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Islington Council in London has prosecuted a landlord who repeatedly failed to comply with licensing regulations, including refusal to provide a...
11 August 2022
From: Breaking News

A job at the Generation Rent campaign group is being advertised on a site dedicated to jobs working for MPs. The post...
09 August 2022
From: Breaking News

House prices fell marginally by 0.1 per cent in July – the first decrease since June 2021, says the Halifax. Annual rate...
08 August 2022
From: Breaking News

London’s Labour Mayor Sadiq Khan has claimed credit for many of the measures contained in the government’s Fairer Private Rented Sector...
05 August 2022
From: Breaking News
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New research from animal welfare charity Battersea - the new name for the Battersea Cats and Dogs Home - claims 50...
05 August 2022
From: Breaking News

The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee has announced that base rate is rising from 1.25 to 1.75 per cent. The rate is now...
04 August 2022
From: Breaking News

A landlord group is threatening legal action following a council’s approval of a new licensing scheme. York council - run by a...
04 August 2022
From: Breaking News

A council now consulting on a huge licensing scheme for private landlords has been slammed - over its own record as...
03 August 2022
From: Breaking News

With a month to go until a new licensing scheme for private rented homes starts, Oxford council is urging landlords to...
03 August 2022
From: Breaking News

Who are you? My name is Jason Harris-Cohen and I am the Managing Director of Open Property Group. What is your company and...
02 August 2022
From: 60 Second Interview

As landlords continue to exit the market, there seems to be no easy solution for selling. Owning a buy-to-let portfolio can be...
02 August 2022
From: Sponsored Content

Bristol’s Labour council has made a name for itself with policies shifting power from landlords to tenants. Earlier this year the Mayor,...
02 August 2022
From: Breaking News

Zoopla’s latest house price index suggests capital appreciation will rumble into next year despite the slowdown. Levels of price growth will return...
02 August 2022
From: Breaking News

The cost of living crisis is arguably impacting on the private rental tenant more than almost any other demographic. Is there...
30 July 2022
From: The Big Issues

The National Residential Landlords Association is asking all landlords - not just its members - to contribute to a consultation on...
29 July 2022
From: Breaking News

A Freedom of Information request by a newspaper has unveiled the almost complete lack of activity by local councils when it...
29 July 2022
From: Breaking News

It’s just possible that the new Prime Minister - whether Rishi Sunak or Liz Truss - might just redress the imbalance...
28 July 2022
From: Breaking News

Rightmove is warning landlords and other sellers that properties with poor levels of energy efficiency may have to sell with a discount. The...
27 July 2022
From: Breaking News

Letting agents have come out with figures to back up an argument that landlords have been making for some time -...
27 July 2022
From: Breaking News

Landlords who take advantage of the annual Edinburgh festival by charging high fees for Airbnb-sale short lets have been accused of...
25 July 2022
From: Breaking News

The House of Commons Library provides books, journals and online resources for MPs, MPs' staff and parliamentary staff. Some of this is...
23 July 2022
From: Legislation & Compliance

A new analysis of household energy consumption has found that a combination of green technologies could reduce bills by up to...
22 July 2022
From: Breaking News

Yet another committee of MPs has launched a ‘call for evidence’ as it starts an investigation into the private rental sector. The...
22 July 2022
From: Breaking News
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Next week a webinar will give landlords and other property professionals an opportunity to put questions directly to one of the...
21 July 2022
From: Breaking News

Landlords in London contributed to an extraordinary £440m in stamp duty paid on purchases in the first six months since the...
21 July 2022
From: Breaking News

Labour wants to bring in a UK-wide licensing system for holiday lets to preserve the “spirit” of costal and rural communities. The...
20 July 2022
From: Breaking News

A good broadband connection is one of the main amenities tenants expect from a rental property and something you, as a...
19 July 2022
From: Property Investment & Strategy

New forecasts from an energy industry consultancy suggests that the average domestic consumer’s energy bills could soar to £3,363 a year...
19 July 2022
From: Breaking News

Government plans to ban Section 21 evictions could push up rents and reduce rental stock, a property dispute expert is warning. Lee Pearce...
18 July 2022
From: Breaking News

The latest Rightmove asking price market snapshot represents more good news for landlords relying on capital appreciation. The average price of property...
18 July 2022
From: Breaking News

As part of The Renters’ Reform White Paper, the UK government proposed that all tenants be moved onto a single system...
16 July 2022
From: Rental Reform

Unintended consequences. Let’s face it, they happen across lots of different areas of our lives. We start out with the best...
16 July 2022
From: Rental Reform

The latest rentals market snapshot by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors gives the now-familiar story of how demand is far...
15 July 2022
From: Breaking News

The government has developed an insurance scheme which may help landlords who want to see flats in high rise blocks. Following the...
15 July 2022
From: Breaking News

The National Residential Landlords Association has identified five key areas for its campaigning in the short term, as the Conservatives elect...
14 July 2022
From: Breaking News

The continuing rent rises seen across much of the country are outpacing increases in interest rates, it’s been claimed. Property website Home,...
14 July 2022
From: Breaking News

Landlords are being invited to join the advisory council of the country’s largest lettings redress scheme. The Property Redress Scheme covers more...
12 July 2022
From: Breaking News

Who are you? Danny Wyrwoll What does it say on your business card? Sales & Marketing Director What is Glide? Glide are a...
11 July 2022
From: 60 Second Interview
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With speculation about what happens next in Westminster at fever pitch, now isn’t the time to make predictions as to how...
09 July 2022
From: The Big Issues

PropTech companies Goodlord and Vouch have come together to call for input for their State Of The Lettings Industry report. And with...
08 July 2022
From: Breaking News

Properties are still in high demand say auctioneers at Auction House London with no drop in the number of lots selling...
07 July 2022
From: Breaking News

Councils will be able to control numbers of second homes and holiday lets under new plans unveiled by the Welsh Government. There...
06 July 2022
From: Breaking News

Landlords considering selling up because of the tighter regulations and larger tax bills forced on the rental sector may be alarmed...
06 July 2022
From: Breaking News

Highland Council is going to ask the Scottish Government for a rent control zone in part of its patch. This is despite...
05 July 2022
From: Breaking News

Two tenants who were amongst a group of activists in a battle with their landlord have written in a left-wing journal...
05 July 2022
From: Breaking News

Rental growth continues to roar ahead across prime areas of London, according to Savills. Prime London rental values increased a further 3.3...
05 July 2022
From: Breaking News
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Little may have been heard of Conservative MP Andrew Rosindell in recent months but he has broken his silence to back...
04 July 2022
From: Breaking News

Now is the time to lobby the Government on the detail of the Renters Reform Bill. That’s the message from the expert...
02 July 2022
From: Rental Reform

A landlord who repeatedly let out an unsafe house has been fined £20,000 by magistrates. Housing officers from Salford council found fire...
01 July 2022
From: Breaking News

