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Average asking rents in London rose to an all-time high of £2,091 a month in the first quarter of the year...

Private rental prices paid by tenants in the UK increased by 1.2% in the 12 months to March 2019, up from...

The government’s announcement earlier this week that there will be radical reforms of the PRS will not just create open-ended tenancies...

Weak rental growth has resulted in improved affordability for renters across many parts of the country, including London, while rents in...

A number of MPs are currently earning rental income from properties that they bought with public help, according to a fresh...

The soaring cost of renting property in prime central London has once again come under the spotlight following WikiLeaks founder Julian...

There has been a sharp decline in the number of buy-to-let landlords investing in the capital’s property market since the 3%...

Rents in Great Britain increased 1.9% year-on-year in March, driven by a 3.7% rise in Greater London where rents hit a...

End of tenancy cleaning is the single biggest cause of deposit deductions, which is why having a cleaning checklist to ensure...

Who are you? Sunil Sharma, Director at Regal Estates. Who are Regal Estates? We are an established independent lettings and management company based in...

UK rents have started to increase at a rate not seen in the market for more than two years, fresh figures...

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

On April 1 2019, the rental sector shifted into a new era of even greater professionalisation with the introduction of mandatory...

Property search data from Zoopla over the past 12 months has been analysed to reveal the most sought-after areas for a...

More needs to be done to stem the increase in short-term lets on Airbnb and similar platforms to ensure that there...

The average rent for a property in the UK increased by 0.96% in the year to March but London remains a...

Around 2 million Londoners, including many renters, live in areas which exceed legal limits for air pollution, fresh figures show. The data...

Recent years have seen a shift in buyer activity across the UK’s property market, with London’s much publicised decline in popularity...

Private sector rents increased across most parts of England and Wales between February and March, according to the latest Goodlord rental...

The slump in the UK home ownership rate from 73% a decade ago to just 63% today reflects the fact that...

Rental values in prime London remain firm on the back of greater demand from tenants, as continued political uncertainty continues to...

There has been significant rise in the number of landlords selling up in the capital due to buy-to-let tax changes, according...

A growing number of renters in the capital are looking for longer-term tenancies as home ownership becomes increasingly out of reach...

Portico has expanded its client offering with the launch of Portico Finance, a mortgage broker and protection service, designed to offer...

A buy-to-let landlord in London has been ordered to pay more than £9,000 for failing to license a HMO. Across Tower Hamlets,...

Birmingham has experienced an incredible transformation over recent years. Shaking off its previously industrial image. The UK’s second city has emerged...

Former Conservative Party leader Iain Duncan Smith has criticised policies of former Conservative chancellor George Osborne with regard to housing. Speaking at...

The average rent across England and Wales has increased by 0.4% in the last 12 months, hitting an average of £861...

Property expert and entrepreneur Gill Fielding has been investing in property for several decades; long before the term ‘property investor’ was...

The widening gap between housing benefit rates and market rents means that many buy-to-let landlords are now forced to rely on...

Buy-to-let landlords should not be deterred from acquiring leasehold properties, but rather target homes with ‘high service charges’, and then set...

Four in ten buy-to-let landlords are planning to expand their portfolio this year, according to new research. With buy-to-let continuing to deliver...

There was a significant drop in the number of new rental listings, while the volume of properties let last month also...

Private rental prices in the UK increased by 1.1% in the 12 months to February, according to the Office for National...

Landlord licensing schemes are being introduced across England, while they are mandatory in Scotland and Wales, as local authorities attempt to...

The proportion of landlords acquiring properties in London in cash hit a seven-year high in 2018, according to fresh data from...

So, what do smart landlords do to make more money than you, and how do they do it? The million-dollar question....

Short-term letting providers, including landlords who list properties on Airbnb, are not adequately protected by major insurance providers, according to a...

Residential properties in London are being wrongly valued due to outdated measurement techniques used to measure floor space, it has been...

A buy-to-let landlord who used violence and intimidation to illegally evict his tenant has been handed a suspended jail sentence and...

