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A key supplier is warning that landlords penalised by ever higher government taxes and rules will be forced to increase rents. Andy...
09 April 2021
From: Breaking News

A respected private rental sector body wants the government to slow its timetable for energy efficiency reform, warning that landlords could...
08 April 2021
From: Breaking News

Paragon Bank has launched a range of 80 per cent loan to value buy to let mortgages specifically for properties with...
30 March 2021
From: Breaking News

The landlords’ trade body has urged the government to think more strategically about energy efficiency in the private rental sector, and...
30 March 2021
From: Breaking News

A contributor to the Big Issue magazine says corporations that become landlords may be better at it - and better for...
26 March 2021
From: Breaking News

Specialist buy to let lender Paragon has taken the unusual step of issuing a so-called Green Bond to fund attempts to make...
26 March 2021
From: Breaking News

A reminder has gone to landlords about new electrical safety standards that come into effect for existing tenancies in a week’s...
25 March 2021
From: Breaking News

The landlords’ trade body wants more co-operation between the private rental sector and local councils as tenants’ needs change thanks to...
24 March 2021
From: Breaking News

A prominent lettings agency chief says tenants are becoming more eco-conscious, putting increased emphasis on landlords to meet expectations. Mike Cook -...
24 March 2021
From: Breaking News

The government should use today's ‘Tax Day’ consultation process to reform Capital Gains Tax so that it encourages a smaller, high...
23 March 2021
From: Breaking News

There’s a new call on the government to get its act together on the Green Homes Grant, which has failed to live...
22 March 2021
From: Breaking News

A council enquiry is proposing a flurry of new landlord licensing schemes in one county in England. An inquiry into the private...
22 March 2021
From: Breaking News

Landlords have been warned not to try to deceive departing tenants after a controversial tribunal ruling. Lindsays law firm says Scotland’s first...
12 March 2021
From: Breaking News

Another political party has joined the chorus of voices calling for still-longer bans on evictions in the private rental sector. The ban...
11 March 2021
From: Breaking News

A senior Anglican priest has stood up for renting as a concept, and suggests Britain is too pre-occupied with home ownership. Angela...
09 March 2021
From: Breaking News

An inventory supplier to the lettings industry is advising landlords to make sure they spot early signs of pet damage in...
08 March 2021
From: Breaking News

Lloyds Bank is considering entering the private rental sector as a landlord, according to a Financial Times scoop. The newspaper says it's...
05 March 2021
From: Breaking News

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I’m David Hackett, Head of Business Development for The DPS What...
04 March 2021
From: 60 Second Interview

The Budget has received short shrift from landlords and tenants, as Chancellor Rishi Sunak appeared to miss out the private rental...
04 March 2021
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This afternoon's Budget has seen dramatic announcements from Chancellor Rishi Sunak referring to the private rental sector. For landlords buying properties, the stamp...
03 March 2021
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An anarchist group has admitted that protests against landlords and letting agencies present opportunities for disruption. The Solidarity Federation says it aims to “advance...
03 March 2021
From: Breaking News

Labour MP Stephen Timms has asked Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick to commit to five measures to tighten controls on the private...
01 March 2021
From: Breaking News

A councillor has criticised an MP who came out in favour of landlords in a dispute over licensing. Earlier this week Landlord Today...
26 February 2021
From: Breaking News

The landlords’ trade body says the tax system needs reforming to support energy improvements in the private rental sector. The intervention by...
24 February 2021
From: Breaking News

The government has announced yet another ban on bailiff-enforced evictions in the private rental sector. The existing ban was due to expire...
14 February 2021
From: Breaking News

There is substantial investment going in to the private rental sector by individual landlords, according to evidence from the latest edition...
11 February 2021
From: Breaking News

The proportion of the population in the private rented sector in England has risen three per cent in the past decade. Research...
10 February 2021
From: Breaking News

Some policies towards landlords show how the government has lost its conservative ethos of supporting businesses and being the party of low taxes. Rosalind...
09 February 2021
From: Breaking News

The National Residential Landlords Association has called for flexibility from government when it comes to insisting private rental sector properties have...
01 February 2021
From: Breaking News

Landlords have only until February 11 to respond to the licensing proposals of the London council with the largest private rental...
28 January 2021
From: Breaking News

A so-called Citizens Assembly set up by a leading politician has called for rent controls. The Citizen’s Assembly of Scotland was launched...
22 January 2021
From: Breaking News

