Back in 2019, the Government promised a ban on so-called no-fault evictions. Section 21 was to be outlawed. While some housing...
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27 April 2024
From: Legislation & Compliance
Landlords have only until Friday to give their views on a controversial licensing consultation from a council known for its aggressive...
23 April 2024
From: Breaking News
Twenty twenty-four is a pivotal year for landlords in the Private Rented Sector (PRS). It is still the Government’s aim that...
16 April 2024
From: Sponsored Content
Julian Richer - the founder of Richer Sounds, the UK's largest hi-fi retailer - says he may set up a landlord...
15 April 2024
From: Breaking News
A comprehensive new survey gives the lowdown on buy to let in the UK. The study, by Uswitch, is lengthy and covers...
13 April 2024
From: The Big Issues
Following a spate of fires in rental properties a home insurance expert is warning people of the hidden fire threat of...
13 April 2024
From: Legislation & Compliance
Landlords and renters’ activists are at either end of the spectrum reacting to a controversial report on the private rental sector. Yesterday...
09 April 2024
From: Breaking News
An influential Labour website says a raft of proposed reforms for the private rental sector will be unveiled next month -...
09 April 2024
From: Breaking News
In the recent landlord sentiment survey conducted by the Property Redress Scheme, it came as no surprise to me to discover...
06 April 2024
From: The Big Issues
A controversial wealth management company claims that almost two thirds of private tenants have suffered a deterioration in their mental and...
04 April 2024
From: Breaking News
A think tank based in central London says landlords would not quit the sector if much tougher - and more expensive...
04 April 2024
From: Breaking News
A mortgage firm that works with landlords claims an increasing number of them prioritise energy efficiency when assessing properties to buy. Some...
04 April 2024
From: Breaking News
New research from specialist lender Aldermore shows that 69% of private tenants feel they have a ‘good landlord’. This bucks the traditional...
03 April 2024
From: Breaking News
A charity is calling for landlord licensing schemes which cost enough to fund annual inspections, and the issuing of “sentencing guidelines”...
28 March 2024
From: Breaking News
The Scottish Government’s Housing Bill allows SNP and Green politicians to create rent control areas, triggered by local authorities, and this...
28 March 2024
From: Breaking News
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
A charity representing older people has taken up almost all of the key demands of activist group Generation Rent. Independent Age says...
22 March 2024
From: Breaking News
Some of the biggest names in the trade, lending and advisory sectors have produced a report outlining the vast significance that...
20 March 2024
From: Breaking News
A newspaper reports that Housing Secretary Michael Gove is willing to rely on Labour votes to pass the Renters Reform Bill...
19 March 2024
From: Breaking News
New research from specialist lender Aldermore reveals the financial boost landlords provide to local economies. Nearly eight out of ten landlords opt...
12 March 2024
From: Breaking News
The chief executive of a short lets service says Chancellor Jeremy Hunt is wrong to think penalising landlords will help solve...
11 March 2024
From: Breaking News
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
Green Party activists responsible for rent controls on Scotland have now slammed landlords who claim the number of rented homes is...
06 March 2024
From: Breaking News
In a final call on the Chancellor to help the private rental sector in today’s Budget, the National Residential Landlords Association...
06 March 2024
From: Breaking News
A landlord has quit the private rental sector after a battle with his council over why his properties were put into...
05 March 2024
From: Breaking News
London Mayor Sadiq Khan is demanding the government finally abolish Section 21 eviction powers - and claims over 30,000 households in...
04 March 2024
From: Breaking News
A leader of the Renters Reform Coalition activist lobby has made a specific targeted attack on the motives and honesty of...
04 March 2024
From: Breaking News
The Budget on Wednesday will contain a £300m tax raid on the private rental sector according to a report this morning...
03 March 2024
From: Breaking News
The Government quietly announced population projections towards the end of January that could have major implications for the types of homes...
02 March 2024
From: The Big Issues
Landlords play a crucial role in providing safe and comfortable housing for tenants while also managing rental properties effectively. Staying informed...
01 March 2024
From: Sponsored Content
The National Residential Landlords Association will jointly host a networking and information session with homelessness charity Crisis. It will take place on...
23 February 2024
From: Breaking News
Generation Rent has yet again come out for rent control over the private sector - and wants it to be an...
22 February 2024
From: Breaking News
According to Haslams lettings agency’s latest House Price Index, a new hotspot has emerged for private rental sector investors. It claims Reading...
