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One of the leading industry suppliers has given a warning to government that continual regulation and legal changes restricting landlords will...

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

The latest HomeLet market index shows that the average rent in the UK is now at a record high of £996...

Investment advisers Sterling Wealth Associates says the north of England is the go-to spot in the UK for property investment.  It says...

An operator in the co-living rental niche in London has recorded an average 44 per cent annual growth over the past...

A warning has been issued to landlords about a crackdown on compliance issues surrounding property management. No Letting Go, the country’s largest...

A new analysis suggests that as many as 40 per cent of people in the UK are at last considering moving...

A Midlands council says it’s sent thousands of letters to landlords in the last 12 months in response to complaints from...

The private rental sector is in slow retreat according to a new analysis by Nationwide-owned specialist lender, The Mortgage Works. Nationwide chief...

A landlord has been convicted and ordered to pay more than £11,500 in fines and legal costs for the offence of...

A London council has taken a landlord company to court after complaints of poor housing conditions in five of its rented...

The growing debate over whether pets should be allowed in private rental property has attracted the attention of activists’ group Generation Rent. In...

Landlords are being warned of an urgent change to the arrears process thanks to the launch of the government’s Breathing Space...

A mortgage lender specialising in high net worth clients has identified those areas outside London seeing the most prime purchases. Enness Global...

There are now 10 councils with licensing schemes covering more than 20 per cent of the rental market according to activists’...

A city council has prosecuted a landlord who has now been placed under an overnight curfew in her home and ordered to pay thousands...

For the first time in four years, the proportion of landlords who say they plan to expand their portfolios is higher...

A property investment consultancy says growing numbers of UK and international landlords are incorporating to manage their buy to let portfolios...

Rental affordability in the capital has improved markedly during the pandemic according to London lettings agency Benham and Reeves.  The firm analysed...

The controversial Breathing Space policy comes into effect from next Tuesday, May 4, and a charity is admitting it is not...

The Hunters lettings agency has set out tips for landlords to keep their rental properties occupied all year round. The firm -...

New figures released by Rightmove this morning show that 65 per cent of London locations now have lower rent levels than...

Shelter and tenants’ group in a major city have mobilised to set up a campaign called Fair Renting. The campaign is focussed...

Airbnb has blocked nearly 80,000 UK reservation attempts following the introduction of restrictions that prevent under 25-year-olds from making entire home...

The mortgage market is becoming increasingly competitive for landlords who want to take advantage of offers as the economy comes out...

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

A landlord has been handed nearly £30,000 in fines and costs after pleading guilty to maintenance and safety failures at three...

The Generation Rent campaign group has entered the fray for the Police and Crime Commissioner elections which will be held in some...

A leading veterinary body - the National Office of Animal Health, or NOAH - has started a campaign to have pets allowed...

Reduced demand and falling rents continue throughout the London prime flats market, with values down in all areas except the south west...

Airbnb management company Houst is expanding its service into a new area. Houst has identified Kent as an area expecting one of...

The State Opening of Parliament will take place on Tuesday May 11, with many expecting this to be when the government confirms...

The government says the number of households facing possible homelessness after a Section 21 eviction has fallen 50 per cent in...

Several high-flying lettings sector bodies say rental properties advertised on portals should carry much more upfront information. This means landlords who use agents...

A landlord has been fined £6,000 for failing to properly maintain a HMO in Reading. Nidan Singh, 76, has also been ordered to...

The DPS is hosting free dispute webinars to enable landlords and letting agents to navigate the dispute resolution process. More than 2,000...

TV star Robert Rinder - best known for his performances under the guise of Judge Rinder - has made an outspoken...

The chair of the all-party Environmental Audit Committee of MPs is urging the government to introduce an alternative to the disastrous Green...

Landlords are not required to conduct retrospective Right to Rent verification on tenants who had a Covid-adjusted check since March 30...

The National Residential Landlords Association has repeated its backing for upfront cash payments and rent guarantees. A new study has found that...

A council in the Lake District is inviting new and existing private landlords to register with Property Links, its free matching...

Over a fifth of students questioned in a new survey say they have been unable to pay rent in full over...

The number of second homes in the UK has risen 30 per cent over the last five years, according to a...

