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Seasonality is returning to the prime London lettings market after three tumultuous years. The pandemic meant the market was initially flooded with...
16 March 2024
From: Agent Advice
The management of BTL properties, whether it's a modest collection of three units or a more sizable portfolio of fifteen, can...
15 March 2024
From: Sponsored Content
Renting is becoming increasingly long-term, a new survey suggests. Monta Capital asked 1,586 UK renters about their experiences. Some 24% have been renting for...
15 March 2024
From: Breaking News
A new market snapshot from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors shows tenant demand rising but at a rather more modest...
15 March 2024
From: Breaking News
A landlord who illegally converted a property into six flats has been ordered to pay more than £220,000. A previous unlawful change...
15 March 2024
From: Breaking News
A string of debt advice charities want Housing Secretary Michael Gove to go well beyond merely banning Section 21 in a...
14 March 2024
From: Breaking News
A council is warning landlords and tenants after one landlord was ordered to pay more than £4,700 in fines and costs...
14 March 2024
From: Breaking News
A council says a new bond scheme designed to increase the quality and availability of affordable housing for private renters across...
14 March 2024
From: Breaking News
A new survey reveals what it calls “the deep-rooted concerns” of landlords with inflation and the Cost of Living Crisis coming...
14 March 2024
From: Breaking News
A Tory has slammed the proposed clampdown on short lets proposed by Housing Secretary Michael Gove - and he calls them...
13 March 2024
From: Breaking News
The Housing Ombudsman has revealed figures showing huge increases in the numbers of complaints from tenants on social housing. The Ombudsman says...
13 March 2024
From: Breaking News
If interest rate rises weren’t enough to drive landlords out the market, mounting maintenance costs could be. Various studies and surveys have...
12 March 2024
From: Sponsored Content
Latest data from agency Chestertons reveals a 125 per cent increase in the number of landlords choosing to reduce asking rents...
12 March 2024
From: Breaking News
The chief executive of a short lets service says Chancellor Jeremy Hunt is wrong to think penalising landlords will help solve...
11 March 2024
From: Breaking News
Another council is consulting about a controversial selective licensing scheme. North Lincolnshire council says the proposed scheme is “designed to improve housing...
11 March 2024
From: Breaking News
Towns within commuting distance of big cities have seen some of the UK’s largest rent rises in recent years, says Zoopla. The...
11 March 2024
From: Breaking News
In September the Prime Minister announced that landlords will no longer be required to meet the minimum EPC minimum energy rating...
09 March 2024
From: Agent Advice
Nearly a third of landlords predict that the retail sector will see the highest level of negative growth over the next...
09 March 2024
From: Top tips & guides
Agents’ trade body Propertymark has called for equal parity between short-term lets and the private rented sector to ensure they meet...
08 March 2024
From: Breaking News
An activist group is demanding that the lower Capital Gains Tax should apply only to landlords who sell with sitting tenants. In...
08 March 2024
From: Breaking News
A national newspaper says the Renters Reform Bill is “on the brink of collapse” as Tory MPs are divided on their views...
08 March 2024
From: Breaking News
Landlords are being accused by academics of under-estimating the cost of allowing pets, and under-estimating their financial benefits. A new report commissioned...
08 March 2024
From: Breaking News
The National Residential Landlords Association has slammed yesterday’s lacklustre Budget as a missed opportunity. Yesterday’s announcements - like to be the last...
07 March 2024
From: Breaking News
A London council has successfully prosecuted two landlords who failed to comply with a planning enforcement notice originally issued against substandard...
07 March 2024
From: Breaking News
The Chancellor has used his Budget to confirm a 2p cut in National Insurance, from April 6. This will take it...
06 March 2024
From: Breaking News
Green Party activists responsible for rent controls on Scotland have now slammed landlords who claim the number of rented homes is...
06 March 2024
From: Breaking News
In a final call on the Chancellor to help the private rental sector in today’s Budget, the National Residential Landlords Association...
06 March 2024
From: Breaking News
Buy to let lender Aldermore has named Bristol, as the best city for landlords to invest in for 2024. Manchester, Coventry, Brighton...
06 March 2024
From: Breaking News
A landlord has quit the private rental sector after a battle with his council over why his properties were put into...
05 March 2024
From: Breaking News
A property industry commentator has set out what he calls a plan of action to rejuvenate the buy to let sector. Jonathan...
05 March 2024
From: Breaking News
The latest Rental Index from PropTech supplier Goodlord has recorded a rent rise and a reduction in void lengths over the...
05 March 2024
From: Breaking News
A controversial proposal for a £300m tax grab on landlords appears to closely follow a policy suggestion put forward by activists...
04 March 2024
From: Breaking News
London Mayor Sadiq Khan is demanding the government finally abolish Section 21 eviction powers - and claims over 30,000 households in...