The government has been slammed for missing out landlords in proposals to enforce new energy efficiency regulations. Propertymark - the trade group...
21 January 2021
From: Breaking News

The Financial Conduct Authority is extending the ban on repossessions by two months until April 1, in light of the pandemic...
18 January 2021
From: Breaking News

Popular buy to let lender Fleet Mortgages’ latest rental yield index shows the consequences of increasing property prices in many regions...
15 January 2021
From: Breaking News

Junior housing minister Kelly Tolhurst says the government will introduce the controversial Renters Reform Bill “very soon.” This Bill is the one which...
14 January 2021
From: Breaking News

Social renters have the lowest life satisfaction and experience the greatest anxiety according to analysis by a property management firm. Lettings company...
14 January 2021
From: Breaking News

The Rent Smart Wales quango, now five years old, has been sharply criticised by the National Residential Landlords Association. A report commissioned...
12 January 2021
From: Breaking News

The government insists that its ban on bailiff-enforced evictions “protects the most vulnerable renters” during the pandemic. The claim comes in the...
11 January 2021
From: Breaking News

The ban on bailiff-enforced evictions for private renters has been extended in England and Wales. This will be until February 21 “at...
08 January 2021
From: Breaking News

The Citizens Advice charity claims to have dealt with a private rental sector case “every two minutes” during December - and...
07 January 2021
From: Breaking News

The landlords’ trade body says it welcomes a change of heart by the government over details of the Green Homes Grant scheme. Until now...
06 January 2021
From: Breaking News

Eviction guru and lettings sector expert Paul Shamplina has made an impassioned plea for government help for the rental sector. The founder...
06 January 2021
From: Breaking News

Many of us will be glad to see the back of 2020 for obvious reasons. For landlords the Coronavirus crisis has been...
31 December 2020
From: Breaking News

Seven per cent of private tenants now have arrears built up during the Coronavirus period. A survey of tenants for the National...
22 December 2020
From: Breaking News

One of the candidates for next year’s London Mayoral election wants to put pet-friendly tenancies for the private rental sector as...
17 December 2020
From: Breaking News

Senior MPs have been told by the chief executive of the National Residential Landlords Association that they must provide financial assistance...
17 December 2020
From: Breaking News

A virtual show about pest control is being targeted at landlords because of the strong links between pests and housing in...
14 December 2020
From: Breaking News

Gas boilers may be the next big issue for the private rental sector as an influential committee has called for them...
10 December 2020
From: Breaking News

A warning has been issued that a bid to curb private rental sector rents in Scotland could well backfire with more...
10 December 2020
From: Breaking News

The campaigning charity Shelter is offering private rental sector tenants advice on how to negotiate a rent reduction during the remaining...
07 December 2020
From: Breaking News

A lettings trade body says expensive council licensing schemes could force landlords to sell, making vulnerable tenants homeless or obliged to...
04 December 2020
From: Breaking News

A Green Party councillor is demanding that tenants be allowed to write the local authority’s policy for the private rental sector. According...
04 December 2020
From: Breaking News

Landlords are being supported by letting agencies as the Coronavirus fall-out continues, according to the president of agents’ trade body ARLA...
01 December 2020
From: Breaking News

The Leader of the House of Commons, Jacob Rees-Mogg, says the government has sympathy for the plight of many landlords during...
30 November 2020
From: Breaking News

A survey of over 2,000 tenants by a specialist buy to let lender shows that contrary to the popular belief, most...
27 November 2020
From: Breaking News

There may be new and stricter legal requirements on the way for private landlords with regards to carbon monoxide alarm installation...
23 November 2020
From: Breaking News

A legal challenge has been started to the government’s current ‘ban’ on bailiff-enforced evictions in the private rental sector. High profile property...
17 November 2020
From: Breaking News

A new survey shows almost two thirds of prospective first time buyers regard it as ‘impossible’ to get on the property...
17 November 2020
From: Breaking News

A research project funded by the Nationwide Foundation has revealed widespread tenant satisfaction with small-scale landlords in Scotland. The project, RentBetter, looks...
13 November 2020
From: Breaking News

Landlords have been told they face another invisible threat beyond Coronavirus - it’s under-insurance, which is apparently rife in the private...
11 November 2020
From: Breaking News

A new report makes searing claims about the performance and quality of landlords and their homes in the private rental sector. Almost...
06 November 2020
From: Breaking News

