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A new political party called Breakthrough is campaigning for radical reform of the rental sector and housing in general. The party -...

A local council is working with energy company E.ON to offer private landlords in the local patch up to £10,000 worth...

A portfolio landlord’s deal for an £11m re-financing package has been struck with a bank. The landlord was looking to refinance 63...

Newport council in South Wales says it’s researching into the private rental sector to assess how best it can support landlords. In...

There’s only today and tomorrow left for landlords to respond to the committee of MPs currently calling for evidence concerning the...

A senior figure at the right wing magazine The Spectator has slammed landlords for blatant profiteering. The magazine’s assistant online editor says...

A trade body is warning that landlords may face a new challenge if, as expected, the government agrees a controversial expansion...

Mortgage activity is forecast to fall by six per cent by year-end as the market feels the brunt of interest rate...

A landlord insurance company has identified the three most common reasons for landlords submitting a claim. The 10 most common reasons for...

A 10 week consultation by Portsmouth council on proposals for new HMO licensing has finished with 1,050 responses. Licences are required for...

In an unexpected statement from the government it’s been announced that social housing residents will be able to get training and support...

A new survey shows that UK workers are going into the office on average just 1.5 days a week - a...

New research from an online buy to let mortgage broker shows that average rates for some typical deals favoured by landlords...

A new analysis by a lending company has revealed the average rent secured on a holiday let in 21 areas of...

A new survey suggests large numbers of tenants are worried about the risk of falling behind with the rent or even...

The housing chief of the Scottish Government says that all homes in that country - irrespective of tenure - must hit...

Landlords may be alarmed at Rightmove’s latest asking price market snapshot which shows an average 1.3 per cent fall this month. But...

Citizens Advice wants landlords and tenants in a specific part of the country to help inform government about improving the uptake...

New government figures show 3,405 households in the private rented sector were evicted by bailiffs in England between April and June this year...

A landlord has pleaded guilty of four counts of breaching a Criminal Behaviour Order and told to expect to pay “a...

Amateur landlords have fallen out of favour. Buy-to-let properties – once the darling of budding investors looking for stable, long-term returns...

More SME landlords are seeking advice about whether now is the right time to incorporate, before progressing plans to secure more...

The UK government’s ban on the sale of new combustion cars from 2030 is fuelling a surge in Electric Vehicle adoption....

ARLA Propertymark has released details of its written response to a Parliamentary committee investigating the impact of Airbnb-style short lets on...

London Labour Mayor Sadiq Khan wants private landlords letting ex-council properties to consider selling the properties to local councils.  Since launching in...

An upbeat report on the booming private rental market in Prime Central London has been released by investment consultancy London Central...

Existing homes have risen some eight per cent in value in the past year while the price of a typical new...

PropTech firm Kamma says total fines for agents and landlords have now topped £8m in London alone with a £238,000 increase...

A pilot scheme described as helping “tenants threatened with eviction to stay in their homes” has been extended after Cornwall Council...

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

Generation Rent is promoting another rent freeze campaign. In a short series of tweets, and in relation to the predicted energy price...

Islington Council in London has prosecuted a landlord who repeatedly failed to comply with licensing regulations, including refusal to provide a...

Tenant demand is surging in Outer London areas according tones research undertaken on behalf of specialist buy to let lender Paragon...

A warning has been issued that anyone wanting a mortgage in future may put their credit rating at risk if they...

A prominent personal finance analyst says renters in the private sector are amongst the most badly hit by the cost of...

Data released by the Tenancy Deposit Service shows that the number of deposits protected has increased across the whole of the...

Savills says Prime London rents are to rise by 12.0 per cent in 2022 and by a total 18.3 per cent...

Hounslow council in London has introduced new measures for conversions of family homes into HMOs for three to six tenants. Investors will...

The National Residential Landlords Association has hit out at what it calls “baseless suggestions” that landlords will not pass on energy...

An analysis from PropTech firm Goodlord claims that landlords would have lost a combined £1m over the last year without anti-fraud...

In what has been described as a ‘first’ by the local authority concerned, a rogue landlord has been banned from letting...