04 March 2024
From: Breaking News
Yet another council is consulting on whether to continue a selective licensing scheme. The scheme applies to several areas of Burnley and...
04 March 2024
From: Breaking News
A leader of the Renters Reform Coalition activist lobby has made a specific targeted attack on the motives and honesty of...
04 March 2024
From: Breaking News
The Budget on Wednesday will contain a £300m tax raid on the private rental sector according to a report this morning...
03 March 2024
From: Breaking News
Landlords play a crucial role in providing safe and comfortable housing for tenants while also managing rental properties effectively. Staying informed...
01 March 2024
From: Sponsored Content
Activist group Generation Rent has described the latest homelessness data from the government as showing “a whole new level of horror.” It...
01 March 2024
From: Breaking News
Supporters of council selective licensing start rearguard action Some of those involved in local councils have started a campaign to save selective...
01 March 2024
From: Breaking News
The National Residential Landlords Association says it wants a speedy implementation of the Renters Reform Bill to avoid uncertainty - and...
29 February 2024
From: Breaking News
Generation Rent has issued an angry statement about amendments to the Renters Reform Bill - just as one MP says agreement...
29 February 2024
From: Breaking News
Media outlets in Scotland are reporting that Edinburgh council is considering charging short let landlords for bin collections. The plans are to be...
28 February 2024
From: Breaking News
Rightmove is calling on Chancellor Jeremy Hunt to use next week’s Budget as an opportunity to incentivise landlords to make properties...
28 February 2024
From: Breaking News
SNP councillors in Scotland have come up with an innovative suggestion to improve energy efficiency in private rental properties. They want councils...
27 February 2024
From: Breaking News
A council is reminding prospective tenants about the importance of making sure their next shared rental is licensed as a house...
27 February 2024
From: Breaking News
Rental sector and property industry views are split over the controversial idea of allowing first time buyers to put down a...
26 February 2024
From: Breaking News
The Generation Rent group has thrown its weight behind a ban on mortgages for holiday homes buyers - and its chief...
26 February 2024
From: Breaking News
Labour deputy leader and shadow housing secretary Angela Rayner says she is not ashamed to have brought her council house at...
26 February 2024
From: Breaking News
New analysis by insurance giant Aviva reveals that one in every 13 new homes built in England in the last decade...
23 February 2024
From: Breaking News
According to Haslams lettings agency’s latest House Price Index, a new hotspot has emerged for private rental sector investors. It claims Reading...
22 February 2024
From: Breaking News
A council has prosecuted a landlord for letting two HMOs without a licence and failing to comply with HMO Management Regulations.Mohammed...
21 February 2024
From: Breaking News
Some 69 per cent of landlords have already or are planning to increase the size of their property portfolio, increasing to...
21 February 2024
From: Breaking News
A London council is consulting on another controversial landlord licensing scheme. Barking and Dagenham council’s existing Selective Licensing Scheme has been applied to...
21 February 2024
From: Breaking News
A survey claims landlords are now more responsive to tenants’ needs and have improved compliance standards. Building on comparative analysis with data...
21 February 2024
From: Breaking News
A landlord has warned her local authority that high charges for licensing are unaffordable without the fee being passed on to...
20 February 2024
From: Breaking News
Average rents on newly let properties across Britain rose 8.3 per cent year-on-year in January, the slowest pace for 13 months...
20 February 2024
From: Breaking News
A council says it’s offering “fundamental training” to private landlords via an online day-long course on March 8. The training covers pre-tenancy...
20 February 2024
From: Breaking News
A survey by an activist group suggests that one in three tenants claim that their private renting conditions are impacting their...
19 February 2024
From: Breaking News
Deciding on a residence in the bustling city of London is no small feat, especially when faced with the dichotomy of...
17 February 2024
From: Agent Advice
Activists in the Generation Rent campaign says big city Mayors should “tackle the worst landlords and seize their properties.” It also wants...
16 February 2024
From: Breaking News
A private landlord has been prosecuted for failing to carry out works to make his rented property safe . David Almond of...
16 February 2024
From: Breaking News
A prominent lettings agency has hit out at the latest changes to safety regulations that private landlords must comply with or...
15 February 2024
From: Breaking News
Tenants faced with eviction must have legal aid, the Law Society of England and Wales claims. Recently published statistics from the Ministry...
14 February 2024
From: Breaking News
A solicitors’ firm is warning that a County Court case could be used to allow more tenants to defend Section 21...
14 February 2024
From: Breaking News
Almost a quarter of London tenants have had to move rental properties more than five times in five years, a tax...
14 February 2024
From: Breaking News
A Selective Licensing scheme proposal is out for consultation in the Scunthorpe area - with a harsh message from a council...
