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A local council is working with energy company E.ON to offer private landlords in the local patch up to £10,000 worth...
18 August 2022
From: Breaking News

A portfolio landlord’s deal for an £11m re-financing package has been struck with a bank. The landlord was looking to refinance 63...
18 August 2022
From: Breaking News

Newport council in South Wales says it’s researching into the private rental sector to assess how best it can support landlords. In...
18 August 2022
From: Breaking News

There’s only today and tomorrow left for landlords to respond to the committee of MPs currently calling for evidence concerning the...
18 August 2022
From: Breaking News

A senior figure at the right wing magazine The Spectator has slammed landlords for blatant profiteering. The magazine’s assistant online editor says...
17 August 2022
From: Breaking News

A trade body is warning that landlords may face a new challenge if, as expected, the government agrees a controversial expansion...
17 August 2022
From: Breaking News

Mortgage activity is forecast to fall by six per cent by year-end as the market feels the brunt of interest rate...
17 August 2022
From: Breaking News

A landlord insurance company has identified the three most common reasons for landlords submitting a claim. The 10 most common reasons for...
17 August 2022
From: Breaking News

A 10 week consultation by Portsmouth council on proposals for new HMO licensing has finished with 1,050 responses. Licences are required for...
17 August 2022
From: Breaking News

In an unexpected statement from the government it’s been announced that social housing residents will be able to get training and support...
16 August 2022
From: Breaking News
16 August 2022
From: Breaking News

New research from an online buy to let mortgage broker shows that average rates for some typical deals favoured by landlords...
16 August 2022
From: Breaking News

A new analysis by a lending company has revealed the average rent secured on a holiday let in 21 areas of...
16 August 2022
From: Breaking News

A new survey suggests large numbers of tenants are worried about the risk of falling behind with the rent or even...
16 August 2022
From: Breaking News

The housing chief of the Scottish Government says that all homes in that country - irrespective of tenure - must hit...
15 August 2022
From: Breaking News

Landlords may be alarmed at Rightmove’s latest asking price market snapshot which shows an average 1.3 per cent fall this month. But...
15 August 2022
From: Breaking News

Citizens Advice wants landlords and tenants in a specific part of the country to help inform government about improving the uptake...
15 August 2022
From: Breaking News

New government figures show 3,405 households in the private rented sector were evicted by bailiffs in England between April and June this year...
15 August 2022
From: Breaking News

A landlord has pleaded guilty of four counts of breaching a Criminal Behaviour Order and told to expect to pay “a...
15 August 2022
From: Breaking News

Amateur landlords have fallen out of favour. Buy-to-let properties – once the darling of budding investors looking for stable, long-term returns...
13 August 2022
From: Agent Advice

More SME landlords are seeking advice about whether now is the right time to incorporate, before progressing plans to secure more...
13 August 2022
From: Tax & Finance

The UK government’s ban on the sale of new combustion cars from 2030 is fuelling a surge in Electric Vehicle adoption....
13 August 2022
From: The Big Issues

ARLA Propertymark has released details of its written response to a Parliamentary committee investigating the impact of Airbnb-style short lets on...
12 August 2022
From: Breaking News

London Labour Mayor Sadiq Khan wants private landlords letting ex-council properties to consider selling the properties to local councils. Since launching in...
12 August 2022
From: Breaking News

An upbeat report on the booming private rental market in Prime Central London has been released by investment consultancy London Central...
12 August 2022
From: Breaking News

Existing homes have risen some eight per cent in value in the past year while the price of a typical new...
12 August 2022
From: Breaking News

PropTech firm Kamma says total fines for agents and landlords have now topped £8m in London alone with a £238,000 increase...
12 August 2022
From: Breaking News

A pilot scheme described as helping “tenants threatened with eviction to stay in their homes” has been extended after Cornwall Council...
11 August 2022
From: Breaking News

Landlords who use the Property Hub Lets online agency are in for a change - in future, their properties will be...
11 August 2022
From: Breaking News

Generation Rent is promoting another rent freeze campaign. In a short series of tweets, and in relation to the predicted energy price...
11 August 2022
From: Breaking News

Islington Council in London has prosecuted a landlord who repeatedly failed to comply with licensing regulations, including refusal to provide a...
11 August 2022
From: Breaking News

Tenant demand is surging in Outer London areas according tones research undertaken on behalf of specialist buy to let lender Paragon...
11 August 2022
From: Breaking News

A warning has been issued that anyone wanting a mortgage in future may put their credit rating at risk if they...
10 August 2022
From: Breaking News

A prominent personal finance analyst says renters in the private sector are amongst the most badly hit by the cost of...
10 August 2022
From: Breaking News

Data released by the Tenancy Deposit Service shows that the number of deposits protected has increased across the whole of the...
10 August 2022
From: Breaking News

Savills says Prime London rents are to rise by 12.0 per cent in 2022 and by a total 18.3 per cent...
10 August 2022
From: Breaking News

Hounslow council in London has introduced new measures for conversions of family homes into HMOs for three to six tenants. Investors will...
10 August 2022
From: Breaking News

The National Residential Landlords Association has hit out at what it calls “baseless suggestions” that landlords will not pass on energy...
09 August 2022
From: Breaking News

An analysis from PropTech firm Goodlord claims that landlords would have lost a combined £1m over the last year without anti-fraud...
09 August 2022
From: Breaking News

In what has been described as a ‘first’ by the local authority concerned, a rogue landlord has been banned from letting...
09 August 2022
From: Breaking News

A job at the Generation Rent campaign group is being advertised on a site dedicated to jobs working for MPs. The post...
09 August 2022
From: Breaking News

Refusing to have a professional inventory on a property could be a false economy for landlords. That’s the view of the Association...
09 August 2022
From: Breaking News

New figures show that the amount of Capital Gains Tax raked in by HM Revenue & Customs has skyrocketed. The Revenue received...
08 August 2022
From: Breaking News

There is still time for landlords to influence the specific provisions of the Renters Reform Bill according to one of the...
08 August 2022
From: Breaking News

House prices fell marginally by 0.1 per cent in July – the first decrease since June 2021, says the Halifax. Annual rate...
08 August 2022
From: Breaking News

Conservative party leadership hopeful Rishi Sunak says he wants today’s renters, along with young adults obliged to live at home with...
08 August 2022
From: Breaking News

Landlords interested in improving energy efficiency in their investment properties can see and hear tips on how to do it at...
08 August 2022
From: Breaking News

In June, the government finally released its long-awaited White Paper ‘A Fairer Private Rented Sector’. You will almost certainly have seen...
06 August 2022
From: Rental Reform

In the drive for the UK to be net zero by 2050, residential landlords are facing costly green refurbishments. Already, landlords...
06 August 2022
From: Tax & Finance

