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Michael Gove’s Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities hit back overnight at critics of the government’s Renters Reform Bill. The Bill...

A landlord who has repeatedly flouted housing rules has been fined a further £36,000 following a prosecution brought by a council.  Giuseppe...

Generation Rent claims a proposed government amendment to the Renters Reform Bill may ‘trap’ victims of domestic abuse. Generation Rent - which...

Almost four in 10 portfolio landlords are continuing to upgrade their properties to EPC C or above, despite proposed regulations being...

Landlords and renters’ activists are at either end of the spectrum reacting to a controversial report on the private rental sector. Yesterday...

In September the Prime Minister announced that landlords will no longer be required to meet the minimum EPC minimum energy rating...

The Scottish Government has launched a consultation on migrating away from the emergency rent controls introduced in September 2022 and extended...

London has seen the strongest rental growth over the last year according to an analysis by lettings agency Hamptons.   The average rent...

A surprising one in seven lettings agents is now reporting a fall in rents rather than a rise. Although far more agents...

A BBC News report claims that increasing numbers of renters aged over 30 are moving to cheaper areas as rents have...

Rents saw an autumn dip in October, following three months of rapidly escalating prices across England.  According to PropTech firm Goodlord the...

A survey by a finance firm suggests not all landlords are passing their higher mortgage costs on to tenants. Octane Capital has...

Research  from Shawbrook shows how many landlords have spent money preparing for EPC changes which are now not going to happen. A...

The latest government figures on the private rental sector show rents rose 5.5 per cent in the 12 months to August,...

The average UK rental price hits another all-time high of £1,261 pcm, increasing a further 1.4 per cent from last month.  Excluding...

Over a third of private landlords would sell properties if rent controls were introduced in their area, according to a trade...

A prominent lettings agent is urging landlords to stay vigilant for changes to the Renters Reform Bill now that Parliament is...

Landlords are operating in a fog when it comes to the Government’s thinking on the future of energy efficiency standards for...

In the ever-evolving landscape of rental property management, UK landlords are facing significant changes. Most recently these changes include new energy...

A council is appealing to landlords to work with the local authority and the Probation Service to help ex-offenders fit accommodation...

London Labour Mayor Sadiq Khan and activist group Generation Rent have issued a joint appeal for rent controls in the capital. Khan’s...

1. Extra mortgage costs While anyone who owns a property runs the risk of not being able to pay their mortgage, the...

The priority for the majority of landlords is rental income that is paid on time, but there is also the priority...

It appears that there may be months more uncertainty over new energy efficiency rules for the private rental sector. A statement from...

Landlords with some of the country’s largest portfolios say they expect to pay £500,000 or more in the next year on...

A landlord has been ordered to pay over £44,000 after a court found him guilty of a serious housing offence. Giuseppe Sutera,...

An agency is urging landlords to review portfolios and consider if their properties meet the upcoming changes enshrined in the Renters...

The National Residential Landlords Association says it could take up to 18 months for many elements of the Renters Reform Bill...

All landlords need to have an Energy Performance Certificate (EPC), with few exemptions. As a property writer, landlord and Domestic Energy...

A tech platform claims to have developed a means of optimising energy costs on landlords’ voids. When rental properties are empty and...

A PropTech entrepreneur is advising landlords worried about red tape to use letting agents. Neil Cobbold, managing director of rental payment service...

Proposed minimum energy efficiency standards regulation in England could leave residential landlords facing a £17.9 billion bill, a lettings agency warns. The...

Landlords are exiting the market in droves. According to an accountancy firm who analysed HMRC data, 70,000 buy-to-let landlords left the sector...

With landlords obliged to think increasingly about energy efficiency measures, new data from Legal & General’s surveying team helps identify different...

Lettings agents’ body Propertymark says its proposal for tax incentives to be offered for landlords is one measure under consideration by...

For many years, investing in property has been seen as a way of obtaining “passive” income. Compared to other types of...

Plans to improve the energy efficiency of private rented housing have no hope of being met following the government’s failure to...

A poll suggests that 58 per cent of tenants would be less likely to look at a rental property if they...

Figures from across the private rental sector have written an open letter to Housing Secretary Michael Gove, calling for a halt...

The leader of the Generation Rent activist group says that the shortage of homes to rent means no private sector tenant...

After several months of delays, on December 1 the Renting Homes (Wales) Act - what the Welsh Government is calling the "biggest...

The National Residential Landlords Association says housing minister Andrew Stephenson will give a key-note address at its annual conference. The only problem...

The residential sector is a key component of the government’s mission to lower carbon emissions – in 2021, it accounted for...

A bank boss says landlords are facing a crisis of affordability when it comes to meeting strict new energy efficiency targets...

Three quarters of residential landlords have taken steps to support tenants during the current cost-of-living crisis, according to new research from...

Many landlords who do not want to commit to high levels of expenditure to improve the energy efficiency of their homes,...

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has cast doubt on the UK’s ambitions to move towards Net Zero - which in...

