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A couple growing cannabis at a house in Cambridgeshire jumped through a window and hid in the loft of their rental...
21 June 2022
From: Breaking News

Letting agents are relied on to make the letting process easier for landlords and tenants. As a landlord, there is a long...
20 June 2022
From: Legislation, Regulation & Compliance

New research shows that, since 2016, the average stamp duty payment on buy to let homes has increased by £11,848 in...
10 June 2022
From: Breaking News

The long Jubilee Weekend celebration may be almost upon us but landlords are being urged respond to a major property tax...
01 June 2022
From: Breaking News

A business analyst has given an interesting interpretation of the soaring rental market - and says it keeps the wider sales...
18 May 2022
From: Breaking News

The highest rental growth since the Global Financial Crisis, coupled with the cost of living crisis, is putting increased pressure on...
17 May 2022
From: Breaking News

One in five properties in the UK could benefit from new government grants to help fund electric vehicle home charging points...
14 May 2022
From: The Big Issues

What are the main causes of tension and disagreements between tenants and landlords ahead of the Rental Reform Bill, which is expected to...
07 May 2022
From: Rental Reform

Taxes on buy to let investment are fuelling a supply crisis, hiking rents and making homeownership more difficult to afford. That’s the...
06 May 2022
From: Breaking News

The National Association of Property Buyers says soaring numbers of landlords are looking to sell homes - slashing stock and therefore...
05 May 2022
From: Breaking News

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

A rental platform forecasts that within 12 months the average UK tenant could be paying £800 more a year in rent...
28 April 2022
From: Breaking News
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Bizarre but true - a tenant has undergone a pseudo-marriage ceremony with her cat in a bid to get around any...
26 April 2022
From: Breaking News

Looking after rental property is more complicated and more important than it was 20 years ago according to a leading lettings...
22 April 2022
From: Breaking News

A survey by the activist group Generation Rent is asking a series of detailed questions of private tenants in the constituency...
21 April 2022
From: Breaking News

The homelessness charity Step By Step is demanding that rival bidding on rental property be outlawed to give the poorest prospective...
14 April 2022
From: Breaking News

The National Residential Landlords Association has backed a far-reaching report by a group of MPs which has condemned the quality of...
13 April 2022
From: Breaking News

Growing concerns over inflation and the cost of living are changing the way landlords interact with their tenants, it’s being claimed. A...
11 April 2022
From: Breaking News

Landlords are many people’s favourite pantomime villains, on the hunt to hike rents and squeeze profits. The reality, however, is proven...
09 April 2022
From: The Big Issues
08 April 2022
From: Breaking News

Housing minister Eddie Hughes MP has met with activists to discuss the government’s reform proposals for the private rental sector. They were...
04 April 2022
From: Breaking News

A study by the Tenancy Deposit Service has found that garden maintenance remains one of the most common reasons behind deposit...
04 April 2022
From: Breaking News

PropTech supplier Canopy has launched a new service to help tenants affected by the pandemic. Last year Canopy was awarded a grant...
29 March 2022
From: Breaking News

Buy-to-let lending hit its highest ever level last year, spurred on by record levels of tenant demand, the Stamp Duty Holiday...
12 March 2022
From: Tax & Finance

The connection between rising volumes of red tape in the private rental sector and landlords quitting as a consequence appears to...
01 March 2022
From: Breaking News

Landlords are likely to be obliged to supply agents with additional details in future, before their properties are listed to let...
22 February 2022
From: Breaking News

Covid-19 has upended most industries, at least for a short while, over the past two years. But the tourism sector has...
19 February 2022
From: Tax & Finance

The Airbnb market in the UK is booming. Before the pandemic there was over 223 thousand active listings on Airbnb in the...
12 February 2022
From: Tax & Finance

Last month, I wrote about what’s in store for the private rented sector in 2022 and, like most commentators in our...
29 January 2022
From: The Big Issues

A rogue landlord who has already been fined on numerous occasions for similar offences has now been served with a £5,000...
28 January 2022
From: Breaking News

Official government data suggests that rents are rising by 1.8 per cent a year - but a prominent analyst has gone...
20 January 2022
From: Breaking News

A newspaper is suggesting that proposals for rent controls could be scuppered because of the relatively large proportion of elected politicians...
18 January 2022
From: Breaking News

There are numerous reasons as to why renting is the way forward and how it can bring just as much, if...
15 January 2022
From: Industry Views

Bromsgrove is a classic rental market. The Worcestershire market town is enveloped by green space but is just a thirty-minute commute...
08 January 2022
From: Industry Views

Landlords fearing a fall in income and a rise in voids over the festive period have nothing to fear - it...
07 January 2022
From: Breaking News

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...
14 December 2021
From: Breaking News

A lettings platform claims a substantial number of tenants spend over £1,000 on decorating their landlord’s property. Flatshare platform SpareRoom claims that...
14 December 2021
From: Breaking News

The trade body representing Airbnb and other short let providers and sector suppliers says the short let industry is best placed...
13 December 2021
From: Breaking News

Landlords with family properties are in the pound seats when it comes to rent increases, according to data from lettings agency...
23 November 2021
From: Breaking News

A landlord has been fined and sentenced to a 12-month community order for failing to maintain gas appliances at a rental...
09 November 2021
From: Breaking News

A council in the north of England has identified 166 private rental properties within the district that do not comply with...
08 November 2021
From: Breaking News

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...
04 November 2021
From: 60 Second Interview

Private and commercial bank Arbuthnot Latham has set out what it considers to be the 10 easy mistakes which some landlords...
22 October 2021
From: Breaking News

It’s a common scenario: you put your house on the market, struggle to find a buyer, and then end up renting...
09 October 2021
From: Tax & Finance

Substantial numbers of expats who own a buy to let property in the UK are approaching HMRC to admit they have...
20 September 2021
From: Breaking News

Letting agents have reported huge surges in demand for pet-friendly properties. Richard O’Neill, managing director at Romans Lettings, says: “There has certainly...
26 August 2021
From: Breaking News

Void periods of vacancy within rental properties are relatively rare within several parts of the UK, new research has revealed. Intus Lettings...
02 August 2021
From: Breaking News
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It’s a controversial view but a respected buy to let mortgage monitor suggests that landlords may be more successful if they...
27 July 2021
From: Breaking News

A supplier to the niche Build To Rent sector claims new research shows private rental tenants happy to pay a premium...
08 July 2021
From: Breaking News

Conservative Peer Lord Black of Brentwood - Guy Black, a former newspaper magnate and Conservative activist - has urged the government...
16 June 2021
From: Breaking News

If you are furnishing your long-term let or holiday let, a new guide to the best value second hand furniture may...
16 June 2021
From: Breaking News

It’s already a very un-typical part of the United Kingdom but now Jersey has set itself apart in a different way...
10 June 2021
From: Breaking News

The Association of Residential Landlords Association - part of Propertymark - has issued guidance to first time landlords letting out property. Check...
10 June 2021
From: Breaking News

