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Landlords who use the Property Hub Lets online agency are in for a change - in future, their properties will be...
11 August 2022
From: Breaking News

A job at the Generation Rent campaign group is being advertised on a site dedicated to jobs working for MPs. The post...
09 August 2022
From: Breaking News

Landlords interested in improving energy efficiency in their investment properties can see and hear tips on how to do it at...
08 August 2022
From: Breaking News

A landlord group is threatening legal action following a council’s approval of a new licensing scheme. York council - run by a...
04 August 2022
From: Breaking News

Rightmove is warning landlords and other sellers that properties with poor levels of energy efficiency may have to sell with a discount. The...
27 July 2022
From: Breaking News

The House of Commons Library provides books, journals and online resources for MPs, MPs' staff and parliamentary staff. Some of this is...
23 July 2022
From: Legislation & Compliance

The government has repeated its demand that landlords pass on energy rebates to tenants. A written parliamentary question on this issue was...
22 July 2022
From: Breaking News

Yet another committee of MPs has launched a ‘call for evidence’ as it starts an investigation into the private rental sector. The...
22 July 2022
From: Breaking News

As part of The Renters’ Reform White Paper, the UK government proposed that all tenants be moved onto a single system...
16 July 2022
From: Rental Reform

The latest rentals market snapshot by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors gives the now-familiar story of how demand is far...
15 July 2022
From: Breaking News

The next Prime Minister must address the supply crisis in the private rented sector if homeownership ambitions are to become a...
15 July 2022
From: Breaking News

Heat pumps - central to a government energy efficiency drive started under Boris Johnson - could save 20 per cent higher...
13 July 2022
From: Breaking News

The Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities has been packed with MPs loyal to outgoing Prime Minister Boris Johnson, as...
11 July 2022
From: Breaking News
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Our politics seems pretty broken to me and whilst I don’t wish to take a side between one flavour or the...
09 July 2022
From: Agent Advice
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With speculation about what happens next in Westminster at fever pitch, now isn’t the time to make predictions as to how...
09 July 2022
From: The Big Issues

The mystery as to why so many MPs appear anti-landlord deepens with the news that at least 17 per cent of...
08 July 2022
From: Breaking News

A re-offending landlord housed himself and five tenants in what has been described as a death trap property. The rogue Harrow landlord...
30 June 2022
From: Breaking News

An MP has introduced a Private Member’s Bill which, if successful, would reduce what she calls the “nightmare” of Airbnb party...
29 June 2022
From: Breaking News

Ofgem has announced that the energy price cap will further rise from £1,971 to £2,800 in October this year, amid an...
25 June 2022
From: The Big Issues

A trade body is calling for a partnership with the government to push the domestic heating market towards heat pumps as...
20 June 2022
From: Breaking News

Thank goodness the uncertainty is over - but is it all too skewed towards tenants? That’s the worry of suppliers as Daniel...
18 June 2022
From: Rental Reform

The government is today launching a consultation on a policy obliging landlords to make changes to communal spaces outside disabled tenants’...
09 June 2022
From: Breaking News

No it’s not an April Fool - some tenants in Wales are experimenting with an alternative to radiators and heat pumps....
31 May 2022
From: Breaking News

The Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy has now opened its controversial boiler upgrade scheme. Landlords across England and Wales as...
24 May 2022
From: Breaking News

The property industry has this week remonstrated at the video that housing charity Shelter has published and in which they portray...
14 May 2022
From: Agent Advice

If rising energy costs are your immediate concern, it may not be feasible to invest in new solutions for your home...
14 May 2022
From: Top tips & guides
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A report from the Public Accounts Committee on the regulation of the private rented sector (PRS) was issued with little notice...
07 May 2022
From: Rental Reform

Renters without a property to sell are likely to be the worst demographic sector affected by the cost of living crisis...
28 April 2022
From: Breaking News

New data from the Savills agency shows how difficult it will be for typical landlords with mid- to low-value houses and...
25 April 2022
From: Breaking News

Renting is changing. That’s what we keep being told by the Government as it prepares the ground for its renters’ reform...
23 April 2022
From: Rental Reform

