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Private rental properties are now “far safer” than before thanks to recent legislation, according to the charity Electrical Safety First. Since five-year...

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

A trade body is calling for a partnership with the government to push the domestic heating market towards heat pumps as...

A tourism chief has likened new anti-holiday let regulations to those of a Stalinist dictatorship. Ashford Price, secretary of the Welsh Association...

The Welsh Government, which recently pushed back its so-called rental revolution until December, has nonetheless published extensive new guidelines about the...

An online rental platform suggests almost a third of rental homes may be deemed unaffordable. Ocasa, using Office for National Statistics data,...

Some 820,000 private rented households in Britain are routinely hit by a shortfall between their housing benefit and their monthly rents...

It’s been confirmed that Prime Minister Boris Johnson is to announce plans to extend the Right To Buy to housing associations. Under...

There has been an angry response by some politicians in Wales to the decision by the Labour administration to delay implementation...

An insurance chief with expertise in the holiday lets sector has stood up for owners who let their properties to holidaymakers...

Landlords have welcomed the latest delays to radical rental reforms which were due to be implemented next month. Ben Beadle, chief executive...

A new survey by Zoopla suggests the average property price has hit £250,200 for the first time - but a slowdown...

There’s embarrassment all round for the Labour-run Welsh Government as it reveals a late delay to its much-hyped rental reform. The reform...

No it’s not an April Fool - some tenants in Wales are experimenting with an alternative to radiators and heat pumps....

Landlords with larger portfolios are more likely to increase rent than small-scale landlords. A poll by The Landlord Works shows that 75...

The architect of one of the largest rental reform initiatives in the UK is set to address landlords at a webinar...

The Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy has now opened its controversial boiler upgrade scheme. Landlords across England and Wales as...

Details have been released of a scheme seeking to encourage private landlords to lease their properties to local councils. The scheme in...

Landlords are being warned by the Fire Protection Association of major changes ahead for those letting properties in Wales. The Fitness for...

A survey of over 600 landlords by a business insurance service has found that 55 per cent have still to make...

This is the entirety of the detail given by the government about the Renters’ Reform Bill, confirmed in yesterday’s Queen’s Speech. --- Renters Reform...

Are you a landlord with an EPC rating of D or below? Newable Finance has launched EPC Finance – a range of...

Taxes on buy to let investment are fuelling a supply crisis, hiking rents and making homeownership more difficult to afford. That’s the...

A lettings agency is to hold free events to support landlords ahead of what it calls a “landmark transformation” in rental...

Landlords are being hit with more stamp duty as they expand their portfolios, thanks to the house price surge pushing homes...

New data from the Savills agency shows how difficult it will be for typical landlords with mid- to low-value houses and...

The government has announced that its ban on charging ground rent on new leases in England and Wales comes into force...

Landlords are being invited to let the BBC know what it believes lies behind the current rental market stock shortage.  The corporation...

The proportion of landlords reporting increasing tenant demand has hit an all-time high of 62 per cent. Research undertaken on behalf of...

Buy to let landlords are increasingly looking to the highest yielding areas of the country as a way to maximise their...

Capital appreciation for landlords has seen another surge according to the latest house price index, just released by the Halifax. It shows...

Proposals to make rental properties greener by enforcing a minimum energy performance certificate rating of C, is causing widespread confusion throughout...

The great imbalance between tenant demand and available stock continues, according to the latest market snapshot from the letting agencies’ trade...

More than 50 per cent of private tenants who rely on Universal Credit to pay their rent have a shortfall between...

The extreme shortage of properties for sale has fuelled the first rise in new homes sold off-plan since 2016 - but...

The National Residential Landlords Association is trying to head off the growing clamour for rent controls by setting out its own...

The government has issued revised guidelines for the possession process in the private and social rented sectors in the light of...

Campaigning charity Shelter claims that in one part of the UK alone, some 75,000 tenants have been discriminated against by landlords. The...

There’s more evidence of ex-pats re-entering the buy to let and holiday let markets. The Cambridge Building Society has introduced three buy...

Capital appreciation for landlords is running at an average double-digit strength in seven regions of the UK according to the Halifax. Its...

Trading Standards has approved a new alternative dispute resolution body for the private rental sector. It’s The Dispute Service Ltd, and it...

