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A new survey shows that UK workers are going into the office on average just 1.5 days a week - a...

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

A new survey suggests large numbers of tenants are worried about the risk of falling behind with the rent or even...

The housing chief of the Scottish Government says that all homes in that country - irrespective of tenure - must hit...

Citizens Advice wants landlords and tenants in a specific part of the country to help inform government about improving the uptake...

New government figures show 3,405 households in the private rented sector were evicted by bailiffs in England between April and June this year...

Amateur landlords have fallen out of favour. Buy-to-let properties – once the darling of budding investors looking for stable, long-term returns...

More SME landlords are seeking advice about whether now is the right time to incorporate, before progressing plans to secure more...

The UK government’s ban on the sale of new combustion cars from 2030 is fuelling a surge in Electric Vehicle adoption....

ARLA Propertymark has released details of its written response to a Parliamentary committee investigating the impact of Airbnb-style short lets on...

London Labour Mayor Sadiq Khan wants private landlords letting ex-council properties to consider selling the properties to local councils.  Since launching in...

An upbeat report on the booming private rental market in Prime Central London has been released by investment consultancy London Central...

Existing homes have risen some eight per cent in value in the past year while the price of a typical new...

PropTech firm Kamma says total fines for agents and landlords have now topped £8m in London alone with a £238,000 increase...

A pilot scheme described as helping “tenants threatened with eviction to stay in their homes” has been extended after Cornwall Council...

Generation Rent is promoting another rent freeze campaign. In a short series of tweets, and in relation to the predicted energy price...

Tenant demand is surging in Outer London areas according tones research undertaken on behalf of specialist buy to let lender Paragon...

A warning has been issued that anyone wanting a mortgage in future may put their credit rating at risk if they...

A prominent personal finance analyst says renters in the private sector are amongst the most badly hit by the cost of...

Savills says Prime London rents are to rise by 12.0 per cent in 2022 and by a total 18.3 per cent...

The National Residential Landlords Association has hit out at what it calls “baseless suggestions” that landlords will not pass on energy...

An analysis from PropTech firm Goodlord claims that landlords would have lost a combined £1m over the last year without anti-fraud...

A job at the Generation Rent campaign group is being advertised on a site dedicated to jobs working for MPs. The post...

There is still time for landlords to influence the specific provisions of the Renters Reform Bill according to one of the...

Conservative party leadership hopeful Rishi Sunak says he wants today’s renters, along with young adults obliged to live at home with...

In June, the government finally released its long-awaited White Paper ‘A Fairer Private Rented Sector’. You will almost certainly have seen...

In the drive for the UK to be net zero by 2050, residential landlords are facing costly green refurbishments.   Already, landlords...

Industry supplier the Lettings Hub has brought together industry leads from across the lettings and pet sectors to discuss how to...

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

London’s Labour Mayor Sadiq Khan has claimed credit for many of the measures contained in the government’s Fairer Private Rented Sector...

A landlord had been sentenced after being found guilty of the illegal eviction of his former tenant. A lengthy investigation was conducted...

New research from animal welfare charity Battersea - the new name for the Battersea Cats and Dogs Home - claims 50...

A council in a second home and short let hotspot is making a desparate plea to private landlords for help. Torbay Council,...

The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee has announced that base rate is rising from 1.25 to 1.75 per cent. The rate is now...

Campaigning charity Shelter has backed a call by consumer organisation Citizens Advice to seek government pledges that a £400 energy bill...

A landlord has been fined £7,500 for letting an unlicensed HMO. Having ignored numerous requests and failing to renew the St Helen’s...

Voids hit what has been described as an historic low in recent weeks, according to PropTech firm Goodlord. It says the average...

Renters opting for a shared property under the co-living model are older than ever before, according to new data from a...

With a month to go until a new licensing scheme for private rented homes starts, Oxford council is urging landlords to...

Today’s rental market is unsustainable according to a leading industry supplier. HomeLet’s latest monthly market snapshot says the average rent in the...

Who are you? My name is Jason Harris-Cohen and I am the Managing Director of Open Property Group. What is your company and...

As landlords continue to exit the market, there seems to be no easy solution for selling. Owning a buy-to-let portfolio can be...

