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Twenty twenty-four is a pivotal year for landlords in the Private Rented Sector (PRS). It is still the Government’s aim that...

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

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

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

Landlords play a crucial role in providing safe and comfortable housing for tenants while also managing rental properties effectively. Staying informed...

A landlord who was involved in a decade-long dispute with a London council has been hit with a £1.44 million penalty...

A prominent lettings agency has hit out at the latest changes to safety regulations that private landlords must comply with or...

Private landlords and letting agents are being offered free advice and information at a networking event hosted by Cumberland council.  Property owners...

A flamboyant property in Oxford which has been the subject of a decades-long planning dispute has been removed from Airbnb by...

The Treasury has announced March 6 as the date for the Spring Budget and Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has commissioned the Office...

Former housing minister Rachel Maclean - the victim of a shock sacking by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak last month - has...

A local authority is hosting a free event for local landlords which will give them insights into latest developments in the...

The government claims that millions of homeowners in England and Wales will be given greater rights, powers, and protections over their...

Help2Rent, a social housing platform that matches housing list tenants with available homes, has made a desperate plea to private landlords. An...

How can letting agents attract new landlords when they’re all selling their portfolios? That’s a major question for the lettings industry –...

A Conservative politician has named an individual who he claims is responsible for high rent rises and increasing homelessness. Murdo Fraser, the...

Scotland’s controversial licensing regime on Airbnbs and other short lets, due to start next month, may breach the European Convention on...

When moving abroad, many people weigh up the pros and cons of renting or purchasing their own property.  In its new survey,...

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

The data from the 2021 to 2022 tax year reveals that it has been a bumper year for capital gains in...

Home Secretary Suella Braverman has been accused of using landlords to do her dirty work for her. In a response to the...

A leading property law firm is warning that landlords face bankruptcy as a result of the massive increase in fines they...

Landlords who allow rental properties to be let to migrants who do not have the right to be in the UK...

New laws mean commercial property must now have an energy efficiency rating of at least E before a new lease or...

A left-wing pressure group wants new laws to force landlords to pay hefty relocation expenses to tenants who claim high rents...

A private landlord in Mansfield has been ordered to pay a £17,000 penalty after renting out sub-standard accommodation. The unnamed landlord, investigated...

A plan to regulate short lets such as Airbnbs has been ruled unlawful by a judge before it even comes into...

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

The pro-tenant anti-landlord Renters Reform Bill has at last been published by the government which first promised it in 2019. It has...

TV property expert Phil Spencer has called for a radical simplification of the rules surrounding landlord licensing, fees and other regulations. In...

A new law is being considered to crack down on predatory landlords exploiting vulnerable people for sex in return for free...

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

Landlords are exiting the market in droves. According to an accountancy firm who analysed HMRC data, 70,000 buy-to-let landlords left the sector...

Eight criminal landlords - three of them companies - have been fined approaching half a million pounds. They were prosecuted for offences...

Figures contained in the government’s new action plan to tackle anti-social behaviour reveal the depth of the problem amongst tenants. The plan...

Housing Secretary Michael Gove has pledged that the long awaited Rental Reform Bill will be introduced into the Commons in two...

Instead of selling your current home and buying a new one, you could look at letting out your own home and...

A flamboyant landlord with 150 properties in England says he’s quitting the sector and taking his investment money elsewhere. Ajay Ahuja says:...

Private rental property should be “acquired” and used for social housing according to a think tank. And it says tax penalties, laws...

Landlords who feel recent laws have singled them out may be interested to know that one group of property owners appears...

Training sessions are being aimed at teaching private landlords in one London borough the rules and responsibilities when it comes to...

A London council is relaunching its consultation on a new borough-wide Additional HMO Licensing Scheme, following feedback from the community.  The original...

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

One of the UK’s leading letting agents has told landlords that they should permit pets because “it’s the right and proper...

Despite a string of pledges on rental sector reform delivered in recent days by government ministers, including Housing Secretary Michael Gove,...

The main landlords’ trade body has blasted the government for ‘breaking’ the private rented sector through laws, measures and comments deliberately...

Limits to the number of homes being converted into Houses in Multiple Occupation in parts of Leicester are due to be...

Renters have higher rates of anxiety than home owners, it’s been claimed by a think tank. The Joseph Rowntree Foundation says that...

Many disputes between landlords and tenants - some ending in court action - could be avoided by the use of professional...

Richmond council in London is joining forces with the charity Citizens Advice to help stop what it calls ‘discrimination’ against renters...

For the last decade, successive Governments have promised a review of the rules around renting in the UK – in part...

Landlords risk being overwhelmed and deterred by the volume of changing legislation surrounding the private rental sector, a PropTech entrepreneur warns. Jonathan...

Landlord numbers may have dropped in recent months but a longer term analysis shows the reverse. Total Landlord Insurance analysed the current...