Labour MP Hilary Benn has spoken out in favour of buy to let landlords currently expected to pay towards remediation work...
22 April 2022
From: Breaking News
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Two of the country’s leading Conservative MPs have spoken at a Shelter conference which claimed millions of private renters were being...
21 April 2022
From: Breaking News

One of the leaders of the Generation Rent group claims it can be “an uphill struggle for private renters to get...
14 April 2022
From: Breaking News

Prime central London may not seem to most obvious part of the UK for buy to let investors but a leading...
14 April 2022
From: Breaking News

A senior committee of MPs claims that it’s “too difficult for renters to realise their legal right to a safe and...
13 April 2022
From: Breaking News

The National Residential Landlords Association has backed a far-reaching report by a group of MPs which has condemned the quality of...
13 April 2022
From: Breaking News

Landlords are many people’s favourite pantomime villains, on the hunt to hike rents and squeeze profits. The reality, however, is proven...
09 April 2022
From: The Big Issues

New research has produced a league table of locations where capital appreciation in the past year has exceeded the average wage...
07 April 2022
From: Breaking News

Buy to let landlords claimed a record £18.5 in tax relief in the year to April 2021, the most recent data...
05 April 2022
From: Breaking News
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Thousands of landlords are to be quizzed to establish the true cost of damages to rental accommodation by tenants. The “What’s the...
04 April 2022
From: Breaking News

A question mark has been raised over the suitability of a scheme starting next month to encourage the switch from gas...
24 March 2022
From: Breaking News

The Renters’ Reform Coalition, a combination of some 20 groups of activists wanting to transform the lettings sector, has set its...
23 March 2022
From: Breaking News

The Mirror newspaper has launched a campaign to “make rented homes safer”. It says its campaign - called Safe As Houses -...
21 March 2022
From: Breaking News

A cross-party group of MPs has opposed government plans to make many buy to let landlords pay for the replacement of...
11 March 2022
From: Breaking News

The Generation Rent activist group has launched a lobbying campaign, giving a template letter for people to send to MPs ahead...
09 March 2022
From: Breaking News

A private landlord has been fined £1,760 and ordered to pay £1,000 costs after failing to properly licence four properties in...
04 March 2022
From: Breaking News
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The government has been accused of basing its policy to solve the cladding crisis on the assumption that landlords are Property...
22 February 2022
From: Breaking News

A group of MPs has unveiled a scathing report about the inadequacies of HM Revenue & Customs, with a particular reference...
21 February 2022
From: Breaking News
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The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, wants the government to put a stop to the capital being used for international money...
11 February 2022
From: Breaking News
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The new housing minister is a landlord - and has already attracted criticism from some sections of the media. Yesterday Chris Pincher...
09 February 2022
From: Breaking News

A national newspaper says the current ratings of the Energy Performance Certificate are under review by the Department for Business, Energy...
08 February 2022
From: Breaking News

Government plans to rectify dangerous cladding are riddled with confusion and risk needless delays to addressing the problem. That’s the warning from...
31 January 2022
From: Breaking News

Police have imposed a Closure Order on a property in Southampton under Section 80 of the Anti-Social Behaviour, Crime & Policing Act. The...
27 January 2022
From: Breaking News

Cotswold council, using cash from the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, is targeting properties that fall below the minimum...
18 January 2022
From: Breaking News

An alliance of 25 major charities have written to Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Chancellor Rishi Sunak, calling for urgent action...
14 January 2022
From: Breaking News

The government looks set to clamp down on holiday rentals and will this year formally consult on the concept of a...
10 January 2022
From: Breaking News

A prominent Conservative has complained that her party, and others, have failed to do anything about a housing market in which...
05 January 2022
From: Breaking News
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Labour is the latest political party to call for rent controls following similar pleas from the Green Party and the Scottish Nationalists. Paul...
04 January 2022
From: Breaking News

Two prominent Brexiteer MPs are spearheading a campaign that claims Net Zero energy efficiency policies are unpopular. In their launch statement, they...
29 December 2021
From: Breaking News

As we enter 2022 the private rented sector can look back on a year which marked the start of its recovery...
18 December 2021
From: The Big Issues

A cross-party survey of MPs shows that they want to scale up the installation of renewable heating technologies in existing homes,...
01 December 2021
From: Breaking News

A lettings agent claims progress on climate change and energy efficiency is likely to be undermined by what he calls “dodgy...
25 November 2021
From: Breaking News

