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A newspaper is suggesting that proposals for rent controls could be scuppered because of the relatively large proportion of elected politicians...

Cotswold council, using cash from the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, is targeting properties that fall below the minimum...

A government housing minister says the Boris Johnson administration wants to shift the balance of power in the rental sector favour...

A national awareness campaign has been launched to prepare landlords for the implementation of the Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016 on...

The Council for the Protection of Rural England is the latest body to blast Airbnb and other short lets for their...

A record number of companies were set up last year to hold buy to let property.   In total there were 47,400 new...

A tourism chief has stood up in favour of closing what the government calls a tax loophole for landlords letting out...

A local authority in Scotland is calling on private landlords to get in touch if they have suffered hardship as a...

The Welsh Government has set out how the housing law in that country is set to change significantly from July 15...

New preliminary figures released by CBRE reveal that a record £4.1 billion was invested in the UK’s Build to Rent sector...

There are numerous reasons as to why renting is the way forward and how it can bring just as much, if...

The New Year is typically a time for people to take stock of their finances and ensure that they’re on strong...

A tenant has received what has been described as a “grovelling” apology from the Connells lettings agency after it switched her...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I’m Paul Wootton, Director of The Landlord Works, a new...

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has dodged a question from an MP about the timing of the long-awaited Rental Reform Bill and...

Suffolk Building Society has just become one of the few lenders to consider applications from landlords who intend to market and...

High end agency Savills and a London developer have launched apartments in a new Build To Rent scheme costing tenants up...

Rents in Greater London are up an annualised 25 per cent, with much of the increase attributed to the stock of...

A little-known law unearthed by a lettings agency may be bad news because it means some private renters are likely to...

With landlords under pressure to fund ever-stricter energy efficiency requirements, a new report appears to make the government’s ‘one size fits...

Landlords will have to foot the bill for the government’s energy efficiency proposals without any apparent tax or grant help. That’s the...

A new PropTech platform that claims to make buy to let investment simpler, faster and more accessible than ever before, is...

A House of Lords report claims that the private rental sector has become ”increasingly unaffordable” and says out welcomes the proliferation...

Landlords who let out holiday properties as businesses may have to fork out as much as £1,000 more per year as...

A London landlord has been ordered to pay over £64,000 for breaking housing regulations. In July last year Sumon Miah was found...

Only 15 per cent of landlords say they are fully aware of changes to laws surrounding Energy Performance Certificates in the...

The government looks set to clamp down on holiday rentals and will this year formally consult on the concept of a...

The government has issued updated guidance on renters moving home during the pandemic, and for the first time the rules change...

The UK Build To Rent sector recorded a total of £2.1 billion of investment in the final three months of 2021...

Landlords are being warned that the next Bank of England base rate rise, possibly at its next meeting in early February,...

Local media are reporting that landlords on a housing estate known to harbour drug traffickers and criminal gangs are being given...

Bromsgrove is a classic rental market. The Worcestershire market town is enveloped by green space but is just a thirty-minute commute...

1. Outdoor space: After nearly two years of restrictions, 2022 will see renters continuing to prioritise outdoor space. For residents of...

For landlords, finding a tenant for a property can be challenging. Today, people expect modern, high quality, clean appliances as standard...

A leading accountancy firm says the relative good health of the rental market and house price appreciation will trigger stricter enforcement...

Landlords fearing a fall in income and a rise in voids over the festive period have nothing to fear - it...

A leasehold expert says existing owners - including landlords - are expected to be more proactive in 2022 as they seek...

The majority of the buy to let community want the name ‘landlord’ dropped and replaced by something like ‘small housing provider’ That’s...

Northumbria Law School and the Open University are conducting research into whether private landlords rent to tenants with pets and the...

One of the major lettings market indices has produced figures showing how much rents rose in 2021. HomeLet says the average rent...

A local council is inviting landlords within its boundaries to take up funding from a £49,057 pot it has to improve...

A new bank - Recognise - has entered the buy to let market in a bid to win landlords and investors. Its...

A prominent Conservative has complained that her party, and others, have failed to do anything about a housing market in which...

A senior figure in a newly-enlarged agency that wants to become a national force in lettings has thrown his weight behind...

