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Changes to empty home council tax rates could generate an additional £540m from Monday, a lettings agency claims. Since April 2013, billing...

Britain’s housing stock offers the worst value for money of any advanced economy, according new analysis published by the Resolution Foundation. The...

Landlords who paid Capital Gains Tax at 28% - before the Chancellor reduced it to 24% in this month’s Budget -...

New analysis claims that the North East of England has made “no progress on greening the highest-emissions homes in 13 years.” Meanwhile,...

Buy to let lender Aldermore has named Bristol, as the best city for landlords to invest in for 2024.  Manchester, Coventry, Brighton...

Labour deputy leader and shadow housing secretary Angela Rayner says she is not ashamed to have brought her council house at...

A landlord has warned her local authority that high charges for licensing are unaffordable without the fee being passed on to...

The Building Research Establishment - which undertakes research, advice, training, testing, certification and standards-setting for the housing sector - is calling...

New research published by Lloyds Banking Group during Energy Saving Week has revealed the lack of confidence and skills gaps landlords...

The Suffolk Building Society has launched new mortgage products aimed at private landlords who are planning refurbishments, such as a new...

A building society is calling upon politicians, government, the Bank of England and local councils and other bodies to cooperate on...

A mandatory short lets registration and licensing scheme is to be introduced in part of the UK, described as a system...

The government has launched a public consultation on a radical new UK home energy rating system to replace the long-standing Standard...

Generation Rent says it’s worked out what rent levels will be in two years’ time. The activists say rents will rise 14...

Tenants value location, flexibility and direct landlord relationships according to new research from specialist lending bank OSB Group.  The Future Tenant Standard...

A think tank that describes itself as “centre right” praises the Renters Reform Bill and claims the fear of landlords selling...

Blackpool council will next week consider a new selective licensing scheme for some of the town’s privately rented properties. The scheme will...

Rental growth in prime regional markets has started to slow, following runaway growth over the past three years. That’s the view from...

A new analysis suggests homes in England are less affordable and in worse conditions than in most other developed nations. The Home...

New research shows that 676,000 homes in England are sitting empty. The research comes from property purchasing firm House Buyer Bureau which...

To help or not to help: that is the question the government is facing with regard to under-pressure private rented sector...

Housing associations are urged to urgently check building specifications for the use of Reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete or RAAC. RAAC is the...

The lack of available housing stock is creating huge problems throughout the Private Rented Sector, including the supply chain. We all know...

Over a third of homes in England are at high risk of overheating as summer temperatures of 40oC and above apparently...

There’s been a large increase in the number of complaints registered with The Property Ombudsman - with lettings agents in the...

Legislation requiring all rental properties to have an energy performance certificate  rating of C or above will require upgrades to around...

A prominent lawyer says the use of Section 8 eviction powers as envisaged under the Renters Reform Bill could lead to...

The Labour Mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham, says he is demanding the powers to seize usage or poor quality homes...

Landlords need to know the true energy efficiency of their property and have a deadline for improvements to calm fears around...

An experienced property lawyer who has specialised in residential landlord and tenant law for 22 years says she is embarrassed at...

An appeal has gone out to recruit new landlords to work in partnership with a council. South Kesteven council in Lincolnshire claims...

The Generation Rent activist group claims holiday homes are eroding the supply of available properties in key tourist areas.  It claims 80...

The Generation Rent campaign has given its support to a call by London Mayor Sadiq Khan to be given powers to...

The Resolution Foundation has urged the government not to relax its target deadlines for improved energy efficiency in the private rental...

One of the UK governments has backed a call for private landlords to get cash help to meet new Minimum Energy...

A new study by a University of Glasgow-led research centre has found that the UK housing sector is lagging over 30...

Rent controls and political uncertainty are affecting investor appetite to fund and deliver Build to Rent homes in Scotland, according to...

Housing Secretary Michael Gove says he’s going to make changes to the Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill currently going through Parliament...

The government will this week announce a new consultation on private rental sector energy efficiency - in particular, insulation. This will be...

Tax changes in the private rented sector have contributed to the loss of £1.5 billion in Treasury revenue, according to a...

A leading figure in the PropTech sector wants this week’s Budget to provide more funding for local council enforcement of rental...

The British Property Federation is calling on the government to use next week’s Budget to zero-rate VAT on work which allows...

The normally under-the-radar Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has made an unusually outspoken plea to the government to help landlords. In particular,...

A London Labour council is putting an extra £400,000 into enforcement against private landlords allegedly ignoring serious damp and mould issues. The...

A north of England council has released figures on the number of complaints it has received about private landlords. Pendle council in...

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

The Welsh Government should consider tax incentives to support improvements to the energy efficiency of private rented housing, according to a...

