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The Renters Reform Bill returns to the House of Commons today with activist groups critical of amendments put forward to reach...

National Landlord Investment Show has announced that the former Leader of the Conservative Party, the Rt Hon Sir Iain Duncan Smith,...

A London council has prosecuted landlord Syed Shah, owner of an HMO, for a string of  breaches that posed significant risks...

The National Residential Landlords Association has partnered with GetGround, a property investment platform for buy-to-let landlords looking to find, structure, and...

Activists are beginning to pile pressure on London Labour Mayor Sadiq Khan, claiming the public will be disappointed if he toes...

Tenant referencing provider Canopy has released data from a  rental affordability index, which claims most tenants are at the very limit...

Former Conservative leader Iain Duncan-Smith is to address landlords at an event this summer. The MP - 70 next week - was...

A controversial wealth management company claims that almost two thirds of private tenants have suffered a deterioration in their mental and...

The UK government's long awaited Spring Budget announced some key changes for the property market in an effort to stimulate activity...

Landlords can benefit from a wealth of free training, courtesy of a north of England council. Cumberland council is providing the training...

Anonymous reports of energy theft have skyrocketed by 62% since 2021, Crimestoppers’ figures reveal.  In 2023 alone, the charity received 11,552 reports...

The management of BTL properties, whether it's a modest collection of three units or a more sizable portfolio of fifteen, can...

If interest rate rises weren’t enough to drive landlords out the market, mounting maintenance costs could be. Various studies and surveys have...

Despite several fires in rented properties, the government is proposing to double the maximum legal power of e-bikes. A Department of Transport...

The Government quietly announced population projections towards the end of January that could have major implications for the types of homes...

Activist group Generation Rent has described the latest homelessness data from the government as showing “a whole new level of horror.” It...

A landlord who was involved in a decade-long dispute with a London council has been hit with a £1.44 million penalty...

The Housing Ombudsman has found severe maladministration by One Housing Group in its record keeping following the its failure to conduct...

Landlords are selling up in significant volumes these days - partly to cash in on capital appreciation, but mostly thanks to...

Private landlords and letting agents are being offered free advice and information at a networking event hosted by Cumberland council.  Property owners...

A recent survey by digital mortgage lender, Molo, revealed that nearly 60% of UK landlords have seen a rise in late...

The Housing Ombudsman has ordered Yorkshire Housing to pay £3,780 after it found three findings of severe maladministration for how it...

The Department for Communities in Northern Ireland is reminding landlords who registered or renewed with the Landlord Registration Scheme during January,...

The Renters Reform Bill will not go for its Third Reading in the House of Commons for at least another fortnight. The...

Labour says there’s a link between Section 21 powers granted to landlords and what it claims is a total of 4,400...

A prominent London-focused agent and property consultant says landlords are prioritising long term ‘tenant quality’ over short term yields. Jo Eccles, founder...

Mohammed Sharaz, a landlord from Bradford, recently seized an opportunity to enhance his property portfolio after Wildstone acquired the gable end...

If you're thinking of investing in a holiday home this year, there can be a lot to consider. From gathering insight to...

Landlords are being invited to a forum organised by a council’s own private lettings service and the National Residential Landlords Association. The...

HSBC bank is working with Shelter on housing campaigns. A statement from the charity says: “With support from partners including HSBC UK,...

Two thirds of private renters have experienced a problem with the quality or condition of their property in the past six...

Air quality expert Stuart Smith writes:  The average family produces 24 pints of water vapour a day through routine activity but many...

The Housing Ombudsman - which assesses problems involving social housing landlords - has found severe maladministration in four cases involving Croydon...

Landlords, being key players in the housing sector, can make a significant impact by fostering a greener mindset among their tenants....

A Labour-controlled council is inviting private rental sector representatives to a round-table event which it pledges will not be a talking...

The Treasury has announced March 6 as the date for the Spring Budget and Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has commissioned the Office...

New research from a construction professional body shows a large proportion of people would not buy a newly built property due...

One in five (20 per cent of) landlords plans to reducing their buy to let holdings according to a new survey. The...

The chief executive of campaigning charity Shelter is blaming “skyrocketing rents” for a crisis of homelessness. As part of an appeal for...

The government claims that millions of homeowners in England and Wales will be given greater rights, powers, and protections over their...

Many have welcomed the move by Chancellor Jeremy Hunt to unfreeze the Local Housing Allowance - but some tenant activists say...

Large upfront costs are deterring landlords and other home owners from making their homes more energy efficient, according to Lloyds Bank...

A leader of the pro-tenant activist group Acorn has told MPs that “one man bands” are more likely to exploit tenants...

A council’s version of a private lettings agency is inviting landlords to an event co-organised by the National Residential Landlords Association. Ashford...

A slew of MPs who are members of the Renters Reform Bill committee receive money from letting out rooms or properties...

Lost in the noise of the King’s Speech, the general pledge to reform the leasehold system, and the subsequent political turmoil...

A new analysis has produced a league table of the most and least affordable rental locations in England. The findings placed Rutland...

An Airbnb survey first reported last week on Landlord Today has exploded into a national newspaper controversy. Airbnb claims that almost 80...

The property investment service BuyAssociation has changed the wording of an advertisement after intervention by the Advertising Standards Authority. The ASA says: “A...