A council is holding a virtual landlords’ forum to support them navigate the Covid-19 pandemic. Normally, Ryedale council works in partnership with...

Greater Manchester’s Labour Mayor, Andy Burnham, wants to introduce a £1.5m Good Landlord Charter This would work in partnership with the city’s...

The landlords' main trade body wants a tapering down of notice periods for Section 8 and Section 21. The government has already...

A new league table has been created of the best places for landlords to invest in buy to let. The Compare The...

It’s been reported that a bid to impose a rental licensing regime on the Channel Island of Jersey - set to...

Salford council in Greater Manchester is to introduce landlord licensing for HMOs where three or four tenants live - and the...

Two landlords of a property in East London have been ordered to pay costs and fines totalling £61,057.05 after they were prosecuted...

A property company and its sole director landlord have been convicted and ordered to pay more than £50,000 in fines and...

A controversial survey by an insurance firm suggests almost half of landlords welcome the government’s new Model Tenancy Agreement which allows...

The Baroness who leads the Generation Rent campaign has made a sharp attack on section 21 notices. Baroness Alicia Kennedy says: “A Section 21...

Three lettings agencies have been expelled for The Property Ombudsman for failing to pay compensation to landlords. And as they are now...

The Department for Education has announced that its to make available an additional £15 million in hardship funding to support those students...

The Momentum group on the left of the Labour Party has outlined a three-stage campaign to secure a longer term ban on...

A survey of 20,000 landlords by a comparison website suggests 53 per cent are uncertain if they want to remain in buy to...

The spring market in Florida is white-hot at the moment, rivalling the increasing temperatures across the state as people begin their...

Oliver Andrews, editor at Property Assist Claim, sets out how landlords can find the ideal tenants for their rental homes.  If you...

Oliver Andrews, editor at Property Claim Assist, outlines why it’s vitally important for landlords to keep record during the current Covid...

The Daily Mail is reporting that Prime Minister Boris Johnson is to let his Oxfordshire cottage out - and he’s taking...

A Scandinavian company is bidding to create a short lets rival to Airbnb and has announced it is opening in the UK...

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

A landlord and a property company have a total of over £90,000 to pay after being found guilty of 27 charges...

New data from lettings agency Hamptons suggests that despite the slew of challenges thrown at the private rental sector, the number...

Two landlords have spoken out about their losses and treatment from a lettings agency which has collapsed. Last month we reported that...

New figures suggest a large average rise in rents over the past year in almost every region outside of London. According to...

The main landlords’ trade body has hit out at a bid by London Mayor Sadiq Khan to secure powers to impose private...

The Momentum movement on the left wing of the Labour Party is staging a series of protests this weekend targeting landlords...

Many landlords awaiting the hearing of possession cases will hardly need reminding, but new figures from the Ministry of Justice give...

A respected private rental sector body wants the government to slow its timetable for energy efficiency reform, warning that landlords could...

The government has released details of its mediation scheme, which has already won the in-principle support of the National Residential Landlords...

A landlord that refused to make safety improvements at two of her properties in Folkestone has been fined nearly £5,000. Madeleine Scott,...

A pressure group for tenants wants the next Mayor of London to win powers from the government to reduce rents, through a...

There’s been a surge in the number of mortgage products aimed at landlords in the holiday let market. There’s been a 45...

A consultation process is taking place on the Channel Island of Jersey about whether landlords should be banned from refusing to...

Only 39 rogue landlords and letting agents have been hit with banning orders in the first three years of their existence. The...

A resolution service set up last summer for landlords is extending its remit to cover a much wider range of disputes. TDS...

The latest Goodlord rental index shows a buoyant lettings market over the past month.  March brought a boost in average income for...

A landlord has been handed penalties totalling nearly £8,000 after being found guilty of operating an unlicensed HMO. This follows an investigation...

Few landlords deal in the rarified surroundings of the central London market, and new figures from lettings agency Knight Frank show...

Conservative MP Andrew Rosindell, who is moving a Bill through Parliament urging landlords to accept pets, says he backs a law...

A rogue landlord has been hit with a bill of £48,000 - a record for the council which brought the prosecution. Tariq...

