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Housing minister Eddie Hughes - the politician leading for the government own the renters’ Reform Bill - will be the keynote...

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

In this guides and tips piece, Kerry Barber, head of Compliance at Goodlord, and Leanne McCarthy, claims facilitator at Goodlord, discuss why this month's...

A points-based system of rent controls is being advocated by activists associated with a controversial pro-tenant group. Living Rent, which is calling...

Politicians in a city with one of the UK’s most frenzied short lets markets are pledging to return Airbnb style units...

Let’s face facts, landlords and the private rented sector have a reputation problem. Perceived to be the poor relation of housing provision, the sector is...

A lettings platform that operates for female tenants has announced enhancements to its service.  Her Roomies differentiates itself by being a female-focused...

The government says it’s going to name and shame what it considers to be bad social landlords, using social media to...

A council is telling private tenants to inform on their landlords if the properties they are renting having an unacceptable EPC. Hastings...

Shock figures suggest that Airbnb owners are charging up to 600 per cent more to stay at their properties during major...

The former Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer says rent controls are a vital part of a four-pronged ‘Radical Recovery Programme’. John McDonnell has...

A prominent lettings agency is warning its own and all other landlords that they are particularly vulnerable to the growing threat...

The threat of rent controls in two parts of the country may now be so severe that buy to let landlords...

Another council is urging private landlords to check the Energy Performance Certificate ratings on their properties to ensure they comply with...

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

The National Landlord Investment Show is back in London next week with a pledge that it will be the most spectacular...

It’s been reported by local media that a controversial landlord licensing scheme introduced by a council may now be investigated by...

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

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 non-profit organisation called Justice For Tenants has spearheaded a campaign which has ultimately led to a Rent Repayment Order being...

Nearly one in three British adults think property will be the best performing investment in 2022, making it the top pick...

Airbnb says its short lets business is back almost to 2019 pre-Covid levels in cities, and it reports many work-from-home renters...

The government’s pledge to scrap Section 21 eviction powers for landlords and agents is  “the worst form of gesture politics in...

The Portfolio Landlords Action Network - PLAN - is to hold its first tech exhibition with five companies explaining their benefits...

An MP has lobbied Chancellor Rishi Sunak about what he calls “tax avoiding absentee landlords” who have moved into the holiday...

Eviction and housing law specialist Landlord Action has rebranded to support its expansion into a wider range of legal services. There’s a...

The activist group Generation Rent says it’s celebrating a victory in its campaign to secure a national mandatory landlord register. Newspaper leaks...

A tax consultancy has produced tips for those faced with the self-assessment tax filing deadline of next Monday - and who...

A tourism chief has stood up in favour of closing what the government calls a tax loophole for landlords letting out...

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

Local media are reporting that landlords on a housing estate known to harbour drug traffickers and criminal gangs are being given...

Sarah Coles, senior personal finance analyst at Hargreaves Lansdown, writes: The government has announced extra breathing space for anyone who hasn’t...

A prominent Conservative has complained that her party, and others, have failed to do anything about a housing market in which...

A former Conservative councillor has used a leading party website to call on the government to restrict the purchase of buy...

An agency has issued a statement standing shoulder-to-shoulder with landlords and rejecting the negative mood music surrounding the private rental sector. Chris...

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

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

The BBC Radio 4 consumer affairs programme You and Yours says 4,746 rental scams have been reported to the police and...

A new website has been set up by a council purely for private rental sector tenants in one part of London. The...

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

The long-running saga of unscrupulous landlords taking advantage of lone tenants to suggest a ‘sex for rent’ arrangement continues with a...

A statement on the National Residential Landlords Association’s website says the group has had talks with government over rental reform. The long-awaited...

A Labour councillor in a Green Party-controlled local authority wants the body to name and shame rogue landlords on a publicly-available...

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

I am the Chair of PLAN - the Portfolio Landlords Action Group - which had its formal launch this week. People...

A Labour councillor in the Lake District says second home owners who let their properties should be obliged to pay five...

A landlord has taken to the local media in his area to express outrage that a council has failed to find...

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...

The Victorian phrase “as safe as houses” well describes the security of the housing market as, whether they are buying or...