An organisation that helps promote the Build To Rent sector says BTR should take credit for many of the changes proposed...
30 June 2022
From: Breaking News

The government's ban on charging ground rent on leases in England and Wales comes into force today. Only a peppercorn ground rent...
29 June 2022
From: Breaking News

Housing groups have united to appeal to politicians to step back from new laws that threaten to “devastate” the number of...
28 June 2022
From: Breaking News

The public at large are not falling behind the government’s proposals for private rental sector reforms, it seems. A survey conducted by...
27 June 2022
From: Breaking News

Rents are up year-on-year across all regions, according to the property website Home. The mix-adjusted average rise across the UK is a...
22 June 2022
From: Breaking News

The most recent interest rate rise has swung the balance making it cheaper to rent than to buy, according to lettings...
21 June 2022
From: Breaking News

Rightmove is warning of likely price falls in the second half of 2022. Its latest monthly market snapshot actually shows yet another...
20 June 2022
From: Breaking News

A trade body is calling for a partnership with the government to push the domestic heating market towards heat pumps as...
20 June 2022
From: Breaking News
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The Generation Rent group of activists says it has concerns over the broad proposals to allow landlords to charge for additional...
20 June 2022
From: Breaking News

A pioneering project is matching private landlords with tenant management skills in a local housing association. Salford council and the Irwell Valley...
20 June 2022
From: Breaking News

A tourism chief has likened new anti-holiday let regulations to those of a Stalinist dictatorship. Ashford Price, secretary of the Welsh Association...
20 June 2022
From: Breaking News

Trade bodies have vigorously lobbied government during the two and a half year process leading to the delivery of the Fairer...
18 June 2022
From: Rental Reform

Thank goodness the uncertainty is over - but is it all too skewed towards tenants? That’s the worry of suppliers as Daniel...
18 June 2022
From: Rental Reform

One of the highest profile advocates of widespread reform in the private rental sector has been Baroness Alicia Kennedy, director of...
18 June 2022
From: Rental Reform

The architects of the Fairer Private Rented Sector White Paper have been housing minister Eddie Hughes MP, Housing Secretary Michael Gove...
18 June 2022
From: Rental Reform

The chief executive of the National Residential Landlords Association says the devil is in the detail when it comes to the...
16 June 2022
From: Breaking News

A lettings and estate agency has revealed a location where it says 50 per cent of its sales this year have...
16 June 2022
From: Breaking News

What looks suspiciously like a government leak to the Daily Mail says the long-awaited Rental Reform White Paper will be unveiled...
15 June 2022
From: Breaking News

New data from Rightmove suggests that rental demand is cooling in some areas where the market was busiest during the pandemic. And...
15 June 2022
From: Breaking News

Landmark Auctions, a new property auctioneer has launched its services offering residential and commercial property, development, investment and land through in-house,...
15 June 2022
From: Breaking News

The John Lewis Partnership is to offer short- and long-term lets when it builds flats to rent at three locations in...
13 June 2022
From: Breaking News

Don’t pick on landlords - that’s the message from a leading tax and advisory consultancy. Blick Rothenberg warns that the government needs...
13 June 2022
From: Breaking News

HMO minimum space standards may be changed by council A council has launched a six week consultation on proposals to change size...
13 June 2022
From: Breaking News

Landlords are in danger of losing the narrative again. With rental inflation hitting record levels, much of the noise we see in...
11 June 2022
From: The Big Issues

Whether it’s increasing the amount we recycle, choosing sustainable products, or reducing our carbon footprint by limiting the amount we travel,...
11 June 2022
From: Rental Reform

The housing market is showing signs of cooling, says the Halifax, as its latest index shows growing caution. The lender says that...
09 June 2022
From: Breaking News

It’s been confirmed that Prime Minister Boris Johnson is to announce plans to extend the Right To Buy to housing associations. Under...
08 June 2022
From: Breaking News

Overnight speculation of a Cabinet reshuffle has yet again led to uncertainty over the Renters’ Reform Bill, pledging a radical shake-up...
07 June 2022
From: Breaking News

An insurance chief with expertise in the holiday lets sector has stood up for owners who let their properties to holidaymakers...
07 June 2022
From: Breaking News

A prominent auction house says bids are fewer in number than before - a sign that the market is softening, presenting...
07 June 2022
From: Breaking News

A new survey by Zoopla suggests the average property price has hit £250,200 for the first time - but a slowdown...
01 June 2022
From: Breaking News

There’s embarrassment all round for the Labour-run Welsh Government as it reveals a late delay to its much-hyped rental reform. The reform...
31 May 2022
From: Breaking News
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Wherever you stand, whether you’re a landlord or tenant, the supply and demand issues impacting the private rented sector are at...
28 May 2022
From: Rental Reform

The Baroness leading the Generation Rent campaign group is accusing many landlords of failing to sell - despite having said they...
26 May 2022
From: Breaking News

A collection of rental experts in a body called The Lettings Industry Council have called for the creation of a Landlord...
26 May 2022
From: Breaking News

It’s now daggers-drawn between the National Residential Landlords Association and Oxford’s Labour-run council over a huge new licensing scheme. Government approval of...
26 May 2022
From: Breaking News

A market research company is to go door-to-door to seek residents’ views as part of a council’s consultation on landlord licensing. MEL...
26 May 2022
From: Breaking News

Brand new ‘property passports’ would help landlords prove their homes are compliant and assist tenants to identify decent and safe housing,...
25 May 2022
From: Breaking News

New analysis by Rightmove is tracking first-time buyer affordability over the last 10 years - and it shows why so many...
25 May 2022
From: Breaking News

A report in a government-supporting newspaper suggests that a proposal to cut Capital Gains Tax for landlords who sell to first...
24 May 2022
From: Breaking News

The house price inflation facing first time buyers is “frankly frightening” according to a new analysis which suggests typical FTB house...
20 May 2022
From: Breaking News

Contrary to recent figures from Zoopla and others, pointing to double-digit rental inflation in the past year, official statistics show the...
19 May 2022
From: Breaking News

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

Another council is conducting a consultation process aimed at renewing its existing landlord licensing for a further five years. Sefton council has...
18 May 2022
From: Breaking News

Energy regulator Ofgem is suggesting that the energy price cap be updated quarterly rather than every six months. This is only a...
17 May 2022
From: Breaking News

Consultation events are to be held this week to gauge the reaction to a possible compulsory register for all Airbnb and...
16 May 2022
From: Breaking News

An online property platform says it expects May’s sales figures for new build searches to be slightly below expectations. This is as...
16 May 2022
From: Breaking News

The property industry has this week remonstrated at the video that housing charity Shelter has published and in which they portray...
14 May 2022
From: Agent Advice

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

A consultation is underway into the extension of yet another private landlord licensing scheme for a further five years. Since March 2018...
10 May 2022
From: Breaking News

A trade union has called on the government to “look at all forms of rent control” as a way of combatting...
06 May 2022
From: Breaking News

