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HSBC bank is working with Shelter on housing campaigns. A statement from the charity says: “With support from partners including HSBC UK,...
25 January 2024
From: Breaking News
Cash and mortgage housing market data show average prices decline by an annual 4.6 per cent says e.surv. But the monthly trend...
13 December 2023
From: Breaking News
A landlord has been hit with an £11,800 fine for operating an HMO without a licence. Stoke-on-Trent council launched an investigation into...
21 November 2023
From: Breaking News
A new analysis has produced a league table of the most and least affordable rental locations in England. The findings placed Rutland...
11 November 2023
From: Top tips & guides
The latest Rental Demand Index from the Barrows and Forrester agency has revealed that rental demand has surged during the third...
30 September 2023
From: The Big Issues
A landlord has been given a £20,000 fine for failing to carry-out badly needed repairs on a property in Lancashire. The fixed...
15 August 2023
From: Breaking News
A prominent Labour councillor in Liverpool has told the local media: “Parts of Liverpool are blighted by landlords who treat the...
14 July 2023
From: Breaking News
UK landlords are currently facing a myriad of challenges. It’s well documented how costly retrofitting properties to meet new energy efficiency standards...
01 July 2023
From: Legislation & Compliance
A council has gone out to formal consultation on a licensing scheme - but appears to have pre-judges the outcome. It says...
06 June 2023
From: Breaking News
This year is set to bring sweeping rental reforms that will change the face of lettings forever. Landlords should be following...
02 June 2023
From: Sponsored Content
A north of England council has released figures on the number of complaints it has received about private landlords. Pendle council in...
06 March 2023
From: Breaking News
An unlikely location heads the latest league table purporting to show the highest returns on property investment. Aldermore’s Buy To let City...
27 January 2023
From: Breaking News
A former lettings agent who has become a sharp critic of landlords has made another attack - this time suggesting that...
17 November 2022
From: Breaking News
Renters have higher rates of anxiety than home owners, it’s been claimed by a think tank. The Joseph Rowntree Foundation says that...
11 November 2022
From: Breaking News
A former lettings agent who’s turned poacher is now claiming students are faced with what he calls “rip-off renting”. Ajay Jagota, who...
07 November 2022
From: Breaking News
Home buying agency Spring has analysed which parts of the country have the dubious distinction of having the most rental homes...
19 October 2022
From: Breaking News
A politician says the long-running series of bans on private rental evictions during the worst of the Covid crisis could be...
24 August 2022
From: Breaking News
Greg Clark is the new Housing Secretary, with responsibilities including steering the Renters' Reform Bill through parliament. He is part of a...
07 July 2022
From: Breaking News
Energy bills have increased for around 22 million energy consumers – and they’re expected to escalate again later this year when...
21 June 2022
From: Legislation, Regulation & Compliance
A council has imposed fines on five landlords for licensing breaches. Doncaster’s Selective Licensing scheme was introduced - so the council claims...
31 May 2022
From: Breaking News
The house price inflation facing first time buyers is “frankly frightening” according to a new analysis which suggests typical FTB house...
20 May 2022
From: Breaking News
An agency says its bizarre list of items left behind by departing tenants shows how many renters actually appear to keep pets...
17 September 2021
From: Breaking News
Wiltshire council is the latest to ask private landlords who have affordable homes which are ready to let, to get in...
07 September 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
An agency and law firm, Coulters, has produced a league table of where landlords are most likely to make a loss...
06 August 2021
From: Breaking News
London based landlord and property developer Richard Leahy has agreed to hand over assets worth almost £2m. This settles a civil recovery...
19 July 2021
From: Breaking News
Research by student accommodation platform UniHomes says rental demand on student properties has not suffered long term harm from the pandemic. It...
07 June 2021
From: Breaking News
A man who tried to frame his landlord’s partner as being involved in the Westminster terrorist attack has been jailed. Gerald Banyard,...
21 May 2021
From: Breaking News
A former tenant who tried two frame his landlord’s partner as being involved in the Westminster terrorist attack has been convicted...
13 May 2021
From: Breaking News
An expert assessment of the average cost of damage caused by rogue tenants growing cannabis suggests landlords will typically pay almost...
12 May 2021
From: Breaking News
Insurance company CIA landlord has prepared a league table of the most and least profitable locations for buy to let landlords. It’s...
25 January 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
From: Sponsored Content
A property development consultancy is tipping five regeneration areas in England as potential good investments for the coming year. SevenCapital says they...
31 December 2020
From: Breaking News
A move to regulate Airbnb and other short let platforms operating in Scotland has received a hostile welcome from a countryside...