A new PropTech platform says it allows easy digital contact between tenants, landlords and third party suppliers avoiding the need to...

The end of the stamp duty holiday means landlords will have to pay more for almost all properties from today. They have...

Here at The ValPal Network, we know that there are other options available when considering to use a valuation tool, so...

Outspoken landlord Fergus Wilson, who has reportedly become a millionaire through his buy to let investments, has been hit with a...

There’s good news for landlords who anticipate holding on to their property investments at least until 2031 - capital values are...

The comparison website GoCompare is to routinely ask home insurance applicants whether they are going to be Airbnb-style short let landlords. GoCompare...

A respected political website claims that over 30 MPs from a range of political parties have written to the Housing Secretary...

A Labour council that lost government support for its landlord licensing regime says it’s reviewing its options and will produce new...

A petition urging rent caps for private tenants and hefty tax rises for second home owners is now nearing its 50,000...

A tax expert is warning professional and amateur landlords that if they switch from conventional rentals to Airbnb-style short lets for...

The popular belief that homes in close proximity to shops inevitably pushes up the rent is being challenged by new research. The...

A council in the unusual position of having its landlord licensing proposals rejected by the government says it’s pondering its next...

A petition calling on Chancellor Rishi Sunak to increase tax on holiday lettings has neared its 45,000-signature target over the weekend. Former...

Protesters in a part of the UK with high numbers of holiday lets will stage a demonstration next week demanding cheaper...

Politicians of both major parties have voiced concern over former council houses being used as Airbnb and other short lets in...

Propertymark wants to hear about examples of fraudulent tenancy applications - a growing problem in the rental sector. A statement from the ARLA wing...

A website has lifted the lid on how many MPs in the current parliament are landlords. Open Democracy - which describes itself...

A London news website has lifted the lid on speculation surrounding a councillor who appears to have been booted out of...

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

A licensing scheme proposed for one part of the UK has been branded as “intrusive” for tenants and expensive for the...

A council leader has criticised landlords in a tourist hotspot for evicting long term tenants and switching to higher paying Airbnb...

A pet referencing service is courting controversy by suggesting more animals should be allowed in rental properties - and that landlords,...

Eight landlords letting flats on the same street have been banned from renting them out on Airbnb. The Edinburgh News website says...

The government has launched an online checker in a bid to avoid disputes between landlords and tenants over the entitlement for...

The London international rental market, a long-term victim of the pandemic and travel restrictions, appears to be improving at last. High profile...

A new scheme has been launched encouraging tenants to complain about their landlords and seek compensation. Ajay Jagota - who used to...

A petition urging rent caps for private tenants and hefty tax rises for second home owners has got 42,000 backers -...

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

A new analysis of government figures shows major changes in Britain’s families and the ‘home unit’ between 2015 and 2020. This may be...

If you are furnishing your long-term let or holiday let, a new guide to the best value second hand furniture may...

The landlords’ trade body has been invited to join what it calls “high-level” talks with government over reforms to the private...

A landlord group in a major city in the south of England says many are giving up on HMOs and converting...

A genuine tenant who advertised on social media for a property has been scammed out of £450 by fraudsters posing as...

A Labour Party pressure group has tweeted the message: “All landlords are bastards.” The tweet, from Labour Tenants United, is the latest...

A Labour MP is proposing legislation which would mean that landlords who offer accommodation in exchange for sexual favours could be...

There’s a warning that there’s been a huge rise in fraudulent tenant applications since the start of the pandemic. In terms of...

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

Since it was launched in 2012 to help the Portuguese economy bounce back from a damaging financial crisis, the Portuguese Golden...

There’s a warning that the government’s pledge to introduce a lifetime deposits concept, theoretically making it easier and cheaper for tenants...

A row has blown up in Cheshire over a claim by a student tenant that she pays more rent than the college’s...

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

The controversial Breathing Space policy comes into effect from next Tuesday, May 4, and a charity is admitting it is not...

Love to Rent, a portal that markets properties to let, is to stage a customer awareness week to push Build To...

Salford council in Greater Manchester is to introduce landlord licensing for HMOs where three or four tenants live - and the...

The Momentum group on the left of the Labour Party has outlined a three-stage campaign to secure a longer term ban on...

