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The Renters Reform Bill, heavily amended by the government and in some cases by individual MPs, has now passed through all...

There are over 200 amendments to the Renters Reform Bill having its Third Reading in the Commons today. PropTech supplier Goodlord has...

Environmental health officers are making a last ditch bid to save local council licensing. The Chartered Institute of Environmental Health reckons that...

A property industry group wants to restrict the private letting of properties bought in the future via the Right To Buy...

A landlord faces a hefty jail sentence unless she finds over £50,000 in the next three months - and on top...

An online lettings platform claims to have launched the first “end-to-end self-service lettings platform” which could save landlords around £3,800. Hello Neighbour...

A landlord who has repeatedly flouted housing rules has been fined a further £36,000 following a prosecution brought by a council.  Giuseppe...

A so-called Cultural Awareness Course is being held to explain to landlords about their responsibilities under the 2010 Equality Act. The course...

Political parties should stop bickering and instead work together to boost enforcement of rental standards in the private sector. That’s the view...

Generation Rent claims a proposed government amendment to the Renters Reform Bill may ‘trap’ victims of domestic abuse. Generation Rent - which...

Responding to confirmation that the Renters Reform Bill will return to the Commons next Wednesday, Ben Beadle of the National Residential...

Consultation time is short for landlords wanting to comment on a new licensing scheme proposed for Scunthorpe. The public consultation closes at...

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

Around half of first-time buyers say their prospects of owning a home are further away than ever due to the ongoing...

National Landlord Investment Show has announced that the former Leader of the Conservative Party, the Rt Hon Sir Iain Duncan Smith,...

A small number of activists have tried to erect a four metre high mock eviction notice on one of Housing Secretary...

The Labour-led government in Wales has issued a consultation proposing the abolition of Land Transaction Tax Multiple Dwelling Relief from June...

An activist group says any future Labour government should introduce a beefed-up version of the Renters Reform Bill - whether or...

The National Residential Landlords Association has partnered with GetGround, a property investment platform for buy-to-let landlords looking to find, structure, and...

A comprehensive new survey gives the lowdown on buy to let in the UK. The study, by Uswitch, is lengthy and covers...

The average water bill has risen by 6% in England and Wales in recent days, which could see households having to...

A prominent lettings sector expert is blaming the media for anti-landlord sentiment and a rise in tenancy disputes. Gina Peters, Head of...

A council is looking to work with more private landlords to help reduce homelessness. Over the past few years Shropshire council has...

Paragon Bank’s analysis of its lending data has revealed the top 10 locations for investment by portfolio buy-to-let landlords, those with...

Amendments to be made to the Renters Reform Bill when it returns to the Hoise of Commons next week won’t significantly...

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

Three webinars next week will cover key aspects of deposit disputes between landlords and tenants. They’re organised by the Deposit Protection Service...

West One Loans has launched a new product range, called W3, containing a 6.84% five-year fix with a 4.99% fee and...

The head of lettings agency Benham and Reeves has made an outspoken attack on stamp duty. The agency analysed data from the...

Fines for rogue landlords and agents in London have surged past the £10 million mark.   With 19 council licensing schemes and...

Landlords and renters’ activists are at either end of the spectrum reacting to a controversial report on the private rental sector. Yesterday...

An influential Labour website says a raft of proposed reforms for the private rental sector will be unveiled next month -...

Homeowners in Caerphilly, including private landlords, can access funding to make their properties more energy efficient. Caerphilly council recently approved a new...

Activists are beginning to pile pressure on London Labour Mayor Sadiq Khan, claiming the public will be disappointed if he toes...

The Generation Rent activist group is placing its hopes for pro-renter policies on newly-elected Metro Mayors, who will be elected on...

UK house prices grew in March on a quarterly basis, by 2.0%, with annual growth slowing to 0.3%, from 1.6% in...

In the recent landlord sentiment survey conducted by the Property Redress Scheme, it came as no surprise to me to discover...

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

Property logbook company Chimni is trialling a new form of Digital Property Logbook aimed at the rental markets.   The new logbooks...

A council has prosecuted a landlord for letting out two HMOs without a licence and failing to comply with HMO Management...

The percentage of tenants choosing to live alone has dropped over the last three years, research suggests.  A study compiled by Reposit,...

Former Conservative leader Iain Duncan-Smith is to address landlords at an event this summer. The MP - 70 next week - was...

A think tank based in central London says landlords would not quit the sector if much tougher - and more expensive...

A mortgage firm that works with landlords claims an increasing number of them prioritise energy efficiency when assessing properties to buy.  Some...

New research from specialist lender Aldermore shows that 69% of private tenants feel they have a ‘good landlord’.  This bucks the traditional...

