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The launch of the Agricultural Landlord and Tenant Code of Practice is “a really good start” says the National Farmers Union. The...

Seasonality is returning to the prime London lettings market after three tumultuous years.  The pandemic meant the market was initially flooded with...

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

A building society says it is considering ending its policy of lending to buyers of holiday lets. Martese Carton, the director of...

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

A Conservative controlled council in the Cotswolds has written to Housing Secretary Michael Gove, urging him to implement rental reform legislation. The...

A prominent figure in the lettings industry is warning the Tories against ‘stealth increases’ for Capital Gains and Inheritance taxes. David Alexander...

It is a fundamental principle of a functioning democracy that parties, when in power, should pay at least lip service to...

The politician who is the architect of an emergency private sector rent freeze set to come into force this week has attacked...

Grainger, the UK’s largest landlord and a huge player in the Build To Rent sector, says it’s going to implement only...

A charity, the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, wants a form of Right To Buy to be given to private tenants.  Right To Buy...

A report from the Public Accounts Committee on the regulation of the private rented sector (PRS) was issued with little notice...

Buy to let is complicated - and getting more so by the week, as regulations and restrictions abound. Keeping track of this,...

Paragon Bank is doubling both the maximum loan amount it lends on an individual property and the total buy to let...

The government has revised its guidelines for its new mediation scheme, which it says will avoid some possessions now that the...

The government has pledged to  bring forward a White Paper in the Autumn, focussing on its commitments to reform the private...

A coalition of 20 pro-tenant organisations - including at least one actively campaigning against some government measures - wants a meeting...

One of the leading industry suppliers has given a warning to government that continual regulation and legal changes restricting landlords will...

Boris Johnson’s “Build Build Build” announcement yesterday was designed to help drag the UK economy out of what could prove to...

The government has introduced a package of measures to protect renters affected by Covid-19, but that may not be enough to...

Buy-to-let landlords are increasingly favouring Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMO) and more complex property types due to the often higher yields...

Two landlords who let substandard properties in Lancing and Southwick have had their appeals against Civil Penalty Notices (CPNs) rejected. Adur District...

A consortium of businesses has joined forces to form a new regional landlords association in the North East of England. The North...

Local authorities should be given the power to confiscate properties from landlords who break the law, according to a committee of...

Liverpool, Nottingham and Cardiff are among the latest hotspots for buy-to-let investors looking for the best returns. The latest edition of Private...

UK rental prices fell for the first time in eight years in May, according to the latest HomeLet Rental Index. The figures...

The government is being urged to reconsider punitive tax relief changes for buy-to-let income which is set to be introduced in...

The Mortgage Works (TMW) is looking to broaden its range of options for buy-to-let landlords, balancing those seeking lower rates but...

Rents across the UK are continuing to cool down, according the HomeLet Rental Index. The annual rate of rental price inflation fell to...

Annual rental growth slowed to 3% in September, which is the lowest rate of increase this year, HomeLet’s latest Rental Index has...

The rental market remains steady in the face of the various economic and political headwinds the sector has faced recently, according...

The number of available private rented properties rose in July, according to the Association of Residential Letting Agents (ARLA) monthly Private...