A survey of 20,000 landlords by a comparison website suggests 53 per cent are uncertain if they want to remain in buy to...

The chief executive of a private rental platform is telling tenants to “suss out” landlords about decorating their property themselves.  “The freedom...

Oliver Andrews, editor at Property Assist Claim, sets out how landlords can find the ideal tenants for their rental homes.  If you...

An economist at a right-leaning think tank says Berlin - often regarded as a model for state-regulated private renting - has...

A charity claims it’s helping one person every minute with problems relating to renting from a private landlord. In the first two...

As a landlord, there may be times when you face boiler issues and tenants asking you to resolve problems. It is...

From April, almost two-thirds (67%) of England’s councils are set to increase their council tax by 4.90 – 5.0%. However, the pandemic has...

Activists are aiming to make the eviction ban a central theme in this spring’s local elections. In early May there are elections...

The first thing you need to consider when you’re buying a second property is what are you buying it for –...

An anarchist group has admitted that protests against landlords and letting agencies present opportunities for disruption. The Solidarity Federation says it aims to “advance...

All of Leaders Romans 130 branches are to be listed on a comparison website, Rentround. The site describes itself as “connecting landlords...

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 -...

A tax specialist says HM Revenue & Customs is mobilising its teams to probe Airbnb hosts - and he warns ‘the clock...

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

Multi-millionaire landlord Fergus Wilson - at one time described as Britain’s most successful buy to let landlord - is reported to...

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

A group of anti-landlord activists has used an incident involving an estate agency publicity leaflet as a reason to accuse all...

There is growing momentum for local councils to freeze their plans for landlord licensing while the pandemic continues. Lettings agency trade body...

A comparison website is warning owners to check whether their insurance policies cover damage from extreme weather events such as the...

The government has set out details of its new Debt Respite Scheme - also known as Breathing Space - which comes...

HousingAnywhere, an internet lettings platform that calls itself Europe’s largest online rental accommodation marketplace for young professionals and international students, has...

The changes to Mortgage Interest Tax Relief and impact on your wallet Before April 2017 landlords with a mortgage on their buy-to-let...

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

A landlord has opened up to a news website about the difficulties trying to accommodate student tenants during the lockdown.  Elizabeth Hunter is...

A Labour MP is demanding action against unscrupulous predator landlords who demand sex from tenants in lieu of rent. The Daily Mail...

A philanthropist claims the difficulty some younger people have in getting on the property ownership ladder is caused by Baby Boomers...

A councillor has called for all new HMOs to be created with en suite bathrooms, and not shared bathrooms. The call came during...

A BBC investigation into ‘No DSS’ statements on two prominent landlord websites has provoked campaigning charity Shelter into an attack on the...

An investigation by the BBC has found that 80 per cent of advertisements on two websites used by landlords say people...

The latest attack on landlords by the Generation Rent group of activists is from its deputy director and concerns mould. It comes in...

The government has issued a new How To Rent Guide - the critical document that landlords or their agents have to...

A YMCA chief executive claims the proliferation of HMOs may be endangering private tenants’ health by encouraging overcrowding and undersized-rooms. Alan Fraser,...

An online mortgage broker specialising in buy to let has launched a new tool using Artificial Intelligence to show landlords how...

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

The first-ever winner of Big Brother in the year 2000 says his best decision was not going on the show, but...

A cluster of owner occupiers living near a city centre are demanding that landlords win planning consent before operating HMOs. The Gloucestershire...

Pressure groups attacking landlords and letting agents are usually on the other side of the fence from property industry professionals but...

London’s Labour Mayor Sadiq Khan has launched a new tool for tenants to check on their landlords - and possibly claim...

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

Mark Horsey, a landlord who has been convicted of voyeurism, has now been banned from continuing to work in the financial...

Revised guidance from the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy outlines how landlords and other applicants can handle Green Homes...

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

A visiting professor and accountancy academic claims landlords are not carrying their fair share of the financial burden caused by the...

A council in the westcountry says it’s going to come down hard on rogue landlords and has identified ‘high risk’ properties...

No matter if you have a property abroad, a holiday home, or rent a place long-term, 2020 has definitely been a...