Landlords are being hit with more stamp duty as they expand their portfolios, thanks to the house price surge pushing homes...
04 May 2022
From: Breaking News

A lettings market snapshot prepared each month by PropTech firm Goodlord claims there has been a dramatic rise in the typical...
04 May 2022
From: Breaking News

Gedling council in Nottinghamshire is the latest local authority to resume consultations on Selective Licensing after putting initial proposals on ice...
03 May 2022
From: Breaking News

Here are five top tips worth considering if you’re an aspiring or ambitious property entrepreneur. 1. Take Your Time to Find the...
30 April 2022
From: Top tips & guides

Activists in the Generation Rent group have made seven demands on government including a rent freeze, the clearing of tenants’ arrears,...
29 April 2022
From: Breaking News

All private rented homes in Oxford will need a licence from this September, following a green light from the government. Some 49.3...
29 April 2022
From: Breaking News

A new league table of capital values in seaside locations shows the affordability challenge of investing in areas with guaranteed holiday...
29 April 2022
From: Breaking News

Landlords seeking capital appreciation from a recovering prime London market have been provided with a league table by a debt advisory...
28 April 2022
From: Breaking News

Generation Rent is calling for a national rent freeze in the private sector for an unspecified period “for the duration of...
27 April 2022
From: Breaking News

The National Residential Landlords Association has teamed up with a property sales management firm to offer a new service to landlords...
27 April 2022
From: Breaking News

It looks as if landlords have enjoyed further capital appreciation with the latest housing market index showing still-rising asking prices for...
26 April 2022
From: Breaking News

Renting is changing. That’s what we keep being told by the Government as it prepares the ground for its renters’ reform...
23 April 2022
From: Rental Reform

A council has served improvement notices on a number of properties owned by the Salvation Army and let to private tenants...
22 April 2022
From: Breaking News

A points-based system of rent controls is being advocated by activists associated with a controversial pro-tenant group. Living Rent, which is calling...
20 April 2022
From: Breaking News

Politicians in a city with one of the UK’s most frenzied short lets markets are pledging to return Airbnb style units...
20 April 2022
From: Breaking News

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? My name is Mark Walton and I am the Managing...
14 April 2022
From: 60 Second Interview

Prime central London may not seem to most obvious part of the UK for buy to let investors but a leading...
14 April 2022
From: Breaking News

Landlords could lose up to £9,500 a year if they are unable to make changes to the energy efficiency of their...
13 April 2022
From: Breaking News

A controversial PropTech rental platform has issued a list of questions and issues to check when tenants rent from a landlord...
12 April 2022
From: Breaking News

EU citizens returning to the UK following the disruptions of the pandemic and Brexit May be the biggest losers from rental...
12 April 2022
From: Breaking News

Almost 70 per cent of private tenants in the North East relying on Universal Credit to pay their rent have a...
12 April 2022
From: Breaking News

Knight Frank says landlords are in the driving seat in the prime rental market across London and the Home Counties. Low supply...
08 April 2022
From: Breaking News
08 April 2022
From: Breaking News

A pressure group of campaigners highly critical of landlords and letting agents is organising protests at cities this weekend. Acorn - which...
07 April 2022
From: Breaking News

New research has produced a league table of locations where capital appreciation in the past year has exceeded the average wage...
07 April 2022
From: Breaking News

Proposals to make rental properties greener by enforcing a minimum energy performance certificate rating of C, is causing widespread confusion throughout...
06 April 2022
From: Breaking News

There’s been a big rise in rents in the past month according to PropTech supplier Goodlord. They are now at their highest...
05 April 2022
From: Breaking News

There’s a new warning that the cost of living crisis facing landlords and tenants could get sizeably worse thanks to yet...
05 April 2022
From: Breaking News

Annual rental growth in prime London reached 11.1 per cent in the first quarter of this year, following a 3.4 increase...
05 April 2022
From: Breaking News
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Thousands of landlords are to be quizzed to establish the true cost of damages to rental accommodation by tenants. The “What’s the...
04 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
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I hope you weren’t holding your breath for the Chancellor to announce a package of help for landlords in his Spring...
02 April 2022
From: Agent Advice

Even before the pandemic, we were seeing dramatic changes across the buy-to-let landscape with holiday lets steadily increasing in appeal –...
02 April 2022
From: Top tips & guides
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The government appears to have admitted that the long-awaited Rental Reform White Paper has now been delayed yet again, this time...
31 March 2022
From: Breaking News

More than 50 per cent of private tenants who rely on Universal Credit to pay their rent have a shortfall between...
31 March 2022
From: Breaking News

The extreme shortage of properties for sale has fuelled the first rise in new homes sold off-plan since 2016 - but...
28 March 2022
From: Breaking News

Tax experts have warned HMRC not to add to the burden of red tape already falling on landlords. The Chartered Institute of...
23 March 2022
From: Breaking News

Plans to extend tenants’ rights that were introduced as an emergency measure during pandemic will have a ‘devastating’ effect on the...
22 March 2022
From: Breaking News

The National Residential Landlords Association is trying to head off the growing clamour for rent controls by setting out its own...
21 March 2022
From: Breaking News

All-inclusive rents have exploded in popularity in the student rental sector over the past few years, but the rampant surge in...
19 March 2022
From: Rental Reform

Talk is getting louder about restrictions surrounding Airbnb and other short let platforms - and nowhere is the volume greater than...
19 March 2022
From: The Big Issues

A prominent lettings agency is warning its own and all other landlords that they are particularly vulnerable to the growing threat...
18 March 2022
From: Breaking News

The threat of rent controls in two parts of the country may now be so severe that buy to let landlords...
17 March 2022
From: Breaking News

In a surprise move, a local authority has suspended a consultation process into a proposed selective licensing scheme following criticisms. The leader...
16 March 2022
From: Breaking News

The government could benefit to the tune of £10 billion and the rental market could have soaring supply if stamp duty...
15 March 2022
From: Breaking News

The programme of selling off council houses pioneered by Margaret Thatcher has been a strategic failure adding to inequality in Britain. That’s...
10 March 2022
From: Breaking News

Another council has started consultations about stiffer controls on HMOs. Walsall council is proposing additional licensing to improve conditions and management of...
08 March 2022
From: Breaking News

With the housing market showing little sign of a slowdown, interest in auction properties also signals a busy year ahead. Here's my...
05 March 2022
From: Top tips & guides

As the government continues to assess the future state of building regulation in the UK, developers and leaseholders continue to remain...
05 March 2022
From: The Big Issues

New research suggests that some landlords are now deliberately choosing to buy properties with weak EPCs in order to upgrade and...
04 March 2022
From: Breaking News

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? My name is Giles Atkinson and I’m one part of...
03 March 2022
From: 60 Second Interview

The National Residential Landlords Association is calling for clarity on how the private rental sector can help Ukraine. Home Secretary Priti Patel...
01 March 2022
From: Breaking News

