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The proportion of let properties in the UK owned by overseas landlords is at its lowest in almost a decade, new...

Rogue landlords who converted terrace houses into shoebox flats without planning permission have been ordered to re-pay illegal income or face...

Rents in the UK’s private rented sector increased by 0.97% in the 12 months to November 2018, virtually unchanged from the...

There has been sharp slowdown in rental market activity as we draw closer to the festive period, the latest data from...

At least 19 landlords and tenants have been left £105,000 out of pocket by unscrupulous letting agents who ran London-based letting...

The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) has warned that growing speculation the mayor of London Sadiq Khan is considering introducing rent controls...

The average cost of renting a property in the UK increased by 1.5% in the 12 months to November, the latest...

The rental income received by 79% of landlords with mortgages is only sufficient to service the interest element of their loans, and not...

Residential popery prices in Manchester have increased significantly in recent years, with research showing that the city outperformed all other core...

There has been a sharp rise in demand from people looking to rent property amid political and economic uncertainty, according to...

A notorious rogue landlord who illegally built a number of tiny bedsits across North West London has been ordered to pay...

Rents in London are expected to increase further in 2019 due to the widening supply-demand imbalance in the capital’s rental market,...

Crossrail will demand hundreds of millions of pounds from the government in its third bailout of the year according to various...

Private landlords across the UK collectively earned £33.8bn from their buy-to-let investments in the year from 5 April 2017 to 2018,...

The deadline for submitting additional and selective licence applications in Hackney has been extended until 1 March 2019.  The deadline for applications...

Property website Zoopla is trialling a new Property Valuation Report (PVR) in nine areas across the country ahead of a broader...

Landlords currently looking for the UK’s best buy-to-let areas should consider locations with a high student population, with yields of up...

Liverpool has managed a very interesting and appealing double win, according to data from Hometrack. The city not only topped the list...

Kinleigh Folkard and Hayward (KFH) has become the latest letting agency to sign up to the Zero Deposit guarantee, a tenant’s...

The average rent across England and Wales increased by 2.2% in the 12 months to October to stand at an average...

Tenants in the London borough of Kingston upon Thames are spending the lowest proportion of their salary on rent, according to new...

It now takes more than five months on average for private landlords to regain possession of a property when applying to...

A woman who repeatedly ignored council orders to stop renting ‘beds in sheds’ has been ordered to pay back almost £450,000...

Tenant deposit protection scheme, TDS, will be hosting a half-day workshop in London in February, designed to give landlords and property...

The views and opinions of British and international students regarding their accommodation choices across the UK have been unveiled in the...

Nominations for the ATLAS (Accreditation & Training for Landlords and Agents Service) and LLAS (London Landlord Accreditation Scheme) Awards 2019 are now open...

A London-based property firm has been ordered to pay back 70% of their profits gained from renting poorly converted flats in...

A buy-to-let investor, once dubbed “country’s worst landlord”, still owes more than £100,000 in unpaid fines in relation to over 60...

There was greater choice for those looking to rent last month, reflected by a sharp increase in the number of properties...

Renting a property is now more expensive than buying in nine out of ten of the largest British cities, fresh data...

Panoramic views of London, little noise pollution, three generous sized bedrooms and the prospect of a near 9% gross rental yield...

Portico’s short term lettings service, Portico Host, has been appointed to Airbnb’s professional co-host programme, bringing Airbnb services to London’s high...

Buy-to-let landlords who have adopted a high yielding investment strategy may be interested in new analysis of the BTL market that...

Private renting has more than doubled over the past 20 years, and young people are by far the most likely age...

The outlook for renters has improved over the past decade, albeit with considerable regional variations, thanks to improved affordability, new figures...

The average cost of renting a property outside London rose by 1.7% in the 12 months to October, while tenants in...

Tenants typically spend a third of their monthly salary before tax on rent, new figures show, but there are wide regional...

Renters in central London now face having to bid against each other, pushing rents up in the process, as a result...

The increase of London Living Wage to £10.55 per hour and UK Living Wage to £9 per hour has been welcomed...

A shortage of housing supply will push up rents up by an average of 13.7% over the next five years, according...

Eight men were found living in cramped conditions in a one-bedroom flat in east London during a raid by Barking and...

Tenants living in some of the most deprived areas in England will face some of the steepest rent price hikes in...

The High Court has shut down a Ponzi scheme operated by a property investment firm after ruling that it was misusing...

