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13 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
Paul Johnson - a director of the Institute of Fiscal Studies since 2011 and a visiting economics professor at University College...
24 January 2024
From: Breaking News
A building society is calling upon politicians, government, the Bank of England and local councils and other bodies to cooperate on...
13 January 2024
From: The Big Issues
A new rental website which claims to list “all available homes for young people in one place” has raised well over...
29 November 2023
From: Breaking News
A panel of experts forecast house prices will fall as much as 10 per cent by Autumn 2024. Financial website Finder brought...
09 November 2023
From: Breaking News
A rent guarantor service says the recent Second Reading of the Renters Reform Bill has intensified scrutiny on the challenges faced...
02 November 2023
From: Breaking News
A local authority’s teach-in for private tenants this weekend is to be addressed by a group which is known for its...
19 October 2023
From: Breaking News
A pressure group claims the threat of being evicted makes tenants age more quickly. Generation Rent claims there is a study by...
10 October 2023
From: Breaking News
This is back-to-school season and for the majority of university students who choose to move away from their family home during...
07 October 2023
From: Rental Reform
The government's energy efficiency taskforce was quietly disbanded over the weekend, the BBC says. The taskforce was set up in March to...
25 September 2023
From: Breaking News
Rental value growth in prime London postcodes declined further in August as supply built and demand cooled. That’s the view of high...
15 September 2023
From: Breaking News
While there has been a shortage of all types of rental accommodation across the UK for several years now, the student...
26 August 2023
From: Agent Advice
Authoritative new research suggests that there’s been a 91,000 rise in student numbers to 2.3m - yet in major student cities...
22 August 2023
From: Breaking News
The University of Dundee and letting agents’ body Propertymark want to understand more about the future plans of landlords. This is happening...
07 August 2023
From: Breaking News
An angry reader has contacted Landlord Today with a letter from housing minister Rachel Maclean - which the recipient has branded...
25 July 2023
From: Breaking News
13 July 2023
From: Breaking News
Savills’ latest market snapshot for prime properties in the UK regions suggest that tenant priorities are gently shifting. Across UK prime regional...
11 July 2023
From: Breaking News
A third year law student has successfully challenged her landlord over a repair bill. Obioma Ibe, whose landlord unlawfully tried to claim...
06 July 2023
From: Breaking News
When choosing a buy-to-let property, there are many elements that need to be balanced in order to get the biggest return...
17 June 2023
From: Agent Advice
The new director of Generation Rent, Ben Twomey, takes over from Baroness Alicia Kennedy this morning. A statement announcing his appointment earlier...
14 June 2023
From: Breaking News
A consultation has been launched on changes to planning policy for HMOs in Exeter. The city council has a restriction in place...
24 May 2023
From: Breaking News
A new study by a University of Glasgow-led research centre has found that the UK housing sector is lagging over 30...
27 April 2023
From: Breaking News
The new director of Generation Rent is Ben Twomey, who takes over from Baroness Alicia Kennedy on June 14. A statement from...
29 March 2023
From: Breaking News
Student lets have come under the spotlight as a result of a slowdown in the building of new university student accommodation...
11 March 2023
From: Agent Advice
An association run by a local council with the involvement of private landlords is marking its 10th anniversary. The Partnership Accreditation for...
22 February 2023
From: Breaking News
London continues to dominate the list of the most attractive cities for buy to let investment for the second year running. Data...
27 January 2023
From: Breaking News
As much as 75 per cent of purpose built student accommodation (PBSA) for the next educational year has already been taken...
24 January 2023
From: Breaking News
Students face chaos as government plans to reform the rental market threaten to cause widespread uncertainty as to whether housing will...
29 December 2022
From: Breaking News
Oxford council is proclaiming its citywide licensing scheme as a success - and claims it is processing more than 10,000 licence...
28 December 2022
From: Breaking News
Student property enquiries in the run-up to the letting season for the 2023/24 academic year are significantly up on a year...
16 November 2022
From: Breaking News
The Competition and Markets Authority has raised concern about a Build To Rent deal which it believes could result in reduced...
15 November 2022
From: Breaking News
To put it mildly, landlords are very rarely subject to an outpouring of sympathy from the general public. When the economy...
12 November 2022
From: The Big Issues
The Stripe Property Group, a housebuilder, claims rental homes near universities command an average yield 1.3 per cent higher than those...
10 November 2022
From: Breaking News
Many private landlords lack knowledge, skills and support necessary to provide decent homes for renters, a new study claims. The UK Collaborative...
