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The newly re-elected Labour Mayor of Greater Manchester - Andy Burnham - wants to end Right To Buy on new-build homes...

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

Around half of first-time buyers say their prospects of owning a home are further away than ever due to the ongoing...

Specialist investment lender Hodge has joined forces with Propflo, a PropTech startup, to urge customers to make their properties more energy-efficient...

A controversial wealth management company claims that almost two thirds of private tenants have suffered a deterioration in their mental and...

A new housing deal will provide another 92 Build To Rent units run by Legal & General. The properties will be two,...

Trading Standards has defended the introduction of ‘material information’ requirements on details of properties for sale, after a conveyancer warned landlords...

A survey by an activist group suggests that one in three tenants claim that their private renting conditions are impacting their...

A Selective Licensing scheme proposal is out for consultation in the Scunthorpe area -  with a harsh message from a council...

A council claims “hundreds of residents have been made safer in their homes” thanks to a licencing regime. Sheffield council insists the...

The Build To Rent trade body, the UK Apartment Association, is backing the proposals outlined to clampdown on rogue landlords put...

The National Residential Landlords Association has welcomed a consultation proposal by Greater Manchester’s Labour Mayor, Andy Burnham. Burnham’s Greater Manchester Good Landlord...

A London council has prosecuted a landlord for failing to carry out repairs on his property and causing a severe health...

Labour’s Mayor of Greater Manchester and former Cabinet minister Andy Burnham says this year is when he will ”get serious” about...

Private tenants are being encouraged by a local council to report damp and mould issues to their landlords. Shropshire council says private...

A rogue landlord and his company have been found guilty of failing to licence an HMO and breaches of management regulations. Broadland...

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

A new licensing scheme for landlords in one of the country’s most controversial cities is likely to be approved next week. Nottingham...

A think tank says household costs are under more pressure from the cost of living crisis than in the pandemic, with...

The perennial shortage of new homes in the capital has now collided with a sharp increase in government regulation, a tripling...

A Good Landlord Charter - described as the first of its kind in the UK - is being created by a...

The Generation Rent campaign group says the latest English Housing Survey shows that 23 per cent of private rented homes fail...

A group wanting pets to be allowed in private rental properties says its research shows the issue is not opposition from...

A range of mortgage brokers are reporting an increase in enquiries from private tenants who have been given first refusal to...

New research from animal welfare charity Battersea - the new name for the Battersea Cats and Dogs Home - claims 50...

Prominent buy to let service the Mortgage Advice Bureau has announced a new partnership that should allow landlords to arm themselves...

New selective licensing measures are to be introduced across three parts of Leicester in a new clampdown on landlords. The combined areas...

An organisation that helps promote the Build To Rent sector says BTR should take credit for many of the changes proposed...

A Labour city council that has already called for powers to impose rent controls has now extended its existing landlord licensing...

A council says it’s going to clampdown on landlords who are “keeping deposits unnecessarily” and agents “charging unpermitted fees.” The pledge comes...

A charity is warning that landlords may not government help in reaching new EPC targets. Citizens Advice Scotland says the private rental...

Camden council in north London has become the first local authority to secure an anti-social behaviour injunction against a landlord in...

A new study by a university suggests that some tenants are apparently afraid to speak out about the condition of the...

A cluster of councils in the south of England want to know how Covid-19 has impacted landlords and letting agents in...

A council has agreed to set aside £30,000 to pay for private rental deposits as a cheaper alternative to bed and breakfast accommodation. The ruling...

A new purpose-built student accommodation complex in Swansea pledges to shake up the way students live in the city with, amongst...

A landlord who committed 33 offences at a property he owns has been issued with civil penalties totalling £50,500. Zaheer Uddin Babar,...

Social renters have the lowest life satisfaction and experience the greatest anxiety according to analysis by a property management firm.  Lettings company...

One of the candidates for next year’s London Mayoral election wants to put pet-friendly tenancies for the private rental sector as...

Technology colossus Samsung has teamed up with a Build To Rent provider to create what it calls “next generation neighbourhoods” of...

If you are dreaming of buying a property in Spain, there is so much to think about and many things to...

A student accommodation search platform says Coronavirus means landlords and academic authorities have to consider possible break clauses and premature tenancy ends...

Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic uncertainty has swept the globe and has cause a number of markets and industries...

A free rental helpline has been launched by rental deposit replacement scheme Ome.  The introduction of the Rental Wellbeing Helpline has been...

Private renters who contract coronavirus should be able to live rent-free for up to three months, according to a leading tax...

With many tenants being forced to get rid of their pets under current rules from their landlords, the government is planning...

Affordability is the most important issue facing students when renting, according to the latest UK student accommodation survey.  The study, undertaken by...

Cardiff based housing association Cadwyn is calling for more private landlords with properties in the city to lease their properties with...

A buy-to-let landlord has been ordered to pay £14,500 for illegally renting out an overcrowded House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) without...

The cost of living alone has hit 92% of income, making it far harder for single people to get a foot...

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

One of the government’s suggestions to help fix the UK’s “broken housing market” was to oblige landlords to offer tenancies with...

The views and opinions of British and international students regarding their accommodation choices across the UK have been unveiled in the...

Retired homeowners have gained £9,744 each on average in property wealth over the past 12 month despite uncertainty in the property market,...

More than two thirds of UK renters have no plans to acquire a property, according to new research by landlord insurer...

A buy-to-let landlord who let ‘hazardous’ properties in Leyland has been fined £20,000. Leyland Estates Ltd was prosecuted at Preston Magistrates Court after...

A buy-to-let landlord has been fined almost £34,000 for putting tenants at risk. Harbhajan Singh Dhami pleaded guilty to not one, but 32...

A private landlord in Northampton has been fined £3,300 and ordered to pay the council’s £1,890.26 legal costs along with a...

The UK has dropped into the bottom five European buy-to-let markets for investors as UK yields plummet, according to the latest...

A landlord who endangered the lives of his tenants has been successfully prosecuted and fined more than £200,000 for failing to...

A landlord has been fined more than £5,000 after St Helens Council’s private sector housing team inspectors found fire safety issues...

Labour MP and gas safety campaigner George Howarth has tabled an early day motion (EDM) calling on landlords and social housing...

Every landlord wants a happy tenant, as it makes it more likely that they will live in the property longer, pay...

Kicking off 2017, we’ve predicted stabilisation in the property market with sustainable growth and high demand. Whether you’re looking to take...

Harrow Council will take fresh measures to tackle rogue landlords by introducing new licensing schemes next week in Wealdstone and Edgware,...

Our new Chancellor, Philip Hammond, looks like a considered man and one hopes that he will be able to ‘kick away’...

No fewer than seven landlords have been fined thousands of pounds for renting out unlicensed properties in Blackburn as part of...

A landlord in Wirral has been slapped with the highest ever fine handed out across the borough after pleading guilty for...

The government and local councils are not doing enough to clampdown on rogue landlords, according to a new report. A survey of...

Daniel Hill, managing director of Multi-Let UK, explains how you could build and manage a profitable HMO portfolio. Recent research fromMortgages...

More than two thirds of landlords say that changes to buy-to-let mortgage tax relief will lead to increased rents, according to...