15 December 2020
From: Breaking News
Members of a wealthy Blackburn family of landlords with a portfolio of properties have been sentenced for defrauding the Department for...
07 December 2020
From: Breaking News
Increasing numbers of landlords are registering as limited companies to reduce their tax liability, an investment specialist claims. Thirlmere Deacon says there’s...
13 November 2020
From: Breaking News
New data from letting agents suggests that there’s been a substantial rise in the number of landlords selling buy to let...
02 November 2020
From: Breaking News
When it comes to property investment, there is no one ‘right’ way to do it in order to succeed. Likewise, there...
29 October 2020
From: Top tips & guides
An investment consultancy says landlords seeking mortgages to acquire new properties via a company have been finding some applications rejected as...
23 October 2020
From: Breaking News
A developer claims a poll of its clients show landlords to be bullish about the market, despite Coronavirus and Brexit. The company...
16 October 2020
From: Breaking News
A buy-to-let landlord in Doncaster has lost an appeal at the High Court after he built an extension on a property...
20 July 2020
From: Breaking News
Student property has long been one of the most lucrative investments available to landlords, with sky-high double-digit yields typically available in...
24 June 2020
From: Breaking News
Despite the growing concern amid the coronavirus pandemic, international property investors are expected to increase their presence in the UK buy-to-let...
20 March 2020
From: Breaking News
A number of property firms and landlord organisations have welcomed government action to support landlords and tenants affected by coronavirus. Private tenants...
19 March 2020
From: Breaking News
Rendered insulation could be a bigger issue for scores of tower blocks with flammable cladding, according to Andrews Property Group. Almost three...
05 March 2020
From: Breaking News
The UK formally leaves the European Union at 11pm tonight, at which point it will instantly enter into an 11-month transition...
31 January 2020
From: Breaking News
The decisive result of last month’s general election has sparked a surge in housing market activity, placing upward pressure on house...
22 January 2020
From: Breaking News
London remains one of the biggest property investment destinations in the world, attracting a wide range of national and international investors. But...
14 January 2020
From: Breaking News
A man who rented hundreds of properties that he sub-let to criminal gangs running brothels and cannabis farms has been jailed...
27 December 2019
From: Breaking News
A rogue landlord in Doncaster has been given a banning order for two-and-a-half years after repeatedly putting tenants’ lives at risk...
18 December 2019
From: Breaking News
Which party will win the landlord vote? Given that the mainstream parties all have policies that appear to work against BTL landlords,...
03 December 2019
From: Breaking News
A number of buy-to-let landlords and property enthusiasts will visit the Olympia Conference Centre in London today in order to obtain...
05 November 2019
From: Breaking News
Journalist and broadcaster Andrew Neil will once again chair the Government Panel Debate at the National Landlord Investment Show in London...
31 October 2019
From: Breaking News
Landlords currently looking for the UK’s best buy-to-let areas should head north to places like Liverpool and Scotland, with new research...
17 October 2019
From: Breaking News
There has been a notable increase in landlord insurance claims where properties have been damaged by people using them to grow...
17 October 2019
From: Breaking News
With 2020 fast approaching, it is time for forward thinking buy-to-let landlords to start looking for the UK’s best buy-to-let areas...
16 October 2019
From: Breaking News
Brexit has undoubtedly deterred many buy-to-let landlords from investing further in the private rented sector, with fresh research showing that more...
25 September 2019
From: Breaking News
The English Private Landlord Survey shows that couples aged 25 - 49 make up the largest proportion of private renters, a...
16 September 2019
From: Sponsored Content
Although new capital gains tax rules could cost some landlords thousands of pounds when they sell up, property is still a...
25 July 2019
From: Breaking News
A private landlord who put the lives of his tenants at risk has been ordered to pay a £20,000 fine and...
04 July 2019
From: Breaking News
A private landlord in Doncaster has been found guilty of pushing a council officer down stairs during an inspection of his...
13 June 2019
From: Breaking News
A shocked letting agent found a cannabis farm in of one of his landlord’s houses while filming for a Channel 5...
13 June 2019
From: Breaking News
Bracknell’s former bus depot is set to undergo a grand transformation into a 155,000 square foot development of 242 luxury apartments,...
02 May 2019
From: Sponsored Content
The average cost of renting a room in the UK has increased by £15 per calendar month (pcm) over the past...
01 May 2019
From: Breaking News
Recent years have seen a shift in buyer activity across the UK’s property market, with London’s much publicised decline in popularity...
05 April 2019
From: Sponsored Content
Buy-to-let landlords in Scotland will face higher tax bills than their English counterparts from today, according to leading accountants and business...
01 April 2019
From: Breaking News
Birmingham has experienced an incredible transformation over recent years. Shaking off its previously industrial image. The UK’s second city has emerged...
