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A new analysis by a lending company has revealed the average rent secured on a holiday let in 21 areas of...

Landlords who use the Property Hub Lets online agency are in for a change - in future, their properties will be...

A job at the Generation Rent campaign group is being advertised on a site dedicated to jobs working for MPs. The post...

Landlords interested in improving energy efficiency in their investment properties can see and hear tips on how to do it at...

A landlord group is threatening legal action following a council’s approval of a new licensing scheme. York council - run by a...

Rightmove is warning landlords and other sellers that properties with poor levels of energy efficiency may have to sell with a discount.  The...

The House of Commons Library provides books, journals and online resources for MPs, MPs' staff and parliamentary staff. Some of this is...

The government has repeated its demand that landlords pass on energy rebates to tenants. A written parliamentary question on this issue was...

Yet another committee of MPs has launched a ‘call for evidence’ as it starts an investigation into the private rental sector. The...

As part of The Renters’ Reform White Paper, the UK government proposed that all tenants be moved onto a single system...

The latest rentals market snapshot by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors gives the now-familiar story of how demand is far...

The next Prime Minister must address the supply crisis in the private rented sector if homeownership ambitions are to become a...

Heat pumps - central to a government energy efficiency drive started under Boris Johnson - could save 20 per cent higher...

The Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities has been packed with MPs loyal to outgoing Prime Minister Boris Johnson, as...

Our politics seems pretty broken to me and whilst I don’t wish to take a side between one flavour or the...

With speculation about what happens next in Westminster at fever pitch, now isn’t the time to make predictions as to how...

The mystery as to why so many MPs appear anti-landlord deepens with the news that at least 17 per cent of...

A re-offending landlord housed himself and five tenants in what has been described as a death trap property.  The rogue Harrow landlord...

An MP has introduced a Private Member’s Bill which, if successful, would reduce what she calls the “nightmare” of Airbnb party...

Ofgem has announced that the energy price cap will further rise from £1,971 to £2,800 in October this year, amid an...

A trade body is calling for a partnership with the government to push the domestic heating market towards heat pumps as...

Thank goodness the uncertainty is over - but is it all too skewed towards tenants? That’s the worry of suppliers as Daniel...

The government is today launching a consultation on a policy obliging landlords to make changes to communal spaces outside disabled tenants’...

No it’s not an April Fool - some tenants in Wales are experimenting with an alternative to radiators and heat pumps....

The Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy has now opened its controversial boiler upgrade scheme. Landlords across England and Wales as...

The property industry has this week remonstrated at the video that housing charity Shelter has published and in which they portray...

If rising energy costs are your immediate concern, it may not be feasible to invest in new solutions for your home...

A report from the Public Accounts Committee on the regulation of the private rented sector (PRS) was issued with little notice...

Renters without a property to sell are likely to be the worst demographic sector affected by the cost of living crisis...

New data from the Savills agency shows how difficult it will be for typical landlords with mid- to low-value houses and...

Renting is changing. That’s what we keep being told by the Government as it prepares the ground for its renters’ reform...

Labour MP Hilary Benn has spoken out in favour of buy to let landlords currently expected to pay towards remediation work...

Two of the country’s leading Conservative MPs have spoken at a Shelter conference which claimed millions of private renters were being...

One of the leaders of the Generation Rent group claims it can be “an uphill struggle for private renters to get...

Prime central London may not seem to most obvious part of the UK for buy to let investors but a leading...

A senior committee of MPs claims that it’s “too difficult for renters to realise their legal right to a safe and...

The National Residential Landlords Association has backed a far-reaching report by a group of MPs which has condemned the quality of...

Landlords are many people’s favourite pantomime villains, on the hunt to hike rents and squeeze profits. The reality, however, is proven...

New research has produced a league table of locations where capital appreciation in the past year has exceeded the average wage...

Buy to let landlords claimed a record £18.5 in tax relief in the year to April 2021, the most recent data...

Thousands of landlords are to be quizzed to establish the true cost of damages to rental accommodation by tenants. The “What’s the...

A question mark has been raised over the suitability of a scheme starting next month to encourage the switch from gas...

The Renters’ Reform Coalition, a combination of some 20 groups of activists wanting to transform the lettings sector, has set its...

The Mirror newspaper has launched a campaign to “make rented homes safer”. It says its campaign - called Safe As Houses -...

A cross-party group of MPs has opposed government plans to make many buy to let landlords pay for the replacement of...

