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The latest RICS UK Residential Survey results shows the recent recovery in buyer demand has mellowed slightly, with the market impacted...

Airbnb has ripped into politicians in Scotland who have implemented restrictions on short lets. The former SNP-Green coalition government allowed local councils...

Average UK house prices fell by 0.4% in April, taking the annual rate of house price growth to 0.6% in April,...

The government has been accused of mismanaging reforms to no-fault evictions saying: “It’s created uncertainty upon uncertainty”. Theresa May first made the...

Jonathan Rolande is a property industry and housing market commentator, and is founder of the National Association of Property Buyers.  It’s almost...

The Renters Reform Bill, heavily amended by the government and in some cases by individual MPs, has now passed through all...

There are over 200 amendments to the Renters Reform Bill having its Third Reading in the Commons today. PropTech supplier Goodlord has...

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

A tribunal case has ended with fines imposed on two landlords - Nigel William Harry Hobbs and James Robert Hobbs -...

National Landlord Investment Show has announced that the former Leader of the Conservative Party, the Rt Hon Sir Iain Duncan Smith,...

According to a poll of 1,476 renters by SpareRoom the ongoing housing crisis (85%) tops the list of key priorities to...

Tenant referencing provider Canopy has released data from a  rental affordability index, which claims most tenants are at the very limit...

A council has prosecuted a landlord for letting out two HMOs without a licence and failing to comply with HMO Management...

Burnley council says it’s considered the findings of a six-week public consultation and is set to increase planning controls over the...

UK house prices fell by 0.2% in March. Nevertheless, the annual rate of house price growth edged higher to 1.6% in...

Co-living developments are a type of purpose-built rental housing, under the same principle as Build To Rent (BTR) but offering smaller size...

A charity representing older people has taken up almost all of the key demands of activist group Generation Rent. Independent Age says...

A new additional HMO licensing scheme is about to hit landlords in part of London.  Haringey council claims its initiative aims to...

The management of BTL properties, whether it's a modest collection of three units or a more sizable portfolio of fifteen, can...

A new market snapshot from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors shows tenant demand rising but at a rather more modest...

The number of new rental instructions in February was 20 per cent higher year-on-year, says London-focused agency Foxtons. Average rent achieved rose...

A London council has successfully prosecuted two landlords who failed to comply with a planning enforcement notice originally issued against substandard...

Yet another council is consulting on whether to continue a selective licensing scheme. The scheme applies to several areas of Burnley and...

UK house prices rose by 0.7 per cent in February, says the Nationwide, after taking account of seasonal effects.  This resulted in...

Dorset councillors have approved proposals for a council tax premium on second homes and a tightening up on its existing premium...

A private landlord has been prosecuted for failing to carry out works to make his rented property safe . David Almond of...

Tenants faced with eviction must have legal aid, the Law Society of England and Wales claims. Recently published statistics from the Ministry...

A council has prosecuted a landlord after a family of nine were discovered living in an outbuilding. Tariq Khan of Peterborough was...

Calling all landlords, Investors and property professionals: National Landlord Investment Show returns to Olympia London on 6th March for its first...

Landlord Action founder Paul Shamplina says landlords are still being hit by unacceptable delays in regaining possession of their properties. Shamplina has...

A think tank claims that the government will pay landlords in the private sector six times the expected spend on new affordable homes in the five-year period between 2021 and 2026. The New...

UK house prices rose by 0.7 per cent in January, resulting in an improvement in the annual rate of house prices...

A Manchester-based solicitors’ firm that incorrectly prosecuted a London council over a private rental case has been ordered to pay thousands...

Scottish property portal ESPC has announced a free Buy To Let event targeted at aspiring property investors and landlords. The event will...

Some local authorities are quick to criticise private landlords for trying to avoid rent arrears but it appears councils themselves have...

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

Two new reports - from lettings agency Foxtons and data consultancy LonRes - show London’s rental market returning to pre-pandemic normality. Foxtons...

Newham council in London has won what it calls a landmark case against a convicted rogue landlord. The court has dismissed the...

A prominent analyst says the threat of rising inflation caused by the Red Sea shipping attacks - on top of this...

The yo-yo economic news is now casting doubt on whether the Bank of England will cut base rate as quickly as...

Another house price index has indicated a gentle rise in capital appreciation coming through at the end of 2023. Richard Sexton, director...

New rent control proposals put forward by politicians are unnecessary and too costly according to a leading property expert.  David Alexander -...

There’s no prospect of a rapid recovery for the housing market in 2024 despite some green shoots appearing. The warning comes from...

New data from HM Revenue and Customs reveals a 22 per cent annual drop in residential transactions in the year to...

UK house prices ended 2023 down 1.8 per cent compared with December 2022, leaving them almost 4.5 per cent below the...

Monthly interest costs have surged by 283 per cent since 2021 for landlords using interest-only mortgages, research shows. Octane Capital compared rates...

Airbnb is changing the way prospective tenants can pay.  The launch is part of a phased global roll-out which will see Klarna...

The Nationwide says 2023 has seen a surprisingly-resilient housing market but there will be no full scale recovery in 2024 -...

