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There has been a sharp rise in demand for rental accommodation, according to the latest report from haart. Data from the letting...

There has been an improvement in the letting market, according to board company Agency Express. The number of new rental property listings...

Cambridge Building Society has joined forces with Legal & General Mortgage Club to offer its buy-to-let range to landlords across England...

The number of landlords remortgaging in order to raise funds to improve their properties has reached an all-time high, new figures...

Void periods are inevitable. But no landlords wants to experience excessive or lengthy void periods as that can significantly impact the...

Colchester has been named the best place for buy-to-let investors in today’s market, based on a combination of capital value growth,...

Rents increased 3% annually in February to £857 per month on average helping to offset recent tax hikes for landlords, new...

Hackney in east London has recorded the fastest growth in rents on a typical two-bedroom home over the past decade, according...

Private rental prices paid by tenants in Scotland rose by 0.7% in the 12 months to February 2018, reaching an average...

Skipton International is hoping to build on strong demand for its buy-to-let mortgages to British expats seeking to invest in England...

There is still a worrying lack of awareness regarding new Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards (MEES) being introduced next month, according to...

Deposit protection scheme, TDS, has announced 20 new dates for its ‘Academy’ training events running over the next year across England...

Most areas of England and Wales have seen rental price growth over the past 12 months, but where are rents increasing...

Rental prices increased by 1.2% in February compared to the corresponding month a year earlier, the latest HomeLet Rental Index shows. The...

There is less than four weeks remaining until new Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards (MEES) come into force across England and Wales,...

In 2006, selective licensing was introduced, giving councils the power to force landlords to clean up their acts. These licenses allow...

The private rented sector has enjoyed a strong start to 2018, according to the Agency Express Property Activity Index. National month-on-month figures...

Private rental prices paid by tenants continued to slow last month suggesting that rent controls may leave tenants worse off. Rent paid...

Rental prices continued to rise in January, albeit marginally, according to the latest HomeLet Rental Index. The average rent agreed on a...

The average cost of renting a home is now increasing across every UK region for the first time in 19 months,...

The buy-to-let property market is currently experiencing a wave of reforms, with the government looking to alter the way in which...

Rental price growth north of the border continued to outstrip the rest of the UK with an annual rise of 1.7%...

The average rent in England and Wales hit £850 a month in December, up 2.2% year-on-year, led by gains in the...

Annual rental price growth in the UK edged up in December, HomeLet said on Tuesday. The latest HomeLet Rental Index reveals that...

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

Rent paid by tenants to private landlords in Britain rose by 1.2% in the year to December, the Office for National...

Residential property prices across England and Wales increased in November for the first time in eight months, supported in part by...

A buy-to-let landlord in Flintshire has been given 28 days to pay a fine of £11,081 after being found guilty of...

A deranged tenant in Scarborough has been sentenced to 32 months in prison after he attempted to set fire to his...

There has been a significant improvement in the letting market, according to board company Agency Express. The number of new rental property...

A growing number of buy-to-let landlords are letting out their homes as short-term holiday lets, making them no longer available for...

Principality Building Society has reignited the mortgage rate war by reducing rates across some of its buy-to-let mortgage products. The lender said...

LSL Group has launched two new five-year fixed rate buy-to-let products with Leeds Building Society The products, with rates of 2.94% and...

The Welsh minister for housing and regeneration, Rebecca Evans AM, will address the RLA’s Future Renting Wales conference in Cardiff today.  The Future...

Rental price growth north of the border continued to outstrip the rest of the UK with an annual rise of 2.5%...

There is growing concern that thousands of buy-to-let landlords could face fines and possibly even prosecution for failing to sign up...

The average rent in England and Wales hit £845 a month in October, up 2.4% year-on-year, which is down from 4.8%...

First introduced in November 2015, The Welsh government’s Rent Smart Wales (RSW) scheme was designed to drive up standards in the...

Private rental prices paid by tenants in Great Britain rose by 1.5% in the 12 months to October, but this was...

The proportion of landlords acquiring properties in cash has reached an all-time high of 65%, according to fresh data from Countrywide. The...