The sleaze allegations engulfing the government have moved to those MPs letting out their London homes while claiming money from taxpayers...
15 November 2021
From: Breaking News

The UK government’s target to reach net zero emissions by 2050 has necessitated the introduction of initiatives aimed at reducing fossil...
06 November 2021
From: The Big Issues

PropTech firm Kamma says well over 100,000 private rental homes across the UK are being let illegally because they already fail...
04 November 2021
From: Breaking News

A new survey from an online rental platform claims tenants are willing to pay for greener homes. Some 98 per cent of...
03 November 2021
From: Breaking News

The government has today announced a new cash injection for councils to clampdown on landlords whose properties fail to meet energy...
22 October 2021
From: Breaking News

The head of a building body says landlords and home owners need a replacement for the defunct Green Homes Grant to...
22 October 2021
From: Breaking News

A piecemeal approach to how the private rental sector meets government climate change targets is fraught with problems, the landlords trade...
21 October 2021
From: Breaking News

Generation Rent has commented on the government’s Net Zero goals, involving phasing out boilers and introducing heat pumps into rental properties. While...
21 October 2021
From: Breaking News

Experts are already warning of shortcomings in the government’s latest Green initiative, banning new boilers from 2035 and offering £5,000 grants...
20 October 2021
From: Breaking News

It’s been confirmed that landlords and other home owners in England and Wales will be offered subsidies of £5,000 from April...
19 October 2021
From: Breaking News

The government is poised to announce a ban on the installation of gas boilers by 2035. Instead home owners including landlords will...
18 October 2021
From: Breaking News

New data from Rightmove reveals the effect the staycation boom is having on the rental market across Britain. Seaside towns and other...
22 September 2021
From: Breaking News
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A branch of national lettings agency Martin & Co is to be run by a landlord. Grant Simpson - who describes himself...
21 September 2021
From: Breaking News

A former member of Jeremy Corbyn’s shadow cabinet has thrown his weight behind Generation Rent’s latest campaign. Lloyd Russell-Moyle - chair of...
16 September 2021
From: Breaking News

Activists including Generation Rent are to lobby MPs this afternoon, to complain against eviction notice periods in England reverting to pre-Covid...
14 September 2021
From: Breaking News

Activists’ group Generation Rent says it’s to lobby MPs on Tuesday next week against the return of normal eviction notice periods...
10 September 2021
From: Breaking News

A respected political website claims that over 30 MPs from a range of political parties have written to the Housing Secretary...
02 September 2021
From: Breaking News

The leader of a council in one of the areas of the UK with the highest number of Airbnb-style short lets...
31 August 2021
From: Breaking News

The first-ever history of Tenancy Deposit legislation, legal challenges and proposed future changes has been published by the House of Commons...
13 August 2021
From: Breaking News

It appears that the government is considering a replacement for the ill-fated Green Homes Grant, which was to have helped thousands...
12 August 2021
From: Breaking News

A new table of UK city affordability offers some guidance for landlords looking for urban properties in some of the least...
12 August 2021
From: Breaking News

Protesters in a part of the UK with high numbers of holiday lets will stage a demonstration next week demanding cheaper...
09 August 2021
From: Breaking News

Landlords with an eye to optimising capital appreciation ought to be considering the sustainability features of properties, Rightmove has suggested. The portal...
29 July 2021
From: Breaking News

Starling Bank has snapped up specialist buy-to-let mortgage lender Fleet Mortgages in a £50 million cash and share deal. Fleet Mortgages, based...
27 July 2021
From: Breaking News

A website has lifted the lid on how many MPs in the current parliament are landlords. Open Democracy - which describes itself...
26 July 2021
From: Breaking News

A licensing scheme proposed for one part of the UK has been branded as “intrusive” for tenants and expensive for the...
20 July 2021
From: Breaking News

Landlords require help in the shape of an emergency package to assist tenants clear Covid-related arrears. That’s the view of Propertymark, which...
19 July 2021
From: Breaking News

The people behind a new smart system for controlling electric heating and household appliances claim it has the potential to save...
08 July 2021
From: Breaking News

