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RentalStep has added its voice to growing calls for rent payments to be added to a tenant’s credit score. The PropTech startup supports...

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s royal wedding has caused a major tourism boost for areas surrounding London and Windsor as illustrated...

Colchester has been named the best place for buy-to-let investors in today’s market, based on a combination of capital value growth,...

Over recent months, the government and leading housing charities have put increasing pressure on landlords to improve the quality of rental...

Annual rental price growth in the UK edged up in December, HomeLet said on Tuesday. The latest HomeLet Rental Index reveals that...

A Private Members’ Bill put forward by Labour MP, Karen Buck, which offers tenants the legal right to take action against...

Tenants are spending an increasing proportion of their earnings on rent, new figures have revealed. Fresh research undertaken by rentals platform CreditLadder...

PayProp has added its voice to growing calls for rent payments to be added to a tenant’s credit score. The automated rental...

Annual rental price growth in the UK slowed to just 0.7% in November, down from 0.9% a month earlier, HomeLet’s latest...

It is a statutory duty for letting agents to fully publicise the fees they charge to landlords and tenants, and yet...

Rental yields remain steady, and yet many buy-to-let landlords are losing confidence in their ability to rely on rental income, a...

A high number of buy-to-let investors prioritise rental rents over capital gains when making property purchase decisions, and with that in...

A growing number of buy-to-let landlords are diversifying their portfolios by investing in semi-commercial property in order to protect their investments...

The 2015 Energy Efficiency Regulations, passed in March 2015, set out minimum energy efficiency standards (MEES) for England and Wales. These...

Rents are forecast to rise by more than 20% over the next five years as the falling number of new landlord...

Two landlords in Reading have been fined almost £14,000 for failing to put right a string of housing offences at a...

The chancellor’s pledge to create a £690m competition fund for English councils to tackle urban congestion and develop local transport networks,...

Rental price inflation is now running below general inflation as measured by the consumer price index, as a growing number of buy-to-let...

Two unscrupulous landlords in Reading have been fined almost £9,000 for poor housing standards and a complete disregard for the welfare...

Student rents look set to increase amid a housing shortage across many of the UK’s main university cities, according to a...

Being a landlord can be financially rewarding, but managing several properties on your own is not always easy, and so to...

The chancellor Philip Hammond may have announced in the Autumn Statement that letting agents in England will be banned from charging...

There was a sharp increase in new rental properties listed in October, mostly in major towns and cities, according to fresh...

The pace of rental price growth in the UK slowed to 0.05% in the month to October from a rise of...

Damp and mould can mean big problems for landlords, letting agents and tenants. It can cause stress and even health issues...

The huge rush to acquire buy-to-let property in the first quarter of the year ahead of the stamp duty change deadline...

Enquiries from investors seeking to acquire buy-to-let properties have increased by 30% since May, following an initial dip in activity after the...

Buy-to-let landlords seeking high rental yields should consider buying properties to let to students in the north of England, research suggests.  Of...

The most lucrative university cities in the UK, based on house prices, rents and growth in local housing markets, have been...

Over-extended student homes are not just an eyesore, but they are also ‘destroying family homes’ and creating ‘misery for local residents’, according...

There has been a notable increase in the number of people wanting to step off the property ladder and rent in...

Plans to stop letting agents charging tenants for an inventory check could see costs passed on to landlords, warns the Association...

The Housing and Planning Bill, which includes measures to tackle criminal landlords and letting agents, should also address the issue of...

Two Reading landlords face a total bill of £6,000 after admitting a string of offences which resulted in tenants living in...

A landlord has been prosecuted by Reading Borough Council and ordered to pay £5,700 by magistrates after failing to meet national...

Niche utility company for the rental market Spark Energy has formed preferred supplier partnerships with three leading businesses in the sector. Split...

A Reading landlord has been fined £20,000 and ordered to pay £3,343 costs as well as a victim surcharge of £120...

Reading Council has launched a consultation on the creation of a Private Rented Sector Housing Charter. If established, the Charter will include...

An unlicensed HMO landlord has been ordered to pay more than £25,000 after appearing in court. Emmil Seeson Watson (also known as...

Rent controls and similar policies which are thought to work well in other countries cannot be easily replicated in the UK’s...

There’s growing uncertainty over where the responsibilities of private sector tenants and their landlords meet, according to research by the Endsleigh...

Landlord Investment Show heads to Woking in Surrey on Thursday 29th January at the H.G Wells Centre in Woking. We hear much...