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A council which last year staged a pilot project about the Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards in the lettings sector is now...

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

Building on the momentum of 2023, the North West is poised for continued growth in rental and property prices. Early investment...

Although SDLT receipts have been volatile in recent years, the property tax’s effectiveness as a revenue-raiser for the Government is not...

In the buy to let market, success goes beyond the transaction of paying rent. Ultimately, fostering a healthy landlord-tenant relationship can...

Air quality expert Stuart Smith writes:  The average family produces 24 pints of water vapour a day through routine activity but many...

Landlords, being key players in the housing sector, can make a significant impact by fostering a greener mindset among their tenants....

HM Treasury has opened its representations portal, meaning landlords - and anyone else - can submit their ideas for the next...

The year of proptech  The proptech revolution has been a long time coming but I think that 2024 will the year in...

New research suggests that an influx of older renters has increased congestion in the rental market. Some 39 per cent of renters...

Airbnb claims its so-called ‘spare room’ landlords earn an a rage of just £2,400 a year - the equivalent of a...

The private rented sector has an important economic and social role to play across the country, according to a new report...

If you were to believe recent headlines, holiday homes and short lets make everyone’s lives miserable - yet the happiest place...

A confused and complicated approach to holiday homes in England, Scotland and Wales threatens the future of the holiday letting sector...

Landowners are claiming that the negative stereotype given to private landlords in recent years by government contributes to the overall housing...

What are the main causes of tension and disagreements between tenants and landlords ahead of the Rental Reform Bill, which is expected to...

A senior figure in the National Residential Landlords Association died over the weekend after being diagnosed with cancer. It was the Deputy...

A House of Lords report claims that the private rental sector has become ”increasingly unaffordable” and says out welcomes the proliferation...

The Victorian phrase “as safe as houses” well describes the security of the housing market as, whether they are buying or...

A charity is warning that landlords may not government help in reaching new EPC targets. Citizens Advice Scotland says the private rental...

A contributor to the Big Issue magazine says corporations that become landlords may be better at it - and better for...

Coronavirus has prompted much talk of landlords and tenants alike fleeing cities for the country - but some evidence suggests that...

Small scale or accidental landlords will need agents to help them let studio and one-bedroom properties, Rightmove says in a market...

New research from SpareRoom reveals the majority of sharers now want evidence of kindness, empathy and thinking of others in people they...

Growth in demand for super-prime properties in prime central London has slowed significantly, fresh data shows. According to Knight Frank, the number...

Tenants who have been renting for 10 years or longer should not have to have to go through the same referencing...

RentalStep has added its voice to growing calls for rent payments to be added to a tenant’s credit score. The PropTech startup supports...

There has been a significant increase in the number of people investing in the buy-to-let sector for the first time over...

For many people buy-to-let continues to look an attractive income investment at a time of low saving rates and stock market...

The number of buy-to-let mortgages on the market has hit 1,000 and a seven-year high. Moneyfacts reports that product numbers have soared,...