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Airbnb has ripped into politicians in Scotland who have implemented restrictions on short lets. The former SNP-Green coalition government allowed local councils...

Charity Shelter is advertising for the post of ‘Assistant Director: Activism and Advocacy’ - with the postholder charged with supporting “...

A former leader of the Liberal Democrats has introduced a Private Members Bill into Parliament, in a bid to protect tenant...

Nick Woodward, director of lettings at Essential Living, gives insights into why renting may be the best option for many. 1. Responsibility...

Renters are typically staying in their properties for a third longer than they did four years ago, says the Deposit Protection...

An analysis of over 600,000 tenancy applications has found that fraudulent applications rose by 140% last year.  The analysis, carried out by...

According to a poll of 1,476 renters by SpareRoom the ongoing housing crisis (85%) tops the list of key priorities to...

The UK government's long awaited Spring Budget announced some key changes for the property market in an effort to stimulate activity...

An all-party House of Commons committee is calling on Local Housing Allowance to be updated automatically and annually. LHA rates have been...

Some of the biggest names in the trade, lending and advisory sectors have produced a report outlining the vast significance that...

Private landlords applied for licences covering more than 12,000 homes during the first year of a controversial council’s selective licensing scheme. The...

Homes Under The Hammer property expert Lucy Alexander is fronting a new campaign to identify empty homes and bring them back...

The Chancellor has rendered hundreds of lettings businesses unviable overnight as a result of his Budget tax clampdown. That’s the view of...

Lots and lots, is the short answer. I think the more you know, the more you're armed with information and knowledge,...

The management of BTL properties, whether it's a modest collection of three units or a more sizable portfolio of fifteen, can...

Towns within commuting distance of big cities have seen some of the UK’s largest rent rises in recent years, says Zoopla. The...

A legal firm says Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has effectively slashed the value of holiday homes which are sold from April 2025...

Airbnb has released new figures showing that the typical host landlord makes a modest £5,500 a year by sharing their space...

Generation Rent has yet again come out for rent control over the private sector - and wants it to be an...

A prominent lettings agency has hit out at the latest changes to safety regulations that private landlords must comply with or...

Campaigning charity Shelter - which has frequently been critical of landlords and their alleged treatment of poorer tenants - is advertising...

I’m not especially political and certainly carry no candle for one flavour or another. I might argue that they’re all pretty...

The UK’s private rental sector grapples with a surge in waiting times for contractor appointments, according to industry supplier Fixflo.  A new...

Rents across the UK continue to retreat from their 2023 highs, falling by 2.9 per cent over the last three months,...

The yo-yo economic news is now casting doubt on whether the Bank of England will cut base rate as quickly as...

A Labour-controlled council is inviting private rental sector representatives to a round-table event which it pledges will not be a talking...

According to a London property management company, the profile of renters in prime London is varying hugely.  Glenfield Property Management says that...

A council is to spend £10m to buy homes on the open market to house local people - some at risk...

Campaigning charity Shelter is nearing a controversial signature threshold in its petition about the Renters Reform Bill. It now has over 123,000 of...

A trade body representing short lets operators has slammed government housing failures. The Short Term Accommodation Association says it’s analysed local authority...

Lost in the noise of the King’s Speech, the general pledge to reform the leasehold system, and the subsequent political turmoil...

Inflation for the year to October has fallen to 4.6 per cent. That’s a big fall from 6.7 per cent in September...

Shelter and other campaigning organisations have spoken out in dismay at the latest ‘housing minister revolving door’. Yesterday Rachel Maclean was sacked...

A major council has declared a Housing Emergency for its city, attributing part of the problem to rising private rents. A statement...

HMRC has produced this material for landlords concerned at the prospect of self-assessment  - What is Self Assessment and why do I need...

An unnamed landlord with a large portfolio of homes has been prosecuted by Portsmouth council for obstructing officers in carrying out...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Louis Musgrove – Group Managing Director   What is Southernbrook Lettings and...

Who are you, and what does it say on your business card? I'm Ashley Day, the Director of Bristol Property Centre.   What is...

The housing market remains a buyers’ market, with 80 per cent more homes for sale than in September 2021 according to...

Over half of letting agents say they are uncertain as to whether they want to remain in their jobs for the...

Conservative MP Dehenna Davison has resigned as a minister in Michael Gove’s Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Writing to the...

Labour’s deputy leader Angela Rayner has been given the job of Shadow Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities...

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

Generation Rent says Shelter has it right when it complains about evictions in the private rental sector. Earlier this week Shelter claimed...

Campaigning charity Shelter claims that half the working private renters in England have too little saved to pay rent for more...

There are only a few days left for landlords to have input to a government consultation on council tax hikes for...

Authoritative new research suggests that there’s been a 91,000 rise in student numbers to 2.3m - yet in major student cities...

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

The Bank of England’s monetary policy committee meets again today with strong expectations that they will agree their 14th successive base...