27 March 2019
From: Sponsored Content
Former Conservative Party leader Iain Duncan Smith has criticised policies of former Conservative chancellor George Osborne with regard to housing. Speaking at...
27 March 2019
From: Breaking News
Prince William has expressed concern at the ‘slum’ conditions faced by some private renters following a trip to Blackpool where he...
08 March 2019
From: Breaking News
A buy-to-let landlord who threatened to take Doncaster Council to court over alleged slander has secured a £100,000 payout from the...
28 February 2019
From: Breaking News
Renowned internationally for its designer shopping outlet, Bicester has long been the jewel in Oxfordshire’s crown, attracting millions of visitors annually...
27 February 2019
From: Sponsored Content
Many national and international high-net-worth individuals (HNWIs) who currently invest in the UK’s property market plan to add to their property...
25 February 2019
From: Breaking News
A buy-to-let landlord in Doncaster has been ordered to pay more than £5,000 in fines and costs following a successful prosecution...
15 February 2019
From: Breaking News
As London continues to wane in popularity for investors and renters alike – with increasing numbers of people moving out of...
14 February 2019
From: Sponsored Content
Journalist and broadcaster Andrew Neil will chair the Government Panel Debate at the National Landlord Investment Show in London, it has...
12 February 2019
From: Breaking News
Undoubtedly, 2018 was another tough year for landlords. With so many tax and regulatory changes over the past couple of years,...
31 January 2019
From: Breaking News
Close to £2.4m of additional funding designed to clampdown on unscrupulous landlords will be made available for more than 50 councils...
15 January 2019
From: Breaking News
Buy-to-let landlords and property enthusiasts will once again descend on the Olympia Conference Centre in London in March where they will...
28 December 2018
From: Breaking News
A 50% council tax increase could be on the way for owners of empty properties across many parts of the country...
07 December 2018
From: Breaking News
Landlords currently looking for the UK’s best buy-to-let areas should consider locations with a high student population, with yields of up...
03 December 2018
From: Breaking News
The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) has threatened Great Yarmouth Borough Council with a judicial review over ‘unlawful’ licensing plan because it...
05 November 2018
From: Breaking News
Many buy-to-let landlords like the idea of investing in student housing, as it is considered to be a serious and lucrative...
14 September 2018
From: Breaking News
Luton and Colchester have been named among the best places for buy-to-let investors in the existing market, based on rental yields. The...
18 July 2018
From: Breaking News
A rogue landlord who swindled £28,000 from a family friend has been sentenced to four years in prison. Mark Thorogood of Maelgwyn...
04 June 2018
From: Breaking News
Ideal Flatmate has closed its second round of funding, taking total investment in the company to £1.25m. The website, a compatibility-based flatmate...
22 May 2018
From: Breaking News
Low levels of activity in the sluggish housing market are forcing many homeowners to accept offers well below asking price, making...
20 April 2018
From: Breaking News
Doncaster Council’s Cabinet will be discussing new ways to tackle rogue landlords at their meeting later today. The proposal is to introduce...
10 April 2018
From: Breaking News
Hackney in east London has recorded the fastest growth in rents on a typical two-bedroom home over the past decade, according...
28 March 2018
From: Breaking News
The average buy-to-let investor who sold their rental property in 2017 did so for £86,651 more than they paid for it,...
12 March 2018
From: Breaking News
The National Landlords Association (NLA) has launched its new brand following extensive consultation with members and stakeholders. The new brand aims to...
26 February 2018
From: Breaking News
Recently named as the most rapidly improving locations in the UK – investment in the UK’s second city shows no sign...
08 February 2018
From: Sponsored Content
The majority of UK landlords did not set out to create significant property businesses and, even today, about half (49.7%) of...
23 January 2018
From: Breaking News
A new residential scheme for Erdington, has been given the go ahead. SevenCapital has been granted planning permission to transform a...
19 January 2018
From: Sponsored Content
Tenants are spending an increasing proportion of their earnings on rent, new figures have revealed. Fresh research undertaken by rentals platform CreditLadder...
11 January 2018
From: Breaking News
With the recent report from Hometrack stating ‘Birmingham is rising faster than anywhere in the country’ it’s clear the property market...
14 December 2017
From: Sponsored Content
Over 450 buy-to-let landlords and property investors attended the Olympia Conference Centre in London last week where they were able to...
16 November 2017
From: Breaking News
Buy-to-let landlords and property enthusiasts will descend on the Olympia Conference Centre in London today where they will be able to...
07 November 2017
From: Breaking News
Buy-to-let landlords have welcomed reports that Universal Credit waiting time could be cut from six weeks to a month Former work and...