Around half of the Nightingale courts set up in 2020 at the height of the pandemic are to close, with the...

The Welsh Government has announced an increase to the maximum level of council tax premiums for second homes, as well as...

The connection between rising volumes of red tape in the private rental sector and landlords quitting as a consequence appears to...

New build homes command rental premiums of as high as 41 per cent in the current market, it’s been claimed. The Unlatch...

A prominent Conservative has branded the rush towards rent controls by some politicians as “heavy-handed and economically illiterate”. Janet Finch Saunders, an...

Renters are finding it tough to locate a new home because of the continuing shortage of supply according to the National...

A protest by Welsh nationalists has called for a new Property Act to be passed by the Welsh Parliament, which would...

A prominent property website, which monitors the lettings market, suggests that rent controls would drive a proportion of rental stock to...

A prominent Welsh politician says rent controls should be introduced across that country to “make landlordism less financially attractive.” The Welsh nationalist...

The number of private rental homes has increased by 18,610 in the last five years - defying those suggesting an exodus...

The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, wants the government to put a stop to the capital being used for international money...

A national newspaper says the current ratings of the Energy Performance Certificate are under review by the Department for Business, Energy...

The Halifax is suggesting that while capital values are still high - in fact running at a record - growth is...

The specialist holiday let market is becoming increasingly attractive to ex-pat investors - and another mortgage lender has entered the sector...

Letting agents’ trade group ARLA Propertymark is raising the alarm over what it believes is a particular shortage of landlords in...

A lettings agency says renters must pay an average of up to 77 per cent of their monthly household income to...

Newly published rental yield from Rightmove reveals that the average yield across Great Britain is 5.5 per cent. This is the highest...

Almost 10 per cent of private landlords letting properties to Universal Credit claimants have experienced at least one tenant having difficulties...

A national awareness campaign has been launched to prepare landlords for the implementation of the Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016 on...

The Welsh Government has set out how the housing law in that country is set to change significantly from July 15...

Suffolk Building Society has just become one of the few lenders to consider applications from landlords who intend to market and...

Rents in Greater London are up an annualised 25 per cent, with much of the increase attributed to the stock of...

With landlords under pressure to fund ever-stricter energy efficiency requirements, a new report appears to make the government’s ‘one size fits...

A new PropTech platform that claims to make buy to let investment simpler, faster and more accessible than ever before, is...

The charity Crisis has identified the end of the eviction ban as one of the factors directly leading to homelessness over...

A leading market forecaster has described the level of rent rises in one part of the country as “going ballistic”. “The London...

A law practice claims to have seen increasing numbers of landlords falling foul of revised possession deadlines. Newport-based Bellavia & Associates says...

Activists in the Generation Rent campaign group are urging the government to introduce what it calls “a winter truce” with no...

The National Residential Landlords Association says fewer tenants now have Covid-related arrears - but for those who do, the debt is...

Landlords have welcomed an initiative to provide £30m to work with the private rental sector to end homelessness. Local authorities in Wales...

More than half of landlords with properties rated EPC D or below are considering selling because of stringent energy efficiency rules...

The Law Society of England and Wales has welcomed the proposal for tenants facing eviction to receive enhanced legal assistance. “It would be...

A Citizens Advice helpline has opened in Wales for both renters struggling with arrears, and for landlords who believe their tenants...

Demand for private rental housing is at an all time high according to new research by the National Residential Landlords Association. A...

Councillors in a second home hotspot will be asked to decide on the level of council tax premium for the next...

A lettings agent claims progress on climate change and energy efficiency is likely to be undermined by what he calls “dodgy...

The number of repossession cases in the courts involving landlords using Section 21 notices has plummeted over the past two years. A...

The new coalition of the Scottish National Party and the Greens in Scotland has pledged to introduce rent controls - and...

Some 6,000 signatures have so far been added to an online petition calling on the Welsh Parliament to “address” the issue...

A leading politician in Wales has spoken out in favour of second homeowners, who are under increasing scrutiny in that country...

Private sector landlords are being warned by a council to check their investments meet the legal minimum energy efficiency standard, or...

A business analyst is warning owners of older properties that the value of their assets may be cut if energy efficiency...

The Home property website has identified locations where rents have risen by up to 38 per cent in the past 12...

