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

The first case of a landlord breaching new tenancy rules in Scotland has resulted with him being issued a ‘Wrongful Termination...

A landlord who failed to improve his rental property, leaving his tenants in dangerous conditions, has been fined. Haroon Karim from Nottingham...

In this article, the experts at Good Move give their top tips for dealing with damp in your home. Damp is something...

Police in Devon say they will be cracking down on holiday homes let by landlords in contravention of Coronavirus lockdown rules...

A council that put a selective licensing scheme consultation on pause because of the pandemic has resumed the exercise.  Oldham council says...

A comparison website is warning owners to check whether their insurance policies cover damage from extreme weather events such as the...

Some tenants will spend years living in temporary Airbnb-style short let accommodation after the Coronavirus crisis ends, a lettings platform claims. The...

A leading utilities supplier to the rental sector says landlords should consider switching to smart meters, as tenants spend more time at...

A survey conducted for a mortgage broker suggests one in six landlords is unaware that 2019-2020 - tax assessments for which...

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

New research suggests there’s been a rush amongst landlords to set up companies through which to manage or purchase buy to...

The government has set out details of its new Debt Respite Scheme - also known as Breathing Space - which comes...

The current extension to the eviction ban in England and Wales is “more balanced” than some past examples according to a...

The Financial Conduct Authority is extending the ban on repossessions by two months until April 1, in light of the pandemic...

A landlord who committed 33 offences at a property he owns has been issued with civil penalties totalling £50,500. Zaheer Uddin Babar,...

The latest sentiment survey from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors suggests a drop in landlord activity across the UK. RICS does...

Popular buy to let lender Fleet Mortgages’ latest rental yield index shows the consequences of increasing property prices in many regions...

Over two thirds of student renters are worried about their ability to pay rent with around a quarter having been unable...

Retirement rental specialist Girlings says the phenomenon of later life renting is growing in popularity. It says independent research from Paragon Bank...

HousingAnywhere, an internet lettings platform that calls itself Europe’s largest online rental accommodation marketplace for young professionals and international students, has...

The changes to Mortgage Interest Tax Relief and impact on your wallet Before April 2017 landlords with a mortgage on their buy-to-let...

Junior housing minister Kelly Tolhurst says the government will introduce the controversial Renters Reform Bill “very soon.” This Bill is the one which...

Social renters have the lowest life satisfaction and experience the greatest anxiety according to analysis by a property management firm.  Lettings company...

Advice from a tax software consultancy suggests that landlords must declare Coronavirus grants in future tax returns, including the next self-assessment...

A lettings agency says there is very large scale support amongst tenants for the extension to the current bailiff-enforced eviction ban,...

A trade body says the current national lockdown may make it harder for the lettings industry to conform with an approaching deadline...

Rents across much of England and Wales are performing strongly according to a new market analysis - and in some areas...

A landlord has been hit with what a local authority calls a record £66,000 fine after being found guilty of letting...

Britain’s holiday rental market is preparing for a busy year ahead, as many travellers are expected to opt for staycations over...

A landlord has opened up to a news website about the difficulties trying to accommodate student tenants during the lockdown.  Elizabeth Hunter is...

The Rent Smart Wales quango, now five years old, has been sharply criticised by the National Residential Landlords Association.  A report commissioned...

The government insists that its ban on bailiff-enforced evictions “protects the most vulnerable renters” during the pandemic. The claim comes in the...

Activists in a rental reform coalition say court possession hearings should be halted as well as bailiff-led evictions. They say the stress...

The government’s ban on bailiff-enforced evictions is just a “sticking plaster” and not a long-term answer for landlords and tenants. That’s the view...

The ban on bailiff-enforced evictions for private renters has been extended in England and Wales. This will be until February 21 “at...

London Mayor Sadiq Khan has called for an extension of the eviction ban and a two year rent freeze in the...

It’s regarded as extremely likely that Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick will announce an extension to the eviction ban in England today. Pleas...

Landlords with leasehold properties should be able to enjoy reduced costs and red tape when they wish to extend their leases,...

The government is establishing a Commonhold Council - a partnership of leasehold groups, industry and government - that will prepare landlords,...

With unusually cold weather even by winter standards expected later this month, Aviva has issued guidance for landlords and other home...

Martin Lewis, the celebrity consumer rights campaigner behind MoneySavingExpert, has called upon the government to extend the current ban on bailiffs...

The National Residential Landlords Association says the latest stays report on students under the Coronavirus lockdown is unlikely to have an...

