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

Landlords quitting the sector could have to spend hundreds of pounds more when selling their home owing to new Trading Standards...

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

An activist group is demanding that the lower Capital Gains Tax should apply only to landlords who sell with sitting tenants. In...

In what may appear a surprise to almost everyone, the Generation Rent activist group has described yesterday’s Budget as a “giveaway...

Green Party activists responsible for rent controls on Scotland have now slammed landlords who claim the number of rented homes is...

Landlords selling up because of rising taxes and unaffordable regulations are being advised not to be over ambitious with asking prices.  Tim...

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

A council’s version of a private lettings agency is inviting landlords to an event co-organised by the National Residential Landlords Association. Ashford...

A think tank that describes itself as “centre right” praises the Renters Reform Bill and claims the fear of landlords selling...

There’s bad news for landlords relying on capital appreciation or hoping to sell up in the near future. Rightmove reports that new...

Investors selling a buy to let so far in 2023 made gains which were 10.1 per cent lower than those who...

The challenges facing the property market right now are well reported; from rising interest rates pushing up mortgage payments to a...

A warning is going out today from the UK’s largest property auctioneer about the sensible pricing of property coming to the...

A perfect storm is brewing in the lettings market with rents spiralling driven by increasing demand fuelled by workers returning to...

More must be done to keep private landlords in the rental sector, a new study has proposed. New Open Property Group says...

Brokers say that more than a quarter of their landlord clients plan to sell properties as a result of the red...

There is no real prospect of improved rental supply in the near term as private landlords continue to sell off homes...

The most popular search term from prospective renters scouring Rightmove has become ‘Bills Included’. The portal says that this term - which...

The National Residential Landlords Association has teamed up with a property sales management firm to offer a new service to landlords...

Annual rental growth in prime London reached 11.1 per cent in the first quarter of this year, following a 3.4 increase...

Landlords selling up or converting to short lets have led to a growing housing crisis, according to a trade body of...

More landlords are quitting the sector and bringing properties to the sales market, according to research from Zoopla.  In its latest snapshot...

New data from lettings agency Hamptons suggests that despite the slew of challenges thrown at the private rental sector, the number...

The average buy-to-let landlord made £78,100 profit upon selling their rental property in 2019, fresh data shows. Landlords selling up in London made...

Sajid Javid has dismissed a report in the Times over the weekend that claimed he planned to make property sellers rather than...

There has been a significant increase in the number of buy-to-let landlords offloading properties ahead of the introduction of the tenant...

The average buy-to-let landlord made £80,000 profit upon selling their rental property in 2018, new figures show. Landlords in London made the...

The UK is facing a private rented housing crisis unless the government takes rapid action to stop landlords selling up, according...

There has been significant rise in the number of landlords selling up in the capital due to buy-to-let tax changes, according...

There could soon be a sharp rise in the number of buy-to-let looking to sell up as a consequence of the...

There was a significant increase in the number of landlords exiting the rental market in December 2018 as rents increased for...

As landlords increasingly feel the squeeze, with their reduction in yields principally due to increased regulation and tax changes, they are questioning...

UK rents are expected to increase by 7.5% over the next three years, as the supply of rental accommodation dwindles while...

The number landlords exiting the market in the East of England last month was double the national average, ARLA Propertymark reveals. Landlords...

There was a further rise in the number of landlords exiting the buy-to-let market, new data shows. Belvoir’s Q3 Rental Index, compiled...

There has been a significant increase in the number of buy-to-let landlords selling up, along with a notable reduction in the...

Buy-to-let landlords could face another stamp duty rate hike in the Autumn Budget to further curb the acquisition of second homes. The...

As a private landlord you have a crucial role in providing a much needed housing option for people and so why...

There has been a rise in the number of buy-to-let landlords selling up and quitting the private rented sector, according to...

The private rented sector will not experience a “mass exodus” of private landlords as a result of tax changes and tougher...

The number of landlords planning to sell some or all of their buy-to-let properties remains at an historic high, according to...

The past few months have seen a number of buy-to-let investors sell up, and this is expected to place upward pressure...

More than a quarter of letting agents saw private rents rise in May despite an increase in the supply of rental...

The number of rental homes available in London dropped sharply in April, while only increasing marginally across the rest of the...