A trade body has told MPs the government must ensure work done to make homes energy efficient is ‘future-proofed’ to accept...
06 November 2020
From: Breaking News

A prominent Conservative supporter and expert in the private rental sector has posed an interesting question - is Boris Johnson trying...
04 November 2020
From: Breaking News

An analysis of the private rental sector by the London School of Economics suggests there could be three times the current...
03 November 2020
From: Breaking News

A council in the westcountry says it’s going to come down hard on rogue landlords and has identified ‘high risk’ properties...
03 November 2020
From: Breaking News

The Green Party says there should be an end to private rental sector eviction grounds “such as the wish of the...
28 October 2020
From: Breaking News

A local council is gathering key players from the private rental sector to help landlords and letting agents get up to date...
27 October 2020
From: Breaking News

Campaigning charity Shelter is back on the warpath against private landlords, criticising how much of the country’s temporary accommodation budget for...
26 October 2020
From: Breaking News

A council wants to introduce private rental sector licensing as part of a pledge made back in 2018. Plymouth’s Labour controlled council pledged...
22 October 2020
From: Breaking News

The Lettings Industry Council has published a report outlining why Section 21 should not be abolished, despite the government’s commitment to...
20 October 2020
From: Breaking News

A survey of private rental sector clients by accreditation body safeagent suggests 44 per cent feel government-backed loans for tenants to pay...
19 October 2020
From: Breaking News

An online petition calling for pets to be allowed in private rental properties has gained thousands of signatures. The petition - on...
16 October 2020
From: Breaking News

A new study of over 2,000 landlords reveals that only a quarter of them instruct agents to fully manage their investment properties...
12 October 2020
From: Breaking News

The latest survey assessing damage to the private rental sector by the pandemic makes tough reading for landlords. The study - for...
12 October 2020
From: Breaking News

A selective licensing regime is being considered by a westcountry council following an enquiry into private rental sector conditions. Cornwall Council says 50...
08 October 2020
From: Breaking News

The government has launched an official consultation on proposals to make the private rental sector more energy-efficient - and they include...
01 October 2020
From: Breaking News

Dear Readers, Today is my last day as editor of Landlord Today. Following more than four years in the role, I have...
30 September 2020
From: Breaking News

Not a whole lot has changed since the boom of the private rental sector in the 1980s. At least, not much...
17 September 2020
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It is no secret that landlords have long been dissatisfied by the government’s approach to the buy-to-let market. The ongoing imposition...
25 August 2020
From: Breaking News

There has been a significant increase in demand for buy-to-let properties in recent weeks, according to Landbay. It would appear, based on...
30 June 2020
From: Breaking News

London-based estate agent Portico has digitalised its letting process, with the launch of a new online rental service for private landlords...
25 June 2020
From: Breaking News

The devastating impact of the Coronavirus could cost buy-to-let landlords nearly £14.9bn should tenants be unable to pay rent during the...
24 March 2020
From: Breaking News

If the private rental sector and sharing economy is to continue to thrive, regular engagement with your tenants is required to...
27 February 2020
From: Breaking News

Boris Johnson’s emphatic December general election victory has triggered fresh optimism among buy-to-let landlords, despite tax and regulatory changes hitting their...
26 February 2020
From: Breaking News

The number of landlords in the private rental sector has fallen to a seven-year low, according to Hamptons International’s latest monthly...
19 February 2020
From: Breaking News

With savers receiving poor returns from banks and building societies, thousands of people unsurprisingly continue to turn to residential property as...
24 December 2019
From: Breaking News

With more landlords selling properties than buying them, at a time when there is growing demand from tenants for rental properties, the private rental...
13 December 2019
From: Breaking News

Marks Out Of Tenancy, a letting review website, has launched a digital service to help local authorities crackdown on unscrupulous landlords...
13 November 2019
From: Breaking News

More than £2bn has been invested into the UK’s Build to Rent (BTR) sector in the first three quarters of 2019, according...
25 October 2019
From: Breaking News

Private landlords in Newcastle have slammed the Labour Party’s proposed ‘right to buy’ policy that could see long-term tenants acquire buy-to-let...
04 October 2019
From: Breaking News

Legal & General has announced the launch of its rental protection plan following a successful pilot with Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB). Legal...
25 September 2019
From: Breaking News

The Liberal Democrats have pledged to abolish Section 21 repossessions in the private rented sector if they come to power at...
18 September 2019
From: Breaking News