Rents in London’s prime property market have increased further, rising by 1.1% in the 12 months to September, as more people...

BTL landlords in parts of Sheffield must now apply to the council for a licence to let their properties after selective licensing...

A continued shortage in the number of rental properties on the market is placing upward pressure on rents across most parts...

The organisers of the National Landlord Investment Show have announced the shortlist for the 2018 National LIS Awards. The team at Landlord...

As the Chancellor prepares for today’s Autumn Budget, more residential taxes are widely mooted to be introduced, according to various experts. The...

A rogue landlord whose tenants were living in degrading conditions has been ordered to pay £9,000. Housing enforcement officers from Harrow Council...

Buy-to-let landlords wishing to achieve the highest rental returns need to look at a variety of factors, but one of the...

The average rent across England and Wales increased by 2.3% in the 12 months to September, reaching an average of £861...

There has been a significant increase in demand for rental accommodation in London, according to the latest report from Benham &...

A mixed-tenure development of private sale and affordable housing has been launched on the site of West Ham’s former Upton Park...

Private landlords are being offered money to help encourage them to restore their empty homes in the London borough of Barnet.  Empty...

Two years on from sweeping tax reforms to the buy-to-let sector, the industry is rapidly shifting towards professional landlords, according to...

Growth in demand for super-prime properties in prime central London has slowed significantly, fresh data shows. According to Knight Frank, the number...

Aldermore has updated its proposition for buy-to-let and residential mortgages. The specialist bank has made several changes to its criteria, including lowering...

A landlord in Ilford, Essex, who allowed 23 people to live in overcrowded conditions has been fined £7,500. Tenants in a house...

Buy-to-let investors spent £12.1bn on new buy-to-let purchases during the first half of 2018, down 30% on three years ago, fresh...

A number of tenants have been hit by rent rises over the past 12 months as landlords respond to extra taxes...

A rogue managing agent of an overcrowded house of multiple occupation (HMO) in east London has been fined £26,000 for breaches...

LGBT charities and activists staged a ‘kiss-in’ protest outside a north London letting agency last week after a lesbian couple were denied...

The average cost of renting a property in the UK rose by 1.7% in the 12 months to September, according to...

Rental yields in London have increased over the past 12 months and the signs are that they could rise further moving...

Croydon Council has become the first local authority to support calls to scrap the so-called ‘no fault’ evictions in order to...

Hamilton Fraser Total Landlord Insurance has scooped the ‘Best Landlord Insurance Provider’ for the second consecutive year at the Insurance Choice...

Two-thirds of Britain is effectively off-limits to many young people who want to rent a property of their own, a new...

Rents in London’s prime property market rose again in August as market conditions in the capital improved to levels not seen...

Landlords with property in Hackney, east London, should be aware that following a consultation earlier this year Hackney Council has now...

A rogue agent and two lettings companies in north west London have been heavily fined for operating a dangerous unlicensed house...

Buy-to-let landlords with properties in Croydon, south London, are being invited to attend a free conference being run this week by...

Early bird tickets are now on sale for the Residential Landlords Association’s (RLA) next Future Renting Conference in Cardiff. The one-day conference,...

Birmingham, a metropolitan borough and major city located in the West Midlands, has been awarded the title of the 6th best...

More than 20 men were discovered living in cramped conditions in a three-bedroom house in north-west London during a raid by...

Clydesdale Bank has launched two new buy-to-let deals and cut rates on existing products by up to 0.2%. The two new BTL...

The average rent across England and Wales has increased by 2.6% in the last 12 months, hitting an average of £861...

Rent prices in London are forecast to see strong growth following a significant drop in the number of homes available to rent...

Less than one in five BTL landlords have contacted with their tenants regarding basic fire safety precautions since the Grenfell Tower...

While the cost difference between furnished and unfurnished rentals varies across the country, generally speaking you can typically expect to receive...

A letting agency in Isleworth, West London, which was recently penalised for a number of offences, has been expelled from The...

SDV HQ Limited, trading as Sterling de Vere, has been ordered to pay more than £50,000 after letting an overcrowded flat...

Rental prices continued to rise in August, albeit marginally, new figures show. The average rent agreed on a new tenancy signed last...

Tenants are adopting a longer-term view to renting property, with more private renters looking to renew their existing contracts, new research...

