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Housing minister Eddie Hughes - the politician leading for the government own the renters’ Reform Bill - will be the keynote...

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

Contrary to recent figures from Zoopla and others, pointing to double-digit rental inflation in the past year, official statistics show the...

A rogue landlord prosecuted for illegally squashing seven flats into a development with planning permission for six must pay around £250,000.  In...

A safety organisation is warning of a “tragedy waiting to happen” because three quarters of fire doors fail to meet the...

If rising energy costs are your immediate concern, it may not be feasible to invest in new solutions for your home...

The independent expert advisers to government on tax simplification, the OTS, says there has been a strong response to its consultation...

A council is notifying its landlords with tenants on housing benefit that it is switching its payment schedule from paper to...

The Health and Safety Executive is urging landlords to check the credentials of gas fitters following a case heard recently in...

Are you a landlord with an EPC rating of D or below? Newable Finance has launched EPC Finance – a range of...

The government is widely expected to announce that Section 21 eviction powers will be scrapped in new legislation coming to Parliament...

Landlords have enjoyed more capital appreciation with the average UK house price rising again in April, up by 1.1 per cent...

A report from the Public Accounts Committee on the regulation of the private rented sector (PRS) was issued with little notice...

For many years now developers, freeholders and landlords have been engaged in the practice of utilising ground rents as lucrative investments...

A new version of PropTech platform Yuno claims to solve the problem of how a landlord should decide what is the...

The government is reported to be considering extending the Right To Buy from just council tenants in England to housing association...

Gedling council in Nottinghamshire is the latest local authority to resume consultations on Selective Licensing after putting initial proposals on ice...

A new kind of property investor is evolving. They’ve enjoyed the fruits of their labours, creating UK investments in property but...

Here are five top tips worth considering if you’re an aspiring or ambitious property entrepreneur. 1. Take Your Time to Find the...

With the rising cost of living and the UK’s inflation crisis creating financial uncertainty, many are looking to make more secure...

In this guides and tips piece, Kerry Barber, head of Compliance at Goodlord, and Leanne McCarthy, claims facilitator at Goodlord, discuss why this month's...

Eviction specialist Landlord Action says it’s seen a sharp rise in landlords seeking to use its debt recovery service against tenants...

Renters without a property to sell are likely to be the worst demographic sector affected by the cost of living crisis...

Generation Rent is calling for a national rent freeze in the private sector for an unspecified period “for the duration of...

Renting is changing. That’s what we keep being told by the Government as it prepares the ground for its renters’ reform...

Whether you own a leasehold or freehold property, if you’re an HMO landlord who rents out rooms, individual flats or even...

The recent energy price cap increase implemented has prompted households across the UK to consider ways to make their home more...

Looking after rental property is more complicated and more important than it was 20 years ago according to a leading lettings...

A new and huge landlord licensing scheme has launched in County Durham. A total of at least 29,000 properties, or 42 per...

A survey by the activist group Generation Rent is asking a series of detailed questions of private tenants in the constituency...

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

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? My name is Mark Walton and I am the Managing...

The homelessness charity Step By Step is demanding that rival bidding on rental property be outlawed to give the poorest prospective...

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

Prime central London may not seem to most obvious part of the UK for buy to let investors but a leading...

The government says major house builders have agreed to spend £2 billion on fixing the dangerous cladding on their own buildings,...

A senior committee of MPs claims that it’s “too difficult for renters to realise their legal right to a safe and...

A landlord has been fined in one of the first cases in England, for failing to comply with Electrical Safety Standards. Regulations...

Landlords are many people’s favourite pantomime villains, on the hunt to hike rents and squeeze profits. The reality, however, is proven...

Capital appreciation for landlords has seen another surge according to the latest house price index, just released by the Halifax. It shows...

An online specialist mortgage broker claims that lenders are getting quicker at passing in interest rate rises to landlords. Property Master says...

A campaign group wants local candidates fighting elections in London next month sign up to a set of policies including rent...

