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The ESPC property portal has announced a free buy to let Insights and Advice event on Thursday May 9, for aspiring...

The percentage of tenants borrowing money to fund their cash deposits on their next property has risen over the last 12...

A landlord who has repeatedly flouted housing rules has been fined a further £36,000 following a prosecution brought by a council.  Giuseppe...

Almost four in 10 portfolio landlords are continuing to upgrade their properties to EPC C or above, despite proposed regulations being...

The average water bill has risen by 6% in England and Wales in recent days, which could see households having to...

The popular narrative may have been that first time buyers have been priced out of the market, partly by landlords: but...

Four years after the first Covid restrictions, new research by Centre for Cities shows Londoners’ escape to the country during the...

Britain’s housing stock offers the worst value for money of any advanced economy, according new analysis published by the Resolution Foundation. The...

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

Homes Under The Hammer property expert Lucy Alexander is fronting a new campaign to identify empty homes and bring them back...

Seasonality is returning to the prime London lettings market after three tumultuous years.  The pandemic meant the market was initially flooded with...

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

Building on the momentum of 2023, the North West is poised for continued growth in rental and property prices. Early investment...

Rightmove is calling on Chancellor Jeremy Hunt to use next week’s Budget as an opportunity to incentivise landlords to make properties...

Another council has set up an advice session for private rental landlords in the area. This even will take place at Neath...

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

Airbnb has released new figures showing that the typical host landlord makes a modest £5,500 a year by sharing their space...

Generation Rent has yet again come out for rent control over the private sector - and wants it to be an...

A prominent lettings agency has hit out at the latest changes to safety regulations that private landlords must comply with or...

Although SDLT receipts have been volatile in recent years, the property tax’s effectiveness as a revenue-raiser for the Government is not...

A property expert claims capital values on properties should drop significantly if they are not considered appropriately energy efficient. “Homes which aren’t...

Landlords considering selling up have received guidance from Rightmove on when to do it and how. The portal claims February is the...

Scottish property portal ESPC has announced a free Buy To Let event targeted at aspiring property investors and landlords. The event will...

Winchester council is setting up its own agency to let and manage privately rented homes. Venta Living pledges to provide “high quality,...

Landlords, being key players in the housing sector, can make a significant impact by fostering a greener mindset among their tenants....

A rental sector insurance firm has hit back at claims made about Section 21 by the charity Citizens Advice. A spokesperson for...

Renters and landlords of properties without gas central heating can now get energy saving green measures installed free of charge or...

Awareness of green mortgages is dipping among buyers, according to new research. Almost two thirds of mortgage advisers say their clients have...

Rightmove has revealed its forecast for 2024 - and has looked back on the past 12 months. This year, 2023, ends with...

Citra Living, the Build To Rent arm of Lloyds Banking Group, has announced another new scheme. It is a 95-flat development at...

Three-quarters of landlords welcome the government’s decision in the autumn to scrap the proposal that all rental property must have an...

The government has launched a public consultation on a radical new UK home energy rating system to replace the long-standing Standard...

Rightmove has revealed its forecast for 2024 - but just as it has done this, it’s revealed asking prices have dropped...

London’s ultra-prime rental market has returned this year to pre-Covid levels for the first time, an agency claims. Beauchamp Estates - using...

The property portal ESPC has revealed the top-performing Edinburgh postcodes in terms of rental yields, for the third quarter of 2023. The...

The government claims that millions of homeowners in England and Wales will be given greater rights, powers, and protections over their...

As the dark nights draw in, condensation issues start to emerge, bringing with it the possibility of mildew and mould forming...

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

Our generations-old obsession with home-ownership may be waning for the first time in recent memory. The introduction of the Housing Act in...

Airbnb says the large majority of private tenants want to boost their income, including through sub-letting rooms in their homes. In a...

For those looking to take the leap into holiday letting, finding the right property is not only the first step, but...

A lettings industry expert has admitted he has “little hope” that the current rental market crisis for renters will improve. Andy Halstead, HomeLet &...

Lendlord, a platform for the property investment space, has launched a Tenants App to streamline the way renters communicate with landlords. The...

The Additional Licensing HMO scheme in the Bath and North East Somerset area ends on New Year’s Eve.  The scheme covers around...

A family of landlords have been jailed for a total of 31 years after committing horrific violence against tenants and in...

A new study of over 600,000 available properties on Rightmove reveals that homes in need of renovation are the most in...

Research  from Shawbrook shows how many landlords have spent money preparing for EPC changes which are now not going to happen. A...

The sudden drop in temperature as we move into Autumn isn’t just a shock to the system, it can also lead...

The rise of platforms such as Airbnb has opened up new possibilities to generate extra income by renting out spaces.  From spare...

There’s been widespread relief at the government’s eco U-turn which may lead to thousands of pounds of savings for landlords. Prime Minister...

Airbnb is linking up with private landlord agency OpenRent to offer reduced-price gas and boiler safety certificates. The short lets platform says...

