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An industry supplier is analysing licensing schemes and whether they achieve anything to improve rental housing standards. Yuno says questions need to be...

Changes to empty home council tax rates could generate an additional £540m from Monday, a lettings agency claims. Since April 2013, billing...

A council has agreed a council tax rise of an additional 100% on second home and long-term empty homes, despite widespread...

In September the Prime Minister announced that landlords will no longer be required to meet the minimum EPC minimum energy rating...

Cardiff council is proposing new measures to help bring long-term empty houses back into use. Tomorrow it’s considering introducing a council tax...

According to Haslams lettings agency’s latest House Price Index, a new hotspot has emerged for private rental sector investors. It claims Reading...

The Conservative leader of a council which claims it has had problems with Airbnbs and short lets has given wholehearted backing...

Dorset councillors have approved proposals for a council tax premium on second homes and a tightening up on its existing premium...

Two new build household names often favoured by landlords buying investment properties have announced a merger. Barratt has reached a £2.5 billion...

Labour-controlled Haringey Council in London says the owners of short lets and furnished holiday homes will be forced to pay double...

Former housing minister Rachel Maclean - the victim of a shock sacking by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak last month - has...

Generation Rent and London Mayor Sadiq Khan have jointly slammed landlords who do not improve the EPCs of their private rental...

New research shows that a significant number of buyers will pay more for a home with a good EPC rating. The study,...

The government has agreed a pledge with five insurance brokers which could mean thousands of leaseholders in buildings with identified fire...

“Huge numbers” of small family-run holiday lettings businesses in Wales are selling up because of new restrictions and large tax hikes. New...

This is back-to-school season and for the majority of university students who choose to move away from their family home during...

A local authority is reported to have said that a controversial new policy will reduce house values by five per cent. Gwynedd...

Rental markets near London’s Crossrail stations have seen premiums emerge, a new survey suggests.  Areas which have benefitted from the largest reductions...

An analysis conducted over the summer by Rightmove suggests it could take literally decades for the private rental sector to conform...

It’s hardly surprising that the property auction market has seen an increase in activity in recent years, with buyers looking to...

There are only a few days left for landlords to have input to a government consultation on council tax hikes for...

Fewer than a third of tenants and other residents under the age of 30 have cover for their contents, it’s been...

When a popular Dorset pub was devastated several years ago, thanks to a huge chimney fire, the owners were left with...

A prominent lawyer says the use of Section 8 eviction powers as envisaged under the Renters Reform Bill could lead to...

If you are a landlord looking for the silver lining in a dark cloud, June’s interest rate decision will have certainly...

Barclays is working with TV guru Phil Spencer to give home owners some £2,000 to make selected energy-efficiency improvements to their...

If this was typical of the past 10 years we would be talking of a 0.6 per cent average house price...

The price of holiday lets in South West London have skyrocketed by 30 per cent due to surging demand from visitors...

Detached houses are the most popular type of property for those who have moved homes in the past year.  The Halifax says...

Labour is considering raising the buy to let and holiday home stamp duty surcharge above the current three per cent if...

Rent controls and political uncertainty are affecting investor appetite to fund and deliver Build to Rent homes in Scotland, according to...

Councils are to be given powers to enact huge tax increases on second homes and empty properties, the Scottish Government proposes. New...

The cost of living crisis has forced many landlords to reassess their property holdings, and some are even selling off.  This has...

Proposed minimum energy efficiency standards regulation in England could leave residential landlords facing a £17.9 billion bill, a lettings agency warns. The...

Landlord Today receives a number of unsolicited contributions from readers. These are always welcome but few are as well argued and...

Hitting the UK’s net zero carbon objective is an immense task, but one that we must strive for. We all have...

According to the most recent statistics there are 676,452 vacant properties in England, nearly half a million of which have been...

With landlords obliged to think increasingly about energy efficiency measures, new data from Legal & General’s surveying team helps identify different...

Last week it was announced that North Devon's second homeowners could pay double the amount of council tax after one year...

An agency heavily involved in Build To Rent claims investment in the sector remains high - but soaring debt costs may...

The Valuation Office Agency has issued a reminder that changes to eligibility rules for self-catering properties will come into effect from...

Landlords are being offered fresh advice if they have been hit with higher interest payments following the base rate rise to...

Plans to impose a premium on council tax for for second homeowners have been approved by Cornwall Council with all-party agreement. The...

The mismatch between demand and supply will keep the rental market strong in 2023 according to an agency chief. Nicky Stevenson, managing...

Prime Central London’s ultra-prime housing market for multi-millionaire and billionaire buyers has risen by 30 per cent according to a prominent...

The agents’ trade body Propertymark says it wants the Welsh Government to do more to support landlords letting in tourist hotspots. The...

The Stripe Property Group, a housebuilder, claims rental homes near universities command an average yield 1.3 per cent higher than those...

The Santander bank says buyers - landlords and owner occupiers alike - are showing more interest in buying energy efficient homes. The...

