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Paragon Bank’s analysis of its lending data has revealed the top 10 locations for investment by portfolio buy-to-let landlords, those with...

Property logbook company Chimni is trialling a new form of Digital Property Logbook aimed at the rental markets.   The new logbooks...

Co-living developments are a type of purpose-built rental housing, under the same principle as Build To Rent (BTR) but offering smaller size...

Homes Under The Hammer property expert Lucy Alexander is fronting a new campaign to identify empty homes and bring them back...

We are thrilled to report that the first National Landlord Investment Show of 2024 in London on March 6 was a...

Building on the momentum of 2023, the North West is poised for continued growth in rental and property prices. Early investment...

Renting out dangerous properties in Cardiff has cost two landlords thousands of pounds. Rowshanara Begum has been fined £20,000 at Cardiff Magistrates'...

A legal services provider is claiming that landlords risk criminal prosecution for breaches of licensing rules that are often “unreasonable and...

A landlord who failed to provide a council with information about one of his properties when served notices requiring him to...

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

Some local authorities are quick to criticise private landlords for trying to avoid rent arrears but it appears councils themselves have...

With 3.5 million UK adults planning major home improvements in 2024, an energy expert has shared seven adjustments that can properties more sustainable.  The...

Online rental platform Lettingaproperty is telling landlords to take a strategic approach to property management in 2024, to help tnavigate legislative...

Airbnb in the UK is bringing in restrictions on certain bookings over New Year’s Eve to deter guests holding anti-social parties. Proprietary...

The chief executive of campaigning charity Shelter is blaming “skyrocketing rents” for a crisis of homelessness. As part of an appeal for...

I recently attended the NRLA’s annual conference in Birmingham and a theme that still dominates discussion in the industry is the...

Housr, a student living start-up, says it’s started its second year by adding 45,000 properties to its platform ahead of the...

Landlords have been urged to protect their properties against bed bugs with regular inspections. Daniel Evans, chair of the Association of Independent...

Help2Rent, a social housing platform that matches housing list tenants with available homes, has made a desperate plea to private landlords. An...

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

Rental growth in prime regional markets has started to slow, following runaway growth over the past three years. That’s the view from...

New research shows that 676,000 homes in England are sitting empty. The research comes from property purchasing firm House Buyer Bureau which...

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

Landlords are being advised to be on their guard and not be duped by social media messages urging them to flout...

Landlords will be able to let Housing Secretary Michael Gove know exactly what they think of his policies in October. Gove will...

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

One in eight tenants admit to letting out part or all of their rented property - and that rises to a...

Savills’ latest market snapshot for prime properties in the UK regions suggest that tenant priorities are gently shifting. Across UK prime regional...

A council has taken a landlord to court over a paperwork dispute - but the fine for the buy to let...

A landlord and two businesses have been fined over £145,000 following a fire in a building containing residential flats and a...

The London Mayor has been told to act urgently against the landlords of so-called ‘exempt accommodation’ in London. This is the largely-unregulated...

Flat-pack furniture giant IKEA has teamed up with campaigning charity Shelter to highlight the issue of homelessness. The Scandinavian firm, citing Shelter’s...

Eleven fully let apartments in Birmingham city centre have come on to the market with Bond Wolfe for offers based on...

The National Landlord Investment Show has announced a series of free events for landlords, investors and property professionals throughout 2023. Co-founder Steve...

A company which failed to declare its interest in a property which had health and vermin risks has been ordered to...

An unlikely location heads the latest league table purporting to show the highest returns on property investment. Aldermore’s Buy To let City...

London continues to dominate the list of the most attractive cities for buy to let investment for the second year running. Data...

As much as 75 per cent of purpose built student accommodation (PBSA) for the next educational year has already been taken...

New rental stock accounts for just 16 per cent according to fresh figures released about the lettings market. Property company Ocasa has...

Three more social housing landlords have been ‘named and shamed’ by Housing Secretary Michael Gove. The trio - two of which are...

The National Residential Landlords Association has launched an initiative called Home Bank to encourage tenants and landlords to help one another...

The leader of the Generation Rent activist group says that the shortage of homes to rent means no private sector tenant...

The Competition and Markets Authority has raised concern about a Build To Rent deal which it believes could result in reduced...

With cost of living increases impacting homeowners, landlords and tenants, are the 44,130 vacant houses across cities in England a bigger...

Birmingham council has been granted permission by the Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities to introduce a massive Selective Licensing...

There is a perfect storm brewing for landlords and tenants in the UK.  Sky-rocketing energy bills, food prices and increasing rent paints...

HMRC is reported to have issued a warning to people who used Airbnb or other short-let platforms to find tenants during...

Landlords who use the Property Hub Lets online agency are in for a change - in future, their properties will be...

A council now consulting on a huge licensing scheme for private landlords has been slammed - over its own record as...

A new £71m Build To Rent scheme is on its way to commuter hotspot Leatherhead. BTR operator Get Living and developer Watkin...

