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

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

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

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...

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

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

The government’s Valuation Office Agency has set out the eligibility rules which now  apply to self-catering properties in England and Wales. Properties...

Landlords across the country will be aware of the government’s shiny new proposed policy package for the Private Rental Sector, released...

A new analysis of household energy consumption has found that a combination of green technologies could reduce bills by up to...

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

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

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

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

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

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...

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

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

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...

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...

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...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

A third of adults do not check if the engineer working on their property’s gas appliances is doing so legally, according...

On April 1 2019, the rental sector shifted into a new era of even greater professionalisation with the introduction of mandatory...

More needs to be done to stem the increase in short-term lets on Airbnb and similar platforms to ensure that there...

Zoopla will no longer allow letting agents and landlords to issue ‘blanket bans against tenants in receipt of housing-related benefits’ after...

Pet-friendly rentals are growing in popularity, as reflected by Zoopla’s latest analysed search data from its keyword property search tool, which...

Whether you are looking to add to your portfolio by acquiring a new property or preparing to re-let any of your...

Despite the growing popularity of Airbnb and other short-term letting websites, less than 3% of landlords are currently engaged in the informal...

A number of landlords who use short-term holiday rental sites are reinvesting their earnings in refurbishment work helping to provide much...

There have been fresh calls for new restrictions on Airbnb and other short-term letting websites in this country, just days after...

The government is once again being urged to introduce fresh legislation to outlaw the ‘despicable’ practice of sex-for-rent deals. Speaking in the...

Trading Standards services in London are warning landlords and letting agents to ensure that they comply with the law and not...

Here at Just Landlords, we understand the importance of property portfolios receiving a bit of TLC now and again. We may...

With the majority of people’s property searches beginning online, most landlords would naturally expect to see their rental properties listed on...

The UK’s tourism sector is going from strength to strength with growing visits by foreigners in the country, and the increasing...

With more house-hunters than ever now starting their search for a new home by typically looking online on one of the major property portals, most landlords would naturally like...

Landlord Today has been rated as one of the UK’s top websites for buy-to-let landlords, according to Feedspot, a content reader built...

Ideal Flatmate has closed its second round of funding, taking total investment in the company to £1.25m. The website, a compatibility-based flatmate...

A north London council is being encouraged to take a tough stance on reported Airbnb and equivalent style rentals in an...

Buy-to-let landlords in Scotland should not be permitted to use Airbnb, and equivalent websites, to rent out their properties for longer...

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

A new online property auction platform is launching that enables estate agents to add an auction element to both sales and...

A new online property letting website backed by newspaper publisher Trinity Mirror has been launched, offering to cut out the role...

More than 130,000 homes have potentially been taken out of the long term private rented sector as more buy-to-let landlords list...

A new rental auction platform was officially launched at an event at The Shard last night. LetsBid4Lets’ software is now available to...

With landlords’ purse strings being tightened by tax changes and a mortgage squeeze, a growing number of buy-to-let investors are choosing...

The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) is calling for the introduction of a specialist new court to deal solely with housing issues...

Whether you are new to the industry and are looking for your first property, or an experienced landlord with an extensive...

Appointing unreliable tradesmen who not turn up or arrive late for a job can be extremely frustrating, especially as this can...

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

Buy-to-let landlords are currently being invited to list rooms for rent in London free of charge on Idealflatmate.co.uk, a compatibility based...

With more house-hunters than ever now starting their property search online, it is important that your rental property has a strong...

Airbnb’s announcement yesterday that it is banning hosts in London from renting out entire homes for more than 90 days a...

You can list your rental property with a letting agent that has the finest website in the world - a site that...

An increasing number of landlords are attempting to evade their legal responsibilities when it comes to renting out property by advertising...

With the manically busy September and October periods in the letting market rapidly approaching, which marks the start of the academic...

When you’re letting out your property, you don’t have to pay a high street letting agent hundreds, or even thousands of...

A growing number of landlords are attempting to shirk their legal responsibilies of renting out property by advertising it as a holiday...

With more house-hunters than ever now starting their property search online, it is crucial that a property has a good website...

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

Bosses at internet listings site Gumtree will meet with the Residential Landlords Association (RLA) to discuss scam in which fraudsters posing...

Do you know who’s living in your property? Maybe not, according to new research.   Direct Line for Business found that one in...

The total number of evictions last year reached a record high of 42,728 according to data from the Ministry of Justice.  Whilst...

City of York Council is holding a “decision session” today to discuss the introduction of fixed penalty notices for letting agents...

Police are hunting for a man who posed as the landlord of the apartment he was renting in London, in order...

New rules about letting agents’ fees contained within the Consumer Rights Act 2015 come into effect next week on 27 May. The...