One of the UK’s most prestigious agencies claims that deals to buy the country’s dearest homes have been negotiated using asset-backed...

Purplebricks has denied speculation that it’s selling off its rental division and moving landlord clients to a new agency.  A company statement...

Labour is the latest political party to call for rent controls following similar pleas from the Green Party and the Scottish Nationalists. Paul...

For landlords who may want a brief update on Section 21, the House of Commons Library has published a concise description...

A former Conservative councillor has used a leading party website to call on the government to restrict the purchase of buy...

Knight Frank has given an end of year assessment of the prime London lettings and says rents in the enclave are...

A council has obtained a banning order on a landlord in a ruling that is the first of its kind in...

Shelter claims that women are impacted by homelessness more than men, and says rising private rents are a contributory factor. In a...

Two prominent Brexiteer MPs are spearheading a campaign that claims Net Zero energy efficiency policies are unpopular. In their launch statement, they...

The charity Crisis has identified the end of the eviction ban as one of the factors directly leading to homelessness over...

A council in the south of England is urgently looking for private landlords with self-contained one bedroomed flats or studios to house...

An agency has issued a statement standing shoulder-to-shoulder with landlords and rejecting the negative mood music surrounding the private rental sector. Chris...

Rental price growth in London’s commuter belt cities and towns have outperformed villages and rural areas over the past year, says...

The year is ending with void periods dropping across England as demand for rental properties continues apace.  According to the latest Goodlord...

Shelter claims that 200,000 children living in privately rented homes are at risk of being evicted this winter – equivalent to one in every 50 children in England.   A study for the campaigning charity claims that 104,000 private...

Another council is encouraging landlords and tenants to get help to improve the energy efficiency of rented properties. Shropshire Council says there...

A company that works with private landlords to supply homes to ease London councils’ homeless issues, has won funds to secure...

A leading experts on the private rental sector predicts it will take three years for the government to scrap Section 21...

Over half of private landlords responding to a new survey say recent tax changes in the rental market have had a...

The Home Office has issued yet another iteration of its guidance for landlords on how to conduct Right To Rent checks. The...

Private landlords get it in the neck for allegedly-high rents but 4.75m families living in social housing in England are facing...

Scotland’s controversial Green Party housing chief - who is part of a governing arrangement with Nicola Sturgeon’s Scottish National Party -...

Shelter has given what appears to be unconditional support to the SNP-Green proposals for reform of the private rental sector in...

A leading market forecaster has described the level of rent rises in one part of the country as “going ballistic”. “The London...

Proposals to force landlords to pay up to £10,000 to improve energy efficiency of rental properties require a rethink, according to...

Housing minister Chris Pincher has written an open letter to all landlords in England, telling them how to enact the government’s...

Inventory clerks can play a part in reducing the spread of the Omicron variant of Covid, by being sensible and safe. “Throughout...

Landlord confidence remains high with a third of those questioned in a surveying plan to expand their portfolio in the next...

As I write, at home in bed recovering from Covid, I can’t fail to notice the irony of attempting to predict...

As we enter 2022 the private rented sector can look back on a year which marked the start of its recovery...

The dusk of 2021 is upon us and, as is customary in property circles at this juncture, we look forward to...

The Bank of England has raised interest rates for the first time in more than three years, in response to calls...

Rogue landlords in one area of London could face unlimited fines, criminal convictions and bans from letting out properties. The measures are...

Propertymark chief executive Nathan Emerson has given his prediction as to what the big issues will be in the 2022 lettings...

As many as one in four young Britons are seriously considering moving abroad because the cost of housing. Despite four in every...

A law practice claims to have seen increasing numbers of landlords falling foul of revised possession deadlines. Newport-based Bellavia & Associates says...

ARLA Propertymark has launched a radical programme of reform for the private rental sector - getting in before the government’s own...

Proposals to introduce an Additional Licensing scheme for HMOs in yet another part of the country are to be discussed by...

New data suggesting that only a third of first time buyers are able to secure a mortgage at their first attempt...

Build To Rent apartment brand Essential Living is giving its tenants five New Year’s Resolutions for 2022. 1. Create Home Working Space:...

High profile MP Caroline Lucas has told a newspaper that the government turns a blind eye to bad landlords. “This government, like previous...

