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Landlords play a crucial role in providing safe and comfortable housing for tenants while also managing rental properties effectively. Staying informed...

New research has uncovered what the organisations behind it call “shocking discrimination towards migrant communities” while they try to find places...

The government has pulled together the latest guidance on Right To Rent, appropriate to landlords, lettings agents and home owners who...

The government has published the findings of a review into the operation of Right To Rent by private landlords and letting...

Industry body Propertymark is reminding landlords as well as agents in England to be ready for significant changes to the way...

Whether you own a leasehold or freehold property, if you’re an HMO landlord who rents out rooms, individual flats or even...

The Home Office has issued yet another update of its Right To Rent guidance for landlords and tenants. It advises them on...

One of the country’s most respected property lawyers is to discuss changes to rental processes live at a webinar tomorrow.  David Smith,...

The government has issued a new guide to ensure landlords do not discriminate while enforcing the Right To Rent regulations.  It applies...

The government has issued new Right To Rent guidance for landlords. It makes only minor modifications to previous versions but the latest...

A new fixed-rate platform has been launched that says it will save landlords thousands of pounds in management fees. Rentd claims to...

The Home Office has confirmed that landlords, letting agents and employers will be able to use certified new technology to digitally...

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

The Home Office has launched a new User Guide for Right To Rent, aimed at landlords and tenants. This guidance provides information...

The government has updated its formal guidance to landlords and letting agents on Right To Rent. This sets out the continuation of...

Virtual Right To Rent checks by landlords, which were to have been illegal from just next week, are now permissible until...

Landlords facing upcoming changes to Right To Rent procedures should invest in automation to ease the red tape burden. That’s the call...

Landlords in a Midlands city are being asked to help find safe places to live for homeless individuals and families. The council...

The Home Office has told agents that Right To Rent checks can continue to be conducted via video calls until June...

A possible backlog of Right To Rent checks created by new Home Office rules could be alleviated by inventory clerks. Since March,...

A new report makes searing claims about the performance and quality of landlords and their homes in the private rental sector. Almost...

In March 2020, the Home Office made a number of changes to the Right to Rent scheme to make it easier...

The government has this week revealed temporary changes to the way landlords can check documents required for Right To Rent. There have...

With new regulations and rules now in place for landlords, our in-house property experts outline their 10 essential safety requirements for...

Tweaks being made to the Right To Rent system should make it easier for landlords to complete the controversial process. The government...

Right to Rent checks has been temporarily adapted due to coronavirus, to make it easier for landlords to carry them out. Effective immediately,...

It’s no secret that the war on landlords has escalated heavily since 2016 and as we find ourselves in a new...

With just one day until voting day, each of the main political parties has outlined its plans for the country, including for...

The two candidates for Conservative leader are being urged to make a public commitment to abolishing the controversial Right to Rent...

New guidance on Right to Rent checks for EU citizens after Britain leaves the European Union has been published by the...

We all know that investing in a buy-to-let (BTL) property is a huge responsibility, but for those of you who are...

The Home Office has announced that it plans to reassess its Right to Rent scheme that requires landlords in England to...

The government’s long-awaited White Paper on post-Brexit immigration policy, published last week, unveiled plans for a single, skills-based immigration system applying...

Rent increases during the last five years have been less than initially perceived, tracking the retail price index (RPI) in England...

As a private landlord you are bound by specific housing legislation, which provide tenants with certain basic rights. From keeping your property...

Undoubtedly, 2017 was another tough year for landlords. With so many legislative changes in the last 18 months (wear and tear...

The findings of the BBC investigation into ID fraud linked to Right to Rent checks will come as no surprise to...

Letting agents will compensate for potential losses resulting from a future ban on letting agent fees paid by tenants by increasing...

But-to-let landlords are a resilient bunch of people who continue to adopt a ‘positive’ attitude towards the private rented sector (PRS)...

As a landlord, you should know exactly who a potential tenant is before you hand over the keys to your property...

Buy-to-let property is still an attractive investment at a time of low interest rates and volatile stock markets, according to according...

What does it say on your business card? Luke Burton Sales and Marketing Director, Rent4sure Who is Rent4sure? Rent4sure, is an established tenant referencing company. We provide...

The vast majority of landlords are unable to identify a fake passport when presented with one leaving them vulnerable to fraudsters...

Rent4sure made history last week when they helped their one millionth tenant move property. The tenant referencing company, which now helps over...

Many landlords are being left with little alternative but to discriminate against international students as a result of the government’s Right...

Private landlords who use Rentr, the property management app, can now take full advantage of a new complete maintenance reporting solution...

A new tool that allows landlords to compare rents online has been launched by Landbay. The peer to peer lender’s ‘Rent Check’...

Ever mounting issues such as regulation, rent arrears, handling tenant complaints, immigration checks, tax and inland revenue are causing many landlords...

Buy-to-let landlords can now carry out Right to Rent checks securely in a simple cloud based environment online following the introduction...

Members of Parliament have approved measures that will give greater protection to landlords wanting to evict illegal immigrants. Changes to the Immigration...

A new partnership between the Residential Landlords Association (RLA) and the TDS Charitable Foundation will help charities and other organisations offer...

Courtesy of Urban.co.uk, Adrian McClinton of Rix and Kay Solicitors explains how landlords - or letting agents working on their behalf -...

Courtesy of Urban.co.uk, Adrian McClinton of Rix and Kay Solicitors explains how landlords can instruct their letting agent to carry out...

Landlord Action founder Paul Shamplina has teamed up with Direct Line for Business to create an advertorial video all about Right...

Landlords are being reminded that there is less than a month to go before Right to Rent goes live across England....

The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) has accused the Government of declaring war on individual landlords and described 2015 as an “annus...

MPs scrutinising the Government’s latest immigration proposals have used Residential Landlords Association (RLA) background briefings to challenge the immigration minister over...

The Government has announced that from 1 February 2016 all private landlords in England will have to check new tenants have...