Annual rental price growth slowed between September and October with the cost of the average new let in Great Britain increasing...

Buy-to-let landlords across the UK should be responsible for the installation of carbon monoxide (CO) alarms, according to a new report. Under...

Annual rental price growth in the UK slowed to just 0.9% in October, which was less than half the 2.1% increase...

Carbon monoxide is a colourless, odourless, tasteless, non-irritant and therefore undetectable gas, which is why more than half of Britons would...

Returns achieved by landlords in Scotland remain highly competitive when compared to other asset classes, the latest figures show. The average monthly...

Most areas of England and Wales have seen rental price growth over the past 12 months, according to the latest Your...

When letting a property, many of us turn to letting agents for help, and as many of you will know, not...

The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) has announced that the Welsh cabinet secretary responsible for housing policy, Carl Sargeant, will be the...

The secretary of state for Wales has called for greater protections for tenants and a crackdown on rogue landlords in Wales. Welsh...

The Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards (MEES) Regulations make it unlawful from April 2018 to let domestic and commercial buildings in England...

The Welsh government is currently seeking views on proposed regulations, made under section 94 of the act, for determining if a...

Almost a third of rental properties in the UK are potentially at risk from carbon monoxide poisoning, according to new research. The study, carried...

Around 5% of buy-to-let properties are set to fail new Minimum Energy Efficient Standards (MEES) that come into effect in April...

A low supply of rental homes on the market continues to push rents up across England, Wales and Scotland, new figures...

The Charitable Foundation of TDS, the deposit protection scheme, has announced that it made just over £94,000 in awards in its...

The number of new rental property listings increased by 2.4% during August compared to the same month a year ago, the...

It is currently a challenging time for letting agents, following a raft of changes introduced by the government prompting concern that...

With a high number of laws affecting buy-to-let landlords and changing frequently, it is now more important than ever to keep...

The number of buy-to-let landlords in the UK has fallen by 154,000 since 2015 despite the volume of rented homes increasing...

TMA Mortgage Club has launched an exclusive two-year buy-to-let fixed rate mortgage at 2.49% with Skipton Building Society. The product, which is...

Letting agents will compensate for potential losses resulting from a future ban on letting agent fees paid by tenants by increasing...

Buy-to-let landlords in Scotland continue to achieve higher returns on their property investments than their counterparts south of the border, according...

A decline in the number of rental properties on the market is driving rents upwards across England and Wales, fresh figures...

Private landlords are being urged to only instruct letting agents that adopt a modern approach to rent payments so that they...

A growing number of landlords are selling off properties and increasing rents in response to regulatory changes and political uncertainty after...

Redwood Bank, a new business lender, is officially up and running after completing its mobilisation phase yesterday, having already secured its...

This month has seen the approval or introduction of a number of new licensing schemes for landlords in several English cities,...

A landlord has described her shock and horror after the home she rented out had been transformed into a cannabis farm. The...

Tenants are now adopting a longer-term view to renting property, reflected in the average assured shorthold tenancy length which is now...

Buy-to-let landlords should be responsible for paying letting agent fees in Wales, despite some concerns that this will lead to higher...

A new range of equity release products for owners of buy-to-let properties has today been launched by Retirement Advantage. The new products...

A London council has been working with HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) to identify landlords that have failed to declare their...

Rents look set to increase further in the coming months, as the supply-demand imbalance continues to grow. With landlords facing increasing pressure...

Rental yields remain steady, and yet many buy-to-let landlords are losing confidence in their ability to rely on rental income, a...

Landlords north of the border continue to enjoy a higher yield on their properties than those in England and Wales, according...

Rogue landlords who target vulnerable people for sex by posting online classified adverts offering accommodation in exchange for other services, could...

Despite the anti-landlord policies adopted by the government, many investors continue to be drawn to the buy-to-let market as the returns...

Rental values across the residential property market in England and Wales held firm between May and June despite the uncertainty caused...

There was a drop in the number of properties let last month, as a lack of supply restricted choice for potential...

