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

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

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

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...

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...

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...

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

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...

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

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...

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

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

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

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

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

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...

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...

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

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...

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...

A combination of Labour, the Green Party and the Scottish Nationalists have pushed through a rent freeze proposal. The Cost of Living...

A tribunal has ordered a student accommodation management company to refund more than £84,000 in rent after it ran an unlicensed...

Paragon Bank has revealed the locations where landlords letting to students can achieve the strongest yields - and they are typically...

Rising numbers of young people going to university and a relatively low supply of new student housing means that by 2025...

The new academic year is just around the corner, so many landlords will be thinking about student housing sector to diversify...

A warning has been issued that anyone wanting a mortgage in future may put their credit rating at risk if they...

There is still time for landlords to influence the specific provisions of the Renters Reform Bill according to one of the...

Renters opting for a shared property under the co-living model are older than ever before, according to new data from a...

A good broadband connection is one of the main amenities tenants expect from a rental property and something you, as a...

As part of The Renters’ Reform White Paper, the UK government proposed that all tenants be moved onto a single system...

Unintended consequences. Let’s face it, they happen across lots of different areas of our lives. We start out with the best...

The National Residential Landlords Association has identified five key areas for its campaigning in the short term, as the Conservatives elect...

A new study has compiled a league table of the best cities in the UK for investment in student accommodation. CIA Landlord...

The Tenancy Deposit Service API has now integrated with Yaris, a cloud-based property management software provider. The integration allows landlords, agents and operators...

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

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

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

Every year there is an influx of students that hate renting, and I was one of them.  Students should be excited about...

A new large-scale Build To Rent landlord, which describes itself as providing “high-quality luxury student accommodation,” has revealed a second scheme...

A new large-scale Build To Rent landlord, which describes itself as providing “high-quality luxury student accommodation,” has revealed a second scheme...

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

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

The dynamic of the private rental market has been changing in recent years. There's been a decline in private landlords, yet almost...

A PropTech supplier claims 83 per cent of students have lived in accommodation considered ‘unfit for habitation’ under the Homes Act...

Investors considering letting properties to students in one of the country’s major university cities may have to think again. A huge scheme...

A survey suggests students do not feel the furniture provided within student accommodation reflects the price they pay to live there. Manor...

The Build To Rent sector continues to grow, with the news that a 650-home scheme in the city of Bath has...

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

Rental yields on student lets are climbing steadily across England according to a new analysis by Goodlord.  In good news for landlords,...

Landlords with student tenants, as well as the growing number of institutional landlords of purpose built student accommodation, appear to be...

A controversial PropTech service that proposes agents charge prospective tenants £30 or more simply to view a property on the market,...

An estate agent in Scotland is warning that a new attack on the rental sector and holiday homes may be underway.  Jennifer...

An online student accommodation platform has identified where demand from students is strongest as they prepare for the next academic year. UniHomes...

UK rental guarantor service Housing Hand  has launched a new portal which it claims creates a “slicker onboarding experience” for landlords.  It...

Research by student accommodation platform UniHomes says rental demand on student properties has not suffered long term harm from the pandemic. It...

A Citizens Advice and Students Union study into student accommodation in its patch says there should be an additional licensing scheme...

A row has blown up in Cheshire over a claim by a student tenant that she pays more rent than the college’s...

The Department for Education has announced that its to make available an additional £15 million in hardship funding to support those students...

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

A lettings platform specialising in student accommodation has a new way to spot locations with excess supply. UniHomes says Southampton, Portsmouth and...

The country’s largest landlord for students has extended its discounted rent scheme for another three weeks. Unite Group says its 50 per...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I’m David Hackett, Head of Business Development for The DPS    What...

Demand for student accommodation is greater than ever, a specialist online platform suggests. This is despite high supply of new purpose built...

Public funds are to be used to assist students in Northern Ireland cover rent this year as they cope with remote...

A leading utilities supplier to the rental sector says landlords should consider switching to smart meters, as tenants spend more time at...

A landlord has opened up to a news website about the difficulties trying to accommodate student tenants during the lockdown.  Elizabeth Hunter is...

The National Residential Landlords Association says the latest stays report on students under the Coronavirus lockdown is unlikely to have an...

Two thirds of people who have experienced mould are tenants in private, social or student housing according to a new survey. Comparison...

Tenant software supplier Bunk says the media’s writing off of the student accommodation rental market is misplaced - and it claims...

A student accommodation search platform says Coronavirus means landlords and academic authorities have to consider possible break clauses and premature tenancy ends...

One of Britain’s biggest corporate student landlords is warning of reduced income in the year ahead thanks to Coronavirus. Unite has told shareholders...

As has been broadcast widely in the news the government has been going to extraordinary lengths to enforce their message that...

Student property will remain a very profitable asset class giving robust return despite the existing disruption caused by the Covid-19 pandemic,...

Affordability is the most important issue facing students when renting, according to the latest UK student accommodation survey.  The study, undertaken by...

The UK Purpose-Built Student Accommodation Sector (PBSA) has grown by a record 5.3% in 2019 which equates to more than 34,000...

There is an increasing trend for landlords choosing to grow their residential property portfolios by taking on HMOs (House of Multiple...

Liverpool and Manchester are both recognised as great destinations for property investors. Property is (still) very affordable and both cities have...

Do you know how much your deposits should be? Since June 1 of this year, the government has capped deposits at...

A new online platform dedicated to the buying and selling of income-generating properties has been launched. Powered by Experience Invest, yieldbase allows...

Polygon has launched a new mobile app designed to make it easier for students to house hunt. To help ensure that housemates...

Parents with children at university may be considering whether it is worth buying them a property while they continue their education,...

Legal & General has exchanged contracts on a new Build To Rent (BTR) site in Chelmsford City Centre, on behalf of...

UK rents are predicted to rise 11.4% in the next five years, according to a forecast by CBRE. Alongside fairly ‘moderate’ growth...