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A rogue landlord has been fined £5,500 following a successful prosecution by Mendip council in Somerset. The council’s private sector housing team brought a...
24 June 2022
From: Breaking News

Another landlord has been hit with a substantial fine for failing to licence an HMO. Ryan Antony Otto, a director of Otto...
23 June 2022
From: Breaking News

A lettings agency claims to have identified which boroughs in the capital offer the best prospects for buy to let investors...
17 June 2022
From: Breaking News

A local authority in London is threatening landlords with enforcement action if they don’t pay up for a new license. Lewisham’s Labour...
16 June 2022
From: Breaking News

HMO minimum space standards may be changed by council A council has launched a six week consultation on proposals to change size...
13 June 2022
From: Breaking News

The Guardian newspaper has given an aggrieved tenant the opportunity to explain how he and other renters took a landlord to...
08 June 2022
From: Breaking News

Who are you? My Name is Alec Chohan, and I am a senior finance broker within the Newable Finance team based in...
07 June 2022
From: 60 Second Interview

A rogue landlord that put tenants at risk has been fined for £4,808 for breaking housing regulations on a property in...
06 June 2022
From: Breaking News

It’s now daggers-drawn between the National Residential Landlords Association and Oxford’s Labour-run council over a huge new licensing scheme. Government approval of...
26 May 2022
From: Breaking News

A market research company is to go door-to-door to seek residents’ views as part of a council’s consultation on landlord licensing. MEL...
26 May 2022
From: Breaking News

Another council is conducting a consultation process aimed at renewing its existing landlord licensing for a further five years. Sefton council has...
18 May 2022
From: Breaking News

A Midlands council is the latest to introduce an additional licensing regime for HMOs - but it’s based on a consultation...
16 May 2022
From: Breaking News

The number of HMOs in England has fallen as a result of government intervention in the market. In 2018 new regulations were...
11 May 2022
From: Breaking News

A consultation is underway into the extension of yet another private landlord licensing scheme for a further five years. Since March 2018...
10 May 2022
From: Breaking News

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...
29 April 2022
From: Legislation, Regulation & Compliance

All private rented homes in Oxford will need a licence from this September, following a green light from the government. Some 49.3...
29 April 2022
From: Breaking News

Whether you own a leasehold or freehold property, if you’re an HMO landlord who rents out rooms, individual flats or even...
23 April 2022
From: The Big Issues

New research has produced a league table of locations where capital appreciation in the past year has exceeded the average wage...
07 April 2022
From: Breaking News

The head of a guaranteed rent business has been given an 11-year ban for scamming £6.7m from property investors. Sam Eustace, 36,...
07 April 2022
From: Breaking News

A landlord has been fined £5,000 for letting an unlicensed HMO in London. The fine was issued by Haringey council after the...
04 April 2022
From: Breaking News

Private landlords who let out properties in Central West Bromwich are being urged to check if they need to apply for...
28 March 2022
From: Breaking News

A landlord has been hit with a bill of almost £25,000 for allegedly exposing vulnerable tenants to serious fire risks in...
23 March 2022
From: Breaking News

A London landlord has been fined £5,000 for letting an unlicensed HMO. The fine was issued after the landlord ignored repeated warnings...
21 March 2022
From: Breaking News

All-inclusive rents have exploded in popularity in the student rental sector over the past few years, but the rampant surge in...
19 March 2022
From: Rental Reform

Landlords with property in Breckland, South Norfolk and Broadland have been invited to attend a free online Landlord Forum networking and...
18 March 2022
From: Breaking News

A £5,000 fine handed to a landlord for not having an HMO licence has been slashed by 50 per cent. The landlord...
14 March 2022
From: Breaking News

Husband-and-wife landlords Robin and Susan Kirstein have been landed with a massive fine for letting a home that was deemed by...
14 March 2022
From: Breaking News

Another council has started consultations about stiffer controls on HMOs. Walsall council is proposing additional licensing to improve conditions and management of...
08 March 2022
From: Breaking News