UK rental prices paid by private tenants rose by 1.8% in the 12 months to June 2017, fresh figures from the...

There has been a notable decline in the proportion of overseas based landlords in the UK as a growing number of...

A buy-to-let landlord has been ordered to pay more than £4,000 after being prosecuted for breaching new laws demanding that all...

Private landlords of high-rise buildings in Wales are being encouraged to take up an offer of free cladding safety checks following...

It is now 10 years since tenancy deposit schemes were first introduced in England and Wales, providing landlords with greater protection...

When renting out a property, most landlords or their letting agents opt to take an upfront deposit from the tenant prior...

There has been a major slump in the number of homes for rent over the past six years, fresh figures show. There...

Rental market activity bounced back in May, defying fears that a slowdown had struck the market, following a slump the previous...

London has been identified as the most expensive region in Britain to be a landlord, according to fresh research by Kent...

Steve Wood, Wales and West chairman of the Council of the Certificated Enforcement Agents Association, offers a guide to the 'Right...

The number of buy-to-let landlords registering to buy property fell last month by 3.7% in England and Wales compared with the...

UK rental prices fell for the first time in eight years in May, according to the latest HomeLet Rental Index. The figures...

A buy-to-let landlord in Newport has become the first to be prosecuted for breaching new laws demanding that all private landlords...

Landlords seeking the highest buy-to-let yields in England and Wales may wish to consider buying property in the North East, where...

  The average tenancy deposit paid by tenants in England and Wales now stands at £967.84, with deposits of properties with a...

Buy-to-let landlords north of the border are achieving greater returns on their investments than their counterparts south of the border, according...

If you fail to take action to ensure that your rental properties comply with the new Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards (MEES)...

Despite the fact that UK house prices are continuing to slow, with yesterday’s figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS)...

Unlicensed landlords with properties in Wales are being urged to register ‘to avoid legal action’, regardless of where they are based...

Stronger enforcement and streamlining of legislation in the private rental sector is urgently required to ensure the abolishment of what is in...

A charity that receives thousands of pounds in housing benefit to accommodate vulnerable people, including the homeless with addiction problems, has...

Young private renters are facing staggering new hurdles to simply live alone and make a decent wage, new research shows.   Those attempting...

Rents in London have recorded their first annual drop for eight years, according to the latest HomeLet Rental Index. In April, the...

Principality Building Society has reduced rates across some of its buy-to-let mortgage products by 0.1% in a concerted effort to win...

Across the whole of England and Wales the average rent in the PRS stood at £800 in March, up £2 compared...

There has been a sharp fall in the number of landlords looking to expand their buy-to-let portfolios, according to the latest...

The mayor of London Sadiq Khan has vowed to crackdown on criminal landlords by ensuring that they are ‘named and shamed’...

Rental price growth in the UK remains sluggish, the latest HomeLet Rental Index shows. The annual rate of rental price inflation reached...

There was a significant increase in both the number of new listings and properties let last month, but the rental market...

The proportion of homes let through a limited company reached an all-time high of 20% in the first quarter of the...

Rents in the private rented sector rose by an average of 2% in Britain in the 12 months to March 2017,...

Local councils are calling on the government to close a legal loophole that allows landlords to get away with converting properties...

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

All members of the Residential Landlords Association (RLA) can now expect to receive free Right to Rent legal expenses when they...

The Deposit Protection Service (The DPS) is celebrating a decade of custodial deposit protection this week as it marks the 10th...

The pace of UK rental growth has more than halved since the end of March 2016, slowing consistently since the introduction...

Home ownership has dropped to its lowest level for more than 30 years, with high property prices leaving many people with...

The rental market north of the border remains strong, but demand fell across all regions, especially in areas with high numbers...

Buy-to-let property is still an attractive investment at a time of low interest rates and volatile stock markets, according to according...

Rents across in England and Wales rose in all but two of the eight regions analysed in the year to February...

The government’s plan to ban letting agents in England from charging fees to tenants will not deter the vast majority of...

National Landlords Association (NLA) has teamed up with the National Insulation Association (NIA) to provide landlords with an easy to use...

