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The research head of Knight Frank is warning that a new batch of landlords are preparing to sell up and leave...

A Labour member of the House of Lords is warning that a new law could allow landlords’ bank accounts to be...

A call has gone out from an industry group for landlords and letting agents to be sure they know the distinctions...

A landlord who has repeatedly flouted housing rules has been fined a further £36,000 following a prosecution brought by a council.  Giuseppe...

Police have issued a warning to landlords after a property was left badly damaged by an illegal cannabis grow. The property -...

Rightmove is warning that the housing market is set for disruptions from the summer onwards, and suggests the brisk start to...

Following a spate of fires in rental properties a home insurance expert is warning people of the hidden fire threat of...

A think tank based in central London says landlords would not quit the sector if much tougher - and more expensive...

The abolition of Section 21 evictions will be a disaster without improvement to the courts system, a property industry chief insists.  Ian...

Scotland’s new Housing Bill - introducing a laborious eviction process and rent caps across the country - will ‘compound the mistakes’...

The ban on the sale of new leasehold homes is welcome but there can be no further delay in announcing ground...

A landlord has been ordered to pay £2,500 in fines, compensation and costs after a council brought a prosecution against him. Jama...

A landlord who illegally converted a property into six flats has been ordered to pay more than £220,000. A previous unlawful change...

A council is warning landlords and tenants after one landlord was ordered to pay more than £4,700 in fines and costs...

The number of new rental instructions in February was 20 per cent higher year-on-year, says London-focused agency Foxtons. Average rent achieved rose...

A London council has successfully prosecuted two landlords who failed to comply with a planning enforcement notice originally issued against substandard...

A landlord who failed to produce annual gas safety certificates as she ignored warnings from a council, has left court with...

Knight Frank says that the Bank of England base rate is likely to stay unchanged at 5.25 per cent for at...

A council is asking landlords to sign a document declaring they are letting safe and compliant properties. Dorset council has launched the...

An insulation manufacturer is warning of unexpected consequences from insulating a property to make it more energy efficient. William Bown, the head...

A solicitors’ firm is warning that a County Court case could be used to allow more tenants to defend Section 21...

A council has won an appeal to enforce a Financial Penalty Notice that was served on a landlord who let out...

Two thirds of landlords say the demand for private rented housing is continuing to increase, according to new research commissioned by...

A council has prosecuted a landlord after a family of nine were discovered living in an outbuilding. Tariq Khan of Peterborough was...

There’s a warning today that the Bank of England’s decision to freeze base rate at the high level of 5.25 per...

A Manchester-based solicitors’ firm that incorrectly prosecuted a London council over a private rental case has been ordered to pay thousands...

HM Revenue and Customs says that its latest data - one week ahead of the January 31 Self Assessment deadline -...

A council is warning landlords of HMOs that they must meet all of their legal responsibilities ahead of a crackdown on...

Labour is using a Bill currently going through Parliament as a backdoor method to introduce the regulation of lettings, estate and...

The think tank Policy Connect is warning that landlords have reported that sub-standard carbon monoxide alarms are persistently available online, leaving...

Direct Line is highlighting the importance of residential landlords having their properties inspected regularly, with research revealing 83 per cent of...

There’s a warning this morning that stricter Energy Performance Certificate measures for the private rental sector may not have gone, after...

Letting agents’ trade body Propertymark has issued a warning to the rental sector about scams based on energy efficiency measures.  An increase...

A spokesperson for the Citizens Advice charity has claimed at a public meeting that private landlords serve Section 21 notices on...

There’s no prospect of a rapid recovery for the housing market in 2024 despite some green shoots appearing. The warning comes from...

Thousands of Britons earning from letting their spare room or using parts of their home on platforms like Airbnb could be...

Repairs and maintenance supplier Fixflo is warning landlords of a surge in demand for Electrical Installation Condition Reports in the short...

Almost two thirds of private landlords expect to see their mortgage payments increase over the next 12 months with warnings that...

Britain is in the grip of a new mould crisis, a leading property association has warned.  The National Association of Property Buyers...

House prices may fall by up to four per cent in 2024 the Halifax is warning. Its Outlook for 2024 report says...

A landlord in London has been ordered to refund 12 months’ rent to tenants after failing to license their HMO. The fine...

A respected financial body is warning that landlords face rising costs of up to 80 per cent in the next two...

The Renters Reform Bill’s proposal to replace Assured Shorthold Tenancies with rolling ‘periodic’ lets could put landlords’ properties at risk, it’s...

Savills is warning that the average UK house price is projected to fall by a further 3.0 per cent in 2024...

Average house prices rose by 1.1 per cent in October, compared to a fall of 0.3 per cent in September says...

A landlord has been ordered to pay almost £50,000 for failing to adhere to licensing legal requirements on several rental properties,...

Zoopla is warning that there will be further house price falls in 2024 on top of the 4.5 per cent drop...

The Renters Reform Bill could end up with landlords going bankrupt, a housing law specialist is warning. Des Taylor, director of compliance...

The property investment service BuyAssociation has changed the wording of an advertisement after intervention by the Advertising Standards Authority. The ASA says: “A...

An unnamed landlord with a large portfolio of homes has been prosecuted by Portsmouth council for obstructing officers in carrying out...

