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What are the main causes of tension and disagreements between tenants and landlords ahead of the Rental Reform Bill, which is expected to...

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...

The Tenancy Deposit Service API has now integrated with Yaris, a cloud-based property management software provider. The integration allows landlords, agents and operators...

The significant majority of private renters are happy with their properties, status and their landlords according to a new survey. A report...

It goes without saying that any decent landlord wants to provide their tenants with a safe and secure home and to...

Buy-to-let lending hit its highest ever level last year, spurred on by record levels of tenant demand, the Stamp Duty Holiday...

Trading Standards has approved a new alternative dispute resolution body for the private rental sector. It’s The Dispute Service Ltd, and it...

Has there ever been a better time to buy-to-let?  Zoopla just last week revealed that demand and rent prices, especially in city...

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

Nobody wants to have to end a tenancy with deductions from a tenancy deposit! Here we share our expert tips for landlords to pass...

Purplebricks claims that its failure to comply with tenant deposit legislation last year is now in the past and was merely...

There’s a 15 year record high in the number of buy to let mortgage products available for current or new landlords. The...

Purplebricks has denied speculation that it’s selling off its rental division and moving landlord clients to a new agency.  A company statement...

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

The Daily Telegraph is reporting that Purplebricks could face a bill of as much as £30m “after it put thousands of landlords...

Airbnb can make life easier for UK landlords by increasing yields, simplifying the rental process and providing peace of mind against...

A  council is set to ask local landlords of rental properties to join an accreditation scheme to improve standards and deliver...

Purplebricks is refusing to say how many landlords were affected by its failure to comply with the law requiring tenants’ deposits to...

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

A major supplier to the lettings sector says there’s no reason landlords should not allow pets into properties so long as there...

Activists group Generation Rent is urging renters who have renewed their tenancy but not moved since May 2019 to check if...

Growing numbers of landlords are quitting the sector, prompting a supply shortage and rent rises according to a market snapshot by...

The government is not budging on the Tenant Fees Act and will not amend it to allow separate and additional charging...

More landlords and tenants are opting to solve disputes independently, saving them weeks of waiting and potential stress caused by lengthy...

Yet again the issue of cleaning has been identified as the single largest cause of end-of-tenancy disputes leading to deposits being...

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

The first-ever history of Tenancy Deposit legislation, legal challenges and proposed future changes has been published by the House of Commons...

The London rental market may be in for a boom as figures show Londoners purchased over 60,000 homes outside the capital...

The pandemic has made future prospects for renters worse, according to a new survey.  Four out of 10 tenants questioned by the...

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

A supplier to the niche Build To Rent sector claims new research shows private rental tenants happy to pay a premium...

Yet another lettings agency says the private rental sector would be wise to encourage tenants with pets. Earlier this week it was...

New figures show that in England and Wales, 69 per cent of disputed deposits are split between the landlord and tenant,...

It’s been reported that the Lloyds Banking Group is set to buy its first property as it seeks to become a...

Activist group Generation Rent are telling tenants to use the slightest documentation error by landlords to avoid eviction. It claims as many...

Landlords in a Midlands city are being asked to help find safe places to live for homeless individuals and families. The council...

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

An interiors company claims a 10 point guide for private tenants will ensure they get all of their deposit back when...

Activists led by Baroness Alicia Kennedy of Generation Rent say the proposed reform of the private rental system must include a...

The landlords’ trade body has given its support to the principle of consultation before the much-hyped Renters Reform Bill becomes law. Yesterday’s...

The government has confirmed that reform of the private rental sector will be a priority for the coming session of Parliament. A...

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...

The private rental sector is in slow retreat according to a new analysis by Nationwide-owned specialist lender, The Mortgage Works. Nationwide chief...

The mortgage market is becoming increasingly competitive for landlords who want to take advantage of offers as the economy comes out...

The State Opening of Parliament will take place on Tuesday May 11, with many expecting this to be when the government confirms...

TV star Robert Rinder - best known for his performances under the guise of Judge Rinder - has made an outspoken...

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

Activists from the Acorn campaign are pressing a council to get tough on landlords. Acorn has waged anti-landlord and anti-letting agent campaigns...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I’m David Hackett, Head of Business Development for The DPS    What...

