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Landlords have only until Friday to give their views on a controversial licensing consultation from a council known for its aggressive...

Houses in Multiple Occupation are making up an increasing percentage of buy-to-let business, according specialist lender Shawbrook.  In both 2022 and 2023,...

A council is reminding prospective tenants about the importance of making sure their next shared rental is licensed as a house...

The government has overturned its policy to relax HMO regulations on private rental properties used by asylum seekers. The policy had previously been...

Buy To Let lender Paragon Bank has added five-year fixed-rate ‘green’ products to its range of BTL mortgages. Rates start at 4.89...

Amendments to the Renters Reform Bill, designed to give landlords more protection, have won the backing of a prominent industry figure. Neil Cobbold,...

The National Residential Landlords Association is urging MPs to back what it describes as “pragmatic” changes to the Renters Reform Bill...

Online rental platform Lettingaproperty is telling landlords to take a strategic approach to property management in 2024, to help tnavigate legislative...

Property investment is a dynamic and diverse field, offering numerous opportunities for investors to grow their wealth. At Mortgage Scout, we...

An Airbnb survey first reported last week on Landlord Today has exploded into a national newspaper controversy. Airbnb claims that almost 80...

The Chartered Institute of Environmental Health gas come out in support of a legal challenge to the government’s draft regulations exempting...

A rogue landlord has been fined £27,460 for putting residents at risk by failing to maintain a property. Flintshire County Council brought...

Bristol’s Labour-controlled council says it wants to spend some £17m of local council tax payers’ money on two new licensing schemes...

A landlord and three property management companies have been fined approaching £80,000 for health and safety failings. Mohammed Ali Abbas Rasool, Cadogan...

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

A council has issued a formal caution to a landlord for attempting to illegally evict three of his tenants. The landlord posted...

Landlords are exiting the market in droves. According to an accountancy firm who analysed HMRC data, 70,000 buy-to-let landlords left the sector...

Local authorities exist to improve housing stock in their area; however, licensing is not the best way to improve standards across...

A new licensing scheme for landlords in one of the country’s most controversial cities is likely to be approved next week. Nottingham...

Training sessions are being aimed at teaching private landlords in one London borough the rules and responsibilities when it comes to...

A consultation on a new licensing regime looks set to start in Warwick in the new year. The council will next week...

A new property licensing scheme that claims to provide “safer, well managed housing for renters” has now come into force in...

Limits to the number of homes being converted into Houses in Multiple Occupation in parts of Leicester are due to be...

A landlord who left her tenants to live in filthy and unsafe conditions, while running an unlicensed HMO, has been prosecuted...

In what has been described as a ‘first’ by the local authority concerned, a rogue landlord has been banned from letting...

A council says it’s going to introduce stricter regulations for HMOs - and it hasn’t yet even finished its formal consultation. Hounslow...

As part of The Renters’ Reform White Paper, the UK government proposed that all tenants be moved onto a single system...

Gatehouse Bank is the latest mortgage lender to try to woo landlords with preferential rates for buy to let properties with...

A landlord has been hit with a bill of almost £25,000 for allegedly exposing vulnerable tenants to serious fire risks in...

All-inclusive rents have exploded in popularity in the student rental sector over the past few years, but the rampant surge in...

Tenants, landlords and those living or working near houses in multiple occupation in Portsmouth are being urged to share their experiences...

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

A local authority with a rapidly-growing number of HMOs is to consult over a new policy later this month. The Houses in...

A council in Leicestershire is poised to introduce two new licensing schemes for private landlords. Charnwood council has now approved the conditions...

There are just three weeks left for landlords to respond to one of the largest consultations undertaken by a council in...

Investment bank and wealth management consultancy Arbuthnot Latham predicts the next big growth area for buy to let will be Houses...

A landlord has been handed nearly £30,000 in fines and costs after pleading guilty to maintenance and safety failures at three...

A landlord has been fined £6,000 for failing to properly maintain a HMO in Reading. Nidan Singh, 76, has also been ordered to...

A serial-offender landlord has been fined for putting tenants at serious harm from fire and exposing them to substandard and dangerous conditions. Nilendu...

A London authority wants to extend its licensing regime for HMOs and landlords have just over two weeks left to respond. Lambeth...

The government has revealed that it has no plans to introduce a national licensing scheme for landlords. Housing minister Chris Pincher MP...

A landlord who committed 33 offences at a property he owns has been issued with civil penalties totalling £50,500. Zaheer Uddin Babar,...

The Rent Smart Wales quango, now five years old, has been sharply criticised by the National Residential Landlords Association.  A report commissioned...

A YMCA chief executive claims the proliferation of HMOs may be endangering private tenants’ health by encouraging overcrowding and undersized-rooms. Alan Fraser,...

Camden Council has approved the renewal of landlord licensing in the borough, extending the licensing to most Houses in Multiple Occupation...

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

Landbay has responded to the growing demand for buy-to-let property by increasing its maximum loan sizes from £1m to £1.5m on...

