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A man has pleaded guilty in a magistrates’ court after he evicted a tenant by unlawfully harassing him and obliging him...

A tracking study, conducted in partnership with the UK Short Term Accommodation Association, shows exactly how well Airbnb and other short...

A private landlord operating an unlicensed and overcrowded property in London has been hit with a fine of more than £21,000.  The...

The buy to let pipeline for one of the sector’s main mortgage lenders is now £911.4m some 39.9 per cent up...

Camden council in north London has become the first local authority to secure an anti-social behaviour injunction against a landlord in...

A landlord has been ordered to pay thousands of pounds by magistrates after a bedroom fire revealed tenants were living in...

A virtual tour company says this kind of property viewing is now being adopted by holiday let operators as well as...

Labour’s shadow housing secretary has branded “outrageous” moves by landlords and letting agents to demand multiple months of rent upfront.  Lucy Powell...

Politicians of both major parties have voiced concern over former council houses being used as Airbnb and other short lets in...

Landlords with an eye to optimising capital appreciation ought to be considering the sustainability features of properties, Rightmove has suggested. The portal...

The chief finance officer of a PropTech company says the effects of the stamp duty holiday on house prices must not...

New research suggests an overwhelming number of renters want longer tenancies, a trend pushed further by the uncertainties of the pandemic.  A...

The Property Investor Show is back and in person, rather than virtual. It’s been announced that it will take place at London’s...

It’s a controversial view but a respected buy to let mortgage monitor suggests that landlords may be more successful if they...

Research by the buy to let specialist Sequre Property Investment suggests that landlords are largely undeterred by the slew of government...

A landlord has been given a hefty fine for housing vulnerable tenants in hazardous conditions in a case brought by a...

Starling Bank has snapped up specialist buy-to-let mortgage lender Fleet Mortgages in a £50 million cash and share deal. Fleet Mortgages, based...

Government ambitions to improve the energy efficiency of the private rental sector are just “a pipedream” without financial assistance according to...

Landlords directly affected by the cladding scandal - because they own units in low and medium-rise blocks - have some good...

A digital platform that combines buy to let company formation, management and current accounts, has launched a special offer for landlords...

The government has updated its guidance for landlords and tenants to explain the possession action process in the county courts in...

A one-time promoter of The Rolling Stones was so busy on the road that he forgot to get an HMO licence...

A rogue landlord who allowed vulnerable tenants to live in conditions without windows, proper washing facilities or fire safety measures at...

A council is appealing for witnesses to help with its prosecution of a landlord for illegal eviction. Sohila Tamiz who is a...

Understanding the exact position of your property portfolio is crucial, this means, you need to   get constant access to accurate information. The...

PropTech firms GetGround and Molo are partnering to offer landlords a one-stop-shop for dealing with the administrative details of buy to let...

A favourite route for a landlord acquiring properties - at auction - is likely to remain at least partly virtual in...

Build To Rent planning application requests have risen 52 per cent in the past year according to the latest research. However they...

Labour councils in London have backed the initiative from Mayor Sadiq Khan to buy back ex-council houses now in the private...

Private sector rents are falling in real terms according to government figures. Data from the Office for National Statistics show that private...

There’s been a sharp fall in money raised from a campaign encouraging landlords to voluntarily disclose tax owed on rental properties...

Residents and landlords are to be consulted by yet another council wanting to renew its selective licensing regime - saying it...

The best buy to let yields can be found in the North East of England according to new research.  The region as...

A buy to let mortgage broker says that investment in a National Park property could help landlords cash in on the...

The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government is spending £100,000 on a feasibility study to investigate the setting up of...

There's more good news about the rental market across the country, with rents rising 8.5 per cent year-on-year. The data comes from...

The lettings agency Hamptons has declared the bottom of the rental market for Inner London, saying it’s now on the way...

The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government has said No to a plea by a south east council to renew...

The MP who is the architect of a Private Members Bill to allow pets in privately rented property is facing a...

The potential dangers of Get Rich Quick property investment schemes have been highlighted once again, this time by an MP. Some 18...

A landlord has been sentenced to nine months imprisonment suspended for two years for breaches of fire safety legislation. Thirunavukkaradu Kuladaisamy, the...

It looks certain that a substantial number of pro-tenant reforms are to be introduced in Northern Ireland in the near future. A...

London’s Labour Mayor, Sadiq Khan, and the Baroness leading the Generation Rent campaign have called for powers to control rents. Khan claims...

The people behind a new smart system for controlling electric heating and household appliances claim it has the potential to save...

A pet referencing service is courting controversy by suggesting more animals should be allowed in rental properties - and that landlords,...

Landlords in the holiday let market in Wales look almost certain to face hefty new barriers under proposals being considered by...