The Generation Rent activist group has launched a lobbying campaign, giving a template letter for people to send to MPs ahead...

A private landlord has been fined £1,760 and ordered to pay £1,000 costs after failing to properly licence four properties in...

The government has been accused of basing its policy to solve the cladding crisis on the assumption that landlords are Property...

A group of MPs has unveiled a scathing report about the inadequacies of HM Revenue & Customs, with a particular reference...

The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, wants the government to put a stop to the capital being used for international money...

The new housing minister is a landlord - and has already attracted criticism from some sections of the media. Yesterday Chris Pincher...

A national newspaper says the current ratings of the Energy Performance Certificate are under review by the Department for Business, Energy...

Government plans to rectify dangerous cladding are riddled with confusion and risk needless delays to addressing the problem. That’s the warning from...

Police have imposed a Closure Order on a property in Southampton under Section 80 of the Anti-Social Behaviour, Crime & Policing Act. The...

Cotswold council, using cash from the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, is targeting properties that fall below the minimum...

An alliance of 25 major charities have written to Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Chancellor Rishi Sunak, calling for urgent action...

The government looks set to clamp down on holiday rentals and will this year formally consult on the concept of a...

A prominent Conservative has complained that her party, and others, have failed to do anything about a housing market in which...

Labour is the latest political party to call for rent controls following similar pleas from the Green Party and the Scottish Nationalists. Paul...

Two prominent Brexiteer MPs are spearheading a campaign that claims Net Zero energy efficiency policies are unpopular. In their launch statement, they...

As we enter 2022 the private rented sector can look back on a year which marked the start of its recovery...

A cross-party survey of MPs shows that they want to scale up the installation of renewable heating technologies in existing homes,...

A lettings agent claims progress on climate change and energy efficiency is likely to be undermined by what he calls “dodgy...

The sleaze allegations engulfing the government have moved to those MPs letting out their London homes while claiming money from taxpayers...

The UK government’s target to reach net zero emissions by 2050 has necessitated the introduction of initiatives aimed at reducing fossil...

PropTech firm Kamma says well over 100,000 private rental homes across the UK are being let illegally because they already fail...

A new survey from an online rental platform claims tenants are willing to pay for greener homes. Some 98 per cent of...

The government has today announced a new cash injection for councils to clampdown on landlords whose properties fail to meet energy...

The head of a building body says landlords and home owners need a replacement for the defunct Green Homes Grant to...

A piecemeal approach to how the private rental sector meets government climate change targets is fraught with problems, the landlords trade...

Generation Rent has commented on the government’s Net Zero goals, involving phasing out boilers and introducing heat pumps into rental properties. While...

Experts are already warning of shortcomings in the government’s latest Green initiative, banning new boilers from 2035 and offering £5,000 grants...

It’s been confirmed that landlords and other home owners in England and Wales will be offered subsidies of £5,000 from April...

The government is poised to announce a ban on the installation of gas boilers by 2035. Instead home owners including landlords will...

New data from Rightmove reveals the effect the staycation boom is having on the rental market across Britain. Seaside towns and other...

A branch of national lettings agency Martin & Co is to be run by a landlord. Grant Simpson - who describes himself...

A former member of Jeremy Corbyn’s shadow cabinet has thrown his weight behind Generation Rent’s latest campaign. Lloyd Russell-Moyle - chair of...

Activists including Generation Rent are to lobby MPs this afternoon, to complain against eviction notice periods in England reverting to pre-Covid...

Activists’ group Generation Rent says it’s to lobby MPs on Tuesday next week against the return of normal eviction notice periods...

A respected political website claims that over 30 MPs from a range of political parties have written to the Housing Secretary...

The leader of a council in one of the areas of the UK with the highest number of Airbnb-style short lets...

The first-ever history of Tenancy Deposit legislation, legal challenges and proposed future changes has been published by the House of Commons...

It appears that the government is considering a replacement for the ill-fated Green Homes Grant, which was to have helped thousands...

A new table of UK city affordability offers some guidance for landlords looking for urban properties in some of the least...

Protesters in a part of the UK with high numbers of holiday lets will stage a demonstration next week demanding cheaper...

Landlords with an eye to optimising capital appreciation ought to be considering the sustainability features of properties, Rightmove has suggested. The portal...

Starling Bank has snapped up specialist buy-to-let mortgage lender Fleet Mortgages in a £50 million cash and share deal. Fleet Mortgages, based...

A website has lifted the lid on how many MPs in the current parliament are landlords. Open Democracy - which describes itself...

