Former Conservative leader Iain Duncan-Smith is to address landlords at an event this summer. The MP - 70 next week - was...
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While parts of Britain are considering tightening rules over Airbnbs and other short lets, the Channel island of Jersey appears to...
25 March 2024
From: Breaking News
In September the Prime Minister announced that landlords will no longer be required to meet the minimum EPC minimum energy rating...
09 March 2024
From: Agent Advice
Buy to let lender Aldermore has named Bristol, as the best city for landlords to invest in for 2024. Manchester, Coventry, Brighton...
06 March 2024
From: Breaking News
Two new build household names often favoured by landlords buying investment properties have announced a merger. Barratt has reached a £2.5 billion...
08 February 2024
From: Breaking News
Damp and mould are two of the most common issues in rented properties, with surface mould caused by condensation one of...
27 January 2024
From: Top tips & guides
The housing minister and the chief executive of the National Residential Landlords Association are amongst 60 speakers named for an upcoming...
19 January 2024
From: Breaking News
New plans to clamp down on rogue social landlords who fail to provide safe homes have been announced today. This is part...
09 January 2024
From: Breaking News
A Labour politician has returned to the subject of rent controls - even though the party has officially abandoned this as...
27 December 2023
From: Breaking News
The year of proptech The proptech revolution has been a long time coming but I think that 2024 will the year in...
16 December 2023
From: Agent Advice
Property investment is a dynamic and diverse field, offering numerous opportunities for investors to grow their wealth. At Mortgage Scout, we...
02 December 2023
From: Agent Advice
Landlords will have to include many more specific points about their properties when they list them in future - whether directly...
01 December 2023
From: Breaking News
Activist’s Twitter war of words continues It appears as if Suella Braverman is not the only figure making a personal attack in...
15 November 2023
From: Breaking News
The Levelling-up and Regeneration Act received Royal Assent last month, meaning a major new piece of legislation has now entered the...
11 November 2023
From: Rental Reform
The chief executive of the National Residential Landlords Association has bagged a prestigious leadership award Ben Beadle won Gold in the Association...
07 November 2023
From: Breaking News
Claims on social media by a leader of the Renters Reform Coalition - who is also a contributor to a Labour-supporting website...
01 November 2023
From: Breaking News
MPs from a range of opposition parties are pressing the government to reinstate the stricter energy efficiency rules for landlords, recently...
20 October 2023
From: Breaking News
Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Louis Musgrove – Group Managing Director What is Southernbrook Lettings and...
12 October 2023
From: 60 Second Interview
Rental activists are up in arms because Housing Secretary Michael Gove failed to mention the Renters Reform Bill during his keynote...
04 October 2023
From: Breaking News
A leading lettings industry figure says politicians should have the repeal of Section 24 as a major priority. Section 24 removes a...
25 September 2023
From: Breaking News
A body called the Landlord Leaders Community - and appearing at first sight a little like a new trade group - is...
30 August 2023
From: Breaking News
While there has been a shortage of all types of rental accommodation across the UK for several years now, the student...
26 August 2023
From: Agent Advice
The long running experiment with rent controls and an eviction ban north of the border may yet continue for years to...
18 August 2023
From: Breaking News
Rents continue to rise rapidly in every English region, Scotland and Wales according to the latest market snapshot from the respected...
18 August 2023
From: Breaking News
Over recent years, as successive governments have tightened lettings legislation and increased the tax burden on landlords, some with investment properties...
12 August 2023
From: Agent Advice
A housing trust says landlords fed up with higher taxes and red tape should not sell up but instead lease their...
20 July 2023
From: Breaking News
A prominent housing market website suggests that unprecedented demand in the rental market may play “a key role” in restricting supply...
13 July 2023
From: Breaking News
A specialist buy to let mortgage broker says the government must help landlords with mortgage costs, as well as owner occupiers...
23 June 2023
From: Breaking News
A Labour pressure group wants the party to campaign on housing at the next General Election, including railing against what it...
07 June 2023
From: Breaking News
Landlords whose residential properties became workplaces during the pandemic are unlikely to see any major change in the situation soon. That’s because...
31 May 2023
From: Breaking News
A Labour MP who last held shadow office under the party leadership of Jeremy Corbyn has attacked the government for having...
30 May 2023
From: Breaking News
The Generation Rent campaign has given its support to a call by London Mayor Sadiq Khan to be given powers to...
26 May 2023
From: Breaking News
The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, wants new powers to impose higher tax on empty homes - and even seize them...
24 May 2023
From: Breaking News
Section 21: Research carried out by Leaders Romans Group has found that Section 21 is rarely overused, and even more rarely...