A logistics software company with clients across the property spectrum has become the latest critic of the government’s axing of the...

An eviction specialist says the average time to evict a tenant could soar by six months once the current ban comes to...

The landlords’ trade body has backed a call from MPs demanding a clear exit strategy at the end of the latest...

An analysis of the Green Homes Grant applications show exactly which areas will be hit most when the scheme comes to...

Buy to let mortgage choice has increased for the fifth month in a row, according to independent mortgage market monitor Moneyfacts. There...

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

The landlords’ trade body has urged the government to think more strategically about energy efficiency in the private rental sector, and...

A Labour housing pressure group has made strong public criticism of the party’s shadow housing spokeswoman, Thangam Debbonaire. Labour Tenants United was...

A charity claims it’s helping one person every minute with problems relating to renting from a private landlord. In the first two...

The government is axing the Green Homes Grant scheme from 5pm on March 31 - putting a much criticised scheme out...

The closing of a tax loophole which allow some owners of holiday lets to avoid paying council tax does not go...

A Midlands council has given notice of two landlord licensing schemes set to be introduced later this year. Charnwood council has been...

A contributor to the Big Issue magazine says corporations that become landlords may be better at it - and better for...

In the first anniversary of the initial ban on repossessions, it appears the move has backfired spectacularly. Research for the National Residential...

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

A landlord who allowed his tenants to live in squalid conditions, has been ordered by the court to pay £5,000 for...

The government has revised official guidance for landlords, tenants and local authorities in the light of imminently-changing Coronavirus advice. The revisions are not fundamental...

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

Investors are sitting on an average of over £37,000 each in investment capital they are poised to inject into the property market. That’s...

The government’s much-hyped ‘tax day’ yesterday had - by comment consent - an underwhelming impact on the property sector. However, one tax...

The National Residential Landlords Association says it backs a report by MPs sharply criticising EPCs and urging more effective modern energy...

A prominent lettings agency chief says tenants are becoming more eco-conscious, putting increased emphasis on landlords to meet expectations. Mike Cook -...

Investors viewing auction property A property investor is a long-term investor who lives by the fact they will be substantially better off...

Sellers look to achieve three main tasks when selling their property via auction. Speed – Sell in the shortest possible timeframe. Whether this...

The government should use today's ‘Tax Day’ consultation process to reform Capital Gains Tax so that it encourages a smaller, high...

A survey of 1,000 tenants suggests that only around half have contents insurance. Nationwide, which conducted the poll, says the contents of...

One of the country’s largest Build To Rent players says the government should incentivise working from home and the use of...

There’s a new call on the government to get its act together on the Green Homes Grant, which has failed to live...

The eviction ban may have made life less stressful for tenants but a housing lawyer claims otherwise. David Renton, writing in the...

A serial-offender landlord has been fined for putting tenants at serious harm from fire and exposing them to substandard and dangerous conditions. Nilendu...

A council enquiry is proposing a flurry of new landlord licensing schemes in one county in England.  An inquiry into the private...

As a landlord, there may be times when you face boiler issues and tenants asking you to resolve problems. It is...

From April, almost two-thirds (67%) of England’s councils are set to increase their council tax by 4.90 – 5.0%. However, the pandemic has...

The controversy over government proposals to increase the numbers of pets in private rental properties has taken an unexpected twist. Two measures...

One of the country’s leading property experts says landlords are now reassessing their portfolios as a result of possible Capital Gains...

Landlords and managing agents of HMOs could face unlimited fines following new measures being brought in to strengthen fire safety, the...

Wales has extended its eviction ban from March 31 until the end of June - but it is more severe than...

A group of activists at the centre of campaigns for renters’ rights has claimed the police help landlords commit illegal acts. The London...

One of the most respected and experienced agents in Prime Central London has given an insight into the lettings market in...

London-focussed lettings agency Portico has drawn up highly localised hotspots within the capital for landlords seeking the best yields.  According to the...

Areas boasting Russell Group universities - considered the best in the UK - have the highest rents but disappointing yields.  Returns from a...

A lettings agency has suggested that the typical landlord could lose as much as £24,000 if the government increases Capital Gains...

A lettings agency is telling landlords to take more tenants claiming housing benefits. The agency in question says it’s wrong that some...

