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Two landlords have spoken out about their losses and treatment from a lettings agency which has collapsed. Last month we reported that...

New figures suggest a large average rise in rents over the past year in almost every region outside of London. According to...

A key supplier is warning that landlords penalised by ever higher government taxes and rules will be forced to increase rents. Andy...

Many landlords awaiting the hearing of possession cases will hardly need reminding, but new figures from the Ministry of Justice give...

A respected private rental sector body wants the government to slow its timetable for energy efficiency reform, warning that landlords could...

The government has released details of its mediation scheme, which has already won the in-principle support of the National Residential Landlords...

A landlord that refused to make safety improvements at two of her properties in Folkestone has been fined nearly £5,000. Madeleine Scott,...

There’s been a surge in the number of mortgage products aimed at landlords in the holiday let market. There’s been a 45...

Only 39 rogue landlords and letting agents have been hit with banning orders in the first three years of their existence. The...

A resolution service set up last summer for landlords is extending its remit to cover a much wider range of disputes. TDS...

A landlord has been handed penalties totalling nearly £8,000 after being found guilty of operating an unlicensed HMO. This follows an investigation...

Few landlords deal in the rarified surroundings of the central London market, and new figures from lettings agency Knight Frank show...

Conservative MP Andrew Rosindell, who is moving a Bill through Parliament urging landlords to accept pets, says he backs a law...

A rogue landlord has been hit with a bill of £48,000 - a record for the council which brought the prosecution. Tariq...

A logistics software company with clients across the property spectrum has become the latest critic of the government’s axing of the...

A lettings agency estimates that the number of overseas landlords owning property in the UK has hit a five-year high -...

The landlords’ trade body has backed a call from MPs demanding a clear exit strategy at the end of the latest...

Paragon Bank has launched a range of 80 per cent loan to value buy to let mortgages specifically for properties with...

The landlords’ trade body has urged the government to think more strategically about energy efficiency in the private rental sector, and...

A Labour housing pressure group has made strong public criticism of the party’s shadow housing spokeswoman, Thangam Debbonaire. Labour Tenants United was...

Two landlords have been handed hefty fines after pleading guilty to renting out shared houses without the correct paperwork. The owner of...

The government is axing the Green Homes Grant scheme from 5pm on March 31 - putting a much criticised scheme out...

In the first anniversary of the initial ban on repossessions, it appears the move has backfired spectacularly. Research for the National Residential...

Specialist buy to let lender Paragon has taken the unusual step of issuing a so-called Green Bond to fund attempts to make...

A landlord who allowed his tenants to live in squalid conditions, has been ordered by the court to pay £5,000 for...

The government has revised official guidance for landlords, tenants and local authorities in the light of imminently-changing Coronavirus advice. The revisions are not fundamental...

The government’s much-hyped ‘tax day’ yesterday had - by comment consent - an underwhelming impact on the property sector. However, one tax...

A prominent lettings agency chief says tenants are becoming more eco-conscious, putting increased emphasis on landlords to meet expectations. Mike Cook -...

Investors viewing auction property A property investor is a long-term investor who lives by the fact they will be substantially better off...

Sellers look to achieve three main tasks when selling their property via auction. Speed – Sell in the shortest possible timeframe. Whether this...

The government should use today's ‘Tax Day’ consultation process to reform Capital Gains Tax so that it encourages a smaller, high...

A landlord refused entry to a property he owned has tipped off police who discovered a cannabis farm in the Nottinghamshire...

One of the country’s largest Build To Rent players says the government should incentivise working from home and the use of...

The eviction ban may have made life less stressful for tenants but a housing lawyer claims otherwise. David Renton, writing in the...

A serial-offender landlord has been fined for putting tenants at serious harm from fire and exposing them to substandard and dangerous conditions. Nilendu...

The Competition and Markets Authority is to probe property investment companies that have purchased freeholds from developers and that go on...

As a landlord, there may be times when you face boiler issues and tenants asking you to resolve problems. It is...

