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The chief executive of the National Residential Landlords Association says the devil is in the detail when it comes to the...

Those wondering why Airbnb is accused of contributing to the shortage of long term rental stock may be interested in seeing...

Don’t pick on landlords - that’s the message from a leading tax and advisory consultancy. Blick Rothenberg warns that the government needs...

Landlords are in danger of losing the narrative again. With rental inflation hitting record levels, much of the noise we see in...

Some 820,000 private rented households in Britain are routinely hit by a shortfall between their housing benefit and their monthly rents...

Wherever you stand, whether you’re a landlord or tenant, the supply and demand issues impacting the private rented sector are at...

The cost of living crisis and soaring fuel bills mean landlords may have to rethink the concept of all-inclusive rents. That’s the...

Airbnb’s general manager is claiming that there is no fact-based evidence to link the proliferation of short lets across the UK...

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...

Landlords are being invited to let the BBC know what it believes lies behind the current rental market stock shortage.  The corporation...

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

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

The continuing shortage of supply in the lettings market is not only producing record high asking rents, but is also pushing demand...

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

The extreme shortage of properties for sale has fuelled the first rise in new homes sold off-plan since 2016 - but...

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

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

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

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

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

Letting agents’ trade group ARLA Propertymark is raising the alarm over what it believes is a particular shortage of landlords in...

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

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

The Scottish private rental market is facing shortages according to one of that country’s most prominent lettings experts.  David Alexander, head of...

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

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

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

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

Landlords selling up or converting to short lets have led to a growing housing crisis, according to a trade body of...

The BBC Radio 4 consumer affairs programme You and Yours says 4,746 rental scams have been reported to the police and...

Demand for rooms has rocketed in recent months, coinciding with a huge shortage in the number of rooms available in the...

The Law Society of England and Wales has welcomed the proposal for tenants facing eviction to receive enhanced legal assistance. “It would be...

Harry Roberts, managing director of My Favourite Cottages, outlines how holiday homes can be made more sustainable. Earlier this month, world leaders...

There is a fear that work required to bring rental units up to new Energy Performance Certificate levels by 2025 could...

Many agencies give their forecasts for the following year or years in the late autumn, but one of the most detailed...

The Bank of England may have voted to keep its base rate at a historic low of 0.1 per cent yesterday,...

A call has gone out to shift tens of thousands of the poorest tenants in the private rental sector into social...

Letting agency Knight Frank has identified an opportunity for landlords to cash in on a supply shortage - but only if...

We hope you enjoy our Breaking News service each weekday - and from tomorrow we have additional weekend features too. Each weekend...

We hope you enjoy our Breaking News service each weekday - and from this Saturday we have additional weekend features too. Each...

A specialist investment lender has set out tips for how landlords can succeed at flipping - purchasing homes and selling relatively...

Coventry council is the latest to appeal to private landlords to help it meet its housing obligations. It wants to sign up...

New data from Rightmove reveals the effect the staycation boom is having on the rental market across Britain. Seaside towns and other...

Growing numbers of landlords are quitting the sector, prompting a supply shortage and rent rises according to a market snapshot by...

A leading agent is warning that any additional tax on landlords could lead to property sell-offs and a further supply shortage. Dominic...

Former Liberal Democrat party leader and Lake District MP Tim Farron has met with bosses from Airbnb to challenge them on...

A council says the private rental market is “out of control” and he wants rent controls - but nonetheless is asking...

Demand for private rented housing in the South East is the second highest in England - and it is thought to be...

It appears that the government is considering a replacement for the ill-fated Green Homes Grant, which was to have helped thousands...

New research by a property investment consultancy has revealed which regions of England present the most promising opportunities for buy to...

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

The pandemic has made future prospects for renters worse, according to a new survey.  Four out of 10 tenants questioned by the...

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

Lettings agency Hamptons says that across Great Britain rents rose 5.9 per cent annually in April, the fastest rate since January...

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...

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

A consultation process is taking place on the Channel Island of Jersey about whether landlords should be banned from refusing to...

An eviction specialist says the average time to evict a tenant could soar by six months once the current ban comes to...