A charity warns today that 150,000 private renters are at risk of eviction when restrictions are lifted because of mounting Covid-related...

The activists group Acorn, which has staged several anti-landlord demonstrations including some outside homes, is opposing a new Bill going through...

A lettings agency being put into liquidation owes landlords almost £500,000 in unpaid rent.  Local media in the Midlands report that the...

It’s almost exactly a year since Britain went into its first lockdown, heralding a large number of measures affecting renting, notably...

With buy to let and traditional commercial property both under challenge thanks to government regulations and Coronavirus, the government is now...

High level research shows that since the start of the pandemic - March 2020 - some 300,000 fewer properties have come...

A council has now approved plans for two of the country’s largest licensing schemes - one is so large it needs...

The government has reissued its official guidance on the possession process for private landlord. The document was originally published last September but...

A landlord in his 70s who claims he was just ‘helping people’ has been handed a suspended prison sentence. That’s because he...

Many landlords and property investors will have watched the Chancellor’s budget with a feeling of trepidation. There had been hints of...

Landlords have been warned not to try to deceive departing tenants after a controversial tribunal ruling. Lindsays law firm says Scotland’s first...

Activists in Generation Rent have hit out at the latest extension to the ban on bailiff-enforced evictions.  The government has extended this...

A tenant who sub-let a property by falsely claiming to be its owner has been given a criminal record.  Sonia Nascimento rented...

The main landlords’ trade body has made a blistering attack on the government of one of the UK nations, asking it...

Activists are aiming to make the eviction ban a central theme in this spring’s local elections. In early May there are elections...

A landlord who illegally turned a London property into 13 flats has been hit by nearly £200,000 in fines, costs and...

The government’s latest extension for the ban on bailiff-enforced evictions - taking it up until the end of May - is...

Another political party has joined the chorus of voices calling for still-longer bans on evictions in the private rental sector. The ban...

A new survey suggests that landlords are less enthusiastic than in the past about buy to let. The study 1,004 UK landlords...

The government has announced a further extension to the current ban on bailiff-enforced evictions in England until May 31. At that point...

Landlords trying to expand their portfolios can avoid delays caused by residential buyers taking advantage of the Chancellor's stamp duty extension by using four 'buy-to-let hacks', according to broker Mortgages for...

A Labour-controlled council says it’s confident a huge new licensing scheme for one of Britain’s most high-profile cities will be voted...

Activists from the Acorn campaign are pressing a council to get tough on landlords. Acorn has waged anti-landlord and anti-letting agent campaigns...

Scottish private sector landlords and tenants who face financial difficulties caused by the pandemic have more time to access support after...

A lettings platform specialising in student accommodation has a new way to spot locations with excess supply. UniHomes says Southampton, Portsmouth and...

A property analyst says landlords with company structures to handle their buy to let portfolios are unlikely to be worried by changes in...

Labour wants the government to change its Coronavirus guidance to end the internal reading of electric and gas meters during lockdown. The party claims...

A senior Anglican priest has stood up for renting as a concept, and suggests Britain is too pre-occupied with home ownership. Angela...

A landlord who persistently broke residential lettings rules has been banned from operating in what a local council calls “a landmark...

The first thing you need to consider when you’re buying a second property is what are you buying it for –...

An inventory supplier to the lettings industry is advising landlords to make sure they spot early signs of pet damage in...

The risk assessment system used by local authorities to judge health and safety issues relating to properties needs updating - and...

The country’s largest landlord for students has extended its discounted rent scheme for another three weeks. Unite Group says its 50 per...

A company is offering Sharia-compliant bridging finance for property investors. Sharia compliance in the finance world means for savers and borrowers, instead...

Lloyds Bank is considering entering the private rental sector as a landlord, according to a Financial Times scoop. The newspaper says it's...

Labour has accused Chancellor Rishi Sunak of prioritising a tax break for landlords over the need for affordable housing or help for...

A rental activists’ campaign group wants tenancies reformed to allow tenants to claim back rent and “give tenants the confidence to...

A combination of the longer stamp duty holiday and sustained low interest rates are likely to spur a new wave of...

