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Consultation events are to be held this week to gauge the reaction to a possible compulsory register for all Airbnb and...

The cost of a newly let home rose 9.8 per cent over the last 12 months to £1,125 pcm, marking the...

A Midlands council is the latest to introduce an additional licensing regime for HMOs - but it’s based on a consultation...

The property industry has this week remonstrated at the video that housing charity Shelter has published and in which they portray...

One in five properties in the UK could benefit from new government grants to help fund electric vehicle home charging points...

If rising energy costs are your immediate concern, it may not be feasible to invest in new solutions for your home...

The independent expert advisers to government on tax simplification, the OTS, says there has been a strong response to its consultation...

A new study has compiled a league table of the best cities in the UK for investment in student accommodation. CIA Landlord...

A council is notifying its landlords with tenants on housing benefit that it is switching its payment schedule from paper to...

Housing Secretary Michael Gove has made a sweeping attack on the conditions of homes run by private landlords. In a statement backing...

Landlords renting out to holidaymakers could be in with a chance of winning £10,000 as part of a nationwide search for...

Activists have expressed their delight that the government has “listed to the voice of renters” in its provisions for widespread reform...

This is the entirety of the detail given by the government about the Renters’ Reform Bill, confirmed in yesterday’s Queen’s Speech. --- Renters Reform...

Are you a landlord with an EPC rating of D or below? Newable Finance has launched EPC Finance – a range of...

Labour’s London Mayor - buoyed up after the party’s successes in the capital in last week’s elections - has renewed his...

A cleaning crisis caused by Brexit and Covid could threaten the well-being of the buy to let sector according to a...

The strong fundamentals of a rental market with a chronic undersupply are attracting a growing amount of institutional capital says Knight...

Landlords have enjoyed more capital appreciation with the average UK house price rising again in April, up by 1.1 per cent...

Activists from pressure groups and London-focussed tenants’ bodies have handed in a letter to 10 Downing Street asking the Prime Minister...

Voters in Bristol have decided to abolish the city’s directly elected mayor following a referendum. The city was given the choice of...

The lack of stock available to rent continues to limit lettings activity and drive rents higher in areas of prime London,...

PropTech firm Canopy says four out of five tenants have never missed a rent payment and that this should give them...

A report from the Public Accounts Committee on the regulation of the private rented sector (PRS) was issued with little notice...

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

For many years now developers, freeholders and landlords have been engaged in the practice of utilising ground rents as lucrative investments...

The UK’s largest listed provider of private rental homes, Grainger, is proposing pet-friendly ‘stay as long as you like up to...

A trade union has called on the government to “look at all forms of rent control” as a way of combatting...

Taxes on buy to let investment are fuelling a supply crisis, hiking rents and making homeownership more difficult to afford. That’s the...

A lettings agency is to hold free events to support landlords ahead of what it calls a “landmark transformation” in rental...

A new version of PropTech platform Yuno claims to solve the problem of how a landlord should decide what is the...

The National Residential Landlords Association has hit back at allegations made by Shelter, accusing the charity of sensationalising the way landlords...

Gedling council in Nottinghamshire is the latest local authority to resume consultations on Selective Licensing after putting initial proposals on ice...

A new kind of property investor is evolving. They’ve enjoyed the fruits of their labours, creating UK investments in property but...

Here are five top tips worth considering if you’re an aspiring or ambitious property entrepreneur. 1. Take Your Time to Find the...

With the rising cost of living and the UK’s inflation crisis creating financial uncertainty, many are looking to make more secure...

In this guides and tips piece, Kerry Barber, head of Compliance at Goodlord, and Leanne McCarthy, claims facilitator at Goodlord, discuss why this month's...

Eviction specialist Landlord Action says it’s seen a sharp rise in landlords seeking to use its debt recovery service against tenants...

Activists in the Generation Rent group have made seven demands on government including a rent freeze, the clearing of tenants’ arrears,...

Another council has revealed it’s won funding from the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy to boost the EPCs of...

Shelter’s latest accusations about private landlords and evictions have been slammed as “scaremongering.” The charity claims that a private renter in England...

Buy To Let may have had a resurgence in the past year but long-term lending patterns suggest landlords have been hit...