A council is to spend £1m “to gather information about the conditions of specific groups of privately rented properties and proactively...

Licensing for Airbnbs and similar short lets should be targeted in priority areas only and not the subject of blanket rules. That’s...

A new survey by PropTech firm Goodlord has the unsurprising conclusion that the biggest worry for tenants is that their rent...

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

Research from Midlands lettings agency Barrows and Forrester shows the volume of homes entering the market for sale has almost halved...

A Labour council is being tipped to vote tomorrow to introduce rent controls for the private sector, even though it has...

Specialist mortgage lender Aldermore has named what it believes to be the five best cities for landlords to invest in for...

The agents’ trade body Propertymark says it wants the Welsh Government to do more to support landlords letting in tourist hotspots. The...

Activist group Generation Rent says it’s not convinced about government proposals to increase regulation of holiday lets and short lets -...

A Labour council introducing a vast new licensing regime claims its typical cost to a landlord would be just 0.5 per...

Proposals have been brought forward by Wandsworth council in London to set up a review into the feasibility of introducing discretionary...

Rent rises could finally be set to slow down because more housing stock is becoming available due to the cost of...

A Conservative MP says the stamp duty cut announced in the now-legendary mini-Budget at the end of last month should not...

The government must “get realistic” over the difficulties involved in reaching Net Zero targets when dealing with older properties in the...

The residential sector is a key component of the government’s mission to lower carbon emissions – in 2021, it accounted for...

MPs are to have another opportunity to debate possible restrictions on the number of so-called party houses let from AirBnb and...

In an ideal world, home ownership would be the accepted way for everyone to live, with people enjoying the security, warmth,...

Renters are being placed at unnecessary risk due to a delay in reforms that would allegedly give them greater protection, it’s...

As the cost of energy spikes and the government rolls out new support, landlords and tenants involved in ‘bills included’ rental...

A national newspaper has backed a scheme by a council to purchase private properties and them let them out to lower...

Holiday lets and second homes in one hotspot in the UK have not, after all, impacted on house prices and affordability,...

An MP has introduced a Private Member’s Bill which, if successful, would reduce what she calls the “nightmare” of Airbnb party...

Private rental properties are now “far safer” than before thanks to recent legislation, according to the charity Electrical Safety First. Since five-year...

A tourism chief has likened new anti-holiday let regulations to those of a Stalinist dictatorship. Ashford Price, secretary of the Welsh Association...

The housing market is showing signs of cooling, says the Halifax, as its latest index shows growing caution.  The lender says that...

Consultation events are to be held this week to gauge the reaction to a possible compulsory register for all Airbnb and...

The Regulator of Social Housing has named and shamed a London council for its failure to provide assurance that it consistently...

Buy to let landlords claimed a record £18.5 in tax relief in the year to April 2021, the most recent data...

New research by the Mortgages for Business brokerage suggests that just under a quarter of landlords’ properties have an Energy Performance...

Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s Spring Statement was something - but not enough. That’s the view of Ben Beadle - chief executive of the...

Michael Gove’s Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities has given £650,000 to one town to clampdown on rogue landlords. A statement...

Almost a quarter of landlords say their properties are currently rated D or below for energy efficiency, according to a new...

The Covid pandemic has had a significant impact on the economy, with long term consequences that are still not fully appreciated....

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

A House of Lords report claims that the private rental sector has become ”increasingly unaffordable” and says out welcomes the proliferation...

As we enter 2022 the private rented sector can look back on a year which marked the start of its recovery...

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

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

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

A right wing think tank has published a blog post suggesting that while rent controls appear a popular help for current...

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

£223.7 billion. That’s how much better off UK landlords are than five years ago when you do the maths on the...

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

Another council is appealing to private landlords to help provide accommodation for Afghan refugees. Maidstone council in Kent wants self-contained rental apartments...

A charity is warning that landlords may not government help in reaching new EPC targets. Citizens Advice Scotland says the private rental...

Landlords will have to spend thousands to meet new government demands to improve energy efficiency in rental properties. Geospatial technology company Kamma...

Government ambitions to improve the energy efficiency of the private rental sector are just “a pipedream” without financial assistance according to...

Welsh Nationalist politicians are complaining about a finance company which identified part of Wales as having attractive yields for buy to...

An estate agent in Scotland is warning that a new attack on the rental sector and holiday homes may be underway.  Jennifer...

Airbnb says it’s working to consider new approaches to short-term letting and the burgeoning holiday lets sector - and this has...

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

Hundreds of landlords and property professionals say their national economic contribution is under-appreciated and inadequately supported. Landlords have hit out at a lack...

The chair of the all-party Environmental Audit Committee of MPs is urging the government to introduce an alternative to the disastrous Green...