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![Free rent for last two months of tenancy, demands renters group](/upload/images/shutterstock_2251240795(1).jpg)
An activist group supporting renters is calling for the final two months of a tenancy to be rent-free in a bid...
22 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Labour’s Renters Rights Bill - the government explains](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews3-400x310.png)
The government has released more information on its new Renters Rights Bill, which is expected to be launched into Parliament in...
20 July 2024
From: Rental Reform
![Phil Spencer urges landlords to make long-term investments](/upload/images/shutterstock_1935093095.jpg)
TV property guru Phil Spencer says landlords would be wise to make long-term investments despite their strong position in the current...
11 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Will Renters Get The Help They Need To Become Buyers?](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/RentBuy-400x310(1).png)
Speculation is growing ahead of the General Election around how first-time buyers will fair, and if they’ll receive the support they...
22 June 2024
From: Agent Advice
![Labour v Conservative Housing Policy - an analysis](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews3-400x310.png)
“When it comes to housing policy, there is little difference between the two major parties” says Aneisha Beveridge, head of research...
22 June 2024
From: The Big Issues
![Labour Victory - Most landlords unfazed at prospect of Starmer win](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/LandlordNews-400x310.png)
A survey of over 1,000 landlords finds they appear largely reconciled to the election of a Labour government after 14 years...
18 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Why Inventories Are Important - everything landlords should know](/upload/images/shutterstock_1640440078.jpg)
What is a property inventory? A property inventory is a detailed document that records the condition of a property and its contents...
01 June 2024
From: The Big Issues
![Now a cat charity complains about landlords’ S21 and no-pets policies](/upload/images/shutterstock_2222432027.jpg)
A cat charity claims it takes in an average of three cats daily because of landlords using Section 21 powers to...
21 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Pets In Lets - agents issue new guidance to private tenants](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Pets/CoupleWithDog-400x310.png)
Propertymark has issued a guide to tenants about their rights to have a pet. A statement from trade body Propertymark says that...
16 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Pets and Rental Reform - A Growing Worry for Landlords](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Pets/DogsandCats-400x310.png)
As landlords across England brace themselves for the implementation of the Renters Reform Bill, a lettings agency chain - Leaders Romans...
11 May 2024
From: Agent Advice
![Gove Hits Back! He says Reform Bill is STILL a Renting Revolution](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews3-400x310.png)
Michael Gove’s Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities hit back overnight at critics of the government’s Renters Reform Bill. The Bill...
25 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Renters Reform Bill - these are the amendments to watch](/upload/images/shutterstock_1059911315(1).jpg)
There are over 200 amendments to the Renters Reform Bill having its Third Reading in the Commons today. PropTech supplier Goodlord has...
24 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Landlords’ Top Worries, Challenges and Expectations for the Future](/upload/images/shutterstock_1364479883.jpg)
The Property Redress Scheme, one of two approved ombudsman-style schemes for the private rental sector, has published the findings from a...
23 March 2024
From: The Big Issues
![Pet Damage revealed in new costs survey](/upload/images/shutterstock_548837116.jpg)
A personal finance company has attempted to quantify the costs of pet damage at a property. Novuna polled over 2,000 UK homeowners...
19 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Pet-owning tenants ‘cause less damage than non-owners’ - new figures](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Pets/DogsandCats-400x310.png)
Landlords are being accused by academics of under-estimating the cost of allowing pets, and under-estimating their financial benefits. A new report commissioned...
08 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Pets In Lets - still a minority of landlords happy to see them](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Pets/CoupleWithDog-400x310.png)
Another survey highlights the relatively low proportion of landlords who appear to allow tenants to keep pets. The analysis, from Confused.com Mortgages,...
15 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Vast majority of landlords ‘not optimistic’ about 2024](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews3-400x310.png)
The substantial majority of landlords lack any optimism about their sector as they enter 2024. That’s the result of a new sentiment...
29 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Pet-friendly law change for renters is “good news” insists lettings boss](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Pets/CoupleWithDog-400x310.png)
The head of a major industry service supplier insists the Renters Reform Bill provision making it easier for tenants to keep...