The government - at least until it changes under the new Prime Minister to be announced today - is moving forward...

Landlords are being encouraged to work with a local council “to give families a stable home, improve the quality of properties...

The new academic year is just around the corner, so many landlords will be thinking about student housing sector to diversify...

A leading figure in the property industry has slammed the government’s proposals to encourage more lenders to offer 50 year mortgages...

A new political party called Breakthrough is campaigning for radical reform of the rental sector and housing in general. The party -...

Newport council in South Wales says it’s researching into the private rental sector to assess how best it can support landlords. In...

London Labour Mayor Sadiq Khan wants private landlords letting ex-council properties to consider selling the properties to local councils.  Since launching in...

Renters are being placed at unnecessary risk due to a delay in reforms that would allegedly give them greater protection, it’s...

Prominent buy to let service the Mortgage Advice Bureau has announced a new partnership that should allow landlords to arm themselves...

A Conservative MP who has already suggested a 25 mile limit around some rental properties to reserve them for people with...

Landlords are being invited to join the advisory council of the country’s largest lettings redress scheme. The Property Redress Scheme covers more...

Now is the time to lobby the Government on the detail of the Renters Reform Bill. That’s the message from the expert...

Housing groups have united to appeal to politicians to step back from new laws that threaten to “devastate” the number of...

Leading rental payment platform PayProp has welcomed the added protections for landlords and renters outlined in the UK government’s rental reform...

Private rental properties are now “far safer” than before thanks to recent legislation, according to the charity Electrical Safety First. Since five-year...

The Welsh Government, which recently pushed back its so-called rental revolution until December, has nonetheless published extensive new guidelines about the...

Landlords are being warned by the Fire Protection Association of major changes ahead for those letting properties in Wales. The Fitness for...

A lettings agency is to hold free events to support landlords ahead of what it calls a “landmark transformation” in rental...

A new kind of property investor is evolving. They’ve enjoyed the fruits of their labours, creating UK investments in property but...

Whether you own a leasehold or freehold property, if you’re an HMO landlord who rents out rooms, individual flats or even...

The government says major house builders have agreed to spend £2 billion on fixing the dangerous cladding on their own buildings,...

The Deposit Protection Service is hosting two webinars this Spring to help landlords and letting agents reduce the chances of deposit...

A lettings sector trade body is calling for action now by landlords and agents ahead of laws extending the need for...

A specialist lettings agency is holding a series of webinars for landlords who may fell they need help navigating some 170-plus...

The Welsh Government has set out how the housing law in that country is set to change significantly from July 15...

Only 15 per cent of landlords say they are fully aware of changes to laws surrounding Energy Performance Certificates in the...

A leasehold expert says existing owners - including landlords - are expected to be more proactive in 2022 as they seek...

Automated rental payment platform PayProp recently held a webinar, attended by well over 100 people, in which a condensed video of...

The demise of the buy to let market has been much predicted over recent years. Major tax changes, a three per...

The live launch of a roundtable event hosted by rental payments platform PayProp takes place tomorrow – and landlords can still...

PropTech firm Kamma says well over 100,000 private rental homes across the UK are being let illegally because they already fail...

The steps landlords need to take to improve their own image and enhance their reputation in the eyes of consumers was...

A free service has been launched by the Nationwide to help landlords manage properties and get through the maze of laws and...

Some tenants are effectively “professional crooks” taking advantage of Coronavirus law changes to avoid paying landlords, a leading letting agent says. Benham...

A respected political website claims that over 30 MPs from a range of political parties have written to the Housing Secretary...

There’s a warning today that some office-to-resi and shop-to-resi conversions - often thought to be popular purchases by buy-to-let investors -...

Airbnb has issued a lengthy statement in response to a recent raft of criticisms about the effects of soaring numbers of...

Welsh Nationalist politicians are complaining about a finance company which identified part of Wales as having attractive yields for buy to...

London Mayor Sadiq Khan wants to buy back former council houses now in the private rental sector. Right to Buy, part of...

Eight landlords letting flats on the same street have been banned from renting them out on Airbnb. The Edinburgh News website says...

Some laws underpinning the private rented sector date back to the 18th century and are no longer fit for purposes, according...

Conservative MP Andrew Rosindell, who is moving a Bill through Parliament urging landlords to accept pets, says he backs a law...

Landlords have only until February 11 to respond to the licensing proposals of the London council with the largest private rental...

The Scottish Labour Party has written to the SNP government of that country to demand more protection for private tenants. Labour housing...

A landlord has opened up to a news website about the difficulties trying to accommodate student tenants during the lockdown.  Elizabeth Hunter is...

The government has rejected a call for landlords to have powers to evict tenants who fall 14 days into arrears. Property investor...

A leading officer in a Labour council which has in the past taken landlords to court says this process is so...