The latest survey from PropTech platform Goodlord suggests the lettings landscape is relatively stable entering 2021 - but with the prospect...

The landlords’ trade body says it welcomes a change of heart by the government over details of the Green Homes Grant scheme. Until now...

Two thirds of people who have experienced mould are tenants in private, social or student housing according to a new survey. Comparison...

Eviction guru and lettings sector expert Paul Shamplina has made an impassioned plea for government help for the rental sector. The founder...

While there is optimism over Coronavirus vaccines, it’s likely that Covid-19 will continue to change tenants’ traditional aspirations in 2021 says...

Private renting is now “a future-forward choice, seen by many conscious consumers to be a cool and connected way of accessing...

Activists from Shelter and Generation Rent have led the charge for a renewed eviction ban in the light of the latest...

It appears that a London borough council’s two licensing schemes have expired at the turn of the year, with no alternative...

London agency Dexters says the number of lettings applicants rose 50 per cent in 2020 with a particular surge in November...

Generation Rent, the lobby group that tells the government how it thinks the lettings industry should operate, appears to have a...

A philanthropist claims the difficulty some younger people have in getting on the property ownership ladder is caused by Baby Boomers...

The Liberal Democrats want Airbnb to ensure its landlords offer free accommodation to victims and survivors of domestic abuse in Tier 3...

An estate agency that bucks the industry trend by selling only tenanted properties to landlords says it’s had a record year. Portfolio,...

A councillor has called for all new HMOs to be created with en suite bathrooms, and not shared bathrooms. The call came during...

A property development consultancy is tipping five regeneration areas in England as potential good investments for the coming year. SevenCapital says they...

Many of us will be glad to see the back of 2020 for obvious reasons. For landlords the Coronavirus crisis has been...

Insecure tenancies, poor housing conditions and overcrowding lead to health problems and worsen risks in the pandemic, a think tank claims. The...

London Labour Mayor Sadiq Khan wants a £3 billion one-off windfall tax on private developers to fund replacement cladding on affected...

The roll-out of a vaccine for Coronavirus could dramatically change the poor rental market performance in prime London in the coming...

Covid-19 restrictions in force across the country for the foreseeable future means landlords must remain cautious in 2021 - and they...

The government has published official guidance for landlords on how they should operate in the new Tier 4 locations. Since Boxing Day,...

Consumer service Which? says it anticipates landlords choosing short term mortgages in the coming year, rather than five year options. The service...

Demands for ever-more energy efficient properties could drive landlords out of the sector, the government has been warned. In a response to...

We’re delighted that landlords will be starting their Christmas break - and it’s rarely been more deserved after an immensely difficult...

A Labour housing politician is accusing the government of using Coronavirus as an excuse for dragging its feet over scrapping Section...

The government has rejected a call for landlords to have powers to evict tenants who fall 14 days into arrears. Property investor...

Landlords with properties in the Havering area have until January 24 to submit a selective licence application, giving them a 50...

Staff are being recruited by a coalition of groups campaigning for widespread restrictions on landlord powers in 2021. Called the Renters Reform...

There’s been a howl of disgust from the UK’s major landlord group following the Welsh Government’s shock increase in stamp duty. Landlord...

A landlord who breached a court order not to harass or evict his tenants has been given a prison sentence.  Saakib Khan,...

Seven per cent of private tenants now have arrears built up during the Coronavirus period. A survey of tenants for the National...

A BBC investigation into ‘No DSS’ statements on two prominent landlord websites has provoked campaigning charity Shelter into an attack on the...

The unknown number of landlords with properties in blocks caught in the cladding crisis may be able to benefit from a...

Newcastle city council claims to be the first local authority in the UK to launch the rent-to-buy scheme allowing tenants to...

An investigation by the BBC has found that 80 per cent of advertisements on two websites used by landlords say people...

An accountancy firm claims that buy to let landlords who admit evading tax on their rental income have underpaid to HMRC...

One of the candidates for next year’s London Mayoral election wants to put pet-friendly tenancies for the private rental sector as...

Senior MPs have been told by the chief executive of the National Residential Landlords Association that they must provide financial assistance...

The latest attack on landlords by the Generation Rent group of activists is from its deputy director and concerns mould. It comes in...

The coronavirus pandemic has brought instability to the UK rental market, with tenants struggling to pay rents and landlords battling to...

The Labour-controlled Greater London Authority and 18 other groups of activists, charities and students have formed a new pro-renter coalition. Called the...

A leading officer in a Labour council which has in the past taken landlords to court says this process is so...

The number of UK landlords has risen 49 per cent in the last five years to an all-time high of 2.7m...