28 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Preventing Frozen and Burst Pipes this Winter](/upload/images/shutterstock_1205973430.jpg)
Pipes aren’t normally the first thing that spring to mind when we think of wrapping up for winter, but with an...
16 December 2023
From: Top tips & guides
![Activist’s Twitter war of words continues](/upload/images/shutterstock_1208129407.jpg)
Activist’s Twitter war of words continues It appears as if Suella Braverman is not the only figure making a personal attack in...
15 November 2023
From: Breaking News
![Landlords challenge Shelter and allies to explain social media claims](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/BusinessChain-400x310.png)
Claims on social media by a leader of the Renters Reform Coalition - who is also a contributor to a Labour-supporting website...
01 November 2023
From: Breaking News
![What Do Landlords Think? - direct experiences revealed](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/RentalYields-2-400x310.png)
A new survey of over 1,000 landlords has revealed that just over half would consider leaving the market due to the...
28 October 2023
From: Legislation & Compliance
![Pet charity insists Renters Reform Bill must become law rapidly](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Property-court-400x310.png)
Battersea, the charity behind the Pet Friendly Properties campaign, says the Renters Reform Bill must become law as soon as possible. Battersea...
25 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![Jail sentence for landlord who illegally evicted tenant](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/Handcuffs2-400x310.jpg)
A Bristol landlord who confronted handed the tenant an illegal eviction notice after finding him using the bathroom in the house,...
24 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![Tenants with pets and children pay more, survey claims](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Pets/CoupleWithDog-400x310.png)
Parents and pet owners are paying as much as £460 per month more for rent and bills, it’s claimed. The claim comes...
10 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![Build To Rent may be exempt from rent controls - shock proposal](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/BuildToRent1-400x310.png)
A controversial consultation document about rent controls is proposing that Build To Rent operators be exempt from the caps which may...
09 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![Nationalise private rental homes, demands new manifesto](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/LearningAgents-400x310.png)
A collection of pressure groups, fronted by Generation Rent, wants all private rental homes going on sale to be offered first...
06 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![Generation Rent to run Rights Awareness Week next month](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews3-400x310.png)
Activists in the Generation Rent group are running what they call Renters’ Rights Awareness Week in the second half of October. “Whether...
29 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Decorating Tips For Renters With Limited Scope for Changes](/upload/images/shutterstock_1500458468.jpg)
If you live in a rented home, you’ll know the struggles of wanting to make your home feel like your own...
02 September 2023
From: Top tips & guides
![Pets In Lets - can inventories reduce the risk to landlords?](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Pets/CoupleWithDog-400x310.png)
The increasing likelihood that the private rental sector will be obliged to allow more pets into lets simply demonstrates the need...
25 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Gove wants to extend measures in Renters Reform Bill - BBC report](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/LandlordNews-400x310.png)
The BBC says discussions are underway to extend the Renters Reform Bill to specifically outlaw any rental listing banning families and benefit recipients...
06 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Rental Reform - Labour says Tories are divided and Bill is at risk](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews1-400x310.png)
A newspaper which often carries leaks of new Labour policies has produced an interesting theory on the fate of the Renters...
30 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Long Term Profits: Why Build-To-Rent Is a Smarter Investment](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/BuildToRent-400x310.png)
The property market is always changing, leaving investors on the constant lookout for their next big opportunity. With housing prices continuing...
10 June 2023
From: The Big Issues
![Cat-ch 22 - more pets in lets will mean higher rents](/upload/images/Pets/CatInHome(1)-400x310-min.jpeg)
Three-quarters of landlords want to raise rents in the face of the new Renter’s Reform Bill - mostly because of pets. When...
01 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Paws For Thought - dog-friendly rental locations revealed](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Pets/WomanWithDog-400x310'.png)
An insurance firm has identified locations which, according to current portal listings, have the highest proportion of dog-friendly rental properties. The league...
25 May 2023
From: Breaking News
![Landlords will have six weeks to consider pet requests](/upload/images/Pets/DogAndCat-400x310-min.jpeg)
Detailed analyses of the Renters Reform Bill has thrown up more information about how the provision promoting pets will be operated. If...