The popular narrative may have been that first time buyers have been priced out of the market, partly by landlords: but...

Scotland’s new Housing Bill - introducing a laborious eviction process and rent caps across the country - will ‘compound the mistakes’...

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

The government has written to Conservative MPs promising changes to the Renters Reform Bill to ease concerns over its anti-landlord bias. Amendments...

The Scottish Government’s Housing Bill allows SNP and Green politicians to create rent control areas, triggered by local authorities, and this...

A deposit alternative service claims rents have risen an average 46% in the last decade. Zero Deposit claims it’s analysed rental market...

A fire and rescue service has successfully prosecuted a landlord for failing to comply with the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order...

A south coast council is set to clampdown on HMOs after a report highlighted alleged issues with the likes of bins,...

The average house prices in England was £290,000 last year, some 8.3 times average annual earnings. This was actually down from 8.5...

The so-called ‘Boris bounce’ in the housing market after the last General Election failed to materialise, an estate agency chain claims. Winkworth,...

A landlord referred to only as ‘Mr Gurung’ has been named by two councils as being penalised £3,000 for an overcrowded...

Landlords can benefit from a wealth of free training, courtesy of a north of England council. Cumberland council is providing the training...

It’s all change at the start of the new tax year, and with so many tweaks to so many rules, it’s...

A charity representing older people has taken up almost all of the key demands of activist group Generation Rent. Independent Age says...

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

A think tank is urging the UK government to consider tax perks for private renters to help them save faster for...

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

A new additional HMO licensing scheme is about to hit landlords in part of London.  Haringey council claims its initiative aims to...

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

Labour leader Sir Kier Starmer and the party’s controversial Mayor of London Sadiq Khan are at loggerheads over rent controls. Khan has...

A newspaper reports that Housing Secretary Michael Gove is willing to rely on Labour votes to pass the Renters Reform Bill...

A landlord has been ordered to pay £2,500 in fines, compensation and costs after a council brought a prosecution against him. Jama...

A personal finance company has attempted to quantify the costs of pet damage at a property.  Novuna polled over 2,000 UK homeowners...

Some 89% of higher-rate and 100% of lower-rate taxpaying landlords who sell will see their Capital Gains Tax bill rise in...

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

There’s been a large rise in complaints and a huge increase in compensation according to figures out today from the Property...

Latest inflation figures are announced on Wednesday and the Bank of England makes its next base rate decision on Thursday. The Office...

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...

Newly released data by flatshare website SpareRoom reveals average rental prices in Greater London have seen a drop. Average rental prices in...

Renting is becoming increasingly long-term, a new survey suggests. Monta Capital asked 1,586 UK renters about their experiences. Some 24% have been renting for...

A landlord who illegally converted a property into six flats has been ordered to pay more than £220,000. A previous unlawful change...

We are thrilled to report that the first National Landlord Investment Show of 2024 in London on March 6 was a...

A Tory has slammed the proposed clampdown on short lets proposed by Housing Secretary Michael Gove - and he calls them...

The Housing Ombudsman has revealed figures showing huge increases in the numbers of complaints from tenants on social housing. The Ombudsman says...

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

Neath Port Talbot council plans to host a free event, providing what it calls “support and funding advice for landlords.” The Private...

Another council is consulting about a controversial selective licensing scheme.  North Lincolnshire council says the proposed scheme is “designed to improve housing...

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

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

Agents’ trade body Propertymark has called for equal parity between short-term lets and the private rented sector to ensure they meet...

A national newspaper says the Renters Reform Bill is “on the brink of collapse” as Tory MPs are divided on their views...

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

Landlords are being accused by academics of under-estimating the cost of allowing pets, and under-estimating their financial benefits. A new report commissioned...

A London council has successfully prosecuted two landlords who failed to comply with a planning enforcement notice originally issued against substandard...

The Chancellor has used his Budget to confirm a 2p cut in National Insurance, from April 6. This will take it...

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

A landlord who failed to produce annual gas safety certificates as she ignored warnings from a council, has left court with...

A landlord has quit the private rental sector after a battle with his council over why his properties were put into...

Despite several fires in rented properties, the government is proposing to double the maximum legal power of e-bikes. A Department of Transport...

Almost a million private rented households reliant on Universal Credit experience a shortfall between the benefit payments they receive and the...

A controversial proposal for a £300m tax grab on landlords appears to closely follow a policy suggestion put forward by activists...

London Mayor Sadiq Khan is demanding the government finally abolish Section 21 eviction powers - and claims over 30,000 households in...

A leader of the Renters Reform Coalition activist lobby has made a specific targeted attack on the motives and honesty of...

The Budget on Wednesday will contain a £300m tax raid on the private rental sector according to a report this morning...