Archive

A London council has prosecuted landlord Syed Shah, owner of an HMO, for a string of  breaches that posed significant risks...

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

Former Conservative leader Iain Duncan-Smith is to address landlords at an event this summer. The MP - 70 next week - was...

Labour leader Sir Kier Starmer and the party’s controversial Mayor of London Sadiq Khan are at loggerheads over rent controls. Khan has...

Latest inflation figures are announced on Wednesday and the Bank of England makes its next base rate decision on Thursday. The Office...

Newly released data by flatshare website SpareRoom reveals average rental prices in Greater London have seen a drop. Average rental prices in...

The Chancellor has used his Budget to confirm a 2p cut in National Insurance, from April 6. This will take it...

A landlord who failed to produce annual gas safety certificates as she ignored warnings from a council, has left court with...

The latest Rental Index from PropTech supplier Goodlord has recorded a rent rise and a reduction in void lengths over the...

UK house prices rose by 0.7 per cent in February, says the Nationwide, after taking account of seasonal effects.  This resulted in...

Knight Frank says that the Bank of England base rate is likely to stay unchanged at 5.25 per cent for at...

Average rents on newly let properties across Britain rose 8.3 per cent year-on-year in January, the slowest pace for 13 months...

This week’s official inflation rate is now expected to show a possible rise, rather than a fall. Although there is widespread expectation...

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

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

Two new reports - from lettings agency Foxtons and data consultancy LonRes - show London’s rental market returning to pre-pandemic normality. Foxtons...

A respected league table of yields in different parts of England and Wales has issued its latest figures. The Fleet Mortgages Buy-to-Let...

There’s a warning this morning that stricter Energy Performance Certificate measures for the private rental sector may not have gone, after...

The Treasury has announced March 6 as the date for the Spring Budget and Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has commissioned the Office...

Established by the UK Government, the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy (ARAP) was launched in April 2021.  In the summer of that...

There’s no prospect of a rapid recovery for the housing market in 2024 despite some green shoots appearing. The warning comes from...

UK house prices ended 2023 down 1.8 per cent compared with December 2022, leaving them almost 4.5 per cent below the...

With 2023 drawing to a close, flatshare website SpareRoom has revealed data which suggests a slowdown in the rental frenzy -...

According to a London property management company, the profile of renters in prime London is varying hugely.  Glenfield Property Management says that...

A local authority is calling for emergency legislation to help it and other councils stop the spread of Airbnbs and other...

The Nationwide says 2023 has seen a surprisingly-resilient housing market but there will be no full scale recovery in 2024 -...

A surprising one in seven lettings agents is now reporting a fall in rents rather than a rise. Although far more agents...

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

A controversial licensing scheme is due to come into force tomorrow - just as the council administering it has declared itself...

How can letting agents attract new landlords when they’re all selling their portfolios? That’s a major question for the lettings industry –...

A local authority in London is to buy back over 300 properties it built and sold off years ago under Right...

It’s taken some time but one of London’s biggest lettings agencies says a ‘traditional’ lettings market has returned to the capital.  Last...

The hardline activist group Acorn - part of the Renters Reform Coalition involving Generation Rent - now claims that some 600,000...

The housing market remains a buyers’ market, with 80 per cent more homes for sale than in September 2021 according to...

The u-turn by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on green policies may be seen by some landlords as a rare piece of...

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

The average UK rental price hits another all-time high of £1,261 pcm, increasing a further 1.4 per cent from last month.  Excluding...

The Co-Op Bank, which is leading a campaign alongside charity Shelter, claims a Section 21 notice is presented to an older...

More than 300 landlords have applied for a new licence brought in this summer by Tory controlled Kensington and Chelsea council...

Zoopla says a buy to let property sold off by a landlord is “typically priced 25 per cent lower than the...

An analysis conducted over the summer by Rightmove suggests it could take literally decades for the private rental sector to conform...

A prominent lettings agent is urging landlords to stay vigilant for changes to the Renters Reform Bill now that Parliament is...

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

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

A survey suggests that landlords want to improve the energy efficiency of their properties as soon as possible - despite a...

New government figures show 79,840 households faced homelessness in England between January and March 2023 – the highest number on record.  Now...

The increasing likelihood that the private rental sector will be obliged to allow more pets into lets simply demonstrates the need...

Data from the English Housing Survey suggests that the number of English owners of second homes in Europe has fallen again. The...

New figures from London-focussed agency Foxtons show applicant demand up 19 per cent in June, as the capital enters the peak...

The head of the tenants’ activist group Generation Rent started work in the role of director in mid-June - and has...

