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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...

A landlord has quit the private rental sector after a battle with his council over why his properties were put into...

In the buy to let market, success goes beyond the transaction of paying rent. Ultimately, fostering a healthy landlord-tenant relationship can...

The identify of the service running the upcoming Private Rental Sector Ombudsman scheme has been thrown into doubt once more. The Renters...

As we all now know, the Government has acknowledged that the ban on Section 21 eviction notices cannot not come into...

More details have emerged of what appears to be a stay of execution for Section 21 eviction powers in the short term. The...

The Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities says a new How To Rent guide will be issued today, October 2. Private...

Rental sector organisations have been given an indication by the Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities that a new How...

The new Housing Loss Prevention Advice Service kicks in tomorrow - it offers early legal advice, free of charge, to anyone...

Landlords who are smarting at the end of their Section 21 powers should make sure they are experts at the expanded...

A much-hyped government proposal to introduce a Rental Mediation Service to resolve disputes, sustain tenancies and reduce pressure on the courts...

A Labour council which banned councillors who were landlords from contributing to a key debate has done a U-turn on legal...

Bristol councillors who are landlords have been told they cannot speak in a debate on rent controls.  Earlier this week we explained...

When life is impossibly expensive, it’s not a surprise to see a rise in financial abuse. And to make matters worse,...

Two law partners at a legal firm have outlined a five-step process which tenants can use to complain to their landlords...

An online platform is launching to match people with space to let with tenants in need - but no rent will...

A landlord has been fined and must pay compensation after being involved in an illegal eviction. The landlord - Tahir Aziz - was...

Agents’ trade body Propertymark says landlords should wise-up by using a letting agent to improve yields, rather than sell-up because of...

Almost exactly a quarter of landlords questioned in a survey admit to being baffled by the constantly changing regulations surrounding the...

The Law Society of England and Wales has welcomed the proposal for tenants facing eviction to receive enhanced legal assistance. “It would be...

The government is proposing that tenants facing eviction receive additional legal assistance through an enhancement of the current free ‘on-the-day’ law...

Camden council in north London has become the first local authority to secure an anti-social behaviour injunction against a landlord in...

There appears to be no evidence yet as to the effectiveness or otherwise of the government’s mediation scheme, introduced ahead of...

The government has released details of its mediation scheme, which has already won the in-principle support of the National Residential Landlords...

A tax barrister has restructured his way of working and is appealing to buy to let and other property investors as...

A landlord who breached a court order not to harass or evict his tenants has been given a prison sentence.  Saakib Khan,...

The chief executive of the National Residential Landlords Association has admitted in a newspaper article that some landlords do misuse their...

Property auctions help to minimise the chances of complications in the homebuying process. However, there are still measures you will need...

When it comes to conveyancing for landlords and investors, the purchasing process itself doesn’t differ that much from residential conveyancing, there...

With the staycation boom caused by Covid-19, which is likely to continue for the foreseeable future as travel restrictions remain for...

Landlords with leasehold property within their portfolio, as well as their advisors, will be aware of the difficulty and delay a...

A number of buy-to-let landlords continue to work closely with tenants to support those in rent arrears as a result of...

Goodlord has today announced an exclusive partnership with leading insurance provider DAS UK Insurance, offering customers a new rent and legal...

Buy-to-let landlords in Scotland are being urged to ensure that they protect tenancy deposits and seek legal advice if they are...

Primas Law is urging landlords and property developers to seek legal advice about potential stamp duty rebates on ‘uninhabitable’ second properties...

With more than 170 pieces of landlord legislation in place, property experts, Paul Shamplina and Kate Faulkner, have once again joined...

Leasehold property ownership has come under yet more fire today after a new report laid bare the scale of mis-selling in...

Landlords are being urged to prepare for the new Homes (Fitness for Human Habitation) Act 2018, which came into effect earlier...

A buy-to-let landlord appears to have been let off paying fees of around £16,700 to license 37 rental properties in Stoke-on-Trent,...

The introduction of the Private Residential Tenancy (PRT) in December 2017 has led to major changes in the industry in Scotland,...

Unpaid rent and rent arrears are the main reason for tenant evictions, according to Belvoir’s Q1 rental index, but that could...

Many property owners agree to electronic communications operators, such as mobile phone companies, installing aerials and other equipment, for example on...

The Landlord team at Tozers Solicitors act for a wide variety of landlords, from social landlords with a mixed portfolio of...

A buy-to-let landlord has been ordered to pay just over £2,800 after pleading guilty to a charge of ‘harassing an occupier...

A new telephone service to help landlords resolve property matters more promptly and economically has been launched by a legal firm...

A major think-tank wants to see the government help hand back power to tenants, enabling them to improve conditions in the...

A large share of buy-to-let landlords trying to evict tenants are being delayed in doing so by defective Section 21 and...

Forbes Solicitors has set up a new team dedicated to helping private landlords with a wide range of legal issues.  From drafting...

A free open evening is being held by Teignbridge Council for anyone interested in letting property in the South Devon district. The...

Landlord Investment Show heads to Woking in Surrey on Thursday 29th January at the H.G Wells Centre in Woking. We hear much...