It’s being reported in the mainstream press that the government may give landlords an extra year to make rental homes more energy efficient. This...

A lettings platform claims a substantial number of tenants spend over £1,000 on decorating their landlord’s property.  Flatshare platform SpareRoom claims that...

A young law student has won a year-long battle against a landlord over the state of his rental accommodation. Jack Simm, 19,...

The trade body representing Airbnb and other short let providers and sector suppliers says the short let industry is best placed...

Landlords selling up or converting to short lets have led to a growing housing crisis, according to a trade body of...

Activists in the Generation Rent campaign group are urging the government to introduce what it calls “a winter truce” with no...

A London council has prosecuted a rogue landlord after a 30 month saga regarding the condition of an apartment.  Richmond council received a...

Every year there is an influx of students that hate renting, and I was one of them.  Students should be excited about...

Airbnb can make life easier for UK landlords by increasing yields, simplifying the rental process and providing peace of mind against...

Households across the country are seeing their energy costs going up, so it is more important than ever that landlords do...

A report by the National Audit Office has sharply criticised the government and councils for not doing enough to help tenants...

The National Residential Landlords Association has thrown its weight behind the recommendations of the National Audit Office report urging the government...

ARLA Propertymark is expressing concern at the latest figures showing a fall in the size of the private rental sector. The latest...

Shelter claims the end of the eviction ban has contributed to creating over 274,000 people who are homeless in England right now, including 126,000 children. Shelter’s interpretation of official...

The National Residential Landlords Association says fewer tenants now have Covid-related arrears - but for those who do, the debt is...

A  council is set to ask local landlords of rental properties to join an accreditation scheme to improve standards and deliver...

A new large-scale Build To Rent landlord, which describes itself as providing “high-quality luxury student accommodation,” has revealed a second scheme...

The BBC Radio 4 consumer affairs programme You and Yours says 4,746 rental scams have been reported to the police and...

Another no-deposit renting scheme has been launched, pledging to make life easier for landlords and tenants.  Rental guarantor service Housing Hand’s new...

Paragon Bank increased buy to let lending to landlords by 33.9 per cent to £1.61 billion in its last financial year,...

A new large-scale Build To Rent landlord, which describes itself as providing “high-quality luxury student accommodation,” has revealed a second scheme...

Some two thirds of tenants say they may struggle to pay their energy bills this winter - and almost as many...

A housing chief in a controversial council has tweeted that “Private landlords must be held accountable!”. She also claims on social media...

A council says it’s working with police to target landlords which it claims are flouting the law and illegally eviction and...

A Labour council in London has announced plans to expand its crackdown on what it calls “shoddy landlords.” Southwark council says the...

Detectives are urging landlords to remain cautious following to discovery of a number of cannabis farms in rented properties. In the past...

An initiative set up earlier this year to help support private rented sector tenants and landlords has proved its worth according...

Landlords in the west country struggling with high fuel bills are being urged to take advantage of a free money-saving advice...

With currently less than four years before all new tenancies need to be in properties rated EPC ‘C’ or above, there...

A high profile PropTech entrepreneur has come out against the scrapping of Section 21 eviction powers for landlords. Alexander Siedes, chief executive and...

A council is consulting over a range of private rental sector measures.  Leicester council is proposing a range of measures requiring landlords...

A new website has been set up by a council purely for private rental sector tenants in one part of London. The...

The long-awaited government response to calls to tighten up Capital Gains Tax has come at last - and it’s no change...

Landlords have welcomed an initiative to provide £30m to work with the private rental sector to end homelessness. Local authorities in Wales...

A council says it’s going to contact local landlords to remind them of legal restrictions concerning energy efficiency. Caerphilly council says it’s...

Demand for rooms has rocketed in recent months, coinciding with a huge shortage in the number of rooms available in the...

More than half of landlords with properties rated EPC D or below are considering selling because of stringent energy efficiency rules...

A cross-party survey of MPs shows that they want to scale up the installation of renewable heating technologies in existing homes,...

Lewisham council in London is introducing a new licensing scheme for all Houses of Multiple Occupancy - claiming it will improve...

Shelter claims its helpline has received 1,000 callers a day since the eviction ban began easing at the start of summer. It says...