13 February 2024
From: Breaking News
A council has won an appeal to enforce a Financial Penalty Notice that was served on a landlord who let out...
13 February 2024
From: Breaking News
The Renters Reform Coalition - a group of organisations including Shelter and Generation Rent - has again written to Housing Secretary...
12 February 2024
From: Breaking News
Campaigning charity Shelter - which has frequently been critical of landlords and their alleged treatment of poorer tenants - is advertising...
12 February 2024
From: Breaking News
Two thirds of landlords say the demand for private rented housing is continuing to increase, according to new research commissioned by...
12 February 2024
From: Breaking News
A council has prosecuted a landlord after a family of nine were discovered living in an outbuilding. Tariq Khan of Peterborough was...
12 February 2024
From: Breaking News
I’m not especially political and certainly carry no candle for one flavour or another. I might argue that they’re all pretty...
10 February 2024
From: Legislation & Compliance
Generation Rent has launched a double-pronged attack on landlords and the government. The activist group claims that the latest possession statistics from...
09 February 2024
From: Breaking News
A recent survey by digital mortgage lender, Molo, revealed that nearly 60% of UK landlords have seen a rise in late...
08 February 2024
From: Sponsored Content
Landlord Action founder Paul Shamplina says landlords are still being hit by unacceptable delays in regaining possession of their properties. Shamplina has...
08 February 2024
From: Breaking News
In the buy to let market, success goes beyond the transaction of paying rent. Ultimately, fostering a healthy landlord-tenant relationship can...
07 February 2024
From: Sponsored Content
A wealthy landlord, who also ran a fake lettings agency, has been jailed for 11 years for allowing ‘ghost tenants’ to...
07 February 2024
From: Breaking News
The landlord of a flat has been ordered to pay a total of £3,287 for failing to carry out repairs. Carlo Ykhlef,...
06 February 2024
From: Breaking News
The Tenant Farmers Association says its latest survey of tenant farmers paints a bleak picture of the relationships between landlords and...
06 February 2024
From: Breaking News
The Department for Communities in Northern Ireland is reminding landlords who registered or renewed with the Landlord Registration Scheme during January,...
06 February 2024
From: Breaking News
A newly-nominated candidate in this spring’s London Mayoral election has vowed to lower private rents if he wins. Serge Crowbolder, currently a...
06 February 2024
From: Breaking News
The Renters Reform Bill will not go for its Third Reading in the House of Commons for at least another fortnight. The...
05 February 2024
From: Breaking News
Six in 10 landlords recorded increased tenant demand for their properties in the final quarter of 2023, Paragon Bank research has...
05 February 2024
From: Breaking News
One might immediately answer 'no' to this question, but does the HMO property industry possess adequate understanding of this delicate subject...
03 February 2024
From: The Big Issues
Research by Zero Deposit, a deposit alternative service, claims that under-30s face an almost impossible task when it comes to current...
03 February 2024
From: Tax & Finance
A legal services provider is claiming that landlords risk criminal prosecution for breaches of licensing rules that are often “unreasonable and...
02 February 2024
From: Breaking News
A prominent London-focused agent and property consultant says landlords are prioritising long term ‘tenant quality’ over short term yields. Jo Eccles, founder...
02 February 2024
From: Breaking News
A think tank claims that the government will pay landlords in the private sector six times the expected spend on new affordable homes in the five-year period between 2021 and 2026. The New...
01 February 2024
From: Breaking News
New additional and selective licensing schemes are to be considered by the controversial Bristol city council. The council’s Labour Mayor - Marvin...
01 February 2024
From: Breaking News
A landlord who failed to provide a council with information about one of his properties when served notices requiring him to...
01 February 2024
From: Breaking News
The Labour Party has committed to extending a crackdown on social housing landlords who fail to fix mouldy homes, to include...
31 January 2024
From: Breaking News
The government may be keen on scrapping Section 21 powers for private landlords but it’s getting much tougher on social housing...
31 January 2024
From: Breaking News
A Manchester-based solicitors’ firm that incorrectly prosecuted a London council over a private rental case has been ordered to pay thousands...
31 January 2024
From: Breaking News
‘Save the tenancy – don’t serve notice.’ That’s the message to landlords from a west country council. Landlords and tenants are being...
29 January 2024
From: Breaking News
Increasing the supply of homes for private rent would boost government finances by £10 billion, says the National Residential Landlords Association. The...
29 January 2024
From: Breaking News
A veteran MP claims that tenants in the region where his constituency sits are being “dreadfully exploited” by what he calls...
29 January 2024
From: Breaking News
Damp and mould are two of the most common issues in rented properties, with surface mould caused by condensation one of...
27 January 2024
From: Top tips & guides
A council is warning landlords of HMOs that they must meet all of their legal responsibilities ahead of a crackdown on...