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A controversial council claims that HMRC is working with its enforcement team because many landlords who avoid licensing schemes are also...
19 July 2024
From: Breaking News
A group of 20 major local authorities - the biggest social landlords in England - have sent an open letter to...
16 July 2024
From: Breaking News
TV property guru Phil Spencer says landlords would be wise to make long-term investments despite their strong position in the current...
11 July 2024
From: Breaking News
Chancellor Rachel Reeves' announcement of new measures to accelerate housebuilding in the UK is welcome news for the short lets sector,...
10 July 2024
From: Breaking News
One of the Bank of England monetary policy committee members has advised against a cut in base rate on August 1. Jonathan...
10 July 2024
From: Breaking News
As the new Labour Government settles into power, rental reform will be one of the items at the top of the...
06 July 2024
From: Rental Reform
The biggest rental sector headline from Labour’s manifesto may well be its pledge for the “immediate” abolition of Section 21 eviction...
06 July 2024
From: Legislation & Compliance
The recent unveiling by several London councils of selective licensing schemes should raise concerns among private sector landlords - especially 'amateur'...
29 June 2024
From: Legislation & Compliance
Anyone involved in the world of renting, whether landlords, letting agents, or tenants, knows how crucial it is to have a...
29 June 2024
From: Lettings PropTech
Half of HMO landlords say their property or portfolio is their sole source of income. Just under 30% of landlords who took...
25 June 2024
From: Breaking News
The National Residential Landlords Association has set out what it calls “three key asks” of the new government to protect and...
25 June 2024
From: Breaking News
Labour’s manifesto commitment to empower renters to challenge unreasonable rent increases has been slammed because it “would leave millions trapped in...
17 June 2024
From: Breaking News
Labour’s manifesto, just released, makes a pledge to enact the “immediate” abolition of Section 21 eviction powers, along with other private...
13 June 2024
From: Breaking News
The Conservatives have set out a 78-page manifesto, of which just over two pages are given to housing and related issues. Here...
12 June 2024
From: Breaking News
Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I’m Lee O’Brien, Managing Director of iad UK. In your experience,...
11 June 2024
From: 60 Second Interview
The Welsh private rented sector makes a gross value added (GVA) contribution of £1.6 billion to the UK economy, according to...
04 June 2024
From: Breaking News
A senior Propertymark figure has made the case for second and holiday homes - against the recent trend of criticism. The issue...
31 May 2024
From: Breaking News
A property industry commentator has given a five point guide to landlords faced with rising arrears from tenants. And one of them...
30 May 2024
From: Breaking News
Sean Woolley, managing director of Cloud Nine Spain sought clarification on the situation with the Golden Visa scheme in Spain from...
25 May 2024
From: Top tips & guides
Half of all tenants who moved during the past 12 months found it ‘difficult’ or ‘very difficult’ to secure a new...
23 May 2024
From: Breaking News
* This piece is written jointly by Richard Rowntree (Managing Director, Paragon Bank) and Ben Beadle (Chief Executive of the National...
18 May 2024
From: Rental Reform
Figures from the Department for Energy and Net Zero indicate that only 4,648 households so far have taken advantage of the...
09 May 2024
From: Breaking News
Airbnb has ripped into politicians in Scotland who have implemented restrictions on short lets. The former SNP-Green coalition government allowed local councils...
08 May 2024
From: Breaking News
Charity Shelter is advertising for the post of ‘Assistant Director: Activism and Advocacy’ - with the postholder charged with supporting “...
02 May 2024
From: Breaking News
A former leader of the Liberal Democrats has introduced a Private Members Bill into Parliament, in a bid to protect tenant...
02 May 2024
From: Breaking News
Nick Woodward, director of lettings at Essential Living, gives insights into why renting may be the best option for many. 1. Responsibility...
20 April 2024
From: Top tips & guides
Renters are typically staying in their properties for a third longer than they did four years ago, says the Deposit Protection...
18 April 2024
From: Breaking News
An analysis of over 600,000 tenancy applications has found that fraudulent applications rose by 140% last year. The analysis, carried out by...
12 April 2024
From: Breaking News
According to a poll of 1,476 renters by SpareRoom the ongoing housing crisis (85%) tops the list of key priorities to...
06 April 2024
From: Rental Reform
The UK government's long awaited Spring Budget announced some key changes for the property market in an effort to stimulate activity...
30 March 2024
From: Tax & Finance
An all-party House of Commons committee is calling on Local Housing Allowance to be updated automatically and annually. LHA rates have been...
21 March 2024
From: Breaking News
Some of the biggest names in the trade, lending and advisory sectors have produced a report outlining the vast significance that...