An overwhelming majority of buy-to-let landlords are optimistic about their future in the private rental sector with 84% looking to maintain...
03 September 2019
From: Breaking News

A tenant posing as a landlord converted two bedrooms in a flat into four bedsits, putting residents at risk. The fake landlord...
21 August 2019
From: Breaking News

The private rental sector in the UK generates more income than 130 world nations and FTSE 100 companies, new research shows. The...
20 August 2019
From: Breaking News

The letting industry needs to do more to reduce moving stress for tenants and landlords by increasing awareness of some of...
14 August 2019
From: Breaking News

The majority of landlords in the UK’s private rented sector do not believe that new Prime Minister Boris Johnson has a...
02 August 2019
From: Breaking News

The Tory leadership contest is well underway with just two candidates - Boris Johnson and Jeremy Hunt - left in the...
28 June 2019
From: Breaking News

Rents in the UK’s private rented sector increased by 1.3% in the 12 months to May 2019, up from 1.2% in April,...
20 June 2019
From: Breaking News
05 June 2019
From: Breaking News

New technology has been launched in an attempt to improve gas safety accountability in the private rental sector. The existing system makes...
03 May 2019
From: Breaking News

The government’s proposal to scrap Section 21 of the 1988 Housing Act is likely to deter many people from investing in...
30 April 2019
From: Breaking News

The UK Build to Rent sector continues to go from strength to strength, with record levels of investment in the first...
29 April 2019
From: Breaking News

Kensington Mortgages has cut rates across its buy-to-let mortgage range by up to 0.4%. Rates on two-year fixed rate products now start...
03 April 2019
From: Breaking News

A growing number of renters in the capital are looking for longer-term tenancies as home ownership becomes increasingly out of reach...
02 April 2019
From: Breaking News

Tax and legislative changes have unsurprisingly left many buy-to-let investors with little alternative but to pass costs onto tenants by pushing up...
28 March 2019
From: Breaking News

Buy-to-let landlords collectively contribute £16.1bn to the British economy through pre-tax spending, which is almost double the estimated £8.5bn a decade...
08 March 2019
From: Breaking News

Who are you? Paul Shamplina What does it say on your business card? Founder and Director of Landlord Action and Brand Ambassador of...
15 February 2019
From: 60 Second Interview

The average cost of renting a property in the UK rose by 1.5% in the 12 months to December 2018, the...
10 January 2019
From: Breaking News

No Letting Go, one of the UK’s largest providers of inventory services, is calling for the introduction of MOT-style certificates to...
09 January 2019
From: Breaking News

A new property management portal claims to be on a mission to raise the standard of the property industry by establishing...
07 January 2019
From: Breaking News

It may now be more than three months since thousands of households in Wales were faced with severe flooding in October...
04 January 2019
From: Breaking News

The number landlords exiting the market in the East of England last month was double the national average, ARLA Propertymark reveals. Landlords...
21 December 2018
From: Breaking News

Unfortunately some renters appear to view owing their landlord money as a cheap loan - a debt with 0% interest no...
12 December 2018
From: Breaking News

The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) has warned that growing speculation the mayor of London Sadiq Khan is considering introducing rent controls...
11 December 2018
From: Breaking News

Rents in the UK’s private rental sector continue to rise as the supply of properties to let has dropped again on...
04 December 2018
From: Breaking News

Private landlords across the UK collectively earned £33.8bn from their buy-to-let investments in the year from 5 April 2017 to 2018,...
04 December 2018
From: Breaking News

A fresh survey of more than 1,000 people involved in the UK private rental sector has found a staggering and worrying...
29 November 2018
From: Breaking News

Landlords, letting agents and tenants are being offered a bespoke void space solution when it comes to managing energy in their...
21 November 2018
From: Breaking News

Croydon Council has become the first local authority to support calls to scrap the so-called ‘no fault’ evictions in order to...
10 October 2018
From: Breaking News

Standards in the private rented sector have got better as buy-to-let landlords respond to a flurry of legislation aimed at improving...
20 September 2018
From: Breaking News

Private renters who complain to their landlord about problems at their rental property, including issues such as damp and mould, are...
28 August 2018
From: Breaking News

There has been a significant increase in the number of buy-to-let landlords selling up, along with a notable reduction in the...
24 August 2018
From: Breaking News

The government’s decision to review how selective licensing is used across the private rental sector presents an ideal opportunity to look...
03 August 2018
From: Breaking News