Paragon has expanded its buy-to-let product offering by introducing a new range of 70% loan-to-value (LTV) two- and five-year fixed rate...

Paragon has introduced a new one-year buy-to-let discounted SVR product to support new and existing landlord customers through the coronavirus uncertainty. The...

A number of new buy-to-let deals for both portfolio and smaller scale landlords have been launched by Paragon.  The new products are...

Gatehouse Bank has lowered its finance-to-value (FTV) limit to 65% on buy-to-let and home purchase plans to help cope with existing...

It’s no secret that the war on landlords has escalated heavily since 2016 and as we find ourselves in a new...

An online comparison site has been launched by Buy-to-Let Direct with a view to helping landlords make the right decisions when...

Buy-to-let landlords currently looking to buy property are targeting Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMO) more than any other property type, according...

The Mortgage Works (TMW) has reduced the two and five-year rates across a range of its buy to let products.  The specialist...

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...

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

City of York Council has vowed to crack down on rogue landlords looking to exploit the housing market, as part of...

London’s first rogue landlord banning order has been issued after tenants’ lives were put at risk through the letting of unsafe...

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

Private landlords have long been expected to keep their properties to a reasonable standard, but up until fairly recently what this...

London Borough of Brent has approved the renewal and extension of borough-wide additional licensing for Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMO) for...

A buy-to-let landlord has been ordered to pay almost £6,000 after the council was unable to determine if his property in...

When it comes to buying, selling, letting or renting a property, you will likely be faced with words, phrases, acronyms and...

Buy-to-let landlords are increasingly favouring Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMO) and more complex property types due to the often higher yields...

A council used a plane with thermal imaging to catch unscrupulous landlords that allowed tenants to live in substandard conditions.  Several people...

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...

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

Members of the general public are being offered the opportunity to have their say on Brent’s landlord licensing scheme. Brent Council wants...

Saffron Building Society has launched a new range of Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMO) mortgage products to the market.  The four new...

In an attempt to help crackdown on poor quality housing, BBC News is exploring the challenges and the opportunities for communities...

Lettings of London Ltd has been ordered to pay more than £50,000 after pleading guilty to 18 offences largely relating to...

A private landlord has been ordered to pay £800 in fines and costs after investigators discovered several deficiencies in a property...

HMRC’s Let Property Campaign, which provides an opportunity for landlords to come forward and report undeclared rental income and expenditure to...

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

An unscrupulous landlord who converted three family homes into houses in multiple occupation (HMO) without planning consent has been jailed for...

A buy-to-let landlord in Doncaster has been ordered to pay more than £5,000 in fines and costs following a successful prosecution...

Luton Council has successfully prosecuted an unscrupulous landlord for letting three unlicensed houses in which several people lived in squalor. Zenith Accommodation...

Kent Reliance’s buy-to-let maximum loan limit has been cut to £750,000, down from £1m, while the lender has removed its three-year...

A rogue landlord deemed unfit to rent out property in the north London borough of Brent in 2015 has since received...

There is growing concern in Reading that thousands of landlords could soon face enforcement action if they do not sign up...

An unscrupulous landlord has been punished for providing his tenant with poor living conditions by being ordered to pay more than...

Computershare Loan Services has launched Zephyr Homeloans, a dedicated buy-to-lender that provides a range of mortgage products for professional portfolio landlords...

The introduction of new guidance on room sizes in rented homes has been warmly welcomed by the Residential Landlords Association (RLA). The...

A buy-to-let landlord in Luton has been ordered to pay £8,510 by Luton Magistrates Court for continuing to rent out a...

The new regulations introduced last month to bring mandatory licensing to all Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs) was designed to better...

The deadline for submitting additional and selective licence applications in Hackney has been extended until 1 March 2019.  The deadline for applications...

Even though the most recent Budget offered some welcome relief for landlords and the buy-to-let sector as a whole, there are...

An unscrupulous landlord has been ordered to pay close to £30,000 after being found guilty of a number of breaches relating...

Buy-to-let landlords in Reading are invited to attend a free Landlord Information Evening being held at Reading’s Civic Offices in Bridge...

Mortgage products offered by Vida Homeloans are now available to buy-to-let landlords in Scotland. The specialist lender’s offerings, which are available to...

It is estimated that around 160,000 properties will be affected by the new rules governing Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMO), which...

Landlords with property in Hackney, east London, should be aware that following a consultation earlier this year Hackney Council has now...

Changes to mandatory Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMO) licensing come into force in England today, requiring properties with five or more...

Changes to mandatory Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMO) licensing coming into force in England on 1 October 2018 will collectively cost...

Buy-to-let landlords must prepare for new licensing laws for Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs) to ensure that they do not fall...

The government’s decision to review how selective licensing is used across the private rental sector presents an ideal opportunity to look...

Thurrock Council is proposing to introduce additional licensing for private landlords renting rooms to tenants in specific parts of the borough...

Buy-to-let landlords who operate houses in multiple occupation (HMOs) in Cheshire East will face new licensing fees after the local council...

Rogue landlords in Ashford will now face fines of up to £30,000 after Ashford Borough Council voted to adopt new rules...