From April, almost two-thirds (67%) of England’s councils are set to increase their council tax by 4.90 – 5.0%. However, the pandemic has...

The controversy over government proposals to increase the numbers of pets in private rental properties has taken an unexpected twist. Two measures...

Landlords and managing agents of HMOs could face unlimited fines following new measures being brought in to strengthen fire safety, the...

Wales has extended its eviction ban from March 31 until the end of June - but it is more severe than...

A group of activists at the centre of campaigns for renters’ rights has claimed the police help landlords commit illegal acts. The London...

One of the most respected and experienced agents in Prime Central London has given an insight into the lettings market in...

London-focussed lettings agency Portico has drawn up highly localised hotspots within the capital for landlords seeking the best yields.  According to the...

A charity warns today that 150,000 private renters are at risk of eviction when restrictions are lifted because of mounting Covid-related...

A council which has 20,000 unregulated rental properties within its area has launched a new charter to improve standards. The unregulated properties...

The activists group Acorn, which has staged several anti-landlord demonstrations including some outside homes, is opposing a new Bill going through...

A lettings agency being put into liquidation owes landlords almost £500,000 in unpaid rent.  Local media in the Midlands report that the...

It’s almost exactly a year since Britain went into its first lockdown, heralding a large number of measures affecting renting, notably...

With buy to let and traditional commercial property both under challenge thanks to government regulations and Coronavirus, the government is now...

A council has now approved plans for two of the country’s largest licensing schemes - one is so large it needs...

The government has reissued its official guidance on the possession process for private landlord. The document was originally published last September but...

Many landlords and property investors will have watched the Chancellor’s budget with a feeling of trepidation. There had been hints of...

Activists in Generation Rent have hit out at the latest extension to the ban on bailiff-enforced evictions.  The government has extended this...

A tenant who sub-let a property by falsely claiming to be its owner has been given a criminal record.  Sonia Nascimento rented...

The main landlords’ trade body has made a blistering attack on the government of one of the UK nations, asking it...

Activists are aiming to make the eviction ban a central theme in this spring’s local elections. In early May there are elections...

The government’s latest extension for the ban on bailiff-enforced evictions - taking it up until the end of May - is...

Landlords trying to expand their portfolios can avoid delays caused by residential buyers taking advantage of the Chancellor's stamp duty extension by using four 'buy-to-let hacks', according to broker Mortgages for...

A Labour-controlled council says it’s confident a huge new licensing scheme for one of Britain’s most high-profile cities will be voted...

Activists from the Acorn campaign are pressing a council to get tough on landlords. Acorn has waged anti-landlord and anti-letting agent campaigns...

Letting agents in London say there's more interest from prospective tenants now the vaccine and Coronavirus roadmap suggest something like normality...

Scottish private sector landlords and tenants who face financial difficulties caused by the pandemic have more time to access support after...

A property analyst says landlords with company structures to handle their buy to let portfolios are unlikely to be worried by changes in...

A senior Anglican priest has stood up for renting as a concept, and suggests Britain is too pre-occupied with home ownership. Angela...

A landlord who persistently broke residential lettings rules has been banned from operating in what a local council calls “a landmark...

The first thing you need to consider when you’re buying a second property is what are you buying it for –...

An inventory supplier to the lettings industry is advising landlords to make sure they spot early signs of pet damage in...

The risk assessment system used by local authorities to judge health and safety issues relating to properties needs updating - and...

A company is offering Sharia-compliant bridging finance for property investors. Sharia compliance in the finance world means for savers and borrowers, instead...

Lloyds Bank is considering entering the private rental sector as a landlord, according to a Financial Times scoop. The newspaper says it's...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I’m David Hackett, Head of Business Development for The DPS    What...

The Budget has received short shrift from landlords and tenants, as Chancellor Rishi Sunak appeared to miss out the private rental...

A second attempt by Labour to halt in-person property viewings during the pandemic has been batted away by the government. Labour’s shadow...