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...

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

The latest rental market snapshot from the property website Home talks of “a nightmare scenario for London landlords”. Firstly, it says rents...

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

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

A warning has been issued that a bid to curb private rental sector rents in Scotland could well backfire with more...

Campaigning charity Shelter is back on the warpath against private landlords, criticising how much of the country’s temporary accommodation budget for...

There’s no shortage of advice for landlords as winter approaches - the latest comes from the Deposit Protection Service.  Here’s its four...

Is a new short-let accommodation provider in the capital likely to prove a further threat to traditional landlords? Stayo - described as...

The government’s decision to grant new housing applications in England “automatic” consent as part of planning reforms should lead to a...

Boris Johnson’s “Build Build Build” announcement yesterday was designed to help drag the UK economy out of what could prove to...

Mortgage advisor jobs - shortage of advisors to meet demand The mortgage market, like all other parts of the property industry,...

A reduction in rental stock entering the market during the existing lockdown could result in higher rental costs for tenants, according to Ome.  The rental...

Prices of new property coming onto the market rose by 1% between 9 February and 7 March to push the national...

The head of flatfair, a London-based fintech that lets landlords offer “deposit-free” renting to tenants, is urging more people to sign...

Rents across most of the UK look set to increase as rising demand from prospective tenants puts upward pressure on values,...

It is common knowledge the UK is facing an undersupply of housing. Unfortunately, this is not a sudden phenomenon – the...

An increase in demand, coupled with the growing rental stock shortage, is placing upward pressure on rental values in prime London.  The...

New electrical safety regulations were presented before Parliament on 13 January 2020 in a move by the government to strengthen electrical...

Now that 2020 is underway, activity in the property market is likely to start picking up due to the traditional seasonal...

Rents look set to rise over the next 12 months as the supply of new rental properties dries up, according to...

Property search data from Rightmove over the past 12 months has been analysed to reveal the most sought-after areas for a...

A shortage of properties available to rent coupled with strong demand from tenants has led to notable rental price increases across...

The UK could be heading for a rental crisis, with experts dreading the prospect of a chronic property shortage in the...

With house prices set to rise in 2020, on the back of greater political certainty and chronic housing shortage, the government...

With more landlords selling properties than buying them, at a time when there is growing demand from tenants for rental properties, the private rental...

The main political parties have laid out their blueprints for government ahead of what is likely to be one of the...

The worst served city for rental stock is Newport in Wales where just 13.5% of properties listed are to rent, according...

The UK has a chronic undersupply of housing. This is not news; it’s just a statement of a fact which has...

Boris Johnson’s call for a snap general election on December 12 to try to settle the issue of Brexit took very...

There has been a further increase in the number of landlords exiting the buy-to-let market, according to new research by the...

Almost a quarter of landlords are planning to sell at least one property from their existing buy-to-let portfolio, new research from...

All the main political parties are targeting the Generation Rent vote ahead of a potential snap general election, at the expense...

Abolishing the use of Section 21 notices to evict tenants would lead to a dearth of private rental properties across the...

With the government consistently missing its housebuilding targets, Britain’s housing shortage has now reached crisis point, with the number of prospective...

The government’s proposal to scrap Section 21 of the 1988 Housing Act is likely to deter many people from investing in...

Abolishing Section 21 without making Section 8 fully “fit for purpose” will have dire consequences on our housing supply. This week, the...

Legal & General has been granted planning permission to develop the Longley Industrial Estate into Brighton’s first Build to Rent (BTR)...

The chancellor Philip Hammond has once again failed to deliver for private landlords, with yesterday’s rather low-key Spring Statement yet another...

Buy-to-let landlords are often blamed, primarily by those under the age of 40, for the existing housing crisis because property investors acquire...

Rental income for buy-to-let landlords has increased by a staggering 15% over the past 12 month to hit £18.7bn, up from...

Viventi Capital Management has announced plans to invest £100m in the UK’s Built to Rent sector. The company says that it is...

The proportion of income spent by private tenants on rents in England has continued to fall, according to an official report...