Renters without a property to sell are likely to be the worst demographic sector affected by the cost of living crisis...

Average UK rents have increased for the sixth consecutive quarter - but some tenants are paying above the going rate to...

Bizarre but true - a tenant has undergone a pseudo-marriage ceremony with her cat in a bid to get around any...

It looks as if landlords have enjoyed further capital appreciation with the latest housing market index showing still-rising asking prices for...

A landlord has been accused of a “disgusting offence” after installing a camera in the bathroom of a house he let...

Landlord Action supremo Paul Shamplina says he anticipates the long-awaited Rental Reform White Paper may now be delayed further, possibly until...

Renting is changing. That’s what we keep being told by the Government as it prepares the ground for its renters’ reform...

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

The recent energy price cap increase implemented has prompted households across the UK to consider ways to make their home more...

Two of the country’s leading Conservative MPs have spoken at a Shelter conference which claimed millions of private renters were being...

The proportion of landlords reporting increasing tenant demand has hit an all-time high of 62 per cent. Research undertaken on behalf of...

A long-term shortage of stock means the rental sector is “massively underperforming” according to the property analytics service TwentyCi. It says in...

An industry trade body is alerting landlords that new smoke and carbon monoxide alarm rules are likely to be introduced soon -...

Politicians in a city with one of the UK’s most frenzied short lets markets are pledging to return Airbnb style units...

Another council is offering landlords financial assistance in improving energy efficiency in their investment properties.  North Norfolk District Council has won £3.85m...

Landlords will be breathing a sigh of relief following a Supreme Court decision delivered just before the Easter holiday. The court refused...

Newspapers have been told by the government that next month’s Queen's Speech will include dramatic measures to bring empty retail units...

A leading lettings industry figure is warning politicians that they risk shrinking the size of the private rental sector if they...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? My name is Mark Walton and I am the Managing...

One of the leaders of the Generation Rent group claims it can be “an uphill struggle for private renters to get...

The latest forecast for the UK lettings market this year is that there will be a four per cent rise in...

The government says major house builders have agreed to spend £2 billion on fixing the dangerous cladding on their own buildings,...

A senior committee of MPs claims that it’s “too difficult for renters to realise their legal right to a safe and...

The National Residential Landlords Association has backed a far-reaching report by a group of MPs which has condemned the quality of...

Landlords who have mortgages from the Yorkshire Building Society have been told that they do not need to inform the lender...

A controversial PropTech rental platform has issued a list of questions and issues to check when tenants rent from a landlord...

A Labour city council that has already called for powers to impose rent controls has now extended its existing landlord licensing...

Landlords are many people’s favourite pantomime villains, on the hunt to hike rents and squeeze profits. The reality, however, is proven...

As the weather begins to warm up, many will be starting to think about giving their homes a seasonal spring clean....

Capital appreciation for landlords has seen another surge according to the latest house price index, just released by the Halifax. It shows...

Private renters who are trying to save a deposit on a home to buy are having to run in order to...

A pressure group of campaigners highly critical of landlords and letting agents is organising protests at cities this weekend. Acorn - which...

Local media in Sheffield are reporting that the activist group Acorn must pay just under £100,000 in costs and damages to...

Proposals to make rental properties greener by enforcing a minimum energy performance certificate rating of C, is causing widespread confusion throughout...

Letting agent Barrows and Forrester has identified how eco-improvements can add value to properties. Insulation - Upgrading a home’s insulation, specifically solid wall...

Buy to let landlords claimed a record £18.5 in tax relief in the year to April 2021, the most recent data...

There’s a new warning that the cost of living crisis facing landlords and tenants could get sizeably worse thanks to yet...

Renters are amongst the three groups likely to suffer worst as the cost of living crisis unfolds, an analyst has warned.  Sarah...

Thousands of landlords are to be quizzed to establish the true cost of damages to rental accommodation by tenants. The “What’s the...

A surprising call has come from a major industry supplier - it wants landlords to set up standing orders with their...

The increased energy price cap could mean bills for the average band G home hit almost £5,000 a year, up £145...

I hope you weren’t holding your breath for the Chancellor to announce a package of help for landlords in his Spring...