A job at the Generation Rent campaign group is being advertised on a site dedicated to jobs working for MPs. The post...

Refusing to have a professional inventory on a property could be a false economy for landlords. That’s the view of the Association...

New figures show that the amount of Capital Gains Tax raked in by HM Revenue & Customs has skyrocketed.  The Revenue received...

There is still time for landlords to influence the specific provisions of the Renters Reform Bill according to one of the...

House prices fell marginally by 0.1 per cent in July – the first decrease since June 2021, says the Halifax. Annual rate...

Conservative party leadership hopeful Rishi Sunak says he wants today’s renters, along with young adults obliged to live at home with...

Landlords interested in improving energy efficiency in their investment properties can see and hear tips on how to do it at...

In June, the government finally released its long-awaited White Paper ‘A Fairer Private Rented Sector’. You will almost certainly have seen...

In the drive for the UK to be net zero by 2050, residential landlords are facing costly green refurbishments.   Already, landlords...

Industry supplier the Lettings Hub has brought together industry leads from across the lettings and pet sectors to discuss how to...

Homes in the rental sector are more likely to have old and inefficient appliances for tenants to use in order to...

London’s Labour Mayor Sadiq Khan has claimed credit for many of the measures contained in the government’s Fairer Private Rented Sector...

A landlord had been sentenced after being found guilty of the illegal eviction of his former tenant. A lengthy investigation was conducted...

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

Landlords who use the Moneyfacts service to help find the most competitive offers on the mortgage market can now benefit from...

A council in a second home and short let hotspot is making a desparate plea to private landlords for help. Torbay Council,...

The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee has announced that base rate is rising from 1.25 to 1.75 per cent. The rate is now...

A landlord group is threatening legal action following a council’s approval of a new licensing scheme. York council - run by a...

Campaigning charity Shelter has backed a call by consumer organisation Citizens Advice to seek government pledges that a £400 energy bill...

A landlord has been fined £7,500 for letting an unlicensed HMO. Having ignored numerous requests and failing to renew the St Helen’s...

Voids hit what has been described as an historic low in recent weeks, according to PropTech firm Goodlord. It says the average...

Renters opting for a shared property under the co-living model are older than ever before, according to new data from a...

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

The government has issued detailed guidance ahead of a change in the law around smoke and carbon monoxide alarms coming into...

With a month to go until a new licensing scheme for private rented homes starts, Oxford council is urging landlords to...

Annual house price growth in the UK accelerated to 11 per cent last month, a smidgeon up on June’s 10.7 per...

Today’s rental market is unsustainable according to a leading industry supplier. HomeLet’s latest monthly market snapshot says the average rent in the...

Who are you? My name is Jason Harris-Cohen and I am the Managing Director of Open Property Group. What is your company and...

As landlords continue to exit the market, there seems to be no easy solution for selling. Owning a buy-to-let portfolio can be...

Bristol’s Labour council has made a name for itself with policies shifting power from landlords to tenants. Earlier this year the Mayor,...

A council in Wales is warning landlords that enforcement action is on its way for those who fail to meet Minimum...

Zoopla’s latest house price index suggests capital appreciation will rumble into next year despite the slowdown.  Levels of price growth will return...

Renters are being placed at unnecessary risk due to a delay in reforms that would allegedly give them greater protection, it’s...

Shelter has again linked private rental evictions to the rising levels of homelessness. The campaigning charity says government figures released show 74,230...

A building society will no longer lend for the purchase of second homes, saying they reduce the stock available for first...

Landlords have been warned they risk fixed penalty notices and the loss of HMO licences if students leave rubbish in public...

A council claims that a substantial number of private landlords in its area have evicted long term tenants to make space...

A review of the mortgage system would ensure that tenants’ records in paying rent would contribute towards their ability to secure...

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

A big change in the way landlords monitor their property finances and file their taxes is fast approaching in the form...

It’s comforting to think that the UK has a well-established and effective judicial system. If we are wronged we can turn...

The cost of living crisis is arguably impacting on the private rental tenant more than almost any other demographic. Is there...