A licensing scheme proposed for one part of the UK has been branded as “intrusive” for tenants and expensive for the...

Landlords require help in the shape of an emergency package to assist tenants clear Covid-related arrears. That’s the view of Propertymark, which...

The people behind a new smart system for controlling electric heating and household appliances claim it has the potential to save...

MPs have launched a campaign called ‘Carbon Monoxide Safe 4 Summer’ to highlight concerns over risks associated with the poisonous gas. They...

The government has surprised observers by announcing that compulsory mediation over Covid-related arrears would happen in the commercial sector - but not...

The government has surprised observers by announcing that compulsory mediation over Covid-related arrears would happen in the commercial sector - but not...

Labour MPs have quizzed junior housing minister Eddie Hughes over the effects of the ending of the eviction ban. At the regular...

A Labour Party pressure group has tweeted the message: “All landlords are bastards.” The tweet, from Labour Tenants United, is the latest...

A Labour MP is proposing legislation which would mean that landlords who offer accommodation in exchange for sexual favours could be...

Rebecca Long Bailey, a left wing MP sacked in controversial circumstances by party leader Sir Kier Starmer, has spoken up for...

A little-known group called Labour Tenants United has criticised the party’s new housing spokeswoman. Initially the group welcomed the appointment to the role...

Flatfair has revamped its deposit alternative service, claiming its new offer gives twice the protection of a traditional deposit scheme. From this...

The chair of the all-party Environmental Audit Committee of MPs is urging the government to introduce an alternative to the disastrous Green...

The Mortgage Works, the specialist buy to let arm of the Nationwide, is trying to woo landlords to make properties more...

A lettings agency estimates that the number of overseas landlords owning property in the UK has hit a five-year high -...

The landlords’ trade body has backed a call from MPs demanding a clear exit strategy at the end of the latest...

A Labour housing pressure group has made strong public criticism of the party’s shadow housing spokeswoman, Thangam Debbonaire. Labour Tenants United was...

The National Residential Landlords Association says it backs a report by MPs sharply criticising EPCs and urging more effective modern energy...

There’s a new call on the government to get its act together on the Green Homes Grant, which has failed to live...

One of the country’s leading property experts says landlords are now reassessing their portfolios as a result of possible Capital Gains...

A council which has 20,000 unregulated rental properties within its area has launched a new charter to improve standards. The unregulated properties...

The activists group Acorn, which has staged several anti-landlord demonstrations including some outside homes, is opposing a new Bill going through...

The leader of the Generation Rent campaign group has joined forces with tenant activists to demand the Chancellor gives financial support...

The landlords’ trade body says the tax system needs reforming to support energy improvements in the private rental sector. The intervention by...

The government’s Green Homes Grant has been slammed by MPs for its snail’s pace progress, complications and poor delivery. The all-party Environmental...

The Green Homes Grant scheme is set to fail according to MPs, who claim the current slow roll-out means it would...

An influential all-party committee of MPs and members of the House of Lords is calling for a new council tax fund...

The changes to Mortgage Interest Tax Relief and impact on your wallet Before April 2017 landlords with a mortgage on their buy-to-let...

Junior housing minister Kelly Tolhurst says the government will introduce the controversial Renters Reform Bill “very soon.” This Bill is the one which...

Martin Lewis, the celebrity consumer rights campaigner behind MoneySavingExpert, has called upon the government to extend the current ban on bailiffs...

It appears that a London borough council’s two licensing schemes have expired at the turn of the year, with no alternative...

A Labour MP is demanding action against unscrupulous predator landlords who demand sex from tenants in lieu of rent. The Daily Mail...

Senior MPs have been told by the chief executive of the National Residential Landlords Association that they must provide financial assistance...

A leading officer in a Labour council which has in the past taken landlords to court says this process is so...

The number of UK landlords has risen 49 per cent in the last five years to an all-time high of 2.7m...

Two players in the domestic energy industry are warning landlords that it will be an expensive exercise to meet predicted future...

Gas boilers may be the next big issue for the private rental sector as an influential committee has called for them...

The Leader of the House of Commons, Jacob Rees-Mogg, says the government has sympathy for the plight of many landlords during...

Landlords have sharply criticised Chancellor Rishi Sunak for cutting the amount tenants relying on benefits will be able to claim to...

A trade body has told MPs the government must ensure work done to make homes energy efficient is ‘future-proofed’ to accept...

