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The government has confirmed that Making Tax Digital for Income Tax Self Assessment (MTD for ITSA) will cost landlords both extra money...

A comparison website claims that an improved rating for an Energy Performance Certificate now improves a property’s value. This is driven by...

The Building Research Establishment - which undertakes research, advice, training, testing, certification and standards-setting for the housing sector - is calling...

With 3.5 million UK adults planning major home improvements in 2024, an energy expert has shared seven adjustments that can properties more sustainable.  The...

A major property industry supplier claims that the housing sector could meet government targets to improve the Energy Performance Certificate ratings for homes.  Landmark...

Three-quarters of landlords welcome the government’s decision in the autumn to scrap the proposal that all rental property must have an...

A new study claims that two thirds of privately rented homes require urgent energy efficiency improvements - and that landlords need...

Under revised plans, the Government will: - Scrap policies to force landlords to upgrade the energy efficiency of their properties, but instead...

Landlords are operating in a fog when it comes to the Government’s thinking on the future of energy efficiency standards for...

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

A controversial MP sacked by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak earlier this year says he will take up the cause of landlords...

Landlords with some of the country’s largest portfolios say they expect to pay £500,000 or more in the next year on...

This year is set to bring sweeping rental reforms that will change the face of lettings forever. Landlords should be following...

Research from Mortgage Advice Bureau shows that almost two-thirds of landlords would consider selling their property due to not being able...

Some 47 per cent of landlords incorrectly believe the need for EPC C rating is only guidance, not the law. That’s the...

As most landlords know, a myriad of myths has built up around the private rented sector and one that seems to...

Landlords have helped drive an improvement in standards in privately rented property, with four in five upgrading each rental home they...

With landlords obliged to think increasingly about energy efficiency measures, new data from Legal & General’s surveying team helps identify different...

For many years, investing in property has been seen as a way of obtaining “passive” income. Compared to other types of...

Private rental property should be “acquired” and used for social housing according to a think tank. And it says tax penalties, laws...

As 2025 gradually approaches, the question of how the private rented sector decarbonises and becomes more energy efficient is becoming more...

Amended legislation means that landlords will not be able to prevent broadband firms from upgrading their service in blocks of flats. Previously,...

Landlords in England are being encouraged to contact their local council to find out if they are eligible to access government...

Rolling out emergency insulation this winter in the nation’s draughtiest homes could save tenants or other residents £260 a year. That’s the...

It’s disappointing to say, but once again the rhetoric from both the Labour and Conservative party conferences towards the private rented...

A bank boss says landlords are facing a crisis of affordability when it comes to meeting strict new energy efficiency targets...

Energy bills have increased for around 22 million energy consumers – and they’re expected to escalate again later this year when...

The latest attack on landlords by Generation Rent director Baroness Alicia Kennedy concerns insulation and household warmth. She claims a quarter of...

Letting agent Barrows and Forrester has identified how eco-improvements can add value to properties. Insulation - Upgrading a home’s insulation, specifically solid wall...

New research suggests that some landlords are now deliberately choosing to buy properties with weak EPCs in order to upgrade and...

For landlords, finding a tenant for a property can be challenging. Today, people expect modern, high quality, clean appliances as standard...

It’s being reported in the mainstream press that the government may give landlords an extra year to make rental homes more energy efficient. This...

Savills estimates that £330 billion is needed to implement all energy efficiency improvements to the UK housing sector to meet EPC...

There may be a breakthrough in clearing the huge backlog of possession cases as the government is allocating an extra £324m...

The government has been told to raise the landlord cost cap to £10,000 to increase the number of private rental sector...

Rightmove has identified five ways that landlords and other property owners can improve their property’s EPC rating - some for well...

There’s been a wholesale lifting in standards of investment and quality in the private rental sector thanks to landlords, and in...

A change in government policy will allow landlords to fund investment that will help businesses recover, says tax and advisory firm...

Paragon Bank has launched a range of 80 per cent loan to value buy to let mortgages specifically for properties with...

The landlords’ trade body has urged the government to think more strategically about energy efficiency in the private rental sector, and...

Up to 50,000 rental homes in the countryside could be sold off if the government presses ahead with stricter energy efficiency...

Landlords now have another year to apply for the government’s Green Homes Grant scheme. The 12 months extension, announced last evening, follows...

A property specialist at Perrys Chartered Accountants has issued new advice for landlords on how they can reap the benefits of...

Property investors often debate on how best to improve their properties. Whether that is undergoing big property renovations or improving their...

Following the changes introduced in England and Wales last year, an important piece of legislation is coming into force in Scotland...

As a landlord, you may have purchased a flat for the purposes of subletting, but are you actually allowed to rent...

More landlords of the draughtiest homes in England and Wales will be required to upgrade their properties after amendments to regulations...

Standards in the private rented sector have got better as buy-to-let landlords respond to a flurry of legislation aimed at improving...

With less than three months until the new Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards (MEES) are introduced in April 2018, Mike Feely of...

A landlord has been prosecuted by Barkingside Magistrates' Court for renting out a property in Dagenham with damp and mould issues,...

More than two thirds of private landlords have a good relationship with their tenants, according to the latest poll. A total of...

Around two-thirds of buy-to-let landlords lack awareness of new Minimum Energy Efficient Standards (MEES) that come into effect in April 2018,...

A number of buy-to-let landlords are still unaware, or only vaguely aware, of the changes to mortgage interest relief, despite the...

The UK government’s Affordable Warmth Scheme (AWS) has been in place since 2013, as part of the Energy Companies Obligation (ECO).   The...

Ian Shipley provides an insight into how you can prepare for the new minimum energy efficiency standards (MEES) set to come...

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