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Fines for rogue landlords and agents in London have surged past the £10 million mark.   With 19 council licensing schemes and...

A think tank based in central London says landlords would not quit the sector if much tougher - and more expensive...

The so-called ‘Boris bounce’ in the housing market after the last General Election failed to materialise, an estate agency chain claims. Winkworth,...

Anonymous reports of energy theft have skyrocketed by 62% since 2021, Crimestoppers’ figures reveal.  In 2023 alone, the charity received 11,552 reports...

Landlords who paid Capital Gains Tax at 28% - before the Chancellor reduced it to 24% in this month’s Budget -...

An all-party House of Commons committee is calling on Local Housing Allowance to be updated automatically and annually. LHA rates have been...

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

The government’s proposal to introduce a new one per cent deposit mortgage scheme to help young people onto the property ladder...

A property finance consultancy claims that unmortgageable properties can be snapped up with a discount of 27 per cent. Apex Bridging says...

The National Residential Landlords Association will jointly host a networking and information session with homelessness charity Crisis. It will take place on...

New figures from lenders trade body UK Finance show a massive fall in buy to let loans for those aged 55...

The government is considering allowing renters to buy their first homes with just one per cent deposits, according  to press reports...

Rents across the UK continue to retreat from their 2023 highs, falling by 2.9 per cent over the last three months,...

A Labour politician has returned to the subject of rent controls - even though the party has officially abandoned this as...

The chief executive of campaigning charity Shelter is blaming “skyrocketing rents” for a crisis of homelessness. As part of an appeal for...

A respected financial body is warning that landlords face rising costs of up to 80 per cent in the next two...

An Airbnb survey first reported last week on Landlord Today has exploded into a national newspaper controversy. Airbnb claims that almost 80...

Room rents continue to skyrocket across the UK, reaching new highs in the third quarter of 2023 according to flatware website...

Shelter says “skyrocketing rents” and the government’s freeze on housing allowance lie behind the increased spend on temporary accommodation for homeless...

Data from flatshare site SpareRoom suggests London is now entirely unaffordable to graduates, thanks to sky-high rents. September sees many new graduates...

The Generation Rent activist group is urging its supporters to email MPs to protest about delays in the parliamentary progress of...

A property website has calculated how much it costs a landlord or general home owner to sell a home - and...

Landlords looking to optimise capital appreciation on their properties may be alarmed at a siren warning from an insurance company. One Sure...

The lack of available housing stock is creating huge problems throughout the Private Rented Sector, including the supply chain. We all know...

The data from the 2021 to 2022 tax year reveals that it has been a bumper year for capital gains in...

London Labour Mayor Sadiq Khan and activist group Generation Rent have issued a joint appeal for rent controls in the capital. Khan’s...

A prominent lettings industry figure has summed up the continuing rental market frenzy in three words - “the madness continues.” Andy Halstead, HomeLet &...

The average UK rental price is now £1,229 pcm, increasing 1.3 per cent from last month.   Greater London sees a massive...

The long-awaited Renters Reform Bill has been unveiled, as Ministers bid to address the housing crisis and create a fairer rental...

The price of holiday lets in South West London have skyrocketed by 30 per cent due to surging demand from visitors...

With the cost-of-living crisis causing household bills to increase nationwide, many Britons are worried and concerned about the soaring energy prices...

This year is set to bring sweeping rental reforms that will change the face of lettings forever. Landlords should be following...

Shelter is telling the government it “must deliver” on the revolution it pledges under the Renters Reform Bill. Chief executive Polly Neate...

The government has back-tracked on its decision to publish the long-awaited Renters Reform Bill this week. The Mirror newspaper reports this morning that...

With the government considering short let landlords having to seek planning consent for the use of complete houses, AirBnb has announced...

The Renters’ Reform Bill is finally due to be published and introduced into Parliament next week. Housing Secretary Michael Gove has told Sky...

A Conservative-leaning think tank and campaigning charity Shelter have released a book of essays on renting and housing. A statement from Bright...

There’s a 50:50 chance of yet another Bank of England base rate rise this week according to a leading business analyst. Susannah...

According to the most recent statistics there are 676,452 vacant properties in England, nearly half a million of which have been...

Roma Finance is the new main sponsor of Sky TV’s Property Elevator, the show for budding property entrepreneurs. The entrepreneurs pitch their...

The Royal Institution for Chartered Surveyors’ latest Residential Market Survey made for gloomy reading for many in the property market –...

A rant about rent controls by London Labour Mayor Sadiq Khan appears to have backfired. Khan - who has repeatedly demanded that...

I am, by my own admission, ever the optimist, but with a barrage of enquiries from concerned landlords facing very real...

In 2020 to 2021, the private rented sector in the UK accounted for 4.4m households, housing over 11m people with an...