MPs have launched a campaign called ‘Carbon Monoxide Safe 4 Summer’ to highlight concerns over risks associated with the poisonous gas. They...
28 June 2021
From: Breaking News
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The government has surprised observers by announcing that compulsory mediation over Covid-related arrears would happen in the commercial sector - but not...
17 June 2021
From: Breaking News
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The government has surprised observers by announcing that compulsory mediation over Covid-related arrears would happen in the commercial sector - but not...
16 June 2021
From: Breaking News

Labour MPs have quizzed junior housing minister Eddie Hughes over the effects of the ending of the eviction ban. At the regular...
16 June 2021
From: Breaking News

A Labour Party pressure group has tweeted the message: “All landlords are bastards.” The tweet, from Labour Tenants United, is the latest...
11 June 2021
From: Breaking News

A Labour MP is proposing legislation which would mean that landlords who offer accommodation in exchange for sexual favours could be...
27 May 2021
From: Breaking News

Rebecca Long Bailey, a left wing MP sacked in controversial circumstances by party leader Sir Kier Starmer, has spoken up for...
21 May 2021
From: Breaking News

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...
11 May 2021
From: Breaking News

Flatfair has revamped its deposit alternative service, claiming its new offer gives twice the protection of a traditional deposit scheme. From this...
05 May 2021
From: Breaking News

The chair of the all-party Environmental Audit Committee of MPs is urging the government to introduce an alternative to the disastrous Green...
21 April 2021
From: Breaking News

The Mortgage Works, the specialist buy to let arm of the Nationwide, is trying to woo landlords to make properties more...
13 April 2021
From: Breaking News

A lettings agency estimates that the number of overseas landlords owning property in the UK has hit a five-year high -...
01 April 2021
From: Breaking News

The landlords’ trade body has backed a call from MPs demanding a clear exit strategy at the end of the latest...
31 March 2021
From: Breaking News
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A Labour housing pressure group has made strong public criticism of the party’s shadow housing spokeswoman, Thangam Debbonaire. Labour Tenants United was...
30 March 2021
From: Breaking News

The National Residential Landlords Association says it backs a report by MPs sharply criticising EPCs and urging more effective modern energy...
24 March 2021
From: Breaking News

There’s a new call on the government to get its act together on the Green Homes Grant, which has failed to live...
22 March 2021
From: Breaking News

One of the country’s leading property experts says landlords are now reassessing their portfolios as a result of possible Capital Gains...
19 March 2021
From: Breaking News

A council which has 20,000 unregulated rental properties within its area has launched a new charter to improve standards. The unregulated properties...
17 March 2021
From: Breaking News
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The activists group Acorn, which has staged several anti-landlord demonstrations including some outside homes, is opposing a new Bill going through...
16 March 2021
From: Breaking News

The leader of the Generation Rent campaign group has joined forces with tenant activists to demand the Chancellor gives financial support...
01 March 2021
From: Breaking News

The landlords’ trade body says the tax system needs reforming to support energy improvements in the private rental sector. The intervention by...
24 February 2021
From: Breaking News

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...
18 February 2021
From: Breaking News

The Green Homes Grant scheme is set to fail according to MPs, who claim the current slow roll-out means it would...
08 February 2021
From: Breaking News

An influential all-party committee of MPs and members of the House of Lords is calling for a new council tax fund...
03 February 2021
From: Breaking News
The changes to Mortgage Interest Tax Relief and impact on your wallet Before April 2017 landlords with a mortgage on their buy-to-let...
14 January 2021
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Junior housing minister Kelly Tolhurst says the government will introduce the controversial Renters Reform Bill “very soon.” This Bill is the one which...
14 January 2021
From: Breaking News

Martin Lewis, the celebrity consumer rights campaigner behind MoneySavingExpert, has called upon the government to extend the current ban on bailiffs...
07 January 2021
From: Breaking News

It appears that a London borough council’s two licensing schemes have expired at the turn of the year, with no alternative...
05 January 2021
From: Breaking News

A Labour MP is demanding action against unscrupulous predator landlords who demand sex from tenants in lieu of rent. The Daily Mail...
04 January 2021
From: Breaking News

Senior MPs have been told by the chief executive of the National Residential Landlords Association that they must provide financial assistance...
17 December 2020
From: Breaking News