A charity, the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, wants a form of Right To Buy to be given to private tenants.  Right To Buy...

The National Residential Landlords Association is asking all landlords - not just its members - to contribute to a consultation on...

Fresh government data shows that over 2021-22, some 12,965 rental properties were repossessed - a huge increase on the previous year,...

A Freedom of Information request by a newspaper has unveiled the almost complete lack of activity by local councils when it...

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

It’s just possible that the new Prime Minister - whether Rishi Sunak or Liz Truss - might just redress the imbalance...

One of the country’s second home and holiday let hotspots has been told it will be unable to levy extra council...

A group of health and safety experts has created a guide to help landlords understand major rental reform being introduced in...

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 landlord and owner who failed to repair a serious water leak have been fined £4,000 after their tenants’ bathroom ceiling...

Rightmove is warning landlords and other sellers that properties with poor levels of energy efficiency may have to sell with a discount.  The...

Letting agents have come out with figures to back up an argument that landlords have been making for some time  -...

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

Rents across the UK rose by an average 2.47 per cent to £870 per calendar month during the second quarter 2022...

Capital values in Prime Central London have increased according to the latest market snapshot from investment service London Central Portfolio. House have...

A landlord who lives in the US and lets her apartment out via Airbnb has been banned from doing so in...

A property investment platform is to spend £1 billion buying and retrofitting thousands of homes in the private rental sector, The...

A digital platform that claims it will “finally bring renting into the modern age” says it has secured £4.5m in funding. A...

A London landlord has been fined £1,000 for letting an unlicensed HMO in Tottenham. Having ignored numerous requests and failing to renew...

A council says it’s going to introduce stricter regulations for HMOs - and it hasn’t yet even finished its formal consultation. Hounslow...

As the cost of energy spikes and the government rolls out new support, landlords and tenants involved in ‘bills included’ rental...

Landlords who take advantage of the annual Edinburgh festival by charging high fees for Airbnb-sale short lets have been accused of...

There’s a gulf in the amount that landlords are willing to pay to meet proposed new EPC requirements and what they...

A council is offering a £3,000 cash incentive to any landlord of a three or four bedroom property available for immediate...

New analysis from Rightmove reveals that first-time buyer asking prices and equivalent asking rents have risen three times faster compared with...

A large proportion of portfolio landlords - those with four or more properties - plan to expand their portfolios in the...

On 16 June 2022, the Government introduced a White Paper called “A Fairer Rented Private Sector”. It proposes the biggest changes...

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

So the heatwave is over - well, at least this week's heatwave is over. But who would bet against another with...

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

The government has repeated its demand that landlords pass on energy rebates to tenants. A written parliamentary question on this issue was...

Yet another committee of MPs has launched a ‘call for evidence’ as it starts an investigation into the private rental sector. The...

Eddie Hughes MP - the sole surviving Boris Johnson appointee in the housing ministry and the man behind the Renters Reform...

Average rental prices across the UK rose at the highest level since 2016 in June, government figures show.  Even so that annual...

As the providers of housing for tenants, landlords are responsible for ensuring the property is safe for those living in it. Various...

HM Revenue & Customs has stepped back from a change in the deadline for first-time landlords to give notice of their...

Next week a webinar will give landlords and other property professionals an opportunity to put questions directly to one of the...

The government is investigating a new way to tackle renters’ anti-social behaviour in the social housing sector - through a new...

Landlords in London contributed to an extraordinary £440m in stamp duty paid on purchases in the first six months since the...

Bricks and mortar have become one of the best investment classes over the past year, according to new research. The Stripe Property...

Labour wants to bring in a UK-wide licensing system for holiday lets to preserve the “spirit” of costal and rural communities. The...

A senior figure at the Bank of England is warning that base rate could rise to 2.0 per cent or more...

Generation Rent, which typically attacks all landlords and especially those involved in buy to let, has instead focussed its latest social...

An asset management operation has launched a new service to guarantee consistent income for investors with multiple properties.  ‘Holland Assurance’ from Holland...

A national newspaper has backed a scheme by a council to purchase private properties and them let them out to lower...

A good broadband connection is one of the main amenities tenants expect from a rental property and something you, as a...

