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A charity is calling for landlord licensing schemes which cost enough to fund annual inspections, and the issuing of “sentencing guidelines”...

Homes Under The Hammer property expert Lucy Alexander is fronting a new campaign to identify empty homes and bring them back...

Nearly a third of landlords predict that the retail sector will see the highest level of negative growth over the next...

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

A property expert claims capital values on properties should drop significantly if they are not considered appropriately energy efficient. “Homes which aren’t...

UK landlords are doubling down on urban flats amidst a slow but definite return to conventional office working. Data from Shawbrook Bank...

A building society is calling upon politicians, government, the Bank of England and local councils and other bodies to cooperate on...

A merger of two of the biggest names in the lettings agency world will mean the combined group managing 152,000 rental...

Landlords have long been a backbone of the auction industry but one player in the sector says the future is online...

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

A council statement announcing a complex new licensing regime for the local private rental sector claims “landlords and agents who are...

The government claims that millions of homeowners in England and Wales will be given greater rights, powers, and protections over their...

Landlords in Reading are being offered the chance to attend a free information event to help them keep up to date...

A local authority’s teach-in for private tenants this weekend is to be addressed by a group which is known for its...

Landlords don’t believe Housing Secretary Michael Gove’s planning reforms will help build a million new homes in England, claims a buy-to-let...

A pressure group is calling on the government to introduce in-tenancy restrictions on how much rents can be raised, and claims...

Landlords whose residential properties became workplaces during the pandemic are unlikely to see any major change in the situation soon. That’s because...

A recent study by nationwide conveyancers Muve, using official data from the Office for National Statistics, has revealed the most and...

A landlord and two businesses have been fined over £145,000 following a fire in a building containing residential flats and a...

A perfect storm is brewing in the lettings market with rents spiralling driven by increasing demand fuelled by workers returning to...

Two groups of activists who campaign for rent controls and reform of the private lettings sector have turned on each other. Acorn...

A new survey shows that UK workers are going into the office on average just 1.5 days a week - a...

Savills says Prime London rents are to rise by 12.0 per cent in 2022 and by a total 18.3 per cent...

A landlord has been sentenced to 12 months imprisonment for the illegal eviction and harassment of a tenant, and has been...

We know that Section 21 and so called ‘no fault’ evictions, are definitely going to be abolished as part of the...

Activists in Generation Rent have repeated once again their call for a rent freeze and yet another eviction ban.  “Rents have been...

Airbnb’s general manager is claiming that there is no fact-based evidence to link the proliferation of short lets across the UK...

A lettings agency is to hold free events to support landlords ahead of what it calls a “landmark transformation” in rental...

The government has indirectly given away early details of its long-expected National Landlord Register - but it still appears to be...

The activist group Acorn is lobbying a local council to deny people the right to buy a second home or let...

A Labour MP in the westcountry appears to be winning support for a campaign he has launched called First Homes, Not...

£223.7 billion. That’s how much better off UK landlords are than five years ago when you do the maths on the...

The UK rental market has revved up amidst a sharp rise in demand for city living, driving the highest rate of...

There’s a warning today that some office-to-resi and shop-to-resi conversions - often thought to be popular purchases by buy-to-let investors -...

The London rental market may be in for a boom as figures show Londoners purchased over 60,000 homes outside the capital...

A coalition of 20 pro-tenant organisations - including at least one actively campaigning against some government measures - wants a meeting...

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

An 83-year-old landlord who let a property through collapsed agency Homepoint says he is being pursued for nearly £2,400 by liquidators. Homepoint...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

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

It’s being reported that a so-called ‘rental union’ group of activists has staged a protest outside a landlord’s own home. Acorn - a...

Just over a fifth of landlords predict their tenants will escape to the country in search of more space because they...

The Welsh Government has set out how its two week ‘fire break’ lockdown will impact the rental industry, including landlords' responsibilities in...

Who are you? Craig Hayward How do you help landlords and property investors? With over 10 years’ experience we have been helping landlords and...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Stuart Aikman & Mathew Walters, co-founders - Story of...

Prime Central London rents fell by an average 2.3 per cent in the third quarter of 2020 according to Savills. In prime...

Kenton Finance, a major provider of bridging loans, has announced that it will be opening new offices for business within the...

There are a growing number of companies planning to shut their offices, with a view to having all their staff work...

Further signs of greater activity in the housing market have come from Knight Frank. The company reports that the volume of online enquiries...

Rightmove said visits to its website rose by 45% yesterday morning compared with a day earlier following the government’s decision to...