The Commonwealth Games, which begin today in Birmingham, could turbo-charge capital appreciation in the city by up to 15 per cent. That’s the...

A new rent-to-own scheme means some tenants can save a slice of their rent to help build a deposit to buy. Financial...

The House of Commons Library provides books, journals and online resources for MPs, MPs' staff and parliamentary staff. Some of this is...

Liverpool is a key investment hot spot for buy to let landlords according to a new report. It shows that, for example,...

Birmingham’s Labour controlled council is writing to Housing Secretary Michael Gove for consent to apply a new licensing scheme over 25...

Last month, I wrote about what’s in store for the private rented sector in 2022 and, like most commentators in our...

Bromsgrove is a classic rental market. The Worcestershire market town is enveloped by green space but is just a thirty-minute commute...

A lettings sector trade body is blasting local authorities for their poor record on trying to eliminate rogue landlords. The National Residential...

Arrears have soared during the pandemic according to a lettings agency. Birmingham-based Barrows and Forrester says government data suggests 335,860 homes -...

A new league table has been prepared showing the average costs of listings on Airbnb - and London features outside the...

New research shows how the rental premium for a furnished property compares to the cost of furnishing a rental home individually. The...

An online student accommodation platform has identified where demand from students is strongest as they prepare for the next academic year. UniHomes...

An expert assessment of the average cost of damage caused by rogue tenants growing cannabis suggests landlords will typically pay almost...

Chinese and Asian investment and marketing service Juwai IQI UK has revealed where in this country property investors from those locations...

New figures released by Rightmove this morning show that 65 per cent of London locations now have lower rent levels than...

A new league table has been created of the best places for landlords to invest in buy to let. The Compare The...

An 83-year-old landlord who let a property through collapsed agency Homepoint says he is being pursued for nearly £2,400 by liquidators. Homepoint...

Two landlords have spoken out about their losses and treatment from a lettings agency which has collapsed. Last month we reported that...

A council which has 20,000 unregulated rental properties within its area has launched a new charter to improve standards. The unregulated properties...

A lettings agency being put into liquidation owes landlords almost £500,000 in unpaid rent.  Local media in the Midlands report that the...

New research out this morning suggests that Coronavirus continues to change the lettings landscape, with houses now renting more quickly than a...

A Labour MP has written to private landlords asking for a rent reduction or release from a tenancy for students prevented...

Research by lettings agency Keller Williams suggests the Coronavirus crisis has led to dip in rents across the UK - but...

A property development consultancy is tipping five regeneration areas in England as potential good investments for the coming year. SevenCapital says they...

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

Labour MP Steve McCabe has introduced a 10 Minute Rule Bill into the House of Commons to address the problems of HMO’s being...

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

When it comes to property investment, there is no one ‘right’ way to do it in order to succeed. Likewise, there...

A lettings chief says London may never regain its appeal to the typical renter, as new data shows the capital still...

The ‘No DSS’ issue has been effectively settled by a landmark court case, but a new document for MPs says ‘affordability...

Birmingham city council is providing incentives to landlords who offer 12 month fixed tenancies to those on the authority’s homeless and housing...

A second UK court has ruled that ‘No DSS’ is unlawful, after a renter won a legal trial against housing benefit...

Buy-to-let investments with a tenant already in situ are most in-demand across Glasgow, according to Howsy.  The letting management platform reports that...

Who are you? David Alexander What does it say on your business card? Joint Manager Director What is apropos? Apropos is a revolutionary...

A majority of tenants are looking for unfurnished homes, new research shows.  Online property management platform Howsy analysed existing rental property listings...

A new digital property management platform from Apropos by DJ Alexander, which covers almost half of the UK, including Edinburgh, Manchester,...

To help support our NHS workers, Seven Living are offering 50 self-contained properties for free to NHS staff embarking on 14-day...

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

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

The National Homebuilding & Renovating Show takes place at the NEC exhibition centre in Birmingham later this month and you can now claim...

More than 800 landlords have been surveyed to establish where they feel offer the best buy-to-let investment opportunities in 2020.  The study,...

The locations that saw the biggest house price increases in the last year have been unveiled by the Post Office Money.  The...

A man who rented hundreds of properties that he sub-let to criminal gangs running brothels and cannabis farms has been jailed...

When it comes to investing in property, it pays to know about the latest property hotspots and up-and-coming areas whether you...

What has happened to residential property prices since the last general election just two years ago? On a national scale, the...

With 2020 fast approaching, it is time for forward thinking buy-to-let landlords to start looking for the UK’s best buy-to-let areas...

The ongoing uncertainty over how the UK will leave the EU has seen sterling drop against the dollar and euro and...

There is an increasing trend for landlords choosing to grow their residential property portfolios by taking on HMOs (House of Multiple...

Birmingham City Council has been instructed to pay a private landlord £1,269.20 after mistakingly paying housing benefit directly to his tenant.  The...

Birmingham  City Council has taken action against a House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) landlord in the Small Heath area in what...