Wales is the latest part of the UK to follow the example of England and suspend evictions  until January 11 as...

Citizens Advice says the government should prioritise tenants with rent arrears who are the most significant victims of the financial fallout...

A move to regulate Airbnb and other short let platforms operating in Scotland has received a hostile welcome from a countryside...

A county council and the local Citizens Advice service are asking private landlords in their area to reach out to tenants...

Two players in the domestic energy industry are warning landlords that it will be an expensive exercise to meet predicted future...

No fewer than 15 per cent of all sales agreed in November went to landlords, the highest figure for four years. The data...

The average monthly private sector rent in England over the 12 months to September was £725. The figure, released over the weekend,...

This Thursday, December 17, sees The Great Tax Debate webinar aimed at helping landlords prepare for a year of change in 2021. The...

A virtual show about pest control is being targeted at landlords because of the strong links between pests and housing in...

The government is reported to be considering applying VAT to the use of Airbnb and other short let platforms in a...

A London lettings agency is offering landlords the opportunity to list and let properties for free this month.  The offer comes from...

The National Residential Landlords Association has released its manifesto for the 2021 Welsh Parliament elections - and it makes the case...

The government has issued a new How To Rent Guide - the critical document that landlords or their agents have to...

Gas boilers may be the next big issue for the private rental sector as an influential committee has called for them...

A warning has been issued that a bid to curb private rental sector rents in Scotland could well backfire with more...

The latest lettings market snapshot from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors suggests the vast majority of respondents expect rents in...

A new app is targeting tenants and says it allows them “to sort any issues at the click of a button.” The...

A landlord has been ordered to pay £3,928.44 after failing to licence two properties he has been letting out in Nottingham.  Jaswinder...

Insurance provider Berkeley Alexander has launched a Landlord Legal Expenses and Rent Guarantee product for use under Covid-19 restrictions. The company claims that...

A tax specialist says the HMRC has amended its guidance on stamp duty in such a way as to suggest many...

A London council has confirmed its right to refuse licenses to criminal landlords - even reformed ones. A story in the East...

Landlords considering taking advantage of the government’s new Green Homes Grant are being warned of a surge in cowboy building works. Sheffield...

Havering council has agreed to the extension of its landlord licensing scheme.  It currently covers 12 wards and will be rolled out ...

The government has launched an unexpected consultation which may indirectly highlight a new opportunity for landlords and other investors - converting...

Members of a wealthy Blackburn family of landlords with a portfolio of properties have been sentenced for defrauding the Department for...

The Acorn group of rental activists has created a detailed crib sheet of responses to a council consultation on landlord licensing. Acorn,...

The campaigning charity Shelter is offering private rental sector tenants advice on how to negotiate a rent reduction during the remaining...

A lettings trade body says expensive council licensing schemes could force landlords to sell, making vulnerable tenants homeless or obliged to...

An eviction ban has been introduced by the Scottish Government to take effect until well into the New Year.  Because of the...

The chief executive of the National Residential Landlords Association has admitted in a newspaper article that some landlords do misuse their...

The latest HomeLet rental index suggests that the average rent in the UK is now £974 after a 2.9 per cent...

A possible backlog of Right To Rent checks created by new Home Office rules could be alleviated by inventory clerks. Since March,...

The number of buy to let mortgages for landlords has dropped to 1,792 - and in comparison to last year that’s...

An online quiz with 4,000 landlord participants suggests that landlords are well informed - they scored an average 70 per cent...

A tenant hardship loan fund is to open next week in Scotland - and many rental bodies in England and Wales...

Private landlords are setting out a manifesto of radical changes for the rental sector, starting with more repossession rights. The demands are...

A new league table from comparison website Rentround shows how the lockdown has impacted yields around the country. The site has analysed...

Councils in North Wales want to find out how the Coronavirus pandemic is affecting private tenants. Nearly one in five households in...

When 2020 began one of the biggest issues most landlords faced was the ending of tax relief introduced over four years...

Courts are now introducing Review Hearings to prioritise eviction cases during lockdown, adding more red tape for anxious landlords. The purpose of...

Labour politicians, union leaders and Shelter are amongst those writing to Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon demanding an eviction ban. The protest...

There’s been renewed media spotlight on landlords who register their holiday lets as businesses, and can thus claim a key grant. The...

Landlords are being supported by letting agencies as the Coronavirus fall-out continues, according to the president of agents’ trade body ARLA...

The Leader of the House of Commons, Jacob Rees-Mogg, says the government has sympathy for the plight of many landlords during...