A new report from the government’s Office for National Statistics appears to show landlords are ahead of the game when it...

There is a fear that work required to bring rental units up to new Energy Performance Certificate levels by 2025 could...

The National Residential Landlords Association is joining forces with Flintshire council in Wales to stage a virtual landlord forum. The Zoom event,...

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

HomeLet says the average rent in the UK is now £1,059, down a tiny 0.2 per cent from a month ago. However, the...

There’s a new warning to landlords purchasing properties about a spike in scams which have seen victims defrauded out of hundreds...

An independent think-tank is the latest organisation wanting landlord licensing schemes across England plus a nationa landlord register, emulating similar schemes...

The protest movement against second homes in Wales appears to be gathering pace. The BBC reports that over 150 campaigners have gathered...

It’s been confirmed that landlords and other home owners in England and Wales will be offered subsidies of £5,000 from April...

A leading market analyst says the looming threat of rent controls may be deterring landlords entering the buy to let sector,...

Landlords can be forgiven for being exasperated by the government’s exhortations to go green.   I don’t need to rehearse here again...

New research shows that the average rental yield in Britain has remained at roughly 4.2 per cent throughout the pandemic. Regionally, the...

It’s a common scenario: you put your house on the market, struggle to find a buyer, and then end up renting...

Some student rents have increased by over 25 per cent in the past five years according to new research. Specialist rental industry...

Today the government will go ahead with a planned cut to Universal Credit of £20 per week.  The level of welfare support...

The government has issued new guidance for landlords and tenants concerning the possession process as applied to those on an Assured...

The National Residential Landlords Association has entered into partnership with a tech company to assist landlords with regulatory compliance. This partnership will...

The Welsh government has again extended the notice period which landlords must give tenants - it’s at least six months. The Coronavirus...

Figures show that rent arrears are 20 per cent higher in Wales than England over the first half of 2021 New research published...

Private renters and landlords face a cliff edge as the end of furlough coincides with cuts to benefits, says a leading...

Michael Gove - one of the most senior and controversial figures in modern politics - is the new Housing Secretary.  Ben Beadle,...

Labour says the funding of social care could be achieved by increasing tax on landlords. Party leader Sir Keir Starmer is today expected...

The North East has overtaken the North West as the best location in the UK for residential property investment.  That’s the view...

Private landlords interested in leasing properties in Bridgend, south Wales, are being invited to join a scheme which would see them...

Celebrations amongst landlords and home owners over the latest record house price figures mask growing disadvantages for renters, claims a mortgage...

A landlord has been refused a lettings licence by a local council because he failed to keep fire safety alarm records...

Yet again the issue of cleaning has been identified as the single largest cause of end-of-tenancy disputes leading to deposits being...

The government has updated its guidance for landlords and tenants in the private and social rental sectors in England and Wales. The...

The government needs to beef up enforcement if it wants to address rogue landlords who put tenants at risk, says the...

The Generation Rent group has renewed its attack on landlords who let properties to holidaymakers rather than long term tenants.  The group...

With less than four years left until the government wants all new private rented properties to be rated at least EPC...

Demand for private rented housing has reached a five year high says the National Residential Landlords Association. In the association’s survey of...

The National Residential Landlords Association has joined a series of charities and Propertymark to warn about the poverty risk of expected...

The Baroness leading the campaign group Generation Rent claims the official figure for evictions in the second quarter of this year...

The first-ever history of Tenancy Deposit legislation, legal challenges and proposed future changes has been published by the House of Commons...

Void periods of vacancy within rental properties are relatively rare within several parts of the UK, new research has revealed. Intus Lettings...

Landlords with houses in their portfolios will have seen a dramatic increase in their capital value according to Zoopla. It says demand...

The government has updated its guidance for landlords and tenants to explain the possession action process in the county courts in...

Welsh Nationalist politicians are complaining about a finance company which identified part of Wales as having attractive yields for buy to...

The National Residential Landlords Association says it’s going to submit a report to Prime Minister Boris Johnson, Chancellor Rishi Sunak, and...

Private sector rents are falling in real terms according to government figures. Data from the Office for National Statistics show that private...

A buy to let mortgage broker says that investment in a National Park property could help landlords cash in on the...