23 May 2023
From: Breaking News
![Renters Reform Bill - a lettings expert’s take](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/House%20with%20Key.jpg)
Section 21: Research carried out by Leaders Romans Group has found that Section 21 is rarely overused, and even more rarely...
20 May 2023
From: Rental Reform
![Landlords benefit from pets allowed in properties - new survey](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Pets/CoupleWithDog-400x310.png)
Research conducted by the Dogs Trust and Cats Protection apparently shows that landlords are split on the subject of pets in...
18 May 2023
From: Breaking News
![‘Anti-Landlord’ Renters Reform Bill published by government](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Legal_Action-400x310.png)
The pro-tenant anti-landlord Renters Reform Bill has at last been published by the government which first promised it in 2019. It has...
17 May 2023
From: Breaking News
![Gove puts activists in pole position at launch of Reform Bill](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews3-400x310.png)
In a surprise move, Housing Secretary Michael Gove has given the stand-in leader of activist group Generation Rent a prime role...
17 May 2023
From: Breaking News
![Criminal record for landlord who dumped waste after building work](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Arrested-UK-400x310.png)
A landlord has been prosecuted after construction and renovation waste from his rental property was found dumped in Cambridgeshire. The dumped rubbish...
03 May 2023
From: Breaking News
![Holiday lets chief urges landlords to become dog-friendly](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Pets/WomanWithDog-400x310'.png)
The managing director of a major holiday lets firm is urging landlords to make their properties dog friendly if they want...
12 April 2023
From: Breaking News
![The laborious legislation that continues to threaten the PRS](/upload/images/adv-2021/sponsored-content/Open%20Property%20Group/OPG_SC_Apr23.jpg)
Landlords are exiting the market in droves. According to an accountancy firm who analysed HMRC data, 70,000 buy-to-let landlords left the sector...
06 April 2023
From: Sponsored Content
![Rubbish fine for landlord dumping renovation waste](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Fine-400x310.png)
A landlord has been prosecuted after construction and renovation waste from his rental property was found dumped in Cottenham. The dumped rubbish...
28 March 2023
From: Breaking News
![Buying more affordable than renting later this year - claim](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Buy-to-let-3-400x310.png)
A mortgage expert says buying will become more affordable than renting by the end of 2023. Recent research by business consultancy Capital...
01 March 2023
From: Breaking News
![Accepting Pets in Lets: How to mitigate the risk](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Pets/DogsandCats-400x310.png)
According to the most recent data, 46 per cent of renters live with pets — and 48 per cent list allowing...
25 February 2023
From: The Big Issues
![Landlords ‘must accept Pets in Lets’ - campaign begins](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Pets/DogsandCats-400x310.png)
Two of the UK’s highest profile animal welfare organisations want the government to introduce better protection for responsible tenants with pets. Dogs...
08 February 2023
From: Breaking News
![Crowdfund property platform targets ‘new generation’ of investors](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/FinanceCalculator-400x310.png)
A new crowdfunding platform says it’s opening up property investing to “a whole new generation.” Allbricks claims it’s disrupting “the antiquated mortgage...
07 February 2023
From: Breaking News
![Labour to launch major review of private rental sector](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews2-400x310.png)
The Labour Party is to launch a major review of the private rental sector, led by the head of a London...
30 January 2023
From: Breaking News
![Tax Self Assessment - the mistakes landlords make…](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/TaxRefund-400x310.png)
It’s the time of year when everyone is rushing to meet the self-assessment deadlines. Unfortunately, experience shows that there will be...
28 January 2023
From: Tax & Finance
![Could Starmer’s local devolution mean rent controls?](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/HappyLandlord-400x310.png)
Labour leader Sir Kier Starmer has set out a radical programme of devolution to local authorities at city and county level...
06 January 2023
From: Breaking News
![Top agent tells landlords “It’s right and proper to allow pets”](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Pets/DogsandCats-400x310.png)
One of the UK’s leading letting agents has told landlords that they should permit pets because “it’s the right and proper...