Industry supplier the Lettings Hub has brought together industry leads from across the lettings and pet sectors to discuss how to...
06 August 2022
From: The Big Issues

Homes in the rental sector are more likely to have old and inefficient appliances for tenants to use in order to...
05 August 2022
From: Sponsored Content

London’s Labour Mayor Sadiq Khan has claimed credit for many of the measures contained in the government’s Fairer Private Rented Sector...
05 August 2022
From: Breaking News

A landlord had been sentenced after being found guilty of the illegal eviction of his former tenant. A lengthy investigation was conducted...
05 August 2022
From: Breaking News
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New research from animal welfare charity Battersea - the new name for the Battersea Cats and Dogs Home - claims 50...
05 August 2022
From: Breaking News

Landlords who use the Moneyfacts service to help find the most competitive offers on the mortgage market can now benefit from...
05 August 2022
From: Breaking News

A council in a second home and short let hotspot is making a desparate plea to private landlords for help. Torbay Council,...
05 August 2022
From: Breaking News

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...
04 August 2022
From: Breaking News

A landlord group is threatening legal action following a council’s approval of a new licensing scheme. York council - run by a...
04 August 2022
From: Breaking News

Campaigning charity Shelter has backed a call by consumer organisation Citizens Advice to seek government pledges that a £400 energy bill...
04 August 2022
From: Breaking News

A landlord has been fined £7,500 for letting an unlicensed HMO. Having ignored numerous requests and failing to renew the St Helen’s...
04 August 2022
From: Breaking News

Voids hit what has been described as an historic low in recent weeks, according to PropTech firm Goodlord. It says the average...
04 August 2022
From: Breaking News

Renters opting for a shared property under the co-living model are older than ever before, according to new data from a...
04 August 2022
From: Breaking News

A council now consulting on a huge licensing scheme for private landlords has been slammed - over its own record as...
03 August 2022
From: Breaking News

The government has issued detailed guidance ahead of a change in the law around smoke and carbon monoxide alarms coming into...
03 August 2022
From: Breaking News

With a month to go until a new licensing scheme for private rented homes starts, Oxford council is urging landlords to...
03 August 2022
From: Breaking News

Annual house price growth in the UK accelerated to 11 per cent last month, a smidgeon up on June’s 10.7 per...
03 August 2022
From: Breaking News

Today’s rental market is unsustainable according to a leading industry supplier. HomeLet’s latest monthly market snapshot says the average rent in the...
03 August 2022
From: Breaking News

Who are you? My name is Jason Harris-Cohen and I am the Managing Director of Open Property Group. What is your company and...
02 August 2022
From: 60 Second Interview

As landlords continue to exit the market, there seems to be no easy solution for selling. Owning a buy-to-let portfolio can be...
02 August 2022
From: Sponsored Content

Bristol’s Labour council has made a name for itself with policies shifting power from landlords to tenants. Earlier this year the Mayor,...
02 August 2022
From: Breaking News

A council in Wales is warning landlords that enforcement action is on its way for those who fail to meet Minimum...
02 August 2022
From: Breaking News

Zoopla’s latest house price index suggests capital appreciation will rumble into next year despite the slowdown. Levels of price growth will return...
02 August 2022
From: Breaking News

Renters are being placed at unnecessary risk due to a delay in reforms that would allegedly give them greater protection, it’s...
02 August 2022
From: Breaking News

Shelter has again linked private rental evictions to the rising levels of homelessness. The campaigning charity says government figures released show 74,230...
02 August 2022
From: Breaking News

A building society will no longer lend for the purchase of second homes, saying they reduce the stock available for first...
01 August 2022
From: Breaking News

Landlords have been warned they risk fixed penalty notices and the loss of HMO licences if students leave rubbish in public...
01 August 2022
From: Breaking News

A council claims that a substantial number of private landlords in its area have evicted long term tenants to make space...
01 August 2022
From: Breaking News
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A review of the mortgage system would ensure that tenants’ records in paying rent would contribute towards their ability to secure...
01 August 2022
From: Breaking News

Prominent buy to let service the Mortgage Advice Bureau has announced a new partnership that should allow landlords to arm themselves...
01 August 2022
From: Breaking News

A big change in the way landlords monitor their property finances and file their taxes is fast approaching in the form...
30 July 2022
From: Tax & Finance

It’s comforting to think that the UK has a well-established and effective judicial system. If we are wronged we can turn...
30 July 2022
From: Legislation & Compliance

The cost of living crisis is arguably impacting on the private rental tenant more than almost any other demographic. Is there...
30 July 2022
From: The Big Issues

A charity, the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, wants a form of Right To Buy to be given to private tenants. Right To Buy...
29 July 2022
From: Breaking News

The National Residential Landlords Association is asking all landlords - not just its members - to contribute to a consultation on...
29 July 2022
From: Breaking News

Fresh government data shows that over 2021-22, some 12,965 rental properties were repossessed - a huge increase on the previous year,...
29 July 2022
From: Breaking News

A Freedom of Information request by a newspaper has unveiled the almost complete lack of activity by local councils when it...
29 July 2022
From: Breaking News

A new £71m Build To Rent scheme is on its way to commuter hotspot Leatherhead. BTR operator Get Living and developer Watkin...
29 July 2022
From: Breaking News

It’s just possible that the new Prime Minister - whether Rishi Sunak or Liz Truss - might just redress the imbalance...
28 July 2022
From: Breaking News

One of the country’s second home and holiday let hotspots has been told it will be unable to levy extra council...
28 July 2022
From: Breaking News

A group of health and safety experts has created a guide to help landlords understand major rental reform being introduced in...
28 July 2022
From: Breaking News

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...
28 July 2022
From: Breaking News

A landlord and owner who failed to repair a serious water leak have been fined £4,000 after their tenants’ bathroom ceiling...
28 July 2022
From: Breaking News

Rightmove is warning landlords and other sellers that properties with poor levels of energy efficiency may have to sell with a discount. The...
27 July 2022
From: Breaking News

Letting agents have come out with figures to back up an argument that landlords have been making for some time -...
27 July 2022
From: Breaking News

A new rent-to-own scheme means some tenants can save a slice of their rent to help build a deposit to buy. Financial...
27 July 2022
From: Breaking News

Rents across the UK rose by an average 2.47 per cent to £870 per calendar month during the second quarter 2022...
27 July 2022
From: Breaking News

Capital values in Prime Central London have increased according to the latest market snapshot from investment service London Central Portfolio. House have...
27 July 2022
From: Breaking News

A landlord who lives in the US and lets her apartment out via Airbnb has been banned from doing so in...
26 July 2022
From: Breaking News

A property investment platform is to spend £1 billion buying and retrofitting thousands of homes in the private rental sector, The...
26 July 2022
From: Breaking News