No news is good news, they say - and the absence of any announcement about Capital Gains Tax in thre Budget...

Around 840,000 private renters in England and Wales have built up rent arrears since lockdown measures began and one in five...

This afternoon's Budget has seen dramatic announcements from Chancellor Rishi Sunak referring to the private rental sector. For landlords buying properties, the stamp...

An anarchist group has admitted that protests against landlords and letting agencies present opportunities for disruption. The Solidarity Federation says it aims to “advance...

Specialist buy to let broker Mortgages for Business says landlords buying now can use four tips to beat the chaos in the...

A local council has let it be known that it’s in a pilot mediation scheme set up by the government -...

Trade unions have joined the call for renters with Covid-related arrears to get cash help from the government - but they...

A Crown Court judge has ordered a landlord to pay back almost £750,000 in illicit earnings made from overcrowded properties in...

A major survey of landlords, tenants and letting agents suggests Covid-related arrears may not be the big problem as some fear. The...

People are bored of working from home and want to return to the "comfort" of office work and city centre socialising. That’s...

A gas engineer was shocked to come across a large cannabis grow in a rental property after being called to change...

Owners of apparently empty or under-utilised properties in a prime London area are being asked to bring them into use to...

A councillor has criticised an MP who came out in favour of landlords in a dispute over licensing. Earlier this week Landlord Today...

Tenants at a Newcastle-upon-Tyne Build To Rent scheme are being offered deposit alternatives by the developer-cum-management firm, The High Street Group. The...

It might be thought that banks have made significant mistakes of their own in the recent past - including triggering the...

Scams involving fake landlords and bogus lettings agents are rife in the private rentals sector, and may have been made worse...

A landlord in south west of England has been given a nine month prison sentence, suspended for 18 months, following a...

Over 330 rental properties have been incorporated into a single company - thought to be the largest single incorporation in the...

The owner of a property used for an illegal party has been fined by a London council for breaking lockdown. Police were called...

It’s Census day on March 21 and for the first time it’s an all-digital affair. The National Residential Landlords Association is urging...

A landlord has been sentenced for failing to maintain gas appliances at a rental property in accordance with the law. Swansea magistrates’...

The government’s Green Homes Grant has been slammed by MPs for its snail’s pace progress, complications and poor delivery. The all-party Environmental...

Generation Rent has criticised the aspirations of some landlords who appear on the daytime BBC show Homes Under The Hammer.  “The regular...

The Deposit Protection Service has given its six top tips for landlords and tenants to navigate the deposit dispute maze. Here they...

A tax specialist says HM Revenue & Customs is mobilising its teams to probe Airbnb hosts - and he warns ‘the clock...

Landlords are today backing a call by the Resolution Foundation think tank for tenant hardship loans for renters impacted by the...

A tenancy deposit service has listed the unexpected items it receives from landlords or tenants during deposit disputes - and it seems...

The Baroness leading the pressure group Generation Rent says the extension of the ban on bailiff-enforced evictions does not go far...

Plummeting inner London rents mean the gap between central and outer areas of the capital is now far less than before. Data...

Two landlords who illegally let a London property without providing proper washing facilities or tackling serious fire hazards have been taken to...

The government has announced yet another ban on bailiff-enforced evictions in the private rental sector. The existing ban was due to expire...

Shelter says it expects the current ban on bailiff-enforced evictions to be extended until at least the end of the present...

A landlord has been fined £6,000 for failing to licence a house in multiple occupation. Wolverhampton council prosecuted Aunberin Saddique after it...

Despite talk of increased arrears and wider economic concerns, it appears tenants are increasingly worried about the long-term effects of poor credit...

A tax barrister has restructured his way of working and is appealing to buy to let and other property investors as...

A landlord who did not secure the deposit of two students has been ordered to pay them £2,800.  The order was made...

Landlords are warning the government that if it increases Capital Gains Tax the rental market will freeze up. Chatter has increased in...

