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Landlords are exiting the market in droves. According to an accountancy firm who analysed HMRC data, 70,000 buy-to-let landlords left the sector...

Tenants should brace themselves for soaring rents in the New Year, a property expert warns.  The National Association of Property Buyers predicts...

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

The cost of renting in England since the tenant fee ban was introduced has increased by almost a quarter in some...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Nick Lyons CEO What is No Letting Go and what does it...

With landlords’ purse strings being squeezed by tax and regulatory changes, a growing number of buy-to-let investors are opting to ditch...

The Association of Independent Inventory Clerks (The AIIC) has unsurprisingly welcomed the launch of a new deposit protection service that requires...

Hamilton Fraser has announced the launch of its own in-house deposit alternative brand, Ome.  The new product, which is the latest to...

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

With just a few days until the Welsh tenant fee ban is introduced, landlords in Wales are being urged to adapt...

The Renting Homes (Fees Etc.) (Wales) Act 2019, banning landlords and letting agents from charging fees to tenants, will come into...

The Renting Homes (Fees Etc.) (Wales) Act 2019, banning landlords and agents from charging fees to tenants, will come into effect...

Rental values in London’s super prime rental market dropped by 0.5% in the year to July on the back of a...

Rental price growth in English cities undergoing extensive regeneration is outpacing the national average, new research shows. Looking at 12 cities in...

There has been a significant rise in tenant demand in recent weeks after the change to tenant fees came in on...

The average cost of renting a room in the UK increased by 8% between April and June and now stands at...

The average rent increased in four of the eight regions monitored by Goodlord across England and Wales between May and June,...

The tenant fee ban is new to most of the UK, but has been in place in Scotland since 2012. Advocates...

Earlier this month the Tenant Fee Ban was introduced, after much fanfare from the Government. However, it is not the only...

Rents in the UK’s private rented sector increased by 1.3% in the 12 months to May 2019, up from 1.2% in April,...

The government’s decision to ban tenant fees is clearly designed to shift the costs to landlords, according to Property Personnel. The estate...

Private renters in the UK look set to save in the region of £192m a year as a consequence of the...

There has been a significant increase in the number of buy-to-let landlords offloading properties ahead of the introduction of the tenant...

From tomorrow, it will be illegal for tenants in England to be charged letting fees, with deposits capped at five weeks’...

Rents are expected to increase over the next few months, according to the latest survey from Just Landlords. The study found that almost half of...

The next few months are likely to be challenging for letting agents as they adjust to an outright ban on letting...

The Tenant Fees Act 2019, banning landlords and agents from charging fees to tenants, will come into effect on Saturday in...

Flatfair, the payment technology firm, believes that its deposit replacement scheme can help strengthen ties between landlords and tenants. The initiative, which...

London unsurprisingly remains the most unaffordable city to rent a room in the UK with the average cost in the capital...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card?  My name is Daniel and I’m a director at...

Another tenancy deposit replacement insurance scheme has been launched – this time by Goodlord. The property technology firm is offering the deposit...

Who are you? I’m the Director of Sales for both the well-known industry leading Today publications and The ValPal Network. Leading publications: Estate Agent Today,...

It is becoming increasingly clear that some letting agents may not survive the tenant fee ban coming into force next spring...

Goodlord has partnered with Octopus Energy to launch Goodlord Switch, a new energy switching and void period management product that it...

Landlords currently looking for the UK’s best buy-to-let areas should consider locations with a high student population, with yields of up...

The government’s plan to introduce a ban on fees charged by landlords and letting agents is likely to come into force...

The Minister for Family Support, Housing and Child Maintenance, Justin Tomlinson, will address the Residential Landlords Association’s (RLA) Future Renting Wales conference...

Landlords are set to lose out on millions of pounds through a clampdown on rental fees after the government yesterday announced...

More than half of UK landlords are now feeling optimistic about the existing buy-to-let environment, and the opportunity it presents. The industry...

Buy-to-let returns continue to outperform many major asset classes with property investors in northern areas benefitting from higher yields, owed in...

Rogue letting agents have reportedly been convicted of stealing more than £750,000 worth of tenancy deposits so far this year –...

The Queen’s Speech was unsurprisingly dominated by Brexit, with a host of proposed new laws designed to prepare the UK for...