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26 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Landlords’ views sought on Airbnb and short let restrictions](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/A%20surveyor's%20guide%20to%20finding%20a%20profitable%20HMO.jpg)
A controversial council has launched a 12 week consultation on its policies restricting Airbnb-style short lets. Edinburgh council insists that new Airbnb...
25 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Free rent for last two months of tenancy, demands renters group](/upload/images/shutterstock_2251240795(1).jpg)
An activist group supporting renters is calling for the final two months of a tenancy to be rent-free in a bid...
22 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Planning consent needed to become Airbnb in this area](/upload/images/shutterstock_1952077177.jpg)
A council has become the first to require home owners to secure planning consent before their property can be used as...
19 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Lender launches new mortgage product for landlords](/upload/images/shutterstock_1245050809.jpg)
Specialist lender Aldermore has launched new and reduced limited edition Buy To Let and residential owner-occupier mortgage products. For individual and company...
15 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Prime London rental growth at lowest level since 2021](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/shutterstock_1857484450(1).jpg)
In the prime London lettings market both supply and demand slowed last month according to property data consult icy LonRes. Annual rental...
12 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Massive change to Airbnb rules likely be agreed next week](/upload/images/shutterstock_2301080595(1).jpg)
A council is next week considering a move which is seen as a trigger for wider national policy changes regarding Airbnbs...
11 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Short Lets boss praises Labour for “tackling real housing issues”](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/DamagedProperty-400x310.png)
Chancellor Rachel Reeves' announcement of new measures to accelerate housebuilding in the UK is welcome news for the short lets sector,...
10 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Green Party wants planning consent hurdle for Airbnbs and HMOs](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Developments/PropertyPlanning.png)
A Green councillor in a city which has a Green MP is calling for the local authority to require planning consent...
10 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![What Happens To Rents after a General Election?](/upload/images/HomeLet-August23-blog-5-What's-updated-in-the-new-How-To-Rent-Guide(2).jpg)
Rent prices tend to rise in the 12 months immediately after a General Election, by an average of 1.96%, according to...
27 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Airbnb short lets banned by 2028 - could it happen here too?](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/shutterstock_2198282283.jpg)
The mayor of Barcelona has pledged to eliminate Airbnb-style short lets in the city within five years. Socialist Jaume Collboni claims he...
24 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Labour v Conservative Housing Policy - an analysis](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews3-400x310.png)
“When it comes to housing policy, there is little difference between the two major parties” says Aneisha Beveridge, head of research...
22 June 2024
From: The Big Issues
![Election Policies could Push Up Rents, warns leading analyst](/upload/images/shutterstock_1911445141.jpg)
A prominent economic analyst warns that many of the rental policies advocated by the major political parties in the General Election...
20 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Caps on Holiday Lets and Rent Controls in latest manifesto](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/A%20surveyor's%20guide%20to%20finding%20a%20profitable%20HMO.jpg)
Plaid Cymru, the party of Wales, has issued a manifesto with a clampdown on the private rental sector as one of...
17 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![New Adverse-Credit Buy To Let Mortgage Launched](/upload/images/shutterstock_2061686003.jpg)
Buckinghamshire Building Society has launched a new non-standard credit buy to let mortgage, following what it calls “significant broker demand.” The BTL...
14 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Radical EPC Targets and Rent Controls are latest party pledges](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/EnergyEfficiency_Savings-400x310.png)
Another raft of General Election pledges have been made to transform the private rental sector - this time from the Green...
13 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Tory Rental Reform and Housing Policies in Full](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Estate-Agent-400x310.png)
The Conservatives have set out a 78-page manifesto, of which just over two pages are given to housing and related issues. Here...
12 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Capital Gains Tax scrapped for landlords selling to tenants - Tory pledge](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/TaxMan-400x310.png)
The Conservatives say they will scrap Capital Gains Tax for landlords who sell to sitting tenants, if they win the General...
11 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Airbnb Clampdown, S21 Scrapped, and other manifesto pledges](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews3-400x310.png)
The Liberal Democrats have set out a predictable set of pledges in their manifesto for next mon this election, centred on...
11 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Landlords abandoning single lets in search of higher yields - bank data](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/RentalYields-2-400x310.png)
Landlords are increasingly turning towards semi-commercial property, a bank says. Shawbrook says its semi-commercial applications have almost doubled in 2024 compared to...