It may be all change - again - at the Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities if the government’s poor...

One in three Britons could be facing poverty in retirement according to Scottish Widows - with renters amongst the most vulnerable. The...

A property law specialist wants a national register of tenants to allow landlords to check their history before rental agreements are...

There is currently a lot of discussion about the mortgage crisis, its impact on borrowers and landlords – and calls for...

A comparison website has compiled a list of what it claims to be the most common lies on tenancy applications -...

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

TV property guru Phil Spencer has offered a series of tips to letting agents on how to retain landlord clients, especially...

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

The Section 24 parliamentary petition, seeking to persuade MPs to reinstate mortgage interest tax relief for landlords, has fallen far short...

A survey of 2,000 tenants in England and Wales shows that some 23 per cent claim to be struggling to pay...

Landlords are being encouraged to contribute to a crowdfunding campaign to take legal action regarding rent caps and eviction bans. It follows...

The Section 24 parliamentary petition, seeking to persuade MPs to reinstate mortgage interest tax relief for landlords, is still struggling for...

The head of online room-matching service SpareRoom says tenants are putting their lives on hold because rents are so high. Matt Hutchinson,...

With less than one month left until the end of the tax year, many experienced investors will have completed their tax...

A fishing organisation is blaming landlords for contributing to a housing crisis which, they say, means locals cannot live in coastal...

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

Every year, those thinking about investing in property for the first time and even current landlords ask themselves whether it’s the...

Interviews for the post of director of Generation Rent are scheduled to be held this month. The most recent holder of the...

A Conservative MP is calling on the government to help landlords boost rental supply by reforming taxation. Andrew Lewer, Conservative MP for...

The private rented sector has an important economic and social role to play across the country, according to a new report...

The government may already have dismissed it, but the petition wanting landlords to be able to offset mortgage interest against tax...

The Housing Ombudsman - a service which deals with social housing - says it’s found severe maladministration in how Leeds council...

A top Tory who is chair of the Conservative backbench Treasury Committee and a member of the Treasury Select Committee says...

The consumer service Which? Has taken the unusual approach of setting out a 12 point guide to landlords about how to...

Landlords making self-assessment tax returns may already be starting to sweat - the deadline is midnight on January 31. Overall - landlords...

A petition signed by well over 28,000 and calling for the reversal of tax measures introduced to penalise landlords has been...

The Generation Rent campaign group is advertising for a new director - the role held in recent years by Alicia Kennedy,...

The relationship between landlord and tenant is not purely a business one, or at least it shouldn’t be. The landlord is...

The local media in Yorkshire says Labour’s Rachel Reeves - the Shadow Chancellor - is campaigning for the introduction of a...

There are many misconceptions about the private rented sector, but a common one I hear is that it is the tenure...

Renters’ Reform Bill The Renters’ Reform Bill will dominate the PRS policy agenda in 2023. Signs are encouraging that DLUHC is considering...

The long-awaited Renters Reform Bill did not even warrant a mention in a key speech yesterday by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak...

The petition to secure government action over the Section 24 tax issue affecting landlords has passed the 16,500 benchmark but has...

Landlords are being encouraged to sign a petition calling on the government to reverse the section 28 tax change which had...

The new editor of an influential newspaper property supplement has come up with a way of solving what she calls “the...

A new survey shows that while some 78 per cent of landlords have now heard about government proposals around EPC ratings,...

When life is impossibly expensive, it’s not a surprise to see a rise in financial abuse. And to make matters worse,...

Two respected price indices have shown capital values tumbling in the housing market.  This morning’s RICS residential survey shows overall activity continuing...

A joint venture has been announced to deliver 1,000 sustainable zero-carbon homes - and they will be factory-made. Legal & General Modular...

A holiday lettings agency has taken the unusual step of speaking out in favour of higher council tax for second home...

The government has announced plans for a £1 billion scheme - called ECO+ - which will see hundreds of thousands of...

The freezing of Housing Benefit at 2020 levels, announced in the small print accompanying the Autumn Statement yesterday, risks leading to...

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has delivered his long-awaited Autumn Statement - the fiscal event which he says will lead to “all of...

The latest monthly index from the Halifax shows average house prices falling 0.4 per cent in October, following the 0.1 per...

In today’s world, where people can make money from something as simple as posting a photo of themselves wearing a new...

The Autumn Statement on November 17 may contain financial measures to help private renters, the Housing Secretary has hinted. “We know people in...

A Labour peer who was to have invested £1 billion in affordable homes has halted his scheme because of the threat...

A team of experts has released a report that responds to government reform plans - and it insists that if Section...

Labour’s radical proposals for the private rental sector - including reducing landlords’ powers to demand arrears - have produced a dramatic...

The mini-Budget was always billed as a tax-cutting, growth-generating affair - and so it proved - but Labour has criticised it...

The new Chancellor of the Exchequer spoke for only 25 minutes but effectively turned the recent history of British tax policy...