There’s been a wholesale lifting in standards of investment and quality in the private rental sector thanks to landlords, and in...
27 May 2021
From: Breaking News
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A new survey shows that just over a third of landlords have recently purchased another buy to let property or intend...
18 May 2021
From: Breaking News

A warning has been issued to landlords about a crackdown on compliance issues surrounding property management. No Letting Go, the country’s largest...
06 May 2021
From: Breaking News

The letting agents’ trade body has released guidance on how landlords can prepare their investment properties for summer. Angela Davey, president of...
06 May 2021
From: Breaking News

A landlord has been convicted and ordered to pay more than £11,500 in fines and legal costs for the offence of...
05 May 2021
From: Breaking News
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The growing debate over whether pets should be allowed in private rental property has attracted the attention of activists’ group Generation Rent. In...
04 May 2021
From: Breaking News

A landlord who was hit with a £66,000 fine over safety breaches at a rental property has fought back - and...
04 May 2021
From: Breaking News

Three lettings agencies have been expelled for The Property Ombudsman for failing to pay compensation to landlords. And as they are now...
15 April 2021
From: Breaking News

Oliver Andrews, editor at Property Assist Claim, sets out how landlords can find the ideal tenants for their rental homes. If you...
13 April 2021
From: Property Investment & Strategy

The latest Goodlord rental index shows a buoyant lettings market over the past month. March brought a boost in average income for...
06 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

A survey of 1,000 tenants suggests that only around half have contents insurance. Nationwide, which conducted the poll, says the contents of...
23 March 2021
From: Breaking News

The first thing you need to consider when you’re buying a second property is what are you buying it for –...
08 March 2021
From: Property Investment & Strategy

A gas engineer was shocked to come across a large cannabis grow in a rental property after being called to change...
01 March 2021
From: Breaking News

It might be thought that banks have made significant mistakes of their own in the recent past - including triggering the...
25 February 2021
From: Breaking News

A landlord has been sentenced for failing to maintain gas appliances at a rental property in accordance with the law. Swansea magistrates’...
19 February 2021
From: Breaking News

Some policies towards landlords show how the government has lost its conservative ethos of supporting businesses and being the party of low taxes. Rosalind...
09 February 2021
From: Breaking News

New research out this morning suggests that Coronavirus continues to change the lettings landscape, with houses now renting more quickly than a...
09 February 2021
From: Breaking News

A leading market monitor suggests voids are increasing but otherwise states the rental market is in good health, one year on from...
03 February 2021
From: Breaking News

Around half of renters are worried about financial security thanks to Coronavirus - and many are concerned their landlords will sell up. Aldermore Bank,...
22 January 2021
From: Breaking News

A landlord who failed to improve his rental property, leaving his tenants in dangerous conditions, has been fined. Haroon Karim from Nottingham...
21 January 2021
From: Breaking News

Some tenants will spend years living in temporary Airbnb-style short let accommodation after the Coronavirus crisis ends, a lettings platform claims. The...
19 January 2021
From: Breaking News

Rents across much of England and Wales are performing strongly according to a new market analysis - and in some areas...
13 January 2021
From: Breaking News

The landlords’ trade body says it welcomes a change of heart by the government over details of the Green Homes Grant scheme. Until now...
06 January 2021
From: Breaking News
The coronavirus pandemic has brought instability to the UK rental market, with tenants struggling to pay rents and landlords battling to...
16 December 2020
From: Sponsored Content

Research by an insurance firm has identified the high costs incurred by landlords on emergency call-outs. Whilst inevitably promoting the merits of...
26 November 2020
From: Breaking News

The findings of a survey conducted with 2,000 tenants give an insight into what renters want now, eight months on from...
25 November 2020
From: Breaking News

A rental property consultancy says its experience this year convinces it that the Coronavirus crisis has led to more stable tenancies. Apropos...
18 November 2020
From: Breaking News

It’s been confirmed that a new online system allowing landlords to check the Right to Rent status of prospective tenants will...
05 November 2020
From: Breaking News

The coronavirus crisis has hit the UK's economic outlook, and many buy-to-let landlords are understandably worried about their post-lockdown rental property...
30 October 2020
From: Tax & Finance

When it comes to property investment, there is no one ‘right’ way to do it in order to succeed. Likewise, there...
29 October 2020
From: Top tips & guides

Many landlords will be familiar with the scourge that is mould. It is a major source of complaints by tenants and...
29 October 2020
From: Legislation, Regulation & Compliance

With new regulations and rules now in place for landlords, our in-house property experts outline their 10 essential safety requirements for...
29 October 2020
From: Legislation & Compliance

A landlord says he feared for his safety and locked himself in his bedroom following a drunken rampage by a tenant. The...
06 October 2020
From: Breaking News

The National Residential Landlords Association has given the sector five top tips to improve home security - marking October as Home...
06 October 2020
From: Breaking News

Despite another national lockdown seemingly on the horizon, the property market remains resilient, with the stamp duty holiday and other initiatives...
05 October 2020
From: Sponsored Content

One in eight properties sold for more than the original asking price in August as housing demand peaked following the chancellor’s...
29 September 2020
From: Breaking News

With the weather taking a turn for the worse in recent days, buy-to-let landlords who own properties with gardens would do...
29 September 2020
From: Breaking News

With courts now prepared to hear rental property repossession cases again following the end of the ban on evictions, there will...
21 September 2020
From: Breaking News

Sadiq Khan’s proposal to introduce rent controls in London risks reducing the number of private homes available for rent, as landlords...
17 September 2020
From: Breaking News

With activity in the market continuing to rise and the number new tenancies back to pre-pandemic levels, landlords are enjoying strong...
07 September 2020
From: Sponsored Content

There has been a sharp rise in mortgage approvals, as reported by the Bank of England yesterday. The latest data reveals that...
02 September 2020
From: Breaking News

Viewing figures in the letting market in London and the Home Counties hit a 10-year high at the end of August,...
01 September 2020
From: Breaking News

As a landlord, it’s vital to conduct periodic inspections throughout each tenancy to ensure that the condition of your rental property...
17 August 2020
From: Sponsored Content

With the latest report from Zoopla showing that rents look set to drop to their lowest level in almost six years, landlords...
10 August 2020
From: Breaking News

Who are you? David Alexander What does it say on your business card? Joint Manager Director What is apropos? Apropos is a revolutionary...
05 August 2020
From: 60 Second Interview

A majority of tenants are looking for unfurnished homes, new research shows. Online property management platform Howsy analysed existing rental property listings...
04 August 2020
From: Breaking News

The coronavirus crisis has hit the UK's economic outlook, and many buy-to-let landlords are understandably worried about their post-lockdown rental property...
29 July 2020
From: Breaking News

Since the housing market reopened in May there has been a significant increase in demand for homes with a garden as...
28 July 2020
From: Breaking News

Imagine if you could make the properties that you are currently trying to let look larger, brighter, cleaner, warmer, more homely,...
28 July 2020
From: Breaking News

London has long been home to the highest rental deposits, but what other regions in England are seeing tenants pay above...
23 July 2020
From: Breaking News