The UK rental market is in recession for the first time since the global financial crisis, according to The Deposit Protection...

Airbnb property management firm, Air Agents, has expanded from London into Bristol and Bath. With almost three million tourists visiting Bristol and...

Many buy-to-let landlords like the idea of investing in student housing, as it is considered to be a serious and lucrative...

A managing agent has been fined more than £30,000 for allowing a tenant to occupy an unsafe tiny room behind a...

Trading Standards services in London are warning landlords and letting agents to ensure that they comply with the law and not...

The number of buy-to-let landlords acquiring new properties continues to tumble as recent tax changes bite, but property remains a viable...

The Residential Landlords Association’s (RLA) next Future Renting Conference takes places in London tomorrow. The one-day conference, which will be held at...

If you own a house or flat in London, there is a fair chance that you may have heard of, and...

Rental yields in prime central London are typically among the lowest in the UK, but that does not mean that there...

There has been a sharp rise in vegans and vegetarians in this country in recent years, with more people than ever...

Throughout September, Draker in partnership with Vue Cinemas will be offering two free cinema tickets to all the letting agency’s landlords. There...

Here at Just Landlords, we understand the importance of property portfolios receiving a bit of TLC now and again. We may...

Rents have had their biggest monthly increase for 28 months, led by gains in the East Midlands, according to the latest...

Retired homeowners have gained £9,744 each on average in property wealth over the past 12 month despite uncertainty in the property market,...

The deputy director the private rented sector in the Ministry of Housing, Anne Frost, has been confirmed as one of the...

Barclays has reduced its buy-to-let rates, with two-year fixed rate deals now starting from 1.5% up to 60% loan-to-value (LTV). There is...

The chances of a young adult owning a home in this country has dropped dramatically over the past two decades due...

The owner of a three-bedroom house in west London has not received a penny in rent despite her property being sub-let,...

Landlords are selling close to 4,000 buy-to-let properties a month resulting in the first recorded fall in the number of rental...

Buy-to-let landlords in the Midlands continue to invest in the sector on the back of a ‘positive outlook’, but elsewhere in...

Brent Council officers discovered 15 men crammed inside a two-bedroom bungalow during an enforcement raid yesterday morning. Tenants were found sleeping on...

Property developers are looking to profit from the growing number of private renters by investing further in purpose-built rental accommodation. The Build...

Astute property investors generally look to compound wealth over time, recognising that over-ambition can often lead to excessive risk, not to...

The attraction of buy-to-let is starting to wane as far as some people are concerned due to a series of recent...

Buy-to-let landlords could have grounds to challenge HMO licensing fees which could save them hundreds of pounds each year, according to...

UK house price growth has slowed to the lowest level since August 2013, according to the latest data from the Office...

The deadline for the new selective licensing scheme which comes into effect at the start of November is looming, and time...

The proportion of let properties in the UK that are owned by overseas landlords has dropped dramatically, according to new figures. The...

A landlord faces prosecution after police found he had squeezed 31 beds into a very overcrowded three-bedroom house that had just...

Rental prices in Greater London have surpassed the £1,600 per calendar month (pcm) mark for the very first time, according to...

Take up of new rental tenancies in prime central London in the second quarter of this year was up 27.7% compared...

Rents in England and Wales increased by 4.45% to an average of £861 in the 12 months to June 2018 but...

When a tenant paid his initial one month’s rent in addition to a tenancy deposit in exchange for the keys to...

Rents in London’s prime property market increased for the second consecutive month, rising by 1.1% in the 12 months to June...

The new licensing scheme for rented homes in Nottingham is set to come into force on Wednesday, August 1, and yet...

Glasgow or Edinburgh? Glasgow is a lot like Edinburgh, only more affordable. Obviously don’t make that comment if you’re actually talking...

The Association of Independent Inventory Clerks (AIIC) remains hopeful that independent inventory reporting will become a compulsory requirement. The AIIC, the UK’s...

Nick Dunning Associates is the latest letting agency to sign up to the Zero Deposit scheme, which offers a tenant’s deposit replacement...

London continued to attract new property investors, as reflected by Commercial Trust’s latest buy-to-let purchase mortgage data. Analysis of buy-to-let purchase applications...

Asking rents for properties in the UK increased in the second quarter of the year, led by gains in London, Rightmove’s...

Bexley in South East London has been identified as the most affordable place to rent in London, based on four people...