20 May 2023
From: Rental Reform
The auction arm of one of Britain’s largest agency groups says its seen a positive first third of the year. First For...
27 April 2023
From: Breaking News
Leaders Romans Group, a lettings agency network, is offering this advice to tenants. As the cost-of-living crisis continues to have a UK-wide...
22 April 2023
From: Agent Advice
The latest edition of a housing market measure has suggested that one borough of London has seen rent rises of 33...
20 April 2023
From: Breaking News
The controversial Section 21 powers are neither overused by landlords, nor abused by them - despite some organisations claiming otherwise. Research by...
12 April 2023
From: Breaking News
Over the last couple of years, the government has made several changes to how income and profits are taxed. Some of...
01 April 2023
From: Agent Advice
Instead of selling your current home and buying a new one, you could look at letting out your own home and...
25 March 2023
From: Agent Advice
Experts are forecasting that London rental prices are predicted to grow by 3% this year alone, while prices may increase by...
25 March 2023
From: Agent Advice
A host of local Labour leaders including mayors Andy Burnham and Sadiq Khan are leading a call for an immediate private...
24 February 2023
From: Breaking News
Over the last few years, the property industry has been focusing on the need to provide more information to buyers ‘up...
18 February 2023
From: Agent Advice
Three quarters of local authorities are set to increase their council tax by the maximum amount in April as they complain...
15 February 2023
From: Breaking News
Every year, those thinking about investing in property for the first time and even current landlords ask themselves whether it’s the...
11 February 2023
From: Agent Advice
The head of residential research at a prominent estate agency says the signs look ominous that “the housing market is headed...
07 February 2023
From: Breaking News
The Regulator of Social Housing has warned landlords in that sector to take immediate action over damp and mould. And the regulator...
03 February 2023
From: Breaking News
Improving yields throughout 2023 may stop more landlords quitting - and, in addition, rental reforms are unlikely to be as bad as...
12 January 2023
From: Breaking News
At LRG we are currently seeing rental properties go within days, and sometimes hours of being placed on the market. Rent is...
07 January 2023
From: Agent Advice
Figures from across the private rental sector have written an open letter to Housing Secretary Michael Gove, calling for a halt...
15 December 2022
From: Breaking News
One of the leaders of campaign group Generation Rent is claiming that some landlords “force” tenants out using Section 21 powers. Dan...
15 November 2022
From: Breaking News
The coronation of Rishi Sunak as the new Prime Minister has been broadly welcomed by much of the property establishment but...
25 October 2022
From: Breaking News
Rishi Sunak has won the Conservative leadership campaign and is set to become Prime Minister tomorrow. Over the summer Sunak set out...
24 October 2022
From: Breaking News
The National Residential Landlords Association says housing minister Andrew Stephenson will give a key-note address at its annual conference. The only problem...
24 October 2022
From: Breaking News
It is thought that a new Housing Secretary to replace Greg Clarke may be named within hours, if as expected Liz...
05 September 2022
From: Breaking News
The favourite to be named as the new Prime Minister and Conservative leader, Liz Truss, says there will be no new...
02 September 2022
From: Breaking News
Amateur landlords have fallen out of favour. Buy-to-let properties – once the darling of budding investors looking for stable, long-term returns...
13 August 2022
From: Agent Advice
There is still time for landlords to influence the specific provisions of the Renters Reform Bill according to one of the...
08 August 2022
From: Breaking News
Conservative party leadership hopeful Rishi Sunak says he wants today’s renters, along with young adults obliged to live at home with...
08 August 2022
From: Breaking News
In June, the government finally released its long-awaited White Paper ‘A Fairer Private Rented Sector’. You will almost certainly have seen...
06 August 2022
From: Rental Reform
It’s just possible that the new Prime Minister - whether Rishi Sunak or Liz Truss - might just redress the imbalance...
28 July 2022
From: Breaking News
Lettings agency Knight Frank says it doubts the current high levels of capital appreciation will be derailed this year by uncertainty...
13 July 2022
From: Breaking News
Lettings agency Knight Frank says it doubts the current high levels of capital appreciation will be derailed this year by uncertainty...
13 July 2022
From: Breaking News
With the (eventual) departure of Boris Johnson, the next question for landlords and indeed much of the property industry is: What’s going...
08 July 2022
From: Breaking News
Landlord leaders are calling for a change to the Tenant Fees Act to allow renters to be charged for pet damage. Some...
08 July 2022
From: Breaking News
Cabinet minister Michael Gove and junior minister Eddie Hughes - architects of the pro-renter White Paper issued last month - are staying...