A high profile lettings agent insists that buy to let remains “a safe space for investors” seeking long-term returns, despite the...

Research by Quickmove Properties estimate that, despite changes to stamp duty thresholds implemented last September designed to save homebuyers money, the...

Landlords don’t believe Housing Secretary Michael Gove’s planning reforms will help build a million new homes in England, claims a buy-to-let...

If you live in a rented home, you’ll know the struggles of wanting to make your home feel like your own...

The property portal ESPC has revealed the top-performing Edinburgh postcodes in terms of rental yields, for the second quarter of 2023. Using...

A council is boasting that it’s taking a "really hard line” over HMO regulation. New rules in Blackburn with Darwen prevent family...

Over a third of homes in England are at high risk of overheating as summer temperatures of 40oC and above apparently...

Property investment dates back centuries – millennia, even. As a fundamental necessity for post-nomadic humanity, residential and commercial real estate have...

A housing trust says landlords fed up with higher taxes and red tape should not sell up but instead lease their...

Conversions, often seen as a likely property type for private landlords, are likely to be more common if two groups of...

Savills’ latest market snapshot for prime properties in the UK regions suggest that tenant priorities are gently shifting. Across UK prime regional...

UK landlords are currently facing a myriad of challenges.  It’s well documented how costly retrofitting properties to meet new energy efficiency standards...

A property management company is forecasting that Prime Central London’s short-lets summer is set to be record breaking. Glenfield Property Management says...

One of the country’s biggest Build To Rent operators has launched an app for residents which it claims can help combat...

The property market is always changing, leaving investors on the constant lookout for their next big opportunity. With housing prices continuing...

Airbnb has linked up with Neighbourhood Watch in a bid to stamp out anti-social behaviour in short lets this summer. As part...

Landlords whose residential properties became workplaces during the pandemic are unlikely to see any major change in the situation soon. That’s because...

Detached houses are the most popular type of property for those who have moved homes in the past year.  The Halifax says...

An uneasy relationship exists between UK politicians and the residential property market. Emotions have been running particularly high recently. More details were...

The UK has long been a pioneer in terms of Net Zero goal setting, but many people across the nation remain...

An insurance firm has identified locations which, according to current portal listings, have the highest proportion of dog-friendly rental properties. The league...

With spring in the air, adjudicators at The Deposit Protection Service have revealed some of the interesting and unusual tenancy deposit...

A co-living brand called Folk is launching its third site in the capital, Florence Dock in Battersea.  The building, which already has...

All landlords need to have an Energy Performance Certificate (EPC), with few exemptions. As a property writer, landlord and Domestic Energy...

A new study by a University of Glasgow-led research centre has found that the UK housing sector is lagging over 30...

Activist group Generation Rent has thrown its weight behind the initiative by Home Secretary Suella Braverman to clampdown on so-called ‘sex...

The Scottish Government - which is already implementing a rent cap and eviction ban for the private sector - is now...

A rogue landlord has been ordered to pay over £15,000 after illegally altering buildings he let out as HMOs in the...

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

Flat-pack furniture giant IKEA has teamed up with campaigning charity Shelter to highlight the issue of homelessness. The Scandinavian firm, citing Shelter’s...

An analysis of inner London data from the government’s non-domestic EPC register suggests huge volumes of commercial property may be unsettable...

London Mayor Sadiq Khan has yet again taken to social media to demand the powers to freeze private sector rents. This has...

The latest phase of a new Build To Rent scheme being launched in London is offering a wine bar and electric...

A landlord has been landed with a bill of almost £2,800 for failing to clear rubbish and maintain his vacant property. Alex...

Annual house price growth has slowed to 1.1 per cent - a sharp drop on a month ago when it was...

Airbnb has gone into battle against mortgage lenders opposed to their customers letting out their homes. The short let platform is calling...

The ongoing cost of living crisis has caused many to tighten their belts and limit their heating usage.  The extraordinary rises in...

Improving yields throughout 2023 may stop more landlords quitting - and, in addition, rental reforms are unlikely to be as bad as...

A fund is claiming that investors who put money into real estate funds as an avenue of investment have seen a...

There are several key reasons why property owners choose to become landlords, some of which include regular income, investment and long-term...

If you were to believe recent headlines, holiday homes and short lets make everyone’s lives miserable - yet the happiest place...

Phil Spencer’s online consumer service Move iQ has created a series on its YouTube channel looking at living in Build To...

A consultation on a new licensing regime looks set to start in Warwick in the new year. The council will next week...

A lettings network is urging landlords to back a campaign to abolish council tax re-banding for shared houses. Platinum Property Partners says...

A new 100-unit Build To Rent scheme in Manchester called The Quarters is being marketed as “pet friendly”. The company behind it,...

HMOs in the London borough of Brent must now win planning consent and meet a new set of criteria to ensure...

The people behind the largest ever analysis of Build To Rent in England claim it shows  a broad and evolving customer...

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

The Private Rental Sector is undeniably in need of some assistance, as recent changes to legislation and global events have put...