Buy-to-let landlords with a rental property in Harrow have just a few weeks left to have their say in a consultation...
22 July 2020
From: Breaking News

You may wonder whether there are really that many benefits of home and boiler cover that’s specifically tailored for landlords and,...
16 July 2020
From: Sponsored Content

The cost of renting in England since the tenant fee ban was introduced has increased by almost a quarter in some...
06 July 2020
From: Breaking News

There has been a significant increase in demand for buy-to-let properties in recent weeks, according to Landbay. It would appear, based on...
30 June 2020
From: Breaking News

The average buy-to-let landlord made £78,100 profit upon selling their rental property in 2019, fresh data shows. Landlords selling up in London made...
17 June 2020
From: Breaking News

The Covid-19 pandemic has disrupted the property sector in unprecedented ways. The impact has been immediate and widespread – hitting everyone...
29 May 2020
From: Breaking News

Demand for rental property is up 33% compared to this time last year as market restrictions ease and renters plan for...
22 May 2020
From: Breaking News

Buy-to-let remains an attractive asset class, according to Mary-Anne Bowring, managing director of Ringley Group. The latest figures from Zoopla reveal that there was...
24 April 2020
From: Breaking News

There has been a sharp rise in demand for rental homes as more people start planning for life after the existing...
21 April 2020
From: Breaking News

Whether a matter of choice or necessity, many private renters demand long-term security and the vast majority of private landlords are...
07 April 2020
From: Breaking News

Living without outdoor space is proving a real challenge for many people during the current coronavirus lockdown, which will largely explain...
07 April 2020
From: Breaking News

In principle, tenancy contracts are binding upon both parties and hence can be enforced in a court of law. In practice,...
27 March 2020
From: Breaking News

A buy-to-let landlord has been sentenced after failing to maintain gas appliances at a rental property he owns in Plymouth. Plymouth Crown...
18 March 2020
From: Breaking News

Zoopla has registered more than 100,000 sign-ups to its latest dedicated rental platform since it was launched a week ago. Zooploma, a...
09 March 2020
From: Breaking News

With the Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards (MEES) coming into play last year, it's now more important than ever to ensure the...
04 March 2020
From: Breaking News

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

Two years ago, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) ordered the nine largest UK current account providers to open up their...
06 February 2020
From: Breaking News

With the private rented sector continuing to expand, landlords must work hard to get ahead of the competition and attract suitable...
30 January 2020
From: Sponsored Content

Whether a matter of choice or necessity, most private renters need long-term security and the vast majority of private landlords are...
24 January 2020
From: Breaking News

When you come to rent out your property, you will need to think about how you can maximise its potential in...
22 January 2020
From: Sponsored Content

Buy-to-let landlords generally recognise the importance of taking a deposit from a tenant and placing it in a government-backed tenancy deposit...
06 January 2020
From: Breaking News

Property search data from Rightmove over the past 12 months has been analysed to reveal the most sought-after areas for a...
31 December 2019
From: Breaking News

All landlords experience void periods when renting their property, and that is why it is important to adopt a strategy to...
31 December 2019
From: Breaking News

A buy-to-let landlord has been fined £1,384 after pleading guilty to failing to selectively license a rental property he owns in...
24 December 2019
From: Breaking News

With more landlords selling properties than buying them, at a time when there is growing demand from tenants for rental properties, the private rental...
13 December 2019
From: Breaking News

As you will undoubtedly know, it is a legal requirement to ensure your rental property has adequate smoke detectors installed. Some landlords...
02 December 2019
From: Breaking News

Despite the political and economic uncertainty, SafeDeposits Scotland has found that the vast majority of landlords north of the border remain...
25 November 2019
From: Breaking News

Brexit, climate change and the environment, and education are the top three issues for tenants as they prepare to cast their...
19 November 2019
From: Breaking News

A buy-to-let landlord has been left with a major clean-up bill after a tenant from hell trashed his rental property in...
12 November 2019
From: Breaking News

Brits are in for a chilly week with temperatures continuing to drop, but that has not deterred a landlord in west...
06 November 2019
From: Breaking News

It’s becoming more and more popular for landlords in the UK to buy properties through limited companies, rather than as individuals....
31 October 2019
From: Sponsored Content

When it comes to buying, selling, letting or renting a property, you will likely be faced with words, phrases, acronyms and...
08 October 2019
From: Sponsored Content

There has been a significant increase in letting market activity in East Hampshire, according to Zoopla. The property portal reports that East...
03 October 2019
From: Breaking News

The government has been attacked by a former member of the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee for its “incoherent” approach...
11 September 2019
From: Breaking News

Buy-to-let landlords are increasingly favouring Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMO) and more complex property types due to the often higher yields...
10 September 2019
From: Breaking News

Whether you are about to acquire a new property or preparing to re-let an existing home, it is helpful to know...
05 September 2019
From: Breaking News

For most people, their properties are their most valuable asset. And for anyone with children, the consequence of not having made...
04 September 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

There has been a further improvement in letting market activity, according to board company Agency Express. The number of new rental property listings...
21 August 2019
From: Breaking News

The government’s decision to cap tenancy deposits at no more than five weeks’ rent where the annual rent is up to...
01 August 2019
From: Breaking News

The children are off school, which means the summer break has officially begun and people are gearing up for the holidays....
25 July 2019
From: Sponsored Content

Although new capital gains tax rules could cost some landlords thousands of pounds when they sell up, property is still a...
25 July 2019
From: Breaking News

Rental yields have increased to their highest level for two years, according to the latest edition of Kent Reliance for Intermediaries’...
12 July 2019
From: Breaking News

A new survey by Precise Mortgages has found that 52% of buy-to-let landlords are using rental properties to supplement their employed...
03 July 2019
From: Breaking News

Rents rose in most areas of Scotland during the month of May, the latest figures from Your Move Scotland show, as...
01 July 2019
From: Breaking News

Landlords now face the prospect of two unsuccessful tenant applications on average for every successful one, resulting in an increase in...
27 June 2019
From: Breaking News

The tenant fee ban is new to most of the UK, but has been in place in Scotland since 2012. Advocates...
24 June 2019
From: Breaking News

There was a significant improvement in the letting market, the latest figures from Agency Express shows. The number of new rental property...
19 June 2019
From: Breaking News

A private landlord who was reported to police for sending what has been described as a “threatening letter” to a letting...
10 June 2019
From: Breaking News

Private landlords will soon need to obtain a new licence to rent out property with multiple individually let rooms in Slough,...
06 June 2019
From: Breaking News

With less than a year until new legislation surrounding energy performance certificates (EPCs) is introduced in Scotland, buy-to-let landlords north of...
28 May 2019
From: Breaking News

The Tenant Fees Act, better known simply as the tenant fees ban, is coming into force from June 1 2019. It...
24 May 2019
From: Rental Reform

Scotland’s rental market continued to go from strength to strength, with the average rental property north of the border generating a...
24 May 2019
From: Breaking News

There has been a notable rise in the number of English landlords investing in Scotland’s buy-to-let sector thanks to cheaper property prices...
21 May 2019
From: Breaking News

