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

An unnamed landlord with a large portfolio of homes has been prosecuted by Portsmouth council for obstructing officers in carrying out...

HMO landlords in Portsmouth are being urged to apply for a new licence before the grace period ends on December 1. Additional...

A council is warning HMO landlords to apply for a licence ahead of a new regime starting this week. From September 1...

An unlikely location heads the latest league table purporting to show the highest returns on property investment. Aldermore’s Buy To let City...

A 10 week consultation by Portsmouth council on proposals for new HMO licensing has finished with 1,050 responses. Licences are required for...

A new league table shows landlords the cities across the UK where the highest average Airbnb nightly prices are charged. The data,...

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

Tenants, landlords and those living or working near houses in multiple occupation in Portsmouth are being urged to share their experiences...

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

A landlord has been ordered by his local council to remove energy efficient triple glazed windows installed at a cost of...

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

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

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

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

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

Landlords are being urged to remain attentive when viewing or inspecting rental homes in order to weed out tenants that may...

Salford has been identified as the most profitable buy-to-let city for landlords, according to research by CIA Landlord.  The study found that...

Buy-to-let investments with a tenant already in situ are most in-demand across Glasgow, according to Howsy.  The letting management platform reports that...

A majority of tenants are looking for unfurnished homes, new research shows.  Online property management platform Howsy analysed existing rental property listings...

Student groups are urging landlords not to charge full rent on university accommodation left vacant by the coronavirus shutdown. Some universities have...

Fresh figures from Howsy has revealed the most in-demand cities to rent property in the United Kingdom, with some surprising findings.  The...

Zoopla’s UK Cities House Price Index for July 2019, which focuses on trends in housing affordability as measured by the ratio...

Portsmouth City Council is controversially planning to introduce a landlord licensing scheme in the city without potentially allowing around half of...

The average cost of renting a room in the UK increased by 8% between April and June and now stands at...

Buy-to-let landlords are often blamed, primarily by those under the age of 40, for the existing housing crisis because property investors acquire...

There has been a moderate rise in residential property price growth across the UK, according to the latest analysis carried out...

A number of buy-to-let landlords prefer to rent out property on a room by room basis instead of renting the whole...

Buy-to-let landlords with properties in Hampshire and Sussex, may be keen to learn that local lettings and property management specialist, LetCo,...

A disgusting landlord has been ordered to pay a £5,000 fine plus £500 in costs, and handed 100 hours of unpaid...

There is still plenty of money to be made in buy-to-let, provided you invest in the right areas, according to new...

A new development featuring the first family houses built exclusively for rent in Hampshire has been launched by Grainger, the UK’s...

Liverpool has been identified as the UK’s number one buy-to-let hotspot, with landlords who own property in the city achieving rental...

Some buy-to-let landlords are bracing themselves for smaller profits over the coming years as a result of the new mortgage interest...

The supply of homes listed on the market to let has fallen sharply now that pretty much all of the buy-to-let...

The rate at which room rents are increasing across London continued to slow during the second quarter of the year, despite...

We all know headlines sell newspapers, but a report in yesterday’s Daily Mirror brought shame on a host of letting agents...

A new study which looked at coastal towns across England and Wales has found that Hull offers landlords the highest average rental...