Haringey Borough Council has given the go-ahead for borough-wide additional licensing to be introduced from 27 May 2019 for Houses in...

The cost of renting a home in the UK is rising quicker than the rate of inflation, with the average monthly...

Two landlords have been ordered to pay more than £30,000 for breaching fire safety and over-occupancy licence conditions at their House...

Rental income for buy-to-let landlords has increased by a staggering 15% over the past 12 month to hit £18.7bn, up from...

London remains by far the most expensive place in the country to rent, with average rent in the capital 114% higher...

Investing in residential properties can be a great way to accumulate wealth. But before parting with your cash, an investment strategy...

The gap between the cost of buying and renting is down 59%, its lowest level in nine years, according to the...

Philip Hammond is once again being urged to reverse the previous chancellor George Osborne’s deeply unpopular tax reforms as they are...

When property experts gathered at the Bristol office of Colliers International in June 2016 to discuss Bristol’s potential for Build to...

Following on from the successful South East Homebuilding & Renovating Show that took place at the Farnborough International Exhibition and Conference...

A growing number of young professionals and students are choosing to house share, driving up the average cost of renting room...

There are growing signs that the London housing market may have bottomed out, fresh analysis shows. Property prices in the capital have...

Despite Brexit, homebuyers, including buy-to-let investors, in the north of England are showing much more confidence than those in the south. Since...

Renowned internationally for its designer shopping outlet, Bicester has long been the jewel in Oxfordshire’s crown, attracting millions of visitors annually...

There has been a moderate rise in residential property price growth across the UK, according to the latest analysis carried out...

Buy-to-let landlords in London are being encouraged by property management firms to break strict short-term letting laws in the capital, an...

Affordability is a serious problem, particularly in London, and this puts people wishing to buy their first property under a great...

As an income investment, buy-to-let continues to look attractive, especially compared to low savings rates and stock market swings, but when...

Vendors will often accept an all-cash purchase offer over a higher-priced offer with a mortgage, highlighting the importance of cash in...

With a growing number of Londoners renting property outside the capital, where affordability is stretched, more buy-to-let landlords are now looking...

Many people invest in property or sign up to investment club arrangements, which are not uncommon in the industry, but sometimes it...

Demand from new tenants in London’s private rented sector is rising at a time when the number of homes available to...

Rental values in prime London has started to see some slowdown in decline as initial signs of a bottoming out have...

An unscrupulous landlord who converted three family homes into houses in multiple occupation (HMO) without planning consent has been jailed for...

Overseas investors snapped up more than half of all properties for sale in prime London in the second half of 2018...

Three fifths of Brits have experienced a pest problem within their home, with 64% of those who have had an infestation...

Online letting agent Upad has pledged to challenge landlords’ ‘expectations’ with the revamp of its ‘UPay On Success’ product which means...

As London continues to wane in popularity for investors and renters alike – with increasing numbers of people moving out of...

Private rental prices paid by tenants in the UK rose by 1% in the 12 months to January 2019, unchanged from...

The proportion of income spent on rent in the private rented sector has fallen from 35.4% in 2010/11 to 32.9% in...

The government’s decision to launch a consultation into a proposal to add 1% onto the stamp duty paid when buying a home in England...

Anaconda Cut, standing at 131 metres tall, making it the tallest building in Salford, has been officially launched. The 44-storey tower, which...

There has been a significant rise in demand from people looking to rent property amid political and economic uncertainty and this...

Rental values in prime London increased by 1.9% in the fourth quarter of 2018 on the back of greater demand from...

Journalist and broadcaster Andrew Neil will chair the Government Panel Debate at the National Landlord Investment Show in London, it has...

New research has identified London’s most uninhabitable boroughs for the capital’s tenants, based on the cost of living there to the...

Tenants spent £1.9bn less in rent in 2018 compared with a year earlier, marking the first annual decline in more than...

The average cost of renting a property in the UK increased by 2.5% in the 12 months to January, the latest...

Brent Council in north London looks set to take action against a buy-to-let landlord who is accused of “exploiting tenants” after ...

