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Four landlords are contemplating seeking a judicial review of a council’s proposed licensing scheme extension. Middlesbrough council is consulting on extending its...

Middlesbrough is the latest council wanting to expand its landlord licensing regime. It’s consulting on extending its existing scheme to another ward. The...

A north of England council says it’s reviewing the fees for its selective licensing scheme “in terms of potential impact on...

A landlord who failed to get his properties licensed has been fined. Under the Selective Landlord Licensing scheme in part of Middlesbrough...

When choosing a buy-to-let property, there are many elements that need to be balanced in order to get the biggest return...

A council is reminding landlords that they have only until the end of the month to comment on a proposed scheme...

Views are being sought on the designation of a scheme to improve standards in part of Middlesbrough.  A selective landlord licensing scheme...

A Selective Licensing scheme introduced by a council back in 2016 is set for expansion.  Middlesbrough council claims that its scheme has...

The new Housing Secretary is to be Simon Clarke who, at 37, may be the youngest member of Liz Truss’s first...

Landlords in London contributed to an extraordinary £440m in stamp duty paid on purchases in the first six months since the...

Buy to let landlords are increasingly looking to the highest yielding areas of the country as a way to maximise their...

Average UK rents slowed in the second quarter of the year as the coronavirus pandemic took its toll. Zoopla’s latest quarterly Rental...

Landlords currently looking for the UK’s best buy-to-let areas should head north to places like Liverpool, Bradford and Sunderland, with new...

Despite the widening supply-demand imbalance in the private rented sector, it is now generally more affordable to rent a property with...

Buy-to-let landlords looking to add to their portfolio should consider buying property in the North East of England where rents are...

Private landlords looking for lucrative returns will find that L6 in Liverpool is the most profitable location to buy-to-let in the...

The average cost of renting a room in the UK has increased by £15 per calendar month (pcm) over the past...

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

Despite a number of tax and legislative changes making it harder to make money in buy-to-let, there are still pockets of...

Plymouth has been identified as the top location for landlords looking to invest in purpose-built student accommodation in the UK by...

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

The Property Ombudsman (TPO) has expelled TeesSurveyors Lettings Ltd (TSL) from the scheme for failing to pay awards totalling just over...

Student property remains one of the most lucrative investments available to landlords, with sky-high yields of almost 12% currently on offer. With...

Student property is one of the best investments available at the moment, thanks to high demand for student housing ahead of...

A crooked property manager who pocketed thousands of pounds in rental income which he failed to pass on to landlords has been...

Fresh research using a combination of house prices, salaries and rental prices suggest that Stoke-on-Trent is the best destination to invest...

A landlord has been fined for not licensing 12 buy-to-let properties in the North Ormesby area of Middlesbrough. John Bradley, 39, was...

A landlord who let out 12 properties in Middleborough has become the first in the local area to be prosecuted for...

There was a sharp increase in new rental properties listed in October, mostly in major towns and cities, according to fresh...

The huge rush to acquire buy-to-let property in the first quarter of the year ahead of the stamp duty change deadline...

Buy-to-let landlords seeking high rental yields should consider buying properties to let to students in the north of England, research suggests.  Of...

Rogue landlords are being weeded out by councils for some of the worst cases of illegal eviction, according to the Local...