The mayor of London Sadiq Khan is developing rent control proposals as part of his 2020 re-election bid in the hope...

Almost four out five tenants who own at least one animal have struggled to find pet-friendly accommodation, according to new research. The...

Despite the headlines, it’s not all doom and gloom for the buy-to-let sector. While the BTL industry has undergone radical change over...

The increase of London Living Wage to £10.55 per hour and UK Living Wage to £9 per hour has been welcomed...

A shortage of housing supply will push up rents up by an average of 13.7% over the next five years, according...

Rents in London’s prime property market have increased further, rising by 1.1% in the 12 months to September, as more people...

There have been fresh calls for new restrictions on Airbnb and other short-term letting websites in this country, just days after...

A continued shortage in the number of rental properties on the market is placing upward pressure on rents across most parts...

As the Chancellor prepares to deliver his Budget today, research from Aldermore has revealed the measures prospective first-time buyers want put...

A new landlord reward scheme designed to increase the stock of private rented accommodation in the marketplace in Rochford, Essex, has...

Private landlords are being offered money to help encourage them to restore their empty homes in the London borough of Barnet.  Empty...

Rental yields in London have increased over the past 12 months and the signs are that they could rise further moving...

The average rent across England and Wales has increased by 2.6% in the last 12 months, hitting an average of £861...

Rent prices in London are forecast to see strong growth following a significant drop in the number of homes available to rent...

The government remains committed to building more new homes, but their target of 300,000 a year is unlikely to be met. Sky-high...

The government’s private rented sector policies are failing tenants, mainly because they are ‘not joined up or thought through’, a new...

Going by press headlines, it would be easy to imagine that buy-to-let landlords in the UK are struggling to keep going...

While most private renters in the UK aspire to buy property, the reality is that many people simply cannot afford to...

Landlords are selling close to 4,000 buy-to-let properties a month resulting in the first recorded fall in the number of rental...

There has been a significant increase in the number of buy-to-let landlords selling up, along with a notable reduction in the...

Thousands of private landlords across the country understandably reject housing benefit claimants despite accusations that they are discriminating against those on...

Free gas and electrical checks are among the incentives being offered to landlords with properties in Barrow-in-Furness in a bid to...

A pilot scheme has been launched with a view to improving property standards, increasing awareness, boosting engagement and increasing housing supply...

One of the UK’s largest and arguably most controversial buy-to-let landlord who last year banned ‘coloured people’ from renting any of...

There was an increase in the number of tenants in the private rented sector experiencing a rent increase in May compared...

The government’s decision to review how selective licensing is used across the private rental sector in order to find out how well...

The UK is facing a critical rental shortage as many landlords continue to offload properties due to recent tax a change,...

New research by the GMB trade union shows that rents in the capital are far outpacing wage growth, with a two-bedroom...

A drop in the number of properties coming onto the private rented market in prime central London (PCL) has begun to...

The growing housing crisis in London is forcing employees to quit their jobs and making it harder for firms to recruit...

Older people are facing a shortage of suitable housing for their retirement, putting pressure on the wider property market. A new report...

Lord Flight, a former Conservative Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury, has once again criticised his own party’s buy-to-let tax changes,...

There has been much debate about Brexit and how it will impact the property market and the economy as a whole. ...

A new development featuring the first family houses built exclusively for rent in Hampshire has been launched by Grainger, the UK’s...

Residential property remains the long-term investment of choice for many Britons, illustrated by the high number of properties sold under the...

Residential property price growth continues to prove resilient despite political and economic uncertainty, which is partly why buy-to-let remains the investment...

Legal & General has announced that it will be creating 200 new Build to Rent (BTR) homes in Brighton as part...

London continued to be the worst performing region in Britain when it comes to house prices, with values falling by 0.8%...

With house prices increasingly steady outside of London and the South East, the housing market across many parts of the country...

A mother of five who was forced to endure what has been described as ‘six months of family hell’ is being...

Millennials renting in this country will have spent more than £110,000 in rent by the time they are finally in a...

Rent prices will increase next year, according to the latest property market analysis. Shortages of suitable properties to let and greater demand...