A major survey of landlords, tenants and letting agents suggests Covid-related arrears may not be the big problem as some fear. The...

Scams involving fake landlords and bogus lettings agents are rife in the private rentals sector, and may have been made worse...

An investment company claims some investors who buy at auction lose money because of misrepresentations in the legal pack.  The Mistoria Group...

Newly released data shows precisely what subjects lead to deposit disputes - and a long-standing issue is in the number one...

The National Residential Landlords Association has called for flexibility from government when it comes to insisting private rental sector properties have...

Insurance company CIA landlord has prepared a league table of the most and least profitable locations for buy to let landlords. It’s...

It’s been revealed that in just one part of Scotland, renters have failed to claim back over £188,000 in deposits at...

Junior housing minister Kelly Tolhurst says the government will introduce the controversial Renters Reform Bill “very soon.” This Bill is the one which...

The National Residential Landlords Association has released its manifesto for the 2021 Welsh Parliament elections - and it makes the case...

PropTech company Reposit has launched a product allowing properties to be let on a deposit-free basis whilst ensuring landlords are protected...

There’s been a modest increase in deposit protections across England and Wales in the past year. Data from the Tenancy Deposit Service...

A league table of UK cities where it takes the longest for first time buyers to save for a deposit may...

Research from a deposit replacement scheme, Ome, suggests the first lockdown was sharply followed by a surge in tenancies - begging...

A new survey suggests that one in five individual and multi-property landlords felt unprepared when they first started letting properties -...

A new study of over 2,000 landlords reveals that only a quarter of them instruct agents to fully manage their investment properties...

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

A letting agent in Nottinghamshire stole close to £30,000 from several landlord clients and tenants to help prevent his business from...

More needs to be done to help support tenants, especially those facing financial hardship as a consequence of the Covid-19 pandemic,...

London has long been home to the highest rental deposits, but what other regions in England are seeing tenants pay above...

A BTL landlord has proved to be a big social media hit after issuing his tenants with a bonus when returning...

A number of organisations from across the housing sector have teamed up to support landlords and tenants facing rent arrears as...

With fraudulent mortgage applications up by 5% in 2019, anti-money laundering service, SmartSearch, has compiled some key things to consider to...

Mortgage advisor jobs - shortage of advisors to meet demand The mortgage market, like all other parts of the property industry,...

The government has provided clarification on deposit cap requirements following the end of the transition period on 31 May. For tenancies in...

Accord Buy To Let’s mortgage offering is now back to pre-coronavirus levels, with products available at up to 80% loan-to-value (LTV)...

The Property Ombudsman (TPO) dealt with 2,518 letting complaints last year, according to the organisation’s 2019 annual report, which shows continued...

Thousands of property investors, including buy-to-let landlords adding to their portfolios, face potential legal disputes if they avoid completion of transactions,...

It is estimated that £4.5bn of cash is currently tied up in rental deposits, providing landlords with a degree of security...

The Tenancy Deposit Scheme (TDS) has published updated guidance to the tenancy deposit protection (TDP) legislation in England and Wales. The information...

The average tenancy deposit paid by tenants in Britain now stands at £1,139, fresh analysis from Ome, part of Hamilton Fraser, shows.   The...

The former owner of an estate agency in Ipswich which went bust owing landlords and tenants just over £28,000 after being...

A letting agent who failed to safeguard £28,000 worth of tenants’ deposits and rent destined for landlords has been handed a...

There has been much debate in recent days about deposit-free renting and whether letting agents have been mis-selling deposit alternative products,...

flatfair, which lets landlords offer deposit-free renting to tenants, has defended nil deposit schemes as an alternative to a traditional deposit,...

Renters across England have made an average saving of £163.08 since tenancy security deposits were capped last year at the equivalent...

Despite increased rent prices, the proportion of income spent by tenants on rent decreased between 2016 and 2019, according to The Deposit...

A senior director at a letting agency in Exeter has been handed a six-year ban after failing to safeguard more than £68,000...

A lack of communication when withholding a deposit is the most common cause for deposit disputes between landlords and tenants, according...

When renting a property out, landlords and letting recognise that it is important to take a deposit from the tenant and...