Even before the pandemic, we were seeing dramatic changes across the buy-to-let landscape with holiday lets steadily increasing in appeal –...

It’s not an April Fool - capital appreciation of homes really is running at 14.3 per cent a year according to...

Rooms-to-rent platform Ministry of Rooms has launched a new initiative to make it easier for Ukrainian refugees to connect with landlords...

The government has indirectly given away early details of its long-expected National Landlord Register - but it still appears to be...

A report by a business campaign group claims Build To Rent is key to helping solve the housing crisis in London. Who...

Trade unions in Scotland are demanding that local council candidates sign a pledge to support “urgent” rent controls in that country. The...

The government says it’s going to name and shame what it considers to be bad social landlords, using social media to...

The Deposit Protection Service is warning landlords not to delay discussions about damp and mould until the end of the tenancies. DPS...

The staycation craze has made holiday lets a far more attractive proposition to many would-be landlords, according to a new survey. Research...

For investors who keep their buy to lets for substantial periods - up to 25 years in some cases - a...

Private landlords who let out properties in Central West Bromwich are being urged to check if they need to apply for...

Letting agency Bramleys has canvassed the opinions of its clients to produce a league table of the biggest bugbears identified by...

Horrendous price rises are set to hit hard this year. The Spring Statement laid out plans to mitigate the pain of...

A property company director is telling landlords to show compassion when they consider rent rises, because of the cost of living...

The activist group Acorn is lobbying a local council to deny people the right to buy a second home or let...

A question mark has been raised over the suitability of a scheme starting next month to encourage the switch from gas...

Tax experts have warned HMRC not to add to the burden of red tape already falling on landlords. The Chartered Institute of...

Shock figures suggest that Airbnb owners are charging up to 600 per cent more to stay at their properties during major...

A landlord has been hit with a bill of almost £25,000 for allegedly exposing vulnerable tenants to serious fire risks in...

The former Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer says rent controls are a vital part of a four-pronged ‘Radical Recovery Programme’. John McDonnell has...

A new report claims new builds have typical energy bills some £400 a year less than other properties.  The Home Builders’ Federation...

Fifteen businesses which had bought freeh­olds from housing developer Countryside have now given formal undertakings to remove terms that cause ground...

The Mirror newspaper has launched a campaign to “make rented homes safer”. It says its campaign - called Safe As Houses -...

The National Residential Landlords Association is trying to head off the growing clamour for rent controls by setting out its own...

Oxford’s Labour-run council has called on private renters to join a new tenants union. A statement from the authority says some private...

All-inclusive rents have exploded in popularity in the student rental sector over the past few years, but the rampant surge in...

Talk is getting louder about restrictions surrounding Airbnb and other short let platforms - and nowhere is the volume greater than...

As we approach what is commonly the busiest month of the year, there is one question many in the sector many...

A prominent lettings agency is warning its own and all other landlords that they are particularly vulnerable to the growing threat...

Landlords with property in Breckland, South Norfolk and Broadland have been invited to attend a free online Landlord Forum networking and...

The threat of rent controls in two parts of the country may now be so severe that buy to let landlords...

A major think tank is calling for a radical reform of the private rental sector. A report from the cross-party independent Social...

In a surprise move, a local authority has suspended a consultation process into a proposed selective licensing scheme following criticisms.  The leader...

A second-offence landlord has received fines totalling £5,259.75 after council officers found nine different safety violations at a single property. The building...

The significant majority of private renters are happy with their properties, status and their landlords according to a new survey. A report...

The government could benefit to the tune of £10 billion and the rental market could have soaring supply if stamp duty...

Agents’ trade body Propertymark says landlords should wise-up by using a letting agent to improve yields, rather than sell-up because of...

A Labour MP in the westcountry appears to be winning support for a campaign he has launched called First Homes, Not...

A new voluntary redress scheme has been launched to help landlords and tenants solve disputes.  The scheme - by the National Residential...

A prominent lettings agency says the rental growth seen in the past year will not be repeated in 2022, as tenants...

Husband-and-wife landlords Robin and Susan Kirstein have been landed with a massive fine for letting a home that was deemed by...

