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Agents’ trade group Propertymark is demanding London Mayor candidates tackle what it calls “the unique housing challenges that the capital experiences.” Londoners...

The average advertised rent of new properties coming onto the market hits a 17th consecutive record, with the average price of...

A council is urging landlords of eligible properties to apply for energy efficient measures such as insulation, solar panels or heat...

Michael Gove’s Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities hit back overnight at critics of the government’s Renters Reform Bill. The Bill...

If you’re moving home and have either plenty of equity or savings you can use for a deposit, plus a decent...

Twenty twenty-four is a pivotal year for landlords in the Private Rented Sector (PRS). It is still the Government’s aim that...

Specialist investment lender Hodge has joined forces with Propflo, a PropTech startup, to urge customers to make their properties more energy-efficient...

A trade body claims private tenants are ‘suffering’ because lettings agents are not regulated. Propertymark is demanding equal treatment between lettings agents...

Rent controls are at the heart of the local election manifesto of the Green Party of England and Wales. Co-leader Carla Denyer,...

A Labour council in London has issued a statement appearing to celebrate its role cracking down on landlords. The statement from Brent...

New research from Halifax reveals that investing in solar panels leads to possible cost and energy savings for landlords and other...

If interest rate rises weren’t enough to drive landlords out the market, mounting maintenance costs could be. Various studies and surveys have...

In September the Prime Minister announced that landlords will no longer be required to meet the minimum EPC minimum energy rating...

Yet another council is consulting on whether to continue a selective licensing scheme. The scheme applies to several areas of Burnley and...

The National Residential Landlords Association says it wants a speedy implementation of the Renters Reform Bill to avoid uncertainty - and...

Generation Rent has issued an angry statement about amendments to the Renters Reform Bill - just as one MP says agreement...

Rightmove is calling on Chancellor Jeremy Hunt to use next week’s Budget as an opportunity to incentivise landlords to make properties...

SNP councillors in Scotland have come up with an innovative suggestion to improve energy efficiency in private rental properties. They want councils...

A survey claims landlords are now more responsive to tenants’ needs and have improved compliance standards. Building on comparative analysis with data...

The Housing Ombudsman has found severe maladministration by One Housing Group in its record keeping following the its failure to conduct...

Almost a quarter of London tenants have had to move rental properties more than five times in five years, a tax...

The Renters Reform Coalition - a group of organisations including Shelter and Generation Rent - has again written to Housing Secretary...

A survey from NatWest and ratings giant S&P Global shows that 75 per cent of renters across the UK want landlords...

Landlords seeking capital appreciation will be encouraged from two new housing market surveys - one showing a surprise rise in house...

Most home owners, including landlords, have experienced obstacles that have prevented them from carrying out energy efficiencies on their properties. That’s according...

One might immediately answer 'no' to this question, but does the HMO property industry possess adequate understanding of this delicate subject...

New additional and selective licensing schemes are to be considered by the controversial Bristol city council. The council’s Labour Mayor - Marvin...

A new study by the National Residential Landlords Association suggests some landlords wanting to quit the private rental sector have deferred...

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

The Housing Ombudsman - which assesses problems involving social housing landlords - has found severe maladministration in four cases involving Croydon...

Landlords, being key players in the housing sector, can make a significant impact by fostering a greener mindset among their tenants....

There’s a warning this morning that stricter Energy Performance Certificate measures for the private rental sector may not have gone, after...

Four landlords are contemplating seeking a judicial review of a council’s proposed licensing scheme extension. Middlesbrough council is consulting on extending its...

With 3.5 million UK adults planning major home improvements in 2024, an energy expert has shared seven adjustments that can properties more sustainable.  The...

Renters and landlords of properties without gas central heating can now get energy saving green measures installed free of charge or...

Middlesbrough is the latest council wanting to expand its landlord licensing regime. It’s consulting on extending its existing scheme to another ward. The...

Gedling council in Nottinghamshire is launching a consultation to renew yet another selective licensing scheme. The scheme was launched in 2018 and...

A local authority is introducing charges for the issuing of Improvement Notices to landlords - and has chosen to announce it...

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

Councils in Greater Manchester admit to charging landlords over £14,000 for “officer time” involved in licensing schemes. There are currently eight selective...

The National Residential Landlords Association says the Renters Reform Bill won’t win the support of landlords in its present form. The Bill...

The government has insisted that its commitment to reform the courts process to help deal with evictions more effectively is not...

Many landlords have dropped plans to improve the energy efficiency of their homes following the U-turn by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. In...

Large upfront costs are deterring landlords and other home owners from making their homes more energy efficient, according to Lloyds Bank...

Airbnb is launching a new Sustainability Hub to help its landlord hosts in the UK retrofit and improve the energy efficiency...

As we all now know, the Government has acknowledged that the ban on Section 21 eviction notices cannot not come into...

A new study claims that two thirds of privately rented homes require urgent energy efficiency improvements - and that landlords need...

A range of grants, including new and enhanced schemes, are available to help landlords improve the energy efficiency of homes and...