Conservative opposition councillors have derailed a local authority’s plan to introduce a landlord licensing scheme this week. Southend council is run by...

The Welsh Government has announced a £30m pot from which councils can pay for easing properties from private landlords. Under the Welsh Government’s...

A Citizens Advice helpline has opened in Wales for both renters struggling with arrears, and for landlords who believe their tenants...

The government is proposing that tenants facing eviction receive additional legal assistance through an enhancement of the current free ‘on-the-day’ law...

Demand for private rental housing is at an all time high according to new research by the National Residential Landlords Association. A...

Residential landlords need no reminding of the restrictions that have prevented possessions for substantial periods during the pandemic. Nor do they...

Heavy snowfall can present a number of dangers to your property.  Gutters can become clogged or even frozen due to snow and...

The UK’s largest provider of inventory services says rising tenancy lengths make a combination of inventories and regular inspections more valuable...

A large scale survey of tenants suggests there’s a real enthusiasm for them to leave major cities and relocate elsewhere, so...

A private landlord who failed to carry out essential safety work has been fined for ignoring an Emergency Prohibition Order. Mohammed Deryo,...

In recent years, letting property has become more challenging due to a range of tax and regulation changes and since March...

Purplebricks is refusing to say how many landlords were affected by its failure to comply with the law requiring tenants’ deposits to...

A lettings agent claims progress on climate change and energy efficiency is likely to be undermined by what he calls “dodgy...

A council is appealing to landlords to reach out if they are having problems with a tenant - instead of possibly...

An unnamed landlord has been banned from letting out his property after allowing it to fall into poor condition.  He was served...

Landlords are benefitting from widespread rent rises across the UK - with even London seeing a turnaround.  This is according to lettings...

The government has announced that carbon monoxide alarms must be fitted in all private rental properties with fixed appliances such as...

Over half of tenants who have stayed at short let home-based properties via Airbnb or similar platforms have broken or damaged...

Landlords in the heart of the London commuter belt are being asked to come forward if they can provide accommodation for...

The number of repossession cases in the courts involving landlords using Section 21 notices has plummeted over the past two years. A...

The new coalition of the Scottish National Party and the Greens in Scotland has pledged to introduce rent controls - and...

Landlords with family properties are in the pound seats when it comes to rent increases, according to data from lettings agency...

An agency is claiming its series of webinars for buy to let landlords and investors is proving a big success -...

Lewisham council in south London is introducing a new licensing scheme for all HMOs in the borough. It claims this will help...

A council in a largely-rural area of Suffolk is the latest to have won additional funding to push landlords into making...

Automated rental payment platform PayProp recently held a webinar, attended by well over 100 people, in which a condensed video of...

The demise of the buy to let market has been much predicted over recent years. Major tax changes, a three per...

Earlier this week Zoopla released some rather healthy statistics on the UK rental market. In recent months, the rental market has been...

Activists in the Acorn pro-tenant movement have sharply criticised the Green Party which runs Brighton council for allegedly failing to prosecute...

The long-running saga of unscrupulous landlords taking advantage of lone tenants to suggest a ‘sex for rent’ arrangement continues with a...

Salford is the latest city to launch a consultation seeking views on plans to expand its selective licensing scheme - claiming...

A couple have been fined over £13,000 after they were found guilty of unlawfully evicting four tenants and breaching management regulations...

The Green Party says the fact that some landlords increased rents during the Coronavirus pandemic shows the need for rent controls. The...

Avoiding over-regulation across the UK should be a priority to keep existing landlords in the sector as well as attracting buy...

Recognise Bank has entered the rental market with a new product designed for professional landlords and investors with portfolios of at least...

Private sector landlords are being warned by a council to check their investments meet the legal minimum energy efficiency standard, or...

Airbnb is making more overt attempts to lure long term renters away from traditional landlords. In recent days it’s revealed new policies...

A statement on the National Residential Landlords Association’s website says the group has had talks with government over rental reform. The long-awaited...

After two years in the doldrums and high levels of over supply, prime central London is at last a landlord’s rental...

Belfast council has unanimously passed a motion calling for the Northern Ireland Executive to introduce a rent control scheme for the...