Amid the headline-grabbing political manoeuvring over Brexit, a policy proposal which could have serious ramifications for thousands of private landlords –...
20 July 2018
From: Breaking News

Bricks and mortar have provided stellar returns for many people over the past couple of decades, prompting many to rely on...
16 July 2018
From: Breaking News

Kit Malthouse has been named as the government’s latest housing minister after Dominic Raab, who spent just six months in the...
10 July 2018
From: Breaking News

Tenants who have a personal account with Metro Bank are now able to report their rent through CreditLadder to reference agency...
03 July 2018
From: Breaking News

There was an increase in the number of tenants in the private rented sector experiencing a rent increase in May compared...
02 July 2018
From: Breaking News

A Conservative think tank has been slammed by the Residential Landlords’ Association (RLA) for its inaccurate analysis of the private rental...
27 June 2018
From: Breaking News

Crest Nicolson and M&G Real Estate have teamed up once again to fund the construction of 114 private rental homes in...
27 June 2018
From: Breaking News

The government yesterday announced a review to look at how selective licensing is used across the private rental sector in order...
21 June 2018
From: Breaking News

The government’s decision to review how selective licensing is used across the private rental sector in order to find out how well...
21 June 2018
From: Breaking News

Rents in the UK are set to increase as demand for rental properties grows, but the number of homes coming on...
15 June 2018
From: Breaking News

Landlords continue to feel the pinch after the latest phase of the government crackdown on buy-to-let came into effect last month,...
23 May 2018
From: Breaking News

The government’s Tenant Fees Bill now introduced to the Commons is a ‘missed opportunity’ to make quicker and more lasting improvements in...
04 May 2018
From: Breaking News

Some people are simply not interested in owning their own home, as reflected by new research revealing that 16% of private...
26 March 2018
From: Breaking News

A number of buy-to-let landlords currently do not use letting agents to find or manage properties, and it has been suggested...
15 February 2018
From: Breaking News

The majority of UK landlords did not set out to create significant property businesses and, even today, about half (49.7%) of...
23 January 2018
From: Breaking News

PayProp has added its voice to growing calls for rent payments to be added to a tenant’s credit score. The automated rental...
04 January 2018
From: Breaking News

Millennials renting in this country will have spent more than £110,000 in rent by the time they are finally in a...
15 December 2017
From: Breaking News

The supply of rental properties fell by 3.7% during October when compared to the previous month, according to fresh data from...
28 November 2017
From: Breaking News

There is growing concern that thousands of buy-to-let landlords could face fines and possibly even prosecution for failing to sign up...
27 November 2017
From: Breaking News

A new online property letting website backed by newspaper publisher Trinity Mirror has been launched, offering to cut out the role...
08 November 2017
From: Breaking News

The government’s decision to introduce a draft bill to parliament this week to ban letting agents and landlords from charging introductory...
03 November 2017
From: Breaking News

The government introduced a draft bill to parliament yesterday to ban letting agents and landlords from charging introductory fees to tenants...
02 November 2017
From: Breaking News

Aldermore has launched two new limited edition five-year fixed rate remortgage deals aimed at buy-to-let landlords as the specialist lender looks...
26 October 2017
From: Breaking News

The Tenancy Deposit Scheme (TDS) will continue to offer buy-to-let landlords across the country special training on tenancy deposit schemes, as...
05 October 2017
From: Breaking News

Private landlords faced with significantly higher costs, as a result of recent tax changes, are being left with little alternative but...
25 August 2017
From: Breaking News

In an attempt to improve standards in the private rented sector, a London-based letting agent is calling on buy-to-let landlords to adopt...
22 August 2017
From: Breaking News

A generation is being priced out of the housing market with homeownership levels set to fall further as younger people are...
10 August 2017
From: Breaking News

UK rental prices returned to growth in July, the first rise recorded for three months, according to the latest HomeLet Rental...
07 August 2017
From: Breaking News

Landlord confidence declined across all key indicators during the second quarter of the year, the latest quarterly index from BM Solutions...
31 July 2017
From: Breaking News

Millions of people are being priced out of buying a property due to high house prices, the latest figures suggest. A dearth...
10 July 2017
From: Breaking News

Landlords Dan and Jamie started building their property portfolio at the age of 19. Still in their early 20s, they now...
07 July 2017
From: Breaking News

The new Tory-led government is being urged to reverse punitive tax policies affecting private landlords in order to increase much needed...
12 June 2017
From: Breaking News