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

A council is calling on landlords of empty properties to take the necessary actions to get their homes back into use...
01 March 2022
From: Breaking News

A lettings agent says his client landlords are already turning their back on short let platforms including Airbnb ahead of likely...
28 February 2022
From: Breaking News

A leading figure in the PropTech sector says more regulation could make the rental sector fairer and more transparent - but...
28 February 2022
From: Breaking News

Russia sending tanks into Ukraine sounds terrifying, but it also sounds a long way away. Unfortunately, in a world of global...
26 February 2022
From: The Big Issues

In this guest piece, Josh Barber from Flooring Superstore sets out why landlords must pay attention to flooring when it comes...
26 February 2022
From: The Big Issues

A proposal that landlords be fined up to 36 months rent has been put forward in a consultation paper. The Scottish Government’s...
24 February 2022
From: Breaking News

Auction House London has sold the highest number of lots in one sale in over a year, at its first auction...
23 February 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

Landlords with large budgets and who are seeking a surprising discount, even in today’s market, could be tempted by research which...
22 February 2022
From: Breaking News

A last ditch bid is underway to include the properties of all landlords in the programme of financial help to remove...
21 February 2022
From: Breaking News

Experts are predicting that the exclusion of large scale landlords from cladding relief may lead to significant delays in some safety...
18 February 2022
From: Breaking News

A prominent Welsh politician says rent controls should be introduced across that country to “make landlordism less financially attractive.” The Welsh nationalist...
17 February 2022
From: Breaking News

An MP is calling on the authorities to investigate how 15 so-called ‘super landlords’ allegedly dominate the rental market in one...
17 February 2022
From: Breaking News

A prominent country property expert has issued an urgent appeal to rural landlords to become involved in the consultation process which...
16 February 2022
From: Breaking News

Last October, stakeholders across the private rented sector were told by ministers that the Government needed extra time to create a...
12 February 2022
From: Legislation & Compliance

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

There is no evidence of a mass exodus of landlords from the sector despite the new regulations and slashed tax benefits...
10 February 2022
From: Breaking News

Six times as many social renters in one part of the UK are dissatisfied with their homes compared to private renters...
10 February 2022
From: Breaking News

A bank is establishing a working group of industry professionals, landlords and policy makers to see how the private rental sector...
09 February 2022
From: Breaking News

A national newspaper says the current ratings of the Energy Performance Certificate are under review by the Department for Business, Energy...
08 February 2022
From: Breaking News

The latest research from NatWest and IHS Markit has revealed that just seven per cent of homeowners with a gas boiler are...
05 February 2022
From: The Big Issues

Landlords are targeting semi-detached homes over terraced houses for the first time, but with limited stock availability and strong competition from...
05 February 2022
From: Tax & Finance

The National Residential Landlords Association says the government has chosen the wrong benchmark against which to judge property conditions. Responding to proposals...
03 February 2022
From: Breaking News

Shelter claims that 397 households became homeless every day between July and September 2021 - the first three months after the eviction ban ended. And...
31 January 2022
From: Breaking News

A prominent buy to let mortgage provider is advising landlords to ensure they check EPCs and energy efficiency issues on properties...
28 January 2022
From: Breaking News

Foxtons has issued a wide-ranging snapshot of the London private rental market. Overall some 27 per cent of Londoners are now privately...
28 January 2022
From: Breaking News

West Lindsey council in Lincolnshire is launching a consultation on proposals to change how some private rented homes are managed and...
25 January 2022
From: Breaking News

A plan to reform Income Tax Self-Assessment for individuals with income from property or self-employment has been panned by the Association...
24 January 2022
From: Breaking News

The Department of Work and Pensions is to slash the timescale for repayment of arrears for tenants on Universal Credit. It has...
24 January 2022
From: Breaking News

Covid-19 has undoubtedly shifted the way new landlords will be looking to invest in 2022, and our ranking makes it clear...
22 January 2022
From: Tax & Finance

Our housing market needs a long-term vision, and one which is co-ordinated across government and the wider industry. And it is...
22 January 2022
From: The Big Issues

Almost 10 per cent of private landlords letting properties to Universal Credit claimants have experienced at least one tenant having difficulties...
21 January 2022
From: Breaking News

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors’ latest index suggests there’s no end in sight to rent rises in 2022. RICS’ monthly sentiment...
21 January 2022
From: Breaking News

The National Residential Landlords Association is seeking clarification from gov ernment about whether landlords are included in the latest measure to...
19 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

A national awareness campaign has been launched to prepare landlords for the implementation of the Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016 on...
18 January 2022
From: Breaking News

The New Year is typically a time for people to take stock of their finances and ensure that they’re on strong...
15 January 2022
From: Top tips & guides

Landlords will have to foot the bill for the government’s energy efficiency proposals without any apparent tax or grant help. That’s the...
12 January 2022
From: Breaking News

A leading accountancy firm says the relative good health of the rental market and house price appreciation will trigger stricter enforcement...
07 January 2022
From: Breaking News

Landlords adopting a strategy of buying cheap in search of high yields are having a tougher task in finding the right...
07 January 2022
From: Breaking News

A leasehold expert says existing owners - including landlords - are expected to be more proactive in 2022 as they seek...
07 January 2022
From: Breaking News

One of the UK’s most prestigious agencies claims that deals to buy the country’s dearest homes have been negotiated using asset-backed...
05 January 2022
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks has denied speculation that it’s selling off its rental division and moving landlord clients to a new agency. A company statement...
05 January 2022
From: Breaking News
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Labour is the latest political party to call for rent controls following similar pleas from the Green Party and the Scottish Nationalists. Paul...
04 January 2022
From: Breaking News

A council is considering an additional licensing scheme for HMOs in and around the High Street and town centres areas of...
04 January 2022
From: Breaking News

Knight Frank has given an end of year assessment of the prime London lettings and says rents in the enclave are...
31 December 2021
From: Breaking News

The charity Crisis has identified the end of the eviction ban as one of the factors directly leading to homelessness over...
29 December 2021
From: Breaking News

A leading experts on the private rental sector predicts it will take three years for the government to scrap Section 21...
22 December 2021
From: Breaking News

Over half of private landlords responding to a new survey say recent tax changes in the rental market have had a...
22 December 2021
From: Breaking News

Private landlords get it in the neck for allegedly-high rents but 4.75m families living in social housing in England are facing...
22 December 2021
From: Breaking News

Shelter has given what appears to be unconditional support to the SNP-Green proposals for reform of the private rental sector in...
21 December 2021
From: Breaking News

A leading market forecaster has described the level of rent rises in one part of the country as “going ballistic”. “The London...
21 December 2021
From: Breaking News

Proposals to force landlords to pay up to £10,000 to improve energy efficiency of rental properties require a rethink, according to...
20 December 2021
From: Breaking News

As we enter 2022 the private rented sector can look back on a year which marked the start of its recovery...
18 December 2021
From: The Big Issues