An online student accommodation platform has identified where demand from students is strongest as they prepare for the next academic year. UniHomes...

A leading supplier says rent rises seen in recent months have been driven by increased taxes and regulations imposed on landlords. The...

The government claims its new Building Safety Bill, published yesterday, will create “lasting generational change” after Grenfell and the cladding crisis...

A prominent PropTech supplier to the lettings sector predicts that as summer continues and Covid restrictions reduce, so more tenants will...

Eight landlords letting flats on the same street have been banned from renting them out on Airbnb. The Edinburgh News website says...

Another new Build To Rent player is emerging - in the unlikely form of the John Lewis Partnership. The company has long...

Some laws underpinning the private rented sector date back to the 18th century and are no longer fit for purposes, according...

One of the leading figures in the lettings industry says landlords are not the bad guys of the pandemic, as some...

A council has gone on record saying it’s trying to stop a rogue landlord from letting out any property anywhere, ever...

Nearly a million landlords plan to review their buy to let portfolios over the next two years with the number planning...

High end lettings agency Carter Jonas has offered landlords a series of tips to renting out their properties quickly and successfully. They...

The government has launched an online checker in a bid to avoid disputes between landlords and tenants over the entitlement for...

A new report shows a growing difference in customer service levels between the best and worst energy suppliers in Britain -...

Since the eviction ban was lifted on May 31, landlords are once again able to move forward with eviction proceedings. However,...

Momentum for pets to routinely be allowed in rental properties has chiefly come from politicians and tenant groups - but now...

Contrary to the impression put forward by some pressure groups, there’s been a continued fall in landlord possession claims between April...

The London international rental market, a long-term victim of the pandemic and travel restrictions, appears to be improving at last. High profile...

A tenant was put at risk from a ceiling that partially collapsed and was left unable to use her shower after...

New figures show that in England and Wales, 69 per cent of disputed deposits are split between the landlord and tenant,...

Evictions guru Paul Shamplina returns to the TV this evening but his Channel5 show has had a name change - it...

Private tenants in a major city are being invited to take up a voluntary role helping to shape the local rental...

Investment consultancy Thirlmere Deacon says serviced apartments, typically for visitors, can provide an attractive option for investors right now. Thirlmere Deacon director...

A landlord who fly-tipped the contents of a flat so another tenant could move in has been ordered to pay thousands...

Anglesey’s Annual Landlord Forum takes place tomorrow online, with landlords operating in the area invited to attend between 2pm and 3.30pm. An...

Campaign group Generation Rent has issued an angry statement in response to the government’s decision to extend the eviction ban for...

After months in the doldrums thanks to tenants moving away and an excess of supply, London’s rental sector is recovering. The Home...

A new analysis of government figures shows major changes in Britain’s families and the ‘home unit’ between 2015 and 2020. This may be...

Build To Rent specialist Ascend Properties says latest data on the sector shows that across the UK some 36,054 BTR units...

A new league table of rental yields available to landlords has been drawn up by PropTech company Inventory Base. It’s examined government...

Labour MPs have quizzed junior housing minister Eddie Hughes over the effects of the ending of the eviction ban. At the regular...

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

If you are furnishing your long-term let or holiday let, a new guide to the best value second hand furniture may...

The landlords’ trade body has been invited to join what it calls “high-level” talks with government over reforms to the private...

A platform claims it allows buy to let landlords to set up limited companies within 30 minutes, through which they can...

For the first time in seven years it’s now cheaper to rent a home than buy one. So says the Hamptons lettings...

A landlord group in a major city in the south of England says many are giving up on HMOs and converting...

The Covid-19 pandemic sparked a global trend of remote working and companies realising that work can now be where your laptop...

The government has taken the unusual step of denying a local council its request for an extended term for a landlord...

Landlord Today readers will be more than aware that legal changes happen often these days, and it can be understandably challenging...

A large number of private rental tenants may be eligible to take advantage of the new and controversial Breathing Space debt...

A cloud-based property management platform aimed at landlords has secured over £1m in addition funding. In its own words, Lofti’s platform will...

It’s already a very un-typical part of the United Kingdom but now Jersey has set itself apart in a different way...

The Association of Residential Landlords Association - part of Propertymark - has issued guidance to first time landlords letting out property.  Check...

There’s been a “huge demand” for buy to let mortgages spurred on by dramatic house prices rises, according to a major...

Airbnb says it’s working to consider new approaches to short-term letting and the burgeoning holiday lets sector - and this has...

The Rogue Landlord Team of a local authority has triggered a civil penalty notice resulting in a fine of over £21,000...

Activist group Generation Rent are telling tenants to use the slightest documentation error by landlords to avoid eviction. It claims as many...