11 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Generation Rent quibbles over proposal for landlord register](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/LandlordNews-400x310.png)
Generation Rent has raised detailed concerns about a proposal from the Liberal Democrats to introduce a national register of landlords. The Lib...
11 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Rental Manifesto Wishlist - one letting agent chief's demands](/upload/images/shutterstock_1620606382.jpg)
Fiscal reform for the private rented sector We’ve already seen some landlords leaving the private rented sector because of substantially increased taxes....
08 June 2024
From: Agent Advice
![Five Ways to Boost Holiday Let Profitability in Peak Season](/upload/images/shutterstock_2302931067.jpg)
The days of simply listing your property on Airbnb and waiting for the bookings to roll-in are sadly over. With the...
08 June 2024
From: The Big Issues
![Shock Figures - 15 tenants chasing every home for rent](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/RentalDemand-400x310.png)
Shock new figures from Zoopla show that although rental demand has softened over the last year there are still 15 people...
07 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Labour activist demanding Airbnb clampdown dropped by party](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/shutterstock_2198282283.jpg)
A Labour councillor who has wanted restricted rights for buy to let landlords and short let hosts has been dropped as...
05 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Landlord sent abusive and racist emails to top politician](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews1-400x310.png)
A landlord has pleaded guilty to behaving in a threatening or abusive manner, with the offence having been racially aggravated, having...
03 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![At Last! Senior agent stands up for holiday homes and second properties](/upload/images/shutterstock_2355283593.jpg)
A senior Propertymark figure has made the case for second and holiday homes - against the recent trend of criticism. The issue...
31 May 2024
From: Breaking News
30 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Airbnb Bonanza - huge rise in short let property numbers](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/shutterstock_2198282283.jpg)
Figures publicised in a new House of Commons report suggests there’s been a huge rise in the number of short lets...
24 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Vast majority of landlords says demand is strong](/upload/images/shutterstock_1890900034.jpg)
Over eight in 10 landlords are reporting strong levels of tenant demand, Paragon Bank research has revealed. As part of research carried...
24 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Councils demand Gove restricts Airbnb and short lets even further](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/shutterstock_2198282283.jpg)
London councils have slammed government plans for regulating the short-term and holiday lets sector. In a letter to Housing Secretary Michael Gove,...
22 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![HMRC launches tax clampdown on Airbnb and short lets landlords](/upload/images/shutterstock_2230118067.jpg)
HM Revenue and Customs has opened almost 2,000 investigations into landlords letting out via Airbnb or other short let platforms. The Daily...
21 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Now a cat charity complains about landlords’ S21 and no-pets policies](/upload/images/shutterstock_2222432027.jpg)
A cat charity claims it takes in an average of three cats daily because of landlords using Section 21 powers to...
21 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Pets In Lets - agents issue new guidance to private tenants](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Pets/CoupleWithDog-400x310.png)
Propertymark has issued a guide to tenants about their rights to have a pet. A statement from trade body Propertymark says that...
16 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Don’t Do It - property portal warns politicians over rent controls](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Property%20Budget.jpg)
A property portal has taken the unusual step of warning politicians about the dire impact of rent controls on the private...
16 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![BTL mortgage lender launches short let products, and cuts some rates](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/2_MortgageCalculated.png)
Foundation Home Loans’ buy to let product range - Buy to Let by Foundation - has cut fees on some options...
13 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Clampdown on Airbnbs may be dropped due to council delays](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/shutterstock_2198282283.jpg)
It looks as if a prominent local authority in Scotland is going to temporarily scrap the country’s tight rules on who...
10 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Airbnb rips into politicians and restrictions on short lets](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews2-400x310.png)
Airbnb has ripped into politicians in Scotland who have implemented restrictions on short lets. The former SNP-Green coalition government allowed local councils...
08 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Tax Clampdown on Short Lets Will Not Change, claims government](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Tax-Image-400x310.png)
The government is ruling out any U-turn on the tax changes regarding furnished holiday lettings - despite substantial complaints from Tory...
03 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Mayor election hopefuls told to clampdown on Airbnbs](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/shutterstock_2198282283.jpg)
Agents’ trade group Propertymark is demanding London Mayor candidates tackle what it calls “the unique housing challenges that the capital experiences.” Londoners...
01 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Spring into action and sell your BTL portfolio fast](/upload/images/Spring%20property.jpg)
There wasn’t much by way of good news in the Spring Budget for landlords and property investors last month. Although some rumours...