The dusk of 2021 is upon us and, as is customary in property circles at this juncture, we look forward to...
18 December 2021
From: The Big Issues

As many as one in four young Britons are seriously considering moving abroad because the cost of housing. Despite four in every...
17 December 2021
From: Breaking News

Proposals to introduce an Additional Licensing scheme for HMOs in yet another part of the country are to be discussed by...
15 December 2021
From: Breaking News

Landlords selling up or converting to short lets have led to a growing housing crisis, according to a trade body of...
13 December 2021
From: Breaking News

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...
09 December 2021
From: Breaking News

The National Residential Landlords Association says fewer tenants now have Covid-related arrears - but for those who do, the debt is...
09 December 2021
From: Breaking News

The government has approved a vast landlord licensing scheme in Liverpool - but even including 45,000 homes it is still much...
06 December 2021
From: Breaking News

A council is consulting over a range of private rental sector measures. Leicester council is proposing a range of measures requiring landlords...
03 December 2021
From: Breaking News

The long-awaited government response to calls to tighten up Capital Gains Tax has come at last - and it’s no change...
02 December 2021
From: Breaking News

The Law Society of England and Wales has welcomed the proposal for tenants facing eviction to receive enhanced legal assistance. “It would be...
30 November 2021
From: Breaking News

The government is proposing that tenants facing eviction receive additional legal assistance through an enhancement of the current free ‘on-the-day’ law...
29 November 2021
From: Breaking News

Residential landlords need no reminding of the restrictions that have prevented possessions for substantial periods during the pandemic. Nor do they...
27 November 2021
From: The Big Issues

Harry Roberts, managing director of My Favourite Cottages, outlines how holiday homes can be made more sustainable. Earlier this month, world leaders...
27 November 2021
From: Industry Views

A private landlord who failed to carry out essential safety work has been fined for ignoring an Emergency Prohibition Order. Mohammed Deryo,...
26 November 2021
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks is refusing to say how many landlords were affected by its failure to comply with the law requiring tenants’ deposits to...
25 November 2021
From: Breaking News

The number of repossession cases in the courts involving landlords using Section 21 notices has plummeted over the past two years. A...
23 November 2021
From: Breaking News

Bulb Energy, which has 1.7m customers - including, it is thought, many thousands of landlords - is to be put into...
23 November 2021
From: Breaking News

A leading politician in Wales has spoken out in favour of second homeowners, who are under increasing scrutiny in that country...
22 November 2021
From: Breaking News

Automated rental payment platform PayProp recently held a webinar, attended by well over 100 people, in which a condensed video of...
20 November 2021
From: The Big Issues

Earlier this week Zoopla released some rather healthy statistics on the UK rental market. In recent months, the rental market has been...
20 November 2021
From: Top tips & guides

Salford is the latest city to launch a consultation seeking views on plans to expand its selective licensing scheme - claiming...
19 November 2021
From: Breaking News

A couple have been fined over £13,000 after they were found guilty of unlawfully evicting four tenants and breaching management regulations...
19 November 2021
From: Breaking News

Belfast council has unanimously passed a motion calling for the Northern Ireland Executive to introduce a rent control scheme for the...
16 November 2021
From: Breaking News

A Labour councillor in a Green Party-controlled local authority wants the body to name and shame rogue landlords on a publicly-available...
15 November 2021
From: Breaking News

Despite dire warnings from Generation Rent, Shelter and other campaigners, it appears that the end of the eviction ban did NOT...
15 November 2021
From: Breaking News

Something that has been touching a raw nerve with me for some time now is the issue of so called ‘rent...
13 November 2021
From: The Big Issues

An innovative pilot project aiming to reduce evictions by providing free mediation between private landlords and tenants has been launched in...
09 November 2021
From: Breaking News

The live launch of a roundtable event hosted by rental payments platform PayProp takes place tomorrow – and landlords can still...
08 November 2021
From: Breaking News

The UK government’s target to reach net zero emissions by 2050 has necessitated the introduction of initiatives aimed at reducing fossil...
06 November 2021
From: The Big Issues

One of the industry’s leading legal voices is warning that the next change proposed to EPC requirements will affect almost half...
05 November 2021
From: Breaking News

The steps landlords need to take to improve their own image and enhance their reputation in the eyes of consumers was...
04 November 2021
From: Breaking News

A Midlands city is starting consultation on a major extension of powers over HMOs. Leicester council wants to have an extended Article...
04 November 2021
From: Breaking News

The scrapping of Section 21 and other provisions expected in the government’s White Paper on rental reform have been delayed until...
03 November 2021
From: Breaking News

A social landlord is selling a home on the open market but says it should go only to a first time...
02 November 2021
From: Breaking News

This week’s Budget saw the Chancellor loosen the Treasury’s purse strings in a number of areas. Yet this was a quiet Autumn...
30 October 2021
From: The Big Issues

Daytime TV programmes often feature amazing property bargains that can be won at auction - and there are fantastic bargains to...
30 October 2021
From: Top tips & guides

Landlords and owners of empty homes in North Somerset are invited to a free event next month to find out more...
29 October 2021
From: Breaking News
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The Budget revealed by Chancellor Rishi Sunak does too little to help many of those struggling most to pay their rents. That’s...
28 October 2021
From: Breaking News

The activist group Generation Rent says the £65m package announced by the government over the weekend is not enough and must...
25 October 2021
From: Breaking News

Two married landlords from Southall have been ordered to pay over £290,000 after failing to comply with a planning enforcement notice. Kartar and...
25 October 2021
From: Breaking News

A call has gone out to shift tens of thousands of the poorest tenants in the private rental sector into social...
19 October 2021
From: Breaking News
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John McDonnell, who until 15 months ago was the shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer, has called for all tenants to be...
18 October 2021
From: Breaking News

A leading market analyst says the looming threat of rent controls may be deterring landlords entering the buy to let sector,...
18 October 2021
From: Breaking News

New research shows that the average rental yield in Britain has remained at roughly 4.2 per cent throughout the pandemic. Regionally, the...
14 October 2021
From: Breaking News
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Letting agency Knight Frank has identified an opportunity for landlords to cash in on a supply shortage - but only if...
14 October 2021
From: Breaking News

A lettings agent says a new HMO licensing regime in one of London’s highest profile boroughs will reduce the number of rental...
13 October 2021
From: Breaking News

A landlord is going to court to try to recover £150,000 allegedly owed by an agency in the form of guaranteed...
12 October 2021
From: Breaking News

We hope you enjoy our Breaking News service each weekday - and from tomorrow we have additional weekend features too. Each weekend...
08 October 2021
From: Breaking News

We hope you enjoy our Breaking News service each weekday - and from this Saturday we have additional weekend features too. Each...
07 October 2021
From: Breaking News

A free service has been launched by the Nationwide to help landlords manage properties and get through the maze of laws and...
06 October 2021
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Today the government will go ahead with a planned cut to Universal Credit of £20 per week. The level of welfare support...
06 October 2021
From: Breaking News