Bristol’s Labour council has made a name for itself with policies shifting power from landlords to tenants. Earlier this year the Mayor,...

A council in Wales is warning landlords that enforcement action is on its way for those who fail to meet Minimum...

Renters are being placed at unnecessary risk due to a delay in reforms that would allegedly give them greater protection, it’s...

Shelter has again linked private rental evictions to the rising levels of homelessness. The campaigning charity says government figures released show 74,230...

A council claims that a substantial number of private landlords in its area have evicted long term tenants to make space...

A review of the mortgage system would ensure that tenants’ records in paying rent would contribute towards their ability to secure...

A big change in the way landlords monitor their property finances and file their taxes is fast approaching in the form...

It’s comforting to think that the UK has a well-established and effective judicial system. If we are wronged we can turn...

The cost of living crisis is arguably impacting on the private rental tenant more than almost any other demographic. Is there...

A charity, the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, wants a form of Right To Buy to be given to private tenants.  Right To Buy...

The National Residential Landlords Association is asking all landlords - not just its members - to contribute to a consultation on...

Fresh government data shows that over 2021-22, some 12,965 rental properties were repossessed - a huge increase on the previous year,...

A new £71m Build To Rent scheme is on its way to commuter hotspot Leatherhead. BTR operator Get Living and developer Watkin...

It’s just possible that the new Prime Minister - whether Rishi Sunak or Liz Truss - might just redress the imbalance...

A group of health and safety experts has created a guide to help landlords understand major rental reform being introduced in...

The Commonwealth Games, which begin today in Birmingham, could turbo-charge capital appreciation in the city by up to 15 per cent. That’s the...

Rightmove is warning landlords and other sellers that properties with poor levels of energy efficiency may have to sell with a discount.  The...

Letting agents have come out with figures to back up an argument that landlords have been making for some time  -...

A new rent-to-own scheme means some tenants can save a slice of their rent to help build a deposit to buy. Financial...

Rents across the UK rose by an average 2.47 per cent to £870 per calendar month during the second quarter 2022...

Capital values in Prime Central London have increased according to the latest market snapshot from investment service London Central Portfolio. House have...

A property investment platform is to spend £1 billion buying and retrofitting thousands of homes in the private rental sector, The...

A digital platform that claims it will “finally bring renting into the modern age” says it has secured £4.5m in funding. A...

A London landlord has been fined £1,000 for letting an unlicensed HMO in Tottenham. Having ignored numerous requests and failing to renew...

As the cost of energy spikes and the government rolls out new support, landlords and tenants involved in ‘bills included’ rental...

There’s a gulf in the amount that landlords are willing to pay to meet proposed new EPC requirements and what they...

A council is offering a £3,000 cash incentive to any landlord of a three or four bedroom property available for immediate...

New analysis from Rightmove reveals that first-time buyer asking prices and equivalent asking rents have risen three times faster compared with...

A large proportion of portfolio landlords - those with four or more properties - plan to expand their portfolios in the...

On 16 June 2022, the Government introduced a White Paper called “A Fairer Rented Private Sector”. It proposes the biggest changes...

The House of Commons Library provides books, journals and online resources for MPs, MPs' staff and parliamentary staff. Some of this is...

A new analysis of household energy consumption has found that a combination of green technologies could reduce bills by up to...

The government has repeated its demand that landlords pass on energy rebates to tenants. A written parliamentary question on this issue was...

Yet another committee of MPs has launched a ‘call for evidence’ as it starts an investigation into the private rental sector. The...

Eddie Hughes MP - the sole surviving Boris Johnson appointee in the housing ministry and the man behind the Renters Reform...

Average rental prices across the UK rose at the highest level since 2016 in June, government figures show.  Even so that annual...

HM Revenue & Customs has stepped back from a change in the deadline for first-time landlords to give notice of their...

Next week a webinar will give landlords and other property professionals an opportunity to put questions directly to one of the...

The government is investigating a new way to tackle renters’ anti-social behaviour in the social housing sector - through a new...

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

A senior figure at the Bank of England is warning that base rate could rise to 2.0 per cent or more...