Virtual viewings are on the increase according to a new study by the UK's technology-led estate agent, Purplebricks, with one in six buyers...

For over two decades, The Cumberland has been offering specialist lending to the hospitality sector, and 10 years ago, it became...

Gas Safety Week is an annual event, that took place 14-20 September in 2020 and aims to raise awareness of gas safety...

A Labour activist claiming to represent tenants is putting the squeeze on party members who are also landlords. An article on the Labour...

An online petition calling for pets to be allowed in private rental properties has gained thousands of signatures. The petition - on...

A lettings market monitor says the Greater London rental sector has in recent months switched from one of scarcity of properties...

New research from SpareRoom reveals the majority of sharers now want evidence of kindness, empathy and thinking of others in people they...

Covid-19 has been a challenge for landlords and tenants, on a scale that no one could ever anticipate. Whilst our research shows...

The UK housing market is in growth mode as the recovery gathers pace, the latest figures show.  According to Rightmove, the post-lockdown...

The number of residential property sales agreed have surged in the month since the chancellor announced a stamp duty holiday, with...

Average UK rents slowed in the second quarter of the year as the coronavirus pandemic took its toll. Zoopla’s latest quarterly Rental...

Given that online property portals, dominated by a handful of websites, are by far the most popular home search method, it...

Buy-to-let remains an attractive asset class with more property investors looking to take advantage of a notable increase in demand for...

In recent years, there has been considerable controversy over the use of ‘no DSS’ in homes being listed for let, with...

A new website has been launched with a  view to helping landlords find quality tenants.  Using Tenancy Trust, landlords can invite reviews...

In a video interview for his Move iQ service, Phil Spencer speaks to Vanessa Warwick, co-founder of Property Tribes, active landlord...

The chancellor’s decision to temporarily cut stamp duty has led to a surge in property searches, according to Rightmove.  The property website...

Rightmove yesterday recorded a sharp rise in searches for property on its website as it was forced to deal with pent...

PlanetRent, an automated letting platform, has been launched enabling landlords to market their property directly on Zoopla and Rightmove on a pay-as-you-go...

Around 1.9 million people in this country are paying rent on accomodation they are not using, new research suggests,  The study by...

Half of renters currently in the market say lockdown has impacted what they are looking for in their next home.   A...

Demand for properties in the private rented sector is up by 22% compared to last year, according to Rightmove. The data from...

Demand for rental property is up 33% compared to this time last year as market restrictions ease and renters plan for...

Online visits and engagement by homebuyers and tenants in the UK has dropped 4.1% over the past six months as many...

Further signs of greater activity in the housing market have come from Knight Frank. The company reports that the volume of online enquiries...

Online property searches have surged back to normal levels with Rightmove recording the highest number of unique enquiries in one day...

Rightmove said visits to its website rose by 45% yesterday morning compared with a day earlier following the government’s decision to...

Restarting the housing market could help kickstart the UK economy.  The government has relaxed lockdown rules from today to allow the UK...

Four in five deals underway when the Covid-19 pandemic struck are still progressing, but transaction numbers in the week ending 2...

Online searches for properties in remote or coastal locations has increased sharply, according to Rightmove.  The property website analysed the areas people...

Technology is now among the most important elements in building a successful business, and this has led to the sharp growth...

A high number of buyers have postponed or pulled out of property deals as a result of the coronavirus outbreak fearing...

Demand for rental homes with outdoor space has surged in recent weeks as a result of the existing coronavirus lockdown, according...

Buy-to-let remains an attractive asset class, according to Mary-Anne Bowring, managing director of Ringley Group.  The latest figures from Zoopla reveal that there was...

HSBC has stopped all buy-to-let lending during the Covid-19 outbreak due to limitations on physical valuations. Research by Moneyfacts has found that...

Airbnb has announced that it is temporarily restricting all booking across the UK to coronavirus key workers, such as NHS and social...

Lendlord has launched a range of new tools to help landlords manage their buy-to-let portfolios during the coronavirus pandemic. The online portfolio...

Landlords who have a buy-to-let mortgage with Barclays are now being offered a repayment holiday, in accordance with government guidance to...

Rents continued to rise year-on-year in March while the number of homes available to let fell, according to the latest data...