Letting agent Barrows and Forrester has identified how eco-improvements can add value to properties. Insulation - Upgrading a home’s insulation, specifically solid wall...

Buy to let landlords claimed a record £18.5 in tax relief in the year to April 2021, the most recent data...

Renters are amongst the three groups likely to suffer worst as the cost of living crisis unfolds, an analyst has warned.  Sarah...

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

Even before the pandemic, we were seeing dramatic changes across the buy-to-let landscape with holiday lets steadily increasing in appeal –...

The staycation craze has made holiday lets a far more attractive proposition to many would-be landlords, according to a new survey. Research...

PropTech supplier Canopy has launched a new service to help tenants affected by the pandemic.  Last year Canopy was awarded a grant...

Letting agency Bramleys has canvassed the opinions of its clients to produce a league table of the biggest bugbears identified by...

A council is launching a Private Tenants Charter which it says will set standards for landlords and private rental sector organisations...

Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s Spring Statement was something - but not enough. That’s the view of Ben Beadle - chief executive of the...

The activist group Acorn is lobbying a local council to deny people the right to buy a second home or let...

A question mark has been raised over the suitability of a scheme starting next month to encourage the switch from gas...

Specialist but to let lender Keystone Property Finance has pledged to help UK landlords who want to house Ukrainian refugees.  There have...

Shock figures suggest that Airbnb owners are charging up to 600 per cent more to stay at their properties during major...

A landlord has been fined £6,250 for failing to make a series of improvements to the property he lets out in...

The former Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer says rent controls are a vital part of a four-pronged ‘Radical Recovery Programme’. John McDonnell has...

All-inclusive rents have exploded in popularity in the student rental sector over the past few years, but the rampant surge in...

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

As we approach what is commonly the busiest month of the year, there is one question many in the sector many...

A prominent lettings agency is warning its own and all other landlords that they are particularly vulnerable to the growing threat...

Michael Gove’s Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities has given £650,000 to one town to clampdown on rogue landlords. A statement...

The independent Office for Tax Simplification wants to know how it can make landlords’ tax issues simpler - and it’s started...

The Deposit Protection Service is hosting two webinars this Spring to help landlords and letting agents reduce the chances of deposit...

A major think tank is calling for a radical reform of the private rental sector. A report from the cross-party independent Social...

Applications open later this week for one of the country’s largest and most controversial landlord licensing schemes - in Liverpool. The new...

One of the country’s most respected property lawyers is to discuss changes to rental processes live at a webinar tomorrow.  David Smith,...

A new voluntary redress scheme has been launched to help landlords and tenants solve disputes.  The scheme - by the National Residential...

Husband-and-wife landlords Robin and Susan Kirstein have been landed with a massive fine for letting a home that was deemed by...

It goes without saying that any decent landlord wants to provide their tenants with a safe and secure home and to...

PropTech firm Kamma says 11 new discretionary licensing schemes for landlords are set to launch in April - a record. This is the...

The Chartered Institute of Housing says it’s concerned about the rapidly rising gas and home heating oil prices and the impact...

Capital appreciation for landlords is running at an average double-digit strength in seven regions of the UK according to the Halifax. Its...

Trading Standards has approved a new alternative dispute resolution body for the private rental sector. It’s The Dispute Service Ltd, and it...

With the housing market showing little sign of a slowdown, interest in auction properties also signals a busy year ahead. Here's my...

As the government continues to assess the future state of building regulation in the UK, developers and leaseholders continue to remain...

New research suggests that some landlords are now deliberately choosing to buy properties with weak EPCs in order to upgrade and...

The National Landlord Investment Show is back in London next week with a pledge that it will be the most spectacular...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? My name is Giles Atkinson and I’m one part of...

Annual house price growth accelerated to 12.6 per cent in February, up from 11.2 per cent in January and the strongest...

Airbnb says it will offer free short-term housing to up to 100,000 refugees fleeing Ukraine.  These stays will be funded by Airbnb...