A mortgage broker claims to have drawn up a regional league table of locations where buy to let properties attract a...

Many first-time landlords don’t know where to begin when deciding to take in a lodger. Money.co.uk has provided top tips: 1. Check...

With cost of living increases impacting homeowners, landlords and tenants, are the 44,130 vacant houses across cities in England a bigger...

A new report by the Santander bank claims a ‘green premium’ based on energy efficiency is emerging in the UK’s property...

A group wanting pets to be allowed in private rental properties says its research shows the issue is not opposition from...

New build homes are often at the forefront of market downturns and new data suggests new builds are already seeing price...

A new analysis by a lending company has revealed the average rent secured on a holiday let in 21 areas of...

Homes in the rental sector are more likely to have old and inefficient appliances for tenants to use in order to...

One of the country’s second home and holiday let hotspots has been told it will be unable to levy extra council...

Labour wants to bring in a UK-wide licensing system for holiday lets to preserve the “spirit” of costal and rural communities. The...

A good broadband connection is one of the main amenities tenants expect from a rental property and something you, as a...

  Who are you? Danny Wyrwoll What does it say on your business card? Sales & Marketing Director What is Glide? Glide are a...

Councils will be able to control numbers of second homes and holiday lets under new plans unveiled by the Welsh Government. There...

Landlords typically spend hundreds of pounds repairing properties damaged by pets, but unable to recoup their costs.  That’s the claim from industry...

The government's ban on charging ground rent on leases in England and Wales comes into force today.  Only a peppercorn ground rent...

New research suggests that a like-for-like comparison shows short lets earning 21 per cent more than the same home let out...

New research shows that, since 2016, the average stamp duty payment on buy to let homes has increased by £11,848 in...

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

Lettings agency and property management consultancy Bramleys has revealed the most common landlord complaints, and has provided suggestions as to how...

A price comparison website has given a league table of features which it claims can allow landlords to increase the charges...

For many years now developers, freeholders and landlords have been engaged in the practice of utilising ground rents as lucrative investments...

New data from the Savills agency shows how difficult it will be for typical landlords with mid- to low-value houses and...

The recent energy price cap increase implemented has prompted households across the UK to consider ways to make their home more...

Analysis by property portal Boomin claims that rental properties on cycle lanes in London are showing premium returns above those of...

Shock figures suggest that Airbnb owners are charging up to 600 per cent more to stay at their properties during major...

The Welsh Government has announced an increase to the maximum level of council tax premiums for second homes, as well as...

New build homes command rental premiums of as high as 41 per cent in the current market, it’s been claimed. The Unlatch...

Property insurers have forced “crippling costs” on to residents of medium and high-rise apartment blocks in the aftermath of the Grenfell...

Last month, I wrote about what’s in store for the private rented sector in 2022 and, like most commentators in our...

The New Year is typically a time for people to take stock of their finances and ensure that they’re on strong...

Councillors in a second home hotspot will be asked to decide on the level of council tax premium for the next...

A leading politician in Wales has spoken out in favour of second homeowners, who are under increasing scrutiny in that country...

The end of the stamp duty holiday, which was introduced in July 2020, is now only a few weeks away. The upcoming...

With landlords under pressure to improve energy efficiency, a new report suggests that even significant improvements in EPC levels won’t be...

New research shows how the rental premium for a furnished property compares to the cost of furnishing a rental home individually. The...

Landlords with an eye to optimising capital appreciation ought to be considering the sustainability features of properties, Rightmove has suggested. The portal...

Welsh Nationalist politicians are complaining about a finance company which identified part of Wales as having attractive yields for buy to...

A supplier to the niche Build To Rent sector claims new research shows private rental tenants happy to pay a premium...

Landlords in one part of England are being urged to get their properties back on the market or face inevitable council...

Landlords across North Lincolnshire are being urged to get their properties back on the market or face inevitable council tax rises. It...

A public consultation is underway on proposals for a local authority to increase the council tax premium for second homes -...

A new survey suggests that most tenants are uniikely to pay more for high tech homes - or even want the...

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

Small scale or accidental landlords will need agents to help them let studio and one-bedroom properties, Rightmove says in a market...

A rental sector management firm is asking whether possible upcoming tax probes by HMRC may spell the end of the short-let...

Despite another national lockdown seemingly on the horizon, the property market remains resilient, with the stamp duty holiday and other initiatives...

More needs to be done to help support tenants, especially those facing financial hardship as a consequence of the Covid-19 pandemic,...

A tenant’s appeal to recover £13,800 in rent and deposit from his landlord has been rejected by the Upper Tribunal for...

Britain's mild start to the new year is set to come to end next week as a Nordic blast will hit...

When it comes to investing in property, it pays to know about the latest property hotspots and up-and-coming areas whether you...

Property website Zoopla has released the keywords that prospective homebuyers are most likely to use when searching on the site. ‘Garage’, ‘garden’...

When people think of Manchester these days, possibly their first thought is of its thriving economy and the opportunities it now...