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An online lettings platform claims to have launched the first “end-to-end self-service lettings platform” which could save landlords around £3,800. Hello Neighbour...

Housing Minister Jacob Young will address members of the National Residential Landlords Association in an exclusive webinar on Thursday. This is the...

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

An influential Labour website says a raft of proposed reforms for the private rental sector will be unveiled next month -...

A fire and rescue service has successfully prosecuted a landlord for failing to comply with the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order...

Members of the union UNISON who participate in round-table discussions with activist group Generation Rents are to receive gift vouchers for...

Landlords can benefit from a wealth of free training, courtesy of a north of England council. Cumberland council is providing the training...

Lots and lots, is the short answer. I think the more you know, the more you're armed with information and knowledge,...

Newly released data by flatshare website SpareRoom reveals average rental prices in Greater London have seen a drop. Average rental prices in...

A Tory has slammed the proposed clampdown on short lets proposed by Housing Secretary Michael Gove - and he calls them...

An activist group is demanding that the lower Capital Gains Tax should apply only to landlords who sell with sitting tenants. In...

A landlord has quit the private rental sector after a battle with his council over why his properties were put into...

SNP councillors in Scotland have come up with an innovative suggestion to improve energy efficiency in private rental properties. They want councils...

A council is reminding prospective tenants about the importance of making sure their next shared rental is licensed as a house...

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

A Labour MP who has campaigned for some years against short let landlords says proposals to crack down on the sector...

A London council is consulting on another controversial landlord licensing scheme. Barking and Dagenham council’s existing Selective Licensing Scheme has been applied to...

A council says it’s offering “fundamental training” to private landlords via an online day-long course on March 8. The training covers pre-tenancy...

Analysis by Zoopla says rent controls introduced in Scotland have directly led to higher rents. The property portal’s research team has analysed...

Another rental market snapshot suggests that London is suffering an oversupply of properties to let - with rents dipping as a...

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

Bristol’s controversial Labour council is extending previous licensing schemes to other parts of the city at some £1,800 HMO per licence...

Private landlords and letting agents are being offered free advice and information at a networking event hosted by Cumberland council.  Property owners...

A comparison website claims that an improved rating for an Energy Performance Certificate now improves a property’s value. This is driven by...

Damp and mould are two of the most common issues in rented properties, with surface mould caused by condensation one of...

An energy industry supplier claims that the housing sector in the UK offers too little help for those wanting to live...

HSBC bank is working with Shelter on housing campaigns. A statement from the charity says: “With support from partners including HSBC UK,...

Paul Johnson - a director of the Institute of Fiscal Studies since 2011 and a visiting economics professor at University College...

Rents across the UK continue to retreat from their 2023 highs, falling by 2.9 per cent over the last three months,...

Landlords, being key players in the housing sector, can make a significant impact by fostering a greener mindset among their tenants....

The National Residential Landlords Association wants to show the government that some local councils still advise tenants served with a valid...

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 are now fewer than 35 days until self employed workers - including many landlords - will need to submit their...

With 2023 drawing to a close, flatshare website SpareRoom has revealed data which suggests a slowdown in the rental frenzy -...

The controversial Renters Reform Coalition - a band of campaigners including the Acorn and Generation Rent ginger groups - claims public...

The Renters Reform Bill in its latest amended version now runs to 15 pages, and is available on the Parliament website. The...

A business consultancy claims the HMNRC Self-Assessment helpline - set up to assist those compiling and filing tax returns as the...

Newcastle council is seeking new members of its Landlord Accreditation Scheme, which it claims recognises and rewards “reputable landlords who offer...

Campaigning charity Shelter is nearing a controversial signature threshold in its petition about the Renters Reform Bill. It now has over 123,000 of...

The National Residential Landlords Association says the Renters Reform Bill won’t win the support of landlords in its present form. The Bill...

A council statement announcing a complex new licensing regime for the local private rental sector claims “landlords and agents who are...

Any hope of a near-term drop in interest rates appears to have been wiped out by a statement by Bank of...

A new rental website which claims to list “all available homes for young people in one place” has raised well over...

Good news for landlords earning under £30,000 a year - they will not have to use the HMRC’s Making Tax Digital...

Affordability limits have been reached in several regions of the UK, the Home property website suggests. While some regions are still recording...

Lost in the noise of the King’s Speech, the general pledge to reform the leasehold system, and the subsequent political turmoil...

A panel of experts forecast house prices will fall as much as 10 per cent by Autumn 2024. Financial website Finder brought...

Minority ethnic people are more likely to be ignored when searching for private rental homes, a pressure group claims. Generation Rent claims...

A think tank that describes itself as “centre right” praises the Renters Reform Bill and claims the fear of landlords selling...

A range of grants, including new and enhanced schemes, are available to help landlords improve the energy efficiency of homes and...

