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Build To Rent may win a lot of publicity but it’s still largely unknown outside London according to new research. BTR completions...

The most recent interest rate rise has swung the balance making it cheaper to rent than to buy, according to lettings...

Rightmove is warning of likely price falls in the second half of 2022. Its latest monthly market snapshot actually shows yet another...

The Deposit Protection Service has given landlords tips on how to prepare their homes for pets because, it says, the single...

New data from Rightmove suggests that rental demand is cooling in some areas where the market was busiest during the pandemic. And...

Landmark Auctions, a new property auctioneer has launched its services offering residential and commercial property, development, investment and land through in-house,...

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

Some 820,000 private rented households in Britain are routinely hit by a shortfall between their housing benefit and their monthly rents...

An insurance chief with expertise in the holiday lets sector has stood up for owners who let their properties to holidaymakers...

There’s embarrassment all round for the Labour-run Welsh Government as it reveals a late delay to its much-hyped rental reform. The reform...

The popularity of staycations is set to continue into 2022, with bookings for UK holiday lets reportedly up 22 per cent compared...

The surge in rents will subside and the market will normalise before the end of the year. That’s the prediction from Zoopla...

Campaigning charity Shelter wants the government to fast-track its pledge to scrap Section 21 eviction powers. The government pledged a White Paper...

A report in a government-supporting newspaper suggests that a proposal to cut Capital Gains Tax for landlords who sell to first...

Independent mortgage sector monitor Moneyfacts says the choice for landlords wanting to borrow remains very strong - but increasingly interest rates...

Analysis by Rightmove suggests that capital appreciation remains strong for landlords and owner occupiers alike, despite the recent flurry of interest...

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

The government recently passed into law the much-anticipated Commercial Rent (Coronavirus) Act 2022. This effectively ends government interventions to prevent commercial...

Demand for apartment living across much of Britain has yet to return to pre-pandemic levels despite a move back to normality...

A business analyst has given an interesting interpretation of the soaring rental market - and says it keeps the wider sales...

The highest rental growth since the Global Financial Crisis, coupled with the cost of living crisis, is putting increased pressure on...

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

Landlords renting out to holidaymakers could be in with a chance of winning £10,000 as part of a nationwide search for...

A cleaning crisis caused by Brexit and Covid could threaten the well-being of the buy to let sector according to a...

The government is widely expected to announce that Section 21 eviction powers will be scrapped in new legislation coming to Parliament...

Landlords have enjoyed more capital appreciation with the average UK house price rising again in April, up by 1.1 per cent...

The lack of stock available to rent continues to limit lettings activity and drive rents higher in areas of prime London,...

A trade union has called on the government to “look at all forms of rent control” as a way of combatting...

The National Residential Landlords Association has hit back at allegations made by Shelter, accusing the charity of sensationalising the way landlords...

Landlords are being hit with more stamp duty as they expand their portfolios, thanks to the house price surge pushing homes...

Gedling council in Nottinghamshire is the latest local authority to resume consultations on Selective Licensing after putting initial proposals on ice...

A new kind of property investor is evolving. They’ve enjoyed the fruits of their labours, creating UK investments in property but...

With the rising cost of living and the UK’s inflation crisis creating financial uncertainty, many are looking to make more secure...

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

Eviction specialist Landlord Action says it’s seen a sharp rise in landlords seeking to use its debt recovery service against tenants...

Shelter’s latest accusations about private landlords and evictions have been slammed as “scaremongering.” The charity claims that a private renter in England...

A rental platform forecasts that within 12 months the average UK tenant could be paying £800 more a year in rent...

Campaigning charity Shelter claims that a private renter in England is handed a Section 21  eviction every seven minutes.  In a new...

Average UK rents have increased for the sixth consecutive quarter - but some tenants are paying above the going rate to...

It looks as if landlords have enjoyed further capital appreciation with the latest housing market index showing still-rising asking prices for...

The proportion of landlords reporting increasing tenant demand has hit an all-time high of 62 per cent. Research undertaken on behalf of...

A long-term shortage of stock means the rental sector is “massively underperforming” according to the property analytics service TwentyCi. It says in...