29 December 2022
From: Breaking News
![Big majority of tenants satisfied, but want more energy efficiency](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/_EcoHome-400x310.png)
Over two thirds of tenants are satisfied with their private rented accommodation, a new survey shows. The finding comes in the results...
22 December 2022
From: Breaking News
![Consultation opens on holiday let changes](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Overseas/OverseasMarket_400x310.png)
The Welsh Government has opened a three month consultation on changes in regulations for holiday let landlords. The Welsh Government - a...
22 December 2022
From: Breaking News
![Five-figure fine for landlord with “catalogue of HMO failures”](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/RentalDemand-400x310.png)
A landlord has been ordered to pay over £10,000 at Cardiff Magistrates' Court for a catalogue of failures relating to a...
22 December 2022
From: Breaking News
![Generation Rent slams latest delay in Rental Reform laws](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews1-400x310.png)
Despite a string of pledges on rental sector reform delivered in recent days by government ministers, including Housing Secretary Michael Gove,...
29 November 2022
From: Breaking News
![Most landlords want hard-core rental reform - agent’s amazing claim](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Recruitment-400x310.png)
The large majority of players in the lettings industry wants the rental reform programme outlined by the government, an agent claims. Laura...
25 November 2022
From: Breaking News
![Barking Mad? Rental properties have dog-walking area and water bowls](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Pets/ManWithDog-400x310.png)
A new 100-unit Build To Rent scheme in Manchester called The Quarters is being marketed as “pet friendly”. The company behind it,...
17 November 2022
From: Breaking News
![Calm down about rental reform and use inventories, says company boss](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/DamagedProperty-400x310.png)
Landlord and letting agent fears over the impact of rental reform could be eased if only the industry used rigorous and...
16 November 2022
From: Breaking News
![Pets In Lets - pressure group wants more protection for landlords](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Pets/DogsandCats-400x310.png)
A group wanting pets to be allowed in private rental properties says its research shows the issue is not opposition from...
12 October 2022
From: Breaking News
![Five Top Tips to become an Airbnb Host - Safely](/upload/images/library/airbnb-logo400x310.png)
It's claimed that home owners could be making an extra £2.000 per month by renting out a spare room on Airbnb, depending...
08 October 2022
From: Agent Advice
![Accidental damage leaves hefty bill for holiday let landlords](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/DamagedProperty-400x310.png)
One in nine holidaymakers say they have accidentally caused damage to a holiday home according to new research by Direct Line...
07 October 2022
From: Breaking News
![War! Landlords accuse Labour of creating charter for rent dodgers](/upload/images/library/NRLA-Logo-2020-400x310.jpg)
Labour’s radical proposals for the private rental sector - including reducing landlords’ powers to demand arrears - have produced a dramatic...
27 September 2022
From: Breaking News
![Labour unveils radical Renters Charter - more powers for tenants](/upload/images/library/Labour-logo400x310.png)
Shadow housing minister Lisa Nandy has unveiled a Charter for Renters which she says will be implemented within 100 days of...
26 September 2022
From: Breaking News
![Thoughts On The Mass Exodus of Landlords](/upload/images/library/LandlordStressed-400x310.png)
The buy-to-let market is going through a rough patch. With legislative change on the horizon, coupled with bleak ROI forecasts, many...
24 September 2022
From: The Big Issues
![It’s Time to Talk about Pet Friendly Properties](/upload/images/library/DogInHome(1)-400x310-min.jpeg)
Landlords across the country will be aware of the government’s shiny new proposed policy package for the Private Rental Sector, released...
17 September 2022
From: Rental Reform
![State of the Lettings Industry - survey results revealed](/upload/images/library/BuytoLet3-400x310.jpg)
PropTech firms Goodlord and Voich have released the findings of their annual State of the Lettings Industry survey. Some 2,600 agents, landlords...
13 September 2022
From: Breaking News
![‘Bills Included’ becomes the most searched-for term by renters](/upload/images/library/PayingBills-400x310.jpg)
The most popular search term from prospective renters scouring Rightmove has become ‘Bills Included’. The portal says that this term - which...