Landlords in the holiday let market in Wales look almost certain to face hefty new barriers under proposals being considered by...

The National Residential Landlords Association is backing the introduction of a £10m grant fund for tenants with Covid-related  arrears. The fund, announced...

A grant scheme helping buyers to get empty properties back into use has been relaunched in part of Wales. The Valleys Taskforce...

Buy to let lender Keystone says demand from landlords making the switch to holiday lets have driven it to expand its...

New figures show that in England and Wales, 69 per cent of disputed deposits are split between the landlord and tenant,...

The Welsh Government says the mandatory six month notice period which landlords must give their tenants will now last until the...

Anglesey’s Annual Landlord Forum takes place tomorrow online, with landlords operating in the area invited to attend between 2pm and 3.30pm. An...

After months in the doldrums thanks to tenants moving away and an excess of supply, London’s rental sector is recovering. The Home...

A stinging attack on Chancellor Rishi Sunak has been made by the National Residential Landlords Association. The trade body has produced a...

A public consultation is underway on proposals for a local authority to increase the council tax premium for second homes -...

A property investment firm has drawn up a league table of cities with significant rental yields.  Sequre Property Investment analysed the average rental...

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

The landlords’ trade body says there’s an enforcement postcode lottery across part of the UK. The National Residential Landlords Association’s Welsh Enforcement...

Propertymark has issued a guide to help landlords choose lettings agents.   Angela Davey, ARLA Propertymark president, says she has five tips aimed...

A new government-created committee is considering the introduction of the new Commonhold tenure. Commonhold is a form of freehold ownership, largely for...

Private sector tenants are leaving London in response to the Covid-19 pandemic, changing the rental market fundamentally. According to new research, landlords...

The pandemic-related debts of tenants and landlords should be top of the in tray of the new housing minister in Wales. That’s...

Investment bank and wealth management consultancy Arbuthnot Latham predicts the next big growth area for buy to let will be Houses...

Activists led by Baroness Alicia Kennedy of Generation Rent say the proposed reform of the private rental system must include a...

An expert assessment of the average cost of damage caused by rogue tenants growing cannabis suggests landlords will typically pay almost...

Landlords looking mostly long-term capital appreciation rather than yields may have to invest in an unlikely location which topped a league...

Landlords are being warned of an urgent change to the arrears process thanks to the launch of the government’s Breathing Space...

For the first time in four years, the proportion of landlords who say they plan to expand their portfolios is higher...

The National Residential Landlords Association has repeated its backing for upfront cash payments and rent guarantees. A new study has found that...

The Mortgage Works, the specialist buy to let arm of the Nationwide, is trying to woo landlords to make properties more...

New data from lettings agency Hamptons suggests that despite the slew of challenges thrown at the private rental sector, the number...

Wales has extended its eviction ban from March 31 until the end of June - but it is more severe than...

A charity warns today that 150,000 private renters are at risk of eviction when restrictions are lifted because of mounting Covid-related...

High level research shows that since the start of the pandemic - March 2020 - some 300,000 fewer properties have come...

The government has reissued its official guidance on the possession process for private landlord. The document was originally published last September but...

The main landlords’ trade body has made a blistering attack on the government of one of the UK nations, asking it...

Another political party has joined the chorus of voices calling for still-longer bans on evictions in the private rental sector. The ban...

Around 840,000 private renters in England and Wales have built up rent arrears since lockdown measures began and one in five...

New simplified rental contracts are to be introduced from spring 2022 in Wales with minimum notice periods for evictions extended from...

An appeal has gone out to private landlords to lease their properties to a council seeking to boost its supply of...

A website claims an average £1,621 has been ‘wasted’ by each student on accommodation they haven't used this academic year -...

The latest rental market snapshot from the property website Home talks of “a nightmare scenario for London landlords”. Firstly, it says rents...

Shelter says it expects the current ban on bailiff-enforced evictions to be extended until at least the end of the present...

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

Newly released data shows precisely what subjects lead to deposit disputes - and a long-standing issue is in the number one...

A leading property lawyer insists that a controversial new ‘debt moratorium’ system starting this spring will not mean a free ride...

Smoke and carbon monoxide alarms - a critical issue for landlords in light of recent legislation - are back in the...

The government has been slammed for missing out landlords in proposals to enforce new energy efficiency regulations. Propertymark - the trade group...