Legal & General has announced that it will be creating 220 new Build to Rent (BTR) homes in Birmingham, as part...

The total amount of rent paid to private landlords is now more than double the amount of mortgage interest paid to...

The scare tactics adopted by the government to keep Britain in the EU ahead of last year’s Brexit referendum saw the...

Despite a host of anti-landlord policies adopted by the government, including higher stamp duty and the phasing out of mortgage tax...

Rogue landlords receive in the region of £2.5bn a year for renting out ‘non-decent’ properties, which includes homes that are unsafe,...

A number of buy-to-let landlords are turning their attention to student housing, which is regarded by many property investors as a...

Buy-to-let landlords in Scotland continue to achieve higher returns on their property investments than their counterparts south of the border, according...

A decline in the number of rental properties on the market is driving rents upwards across England and Wales, fresh figures...

A run of eight consecutive months of falling rents in London came to an end last month, according to Countrywide. The UK's...

Rents look set to increase further in the coming months, as the supply-demand imbalance continues to grow. With landlords facing increasing pressure...

With significantly more new homes urgently needed to help plug the housing shortage in this country, the government views the Build...

A high number of buy-to-let investors prioritise rental rents over capital gains when making property purchase decisions, and with that in...

A chronic shortage of properties continues to drive rental prices upwards across the country, according to the Association of Residential Letting...

The anti-landlord policies adopted by the government has had an adverse impact on private landlords, especially the smaller players, over the...

Buy-to-let landlords are currently in retreat in the property market, leaving many prospective first-time buyers, including many existing tenants, in a...

Andy Haldane, the Bank of England’s chief economist, last year confirmed what many of us already knew – investing in property...

A number of landlords remain confident about the buy-to-let sector despite tax hikes hitting the private rented sector, research shows. More than...

The Scottish government’s proposed new minimum energy efficiency standards for the private rented sector could risk having an adverse impact on...

Let’s face it - landlords have a bad reputation. While that reputation is largely undeserved, the landlord bashing articles often featured...

The number of properties coming on to the private rental market continues to fall, driving up rents across many parts of...

The number of buy-to-let landlords registering to buy property fell last month by 3.7% in England and Wales compared with the...

There has been a significant increase in the number of people investing in the buy-to-let sector for the first time over...

Legal & General has announced that it will be creating over 250 new Build to Rent (BTR) homes in Leeds, as...

The policy focus of the upcoming election will be on Brexit, but political parties will do well to remember that housing...

The government’s decision to strip buy-to-let landlords of mortgage interest tax relief is expected to result in rent increases for tenants...

The past year has been a challenging time for landlords, following a raft of changes introduced by the government, prompting concern...

Rental prices look set to increase in the coming months on the back of a growing supply-demand imbalance, the latest Private...

Student rents look set to increase amid a housing shortage across many of the UK’s main university cities, according to a...

Nearly one in ten properties currently available on the rental market could become unrentable by 2018 if government plans for new...

In the UK, we have a chronic shortage of housing. Apparently we need 200,000 new houses a year but last year...

Rents across the UK are set to rise considerably faster than house prices over the next three years, according to the...

There are growing fears that tenants will end up bearing the cost of the government’s decision to ban letting agents' fees...

It is not the best time to be a buy-to-let landlord at the moment, with a raft of changes introduced by...

The pace of rental price growth in the UK slowed to 0.05% in the month to October from a rise of...

Older people are facing a shortage of suitable housing for their retirement, putting pressure on the wider property market, according to...

Owners of vacant homes in the Rochford district in Essex are being offered grants of up to £1,000 by Rochford District...

Private tenants saw average rents rise by 2.3% in the 12 months to September 2016, unchanged compared with the year to...

Dundee based Carling Property Group has become Scotland’s largest independent residential landlord after completing the purchase of Alloway Halls in Dundee...

The supply of homes listed on the market to let has fallen sharply now that pretty much all of the buy-to-let...

The UK is facing a chronic shortage of homes to rent, chartered surveyors have said, largely because of tax changes for...