There has been a notable increase in the number of landlords listing multiple properties on Airbnb, according to fresh research from...

Private renters are more discerning about the type of property they are prepared to rent than they were a generation ago....

Tickets are now on sale for the Residential Landlords Association’s (RLA) next Future Renting Conference in London. The one-day conference, which will...

Rents for residential properties fell across parts of London in quarterly terms as the supply of properties coming on to the...

While the UK weather continues to defy all expectation, with scorching temperatures raging across the country, the rental market in London...

A tenant who illegally sublet an unlicensed and poorly-maintained bungalow in north London, which was described by Brent Council as a...

Landlord Today is a proud media partner of the National LIS Awards, brought to you by the organisers of the National...

London house prices are continuing to fall, with the collapse in the buy-to-let sector increasing the number of homes on the...

Imagine if you could make the properties that you are currently trying to let look larger, brighter, cleaner, warmer, more homely,...

Luton and Colchester have been named among the best places for buy-to-let investors in the existing market, based on rental yields. The...

There has been a further improvement in the letting market, according to board company Agency Express. The number of new rental property...

When it comes to investing in property, it pays to know about the latest property hotspots and up-and-coming areas, not just...

Dragons’ Den star Tej Lalvani has acquired a stake in London-based Airbnb property management firm, Air Agents. Lalvani, the chief executive of...

Property investment is not a quick fix, but rather a long-term financial solution to building wealth, as any good buy-to-let landlord will...

Small scale buy-to-let investors and accidental landlords face more upheaval under the government’s plan to introduce mandatory minimum three-year tenancies, according...

Annual rental price growth in the UK increased in June, HomeLet said on Tuesday. The latest HomeLet Rental Index shows that the...

The London Assembly Members yesterday agreed a unanimous motion calling on the Mayor of London to back a campaign to abolish...

Rents in London grew by 0.1% in the 12 months to June 2018, the first annual rental rise in the city...

BTL landlords in Nottingham will soon face tougher rules with new rental licensing conditions set to be introduced in the city. The...

Rents in London’s prime property market have moved into positive territory for the first time since January 2016, increasing by 0.8%...

Legal & General has exchanged contracts on its largest build-to-rent (BTR) site to date located in Woolwich. The scheme, which has been...

Many buy-to-let landlords may have reacted angrily to government proposals that will give tenants a minimum three year contract, but one...

Tickets have been released for the Residential Landlords Association (RLA) next Future Renting conference in London. The one-day conference, which will be...

There is still plenty of money to be made in buy-to-let, provided you invest in the right areas, according to new...

Manchester has been identified as the number one place to rent out a property with an average yield of 5.55% and...

A number of young renters will be offered ‘rent to buy’ deposit-free homes as part of plans being proposed by the...

The total amount of equity released by homeowners, including buy-to-let landlords, was up 5.8% in May compared to the previous month,...

Many would-be first-time buyers are being forced to rent longer despite a slowdown in house prices as new figures reveal that...

Brent Council insists that it wants to build better relationships with private landlords after successfully winning close to 150 prosecution cases...

A landlord has been fined ordered to pay £5,000 for allowing tenants to sleep in an outbuilding in Enfield, north London. Sanjiv...

A private tenant occupying a three-bedroom house in north-west London has been jailed after he was caught illegally subletting the property...

Following a slowdown in rental market activity in April, new letting data from the Agency Express Property Activity Index has revealed...

Buy-to-let returns continue to outperform many major asset classes with property investors in northern areas benefitting from higher yields, owed in...

A benefit claimant who faced debt, rent arrears and potential eviction as a result of policy design flaws in universal credit,...

Rents in the UK are set to increase as demand for rental properties grows, but the number of homes coming on...

The UK is facing a critical rental shortage as many landlords continue to offload properties due to recent tax a change,...

Specialist mortgage lender Kent Reliance has launched an income-backed buy-to-let mortgage for limited companies and individual lending. The mortgage provider will now...

Propio Properties has launched a new online property investment platform that it hopes will appeal to buy-to-let investors looking for a...

Buy-to-let mortgages accounted for 13.9% of new lending during the first quarter of this year, new figures reveal. Fresh data from the...

One in five landlords in this country entered the buy-to-let sector without even planning to, finding themselves with a property ‘accidentally’...

Almost two out of five buy-to-let landlords will use limited companies to acquire properties over the next 12 months compared to...