A major new contract that will apparently ‘change the perception of the rental sector’, by setting a new standard of offering...
02 June 2017
From: Breaking News

A buy-to-let landlord in Newport has become the first to be prosecuted for breaching new laws demanding that all private landlords...
01 June 2017
From: Breaking News

Unlicensed landlords with properties in Wales are being urged to register ‘to avoid legal action’, regardless of where they are based...
16 May 2017
From: Breaking News

Stronger enforcement and streamlining of legislation in the private rental sector is urgently required to ensure the abolishment of what is in...
10 May 2017
From: Breaking News

Young private renters are facing staggering new hurdles to simply live alone and make a decent wage, new research shows. Those attempting...
08 May 2017
From: Breaking News

The private rental sector is in urgent need of reform to make it easier and less costly for buy-to-let landlords to...
04 May 2017
From: Breaking News

There has been a sharp fall in the number of landlords looking to expand their buy-to-let portfolios, according to the latest...
28 April 2017
From: Breaking News

Since 2004, the private rental sector has almost doubled in size to 4.5 million households. This may be good news, but this...
25 April 2017
From: Breaking News

Rental price growth in the UK remains sluggish, the latest HomeLet Rental Index shows. The annual rate of rental price inflation reached...
24 April 2017
From: Breaking News

The first large-scale PRS development along the south coast is set to launch soon as part of the Bow Square scheme...
24 April 2017
From: Breaking News

Local councils are calling on the government to close a legal loophole that allows landlords to get away with converting properties...
14 April 2017
From: Breaking News

Changes to letting agent fees could lead to increased rent arrears and higher repossessions as a consequence of a potential reduction...
28 March 2017
From: Breaking News

Vida Homeloans has cut its buy-to-let tracker and fixed rate mortgage rates by up to 0.6% as the lender looks to...
26 March 2017
From: Breaking News

Philip Hammond’s failure to reverse the previous chancellor George Osborne’s deeply unpopular tax reforms will have far-reaching implications for the buy-to-let...
09 March 2017
From: Breaking News

Aldermore has reduced its buy-to-let mortgage rate by 0.2% as the lender looks to expand by targeting the private rental sector. The...
08 March 2017
From: Breaking News

London rents fell in the final quarter of last year, according to the latest Foxtons letting report. The fall was triggered by...
28 February 2017
From: Breaking News

A high number of tenants in the private rented sector feel as though they are being left with little alternative but...
10 February 2017
From: Breaking News

Private landlords who use Rentr, the property management app, can now take full advantage of a new complete maintenance reporting solution...
09 February 2017
From: Breaking News

The government has vowed to offer private renters extra protections and safeguards, as set out in the long-awaited white paper yesterday,...
08 February 2017
From: Breaking News

An investigation has been launched after details of hundreds of landlords who have not yet registered on a Wales-wide scheme were...
06 February 2017
From: Breaking News

Nearly one in ten properties currently available on the rental market could become unrentable by 2018 if government plans for new...
20 December 2016
From: Breaking News

Annual rental price growth reached 3.1% in November taking the average UK rent to £898 per month, which although higher than November...
16 December 2016
From: Breaking News

Rents across the UK are set to rise considerably faster than house prices over the next three years, according to the...
12 December 2016
From: Breaking News

There is growing concern that thousands of buy-to-let landlords could face fines and possibly even prosecution for failing to sign up...
28 November 2016
From: Breaking News

Landlords in Wales who have not yet signed up to Rent Smart Wales, but have started the application process will not...
23 November 2016
From: Breaking News

Landlords in Wales who have not yet signed up to Rent Smart Wales, designed to drive up the quality of rented...
22 November 2016
From: Breaking News

Annual rental growth slowed to 3% in September, which is the lowest rate of increase this year, HomeLet’s latest Rental Index has...
14 October 2016
From: Breaking News

Buy-to-let landlords may have failed last week in their legal battle against planned government tax relief changes for buy-to-let homes set...
12 October 2016
From: Breaking News

The chancellor Philip Hammond is being urged to reverse George Osborne’s outright assault on buy-to-let by scrapping the 3% stamp duty...
03 October 2016
From: Breaking News

A growing number of private renters are now older than 40, a fundamental shift over the past decade that reflects the...
21 September 2016
From: Breaking News