Generation Rent, which typically attacks all landlords and especially those involved in buy to let, has instead focussed its latest social...

An asset management operation has launched a new service to guarantee consistent income for investors with multiple properties.  ‘Holland Assurance’ from Holland...

A national newspaper has backed a scheme by a council to purchase private properties and them let them out to lower...

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

A new league table shows landlords the cities across the UK where the highest average Airbnb nightly prices are charged. The data,...

A mortgage lender’s buy to let market index shows yields slightly dipping. Fleet Mortgages’ regional snapshot covers all areas of England and...

New forecasts from an energy industry consultancy suggests that the average domestic consumer’s energy bills could soar to £3,363 a year...

Any restrictions on Airbnb and other short lets platforms will hit millions in the UK, according to the people behind new...

Government plans to ban Section 21 evictions could push up rents and reduce rental stock, a property dispute expert is warning. Lee Pearce...

Airbnb has teamed up with a tourism body to produce a report it describes as “ground breaking” in spelling out so-called...

Rental growth rates slipped back slightly during the early part of summer according to an analysis by the Hamptons lettings agency,...

As part of The Renters’ Reform White Paper, the UK government proposed that all tenants be moved onto a single system...

Unintended consequences. Let’s face it, they happen across lots of different areas of our lives. We start out with the best...

In the wake of the Grenfell Tower tragedy, fire safety - particularly for residents - has increasingly taken centre stage in...

The latest rentals market snapshot by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors gives the now-familiar story of how demand is far...

The next Prime Minister must address the supply crisis in the private rented sector if homeownership ambitions are to become a...

A London council has boasted of its success in working with a landlord to remedy problems on a rental property served...

Average asking rents outside London have hit another new record of £1,126 per calendar month according to Rightmove. This figure, for the...

Three projects are underway investigating how a tourist tax, including a levy on holiday let renters, could apply in Wales. The three...

The National Residential Landlords Association has identified five key areas for its campaigning in the short term, as the Conservatives elect...

A Conservative MP who has already suggested a 25 mile limit around some rental properties to reserve them for people with...

The continuing rent rises seen across much of the country are outpacing increases in interest rates, it’s been claimed.  Property website Home,...

Lettings agency Knight Frank says it doubts the current high levels of capital appreciation will be derailed this year by uncertainty...

New selective licensing measures are to be introduced across three parts of Leicester in a new clampdown on landlords. The combined areas...

Lettings agency Knight Frank says it doubts the current high levels of capital appreciation will be derailed this year by uncertainty...

A council says it’s offering private sector landlords an opportunity to lease their vacant property and help support local residents who...

A quarter of TikTok influencer videos claiming to offer guidance or advice on property investment have been found to be misleading. The...

A council says it’s launching a rolling programme of inspections of all 29,000 rental properties in its selective licensing scheme. The scheme...

Electricians have revealed the 10 most dangerous mistakes made by those attempting electrical DIY, with some possibly leading to serious injuries...

Landlords are being invited to join the advisory council of the country’s largest lettings redress scheme. The Property Redress Scheme covers more...

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

HMRC is seeing substantial delays in the processing of self assessment tax returns, it’s being claimed.  A company called RIFT Tax Refunds...

The latest English Housing Survey report on the private rental sector gives the lie to the perception that most tenants are...

A landlord has been fined and must pay compensation after being involved in an illegal eviction. The landlord - Tahir Aziz - was...

The Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities has been packed with MPs loyal to outgoing Prime Minister Boris Johnson, as...

A park home specialist is claiming that this property niche is better suited than conventional rental or owned homes for energy...

Our politics seems pretty broken to me and whilst I don’t wish to take a side between one flavour or the...

Lack of rental stock is now the biggest challenge facing letting agents today. That is what every agent I’ve spoken to...

With speculation about what happens next in Westminster at fever pitch, now isn’t the time to make predictions as to how...

With the (eventual) departure of Boris Johnson, the next question for landlords and indeed much of the property industry is: What’s going...

The mystery as to why so many MPs appear anti-landlord deepens with the news that at least 17 per cent of...

Landlord leaders are calling for a change to the Tenant Fees Act to allow renters to be charged for pet damage. Some...