A high number of buy-to-let landlords are concerned about the impact of the Coronavirus, but The Guild of Letting and Management...

There has been a significant increase in the number of landlords and homeowners switching from short-term lets to longer rentals.  Across the...

The rapid spread of the coronavirus is causing cancellations and postponements of property events around the globe.   Mipim, the property sector’s annual...

Landlords are being urged not to evict tenants facing financial hardship as a consequence of the coronavirus pandemic.  Responding to a petition...

The property market had enjoyed a boost thanks to the outcome of the general election in December, but now the market faces...

Gumtree, the dedicated website for free classifieds adverts in the UK, is urging landlords and tenants to follow its ‘safety advice’ when...

The Conservatives’ general election victory in December has triggered a new burst of housing market activity as confidence flows back into...

Now that 2020 is underway, activity in the property market is likely to start picking up due to the traditional seasonal...

Residential property prices, much like the economy, are likely to grow faster than initially anticipated next year thanks to the greater...

With more landlords selling properties than buying them, at a time when there is growing demand from tenants for rental properties, the private rental...

Hodge has introduced a new mortgage aimed at those wanting to acquire a holiday let property in the UK.  The mortgage, which...

Buy-to-let investors can have full confidence in the protection offered to landlords and tenants by flatfair, a fintech scale-up that allows...

Property website Zoopla has released the keywords that prospective homebuyers are most likely to use when searching on the site. ‘Garage’, ‘garden’...

If you’re an existing landlord with bad credit issues looking to remortgage your buy to let property or perhaps buy a...

London’s first rogue landlord banning order has been issued after tenants’ lives were put at risk through the letting of unsafe...

Marks Out Of Tenancy, a letting review website, has launched a digital service to help local authorities crackdown on unscrupulous landlords...

There is a growing issue of tenants subletting their rental properties on websites like Airbnb, with some renters inappropriately using it...

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

Residential property price growth remains subdued owed largely to the ongoing uncertainty created by the Brexit shenanigans in Parliament.  The data from...

With no repairs required, lower running costs and energy bills, as well as NHBC’s 10-year warranty, new build homes appeal to...

Almost a quarter of landlords are planning to sell at least one property from their existing buy-to-let portfolio, new research from...

Buy-to-let landlords who have been adversely affected by the sudden closure of online letting agent Upad are being invited to re-list...

A number of buy-to-let landlords have been left in limbo following the sudden closure of online letting agent Upad.  The company, which...

As winter is coming, it’s time to think about how to protect your property from damp and mould. This silent assassin...

Owning property is rapidly becoming the impossible dream in this country for many renters, especially when it comes to purchasing property...

Council officers from Brent and Harrow Trading Standards have pledged to clampdown on unscrupulous letting agents in the London boroughs of...

A tenant who emigrated to Greece without paying more than £1,000 he owes in rent insists that he will not be...

Scottish Land & Estates is calling on the Scottish government to ensure that private landlords who provide affordable homes to rent have...

It’s that time of year again when pencil cases are fully stocked and the smell of dusty books opening fills the...

Hounslow Council has u-turned on plans to introduce a licensing scheme for landlords.  Plans for an additional licensing scheme for landlords were...

The Airbnb revolution has widely changed perceptions of short lets, opening up a potentially lucrative market for buy-to-let investors.  For landlords, short...

Buy-to-let landlords are being encouraged to back a legal case aimed at protecting their rights to repossess properties by making a...

The letting agent you instruct for your buy-to-let property could have a major impact on your landlord experience. While a decent letting...

There has been a sharp rise in letting market activity in Stockton-on-Tees, according to Zoopla. The North East market town has seen...

Renters who move home regularly often face excessive costs associated with moving, new research shows. The study by MoneySuperMarket reveals that the...

An Airbnb host who rented out his council flat in central London has been fined £100,000 and evicted by Westminster City...

Buy-to-let landlords in Scotland are being urged to ensure that they protect tenancy deposits and seek legal advice if they are...

The vast majority of homeowners in Britain expect residential property prices to rise over the next six months, Zoopla’s latest ‘Housing market...

A growing number of private landlords are turning to Airbnb and similar platforms, but Apropos by DJ Alexander Ltd, a property management...