A senior Labour MP has written to the Housing Secretary Michael Gove seeking reassurances that landlords will not keep council tax...
07 March 2022
From: Breaking News

Landlords of HMOs are being faced with a revaluation of their properties by HMRC which could result in many suffering tax...
02 March 2022
From: Breaking News

Private landlords in a major UK city must now provide an emergency out-of-hours contact number for dealing with anti-social behaviour, the...
28 February 2022
From: Breaking News

A non-profit organisation called Justice For Tenants has spearheaded a campaign which has ultimately led to a Rent Repayment Order being...
21 February 2022
From: Breaking News

A London council is urging landlords in the area to check whether they require a license ahead of a new regime...
18 February 2022
From: Breaking News

An MP is calling on the authorities to investigate how 15 so-called ‘super landlords’ allegedly dominate the rental market in one...
17 February 2022
From: Breaking News

The Labour MP Dame Meg Hillier is warning that some landlords of HMOs may receive the government’s financial energy assistance- and...
08 February 2022
From: Breaking News

A rogue landlord has been fined a total of £57,577.92 for running an HMO without a licence. Fahed Alam Choudhry’s property in...
08 February 2022
From: Breaking News

A rogue landlord who has already been fined on numerous occasions for similar offences has now been served with a £5,000...
28 January 2022
From: Breaking News

A council has admitted that it had received literally hundreds of complaints about landlords, and it investigates each one - yet...
14 January 2022
From: Breaking News

A London landlord has been ordered to pay over £64,000 for breaking housing regulations. In July last year Sumon Miah was found...
11 January 2022
From: Breaking News

A landlord who has been operating a licensable HMO without a licence has been fined £5,000 at a prosecution brought by...
04 January 2022
From: Breaking News

A council is considering an additional licensing scheme for HMOs in and around the High Street and town centres areas of...
04 January 2022
From: Breaking News

Bristol-based lettings management company Iletpro Ltd has been ordered to pay a total of £2,700.06 in fines and costs for failing...
17 December 2021
From: Breaking News

A landlord operating a House in Multiple Occupation without a licence has been fined £5,000. An officer from Chesterfield council carried out an...
16 December 2021
From: Breaking News

Proposals to introduce an Additional Licensing scheme for HMOs in yet another part of the country are to be discussed by...
15 December 2021
From: Breaking News

A London council has prosecuted a rogue landlord after a 30 month saga regarding the condition of an apartment. Richmond council received a...
13 December 2021
From: Breaking News

Tenants, landlords and those living or working near houses in multiple occupation in Portsmouth are being urged to share their experiences...
08 December 2021
From: Breaking News

A Labour council in London has announced plans to expand its crackdown on what it calls “shoddy landlords.” Southwark council says the...
06 December 2021
From: Breaking News

A council is consulting over a range of private rental sector measures. Leicester council is proposing a range of measures requiring landlords...
03 December 2021
From: Breaking News

Lewisham council in London is introducing a new licensing scheme for all Houses of Multiple Occupancy - claiming it will improve...
01 December 2021
From: Breaking News

Two landlords who jointly own a property to let in Wrexham have been fined for failing to licence it appropriately. Christopher Tye...
29 November 2021
From: Breaking News

Lewisham council in south London is introducing a new licensing scheme for all HMOs in the borough. It claims this will help...
22 November 2021
From: Breaking News

Something that has been touching a raw nerve with me for some time now is the issue of so called ‘rent...
13 November 2021
From: The Big Issues

A landlord has been given a severe warning over a Glasgow apartment that has been home to a noisy bagpiper and has...
10 November 2021
From: Breaking News

A landlord has been fined £24,750 and told to repay his tenants almost £47,000 in rent. In December 2018, Preston council responded...
08 November 2021
From: Breaking News

A Midlands city is starting consultation on a major extension of powers over HMOs. Leicester council wants to have an extended Article...
04 November 2021
From: Breaking News

Landlords in the East Midlands are invited to a virtual forum to find out about the implementation of two new licensing...
01 November 2021
From: Breaking News