A right wing think tank has published a blog post suggesting that while rent controls appear a popular help for current...

Acute tenant demand over the third quarter of 2021 has propelled UK rental growth to its highest level for over a...

The sleaze allegations engulfing the government have moved to those MPs letting out their London homes while claiming money from taxpayers...

A Labour councillor in a Green Party-controlled local authority wants the body to name and shame rogue landlords on a publicly-available...

Despite dire warnings from Generation Rent, Shelter and other campaigners, it appears that the end of the eviction ban did NOT...

The Home property website has identified locations where rents have risen by up to 38 per cent in the past 12...

Something that has been touching a raw nerve with me for some time now is the issue of so called ‘rent...

I am the Chair of PLAN - the Portfolio Landlords Action Group - which had its formal launch this week. People...

The relationship between the overwhelming number of good landlords and local authorities tends to be limited or possibly non-existent. With the far...

A lettings sector trade body is blasting local authorities for their poor record on trying to eliminate rogue landlords. The National Residential...

It’s understood there will be a Christmas truce with tenants not enduring bailiff-enforced evictions between December 13 and January 10. HM Courts...

A government housing minister has confirmed to the House of Lords that a new tax regime for Airbnb hosts and holiday...

A poll suggests that many private tenants admit to being more interested in the tidiness of their properties than safety within...

Another charity has criticised landlords using eviction powers on tenants with Covid-related arrears.  StepChange, a debt advice charity, says it wants to...

The government has launched a survey of private tenants in which it asks them whether they would like to be given...

A London council is consulting on what it claims to be “a groundbreaking property licensing scheme.” Newham council says its licensing of more...

Only six per cent of brokers questioned in a survey have ever sold a green mortgage, despite the high public profile...

There is a fear that work required to bring rental units up to new Energy Performance Certificate levels by 2025 could...

Many agencies give their forecasts for the following year or years in the late autumn, but one of the most detailed...

A firm of solicitors claims that private and social sector tenants face long delays for repairs to be addressed - and...

An innovative pilot project aiming to reduce evictions by providing free mediation between private landlords and tenants has been launched in...

A series of online interviews with landlords suggests far fewer of them have been seriously impacted by the Coronavirus pandemic than...

A landlord has been fined and sentenced to a 12-month community order for failing to maintain gas appliances at a rental...

The National Residential Landlords Association is joining forces with Flintshire council in Wales to stage a virtual landlord forum. The Zoom event,...

A landlord has been fined £24,750 and told to repay his tenants almost £47,000 in rent. In December 2018, Preston council responded...

A council in the north of England has identified 166 private rental properties within the district that do not comply with...

The live launch of a roundtable event hosted by rental payments platform PayProp takes place tomorrow – and landlords can still...

The majority of private landlords helping tenants out during the pandemic by cutting their rent absorbed the losses from their savings...

Many homeowners face situations where they have no other option but to rent out their home. Often there are periods where...

The UK government’s target to reach net zero emissions by 2050 has necessitated the introduction of initiatives aimed at reducing fossil...

The Bank of England may have voted to keep its base rate at a historic low of 0.1 per cent yesterday,...

A council says it’s offering landlords what it calls ‘an enforcement amnesty’ if they have failed to bring their rental units...

Labour has echoed campaign groups Generation Rent and Shelter in calling for the speediest possible ending of Section 21 eviction powers,...

The Primis mortgage network, owned by estate agency-led company LSL Property Services, says it’s seen a surge of enquiries regarding holiday...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Rajiv Singh |Founder & CEO RentOnCloud www.rentoncloud.com Tell me about RentOnCloud, what does...

PropTech firm Kamma says well over 100,000 private rental homes across the UK are being let illegally because they already fail...

The proportion of landlords feeling optimistic about different aspects of letting is at the highest level for five years. As part of research...

Savills estimates that £330 billion is needed to implement all energy efficiency improvements to the UK housing sector to meet EPC...

A new survey from an online rental platform claims tenants are willing to pay for greener homes. Some 98 per cent of...

The scrapping of Section 21 and other provisions expected in the government’s White Paper on rental reform have been delayed until...

HomeLet says the average rent in the UK is now £1,059, down a tiny 0.2 per cent from a month ago. However, the...