22 February 2024
From: Breaking News
A survey by an activist group suggests that one in three tenants claim that their private renting conditions are impacting their...
19 February 2024
From: Breaking News
A bid to make three Northumberland holiday cottages available as permanent private residences has been rejected by planners. At a time when...
16 February 2024
From: Breaking News
In the buy to let market, success goes beyond the transaction of paying rent. Ultimately, fostering a healthy landlord-tenant relationship can...
07 February 2024
From: Sponsored Content
Scottish property portal ESPC has announced a free Buy To Let event targeted at aspiring property investors and landlords. The event will...
25 January 2024
From: Breaking News
The UK’s private rental sector grapples with a surge in waiting times for contractor appointments, according to industry supplier Fixflo. A new...
25 January 2024
From: Breaking News
A new study by the National Residential Landlords Association suggests some landlords wanting to quit the private rental sector have deferred...
23 January 2024
From: Breaking News
The identify of the service running the upcoming Private Rental Sector Ombudsman scheme has been thrown into doubt once more. The Renters...
23 January 2024
From: Breaking News
The Generation Rent activist group has called for a series of reforms about damp and mould. It wants the reinstatement of energy...
23 January 2024
From: Breaking News
There will be long term pressure on housing affordability and the private rental sector if demographic forecasts from a range of...
19 January 2024
From: Breaking News
A new analysis of the private rental sector suggests that between 800,000 and one million more homes are required to meet...
17 January 2024
From: Breaking News
We believe a well-functioning housing system is one that meets everyone’s housing needs. There will always be people who can’t or...
16 January 2024
From: Sponsored Content
There is to be no comparable law for private landlords, following the introduction of Awaab’s Law. Earlier this week the Department of...
12 January 2024
From: Breaking News
A Labour-controlled council is inviting private rental sector representatives to a round-table event which it pledges will not be a talking...
10 January 2024
From: Breaking News
There’s a warning this morning that stricter Energy Performance Certificate measures for the private rental sector may not have gone, after...
09 January 2024
From: Breaking News
Labour’s Mayor of Greater Manchester and former Cabinet minister Andy Burnham says this year is when he will ”get serious” about...
05 January 2024
From: Breaking News
Some 74 per cent of buy to let landlords are optimistic about the property market in the next 12 months, it’s...
03 January 2024
From: Breaking News
A spokesperson for the Citizens Advice charity has claimed at a public meeting that private landlords serve Section 21 notices on...
02 January 2024
From: Breaking News
Many landlords say they’re set to expand investments in 2024 despite facing up to 80 per cent higher costs in the...
29 December 2023
From: Breaking News
One in five (20 per cent of) landlords plans to reducing their buy to let holdings according to a new survey. The...
19 December 2023
From: Breaking News
Many households are struggling with rising costs, while renters in particular continue to struggle with low quality housing, the Resolution Foundation...
19 December 2023
From: Breaking News
A local authority is hosting a free event for local landlords which will give them insights into latest developments in the...
18 December 2023
From: Breaking News
Solving the country’s rental crisis needs to be the number one priority for the government when it comes to tackling housing...
16 December 2023
From: Rental Reform
Campaigning charity Shelter is nearing a controversial signature threshold in its petition about the Renters Reform Bill. It now has over 123,000 of...
11 December 2023
From: Breaking News
A respected financial body is warning that landlords face rising costs of up to 80 per cent in the next two...
08 December 2023
From: Breaking News
Generation Rent and London Mayor Sadiq Khan have jointly slammed landlords who do not improve the EPCs of their private rental...
05 December 2023
From: Breaking News
A council statement announcing a complex new licensing regime for the local private rental sector claims “landlords and agents who are...
01 December 2023
From: Breaking News
A slew of MPs who are members of the Renters Reform Bill committee receive money from letting out rooms or properties...
20 November 2023
From: Breaking News
A new study claims that two thirds of privately rented homes require urgent energy efficiency improvements - and that landlords need...
16 November 2023
From: Breaking News
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
Two new forums for landlords and others serving the private rental sector are being held this month. The North Yorkshire council initiative...
06 November 2023
From: Breaking News
Scotland’s Court of Session has come down in favour of the Scottish Government when it comes to rent controls. A case against...
03 November 2023
From: Breaking News
The latest rent rise figure produced by the government has triggered an angry response from one of Britain’s top agents. Greg Tsuman,...
19 October 2023
From: Breaking News
Another council is advertising a package of incentives for private landlords to help solve its housing shortage. Exeter council is aiming to...