Many first time landlords do not have the credit records that accord with lenders’ algorithms, denying them finance unreasonably. That’s the view...

The connection between rising volumes of red tape in the private rental sector and landlords quitting as a consequence appears to...

A specialist company is warning landlords that the recent spate of named storms across the UK may have heightened the risk...

A leading figure in the PropTech sector says more regulation could make the rental sector fairer and more transparent - but...

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

In this feature article, Stuart Kerr from Restorations UK sets out why this could be the worst winter yet for mould...

A London council has prosecuted a builder - Valeriu Sandu, of Valmic Properties Limited - for lying about fitting sufficiently fireproof...

A prominent Conservative has branded the rush towards rent controls by some politicians as “heavy-handed and economically illiterate”. Janet Finch Saunders, an...

A landlord who harassed tenants and left them in dangerous accommodation hit has been branded “atrocious” and has been hit with...

The government has been accused of basing its policy to solve the cladding crisis on the assumption that landlords are Property...

A prominent property website, which monitors the lettings market, suggests that rent controls would drive a proportion of rental stock to...

New research from insurance provider Paymentshield has found that over one in five UK tenants have experienced a negative property event...

Covid-19 has upended most industries, at least for a short while, over the past two years. But the tourism sector has...

Has there ever been a better time to buy-to-let?  Zoopla just last week revealed that demand and rent prices, especially in city...

Airbnb entered the realm of holiday lettings in 2009, but it wasn’t until 2016 that it really started to gain traction...

A council says it’s going to clampdown on landlords who are “keeping deposits unnecessarily” and agents “charging unpermitted fees.” The pledge comes...

Nearly one in three British adults think property will be the best performing investment in 2022, making it the top pick...

Nobody wants to have to end a tenancy with deductions from a tenancy deposit! Here we share our expert tips for landlords to pass...

The draconian new rules governing EPC targets are driving some landlords to favour new build properties when expanding their portfolios. That appears...

A rental app which was pitched to landlords and tenants as “making renting a seamless and transparent experience” appears to have...

A landlord has been fined for failing to ensure that gas fittings, appliances and associated flues were checked for safety. Edinburgh Sheriffs...

In recent days we have heard Michael Gove trumpet his plans to ‘level up’ the UK.  We knew that he would be...

The majority of local authorities in England do not accurately record the number of private rented sector tenure complaints which they...

The government has issued new Right To Rent guidance for landlords. It makes only minor modifications to previous versions but the latest...

The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, wants the government to put a stop to the capital being used for international money...

Police have arrested a teenager who they found hiding in the loft of a rented house filled with cannabis plants -...

A new fixed-rate platform has been launched that says it will save landlords thousands of pounds in management fees. Rentd claims to...

A bank is establishing a working group of industry professionals, landlords and policy makers to see how the private rental sector...

Generation Rent claims private rental sector tenants are set to be most disadvantaged by the 54 per cent rise in the...

The Labour MP Dame Meg Hillier is warning that some landlords of HMOs may receive the government’s financial energy assistance- and...

Almost a quarter of landlords say their properties are currently rated D or below for energy efficiency, according to a new...

New selective licensing schemes are now live in areas of north and east Manchester covering more than 1,400 properties.  This means compulsory...

The specialist holiday let market is becoming increasingly attractive to ex-pat investors - and another mortgage lender has entered the sector...

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

Eviction and housing law specialist Landlord Action has rebranded to support its expansion into a wider range of legal services. There’s a...

There’s been a bounce back in confidence amongst London landlords - although they remain more pessimistic than their peers elsewhere in...

The activist group Generation Rent says it’s celebrating a victory in its campaign to secure a national mandatory landlord register. Newspaper leaks...

Purplebricks claims that its failure to comply with tenant deposit legislation last year is now in the past and was merely...

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

With over 40m Airbnb users across Europe and the US, and approximately 250,000 listings in the UK alone, the short-term accommodation...

A prominent buy to let mortgage provider is advising landlords to ensure they check EPCs and energy efficiency issues on properties...