Landlords in or anticipating entering the holiday let market are being offered a series of tips by one of the country’s...
05 October 2021
From: Breaking News

The end of the stamp duty holiday means landlords will have to pay more for almost all properties from today. They have...
01 October 2021
From: Breaking News

Internet searches for ‘how to become a landlord’ have increased by 22 per cent according to Sheards Accountants, a chartered accountancy...
01 October 2021
From: Breaking News

A landlord has been ordered to pay £2,400 to his former tenants after a tribunal appeal following the issuing of a...
30 September 2021
From: Breaking News

Plans are underway to relaunch a landlord accreditation scheme - with a difference. Barnsley’s landlord accreditation scheme began in 2010 and the...
30 September 2021
From: Breaking News

New analysis of government data by the national homelessness charity Crisis suggests that in England over 100,000 low income renters on Universal Credit will be at least two or more months behind on...
30 September 2021
From: Breaking News

Here at The ValPal Network, we know that there are other options available when considering to use a valuation tool, so...
29 September 2021
From: Agent Advice

More landlords are quitting the sector and bringing properties to the sales market, according to research from Zoopla. In its latest snapshot...
29 September 2021
From: Breaking News

Shelter and Generation Rent have separately made a case for more cash help for tenants, claiming the current pandemic and energy...
28 September 2021
From: Breaking News

A local council is one of the first to be offering new Go Green Grants to landlords to improve energy efficiency...
28 September 2021
From: Breaking News

Renterz, a digital property management service, is aiming to raise an unspecified “six figure sum” through crowdfunding. The company claims it’s committed...
28 September 2021
From: Breaking News

A £360m ‘wall of rent debt’ built up during the pandemic, combined with cuts to Universal Credit, threatens to leave hundreds...
22 September 2021
From: Breaking News

Private renters and landlords face a cliff edge as the end of furlough coincides with cuts to benefits, says a leading...
21 September 2021
From: Breaking News
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A branch of national lettings agency Martin & Co is to be run by a landlord. Grant Simpson - who describes himself...
21 September 2021
From: Breaking News

Some tenants are effectively “professional crooks” taking advantage of Coronavirus law changes to avoid paying landlords, a leading letting agent says. Benham...
20 September 2021
From: Breaking News

The end of the stamp duty holiday, which was introduced in July 2020, is now only a few weeks away. The upcoming...
16 September 2021
From: Sponsored Content

A council in the north of England is launching a new programme which it says offers support for private landlords -...
16 September 2021
From: Breaking News
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Labour says the funding of social care could be achieved by increasing tax on landlords. Party leader Sir Keir Starmer is today expected...
11 September 2021
From: Breaking News

The government is considering forcing landlords who rent out homes as Airbnb-style short lets to apply for planning consent. This would not...
06 September 2021
From: Breaking News

The National Residential Landlords Association has joined over 100 other organisations across the UK to urge government to scrap the planned...
06 September 2021
From: Breaking News

A respected political website claims that over 30 MPs from a range of political parties have written to the Housing Secretary...
02 September 2021
From: Breaking News

The UK’s first Minister for Tenants’ Rights says he will introduce rent controls because renters currently “pay way over the odds”. Although...
01 September 2021
From: Breaking News

A Labour council that lost government support for its landlord licensing regime says it’s reviewing its options and will produce new...
27 August 2021
From: Breaking News

Perhaps unsurprisingly, landlords formed the bulk of the complainants about letting agents in the 2020 calendar year according to The Property...
25 August 2021
From: Breaking News

The government needs to beef up enforcement if it wants to address rogue landlords who put tenants at risk, says the...
25 August 2021
From: Breaking News

More details have emerged of Lloyds Bank’s plan to become a landlord - and the proposal is even more ambitious than...
20 August 2021
From: Breaking News

A local authority is appealing directly to landlords to join a scheme rehousing Afghan refugee families. Wrexham council says the families will...
19 August 2021
From: Breaking News

The National Residential Landlords Association has joined a series of charities and Propertymark to warn about the poverty risk of expected...
18 August 2021
From: Breaking News

Proposals to impose strict controls on Airbnb and other short lets - including possibly requiring planning consent and licensing - will be...
16 August 2021
From: Breaking News

The first-ever history of Tenancy Deposit legislation, legal challenges and proposed future changes has been published by the House of Commons...
13 August 2021
From: Breaking News

A new table of UK city affordability offers some guidance for landlords looking for urban properties in some of the least...
12 August 2021
From: Breaking News

A council in the unusual position of having its landlord licensing proposals rejected by the government says it’s pondering its next...
11 August 2021
From: Breaking News

A local authority with a rapidly-growing number of HMOs is to consult over a new policy later this month. The Houses in...
09 August 2021
From: Breaking News

Landlords wanting to break into London buy to let have been provided with a guide to boroughs with the most discounted...
06 August 2021
From: Breaking News

New research by a property investment consultancy has revealed which regions of England present the most promising opportunities for buy to...
05 August 2021
From: Breaking News

The latest updates affecting the work of local landlords, letting agents and property managers, plus a chance to network and catch...
04 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

Politicians of both major parties have voiced concern over former council houses being used as Airbnb and other short lets in...
29 July 2021
From: Breaking News

Landlords with an eye to optimising capital appreciation ought to be considering the sustainability features of properties, Rightmove has suggested. The portal...
29 July 2021
From: Breaking News

The chief finance officer of a PropTech company says the effects of the stamp duty holiday on house prices must not...
29 July 2021
From: Breaking News

Research by the buy to let specialist Sequre Property Investment suggests that landlords are largely undeterred by the slew of government...
27 July 2021
From: Breaking News

Government ambitions to improve the energy efficiency of the private rental sector are just “a pipedream” without financial assistance according to...
26 July 2021
From: Breaking News

A council in Leicestershire is poised to introduce two new licensing schemes for private landlords. Charnwood council has now approved the conditions...
23 July 2021
From: Breaking News

There’s a new call for all Section 24 evictions to be suspended until the passing of the Rental Reform Act -...
19 July 2021
From: Breaking News

Understanding the exact position of your property portfolio is crucial, this means, you need to get constant access to accurate information. The...
16 July 2021
From: Sponsored Content

A favourite route for a landlord acquiring properties - at auction - is likely to remain at least partly virtual in...
16 July 2021
From: Breaking News

London Mayor Sadiq Khan wants to buy back former council houses now in the private rental sector. Right to Buy, part of...
15 July 2021
From: Breaking News

Labour councils in London have backed the initiative from Mayor Sadiq Khan to buy back ex-council houses now in the private...
15 July 2021
From: Breaking News

The lettings agency Hamptons has declared the bottom of the rental market for Inner London, saying it’s now on the way...
13 July 2021
From: Breaking News

The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government has said No to a plea by a south east council to renew...
12 July 2021
From: Breaking News