Average rents paid by private tenants increased by 2.3% in the 12 months to August 2016, as demand for rental housing...

Tenants are potentially facing steeper living costs following a significant drop in the supply of rental properties, new figures suggest. Some 87.6%...

Student rents have increased by as much as 10% over the past 12 months amid a severe housing shortage across the...

The UK’s largest private landlord has sold almost half of his entire portfolio of around 900 residential properties, according to the...

Rents in the private rented sector continued to rise in July, hitting an average of £846 across England and Wales, according to...

The buy-to-let market in Scotland has remained resilient throughout 2016 and continues to offer enticing rental yields for landlords, according to...

There was a rise in the volume of housebuilding schemes started in England in the run-up to the EU referendum but...

The head of the UK's largest property franchise group has called on the new Housing Minister, Gavin Barwell, to reverse 'punitive...

There is a shortage of rental properties suitable for families, according to the latest rental index from 170 branch letting agency...

With demand for rental accommodation heavily outstripping housing supply, more than a quarter of tenants feel as though they were rushed...

Various housing bodies have welcomed the end of Right to Buy in Scotland, more than 35 years after it was first...

The government is being urged to scrap stamp duty for buy-to-let landlords who want to add to their property portfolio and...

The former president of the National Association of Estate Agents (NAEA) is calling on the new Chancellor, Philip Hammond, to consider...

With record high rents in London outstripping wages in every borough and a chronic shortage of new affordable homes being developed,...

The number of new homes registered to be built looks set to fall as many housebuilders will be less willing to...

The public vote in favour of Brexit is a shock to many people and has already resulted in a sharp decline...

The average rent paid by private tenants in Scotland hit a record high of £549 per month in May, compared with...

With just hours remaining until the polls close, the outcome of the EU referendum is too close to call. The sense of...

Neil Livingstone, director of Douglas Dickson Property Management Limited, explains why Glasgow’s buy-to-let market looks ripe for investment.  Landlords have been heard...

There has been a drop in the number of tenants falling into serious rent arrears, which is great news for renters...

Professional investors should be exempt from the recently introduced 3% stamp duty surcharge, according to the Better Renting for Britain campaign. Some of...

Homeowners and prospective landlords across the Deepings and Bourne districts of Lincolnshire are being offered grants of up to £5,000 to...

Here are some options that landlords may wish to consider to help protect their profits. + Review your properties and see if...

Tenants are facing higher rents as the supply of rental properties continues to fall due to George Osborne’s hefty, punitive tax...

The North West of England tops the charts as the best place to invest for high annual rental yields, whereas the...

Private rental prices paid by tenants in the UK increased by 2.6% in the 12 months to April 2016, unchanged when...

With student housing becoming an increasingly popular investment in recent years, Mish Liyanage at the Mistoria Group explains how you could...

Residential property prices continued to soar in March as buy-to-let landlords rushed to beat the government's stamp duty changes adding to...

With savers receiving dismal returns from banks and building societies, thousands of people have unsurprising turned to residential property as a...

Rents will continue to rise over the next few months, owed in part to a reduction in housing supply in the...

More than twice as many people (47%) support the second home 3% stamp duty surcharge than oppose it (18%), according to...

The total number of evictions last year reached a record high of 42,728 according to data from the Ministry of Justice.  Whilst...

Proposals by the Treasury to hand greater powers to the Bank of England to make access to buy-to let-lending harder risks...

Fergus and Judith Wilson, have sold their property empire of hundreds of homes in Kent to a foreign consortium for more...

The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) has warned that the stamp duty hike announced in the Autumn statement will only worsen the...

Landlords and property experts have continued to express their anger at changes to the stamp duty regime announced in the Autumn...

Private rental prices paid by tenants in Great Britain rose by 2.5% in the 12 months to June 2015, according to...

House price rises and a shortage of social housing means that one in four households will be renting by 2015. That’s the...

Private rental prices paid by tenants in Great Britain rose by 2.1% in the 12 months to March, according to the...

Local councils are offering landlords cash payments of up to £4,000 to accommodate homeless families as a shortage of social housing...