One of the most respected buying agents in London says buy to let in the capital is losing its appeal for...

Landlords believe that energy efficiency upgrades required to comply with Net Zero regulations may cost up to £10,400 per property. From 2025...

A lettings agent who also acts on behalf of tenants against landlords claims to have received 1,000 enquiries from frustrated private...

Yesterday Landlord Today reported that there was now a 15 year record high in the number of buy to let mortgage...

There’s a 15 year record high in the number of buy to let mortgage products available for current or new landlords. The...

Student accommodation specialist Unite Students has acquired a site for a 270-bed scheme in one of the country’s biggest academic centres,...

A council has launched what it calls a “scores on the doors” style accreditation scheme for landlords. The Decent and Safe Homes...

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

Covid-19 has undoubtedly shifted the way new landlords will be looking to invest in 2022, and our ranking makes it clear...

Our housing market needs a long-term vision, and one which is co-ordinated across government and the wider industry. And it is...

A specialist lettings agency is holding a series of webinars for landlords who may fell they need help navigating some 170-plus...

A relatively optimistic sentiment survey of landlords suggests many remain upbeat about the prospects for the sector.  According to the Shawbrook Bank...

The Welsh Government has set out how the housing law in that country is set to change significantly from July 15...

New preliminary figures released by CBRE reveal that a record £4.1 billion was invested in the UK’s Build to Rent sector...

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

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I’m Paul Wootton, Director of The Landlord Works, a new...

Landlords will have to foot the bill for the government’s energy efficiency proposals without any apparent tax or grant help. That’s the...

A new PropTech platform that claims to make buy to let investment simpler, faster and more accessible than ever before, is...

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

1. Outdoor space: After nearly two years of restrictions, 2022 will see renters continuing to prioritise outdoor space. For residents of...

A leading accountancy firm says the relative good health of the rental market and house price appreciation will trigger stricter enforcement...

Landlords adopting a strategy of buying cheap in search of high yields are having a tougher task in finding the right...

The majority of the buy to let community want the name ‘landlord’ dropped and replaced by something like ‘small housing provider’ That’s...

Purplebricks has denied speculation that it’s selling off its rental division and moving landlord clients to a new agency.  A company statement...

For landlords who may want a brief update on Section 21, the House of Commons Library has published a concise description...

A former Conservative councillor has used a leading party website to call on the government to restrict the purchase of buy...

A landlord who has been operating a licensable HMO without a licence has been fined £5,000 at a prosecution brought by...

Knight Frank has given an end of year assessment of the prime London lettings and says rents in the enclave are...

The Home Office has issued yet another iteration of its guidance for landlords on how to conduct Right To Rent checks. The...

A leading market forecaster has described the level of rent rises in one part of the country as “going ballistic”. “The London...

Landlord confidence remains high with a third of those questioned in a surveying plan to expand their portfolio in the next...

As I write, at home in bed recovering from Covid, I can’t fail to notice the irony of attempting to predict...

As we enter 2022 the private rented sector can look back on a year which marked the start of its recovery...

The dusk of 2021 is upon us and, as is customary in property circles at this juncture, we look forward to...

A landlord has been found guilty of a series of fire safety failings which left residents with only one option to...

A landlord operating a House in Multiple Occupation without a licence has been fined £5,000. An officer from Chesterfield council carried out an...

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

New data suggesting that only a third of first time buyers are able to secure a mortgage at their first attempt...

Build To Rent apartment brand Essential Living is giving its tenants five New Year’s Resolutions for 2022. 1. Create Home Working Space:...

Activists in the Generation Rent campaign group are urging the government to introduce what it calls “a winter truce” with no...

A London council has prosecuted a rogue landlord after a 30 month saga regarding the condition of an apartment.  Richmond council received a...

Airbnb can make life easier for UK landlords by increasing yields, simplifying the rental process and providing peace of mind against...

A report by the National Audit Office has sharply criticised the government and councils for not doing enough to help tenants...