The council in Harrogate, Yorkshire, has issued what appears to be a celebration statement about its legal action against rogue landlords. The...
29 October 2021
From: Breaking News

A fire and rescue service is asking landlords who own or manage HMOs to get involved in a pilot scheme. Over the...
28 October 2021
From: Breaking News

A planning inspector has ordered a rogue landlord to comply with enforcement notices after being found to be illegally renting two...
27 October 2021
From: Breaking News

Two married landlords from Southall have been ordered to pay over £290,000 after failing to comply with a planning enforcement notice. Kartar and...
25 October 2021
From: Breaking News

A landlord must pay thousands of pounds after illegally letting an outbuilding for over three years. Paul Vig admitted failing to comply with...
21 October 2021
From: Breaking News

A lettings agent says a new HMO licensing regime in one of London’s highest profile boroughs will reduce the number of rental...
13 October 2021
From: Breaking News

A landlord has been fined over £7,000 for letting out an unsafe and unlicensed HMO. South Gloucestershire council’s private sector housing team...
11 October 2021
From: Breaking News

A remarkable four year court battle has ended with £190,000 in fines for a rogue landlord couple who falsely claimed they...
04 October 2021
From: Breaking News

A London council has prosecuted a rogue landlord and his associated property firm for letting unsafe properties and being unlicensed -...
01 October 2021
From: Breaking News

A landlord has been ordered by a court to pay over £6,000 after admitting a string of regulation breaches. Juliet Petrovic, of...
14 September 2021
From: Breaking News

A landlord has been refused a lettings licence by a local council because he failed to keep fire safety alarm records...
07 September 2021
From: Breaking News

Landlords must pay well over £700 for entry into what is now the UK’s largest ever HMO licensing scheme, at Westminster...
02 September 2021
From: Breaking News

Home repairs service Rightio has provided a useful checklist of the hidden costs of being a landlord. Many seasoned hands will...
26 August 2021
From: Breaking News

A council is ordering all of its private rental sector landlords to clear graffiti from external walls within four weeks of...
24 August 2021
From: Breaking News

If evidence was needed that the rental market is booming right now, here’s the proof - a property with an asking...
24 August 2021
From: Breaking News

A private landlord operating an unlicensed and overcrowded property in London has been hit with a fine of more than £21,000. Brent...
12 August 2021
From: Breaking News

A council in the unusual position of having its landlord licensing proposals rejected by the government says it’s pondering its next...
11 August 2021
From: Breaking News

A local authority with a rapidly-growing number of HMOs is to consult over a new policy later this month. The Houses in...
09 August 2021
From: Breaking News

Landlords wanting to break into London buy to let have been provided with a guide to boroughs with the most discounted...
06 August 2021
From: Breaking News

A private landlord operating an unlicensed and overcrowded property in London has been hit with a fine of more than £21,000. The...
02 August 2021
From: Breaking News

Camden council in north London has become the first local authority to secure an anti-social behaviour injunction against a landlord in...
30 July 2021
From: Breaking News

A landlord has been ordered to pay thousands of pounds by magistrates after a bedroom fire revealed tenants were living in...
30 July 2021
From: Breaking News

A landlord has been given a hefty fine for housing vulnerable tenants in hazardous conditions in a case brought by a...
27 July 2021
From: Breaking News

A council in Leicestershire is poised to introduce two new licensing schemes for private landlords. Charnwood council has now approved the conditions...
23 July 2021
From: Breaking News

A one-time promoter of The Rolling Stones was so busy on the road that he forgot to get an HMO licence...
21 July 2021
From: Breaking News

A landlord has been fined more than £16,000 for failing to license his property. It is the first time South Tyneside Council...
21 July 2021
From: Breaking News

A rogue landlord who allowed vulnerable tenants to live in conditions without windows, proper washing facilities or fire safety measures at...
20 July 2021
From: Breaking News

Specialist lender Landbay has launched two new buy to let mortgage products for first time landlords who want to invest in...
13 July 2021
From: Breaking News