The average buy-to-let landlord made £80,000 profit upon selling their rental property in 2018, new figures show. Landlords in London made the...
13 May 2019
From: Breaking News

The UK is facing a private rented housing crisis unless the government takes rapid action to stop landlords selling up, according...
03 May 2019
From: Breaking News

The average rental yield returned to investors with property in Scotland has increased for the first time since March 2017, Your...
02 May 2019
From: Breaking News

Scottish rents continued to edge up in the first quarter of the year, the latest figures show. The Scottish national average increased...
02 May 2019
From: Breaking News

There has been an improvement in the letting market, according to board company Agency Express. The number of new rental property listings...
23 April 2019
From: Breaking News

Returns for private landlords have dropped in recent years, while strong returns have instead come from investing in corporate residential landlords, according...
18 April 2019
From: Breaking News

End of tenancy cleaning is the single biggest cause of deposit deductions, which is why having a cleaning checklist to ensure...
12 April 2019
From: Breaking News

A private landlord has been ordered to pay £800 in fines and costs after investigators discovered several deficiencies in a property...
10 April 2019
From: Breaking News

Property search data from Zoopla over the past 12 months has been analysed to reveal the most sought-after areas for a...
09 April 2019
From: Breaking News

A buy-to-let landlord in Stevenage has been fined £14,000 and told to pay Stevenage Borough Council’s legal costs of £2,845.50 and...
09 April 2019
From: Breaking News

Buy-to-let landlords north of the border continue to achieve higher returns on their property investments than their counterparts south of the...
01 April 2019
From: Breaking News

Nearly half of tenants in the UK claim to have suffered health problems and injury as a direct result of conditions...
01 April 2019
From: Breaking News

There could soon be a sharp rise in the number of buy-to-let looking to sell up as a consequence of the...
28 March 2019
From: Breaking News

Tax and legislative changes have unsurprisingly left many buy-to-let investors with little alternative but to pass costs onto tenants by pushing up...
28 March 2019
From: Breaking News

Buy-to-let landlords should not be deterred from acquiring leasehold properties, but rather target homes with ‘high service charges’, and then set...
26 March 2019
From: Breaking News

A tenant who was found guilty of deliberately burning down a property he was renting four years ago was sentenced to...
18 March 2019
From: Breaking News

With a growing number of young families choosing to rent instead of buy, more landlords are now accepting tenants with young...
18 March 2019
From: Breaking News

A buy-to-let landlord has been ordered to pay a fine of £2,646, costs of £2,000 and a victim surcharge of £170...
15 March 2019
From: Breaking News

A buy-to-let landlord who used violence and intimidation to illegally evict his tenant has been handed a suspended jail sentence and...
12 March 2019
From: Breaking News

For landlords, experiencing occasional void periods is inevitable and often out of your control. If a tenant’s circumstances change, they could...
11 March 2019
From: Sponsored Content

Toilet flushing discharged into the rear yard of a property, broken fire alarms and faulty electrics were among the defects found...
11 February 2019
From: Breaking News

Despite government cuts, a new report claims that buy-to-let landlords in the UK claimed £17.7bn in tax relief last year, up...
29 January 2019
From: Breaking News

From furniture and lighting to bedding and tabletop items, there is a lot that can be done to improve a property’s...
17 January 2019
From: Breaking News

Hostmaker, a leading Airbnb and holiday rental property management specialist, claims to have found a way to fill the low-season and...
09 January 2019
From: Breaking News

With temperatures set to drop over the next few days, it is important that landlords check whether they have protection for...
02 January 2019
From: Breaking News

Landlords in West Bromwich should be aware that local letting agent, The Lettings Shop (TLS), located in High Street has been...
17 December 2018
From: Breaking News

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

Letting a home can be an intimidating task if you’re doing it for the first time. You may have deliberately entered...
06 December 2018
From: Sponsored Content

Rents in London are expected to increase further in 2019 due to the widening supply-demand imbalance in the capital’s rental market,...
06 December 2018
From: Breaking News

Liverpool has managed a very interesting and appealing double win, according to data from Hometrack. The city not only topped the list...
30 November 2018
From: Breaking News

The private rented sector is a challenging landscape to negotiate, with tax changes and ever-changing regulation meaning that landlords now, more...
29 November 2018
From: Breaking News

Even though the most recent Budget offered some welcome relief for landlords and the buy-to-let sector as a whole, there are...
23 November 2018
From: Sponsored Content

A landlord’s son has been ordered to pay £1,000 compensation to a tenant after changing the locks with her belongings still...
12 November 2018
From: Breaking News

Tenants typically spend a third of their monthly salary before tax on rent, new figures show, but there are wide regional...
09 November 2018
From: Breaking News

Knowledge Bank’s Criteria Activity Tracker for October suggests that property remains a popular investment option. In terms of buy-to-let, two of the...
08 November 2018
From: Breaking News

Paragon has added to its buy-to-let mortgage range to include mortgages for expat landlords with rental property in the UK and...
06 November 2018
From: Breaking News

Tenant referencing has once again been a topic of hot debate over the past few weeks, following a fresh study that...
30 October 2018
From: Breaking News

As the Chancellor prepares to deliver his Budget today, research from Aldermore has revealed the measures prospective first-time buyers want put...
29 October 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

A number of tenants have been hit by rent rises over the past 12 months as landlords respond to extra taxes...
16 October 2018
From: Breaking News

The government is considering plans to provide financial incentives for those offering longer tenancies, according to the Sunday Times. The government is...
08 October 2018
From: Breaking News

A buy-to-let landlord has been handed a two-year suspended sentence, ordered to pay more than £4,000 and given 100 hours of...
19 September 2018
From: Breaking News

Tenants are adopting a longer-term view to renting property, with more private renters looking to renew their existing contracts, new research...
17 September 2018
From: Breaking News

Going by press headlines, it would be easy to imagine that buy-to-let landlords in the UK are struggling to keep going...
10 September 2018
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Having a cleaning checklist to ensure your property is in a good condition is important for both landlords and tenants. End of...
07 September 2018
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A private tenant was shocked when he returned home to find the locks to his rental property had been changed and...
30 August 2018
From: Breaking News

The government must move now to start supporting those that invest in the private rented sector or risk seeing significantly more...
29 August 2018
From: Breaking News

Private renters who complain to their landlord about problems at their rental property, including issues such as damp and mould, are...
28 August 2018
From: Breaking News

On 29 March 2019, the UK is scheduled to leave the European Union (EU). Despite the profound significance of this event,...
22 August 2018
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One in five landlords plan to stay in the buy-to-let market indefinitely, with the same number of portfolio landlords foreseeing the...
21 August 2018
From: Breaking News

There was a drop in the number of properties ‘let’ last month, while there was also a decline in the number...
16 August 2018
From: Breaking News

The government must start to provide financial incentives for buy-to-let landlords prepared to offer longer tenancies or risk seeing rents soar,...
14 August 2018
From: Breaking News

When a tenant paid his initial one month’s rent in addition to a tenancy deposit in exchange for the keys to...
01 August 2018
From: Breaking News