Startling new housing market data has been interpreted as “torment for tenants” according to a business analyst. The latest Halifax house price...

PropTech companies Goodlord and Vouch have come together to call for input for their State Of The Lettings Industry report. And with...

Greg Clark is the new Housing Secretary, with responsibilities including steering the Renters' Reform Bill through parliament. He is part of a...

Landlords and owners of empty homes iare being invited to a free event next week to find out more about help...

Cabinet minister Michael Gove and junior minister Eddie Hughes - architects of the pro-renter White Paper issued last month - are staying...

A national lettings agency chain is offering what it calls “first-of-its-kind EPC+” to landlords. Connells says this will provide landlords with better...

Landlords considering selling up because of the tighter regulations and larger tax bills forced on the rental sector may be alarmed...

Research commissioned by a mortgage lender suggests that 74 per cent of key workers believe they may never own their own...

Recent research shows an 18 per cent increase in the number of Green mortgages available in just a six month period. Financial...

Highland Council is going to ask the Scottish Government for a rent control zone in part of its patch. This is despite...

Two tenants who were amongst a group of activists in a battle with their landlord have written in a left-wing journal...

Rental growth continues to roar ahead across prime areas of London, according to Savills. Prime London rental values increased a further 3.3...

Unscrupulous landlords in the ‘exempt rental’ niche will be driven out by a new clampdown, the government insists. The exempt sector provides...

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

Landlords are still enjoying substantial capital appreciation - but the latest Zoopla house price index reveals the lowest rate of monthly...

Little may have been heard of Conservative MP Andrew Rosindell in recent months but he has broken his silence to back...

Rents rose by an average of 2.8 per cent during June, taking the average cost of a rental property in England...

Now is the time to lobby the Government on the detail of the Renters Reform Bill. That’s the message from the expert...

London-focussed lettings agency Douglas & Gordon gives its rundown on what new landlords should know to get the most out of...

In its latest plans, the government is hoping to make the leasehold system fairer for leaseholders through a brand new Reform...

The government only has itself to blame for the explosion in AirBnb and other short lets properties. That’s the view of the...

Annual house price growth slowed slightly last month, dipping to 10.7 in June from 11.2 per cent in May, according to...

A landlord who repeatedly let out an unsafe house has been fined £20,000 by magistrates. Housing officers from Salford council found fire...

A review into the effect of short-term lets has been launched by the government.  The government says future policies could involve physical...

An activist group that campaigns against landlords has accused some of discriminating against tenants on the ground of their sexual orientation. Baroness...

An organisation that helps promote the Build To Rent sector says BTR should take credit for many of the changes proposed...

A council is warning student tenants in its city to be quiet and considerate when checking out of private rental accommodation...

An MP has introduced a Private Member’s Bill which, if successful, would reduce what she calls the “nightmare” of Airbnb party...

A study by the Tenancy Deposit Service has identified the main causes of disputes between student tenants and landlords and agents. The...

A review into the way a council deals with HMOs has been launched in response to concerns about the concentration of...

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

A prominent financial analyst says the fast-rising costs of renting mean tenants are becoming less financially resilient - and this applies...

Liverpool is a key investment hot spot for buy to let landlords according to a new report. It shows that, for example,...

Housing groups have united to appeal to politicians to step back from new laws that threaten to “devastate” the number of...

A utilities advice service has come up with a list of measures which it says can reduce expenditure by tenants and...

East Lothian council has launched a survey about the operation of the private rented sector and its role in meeting housing...

The Baroness leading a renters’ pressure group wants to work with councils to push tenants’ rights.   Baroness Alicia Kennedy, director of Generation...

The public at large are not falling behind the government’s proposals for private rental sector reforms, it seems. A survey conducted by...

The great rent rise continues according to new data from ARLA Propertymark.  The trade body says while there has been a long...

A survey of 12,000 tenants suggests that over three-quarters are concerned about the impact of the cost of living crisis on...

Leading rental payment platform PayProp has welcomed the added protections for landlords and renters outlined in the UK government’s rental reform...

Ofgem has announced that the energy price cap will further rise from £1,971 to £2,800 in October this year, amid an...