Fines totalling more than £250,000 were issued to rogue landlords in Barking and Dagenham last year. Offences included failing to have a...
02 July 2021
From: Breaking News

Evictions guru Paul Shamplina returns to the TV this evening but his Channel5 show has had a name change - it...
24 June 2021
From: Breaking News

A council is appealing to landlords to help it fulfil a pledge to be a sanctuary to vulnerable refugees. Bristol council has...
21 June 2021
From: Breaking News

A PropTech platform called Pitch 4 Finance has launched to help landlords and other investors source the best deals to finance...
18 June 2021
From: Breaking News

A landlord group in a major city in the south of England says many are giving up on HMOs and converting...
15 June 2021
From: Breaking News

A London council has prosecuted a landlord for renting out an unauthorised and unsafe House in Multiple Occupation. Daniella Mbachu, who owns...
10 June 2021
From: Breaking News

The Rogue Landlord Team of a local authority has triggered a civil penalty notice resulting in a fine of over £21,000...
09 June 2021
From: Breaking News

There are just three weeks left for landlords to respond to one of the largest consultations undertaken by a council in...
07 June 2021
From: Breaking News

A well-organised group of local landlords is threatening a city council with legal action over plans to expand a licensing scheme. The...
27 May 2021
From: Breaking News

Rogue landlord Siddika Begum of Salisbury has been prosecuted for failing to licence a house in multiple occupation in the town. Begum...
24 May 2021
From: Breaking News

A London council is inviting landlords and others to respond to a consultation on changes to its licensing regime. Ealing council claims...
20 May 2021
From: Breaking News

Investment bank and wealth management consultancy Arbuthnot Latham predicts the next big growth area for buy to let will be Houses...
13 May 2021
From: Breaking News

A landlord has been convicted and ordered to pay more than £11,500 in fines and legal costs for the offence of...
05 May 2021
From: Breaking News

A London council has taken a landlord company to court after complaints of poor housing conditions in five of its rented...
05 May 2021
From: Breaking News

Rental affordability in the capital has improved markedly during the pandemic according to London lettings agency Benham and Reeves. The firm analysed...
29 April 2021
From: Breaking News

A landlord has been handed nearly £30,000 in fines and costs after pleading guilty to maintenance and safety failures at three...
26 April 2021
From: Breaking News

A landlord has been fined £6,000 for failing to properly maintain a HMO in Reading. Nidan Singh, 76, has also been ordered to...
22 April 2021
From: Breaking News

Salford council in Greater Manchester is to introduce landlord licensing for HMOs where three or four tenants live - and the...
16 April 2021
From: Breaking News

For the second time this week (and it’s only Wednesday) a lender has announced cheaper mortgage loans for buy to let...
14 April 2021
From: Breaking News

A landlord has been handed penalties totalling nearly £8,000 after being found guilty of operating an unlicensed HMO. This follows an investigation...
06 April 2021
From: Breaking News

A rogue landlord has been hit with a bill of £48,000 - a record for the council which brought the prosecution. Tariq...
01 April 2021
From: Breaking News

Paragon Bank has launched a range of 80 per cent loan to value buy to let mortgages specifically for properties with...
30 March 2021
From: Breaking News

A Midlands council has given notice of two landlord licensing schemes set to be introduced later this year. Charnwood council has been...
29 March 2021
From: Breaking News

Specialist buy to let lender Landbay has launched a range of mortgages for trading limited companies buying or remortgaging houses, apartments, HMOs...
25 March 2021
From: Breaking News

A serial-offender landlord has been fined for putting tenants at serious harm from fire and exposing them to substandard and dangerous conditions. Nilendu...
22 March 2021
From: Breaking News

Landlords and managing agents of HMOs could face unlimited fines following new measures being brought in to strengthen fire safety, the...
19 March 2021
From: Breaking News

A council which has 20,000 unregulated rental properties within its area has launched a new charter to improve standards. The unregulated properties...
17 March 2021
From: Breaking News