18 April 2024
From: Sponsored Content
![Squeezed landlords increasingly tempted by HMO returns](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/RentalYields-2-400x310.png)
Houses in Multiple Occupation are making up an increasing percentage of buy-to-let business, according specialist lender Shawbrook. In both 2022 and 2023,...
15 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![MPs return at last - Renters Reform Bill on the agenda](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/BuildToRent-400x310.png)
MPs return to the Commons today after a substantial Easter recess - and with progress on the Renters Reform Bill on...
15 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Renters Reform Bill changes not as key as opponents claim - expert comment](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/LandlordNews-400x310.png)
Amendments to be made to the Renters Reform Bill when it returns to the Hoise of Commons next week won’t significantly...
11 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Fines for non-compliant landlords skyrocket as councils cash in](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Fine-3-400x310.png)
Fines for rogue landlords and agents in London have surged past the £10 million mark. With 19 council licensing schemes and...
10 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![London Population Bounces Back - is it ripe for rental investment?](/upload/images/shutterstock_112363370.jpg)
Four years after the first Covid restrictions, new research by Centre for Cities shows Londoners’ escape to the country during the...
30 March 2024
From: Top tips & guides
![Call for “sentencing guidelines” to punish landlords over licensing](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/_licensing-400x310.png)
A charity is calling for landlord licensing schemes which cost enough to fund annual inspections, and the issuing of “sentencing guidelines”...
28 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![More buy to let mortgage rate changes from lenders](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/mortgage-400x310.png)
There have been more changes to buy to let mortgage ranges from lenders. Coming into effect today, The Mortgage Works will be...
26 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Controls over Airbnbs to be relaxed in near future](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/shutterstock_2198282283.jpg)
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
![Landlords’ Top Worries, Challenges and Expectations for the Future](/upload/images/shutterstock_1364479883.jpg)
The Property Redress Scheme, one of two approved ombudsman-style schemes for the private rental sector, has published the findings from a...
23 March 2024
From: The Big Issues
![Is the Furnished Holiday Let sector dead post-Budget?](/upload/images/shutterstock_1890342466.jpg)
The tax reliefs enjoyed by landlords running Furnished Holiday Lets (FHL) were cut by the Chancellor this month. Some say the...
23 March 2024
From: Tax & Finance
![Airbnb Camera ban - new concerns over landlords’ insurance](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/shutterstock_2198282283.jpg)
Insurance experts claim there are new issues facing short-let landlords following Airbnb's worldwide ban on the use of security cameras inside...
19 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Jeremy Hunt has “rendered hundreds of businesses unviable - overnight”](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews-400x310.png)
The Chancellor has rendered hundreds of lettings businesses unviable overnight as a result of his Budget tax clampdown. That’s the view of...
18 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Prime London Rents Retreat as Supply Builds](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/RentalMarketLondon-400x310.png)
Seasonality is returning to the prime London lettings market after three tumultuous years. The pandemic meant the market was initially flooded with...
16 March 2024
From: Agent Advice
![How Technology is Transforming Property Management](/upload/images/adv-2021/sponsored-content/lendlord/Lendlord%20Article%201%2090x70.png)
The management of BTL properties, whether it's a modest collection of three units or a more sizable portfolio of fifteen, can...
15 March 2024
From: Sponsored Content
![Tory slams Gove’s “wretched restrictions” on Section 21 and short lets](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Eviction-400x310%20(1).png)
A Tory has slammed the proposed clampdown on short lets proposed by Housing Secretary Michael Gove - and he calls them...
13 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Airbnb bans security cameras inside rental properties](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/shutterstock_2198282283.jpg)
Airbnb is banning the use of security cameras inside rental properties from the end of April. Airbnb currently allows security cameras in...
13 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Landlord Tax Changes - how the government has got it wrong](/upload/images/shutterstock_216955000.jpg)
The chief executive of a short lets service says Chancellor Jeremy Hunt is wrong to think penalising landlords will help solve...
11 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Working From Home adds to pressure to raise rents - claim](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/shutterstock_1708606831.jpg)
Towns within commuting distance of big cities have seen some of the UK’s largest rent rises in recent years, says Zoopla. The...
11 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Estate agents back Airbnb clampdown “to be on same terms as rental sector”](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/shutterstock_2198282283.jpg)
Agents’ trade body Propertymark has called for equal parity between short-term lets and the private rented sector to ensure they meet...
