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Renters are typically staying in their properties for a third longer than they did four years ago, says the Deposit Protection...

Parents and pet owners are paying as much as £460 per month more for rent and bills, it’s claimed. The claim comes...

When moving abroad, many people weigh up the pros and cons of renting or purchasing their own property.  In its new survey,...

Sweeping tax changes for landlords have been demanded by letting agents group Propertymark. The group has analysed the impact of changes using...

The National Residential Landlords Association is meeting with the Department of Education to consider how, if at all, private landlords can...

The increasing likelihood that the private rental sector will be obliged to allow more pets into lets simply demonstrates the need...

A third year law student has successfully challenged her landlord over a repair bill.  Obioma Ibe, whose landlord unlawfully tried to claim...

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

It’s the time of year when everyone is rushing to meet the self-assessment deadlines. Unfortunately, experience shows that there will be...

Repairs are a normal part of owning a home, and the costs can add up quickly.  Home warranties can help homeowners budget...

Many disputes between landlords and tenants - some ending in court action - could be avoided by the use of professional...

The latest Liz Truss U-turn will mean landlords are burdened with a large rise in corporation tax from next April. The announcement...

A prominent industry supplier says greater clarity over what constitutes fair Wear and Tear would slash the number of end-of-tenancy disputes. The...

The lettings agency chain Winkworth says the attraction of buy to let is waning for both institutional and individual investors. This is...

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

Letting agency Bramleys has canvassed the opinions of its clients to produce a league table of the biggest bugbears identified by...

A Devon council is promoting a scheme to lease properties from private landlords to provide homes for those in need.  In exchange...

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

Landlords have been issued with five top tips on how to use heating systems more efficiently and safely in a bid...

ARLA Propertymark has launched a radical programme of reform for the private rental sector - getting in before the government’s own...

In recent years, letting property has become more challenging due to a range of tax and regulation changes and since March...

A major supplier to the lettings sector says there’s no reason landlords should not allow pets into properties so long as there...

The growing debate over whether pets should be allowed in private rental property has attracted the attention of activists’ group Generation Rent. In...

One of the country’s leading lettings experts has written that whether landlords will accept pets in rental properties will not be...

The Deposit Protection Service has given its six top tips for landlords and tenants to navigate the deposit dispute maze. Here they...

An online quiz with 4,000 landlord participants suggests that landlords are well informed - they scored an average 70 per cent...

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

The coronavirus crisis has hit the UK's economic outlook, and many buy-to-let landlords are understandably worried about their post-lockdown rental property...

Rishi Sunak is being urged not to increase capital gains tax, as part of the government’s attempts to claw back the...

More than 100 residents in east London have been refused a rent reduction by their letting agent.  Residents living at Tower Quay in...

The Guild of Property Professionals is calling on the new chancellor, Rishi Sunak, to use his Budget speech, which will take...

The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) and the National Landlords Association (NLA) are calling on the new chancellor, Rishi Sunak, to use...

Student property remains one of the most lucrative investments available to landlords, with sky-high double-digit yields currently on offer in many...

Assessing what constitutes fair wear and tear to a rental home is among the least understood areas of the lettings process,...

Most landlords are wary of the potential damage, smells and noise complaints that can come with accommodating a tenant with pets....

Pop star Tulisa Contostavlos has been ordered to pay £70,000 in compensation to her former landlord after she trashed a rented...

Assessing what constitutes fair wear and tear to a rental home is among the least understood areas of the lettings process,...

Howsy has issued a stark warning over the health of the UK’s private rented sector as tax and regulation changes continue...

The government has been attacked by a former member of the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee for its “incoherent” approach...

A number of landlords would not currently consider investing in the buy-to-let sector as a consequence of buy-to-let tax and legislative...

The government’s decision to cap tenancy deposits at no more than five weeks’ rent where the annual rent is up to...

Boris Johnson is being to urged to do more to support investment in the private rented sector, as research shows that...

There has been a significant increase in the number of film-related enquiries for short-lets in London and the Home Counties, according...

Jeremy Hunt and Boris Johnson, the two men competing to become the next Conservative Party leader, are being to urged to...

The Tory leadership contest is well underway with just two candidates - Boris Johnson and Jeremy Hunt - left in the...

Buy-to-let landlords believe that today’s Spring Statement provides the chancellor Philip Hammond with an opportunity to bolster activity in the buy-to-let...

Despite government cuts, a new report claims that buy-to-let landlords in the UK claimed £17.7bn in tax relief last year, up...

Investors have long turned to residential property as a means of supplementing their income, supported by strong demand from tenants and...

There was a sharp decline in the number of buy-to-let landlords acquiring property in 2018, fresh data from Haart shows. Clearly deterred...

Following a year dominated by Brexit uncertainty, political instability, higher interest rates and more stringent mortgage regulations, many buy-to-let landlords will...