With over 40 million Airbnb users across Europe and the US, and approximately 250,000 listings in the UK alone, the short-term...

Landlords should not be downbeat about the scrapping of Section 21 eviction powers as proposed in the rental reform White Paper. That’s...

Private rental properties are now “far safer” than before thanks to recent legislation, according to the charity Electrical Safety First. Since five-year...

A new survey claims to show the rent differences between furnished and unfurnished homes to let in various cities. For example London...

A council has prosecuted after a landlord who it alleges put his tenants’ safety at risk. Beej Patel and his company Hatfield...

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

New figures indicate the ongoing growth of buy to let. Analysing data on additional property purchases made in the financial year 2020/21,...

PropTech supplier Inventorybase has drawn up a league table of what it calls the private rental sector’s most complained about issues.  After...

Build To Rent may win a lot of publicity but it’s still largely unknown outside London according to new research. BTR completions...

Rents are up year-on-year across all regions, according to the property website Home.   The mix-adjusted average rise across the UK is a...

New figures released this morning show that buy to let investors and second home buyers now pay almost half of the...

Down-sizing, once the preserve of retired home owners, is now a phenomenon in the rental market too. That’s the claim of Sarah...

The number of households taking lodgers has declined in recent years according to new research. The number of homes taking one lodger...

A prominent London council wants rental properties to be included in the government’s Flood Re reinsurance scheme. Westminster council says the current...

Energy bills have increased for around 22 million energy consumers – and they’re expected to escalate again later this year when...

HM Revenue & Customs has named and shamed a string of landlords who, it claims, have collectively avoided many millions of...

The most recent interest rate rise has swung the balance making it cheaper to rent than to buy, according to lettings...

A couple growing cannabis at a house in Cambridgeshire jumped through a window and hid in the loft of their rental...

New data highlights an increase of 37 per cent in demand for landlord insurance in the first quarter of 2022, compared...

Rightmove is warning of likely price falls in the second half of 2022. Its latest monthly market snapshot actually shows yet another...

A trade body is calling for a partnership with the government to push the domestic heating market towards heat pumps as...

The Generation Rent group of activists says it has concerns over the broad proposals to allow landlords to charge for additional...

A pioneering project is matching private landlords with tenant management skills in a local housing association. Salford council and the Irwell Valley...

Letting agents are relied on to make the letting process easier for landlords and tenants. As a landlord, there is a long...

A tourism chief has likened new anti-holiday let regulations to those of a Stalinist dictatorship. Ashford Price, secretary of the Welsh Association...

Trade bodies have vigorously lobbied government during the two and a half year process leading to the delivery of the Fairer...

Thank goodness the uncertainty is over - but is it all too skewed towards tenants? That’s the worry of suppliers as Daniel...

One of the highest profile advocates of widespread reform in the private rental sector has been Baroness Alicia Kennedy, director of...

The architects of the Fairer Private Rented Sector White Paper have been housing minister Eddie Hughes MP, Housing Secretary Michael Gove...

The campaigning charity Shelter - once a critic of government policies over letting agents and landlords - has given a ringing...

The Deposit Protection Service has given landlords tips on how to prepare their homes for pets because, it says, the single...

The latest Bank of England base rate increase will serve only to increase the pain on landlords, it’s been claimed. This is...

Landlords and owner occupiers alike could lose the most financially from rent controls according to a prominent rentals expert. The claim comes...

The government has released the full details of what it calls the Fairer Private Rented Sector White Paper. This is to form...

The chief executive of the National Residential Landlords Association says the devil is in the detail when it comes to the...

A local authority in London is threatening landlords with enforcement action if they don’t pay up for a new license. Lewisham’s Labour...

A lettings and estate agency has revealed a location where it says 50 per cent of its sales this year have...

Newable Finance, the finance brokerage & advisory arm of Newable, launches video advert campaign ahead of the new EPC legislations for...

What looks suspiciously like a government leak to the Daily Mail says the long-awaited Rental Reform White Paper will be unveiled...

The Welsh Government, which recently pushed back its so-called rental revolution until December, has nonetheless published extensive new guidelines about the...