20 March 2024
From: Breaking News
Private landlords applied for licences covering more than 12,000 homes during the first year of a controversial council’s selective licensing scheme. The...
20 March 2024
From: Breaking News
Homes Under The Hammer property expert Lucy Alexander is fronting a new campaign to identify empty homes and bring them back...
20 March 2024
From: Breaking News
The Chancellor has rendered hundreds of lettings businesses unviable overnight as a result of his Budget tax clampdown. That’s the view of...
18 March 2024
From: Breaking News
Lots and lots, is the short answer. I think the more you know, the more you're armed with information and knowledge,...
16 March 2024
From: Top tips & guides
The management of BTL properties, whether it's a modest collection of three units or a more sizable portfolio of fifteen, can...
15 March 2024
From: Sponsored Content
Towns within commuting distance of big cities have seen some of the UK’s largest rent rises in recent years, says Zoopla. The...
11 March 2024
From: Breaking News
A legal firm says Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has effectively slashed the value of holiday homes which are sold from April 2025...
08 March 2024
From: Breaking News
Airbnb has released new figures showing that the typical host landlord makes a modest £5,500 a year by sharing their space...
22 February 2024
From: Breaking News
Generation Rent has yet again come out for rent control over the private sector - and wants it to be an...
22 February 2024
From: Breaking News
A prominent lettings agency has hit out at the latest changes to safety regulations that private landlords must comply with or...
15 February 2024
From: Breaking News
Campaigning charity Shelter - which has frequently been critical of landlords and their alleged treatment of poorer tenants - is advertising...
12 February 2024
From: Breaking News
I’m not especially political and certainly carry no candle for one flavour or another. I might argue that they’re all pretty...
10 February 2024
From: Legislation & Compliance
The UK’s private rental sector grapples with a surge in waiting times for contractor appointments, according to industry supplier Fixflo. A new...
25 January 2024
From: Breaking News
Rents across the UK continue to retreat from their 2023 highs, falling by 2.9 per cent over the last three months,...
17 January 2024
From: Breaking News
The yo-yo economic news is now casting doubt on whether the Bank of England will cut base rate as quickly as...
17 January 2024
From: Breaking News
A Labour-controlled council is inviting private rental sector representatives to a round-table event which it pledges will not be a talking...
10 January 2024
From: Breaking News
According to a London property management company, the profile of renters in prime London is varying hugely. Glenfield Property Management says that...
28 December 2023
From: Breaking News
15 December 2023
From: Breaking News
Campaigning charity Shelter is nearing a controversial signature threshold in its petition about the Renters Reform Bill. It now has over 123,000 of...
11 December 2023
From: Breaking News
A trade body representing short lets operators has slammed government housing failures. The Short Term Accommodation Association says it’s analysed local authority...
27 November 2023
From: Breaking News
Lost in the noise of the King’s Speech, the general pledge to reform the leasehold system, and the subsequent political turmoil...
18 November 2023
From: Legislation & Compliance
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...
15 November 2023
From: Breaking News
Shelter and other campaigning organisations have spoken out in dismay at the latest ‘housing minister revolving door’. Yesterday Rachel Maclean was sacked...
14 November 2023
From: Breaking News
A major council has declared a Housing Emergency for its city, attributing part of the problem to rising private rents. A statement...
06 November 2023
From: Breaking News
HMRC has produced this material for landlords concerned at the prospect of self-assessment - What is Self Assessment and why do I need...
04 November 2023
From: Tax & Finance
An unnamed landlord with a large portfolio of homes has been prosecuted by Portsmouth council for obstructing officers in carrying out...
26 October 2023
From: Breaking News
Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Louis Musgrove – Group Managing Director What is Southernbrook Lettings and...
12 October 2023
From: 60 Second Interview
Who are you, and what does it say on your business card? I'm Ashley Day, the Director of Bristol Property Centre. What is...
09 October 2023
From: 60 Second Interview
The housing market remains a buyers’ market, with 80 per cent more homes for sale than in September 2021 according to...
29 September 2023
From: Breaking News
Over half of letting agents say they are uncertain as to whether they want to remain in their jobs for the...
27 September 2023
From: Breaking News
Conservative MP Dehenna Davison has resigned as a minister in Michael Gove’s Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Writing to the...
19 September 2023
From: Breaking News
Labour’s deputy leader Angela Rayner has been given the job of Shadow Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities...
04 September 2023
From: Breaking News
If you live in a rented home, you’ll know the struggles of wanting to make your home feel like your own...