A leading officer in a Labour council which has in the past taken landlords to court says this process is so...
16 December 2020
From: Breaking News

The number of UK landlords has risen 49 per cent in the last five years to an all-time high of 2.7m...
16 December 2020
From: Breaking News

Two players in the domestic energy industry are warning landlords that it will be an expensive exercise to meet predicted future...
14 December 2020
From: Breaking News

Gas boilers may be the next big issue for the private rental sector as an influential committee has called for them...
10 December 2020
From: Breaking News

The Leader of the House of Commons, Jacob Rees-Mogg, says the government has sympathy for the plight of many landlords during...
30 November 2020
From: Breaking News

Landlords have sharply criticised Chancellor Rishi Sunak for cutting the amount tenants relying on benefits will be able to claim to...
26 November 2020
From: Breaking News

A trade body has told MPs the government must ensure work done to make homes energy efficient is ‘future-proofed’ to accept...
06 November 2020
From: Breaking News

The Green Homes Grant scheme went live on September 30 2020, offering landlords and investors the chance to apply for £5,000...
29 October 2020
From: Property Investment & Strategy

A council has prosecuted a local landlord for failing to safeguard the health, safety and welfare of his tenants. Eastleigh council took...
26 October 2020
From: Breaking News

A landlord in Winchester has been ordered to pay nearly £30,000 in rent after a tribunal backed his tenants in a...
20 October 2020
From: Breaking News

A pest control body has issued guidance for landlords about the emergence of cockroaches when heating is turned on. Heating ducts and pipes...
19 October 2020
From: Breaking News

The ‘No DSS’ issue has been effectively settled by a landmark court case, but a new document for MPs says ‘affordability...
15 October 2020
From: Breaking News

The absence of good alternative investments and the modest pace of capital growth for property in recent years are thought to...
02 October 2020
From: Breaking News

The government has been slammed for attempting to shift the responsibility for renters in need onto landlords. Chris Town a landlord and...
09 September 2020
From: Breaking News

Covid-19 has been a challenge for landlords and tenants, on a scale that no one could ever anticipate. Whilst our research shows...
03 September 2020
From: Breaking News

The London Renters Union (RLU) will hold a day of action next week demanding that the government acts to protect renters,...
19 August 2020
From: Breaking News

In recent years, there has been considerable controversy over the use of ‘no DSS’ in homes being listed for let, with...
29 July 2020
From: Sponsored Content

Imagine if you could make the properties that you are currently trying to let look larger, brighter, cleaner, warmer, more homely,...
28 July 2020
From: Breaking News

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...
13 July 2020
From: Breaking News

Mortgage advisor jobs - shortage of advisors to meet demand The mortgage market, like all other parts of the property industry,...
25 June 2020
From: Sponsored Content

A House of Commons Treasury Committee is calling on ministers to plug gaps in government schemes designed to support people during...
16 June 2020
From: Breaking News

The government is being urged to increase housing benefits and remove the benefit cap to help support more tenants, especially in...
03 June 2020
From: Breaking News

MPs on parliament’s Housing, Communities and Local Government have called for greater financial support to be provided to all tenants during...
22 May 2020
From: Breaking News

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%...
21 May 2020
From: Breaking News

There are growing concerns that buy-to-let landlords could be banned from evicting private tenants beyond next month due to the coronavirus...
05 May 2020
From: Breaking News

Who are you? Ian Wiggett What does it say on your business card? Managing Director of Henry Adams Lettings and Henry Adams...
27 April 2020
From: 60 Second Interview

Unsurprisingly, there has been a sharp drop in the number of new rental listings, while the volume of properties let last...
23 April 2020
From: Breaking News

Fresh research shows almost half of landlords are considering divesting their portfolios and leaving the PRS due to an increase in regulation...
17 March 2020
From: Breaking News

A growing number of women are investing in the buy-to-let market as an alternative to the failing of the pensions industry,...
02 March 2020
From: Breaking News

A deluge of taxes and an uncertain market has seen a number of landlords abandon the buy-to-let industry in recent years. Some...
20 February 2020
From: Breaking News

A ninth person has tested positive for Coronavirus in the UK, the government has confirmed. The woman flew into London from China...
14 February 2020
From: Breaking News