“Huge numbers” of small family-run holiday lettings businesses in Wales are selling up because of new restrictions and large tax hikes. New...

Room rents continue to skyrocket across the UK, reaching new highs in the third quarter of 2023 according to flatware website...

Another council is advertising a package of incentives for private landlords to help solve its housing shortage. Exeter council is aiming to...

Holding deposits head the list of complaints about the private rental sector, says the man at the top of the Property...

The latest Rental Demand Index from the Barrows and Forrester agency has revealed that rental demand has surged during the third...

The rise of platforms such as Airbnb has opened up new possibilities to generate extra income by renting out spaces.  From spare...

As the ‘big buy-to-let’ sell off gathers momentum, we take a look ways you can guestimate the value of your rental...

A council is appealing to landlords to work with the local authority and the Probation Service to help ex-offenders fit accommodation...

Some 80,460 homes across England and Wales are registered to companies located in offshore tax havens. They are worth an estimated £39.8...

The Advertising Standards Authority has banned any further publication of an advertisement for holiday homes that made them appear to be...

Over a third of homes in England are at high risk of overheating as summer temperatures of 40oC and above apparently...

An MP says owner occupiers are “scared, unable to sleep at night, worried about their safety and even concerned about whether...

The death of a 27-year-old man was not caused by the mould in the private rental property he occupied. That was the verdict...

The challenges facing the property market right now are well reported; from rising interest rates pushing up mortgage payments to a...

A controversial MP sacked by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak earlier this year says he will take up the cause of landlords...

Recent years have seen a surge in the holiday lettings sector with the popularity of digital platforms like Air BnB.  It...

A lettings agent with 3,500 properties under management has written a long letter to Housing Secretary Michael Gove complaining about the...

New data from the Office for National Statistics, based on the 2021 Census results, show growth in the number of holiday...

A leading buying agent says changing planning priorities amongst London councils are likely to mean that large lateral apartments will maintain...

The Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards has criticised Housing Minister Rachel Maclean for breaking MPs’ rules. Maclean broke rule 8 of the Code...

This year is set to bring sweeping rental reforms that will change the face of lettings forever. Landlords should be following...

A quick buy property company says there’s been a surge in the number of landlords quitting the rental sector. “We’ve seen a...

Council enforcement officers found 11 people crammed inside a three-bed semi in London following a tip-off from eagled-eyed residents. Brent council officers...

The top UK holiday hotspot for 2023 is Yorkshire, according to Sykes Holiday Cottages’ latest Staycation Index report. Known for its picturesque...

Previous estimates that half a million landlords are set to sell up may actually be a massive under-estimate, a property industry figure...

West London landlord Shashibhushan Vyas, from Isleworth, has been fined over £115,500 for illegally converting a side extension into a separate...

Landlords are exiting the market in droves. According to an accountancy firm who analysed HMRC data, 70,000 buy-to-let landlords left the sector...

West London landlord Shashibhushan Vyas, from Isleworth, has been fined over £115,500 for illegally converting a side extension into a separate...

Eight criminal landlords - three of them companies - have been fined approaching half a million pounds. They were prosecuted for offences...

The majority of private landlords would consider switching to a letting agency because of the current complexity of buy to let.  A...

Activist group Generation Rent has accused landlords of “silencing” private tenants who live in flats hit with damp and mould. The claim...

A fishing organisation is blaming landlords for contributing to a housing crisis which, they say, means locals cannot live in coastal...

The Boiler Upgrade Scheme - launched in May 2022 and open to landlords as well as homeowners - is failing to...

A new rental market analysis has revealed where in the UK has the highest proportion of private landlords.  Benham and Reeves analysed...

A landlord has been fined after pleading guilty to breaching a prohibition order preventing him from letting a property. The Isle of...

An unlikely location heads the latest league table purporting to show the highest returns on property investment. Aldermore’s Buy To let City...

As many buy-to-let landlords continue to question their place in the market with ever increasing legislation, finance and management costs, one...

Suffolk Building Society has announced the launch of a new five-year fixed expat buy to let product for properties with an...

Campaigning charity Shelter claims that “at least” 271,000 are homeless in England alone. The figure - compiled from a Freedom of Information...

Two law partners at a legal firm have outlined a five-step process which tenants can use to complain to their landlords...

I often use this column to discuss the reputation of landlords and the broader private rented sector which, as we all...

Renters have higher rates of anxiety than home owners, it’s been claimed by a think tank. The Joseph Rowntree Foundation says that...

A Labour peer who was to have invested £1 billion in affordable homes has halted his scheme because of the threat...

AirBnb owners are leaving the market for long term lettings following changes to the regulations in Scotland according to a leading...

A landlord has been found guilty of three housing offences after it was discovered a property he let out posed a...

A council has launched a best practice charter for operating “considerate holiday lets” in partnership with a property industry trade body. The...

The winners have been revealed in a nationwide search for the UK and Ireland’s best holiday lets. The awards, which were organised...

There will be no Landlord Today newsletter or updates on Monday September 19 as a mark of respect for the state...

* Angels Media and Landlord Today are deeply saddened by the passing of HM Queen Elizabeth II * - Agents are warning that...

The minister who was behind the controversial Renters Reform Bill and the accompanying White Paper has this morning resigned from the...

A controversial Labour council aims to make life more expensive for landlords who let out whole properties via Airbnb or other...