The Queen has announced the new government's priorities for its coming term, and it includes a proposal to abolish Section 21...

An unscrupulous letting agent has been jailed for two years for conning landlords and tenants out of almost a quarter of...

The cost of the average deposit paid by renters has dropped to £1,299, new figures show.  The latest research from Hamilton Fraser’s...

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

Boris Johnson launched the Conservative Party manifesto yesterday with a promise to “Get Brexit done”, and although the document was rather...

Despite the political and economic uncertainty, SafeDeposits Scotland has found that the vast majority of landlords north of the border remain...

Moda Living has welcomed Boris Johnson’s pledge to introduce government-backed “lifetime rental deposits” to reduce the cost of moving from one...

The Conservatives have pledged to introduce a new scheme to allow tenants to transfer their tenancy deposits when they move homes.  The...

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

Skipton International has announced plans to expand its buy-to-let mortgage lending and increase offshore savings deposits. Skipton, which offers buy-to-let mortgages to...

Following on from the success of recent training events in Glasgow, Edinburgh and Inverness, designed to help landlords better manage tenancy deposits...

When renting a property out, landlords recognise that it is important to take a deposit from the tenant and place it...

A number of landlords are jeopardising their property investments - probably their biggest assets - by failing to comply with basic...

An unscruplous landlord has been handed a £7,500 fine after he broke tenancy laws by claiming a flat in the Warriston...

Three rogue operators in London have been sentenced after pleading guilty to money laundering fraudulent rental payments received for properties that...

Deposit-free renting provider flatfair has signed a partnership with Hunters which has more than 200 letting branches across the UK. The move...

With 543 disputes having arisen between landlords and tenants in the Glasgow postcode area in the last 12 months, SafeDeposits Scotland,...

More than 2,000 tenants in Scotland appear to have forgotten to claim back their deposits collectively worth in excess of £500,000,...

There was a 73% increase in the number of landlords and letting agents that signed up to the TDS' custodial scheme during 2018-19,...

When it comes to buying, selling, letting or renting a property, you will likely be faced with words, phrases, acronyms and...

With 490 disputes having arisen between landlords and tenants in the Edinburgh area in the last 12 months, SafeDeposits Scotland, which...

With the latest research showing that 50 disputes have arisen between landlords and tenants in the Inverness area in the last 12...

The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) has proposed that tenants should be permitted to transfer a deposit between landlords when moving property.  The...

A growing number of buy-to-let landlords are charging what has been described as a ‘pet rent’ of up to £50 a...

It is now illegal for tenants to be charged by landlords or letting agents in Wales in order to set up or...

On Sunday 1st September 2019, the Renting Homes (fees etc) (Wales) Act will come into force in Wales. The Act means that...

With just a few days until the Welsh tenant fee ban is introduced, landlords in Wales are being urged to adapt...

The Renting Homes (Fees Etc.) (Wales) Act 2019, banning landlords and letting agents from charging fees to tenants, will come into...

TSB has cut rates on selected buy-to-let fixed and tracker remortgage rates up to 75% loan-to-value (LTV). The lender last made notable...

The most reliable indicator of rental trends in the UK As the largest provider of deposit protection in the UK, our database...

The Renting Homes (Fees Etc.) (Wales) Act 2019, banning landlords and agents from charging fees to tenants, will come into effect...

Buy-to-let landlords north of the border have been applauded for renting responsibly after SafeDeposits Scotland researched rates of landlords failing to...

Do you know how much your deposits should be? Since June 1 of this year, the government has capped deposits at...

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

More than four out of ten tenancy deposits managed by the Deposit Protection Service (DPS) are currently higher than the recently...

The government’s decision to cap tenancy deposits at no more than five weeks’ rent where the annual rent is up to...

Australia is the popular country of residence for overseas Scottish property owners, followed by the USA, new figures show. SafeDeposits Scotland, the...

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

Habito has launched its own range of buy-to-let products for individual landlords. The Habito-branded mortgages, which will be available through its new...

The Mortgage Works (TMW) has cut selected two and five-year rates by up to 0.6% and introduced a range of 50%...

Tenants could be permitted to transfer rental deposits directly between landlords instead of having to pay up for their next property...