A new league table shows landlords the cities across the UK where the highest average Airbnb nightly prices are charged. The data,...

A council is one of the first in the UK to consult on a licensing scheme for AirBnb style short lets. The...

A mortgage lender’s buy to let market index shows yields slightly dipping. Fleet Mortgages’ regional snapshot covers all areas of England and...

Holiday lets and second homes in one hotspot in the UK have not, after all, impacted on house prices and affordability,...

New forecasts from an energy industry consultancy suggests that the average domestic consumer’s energy bills could soar to £3,363 a year...

Simply Business is one of the UK’s biggest providers of small business and landlord insurance. Insuring over 350,000 landlords has given...

Any restrictions on Airbnb and other short lets platforms will hit millions in the UK, according to the people behind new...

Government plans to ban Section 21 evictions could push up rents and reduce rental stock, a property dispute expert is warning. Lee Pearce...

Airbnb has teamed up with a tourism body to produce a report it describes as “ground breaking” in spelling out so-called...

The latest Rightmove asking price market snapshot represents more good news for landlords relying on capital appreciation. The average price of property...

Rental growth rates slipped back slightly during the early part of summer according to an analysis by the Hamptons lettings agency,...

As part of The Renters’ Reform White Paper, the UK government proposed that all tenants be moved onto a single system...

Unintended consequences. Let’s face it, they happen across lots of different areas of our lives. We start out with the best...

In the wake of the Grenfell Tower tragedy, fire safety - particularly for residents - has increasingly taken centre stage in...

The latest rentals market snapshot by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors gives the now-familiar story of how demand is far...

The next Prime Minister must address the supply crisis in the private rented sector if homeownership ambitions are to become a...

A London council has boasted of its success in working with a landlord to remedy problems on a rental property served...

Average asking rents outside London have hit another new record of £1,126 per calendar month according to Rightmove. This figure, for the...

The government has developed an insurance scheme which may help landlords who want to see flats in high rise blocks.  Following the...

Three projects are underway investigating how a tourist tax, including a levy on holiday let renters, could apply in Wales. The three...

The National Residential Landlords Association has identified five key areas for its campaigning in the short term, as the Conservatives elect...

New research showed a large month-on-month increase in the cost of typical buy to let fixed rate mortgages popular with landlords.   Online...

A Conservative MP who has already suggested a 25 mile limit around some rental properties to reserve them for people with...

The continuing rent rises seen across much of the country are outpacing increases in interest rates, it’s been claimed.  Property website Home,...

Heat pumps - central to a government energy efficiency drive started under Boris Johnson - could save 20 per cent higher...

Lettings agency Knight Frank says it doubts the current high levels of capital appreciation will be derailed this year by uncertainty...

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

Lettings agency Knight Frank says it doubts the current high levels of capital appreciation will be derailed this year by uncertainty...

A fake landlord who made over £2,500 a month letting out a London that he didn’t own has been taken to...

A council says it’s offering private sector landlords an opportunity to lease their vacant property and help support local residents who...

A quarter of TikTok influencer videos claiming to offer guidance or advice on property investment have been found to be misleading. The...

A council says it’s launching a rolling programme of inspections of all 29,000 rental properties in its selective licensing scheme. The scheme...

A residential investment loan has been relaunched with the aim of incentivising investors to invest in energy efficient homes. The Green Investment...

Electricians have revealed the 10 most dangerous mistakes made by those attempting electrical DIY, with some possibly leading to serious injuries...

Landlords are being invited to join the advisory council of the country’s largest lettings redress scheme. The Property Redress Scheme covers more...

  Who are you? Danny Wyrwoll What does it say on your business card? Sales & Marketing Director What is Glide? Glide are a...

HMRC is seeing substantial delays in the processing of self assessment tax returns, it’s being claimed.  A company called RIFT Tax Refunds...

The latest English Housing Survey report on the private rental sector gives the lie to the perception that most tenants are...

A landlord has been fined and must pay compensation after being involved in an illegal eviction. The landlord - Tahir Aziz - was...

The Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities has been packed with MPs loyal to outgoing Prime Minister Boris Johnson, as...

A park home specialist is claiming that this property niche is better suited than conventional rental or owned homes for energy...

Our politics seems pretty broken to me and whilst I don’t wish to take a side between one flavour or the...

Lack of rental stock is now the biggest challenge facing letting agents today. That is what every agent I’ve spoken to...

With speculation about what happens next in Westminster at fever pitch, now isn’t the time to make predictions as to how...

With the (eventual) departure of Boris Johnson, the next question for landlords and indeed much of the property industry is: What’s going...

The mystery as to why so many MPs appear anti-landlord deepens with the news that at least 17 per cent of...

Landlord leaders are calling for a change to the Tenant Fees Act to allow renters to be charged for pet damage. Some...

Startling new housing market data has been interpreted as “torment for tenants” according to a business analyst. The latest Halifax house price...

PropTech companies Goodlord and Vouch have come together to call for input for their State Of The Lettings Industry report. And with...

Greg Clark is the new Housing Secretary, with responsibilities including steering the Renters' Reform Bill through parliament. He is part of a...

The proportion of landlords who plan to purchase their next buy to let property through a limited company has hit the...

Landlords and owners of empty homes iare being invited to a free event next week to find out more about help...

Properties are still in high demand say auctioneers at Auction House London with no drop in the number of lots selling...

A council has launched an information pack as part of a wider project to address the issue of empty properties. The ‘Caerphilly...

Councils will be able to control numbers of second homes and holiday lets under new plans unveiled by the Welsh Government. There...

Cabinet minister Michael Gove and junior minister Eddie Hughes - architects of the pro-renter White Paper issued last month - are staying...

A national lettings agency chain is offering what it calls “first-of-its-kind EPC+” to landlords. Connells says this will provide landlords with better...

Landlords considering selling up because of the tighter regulations and larger tax bills forced on the rental sector may be alarmed...

Research commissioned by a mortgage lender suggests that 74 per cent of key workers believe they may never own their own...

Recent research shows an 18 per cent increase in the number of Green mortgages available in just a six month period. Financial...

Highland Council is going to ask the Scottish Government for a rent control zone in part of its patch. This is despite...

Two tenants who were amongst a group of activists in a battle with their landlord have written in a left-wing journal...

Rental growth continues to roar ahead across prime areas of London, according to Savills. Prime London rental values increased a further 3.3...

Unscrupulous landlords in the ‘exempt rental’ niche will be driven out by a new clampdown, the government insists. The exempt sector provides...

Landlords typically spend hundreds of pounds repairing properties damaged by pets, but unable to recoup their costs.  That’s the claim from industry...

Landlords are still enjoying substantial capital appreciation - but the latest Zoopla house price index reveals the lowest rate of monthly...

Little may have been heard of Conservative MP Andrew Rosindell in recent months but he has broken his silence to back...

Two landlords have been fined £3,000 and ordered to pay more than £6,000 in costs for failing to provide documents to...

Rents rose by an average of 2.8 per cent during June, taking the average cost of a rental property in England...

Now is the time to lobby the Government on the detail of the Renters Reform Bill. That’s the message from the expert...

London-focussed lettings agency Douglas & Gordon gives its rundown on what new landlords should know to get the most out of...

In its latest plans, the government is hoping to make the leasehold system fairer for leaseholders through a brand new Reform...

The government only has itself to blame for the explosion in AirBnb and other short lets properties. That’s the view of the...

Annual house price growth slowed slightly last month, dipping to 10.7 in June from 11.2 per cent in May, according to...

A landlord who repeatedly let out an unsafe house has been fined £20,000 by magistrates. Housing officers from Salford council found fire...

The early bird discount period for what many regard as the country’s most controversial landlord licensing scheme has been extended. The discount...

A landlord who failed to comply with an Emergency Prohibition Order to make safe an HMO has been fined £1,000 and...

A review into the effect of short-term lets has been launched by the government.  The government says future policies could involve physical...

An activist group that campaigns against landlords has accused some of discriminating against tenants on the ground of their sexual orientation. Baroness...