16 October 2023
From: Breaking News
A prominent property market analyst says he was “gobsmacked” to hear Prime Minister Rishi Sunak tone down the energy efficiency requirements...
16 October 2023
From: Breaking News
Holding deposits head the list of complaints about the private rental sector, says the man at the top of the Property...
14 October 2023
From: Legislation & Compliance
Inventory clerks are ideally placed to protect landlords from some heavy fines triggered by the Renters Reform Bill, it’s been claimed. The...
11 October 2023
From: Breaking News
The National Residential Landlords Association hosts a meeting at Labour’s annual conference tomorrow - but it admits the party’s rental policies...
09 October 2023
From: Breaking News
Failed government policies are to blame for the chronic supply shortage in the private rental sector. That’s the view of the National...
06 October 2023
From: Breaking News
Politicians meeting at party conferences this week are being urged to listen to property professionals before setting policies about the private...
02 October 2023
From: Breaking News
A Conservative politician has named an individual who he claims is responsible for high rent rises and increasing homelessness. Murdo Fraser, the...
28 September 2023
From: Breaking News
The London Landlord Accreditation Scheme is hosting a virtual conference and training day in the New Year. It promises to “bring you...
28 September 2023
From: Breaking News
The u-turn by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on green policies may be seen by some landlords as a rare piece of...
22 September 2023
From: Breaking News
There’s been widespread relief at the government’s eco U-turn which may lead to thousands of pounds of savings for landlords. Prime Minister...
21 September 2023
From: Breaking News
The latest government figures on the private rental sector show rents rose 5.5 per cent in the 12 months to August,...
21 September 2023
From: Breaking News
Zoopla has given its latest market update on the private rental sector, with the headline rent rise now being 10.5 per...
18 September 2023
From: Breaking News
A London council is looking to introduce new licensing for landlords. Currently Wandsworth council operates mandatory licensing for HMOs with five or...
18 September 2023
From: Breaking News
Rents will rise 25 per cent over the next four years, outpacing the modest 5.5 per cent House price growth across...
11 September 2023
From: Breaking News
Whoever forms the next government must put the private rental sector at the heart of its housing policy. That’s the view of...
06 September 2023
From: Breaking News
Over half of landlords are either against the concept of a private rental sector Ombudsman or are actively against it. As part...
06 September 2023
From: Breaking News
A survey of some 2,000 landlords, agents and others in the private rental sector show renewed concern over Section 21 and...
05 September 2023
From: Breaking News
An analysis conducted over the summer by Rightmove suggests it could take literally decades for the private rental sector to conform...
05 September 2023
From: Breaking News
One of Britain's best known DJs has taken to social media to highlight what she sees as the unfair government policy...
30 August 2023
From: Breaking News
Santander has been sharply criticised for increasing its Interest Coverage Ratio just as other lenders have been making it easier to...
29 August 2023
From: Breaking News
Trade bodies and short let landlords have made a last-ditch appeal to politicians to stop new rules which could see the...
29 August 2023
From: Breaking News
Generation Rent says Shelter has it right when it complains about evictions in the private rental sector. Earlier this week Shelter claimed...
24 August 2023
From: Breaking News
A council is appealing to landlords to work with the local authority and the Probation Service to help ex-offenders fit accommodation...
18 August 2023
From: Breaking News
A charity has acknowledged that landlords need help to keep their homes, and in turn continue to provide much-needed homes in...
15 August 2023
From: Breaking News
Last month, Housing Secretary Michael Gove declared the Government was “asking too much, too quickly” of landlords by setting a 2028...
12 August 2023
From: Rental Reform
A survey suggests that landlords want to improve the energy efficiency of their properties as soon as possible - despite a...
03 August 2023
From: Breaking News
A controversial MP sacked by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak earlier this year says he will take up the cause of landlords...
02 August 2023
From: Breaking News
New housing affordability figures provide one underlying reason why many potential buyers cannot make the move and instead rely increasingly on...
28 July 2023
From: Breaking News
Legislation requiring all rental properties to have an energy performance certificate rating of C or above will require upgrades to around...
26 July 2023
From: Breaking News
Housing Secretary Michael Gove has pledged to publish “shortly” revised timetables for the implementation of further energy efficiency targets for the...
25 July 2023
From: Breaking News
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
An angry reader has contacted Landlord Today with a letter from housing minister Rachel Maclean - which the recipient has branded...
25 July 2023
From: Breaking News
A prominent lawyer says the use of Section 8 eviction powers as envisaged under the Renters Reform Bill could lead to...