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New data sourced from millions of Barclays current accounts reveals growing stability in UK housing costs, which saw their lowest uplift...
09 April 2024
From: Breaking News
In September the Prime Minister announced that landlords will no longer be required to meet the minimum EPC minimum energy rating...
09 March 2024
From: Agent Advice
Cardiff council is proposing new measures to help bring long-term empty houses back into use. Tomorrow it’s considering introducing a council tax...
06 March 2024
From: Breaking News
A property finance consultancy claims that unmortgageable properties can be snapped up with a discount of 27 per cent. Apex Bridging says...
24 February 2024
From: Top tips & guides
Deciding on a residence in the bustling city of London is no small feat, especially when faced with the dichotomy of...
17 February 2024
From: Agent Advice
If you're thinking of investing in a holiday home this year, there can be a lot to consider. From gathering insight to...
27 January 2024
From: Agent Advice
The Suffolk Building Society has launched new mortgage products aimed at private landlords who are planning refurbishments, such as a new...
18 January 2024
From: Breaking News
Landlords, being key players in the housing sector, can make a significant impact by fostering a greener mindset among their tenants....
13 January 2024
From: Top tips & guides
A new analysis of discounts available to cash buyer suggests they can save tens of thousands of pounds on some property...
28 December 2023
From: Breaking News
Almost four fifths of landlords favour raising the Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards for private rental properties, a think tank claims. The Social...
27 November 2023
From: Breaking News
Airbnb is launching a new Sustainability Hub to help its landlord hosts in the UK retrofit and improve the energy efficiency...
21 November 2023
From: Breaking News
A new study of over 600,000 available properties on Rightmove reveals that homes in need of renovation are the most in...
27 September 2023
From: Breaking News
A veteran Tory MP who has been a junior minister in the department responsible for housing now says the rental market...
14 September 2023
From: Breaking News
Almost one in five renters say high mortgage rates mean they can’t afford to buy now and have put purchase plans...
27 July 2023
From: Breaking News
A landlord has been prosecuted after construction and renovation waste from his rental property was found dumped in Cambridgeshire. The dumped rubbish...
03 May 2023
From: Breaking News
An immediate private sector rent freeze and eviction ban for the duration of the cost of living crisis is the key...
06 April 2023
From: Breaking News
A landlord has been prosecuted after construction and renovation waste from his rental property was found dumped in Cottenham. The dumped rubbish...
28 March 2023
From: Breaking News
According to the most recent statistics there are 676,452 vacant properties in England, nearly half a million of which have been...
18 March 2023
From: The Big Issues
For many years, investing in property has been seen as a way of obtaining “passive” income. Compared to other types of...
04 March 2023
From: Tax & Finance
An accreditation scheme has produced a free-to-use tool aimed at landlords seeking to make their residential properties more energy efficient and...
10 February 2023
From: Breaking News
As 2025 gradually approaches, the question of how the private rented sector decarbonises and becomes more energy efficient is becoming more...
04 February 2023
From: Legislation & Compliance
A new initiative offering private landlords £5,000 to £25,000 to let their properties through a council has been given the go...
09 January 2023
From: Breaking News
A property investment platform is to spend £1 billion buying and retrofitting thousands of homes in the private rental sector, The...
26 July 2022
From: Breaking News
Contrary to recent figures from Zoopla and others, pointing to double-digit rental inflation in the past year, official statistics show the...
19 May 2022
From: Breaking News
The Health and Safety Executive is urging landlords to check the credentials of gas fitters following a case heard recently in...
12 May 2022
From: Breaking News
Landlords renting out to holidaymakers could be in with a chance of winning £10,000 as part of a nationwide search for...
12 May 2022
From: Breaking News
Here are five top tips worth considering if you’re an aspiring or ambitious property entrepreneur. 1. Take Your Time to Find the...
30 April 2022
From: Top tips & guides
With the rising cost of living and the UK’s inflation crisis creating financial uncertainty, many are looking to make more secure...
30 April 2022
From: Agent Advice
Even before the pandemic, we were seeing dramatic changes across the buy-to-let landscape with holiday lets steadily increasing in appeal –...
02 April 2022
From: Top tips & guides
The staycation craze has made holiday lets a far more attractive proposition to many would-be landlords, according to a new survey. Research...
30 March 2022
From: Breaking News
The UK Muslim charity National Zakat Foundation has introduced a Covid Recovery Scheme to support tenants at risk of eviction. The charity...
28 October 2021
From: Breaking News
Around 20 per cent of landlords surveyed by a bank used a credit card or short-term finance to fund a recent...
13 October 2021
From: Breaking News
An accountancy firm is giving landlords 10 top tips to keep their cash flow in a healthy condition. The Sheards Accountants firm...