The perennial shortage of new homes in the capital has now collided with a sharp increase in government regulation, a tripling...

Figures from across the private rental sector have written an open letter to Housing Secretary Michael Gove, calling for a halt...

New data just released by HM Revenue & Customs shows income tax, national insurance and capital gains tax receipts for April...

An online platform is launching to match people with space to let with tenants in need - but no rent will...

Rishi Sunak has won the Conservative leadership campaign and is set to become Prime Minister tomorrow. Over the summer Sunak set out...

An interesting analysis of the current rental stock shortage has been undertaken by Sky News. Using data from property consultancy TwentyCi, Sky...

There’s widespread speculation that the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee will today announce another interest rate rise - and it...

A new campaign has been launched calling for the regulation of Airbnb and other short lets in England. Action on Short Term...

There is a perfect storm brewing for landlords and tenants in the UK.  Sky-rocketing energy bills, food prices and increasing rent paints...

New figures show that the amount of Capital Gains Tax raked in by HM Revenue & Customs has skyrocketed.  The Revenue received...

Conservative party leadership hopeful Rishi Sunak says he wants today’s renters, along with young adults obliged to live at home with...

The House of Commons Library provides books, journals and online resources for MPs, MPs' staff and parliamentary staff. Some of this is...

Bricks and mortar have become one of the best investment classes over the past year, according to new research. The Stripe Property...

A national newspaper has backed a scheme by a council to purchase private properties and them let them out to lower...

Airbnb has teamed up with a tourism body to produce a report it describes as “ground breaking” in spelling out so-called...

Thank goodness the uncertainty is over - but is it all too skewed towards tenants? That’s the worry of suppliers as Daniel...

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

The National Association of Property Buyers says soaring numbers of landlords are looking to sell homes - slashing stock and therefore...

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

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

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

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

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

Something that has been touching a raw nerve with me for some time now is the issue of so called ‘rent...

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

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

A new purpose-built student accommodation complex in Swansea pledges to shake up the way students live in the city with, amongst...

News reports suggest the government may be about to step in and use commissioners to take over Liverpool council, which has...

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

An operator of co-living rental units in London has linked with a PropTech platform to reward tenants for their loyalty.  Built Asset...

Demand for rented homes looks set to increase in the coming months as new data suggests that many people who do...

Student property is one of the most lucrative investments available to landlords, with sky-high double-digit yields currently on offer in many...

You may wonder whether there are really that many benefits of home and boiler cover that’s specifically tailored for landlords and,...

The chancellor’s decision to order a review of capital gains tax, signalling a future raid on second homeowners, including buy-to-let landlords,...

Student property has long been one of the most lucrative investments available to landlords, with sky-high double-digit yields typically available in...

Airbnb has confirmed that it is laying off 25% of its workforce as the short-term lets platform joins a slew of firms...

Student property has long been one of the most lucrative investments available to landlords, with sky-high double-digit yields typically available in...

Landlords are being urged not to evict tenants facing financial hardship as a consequence of the coronavirus pandemic.  Responding to a petition...

The average tenancy deposit paid by tenants in Britain now stands at £1,139, fresh analysis from Ome, part of Hamilton Fraser, shows.   The...

A good buyer’s agent can save you money, provide you with expert advice, and secure you a great property. But how...

Student property remains one of the most lucrative investments available to landlords, with sky-high double-digit yields currently on offer in many...

With the temperature plummeting across the UK, there are several weather warnings in place over the next few days, and some...

With 2020 fast approaching, it is time for forward thinking buy-to-let landlords to start looking for the UK’s best buy-to-let areas...

Demand for rented homes looks set to increase in the coming years as new data suggests that many people who do...

Housing charity Shelter has launched a £600,000 fund in Greater Manchester today with a view to finding real-life solutions to the...

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has light-heartedly threatened to withhold rent if his landlord fails to do the football club a favour...

A new survey has revealed three in four Scots back rent caps north of the border to help curb increasing housing...

Anaconda Cut, standing at 131 metres tall, making it the tallest building in Salford, has been officially launched. The 44-storey tower, which...

Liverpool has once again been highlighted as an ideal destination for buy-to-let landlords seeking solid rental returns, this time by an...

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

Student property remains one of the most lucrative investments available to landlords, with sky-high yields of almost 12% currently on offer. With...

Durham has been identified as the number one destination in a new survey looking at which university towns offer the best...

Buy-to-let landlords could save hundreds, if not thousands of pounds every year by not instructing a letting agent to let their property. The...

Kit Malthouse has been named as the government’s latest housing minister after Dominic Raab, who spent just six months in the...

A record number of first-time landlord mortgage products have been made available to borrowers as lenders launched extra loans to attract...