A leading lettings industry figure is warning politicians that they risk shrinking the size of the private rental sector if they...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? My name is Mark Walton and I am the Managing...

The latest forecast for the UK lettings market this year is that there will be a four per cent rise in...

EU citizens returning to the UK following the disruptions of the pandemic and Brexit May be the biggest losers from rental...

There’s been a remarkable 15 per cent leap in average rents achieved in prime central London over the past year, according...

Almost 70 per cent of private tenants in the North East relying on Universal Credit to pay their rent have a...

Capital appreciation for landlords has seen another surge according to the latest house price index, just released by the Halifax. It shows...

Knight Frank says landlords are in the driving seat in the prime rental market across London and the Home Counties. Low supply...

Representatives of holiday let landlords say they hope to capitalise on the increased number of staycations for economic-conscious  holidaymakers. They claim the...

New research has produced a league table of locations where capital appreciation in the past year has exceeded the average wage...

Annual rental growth in prime London reached 11.1 per cent in the first quarter of this year, following a 3.4 increase...

Even before the pandemic, we were seeing dramatic changes across the buy-to-let landscape with holiday lets steadily increasing in appeal –...

It’s not an April Fool - capital appreciation of homes really is running at 14.3 per cent a year according to...

More than 50 per cent of private tenants who rely on Universal Credit to pay their rent have a shortfall between...

The Deposit Protection Service is warning landlords not to delay discussions about damp and mould until the end of the tenancies. DPS...

For investors who keep their buy to lets for substantial periods - up to 25 years in some cases - a...

PropTech supplier Canopy has launched a new service to help tenants affected by the pandemic.  Last year Canopy was awarded a grant...

The Property Investor Show is back for its 20th year with 100 property sector experts and exhibitors in London this week. The...

A property company director is telling landlords to show compassion when they consider rent rises, because of the cost of living...

Plans to extend tenants’ rights that were introduced as an emergency measure during pandemic will have a ‘devastating’ effect on the...

The Mirror newspaper has launched a campaign to “make rented homes safer”. It says its campaign - called Safe As Houses -...

The threat of rent controls in two parts of the country may now be so severe that buy to let landlords...

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

It goes without saying that any decent landlord wants to provide their tenants with a safe and secure home and to...

Buy-to-let lending hit its highest ever level last year, spurred on by record levels of tenant demand, the Stamp Duty Holiday...

A Labour Mayor and a former Labour baroness have teamed up to call for rent freezes in London, claiming they slash...

Capital appreciation for landlords is running at an average double-digit strength in seven regions of the UK according to the Halifax. Its...

Around half of the Nightingale courts set up in 2020 at the height of the pandemic are to close, with the...

Build To Rent provider Wise Living is to deliver 90 new homes in two small schemes alongside an existing development of...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? My name is Giles Atkinson and I’m one part of...

New figures show that buy to let landlords quitting the sector or at least reducing their portfolios have helped the government...

Annual house price growth accelerated to 12.6 per cent in February, up from 11.2 per cent in January and the strongest...

A lettings agent says his client landlords are already turning their back on short let platforms including Airbnb ahead of likely...

In this feature article, Stuart Kerr from Restorations UK sets out why this could be the worst winter yet for mould...

There’s been yet another deadline change for the revised Right To Rent rules. Temporary checks introduced at the height of the pandemic...

Research by rental portal Rentd suggests improved London yields this year after being in the doldrums during the pandemic. Rentd analysed the...

A group of MPs has unveiled a scathing report about the inadequacies of HM Revenue & Customs, with a particular reference...

Covid-19 has upended most industries, at least for a short while, over the past two years. But the tourism sector has...

Has there ever been a better time to buy-to-let?  Zoopla just last week revealed that demand and rent prices, especially in city...

Airbnb says its short lets business is back almost to 2019 pre-Covid levels in cities, and it reports many work-from-home renters...

A prominent country property expert has issued an urgent appeal to rural landlords to become involved in the consultation process which...

Wealthier tenants will benefit from stiffer affordability criteria as stock levels fall and demand increases according to DJ Alexander Ltd, part...

Last October, stakeholders across the private rented sector were told by ministers that the Government needed extra time to create a...

