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A controversial PropTech service that proposes agents charge prospective tenants £30 or more simply to view a property on the market,...

A holiday lettings agency is offering £10,000 to the owner of what it declares to be Britain’s Best Holiday Let. Sykes Holiday...

Another new Build To Rent player is emerging - in the unlikely form of the John Lewis Partnership. The company has long...

A call has gone out for the overhaul of the Green Homes Grant scheme, which so far has left thousands of...

Landlords currently buying properties and concerned they may not make the March 31 stamp duty holiday deadline have good news -...

The landlords’ trade body says the tax system needs reforming to support energy improvements in the private rental sector. The intervention by...

The chaos surrounding the government’s Green Homes Grant, which was to have helped thousands of landlords and owner occupiers, appears to...

There is growing momentum for local councils to freeze their plans for landlord licensing while the pandemic continues. Lettings agency trade body...

Activists from Shelter and Generation Rent have led the charge for a renewed eviction ban in the light of the latest...

An eviction ban has been introduced by the Scottish Government to take effect until well into the New Year.  Because of the...

Research by an insurance firm has identified the high costs incurred by landlords on emergency call-outs. Whilst inevitably promoting the merits of...

Airbnb’s UK operation is under scrutiny by the City watchdog over fears it could be exploited for money laundering purposes Although there...

Former Liverpool FC star and England striker Daniel Sturridge is suing his ex-landlord for £100,000 after finding a Netflix account had...

Which party will win the landlord vote?  Given that the mainstream parties all have policies that appear to work against BTL landlords,...

An increasing number of Airbnb owners in Edinburgh are moving away from short-term letting in favour of traditional long-term tenancies as...

Sajid Javid has dismissed a report in the Times over the weekend that claimed he planned to make property sellers rather than...

Many tenants face the uncertainty of potentially having to find a new home as a result of a change in ownership,...

With a new year now upon us, it’s time to look forward to what might happen (and what is definitely happening)...

Almost fourth-fifths of renters do not want to move property due to a change in ownership, a fresh study shows. The research,...

Rogue landlords with properties in Scarborough now face fines of up to £30,000 as the local council looks to clampdown on...

The government must focus on urgently improving dangerous housing conditions across the country after new figures revealed that thousands of private...

The number of new homes registered to be built looks set to fall as many housebuilders will be less willing to...