04 August 2021
From: Breaking News
A holiday lettings agency is offering £10,000 to the owner of what it declares to be Britain’s Best Holiday Let. Sykes Holiday...
06 July 2021
From: Breaking News
A grant scheme helping buyers to get empty properties back into use has been relaunched in part of Wales. The Valleys Taskforce...
30 June 2021
From: Breaking News
Since it was launched in 2012 to help the Portuguese economy bounce back from a damaging financial crisis, the Portuguese Golden...
19 May 2021
From: Sponsored Content
The chief executive of a private rental platform is telling tenants to “suss out” landlords about decorating their property themselves. “The freedom...
14 April 2021
From: Breaking News
The National Residential Landlords Association says it backs a report by MPs sharply criticising EPCs and urging more effective modern energy...
24 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 has launched a pilot scheme involving private landlords willing to lease their properties to the authority for five years. Cardiff...
10 February 2021
From: Breaking News
Two players in the domestic energy industry are warning landlords that it will be an expensive exercise to meet predicted future...
14 December 2020
From: Breaking News
A council has issued a £445 Fixed Penalty Notice to a local landlord who disposed of his renovation waste in a...
17 November 2020
From: Breaking News
According to recent statistics, British homeowners have spent an average of £4,035.70 each on house renovations this year. With people spending...
29 October 2020
From: Property Investment & Strategy
Whether you’re a first-time landlord or a seasoned one looking to build your portfolio, you will need to consider how you...
17 February 2020
From: Sponsored Content
Home maintenance and renovation are without a doubt some of the biggest responsibilities of owning a property, especially for buy-to-let landlords,...
27 November 2019
From: Breaking News
When living in a rental property, it is only natural that your tenants will want to make it feel like home...
22 August 2019
From: Breaking News
Evicting an unscrupulous tenant could potentially cost landlords thousands, even hundreds of thousands of pounds, new research shows. Benham and Reeves has...
15 August 2019
From: Breaking News
From kitchen improvements to building an extension, new research unveils top ways to add value to your home in the shortest...
12 August 2019
From: Breaking News
Property investors often debate on how best to improve their properties. Whether that is undergoing big property renovations or improving their...
07 May 2019
From: Breaking News
Estate agents, property surveyors, interior decorators, an online services marketplace and other housing experts have teamed up to reveal home renovations...
26 April 2019
From: Breaking News
For landlords, buying a property, making a few renovations and renting it out may sound like a simple feat, but it...
12 March 2019
From: Sponsored Content
Just 4% of landlords and tenants had in April this year heard of Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards (MEES), claims research by...
07 December 2018
From: Breaking News
The reversal of controversial alterations to mortgage interest relief and the scrapping of the 3% stamp duty surcharge on additional properties understandably...
24 October 2018
From: Breaking News
Private landlords are being offered money to help encourage them to restore their empty homes in the London borough of Barnet. Empty...
22 October 2018
From: Breaking News
Foundation Home Loans has launched a new short-term let product, as part of the buy-to-let range, available exclusively through Legal &...
10 July 2018
From: Breaking News
Buy-to-let landlords with existing tenancies on properties rented out in the private rented sector are being reminded to take note of...
09 July 2018
From: Breaking News
The Southern Homebuilding & Renovating Show kicks off at Sandown Park in Surrey at the end of next month, and you...
30 May 2018
From: Breaking News
Together teamed up with second charge master broker Smart Money to provide a landlord with much needed funding within 24 hours. The...
19 October 2017
From: Breaking News
A high number of buy-to-let investors prioritise rental rents over capital gains when making property purchase decisions, and with that in...
04 August 2017
From: Breaking News
After a tenant paid his rent, he did not expect a few weeks later to be contacted by the landlord wanting...
28 July 2017
From: Breaking News
The anti-landlord policies adopted by the government has had an adverse impact on private landlords, especially the smaller players, over the...
26 July 2017
From: Breaking News
A landlord has been ordered to pay more than £4,700 by Blackburn magistrates after failing to make improvements to his property. Despite...
19 May 2017
From: Breaking News
The National Landlords Association (NLA) has announced that it is launching two new training courses for all landlords next month. The ‘Planning...
15 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
First it was the change in Stamp duty and Landlord Taxation taking a large chunk of Investors out of the buying...
02 May 2017
From: Sponsored Content
Thanks to the chancellor’s tax measures, many landlords now have to review their portfolios to find ways to protect their profits....
20 December 2016
From: Breaking News
A landlord has been fined £16,000 and now has a criminal record after being punished in court for refusing to make...
10 August 2016
From: Breaking News
Here are some options that landlords may wish to consider to help protect their profits. + Review your properties and see if...
03 June 2016
From: Breaking News
A rare portfolio of 10 residential properties all located in emerging parts of South West London has come on to the market...