The Airbnb market in the UK is booming.  Before the pandemic there was over 223 thousand active listings on Airbnb in the...

A major supplier to the lettings industry has just acquired a pet referencing company and suggests that greater due diligence could...

Landlords are targeting semi-detached homes over terraced houses for the first time, but with limited stock availability and strong competition from...

With Christmas and the New Year now over, landlords, investors and property experts are back to questioning what the coming twelve...

A finance chief is warning that the threat of possible rises in Capital Gains Tax should be dismissed by the government to...

Letting agents’ trade group ARLA Propertymark is raising the alarm over what it believes is a particular shortage of landlords in...

Eviction and housing law specialist Landlord Action has rebranded to support its expansion into a wider range of legal services. There’s a...

There’s been a bounce back in confidence amongst London landlords - although they remain more pessimistic than their peers elsewhere in...

Shelter claims that 397 households became homeless every day between July and September 2021 - the first three months after the eviction ban ended.  And...

Foxtons has issued a wide-ranging snapshot of the London private rental market. Overall some 27 per cent of Londoners are  now privately...

Newly published rental yield from Rightmove reveals that the average yield across Great Britain is 5.5 per cent. This is the highest...

One of the most respected buying agents in London says buy to let in the capital is losing its appeal for...

Approaching one in four private landlords have suffered income losses as a result of the pandemic. As a result the sector’s trade...

Yesterday Landlord Today reported that there was now a 15 year record high in the number of buy to let mortgage...

There’s a 15 year record high in the number of buy to let mortgage products available for current or new landlords. The...

The Covid pandemic has had a significant impact on the economy, with long term consequences that are still not fully appreciated....

Covid-19 has undoubtedly shifted the way new landlords will be looking to invest in 2022, and our ranking makes it clear...

Almost 10 per cent of private landlords letting properties to Universal Credit claimants have experienced at least one tenant having difficulties...

Rents are rising at around twice the level of a year ago according to the latest market snapshot by lettings agency...

The National Residential Landlords Association is seeking clarification from gov ernment about whether landlords are included in the latest measure to...

The Scottish private rental market is facing shortages according to one of that country’s most prominent lettings experts.  David Alexander, head of...

A local authority in Scotland is calling on private landlords to get in touch if they have suffered hardship as a...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I’m Paul Wootton, Director of The Landlord Works, a new...

Rents in Greater London are up an annualised 25 per cent, with much of the increase attributed to the stock of...

A little-known law unearthed by a lettings agency may be bad news because it means some private renters are likely to...

The government looks set to clamp down on holiday rentals and will this year formally consult on the concept of a...

The government has issued updated guidance on renters moving home during the pandemic, and for the first time the rules change...

The UK Build To Rent sector recorded a total of £2.1 billion of investment in the final three months of 2021...

Bromsgrove is a classic rental market. The Worcestershire market town is enveloped by green space but is just a thirty-minute commute...

1. Outdoor space: After nearly two years of restrictions, 2022 will see renters continuing to prioritise outdoor space. For residents of...

A prominent Conservative has complained that her party, and others, have failed to do anything about a housing market in which...

One of the UK’s most prestigious agencies claims that deals to buy the country’s dearest homes have been negotiated using asset-backed...

This year, landlord and owner-occupier Londoners purchased 112,780 homes outside the capital, the highest number since 2007. New data, from Connells-owned agency...

Rental price growth in London’s commuter belt cities and towns have outperformed villages and rural areas over the past year, says...

Landlord Today would like to wish all landlords and their families and colleagues a wonderful Christmas 2021. It’s been an exhausting year...

Private landlords get it in the neck for allegedly-high rents but 4.75m families living in social housing in England are facing...

Inventory clerks can play a part in reducing the spread of the Omicron variant of Covid, by being sensible and safe. “Throughout...

Landlord confidence remains high with a third of those questioned in a surveying plan to expand their portfolio in the next...

As I write, at home in bed recovering from Covid, I can’t fail to notice the irony of attempting to predict...

As we enter 2022 the private rented sector can look back on a year which marked the start of its recovery...

The dusk of 2021 is upon us and, as is customary in property circles at this juncture, we look forward to...

As many as one in four young Britons are seriously considering moving abroad because the cost of housing. Despite four in every...