25 August 2022
From: Breaking News
![Pets In Lets - Five Golden Rules for Holiday Lettings](/upload/images/library/DogInHome(1)-400x310-min.jpeg)
Bringing your pup on holiday is becoming more popular than ever. And with studies finding that ‘dog-friendly’ was one of the...
20 August 2022
From: Agent Advice
![Pets In Lets - can landlords and tenants REALLY agree on this?](/upload/images/BTR%2C%20PBSA%2C%20Co-living/PetsInLets400x310.jpg)
Industry supplier the Lettings Hub has brought together industry leads from across the lettings and pet sectors to discuss how to...
06 August 2022
From: The Big Issues
![Pressure mounting on landlords to accept pets in lets](/upload/images/library/DogInHome(1)-400x310-min.jpeg)
New research from animal welfare charity Battersea - the new name for the Battersea Cats and Dogs Home - claims 50...
05 August 2022
From: Breaking News
![A Legal Take on the Rental Reform White Paper](/upload/images/library/SigningPaper-400x310.png)
On 16 June 2022, the Government introduced a White Paper called “A Fairer Rented Private Sector”. It proposes the biggest changes...
23 July 2022
From: Rental Reform
![Sparks Will Fly - Campaigner for pets to face questions from landlords](/upload/images/library/DogInHome(1)-400x310-min.jpeg)
Next week a webinar will give landlords and other property professionals an opportunity to put questions directly to one of the...
21 July 2022
From: Breaking News
![Which Government is the lesser of two evils for property?](/upload/images/Politics%20(MPs%2C%20party%20logos%2C%20etc)/parliament400x310.png)
Our politics seems pretty broken to me and whilst I don’t wish to take a side between one flavour or the...
09 July 2022
From: Agent Advice
![Allow us to charge tenants for pet damage - landlords demand](/upload/images/library/DogInHome(1)-400x310-min.jpeg)
Landlord leaders are calling for a change to the Tenant Fees Act to allow renters to be charged for pet damage. Some...
08 July 2022
From: Breaking News
![Landlords cannot recoup repair costs after pet damage - report](/upload/images/library/doggggggggggg.jpg)
Landlords typically spend hundreds of pounds repairing properties damaged by pets, but unable to recoup their costs. That’s the claim from industry...
04 July 2022
From: Breaking News
![Tory MP breaks cover to back White Paper pets in lets proposal](/upload/images/library/DogInHome(1)-400x310-min.jpeg)
Little may have been heard of Conservative MP Andrew Rosindell in recent months but he has broken his silence to back...
04 July 2022
From: Breaking News
![Rental Reform: Build To Rent sector takes credit for many proposals](/upload/images/library/New%20Rental%20Index-400x310.png)
An organisation that helps promote the Build To Rent sector says BTR should take credit for many of the changes proposed...
30 June 2022
From: Breaking News
![Rental Reform - public survey backs landlords over tenants](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/HomeInHands-400x310.jpg)
The public at large are not falling behind the government’s proposals for private rental sector reforms, it seems. A survey conducted by...
27 June 2022
From: Breaking News
![Pets cost for damage and cleaning come back to bite owners](/upload/images/library/DogInHome(2)-400x310-min.jpeg)
A new survey has painted a daunting picture of how much it may cost a landlord to remedy damage from pets. Amidst...
21 June 2022
From: Breaking News
![Activists want pet insurance costs taken from existing deposits](/upload/images/Pets/CatInHome(1)-400x310-min.jpeg)
The Generation Rent group of activists says it has concerns over the broad proposals to allow landlords to charge for additional...
20 June 2022
From: Breaking News
![Is Rental Reform just a diversion for Boris? ask suppliers](/upload/images/library/BorisJohnson-4-400x310.jpg)
Thank goodness the uncertainty is over - but is it all too skewed towards tenants? That’s the worry of suppliers as Daniel...
18 June 2022
From: Rental Reform
![Pets In Lets: deposit firm gives landlords tips on how to prepare](/upload/images/library/DogInHome(1)-400x310-min.jpeg)
The Deposit Protection Service has given landlords tips on how to prepare their homes for pets because, it says, the single...