08 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Landlords ‘should only get lower tax if they sell with sitting tenants’](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Taxes-400x310.png)
An activist group is demanding that the lower Capital Gains Tax should apply only to landlords who sell with sitting tenants. In...
08 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Jeremy Hunt slashes the values of holiday homes](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/A%20surveyor's%20guide%20to%20finding%20a%20profitable%20HMO.jpg)
A legal firm says Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has effectively slashed the value of holiday homes which are sold from April 2025...
08 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Pet-owning tenants ‘cause less damage than non-owners’ - new figures](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Pets/DogsandCats-400x310.png)
Landlords are being accused by academics of under-estimating the cost of allowing pets, and under-estimating their financial benefits. A new report commissioned...
08 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Did Generation Rent see a different Budget to the rest of us?](/upload/images/shutterstock_727850932.jpg)
In what may appear a surprise to almost everyone, the Generation Rent activist group has described yesterday’s Budget as a “giveaway...
07 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Lacklustre Budget slammed by landlord body](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews2-400x310.png)
The National Residential Landlords Association has slammed yesterday’s lacklustre Budget as a missed opportunity. Yesterday’s announcements - like to be the last...
07 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![NRLA and Generation Rent argue over tax ahead of Budget](/upload/images/shutterstock_2364963901.jpg)
In a final call on the Chancellor to help the private rental sector in today’s Budget, the National Residential Landlords Association...
06 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Radical reforms to rejuvenate renting, by industry commentator](/upload/images/shutterstock_194216909(3).jpg)
A property industry commentator has set out what he calls a plan of action to rejuvenate the buy to let sector. Jonathan...
05 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Tax Grab from landlords closely resembles Generation Rent advice](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/TaxCoins-400x310.png)
A controversial proposal for a £300m tax grab on landlords appears to closely follow a policy suggestion put forward by activists...
04 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![NRLA accused of putting landlord profits before society’s interests](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews-400x310.png)
A leader of the Renters Reform Coalition activist lobby has made a specific targeted attack on the motives and honesty of...
04 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Tax Raid planned on landlords in Budget - report](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Taxes-400x310.png)
The Budget on Wednesday will contain a £300m tax raid on the private rental sector according to a report this morning...
03 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![New attack on Airbnb landlords - possible charge for bin collections](/upload/images/shutterstock_572192086.jpg)
Media outlets in Scotland are reporting that Edinburgh council is considering charging short let landlords for bin collections. The plans are to be...
28 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Short Lets Crackdown - Labour council worry over brothels and parties](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews1-400x310.png)
Government proposals on limiting short lets "fall a long way short of what's needed and will do nothing to put right...
28 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Buy To Let mortgage fixed rates fall as product choice rises](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Returning%20Homebuyer%20Show%20Scotland.png)
The buy to let mortgage sector has seen fixed rates fall to their lowest point since September 2022, according to analysis...
27 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Generation Rent backs building society’s holiday lets mortgage ban](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/2_MortgageCalculated.png)
The Generation Rent group has thrown its weight behind a ban on mortgages for holiday homes buyers - and its chief...
26 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Countryside campaigners back Gove on short lets clampdown](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/LandlordNews-400x310.png)
Countryside campaigning charity CPRE has given a warm welcome to Michael Gove’s clampdown on short lets. Last week Housing Secretary Gove announced...
26 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Holiday Let Mortgages - Everything You Need To Know](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/mortgage-400x310.png)
One of the biggest parts of buying a holiday home is securing a holiday let mortgage which can differ substantially to...
24 February 2024
From: Agent Advice
![Easing tax on landlords would end Airbnb ‘problem’ says NRLA boss](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/TaxMan-400x310.png)
Reversing the tax penalties imposed on buy to let landlords in recent years would reduce the impact of short lets on...
23 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Landmark joint session between NRLA and homelessness charity](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews3-400x310.png)
The National Residential Landlords Association will jointly host a networking and information session with homelessness charity Crisis. It will take place on...
23 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Airbnb reveals income and demographics of landlord hosts](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/shutterstock_2198282283.jpg)
Airbnb has released new figures showing that the typical host landlord makes a modest £5,500 a year by sharing their space...
22 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Labour MP slams Airbnb clampdown as “not going nearly far enough”](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/shutterstock_2198282283.jpg)
A Labour MP who has campaigned for some years against short let landlords says proposals to crack down on the sector...