A digital platform that claims it will “finally bring renting into the modern age” says it has secured £4.5m in funding. A...
26 July 2022
From: Breaking News

A London landlord has been fined £1,000 for letting an unlicensed HMO in Tottenham. Having ignored numerous requests and failing to renew...
26 July 2022
From: Breaking News

A council says it’s going to introduce stricter regulations for HMOs - and it hasn’t yet even finished its formal consultation. Hounslow...
26 July 2022
From: Breaking News

As the cost of energy spikes and the government rolls out new support, landlords and tenants involved in ‘bills included’ rental...
25 July 2022
From: Legislation, Regulation & Compliance

Landlords who take advantage of the annual Edinburgh festival by charging high fees for Airbnb-sale short lets have been accused of...
25 July 2022
From: Breaking News

There’s a gulf in the amount that landlords are willing to pay to meet proposed new EPC requirements and what they...
25 July 2022
From: Breaking News

A council is offering a £3,000 cash incentive to any landlord of a three or four bedroom property available for immediate...
25 July 2022
From: Breaking News

New analysis from Rightmove reveals that first-time buyer asking prices and equivalent asking rents have risen three times faster compared with...
25 July 2022
From: Breaking News

A large proportion of portfolio landlords - those with four or more properties - plan to expand their portfolios in the...
25 July 2022
From: Breaking News

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

The House of Commons Library provides books, journals and online resources for MPs, MPs' staff and parliamentary staff. Some of this is...
23 July 2022
From: Legislation & Compliance

So the heatwave is over - well, at least this week's heatwave is over. But who would bet against another with...
23 July 2022
From: The Big Issues

A new analysis of household energy consumption has found that a combination of green technologies could reduce bills by up to...
22 July 2022
From: Breaking News

The government has repeated its demand that landlords pass on energy rebates to tenants. A written parliamentary question on this issue was...
22 July 2022
From: Breaking News

Yet another committee of MPs has launched a ‘call for evidence’ as it starts an investigation into the private rental sector. The...
22 July 2022
From: Breaking News

Eddie Hughes MP - the sole surviving Boris Johnson appointee in the housing ministry and the man behind the Renters Reform...
22 July 2022
From: Breaking News

Average rental prices across the UK rose at the highest level since 2016 in June, government figures show. Even so that annual...
22 July 2022
From: Breaking News

As the providers of housing for tenants, landlords are responsible for ensuring the property is safe for those living in it. Various...
21 July 2022
From: Legislation, Regulation & Compliance

HM Revenue & Customs has stepped back from a change in the deadline for first-time landlords to give notice of their...
21 July 2022
From: Breaking News
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Next week a webinar will give landlords and other property professionals an opportunity to put questions directly to one of the...
21 July 2022
From: Breaking News

The government is investigating a new way to tackle renters’ anti-social behaviour in the social housing sector - through a new...
21 July 2022
From: Breaking News

Landlords in London contributed to an extraordinary £440m in stamp duty paid on purchases in the first six months since the...
21 July 2022
From: Breaking News

Bricks and mortar have become one of the best investment classes over the past year, according to new research. The Stripe Property...
21 July 2022
From: Breaking News

Labour wants to bring in a UK-wide licensing system for holiday lets to preserve the “spirit” of costal and rural communities. The...
20 July 2022
From: Breaking News

A senior figure at the Bank of England is warning that base rate could rise to 2.0 per cent or more...
20 July 2022
From: Breaking News

Generation Rent, which typically attacks all landlords and especially those involved in buy to let, has instead focussed its latest social...
20 July 2022
From: Breaking News

An asset management operation has launched a new service to guarantee consistent income for investors with multiple properties. ‘Holland Assurance’ from Holland...
20 July 2022
From: Breaking News

A national newspaper has backed a scheme by a council to purchase private properties and them let them out to lower...
20 July 2022
From: Breaking News

A good broadband connection is one of the main amenities tenants expect from a rental property and something you, as a...
19 July 2022
From: Property Investment & Strategy

A new league table shows landlords the cities across the UK where the highest average Airbnb nightly prices are charged. The data,...
19 July 2022
From: Breaking News

A council is one of the first in the UK to consult on a licensing scheme for AirBnb style short lets. The...
19 July 2022
From: Breaking News

A mortgage lender’s buy to let market index shows yields slightly dipping. Fleet Mortgages’ regional snapshot covers all areas of England and...
19 July 2022
From: Breaking News

Holiday lets and second homes in one hotspot in the UK have not, after all, impacted on house prices and affordability,...
19 July 2022
From: Breaking News

New forecasts from an energy industry consultancy suggests that the average domestic consumer’s energy bills could soar to £3,363 a year...
19 July 2022
From: Breaking News

Simply Business is one of the UK’s biggest providers of small business and landlord insurance. Insuring over 350,000 landlords has given...
18 July 2022
From: Property Investment & Strategy

Any restrictions on Airbnb and other short lets platforms will hit millions in the UK, according to the people behind new...
18 July 2022
From: Breaking News

Government plans to ban Section 21 evictions could push up rents and reduce rental stock, a property dispute expert is warning. Lee Pearce...
18 July 2022
From: Breaking News

Airbnb has teamed up with a tourism body to produce a report it describes as “ground breaking” in spelling out so-called...
18 July 2022
From: Breaking News

The latest Rightmove asking price market snapshot represents more good news for landlords relying on capital appreciation. The average price of property...
18 July 2022
From: Breaking News

Rental growth rates slipped back slightly during the early part of summer according to an analysis by the Hamptons lettings agency,...
18 July 2022
From: Breaking News

As part of The Renters’ Reform White Paper, the UK government proposed that all tenants be moved onto a single system...
16 July 2022
From: Rental Reform

Unintended consequences. Let’s face it, they happen across lots of different areas of our lives. We start out with the best...
16 July 2022
From: Rental Reform

In the wake of the Grenfell Tower tragedy, fire safety - particularly for residents - has increasingly taken centre stage in...
16 July 2022
From: The Big Issues

The latest rentals market snapshot by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors gives the now-familiar story of how demand is far...
15 July 2022
From: Breaking News

The next Prime Minister must address the supply crisis in the private rented sector if homeownership ambitions are to become a...
15 July 2022
From: Breaking News

A London council has boasted of its success in working with a landlord to remedy problems on a rental property served...
15 July 2022
From: Breaking News

Average asking rents outside London have hit another new record of £1,126 per calendar month according to Rightmove. This figure, for the...
15 July 2022
From: Breaking News

The government has developed an insurance scheme which may help landlords who want to see flats in high rise blocks. Following the...
15 July 2022
From: Breaking News

Three projects are underway investigating how a tourist tax, including a levy on holiday let renters, could apply in Wales. The three...
14 July 2022
From: Breaking News