A survey claims that 75 per cent of tenants regard the relationship with their landlord as good or very good -...

One of the country’s best known Labour politicians wants the eviction ban extended yet again. Currently there is a moratorium on bailiff-enforced evictions...

Some policies towards landlords show how the government has lost its conservative ethos of supporting businesses and being the party of low taxes.  Rosalind...

It seems as if the frenzied housing market has extended to the auction field, with one major player reporting a strong...

Many landlords may be all-too-familiar with cowboy builders but new research reveals a problem with ‘cowboy customers’ robbing tradespeople of income. Mobile...

A Labour MP has written to private landlords asking for a rent reduction or release from a tenancy for students prevented...

The Green Homes Grant scheme is set to fail according to MPs, who claim the current slow roll-out means it would...

A senior Conservative peer and consumer campaigner has spoken strongly in favour of landlords’ rights. In a House of Lords debate on...

A PropTech ‘prospector’ tool which analyses Rightmove data from an investor’s perspective has produced a list of the 10 best average yields...

Two men have been ordered to pay almost £8,000 for letting out flats in defiance of regulations designed to keep tenants...

Landlords with tenants on Universal Credit are struggling to set up Alternative Payment Arrangements because the UC portal is closed to new...

The National Residential Landlords Association is calling on the Chancellor to scrap the three per cent stamp duty levy on the...

A holiday lets firm has outlined six reasons why that sector may be a good bet for property investors, despite recent...

On top of the rush to beat the stamp duty holiday deadline and changes to Help To Buy - both with cliff...

The last year has been one which has focused attention on dealing with the immediate, the here and now, in a...

Landlords have told government that while they welcome new cash help for student tenants, the rest of the lettings sector needs...

Up to 50,000 rental homes in the countryside could be sold off if the government presses ahead with stricter energy efficiency...

What is your name and how long have you been a landlord? My name is Lea Savage, and I have been a...

The House of Lords has narrowly voted for a low-key motion expressing regret that the current eviction ban measures do not offer more...

An influential all-party committee of MPs and members of the House of Lords is calling for a new council tax fund...

A leading market monitor suggests voids are increasing but otherwise states the rental market is in good health, one year on from...

A record pipeline has been reported by one of the leading buy to let mortgage lenders as landlords race to beat...

The government’s model tenancy agreement has been amended to be pro-pet. The new agreement means renters with what are described as “well-behaved pets”...

Coronavirus has prompted much talk of landlords and tenants alike fleeing cities for the country - but some evidence suggests that...

New research provides more evidence of the importance of good broadband links for tenants.  A survey of over 1,000 students earlier this week...

Whilst 24% of adults have welcomed a new pet into their home since March 2020, or are planning to before Easter...

The Property Ombudsman has ordered a lettings agent to pay £200 compensation to a landlord after accepting a tenant on the...

Former Labour leader Ed Miliband, now the shadow energy secretary, says the green homes grant scheme is in chaos. Media reports in...

There is growing momentum for local councils to freeze their plans for landlord licensing while the pandemic continues. Lettings agency trade body...

Landlords concerned at licensing proposals put forward by Newcastle council have only until Sunday to respond with their views. The authority is re-designating...

A council clampdown on four short let flats in Edinburgh has been backed by the Scottish Government. The council discovered that the...

A so-called Citizens Assembly set up by a leading politician has called for rent controls. The Citizen’s Assembly of Scotland was launched...

Around half of renters are worried about financial security thanks to Coronavirus - and many are concerned their landlords will sell up. Aldermore Bank,...

A landlord has been hit with a fine of over £600 after failing to comply with an improvement notice - jeopardising...

The government has been slammed for missing out landlords in proposals to enforce new energy efficiency regulations. Propertymark - the trade group...

A landlord who let out a former bank vault as an illegal flat described by the local council as “dangerous” has...

A landlord who failed to improve his rental property, leaving his tenants in dangerous conditions, has been fined. Haroon Karim from Nottingham...