Faulty appliances cause an average of 43 fires a week in England alone, according to an electrical product platform. Research by Electrical Direct...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I’m David Hackett, Head of Business Development for The DPS    What...

The Budget has received short shrift from landlords and tenants, as Chancellor Rishi Sunak appeared to miss out the private rental...

A second attempt by Labour to halt in-person property viewings during the pandemic has been batted away by the government. Labour’s shadow...

No news is good news, they say - and the absence of any announcement about Capital Gains Tax in thre Budget...

A landlord who failed to licence his property has been ordered to pay back over £5,000 in rent. Michael Convery from Belfast...

Demand for student accommodation is greater than ever, a specialist online platform suggests. This is despite high supply of new purpose built...

Around 840,000 private renters in England and Wales have built up rent arrears since lockdown measures began and one in five...

This afternoon's Budget has seen dramatic announcements from Chancellor Rishi Sunak referring to the private rental sector. For landlords buying properties, the stamp...

An anarchist group has admitted that protests against landlords and letting agencies present opportunities for disruption. The Solidarity Federation says it aims to “advance...

A four year ban on letting any residential property has been imposed on a landlord found guilty of using accommodation that could...

Specialist buy to let broker Mortgages for Business says landlords buying now can use four tips to beat the chaos in the...

A local council has let it be known that it’s in a pilot mediation scheme set up by the government -...

Trade unions have joined the call for renters with Covid-related arrears to get cash help from the government - but they...

A Crown Court judge has ordered a landlord to pay back almost £750,000 in illicit earnings made from overcrowded properties in...

A major survey of landlords, tenants and letting agents suggests Covid-related arrears may not be the big problem as some fear. The...

People are bored of working from home and want to return to the "comfort" of office work and city centre socialising. That’s...

Labour MP Stephen Timms has asked Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick to commit to five measures to tighten controls on the private...

Owners of apparently empty or under-utilised properties in a prime London area are being asked to bring them into use to...

Landlords are exiting the office on greater numbers since the government called for a review of Capital Gains Tax last year, claims...

A councillor has criticised an MP who came out in favour of landlords in a dispute over licensing. Earlier this week Landlord Today...

Tenants at a Newcastle-upon-Tyne Build To Rent scheme are being offered deposit alternatives by the developer-cum-management firm, The High Street Group. The...

New simplified rental contracts are to be introduced from spring 2022 in Wales with minimum notice periods for evictions extended from...

It might be thought that banks have made significant mistakes of their own in the recent past - including triggering the...

A PropTech supplier claims landlords and letting agents can now offer tenants a new service potentially boosting credit scores with Equifax...

A Conservative MP is weighing in, in support of landlords arguing against a £700 licensing fee by the local council.  James Duddridge,...

Generation Rent campaign activists say 700,000 private tenants on Universal Credit cannot afford to pay their rent. The campaign - led by...

The landlords’ trade body says the tax system needs reforming to support energy improvements in the private rental sector. The intervention by...

All of Leaders Romans 130 branches are to be listed on a comparison website, Rentround. The site describes itself as “connecting landlords...

Two landlords have to pay almost £8,000 for letting their flats in defiance of a Prohibition Order.  The order came into force...

Two men - one a landlord, the other a shopkeeper- have been jailed after being found guilty of gross negligence manslaughter. Mushtaq...

Scams involving fake landlords and bogus lettings agents are rife in the private rentals sector, and may have been made worse...

A London authority wants to extend its licensing regime for HMOs and landlords have just over two weeks left to respond. Lambeth...

The chaos surrounding the government’s Green Homes Grant, which was to have helped thousands of landlords and owner occupiers, appears to...

Over 330 rental properties have been incorporated into a single company - thought to be the largest single incorporation in the...

An argument is brewing with landlords angry at the wording of a council licensing consultation. Southend council wants landlords to pay a...

The owner of a property used for an illegal party has been fined by a London council for breaking lockdown. Police were called...

It’s Census day on March 21 and for the first time it’s an all-digital affair. The National Residential Landlords Association is urging...

A landlord has been sentenced for failing to maintain gas appliances at a rental property in accordance with the law. Swansea magistrates’...

A lettings agency is issuing general guidance to the landlord community ahead of changes to Electrical Safety Standards in April. Helen Hollingsworth,...