The current extension to the eviction ban in England and Wales is “more balanced” than some past examples according to a...

A lettings agency says there is very large scale support amongst tenants for the extension to the current bailiff-enforced eviction ban,...

Rents across much of England and Wales are performing strongly according to a new market analysis - and in some areas...

The Rent Smart Wales quango, now five years old, has been sharply criticised by the National Residential Landlords Association.  A report commissioned...

The government insists that its ban on bailiff-enforced evictions “protects the most vulnerable renters” during the pandemic. The claim comes in the...

The government’s ban on bailiff-enforced evictions is just a “sticking plaster” and not a long-term answer for landlords and tenants. That’s the view...

The ban on bailiff-enforced evictions for private renters has been extended in England and Wales. This will be until February 21 “at...

Martin Lewis, the celebrity consumer rights campaigner behind MoneySavingExpert, has called upon the government to extend the current ban on bailiffs...

A PropTech firm says it’s wrong that landlords are expected to prop up the rental market during the pandemic in the...

The Citizens Advice charity claims to have dealt with a private rental sector case “every two minutes” during December - and...

Eviction guru and lettings sector expert Paul Shamplina has made an impassioned plea for government help for the rental sector. The founder...

The Liberal Democrats want Airbnb to ensure its landlords offer free accommodation to victims and survivors of domestic abuse in Tier 3...

Covid-19 restrictions in force across the country for the foreseeable future means landlords must remain cautious in 2021 - and they...

There’s been a howl of disgust from the UK’s major landlord group following the Welsh Government’s shock increase in stamp duty. Landlord...

Seven per cent of private tenants now have arrears built up during the Coronavirus period. A survey of tenants for the National...

Wales is the latest part of the UK to follow the example of England and suspend evictions  until January 11 as...

Citizens Advice says the government should prioritise tenants with rent arrears who are the most significant victims of the financial fallout...

The National Residential Landlords Association has released its manifesto for the 2021 Welsh Parliament elections - and it makes the case...

A tenant hardship loan fund is to open next week in Scotland - and many rental bodies in England and Wales...

A new league table from comparison website Rentround shows how the lockdown has impacted yields around the country. The site has analysed...

Councils in North Wales want to find out how the Coronavirus pandemic is affecting private tenants. Nearly one in five households in...

Labour politicians, union leaders and Shelter are amongst those writing to Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon demanding an eviction ban. The protest...

A ‘city tracker’ operated by a specialist buy to let mortgage company has outlined the best - and worst - places...

A property investment firm has given tips to landlords who may feel m threatened by the prospect of a hike in Capital Gain...

Rents rose 1.4 per cent in the year to October, a drop from the 1.5 per cent growth recorded in September...

Renters are quitting London and heading for the regions in search of more space and bigger homes and gardens. That’s the claim...

There’s been a modest increase in deposit protections across England and Wales in the past year. Data from the Tenancy Deposit Service...

The Labour-controlled Swansea council in south Wales is being asked by a landlord body to rethink its licensing proposals. The authority is...

HMOs are an important part of the UK housing market as they offer students and young professionals affordable accommodation. There is...

A prominent Conservative supporter and expert in the private rental sector has posed an interesting question - is Boris Johnson trying...

The furlough scheme has been extended for a month and while it’s being replaced eventually by a less generous scheme, there is...

As all those responsible for managing property will be only too aware, landlords have many obligations under the laws and regulations...

Chancellor Rishi Sunak will announce government spending plans for the next 12 months on November 25 - and he already has...

Bailiffs have agreed to a government request not to enforce court orders against tenants in Tier 2 and Tier 3 locations. This...

The Welsh Government has set out how its two week ‘fire break’ lockdown will impact the rental industry, including landlords' responsibilities in...

Buyers of second or holiday homes in Snowdonia National Park should require planning permission to purchase. That’s the view of the park's...

A survey of private rental sector clients by accreditation body safeagent suggests 44 per cent feel government-backed loans for tenants to pay...

The leading landlord trade body wants a new and regular study of housing in Wales, to make its politicians better-informed. The National Residential...

Local people in a part of Wales claim they are being priced out of their communities by investment buyers and second home...

The latest survey assessing damage to the private rental sector by the pandemic makes tough reading for landlords. The study - for...

