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There wasn’t much by way of good news in the Spring Budget for landlords and property investors last month. Although some rumours...

The latest official government rent index shows that average private rents across the UK as a whole increased by 9.2% in...

Superdry wants to slash the rent it pays the landlords of 39 of its UK city centre stores, as part of...

Over half of current home owners with adult children have or expect to help their children financially to buy a property...

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

MPs return to the Commons today after a substantial Easter recess - and with progress on the Renters Reform Bill on...

Landlords and renters’ activists are at either end of the spectrum reacting to a controversial report on the private rental sector. Yesterday...

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

In the recent landlord sentiment survey conducted by the Property Redress Scheme, it came as no surprise to me to discover...

A Labour council in London has issued a statement appearing to celebrate its role cracking down on landlords. The statement from Brent...

The popular narrative may have been that first time buyers have been priced out of the market, partly by landlords: but...

Co-living developments are a type of purpose-built rental housing, under the same principle as Build To Rent (BTR) but offering smaller size...

There have been more changes to buy to let mortgage ranges from lenders. Coming into effect today, The Mortgage Works will be...

Trading Standards has defended the introduction of ‘material information’ requirements on details of properties for sale, after a conveyancer warned landlords...

It’s all change at the start of the new tax year, and with so many tweaks to so many rules, it’s...

The removal of Section 21 notices and the end of fixed-term tenancies are the two issues that concern landlords the most,...

Slowing inflation may - just may - lead the way for reduced interest rates. The headline inflation rate is now just 3.4%,...

Some of the biggest names in the trade, lending and advisory sectors have produced a report outlining the vast significance that...

There’s been a large rise in complaints and a huge increase in compensation according to figures out today from the Property...

The management of BTL properties, whether it's a modest collection of three units or a more sizable portfolio of fifteen, can...

A new market snapshot from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors shows tenant demand rising but at a rather more modest...

If interest rate rises weren’t enough to drive landlords out the market, mounting maintenance costs could be. Various studies and surveys have...

Green Party activists responsible for rent controls on Scotland have now slammed landlords who claim the number of rented homes is...

In a final call on the Chancellor to help the private rental sector in today’s Budget, the National Residential Landlords Association...

A landlord has quit the private rental sector after a battle with his council over why his properties were put into...

The latest Rental Index from PropTech supplier Goodlord has recorded a rent rise and a reduction in void lengths over the...

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...

Average rents on newly let properties across Britain rose 8.3 per cent year-on-year in January, the slowest pace for 13 months...

Housing Secretary Michael Gove has this morning announced wholesale changes to planning and regulations surrounding short lets. His proposals include: - planning permission...

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

Deciding on a residence in the bustling city of London is no small feat, especially when faced with the dichotomy of...

The Housing Ombudsman has found severe maladministration by One Housing Group in its record keeping following the its failure to conduct...

Generation Rent has launched a double-pronged attack on landlords and the government. The activist group claims that the latest possession statistics from...

A recent survey by digital mortgage lender, Molo, revealed that nearly 60% of UK landlords have seen a rise in late...

Landlords seeking capital appreciation will be encouraged from two new housing market surveys - one showing a surprise rise in house...

There’s a warning today that the Bank of England’s decision to freeze base rate at the high level of 5.25 per...

Mohammed Sharaz, a landlord from Bradford, recently seized an opportunity to enhance his property portfolio after Wildstone acquired the gable end...

A newspaper claims that Prime Minister Rishi Sunak wants British families to be given higher priority for social housing. Implicitly this may...

The capital gains tax allowance will be cut on April 6 from £6,000 to £3,000, so more people will pay CGT. The...

We believe a well-functioning housing system is one that meets everyone’s housing needs. There will always be people who can’t or...

There is to be no comparable law for private landlords, following the introduction of Awaab’s Law. Earlier this week the Department of...

New plans to clamp down on rogue social landlords who fail to provide safe homes have been announced today. This is part...

A building society says it is considering ending its policy of lending to buyers of holiday lets. Martese Carton, the director of...

The chief executive of Generation Rent has slammed the chair of the NatWest Bank for comments over first time buyers. At the...

With 2023 drawing to a close, flatshare website SpareRoom has revealed data which suggests a slowdown in the rental frenzy -...

Paragon Bank has launched new five-year fixed-rate buy-to-let mortgages with nil product fees. Rates start at 5.80 per cent and there is...

The latest RICS Residential Survey, out today, points to an improved outlook for the housing market, with the more optimistic sentiment...

Controversial online agency Purplebricks claims landlords and other home owners can sell their properties for free “as part of a progressive...

Generation Rent says it’s worked out what rent levels will be in two years’ time. The activists say rents will rise 14...

Campaigning charity Shelter is nearing a controversial signature threshold in its petition about the Renters Reform Bill. It now has over 123,000 of...