A prominent housing market website suggests that unprec­edented demand in the rental market may play “a key role” in restricting supply...

It appears almost certain that the Second Reading of the Renters Reform Bill - expected some weeks ago - will not...

Annual growth in rental values continues to increase in the traditionally busy summer months, with little sign of an imminent slowdown.  This...

The average UK house price fell slightly in June, by around £300 compared to May with a typical property now costing...

New research shows a 41 per cent reduction in the number of London properties available for private rent since the Covid-19...

The cost of rent rose in seven of the eight regions monitored by Goodlord during June.  The average cost of rent per...

A prominent buying agent says nervous buyers are pre-emptively slashing asking prices before the housing market worsens. If true, this could present...

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

The Supported Housing (Regulatory Oversight) Bill has passed its third reading in the House of Lords and is set to become law...

Landlord insurance provider Simply Business claims that new research shows subsidence claims doubling last year and hitting their peak in August...

Data from London lettings agency Foxtons reveals that average weekly rental prices in May have surpassed the peak of 2022. The average...

A pressure group is calling on the government to introduce in-tenancy restrictions on how much rents can be raised, and claims...

A council chief has spoken out in support of landlords who lost money to a “despicable fraudster” who is now in...

If this was typical of the past 10 years we would be talking of a 0.6 per cent average house price...

Airbnb is offering a £100 travel coupon to new hosts welcoming their first Airbnb guest during the Wimbledon Championships this summer.  Last...

The new director of Generation Rent, Ben Twomey, takes over from Baroness Alicia Kennedy this morning. A statement announcing his appointment earlier...

The Halifax says house prices were flat in May, but fell 1.0 per cent in a year - the first annual...

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

House prices were largely unchanged in May, edging down by just £130 compared to April - but on an annual basis...

Airbnb says it’s using screening technology to weed out anti-social tenants this summer. The short lets platform has launched what it calls...

A leading analyst says the most recent house price index - released just before the weekend - is a sign that...

The National Landlord Investment Show’s summer spectacular takes place in London on July 4. A statement from the organisers says: “With the...

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

One of the country’s most popular destinations for both visitors and short let accommodation is likely to be hit with a...

A quarter of Britons are considering becoming holiday let landlords to earn extra income from the continued popularity of UK staycations,...

After three consecutive months of growth, the average UK house price fell in April, down by 0.3 per cent or around...

The National Residential Landlords Association says it could take up to 18 months for many elements of the Renters Reform Bill...

  Second home market growth and falling house prices could be a combination for success. There’s been a clear positive correlation between profit...

A council has prosecuted a landlord operating a property firm for not producing the right paperwork. Luton local authority has prosecuted Poplar...

The Scottish Government, despite being in the middle of electing a new First Minister, is pressing ahead with legislation for long-term...

The Competition and Markets Authority is launching a three month probe into the workings of the private rental sector. It says the focus...

A building society that last summer scrapped all lending on some holiday homes has now come up with another unusual policy...

Every year, those thinking about investing in property for the first time and even current landlords ask themselves whether it’s the...

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

New data from flatshare site SpareRoom reveals that rents reached an all-time high in Q4 2022, with the average UK room...

The Generation Rent campaign group is advertising for a new director - the role held in recent years by Alicia Kennedy,...

The average house price fell a further 1.5 per cent in December according to the Halifax - and that comes on...

At LRG we are currently seeing rental properties go within days, and sometimes hours of being placed on the market.  Rent is...

House prices are likely to fall every month until the Summer but could then creep back up, a housing expert claims. Jonathan...

Yes, it’s that time again when the property hoi polloi impose their predictions for the following year on us and so,...

A prominent buy to let lender says falling house prices five canny landlords the chance to buy property relatively cheaply. Emma Cox,...

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

The large majority of players in the lettings industry wants the rental reform programme outlined by the government, an agent claims. Laura...

A confused and complicated approach to holiday homes in England, Scotland and Wales threatens the future of the holiday letting sector...

Auctioneers at Auction House London say the number of bidders taking part has dropped fast over the last four months.  At its...

The Bank of England has increased its base rate from 2.25 per cent to 3.0 per cent. This is the largest hike...

The intense heat felt across the lettings market over recent months appears to have cooled a little according to the latest...

The time taken to introduce legislation reforming the private rented sector is triggering an exodus of landlords, a lettings industry chief...

Propertymark’s head of policy and campaigns, Timothy Douglas, will explain how investment in the private rented sector can be better incentivised when...

With the summer heatwave a distant memory, residents are being advised to check their properties for signs of subsidence. While many landlords...