The National Residential Landlords Association has identified five key areas for its campaigning in the short term, as the Conservatives elect...
14 July 2022
From: Breaking News

New research showed a large month-on-month increase in the cost of typical buy to let fixed rate mortgages popular with landlords. Online...
14 July 2022
From: Breaking News

A Conservative MP who has already suggested a 25 mile limit around some rental properties to reserve them for people with...
14 July 2022
From: Breaking News

The continuing rent rises seen across much of the country are outpacing increases in interest rates, it’s been claimed. Property website Home,...
14 July 2022
From: Breaking News

Heat pumps - central to a government energy efficiency drive started under Boris Johnson - could save 20 per cent higher...
13 July 2022
From: Breaking News

Lettings agency Knight Frank says it doubts the current high levels of capital appreciation will be derailed this year by uncertainty...
13 July 2022
From: Breaking News

New selective licensing measures are to be introduced across three parts of Leicester in a new clampdown on landlords. The combined areas...
13 July 2022
From: Breaking News

Lettings agency Knight Frank says it doubts the current high levels of capital appreciation will be derailed this year by uncertainty...
13 July 2022
From: Breaking News

A fake landlord who made over £2,500 a month letting out a London that he didn’t own has been taken to...
13 July 2022
From: Breaking News

A council says it’s offering private sector landlords an opportunity to lease their vacant property and help support local residents who...
13 July 2022
From: Breaking News

A quarter of TikTok influencer videos claiming to offer guidance or advice on property investment have been found to be misleading. The...
12 July 2022
From: Breaking News

A council says it’s launching a rolling programme of inspections of all 29,000 rental properties in its selective licensing scheme. The scheme...
12 July 2022
From: Breaking News

A residential investment loan has been relaunched with the aim of incentivising investors to invest in energy efficient homes. The Green Investment...
12 July 2022
From: Breaking News

Electricians have revealed the 10 most dangerous mistakes made by those attempting electrical DIY, with some possibly leading to serious injuries...
12 July 2022
From: Breaking News

Landlords are being invited to join the advisory council of the country’s largest lettings redress scheme. The Property Redress Scheme covers more...
12 July 2022
From: Breaking News

Who are you? Danny Wyrwoll What does it say on your business card? Sales & Marketing Director What is Glide? Glide are a...
11 July 2022
From: 60 Second Interview

HMRC is seeing substantial delays in the processing of self assessment tax returns, it’s being claimed. A company called RIFT Tax Refunds...
11 July 2022
From: Breaking News

The latest English Housing Survey report on the private rental sector gives the lie to the perception that most tenants are...
11 July 2022
From: Breaking News

A landlord has been fined and must pay compensation after being involved in an illegal eviction. The landlord - Tahir Aziz - was...
11 July 2022
From: Breaking News

The Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities has been packed with MPs loyal to outgoing Prime Minister Boris Johnson, as...
11 July 2022
From: Breaking News

A park home specialist is claiming that this property niche is better suited than conventional rental or owned homes for energy...
11 July 2022
From: Breaking News
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Our politics seems pretty broken to me and whilst I don’t wish to take a side between one flavour or the...
09 July 2022
From: Agent Advice

Lack of rental stock is now the biggest challenge facing letting agents today. That is what every agent I’ve spoken to...
09 July 2022
From: Legislation & Compliance
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With speculation about what happens next in Westminster at fever pitch, now isn’t the time to make predictions as to how...
09 July 2022
From: The Big Issues

With the (eventual) departure of Boris Johnson, the next question for landlords and indeed much of the property industry is: What’s going...
08 July 2022
From: Breaking News

The mystery as to why so many MPs appear anti-landlord deepens with the news that at least 17 per cent of...
08 July 2022
From: Breaking News
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Landlord leaders are calling for a change to the Tenant Fees Act to allow renters to be charged for pet damage. Some...
08 July 2022
From: Breaking News

Startling new housing market data has been interpreted as “torment for tenants” according to a business analyst. The latest Halifax house price...
08 July 2022
From: Breaking News

PropTech companies Goodlord and Vouch have come together to call for input for their State Of The Lettings Industry report. And with...
08 July 2022
From: Breaking News
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Greg Clark is the new Housing Secretary, with responsibilities including steering the Renters' Reform Bill through parliament. He is part of a...
07 July 2022
From: Breaking News

The proportion of landlords who plan to purchase their next buy to let property through a limited company has hit the...
07 July 2022
From: Breaking News

Landlords and owners of empty homes iare being invited to a free event next week to find out more about help...
07 July 2022
From: Breaking News

Properties are still in high demand say auctioneers at Auction House London with no drop in the number of lots selling...
07 July 2022
From: Breaking News

A council has launched an information pack as part of a wider project to address the issue of empty properties. The ‘Caerphilly...
07 July 2022
From: Breaking News

Councils will be able to control numbers of second homes and holiday lets under new plans unveiled by the Welsh Government. There...
06 July 2022
From: Breaking News
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Cabinet minister Michael Gove and junior minister Eddie Hughes - architects of the pro-renter White Paper issued last month - are staying...
06 July 2022
From: Breaking News

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...
06 July 2022
From: Breaking News

Landlords considering selling up because of the tighter regulations and larger tax bills forced on the rental sector may be alarmed...
06 July 2022
From: Breaking News

Research commissioned by a mortgage lender suggests that 74 per cent of key workers believe they may never own their own...
06 July 2022
From: Breaking News

Recent research shows an 18 per cent increase in the number of Green mortgages available in just a six month period. Financial...
05 July 2022
From: Breaking News

Highland Council is going to ask the Scottish Government for a rent control zone in part of its patch. This is despite...
05 July 2022
From: Breaking News

Two tenants who were amongst a group of activists in a battle with their landlord have written in a left-wing journal...
05 July 2022
From: Breaking News

Rental growth continues to roar ahead across prime areas of London, according to Savills. Prime London rental values increased a further 3.3...
05 July 2022
From: Breaking News

Unscrupulous landlords in the ‘exempt rental’ niche will be driven out by a new clampdown, the government insists. The exempt sector provides...
05 July 2022
From: Breaking News

Landlords typically spend hundreds of pounds repairing properties damaged by pets, but unable to recoup their costs. That’s the claim from industry...
04 July 2022
From: Breaking News

Landlords are still enjoying substantial capital appreciation - but the latest Zoopla house price index reveals the lowest rate of monthly...
04 July 2022
From: Breaking News
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Little may have been heard of Conservative MP Andrew Rosindell in recent months but he has broken his silence to back...
04 July 2022
From: Breaking News

Two landlords have been fined £3,000 and ordered to pay more than £6,000 in costs for failing to provide documents to...
04 July 2022
From: Breaking News