ARLA Propertymark is expressing concern at the latest figures showing a fall in the size of the private rental sector. The latest...

An investigation conducted by The Mirror newspaper claims to have found that 55 out of 72 buy to let mortgage lenders...

A  council is set to ask local landlords of rental properties to join an accreditation scheme to improve standards and deliver...

A council says it’s working with police to target landlords which it claims are flouting the law and illegally eviction and...

With currently less than four years before all new tenancies need to be in properties rated EPC ‘C’ or above, there...

A council is consulting over a range of private rental sector measures.  Leicester council is proposing a range of measures requiring landlords...

A Citizens Advice helpline has opened in Wales for both renters struggling with arrears, and for landlords who believe their tenants...

Heavy snowfall can present a number of dangers to your property.  Gutters can become clogged or even frozen due to snow and...

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

The UK’s largest provider of inventory services says rising tenancy lengths make a combination of inventories and regular inspections more valuable...

A private landlord who failed to carry out essential safety work has been fined for ignoring an Emergency Prohibition Order. Mohammed Deryo,...

In recent years, letting property has become more challenging due to a range of tax and regulation changes and since March...

A new deal between a trade body and a high profile industry supplier means landlords can now hire assistants to handle...

Bulb Energy, which has 1.7m customers - including, it is thought, many thousands of landlords - is to be put into...

Lewisham council in south London is introducing a new licensing scheme for all HMOs in the borough. It claims this will help...

Automated rental payment platform PayProp recently held a webinar, attended by well over 100 people, in which a condensed video of...

The demise of the buy to let market has been much predicted over recent years. Major tax changes, a three per...

Earlier this week Zoopla released some rather healthy statistics on the UK rental market. In recent months, the rental market has been...

The long-running saga of unscrupulous landlords taking advantage of lone tenants to suggest a ‘sex for rent’ arrangement continues with a...

A business analyst is warning owners of older properties that the value of their assets may be cut if energy efficiency...

After two years in the doldrums and high levels of over supply, prime central London is at last a landlord’s rental...

The Times has highlighted chaotic scenes at HM Revenue and Customs where a landlord, amongst others, has been impacted. According to its...

A new bank called Monument wants buy to let portfolio landlords and other ‘serious’ property investors to be amongst its relatively...

Despite dire warnings from Generation Rent, Shelter and other campaigners, it appears that the end of the eviction ban did NOT...

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

I am the Chair of PLAN - the Portfolio Landlords Action Group - which had its formal launch this week. People...

The relationship between the overwhelming number of good landlords and local authorities tends to be limited or possibly non-existent. With the far...

The government has launched a survey of private tenants in which it asks them whether they would like to be given...

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

A landlord group is advising members to think carefully about a ‘special offer’ from a local authority attempting to tie them into...

A series of online interviews with landlords suggests far fewer of them have been seriously impacted by the Coronavirus pandemic than...

A landlord has been fined and sentenced to a 12-month community order for failing to maintain gas appliances at a rental...

A landlord has been fined £24,750 and told to repay his tenants almost £47,000 in rent. In December 2018, Preston council responded...

A council in the north of England has identified 166 private rental properties within the district that do not comply with...

The live launch of a roundtable event hosted by rental payments platform PayProp takes place tomorrow – and landlords can still...

Many homeowners face situations where they have no other option but to rent out their home. Often there are periods where...

People you can trust are an essential part of your team when you get into investing in property. If you’re using solicitors,...

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

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Rajiv Singh |Founder & CEO RentOnCloud www.rentoncloud.com Tell me about RentOnCloud, what does...

The proportion of landlords feeling optimistic about different aspects of letting is at the highest level for five years. As part of research...

The steps landlords need to take to improve their own image and enhance their reputation in the eyes of consumers was...

Build To Rent is recovering well from the pandemic across the UK according to a survey. Construction sites across the UK ground...

The Barrows and Forrester agency has prepared a tenant guide for those hoping to hold fireworks displays at their rental home...