A law practice claims to have seen increasing numbers of landlords falling foul of revised possession deadlines. Newport-based Bellavia & Associates says...

ARLA Propertymark has launched a radical programme of reform for the private rental sector - getting in before the government’s own...

New data suggesting that only a third of first time buyers are able to secure a mortgage at their first attempt...

High profile MP Caroline Lucas has told a newspaper that the government turns a blind eye to bad landlords. “This government, like previous...

A lettings platform claims a substantial number of tenants spend over £1,000 on decorating their landlord’s property.  Flatshare platform SpareRoom claims that...

The trade body representing Airbnb and other short let providers and sector suppliers says the short let industry is best placed...

Landlords selling up or converting to short lets have led to a growing housing crisis, according to a trade body of...

Activists in the Generation Rent campaign group are urging the government to introduce what it calls “a winter truce” with no...

A report by the National Audit Office has sharply criticised the government and councils for not doing enough to help tenants...

ARLA Propertymark is expressing concern at the latest figures showing a fall in the size of the private rental sector. The latest...

Shelter claims the end of the eviction ban has contributed to creating over 274,000 people who are homeless in England right now, including 126,000 children. Shelter’s interpretation of official...

The National Residential Landlords Association says fewer tenants now have Covid-related arrears - but for those who do, the debt is...

The BBC Radio 4 consumer affairs programme You and Yours says 4,746 rental scams have been reported to the police and...

Paragon Bank increased buy to let lending to landlords by 33.9 per cent to £1.61 billion in its last financial year,...

Property prices will fall 1.1 per cent this month - December - according to a forecast by comparison service Reallymoving. However any...

The Welsh Government has announced a £30m pot from which councils can pay for easing properties from private landlords. Under the Welsh Government’s...

Demand for private rental housing is at an all time high according to new research by the National Residential Landlords Association. A...

Residential landlords need no reminding of the restrictions that have prevented possessions for substantial periods during the pandemic. Nor do they...

A large scale survey of tenants suggests there’s a real enthusiasm for them to leave major cities and relocate elsewhere, so...

In recent years, letting property has become more challenging due to a range of tax and regulation changes and since March...

A council is appealing to landlords to reach out if they are having problems with a tenant - instead of possibly...

The number of repossession cases in the courts involving landlords using Section 21 notices has plummeted over the past two years. A...

Landlords with family properties are in the pound seats when it comes to rent increases, according to data from lettings agency...

The Green Party says the fact that some landlords increased rents during the Coronavirus pandemic shows the need for rent controls. The...

Acute tenant demand over the third quarter of 2021 has propelled UK rental growth to its highest level for over a...

Despite dire warnings from Generation Rent, Shelter and other campaigners, it appears that the end of the eviction ban did NOT...

Something that has been touching a raw nerve with me for some time now is the issue of so called ‘rent...

It’s understood there will be a Christmas truce with tenants not enduring bailiff-enforced evictions between December 13 and January 10. HM Courts...

An innovative pilot project aiming to reduce evictions by providing free mediation between private landlords and tenants has been launched in...

A series of online interviews with landlords suggests far fewer of them have been seriously impacted by the Coronavirus pandemic than...

A local authority has launched a free service seeking to avoid evictions. New Forest council says its 'Call Before You Serve' programme is a no-charge service providing...

A landlord has been fined £24,750 and told to repay his tenants almost £47,000 in rent. In December 2018, Preston council responded...

The majority of private landlords helping tenants out during the pandemic by cutting their rent absorbed the losses from their savings...

The Primis mortgage network, owned by estate agency-led company LSL Property Services, says it’s seen a surge of enquiries regarding holiday...

The scrapping of Section 21 and other provisions expected in the government’s White Paper on rental reform have been delayed until...

HomeLet says the average rent in the UK is now £1,059, down a tiny 0.2 per cent from a month ago. However, the...

Build To Rent is recovering well from the pandemic across the UK according to a survey. Construction sites across the UK ground...

There may be a breakthrough in clearing the huge backlog of possession cases as the government is allocating an extra £324m...

This week’s Budget saw the Chancellor loosen the Treasury’s purse strings in a number of areas.  Yet this was a quiet Autumn...