The number of overseas landlords admitting tax avoidance has risen 65 per cent in five years according to an accountancy firm. Moore,...

A survey of over 2,000 tenants by a specialist buy to let lender shows that contrary to the popular belief, most...

A cluster of owner occupiers living near a city centre are demanding that landlords win planning consent before operating HMOs. The Gloucestershire...

A London landlord must pay over £280,000 in three months after housing eight people in a flat deems illegal for even...

Tell us about Airthings, why it was established, the products and what problem they were coming to solve? Airthings was established in...

Landlords have sharply criticised Chancellor Rishi Sunak for cutting the amount tenants relying on benefits will be able to claim to...

Research by an insurance firm has identified the high costs incurred by landlords on emergency call-outs. Whilst inevitably promoting the merits of...

An international consultancy specialising in investors’ residency and citizenship has lifted the lid on the huge tax savings open to overseas...

The findings of a survey conducted with 2,000 tenants give an insight into what renters want now, eight months on from...

A property industry accreditation service is asking whether it’s now time for the government to offer grants to help landlords through...

A law firm says landlords being obliged to conduct checks on the immigration status of potential tenants is encouraging and even...

A leading housing market analyst suggests that the implementation of a Capital Gains Tax change could actually mean landlords paying less...

A ‘city tracker’ operated by a specialist buy to let mortgage company has outlined the best - and worst - places...

Anti-eviction campaigners have confronted two landlords over an alleged planned eviction.  Members of the Living Rent tenants union are pictured by the...

There may be new and stricter legal requirements on the way for private landlords with regards to carbon monoxide alarm installation...

PropTech company Reposit has launched a product allowing properties to be let on a deposit-free basis whilst ensuring landlords are protected...

Airbnb’s UK operation is under scrutiny by the City watchdog over fears it could be exploited for money laundering purposes Although there...

Labour MP Steve McCabe has introduced a 10 Minute Rule Bill into the House of Commons to address the problems of HMO’s being...

A property investment firm has given tips to landlords who may feel m threatened by the prospect of a hike in Capital Gain...

Pressure groups attacking landlords and letting agents are usually on the other side of the fence from property industry professionals but...

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

The trading standards team charged with policing lettings and estate agents is to investigate whether a new guideline on referral fees...

London’s Labour Mayor Sadiq Khan has launched a new tool for tenants to check on their landlords - and possibly claim...

A £4,550 fine has been upheld after an appeal by the landlord was rejected by a property tribunal. Fenland council served five...

Rents rose 1.4 per cent in the year to October, a drop from the 1.5 per cent growth recorded in September...

Who are you? Radim Rezek, 31 years old entrepreneur who founded his first real estate company when studying the first year at...

The leading landlords trade body is accusing the government of rewarding rent dodgers with its latest restrictions on eviction. The National Residential...

An insurance firm says landlords should “educate” their tenants on the apparent need to get increased insurance cover. Paymentshield claims that a...

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

Build To Rent, which has predominantly focussed on secondary sites in major city centres, is branching out to the suburbs. One of...

From today possession cases with severe rent arrears will be exempt from the effective ban on evictions applying to the England...

A financial planner is advising landlords on how to minimise their current Capital Gains Tax liability ahead of possible change. Chancellor Rishi...

A legal challenge has been started to the government’s current ‘ban’ on bailiff-enforced evictions in the private rental sector. High profile property...

A new survey shows almost two thirds of prospective first time buyers regard it as ‘impossible’ to get on the property...

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

A landlord who failed to properly look after two HMOs has been fined £70,500 by an Essex council. Lystra Dorval, of Ilford,...

A new survey gives an insight into problems involving tenants who share apartments and houses - and how those difficulties could...

A property expert in the Home Counties has launched a dispute resolution service to avoid evictions. Julie Ford - who’s been in...

The HMO market is buoyant, not over-saturated, and it can survive suspicions from tenants worried about Coronavirus. That’s the view of Stephanie...

There’s been a modest increase in deposit protections across England and Wales in the past year. Data from the Tenancy Deposit Service...

A landlord body says some tenants will have little choice but to increase their risk of contracting Coronavirus because of inadequate...

A research project funded by the Nationwide Foundation has revealed widespread tenant satisfaction with small-scale landlords in Scotland.  The project, RentBetter, looks...

Landlords could be in line for another huge tax burden - a doubling of Capital Gains Tax.  A report commissioned by the government...

The government has confirmed its long-standing intention to scrap Section 21 eviction powers which currently sit with landlords - but the appropriate...