In this article, the experts at Good Move give their top tips for dealing with damp in your home. Damp is something...

Both Labour and the Scottish National Party have spoken out over online platforms carrying advertisements from landlords seeking sexual favours in...

A comparison website is warning owners to check whether their insurance policies cover damage from extreme weather events such as the...

A leading utilities supplier to the rental sector says landlords should consider switching to smart meters, as tenants spend more time at...

Figures from investment consultancy London Central Portfolio show how vulnerable the capital’s rental market is to Brexit and Coronavirus - but...

The government has set out details of its new Debt Respite Scheme - also known as Breathing Space - which comes...

The Financial Conduct Authority is extending the ban on repossessions by two months until April 1, in light of the pandemic...

The latest sentiment survey from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors suggests a drop in landlord activity across the UK. RICS does...

Popular buy to let lender Fleet Mortgages’ latest rental yield index shows the consequences of increasing property prices in many regions...

The changes to Mortgage Interest Tax Relief and impact on your wallet Before April 2017 landlords with a mortgage on their buy-to-let...

Junior housing minister Kelly Tolhurst says the government will introduce the controversial Renters Reform Bill “very soon.” This Bill is the one which...

A lettings agency says there is very large scale support amongst tenants for the extension to the current bailiff-enforced eviction ban,...

A trade body says the current national lockdown may make it harder for the lettings industry to conform with an approaching deadline...

Rents across much of England and Wales are performing strongly according to a new market analysis - and in some areas...

Britain’s holiday rental market is preparing for a busy year ahead, as many travellers are expected to opt for staycations over...

A landlord has opened up to a news website about the difficulties trying to accommodate student tenants during the lockdown.  Elizabeth Hunter is...

The Rent Smart Wales quango, now five years old, has been sharply criticised by the National Residential Landlords Association.  A report commissioned...

A former tenant has been fined for sending racially offensive messages to his former landlord over three years after being evicted...

Citizens Advice has called once again for public funds to help tenants in Covid-related arrears. Alistair Cromwell, acting chief executive of the...

The government insists that its ban on bailiff-enforced evictions “protects the most vulnerable renters” during the pandemic. The claim comes in the...

Activists in a rental reform coalition say court possession hearings should be halted as well as bailiff-led evictions. They say the stress...

The ban on bailiff-enforced evictions for private renters has been extended in England and Wales. This will be until February 21 “at...

The government is establishing a Commonhold Council - a partnership of leasehold groups, industry and government - that will prepare landlords,...

With unusually cold weather even by winter standards expected later this month, Aviva has issued guidance for landlords and other home...

The latest survey from PropTech platform Goodlord suggests the lettings landscape is relatively stable entering 2021 - but with the prospect...

A PropTech firm says it’s wrong that landlords are expected to prop up the rental market during the pandemic in the...

Eviction guru and lettings sector expert Paul Shamplina has made an impassioned plea for government help for the rental sector. The founder...

While there is optimism over Coronavirus vaccines, it’s likely that Covid-19 will continue to change tenants’ traditional aspirations in 2021 says...

Activists from Shelter and Generation Rent have led the charge for a renewed eviction ban in the light of the latest...

It appears that a London borough council’s two licensing schemes have expired at the turn of the year, with no alternative...

Generation Rent, the lobby group that tells the government how it thinks the lettings industry should operate, appears to have a...

The Liberal Democrats want Airbnb to ensure its landlords offer free accommodation to victims and survivors of domestic abuse in Tier 3...

An estate agency that bucks the industry trend by selling only tenanted properties to landlords says it’s had a record year. Portfolio,...

A property development consultancy is tipping five regeneration areas in England as potential good investments for the coming year. SevenCapital says they...

Insecure tenancies, poor housing conditions and overcrowding lead to health problems and worsen risks in the pandemic, a think tank claims. The...

London Labour Mayor Sadiq Khan wants a £3 billion one-off windfall tax on private developers to fund replacement cladding on affected...

