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

Around half of first-time buyers say their prospects of owning a home are further away than ever due to the ongoing...

A mortgage firm that works with landlords claims an increasing number of them prioritise energy efficiency when assessing properties to buy.  Some...

A deposit alternative service claims rents have risen an average 46% in the last decade. Zero Deposit claims it’s analysed rental market...

The management of BTL properties, whether it's a modest collection of three units or a more sizable portfolio of fifteen, can...

Millennials, long seen as a financially disadvantaged generation, are on the brink of becoming the wealthiest generation in history thanks to...

A London lettings agency has been expelled from The Property Ombudsman for not paying compensation to a landlord following a failure...

Lost in the noise of the King’s Speech, the general pledge to reform the leasehold system, and the subsequent political turmoil...

Housing Secretary Michael Gove has given Conservative conference delegates an update on the Renters Reform Bill. Contrary to speculation, mostly from anti-landlord...

Hawks Properties Limited has been expelled from The Property Ombudsman scheme for failing to honour a compensation award. The agency - with...

There’s been a large increase in the number of complaints registered with The Property Ombudsman - with lettings agents in the...

Some 18 per cent of buy to let landlords have suggested they are not raising rents for tenants despite inflation and...

This year is set to bring sweeping rental reforms that will change the face of lettings forever. Landlords should be following...

The government has back-tracked on its decision to publish the long-awaited Renters Reform Bill this week. The Mirror newspaper reports this morning that...

Shelter says it welcomes a ruling by The Property Ombudsman that agents and landlords exercising a blanket ban on tenants with...

The perennial shortage of new homes in the capital has now collided with a sharp increase in government regulation, a tripling...

A nine-page legal document outlining landlords’ arguments has effectively stopped a controversial housing minister and campaigning organisations giving evidence to a...

Many landlords have welcomed the zero deposit insurance concept - but is this being damaged by the pressure-selling techniques of some...

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

The next meeting of the Bank of England’s monetary policy committee has been delayed by a week. A tweet from the BoE...

Amateur landlords have fallen out of favour. Buy-to-let properties – once the darling of budding investors looking for stable, long-term returns...

The Welsh Government, which recently pushed back its so-called rental revolution until December, has nonetheless published extensive new guidelines about the...

Landlords have welcomed the latest delays to radical rental reforms which were due to be implemented next month. Ben Beadle, chief executive...

There’s embarrassment all round for the Labour-run Welsh Government as it reveals a late delay to its much-hyped rental reform. The reform...

A tenant has received what has been described as a “grovelling” apology from the Connells lettings agency after it switched her...

Sarah Coles, senior personal finance analyst at Hargreaves Lansdown, writes: The government has announced extra breathing space for anyone who hasn’t...

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

Three lettings agencies have been expelled for The Property Ombudsman for failing to pay compensation to landlords. And as they are now...

A group of activists at the centre of campaigns for renters’ rights has claimed the police help landlords commit illegal acts. The London...

London Mayor Sadiq Khan is to keep a call for rent controls in the capital as a major plank of his...

The Property Ombudsman has ordered a lettings agent to pay £200 compensation to a landlord after accepting a tenant on the...

The changes to Mortgage Interest Tax Relief and impact on your wallet Before April 2017 landlords with a mortgage on their buy-to-let...

The Leader of the House of Commons, Jacob Rees-Mogg, says the government has sympathy for the plight of many landlords during...

An analysis of the private rental sector by the London School of Economics suggests there could be three times the current...

Landlords and tenants in Chelmsford, Essex, are being warned that a local letting agent appears to be trading, despite being expelled from...

Landlords and tenants are being warned that Foremost Lettings Ltd (trading as Foremost Lettings), based in St. Leonards-On-Sea, has been expelled...

A letting agent in north London has been expelled from The Property Ombudsman (TPO) after receiving a complaint from a landlord...

Who are you? David Alexander What does it say on your business card? Joint Manager Director What is apropos? Apropos is a revolutionary...

The Property Ombudsman (TPO) has announced that Rebecca Marsh, the existing chief ombudsman at the Legal Ombudsman, will become the new...

The Property Ombudsman (TPO) dealt with 2,518 letting complaints last year, according to the organisation’s 2019 annual report, which shows continued...

Landlords should be aware that eight estate and letting agents have been expelled from The Property Ombudsman scheme (TPO), which means...

A high number of buyers have postponed or pulled out of property deals as a result of the coronavirus outbreak fearing...

The Government should consider postponing upcoming tax changes because of the COVID-19 outbreak, according to Apropos by DJ Alexander.  The property management...

Most landlords are wary of the potential damage, smells and noise complaints that can come with accommodating a tenant with pets,...

The rapid spread of the coronavirus is causing cancellations and postponements of property events around the globe.   Mipim, the property sector’s annual...