If the rental income calculation on your BTL doesn’t stack up we can help. If you wish to finance a new...
27 July 2018
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There was a further rise in the number of tenants in the private rented sector experiencing a rent hike in June...
27 July 2018
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While the UK weather continues to defy all expectation, with scorching temperatures raging across the country, the rental market in London...
24 July 2018
From: Breaking News

There has been a further improvement in the letting market, according to board company Agency Express. The number of new rental property...
17 July 2018
From: Breaking News

If you are a landlord who wishes to raise extra finance against a HMO without remortgaging your existing deal then a...
12 July 2018
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An exodus of landlords from the buy-to-let market has caused a significant drop in rental property listings in recent month with...
12 July 2018
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The idea of the property-owning democracy has deep roots and has long defined housing policy in this country, with various schemes...
02 July 2018
From: Breaking News

Most private landlords would oppose the idea of arbitrary checks of their rental properties by local authorities, but that has not...
28 June 2018
From: Breaking News

Historically secured loans against buy to let property were seen as a last chance option for a landlords borrowing needs. In...
26 June 2018
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Buy-to-let landlords are having an adverse impact on home ownership, according to new research. Fresh analysis by Onward suggests that the government...
26 June 2018
From: Breaking News

Specialist mortgage lender Kent Reliance has launched an income-backed buy-to-let mortgage for limited companies and individual lending. The mortgage provider will now...
14 June 2018
From: Breaking News

One in five landlords in this country entered the buy-to-let sector without even planning to, finding themselves with a property ‘accidentally’...
13 June 2018
From: Breaking News

The number of properties rented as a second home in Great Britain reached 13,680 last year, the highest number on record,...
11 June 2018
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Having a poor performing rental property or one you simply wish to get rid of quickly can be a real drain...
08 June 2018
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Tenants are often willing to pay more for perks that add something special to a rental property, whether it is a...
25 May 2018
From: Breaking News

For the next five days, the grounds of the Royal Hospital in SW3 will be home to the world’s most prestigious...
22 May 2018
From: Breaking News

A rogue landlord has been ordered to pay almost £3,000 after being found guilty of a number of breaches relating to...
17 May 2018
From: Breaking News

The buy-to-let market in London and the South East has seen stronger levels of activity since the start of the year...
10 May 2018
From: Breaking News

A buy-to-let landlord in North West London has been ordered to pay more than £10,000 for licensing breaches in connection with...
03 May 2018
From: Breaking News

A Labour councillor tasked with clamping down on rogue landlords has found herself in hot water after failing to declare a...
01 May 2018
From: Breaking News

The number of rental homes on the market in Scotland dropped in the first quarter of the year, while demand from...
25 April 2018
From: Breaking News

For landlords, it is not always easy to guess what prospective tenants are looking for when getting a vacant property ‘rental...
24 April 2018
From: Breaking News

There has been an improvement in the letting market, according to board company Agency Express. The number of new rental property listings...
20 April 2018
From: Breaking News

New buy-to-let regulations are making it harder for landlords to keep up to speed with complex compliance responsibilities, as the government...
20 April 2018
From: Breaking News

Void periods are inevitable. But no landlords wants to experience excessive or lengthy void periods as that can significantly impact the...
11 April 2018
From: Breaking News

New ‘Home Safety Guidance’ has been released by the Electrical Safety Roundtable (ESR) to help landlords meet their obligations and ensure...
10 April 2018
From: Breaking News

Seven in ten prospective tenants registered with MovingSoon.co.uk, a website that advertises affordable housing for renters, believe deposit-free renting is a...
05 April 2018
From: Breaking News

Lord Flight, a former Conservative Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury, has once again criticised his own party’s buy-to-let tax changes,...
04 April 2018
From: Breaking News

A Conservative councillor has been ordered to pay more than £57,000 after being taken to court by his own council for...
03 April 2018
From: Breaking News

In recent years, cites within the north of the UK have become more and more popular within the property investment world,...
29 March 2018
From: Breaking News

A rogue landlord has been fined in excess of £20,000 after renting a single house out to three separate families. Veli Bunul...
19 March 2018
From: Breaking News

The average buy-to-let investor who sold their rental property in 2017 did so for £86,651 more than they paid for it,...
12 March 2018
From: Breaking News

The Treasury should focus on easing the housing crisis by thinking more ‘creatively’ and using taxation to ‘encourage and support’ buy-to-let...
06 March 2018
From: Breaking News

Many people with pets still find it difficult to find a rental property, and that is largely due to the potential...
23 February 2018
From: Breaking News

Amid what is likely to be one of the coldest Februarys for a century the last thing you need – or...
22 February 2018
From: Breaking News

This February HomeRenter announces new trial offer package... HomeRenter, the online lettings marketplace which launched a beta version in Autumn 2017 and...
12 February 2018
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Landlord licensing, a database of rogue landlords and improved rent controls are among some of the primary measures proposed by renters...
02 February 2018
From: Breaking News

A but-to-let landlord in south east London has been penalised for allowing his elderly tenants to live in a property that...
31 January 2018
From: Breaking News

Ex-Big Brother TV star Heavy D was humiliated on ITV daytime show Judge Rinder yesterday after having a case against his...
16 January 2018
From: Breaking News

Buy-to-let landlords will still benefit from £16.7bn worth of tax relief, based on claims from the latest year’s tax returns, even...
09 January 2018
From: Breaking News

Buy-to-let landlords are being urged to check the small print in their building insurance to ensure that their building insurance covers...
21 December 2017
From: Breaking News

A growing number of buy-to-let landlords are looking to lock into mortgage deals offering a longer period of certainty, such as...
20 December 2017
From: Breaking News

A buy-to-let landlord in Flintshire has been given 28 days to pay a fine of £11,081 after being found guilty of...
19 December 2017
From: Breaking News

A mother of five who was forced to endure what has been described as ‘six months of family hell’ is being...
18 December 2017
From: Breaking News

3mc has launched a new buy-to-let mortgage deal designed for use by British expats, which is funded by Aldermore Bank. Borrowing rates...
15 December 2017
From: Breaking News

There has been a significant improvement in the letting market, according to board company Agency Express. The number of new rental property...
14 December 2017
From: Breaking News

The majority of private landlords will not rent to students because they are concerned about the damage they could do to...
13 December 2017
From: Breaking News

A slower sales market in the south of England has revived the accidental landlord as more people chose to rent their...
11 December 2017
From: Breaking News

While demand for rental property remains strong, landlords always have to be mindful of tenants’ ability to pay higher prices, according...
21 November 2017
From: Breaking News

A landlord has been handed a £10,000 fine after failing to properly maintain his rental property, leaving tenants living in substandard...
17 November 2017
From: Breaking News

A buy-to-let landlord in Colchester has been fined for poor property management that left a family in Wimpole Road, CO1, living...
14 November 2017
From: Breaking News

A new student lettings app has been launched by SPCE that will potentially make it easier for landlords to find student...
09 November 2017
From: Breaking News