The roll-out of a vaccine for Coronavirus could dramatically change the poor rental market performance in prime London in the coming...

Covid-19 restrictions in force across the country for the foreseeable future means landlords must remain cautious in 2021 - and they...

The government has published official guidance for landlords on how they should operate in the new Tier 4 locations. Since Boxing Day,...

A Labour housing politician is accusing the government of using Coronavirus as an excuse for dragging its feet over scrapping Section...

The government has rejected a call for landlords to have powers to evict tenants who fall 14 days into arrears. Property investor...

Landlords with London properties have a short-term opportunity to list and let them for free - but they’ll have to be...

Staff are being recruited by a coalition of groups campaigning for widespread restrictions on landlord powers in 2021. Called the Renters Reform...

There’s been a howl of disgust from the UK’s major landlord group following the Welsh Government’s shock increase in stamp duty. Landlord...

A landlord who breached a court order not to harass or evict his tenants has been given a prison sentence.  Saakib Khan,...

A BBC investigation into ‘No DSS’ statements on two prominent landlord websites has provoked campaigning charity Shelter into an attack on the...

An investigation by the BBC has found that 80 per cent of advertisements on two websites used by landlords say people...

The Generation Rent campaign wants the government to write off private renters’ arrears built up during the pandemic. And it has repeated...

Senior MPs have been told by the chief executive of the National Residential Landlords Association that they must provide financial assistance...

A landlord has been fined £10,000 by her local council for failing to licence a HMO. Tracey Davies of Bath was found...

The coronavirus pandemic has brought instability to the UK rental market, with tenants struggling to pay rents and landlords battling to...

The Labour-controlled Greater London Authority and 18 other groups of activists, charities and students have formed a new pro-renter coalition. Called the...

The number of UK landlords has risen 49 per cent in the last five years to an all-time high of 2.7m...

Citizens Advice says the government should prioritise tenants with rent arrears who are the most significant victims of the financial fallout...

A move to regulate Airbnb and other short let platforms operating in Scotland has received a hostile welcome from a countryside...

Two players in the domestic energy industry are warning landlords that it will be an expensive exercise to meet predicted future...

A virtual show about pest control is being targeted at landlords because of the strong links between pests and housing in...

A London lettings agency is offering landlords the opportunity to list and let properties for free this month.  The offer comes from...

The National Residential Landlords Association has released its manifesto for the 2021 Welsh Parliament elections - and it makes the case...

PropTech provider Canopy has linked with a string of insurance and other firms to improve its offer to renters. Canopy’s founder Tahir Farooqui...

The government has issued a new How To Rent Guide - the critical document that landlords or their agents have to...

A landlord has been ordered to pay £3,928.44 after failing to licence two properties he has been letting out in Nottingham.  Jaswinder...

A YMCA chief executive claims the proliferation of HMOs may be endangering private tenants’ health by encouraging overcrowding and undersized-rooms. Alan Fraser,...

Insurance provider Berkeley Alexander has launched a Landlord Legal Expenses and Rent Guarantee product for use under Covid-19 restrictions. The company claims that...

Landlords considering taking advantage of the government’s new Green Homes Grant are being warned of a surge in cowboy building works. Sheffield...

The government has launched an unexpected consultation which may indirectly highlight a new opportunity for landlords and other investors - converting...

Members of a wealthy Blackburn family of landlords with a portfolio of properties have been sentenced for defrauding the Department for...

The campaigning charity Shelter is offering private rental sector tenants advice on how to negotiate a rent reduction during the remaining...

An analysis by a lettings management service has identified those parts of London with the strongest yields and capital growth in...

An eviction ban has been introduced by the Scottish Government to take effect until well into the New Year.  Because of the...

The chief executive of the National Residential Landlords Association has admitted in a newspaper article that some landlords do misuse their...

A Green Party councillor is demanding that tenants be allowed to write the local authority’s policy for the private rental sector. According...