Rental growth across Great Britain was flat in September according to the latest market survey by Countrywide brand Hamptons International. Average rents...

The latest financial measures introduced over the weekend by Chancellor Rishi Sunak are not likely to help rental sector problems in...

Landlords with leasehold property within their portfolio, as well as their advisors, will be aware of the difficulty and delay a...

The National Residential Landlords Association is calling on the government to ensure a comprehensive financial package is provided for landlords themselves,...

Labour wants to see a tenant loans scheme in England similar to one now operating in Wales. Easington Labour MP Grahame Morris...

The government has launched an official consultation on proposals to make the private rental sector more energy-efficient - and they include...

Although the last six months have undoubtedly been difficult for many property investors and landlords for others this has been a...

The government is once again being urged to follow the example set in Wales and Scotland and develop interest free, guaranteed...

The government’s decision to not extend the ban on landlords evicting renters beyond 20 September is a major concern for many private...

There is currently around £1.744bn worth of unclaimed property lying vacant across England and Wales, according to the latest research by...

The six-month tenant eviction ban, which finally ended yesterday, has helped renters that are suffering financial difficulty, but it has also...

There was a sharp drop in letting market activity in August, according to the latest figures from the Agency Express Property...

Rules which were due to expire at the end of September have been extended meaning buy-to-let landlords in Wales must now...

Renters across Wales received greater protection this week after the Welsh government extended the six month notice for evictions, which was...

There was widespread disappointment among buy-to-let landlords when the government decided to prolong the existing ban on tenant evictions until 20...

Buy-to-let landlords in England could learn a thing or two from the Scottish market as the eviction deadline approaches, according to...

Many renters have welcomed the government's latest announcement around protecting tenants from eviction over the winter period, but tenants and landlords...

Housing charities want the government to extend the ban on landlords evicting renters beyond 20 September. Renters across England and Wales received...

The Deposit Protection Service (DPS) has issued new guidance to help student landlords in England and Wales arrange accommodation check-ins during the...

At the beginning of the coronavirus lockdown, a ban on evictions was introduced in England and Wales. That has now been extended...

Rents increased by an average of 2% in August thanks to greater demand from renters, the latest figures show.  Modest growth in...

More needs to be done to help support tenants, especially those facing financial hardship as a consequence of the Covid-19 pandemic,...

The UK is in a recession for the first time in 11 years, and there are some suggestions unemployment could hit...

There has never been a harder time to be a landlord in the UK. The pressures that the last six months...

Rental market activity remained relatively stable last month, according to the latest data from Agency Express Property.  National month-on-month figures for properties...

The government has made a grave mistake extending the evictions ban in England and Wales by four weeks, it has been...

Protestors fear that there will be a potential spike in homelessness in the near future despite the government’s U-turn on lifting...

The government has been slammed for its 11th-hour U-turn after extending the eviction ban for four weeks and instructing landlords to...

Buy-to-let landlords in England will now have to give tenants six months’ notice to vacate their property except in cases involving...

A number of buy-to-let landlords continue to work closely with tenants to support those in rent arrears as a result of...

A number of buy-to-let landlords have worked closely with tenants to support those in rent arrears as a result of the...

Crisis, a national charity for homeless people, is calling on the government to do more to help renters facing homelessness due...

The London Renters Union (RLU) will hold a day of action next week demanding that the government acts to protect renters,...

While the five-month tenant eviction ban has helped renters that are suffering financial difficulty, it has left landlords powerless to take...

A series of recommendations recently published by the Law Commission of England and Wales could soon transform the future of home...

The Mortgage Lender (TML) has increased its loan-to-value (LTV) for capital raising landlords from 65% to 75% on all remortgage products. The...

A number of buy-to-let landlords are having to prepare for a potential spike in rent arrears after the latest data revealed...

TSB will no longer lend on buy-to-let properties in England and Wales that do not meet minimum energy efficiency standards.  Buy-to-let landlords...

As new details regarding the new Green Homes Grant emerge, landlords should hopefully be in a better position to assess whether...

A specialist property litigation firm is warning buy-to-let landlords not to discriminate against benefit claimants, following a recent landmark ruling that...

Buy-to-let landlords who let properties in England, Wales and Scotland can now have joint membership of associations north and south of the...