Rents rose by an average of 2.8 per cent during June, taking the average cost of a rental property in England...
04 July 2022
From: Breaking News

Now is the time to lobby the Government on the detail of the Renters Reform Bill. That’s the message from the expert...
02 July 2022
From: Rental Reform

London-focussed lettings agency Douglas & Gordon gives its rundown on what new landlords should know to get the most out of...
02 July 2022
From: Agent Advice

In its latest plans, the government is hoping to make the leasehold system fairer for leaseholders through a brand new Reform...
02 July 2022
From: The Big Issues

The government only has itself to blame for the explosion in AirBnb and other short lets properties. That’s the view of the...
01 July 2022
From: Breaking News

Annual house price growth slowed slightly last month, dipping to 10.7 in June from 11.2 per cent in May, according to...
01 July 2022
From: Breaking News

A landlord who repeatedly let out an unsafe house has been fined £20,000 by magistrates. Housing officers from Salford council found fire...
01 July 2022
From: Breaking News

The early bird discount period for what many regard as the country’s most controversial landlord licensing scheme has been extended. The discount...
01 July 2022
From: Breaking News

A landlord who failed to comply with an Emergency Prohibition Order to make safe an HMO has been fined £1,000 and...
01 July 2022
From: Breaking News

A review into the effect of short-term lets has been launched by the government. The government says future policies could involve physical...
30 June 2022
From: Breaking News

An activist group that campaigns against landlords has accused some of discriminating against tenants on the ground of their sexual orientation. Baroness...
30 June 2022
From: Breaking News

A re-offending landlord housed himself and five tenants in what has been described as a death trap property. The rogue Harrow landlord...
30 June 2022
From: Breaking News

An organisation that helps promote the Build To Rent sector says BTR should take credit for many of the changes proposed...
30 June 2022
From: Breaking News

A council is warning student tenants in its city to be quiet and considerate when checking out of private rental accommodation...
30 June 2022
From: Breaking News

An MP has introduced a Private Member’s Bill which, if successful, would reduce what she calls the “nightmare” of Airbnb party...
29 June 2022
From: Breaking News

A study by the Tenancy Deposit Service has identified the main causes of disputes between student tenants and landlords and agents. The...
29 June 2022
From: Breaking News

Telford & Wreken council has served a fixed penalty notice on a private landlord in its patch. The £300 fixed penalty notice...
29 June 2022
From: Breaking News

A review into the way a council deals with HMOs has been launched in response to concerns about the concentration of...
29 June 2022
From: Breaking News

The government's ban on charging ground rent on leases in England and Wales comes into force today. Only a peppercorn ground rent...
29 June 2022
From: Breaking News

A prominent financial analyst says the fast-rising costs of renting mean tenants are becoming less financially resilient - and this applies...
28 June 2022
From: Breaking News

Liverpool is a key investment hot spot for buy to let landlords according to a new report. It shows that, for example,...
28 June 2022
From: Breaking News

Housing groups have united to appeal to politicians to step back from new laws that threaten to “devastate” the number of...
28 June 2022
From: Breaking News

A utilities advice service has come up with a list of measures which it says can reduce expenditure by tenants and...
28 June 2022
From: Breaking News

East Lothian council has launched a survey about the operation of the private rented sector and its role in meeting housing...
28 June 2022
From: Breaking News

The Baroness leading a renters’ pressure group wants to work with councils to push tenants’ rights. Baroness Alicia Kennedy, director of Generation...
27 June 2022
From: Breaking News

A prominent agency has revised its market forecast for the rest of 2022 and says prices will rise more and for...
27 June 2022
From: Breaking News

The public at large are not falling behind the government’s proposals for private rental sector reforms, it seems. A survey conducted by...
27 June 2022
From: Breaking News

The great rent rise continues according to new data from ARLA Propertymark. The trade body says while there has been a long...
27 June 2022
From: Breaking News

A survey of 12,000 tenants suggests that over three-quarters are concerned about the impact of the cost of living crisis on...
27 June 2022
From: Breaking News
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Leading rental payment platform PayProp has welcomed the added protections for landlords and renters outlined in the UK government’s rental reform...
25 June 2022
From: 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...
25 June 2022
From: The Big Issues

With over 40 million Airbnb users across Europe and the US, and approximately 250,000 listings in the UK alone, the short-term...
25 June 2022
From: Agent Advice

Landlords should not be downbeat about the scrapping of Section 21 eviction powers as proposed in the rental reform White Paper. That’s...
24 June 2022
From: Breaking News

Private rental properties are now “far safer” than before thanks to recent legislation, according to the charity Electrical Safety First. Since five-year...
24 June 2022
From: Breaking News

A new survey claims to show the rent differences between furnished and unfurnished homes to let in various cities. For example London...
24 June 2022
From: Breaking News

A council has prosecuted after a landlord who it alleges put his tenants’ safety at risk. Beej Patel and his company Hatfield...
24 June 2022
From: Breaking News

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

New research suggests that a like-for-like comparison shows short lets earning 21 per cent more than the same home let out...
23 June 2022
From: Breaking News

New figures indicate the ongoing growth of buy to let. Analysing data on additional property purchases made in the financial year 2020/21,...
23 June 2022
From: Breaking News

PropTech supplier Inventorybase has drawn up a league table of what it calls the private rental sector’s most complained about issues. After...
23 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

Build To Rent may win a lot of publicity but it’s still largely unknown outside London according to new research. BTR completions...
23 June 2022
From: Breaking News

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...
22 June 2022
From: Breaking News

New figures released this morning show that buy to let investors and second home buyers now pay almost half of the...
22 June 2022
From: Breaking News

Down-sizing, once the preserve of retired home owners, is now a phenomenon in the rental market too. That’s the claim of Sarah...
22 June 2022
From: Breaking News

The number of households taking lodgers has declined in recent years according to new research. The number of homes taking one lodger...
22 June 2022
From: Breaking News

A prominent London council wants rental properties to be included in the government’s Flood Re reinsurance scheme. Westminster council says the current...
22 June 2022
From: Breaking News

Energy bills have increased for around 22 million energy consumers – and they’re expected to escalate again later this year when...
21 June 2022
From: Legislation, Regulation & Compliance

HM Revenue & Customs has named and shamed a string of landlords who, it claims, have collectively avoided many millions of...
21 June 2022
From: Breaking News

The most recent interest rate rise has swung the balance making it cheaper to rent than to buy, according to lettings...
21 June 2022
From: Breaking News

A couple growing cannabis at a house in Cambridgeshire jumped through a window and hid in the loft of their rental...
21 June 2022
From: Breaking News
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A new survey has painted a daunting picture of how much it may cost a landlord to remedy damage from pets. Amidst...
21 June 2022
From: Breaking News