Havering Council has defended its decision to advise a tenant to break back into a rental property that she had vacated...
08 November 2017
From: Breaking News

A landlord in Essex has had to start eviction proceedings to remove a sitting tenant after she broke back into a...
07 November 2017
From: Breaking News

A landlord in Burnley fears that he will be left with no choice but to board up and abandon his rental...
31 October 2017
From: Breaking News

Dealing with tenant disputes is one of the biggest challenges landlords must overcome, and can sometimes prove both expensive and time-consuming...
24 October 2017
From: Breaking News

Prime rents across the Home Counties increased further in the third quarter of the year as the market recovery continued, underpinned...
20 October 2017
From: Breaking News

Fresh research carried out by Usurv on behalf of landlord insurance specialists Cover4LetProperty reveals that for 88% of renters, the cost...
18 October 2017
From: Breaking News

A landlord in Luton has been fined £11,620 for letting an unlicensed and poorly-maintained house in the town which is classed...
17 October 2017
From: Breaking News

Two landlords have been fined more than £85,000 for illegally cramming tenants into a rental property in Leytonstone, east London, and...
28 September 2017
From: Breaking News

The number of new rental property listings increased by 2.4% during August compared to the same month a year ago, the...
21 September 2017
From: Breaking News

A private landlord in Liverpool has been handed a hefty fine for putting his tenants at risk of fire. Following an inspection...
05 September 2017
From: Breaking News

A number of buy-to-let landlords are turning their attention to student housing, which is regarded by many property investors as a...
04 September 2017
From: Breaking News

A landlord in Sheffield has been prosecuted for illegally evicting his tenant by simply giving him just a few hours notice...
01 September 2017
From: Breaking News

Average rents continued to fall across many parts of London during the second quarter of the year despite the fact that...
17 August 2017
From: Breaking News

In what is a welcome change to the landlord bashing articles often featured in the media, the Liverpool Echo has published...
16 August 2017
From: Breaking News

The supply of homes is set to fall while demand from tenants continues to increase, according to the latest research from...
14 August 2017
From: Breaking News

A landlord has been jailed for failing to declare Capital Gains Tax from the sale of his rental properties. Richard Fuller, 53,...
14 August 2017
From: Breaking News

Landlords north of the border continue to enjoy a higher yield on their properties than those in England and Wales, according...
03 August 2017
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Maintaining your property is one of the most important aspects of being a homeowner or landlord, and that includes giving your...
02 August 2017
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A private landlord has been prosecuted after failing to maintain gas appliances at his rental property in Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire. Llanelli Magistrates’ Court...
02 August 2017
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The rise in the number of people living in private rented accommodation in recent years has created an unexpected number of...
31 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

Hamptons International has released its first mobile application for both landlords and tenants, offering them instant access to their personal account...
18 July 2017
From: Breaking News

Have you ever viewed a property listing of a property for sale or to let on the internet and wondered what...
12 July 2017
From: Breaking News

A landlord has been fined almost £1,300 for dumping rubbish at the rear of his rental property in Grays. Ardon Jardine, who...
10 July 2017
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Having a cleaning checklist to ensure your property is in a good condition is essential for both landlords and tenants. Award-winning...
07 July 2017
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A barrister, who often represented landlords and tenants, has been fined for breaking the law, after it turned out that he...
07 July 2017
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A landlord who allowed tenants to live in substandard conditions in Oxford has been handed a fine of £2,500. The poorly-maintained six-bedroom...
06 July 2017
From: Breaking News

The government’s decision to increase taxes for landlords over the past 18 months or so have been described as ‘profoundly wrongheaded’...
04 July 2017
From: Breaking News

A new rental auction platform was officially launched at an event at The Shard last night. LetsBid4Lets’ software is now available to...
30 June 2017
From: Breaking News

Very few of us enjoy filling in a tax return. But here are a few suggestions put forward by London based...
21 June 2017
From: Breaking News

A tenant who set fire to her flat because her landlord was planning to evict her has been sentenced to three...
21 June 2017
From: Breaking News

The private rented sector north of the border continues to offer good investment opportunities despite existing political uncertainties and recent tax...
15 June 2017
From: Breaking News

The popularity of property auctions in the UK has increased enormously in recent years, supported by popular TV shows such as...
09 June 2017
From: Breaking News

Buy-to-let landlords north of the border are achieving greater returns on their investments than their counterparts south of the border, according...
30 May 2017
From: Breaking News

Private landlords with properties in non-mains gas areas are being urged to consider switching the fuel supply in their rural rental...
30 May 2017
From: Breaking News

There is a big difference in the percentage of tenants who want to meet their landlord before moving into a property...
25 May 2017
From: Breaking News

When a tenant paid his initial one month’s rent in addition to a tenancy deposit in exchange for the keys to...
23 May 2017
From: Breaking News

A growing number of private landlords are ‘finally waking up’ to the fact they could be pushed in to a higher...
22 May 2017
From: Breaking News

Landlords can earn attractive returns when buying property near a university, but only if they are shrewd about where they purchase,...
22 May 2017
From: Breaking News

Living next to inconsiderate neighbours can be a nightmare, but letting to bad tenants can prove costly. Investing in the private rented...
19 May 2017
From: Breaking News

A new buy-to-let insurance system designed to help advisers offer landlords a simplified way to ensure that their rental property investments...
17 May 2017
From: Breaking News

Demand for student accommodation has long exceeded availability across much of the UK, which largely explains why so many buy-to-let landlords...
11 May 2017
From: Breaking News

A man who rented out rooms above a town centre bar has been banned from being a landlord after putting the...
09 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

Investec Private Banking is hoping to attract more high-net-worth individuals actively looking to invest in the buy-to-let market with the launch...
04 May 2017
From: Breaking News

Following a recent report which claimed that one third of private tenants would not tell their landlord if they did significant...
03 May 2017
From: Breaking News

The owner of a rental property in west London, which was described by a judge as a “deathtrap”, has been told...
02 May 2017
From: Breaking News

Across the whole of England and Wales the average rent in the PRS stood at £800 in March, up £2 compared...
28 April 2017
From: Breaking News

The rental market in Scotland continues to flourish, with all regions north of the border seeing rents rise in March compared...
28 April 2017
From: Breaking News

For both parties, a good landlord-tenant relationship is great for everyone involved, but that rapport can sometimes be ruined by ‘dishonest...
26 April 2017
From: Breaking News

Since 2004, the private rental sector has almost doubled in size to 4.5 million households. This may be good news, but this...
25 April 2017
From: Breaking News

A rogue landlord has been ordered to pay more than £17,000 for renting out an unsafe house in Ipswich, which posed...
24 April 2017
From: Breaking News

One third of private tenants would not tell their landlord if they did significant damage to their rental property, fresh research...
19 April 2017
From: Breaking News

A tenant forgot to claim back a deposit of £5,250 and eventually only did so after being tracked down by staff...
13 April 2017
From: Breaking News

A number of buy-to-let landlords are still unaware, or only vaguely aware, of the changes to mortgage interest relief, despite the...
11 April 2017
From: Breaking News

