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More landlords predict Scotland will attract the most residential property investment outside of London and the South East in the next...

Back in 2019, the Government promised a ban on so-called no-fault evictions. Section 21 was to be outlawed. While some housing...

The coalition of 20-plus groups which have previously spoken enthusiastically about the Renters Reform Bill has now changed its mind. On April...

The Renters Reform Bill returns to the House of Commons today with activist groups critical of amendments put forward to reach...

There are over 200 amendments to the Renters Reform Bill having its Third Reading in the Commons today. PropTech supplier Goodlord has...

Responding to confirmation that the Renters Reform Bill will return to the Commons next Wednesday, Ben Beadle of the National Residential...

A government-supporting newspaper says the Renters Reform Bill will be back in the House of Commons next week. Observers have been expecting...

MPs return to the Commons today after a substantial Easter recess - and with progress on the Renters Reform Bill on...

Paragon Bank’s analysis of its lending data has revealed the top 10 locations for investment by portfolio buy-to-let landlords, those with...

Amendments to be made to the Renters Reform Bill when it returns to the Hoise of Commons next week won’t significantly...

The government has committed to returning the amended Renters Reform Bill to the House of Commons in mid-April. MPs return from their...

Co-living developments are a type of purpose-built rental housing, under the same principle as Build To Rent (BTR) but offering smaller size...

The government has written to Conservative MPs promising changes to the Renters Reform Bill to ease concerns over its anti-landlord bias. Amendments...

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

Towns within commuting distance of big cities have seen some of the UK’s largest rent rises in recent years, says Zoopla. The...

A leader of the Renters Reform Coalition activist lobby has made a specific targeted attack on the motives and honesty of...

The National Residential Landlords Association says it wants a speedy implementation of the Renters Reform Bill to avoid uncertainty - and...

Generation Rent has issued an angry statement about amendments to the Renters Reform Bill - just as one MP says agreement...

A council is reminding prospective tenants about the importance of making sure their next shared rental is licensed as a house...

The Renters Reform Bill will not go for its Third Reading in the House of Commons for at least another fortnight. The...

Amendments to the Renters Reform Bill, designed to give landlords more protection, have won the backing of a prominent industry figure. Neil Cobbold,...

Warwick council is the latest to launch an Additional Licensing Scheme - it came into force just before last weekend. The district...

The National Residential Landlords Association is urging MPs to back what it describes as “pragmatic” changes to the Renters Reform Bill...

UK landlords are doubling down on urban flats amidst a slow but definite return to conventional office working. Data from Shawbrook Bank...

Another survey highlights the relatively low proportion of landlords who appear to allow tenants to keep pets. The analysis, from Confused.com Mortgages,...

As the Renters Reform Bill heads towards the House of Lords, a free webinar is targeting landlords operating in the student...

Some 74 per cent of buy to let landlords are optimistic about the property market in the next 12 months, it’s...

The controversial Renters Reform Coalition - a band of campaigners including the Acorn and Generation Rent ginger groups - claims public...

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

A new rental website which claims to list “all available homes for young people in one place” has raised well over...

Housr, a student living start-up, says it’s started its second year by adding 45,000 properties to its platform ahead of the...

No fewer than 88 per cent of portfolio landlords have added to their portfolios in the last six months, despite market...

MPs today begin the so-called Committee Stage of the Renters Reform Bill’s passage through the House of Commons. Organisations and individuals with...

A rent guarantor service says the recent Second Reading of the Renters Reform Bill has intensified scrutiny on the challenges faced...

A housing analyst says student rent increases should be capped in the same way as social housing rents are. Rory Hughes, writing...

Housing Secretary Michael Gove says a healthy private rented sector is a “critical” part of the housing market. The comments came as he addressed...

MPs have given the Renters Reform Bill its Second Reading - a procedure which means it now continues into the Committee...

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

The government has pledged that section 21 repossessions will not be scrapped until improvements have been made to the way courts...

A local authority’s teach-in for private tenants this weekend is to be addressed by a group which is known for its...

Warwick council is the latest to introduce an Additional Licensing Scheme for HMOs. The district wide scheme will start on January 18...

This is back-to-school season and for the majority of university students who choose to move away from their family home during...

A new study has revealed the top 10 UK areas with the greatest rental yield making them ideal for a buy-to-let. Confused.com...

The latest government figures on the private rental sector show rents rose 5.5 per cent in the 12 months to August,...

Over the last 15 years, the HMO market has been transformed.  Back in the ‘90s, multi-lets were mainly student housing or cheap...

Rental value growth in prime London postcodes declined further in August as supply built and demand cooled.  That’s the view of high...

Insurance broker Gallagher is launching a policy for student accommodation providers with insurance cover against damage to their properties. Traditional landlord insurance...

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

With student accommodation in the headlines ahead of the stat of the new academic year, the National Residential Landlords Association is...

While there has been a shortage of all types of rental accommodation across the UK for several years now, the student...