17 June 2022
From: Breaking News
![Power swings to tenants under Government Reform Measures](/upload/images/library/GovernmentImage-400x310.jpg)
The government has released the full details of what it calls the Fairer Private Rented Sector White Paper. This is to form...
16 June 2022
From: Breaking News
![Landlords Must Take Pets - government announcement likely](/upload/images/Pets/DogAndCat-400x310-min.jpeg)
What looks suspiciously like a government leak to the Daily Mail says the long-awaited Rental Reform White Paper will be unveiled...
15 June 2022
From: Breaking News
![Massive red tape of new rental laws revealed in guidelines](/upload/images/library/Documents-400x310-min.jpeg)
The Welsh Government, which recently pushed back its so-called rental revolution until December, has nonetheless published extensive new guidelines about the...
15 June 2022
From: Breaking News
![How to Level Up your holiday home in 2022](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/HolidayHome-400x310.jpg)
The popularity of staycations is set to continue into 2022, with bookings for UK holiday lets reportedly up 22 per cent compared...
28 May 2022
From: Agent Advice
![Revealed - landlords’ biggest bugbears with tenants](/upload/images/library/Complaints1-400x310.jpg)
Lettings agency and property management consultancy Bramleys has revealed the most common landlord complaints, and has provided suggestions as to how...
24 May 2022
From: Breaking News
![Here’s how to boost charges for Airbnb properties](/upload/images/PropTech%20%26%20Online/Airbnb-Alt-400x310.jpg)
A price comparison website has given a league table of features which it claims can allow landlords to increase the charges...
23 May 2022
From: Breaking News
![Three year tenancies, pets welcome - major landlord’s initiative](/upload/images/library/DogInHome(1)-400x310-min.jpeg)
The UK’s largest listed provider of private rental homes, Grainger, is proposing pet-friendly ‘stay as long as you like up to...
06 May 2022
From: Breaking News
![Pets Ban: Tenant ‘MARRIES’ cat to ensure it moves to rental property](/upload/images/Pets/CatInHome(2)-400x310-min.jpeg)
Bizarre but true - a tenant has undergone a pseudo-marriage ceremony with her cat in a bid to get around any...
26 April 2022
From: Breaking News
![Landlords look out: Nine key changes in 2022](/upload/images/Seasonal%20%26%20Holidays/2022Diary-400x310.png)
Whether you own a leasehold or freehold property, if you’re an HMO landlord who rents out rooms, individual flats or even...
23 April 2022
From: The Big Issues
![Energy Efficiency - could you be walking on the answer?](/upload/images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/GreenEnvironment-400x310.png)
The recent energy price cap increase implemented has prompted households across the UK to consider ways to make their home more...
23 April 2022
From: Top tips & guides
![Paws For Thought - trade bodies survey landlords’ attitude to pets](/upload/images/Pets/DogInHome(1)-400x310-min.jpeg)
Thousands of landlords are to be quizzed to establish the true cost of damages to rental accommodation by tenants. The “What’s the...
04 April 2022
From: Breaking News
![Half of private rental sector will have tenants aged 45-plus by 2035](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/RetirementLiving-1-400x310.jpg)
Homes headed by a person over the age of 45 will account for at least half of all privately renting households...
30 March 2022
From: Breaking News
![Call for pets to be allowed and tenancies to be 24 months long](/upload/images/Pets/DogAndCat-400x310-min.jpeg)
A major think tank is calling for a radical reform of the private rental sector. A report from the cross-party independent Social...
16 March 2022
From: Breaking News
![Energy Efficiency - landlords should pay attention to flooring](/upload/images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/GreenEnvironment-400x310.png)
In this guest piece, Josh Barber from Flooring Superstore sets out why landlords must pay attention to flooring when it comes...
26 February 2022
From: The Big Issues
![Pets in rental properties - is more due diligence the answer?](/upload/images/Pets/CatInHome(1)-400x310-min.jpeg)
A major supplier to the lettings industry has just acquired a pet referencing company and suggests that greater due diligence could...