06 July 2022
From: Breaking News
Thank goodness the uncertainty is over - but is it all too skewed towards tenants? That’s the worry of suppliers as Daniel...
18 June 2022
From: Rental Reform
The government is today launching a consultation on a policy obliging landlords to make changes to communal spaces outside disabled tenants’...
09 June 2022
From: Breaking News
It’s been confirmed that Prime Minister Boris Johnson is to announce plans to extend the Right To Buy to housing associations. Under...
08 June 2022
From: Breaking News
A council is considering imposing Banning Orders on unregulated and ‘informal’ landlords who have no lettings background and who advertise on...
20 April 2022
From: Breaking News
One of the leaders of the Generation Rent group claims it can be “an uphill struggle for private renters to get...
14 April 2022
From: Breaking News
Landlords are likely to be obliged to supply agents with additional details in future, before their properties are listed to let...
22 February 2022
From: Breaking News
Harry Roberts, managing director of My Favourite Cottages, outlines how holiday homes can be made more sustainable. Earlier this month, world leaders...
27 November 2021
From: Industry Views
Ben Beadle, chief executive of the National Residential Landlords Association, is to sit on a new Lettings sector body set up...
24 September 2021
From: Breaking News
Landlords are being invited to a webinar which is billed as helping them understand how letting their properties to Afghan refugees...
01 September 2021
From: Breaking News
Rent controls, possibly ensuring that rents do not exceed 25 per cent of household income, are poised to be introduced into...
23 August 2021
From: Breaking News
Landlords directly affected by the cladding scandal - because they own units in low and medium-rise blocks - have some good...
23 July 2021
From: Breaking News
A Labour Party pressure group has tweeted the message: “All landlords are bastards.” The tweet, from Labour Tenants United, is the latest...
11 June 2021
From: Breaking News
The chair of the all-party Environmental Audit Committee of MPs is urging the government to introduce an alternative to the disastrous Green...
21 April 2021
From: Breaking News
The Momentum movement on the left wing of the Labour Party is staging a series of protests this weekend targeting landlords...
09 April 2021
From: Breaking News
The National Residential Landlords Association says it backs a report by MPs sharply criticising EPCs and urging more effective modern energy...
24 March 2021
From: Breaking News
A prominent lettings agency chief says tenants are becoming more eco-conscious, putting increased emphasis on landlords to meet expectations. Mike Cook -...
24 March 2021
From: Breaking News
A senior Anglican priest has stood up for renting as a concept, and suggests Britain is too pre-occupied with home ownership. Angela...
09 March 2021
From: Breaking News
All of Leaders Romans 130 branches are to be listed on a comparison website, Rentround. The site describes itself as “connecting landlords...
24 February 2021
From: Breaking News
A virtual show about pest control is being targeted at landlords because of the strong links between pests and housing in...
14 December 2020
From: Breaking News
Labour politicians, union leaders and Shelter are amongst those writing to Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon demanding an eviction ban. The protest...
01 December 2020
From: Breaking News
Tell us about Airthings, why it was established, the products and what problem they were coming to solve? Airthings was established in...
26 November 2020
From: 60 Second Interview
A Labour activist claiming to represent tenants is putting the squeeze on party members who are also landlords. An article on the Labour...
19 October 2020
From: Breaking News
Small scale or accidental landlords will need agents to help them let studio and one-bedroom properties, Rightmove says in a market...
14 October 2020
From: Breaking News
There are a growing number of companies planning to shut their offices, with a view to having all their staff work...
17 July 2020
From: Breaking News
Industry leaders are calling on the government to provide urgent support for young people living in private rented housing. As the chancellor...
07 July 2020
From: Breaking News
Some of the UK’s largest tenants unions have joined forces to heap pressure on the government to suspend all rent immediately,...
13 May 2020
From: Breaking News
After two elections and three years of intense debate and hostility, the general election in December seemed to offer the political...
29 January 2020
From: Breaking News
Buy-to-let landlords north of the border have come under increasing pressure ahead of the incoming changes to the energy efficiency of...
27 January 2020
From: Breaking News
Towards the end of last year, I wrote an article for Landlord Today outlining the difficulties many landlords in the UK...
21 January 2020
From: Breaking News
A letting agent has been ordered to pay back just £850 despite pocketing more than £16,000 at the expense of three...
12 November 2019
From: Breaking News
The government crackdown on the buy-to-let sector has seen landlord regulations increase by a third since the Conservative party came into...
04 November 2019
From: Breaking News
As a general election surely looms, Benham and Reeves has undertaken some research that could potentially help you decide who to...
30 August 2019
From: Breaking News
The most reliable indicator of rental trends in the UK As the largest provider of deposit protection in the UK, our database...