Towards the end of last year, I wrote an article for Landlord Today outlining the difficulties many landlords in the UK...

Property investors are being advised to head north for better returns, with new research revealing that Bootle in Merseyside is currently...

Under-resourced county courts are struggling to cope with the number of possession claims being put forward, ‘causing misery for landlords’ not...

FirstPort, one of the largest managers of residential property in the UK, has taken over the operational management of an additional...

It is a potentially good time for buy-to-let landlords to add to their portfolio, the latest housing market snapshot suggests.  With buy-to-let...

Assessing what constitutes fair wear and tear to a rental home is among the least understood areas of the lettings process,...

Ilford-based Kingsman Property has gone out of business after being expelled from The Property Ombudsman (TPO) scheme owing a landlord almost...

Buy-to-let landlords and tenants, as well as vendors and property purchasers, are being warned that Kent-based Chambers Estates has been excluded...

With Britain edging closer to its first recession since the financial crisis, a leading property auctioneer is urging property investors, including...

Thousands of households, including many of those renting privately, could still be at risk from faulty Whirlpool tumble dryers as the...

Money Shield and the National Approved Letting Scheme (NALS) have become officially recognised Client Money Protection (CMP) Scheme operators after securing...

Viventi Capital Management has announced plans to invest £100m in the UK’s Built to Rent sector. The company says that it is...

It’s been a busy year in terms of legislation in the Scottish lettings industry. The introduction of the Private Residential Tenancy...

Landlords in West Bromwich should be aware that local letting agent, The Lettings Shop (TLS), located in High Street has been...

As the Chancellor prepares for today’s Autumn Budget, more residential taxes are widely mooted to be introduced, according to various experts. The...

Several ideas have been floated as potential proposals in this month’s Budget, including financial incentives for those offering longer tenancies. But...

The Property Ombudsman (TPO) has expelled TeesSurveyors Lettings Ltd (TSL) from the scheme for failing to pay awards totalling just over...

A letting agency in Isleworth, West London, which was recently penalised for a number of offences, has been expelled from The...

The Ombudsman Services (OS) is no longer handling consumer complaints in the property and housing sector after withdrawing from the industry. The...

When a tenant paid his initial one month’s rent in addition to a tenancy deposit in exchange for the keys to...

The government has been criticised for continuing to drag its heels over taking on key recommendations made in a recent report...

Having a poor performing rental property or one you simply wish to get rid of quickly can be a real drain...

The Property Ombudsman (TPO) scheme has released its latest annual report revealing an increase in the number of consumers contacting the...

A letting agent in Hove has been expelled from The Property Ombudsman (TPO) scheme for 18 months for not passing on...

This week, there have been warnings that the buy-to-let market is looking ‘increasingly bleak’ and that landlords are deterred from entering...

It is a statutory duty for letting agents to fully publicise the fees they charge to landlords and tenants, and yet...

In order to solve tenant disputes, landlords will soon be required to register with a redress scheme, helping to improve operating...

The Property Ombudsman (TPO) has opted to extend its exclusion of a letting agency by an additional four years after seven...

After a tenant paid his rent, he did not expect a few weeks later to be contacted by the landlord wanting...

When a tenant paid his initial one month’s rent in addition to a tenancy deposit in exchange for the keys to...

A major consultation on a proposed new landlord license scheme has been delayed until after the general election. The idea of introducing...

Two landlords have issued complaints to The Property Ombudsman (TPO) after it materialised that a letting agent in Huddersfield had not passed on rent...

Having long provided mega double-digit returns for investors, investment in buy-to-let shows very few signs of slowing, despite the increase in...

Our latest infographic shows figures of how the majority of deposits are repaid at the end of tenancy and goes into...

With just hours remaining until the polls close, the outcome of the EU referendum is too close to call. The sense of...

More than 148,000 renting households in England have been at risk of eviction from their home in the past year, according...

There has been a sharp rise in the volume of agents that have signed up to The Property Ombudsman (TPO) scheme’s...

Two estate agent firms have been expelled from membership of The Property Ombudsman (TPO) for a minimum of two years. AS Moon...

Two of the three government-approved property redress schemes have made announcements in recent days.  The Property Ombudsman Scheme (TPO) has revised its...

Mystery surrounds the redress scheme membership status of a letting agent expelled from The Property Ombudsman (TPO). Bruten & Co Ltd, an agent...

The Property Ombudsman (TPO) has expelled Allen & Crane Estates for two years following complaints from landlords. Allen & Crane Estates, a...

MT Properties Central Limited (MTPC), a Birmingham-based sales and letting agent, has been expelled from membership of The Property Ombudsman (TPO)...

There was a 42% rise in referrals to The Property Ombudsman (TPO) last year according to the annual report for 2014. TPO...