This week’s Budget saw the Chancellor loosen the Treasury’s purse strings in a number of areas.  Yet this was a quiet Autumn...

The council in Harrogate, Yorkshire, has issued what appears to be a celebration statement about its legal action against rogue landlords. The...

Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s Budget has made one small but welcome change to Capital Gains Tax.  For those selling UK residential property, including...

A fire and rescue service is asking landlords who own or manage HMOs to get involved in a pilot scheme. Over the...

Orkney Council wants private landlords who hold family accommodation to come forward if they would be suitable for Afghan families. Councillors recently...

A planning inspector has ordered a rogue landlord to comply with enforcement notices after being found to be illegally renting two...

The Generation Rent activist group has repeated its call for a landlord register in England, saying it could mean more tax...

With more than 60 per cent of landlords losing rental income during the pandemic, it is no surprise that many are...

The government has today announced a new cash injection for councils to clampdown on landlords whose properties fail to meet energy...

Private and commercial bank Arbuthnot Latham has set out what it considers to be the 10 easy mistakes which some landlords...

The government should factor in the property market’s huge regional variations when offering landlords incentives to become more energy efficient. That’s the call...

Tenant demand across the private rental sector is at a record high according to buy to let specialist the Paragon Bank. A...

London lettings agency Chestertons says the number of tenants in the capital is now at an annual high.  The agency’s latest market...

Landlords may be about to be on the receiving end of a hard sell on installing smart meters, especially if they...

Home appliances are often an area that can be overlooked when it comes to finalising kitchen designs, but having quality machines...

£223.7 billion. That’s how much better off UK landlords are than five years ago when you do the maths on the...

If you let out holiday properties or have switched to Airbnb or similar platforms, tax inspectors may be coming for you. Accountancy...

A new PropTech platform says it allows easy digital contact between tenants, landlords and third party suppliers avoiding the need to...

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

Fabrik Invest, which works with holiday parks across the UK, says the staycation boom is here to stay despite the easing...

A major supplier to the lettings sector says there’s no reason landlords should not allow pets into properties so long as there...

A solicitors’ practice claims repairs initiated by landlords take an average of 41 days to be completed after a tenant complains...

A new league table of investment potential has given a ringing endorsement to buy to let in cities. Select Property Group has...

A national accountancy firm says HM Revenue & Customs has discovered huge numbers of landlords avoiding paying tax - as many as...

A landlord has been fined over £7,000 for letting out an unsafe and unlicensed HMO. South Gloucestershire council’s private sector housing team...

The number of new tenancies started in September in prime areas of London was the highest monthly total in the last...

It’s a common scenario: you put your house on the market, struggle to find a buyer, and then end up renting...

A small proportion of private landlords grab the spotlight because of their poor treatment of tenants and properties - yet figures...

Some student rents have increased by over 25 per cent in the past five years according to new research. Specialist rental industry...

In an unexpected turn of events at a Conservative party conference fringe meeting, the chief executive of Shelter heaped praise on...

A free service has been launched by the Nationwide to help landlords manage properties and get through the maze of laws and...

A man who broke into the home of his prospective landlord and threatened him with a screwdriver has been jailed for...

The government is expected to give at least some details today of the principles enshrined in a new White Paper on...

A remarkable four year court battle has ended with £190,000 in fines for a rogue landlord couple who falsely claimed they...

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

Rik Smith, Head of Tenant Services at Goodlord, outlines in this tips piece how agents can support tenants with rising energy...

There are a huge array of products and services covering the entire journey of lettings, from prospecting all the way through to...

Renterz, a digital property management service, is aiming to raise an unspecified “six figure sum” through crowdfunding. The company claims it’s committed...

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

Ben Beadle, chief executive of the National Residential Landlords Association, is to sit on a new Lettings sector body set up...

For the second month running the number of prospective tenants registered per lettings agency branch has shown a big jump, Data from...

The Welsh government has again extended the notice period which landlords must give tenants - it’s at least six months. The Coronavirus...