08 November 2022
From: Breaking News
Landlord Today has been approached by researchers at the University of York and University of Bristol doing a study on tenant...
19 October 2022
From: Breaking News
A council has taken the unusual step of making an announcement that investigations are underway into allegedly unlicensed private rental properties. Cambridge...
03 October 2022
From: Breaking News
The National Residential Landlords Association has renewed calls for stamp duty cuts on homes to let out. The NRLA initially made the...
22 September 2022
From: Breaking News
Rental homes near universities command an average yield 1.3 per cent higher than those in the wider area, a survey claims...
21 September 2022
From: Breaking News
Paragon Bank has revealed the locations where landlords letting to students can achieve the strongest yields - and they are typically...
06 September 2022
From: Breaking News
Rising numbers of young people going to university and a relatively low supply of new student housing means that by 2025...
24 August 2022
From: Breaking News
The new academic year is just around the corner, so many landlords will be thinking about student housing sector to diversify...
20 August 2022
From: Legislation & Compliance
ARLA Propertymark has released details of its written response to a Parliamentary committee investigating the impact of Airbnb-style short lets on...
12 August 2022
From: Breaking News
In June, the government finally released its long-awaited White Paper ‘A Fairer Private Rented Sector’. You will almost certainly have seen...
06 August 2022
From: Rental Reform
As part of The Renters’ Reform White Paper, the UK government proposed that all tenants be moved onto a single system...
16 July 2022
From: Rental Reform
A council is warning student tenants in its city to be quiet and considerate when checking out of private rental accommodation...
30 June 2022
From: Breaking News
A review into the way a council deals with HMOs has been launched in response to concerns about the concentration of...
29 June 2022
From: Breaking News
A new study has compiled a league table of the best cities in the UK for investment in student accommodation. CIA Landlord...
13 May 2022
From: Breaking News
Taxes on buy to let investment are fuelling a supply crisis, hiking rents and making homeownership more difficult to afford. That’s the...
06 May 2022
From: Breaking News
The Mayor of London Sadiq Khan wants rogue landlords to pay bigger fines and more compensation to tenants. He is also introducing...
17 February 2022
From: Breaking News
New research commissioned by the landlords’ trade body shows that the UK needs almost 230,000 new private rented homes a year...
15 February 2022
From: Breaking News
Bromsgrove is a classic rental market. The Worcestershire market town is enveloped by green space but is just a thirty-minute commute...
08 January 2022
From: Industry Views
Northumbria Law School and the Open University are conducting research into whether private landlords rent to tenants with pets and the...
06 January 2022
From: Breaking News
Every year there is an influx of students that hate renting, and I was one of them. Students should be excited about...
11 December 2021
From: The Big Issues
A new large-scale Build To Rent landlord, which describes itself as providing “high-quality luxury student accommodation,” has revealed a second scheme...
09 December 2021
From: Breaking News
A new large-scale Build To Rent landlord, which describes itself as providing “high-quality luxury student accommodation,” has revealed a second scheme...
08 December 2021
From: Breaking News
Investors considering letting properties to students in one of the country’s major university cities may have to think again. A huge scheme...
27 September 2021
From: Breaking News
A survey suggests students do not feel the furniture provided within student accommodation reflects the price they pay to live there. Manor...
01 September 2021
From: Breaking News
A new survey has shown what may be an early warning of complaints over the Covid-compliance of purpose built student accommodation...
26 August 2021
From: Breaking News
Rental yields on student lets are climbing steadily across England according to a new analysis by Goodlord. In good news for landlords,...
16 August 2021
From: Breaking News
New research shows how the rental premium for a furnished property compares to the cost of furnishing a rental home individually. The...
11 August 2021
From: Breaking News
A local authority with a rapidly-growing number of HMOs is to consult over a new policy later this month. The Houses in...
09 August 2021
From: Breaking News
A new study by a university suggests that some tenants are apparently afraid to speak out about the condition of the...
22 July 2021
From: Breaking News
An online student accommodation platform has identified where demand from students is strongest as they prepare for the next academic year. UniHomes...
07 July 2021
From: Breaking News
Research by student accommodation platform UniHomes says rental demand on student properties has not suffered long term harm from the pandemic. It...
07 June 2021
From: Breaking News
A Citizens Advice and Students Union study into student accommodation in its patch says there should be an additional licensing scheme...