An appeal has gone out to private landlords to lease their properties to a council seeking to boost its supply of...

London Mayor Sadiq Khan is to keep a call for rent controls in the capital as a major plank of his...

The government’s Green Homes Grant has been slammed by MPs for its snail’s pace progress, complications and poor delivery. The all-party Environmental...

A coalition of rental groups with the same view on how to tackle arrears is calling on the Chancellor to help...

A landlord’s firm has been fined after waste accumulated in the rear yard of a tenanted property. Elahi Properties of Blackburn was...

Generation Rent has criticised the aspirations of some landlords who appear on the daytime BBC show Homes Under The Hammer.  “The regular...

A website claims an average £1,621 has been ‘wasted’ by each student on accommodation they haven't used this academic year -...

The Deposit Protection Service has given its six top tips for landlords and tenants to navigate the deposit dispute maze. Here they...

The latest rental market snapshot from the property website Home talks of “a nightmare scenario for London landlords”. Firstly, it says rents...

Landlords are today backing a call by the Resolution Foundation think tank for tenant hardship loans for renters impacted by the...

A tenancy deposit service has listed the unexpected items it receives from landlords or tenants during deposit disputes - and it seems...

A property development firm says it’s to spend up to £500m in land acquisitions over the next three years, as part...

There’s been another fall in the proportion of landlords purchasing their next buy to lets in cash. Research by Hamptons lettings agency...

The Baroness leading the pressure group Generation Rent says the extension of the ban on bailiff-enforced evictions does not go far...

Plummeting inner London rents mean the gap between central and outer areas of the capital is now far less than before. Data...

Two landlords who illegally let a London property without providing proper washing facilities or tackling serious fire hazards have been taken to...

A landlord has admitted voyeurism and has been handed a suspended prison sentence and placed on the sex offenders’ register for...

The government has announced yet another ban on bailiff-enforced evictions in the private rental sector. The existing ban was due to expire...

Shelter says it expects the current ban on bailiff-enforced evictions to be extended until at least the end of the present...

Despite talk of increased arrears and wider economic concerns, it appears tenants are increasingly worried about the long-term effects of poor credit...

An investment company claims some investors who buy at auction lose money because of misrepresentations in the legal pack.  The Mistoria Group...

A landlord who did not secure the deposit of two students has been ordered to pay them £2,800.  The order was made...

It’s feared that the government’s latest funding to solve the cladding crisis will leave thousands of landlords with loans and unsellable...

Rents have risen gently across most regions of the UK but worries are growing over the longer-term economic landscape. HomeLet’s latest lettings...

There is substantial investment going in to the private rental sector by individual landlords, according to evidence from the latest edition...

Landlords are warning the government that if it increases Capital Gains Tax the rental market will freeze up. Chatter has increased in...

A council has launched a pilot scheme involving private landlords willing to lease their properties to the authority for five years. Cardiff...

A survey claims that 75 per cent of tenants regard the relationship with their landlord as good or very good -...

The proportion of the population in the private rented sector in England has risen three per cent in the past decade. Research...

One of the country’s best known Labour politicians wants the eviction ban extended yet again. Currently there is a moratorium on bailiff-enforced evictions...

Some policies towards landlords show how the government has lost its conservative ethos of supporting businesses and being the party of low taxes.  Rosalind...

It seems as if the frenzied housing market has extended to the auction field, with one major player reporting a strong...

Many landlords may be all-too-familiar with cowboy builders but new research reveals a problem with ‘cowboy customers’ robbing tradespeople of income. Mobile...

A Labour MP has written to private landlords asking for a rent reduction or release from a tenancy for students prevented...

The Green Homes Grant scheme is set to fail according to MPs, who claim the current slow roll-out means it would...

A senior Conservative peer and consumer campaigner has spoken strongly in favour of landlords’ rights. In a House of Lords debate on...

A PropTech ‘prospector’ tool which analyses Rightmove data from an investor’s perspective has produced a list of the 10 best average yields...

Two men have been ordered to pay almost £8,000 for letting out flats in defiance of regulations designed to keep tenants...

Landlords with tenants on Universal Credit are struggling to set up Alternative Payment Arrangements because the UC portal is closed to new...