Rent increases across the UK have slowed to their lowest level since 2013, fresh data has revealed, with prices in London...

Average rents in Great Britain have fallen for the first time in more than six years, driven by a sharp drop...

The 2015 Energy Efficiency Regulations, passed in March 2015, set out minimum energy efficiency standards (MEES) for England and Wales. These...

A number of landlords putting their property investments - probably their biggest assets - at risk by failing to comply with...

The rental market across England and Wales has enjoyed a strong start to the year, with rents rising in all but...

An initiative designed to promote equality and diversity in the private rented sector in Wales has been awarded a £249,425 lottery...

The UK rental market has enjoyed a strong start to the year, according to the latest data from Agency Express. The letting...

Nearly 17% of properties currently available on the private rented sector could become unrentable by 2018 if government plans for new...

Despite a turbulent year average rents ended 2016 higher than they started it, the latest Your Move England & Wales Buy...

An investigation has been launched after details of hundreds of landlords who have not yet registered on a Wales-wide scheme were...

Furness for Intermediaries has launched two new five year fixed rate buy-to-let products to strengthen its product range. The first is a...

With blizzard-like conditions set to cover the UK in snow this weekend, buy-to-let landlords are being advised to prepare their properties...

The government needs to do more to support buy-to-let landlords, and start by reversing recent tax increases and unnecessary regulation in...

Annual rental price growth slowed to just 1.7% in December, which was less than half the 3.8% increase recorded in December 2015,...

Buy-to-let landlords are calling for the Welsh government to help get the housing market in Wales moving again by amending or...

The average cost of renting a home has increased outside of London as rent paid rose 2% and pay fell over...

Councils across the country are being urged to raise their game when it comes to protecting private tenants from a minority...

The private rental market is still holding strong, despite ongoing pressures elsewhere in the British economy, according to Adrian Gill, director...

Nearly one in ten properties currently available on the rental market could become unrentable by 2018 if government plans for new...

Activity in the letting market improved dramatically in November, according to the latest data from Agency Express. Across the UK, the number...

Rents in Scotland increased by an average of 0.3% in October compared with the previous month and are now 0.4% higher...

Buy-to-let landlords who scrambled to acquire homes earlier this year are beginning to rent them out or now looking to re-let...

There has been a sharp decline in the volume of buy-to-let transactions following the government’s outright assault on buy-to-let landlords, according...

UK homeowners are more than twice as likely as buy-to-let landlords to be in arrears, according to Computershare, a major servicer of...

There is growing concern that thousands of buy-to-let landlords could face fines and possibly even prosecution for failing to sign up...

Private rents dropped marginally in October compared to the previous month, according to the latest figures from letting agents Your Move. The...

Landlords in Wales who have not yet signed up to Rent Smart Wales, but have started the application process will not...

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

Landlords in Wales who have not yet signed up to Rent Smart Wales, designed to drive up the quality of rented...

There was a sharp increase in new rental properties listed in October, mostly in major towns and cities, according to fresh...

There has been a sharp decline in the volume of claims made by private sector landlords to repossess a property over...

With less than two weeks until the new registration and licensing system in Wales, Rent Smart Wales, becomes a mandatory requirement, thousands...

The pace of rental price growth in the UK slowed to 0.05% in the month to October from a rise of...

Private tenants saw average rents rise by 2.3% in the 12 months to September 2016, unchanged compared with the year to...

Some 440,000 basic-rate tax payers will be forced into a higher tax bracket from April next year once planned changes to...

Activity in the letting market continued to grow in September, new figures from Agency Express show. Across the UK, the number of...

Landlords and lettings agents have expressed disappointment at the Welsh government’s decision to press ahead with proposals for a 3% stamp...

The supply of homes listed on the market to let has fallen sharply now that pretty much all of the buy-to-let...

A private landlord has been ordered to pay more than £10,000 in fines and costs for breaching regulations for private accommodation. Piang...

Annual rental growth slowed to 3% in September, which is the lowest rate of increase this year, HomeLet’s latest Rental Index has...