A re-offending landlord housed himself and five tenants in what has been described as a death trap property.  The rogue Harrow landlord...

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

A council is warning student tenants in its city to be quiet and considerate when checking out of private rental accommodation...

An MP has introduced a Private Member’s Bill which, if successful, would reduce what she calls the “nightmare” of Airbnb party...

A study by the Tenancy Deposit Service has identified the main causes of disputes between student tenants and landlords and agents. The...

Telford & Wreken council has served a fixed penalty notice on a private landlord in its patch. The £300 fixed penalty notice...

A review into the way a council deals with HMOs has been launched in response to concerns about the concentration of...

The government's ban on charging ground rent on leases in England and Wales comes into force today.  Only a peppercorn ground rent...

A prominent financial analyst says the fast-rising costs of renting mean tenants are becoming less financially resilient - and this applies...

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

Housing groups have united to appeal to politicians to step back from new laws that threaten to “devastate” the number of...

A utilities advice service has come up with a list of measures which it says can reduce expenditure by tenants and...

East Lothian council has launched a survey about the operation of the private rented sector and its role in meeting housing...

The Baroness leading a renters’ pressure group wants to work with councils to push tenants’ rights.   Baroness Alicia Kennedy, director of Generation...

A prominent agency has revised its market forecast for the rest of 2022 and says prices will rise more and for...

The public at large are not falling behind the government’s proposals for private rental sector reforms, it seems. A survey conducted by...

The great rent rise continues according to new data from ARLA Propertymark.  The trade body says while there has been a long...

A survey of 12,000 tenants suggests that over three-quarters are concerned about the impact of the cost of living crisis on...

Leading rental payment platform PayProp has welcomed the added protections for landlords and renters outlined in the UK government’s rental reform...

Ofgem has announced that the energy price cap will further rise from £1,971 to £2,800 in October this year, amid an...

With over 40 million Airbnb users across Europe and the US, and approximately 250,000 listings in the UK alone, the short-term...

Landlords should not be downbeat about the scrapping of Section 21 eviction powers as proposed in the rental reform White Paper. That’s...

Private rental properties are now “far safer” than before thanks to recent legislation, according to the charity Electrical Safety First. Since five-year...

A new survey claims to show the rent differences between furnished and unfurnished homes to let in various cities. For example London...

A council has prosecuted after a landlord who it alleges put his tenants’ safety at risk. Beej Patel and his company Hatfield...

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...

New research suggests that a like-for-like comparison shows short lets earning 21 per cent more than the same home let out...

New figures indicate the ongoing growth of buy to let. Analysing data on additional property purchases made in the financial year 2020/21,...

PropTech supplier Inventorybase has drawn up a league table of what it calls the private rental sector’s most complained about issues.  After...

Another landlord has been hit with a substantial fine for failing to licence an HMO. Ryan Antony Otto, a director of Otto...

Build To Rent may win a lot of publicity but it’s still largely unknown outside London according to new research. BTR completions...

Rents are up year-on-year across all regions, according to the property website Home.   The mix-adjusted average rise across the UK is a...

New figures released this morning show that buy to let investors and second home buyers now pay almost half of the...

Down-sizing, once the preserve of retired home owners, is now a phenomenon in the rental market too. That’s the claim of Sarah...

The number of households taking lodgers has declined in recent years according to new research. The number of homes taking one lodger...

A prominent London council wants rental properties to be included in the government’s Flood Re reinsurance scheme. Westminster council says the current...

Energy bills have increased for around 22 million energy consumers – and they’re expected to escalate again later this year when...

HM Revenue & Customs has named and shamed a string of landlords who, it claims, have collectively avoided many millions of...

The most recent interest rate rise has swung the balance making it cheaper to rent than to buy, according to lettings...

A couple growing cannabis at a house in Cambridgeshire jumped through a window and hid in the loft of their rental...

A new survey has painted a daunting picture of how much it may cost a landlord to remedy damage from pets. Amidst...

New data highlights an increase of 37 per cent in demand for landlord insurance in the first quarter of 2022, compared...

Rightmove is warning of likely price falls in the second half of 2022. Its latest monthly market snapshot actually shows yet another...