New data from Rightmove suggests that rental demand is cooling in some areas where the market was busiest during the pandemic. And...

An online rental platform suggests almost a third of rental homes may be deemed unaffordable. Ocasa, using Office for National Statistics data,...

Those wondering why Airbnb is accused of contributing to the shortage of long term rental stock may be interested in seeing...

A prominent energy industry organisation has just issued a new guide for landlords to improve their properties.  The Energy Saving Trust -...

Housing minister Eddie Hughes is to spell out how landlords can improve their properties ahead of legislation expected when the Renters...

The John Lewis Partnership is to offer short- and long-term lets when it builds flats to rent at three locations in...

Don’t pick on landlords - that’s the message from a leading tax and advisory consultancy. Blick Rothenberg warns that the government needs...

The number of adults living at home with parents has increased 20 per cent in the past 10 years, it’s been...

HMO minimum space standards may be changed by council A council has launched a six week consultation on proposals to change size...

Landlords are in danger of losing the narrative again. With rental inflation hitting record levels, much of the noise we see in...

Whether it’s increasing the amount we recycle, choosing sustainable products, or reducing our carbon footprint by limiting the amount we travel,...

Property owners who have a building or disused piece of land by a high traffic road can make a significant profit...

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

Opposition continues to build to the prospect of rent controls in part of the UK, with the latest voice citing the...

A council is offering a no-commission rent guarantee service to private landlords. A statement from Elbridge council claims that it offers not...

Shelter - for so long an outspoken critic of private rental landlords and letting agencies - has now turned its fire...

A business analyst at a prominent consultancy says landlords who resist the temptation to quit the sector are “in a position...

The government is today launching a consultation on a policy obliging landlords to make changes to communal spaces outside disabled tenants’...

Some 820,000 private rented households in Britain are routinely hit by a shortfall between their housing benefit and their monthly rents...

The housing market is showing signs of cooling, says the Halifax, as its latest index shows growing caution.  The lender says that...

The Guardian newspaper has given an aggrieved tenant the opportunity to explain how he and other renters took a landlord to...

It’s not just landlords with residential units that must beware the Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards - there’s now a legal warning...

It’s been confirmed that Prime Minister Boris Johnson is to announce plans to extend the Right To Buy to housing associations. Under...

Financial Times columnist and radio presenter James Max has made a strong case for opposing rent controls. Appearing on the Jeremy Vine...

Who are you? My Name is Alec Chohan, and I am a senior finance broker within the Newable Finance team based in...

Overnight speculation of a Cabinet reshuffle has yet again led to uncertainty over the Renters’ Reform Bill, pledging a radical shake-up...

There has been an angry response by some politicians in Wales to the decision by the Labour administration to delay implementation...

A new survey from an experienced company in the private rental sector has revealed shocking findings about what landlords really think...

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

The clearest indication of the rate at which the private rented market is shrinking is revealed in new research by Propertymark. It...

A group delivering tenant relations training claims thousands of illegal evictions are made possible because many local councils have no trained...

Two respected figures in the lettings sector want landlords and tenants to consider the future of the eviction process. Paul Shamplina -...

Landlords have welcomed the latest delays to radical rental reforms which were due to be implemented next month. Ben Beadle, chief executive...

The long Jubilee Weekend celebration may be almost upon us but landlords are being urged respond to a major property tax...

A landlord has been fined £7,500 for not complying with electrical safety standards at a property he owns and lets out...

There’s embarrassment all round for the Labour-run Welsh Government as it reveals a late delay to its much-hyped rental reform. The reform...

No it’s not an April Fool - some tenants in Wales are experimenting with an alternative to radiators and heat pumps....

A bank is forecasting that almost one in 10 rented homes in the UK within the next decade could be a...

Landlords with larger portfolios are more likely to increase rent than small-scale landlords. A poll by The Landlord Works shows that 75...

A new Selective Licensing scheme for private landlords in Nottingham has been approved by the city council and now goes for...

A council has imposed fines on five landlords for licensing breaches. Doncaster’s Selective Licensing scheme was introduced - so the council claims...

No fewer than 74 per cent of landlords say they feel a responsibility to support their tenants during times of financial...