21 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Activists slam Gove for being too soft on short let landlords](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/LandlordNews-400x310.png)
Housing Secretary Michael Gove’s proposals to restrict Airbnb-style short lets do not go far enough, a group of activists has said. Yesterday...
20 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Tory council chief backs Gove’s clampdown on short let landlords](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews2-400x310.png)
The Conservative leader of a council which claims it has had problems with Airbnbs and short lets has given wholehearted backing...
20 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Clampdown on Airbnb and other short lets revealed by Michael Gove](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/A%20surveyor's%20guide%20to%20finding%20a%20profitable%20HMO.jpg)
Housing Secretary Michael Gove has this morning announced wholesale changes to planning and regulations surrounding short lets. His proposals include: - planning permission...
19 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Airbnb backs Gove’s mandatory short lets landlord register](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/LandlordNews-400x310.png)
Airbnb has given its backing to a proposal from Housing Secretary Michael Gove to introduce a mandatory register of short let...
19 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Councillors crush landlord family bid to become profitable](/upload/images/shutterstock_1750387934(3).jpg)
A bid to make three Northumberland holiday cottages available as permanent private residences has been rejected by planners. At a time when...
16 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Renters Reform Bill: government reveals another Commons delay](/upload/images/shutterstock_1197102829(1).jpg)
The Renters Reform Bill will not go for its Third Reading in the House of Commons for at least another fortnight. The...
05 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Short Lets management service pitches for small-scale landlords](/upload/images/shutterstock_1141644755(2).jpg)
A short lets management service is making a pitch to win landlords who let out just one, two or three properties...
02 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![What To Consider When Investing In A Holiday Let in 2024](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/A%20surveyor's%20guide%20to%20finding%20a%20profitable%20HMO.jpg)
If you're thinking of investing in a holiday home this year, there can be a lot to consider. From gathering insight to...
27 January 2024
From: Agent Advice
![Council says Airbnb needs planning consent after years of short-letting](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/shutterstock_2198282283.jpg)
A flamboyant property in Oxford which has been the subject of a decades-long planning dispute has been removed from Airbnb by...
26 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Mortgage lender launches new range to target more landlords](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Sharp%20rise%20in%20property%20transaction%20fall-throught%20cost%20MortgageApplyNow_400x310.png)
A range of specialist buy to let mortgage products covering multi-occupancy properties, mixed-use or part-commercial properties, and expat investors, has been...
24 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Labour council doubles tax on short lets and second homes](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/TaxMan-400x310.png)
Labour-controlled Haringey Council in London says the owners of short lets and furnished holiday homes will be forced to pay double...
22 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Rent Controls - the lessons the industry should learn](/upload/images/shutterstock_2239146247.jpg)
The Scottish Government has launched a consultation on migrating away from the emergency rent controls introduced in September 2022 and extended...
20 January 2024
From: The Big Issues
![Normality Returns - London rental market returning to stability at last](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/3-MortgageRates1.png)
Two new reports - from lettings agency Foxtons and data consultancy LonRes - show London’s rental market returning to pre-pandemic normality. Foxtons...
19 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Tax nightmare for landlords leads to huge rise in buy to let companies](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/TaxMan-400x310.png)
Despite a sharp fall in the number of homes bought by landlords in 2023, the number of limited companies set up...
15 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Pets In Lets - still a minority of landlords happy to see them](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Pets/CoupleWithDog-400x310.png)
Another survey highlights the relatively low proportion of landlords who appear to allow tenants to keep pets. The analysis, from Confused.com Mortgages,...
15 January 2024
From: Breaking News
Landlords, being key players in the housing sector, can make a significant impact by fostering a greener mindset among their tenants....
13 January 2024
From: Top tips & guides
![Free Renters Reform Bill teach-in for landlords of students](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/shutterstock_192595709.jpg)
As the Renters Reform Bill heads towards the House of Lords, a free webinar is targeting landlords operating in the student...
12 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Mandatory Short Lets registration scheme introduced in part of UK](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews3-400x310.png)
A mandatory short lets registration and licensing scheme is to be introduced in part of the UK, described as a system...
10 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Building Society warns it may stop lending on holiday lets](/upload/images/shutterstock_2382149531.jpg)
A building society says it is considering ending its policy of lending to buyers of holiday lets. Martese Carton, the director of...