A trade body is calling for a partnership with the government to push the domestic heating market towards heat pumps as...

The Generation Rent group of activists says it has concerns over the broad proposals to allow landlords to charge for additional...

A pioneering project is matching private landlords with tenant management skills in a local housing association. Salford council and the Irwell Valley...

Letting agents are relied on to make the letting process easier for landlords and tenants. As a landlord, there is a long...

A tourism chief has likened new anti-holiday let regulations to those of a Stalinist dictatorship. Ashford Price, secretary of the Welsh Association...

Trade bodies have vigorously lobbied government during the two and a half year process leading to the delivery of the Fairer...

Thank goodness the uncertainty is over - but is it all too skewed towards tenants? That’s the worry of suppliers as Daniel...

One of the highest profile advocates of widespread reform in the private rental sector has been Baroness Alicia Kennedy, director of...

The architects of the Fairer Private Rented Sector White Paper have been housing minister Eddie Hughes MP, Housing Secretary Michael Gove...

The campaigning charity Shelter - once a critic of government policies over letting agents and landlords - has given a ringing...

The Deposit Protection Service has given landlords tips on how to prepare their homes for pets because, it says, the single...

The latest Bank of England base rate increase will serve only to increase the pain on landlords, it’s been claimed. This is...

Landlords and owner occupiers alike could lose the most financially from rent controls according to a prominent rentals expert. The claim comes...

A lettings agency claims to have identified which boroughs in the capital offer the best prospects for buy to let investors...

The government has released the full details of what it calls the Fairer Private Rented Sector White Paper. This is to form...

The chief executive of the National Residential Landlords Association says the devil is in the detail when it comes to the...

A prominent buy to let mortgage lender says there’s been a surge of interest in so-called green mortgages linked to good...

A local authority in London is threatening landlords with enforcement action if they don’t pay up for a new license. Lewisham’s Labour...

A lettings and estate agency has revealed a location where it says 50 per cent of its sales this year have...

Newable Finance, the finance brokerage & advisory arm of Newable, launches video advert campaign ahead of the new EPC legislations for...

What looks suspiciously like a government leak to the Daily Mail says the long-awaited Rental Reform White Paper will be unveiled...

The Welsh Government, which recently pushed back its so-called rental revolution until December, has nonetheless published extensive new guidelines about the...

A campaign to stop new build homes being sold to second home buyers for holiday lets has won a decisive victory...

New data from Rightmove suggests that rental demand is cooling in some areas where the market was busiest during the pandemic. And...

An online rental platform suggests almost a third of rental homes may be deemed unaffordable. Ocasa, using Office for National Statistics data,...

Landmark Auctions, a new property auctioneer has launched its services offering residential and commercial property, development, investment and land through in-house,...

Those wondering why Airbnb is accused of contributing to the shortage of long term rental stock may be interested in seeing...

London’s Labour Mayor Sadiq Khan wants to know the views of individuals on letting out homes in the capital via short...

A prominent energy industry organisation has just issued a new guide for landlords to improve their properties.  The Energy Saving Trust -...

Housing minister Eddie Hughes is to spell out how landlords can improve their properties ahead of legislation expected when the Renters...

The Bank of England is this week expected to increase base rate for the fifth time in a row. The Bank’s monetary...

The John Lewis Partnership is to offer short- and long-term lets when it builds flats to rent at three locations in...

Don’t pick on landlords - that’s the message from a leading tax and advisory consultancy. Blick Rothenberg warns that the government needs...

The number of adults living at home with parents has increased 20 per cent in the past 10 years, it’s been...

HMO minimum space standards may be changed by council A council has launched a six week consultation on proposals to change size...

Landlords considering new build properties to enlarge their portfolios may get more of a bargain than they expected. New data from the...

Landlords are in danger of losing the narrative again. With rental inflation hitting record levels, much of the noise we see in...

Whether it’s increasing the amount we recycle, choosing sustainable products, or reducing our carbon footprint by limiting the amount we travel,...

Property owners who have a building or disused piece of land by a high traffic road can make a significant profit...