The Budget revealed by Chancellor Rishi Sunak does too little to help many of those struggling most to pay their rents. That’s...

The UK Muslim charity National Zakat Foundation has introduced a Covid Recovery Scheme to support tenants at risk of eviction. The charity...

A property company claims that 14 per cent of renters are so distressed by their living situation they believe it is...

Landlords are hesitant about buying more property according to a new study by Simply Business. The study of 560 landlords from across...

New figures from the National Home Building Council suggests the popularity of detached properties has soared during the pandemic - prompting...

Adrian Ramsay, newly-elected co-leader of the Green Party, wants a windfall tax on the value of investment properties owned by private...

The activist group Generation Rent says the £65m package announced by the government over the weekend is not enough and must...

Landlords in England with tenants in rent arrears because of Covid are to be helped via a new £65m debt fund. Although announced today...

With more than 60 per cent of landlords losing rental income during the pandemic, it is no surprise that many are...

Half of landlords are positive about the future but new regulations and tax changes are causing concern, according to new research...

Tenant demand across the private rental sector is at a record high according to buy to let specialist the Paragon Bank. A...

After lengthy periods in the doldrums, prime London’s rental market is looking up at last according to data consultancy LonRes -...

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

If you let out holiday properties or have switched to Airbnb or similar platforms, tax inspectors may be coming for you. Accountancy...

The proportion of private renters in arrears in England has more than doubled during the Covid-19 pandemic according to government data. The...

New research shows that the average rental yield in Britain has remained at roughly 4.2 per cent throughout the pandemic. Regionally, the...

A landlord is going to court to try to recover £150,000 allegedly owed by an agency in the form of guaranteed...

A new league table of investment potential has given a ringing endorsement to buy to let in cities. Select Property Group has...

As founder of Landlord Action and chief operating officer at Hamilton Fraser, I’ve been talking to landlords for over 25 years...

A survey of over 500 property investors claims to have uncovered the UK’s hotspots for the coming year. It says some 44...

In an unexpected turn of events at a Conservative party conference fringe meeting, the chief executive of Shelter heaped praise on...

Today the government will go ahead with a planned cut to Universal Credit of £20 per week.  The level of welfare support...

One of the first submissions to Chancellor Rishi Sunak ahead of his autumn Budget and spending review later this month asks...

The end of the stamp duty holiday means landlords will have to pay more for almost all properties from today. They have...

New forms have been posted which must be used by landlords and letting agents from October 1. New legislation regarding eviction notices...

Landlord Action, the high profile eviction and housing law consultancy, has seen a 43 per cent rise in instructions from landlords...

Research by buy to let consultancy Sequre Property Investment suggests that despite the return to near-normal in much of the country,...

More landlords are quitting the sector and bringing properties to the sales market, according to research from Zoopla.  In its latest snapshot...

Shelter and Generation Rent have separately made a case for more cash help for tenants, claiming the current pandemic and energy...

New independent research among 512 landlords show how they have reacted to the pandemic. It found that 65 per cent of landlords...

Rents and capital appreciation will both rise next year - but to a significantly lesser degree than in 2021. That’s the verdict...

Arrears have soared during the pandemic according to a lettings agency. Birmingham-based Barrows and Forrester says government data suggests 335,860 homes -...

The Welsh government has again extended the notice period which landlords must give tenants - it’s at least six months. The Coronavirus...

It looks as if buy to let investors looking for capital returns over yield may have struck lucky - so long...

A Build To Rent operator claims some tenants - around a fifth - are willing to pay more for properties with...

A £360m ‘wall of rent debt’ built up during the pandemic, combined with cuts to Universal Credit, threatens to leave hundreds...

New data from Rightmove reveals the effect the staycation boom is having on the rental market across Britain. Seaside towns and other...

Growing numbers of landlords are quitting the sector, prompting a supply shortage and rent rises according to a market snapshot by...

Some tenants are effectively “professional crooks” taking advantage of Coronavirus law changes to avoid paying landlords, a leading letting agent says. Benham...

Substantial numbers of expats who own a buy to let property in the UK are approaching HMRC to admit they have...