New data highlights an increase of 37 per cent in demand for landlord insurance in the first quarter of 2022, compared...
21 June 2022
From: Breaking News

Rightmove is warning of likely price falls in the second half of 2022. Its latest monthly market snapshot actually shows yet another...
20 June 2022
From: Breaking News

A trade body is calling for a partnership with the government to push the domestic heating market towards heat pumps as...
20 June 2022
From: Breaking News
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The Generation Rent group of activists says it has concerns over the broad proposals to allow landlords to charge for additional...
20 June 2022
From: Breaking News

A pioneering project is matching private landlords with tenant management skills in a local housing association. Salford council and the Irwell Valley...
20 June 2022
From: Breaking News

Letting agents are relied on to make the letting process easier for landlords and tenants. As a landlord, there is a long...
20 June 2022
From: Legislation, Regulation & Compliance

A tourism chief has likened new anti-holiday let regulations to those of a Stalinist dictatorship. Ashford Price, secretary of the Welsh Association...
20 June 2022
From: Breaking News

Trade bodies have vigorously lobbied government during the two and a half year process leading to the delivery of the Fairer...
18 June 2022
From: Rental Reform

Thank goodness the uncertainty is over - but is it all too skewed towards tenants? That’s the worry of suppliers as Daniel...
18 June 2022
From: Rental Reform

One of the highest profile advocates of widespread reform in the private rental sector has been Baroness Alicia Kennedy, director of...
18 June 2022
From: Rental Reform

The architects of the Fairer Private Rented Sector White Paper have been housing minister Eddie Hughes MP, Housing Secretary Michael Gove...
18 June 2022
From: Rental Reform

The campaigning charity Shelter - once a critic of government policies over letting agents and landlords - has given a ringing...
17 June 2022
From: Breaking News
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The Deposit Protection Service has given landlords tips on how to prepare their homes for pets because, it says, the single...
17 June 2022
From: Breaking News

The latest Bank of England base rate increase will serve only to increase the pain on landlords, it’s been claimed. This is...
17 June 2022
From: Breaking News

Landlords and owner occupiers alike could lose the most financially from rent controls according to a prominent rentals expert. The claim comes...
17 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

The government has released the full details of what it calls the Fairer Private Rented Sector White Paper. This is to form...
16 June 2022
From: Breaking News

The chief executive of the National Residential Landlords Association says the devil is in the detail when it comes to the...
16 June 2022
From: Breaking News

A prominent buy to let mortgage lender says there’s been a surge of interest in so-called green mortgages linked to good...
16 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

A lettings and estate agency has revealed a location where it says 50 per cent of its sales this year have...
16 June 2022
From: Breaking News
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Newable Finance, the finance brokerage & advisory arm of Newable, launches video advert campaign ahead of the new EPC legislations for...
15 June 2022
From: Sponsored Content

What looks suspiciously like a government leak to the Daily Mail says the long-awaited Rental Reform White Paper will be unveiled...
15 June 2022
From: Breaking News

The Welsh Government, which recently pushed back its so-called rental revolution until December, has nonetheless published extensive new guidelines about the...
15 June 2022
From: Breaking News

A campaign to stop new build homes being sold to second home buyers for holiday lets has won a decisive victory...
15 June 2022
From: Breaking News

New data from Rightmove suggests that rental demand is cooling in some areas where the market was busiest during the pandemic. And...
15 June 2022
From: Breaking News

An online rental platform suggests almost a third of rental homes may be deemed unaffordable. Ocasa, using Office for National Statistics data,...
15 June 2022
From: Breaking News

Landmark Auctions, a new property auctioneer has launched its services offering residential and commercial property, development, investment and land through in-house,...
15 June 2022
From: Breaking News

Those wondering why Airbnb is accused of contributing to the shortage of long term rental stock may be interested in seeing...
14 June 2022
From: Breaking News

London’s Labour Mayor Sadiq Khan wants to know the views of individuals on letting out homes in the capital via short...
14 June 2022
From: Breaking News

A prominent energy industry organisation has just issued a new guide for landlords to improve their properties. The Energy Saving Trust -...
14 June 2022
From: Breaking News

Housing minister Eddie Hughes is to spell out how landlords can improve their properties ahead of legislation expected when the Renters...
14 June 2022
From: Breaking News

The Bank of England is this week expected to increase base rate for the fifth time in a row. The Bank’s monetary...
14 June 2022
From: Breaking News

The John Lewis Partnership is to offer short- and long-term lets when it builds flats to rent at three locations in...
13 June 2022
From: Breaking News

Don’t pick on landlords - that’s the message from a leading tax and advisory consultancy. Blick Rothenberg warns that the government needs...
13 June 2022
From: Breaking News

The number of adults living at home with parents has increased 20 per cent in the past 10 years, it’s been...
13 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

Landlords considering new build properties to enlarge their portfolios may get more of a bargain than they expected. New data from the...
13 June 2022
From: Breaking News

Landlords are in danger of losing the narrative again. With rental inflation hitting record levels, much of the noise we see in...
11 June 2022
From: The Big Issues

Whether it’s increasing the amount we recycle, choosing sustainable products, or reducing our carbon footprint by limiting the amount we travel,...
11 June 2022
From: Rental Reform

Property owners who have a building or disused piece of land by a high traffic road can make a significant profit...
11 June 2022
From: Lettings PropTech

New research shows that, since 2016, the average stamp duty payment on buy to let homes has increased by £11,848 in...
10 June 2022
From: Breaking News

Opposition continues to build to the prospect of rent controls in part of the UK, with the latest voice citing the...
10 June 2022
From: Breaking News

A council is offering a no-commission rent guarantee service to private landlords. A statement from Elbridge council claims that it offers not...
10 June 2022
From: Breaking News

Shelter - for so long an outspoken critic of private rental landlords and letting agencies - has now turned its fire...
10 June 2022
From: Breaking News

A business analyst at a prominent consultancy says landlords who resist the temptation to quit the sector are “in a position...
10 June 2022
From: Breaking News

The government is today launching a consultation on a policy obliging landlords to make changes to communal spaces outside disabled tenants’...
09 June 2022
From: Breaking News

A landlord has been sentenced to 12 months imprisonment for the illegal eviction and harassment of a tenant, and has been...
09 June 2022
From: Breaking News

Some 820,000 private rented households in Britain are routinely hit by a shortfall between their housing benefit and their monthly rents...
09 June 2022
From: Breaking News

The housing market is showing signs of cooling, says the Halifax, as its latest index shows growing caution. The lender says that...
09 June 2022
From: Breaking News

Growing numbers of people are feeling psychologically affected by the cost of living crisis according to the latest Inflation Nation report...
09 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