Earlier this month the Tenant Fee Ban was introduced, after much fanfare from the Government. However, it is not the only...

Tenant referencing and lettings insurance provider, Barbon Insurance Group, has teamed up with flatfair to co-market the two companies’ products and...

From tomorrow, it will be illegal for tenants in England to be charged letting fees, with deposits capped at five weeks’...

When renting a property out, landlords recognise that it is important to take a deposit from the tenant and place it...

The Tenant Fees Act, better known simply as the tenant fees ban, is coming into force from June 1 2019. It...

Rents in London look set to rise sharply over the next few months, as the supply of rental accommodation dwindles while...

An estate agency in the West Midlands has shut down leaving clients demanding their cash. Landlords and tenants who dealt with the...

Accord Buy To Let has launched a new range of 80% loan-to-value (LTV) products, designed to give landlords with smaller deposits...

The ban on fees charged by landlords and letting agents in Wales will be introduced in September, after it received Royal...

Landlords and letting agents are being urged to prepare for a significant increase in tenant activity from the start of next...

Housing Hand has launched a new rent guarantor scheme to help tenants secure accommodation. Research by Housing Hand shows that there has...

Almost one in three renters have no intention of ever acquiring their own property, mainly because they are happy living in...

As many of you already know, the ban on tenant fees will come into force on 1 June 2019, and the...

The ban on fees charged by landlords and letting agents in Wales will be introduced in September, subject to it receiving...

Landlords and letting agents will soon be banned from charging fees to private rental tenants in Wales after a Bill banning...

Tax and legislative changes have unsurprisingly left many buy-to-let investors with little alternative but to pass costs onto tenants by pushing up...

A new series of Academy events across the country designed to educate landlords and letting agents on the ins and outs...

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

In a bid to improve relationships between letting agents, landlords, and tenants north of the border, fresh funding has been made...

A third of UK renters have no plans to ever buy property, preparing instead for life as a long-term tenant, according...

For landlords, buying a property, making a few renovations and renting it out may sound like a simple feat, but it...

For landlords, experiencing occasional void periods is inevitable and often out of your control. If a tenant’s circumstances change, they could...

The Ministry for Housing, Community and Local Government (MHCLG) has announced that £45.5m will be made available to help find homeless...

Landlords in Scotland are being offered an opportunity to attend new tenancy deposit adjudication workshops designed to offer training in tenancy...

The gap between the cost of buying and renting is down 59%, its lowest level in nine years, according to the...

The latest UK Finance household lending and deposits data reveals that gross mortgage lending across the residential market dropped in January,...

Client Money Protect, part of the Hamilton Fraser group, has been awarded consent to operate a client money protection scheme when...

Who are you?  Paul Shamplina What does it say on your business card? Founder and Director of Landlord Action and Brand Ambassador of...

The Tenant Fees Bill, banning landlord and agents from charging fees to tenants, has become an Act of Parliament after being...

The cost of average deposits has increased across the UK, according to the latest Statistical Briefing report by The Dispute Service...

Hamilton Fraser has acquired the National Landlords Association’s (NLA) Tenancy Deposit Solutions Ltd (TDSL) shares, enabling the firm to take full...

Deposit-free renting will be a subject of discussion on the ‘You and Yours’ consumer affairs programme to be broadcast today on BBC...

Accord Buy to Let has launched a five-year fixed rate deal at 2.22% up to 60% loan-to-value (LTV), as part of...

With research showing that around 61% of privately rented flats in Scotland currently have common areas like stairways and roofs in...

With a new year now upon us, it’s time to look forward to what might happen (and what is definitely happening)...

Deposit-free renting is growing increasingly popular, with more providers than ever before now providing tenants with a range of nil deposit...

Deposit-free renting is growing increasingly popular, with more providers than ever before now providing tenants with a range of nil deposit...

The recent conviction of former letting agent Heather Crabb for illegally pocketing £260,000 from renters in Plymouth has contributed significantly to...

Less than 1% of private tenancies in Northern Ireland ended in a dispute over the deposit in the 12 months to...

Landlords in West Bromwich should be aware that local letting agent, The Lettings Shop (TLS), located in High Street has been...

At least 19 landlords and tenants have been left £105,000 out of pocket by unscrupulous letting agents who ran London-based letting...