A council has now approved plans for two of the country’s largest licensing schemes - one is so large it needs...
15 March 2021
From: Breaking News

A tenant who sub-let a property by falsely claiming to be its owner has been given a criminal record. Sonia Nascimento rented...
12 March 2021
From: Breaking News

A Labour-controlled council says it’s confident a huge new licensing scheme for one of Britain’s most high-profile cities will be voted...
10 March 2021
From: Breaking News

Around 840,000 private renters in England and Wales have built up rent arrears since lockdown measures began and one in five...
03 March 2021
From: Property Investment & Strategy

A London council is running what it describes as “an innovative project” to help private tenants reclaim rent from landlords who...
25 February 2021
From: Breaking News

A landlord in south west of England has been given a nine month prison sentence, suspended for 18 months, following a...
23 February 2021
From: Breaking News

A London authority wants to extend its licensing regime for HMOs and landlords have just over two weeks left to respond. Lambeth...
23 February 2021
From: Breaking News

Generation Rent has criticised the aspirations of some landlords who appear on the daytime BBC show Homes Under The Hammer. “The regular...
17 February 2021
From: Breaking News

A property development firm says it’s to spend up to £500m in land acquisitions over the next three years, as part...
16 February 2021
From: Breaking News

Two landlords who illegally let a London property without providing proper washing facilities or tackling serious fire hazards have been taken to...
15 February 2021
From: Breaking News

A landlord has been fined £6,000 for failing to licence a house in multiple occupation. Wolverhampton council prosecuted Aunberin Saddique after it...
12 February 2021
From: Breaking News

An investment company claims some investors who buy at auction lose money because of misrepresentations in the legal pack. The Mistoria Group...
11 February 2021
From: Breaking News

Landlords in the the Charnwood area of the Midlands are invited to give their views on the proposed conditions for two...
04 February 2021
From: Breaking News

A prominent buy to let lender has launched a range of products to help landlords improve the energy efficiency of rental...
02 February 2021
From: Breaking News

Landlords have only until February 11 to respond to the licensing proposals of the London council with the largest private rental...
28 January 2021
From: Breaking News

A landlord who failed to improve his rental property, leaving his tenants in dangerous conditions, has been fined. Haroon Karim from Nottingham...
21 January 2021
From: Breaking News

A landlord who committed 33 offences at a property he owns has been issued with civil penalties totalling £50,500. Zaheer Uddin Babar,...
18 January 2021
From: Breaking News
The changes to Mortgage Interest Tax Relief and impact on your wallet Before April 2017 landlords with a mortgage on their buy-to-let...
14 January 2021
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A landlord has been hit with what a local authority calls a record £66,000 fine after being found guilty of letting...
13 January 2021
From: Breaking News

It appears that a London borough council’s two licensing schemes have expired at the turn of the year, with no alternative...
05 January 2021
From: Breaking News

A councillor has called for all new HMOs to be created with en suite bathrooms, and not shared bathrooms. The call came during...
31 December 2020
From: Breaking News

A landlord has been fined £10,000 by her local council for failing to licence a HMO. Tracey Davies of Bath was found...
17 December 2020
From: Breaking News

A leading officer in a Labour council which has in the past taken landlords to court says this process is so...
16 December 2020
From: Breaking News

A landlord has been ordered to pay £3,928.44 after failing to licence two properties he has been letting out in Nottingham. Jaswinder...
10 December 2020
From: Breaking News

A YMCA chief executive claims the proliferation of HMOs may be endangering private tenants’ health by encouraging overcrowding and undersized-rooms. Alan Fraser,...
09 December 2020
From: Breaking News

Havering council has agreed to the extension of its landlord licensing scheme. It currently covers 12 wards and will be rolled out ...
08 December 2020
From: Breaking News

A cluster of owner occupiers living near a city centre are demanding that landlords win planning consent before operating HMOs. The Gloucestershire...
27 November 2020
From: Breaking News

Labour MP Steve McCabe has introduced a 10 Minute Rule Bill into the House of Commons to address the problems of HMO’s being...
23 November 2020
From: Breaking News