The support package to help combat soaring fuel bills and the cost of living crisis - introduced at the end of...

The architect of one of the largest rental reform initiatives in the UK is set to address landlords at a webinar...

A man has been sentenced to 33 years after murdering his landlords at their property in south London. Daniel Briceno Garcia was...

A mortgage broker is accusing buy to let lenders of making life tougher for landlord borrowers. Mel Whiting of Norton Finance says...

We know that Section 21 and so called ‘no fault’ evictions, are definitely going to be abolished as part of the...

Wherever you stand, whether you’re a landlord or tenant, the supply and demand issues impacting the private rented sector are at...

The popularity of staycations is set to continue into 2022, with bookings for UK holiday lets reportedly up 22 per cent compared...

A study of what has happened to a private rental sector hit by rent controls provides lessons to those in the UK...

The cost of living crisis and soaring fuel bills mean landlords may have to rethink the concept of all-inclusive rents. That’s the...

A PropTech company which aims its products at landlords, claim that over 600,000 landlords are breaking the rules when it comes...

The importance of improved energy efficiency in the private rented and owner occupied sectors has led to a surge in interest...

The surge in rents will subside and the market will normalise before the end of the year. That’s the prediction from Zoopla...

The Baroness leading the Generation Rent campaign group is accusing many landlords of failing to sell - despite having said they...

A collection of rental experts in a body called The Lettings Industry Council have called for the creation of a Landlord...

It’s now daggers-drawn between the National Residential Landlords Association and Oxford’s Labour-run council over a huge new licensing scheme. Government approval of...

Landlords are being advised not to panic buy ahead of what may be more difficult lending conditions as the cost of...

A market research company is to go door-to-door to seek residents’ views as part of a council’s consultation on landlord licensing. MEL...

A furniture firm which supplies to some Build To Rent operators has told buy to let landlords to up their game...

Brand new ‘property passports’ would help landlords prove their homes are compliant and assist tenants to identify decent and safe housing,...

Campaigning charity Shelter wants the government to fast-track its pledge to scrap Section 21 eviction powers. The government pledged a White Paper...

New analysis by Rightmove is tracking first-time buyer affordability over the last 10 years - and it shows why so many...

A report in a government-supporting newspaper suggests that a proposal to cut Capital Gains Tax for landlords who sell to first...

The Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy has now opened its controversial boiler upgrade scheme. Landlords across England and Wales as...

Independent mortgage sector monitor Moneyfacts says the choice for landlords wanting to borrow remains very strong - but increasingly interest rates...

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

The government is pondering beefing up mandatory alarm requirements which landlords have to meet in England. Until now private landlords have to...

Activists claim that the number of evictions using Section 21 is actually in excess of the reported by government. Ministry of Justice...

A council has launched what it calls a Landlord and Tenant Support Package in place of a previous landlord accreditation system.  Telford...

Housing has always been one of the most sensitive political issues, meaning that legislation in this area is unusually sensitive to...

As a landlord, you will know and recognise that your inventory is one of the most important pieces of documentation that...

The government recently passed into law the much-anticipated Commercial Rent (Coronavirus) Act 2022. This effectively ends government interventions to prevent commercial...

The house price inflation facing first time buyers is “frankly frightening” according to a new analysis which suggests typical FTB house...

The abolition of Section 21 eviction notices could lead to a surge in evictions by private landlords anxious to sell before...

Activists in Generation Rent have repeated once again their call for a rent freeze and yet another eviction ban.  “Rents have been...

Housing minister Eddie Hughes - the politician leading for the government own the renters’ Reform Bill - will be the keynote...

Demand for apartment living across much of Britain has yet to return to pre-pandemic levels despite a move back to normality...

Airbnb’s general manager is claiming that there is no fact-based evidence to link the proliferation of short lets across the UK...

An industry study suggests that landlords without insurance risk are losing as much as 45 per cent of their annual rental...

Contrary to recent figures from Zoopla and others, pointing to double-digit rental inflation in the past year, official statistics show the...

Details have been released of a scheme seeking to encourage private landlords to lease their properties to local councils. The scheme in...

A business analyst has given an interesting interpretation of the soaring rental market - and says it keeps the wider sales...