Build To Rent is recovering well from the pandemic across the UK according to a survey. Construction sites across the UK ground...

Tell us about your role. I am the Customer Service Technology Group Manager at BSH (group brands include Bosch, NEFF and Siemens)...

A social landlord is selling a home on the open market but says it should go only to a first time...

The Barrows and Forrester agency has prepared a tenant guide for those hoping to hold fireworks displays at their rental home...

A new trade body called PLAN launches this month with the aim of representing large scale Portfolio Landlords with 75 properties...

Landlord Gordon Lee has been sentenced to 12-months' community service and must pay the full costs of his fire safety court...

Landlords in the East Midlands are invited to a virtual forum to find out about the implementation of two new licensing...

Reigate and Banstead council is appealing to private landlords with vacant, or soon-to-be vacant, two, three or four-bedroom homes for rent. The...

This week’s Budget saw the Chancellor loosen the Treasury’s purse strings in a number of areas.  Yet this was a quiet Autumn...

Climate change is at the top of the political agenda this week thanks to Cop26 taking place in Glasgow in a...

A council says it’s going to spend £70,000 of central government money to help “engage” with landlords over issues of energy...

The Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities says the long-awaited Rental Reform White Paper will now not be published until...

The Budget revealed by Chancellor Rishi Sunak does too little to help many of those struggling most to pay their rents. That’s...

The UK Muslim charity National Zakat Foundation has introduced a Covid Recovery Scheme to support tenants at risk of eviction. The charity...

A fire and rescue service is asking landlords who own or manage HMOs to get involved in a pilot scheme. Over the...

Orkney Council wants private landlords who hold family accommodation to come forward if they would be suitable for Afghan families. Councillors recently...

A property company claims that 14 per cent of renters are so distressed by their living situation they believe it is...

An independent think-tank is the latest organisation wanting landlord licensing schemes across England plus a nationa landlord register, emulating similar schemes...

A planning inspector has ordered a rogue landlord to comply with enforcement notices after being found to be illegally renting two...

Landlords are hesitant about buying more property according to a new study by Simply Business. The study of 560 landlords from across...

The Generation Rent activist group has repeated its call for a landlord register in England, saying it could mean more tax...

The National Residential Landlords Association has agreed a new commercial partnership with online electrical retailer AO.  This new partnership means that AO...

Adrian Ramsay, newly-elected co-leader of the Green Party, wants a windfall tax on the value of investment properties owned by private...

The activist group Generation Rent says the £65m package announced by the government over the weekend is not enough and must...

Three criminal landlords have paid £350,000 in fines after being found guilty of illegal ‘beds in sheds’. Brian Linskey and Catherine Hallahan...

Landlords in England with tenants in rent arrears because of Covid are to be helped via a new £65m debt fund. Although announced today...

With more than 60 per cent of landlords losing rental income during the pandemic, it is no surprise that many are...

With a week to go before we ‘lose’ an hour, and the weather finally cooling to something like the seasonal norm,...

The government has today announced a new cash injection for councils to clampdown on landlords whose properties fail to meet energy...

Over 150,000 households in Britain are in ‘exempt’ accommodation, a rental sector which some say is “dangerously under-regulated.” ‘Exempt accommodation’ is intended...

Half of landlords are positive about the future but new regulations and tax changes are causing concern, according to new research...

Private and commercial bank Arbuthnot Latham has set out what it considers to be the 10 easy mistakes which some landlords...

A piecemeal approach to how the private rental sector meets government climate change targets is fraught with problems, the landlords trade...

Generation Rent has commented on the government’s Net Zero goals, involving phasing out boilers and introducing heat pumps into rental properties. While...

The government should factor in the property market’s huge regional variations when offering landlords incentives to become more energy efficient. That’s the call...

Tenant demand across the private rental sector is at a record high according to buy to let specialist the Paragon Bank. A...

Experts are already warning of shortcomings in the government’s latest Green initiative, banning new boilers from 2035 and offering £5,000 grants...

A Labour-controlled local authority with a reputation for clampdowns on rogue landyhas issued a statement celebrating its successes. Tower Hamlets council in...

London lettings agency Chestertons says the number of tenants in the capital is now at an annual high.  The agency’s latest market...

