big social media hit after issuing his tenants with a bonus when returning...
08 July 2020
From: Breaking News
![The pros and pitfalls of letting an HMO](/img/default/llt.png)
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
![BTL landlord ordered to pay more than £3,700 for unlicensed HMO](/img/default/llt.png)
A landlord has been penalised for operating an unlicensed house in multiple occupancy (HMO) in south London. Fouad Ahmad, from Streatham, pleaded...
08 August 2019
From: Breaking News
![PropTech startup launches new house hunting app for students](/img/default/llt.png)
Polygon has launched a new mobile app designed to make it easier for students to house hunt. To help ensure that housemates...
02 May 2019
From: Breaking News
![New Tinder-style lettings app could reduce the number of feuding tenants](/img/default/llt.png)
From not paying their share of the rent or bills to failing to do their share of the household tasks, there...
05 December 2018
From: Breaking News
![Parents face financial risks when agreeing to be a rent guarantor](/img/default/llt.png)
Young people, particularly students, are increasingly required to provide guarantors when they rent a property, ensuring that if they default on...
07 June 2018
From: Breaking News
![Traumatised students pursued for unpaid rent](/img/default/llt.png)
A Kent landlord has come under attack for pursuing unpaid rent from three students “too traumatised” to return to their house...
10 October 2015
From: Breaking News
![Landlord offers bed under the stairs for £500 a month](/img/default/llt.png)
A rental property listing for a bedroom consisting of a mattress under the stairs has earned national notoriety after featuring in...