London’s Labour Mayor Sadiq Khan has launched a new tool for tenants to check on their landlords - and possibly claim...
19 November 2020
From: Breaking News

A landlord who failed to properly look after two HMOs has been fined £70,500 by an Essex council. Lystra Dorval, of Ilford,...
16 November 2020
From: Breaking News

The HMO market is buoyant, not over-saturated, and it can survive suspicions from tenants worried about Coronavirus. That’s the view of Stephanie...
13 November 2020
From: Breaking News

There’s been a significant slump in the number of new enquiry levels from landlords seeking property management and tenant-related services, according...
12 November 2020
From: Breaking News

The Labour-controlled Swansea council in south Wales is being asked by a landlord body to rethink its licensing proposals. The authority is...
12 November 2020
From: Breaking News
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HMOs are an important part of the UK housing market as they offer students and young professionals affordable accommodation. There is...
10 November 2020
From: Property Investment & Strategy

A new rent arrears protection service has launched to cater specifically for settings with tenants renting rooms rather than entire apartments or...
04 November 2020
From: Breaking News

Over 40 seminars will be held today at the latest Landlord Investment Show, which will also host a lively debate on...
03 November 2020
From: Breaking News

When it comes to conveyancing for landlords and investors, the purchasing process itself doesn’t differ that much from residential conveyancing, there...
29 October 2020
From: Property Investment & Strategy

With new regulations and rules now in place for landlords, our in-house property experts outline their 10 essential safety requirements for...
29 October 2020
From: Legislation & Compliance

A landlord has been prosecuted following the death of a tenant in a house fire at an HMO said to have...
26 October 2020
From: Breaking News

A council has prosecuted a local landlord for failing to safeguard the health, safety and welfare of his tenants. Eastleigh council took...
26 October 2020
From: Breaking News

A London local authority is to extend its current additional licensing scheme from 12 council wards to 18 - and is...
26 October 2020
From: Breaking News

A council wants to introduce private rental sector licensing as part of a pledge made back in 2018. Plymouth’s Labour controlled council pledged...
22 October 2020
From: Breaking News

Who are you? Craig Hayward How do you help landlords and property investors? With over 10 years’ experience we have been helping landlords and...
20 October 2020
From: 60 Second Interview

A landlord in Winchester has been ordered to pay nearly £30,000 in rent after a tribunal backed his tenants in a...
20 October 2020
From: Breaking News

A collapsing ceiling, filthy facilities, and an abandoned car are among the dangerous defects leading to a Banbury landlord facing a...
20 October 2020
From: Breaking News

An angry landlord has appeared at a magistrates court to deny a charge relating to local council licensing. Local media report that...
14 October 2020
From: Breaking News

Prime Central London rents fell by an average 2.3 per cent in the third quarter of 2020 according to Savills. In prime...
07 October 2020
From: Breaking News

A local authority is inviting landlords to a virtual forum to be held today to canvas views on two proposed licensing...
05 October 2020
From: Breaking News

A landlord who unlawfully let cramped and overcrowded bedsits and then harassed tenants who complained has been fined thousands of pounds...
02 October 2020
From: Breaking News

The National Landlord Investment Show is preparing three online events this month and next as it creates virtual versions of its respected...
02 October 2020
From: Breaking News

Lendinvest has revamped its buy-to-let range, with new products for student lets and deals for first-time landlords, while the lending platform...
29 September 2020
From: Breaking News

Precise Mortgages has reduced mortgage rates across its buy-to-let range by up to 0.4%. The specialist lender’s buy-to-let range, which is available...
28 September 2020
From: Breaking News

A new strategy has been launched today by Westminster City Council to help raise standards for tenants who rent privately. Westminster, which...
23 September 2020
From: Breaking News

Foundation Home Loans has cut its buy-to-let rates across all product tiers and property types. Foundation’s 80% loan-to-value (LTV) two-year fix has...
23 September 2020
From: Breaking News