A landlord has been prosecuted for a second time for breaches of Wirral council’s selective licensing scheme. The council’s housing standards team...

Private renters and landlords face a cliff edge as the end of furlough coincides with cuts to benefits, says a leading...

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

Substantial numbers of expats who own a buy to let property in the UK are approaching HMRC to admit they have...

The Property Investor Show returns to London’s Excel Centre next month – the first major UK property event to go ‘face...

An agency says its bizarre list of items left behind by departing tenants shows how many renters actually appear to keep pets...

A mortgage expert who is a prominent sceptic about the lettings market has stepped up his criticisms, saying renting is no...

A council’s own lettings agency is coordinating the call for landlords to house Afghan refugees, in one of the country’s most...

Labour says the funding of social care could be achieved by increasing tax on landlords. Party leader Sir Keir Starmer is today expected...

The North East has overtaken the North West as the best location in the UK for residential property investment.  That’s the view...

Private landlords interested in leasing properties in Bridgend, south Wales, are being invited to join a scheme which would see them...

The UK rental market has revved up amidst a sharp rise in demand for city living, driving the highest rate of...

The government’s Green Homes Grant Voucher Scheme - which left thousands of landlords in the lurch when it collapsed earlier this...

With landlords under pressure to improve energy efficiency, a new report suggests that even significant improvements in EPC levels won’t be...

A landlord has been refused a lettings licence by a local council because he failed to keep fire safety alarm records...

The government is considering forcing landlords who rent out homes as Airbnb-style short lets to apply for planning consent. This would not...

A respected political website claims that over 30 MPs from a range of political parties have written to the Housing Secretary...

A survey claims that 80 per cent of prospective tenants would consider energy efficiency as one of the critical items determining...

The prospect of increased renters’ power has already been seen north of the border with the pledge to introduce rent controls...

Landlords are being invited to a webinar which is billed as helping them understand how letting their properties to Afghan refugees...

The government has updated its formal guidance to landlords and letting agents on Right To Rent. This sets out the continuation of...

Virtual Right To Rent checks by landlords, which were to have been illegal from just next week, are now permissible until...

Home repairs service Rightio has provided a useful checklist of the hidden costs of being a landlord. Many seasoned hands will...

Letting agents have reported huge surges in demand for pet-friendly properties.  Richard O’Neill, managing director at Romans Lettings, says: “There has certainly...

A new survey has shown what may be an early warning of complaints over the Covid-compliance of purpose built student accommodation...

Perhaps unsurprisingly, landlords formed the bulk of the complainants about letting agents in the 2020 calendar year according to The Property...

The Generation Rent group has renewed its attack on landlords who let properties to holidaymakers rather than long term tenants.  The group...

A landlord who failed to comply with improvement notices for a vulnerable tenant and threatened to evict her if the improvements...

With less than four years left until the government wants all new private rented properties to be rated at least EPC...

Landlords are being invited to a free webinar that promises to bring them up to date with the new planning regime...

A letting agent who campaigns against rogue landlords says the government has “no idea” how many convictions there have been regarding...

A nationwide buy to let consultancy says it believes one specific area of the country is on the verge of a...

Post-Covid economic recovery in the UK is being channeled towards regional cities, says a leading investment expert.  Martha Peyton, managing director and...

Demand for private rented housing has reached a five year high says the National Residential Landlords Association. In the association’s survey of...

Some 30 per cent of landlords who plan to remortgage by mid-2022 intent to release equity from their properties according to...

ARLA Propertymark has issued five top tips to landlords whose properties may be left empty by tenants on holiday.  ARLA president Maxine...

High end lettings agency Strutt & Parker says the outlook for Prime Central London is improving slightly with more activity reported...

Landlords will have to spend thousands to meet new government demands to improve energy efficiency in rental properties. Geospatial technology company Kamma...

A leading lettings agent in the south west is advising landlords to take advantage of a new ‘easy to read’ guide...