Enquiries from investors seeking to acquire buy-to-let properties have increased by 30% since May, following an initial dip in activity after the...

Private rents continued to increase in August, hitting a new record high of £887 per month across England and Wales, research...

Rental yields in Scotland increased sharply in July due to both higher rents and rising house prices in many areas of the...

Average rents paid by private tenants increased by 2.3% in the 12 months to August 2016, as demand for rental housing...

Tenancy deposit disputes are at their highest level since records began in 2007, new figures from the Tenancy Deposit Scheme (TDS)...

The cost of renting property is now more expensive than ever with the average price of a flat or a house...

The rental market remains strong despite a marginal slowdown in activity levels last month, new data shows. Analysis of sign boards by...

There is growing concern that thousands of landlords in Wales have not yet signed up for Rent Smart Wales, designed to...

Aldermore has launched a new ‘limited edition’ buy-to-let mortgage product aimed at buy-to-let landlords looking to borrow up to £1m. The lender’s...

There has been a significant increase in the amount of tenancy deposits taken on assured shorthold tenancies in England and Wales...

There was a fall in the level of rents achieved on new lets across more than half of Great Britain last...

Tenants are now spending two-thirds of their disposable income on rent as sky-high prices put even more homes out of reach. The...

Rents in the private rented sector continued to rise in July, hitting an average of £846 across England and Wales, according to...

Let's face it - landlords have a bad reputation. The press often portray buy-to-let landlords as greedy money-grabbers who are looking...

The rental market remains steady in the face of the various economic and political headwinds the sector has faced recently, according...

The typical deposit a tenant has to pay when moving in to a new home in England and Wales is moving...

Rent increases for tenants across Britain continue to far outstrip inflation as demand exceeds the supply of rental stock on the...

If you are a landlord in England, Wales or Northern Ireland then you will know all about those fees your tenants...

The annual rate of rental price growth in London fell for the first time in six years in July as rents...

Landlords are being reminded to remain attentive when viewing or inspecting rental homes in order to weed out tenants that may...

Rents on new tenancies continued to increase across most parts of the UK over the three months to July, albeit at...

With demand for rental accommodation heavily outstripping housing supply, more than a quarter of tenants feel as though they were rushed...

Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn’s plans to introduce rent controls and secure tenancies in the private rented sector (PRS) if elected prime...

A new training academy for landlords, letting agents and other property professionals has been launched by TDS Northern Ireland, the Belfast...

The government will not force landlords of leasehold properties to belong to a redress scheme, despite growing pressure from conveyancers pushing...

Manchester has been identified as the top city for rental yield but London offers buy-to-let landlords the best overall returns, a...

There was a rise in the volume of homes ‘to let’ and ‘let’ last month, owed in part to the buy-to-let...

Ceredigion County Council completed its one month long RentSmart Wales Roadshow yesterday at an event in Lampeter, South West Wales, designed...

Residential property prices increased across Britain in May despite uncertainty ahead of the EU referendum and significantly higher stamp duty bills...

Landlords who rushed to acquire properties earlier this year are now actively renting them out, providing tenants with a flood of...

Some landlords in Denbighshire, a county in north east Wales, may have to sell their property after falling victim to a...

Organisations that support private landlords and tenants are being invited to apply for a share of a £70,000 funding pot from...

With tenants being hit by record-high rents, landlords should refrain from putting extra pressure on those tenants who are already struggling...

Rents in Britain rose by an average of 2.5% in the 12 months to May, which was a marginal fall from...

A new study which looked at coastal towns across England and Wales has found that Hull offers landlords the highest average rental...

Rents have started to fall as landlords who rushed to acquire homes before the introduction of the extra stamp duty surcharge...

The North West of England tops the charts as the best place to invest for high annual rental yields, whereas the...

Private rental prices paid by tenants in the UK increased by 2.6% in the 12 months to April 2016, unchanged when...

Rents in Scotland are rising at their slowest rate for three years, according to new figures. Data from the latest Scotland Buy-to-Let...

A new version of the National Landlords Association’s (NLA) Fire Safety Logbook has been launched to help landlords protect their tenants...