The number of properties rented as a second home in Great Britain reached 13,680 last year, the highest number on record,...

One of the most active councils in London when it comes to prosecuting rogue landlords and letting agents has now extended...

As a landlord, you have a number of different responsibilities and obligations that you need to stay on top of, in...

Registration is now live for the National Landlord Investment Show which will take place at London Olympia this week.  Hundreds of buy-to-let landlords...

Rental prices in England are increasing at the slowest pace for five years, the latest Landbay Rental Index shows. Rents in England,...

Rental prices increased by 2% in May compared to the same month last year, the latest HomeLet Rental Index shows. The average...

With more house-hunters than ever now starting their search for a new home by typically looking online on one of the major property portals, most landlords would naturally like...

Celebrate the shows 5th Birthday and 57th event to date in the Landlord Investor Lounge with a glass of prosecco with...

Allsop’s latest residential auction in London raised more than £67m, with a success rate of 75%, but buy-to-let investors in the...

Industry experts have joined forces to launch a campaign urging policy makers to create legislation on appliance testing in rental properties. It...

New research by the GMB trade union shows that rents in the capital are far outpacing wage growth, with a two-bedroom...

BTL landlords in Redbridge will have to abide by tougher rules after new rental licensing conditions proposed by Redbridge Council were...

Rent hikes are inevitable unless the government reverses tax changes for landlords, it has been claimed.  Tenants face paying an average of £23 a...

A landlord who built an outbuilding and converted it into eight small flats without planning consent has been ordered to pay...

A drop in the number of properties coming onto the private rented market in prime central London (PCL) has begun to...

Rents in the South West, which includes the likes of Bristol, Devon and Cornwall, has seen rental price increases outstrip all...

With the number of people living in private rented accommodation continuing to grow, more tenants are seeking permission to keep pets...

Criminal landlords across London will be named and shamed on an online database after all London boroughs signed up to a rogue...

Ideal Flatmate has closed its second round of funding, taking total investment in the company to £1.25m. The website, a compatibility-based flatmate...

For the next five days, the grounds of the Royal Hospital in SW3 will be home to the world’s most prestigious...

The publication yesterday of Dame Judith Hackitt’s Independent Review of Building Regulations and Fire Safety, confirming that landlords and building managers will...

The Property Ombudsman (TPO) scheme has released its latest annual report revealing an increase in the number of consumers contacting the...

The north-south gap in rental prices is narrowing, as rent hikes ease in the north but pick up in the south...

Two letting agents have been hit with £14,000 fines for unlicensed shared properties in Camden, north London. The two rogue letting agents...

A new build development of eight luxury flats has come on to the rental market in Shoreditch, east London. The new homes,...

As the National Landlord Investment Show prepares to celebrate its fifth anniversary at Aston Villa Football Club on Wednesday May 16th,...

The buy-to-let market in London and the South East has seen stronger levels of activity since the start of the year...

Grainger plc, the UK’s largest listed residential landlord, has purchased a Private Rented Sector (PRS) build-to-rent development on East Street, an...

There has been a sharp rise in the number of overseas investors investing in UK crowdfunding development projects, including buy-to-let schemes,...

With the outlook for savers looking dismal, many people continue to invest in the tried and tested route of bricks and...

It is undoubtedly a buyer’s market in London at the moment, with those who are looking to buy property in the...

Rental prices increased by 1.5% in April compared to the corresponding month a year earlier, according to the latest HomeLet Rental...

Located in a central position of the UK, Nottingham is a fantastic city with a population of more than 350,000 people,...

HMO properties produced the highest yields in the first quarter of 2018, at 7.1% - 1.3% above the market average, according...

Buy-to-let landlords in central London were the most likely to have reduced rents in England in the past 12 months, fresh...

A buy-to-let landlord in North West London has been ordered to pay more than £10,000 for licensing breaches in connection with...

London now has significantly more Airbnb listings than ever before, with a growing number of buy-to-let landlords turning to the holiday letting...

A Labour councillor tasked with clamping down on rogue landlords has found herself in hot water after failing to declare a...

The growing housing crisis in London is forcing employees to quit their jobs and making it harder for firms to recruit...

With demand from tenants gathering pace, at a time when there has been a reduction in the number of new properties...

No landlord wants to experience excessive or lengthy void periods as that can significantly impact the viability of their investment, and...