A council is warning landlords they face penalty notices if their properties fail to comply with recent legislation that seeks to...

Airbnb hosts - even those using just a spare room for occasional letting - will be amongst those subject to new...

Britain is in the grip of a new mould crisis, a leading property agent has warned.  Jonathan Rolande says he is seeing...

The ongoing freeze on housing benefit rates is a travesty that needs reversing immediately, the National Residential Landlords Association is warning.  The...

The National Residential Landlords Association has suspended its link with Less Tax 4 Landlords. This follows publicity surrounding Less Tax 4 Landlords...

An insurance firm is warning landlords about the risks of personal guarantees as a condition of buy to let mortgages. Purbeck Personal...

The National Residential Landlords Association is warning that Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s scrapping of revised EPC targets at the end of...

The National Residential Landlords Association is warning the Welsh government to steer clear of rent controls. In its response to the Welsh...

A council has prosecuted a rogue landlord for failing to provide adequate heating and hot water at one of his rental...

The Co-Op Bank, which is leading a campaign alongside charity Shelter, claims a Section 21 notice is presented to an older...

Landlords across just one London borough who failed to license HMOs have been issued with fines amounting to £207,500. To date, 59...

Landlords looking to optimise capital appreciation on their properties may be alarmed at a siren warning from an insurance company. One Sure...

The number of interest-only (750,000) and part-interest-only (245,000) mortgages has halved since 2015, new Financial Conduct Authority analysis has found.  The fall...

With student accommodation in the headlines ahead of the stat of the new academic year, the National Residential Landlords Association is...

Trade bodies and short let landlords have made a last-ditch appeal to politicians to stop new rules which could see the...

A council is warning HMO landlords to apply for a licence ahead of a new regime starting this week. From September 1...

HMRC has prepared a guide to landlords’ and other property professionals’ self-assessment.  Here’s the guide in its entirety. - The year is flying by...

Landlords are unwittingly exposing their tenants to the serious danger of fire because they opt for the cheaper option when hiring...

A leading agent in an area set to be hit by draconian planning restrictions on holiday lets is warning that the...

There’s a blunt warning to renters from the man behind the monthly lettings market snapshot from the Royal Institution of Chartered...

A leading property law firm is warning that landlords face bankruptcy as a result of the massive increase in fines they...

Average house price fell by 0.3 per cent in July, a fourth consecutive monthly decline, according to the Halifax. This means property...

There’s been a large increase in the number of complaints registered with The Property Ombudsman - with lettings agents in the...

Millions of UK landlords will be adversely affected by the Renters Reform Bill, a solicitor warns - the latest law expert...

The latest market snapshot from Zoopla suggests landlords’ capital appreciation over the second half of this year depends almost entirely on...

New housing affordability figures provide one underlying reason why many potential buyers cannot make the move and instead rely increasingly on...

A prominent accountant is warning that the upcoming Renters Reform Bill, when it becomes law, will be used by HMRC to...

A warning is going out today from the UK’s largest property auctioneer about the sensible pricing of property coming to the...

Spiralling interest rates, soaring inflation and rocketing mortgages have created a “perfect storm” which will result in another five per cent...

The average UK rental price is now £1,229 pcm, increasing 1.3 per cent from last month.   Greater London sees a massive...

A charity is warning that growing numbers of private tenants are likely to have difficulties keeping up with their financial commitments. The...

A mortgage expert is warning that a housing market crash now looks ”inevitable” as expectations run high of what many be...

A council has issued a stern warning to landlords that the current situation in which hundreds of homes have non-compliant EPC...

There’s a new warning this morning that rents are set to soar as landlords struggle with much higher interest rate payments...

House prices are set to fall much further, a leading property expert has predicted.  Last week credit ratings agency Moody's warned of...

A mortgage expert is warning that today’s mortgage news from prominent lender NatWest could have permanently serious consequences for buy to...

The Halifax says house prices were flat in May, but fell 1.0 per cent in a year - the first annual...

The latest lettings and sales market snapshot from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has prompted a warning from a leading...

Police in North Yorkshire have given landlords a list of danger signs following a surge in cannabis farms. Rental properties in the...

A leading analyst says the most recent house price index - released just before the weekend - is a sign that...

Average house prices edged down in May according to the Nationwide - and it gives a warning of possibly worse to...

Moneyfacts, the respected independent mortgage market monitor, is warning that lenders have been withdrawing buy to let fixed deals. Within the buy...

A tax expert is advising landlords to avoid failing to register their property sales for Capital Gains Tax within 60 days...

A mortgage expert is warning renters tempted by news that the Skipton Building Society has launched a 100 per cent mortgage...

The launch of a new landlord database, proposed by the Renters Reform Bill, could provide HMRC with a gold mine of...

Landlords are urged to be cautious and do extensive research before signing up to a letting agent in the face of...

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has added its voice to the chorus of concern over landlords quitting the private sector In...

The number of landlords planning to sell rented properties has reached its highest rate on record according to new data. Polling for...

A landlord has been ordered to pay over £3,000 in fines and costs for operating an unsafe HMO. John Abraka pleaded guilty...

Rising numbers of landlords are likely to switch to specialising in holiday rentals and short-term lets in the months ahead, an...