It goes without saying that any decent landlord wants to provide their tenants with a safe and secure home and to...

Buy-to-let lending hit its highest ever level last year, spurred on by record levels of tenant demand, the Stamp Duty Holiday...

In this weekend feature, Daniel Evans, chair of the Association of Independent Inventory Clerks (AIIC) and the managing director of Home...

A Labour Mayor and a former Labour baroness have teamed up to call for rent freezes in London, claiming they slash...

The programme of selling off council houses pioneered by Margaret Thatcher has been a strategic failure adding to inequality in Britain. That’s...

A strong rental market means fewer and shorter void periods - and that’s exactly what’s happening now. Rental platform Rentd analysed the...

A Devon council is promoting a scheme to lease properties from private landlords to provide homes for those in need.  In exchange...

Buy to let landlords are increasingly targeting smaller, secondary towns and cities rather than big urban centres. Data from Paragon Bank shows...

Capital appreciation for landlords is running at an average double-digit strength in seven regions of the UK according to the Halifax. Its...

Local media in Scotland report that no fewer than seven landlords have been struck off the register of landlords operating in...

A prominent lettings agent says politicians wanting an open door policy for refugees from Ukraine do not explain how they will...

Trading Standards has approved a new alternative dispute resolution body for the private rental sector. It’s The Dispute Service Ltd, and it...

With the housing market showing little sign of a slowdown, interest in auction properties also signals a busy year ahead. Here's my...

Buy to let is complicated - and getting more so by the week, as regulations and restrictions abound. Keeping track of this,...

As the government continues to assess the future state of building regulation in the UK, developers and leaseholders continue to remain...

New research suggests that some landlords are now deliberately choosing to buy properties with weak EPCs in order to upgrade and...

Around half of the Nightingale courts set up in 2020 at the height of the pandemic are to close, with the...

A private landlord has been fined £1,760 and ordered to pay £1,000 costs after failing to properly licence four properties in...

Build To Rent provider Wise Living is to deliver 90 new homes in two small schemes alongside an existing development of...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? My name is Giles Atkinson and I’m one part of...

Annual house price growth accelerated to 12.6 per cent in February, up from 11.2 per cent in January and the strongest...

The Welsh Government has announced an increase to the maximum level of council tax premiums for second homes, as well as...

A specialist company is warning landlords that the recent spate of named storms across the UK may have heightened the risk...

A lettings agent says his client landlords are already turning their back on short let platforms including Airbnb ahead of likely...

A leading figure in the PropTech sector says more regulation could make the rental sector fairer and more transparent - but...

Russia sending tanks into Ukraine sounds terrifying, but it also sounds a long way away. Unfortunately, in a world of global...

In this feature article, Stuart Kerr from Restorations UK sets out why this could be the worst winter yet for mould...

In this guest piece, Josh Barber from Flooring Superstore sets out why landlords must pay attention to flooring when it comes...

Landlords wanting to let out via Airbnb and other short let platforms in Edinburgh will have to apply for planning consent...

A private landlord has been slapped with a £400 fine for allowing a tenant’s waste to be fly-tipped on the site...

Almost exactly a quarter of landlords questioned in a survey admit to being baffled by the constantly changing regulations surrounding the...

Renters are finding it tough to locate a new home because of the continuing shortage of supply according to the National...

A landlord who harassed tenants and left them in dangerous accommodation hit has been branded “atrocious” and has been hit with...

Research by rental portal Rentd suggests improved London yields this year after being in the doldrums during the pandemic. Rentd analysed the...

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

Landlords are likely to be obliged to supply agents with additional details in future, before their properties are listed to let...

A group of MPs has unveiled a scathing report about the inadequacies of HM Revenue & Customs, with a particular reference...

A prominent property website, which monitors the lettings market, suggests that rent controls would drive a proportion of rental stock to...

New research from insurance provider Paymentshield has found that over one in five UK tenants have experienced a negative property event...

A non-profit organisation called Justice For Tenants has spearheaded a campaign which has ultimately led to a Rent Repayment Order being...

Covid-19 has upended most industries, at least for a short while, over the past two years. But the tourism sector has...