It’s been confirmed that landlords and other home owners in England and Wales will be offered subsidies of £5,000 from April...

A landlord has taken to the local media in his area to express outrage that a council has failed to find...

A call has gone out to shift tens of thousands of the poorest tenants in the private rental sector into social...

Landlords may be about to be on the receiving end of a hard sell on installing smart meters, especially if they...

After lengthy periods in the doldrums, prime London’s rental market is looking up at last according to data consultancy LonRes -...

Home appliances are often an area that can be overlooked when it comes to finalising kitchen designs, but having quality machines...

John McDonnell, who until 15 months ago was the shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer, has called for all tenants to be...

The government is poised to announce a ban on the installation of gas boilers by 2035. Instead home owners including landlords will...

A leading market analyst says the looming threat of rent controls may be deterring landlords entering the buy to let sector,...

There’s more evidence of councils clamping down on landlords fly tipping - Landlord Today has run a series of reports on...

£223.7 billion. That’s how much better off UK landlords are than five years ago when you do the maths on the...

Landlords can be forgiven for being exasperated by the government’s exhortations to go green.   I don’t need to rehearse here again...

The Victorian phrase “as safe as houses” well describes the security of the housing market as, whether they are buying or...

The proportion of private renters in arrears in England has more than doubled during the Covid-19 pandemic according to government data. The...

A new PropTech platform says it allows easy digital contact between tenants, landlords and third party suppliers avoiding the need to...

A London landlord has been ordered to pay almost £275,000 for failing to comply with an existing planning enforcement notice. Mrs Anja...

Shelter says 20 per cent of private and social renters in England suffer poor health because of the condition of their...

New research shows that the average rental yield in Britain has remained at roughly 4.2 per cent throughout the pandemic. Regionally, the...

Letting agency Knight Frank has identified an opportunity for landlords to cash in on a supply shortage - but only if...

A major supplier to the lettings sector says there’s no reason landlords should not allow pets into properties so long as there...

A lettings agent says a new HMO licensing regime in one of London’s highest profile boroughs will reduce the number of rental...

Another report has highlighted how landlords feel intimidated into putting investment plans on ice because of red tape in the private...

Around 20 per cent of landlords surveyed by a bank used a credit card or short-term finance to fund a recent...

A landlord is going to court to try to recover £150,000 allegedly owed by an agency in the form of guaranteed...

A solicitors’ practice claims repairs initiated by landlords take an average of 41 days to be completed after a tenant complains...

A new league table of investment potential has given a ringing endorsement to buy to let in cities. Select Property Group has...

A national accountancy firm says HM Revenue & Customs has discovered huge numbers of landlords avoiding paying tax - as many as...

With energy efficiency making headlines in the private rental sector, Norton Finance has calculated the cost of an average mid-terrace household...

Average annual rental growth across Britain hit 8.0 per cent in September, the third fastest annual rate of growth recorded this...

The number of new tenancies started in September in prime areas of London was the highest monthly total in the last...

The dynamic of the private rental market has been changing in recent years. There's been a decline in private landlords, yet almost...

It’s a common scenario: you put your house on the market, struggle to find a buyer, and then end up renting...

As founder of Landlord Action and chief operating officer at Hamilton Fraser, I’ve been talking to landlords for over 25 years...

The government has been told to raise the landlord cost cap to £10,000 to increase the number of private rental sector...

Some student rents have increased by over 25 per cent in the past five years according to new research. Specialist rental industry...

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A PropTech supplier claims 83 per cent of students have lived in accommodation considered ‘unfit for habitation’ under the Homes Act...

The White Paper on rental reform may still be some time away, with a minister at the centre of its preparation saying...

In an unexpected turn of events at a Conservative party conference fringe meeting, the chief executive of Shelter heaped praise on...

A free service has been launched by the Nationwide to help landlords manage properties and get through the maze of laws and...

A man who broke into the home of his prospective landlord and threatened him with a screwdriver has been jailed for...

Today the government will go ahead with a planned cut to Universal Credit of £20 per week.  The level of welfare support...

The government is expected to give at least some details today of the principles enshrined in a new White Paper on...

One of the first submissions to Chancellor Rishi Sunak ahead of his autumn Budget and spending review later this month asks...