Research by student accommodation platform UniHomes says rental demand on student properties has not suffered long term harm from the pandemic. It...

We’re on track for a bumper summer of lettings according to one of the sector’s most authoritative rental market monitors. Goodlord’s latest...

A rogue landlord has been fined £2,000 and must pay a victim surcharge of £22 after pleading guilty to breaching a...

The government has issued revised guidance for landlords on the subject of tax - specifically about rental income and self assessment. In...

The resumption of bailiff-enforced evictions, banned for over a year until just days ago, could be “catastrophic” for one of the...

Another council is urging landlords to seek alternative solutions to tenancy issues how the eviction ban is at an end. The emergency...

The government has revised its guidelines for its new mediation scheme, which it says will avoid some possessions now that the...

Tenants with arrears accumulated during the pandemic are finding it tough to secure alternative accommodation because their credit scores have been...

A Citizens Advice and Students Union study into student accommodation in its patch says there should be an additional licensing scheme...

A local council which is inviting some 300 landlords to a virtual summit in the near future says it’s helped a...

Lettings platform Mashroom has pulled together what it suggests are the most influential landlords using the social media service TikTok. For the...

A landlord has begun legal proceedings against a pressure group after being the victim of a four-month campaign of harassment. Lawyers acting...

A specialist law firm is reminding landlords considering possession proceedings that they still need to be aware of key changes to...

A council in the north of England is offering help to landlords and private rental tenants as the bailiff-enforced eviction ban...

The government has produced figures that counter the long-running claims by rental sector activists that there has been a build up...

The government has pledged to  bring forward a White Paper in the Autumn, focussing on its commitments to reform the private...

There’s good news for landlords considering investing or refinancing in the buy to let sector as interest rates are beginning to...

Landlords in a Midlands city are being asked to help find safe places to live for homeless individuals and families. The council...

A cluster of councils in the south of England want to know how Covid-19 has impacted landlords and letting agents in...

The umbrella group representing London councils wants the government to use taxpayer money to help private tenants with Covid-related arrears. The call...

Tenant activist group Generation Rent says it’s working with five councils to find out more about private renters in those areas. The...

Rogue landlord Siddika Begum of Salisbury has been prosecuted for failing to licence a house in multiple occupation in the town. Begum...

A London lettings agency says that despite its four year delay, Crossrail still presents opportunities for buy to let investors. Benham and...

Landlords have welcomed a proposal by the Office for Tax Simplification to extend the 30 day payment of Capital Gains Tax...

A man who tried to frame his landlord’s partner as being involved in the Westminster terrorist attack has been jailed. Gerald Banyard,...

Propertymark has issued a guide to help landlords choose lettings agents.   Angela Davey, ARLA Propertymark president, says she has five tips aimed...

A new government-created committee is considering the introduction of the new Commonhold tenure. Commonhold is a form of freehold ownership, largely for...

Direct Line Business Insurance has outlined seven tell-tale signs of cannabis cultivation, which it says is an increasing problem for landlords across...

The auction process, for years a favourite with landlords, will never be the same again according to one of the industry’s...

Since it was launched in 2012 to help the Portuguese economy bounce back from a damaging financial crisis, the Portuguese Golden...

Private sector tenants are leaving London in response to the Covid-19 pandemic, changing the rental market fundamentally. According to new research, landlords...

The pandemic-related debts of tenants and landlords should be top of the in tray of the new housing minister in Wales. That’s...

A new online platform for landlords claims to allow them to manage property certifications and inspections for single or multiple properties...

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

Landlord Antanas Klibavicius has pleaded guilty to illegally evicting his tenant and not taking any steps towards ending the tenancy properly...

A coalition of 20 pro-tenant organisations - including at least one actively campaigning against some government measures - wants a meeting...

The total value of tax relief declared as a result of the government’s Rent a Room Scheme has soared 187 per...

The Home Office has told agents that Right To Rent checks can continue to be conducted via video calls until June...

The latest sentiment survey from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors makes welcome reading for most landlords. RICS deals only with broad...

Landlords have welcomed the government’s announcement to end the eviction ban and reduce the notice period required for the private rental...

A former tenant who tried two frame his landlord’s partner as being involved in the Westminster terrorist attack has been convicted...

Despite the global pandemic putting many major life plans on hold, almost three fifths of renters continue to have ownership as...

The government has announced changes to tenancy notice periods in line with the phased easing of the pandemic restrictions.  Whilst some notice...

Activists led by Baroness Alicia Kennedy of Generation Rent say the proposed reform of the private rental system must include a...

The landlords’ trade body has given its support to the principle of consultation before the much-hyped Renters Reform Bill becomes law. Yesterday’s...

An expert assessment of the average cost of damage caused by rogue tenants growing cannabis suggests landlords will typically pay almost...