The Green Homes Grant scheme went live on September 30 2020, offering landlords and investors the chance to apply for £5,000...

A council has prosecuted a local landlord for failing to safeguard the health, safety and welfare of his tenants. Eastleigh council took...

A landlord in Winchester has been ordered to pay nearly £30,000 in rent after a tribunal backed his tenants in a...

A pest control body has issued guidance for landlords about the emergence of cockroaches when heating is turned on. Heating ducts and pipes...

The ‘No DSS’ issue has been effectively settled by a landmark court case, but a new document for MPs says ‘affordability...

The absence of good alternative investments and the modest pace of capital growth for property in recent years are thought to...

The government has been slammed for attempting to shift the responsibility for renters in need onto landlords.  Chris Town a landlord and...

Covid-19 has been a challenge for landlords and tenants, on a scale that no one could ever anticipate. Whilst our research shows...

The London Renters Union (RLU) will hold a day of action next week demanding that the government acts to protect renters,...

In recent years, there has been considerable controversy over the use of ‘no DSS’ in homes being listed for let, with...

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

A buy-to-let landlord has been left with a £5,200 legal bill following a string of drug-dealing and possible exploitation offences linked...

Mortgage advisor jobs - shortage of advisors to meet demand The mortgage market, like all other parts of the property industry,...

A House of Commons Treasury Committee is calling on ministers to plug gaps in government schemes designed to support people during...

The government is being urged to increase housing benefits and remove the benefit cap to help support more tenants, especially in...

MPs on parliament’s Housing, Communities and Local Government have called for greater financial support to be provided to all tenants during...

LendInvest has refreshed its buy-to-let product range with rates now starting from 2.99%.  The mortgage products, which are available up to 75%...

There are growing concerns that buy-to-let landlords could be banned from evicting private tenants beyond next month due to the coronavirus...

Who are you? Ian Wiggett What does it say on your business card? Managing Director of Henry Adams Lettings and Henry Adams...

Unsurprisingly, there has been a sharp drop in the number of new rental listings, while the volume of properties let last...

Fresh research shows almost half of landlords are considering divesting their portfolios and leaving the PRS due to an increase in regulation...

A growing number of women are investing in the buy-to-let market as an alternative to the failing of the pensions industry,...

A deluge of taxes and an uncertain market has seen a number of landlords abandon the buy-to-let industry in recent years.  Some...

A ninth person has tested positive for Coronavirus in the UK, the government has confirmed.  The woman flew into London from China...

Aldermore Bank has relaunched its buy-to-let proposition with a view to offering landlords greater choice, flexibility, new products, reduced rates, and...

It is common knowledge the UK is facing an undersupply of housing. Unfortunately, this is not a sudden phenomenon – the...

Hampshire Trust Bank (HTB) has refreshed its buy-to-let and semi-commercial offering. The lender now provides rates for loans up to £5m, up from...

Buy-to-let landlords have spent £3.61bn on local economies across the UK over the last 12 months, according to Aldermore Bank. The bank...

Accord Buy To Let range has been relaunched with reduced rates, extended end dates and increased cashback on purchase products, with...

An online comparison site has been launched by Buy-to-Let Direct with a view to helping landlords make the right decisions when...

MPs are being encouraged to ensure EU citizens with settled status can continue to rent a property in this country and...

Just over a month on from the Conservative Party's election victory and all eyes are firmly fixed on Boris Johnson and...

The Farnborough Homebuilding & Renovating Show takes place at the Farnborough International Exhibition & Conference Centre in Farnborough, north Hampshire, this weekend and you...

The Farnborough Homebuilding & Renovating Show takes place at the Farnborough International Exhibition & Conference Centre in Farnborough, north Hampshire, next weekend and you can...

The Christmas season is upon us and there is a good chance that your tenants may be going away, leaving your...

Despite the recent tax and regulatory changes, buy-to-let continues to look an attractive income investment at a time of low-interest rates...

A high number of people are at risk of carbon monoxide poisoning this winter as they do not have a CO...

NatWest this morning reduced its two-year fixed remortgage product at 75% loan-to-value (LTV)  by 0.53% from 2.51% to 1.98%. For buy-to-let purchases,...

Aldermore has expanded its buy-to-let remortgage range with the addition of a new five-year product aimed at both individual and company...

A new 10-point manifesto designed to drive forward leasehold reform has been published by a prominent leasehold reform campaigner, following the...

There has been a significant increase in letting market activity in East Hampshire, according to Zoopla. The property portal reports that East...