Amateur landlords have fallen out of favour. Buy-to-let properties – once the darling of budding investors looking for stable, long-term returns...

An upbeat report on the booming private rental market in Prime Central London has been released by investment consultancy London Central...

A group of health and safety experts has created a guide to help landlords understand major rental reform being introduced in...

Letting agents have come out with figures to back up an argument that landlords have been making for some time  -...

As the cost of energy spikes and the government rolls out new support, landlords and tenants involved in ‘bills included’ rental...

There’s a gulf in the amount that landlords are willing to pay to meet proposed new EPC requirements and what they...

On 16 June 2022, the Government introduced a White Paper called “A Fairer Rented Private Sector”. It proposes the biggest changes...

Unintended consequences. Let’s face it, they happen across lots of different areas of our lives. We start out with the best...

Recent research shows an 18 per cent increase in the number of Green mortgages available in just a six month period. Financial...

Landlords are in danger of losing the narrative again. With rental inflation hitting record levels, much of the noise we see in...

Whether it’s increasing the amount we recycle, choosing sustainable products, or reducing our carbon footprint by limiting the amount we travel,...

Housing has always been one of the most sensitive political issues, meaning that legislation in this area is unusually sensitive to...

A new PropTech link up pledges to be a win-win for agents, landlords and tenants. Muuvo, a platform which is free to...

A survey of over 600 landlords by a business insurance service has found that 55 per cent have still to make...

In this guides and tips piece, Kerry Barber, head of Compliance at Goodlord, and Leanne McCarthy, claims facilitator at Goodlord, discuss why this month's...

Whether you own a leasehold or freehold property, if you’re an HMO landlord who rents out rooms, individual flats or even...

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

Proposals to make rental properties greener by enforcing a minimum energy performance certificate rating of C, is causing widespread confusion throughout...

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

New research suggests that some landlords are now deliberately choosing to buy properties with weak EPCs in order to upgrade and...

A prominent Welsh politician says rent controls should be introduced across that country to “make landlordism less financially attractive.” The Welsh nationalist...

The draconian new rules governing EPC targets are driving some landlords to favour new build properties when expanding their portfolios. That appears...

A bank is establishing a working group of industry professionals, landlords and policy makers to see how the private rental sector...

Almost a quarter of landlords say their properties are currently rated D or below for energy efficiency, according to a new...

A prominent buy to let mortgage provider is advising landlords to ensure they check EPCs and energy efficiency issues on properties...

Proposals to force landlords to pay up to £10,000 to improve energy efficiency of rental properties require a rethink, according to...

With currently less than four years before all new tenancies need to be in properties rated EPC ‘C’ or above, there...

More than half of landlords with properties rated EPC D or below are considering selling because of stringent energy efficiency rules...

The number of new tenancies started in September in prime areas of London was the highest monthly total in the last...

Zoopla says rental properties are typically letting almost a week faster than a year ago. It claims that with supply and demand...

With less than four years left until the government wants all new private rented properties to be rated at least EPC...

A leading lettings agent in the south west is advising landlords to take advantage of a new ‘easy to read’ guide...

London’s Labour Mayor, Sadiq Khan, and the Baroness leading the Generation Rent campaign have called for powers to control rents. Khan claims...

A leading supplier says rent rises seen in recent months have been driven by increased taxes and regulations imposed on landlords. The...

Landlord Today readers will be more than aware that legal changes happen often these days, and it can be understandably challenging...

Rightmove has identified five ways that landlords and other property owners can improve their property’s EPC rating - some for well...

We’re on track for a bumper summer of lettings according to one of the sector’s most authoritative rental market monitors. Goodlord’s latest...

A new academic report suggests that more than 400,000 private tenants may be in significant rent arrears by the end of...

One of the leading consultancies involved in prime London lettings says 86 per cent of new tenancies in Q1 2021 were...

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

Paragon Bank has launched a range of 80 per cent loan to value buy to let mortgages specifically for properties with...

Specialist buy to let lender Paragon has taken the unusual step of issuing a so-called Green Bond to fund attempts to make...

A reminder has gone to landlords about new electrical safety standards that come into effect for existing tenancies in a week’s...

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...

A call has gone out for the overhaul of the Green Homes Grant scheme, which so far has left thousands of...

Up to 50,000 rental homes in the countryside could be sold off if the government presses ahead with stricter energy efficiency...

The government has been slammed for missing out landlords in proposals to enforce new energy efficiency regulations. Propertymark - the trade group...

Figures from investment consultancy London Central Portfolio show how vulnerable the capital’s rental market is to Brexit and Coronavirus - but...

Landlords now have another year to apply for the government’s Green Homes Grant scheme. The 12 months extension, announced last evening, follows...

A rental property consultancy says its experience this year convinces it that the Coronavirus crisis has led to more stable tenancies. Apropos...

Renters are quitting London and heading for the regions in search of more space and bigger homes and gardens. That’s the claim...

Research from a deposit replacement scheme, Ome, suggests the first lockdown was sharply followed by a surge in tenancies - begging...