Technology is now among the most important elements in building a successful business, and this has led to the sharp growth...

Student property has long been one of the most lucrative investments available to landlords, with sky-high double-digit yields typically available in...

Carter Jonas, Marsh & Parsons and James Pendleton have become the latest letting agents to sign up to the Zero Deposit guarantee,...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Nick Lyons CEO What is No Letting Go and what does it...

The Conservatives’ general election victory in December has triggered a new burst of housing market activity as confidence flows back into...

SES Engineering Services has been appointed to provide mechanical, electrical and plumbing design and installation services on the Mustard Wharf Build...

Council officers from Brent and Harrow Trading Standards have pledged to clampdown on unscrupulous letting agents in the London boroughs of...

With the government consistently missing its housebuilding targets, Britain’s housing shortage has now reached crisis point, with the number of prospective...

The National Landlords Association (NLA) has identified Zero Deposit as the only deposit replacement product worth recommending to its members. The landlord association...

There is no such thing as 'no-fault' eviction under Section 21, according to evictions specialist Paul Shamplina. The founder of Landlord Action insists...

BLP Insurance has been awarded a new contract with Legal & General to underwrite the Mustard Wharf Build to Rent (BTR)...

There was a significant increase in the number of disputes under the Property Redress Scheme last year, according to the organisation’s...

On April 1 2019, the rental sector shifted into a new era of even greater professionalisation with the introduction of mandatory...

A growing number of renters in the capital are looking for longer-term tenancies as home ownership becomes increasingly out of reach...

There has been a significant increase in the number of letting agents signing up to the Zero Deposit Guarantee, which currently...

PLATFORM_ has been awarded planning consent to build just over 200 homes on the site of the former Browning Jones &...

Portico has expanded its short-term lettings service, bringing its Airbnb services to Manchester and Liverpool’s high streets. The estate agency, which currently...

Three rogue directors of a letting agency in London who conned at least landlords and tenants out of more than £105,000 were...

Property management company Titlecroft Limited has been fined £5,000 for failing to join a government-approved property redress scheme, which is a...

There was a further rise in the number of landlords exiting the buy-to-let market, new data shows. Belvoir’s Q3 Rental Index, compiled...

Rents in London are expected to increase further in 2019 due to the widening supply-demand imbalance in the capital’s rental market,...

Property website Zoopla is trialling a new Property Valuation Report (PVR) in nine areas across the country ahead of a broader...

Portico’s short term lettings service, Portico Host, has been appointed to Airbnb’s professional co-host programme, bringing Airbnb services to London’s high...

Buy-to-let landlords in Reading are invited to attend a free Landlord Information Evening being held at Reading’s Civic Offices in Bridge...

Thurrock Council is proposing to introduce additional licensing for private landlords renting rooms to tenants in specific parts of the borough...

The number of tenants falling behind with their rent payments is likely to rise if rents continue to increase and wage growth...

There has been a rise in the number of buy-to-let landlords selling up and quitting the private rented sector, according to...

The Property Ombudsman (TPO) scheme has released its latest annual report revealing an increase in the number of consumers contacting the...

With demand from tenants gathering pace, at a time when there has been a reduction in the number of new properties...

There was a significant decline in rental stock coming on to the market in the final quarter of 2017, placing greater...

Recently named as the most rapidly improving locations in the UK – investment in the UK’s second city shows no sign...

The average rent in England and Wales hit £850 a month in December, up 2.2% year-on-year, led by gains in the...

Uncertainties over Brexit will continue to hit property investor sentiment in prime central London (PCL), according to a leading letting agent. While...

It is a statutory duty for letting agents to fully publicise the fees they charge to landlords and tenants, and yet...

At Horton and Garton, our message to West London is simple: we want to make a difference. Not just to the...

Rents are likely to rise in the third quarter of year as fewer rental homes come on to the market because...

The Landlord team at Tozers Solicitors act for a wide variety of landlords, from social landlords with a mixed portfolio of...

After lobbying Tower Hamlets Council for three years, private renters in the east London district have finally been granted a new...

The number of properties coming on to the private rental market continues to fall, driving up rents across many parts of...

In a concerted effort to improve standards in the private rented sector (PRS), the North Tyneside Council has joined forces with...

What does it say on your business card? Luke Burton Sales and Marketing Director, Rent4sure Who is Rent4sure? Rent4sure, is an established tenant referencing company. We provide...

Rent4sure made history last week when they helped their one millionth tenant move property. The tenant referencing company, which now helps over...