Airbnb entered the realm of holiday lettings in 2009, but it wasn’t until 2016 that it really started to gain traction...

Experts are predicting that the exclusion of large scale landlords from cladding relief may lead to significant delays in some safety...

A council says it’s going to clampdown on landlords who are “keeping deposits unnecessarily” and agents “charging unpermitted fees.” The pledge comes...

Nobody wants to have to end a tenancy with deductions from a tenancy deposit! Here we share our expert tips for landlords to pass...

A prominent Welsh politician says rent controls should be introduced across that country to “make landlordism less financially attractive.” The Welsh nationalist...

The mayor of Labour-controlled Bristol council is teaming up with local anti-landlord activists to look at how to introduce local rent...

One of the driving forces behind a summit being held to consider rent controls in a major city says she is...

Legal & General’s Retirement Institutional division has announced a massive £2.5 billion investment to deliver as many as 7,000 Build To...

A prominent country property expert has issued an urgent appeal to rural landlords to become involved in the consultation process which...

Wealthier tenants will benefit from stiffer affordability criteria as stock levels fall and demand increases according to DJ Alexander Ltd, part...

In recent days we have heard Michael Gove trumpet his plans to ‘level up’ the UK.  We knew that he would be...

The Airbnb market in the UK is booming.  Before the pandemic there was over 223 thousand active listings on Airbnb in the...

A major supplier to the lettings industry has just acquired a pet referencing company and suggests that greater due diligence could...

The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, wants the government to put a stop to the capital being used for international money...

Six times as many social renters in one part of the UK are dissatisfied with their homes compared to private renters...

A poll of Conservative voters shows strong majorities for higher taxes on second homes and empty properties, and tougher demands on...

The new housing minister is a landlord - and has already attracted criticism from some sections of the media. Yesterday Chris Pincher...

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

A bank is establishing a working group of industry professionals, landlords and policy makers to see how the private rental sector...

A national newspaper says the current ratings of the Energy Performance Certificate are under review by the Department for Business, Energy...

A rogue landlord has been fined a total of £57,577.92 for running an HMO without a licence.  Fahed Alam Choudhry’s property in...

The Halifax is suggesting that while capital values are still high - in fact running at a record - growth is...

Almost a quarter of landlords say their properties are currently rated D or below for energy efficiency, according to a new...

Manchester council has launched its own building company - called This City - to construct affordable and market homes to rent. The...

The latest research from NatWest and IHS Markit has revealed that just seven per cent of homeowners with a gas boiler are...

Landlords are targeting semi-detached homes over terraced houses for the first time, but with limited stock availability and strong competition from...

With Christmas and the New Year now over, landlords, investors and property experts are back to questioning what the coming twelve...

A finance chief is warning that the threat of possible rises in Capital Gains Tax should be dismissed by the government to...

It’s a familiar story from PropTech supplier Goodlord as it releases its latest rental market snapshot - a lack of stock...

A study suggests that 70 per cent of tenants would be willing to pay more for a property with good indoor...

An MP has lobbied Chancellor Rishi Sunak about what he calls “tax avoiding absentee landlords” who have moved into the holiday...

New selective licensing schemes are now live in areas of north and east Manchester covering more than 1,400 properties.  This means compulsory...

Eviction and housing law specialist Landlord Action has rebranded to support its expansion into a wider range of legal services. There’s a...

There’s been a bounce back in confidence amongst London landlords - although they remain more pessimistic than their peers elsewhere in...

The government is expected to announce the introduction of a national landlord register in England on Wednesday as part of its...

Complaints from the public about rubbish left in front of a house have led to a landlord being hit with a...

Last month, I wrote about what’s in store for the private rented sector in 2022 and, like most commentators in our...

With over 40m Airbnb users across Europe and the US, and approximately 250,000 listings in the UK alone, the short-term accommodation...

For landlords looking to find tenants fast, London-based lettings agency Douglas & Gordon has put together a 12 tip guide to ensure landlords have a smooth letting process – perfect for...

A rogue landlord who has already been fined on numerous occasions for similar offences has now been served with a £5,000...

Foxtons has issued a wide-ranging snapshot of the London private rental market. Overall some 27 per cent of Londoners are  now privately...