A leading agent is warning that any additional tax on landlords could lead to property sell-offs and a further supply shortage. Dominic...

The Property Investor Show returns to London’s Excel Centre next month – the first major UK property event to go ‘face...

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

A mortgage expert who is a prominent sceptic about the lettings market has stepped up his criticisms, saying renting is no...

Activists including Generation Rent are to lobby MPs this afternoon, to complain against eviction notice periods in England reverting to pre-Covid...

A new report to be released on Wednesday reveals that far from the pandemic building up arrears, it significantly reduced them. A...

A new survey has revealed the scale of financial losses incurred by landlords during the early period of the pandemic. The study of...

Labour says the funding of social care could be achieved by increasing tax on landlords. Party leader Sir Keir Starmer is today expected...

Celebrations amongst landlords and home owners over the latest record house price figures mask growing disadvantages for renters, claims a mortgage...

The government’s Green Homes Grant Voucher Scheme - which left thousands of landlords in the lurch when it collapsed earlier this...

Yet again the issue of cleaning has been identified as the single largest cause of end-of-tenancy disputes leading to deposits being...

A landlord has pleaded guilty to the unlawful eviction of his tenant. Jalal Uddin of Wellingborough has pleaded guilty at the town’s...

The National Residential Landlords Association has joined over 100 other organisations across the UK to urge government to scrap the planned...

The government has updated its guidance for landlords and tenants in the private and social rental sectors in England and Wales. The...

A respected political website claims that over 30 MPs from a range of political parties have written to the Housing Secretary...

The letting agents’ trade body ARLA Propertymark has made a very cautious approach to the Scottish Government over its strident pledge...

The prospect of increased renters’ power has already been seen north of the border with the pledge to introduce rent controls...

A petition urging rent caps for private tenants and hefty tax rises for second home owners is now nearing its 50,000...

Letting agents have reported huge surges in demand for pet-friendly properties.  Richard O’Neill, managing director at Romans Lettings, says: “There has certainly...

A new survey has shown what may be an early warning of complaints over the Covid-compliance of purpose built student accommodation...

The Generation Rent group has renewed its attack on landlords who let properties to holidaymakers rather than long term tenants.  The group...

A landlord who failed to comply with improvement notices for a vulnerable tenant and threatened to evict her if the improvements...

If evidence was needed that the rental market is booming right now, here’s the proof - a property with an asking...

Rent controls, possibly ensuring that rents do not exceed 25 per cent of household income, are poised to be introduced into...

Demand for private rented housing has reached a five year high says the National Residential Landlords Association. In the association’s survey of...

Build To Rent giant Grainger says east London’s lettings sector is seeing improvements thanks to returning office workers as the pandemic...

ARLA Propertymark has issued five top tips to landlords whose properties may be left empty by tenants on holiday.  ARLA president Maxine...

The many thousands of landlords who have snapped up properties have been advised to be on alert - a tax consultancy...

The Baroness leading the campaign group Generation Rent claims the official figure for evictions in the second quarter of this year...

A new analysis by a London lettings agency has assessed the relative investment merits of residential and commercial property. Benham and Reeves...

There’s more evidence that the feared avalanche of debt and evictions post-Covid has failed to materialise. Research for buy to let lender...

Airbnb has issued a lengthy statement in response to a recent raft of criticisms about the effects of soaring numbers of...

A new table of UK city affordability offers some guidance for landlords looking for urban properties in some of the least...

Landlords are being urged to check their premises after officers recovered a huge stack of prepared cannabis from an empty café...

Fines for landlords and lettings agents in Greater London have soared from just £22,000 in May to a huge £139,146 in...

Landlords facing upcoming changes to Right To Rent procedures should invest in automation to ease the red tape burden. That’s the call...

An accountancy firm is giving landlords 10 top tips to keep their cash flow in a healthy condition.  The Sheards Accountants firm...

Some 46 per cent of landlords reduced monthly rent payments for their tenants because of the pandemic, according to research from...

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

A tracking study, conducted in partnership with the UK Short Term Accommodation Association, shows exactly how well Airbnb and other short...

The magazine produced by the National Residential Landlords Association has won a prestigious award.  The publication - called Property - has been...