Uncertainty over government plans for the Private Rented Sector - including the controversial Renters Reform Bill - has left the industry...

Propertymark has set out its stall for next month’s Autumn Statement - and many of the demands are for improvements that...

More details have emerged of what appears to be a stay of execution for Section 21 eviction powers in the short term. The...

The chief executive of the National Residential Landlords Association says the controversial Renters Reform Bill will only succeed if landlords’ feel...

The government has pledged that section 21 repossessions will not be scrapped until improvements have been made to the way courts...

The Additional Licensing HMO scheme in the Bath and North East Somerset area ends on New Year’s Eve.  The scheme covers around...

New figures reveal the typical Briton’s lack of knowledge around energy efficiency issues in the home. The research found that only 35...

Research  from Shawbrook shows how many landlords have spent money preparing for EPC changes which are now not going to happen. A...

The National Residential Landlords Association is warning that Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s scrapping of revised EPC targets at the end of...

The government must safeguard the private rented sector and the only way to do that is to lend its support to...

There’s been widespread relief at the government’s eco U-turn which may lead to thousands of pounds of savings for landlords. Prime Minister...

While many sections of the property industry welcome the change of tone in Rishi Sunak’s approach to green issues, one group...

As the ‘big buy-to-let’ sell off gathers momentum, we take a look ways you can guestimate the value of your rental...

Rental markets near London’s Crossrail stations have seen premiums emerge, a new survey suggests.  Areas which have benefitted from the largest reductions...

Sweeping tax changes for landlords have been demanded by letting agents group Propertymark. The group has analysed the impact of changes using...

An analysis conducted over the summer by Rightmove suggests it could take literally decades for the private rental sector to conform...

Landlords are operating in a fog when it comes to the Government’s thinking on the future of energy efficiency standards for...

If you live in a rented home, you’ll know the struggles of wanting to make your home feel like your own...

An unlicensed landlord has been ordered to pay back almost £15,000 in rent to his tenants after they were forced to...

Only two per cent of Propertymark letting agents say tenants “always” want to know the EPC rating on a property they...

Last month, Housing Secretary Michael Gove declared the Government was “asking too much, too quickly” of landlords by setting a 2028...

The National Residential Landlords Association is backing a call for financial help for landlords who improve the energy efficiency of their...

New laws mean commercial property must now have an energy efficiency rating of at least E before a new lease or...

A survey suggests that landlords want to improve the energy efficiency of their properties as soon as possible - despite a...

The landlords’ trade body has given a firm message to Housing Secretary Michael Gove - sort out a realistic deadline for...

1. Extra mortgage costs While anyone who owns a property runs the risk of not being able to pay their mortgage, the...

Rightmove has this morning revealed that 16 per cent of properties currently for sale were previously available on the rental market,...

A pressure group within the Labour Party wants a future government to provide £15 billion over 10 years to allow half...

The priority for the majority of landlords is rental income that is paid on time, but there is also the priority...

A council has issued a statement boasting of its record prosecuting rogue landlords. Somerset council says it has successfully prosecuted a Taunton...

Barclays is working with TV guru Phil Spencer to give home owners some £2,000 to make selected energy-efficiency improvements to their...

A new rental market study by Rightmove reveals that more properties entering the rental market have an EPC rating of C...

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

A council has issued a stern warning to landlords that the current situation in which hundreds of homes have non-compliant EPC...

The new director of Generation Rent, Ben Twomey, takes over from Baroness Alicia Kennedy this morning. A statement announcing his appointment earlier...

Scrapping a tax hike on rented housing may help ease the housing crisis faced by tenants, according to an analysis by...

A landlord has been fined more than £8,000 for failing to complete necessary improvements to properties. Eric Bland pleaded guilty at Chesterfield...

Section 21: Research carried out by Leaders Romans Group has found that Section 21 is rarely overused, and even more rarely...

With the government considering short let landlords having to seek planning consent for the use of complete houses, AirBnb has announced...

Housing Secretary Michael Gove says the long-awaited Renters Reform Bill, first promised in 2019, will finally be introduced into Parliament next...

Landlords who applied in 2018 for an exemption from Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards for let residential property are reminded that their...

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

Plans to change private rental sector tenancy law have gone out to consultation on Jersey. The minister for Housing and Communities, David...

As most landlords know, a myriad of myths has built up around the private rented sector and one that seems to...

Proposed minimum energy efficiency standards regulation in England could leave residential landlords facing a £17.9 billion bill, a lettings agency warns. The...

Landlords in a county in England may be issued with a Compliance Notice as part of a clampdown to improve the...

One of Scotland’s largest lettings agencies is voicing concern over what it calls “the lack of balance” in the Scottish government’s...

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...

Landlords in a county in England may be issued with a Compliance Notice as part of a clampdown to improve the...

Landlords in a county in England may be issued with a Compliance Notice as part of a clampdown to improve the...

Hitting the UK’s net zero carbon objective is an immense task, but one that we must strive for. We all have...

A think tank is accusing landlords of being unwilling to spend money on insulating draughty rental properties. The cross-party Social Market Foundation...