Aldermore Bank has relaunched its buy-to-let proposition with a view to offering landlords greater choice, flexibility, new products, reduced rates, and...
10 February 2020
From: Breaking News

It is common knowledge the UK is facing an undersupply of housing. Unfortunately, this is not a sudden phenomenon – the...
07 February 2020
From: Breaking News

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...
07 February 2020
From: Breaking News

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...
04 February 2020
From: Breaking News

Accord Buy To Let range has been relaunched with reduced rates, extended end dates and increased cashback on purchase products, with...
27 January 2020
From: Breaking News

An online comparison site has been launched by Buy-to-Let Direct with a view to helping landlords make the right decisions when...
24 January 2020
From: Breaking News

MPs are being encouraged to ensure EU citizens with settled status can continue to rent a property in this country and...
22 January 2020
From: Breaking News

Just over a month on from the Conservative Party's election victory and all eyes are firmly fixed on Boris Johnson and...
16 January 2020
From: Breaking News

The Farnborough Homebuilding & Renovating Show takes place at the Farnborough International Exhibition & Conference Centre in Farnborough, north Hampshire, this weekend and you...
16 January 2020
From: Breaking News

The Farnborough Homebuilding & Renovating Show takes place at the Farnborough International Exhibition & Conference Centre in Farnborough, north Hampshire, next weekend and you can...
06 January 2020
From: Breaking News

The Christmas season is upon us and there is a good chance that your tenants may be going away, leaving your...
23 December 2019
From: Breaking News

Despite the recent tax and regulatory changes, buy-to-let continues to look an attractive income investment at a time of low-interest rates...
10 December 2019
From: Breaking News

A high number of people are at risk of carbon monoxide poisoning this winter as they do not have a CO...
20 November 2019
From: Breaking News

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,...
19 November 2019
From: Breaking News

Aldermore has expanded its buy-to-let remortgage range with the addition of a new five-year product aimed at both individual and company...
15 November 2019
From: Breaking News

A new 10-point manifesto designed to drive forward leasehold reform has been published by a prominent leasehold reform campaigner, following the...
04 November 2019
From: Breaking News

There has been a significant increase in letting market activity in East Hampshire, according to Zoopla. The property portal reports that East...
03 October 2019
From: Breaking News

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...
24 September 2019
From: Breaking News

It’s that time of year again when pencil cases are fully stocked and the smell of dusty books opening fills the...
13 September 2019
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Birmingham City Council has taken action against a House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) landlord in the Small Heath area in what...
04 September 2019
From: Breaking News

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...
23 August 2019
From: Breaking News

A number of MPs are currently earning rental income from properties let to private tenants, including eight ministers in Boris Johnson’s...
06 August 2019
From: Breaking News

Masthaven has announced changes to its buy-to-let mortgage range, including flexible criteria, rates for non-traditional tenants and landlords, as well as...
22 May 2019
From: Breaking News

Manchester City Council will hold a couple of HMO drop-in events over the next few days for private landlords and letting...
15 May 2019
From: Breaking News

An unscrupulous landlord has been told to pay close to £25,000 after being prosecuted for renting out rooms in an unlicensed...
10 May 2019
From: Breaking News

Pepper Money has revised rates across its buy-to-let and residential products and reduced the cost of valuation fees. The specialist lender has...
30 April 2019
From: Breaking News

A number of MPs are currently earning rental income from properties that they bought with public help, according to a fresh...
16 April 2019
From: Breaking News

Property search data from Zoopla over the past 12 months has been analysed to reveal the most sought-after areas for a...
09 April 2019
From: Breaking News

For landlords, buying a property, making a few renovations and renting it out may sound like a simple feat, but it...
12 March 2019
From: Sponsored Content

Rental income for buy-to-let landlords has increased by a staggering 15% over the past 12 month to hit £18.7bn, up from...
07 March 2019
From: Breaking News

It is estimated that buildings produce nearly half of this country’s carbon emissions - almost double that of cars and planes. The...
06 March 2019
From: Breaking News

Investing in residential properties can be a great way to accumulate wealth. But before parting with your cash, an investment strategy...
05 March 2019
From: Breaking News

With a growing number of Londoners renting property outside the capital, where affordability is stretched, more buy-to-let landlords are now looking...
21 February 2019
From: Breaking News