Buy-to-let investors feel hard done by when it comes to tax, with almost half of all landlords planning to quit the...
06 April 2017
From: Breaking News

Rents across in England and Wales rose in all but two of the eight regions analysed in the year to February...
27 March 2017
From: Breaking News

Landlords should be more open-minded to tenants’ requests to make home improvements to their rental properties, according to the Association of...
23 March 2017
From: Breaking News

The announcement yesterday that prime minister Theresa May will officially trigger Article 50 next week to leave the European Union is creating huge...
21 March 2017
From: Breaking News

Appointing unreliable tradesmen who not turn up or arrive late for a job can be extremely frustrating, especially as this can...
21 March 2017
From: Breaking News

The UK government’s Affordable Warmth Scheme (AWS) has been in place since 2013, as part of the Energy Companies Obligation (ECO). The...
16 March 2017
From: Breaking News

Silicon Valley fintech investor Ribbit Capital is backing a new property technology venture designed to transform the private rental market. Proptech startup...
15 March 2017
From: Breaking News

A private tenant in Motherwell faces a possible jail sentence after pleading guilty to producing cannabis at a flat in Addie...
15 March 2017
From: Breaking News

The rental market across England and Wales has enjoyed a strong start to the year, with rents rising in all but...
24 February 2017
From: Breaking News

Two unscrupulous landlords in Reading have been fined almost £9,000 for poor housing standards and a complete disregard for the welfare...
23 February 2017
From: Breaking News

A landlord who failed to comply with an Improvement Notice and carry out essential repairs to his property was ordered to...
17 February 2017
From: Breaking News

Nearly 17% of properties currently available on the private rented sector could become unrentable by 2018 if government plans for new...
15 February 2017
From: Breaking News

Post Office Money has launched a new range of buy-to-let mortgages aimed at those buying their first rental property or already...
03 February 2017
From: Breaking News

The Association of Independent Inventory Clerks (AIIC) is reminding us to remain vigilant to unscrupulous maintenance contractors. To help avoid being ripped...
02 February 2017
From: Breaking News

A proposed selective landlord licensing scheme has been pulled after Conservative councillors could not agree on how it could move forward. Plans...
24 January 2017
From: Breaking News

The trend for long-term renting continues to gather pace, according to research from the Deposit Protection Service (DPS). A survey of 1,000...
24 January 2017
From: Breaking News

The majority of private renters have experienced problems with poor drainage or damp, according to a new study. A survey of 1,000...
24 January 2017
From: Breaking News

Average buy-to-let loans and deposits increased last year, as a result of increasing property prices and the tougher stance by mortgage...
20 January 2017
From: Breaking News

An unscrupulous landlord who failed to maintain his rental property, which included mould and a leaking toilet, has been prosecuted by...
18 January 2017
From: Breaking News

Two cousins who turned their rental property in central Hartlepool into a drug factory were jailed yesterday. Mark Robbins, 42, and Sean...
17 January 2017
From: Breaking News

Annual rental price growth slowed to just 1.7% in December, which was less than half the 3.8% increase recorded in December 2015,...
11 January 2017
From: Breaking News

Home staging can not only help to make a property highly desirable, but it can also help to deliver a higher...
10 January 2017
From: Breaking News

Stuart Law, owner and founder of Assetz, offers his thoughts on what property market trends we can expect over the coming year. Despite...
03 January 2017
From: Breaking News

Sheffield Council has promised to continue targeting rogue landlords after bringing its highest-ever number of successful prosecutions. Seven individuals and companies were...
03 January 2017
From: Breaking News

Activity levels at the higher end of the rental market defied the seasonal slowdown that normally occurs in the run-up to...
30 December 2016
From: Breaking News

With more house-hunters than ever now starting their property search online, it is important that your rental property has a strong...
23 December 2016
From: Breaking News

Nearly one in ten properties currently available on the rental market could become unrentable by 2018 if government plans for new...
20 December 2016
From: Breaking News

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

It is not the best time to be a buy-to-let landlord, with a raft of ‘anti-landlord’ policies being introduced prompting concern...
19 December 2016
From: Breaking News

A buy-to-let landlord in Plymouth put the lives of his tenants at risk of a gas explosion after carrying out gas...
19 December 2016
From: Breaking News

A Cricklewood landlord who was ordered in September to pay more than £700,000 after he breached Barnet Council’s planning enforcement rules...
06 December 2016
From: Breaking News

There are growing fears that tenants will end up bearing the cost of the government’s decision to ban letting agents' fees...
29 November 2016
From: Breaking News

Grainger plc, the UK’s largest listed residential landlord, has acquired a Private Rented Sector (PRS), build-to-rent development at Finzels Reach in...
29 November 2016
From: Breaking News

For many people buy-to-let continues to look an attractive income investment at a time of low saving rates and stock market...
28 November 2016
From: Breaking News

Better standards of private rented homes are needed to accommodate the growing number of people living in the private rented sector,...
25 November 2016
From: Breaking News

The chancellor Philip Hammond may have announced in the Autumn Statement that letting agents in England will be banned from charging...
24 November 2016
From: Breaking News

A landlord in Bristol has been fined thousands of pounds after tenants and neighbours complained about the awful state of toilets,...
21 November 2016
From: Breaking News

The Bank of England will be granted new powers by the government to regulate mortgages used by small buy-to-let landlords to...
17 November 2016
From: Breaking News

Televisions, boilers and even beds are incredibly among some of the larger items stolen by tenants in the North East of...
14 November 2016
From: Breaking News

A private landlord has been ordered to pay just over £1,000 after being found guilty of providing an ‘extremely dangerous’ rental...
03 November 2016
From: Breaking News

It is that time of year again when landlords and letting agents start receiving numerous telephone calls from tenants complaining about...
01 November 2016
From: Breaking News

An unscrupulous landlord who failed to fix a toilet which had became detached from the soil pipe, leaking all over the...
31 October 2016
From: Breaking News

A landlord has become the first to be prosecuted for not signing up to Liverpool council’s new landlord licensing scheme which...
21 October 2016
From: Breaking News

The supply of homes listed on the market to let has fallen sharply now that pretty much all of the buy-to-let...
18 October 2016
From: Breaking News

Private landlords and letting agents are failing to get to grips with several legislative changes in the private rented sector, it...
17 October 2016
From: Breaking News

Landlords in Bristol are planning to file a complaint against Bristol City Council regarding the authority's intention to extend the city's...
10 October 2016
From: Breaking News

Average rents for one-bed rental properties continued to grow during September, despite overall rental growth slowing last month. Landbay's latest Rental Index...
10 October 2016
From: Breaking News

A landlord was left with a £2,000 cleaning bill after a group of tenants left his property in a state of...
10 October 2016
From: Breaking News

A new tool that allows landlords to compare rents online has been launched by Landbay. The peer to peer lender’s ‘Rent Check’...
05 October 2016
From: Breaking News

Tenants are potentially facing steeper living costs following a significant drop in the supply of rental properties, new figures suggest. Some 87.6%...
20 September 2016
From: Breaking News

