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

Following a spate of fires in rental properties a home insurance expert is warning people of the hidden fire threat of...

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

A private landlord from Bridlington has been ordered to pay £1,500 for putting tenants into a dangerous property, thereby breaching a...

The latest Halifax house price index results, which show mixed fortunes for the housing market, should be seen as a spur...

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...

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

A controversial wealth management company claims that almost two thirds of private tenants have suffered a deterioration in their mental and...

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

Burnley council says it’s considered the findings of a six-week public consultation and is set to increase planning controls over the...

The Property Redress Scheme, one of two approved ombudsman-style schemes for the private rental sector, has published the findings from a...

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

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

A string of debt advice charities want Housing Secretary Michael Gove to go well beyond merely banning Section 21 in a...

A prominent Green Party politician is arguing for rent controls - and accuses Labour of watering down its commitment to the...

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...

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

Millennials, long seen as a financially disadvantaged generation, are on the brink of becoming the wealthiest generation in history thanks to...

Renting out dangerous properties in Cardiff has cost two landlords thousands of pounds. Rowshanara Begum has been fined £20,000 at Cardiff Magistrates'...

A council has won an appeal concerning two Civil Penalty Notices imposed on a landlord. The landlords had been issued two fines...

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

Landlords are selling up in significant volumes these days - partly to cash in on capital appreciation, but mostly thanks to...

Confidence has returned to the mortgage market, with sentiment improving steadily month by month in the last quarter of 2023, according...

The Tenant Farmers Association says its latest survey of tenant farmers paints a bleak picture of the relationships between landlords and...

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

Landlords increasingly struggle with tenants who pay rent late or default, a mortgage lender is claiming.  Research from Molo suggests landlords are...

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...

Escalating rents have led many first time buyers to adjust their property expectations and accept smaller homes when they purchase, a...

New research from a construction professional body shows a large proportion of people would not buy a newly built property due...

Christmas goodwill towards landlords seems in short supply from activist group Generation Rent.  It has this week issued a statement saying the...

Two-thirds of private landlords in the UK are optimistic about how their property investments will perform in the coming years -...

One in five (20 per cent of) landlords plans to reducing their buy to let holdings according to a new survey. The...

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

Over a third of current renters believe they will never be able to buy a home in future.  And only 29 per...

More than a quarter of private landlords plan to increase the size of their property portfolios in the next year, compared...

A think tank claims that four in 10 households renting privately that moved within the last year are paying an average...

One in four people don’t have enough savings to cover a 25 per cent drop in earnings - and that rises...

Almost one in five UK adults has missed a payment in the past 12 months - and for seven per cent...

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

A slew of MPs who are members of the Renters Reform Bill committee receive money from letting out rooms or properties...

Landlord confidence has improved over the course of the past quarter according to a respected quarterly sentiment survey. The Q3 2023 BVA...

Shelter has issued new claims about homelessness triggered in part by private rents, as it prepares for its annual festive fundraising...

A new analysis has produced a league table of the most and least affordable rental locations in England. The findings placed Rutland...

Lenders’ trade body UK Finance says there were 11,540 buy to let mortgages in arrears of 2.5 per cent or more of...

A new survey suggests that over three fifths of landlords say private renting is becoming less attractive as an investment option. The...

A new study by a price comparison platform suggests that many younger Britons are waiting to inherit before buying a home. In...

Housing Secretary Michael Gove says he “cannot guarantee” that the Rental Reform Bill will get its Second Reading immediately after Parliament...

An agency chain is urging the Tories to stop in-fighting at their party conference and instead increase supply in the private...

News that a ban on oil and LPG boiler installations has been pushed back 10 years has been welcomed by the...

A veteran Tory MP who has been a junior minister in the department responsible for housing now says the rental market...

Landlords don’t believe Housing Secretary Michael Gove’s planning reforms will help build a million new homes in England, claims a buy-to-let...

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

It’s hardly surprising that the property auction market has seen an increase in activity in recent years, with buyers looking to...

The property portal ESPC has revealed the top-performing Edinburgh postcodes in terms of rental yields, for the second quarter of 2023. Using...