An estate agent in Scotland is warning that a new attack on the rental sector and holiday homes may be underway. Jennifer...
12 July 2021
From: Breaking News
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The MP who is the architect of a Private Members Bill to allow pets in privately rented property is facing a...
12 July 2021
From: Breaking News

A buy to let consultancy has identified those parts of the country where there’s been the biggest swing towards renting when...
08 July 2021
From: Breaking News

Landlords in the holiday let market in Wales look almost certain to face hefty new barriers under proposals being considered by...
07 July 2021
From: Breaking News

A leading supplier says rent rises seen in recent months have been driven by increased taxes and regulations imposed on landlords. The...
06 July 2021
From: Breaking News

The government claims its new Building Safety Bill, published yesterday, will create “lasting generational change” after Grenfell and the cladding crisis...
06 July 2021
From: Breaking News

A prominent PropTech supplier to the lettings sector predicts that as summer continues and Covid restrictions reduce, so more tenants will...
06 July 2021
From: Breaking News

Some laws underpinning the private rented sector date back to the 18th century and are no longer fit for purposes, according...
05 July 2021
From: Breaking News

The London international rental market, a long-term victim of the pandemic and travel restrictions, appears to be improving at last. High profile...
25 June 2021
From: Breaking News

A landlord trade body says the lengthening of notice periods during the pandemic have made matters worse for tenants, not better. John...
23 June 2021
From: Breaking News

A stinging attack on Chancellor Rishi Sunak has been made by the National Residential Landlords Association. The trade body has produced a...
17 June 2021
From: Breaking News

A public consultation is underway on proposals for a local authority to increase the council tax premium for second homes -...
17 June 2021
From: Breaking News

The Citizens Advice consumer charity is warning that fake investment scams are amongst the fraudulent activity that’s on the rise across...
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

The landlords’ trade body has been invited to join what it calls “high-level” talks with government over reforms to the private...
15 June 2021
From: Breaking News

The Covid-19 pandemic sparked a global trend of remote working and companies realising that work can now be where your laptop...
14 June 2021
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The government has taken the unusual step of denying a local council its request for an extended term for a landlord...
14 June 2021
From: Breaking News

The government has come up with another bright idea which will impact landlords’ rental properties - changes to the availability of...
11 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

Knight Frank has identified part of central London which it describes as being historically overlooked but likely to be transformed in...
09 June 2021
From: Breaking News

A property investment firm has drawn up a league table of cities with significant rental yields. Sequre Property Investment analysed the average rental...
08 June 2021
From: Breaking News

The average age of British landlords has decreased, with some 47 per cent now aged under 40. That compares to just three...
28 May 2021
From: Breaking News

A well-organised group of local landlords is threatening a city council with legal action over plans to expand a licensing scheme. The...
27 May 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

The government has produced figures that counter the long-running claims by rental sector activists that there has been a build up...
25 May 2021
From: Breaking News

Landlords in a Midlands city are being asked to help find safe places to live for homeless individuals and families. The council...
25 May 2021
From: Breaking News

Rogue landlord Siddika Begum of Salisbury has been prosecuted for failing to licence a house in multiple occupation in the town. Begum...
24 May 2021
From: Breaking News

Landlords have welcomed a proposal by the Office for Tax Simplification to extend the 30 day payment of Capital Gains Tax...
21 May 2021
From: Breaking News

The auction process, for years a favourite with landlords, will never be the same again according to one of the industry’s...
20 May 2021
From: Breaking News
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Since it was launched in 2012 to help the Portuguese economy bounce back from a damaging financial crisis, the Portuguese Golden...
19 May 2021
From: Sponsored Content

Some landlords have hit Capital Gains Tax problems when selling properties in consecutive years, an accountant warns. Elaine Shiels of RSM says:...
18 May 2021
From: Breaking News

A coalition of 20 pro-tenant organisations - including at least one actively campaigning against some government measures - wants a meeting...
17 May 2021
From: Breaking News
14 May 2021
From: Breaking News

The government has announced changes to tenancy notice periods in line with the phased easing of the pandemic restrictions. Whilst some notice...
13 May 2021
From: Breaking News

Landlords have frequently not had obligatory ID checks conducted on them by letting agents, an industry supplier is claiming. Blinc UK says...
12 May 2021
From: Breaking News

A council has agreed to set aside £30,000 to pay for private rental deposits as a cheaper alternative to bed and breakfast accommodation. The ruling...
10 May 2021
From: Breaking News

Landlords looking mostly long-term capital appreciation rather than yields may have to invest in an unlikely location which topped a league...
06 May 2021
From: Breaking News

New figures show that there is no widespread sell-off by landlords, despite the tax and regulation changes of recent years. Data from...
29 April 2021
From: Breaking News

A third of landlords surveyed in a poll this month say they wish they could now change the way they voted...
28 April 2021
From: Breaking News

The mortgage market is becoming increasingly competitive for landlords who want to take advantage of offers as the economy comes out...
27 April 2021
From: Breaking News

Hundreds of landlords and property professionals say their national economic contribution is under-appreciated and inadequately supported. Landlords have hit out at a lack...
23 April 2021
From: Breaking News

The National Residential Landlords Association has repeated its backing for upfront cash payments and rent guarantees. A new study has found that...
21 April 2021
From: Breaking News

The head of an agency is urging landlords to “embrace” tenants on housing benefits, instead of seeking to avoid them. Mish Liyanage,...
19 April 2021
From: Breaking News

It’s been reported that a bid to impose a rental licensing regime on the Channel Island of Jersey - set to...
19 April 2021
From: Breaking News

Salford council in Greater Manchester is to introduce landlord licensing for HMOs where three or four tenants live - and the...
16 April 2021
From: Breaking News

An 83-year-old landlord who let a property through collapsed agency Homepoint says he is being pursued for nearly £2,400 by liquidators. Homepoint...
16 April 2021
From: Breaking News

A survey of 20,000 landlords by a comparison website suggests 53 per cent are uncertain if they want to remain in buy to...
14 April 2021
From: Breaking News

The spring market in Florida is white-hot at the moment, rivalling the increasing temperatures across the state as people begin their...
13 April 2021
From: Sponsored Content

New data from lettings agency Hamptons suggests that despite the slew of challenges thrown at the private rental sector, the number...
12 April 2021
From: Breaking News

Two landlords have spoken out about their losses and treatment from a lettings agency which has collapsed. Last month we reported that...
12 April 2021
From: Breaking News

A respected private rental sector body wants the government to slow its timetable for energy efficiency reform, warning that landlords could...
08 April 2021
From: Breaking News

A pressure group for tenants wants the next Mayor of London to win powers from the government to reduce rents, through a...
07 April 2021
From: Breaking News

There’s been a surge in the number of mortgage products aimed at landlords in the holiday let market. There’s been a 45...
07 April 2021
From: Breaking News

Only 39 rogue landlords and letting agents have been hit with banning orders in the first three years of their existence. The...
06 April 2021
From: Breaking News