There has been a sharp rise in demand for rental accommodation, according to the latest report from haart. Data from the letting...

Investing in buy-to-let property can be a great way to make money. But before parting with your cash, an investment strategy...

A new productivity tool designed to help landlords, property managers, agents and tenants better manage their day-to-day tenancy communications has been...

High house prices and years without real-terms wages growth have prompted a growing number of young people to abandon the idea...

There has been an improvement in the letting market, according to board company Agency Express. The number of new rental property listings...

Low levels of activity in the sluggish housing market are forcing many homeowners to accept offers well below asking price, making...

A majority of buy-to-let landlords see the UK’s vote to leave the EU as a threat to their property business, with...

The Property Investor & Homebuyer Show, the UK’s most comprehensive property exhibition, takes place at London ExCeL tomorrow and Saturday and...

Tenant referencing provides all the background information on prospective tenants, helping landlords and letting agents make an educated choice about who...

In recent years, cites within the north of England have attracted more property investors targeting high yields, but new research shows...

With savers receiving miserable returns, many shrewd investors are turning to the buy-to-let sector as a means of supplementing their income,...

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s royal wedding has caused a major tourism boost for areas surrounding London and Windsor as illustrated...

An ‘unsafe’ house in multiple occupation (HMO) in north London has been uncovered by enforcement officers from Brent Council following a...

The number of landlords remortgaging in order to raise funds to improve their properties has reached an all-time high, new figures...

Over the past year, the government has introduced 3% Stamp Duty levy, new stress tests for portfolio landlords and started to...

Who are you? I am Director of Remax Key Properties, West Kensington. How long have you been trading? I’ve worked in property since graduating...

The buy-to-let market continues to see a marginal rise in residential rental prices, and this trend appears to be fuelled by...

Wealthy foreigners are prepared to spend up to £50,000 a week renting luxury homes in London, and this now risks sending...

The landlord of a north London property where two men died of a suspected carbon monoxide leak on Sunday faces a...

Void periods are inevitable. But no landlords wants to experience excessive or lengthy void periods as that can significantly impact the...

Demand for property in the private rental market is showing no signs of slowing down, and this is placing upward pressure...

Despite the changes to the buy-to-let sector in recent years, there still remains a desire among many to become a landlord,...

Almost two-fifths of landlords are feeling positive about the future of the rental market, and are thinking about buying more properties...

A new TV show called ‘Bad Tenants, Rogue Landlords’, a companion series to ‘Nightmare Tenants, Slum Landlords’, starts today. Following the success...

Rents in prime central London increased by 0.2% between February and March, the first monthly rise since September 2015, according to...

A landlord in North West London who failed to deal with noisy pigeons nesting at one of its properties has been...

Colchester has been named the best place for buy-to-let investors in today’s market, based on a combination of capital value growth,...

Rents increased 3% annually in February to £857 per month on average helping to offset recent tax hikes for landlords, new...

A Conservative councillor has been ordered to pay more than £57,000 after being taken to court by his own council for...

Hackney in east London has recorded the fastest growth in rents on a typical two-bedroom home over the past decade, according...

Buy-to-let landlords who own properties in London that look set to be empty over the Easter bank holiday weekend are being...

Unscrupulous landlords in Hackney, east London, who leave tenants living in substandard conditions, will be forced to improve the condition of...

Tenants in London are now required to pay up to £8,650 just to move into a rented home, it has been...

A north London council is being encouraged to take a tough stance on reported Airbnb and equivalent style rentals in an...

While rental growth may have slowed in London over recent months, the appetite to invest in HMO properties across the capital...

In recent times, Birmingham has widely been considered as one of the very best places to invest in, throughout the whole...

Deposit protection scheme, TDS, has announced 20 new dates for its ‘Academy’ training events running over the next year across England...

The average buy-to-let investor who sold their rental property in 2017 did so for £86,651 more than they paid for it,...

The average tenancy deposit paid by tenants in Britain’s largest cities now stands at £1,057, with deposits for properties in London and...

Rental prices increased by 1.2% in February compared to the corresponding month a year earlier, the latest HomeLet Rental Index shows. The...

There was a significant decline in rental stock coming on to the market in the final quarter of 2017, placing greater...

The Northern Powerhouse cities of Manchester, Leeds and Liverpool have been identified as global property investment hotspots. According to the research from...

Average rents in the prime central London (PCL) residential lettings market fell 2.1% in the year to February 2018, the same...