02 September 2023
From: Top tips & guides
Generation Rent says Shelter has it right when it complains about evictions in the private rental sector. Earlier this week Shelter claimed...
24 August 2023
From: Breaking News
Campaigning charity Shelter claims that half the working private renters in England have too little saved to pay rent for more...
22 August 2023
From: Breaking News
There are only a few days left for landlords to have input to a government consultation on council tax hikes for...
22 August 2023
From: Breaking News
Authoritative new research suggests that there’s been a 91,000 rise in student numbers to 2.3m - yet in major student cities...
22 August 2023
From: Breaking News
Over a third of homes in England are at high risk of overheating as summer temperatures of 40oC and above apparently...
15 August 2023
From: Breaking News
The Bank of England’s monetary policy committee meets again today with strong expectations that they will agree their 14th successive base...
03 August 2023
From: Breaking News
It may be all change - again - at the Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities if the government’s poor...
21 July 2023
From: Breaking News
One in three Britons could be facing poverty in retirement according to Scottish Widows - with renters amongst the most vulnerable. The...
28 June 2023
From: Breaking News
A property law specialist wants a national register of tenants to allow landlords to check their history before rental agreements are...
27 June 2023
From: Breaking News
There is currently a lot of discussion about the mortgage crisis, its impact on borrowers and landlords – and calls for...
24 June 2023
From: Tax & Finance
A comparison website has compiled a list of what it claims to be the most common lies on tenancy applications -...
21 June 2023
From: Breaking News
The new director of Generation Rent, Ben Twomey, takes over from Baroness Alicia Kennedy this morning. A statement announcing his appointment earlier...
14 June 2023
From: Breaking News
TV property guru Phil Spencer has offered a series of tips to letting agents on how to retain landlord clients, especially...
09 June 2023
From: Breaking News
This year is set to bring sweeping rental reforms that will change the face of lettings forever. Landlords should be following...
02 June 2023
From: Sponsored Content
The Section 24 parliamentary petition, seeking to persuade MPs to reinstate mortgage interest tax relief for landlords, has fallen far short...
11 May 2023
From: Breaking News
A survey of 2,000 tenants in England and Wales shows that some 23 per cent claim to be struggling to pay...
11 April 2023
From: Breaking News
Landlords are being encouraged to contribute to a crowdfunding campaign to take legal action regarding rent caps and eviction bans. It follows...
06 April 2023
From: Breaking News
The Section 24 parliamentary petition, seeking to persuade MPs to reinstate mortgage interest tax relief for landlords, is still struggling for...
05 April 2023
From: Breaking News
The head of online room-matching service SpareRoom says tenants are putting their lives on hold because rents are so high. Matt Hutchinson,...
16 March 2023
From: Breaking News
With less than one month left until the end of the tax year, many experienced investors will have completed their tax...
11 March 2023
From: Tax & Finance
A fishing organisation is blaming landlords for contributing to a housing crisis which, they say, means locals cannot live in coastal...
27 February 2023
From: Breaking News
Licensing for Airbnbs and similar short lets should be targeted in priority areas only and not the subject of blanket rules. That’s...
21 February 2023
From: Breaking News
Every year, those thinking about investing in property for the first time and even current landlords ask themselves whether it’s the...
11 February 2023
From: Agent Advice
Interviews for the post of director of Generation Rent are scheduled to be held this month. The most recent holder of the...
03 February 2023
From: Breaking News
A Conservative MP is calling on the government to help landlords boost rental supply by reforming taxation. Andrew Lewer, Conservative MP for...
01 February 2023
From: Breaking News
The private rented sector has an important economic and social role to play across the country, according to a new report...
31 January 2023
From: Breaking News
The government may already have dismissed it, but the petition wanting landlords to be able to offset mortgage interest against tax...
26 January 2023
From: Breaking News
The Housing Ombudsman - a service which deals with social housing - says it’s found severe maladministration in how Leeds council...
26 January 2023
From: Breaking News
A top Tory who is chair of the Conservative backbench Treasury Committee and a member of the Treasury Select Committee says...
25 January 2023
From: Breaking News
The consumer service Which? Has taken the unusual approach of setting out a 12 point guide to landlords about how to...
24 January 2023
From: Breaking News
Landlords making self-assessment tax returns may already be starting to sweat - the deadline is midnight on January 31. Overall - landlords...
21 January 2023
From: Tax & Finance
A petition signed by well over 28,000 and calling for the reversal of tax measures introduced to penalise landlords has been...
19 January 2023
From: Breaking News
The Generation Rent campaign group is advertising for a new director - the role held in recent years by Alicia Kennedy,...