Aldermore has cut its company buy-to-let remortgage and company multi property purchase and remortgage products by up to 0.3%.  The move by...

It’s that time of year again when pencil cases are fully stocked and the smell of dusty books opening fills the...

Birmingham  City Council has taken action against a House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) landlord in the Small Heath area in what...

Landlords’ confidence in the buy-to-let sector is currently at a seven-year low, according to new research. The latest BVA BDRC1 Landlords Panel...

A number of MPs are currently earning rental income from properties let to private tenants, including eight ministers in Boris Johnson’s...

Masthaven has announced changes to its buy-to-let mortgage range, including flexible criteria, rates for non-traditional tenants and landlords, as well as...

Manchester City Council will hold a couple of HMO drop-in events over the next few days for private landlords and letting...

An unscrupulous landlord has been told to pay close to £25,000 after being prosecuted for renting out rooms in an unlicensed...

Pepper Money has revised rates across its buy-to-let and residential products and reduced the cost of valuation fees. The specialist lender has...

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

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

For landlords, buying a property, making a few renovations and renting it out may sound like a simple feat, but it...

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

It is estimated that buildings produce nearly half of this country’s carbon emissions - almost double that of cars and planes. The...

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

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

Buy-to-let mortgage activity continued to slow in December with landlord investors taking out just 5,100 new buy-to-let home purchase mortgages, down...

A buy-to-let landlord in Leeds who left his tenant homeless after changing the locks while he was on holiday has been...

Who are you?  Paul Shamplina What does it say on your business card? Founder and Director of Landlord Action and Brand Ambassador of...

Accommodation for Students (AFS) has launched a new automated feeds service for buy-to-let landlords and letting agents, enabling them to instantly...

The so-called housing charity, Shelter, targeted Ludlow Thompson a few months back, asking its supporters to block the letting agent’s telephone...

One in three Brits are at risk of from carbon monoxide poisoning this winter as they do not have a CO...

Cambridge Building Society has unveiled a new range of expat mortgage products for landlords looking to acquire or remortgage a buy-to-let...

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

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

Buy-to-let landlords with properties in Hampshire and Sussex, may be keen to learn that local lettings and property management specialist, LetCo,...

Christmas is almost upon us once again and for many people, that means they are now making plans to go and...

Having ignored calls to stop punishing landlords and rethink its stamp duty attack on the buy-to-let sector, along with the phasing out of mortgage...

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

Mortgage lenders have once again been criticised for not permitting landlords to rent property to people claiming benefits – this time...

Buy-to-let mortgage activity slowed dramatically in September, as the number of landlords taking out new home loans dropped by almost a...

Aldermore has reduced the rates on its buy-to-let five-year fixed remortgage products for individual landlords and company landlords by 0.2%. Individual landlords...

Buy-to-let lending for 2018 looks likely to fall well below its estimate of £12bn, as taxes and regulations continue to have an adverse...

Being a landlord demands a high level of commitment, not only to reduce void periods and keep your property marketable but...

Tenants look set to be given more powers to take action against rogue landlords renting out properties “unfit for human habitation”,...

As the Chancellor prepares to deliver his Budget today, research from Aldermore has revealed the measures prospective first-time buyers want put...

Private tenants who pay their rent on time are set to benefit from better credit scores, after Experian said it was...

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

Middlesborough Council is hoping to clampdown on unscrupulous landlords operating in the Newport ward, particularly in and around the Gresham area,...

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

Landlords are set to lose out on millions of pounds through a clampdown on rental fees after the government yesterday announced...

A rogue landlord has been ordered to pay more than £37,000 for allowing tenants to live in what inspectors described as...

Aldermore has launched a new buy-to-let remortgage product for individual landlords. The five-year fixed rate deal, on offer for a limited period,...

TBMC has joined forces with Precise Mortgages to pilot a new buy-to-let refurbishment product. The product includes initial bridging finance up to...

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

The Swansea Building Society will now offer its buy-to-let and holiday let products through TBMC’s mortgage panel after joining forces with...

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

Plans to introduce new tougher electrical safety standards in the private rented sector aimed at protecting tenants by reducing the risk...

A call by a Parliamentary committee for the government to fund certain fire safety improvements in privately owned residential blocks has...

With more Airbnb listings in this country than ever before, there is growing concern among MPs that the home sharing website...

Kit Malthouse has been named as the government’s latest housing minister after Dominic Raab, who spent just six months in the...