Failing social housing landlords could face unlimited fines and Ofsted-style inspections, under the Social Housing (Regulation) Bill being introduced into Parliament...
08 June 2022
From: Breaking News

It’s not just landlords with residential units that must beware the Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards - there’s now a legal warning...
08 June 2022
From: Breaking News

It’s been confirmed that Prime Minister Boris Johnson is to announce plans to extend the Right To Buy to housing associations. Under...
08 June 2022
From: Breaking News

Financial Times columnist and radio presenter James Max has made a strong case for opposing rent controls. Appearing on the Jeremy Vine...
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

Overnight speculation of a Cabinet reshuffle has yet again led to uncertainty over the Renters’ Reform Bill, pledging a radical shake-up...
07 June 2022
From: Breaking News

There has been an angry response by some politicians in Wales to the decision by the Labour administration to delay implementation...
07 June 2022
From: Breaking News

A new survey from an experienced company in the private rental sector has revealed shocking findings about what landlords really think...
07 June 2022
From: Breaking News

An insurance chief with expertise in the holiday lets sector has stood up for owners who let their properties to holidaymakers...
07 June 2022
From: Breaking News

A prominent auction house says bids are fewer in number than before - a sign that the market is softening, presenting...
07 June 2022
From: Breaking News

The clearest indication of the rate at which the private rented market is shrinking is revealed in new research by Propertymark. It...
06 June 2022
From: Breaking News

A group delivering tenant relations training claims thousands of illegal evictions are made possible because many local councils have no trained...
06 June 2022
From: Breaking News

May saw a slight slowing in the rate of annual house price growth to 11.2 per cent from 12.1 per cent...
06 June 2022
From: Breaking News

Two respected figures in the lettings sector want landlords and tenants to consider the future of the eviction process. Paul Shamplina -...
06 June 2022
From: Breaking News

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

A London council is relaunching an appeal for private landlords to help house homeless people with mobility issues. Landlords in Camden and...
01 June 2022
From: Breaking News

Landlords have welcomed the latest delays to radical rental reforms which were due to be implemented next month. Ben Beadle, chief executive...
01 June 2022
From: Breaking News

The long Jubilee Weekend celebration may be almost upon us but landlords are being urged respond to a major property tax...
01 June 2022
From: Breaking News

A new survey by Zoopla suggests the average property price has hit £250,200 for the first time - but a slowdown...
01 June 2022
From: Breaking News

A landlord has been fined £7,500 for not complying with electrical safety standards at a property he owns and lets out...
01 June 2022
From: Breaking News

There’s embarrassment all round for the Labour-run Welsh Government as it reveals a late delay to its much-hyped rental reform. The reform...
31 May 2022
From: Breaking News

No it’s not an April Fool - some tenants in Wales are experimenting with an alternative to radiators and heat pumps....
31 May 2022
From: Breaking News

A bank is forecasting that almost one in 10 rented homes in the UK within the next decade could be a...
31 May 2022
From: Breaking News

Landlords with larger portfolios are more likely to increase rent than small-scale landlords. A poll by The Landlord Works shows that 75...
31 May 2022
From: Breaking News

A new Selective Licensing scheme for private landlords in Nottingham has been approved by the city council and now goes for...
31 May 2022
From: Breaking News

A council has imposed fines on five landlords for licensing breaches. Doncaster’s Selective Licensing scheme was introduced - so the council claims...
31 May 2022
From: Breaking News

No fewer than 74 per cent of landlords say they feel a responsibility to support their tenants during times of financial...
30 May 2022
From: Breaking News

The support package to help combat soaring fuel bills and the cost of living crisis - introduced at the end of...
30 May 2022
From: Breaking News

The architect of one of the largest rental reform initiatives in the UK is set to address landlords at a webinar...
30 May 2022
From: Breaking News

A man has been sentenced to 33 years after murdering his landlords at their property in south London. Daniel Briceno Garcia was...
30 May 2022
From: Breaking News

A mortgage broker is accusing buy to let lenders of making life tougher for landlord borrowers. Mel Whiting of Norton Finance says...
30 May 2022
From: Breaking News

We know that Section 21 and so called ‘no fault’ evictions, are definitely going to be abolished as part of the...
28 May 2022
From: The Big Issues
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Wherever you stand, whether you’re a landlord or tenant, the supply and demand issues impacting the private rented sector are at...
28 May 2022
From: Rental Reform

The popularity of staycations is set to continue into 2022, with bookings for UK holiday lets reportedly up 22 per cent compared...
28 May 2022
From: Agent Advice

A study of what has happened to a private rental sector hit by rent controls provides lessons to those in the UK...
27 May 2022
From: Breaking News

The cost of living crisis and soaring fuel bills mean landlords may have to rethink the concept of all-inclusive rents. That’s the...
27 May 2022
From: Breaking News

A PropTech company which aims its products at landlords, claim that over 600,000 landlords are breaking the rules when it comes...
27 May 2022
From: Breaking News

The importance of improved energy efficiency in the private rented and owner occupied sectors has led to a surge in interest...
27 May 2022
From: Breaking News

The surge in rents will subside and the market will normalise before the end of the year. That’s the prediction from Zoopla...
27 May 2022
From: Breaking News

The Baroness leading the Generation Rent campaign group is accusing many landlords of failing to sell - despite having said they...
26 May 2022
From: Breaking News

A collection of rental experts in a body called The Lettings Industry Council have called for the creation of a Landlord...
26 May 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

Landlords are being advised not to panic buy ahead of what may be more difficult lending conditions as the cost 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

A furniture firm which supplies to some Build To Rent operators has told buy to let landlords to up their game...
25 May 2022
From: Breaking News

Brand new ‘property passports’ would help landlords prove their homes are compliant and assist tenants to identify decent and safe housing,...
25 May 2022
From: Breaking News

Campaigning charity Shelter wants the government to fast-track its pledge to scrap Section 21 eviction powers. The government pledged a White Paper...
25 May 2022
From: Breaking News

New analysis by Rightmove is tracking first-time buyer affordability over the last 10 years - and it shows why so many...
25 May 2022
From: Breaking News

Landlords work harder to ensure properties are suitable for their preferred tenant type, more than they do to achieve maximum profits. That’s...
25 May 2022
From: Breaking News

A report in a government-supporting newspaper suggests that a proposal to cut Capital Gains Tax for landlords who sell to first...
24 May 2022
From: Breaking News

The Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy has now opened its controversial boiler upgrade scheme. Landlords across England and Wales as...
24 May 2022
From: Breaking News

A council has secured a banning order against a rogue landlord who was found guilty of failing to comply with legal...
24 May 2022
From: Breaking News

Independent mortgage sector monitor Moneyfacts says the choice for landlords wanting to borrow remains very strong - but increasingly interest rates...
24 May 2022
From: Breaking News