The Generation Rent group of activists has written an open letter to mortgage firm chief executives asking for special dispensation for...

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

In the ever-evolving landscape of rental property management, UK landlords are facing significant changes. Most recently these changes include new energy...

Councillors in Warwick look set to decide tomorrow whether to implement an additional licensing scheme for some HMOs.  Following a public consultation...

Details have emerged of an extraordinary ‘stress test’ created by the Bank of England and tested on eight major banks to...

An attempt to introducing statutory licensing for Airbnbs and some other tourist accommodation has got a frosty reception. The Welsh Government -...

Recent years have seen a surge in the holiday lettings sector with the popularity of digital platforms like Air BnB.  It...

The latest rental market snapshot from lettings agency Barrows and Forrester has revealed the hottest location for tenant demand. It says Dorset...

New data from the Office for National Statistics, based on the 2021 Census results, show growth in the number of holiday...

One of the country’s biggest Build To Rent operators has launched an app for residents which it claims can help combat...

A pressure group is calling on the government to introduce in-tenancy restrictions on how much rents can be raised, and claims...

Airbnb has linked up with Neighbourhood Watch in a bid to stamp out anti-social behaviour in short lets this summer. As part...

One in five first-time buyers taking out mortgages lasting over 35 years A record 19 per cent of first-time buyers took out...

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

Landlords whose residential properties became workplaces during the pandemic are unlikely to see any major change in the situation soon. That’s because...

A quarter of Britons are considering becoming holiday let landlords to earn extra income from the continued popularity of UK staycations,...

A recent study by nationwide conveyancers Muve, using official data from the Office for National Statistics, has revealed the most and...

A council is apply to private landlords to help it solve its housing crisis. Peterborough council says it’s looking for family sized...

Research conducted by activist group Generation Rent is claiming “shocking discrimination towards minority ethnic communities while navigating the private rental market.” The...

A trade body says inventories are set to play an increasingly important role in the private rental sector as fire regulations...

The top UK holiday hotspot for 2023 is Yorkshire, according to Sykes Holiday Cottages’ latest Staycation Index report. Known for its picturesque...

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

Landlord Today receives a number of unsolicited contributions from readers. These are always welcome but few are as well argued and...

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

Landlords converting a property of any size to rent out on multiple tenancies in seven areas of a London borough could...

The landlord of two flats in Cardiff has been fined over £4,500 for failing to fix fire safety defects after being...

Flat-pack furniture giant IKEA has teamed up with campaigning charity Shelter to highlight the issue of homelessness. The Scandinavian firm, citing Shelter’s...

The first two months of the year have seen a 74 per cent rise in the number of lots offered at...

Energy Performance Certificates must change to properly support reaching net zero, tackling fuel poverty and improving buildings, according to an energy...

It has been widely reported that lenders are expecting a rise in the number of homeowners handing back their keys as...

A Cardiff landlord has been ordered to pay just over £4,500 for failing to rectify faults relating to two flats he...

A letting agents’ trade group is urging the industry to sign a parliamentary petition calling for the Section 24 changes for...

Shocking new research shows that Energy Performance Certificates are inaccurate at best, useless at worst, and easily rigged. A Sunday Times report...

A building society that last summer scrapped all lending on some holiday homes has now come up with another unusual policy...

London Mayor Sadiq Khan has yet again taken to social media to demand the powers to freeze private sector rents. This has...

The government has published the findings of a review into the operation of Right To Rent by private landlords and letting...

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

A think tank says household costs are under more pressure from the cost of living crisis than in the pandemic, with...

Illegal meter-tampering is putting people’s lives at risk as they resort to increasingly desperate measures to reduce spiralling energy bills, two...

The ongoing cost of living crisis has caused many to tighten their belts and limit their heating usage.  The extraordinary rises in...

Improving yields throughout 2023 may stop more landlords quitting - and, in addition, rental reforms are unlikely to be as bad as...

Typical household disposable incomes for working-age families are on track to fall by three per cent this financial year, and by...

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

Three more social housing landlords have been ‘named and shamed’ by Housing Secretary Michael Gove. The trio - two of which are...