The National Residential Landlords Association is calling on the Chancellor to scrap the three per cent stamp duty levy on the...

A holiday lets firm has outlined six reasons why that sector may be a good bet for property investors, despite recent...

The last year has been one which has focused attention on dealing with the immediate, the here and now, in a...

Landlords have told government that while they welcome new cash help for student tenants, the rest of the lettings sector needs...

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

Landlords in the the Charnwood area of the Midlands are invited to give their views on the proposed conditions for two...

What is your name and how long have you been a landlord? My name is Lea Savage, and I have been a...

Multi-millionaire landlord Fergus Wilson - at one time described as Britain’s most successful buy to let landlord - is reported to...

The Generation Rent campaign wants public cash in a Covid Rent Debt Fund to clear rent arrears for tenants who have run...

The House of Lords has narrowly voted for a low-key motion expressing regret that the current eviction ban measures do not offer more...

An influential all-party committee of MPs and members of the House of Lords is calling for a new council tax fund...

A leading market monitor suggests voids are increasing but otherwise states the rental market is in good health, one year on from...

The government has revealed that it has no plans to introduce a national licensing scheme for landlords. Housing minister Chris Pincher MP...

Newly released data shows precisely what subjects lead to deposit disputes - and a long-standing issue is in the number one...

Landlords who buy from auction may want to take advantage of an estate agent’s decision to hold two of its virtual...

The National Residential Landlords Association has called for flexibility from government when it comes to insisting private rental sector properties have...

A tenant organisation has written to almost 130 politicians asking them to do more to protect renters - especially lone females -...

A record pipeline has been reported by one of the leading buy to let mortgage lenders as landlords race to beat...

The National Residential Landlords Association has launched a new podcast series - Listen Up Landlords - for members and non-members. The association...

The government’s model tenancy agreement has been amended to be pro-pet. The new agreement means renters with what are described as “well-behaved pets”...

There’s a warning today that landlords need to move quickly and selectively if they are intending to purchase a property ahead...

Coronavirus has prompted much talk of landlords and tenants alike fleeing cities for the country - but some evidence suggests that...

New research provides more evidence of the importance of good broadband links for tenants.  A survey of over 1,000 students earlier this week...

Whilst 24% of adults have welcomed a new pet into their home since March 2020, or are planning to before Easter...

A leading property lawyer insists that a controversial new ‘debt moratorium’ system starting this spring will not mean a free ride...

Landlords have only until February 11 to respond to the licensing proposals of the London council with the largest private rental...

There is growing momentum for local councils to freeze their plans for landlord licensing while the pandemic continues. Lettings agency trade body...

Public funds are to be used to assist students in Northern Ireland cover rent this year as they cope with remote...

Research by lettings agency Keller Williams suggests the Coronavirus crisis has led to dip in rents across the UK - but...

The Scottish Labour Party has written to the SNP government of that country to demand more protection for private tenants. Labour housing...

Landlords concerned at licensing proposals put forward by Newcastle council have only until Sunday to respond with their views. The authority is re-designating...

An insurance firm's new survey giving new insights into the aspirations of tenants and homeowners in the light of the pandemic. Aviva spoke with...

Housing minister Chris Pincher has confirmed that the definition of ‘substantial arrears’ for the purposes of possession orders and evictions will...

A council clampdown on four short let flats in Edinburgh has been backed by the Scottish Government. The council discovered that the...

Insurance company CIA landlord has prepared a league table of the most and least profitable locations for buy to let landlords. It’s...

Two property investment companies and an associated business have all been closed down “in the public interest” by the government’s Insolvency...

It’s been revealed that in just one part of Scotland, renters have failed to claim back over £188,000 in deposits at...

Momentum is building against councils pushing ahead with licensing schemes despite the pandemic. Earlier this week ARLA Propertymark, the letting agents’ trade...

A so-called Citizens Assembly set up by a leading politician has called for rent controls. The Citizen’s Assembly of Scotland was launched...

Around half of renters are worried about financial security thanks to Coronavirus - and many are concerned their landlords will sell up. Aldermore Bank,...

The Church of England has named its first Bishop for Housing, ahead of the publication of a report following a two...

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...