There’s been a significant slump in the number of new enquiry levels from landlords seeking property management and tenant-related services, according...

A property specialist at Perrys Chartered Accountants has issued new advice for landlords on how they can reap the benefits of...

A new survey by rental sector PropTech supplier Fixflo asks landlords and agents how they have been impacted by the pandemic. The...

An industry service supplier has revealed the scale of the backlog in possession cases which cannot be pursued to eviction because of...

A league table of UK cities where it takes the longest for first time buyers to save for a deposit may...

A PropTech company claims to have created a Covid-friendly app for landlords in London, challenging traditional agents’ models for finding tenants. Rentd, which...

Landlords have been told they face another invisible threat beyond Coronavirus - it’s under-insurance, which is apparently rife in the private...

The Covid-19 pandemic has changed so many things for so many people. For international real estate agents in Spain, it has...

HMOs are an important part of the UK housing market as they offer students and young professionals affordable accommodation. There is...

A  leading property law firm says the government’s ‘eviction ban by the back door’ means many buy to let properties are...

One in 10 landlords wants to buy another investment property in the coming year according to a new survey.  This compares to...

Zoopla says it’s a two-tier market with London trailing badly trailing the rest of the country. UK rents outside London are up...

Airbnb in the UK has imposed stark restrictions on bookings during the current England lockdown period. Until December 2 those who are...

Auctioneers are keener than ever to vie for the attention of buy to let purchasers in the current competitive market. Auction House...

Mark Horsey, a landlord who has been convicted of voyeurism, has now been banned from continuing to work in the financial...

The government’s announcement at the end of next week that almost no evictions would be possible before January 11 at the...

A webinar being held tomorrow will consider whether mediation is a valid way of addressing tenant arrears during the Coronavirus pandemic. A...

Revised guidance from the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy outlines how landlords and other applicants can handle Green Homes...

It’s been confirmed that during the current one month lockdown in England there will be no enforcement of possession orders except...

A new report makes searing claims about the performance and quality of landlords and their homes in the private rental sector. Almost...

A trade body has told MPs the government must ensure work done to make homes energy efficient is ‘future-proofed’ to accept...

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

Generation Rent says there should be a reinstatement of the eviction ban immediately, and appears to have been stung into the...

It’s been confirmed that a new online system allowing landlords to check the Right to Rent status of prospective tenants will...

A new survey suggests that one in five individual and multi-property landlords felt unprepared when they first started letting properties -...

The former leader of the Labour Party in Scotland has joined the board of Shelter, the campaigning charity that has often...

In March 2020, the Home Office made a number of changes to the Right to Rent scheme to make it easier...

A prominent Conservative supporter and expert in the private rental sector has posed an interesting question - is Boris Johnson trying...

Airbnb claims a proposal to regulate short lets could put 17,000 jobs at risk and take almost £1m a day out...

A new rent arrears protection service has launched to cater specifically for settings with tenants renting rooms rather than entire apartments or...

A visiting professor and accountancy academic claims landlords are not carrying their fair share of the financial burden caused by the...

The government has this week revealed temporary changes to the way landlords can check documents required for Right To Rent. There have...

An analysis of the private rental sector by the London School of Economics suggests there could be three times the current...

Over 40 seminars will be held today at the latest Landlord Investment Show, which will also host a lively debate on...

The growth in the number of landlords and property investors in the UK has been astonishing over the last three decades....

Generation Rent is calling for a furlough-type scheme aimed at helping tenants. The group says that following news of the four week...

A local authority is thought to be the first in the country to be offering a Coronavirus lifeline to hard-pressed landlords. Leicester...

A think tank is calling for landlords to consider rent reductions and is also suggesting the return of an eviction ban...

If you are dreaming of buying a property in Spain, there is so much to think about and many things to...

No matter if you have a property abroad, a holiday home, or rent a place long-term, 2020 has definitely been a...

In the aftermath of the global financial crisis, many of the countries worse hit – reliant on tourism and outward investment...

Property auctions are fast becoming a popular method of buying and selling properties. This is down to the speed of sale,...

Property auctions help to minimise the chances of complications in the homebuying process. However, there are still measures you will need...

The coronavirus crisis has hit the UK's economic outlook, and many buy-to-let landlords are understandably worried about their post-lockdown rental property...

Summer 2020 saw changes to the 30-day Capital Gains Tax (CGT) rule come into force and talk of a CGT increase...

A key member of the Regulation of Property Agents working party says the licensing of private landlords is “on the horizon”...

A leading property lawyers says he’s willing to act for landlords to take the government to judicial review over its latest...