The cost of average deposits has increased across the UK, according to the latest Statistical Briefing report by The Dispute Service...

Portico has expanded its short-term lettings service, bringing its Airbnb services to Manchester and Liverpool’s high streets. The estate agency, which currently...

There was a significant increase in the number of landlords exiting the rental market in December 2018 as rents increased for...

A no-deal Brexit could trigger a deep and damaging recession with worse consequences for the UK economy than the 2008 financial...

The average rent across England and Wales has increased by 1.8% in the last 12 months, hitting an average of £865...

Despite government cuts, a new report claims that buy-to-let landlords in the UK claimed £17.7bn in tax relief last year, up...

Three rogue directors of a letting agency in London who conned at least landlords and tenants out of more than £105,000 were...

Ealing council has praised buy-to-let landlords operating in the local area after fresh figures revealed that there are more properly accredited...

The mayor of London Sadiq Khan is developing rent control proposals as part of his 2020 re-election bid in the hope...

Ever since Margaret Thatcher declared her belief in a ‘property-owning democracy’ and introduced Right to Buy in 1980, the UK was...

A rogue landlord deemed unfit to rent out property in the north London borough of Brent in 2015 has since received...

Life just doesn’t get any easier for Theresa May. No sooner had her Brexit withdrawal plan been rejected by a record-breaking...

Legal & General has exchanged contracts on a new Build To Rent (BTR) site in Chelmsford City Centre, on behalf of...

There are growing signs of confidence returning to the London market, with a resurgence in house prices being anticipated owed in...

There has been a steady increase in the percentage of rental properties available over the past 12 months and data for...

Barnet Council is planning to introduce a stricter licensing scheme designed to clampdown on rogue landlords across the borough in north...

Asking rents in London rose to a record high in December, with market conditions in the capital improving to levels not...

From furniture and lighting to bedding and tabletop items, there is a lot that can be done to improve a property’s...

Many people tend to hold off on buying property during times of uncertainty and that appears to be precisely what is...

Close to £2.4m of additional funding designed to clampdown on unscrupulous landlords will be made available for more than 50 councils...

The total value of the UK’s housing stock reached a record £7.29 trillion in 2018, according to fresh research from Savills. The...

MPs will finally hold their vote on Theresa May’s Brexit deal tomorrow, with just over two months to go before the...

There has been increased demand for buy-to-let property in prime central London in recent months and this trend looks set to continue...

Property management company Titlecroft Limited has been fined £5,000 for failing to join a government-approved property redress scheme, which is a...

The average cost of renting a property in the UK rose by 1.5% in the 12 months to December 2018, the...

Hostmaker, a leading Airbnb and holiday rental property management specialist, claims to have found a way to fill the low-season and...

Brexit has “smashed property market sentiment to smithereens”, according to Jonathan Samuels, the chief executive of the property lender Octane Capital. Buying...

With a sharp rise in the number of letting agents signing up to the Zero Deposit Guarantee, underpinning hundreds of tenancies...

Many buy-to-let landlords who own properties in London took advantage of their assets by renting out their homes on a short-term...

A buy-to-let landlord has been ordered to pay £60,000 for committing serious offences under The Housing Act 2004. Regev Hazan, the landlord of...

As landlords increasingly feel the squeeze, with their reduction in yields principally due to increased regulation and tax changes, they are questioning...

A family of slum landlords who crammed 31 people into a suburban four-bedroom house has been ordered to pay back almost...

We all know that buy-to-let investors provide a vital service for people looking for housing, and yet an article in The...

There was a sharp decline in the number of buy-to-let landlords acquiring property in 2018, fresh data from Haart shows. Clearly deterred...

The average rental yield achieved in prime central London in December was 3.35% - the highest level seen since April 2012...

Buy-to-let landlords and property enthusiasts will once again descend on the Olympia Conference Centre in London in March where they will...

It’s now three years since the then Conservative Chancellor George Osborne introduced a series of measures aimed, principally, at cooling the...

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...