There has been a sharp rise in the number of tenancy deposits held across the UK, new figures provided by deposit...

The tenancy security deposits that tenants leave with landlords or their letting agents will be capped at a maximum of five...

Having ignored calls to stop punishing landlords and rethink its stamp duty attack on the buy-to-let sector, along with the phasing out of mortgage...

A fresh survey of more than 1,000 people involved in the UK private rental sector has found a staggering and worrying...

The private rented sector is a challenging landscape to negotiate, with tax changes and ever-changing regulation meaning that landlords now, more...

Trading standards will almost certainly need help from consumers to help police the ban on letting fees, according to PayProp. As part...

Even though the most recent Budget offered some welcome relief for landlords and the buy-to-let sector as a whole, there are...

Just 0.85% of all tenancies ended in a dispute over the tenancy deposit in the 12 months to March 2018, according...

Tenant deposit protection scheme, TDS, will be hosting a half-day workshop in London in February, designed to give landlords and property...

Buy-to-let landlords have been accused of “routinely and illegally” withholding deposits from tenants and subjecting many people living in private rented...

Landlords and letting agents could be banned from charging fees to private rental tenants in Wales under plans for a new...

Rent arrears are a real concern for a number of landlords across the UK, especially as it can have a significant...

homes4u is the latest letting agency to sign up to the Zero Deposit scheme, a tenant’s deposit replacement product, designed to...

The government is being urged to take action to clampdown on landlords that fail to protect tenants’ deposits in an approved...

Thousands of vulnerable people facing homelessness look set to benefit from a new £20m initiative designed to help them secure a private...

Almost a quarter of students lost part of their rental deposit when they left their accommodation at the end of the...

Thousands of buy-to-let landlords are breaking the law by not putting their tenant’s deposit into a government-backed deposit tenancy deposit protection...

Buy-to-let landlords in Scotland are being reminded that new rules have been introduced which affect the way letting agencies are able...

A letting agency in Isleworth, West London, which was recently penalised for a number of offences, has been expelled from The...

The Liberal Democrats once again called for the introduction of mandatory licensing for PRS homes as well as a publicly available...

Close to half of private renters would like to see tenant deposits scrapped and replaced with deposit protection insurance, according to...

A high number of private tenants do not know how to claim their deposit back, a new survey has revealed. Research by...

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

A letting agent in Newmarket has disappeared owing landlords thousands of pounds in rent. The head of Smart Residential, Frank Smart, was...

Landlords are set to lose out on millions of pounds through a clampdown on rental fees after the government yesterday announced...

Cleaning has once again been identified as the most common cause of a tenancy deposit dispute in the private rented property...

A briefing paper on tenancy deposit schemes has been published by the House of Commons ahead of the Report Stage and...

The chief executive officer of mydeposits, Eddie Hooker, has defended the current system of deposit protection schemes following criticisms from Which?.   The consumer group...

The existing tenant deposit system is “broken” and in desperate need of reform after a new report revealed that one in...

A buy-to-let landlord has been found guilty of aggressive practices, failing to protect a tenancy deposit and operating an unlicensed House...

The Association of Independent Inventory Clerks (AIIC) remains hopeful that independent inventory reporting will become a compulsory requirement. The AIIC, the UK’s...

‘Open banking’ provider TrueLayer has teamed up with Goodlord to enhance the proptech platform’s fintech integration for landlords, tenants and agents. Goodlord’s...

Students may work hard, but many also party hard, which is largely why they have a reputation for being bad tenants. Binge-drinking...

Rogue letting agents and landlords have reportedly been convicted of stealing almost £1m worth of tenancy deposits so far this year,...

Letting agents are being accused of failing tenants, after a small group of cowboy agents showed prospective tenants around mouldy properties...

Many buy-to-let landlords may have reacted angrily to government proposals that will give tenants a minimum three year contract, but one...

The government has launched new online information designed to help renters and landlords know their rights. The rental guides, published by the...

If you’re a landlord who is currently out of work or unemployed who wishes to buy a new BTL property or...

The tenancy security deposits that tenants leave with landlords or their letting agents should be capped at a maximum of three...