Landlords have frequently not had obligatory ID checks conducted on them by letting agents, an industry supplier is claiming.  Blinc UK says...

The government has confirmed that reform of the private rental sector will be a priority for the coming session of Parliament. A...

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...

Shelter says tomorrow’s Queen’s Speech should herald the start of a widespread reform of all renting, particularly the private sector. In a blog...

One of the leading industry suppliers has given a warning to government that continual regulation and legal changes restricting landlords will...

An operator in the co-living rental niche in London has recorded an average 44 per cent annual growth over the past...

A warning has been issued to landlords about a crackdown on compliance issues surrounding property management. No Letting Go, the country’s largest...

The letting agents’ trade body has released guidance on how landlords can prepare their investment properties for summer. Angela Davey, president of...

A new analysis suggests that as many as 40 per cent of people in the UK are at last considering moving...

A landlord has been convicted and ordered to pay more than £11,500 in fines and legal costs for the offence of...

The growing debate over whether pets should be allowed in private rental property has attracted the attention of activists’ group Generation Rent. In...

A landlord who was hit with a £66,000 fine over safety breaches at a rental property has fought back - and...

It’s a story that’s seldom told - how some tenants steal items from landlords’ properties when a tenancy ends. Now the Oxford...

An online corporate rental platform says Covid 19 has led to a six-fold increase in demand for medium-term rentals in this...

For the first time in four years, the proportion of landlords who say they plan to expand their portfolios is higher...

The controversial Breathing Space policy comes into effect from next Tuesday, May 4, and a charity is admitting it is not...

The Hunters lettings agency has set out tips for landlords to keep their rental properties occupied all year round. The firm -...

Airbnb has blocked nearly 80,000 UK reservation attempts following the introduction of restrictions that prevent under 25-year-olds from making entire home...

One of the leading consultancies involved in prime London lettings says 86 per cent of new tenancies in Q1 2021 were...

The Generation Rent campaign group has entered the fray for the Police and Crime Commissioner elections which will be held in some...

A leading veterinary body - the National Office of Animal Health, or NOAH - has started a campaign to have pets allowed...

Reduced demand and falling rents continue throughout the London prime flats market, with values down in all areas except the south west...

Airbnb management company Houst is expanding its service into a new area. Houst has identified Kent as an area expecting one of...

Housing minister Chris Pincher has made the most explicit admission yet of the government’s desire to diminish the private rental sector. In...

The government says the number of households facing possible homelessness after a Section 21 eviction has fallen 50 per cent in...

A landlord has been fined £6,000 for failing to properly maintain a HMO in Reading. Nidan Singh, 76, has also been ordered to...

ARLA Propertymark, the letting agents’ main trade body, has prepared a ‘top tips’ guide for first time landlords. Association president Angela Davey...

TV star Robert Rinder - best known for his performances under the guise of Judge Rinder - has made an outspoken...

The chair of the all-party Environmental Audit Committee of MPs is urging the government to introduce an alternative to the disastrous Green...

Landlords are not required to conduct retrospective Right to Rent verification on tenants who had a Covid-adjusted check since March 30...

The National Residential Landlords Association has repeated its backing for upfront cash payments and rent guarantees. A new study has found that...

A council in the Lake District is inviting new and existing private landlords to register with Property Links, its free matching...

The number of second homes in the UK has risen 30 per cent over the last five years, according to a...

A council is holding a virtual landlords’ forum to support them navigate the Covid-19 pandemic. Normally, Ryedale council works in partnership with...

Greater Manchester’s Labour Mayor, Andy Burnham, wants to introduce a £1.5m Good Landlord Charter This would work in partnership with the city’s...

Salford council in Greater Manchester is to introduce landlord licensing for HMOs where three or four tenants live - and the...

Two landlords of a property in East London have been ordered to pay costs and fines totalling £61,057.05 after they were prosecuted...

A property company and its sole director landlord have been convicted and ordered to pay more than £50,000 in fines and...

The Department for Education has announced that its to make available an additional £15 million in hardship funding to support those students...

The Momentum group on the left of the Labour Party has outlined a three-stage campaign to secure a longer term ban on...

The spring market in Florida is white-hot at the moment, rivalling the increasing temperatures across the state as people begin their...

Oliver Andrews, editor at Property Assist Claim, sets out how landlords can find the ideal tenants for their rental homes.  If you...

Oliver Andrews, editor at Property Claim Assist, outlines why it’s vitally important for landlords to keep record during the current Covid...

The Daily Mail is reporting that Prime Minister Boris Johnson is to let his Oxfordshire cottage out - and he’s taking...

A landlord and a property company have a total of over £90,000 to pay after being found guilty of 27 charges...

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...