Tenants value location, flexibility and direct landlord relationships according to new research from specialist lending bank OSB Group.  The Future Tenant Standard...

I recently attended the NRLA’s annual conference in Birmingham and a theme that still dominates discussion in the industry is the...

Landlords will have to include many more specific points about their properties when they list them in future - whether directly...

A council statement announcing a complex new licensing regime for the local private rental sector claims “landlords and agents who are...

A BBC News report claims that increasing numbers of renters aged over 30 are moving to cheaper areas as rents have...

House prices fell 1.2 per cent in the past year, according to a new Zoopla report out today, with average discounts...

The government claims that millions of homeowners in England and Wales will be given greater rights, powers, and protections over their...

Buried in the small print of the Autumn Statement paperwork is a boost for digital technology and PropTech. In the documentation released...

There may be tax cuts in today’s Autumn Statement if government-fuelled rumours are to be believed - but there’s been a...

The rising cost of living - especially housing - remains the top issue on Londoners’ minds for the second year in...

Lost in the noise of the King’s Speech, the general pledge to reform the leasehold system, and the subsequent political turmoil...

It’s not just the weather that’s wet and dreary – the outlook looks bleak for landlords too as we head towards...

Changes put forward to the Renters Reform Bill to crack down on rogue landlords, protect vulnerable residents and improve the safety of...

Court Reform first, then scrap Section 21 - landlord leader tells MPs Rental reforms will not work unless the government reforms the...

Inflation for the year to October has fallen to 4.6 per cent. That’s a big fall from 6.7 per cent in September...

MPs today begin the so-called Committee Stage of the Renters Reform Bill’s passage through the House of Commons. Organisations and individuals with...

The new Housing Minister is Lee Rowley - who was a former housing minister in the short lived premiership of Liz...

Landlord Action supremo Paul Shamplina has given Landlord Today readers a unique insight into the complexity of court reform before the...

An Airbnb survey first reported last week on Landlord Today has exploded into a national newspaper controversy. Airbnb claims that almost 80...

The chief executive of the National Residential Landlords Association has bagged a prestigious leadership award  Ben Beadle won Gold in the Association...

A major council has declared a Housing Emergency for its city, attributing part of the problem to rising private rents. A statement...

A new survey suggests that over three fifths of landlords say private renting is becoming less attractive as an investment option. The...

Zoopla is warning that there will be further house price falls in 2024 on top of the 4.5 per cent drop...

A new survey of over 1,000 landlords has revealed that just over half would consider leaving the market due to the...

Landlords need greater support from mortgage advisers in order to navigate the best course through the current economic climate. That’s according to...

More details have emerged of what appears to be a stay of execution for Section 21 eviction powers in the short term. The...

The chief executive of the National Residential Landlords Association says the controversial Renters Reform Bill will only succeed if landlords’ feel...

A new rental property listings platform - called Krispyhouse - allows landlords and tenants to communicate directly, without letting agents acting...

The latest rent rise figure produced by the government has triggered an angry response from one of Britain’s top agents. Greg Tsuman,...

Holding deposits head the list of complaints about the private rental sector, says the man at the top of the Property...

The ongoing freeze on housing benefit rates is a travesty that needs reversing immediately, the National Residential Landlords Association is warning.  The...

HMRC has contacted Landlord Today to draw attention to new guidance it has issued over a tax avoidance scheme aimed at...

The Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities says a new How To Rent guide will be issued today, October 2. Private...

The government must safeguard the private rented sector and the only way to do that is to lend its support to...

The monetary policy committee of the Bank of England meets today - and will it approve a 15th successive base rate...

As the ‘big buy-to-let’ sell off gathers momentum, we take a look ways you can guestimate the value of your rental...

A countryside property organisation has added its voice to the calls for an extension to a licensing scheme for Airbnbs and...

Research by Quickmove Properties estimate that, despite changes to stamp duty thresholds implemented last September designed to save homebuyers money, the...

A body called the Landlord Leaders Community - and appearing at first sight a little like a new trade group - is...

One of Britain's best known DJs has taken to social media to highlight what she sees as the unfair government policy...

Making an investment in a country with a different currency introduces exchange rate risk. Ideally, a UK investor would buy the...

A website claims that Banning Orders on private landlords have not been served because of local government funding shortfalls. Open Democracy says...

New research has come to a conclusion that will surprise few - that landlords today are twice as likely to be...

Debate is raging over whether there will be a 15th successive interest rate rise when the Bank of England’s monetary policy...

Homelessness charities often berate private landlords for putting income before service to tenants. But a bitter dispute at one organisation has apparently revealed...

I recently had the opportunity to challenge a lot of nonsense in Parliament. Or to put it another way, I was...

The challenges facing the property market right now are well reported; from rising interest rates pushing up mortgage payments to a...

The Bank of England’s monetary policy committee has announced its decision on base rate. It will rise by 0.25 per cent to...