It has been just over a year since the opening of the rental development be:here Hayes in west London, delivered by...

The National Landlord Show arrives at Olympia on Thursday 15 March to give advice via complimentary seminars, leading suppliers and two...

Buy-to-let landlords are being advised to turn to the North West of England in a bid to increase their annual yields following the...

Three tenants who sub-let a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Kingsbury, north-west London, to 35 men have been fined more than 23,000. The residents...

With residential property prices in super prime London continuing to fall, an increasing number of would-be purchasers are turning to luxury...

Plans to introduce new licensing schemes for privately rented homes across parts of North West London have been given the go-ahead by...

A third of property professionals in this country are set to add to their portfolios this year as appetite for opportunistic...

A proposal to introduce a new licensing scheme for privately rented homes in Nottingham has been given the green light by...

Private rental prices paid by tenants continued to slow last month suggesting that rent controls may leave tenants worse off. Rent paid...

A buy-to-let landlord has been ordered to pay £7,400 after failing to obtain a license to rent out a property in...

Rental values in prime London increased by 2.5% in the final quarter of 2017, up 1.2% on the corresponding period in...

Buy-to-let landlords looking for an impressive return on investment in the capital through Airbnb stays should look to invest in East...

Who are you? Will Handley, CEO of HomeRenter What does it say on your business card? CEO and Co-founder What is HomeRenter? HomeRenter’s mission is to...

Recently named as the most rapidly improving locations in the UK – investment in the UK’s second city shows no sign...

A company and the manager of a house of multiple occupation (HMO) in South Hampstead, north-west London, have been hit with...

The average cost of renting a home is now increasing across every UK region for the first time in 19 months,...

Weaker demand from tenants has resulted in rental price falls in parts of the capital, as some landlords are being forced...

An unscrupulous individual pretending to be a private landlord in order to scam more than £10,000 from unsuspecting tenants before going...

With 65,000 affordable new homes planned to be built in London per year, it would appear that the capital is offering...

Criminal landlords who crammed up to 40 migrants inside their semi-detached townhouse in north-west London face losing hundreds of thousands of...

Landlord licensing, a database of rogue landlords and improved rent controls are among some of the primary measures proposed by renters...

According to official figures, more than 200,000 homes in England were empty for at least six months during 2016. In London,...

Buy-to-let investors seeking the best returns should look at investing in key northern cities where the gap between asking and achieved...

Average rents in prime central London recorded a fall of 3.1% over the course of 2017, but the rate of decline...

A but-to-let landlord in south east London has been penalised for allowing his elderly tenants to live in a property that...

With tenants privately renting from a landlord now typically paying more than half of their income in rent, a growing number...

The housing crisis is the greatest challenge London faces. Years of not building enough new homes, including affordable housing, mean many...

The number of properties letting agents managed in December reached a record-high, according to ARLA Propertymark’s December Private Rented Sector (PRS) report. The 200 properties...

Auctions are a great way to acquire property competitively, with a wide range of great investment deals often going under the...

The phasing out of mortgage interest relief from last April will soon start to make it harder for buy-to-let landlords to make...

The average rent in England and Wales hit £850 a month in December, up 2.2% year-on-year, led by gains in the...

Rental arrears – or the potential for rent arrears – are the bane of every landlord’s life, to the degree that...

Rogue landlords are profiting from the housing benefit system by enticing desperate local authorities to place single homeless people into small...

Who are you?   Arthur Jones, I’m Glide’s London Business Development Manager. I joined Glide in November 2016 to head up London. My...

London continued to be the worst performing region in Britain when it comes to house prices, with values falling by 0.8%...

Rent paid by tenants to private landlords in Britain rose by 1.2% in the year to December, the Office for National...

With house prices increasingly steady outside of London and the South East, the housing market across many parts of the country...

Ex-Big Brother TV star Heavy D was humiliated on ITV daytime show Judge Rinder yesterday after having a case against his...

The proportion of homes bought by a landlord fell to a nine-year low of just 12.5% last year, as higher taxes...

The average asking rent across the UK, excluding London, increased by 0.7% in 2017, which is the lowest rate of growth...

Buy-to-let landlords will still benefit from £16.7bn worth of tax relief, based on claims from the latest year’s tax returns, even...

UK rents grew by 0.56% in 2017, led by gains in London commuter hotspots, according to the latest rental price index...