Camden council in north London has become the first local authority to secure an anti-social behaviour injunction against a landlord in...

Lettings agency JLL says improved interest in East London’s lettings market is being accelerated by the expected surge in demand from...

Politicians of both major parties have voiced concern over former council houses being used as Airbnb and other short lets in...

New research suggests an overwhelming number of renters want longer tenancies, a trend pushed further by the uncertainties of the pandemic.  A...

Landlords with houses in their portfolios will have seen a dramatic increase in their capital value according to Zoopla. It says demand...

The pandemic has made future prospects for renters worse, according to a new survey.  Four out of 10 tenants questioned by the...

The latest study of the mortgager market by Aldermore Bank suggests the self-employed are finding it harder than ever to get...

There’s a new call for all Section 24 evictions to be suspended until the passing of the Rental Reform Act -...

Build To Rent planning application requests have risen 52 per cent in the past year according to the latest research. However they...

A buy to let mortgage broker says that investment in a National Park property could help landlords cash in on the...

There's more good news about the rental market across the country, with rents rising 8.5 per cent year-on-year. The data comes from...

The MP who is the architect of a Private Members Bill to allow pets in privately rented property is facing a...

A council leader has criticised landlords in a tourist hotspot for evicting long term tenants and switching to higher paying Airbnb...

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

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

A prominent PropTech supplier to the lettings sector predicts that as summer continues and Covid restrictions reduce, so more tenants will...

One of the leading figures in the lettings industry says landlords are not the bad guys of the pandemic, as some...

The National Residential Landlords Association is backing the introduction of a £10m grant fund for tenants with Covid-related  arrears. The fund, announced...

Eco issues are increasingly important for landlords, a mortgage lender claims.  Hodge Bank says a new survey shows 82 per cent of...

Contrary to the impression put forward by some pressure groups, there’s been a continued fall in landlord possession claims between April...

The London international rental market, a long-term victim of the pandemic and travel restrictions, appears to be improving at last. High profile...

A petition urging rent caps for private tenants and hefty tax rises for second home owners has got 42,000 backers -...

A landlord trade body says the lengthening of notice periods during the pandemic have made matters worse for tenants, not better. John...

Investment consultancy Thirlmere Deacon says serviced apartments, typically for visitors, can provide an attractive option for investors right now. Thirlmere Deacon director...

Campaign group Generation Rent has issued an angry statement in response to the government’s decision to extend the eviction ban for...

After months in the doldrums thanks to tenants moving away and an excess of supply, London’s rental sector is recovering. The Home...

A stinging attack on Chancellor Rishi Sunak has been made by the National Residential Landlords Association. The trade body has produced a...

Propertymark, the trade body for letting agents, has joined landlords in writing to junior housing minister Eddie Hughes to call for...

For the first time in seven years it’s now cheaper to rent a home than buy one. So says the Hamptons lettings...

A landlord group in a major city in the south of England says many are giving up on HMOs and converting...

The Covid-19 pandemic sparked a global trend of remote working and companies realising that work can now be where your laptop...

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

A large number of private rental tenants may be eligible to take advantage of the new and controversial Breathing Space debt...

Knight Frank has identified part of central London which it describes as being historically overlooked but likely to be transformed in...

Research by student accommodation platform UniHomes says rental demand on student properties has not suffered long term harm from the pandemic. It...

The resumption of bailiff-enforced evictions, banned for over a year until just days ago, could be “catastrophic” for one of the...

Former Labour Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell has spoken out against what he calls “the greed of the mega-landlords.” The veteran MP -...

Another council is urging landlords to seek alternative solutions to tenancy issues how the eviction ban is at an end. The emergency...

The government has revised its guidelines for its new mediation scheme, which it says will avoid some possessions now that the...

Tenants with arrears accumulated during the pandemic are finding it tough to secure alternative accommodation because their credit scores have been...

A Citizens Advice and Students Union study into student accommodation in its patch says there should be an additional licensing scheme...

Campaigning charity Shelter says the lifting of the bailiff-enforced eviction ban, which happened over the weekend, is “the beginning of the...

A charity claims it’s seen increasing numbers of private tenants seeking help, just as the bailiff enforced eviction ban has ended...