A growing number of buy-to-let investors are heading north for better returns, according to Hamptons International. But while investor demand for property...

Almost three in 10 letting agents saw landlords  increasing rent in June in response to high demand from prospective renters, new...

The Welsh government’s decision to force landlords to give tenants six months’ notice when repossessing their homes has not been well...

Activity levels in the rental market bounced back to pre-lockdown levels in June, as the reopening of the housing market released...

Thousands of renters face the prospect of losing their homes when the rental eviction ban lifts next month unless the government...

Yorkshire Building Society (YBS) Commercial Mortgages has introduced a new limited company buy-to-let product targeted specifically at holiday letting properties in...

There has been a general softening in residential property prices across many parts of the UK in recent months, suggesting that...

The government’s decision to not extend the ban on landlords evicting renters beyond 23 August is a major concern for many...

Industry leaders are calling on the government to provide urgent support for young people living in private rented housing.  As the chancellor...

Speculation that there will be a sharp increase in evictions once the existing evictions ban is lifted next month has been...

The government has confirmed that it will not extend the ban on landlords evicting renters beyond 23 August. Renters across England and Wales received greater...

Generation Rent has been criticised for claiming that homelessness could treble this year unless the government acts to help private renters. The...

The average tenant in the UK is spending almost half of their monthly net income to cover the average cost of...

Buy-to-let rental yields have remained largely flat, increasing by just 0.1% over the past 12 months, according to Sourced Capital. The research...

The Deposit Protection Service (DPS) has issued fresh guidance to help students and landlords in England and Wales arrange accommodation check-outs...

The Court of Appeal yesterday ruled that Section 21 notices issued by landlords are valid provided a gas safety certificate is...

An error in the processing of cross-border flows between Wales and England has resulted in the under-estimation of Wales’ net population...

The average buy-to-let landlord made £78,100 profit upon selling their rental property in 2019, fresh data shows. Landlords selling up in London made...

The government’s decision to extend the ban on evictions in England and Wales by a further two months has left victims...

There was a 1.6 % fall in rents on renewed tenancies across Great Britain in May, the third consecutive monthly drop,...

HSBC has started offering buy-to-let mortgages once again after clearing a backlog of physical property valuations across England and Scotland. The bank...

The Law Society England and Wales has welcomed the government’s decision to extend the ban on landlords evicting renters until 23...

The government’s decision to extend the ban on landlords evicting renters will help to ensure that no-one will be evicted from...

Speculation that there will be a spike in evictions once the existing evictions ban is lifted are wide of the mark,...

Landlords currently looking for the UK’s best buy-to-let areas should head north to places like Liverpool, Bradford and Sunderland, with new...

All buy-to-let loans above £500,000 are now offered by The Mortgage Lender with a reduced completion fee of 0.5%, and from...

Residential property prices increased across the UK by an average of 2.1% in the year to March, up from 2% in...

Rents on renewed tenancies fell for the second consecutive month in April, the latest Hamptons International Lettings Index shows.  Last month, the average...

Some of the UK’s largest tenants unions have joined forces to heap pressure on the government to suspend all rent immediately,...

Labour is calling on the government to unveil new measures to protect renters beyond June after the Bank of England warned...

Rents have unsurprisingly dropped over the past month, while the dip in void periods has fluctuated across the UK, the latest...

Average monthly rents across the country increased by just £2, or 0.26%, on Q4 2019 to hit an average of £775...

Tenancy Deposit Scheme (TDS) has updated its Tenant Fees Matrix, initially introduced in 2019, with a view to simplifying the most...

Some 70% tenancies that were due to end in March were renewed, the highest level recorded in any March since 2008...

The controversial Right to Rent scheme, which requires landlords in England to check the immigration status of their tenants, often leads...

With renters, landlords, buyers, and sellers being advised to delay their home moves if possible and not to allow new viewings,...

The Treasury looks set to suffer a near £5bn tax hit due to the coronavirus pandemic.  The Covid-19 outbreak has led to...

There was a notable increase in the number of new tenancies in the early part of March before a sudden drop...

The government’s decision to suspend all ongoing housing possession actions, which means that neither cases currently in the or any about to...

The court service has from today suspended all ongoing housing possession action, which means that neither cases currently in the or...