Camden Council has approved the renewal of landlord licensing in the borough, extending the licensing to most Houses in Multiple Occupation...
14 August 2020
From: Breaking News

West One has launched two limited edition buy-to-let mortgage products, which both benefit from West One’s ‘no credit scoring’ approach, with...
13 August 2020
From: Breaking News

Keystone Property Finance has introduced a selection of ‘summer special’ mortgage products available for both its standard and specialist buy-to-let ranges. The...
30 July 2020
From: Breaking News

Buy-to-let landlords face having to reduce rents by at least 5% over the next five years as a growing number of...
28 July 2020
From: Breaking News

A buy-to-let landlord is looking to increase the rental value as well as the future sale price of a property in...
22 July 2020
From: Breaking News

Landbay has responded to the growing demand for buy-to-let property by increasing its maximum loan sizes from £1m to £1.5m on...
21 July 2020
From: Breaking News

Crystal Specialist Finance (CSF) has teamed up with West One to launch a new range of buy-to-let semi-exclusive products with West...
15 July 2020
From: Breaking News

SimplyBiz Mortgages has added Paragon’s buy-to-let range to its mortgage panel. The buy-to-let range includes support for SPV limited company lending, including...
06 July 2020
From: Breaking News

Who are you? My name is Benjamin Hall and I’m the Founder and Managing Director of LOFT. What services does LOFT provide? LOFT delivers...
26 June 2020
From: 60 Second Interview

More than 1,000 brokers signed up for FIBA’s recent series of four exclusive live webinars conducted by Roger Morris of Precise...
24 June 2020
From: Breaking News

Landbay has joined the Lender Exchange in order to have access to better conveyancing solicitors. Lender Exchange, owned by Decision First, is...
22 June 2020
From: Breaking News

A man deemed not to be a fit and proper person to hold a licence for a house in multiple occupation...
17 June 2020
From: Breaking News

Foundation Home Loans has made a range of changes to its buy-to-let product range, which includes increases to loan-to-value (LTV) bands,...
15 June 2020
From: Breaking News

All buy-to-let loans above £500,000 are now offered by The Mortgage Lender with a reduced completion fee of 0.5%, and from...
02 June 2020
From: Breaking News

Aldermore Bank has resumed physical mortgage valuations on rental properties for buy-to-let purchase and remortgage in England. However, larger rental properties, including...
28 May 2020
From: Breaking News

Many landlords and letting agents are increasingly concerned about the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic on their tenants and property...
22 May 2020
From: Breaking News

LendInvest has refreshed its buy-to-let product range with rates now starting from 2.99%. The mortgage products, which are available up to 75%...
21 May 2020
From: Breaking News

OneSavings Bank (OSB) has increased the loan-to-value (LTV) to 75% across their buy-to-let ranges available through Kent Reliance for Intermediaries, Precise...
20 May 2020
From: Breaking News

Foundation Home Loans has returned to new lending with the creation and launch of a new set of buy-to-let and residential...
18 May 2020
From: Breaking News

While some lenders, such as HSBC, have stopped all buy-to-let activity during the Covid-19 outbreak due to limitations on physical valuations,...
27 April 2020
From: Breaking News

Southwark Council has given the go-ahead for the introduction of a new licensing scheme which could see landlords across the borough...
20 April 2020
From: Breaking News

A number of new buy-to-let deals for both portfolio and smaller scale landlords have been launched by Paragon. The new products are...
17 April 2020
From: Breaking News

Dynamo for Intermediaries has gained exclusive access to Habito’s range of buy-to-let mortgage products, making it the first mortgage club to...
14 April 2020
From: Breaking News

The Mortgage Lender (TML) has increased rates across its buy-to-let mortgage range by 0.3%. Rates now start at 3.39% for 70% loan-to-value...
08 April 2020
From: Breaking News

With the rapid spread of coronavirus across the country, more and more landlords are asking what they need to be doing...
18 March 2020
From: Breaking News

OneSavings Bank announced a series of changes to its HMO proposition. The specialist lending and retail savings group recently introduced a new...
18 March 2020
From: Breaking News