A landlord and his letting agents have been slapped with a fine of more than £20,000 and given criminal records for failing...
15 September 2016
From: Breaking News

Let's face it - landlords have a bad reputation. The press often portray buy-to-let landlords as greedy money-grabbers who are looking...
12 September 2016
From: Breaking News

A Nottingham landlord has been ordered to pay £29,000 in fines after a rental property was found to be in what...
09 September 2016
From: Breaking News

You can list your rental property with a letting agent that has the finest website in the world - a site that...
07 September 2016
From: Breaking News

A landlord in Norfolk who flew into a rage and fired his 12 bore shotgun in the air before telling his...
07 September 2016
From: Breaking News

A landlord has been fined almost £500 after changing the locks on his rental property. Peter Lamont was prosecuted by Halton Council...
19 August 2016
From: Breaking News

Tenants will no longer be able to find a room in a two-bedroom London property for £500-a-month or less, according to...
19 August 2016
From: Breaking News

A criminal landlord has been handed a fine of almost £40,000 after he was caught housing 24 tenants in a rental...
18 August 2016
From: Breaking News

The number of new rental property listings increased by 3.6% during July, according to the latest figures from board supplier Agency...
17 August 2016
From: Breaking News

Landlords have been warned that ignoring damp complaints could put their rental property at risk. The Association of Independent Inventory Clerks (AIIC) says...
17 August 2016
From: Breaking News

With an increasing numbers of rental properties being targeted by gangs of cannabis cultivators looking to house their criminal activities, it...
12 August 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

A Shropshire-based landlord has been accused of stealing goods belong to his tenants after they refused to pay the rent or...
10 August 2016
From: Breaking News

Ceredigion County Council completed its one month long RentSmart Wales Roadshow yesterday at an event in Lampeter, South West Wales, designed...
22 July 2016
From: Breaking News

A private landlord in north London has been sentenced to four months imprisonment and fined £20,000 after pleading guilty to intimidating his...
19 July 2016
From: Breaking News

In what is a welcome change to the landlord bashing articles often featured in the media, the Daily Mirror and Daily...
01 July 2016
From: Breaking News

Rents have started to fall as landlords who rushed to acquire homes before the introduction of the extra stamp duty surcharge...
20 June 2016
From: Breaking News

Daniel Hill, managing director of Multi-Let UK, explains how you could build and manage a profitable HMO portfolio. Recent research fromMortgages...
20 June 2016
From: Breaking News

Despite the chancellor George Osborne’s attempts to create what he described as a “level playing field” between landlords and those buying...
14 June 2016
From: Breaking News

Buy-to-let landlords seeking high returns should consider investing in Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs) which continue to outperform standard buy-to-let properties,...
14 June 2016
From: Breaking News

Rents on new tenancies rose across most parts of the UK over the three months to May, led by gains in...
08 June 2016
From: Breaking News

Tenants are facing higher rents as the supply of rental properties continues to fall due to George Osborne’s hefty, punitive tax...
01 June 2016
From: Breaking News

Property investors looking to invest in the buy-to-let market should look to university towns in the North West to find the...
01 June 2016
From: Breaking News

With student housing becoming an increasingly popular investment in recent years, Mish Liyanage at the Mistoria Group explains how you could...
27 May 2016
From: Breaking News

Buy-to-let continues to provide double-digit bumper returns for investors with rents currently rising at the fastest pace since last autumn. The latest...
24 May 2016
From: Breaking News

With more people renting than in previous generations, buy-to-let can be extremely lucrative, but only if you avoid some major pitfalls. Your...
21 May 2016
From: Breaking News

The recent increase in stamp duty land tax (“SDLT”) on “additional residential dwellings” represents the latest in a series of measures...
16 May 2016
From: Breaking News

Tenants are now adopting a more short-term view on renting property, reflected in the average assured shorthold tenancy length which is...
13 May 2016
From: Breaking News

A dozen landlords in Waltham Forest, north east London, have been prosecuted and fined a total of £60,000 after failing to...
11 May 2016
From: Breaking News

With more house-hunters than ever now starting their property search online, it is crucial that a property has a good website...
10 May 2016
From: Breaking News

Rents on new tenancies rose across most parts of the UK over the three months to the end of April, led...
05 May 2016
From: Breaking News

The rush to beat the 1 April second homes stamp duty deadline saw a big rise in new rental properties being...
08 April 2016
From: Breaking News

Newham Council has prosecuted what it called a “group of criminals” running a dodgy letting business with an estimated income of...
24 March 2016
From: Breaking News

Retirement customers looking to invest the tax free cash lump sum from their pension pots into the buy-to-let property market has...
23 February 2016
From: Breaking News

Now is the ideal time of year for landlords to carry out a mid-tenancy inspection of their rental property, according to...
09 February 2016
From: Breaking News

A councillor has been told by his own local authority to pay over £30,000 after admitting he failed to carry out...
25 January 2016
From: Breaking News

Navigating your way through the landlord world can sometimes be tricky, with so many things to consider. Here at HomeLet we...
11 January 2016
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When it comes to a debate between renting and buying you’d think that the investors would firmly come down on the...
11 December 2015
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Landlords and property experts have continued to express their anger at changes to the stamp duty regime announced in the Autumn...
27 November 2015
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Some 43% of tenants would be happy to pay more rent if their landlord allowed them to put a more personal stamp...
18 November 2015
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A landlord has been fined a meagre £265 after a defective gas appliance was found to be in operation at his...
22 October 2015
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The Government has announced that from 1 February 2016 all private landlords in England will have to check new tenants have...
21 October 2015
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A letting agent has claimed that a lack of rental properties where pets are welcome has led to a huge price...
13 October 2015
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Three landlords have been fined in Hyndburn, Lancashire – the first to be prosecuted under the local council's selective licensing scheme. Suzanne...
07 October 2015
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A rental property listing for a bedroom consisting of a mattress under the stairs has earned national notoriety after featuring in...
02 October 2015
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This week saw the launch of Ruumi, an 'Airbnb-meets-Tinder' platform for tenants. Like Tinder, which matches relationship hopefuls, Ruumi claims to match...
02 October 2015
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The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) has hit out at claims made by the new Shadow Chancellor, John McDonnell. During his speech...
29 September 2015
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Two landlords in Leamington Spa in the West Midlands have been fined £27,000 for failing to manage a house in multiple...
29 September 2015
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Landlords are potentially costing tenants significant sums of money by barring them from changing energy supplier. This is the claim from price...
24 September 2015
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The average void period dipped below 2.6 weeks per annum in Q3, according to Paragon Mortgages' latest report. The figure remains historically...
22 September 2015
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The landlord community has hit out at government for unnecessary delays in the introduction of legislation which will make it compulsory...
10 September 2015
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The UK's landlords must encourage their tenants to attend a check-out at the end of a tenancy. This is the call from...
27 August 2015
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The UK's landlords must encourage their tenants to attend a check-out at the end of a tenancy. This is the call from...
27 August 2015
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05 August 2015
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A local authority has refused to issue a private landlord licence after it was revealed the applicant had a conviction for...