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A collection of pressure groups, fronted by Generation Rent, wants all private rental homes going on sale to be offered first...

There’s news for tenants on a budget - it may now cost less to be a lodger in a house than...

If you’re looking to make some extra cash in 2023 as the cost of living continues to bite, you may consider...

The number of households taking lodgers has declined in recent years according to new research. The number of homes taking one lodger...

The independent Office for Tax Simplification wants to know how it can make landlords’ tax issues simpler - and it’s started...

The government has issued new guidance for landlords and tenants concerning the possession process as applied to those on an Assured...

A lettings agency is issuing general guidance to the landlord community ahead of changes to Electrical Safety Standards in April. Helen Hollingsworth,...

No matter if you have a property abroad, a holiday home, or rent a place long-term, 2020 has definitely been a...

Tax experts at specialist landlord accountancy firm Gorilla Accounting are giving the sector fresh advice on minimising CGT liability when selling...

A London based letting company has been fined £20,000 after issuing false documents that gave tenants no protection from landlords or...

Steve Wood, Wales and West chairman of the Council of the Certificated Enforcement Agents Association, offers a guide to the 'Right...

Homestay networks and renting short-term lodgings are on the up – just look at the exponential rise of peer-to-peer sharing platform...

Many landlords are being left with little alternative but to discriminate against international students as a result of the government’s Right...

Foreign nationals and Britons without a passport are struggling to rent due to immigration checks introduced last year, according to a...

New measures under the Immigration Act 2016, which came into play yesterday, will only be welcomed by those operating in the...

Britons without a passport are struggling to rent due to immigration checks introduced for earlier this year, according to a new survey. The...

A new additional property licensing scheme has been introduced this week for landlords operating in the London borough of Barnet in north...

Buy-to-let landlords can now carry out Right to Rent checks securely in a simple cloud based environment online following the introduction...

Many part-time landlords across the UK are putting their tenants’ lives at risk and could face hefty fines for breaking basic...

Almost a quarter of a million homeowners have advertised for lodgers since the Rent a Room scheme threshold was raised in...

The Government has announced that from 1 February 2016 all private landlords in England will have to check new tenants have...

There was good news for homeowners letting a room to lodgers in the summer Budget. The tax-free Rent-A-Room limit has been...

The National Landlords Association says next month is the next key date for the roll-out of the government’s controversial immigration checks...