Landlords in Norfolk claim that they are owed thousands in unpaid rent while tenant deposits were left unprotected by a local...

Landlords and letting agents could soon be banned from charging fees to private tenants in Wales under plans for a new...

There has been a significant increase in the number of students and young professionals applying for a rent guarantor to secure...

If you’re a landlord and wish to raise finance against an existing buy to let property and don’t have proof of...

As a property professional working in the lettings market, I feel that the moves to stamp out poor landlord practice and...

The Property Ombudsman (TPO) scheme has released its latest annual report revealing an increase in the number of consumers contacting the...

Buy-to-let landlords are being advised to think seriously about how they can recoup costs to help pay for higher letting agents...

MakeUrMove is warning that a significant number of buy-to-let landlords are thinking about quitting the private rented sector due to problem tenants...

The ban on letting fees charged by landlords and letting agents is on its way, along with new rules on deposits,...

The tenancy security deposits that tenants leave with landlords or their letting agents will be capped at a maximum of six...

There has been a significant increase in the number of millennials investing in property crowdfunding, new research by Shojin Property Partners...

David Salusbury, the former chairman of the National Landlords Association (NLA), the UK Association of Letting Agents (UKALA), and of mydeposits,...

The number of English landlords renting out properties in Scotland has quadrupled since 2012, thanks to cheaper property prices north of...

The law has finally caught up with a letting agent who stole £22,000 from clients, including landlords. Peter Bell, now the former...

Seven in ten prospective tenants registered with MovingSoon.co.uk, a website that advertises affordable housing for renters, believe deposit-free renting is a...

The security deposits that tenants leave with their landlord or their letting agent could be capped at no more than five...

Deposit-free renting provider Flatfair has signed a partnership with the UK's largest independent estate agency Spicerhaart which has 100 letting branches...

EastEnders has been praised by the Tenancy Deposit Scheme (TDS) for a recent storyline tackling tenancy deposit issues faced by some...

Plans to cap the security deposits that tenants leave with landlords or their letting agents at no more than six weeks...

Tenants in London are now required to pay up to £8,650 just to move into a rented home, it has been...

Virgin Money has introduced a new £750 cashback incentive on its intermediary exclusive buy-to-let range, available for a limited time. The new...

Recent research from Fixflo shows that nearly 42% of all agents in the UK believe the looming letting fees ban will...

Deposit protection scheme, TDS, has announced 20 new dates for its ‘Academy’ training events running over the next year across England...

The average tenancy deposit paid by tenants in Britain’s largest cities now stands at £1,057, with deposits for properties in London and...

Buy-to-let landlords and letting agents working in the private rented sector in England are being invited to offer their views in...

Rogue letting agents have reportedly been convicted of stealing more than £750,000 worth of tenancy deposits so far this year –...

A new training event will held in Northumberland next week to help buy-to-let landlords manage their tenancies and properties. The training session,...

The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) is seeking greater clarification from the Labour party after it put forward new proposals this week...

We all know that buying a home is a distant dream for many young people without wealthy parents, but there is...

An unscrupulous individual pretending to be a private landlord in order to scam more than £10,000 from unsuspecting tenants before going...

Landlords in Norwich are being offered an opportunity to attend a couple of workshops designed to give landlords and property professionals...

Buy-to-let landlords seeking an alternative to conventional, interest-bearing, property finance products, may be interested to learn that Islamic buy-to-let property finance...

More than half of those who bought, sold or rented a home in the last five years had issues with their...

Rogue letting agents were reportedly convicted of stealing just over £926,000 worth of tenancy deposits in 2017, fresh analysis from deposit-free...

As a landlord do you know your rights and responsibilities? Well, it would appear that many people, including tenants, do not...

The government’s proposal to cap tenancy deposits to six weeks’ rent will save many tenants money, given that a number of...

When renting out a property, most landlords opt to take a deposit from the tenant before the tenancy starts. The deposit...

The government’s decision to introduce a draft bill to parliament this week to ban letting agents and landlords from charging introductory...

The security deposits that tenants leave with landlords or their letting agents will be capped at no more than six weeks...

When renting out a property most landlords opt to take a deposit from the tenant prior to the tenancy starting. The...

dLighted, the insurance backed deposit-free renting solution, is once again trying to persuade more landlords and tenants to use its service...