Claims on social media by a leader of the Renters Reform Coalition - who is also a contributor to a Labour-supporting website...

A housing analyst says student rent increases should be capped in the same way as social housing rents are. Rory Hughes, writing...

A council’s new selective property licensing scheme for rented properties will be live and open for applications from Wednesday November 1. Ilford...

Battersea, the charity behind the Pet Friendly Properties campaign, says the Renters Reform Bill must become law as soon as possible. Battersea...

A local authority’s teach-in for private tenants this weekend is to be addressed by a group which is known for its...

Room rents continue to skyrocket across the UK, reaching new highs in the third quarter of 2023 according to flatware website...

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

A new analysis has given one of the most detailed breakdowns of landlords in England. Using a range of government and industry...

A prominent property market analyst says he was “gobsmacked” to hear Prime Minister Rishi Sunak tone down the energy efficiency requirements...

A council has been slammed for its “absolutely outrageous” failure to stop the eviction of up to 80 tenants - a...

A bizarre situation has arisen with a Labour council securing a banning order on a landlord - who now has to...

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

The hardline activist group Acorn - part of the Renters Reform Coalition involving Generation Rent - now claims that some 600,000...

News that a ban on oil and LPG boiler installations has been pushed back 10 years has been welcomed by the...

Councillors in part of Wales are considering the creation of a 'Report A Rogue Landlord’ system for tenants who claim their...

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

The rise of platforms such as Airbnb has opened up new possibilities to generate extra income by renting out spaces.  From spare...

A Labour council claims to have a pioneering scheme to get refunds from law breaking landlords. Local media in York say the...

The property industry in recent years has been tough to work in.  Clearly the challenges we faced with the pandemic, lockdown and...

A property website has calculated how much it costs a landlord or general home owner to sell a home - and...

As the ‘big buy-to-let’ sell off gathers momentum, we take a look ways you can guestimate the value of your rental...

A local authority is reported to have said that a controversial new policy will reduce house values by five per cent. Gwynedd...

Former England footballer turned TV pundit and property expert Dion Dublin is to headline this month’s South East Property Expo. The centre...

Labour’s deputy leader Angela Rayner has been given the job of Shadow Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities...

The Generation Rent campaign has launched a petition on its website to give councils power to license holiday lets.  The campaign claims...

Bristol’s Labour-controlled council says it wants to spend some £17m of local council tax payers’ money on two new licensing schemes...

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

The Generation Rent group of activists has written an open letter to mortgage firm chief executives asking for special dispensation for...

A website claims that Banning Orders on private landlords have not been served because of local government funding shortfalls. Open Democracy says...

Rents continue to rise rapidly in every English region, Scotland and Wales according to the latest market snapshot from the respected...

The challenges facing the property market right now are well reported; from rising interest rates pushing up mortgage payments to a...

A left-wing pressure group wants new laws to force landlords to pay hefty relocation expenses to tenants who claim high rents...

On occasion, a landlord may find that they need to clear a property after a tenant has left unexpectedly. It might...

An outspoken agent says he is seeing growing numbers of people renting in later life to reduce their inheritance tax liability. Trevor...

London Mayor Sadiq Khan, who wants the government to give him the powers to impose rent controls, is now demanding licensing...

A prominent Labour councillor in Liverpool has told the local media: “Parts of Liverpool are blighted by landlords who treat the...

A prominent housing market website suggests that unprec­edented demand in the rental market may play “a key role” in restricting supply...

A law firm partner who advises rural estates and landowners has identified a new problem created by the Renters Reform Bill. James...

The BBC says discussions are underway to extend the Renters Reform Bill to specifically outlaw any rental listing banning families and benefit recipients...

A non-for-profit hospitality group wants tighter regulations and restrictions to be imposed on Airbnb properties which affect both the rental market...

A comparison website has compiled a list of what it claims to be the most common lies on tenancy applications -...

A Labour MP has spoken of loopholes in the Renters Reform Bill - a narrative now being pursued by some activists...

Airbnb is offering a £100 travel coupon to new hosts welcoming their first Airbnb guest during the Wimbledon Championships this summer.  Last...

The new director of Generation Rent, Ben Twomey, takes over from Baroness Alicia Kennedy this morning. A statement announcing his appointment earlier...

Activists who at one time appeared broadly happy with the pro-tenant Renters Reform Bill now appear to have changed their mind. Over...

There’s news for tenants on a budget - it may now cost less to be a lodger in a house than...

A new petition has been launched on the UK Parliament website to reverse the move towards Periodic Tenancies contained in the...

A Labour MP who last held shadow office under the party leadership of Jeremy Corbyn has attacked the government for having...

The current Housing Ombudsman, who presides over redress within the social housing sector, says private landlords should not fear the extension...