Few landlords deal in the rarified surroundings of the central London market, and new figures from lettings agency Knight Frank show...
06 April 2021
From: Breaking News

Paragon Bank has launched a range of 80 per cent loan to value buy to let mortgages specifically for properties with...
30 March 2021
From: Breaking News

Specialist buy to let lender Paragon has taken the unusual step of issuing a so-called Green Bond to fund attempts to make...
26 March 2021
From: Breaking News

A landlord who allowed his tenants to live in squalid conditions, has been ordered by the court to pay £5,000 for...
26 March 2021
From: Breaking News

Sellers look to achieve three main tasks when selling their property via auction. Speed – Sell in the shortest possible timeframe. Whether this...
23 March 2021
From: Property Auctions

The government should use today's ‘Tax Day’ consultation process to reform Capital Gains Tax so that it encourages a smaller, high...
23 March 2021
From: Breaking News

News reports suggest the government may be about to step in and use commissioners to take over Liverpool council, which has...
23 March 2021
From: Breaking News

A landlord refused entry to a property he owned has tipped off police who discovered a cannabis farm in the Nottinghamshire...
23 March 2021
From: Breaking News

The controversy over government proposals to increase the numbers of pets in private rental properties has taken an unexpected twist. Two measures...
19 March 2021
From: Breaking News

One of the country’s leading property experts says landlords are now reassessing their portfolios as a result of possible Capital Gains...
19 March 2021
From: Breaking News

A lettings agency has suggested that the typical landlord could lose as much as £24,000 if the government increases Capital Gains...
17 March 2021
From: Breaking News

A lettings agency is telling landlords to take more tenants claiming housing benefits. The agency in question says it’s wrong that some...
17 March 2021
From: Breaking News
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The activists group Acorn, which has staged several anti-landlord demonstrations including some outside homes, is opposing a new Bill going through...
16 March 2021
From: Breaking News

A lettings agency being put into liquidation owes landlords almost £500,000 in unpaid rent. Local media in the Midlands report that the...
16 March 2021
From: Breaking News

With buy to let and traditional commercial property both under challenge thanks to government regulations and Coronavirus, the government is now...
16 March 2021
From: Breaking News

A council has now approved plans for two of the country’s largest licensing schemes - one is so large it needs...
15 March 2021
From: Breaking News

The government’s latest extension for the ban on bailiff-enforced evictions - taking it up until the end of May - is...
11 March 2021
From: Breaking News

Scottish private sector landlords and tenants who face financial difficulties caused by the pandemic have more time to access support after...
10 March 2021
From: Breaking News

The Budget has received short shrift from landlords and tenants, as Chancellor Rishi Sunak appeared to miss out the private rental...
04 March 2021
From: Breaking News

No news is good news, they say - and the absence of any announcement about Capital Gains Tax in thre Budget...
04 March 2021
From: Breaking News
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This afternoon's Budget has seen dramatic announcements from Chancellor Rishi Sunak referring to the private rental sector. For landlords buying properties, the stamp...
03 March 2021
From: Breaking News

Specialist buy to let broker Mortgages for Business says landlords buying now can use four tips to beat the chaos in the...
03 March 2021
From: Breaking News

The leader of the Generation Rent campaign group has joined forces with tenant activists to demand the Chancellor gives financial support...
01 March 2021
From: Breaking News

Owners of apparently empty or under-utilised properties in a prime London area are being asked to bring them into use to...
01 March 2021
From: Breaking News

Landlords are exiting the office on greater numbers since the government called for a review of Capital Gains Tax last year, claims...
26 February 2021
From: Breaking News

A councillor has criticised an MP who came out in favour of landlords in a dispute over licensing. Earlier this week Landlord Today...
26 February 2021
From: Breaking News

New simplified rental contracts are to be introduced from spring 2022 in Wales with minimum notice periods for evictions extended from...
25 February 2021
From: Breaking News

A Conservative MP is weighing in, in support of landlords arguing against a £700 licensing fee by the local council. James Duddridge,...
24 February 2021
From: Breaking News

Generation Rent campaign activists say 700,000 private tenants on Universal Credit cannot afford to pay their rent. The campaign - led by...
24 February 2021
From: Breaking News

The landlords’ trade body says the tax system needs reforming to support energy improvements in the private rental sector. The intervention by...
24 February 2021
From: Breaking News

Scams involving fake landlords and bogus lettings agents are rife in the private rentals sector, and may have been made worse...
23 February 2021
From: Breaking News

A London authority wants to extend its licensing regime for HMOs and landlords have just over two weeks left to respond. Lambeth...
23 February 2021
From: Breaking News

A landlord who failed to licence his properties has been ordered to pay back over £8,000 in rent. Dexter Blackstock, a former...
19 February 2021
From: Breaking News

A coalition of rental groups with the same view on how to tackle arrears is calling on the Chancellor to help...
18 February 2021
From: Breaking News

Landlords are today backing a call by the Resolution Foundation think tank for tenant hardship loans for renters impacted by the...
16 February 2021
From: Breaking News

A property development firm says it’s to spend up to £500m in land acquisitions over the next three years, as part...
16 February 2021
From: Breaking News

A landlord in the east of England says she was unaware of her tenant’s worries over back to back viewings of the property...
12 February 2021
From: Breaking News

It’s feared that the government’s latest funding to solve the cladding crisis will leave thousands of landlords with loans and unsellable...
11 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

It seems as if the frenzied housing market has extended to the auction field, with one major player reporting a strong...
09 February 2021
From: Breaking News

A PropTech ‘prospector’ tool which analyses Rightmove data from an investor’s perspective has produced a list of the 10 best average yields...
08 February 2021
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Landlords with tenants on Universal Credit are struggling to set up Alternative Payment Arrangements because the UC portal is closed to new...
05 February 2021
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Up to 50,000 rental homes in the countryside could be sold off if the government presses ahead with stricter energy efficiency...
04 February 2021
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Landlords in the the Charnwood area of the Midlands are invited to give their views on the proposed conditions for two...
04 February 2021
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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
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Landlords who buy from auction may want to take advantage of an estate agent’s decision to hold two of its virtual...
02 February 2021
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Landlords have only until February 11 to respond to the licensing proposals of the London council with the largest private rental...
28 January 2021
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A group of anti-landlord activists has used an incident involving an estate agency publicity leaflet as a reason to accuse all...
27 January 2021
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There is growing momentum for local councils to freeze their plans for landlord licensing while the pandemic continues. Lettings agency trade body...
27 January 2021
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Landlords concerned at licensing proposals put forward by Newcastle council have only until Sunday to respond with their views. The authority is re-designating...
26 January 2021
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Insurance company CIA landlord has prepared a league table of the most and least profitable locations for buy to let landlords. It’s...
25 January 2021
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The government has been slammed for missing out landlords in proposals to enforce new energy efficiency regulations. Propertymark - the trade group...