Given that thousands of landlords and tenants are not protected by client money protection (CMP), placing money held by letting agents are...

The secretary of state for Wales has called for greater protections for tenants and a crackdown on rogue landlords in Wales. Welsh...

The recent conviction of letting agent Lee Grace for illegally keeping £45,000 of tenancy deposits has contributed significantly to the near...

When Scotland introduced tenancy deposit protection over five years ago, it offered a much needed level of security to landlords and...

A new licensing system in the West London neighbourhoods of Hammersmith, Shepherd’s Bush, Fulham, Chiswick and Ealing aims to protect landlords...

New research from Fixflo shows that nearly 42% of all agents in the UK believe the looming letting fees ban will...

With many landlords and letting agents now demanding tenant deposits equivalent to six weeks, many renters across the country are required...

Direct Line Group has announced that it has taken a 15% equity stake in Canopy, a rental market disruptor founded last...

With personal debt burden continuing to rise, anti-deposit campaigner Ajay Jagota of Dlighted has once again called for tenant deposits to be scrapped. The...

Two new limited edition fixed rate buy-to-let remortgage products have been launched by The Mortgage Works (TMW). The new mortgage deals, which...

A landlord has been ordered to pay almost £10,000 after tenants were discovered living in appalling, cramped conditions, as Brent Council...

With more sales and letting agent branches than ever before now signed up to redress schemes, partly because it has been...

The Property Ombudsman (TPO) has opted to extend its exclusion of a letting agency by an additional four years after seven...

Private landlords are being advised to adopt a more professional approach when it comes to managing their property portfolio, after new...

The Tenancy Deposit Scheme (TDS) has launched a new guide to make the process of concluding a lease easier for landlords,...

Tenants and landlords accounted for over 85% of complaints made to The Property Redress Scheme (The PRS) in 2016.  The organisation's annual...

Despite the anti-landlord policies adopted by the government, many investors continue to be drawn to the buy-to-let market as the returns...

Void periods are inevitable. But no landlords wants to experience excessive or lengthy void periods as that can significantly impact the...

Buy-to-let landlords are currently in retreat in the property market, leaving many prospective first-time buyers, including many existing tenants, in a...

With almost 5.8 million households expected to be living in private rented accommodation within four years as homeownership and social renting...

The government’s proposals to cap tenancy deposits at no more than one month’s rent, as announced in the Queen’s Speech, will...

It is now 10 years since tenancy deposit schemes were first introduced in England and Wales, providing landlords with greater protection...

When renting out a property, most landlords or their letting agents opt to take an upfront deposit from the tenant prior...

A rogue landlord who forced susceptible women into prostitution and sexually assaulted others while ruling his £16m property empire has been...

  The average tenancy deposit paid by tenants in England and Wales now stands at £967.84, with deposits of properties with a...

Rental operator Get Living has announced that it is to abolish tenancy deposits for new residents from July and return existing...

As we approach the end of the academic year, you may care to remind any student tenants that you have to...

A new three-year fixed rate buy-to-let mortgage at 3.69%, available at up to 65% loan-to-value (LTV), has been launched by Keystone...

Following a recent report which claimed that one third of private tenants would not tell their landlord if they did significant...

The recent conviction of letting agent Thirunga Damayantharan for illegally keeping £15,000 of tenancy deposits has taken the total value of...

A tenant forgot to claim back a deposit of £5,250 and eventually only did so after being tracked down by staff...

Following a raft of changes, including tax measures, in the buy-to-let sector, the government has now published its consultation on banning...

The Deposit Protection Service (The DPS) is celebrating a decade of custodial deposit protection this week as it marks the 10th...

A letting agent in Croydon has been sentenced to 19 months in prison after being found guilty of keeping more than...

The gap between income and house prices has sky-rocketed so much in recent years that a growing number of younger people...

​Silicon Valley fintech investor Ribbit Capital is backing a new property technology venture designed to transform the private rental market.  Proptech startup...

Buy-to-let landlords are well within their rights to make appropriate deductions from a tenancy deposit when a tenant breaches the terms...

A number of landlords putting their property investments - probably their biggest assets - at risk by failing to comply with...