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...
20 February 2019
From: Breaking News

A buy-to-let landlord in Leeds who left his tenant homeless after changing the locks while he was on holiday has been...
18 February 2019
From: Breaking News

Who are you? Paul Shamplina What does it say on your business card? Founder and Director of Landlord Action and Brand Ambassador of...
15 February 2019
From: 60 Second Interview

Accommodation for Students (AFS) has launched a new automated feeds service for buy-to-let landlords and letting agents, enabling them to instantly...
06 February 2019
From: Breaking News

The so-called housing charity, Shelter, targeted Ludlow Thompson a few months back, asking its supporters to block the letting agent’s telephone...
01 February 2019
From: Breaking News

One in three Brits are at risk of from carbon monoxide poisoning this winter as they do not have a CO...
01 February 2019
From: Breaking News

Cambridge Building Society has unveiled a new range of expat mortgage products for landlords looking to acquire or remortgage a buy-to-let...
30 January 2019
From: Breaking News

Despite government cuts, a new report claims that buy-to-let landlords in the UK claimed £17.7bn in tax relief last year, up...
29 January 2019
From: Breaking News

MPs will finally hold their vote on Theresa May’s Brexit deal tomorrow, with just over two months to go before the...
14 January 2019
From: Breaking News

Buy-to-let landlords with properties in Hampshire and Sussex, may be keen to learn that local lettings and property management specialist, LetCo,...
07 January 2019
From: Breaking News

Christmas is almost upon us once again and for many people, that means they are now making plans to go and...
20 December 2018
From: Breaking News

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...
05 December 2018
From: Breaking News

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

Mortgage lenders have once again been criticised for not permitting landlords to rent property to people claiming benefits – this time...
22 November 2018
From: Breaking News

Buy-to-let mortgage activity slowed dramatically in September, as the number of landlords taking out new home loans dropped by almost a...
15 November 2018
From: Breaking News

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...
09 November 2018
From: Breaking News

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...
08 November 2018
From: Breaking News

Being a landlord demands a high level of commitment, not only to reduce void periods and keep your property marketable but...
31 October 2018
From: Breaking News

Tenants look set to be given more powers to take action against rogue landlords renting out properties “unfit for human habitation”,...
29 October 2018
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As the Chancellor prepares to deliver his Budget today, research from Aldermore has revealed the measures prospective first-time buyers want put...
29 October 2018
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Private tenants who pay their rent on time are set to benefit from better credit scores, after Experian said it was...
26 October 2018
From: Breaking News

Aldermore has updated its proposition for buy-to-let and residential mortgages. The specialist bank has made several changes to its criteria, including lowering...
18 October 2018
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A rogue agent and two lettings companies in north west London have been heavily fined for operating a dangerous unlicensed house...
03 October 2018
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Middlesborough Council is hoping to clampdown on unscrupulous landlords operating in the Newport ward, particularly in and around the Gresham area,...
02 October 2018
From: Breaking News

Here at Just Landlords, we understand the importance of property portfolios receiving a bit of TLC now and again. We may...
07 September 2018
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Landlords are set to lose out on millions of pounds through a clampdown on rental fees after the government yesterday announced...
06 September 2018
From: Breaking News

A rogue landlord has been ordered to pay more than £37,000 for allowing tenants to live in what inspectors described as...
03 September 2018
From: Breaking News

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,...
24 August 2018
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TBMC has joined forces with Precise Mortgages to pilot a new buy-to-let refurbishment product. The product includes initial bridging finance up to...
22 August 2018
From: Breaking News

Astute property investors generally look to compound wealth over time, recognising that over-ambition can often lead to excessive risk, not to...
20 August 2018
From: Breaking News

The Swansea Building Society will now offer its buy-to-let and holiday let products through TBMC’s mortgage panel after joining forces with...
31 July 2018
From: Breaking News

Rents for residential properties fell across parts of London in quarterly terms as the supply of properties coming on to the...
24 July 2018
From: Breaking News

Plans to introduce new tougher electrical safety standards in the private rented sector aimed at protecting tenants by reducing the risk...
20 July 2018
From: Breaking News

A call by a Parliamentary committee for the government to fund certain fire safety improvements in privately owned residential blocks has...
18 July 2018
From: Breaking News

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