Gedling council in Nottinghamshire is launching a consultation to renew yet another selective licensing scheme. The scheme was launched in 2018 and...

The latest RICS Residential Survey, out today, points to an improved outlook for the housing market, with the more optimistic sentiment...

A group of Conservative MPs has organised a lobby of the government to demand a clampdown on Airbnbs and other short...

Over a third of current renters believe they will never be able to buy a home in future.  And only 29 per...

UK house prices rose for the second month in a row in November, boosted by a shortage of properties, says the...

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

One in four people don’t have enough savings to cover a 25 per cent drop in earnings - and that rises...

The government’s Office for National Statistics is introducing a new way of measuring rent rises from the spring. It will double the...

UK house prices rose an average of 0.2 per cent month on month in November - prompting the Nationwide to call...

The short-term holiday letting industry has significantly expanded in recent years, but this could all change with the introduction of a...

Markets are saying the UK - and for that matter the US and mainland Europe - have all hit peak interest...

The energy price cap is to rise to an annual average of £1,928 from January. Regulator Ofgem says a typical household paying...

There may be tax cuts in today’s Autumn Statement if government-fuelled rumours are to be believed - but there’s been a...

Lost in the noise of the King’s Speech, the general pledge to reform the leasehold system, and the subsequent political turmoil...

Inflation for the year to October has fallen to 4.6 per cent. That’s a big fall from 6.7 per cent in September...

The asking price of homes coming to the market this month is down 1.7 per cent on October according to Rightmove.  The...

A landlord and a property management company have been found guilty of putting tenants at risk after a council probe. Kensington and...

Average house prices rose by 1.1 per cent in October, compared to a fall of 0.3 per cent in September says...

A landlord who repeatedly failed to comply with a Planning Enforcement Notice has received a hefty fine. Sultan Mahmood, of Woking, was...

Just days after the government revealed it was not scrapping Section 21 until court possession processes had been overhauled, so the...

October saw a surprise 0.9 per cent rise in UK house prices according to the Nationwide, after taking account of seasonal...

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

A council is warning landlords they face penalty notices if their properties fail to comply with recent legislation that seeks to...

HM Revenue and Custoims is running a series of webinars aimed primarily at those new to earning income from property of...

The Renters Reform Bill is to get its long awaited Second Reading on Monday, October 23. The claim comes from the Financial Times...

The National Residential Landlords’ Association’s annual conference next week is a sell out with all 800 or so tickets sold to...

The average new seller asking price has increased by just 0.5 per cent in the past month - the smallest increase...

A tenants’ union has developed an app which it claims makes it easy to complain about short lets. Living Rent - a...

It’s the number of homes changing hands rather than their price that’s bearing the brunt of the slowdown say research chiefs...

Next weekend sees a crash course event for landlords to bring them up to date with the 160 pieces of legislation...

The Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities says a new How To Rent guide will be issued today, October 2. Private...

Activists in the Generation Rent group are running what they call Renters’ Rights Awareness Week in the second half of October.   “Whether...

Over the last 15 years, the HMO market has been transformed.  Back in the ‘90s, multi-lets were mainly student housing or cheap...

Rental sector organisations have been given an indication by the Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities that a new How...

Rental value growth in prime London postcodes declined further in August as supply built and demand cooled.  That’s the view of high...

A countryside property organisation has added its voice to the calls for an extension to a licensing scheme for Airbnbs and...

The Renters Reform Bill is not scheduled for debate this week in Parliament - and time is running out for it...

Research by Quickmove Properties estimate that, despite changes to stamp duty thresholds implemented last September designed to save homebuyers money, the...

August saw a further softening in house prices which are now 5.3 per cent down on a year ago. The Nationwide says...

Trade bodies and short let landlords have made a last-ditch appeal to politicians to stop new rules which could see the...

While there has been a shortage of all types of rental accommodation across the UK for several years now, the student...

The Competitioin and Markets Authority is to probe five activities involving landlords and letting agents and their responsibilities to private tenants. Sarah...

Landlords will be able to let Housing Secretary Michael Gove know exactly what they think of his policies in October. Gove will...

In an unusual move, London Labour Mayor Sadiq Khan says home owners in dire financial difficulties should be able to switch...

A trio of Cambridge landlords have been fined more than £8,000 between them, after three separate HMOs were found to be...

HMRC has prepared a guide to landlords’ and other property professionals’ self-assessment.  Here’s the guide in its entirety. - The year is flying by...

A landlord has been given a £20,000 fine for failing to carry-out badly needed repairs on a property in Lancashire.  The fixed...

The death of a 27-year-old man was not caused by the mould in the private rental property he occupied. That was the verdict...

Home Secretary Suella Braverman has been accused of using landlords to do her dirty work for her. In a response to the...

Landlords who allow rental properties to be let to migrants who do not have the right to be in the UK...

The next National Landlord Investment Show is taking place in London next month. It’s on September 27 at DoubleTree Hilton London Elstree...

Owners of short-term let properties are being urged to apply for a licence under Scotland’s short-term licensing scheme before the October...