Buy-to-let continues to provide double-digit bumper returns for investors with rents currently rising at the fastest pace since last autumn. The latest...

Residential property prices continued to soar in March as buy-to-let landlords rushed to beat the government's stamp duty changes adding to...

With savers receiving dismal returns from banks and building societies, thousands of people have unsurprising turned to residential property as a...

The National Landlords Association (NLA) has been officially approved as an official Rent Smart Wales training provider. Working in association with the...

Rental prices in the private rented sector (PRS) rose by an average of 2.6% over the year to March 2016, unchanged...

Buy-to-let landlords enjoyed total annual returns of 12.2% over the past year helped by the flurry of purchases in the run-up...

More and more tenants are subletting rental properties on peer-to-peer websites such as Airbnb, according to an eviction specialist.   Landlord Action says...

Almost three quarters (72%) of pensioners who have an investment property said they would struggle to make ends meet if they...

A “dangerous and dilapidated” three-bedroom house rented to a family with two young children has been closed down by Newham Council.  The...

Tenants face the first rises in market rents since the autumn, as the private rented sector braces for anti-landlord policies, according...

More renters in Wales are satisfied with their landlord than in any other part of the UK according to new findings...

Time is running out to escape the stamp duty surcharge on buy-to-let properties and second homes and the cost of failure...

The Countrywide monthly Lettings Index for January has found that although rental growth is slowing, rents are now at their highest...

Vulnerable tenants will find it more difficult to access housing following the passing of the Welsh Government’s Renting Homes Bill, according...

A firefighter has been jailed after inadequate fire safety measures contributed to the deaths of five people at a rented property...

Rent Smart Wales, the new registration and licensing system in Wales, goes live today  – a and it represents a major...

Mydeposits has been given government approval to operate a custodial based tenancy deposit protection scheme in England and Wales from April...

British renters are paying 2.7% more for their homes than a year ago, according to data from the Office for National...

Research carried out by the National Landlords Association (NLA) shows tenant demand remains strong, with four in 10 landlords reporting an...

Rent Smart Wales, a registration and licencing scheme for Welsh landlords and letting agents, will launch on 23 November. The Welsh Government...

A bill now making its way through the Welsh Assembly may “radically alter the way tenancy contracts are written” – but...

Buy-to-let investors in England and Wales enjoyed total returns of nearly 10% in the past year, new figures show. Landlords saw gross...

The average tenant in the UK spends 41% of their monthly salary on rent, according to new research. London's tenants fork out...

The number of letting agents reporting rent increases has fallen for the first time this year, according to the Association of...

Councils need to be handed greater powers to tackle rogue landlords ‘taking advantage’ and ‘ripping off’ tenants. This is the call from...

The rate of rent price increases across the UK is slowing – but rents are still 10.5% higher than a year...

The Welsh Government has announced that the “countdown” has begun for Rent Smart Wales – but it must be the vaguest...

Accommodation for Students has released its annual report on the cost of student accommodation and found the most expensive accommodation in...

Private rental prices paid by tenants in Great Britain rose by 2.5% in the 12 months to June 2015, according to...

Almost half of tenants in England and Wales do not attend a ‘check-out’ at the end of their tenancy, according to...

There has been a sharp rise in rent arrears –  they made up 8.7% of all rent payable in June, according...

The Welsh Government has launched the ‘Rent Smart Wales’ brand ahead of introducing licensing of all private landlords in the Autumn....

The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) has said the key to protecting tenants is enforcement of existing rules and regulations rather than...

Tenant evictions have reached a record high 11,307 in the first quarter of the year according to government figures. However, the majority...

One in four potential buy-to-let customers don't know how to apply for a mortgage to get started, new research shows. Some 28%...

Labour’s plans for private rented sector rent controls have been widely condemned by housing and landlord groups. Landlord Today reported yesterday how...

Private rental prices paid by tenants in Great Britain rose by 2.1% in the 12 months to March, according to the...

New findings from the HomeLet Rental Index show that rents across the UK are 10.2% higher than a year ago. The average...