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The Property Redress Scheme, one of two approved ombudsman-style schemes for the private rental sector, has published the findings from a...

The chief executive of a short lets service says Chancellor Jeremy Hunt is wrong to think penalising landlords will help solve...

A legal firm says Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has effectively slashed the value of holiday homes which are sold from April 2025...

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

Speculation continues apace over the likely measures in next month’s Budget, especially after what is seen by political analysts as a...

Most home owners, including landlords, have experienced obstacles that have prevented them from carrying out energy efficiencies on their properties. That’s according...

MPs from a range of opposition parties are pressing the government to reinstate the stricter energy efficiency rules for landlords, recently...

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

The Generation Rent activist group claims holiday homes are eroding the supply of available properties in key tourist areas.  It claims 80...

Lettings agents’ body Propertymark says its proposal for tax incentives to be offered for landlords is one measure under consideration by...

A controversial new report demands that the government uses next month’s Budget to sharply increase tax burdens for landlords. The Joseph Rowntree Foundation’s...

Generation Rent, which typically attacks all landlords and especially those involved in buy to let, has instead focussed its latest social...

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

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

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

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

Landlords have benefitted from tax breaks, subsidies and a weak eviction ban according to the National Union of Students. Larissa Kennedy, the...

There has been a significant increase in the number of film-related enquiries for short-lets in London and the Home Counties, according...

Philip Hammond has once again failed to reverse the previous chancellor George Osborne’s deeply unpopular tax reforms that have had far-reaching...

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

A Conservative think tank has been slammed by the Residential Landlords’ Association (RLA) for its inaccurate analysis of the private rental...

Buy-to-let landlords are having an adverse impact on home ownership, according to new research. Fresh analysis by Onward suggests that the government...

Buy-to-let landlords will still benefit from £16.7bn worth of tax relief, based on claims from the latest year’s tax returns, even...

As we prepare ourselves for the New Year, the chances are you, along with plenty of other people, have big plans for...

A raft of ‘anti-landlord’ policies introduced by the government have prompting concern that buy-to-let landlords with low profit margins could end...

The debate between property or pensions has been discussed for many years, with the changes to mortgage interest and finance costs...

With the new tax year upon us - it’s time for some of you to start getting into better habits to...

Paragon Bank witnessed a sharp decline in its buy-to-let lending in the final quarter last year following the introduction of more...

The UK is facing a chronic shortage of homes to rent, chartered surveyors have said, largely because of tax changes for...

The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) has hit out at claims made by the new Shadow Chancellor, John McDonnell.   During his speech...

The chief executive of Zoopla has thrown his weight behind opposition to the government’s proposed restrictions on buy-to-let tax breaks. Alex Chesterman,...

A petition to oppose the proposed change in buy to let landlords’ tax breaks is nearing the 14,000-signature mark – but...

A critic of the suggestion that buy-to-let landlords could set up companies to ‘beat’ the ending of tax breaks has renewed...

Campaign group Generation Rent has launched a crowdfunding campaign to raise £60,000 to keep the organisation going. The crowdfunding push follows an...

Chancellor George Osborne is presenting the “summer budget” tomorrow with rumours circulating that he will give in to calls to close...

Landlord Investment Show heads to Woking in Surrey on Thursday 29th January at the H.G Wells Centre in Woking. We hear much...