The Mortgage Lender (TML) has made rate reductions across its new simplified buy-to-let mortgage range, which maintains a variety of fee...
10 March 2020
From: Breaking News

It’s no secret that the war on landlords has escalated heavily since 2016 and as we find ourselves in a new...
04 March 2020
From: Breaking News

Buy-to-let lender Landbay has announced a product refresh across a series of its products, including the addition of fees to 80%...
03 March 2020
From: Breaking News

If the private rental sector and sharing economy is to continue to thrive, regular engagement with your tenants is required to...
27 February 2020
From: Breaking News

The Residential Landlords Associations (RLA) is calling on the government to delay introducing new electrical safety rules to help ensure that...
25 February 2020
From: Breaking News

Kensington Mortgages has cut rates across its buy-to-let range. Highlights include its 85% loan-to-value product, available on a two-year fix, which has...
20 February 2020
From: Breaking News

Foundation Home Loans has made a series of rate reductions across a number of products in its core buy-to-let range. The rate...
11 February 2020
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Rents in prime London and its commuter belt are expected edge higher this year due to the widening supply-demand imbalance in...
10 February 2020
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Aldermore Bank has relaunched its buy-to-let proposition with a view to offering landlords greater choice, flexibility, new products, reduced rates, and...
10 February 2020
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The Mortgage Lender has amended its buy-to-let criteria by increasing its lending threshold from £2.5m to £5m, while also removing the...
29 January 2020
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Buy-to-let landlords currently looking to buy property are targeting Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMO) more than any other property type, according...
23 January 2020
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Shawbrook Banks has simplified its buy-to-let range down to just three products, a few months after streamlining its range from 10 to...
23 January 2020
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Landbay, the buy-to-let mortgage lender, has joined forces with The Financial Intermediary & Broker Association (FIBA) to provide landlords using certain...
21 January 2020
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LendInvest has made several changes to its buy-to-let product range in a bid to appeal to borrowers. The lender has increased the...
20 January 2020
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The Property Investor & Homebuyer Show, the UK’s most comprehensive property exhibition, takes place at London ExCeL in April – 3 &...
17 January 2020
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The State Bank of India’s (SBI UK) buy-to-let product range is now available through Legal and General Mortgage Club. The company provides...
13 January 2020
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A quarter of private landlords plan to sell at least one property this year in the face of lower profits, according...
08 January 2020
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Paragon has reduced borrowing rates across its range of buy-to-let mortgage products, available at up to 80% loan-to-value. The deals, which are suitable...
07 January 2020
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An unscrupulous landlord has been fined £27,000 over an unlicensed HMO in Luton with multiple fire and safety breaches. Luton Magistrates Court...
02 January 2020
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Property search data from Rightmove over the past 12 months has been analysed to reveal the most sought-after areas for a...
31 December 2019
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A rogue landlord in Doncaster has been given a banning order for two-and-a-half years after repeatedly putting tenants’ lives at risk...
18 December 2019
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A significant number of landlords plan to remortgage over the next year, fresh research by BDRC, on behalf of Precise Mortgages,...
16 December 2019
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Slough Borough Council has taken action against an unscrupulous landlord in Slough who to date has refused to pay a fine...
12 December 2019
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A buy-to-let landlord who was originally fined £31,499 by Coventry City Council for breaches of the Housing Act 2004 has had...
11 December 2019
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City of York Council has vowed to crack down on rogue landlords looking to exploit the housing market, as part of...
03 December 2019
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Fleet Mortgages has cut rates to two of its 80% loan-to-value (LTV) products in both its standard and HMO product ranges. The...
03 December 2019
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Brent Council in north London will be taking action against a buy-to-let landlord who is accused of “exploiting tenants” after 17...
29 November 2019
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With the festive season fast approaching, it is completely natural for everyone to start winding down a bit at this time...
28 November 2019
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Vida Homeloans has overhauled its buy-to-let product range by reducing rates and making criteria changes. The specialist mortgage lender has cut rates...