Draconian tax changes applying to buy-to-let investors will leave many private landlords with little alternative but to evict tenants and sell...

Having ignored calls to stop punishing landlords and rethink its stamp duty attack on the buy-to-let sector, along with the phasing out of mortgage...

Philip Hammond is coming under increasing pressure to reverse draconian tax changes applying to buy-to-let landlords. A number of landlords have been...

A new guide to help brokers navigate recent and upcoming tax changes with their landlord clients’ has been launched by Accord...

The number of tenants experiencing rent hikes in August increased to an all-time high of 40%, up from 31% a month...

Philip Hammond is being urged to use his Autumn Budget, which will take place on 29 October, to support investment in...

TSB has cut rates on selected two-, three- and five-year fixed rate buy-to-let purchase and remortgage products. Two-year fixed rates between 60%...

Tax and regulation changes continue to have an adverse impact on the buy-to-let market, with the value of mortgages taken out...

Landlords are selling close to 4,000 buy-to-let properties a month resulting in the first recorded fall in the number of rental...

With savers receiving appalling returns from banks and building societies, many people are unsurprising still interested in investing in buy-to-let as...

The attraction of buy-to-let is starting to wane as far as some people are concerned due to a series of recent...

Properties rented to families take up the least amount of property management time when compared to other types of tenants, fresh...

Industry experts have joined forces to launch a campaign urging policy makers to create legislation on appliance testing in rental properties. It...

Rent hikes are inevitable unless the government reverses tax changes for landlords, it has been claimed.  Tenants face paying an average of £23 a...

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s royal wedding has caused a major tourism boost for areas surrounding London and Windsor as illustrated...

The Treasury should focus on easing the housing crisis by thinking more ‘creatively’ and using taxation to ‘encourage and support’ buy-to-let...

  There has been a significant decline in buy-to-let acquisitions since 2015 owed primary to tax and regulatory changes, new figures show. A...

News that a growing number of buy-to-let landlords are likely to exit the private rented sector or reduce the size of...

But-to-let landlords have shown remarkable resilience and adaptability in the face of the onslaught on their livelihoods, following justifiable concerns about...

Undoubtedly, 2017 was another tough year for landlords. With so many legislative changes in the last 18 months (wear and tear...

Buy-to-let landlords who let out their properties as short-term holiday lets should be hit with fresh taxes to deter them from...

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

Investment in buy-to-let continues to outperform most major asset classes, at a time of low saving rates and stock market volatility. Despite...

The past few months have seen a number of buy-to-let investors sell up, and this is expected to place upward pressure...

Buy-to-let landlords could soon be hit with an empty homes tax after the Chancellor Philip Hammond yesterday gave local councils the...

A raft of ‘anti-landlord’ policies introduced by the government have prompting concern that buy-to-let landlords with low profit margins could end...

For a long time, fair wear and tear has been a grey area for landlords and letting agents alike, and because...

Over the past couple of years, private landlords have suffered some disappointing blows compared with other investors, such as the scrapping...

While the majority of landlords, tenants and letting agents do act responsibly, disputes still occur, which can sometimes end up involving...

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

For a long time, fair wear and tear has been a grey area for landlords and letting agents alike, and because...

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...

For many people buy-to-let continues to look an attractive income investment at a time of low saving rates and stock market...

A number of buy-to-let landlords are turning their attention to student housing, which is regarded by many property investors as a...

Private landlords are being advised to adopt a more professional approach when it comes to managing their property portfolio, after new...

Supply and demand are perhaps the most fundamental concepts of economics, and it is the main reason why UK house prices...

Andy Haldane, the Bank of England’s chief economist, last year confirmed what many of us already knew – investing in property...

The government’s decision to increase taxes for landlords over the past 18 months or so have been described as ‘profoundly wrongheaded’...

For a long time, fair wear and tear has been a grey area for landlords and tenants alike, and because it...

The new Tory-led government is being urged to reverse punitive tax policies affecting private landlords in order to increase much needed...

Over the weekend Number 10 said that a deal with the Democratic Unionists had been reached, but was then forced to...

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

Since 2004, the private rental sector has almost doubled in size to 4.5 million households. This may be good news, but this...

The past year has been a challenging time for landlords, following a raft of changes introduced by the government, prompting concern...

Rents in this country are now around half of tenants’ average take-home pay, according to a report on the state of...

Buy-to-let landlords are well within their rights to make appropriate deductions from a tenancy deposit when a tenant breaches the terms...

The government’s decision to introduce a raft of changes, including buy-to-let tax hikes, to create what the former chancellor George Osborne...

For many people buy-to-let continues to look an attractive income investment at a time of low saving rates and stock market...

Over the past two years we have seen a drastic shake up in the buy-to-let sector. Starting with rental tax changes announced...