Recent changes hitting buy-to-landlords, including the introduction of a 3% stamp duty surcharge and cuts to mortgage interest tax relief next...
20 September 2016
From: Breaking News

There is growing concern that thousands of landlords in Wales have not yet signed up for Rent Smart Wales, designed to...
15 September 2016
From: Breaking News

There has been a significant increase in the amount of tenancy deposits taken on assured shorthold tenancies in England and Wales...
14 September 2016
From: Breaking News

The rental market remains steady in the face of the various economic and political headwinds the sector has faced recently, according...
07 September 2016
From: Breaking News

Rents on new tenancies continued to increase across most parts of the UK over the three months to July, albeit at...
09 August 2016
From: Breaking News

There has been a sharp rise in interest from landlords in Edinburgh since the EU referendum, reflecting increased confidence in the...
01 August 2016
From: Breaking News

The UK Apartment Association (UKAA) has launched a new training programme to help improve standards of service in the private rental...
13 July 2016
From: Breaking News

Rents on new tenancies rose across most parts of the UK over the three months to June, albeit at a slower...
12 July 2016
From: Breaking News

Professional investors should be exempt from the recently introduced 3% stamp duty surcharge, according to the Better Renting for Britain campaign. Some of...
06 June 2016
From: Breaking News

Tenants are facing higher rents as the supply of rental properties continues to fall due to George Osborne’s hefty, punitive tax...
01 June 2016
From: Breaking News

A brand new DIY letting app designed specifically for independent landlords has been launched. The Rentr app has been designed to give landlords...
18 May 2016
From: Breaking News

The new mayor of London Sadiq Khan has pledged to do all in his power to help make London “better” after...
09 May 2016
From: Breaking News

The supply of rental housing stock on letting agents’ books fell in March, to the lowest level since the start of...
29 April 2016
From: Breaking News

Two new custodial deposit schemes have launched, meaning landlords who prefer a custodial deposit scheme now have a choice of three...
01 April 2016
From: Breaking News

The new stamp duty reforms for buy-to-let properties, coming into effect on 1sApril will increase rent costs for tenants and trigger...
24 March 2016
From: Breaking News

The supply of rental accommodation is the lowest in the past year, while demand for rented accommodation is still rising, according...
26 February 2016
From: Breaking News

One of the country‘s leading rental sector analysts is warning that tax changes for landlords’ mortgage interest relief, and the imminent...
11 February 2016
From: Breaking News

A seasonal lull kicked in as the supply of available rental properties dropped, alongside falling demand, according to the Association of...
26 January 2016
From: Breaking News

Funding by large-scale investors into Britain’s burgeoning Build To Rent sector is set to triple by 2020 according to Knight Frank. The...
10 December 2015
From: Breaking News

Fewer tenants are experiencing rent increases, according to the Association of Residential Letting Agents (ARLA) monthly Private Rental Sector (PRS) Report. The...
24 November 2015
From: Breaking News

Rent Smart Wales, the new registration and licensing system in Wales, goes live today – a and it represents a major...
23 November 2015
From: Breaking News

The Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) has published the full outcome of its consultation: Tackling rogue landlords and improving...
16 November 2015
From: Breaking News

The number of available private rented properties rose in July, according to the Association of Residential Letting Agents (ARLA) monthly Private...
28 August 2015
From: Breaking News

Brent Council has received more than 5,000 online applications from landlords seeking to have their Brent rental properties licensed since it...
20 August 2015
From: Breaking News

Housing minister Brandon Lewis has backtracked on suggestions that the government may introduce longer standard tenancy agreements in the private rental...
18 August 2015
From: Breaking News

Rent prices continue to rise across the UK, with many diverse regions now keeping pace with, or exceeding, the pace of...
11 August 2015
From: Breaking News

Research commissioned by specialist buy-to-let lender, Paragon Mortgages shows that 81 per cent of tenants living in the private rented sector...
17 June 2015
From: Breaking News

Three in ten (32%) ARLA letting agents reported that rents increased in April, according to the Association of Residential Letting Agents...
29 May 2015
From: Breaking News

Rogue landlords are raking in £5.6billion a year for unsafe homes that fail to meet legal standards, a report by Citizens...
22 May 2015
From: Breaking News

As David Cameron announced his cabinet, Brian Murphy of the Mortgage Advice Bureau has said that the new Government will make...
12 May 2015
From: Breaking News

Property industry figures opposed to Labour plans to impose three year tenancies and rent caps should lobby candidates in a bid...