One of the most respected buying agents in London says buy to let in the capital is losing its appeal for...

Police have imposed a Closure Order on a property in Southampton under Section 80 of the Anti-Social Behaviour, Crime & Policing Act. The...

Landlords believe that energy efficiency upgrades required to comply with Net Zero regulations may cost up to £10,400 per property. From 2025...

A lettings agent who also acts on behalf of tenants against landlords claims to have received 1,000 enquiries from frustrated private...

A landlord has been fined almost £5,000 for failing to install smoke detectors into a house he let to a family. The...

West Lindsey council in Lincolnshire is launching a consultation on proposals to change how some private rented homes are managed and...

A tax consultancy has produced tips for those faced with the self-assessment tax filing deadline of next Monday - and who...

The Department of Work and Pensions is to slash the timescale for repayment of arrears for tenants on Universal Credit. It has...

The Covid pandemic has had a significant impact on the economy, with long term consequences that are still not fully appreciated....

Covid-19 has undoubtedly shifted the way new landlords will be looking to invest in 2022, and our ranking makes it clear...

Our housing market needs a long-term vision, and one which is co-ordinated across government and the wider industry. And it is...

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

Rents are rising at around twice the level of a year ago according to the latest market snapshot by lettings agency...

A landlord has been jailed for six months, suspended for a year, after being found guilty of illegally evicting a tenant...

A landlord must demolish two penthouse apartments by mid July - or else go to jail. It’s being reported that a case...

Together Energy, which has 176,000 households on its books, has become the latest supplier to collapse in the wake of the...

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

Cotswold council, using cash from the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, is targeting properties that fall below the minimum...

A government housing minister says the Boris Johnson administration wants to shift the balance of power in the rental sector favour...

A national awareness campaign has been launched to prepare landlords for the implementation of the Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016 on...

The Council for the Protection of Rural England is the latest body to blast Airbnb and other short lets for their...

A local authority in Scotland is calling on private landlords to get in touch if they have suffered hardship as a...

The Welsh Government has set out how the housing law in that country is set to change significantly from July 15...

New preliminary figures released by CBRE reveal that a record £4.1 billion was invested in the UK’s Build to Rent sector...

There are numerous reasons as to why renting is the way forward and how it can bring just as much, if...

The New Year is typically a time for people to take stock of their finances and ensure that they’re on strong...

An accountancy firm is holding a free webinar for landlords and other property investors to look east ongoing changes to tax...

A tenant has received what has been described as a “grovelling” apology from the Connells lettings agency after it switched her...

An alliance of 25 major charities have written to Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Chancellor Rishi Sunak, calling for urgent action...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I’m Paul Wootton, Director of The Landlord Works, a new...

Suffolk Building Society has just become one of the few lenders to consider applications from landlords who intend to market and...

High end agency Savills and a London developer have launched apartments in a new Build To Rent scheme costing tenants up...

Rents in Greater London are up an annualised 25 per cent, with much of the increase attributed to the stock of...

With landlords under pressure to fund ever-stricter energy efficiency requirements, a new report appears to make the government’s ‘one size fits...

Landlords will have to foot the bill for the government’s energy efficiency proposals without any apparent tax or grant help. That’s the...

A new PropTech platform that claims to make buy to let investment simpler, faster and more accessible than ever before, is...

The government looks set to clamp down on holiday rentals and will this year formally consult on the concept of a...

The government has issued updated guidance on renters moving home during the pandemic, and for the first time the rules change...

Local media are reporting that landlords on a housing estate known to harbour drug traffickers and criminal gangs are being given...

Bromsgrove is a classic rental market. The Worcestershire market town is enveloped by green space but is just a thirty-minute commute...

1. Outdoor space: After nearly two years of restrictions, 2022 will see renters continuing to prioritise outdoor space. For residents of...

Sarah Coles, senior personal finance analyst at Hargreaves Lansdown, writes: The government has announced extra breathing space for anyone who hasn’t...

A leading accountancy firm says the relative good health of the rental market and house price appreciation will trigger stricter enforcement...

Landlords adopting a strategy of buying cheap in search of high yields are having a tougher task in finding the right...

