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Michael Gove’s Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities hit back overnight at critics of the government’s Renters Reform Bill. The Bill...

A government-supporting newspaper says the Renters Reform Bill will be back in the House of Commons next week. Observers have been expecting...

National Landlord Investment Show has announced that the former Leader of the Conservative Party, the Rt Hon Sir Iain Duncan Smith,...

Julian Richer - the founder of Richer Sounds, the UK's largest hi-fi retailer - says he may set up a landlord...

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

A leading business analyst is firmly blaming interest rates for the see-saw in house prices seen in recent indices. The latest, from...

A newspaper reports that Housing Secretary Michael Gove is willing to rely on Labour votes to pass the Renters Reform Bill...

Lots and lots, is the short answer. I think the more you know, the more you're armed with information and knowledge,...

A national newspaper says the Renters Reform Bill is “on the brink of collapse” as Tory MPs are divided on their views...

A controversial proposal for a £300m tax grab on landlords appears to closely follow a policy suggestion put forward by activists...

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

The Budget on Wednesday will contain a £300m tax raid on the private rental sector according to a report this morning...

Searches for solar panel installations surged 32.85 per cent from 2022-2023, with demand for renewable energy increasing.  However one of the biggest...

A bank chief has used a national newspaper interview to make a stand in favour of buy to let landlords and...

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

As UK homeowners commit to more sustainable sources of energy, the number of homes installing rooftop solar panels reached its highest...

The UK has long been a pioneer in terms of Net Zero goal setting, but many people across the nation remain...

TV property expert Phil Spencer has called for a radical simplification of the rules surrounding landlord licensing, fees and other regulations. In...

Energy Performance Certificates must change to properly support reaching net zero, tackling fuel poverty and improving buildings, according to an energy...

Shocking new research shows that Energy Performance Certificates are inaccurate at best, useless at worst, and easily rigged. A Sunday Times report...

The new editor of an influential newspaper property supplement has come up with a way of solving what she calls “the...

Homes in the rental sector are more likely to have old and inefficient appliances for tenants to use in order to...

Simply Business is one of the UK’s biggest providers of small business and landlord insurance. Insuring over 350,000 landlords has given...

Our politics seems pretty broken to me and whilst I don’t wish to take a side between one flavour or the...

A new kind of property investor is evolving. They’ve enjoyed the fruits of their labours, creating UK investments in property but...

In recent days we have heard Michael Gove trumpet his plans to ‘level up’ the UK.  We knew that he would be...

The spring market in Florida is white-hot at the moment, rivalling the increasing temperatures across the state as people begin their...

People are bored of working from home and want to return to the "comfort" of office work and city centre socialising. That’s...

Virtual viewings are on the increase according to a new study by the UK's technology-led estate agent, Purplebricks, with one in six buyers...

The National Landlord Investment Show is preparing three online events this month and next as it creates virtual versions of its respected...

The National Landlord Show arrives at Olympia on Thursday 19th March to offer advice via complimentary seminars, major suppliers and landlord debates where you...

A number of buy-to-let landlords and property enthusiasts will visit the Olympia Conference Centre in London today in order to obtain...

Journalist and broadcaster Andrew Neil will once again chair the Government Panel Debate at the National Landlord Investment Show in London...

Buy-to-let landlords looking to buy property in London are being urged to consider investing in what Black Brick describes as ‘two...

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

The government is considering plans to provide financial incentives for those offering longer tenancies, according to the Sunday Times. The government is...

The government appears to have scrapped proposals that will give tenants a minimum three-year contract. According to an article in The Sun...

Buy-to-let landlords could face another stamp duty rate hike in the Autumn Budget to further curb the acquisition of second homes. The...

Overseas family holidays are a relatively recent concept in the UK. They came about as a result of air travel becoming...

The security deposits that tenants leave with their landlord or their letting agent could be capped at no more than five...

Over 450 buy-to-let landlords and property investors attended the Olympia Conference Centre in London last week where they were able to...

From the 1st April 2018, it will be unlawful to rent a property which breaches the requirement for a minimum energy...

Andy Haldane, the Bank of England’s chief economist, last year confirmed what many of us already knew – investing in property...

A rogue landlord who forced susceptible women into prostitution and sexually assaulted others while ruling his £16m property empire has been...

The UK’s largest and arguably most controversial buy-to-let landlord who banned ‘coloured people’ from renting his properties because ‘they make them...

First it was the change in Stamp duty and Landlord Taxation taking a large chunk of Investors out of the buying...

The UK’s largest and arguably most controversial buy-to-let landlord Fergus Wilson has called in the police after receiving a tirade of...

Britain’s biggest and arguably most contentious buy-to-let landlord has banned ‘coloured people’ from renting his properties because ‘they make them smell...

The Government is poised to introduce tough new laws for landlords this week – with fines of up to £30,000 for...

The new 3% stamp duty on buy-to-let properties coming into force from next April will effectively redraw the map for investors...