Authoritative new research suggests that there’s been a 91,000 rise in student numbers to 2.3m - yet in major student cities...

Councillors in Warwick look set to decide tomorrow whether to implement an additional licensing scheme for some HMOs.  Following a public consultation...

July was a record breaking month for the rental market, claims a PropTech company. Goodlord analyses tens of thousands of completed tenancies...

A controversial MP sacked by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak earlier this year says he will take up the cause of landlords...

An angry reader has contacted Landlord Today with a letter from housing minister Rachel Maclean - which the recipient has branded...

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

A third year law student has successfully challenged her landlord over a repair bill.  Obioma Ibe, whose landlord unlawfully tried to claim...

A series of template letters have been drafted so that landlords can write to MPs about problems caused by the Renters...

When choosing a buy-to-let property, there are many elements that need to be balanced in order to get the biggest return...

Another PropTech innovation claims it will disrupt part of the rental market - this time, the student accommodation sector. Housemates Connect API...

Activists who at one time appeared broadly happy with the pro-tenant Renters Reform Bill now appear to have changed their mind. Over...

Propertymark says it’s spotted what may be the first sign of a U-turn on one aspect of the controversial Renters Reform...

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

A consultation has been launched on changes to planning policy for HMOs in Exeter. The city council has a restriction in place...

The main landlord body wants more details behind the soundbite rhetoric of the Renters Referm Bill, launched today in Parliament. Ben Beadle,...

2023 could be a landmark year for the private rented sector if Michael Gove succeeds in his pursuit of reforming the...

.The National Residential Landlords Association has called for a full review of how landlords and the private rental sector are taxed. In...

Politicians in the Scottish Parliament have backed a controversial cap which means rent rises for private tenants mid-tenancy cannot exceed 3.0...

Proposed government reforms of the private rented sector threaten to make it harder for students to enter higher education, according to...

Student lets have come under the spotlight as a result of a slowdown in the building of new university student accommodation...

An association run by a local council with the involvement of private landlords is marking its 10th anniversary. The Partnership Accreditation for...

The landlords’ trade body is broadly welcoming some proposals from MPs to reform the private rented sector. Some aspects of the Levelling...

The government’s proposed tenancy reforms - including the banning of section 21 evictions - could be undermined by delays in the...

Government plans to reform the private rented sector risk making it more difficult for students to enter higher education. That’s the warning...

As much as 75 per cent of purpose built student accommodation (PBSA) for the next educational year has already been taken...

Ruling politicians in Scotland have agreed that from April private rents can rise by 3.0 per cent in a 12 month period...

There are early signs that the controversial private rental sector rent freeze in Scotland could be made permanent. The freeze, along with...

Students face chaos as government plans to reform the rental market threaten to cause widespread uncertainty as to whether housing will...

An arctic wind has blown throughout the UK in December. Yet it feels that the private rented sector (PRS) has been...

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

The latest rental market index from Goodlord shows rents down over the past month, with voids inching up.  All seven English regions...

The National Residential Landlords Association has hit back at a claim that it is seeking to ‘turn students’ against the government’s...

Generation Rent has returned to the threat of rent-for-sex as it claims 200,000 female tenants could be offered discounted rent in...

While many eyes have been focused on COP27 in recent weeks, a massive sea change in sentiment and investment towards climate...

I often use this column to discuss the reputation of landlords and the broader private rented sector which, as we all...

The government has accepted proposals from the National Residential Landlords Association to tackle anti-social tenants causing misery for neighbours and fellow...

The main landlords’ trade body has blasted the government for ‘breaking’ the private rented sector through laws, measures and comments deliberately...

A former lettings agent who has become a sharp critic of landlords has made another attack - this time suggesting that...

Student property enquiries in the run-up to the letting season for the 2023/24 academic year are significantly up on a year...

The Competition and Markets Authority has raised concern about a Build To Rent deal which it believes could result in reduced...

To put it mildly, landlords are very rarely subject to an outpouring of sympathy from the general public. When the economy...

The Stripe Property Group, a housebuilder, claims rental homes near universities command an average yield 1.3 per cent higher than those...

There’s been a significant drop in the number of students passing referencing. It’s down from 50 to 40 per cent this autumn...

A former lettings agent who’s turned poacher is now claiming students are faced with what he calls “rip-off renting”. Ajay Jagota, who...

The country’s main student body is calling on the government to implement a cap on student rents. The National Union of Students...

It’s disappointing to say, but once again the rhetoric from both the Labour and Conservative party conferences towards the private rented...

Ben Beadle, chief executive of the National Residential Landlords Association, says rebooting rental reform must be the number one priority for...

A landlord representative is to be a member of a new advisory panel which has been set up by the Property...

A Labour peer who was to have invested £1 billion in affordable homes has halted his scheme because of the threat...

One of the many activist groups in the so-called Renters’ Reform Coalition has pledged to “train people across the country to...