Landlords fearing a fall in income and a rise in voids over the festive period have nothing to fear - it...

The majority of the buy to let community want the name ‘landlord’ dropped and replaced by something like ‘small housing provider’ That’s...

Northumbria Law School and the Open University are conducting research into whether private landlords rent to tenants with pets and the...

A local council is inviting landlords within its boundaries to take up funding from a £49,057 pot it has to improve...

A senior figure in a newly-enlarged agency that wants to become a national force in lettings has thrown his weight behind...

Purplebricks has denied speculation that it’s selling off its rental division and moving landlord clients to a new agency.  A company statement...

Labour is the latest political party to call for rent controls following similar pleas from the Green Party and the Scottish Nationalists. Paul...

A former Conservative councillor has used a leading party website to call on the government to restrict the purchase of buy...

A landlord who has been operating a licensable HMO without a licence has been fined £5,000 at a prosecution brought by...

A council is considering an additional licensing scheme for HMOs in and around the High Street and town centres areas of...

Knight Frank has given an end of year assessment of the prime London lettings and says rents in the enclave are...

The team at Landlord Today and our publisher, Angels Media, wish all agents a very prosperous New Year.  Thank you for your...

The charity Crisis has identified the end of the eviction ban as one of the factors directly leading to homelessness over...

Rental price growth in London’s commuter belt cities and towns have outperformed villages and rural areas over the past year, says...

The year is ending with void periods dropping across England as demand for rental properties continues apace.  According to the latest Goodlord...

Landlord Today would like to wish all landlords and their families and colleagues a wonderful Christmas 2021. It’s been an exhausting year...

Shelter claims that 200,000 children living in privately rented homes are at risk of being evicted this winter – equivalent to one in every 50 children in England.   A study for the campaigning charity claims that 104,000 private...

A leading experts on the private rental sector predicts it will take three years for the government to scrap Section 21...

Over half of private landlords responding to a new survey say recent tax changes in the rental market have had a...

Private landlords get it in the neck for allegedly-high rents but 4.75m families living in social housing in England are facing...

Scotland’s controversial Green Party housing chief - who is part of a governing arrangement with Nicola Sturgeon’s Scottish National Party -...

Shelter has given what appears to be unconditional support to the SNP-Green proposals for reform of the private rental sector in...

A leading market forecaster has described the level of rent rises in one part of the country as “going ballistic”. “The London...

It’s likely that you’ll have something festive lined up over the Christmas period, but in case not - here are a...

The National Residential Landlords Association has described a six months notice period for tenants as “yet another body blow to landlords.” Over...

Housing minister Chris Pincher has written an open letter to all landlords in England, telling them how to enact the government’s...

Inventory clerks can play a part in reducing the spread of the Omicron variant of Covid, by being sensible and safe. “Throughout...

Landlord confidence remains high with a third of those questioned in a surveying plan to expand their portfolio in the next...

As I write, at home in bed recovering from Covid, I can’t fail to notice the irony of attempting to predict...

The dusk of 2021 is upon us and, as is customary in property circles at this juncture, we look forward to...

Rogue landlords in one area of London could face unlimited fines, criminal convictions and bans from letting out properties. The measures are...

Bristol-based lettings management company Iletpro Ltd has been ordered to pay a total of £2,700.06 in fines and costs for failing...

Propertymark chief executive Nathan Emerson has given his prediction as to what the big issues will be in the 2022 lettings...

As many as one in four young Britons are seriously considering moving abroad because the cost of housing. Despite four in every...

A law practice claims to have seen increasing numbers of landlords falling foul of revised possession deadlines. Newport-based Bellavia & Associates says...

A landlord operating a House in Multiple Occupation without a licence has been fined £5,000. An officer from Chesterfield council carried out an...

Landlords have been issued with five top tips on how to use heating systems more efficiently and safely in a bid...

ARLA Propertymark has launched a radical programme of reform for the private rental sector - getting in before the government’s own...

New data suggesting that only a third of first time buyers are able to secure a mortgage at their first attempt...

Build To Rent apartment brand Essential Living is giving its tenants five New Year’s Resolutions for 2022. 1. Create Home Working Space:...