01 June 2021
From: Breaking News
14 May 2021
From: Breaking News
A row has blown up in Cheshire over a claim by a student tenant that she pays more rent than the college’s...
10 May 2021
From: Breaking News
The Department for Education has announced that its to make available an additional £15 million in hardship funding to support those students...
15 April 2021
From: Breaking News
Areas boasting Russell Group universities - considered the best in the UK - have the highest rents but disappointing yields. Returns from a...
18 March 2021
From: Breaking News
A lettings platform specialising in student accommodation has a new way to spot locations with excess supply. UniHomes says Southampton, Portsmouth and...
10 March 2021
From: Breaking News
Demand for student accommodation is greater than ever, a specialist online platform suggests. This is despite high supply of new purpose built...
04 March 2021
From: Breaking News
An influential all-party committee of MPs and members of the House of Lords is calling for a new council tax fund...
03 February 2021
From: Breaking News
Tenant software supplier Bunk says the media’s writing off of the student accommodation rental market is misplaced - and it claims...
03 December 2020
From: Breaking News
Who are you? Radim Rezek, 31 years old entrepreneur who founded his first real estate company when studying the first year at...
18 November 2020
From: 60 Second Interview
HMOs are an important part of the UK housing market as they offer students and young professionals affordable accommodation. There is...
10 November 2020
From: Property Investment & Strategy
Zoopla says it’s a two-tier market with London trailing badly trailing the rest of the country. UK rents outside London are up...
10 November 2020
From: Breaking News
A visiting professor and accountancy academic claims landlords are not carrying their fair share of the financial burden caused by the...
03 November 2020
From: Breaking News
A local council is gathering key players from the private rental sector to help landlords and letting agents get up to date...
27 October 2020
From: Breaking News
A student accommodation search platform says Coronavirus means landlords and academic authorities have to consider possible break clauses and premature tenancy ends...
13 October 2020
From: Breaking News
There is a lot of focus on helping landlords better protect themselves and their property from potential claims from tenants, but...
19 August 2020
From: Breaking News
With the academic year set to get underway, thousands of students are busily moving into flats and rented homes in towns...
18 August 2020
From: Breaking News
Student property is one of the most lucrative investments available to landlords, with sky-high double-digit yields currently on offer in many...
18 August 2020
From: Breaking News
A BTL landlord has proved to be a big social media hit after issuing his tenants with a bonus when returning...
08 July 2020
From: Breaking News
The National Residential Landlords Association (NRLA) has welcomed confirmation from a government minister that the courts will begin to hear possession...
02 July 2020
From: Breaking News
Student property has long been one of the most lucrative investments available to landlords, with sky-high double-digit yields typically available in...
24 June 2020
From: Breaking News
The Deposit Protection Service (DPS) has issued fresh guidance to help students and landlords in England and Wales arrange accommodation check-outs...
24 June 2020
From: Breaking News
The government’s decision to extend the ban on evictions in England and Wales by a further two months has left victims...
16 June 2020
From: Breaking News
Student property will remain a very profitable asset class giving robust return despite the existing disruption caused by the Covid-19 pandemic,...
27 May 2020
From: Breaking News
A number of landlords are threatening legal action against university students after many withheld rent to save cash during the lockdown. Landlords...
26 May 2020
From: Breaking News
Students at the University of Bristol have taken part in a socially distant march demanding greater help for tenants adversely affected by...
19 May 2020
From: Breaking News
Landlords with student tenants in Northampton are being urged to acknowledge the financial hardship some students are facing and give them...
20 April 2020
From: Breaking News
Student groups are urging landlords not to charge full rent on university accommodation left vacant by the coronavirus shutdown. Some universities have...
14 April 2020
From: Breaking News
Student property has long been one of the most lucrative investments available to landlords, with sky-high double-digit yields typically available in...
25 March 2020
From: Breaking News
The government is being urged to do more to support renters who may struggle to pay their rent during the coronavirus...
17 March 2020
From: Breaking News
A ninth person has tested positive for Coronavirus in the UK, the government has confirmed. The woman flew into London from China...
14 February 2020
From: Breaking News
The west of England’s Landlord Expo returns to Bristol next month. The free-to-attend event, organised by the four West of England Local...
10 February 2020
From: Breaking News
Student property remains one of the most lucrative investments available to landlords, with sky-high double-digit yields currently on offer in many...
09 January 2020
From: Breaking News
Affordability is the most important issue facing students when renting, according to the latest UK student accommodation survey. The study, undertaken by...