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HMRC is appealing to landlords to file Self Assessment tax returns early - and claims there are benefits to doing so. In...

The NRLA says it is “profoundly disappointing” that the government has chosen to hike court fees for landlords at exactly the...

There’s been a large rise in complaints and a huge increase in compensation according to figures out today from the Property...

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

Like a parent whose kids expected half term in Disneyland, Jeremy Hunt is spending the week managing expectations – and crushing...

A survey claims landlords are now more responsive to tenants’ needs and have improved compliance standards. Building on comparative analysis with data...

In the buy to let market, success goes beyond the transaction of paying rent. Ultimately, fostering a healthy landlord-tenant relationship can...

Labour is using a Bill currently going through Parliament as a backdoor method to introduce the regulation of lettings, estate and...

HMRC has produced this material for landlords concerned at the prospect of self-assessment  - What is Self Assessment and why do I need...

Next month Ben Beadle, chief executive of the National Residential Landlords Association, will be one of the experts at an Agent...

Resident satisfaction amongst Build To Rent tenants is falling for the first time since reviews were first collected five years ago. A...

A new survey by PropTech firm Goodlord has the unsurprising conclusion that the biggest worry for tenants is that their rent...

Campaigners often like to portray relations between tenants and landlords as poor, but a new survey suggests this is far from...

One of the UK’s leading letting agents has told landlords that they should permit pets because “it’s the right and proper...

Over two thirds of tenants are satisfied with their private rented accommodation, a new survey shows. The finding comes in the results...

The so-called emergency rent freeze and eviction ban in Scotland “can serve as a Europe-wide template for protecting tenants rights” according...

What protections do landlords have when investing in a new-build property? From this week those landlords buying a new build home can...

Surprise, surprise - 88 per cent of tenants quizzed in a major survey are happy with their homes. Only 12 per cent...

Who are you? My name is Jason Harris-Cohen and I am the Managing Director of Open Property Group. What is your company and...

The latest English Housing Survey report on the private rental sector gives the lie to the perception that most tenants are...

Shelter - for so long an outspoken critic of private rental landlords and letting agencies - has now turned its fire...

Failing social housing landlords could face unlimited fines and Ofsted-style inspections, under the Social Housing (Regulation) Bill being introduced into Parliament...

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

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

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

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

The government’s new Levelling Up White Paper includes a dramatic reshaping of the private rental sector. Section 21 eviction powers will be...

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

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

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

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

A Scandinavian company is bidding to create a short lets rival to Airbnb and has announced it is opening in the UK...

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

Social renters have the lowest life satisfaction and experience the greatest anxiety according to analysis by a property management firm.  Lettings company...

A survey of over 2,000 tenants by a specialist buy to let lender shows that contrary to the popular belief, most...

A research project funded by the Nationwide Foundation has revealed widespread tenant satisfaction with small-scale landlords in Scotland.  The project, RentBetter, looks...

A Build To Rent operator claims to be promoting what it calls “socially conscious renting” as people seek to live more...

Who are you? Craig Hayward How do you help landlords and property investors? With over 10 years’ experience we have been helping landlords and...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Stuart Aikman & Mathew Walters, co-founders - Story of...

With landlords’ purse strings being squeezed by tax and regulatory changes, a growing number of buy-to-let investors are opting to ditch...

When investing in the buy-to-let sector it is important to have a good relationship with your tenants, and that often requires...

The majority of private renters were satisfied or very satisfied with their current accommodation, according to the English Housing Survey report...

The government needs to do more to provide tenants with better information on their rights and responsibilities if it is to...

The UK has been ranked the fourth happiest place in Europe when it comes to satisfaction with our homes, according to...

With a growing number of Londoners renting property outside the capital, where affordability is stretched, more buy-to-let landlords are now looking...

University students are generally happy with their living conditions and the services provided by their landlord, according to new research. The survey,...

Councils must do more to root out unscrupulous landlords that give the sector a bad name, according to the Residential Landlords...

Deposit-free renting provider Flatfair has signed a partnership with the UK's largest independent estate agency Spicerhaart which has 100 letting branches...

A number of buy-to-let landlords currently do not use letting agents to find or manage properties, and it has been suggested...

Every landlord wants a happy tenant, as it makes it more likely that they will live in the property longer, pay...

Every tenant wants to be comfortable; he or she wants to live in a place managed by a landlord that they...

A local authority has opted not to introduce a new landlord licensing scheme, an investigation by London Property Licensing has revealed. Wandsworth...

Despite the chancellor George Osborne’s attempts to create what he described as a “level playing field” between landlords and those buying...

An updated guide that simplifies and clarifies some of the steps landlords north of the border should take when designing and...

More renters in Wales are satisfied with their landlord than in any other part of the UK according to new findings...

High fees are the most common dissatisfaction for landlords using letting agents, according to a survey. Online agency Rentify surveyed 500 landlords,...

A local authority is offering private landlords incentives to join its new social lettings scheme.  Landlords in Slough who sign up can...

There was a 42% rise in referrals to The Property Ombudsman (TPO) last year according to the annual report for 2014. TPO...