Lettings agency and property management consultancy Bramleys has revealed the most common landlord complaints, and has provided suggestions as to how...
24 May 2022
From: Breaking News

The government is pondering beefing up mandatory alarm requirements which landlords have to meet in England. Until now private landlords have to...
23 May 2022
From: Breaking News

Activists claim that the number of evictions using Section 21 is actually in excess of the reported by government. Ministry of Justice...
23 May 2022
From: Breaking News

A council has launched what it calls a Landlord and Tenant Support Package in place of a previous landlord accreditation system. Telford...
23 May 2022
From: Breaking News

Analysis by Rightmove suggests that capital appreciation remains strong for landlords and owner occupiers alike, despite the recent flurry of interest...
23 May 2022
From: Breaking News

A price comparison website has given a league table of features which it claims can allow landlords to increase the charges...
23 May 2022
From: Breaking News

Housing has always been one of the most sensitive political issues, meaning that legislation in this area is unusually sensitive to...
21 May 2022
From: Rental Reform

As a landlord, you will know and recognise that your inventory is one of the most important pieces of documentation that...
21 May 2022
From: Top tips & guides

The government recently passed into law the much-anticipated Commercial Rent (Coronavirus) Act 2022. This effectively ends government interventions to prevent commercial...
21 May 2022
From: The Big Issues

The house price inflation facing first time buyers is “frankly frightening” according to a new analysis which suggests typical FTB house...
20 May 2022
From: Breaking News

The abolition of Section 21 eviction notices could lead to a surge in evictions by private landlords anxious to sell before...
20 May 2022
From: Breaking News

Activists in Generation Rent have repeated once again their call for a rent freeze and yet another eviction ban. “Rents have been...
20 May 2022
From: Breaking News

Housing minister Eddie Hughes - the politician leading for the government own the renters’ Reform Bill - will be the keynote...
20 May 2022
From: Breaking News

Demand for apartment living across much of Britain has yet to return to pre-pandemic levels despite a move back to normality...
20 May 2022
From: Breaking News

A private tenant who stabbed his landlords to death has been convicted of murder. Daniel Garcia unleashed what an Old Bailey trial...
19 May 2022
From: Breaking News

Airbnb’s general manager is claiming that there is no fact-based evidence to link the proliferation of short lets across the UK...
19 May 2022
From: Breaking News

An industry study suggests that landlords without insurance risk are losing as much as 45 per cent of their annual rental...
19 May 2022
From: Breaking News

Contrary to recent figures from Zoopla and others, pointing to double-digit rental inflation in the past year, official statistics show the...
19 May 2022
From: Breaking News

Details have been released of a scheme seeking to encourage private landlords to lease their properties to local councils. The scheme in...
19 May 2022
From: Breaking News

A business analyst has given an interesting interpretation of the soaring rental market - and says it keeps the wider sales...
18 May 2022
From: Breaking News

Landowners are claiming that the negative stereotype given to private landlords in recent years by government contributes to the overall housing...
18 May 2022
From: Breaking News

A PropTech platform says it’s giving landlords the opportunity to spread their management fees and marketing costs across the duration of...
18 May 2022
From: Breaking News

A new PropTech link up pledges to be a win-win for agents, landlords and tenants. Muuvo, a platform which is free to...
18 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

Energy regulator Ofgem is suggesting that the energy price cap be updated quarterly rather than every six months. This is only a...
17 May 2022
From: Breaking News

A rogue landlord prosecuted for illegally squashing seven flats into a development with planning permission for six must pay around £250,000. In...
17 May 2022
From: Breaking News

The highest rental growth since the Global Financial Crisis, coupled with the cost of living crisis, is putting increased pressure on...
17 May 2022
From: Breaking News

Landlords are being warned by the Fire Protection Association of major changes ahead for those letting properties in Wales. The Fitness for...
17 May 2022
From: Breaking News

A safety organisation is warning of a “tragedy waiting to happen” because three quarters of fire doors fail to meet the...
17 May 2022
From: Breaking News

Consultation events are to be held this week to gauge the reaction to a possible compulsory register for all Airbnb and...
16 May 2022
From: Breaking News

A west country council is the latest to launch an initiative aimed at helping landlords meet the new Minimum Energy Efficiency...
16 May 2022
From: Breaking News

The cost of a newly let home rose 9.8 per cent over the last 12 months to £1,125 pcm, marking the...
16 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

An online property platform says it expects May’s sales figures for new build searches to be slightly below expectations. This is as...
16 May 2022
From: Breaking News

The property industry has this week remonstrated at the video that housing charity Shelter has published and in which they portray...
14 May 2022
From: Agent Advice

One in five properties in the UK could benefit from new government grants to help fund electric vehicle home charging points...
14 May 2022
From: The Big Issues

If rising energy costs are your immediate concern, it may not be feasible to invest in new solutions for your home...
14 May 2022
From: Top tips & guides

A survey of over 600 landlords by a business insurance service has found that 55 per cent have still to make...
13 May 2022
From: Breaking News

The independent expert advisers to government on tax simplification, the OTS, says there has been a strong response to its consultation...
13 May 2022
From: Breaking News

The Regulator of Social Housing has named and shamed a London council for its failure to provide assurance that it consistently...
13 May 2022
From: Breaking News

A new study has compiled a league table of the best cities in the UK for investment in student accommodation. CIA Landlord...
13 May 2022
From: Breaking News

A council is notifying its landlords with tenants on housing benefit that it is switching its payment schedule from paper to...
13 May 2022
From: Breaking News

Housing Secretary Michael Gove has made a sweeping attack on the conditions of homes run by private landlords. In a statement backing...
12 May 2022
From: Breaking News

A court has told a multi-millionaire landlord he must pay £125,000 after a 10-year campaign of abuse against a local council. Last...
12 May 2022
From: Breaking News

Research by a rental platform suggests there are currently over 65,000 short let properties being advertised in London alone. The platform, Rentd,...
12 May 2022
From: Breaking News

The Health and Safety Executive is urging landlords to check the credentials of gas fitters following a case heard recently in...
12 May 2022
From: Breaking News

Landlords renting out to holidaymakers could be in with a chance of winning £10,000 as part of a nationwide search for...
12 May 2022
From: Breaking News

Activists have expressed their delight that the government has “listed to the voice of renters” in its provisions for widespread reform...
11 May 2022
From: Breaking News

This is the entirety of the detail given by the government about the Renters’ Reform Bill, confirmed in yesterday’s Queen’s Speech. --- Renters Reform...
11 May 2022
From: Breaking News

A landlord has been jailed for a year after making a homeless woman perform sexual favours for him in return for...
11 May 2022
From: Breaking News

Landlords have been hit with steep rises in the cost of buy to let fixed rate mortgages even before the Bank...
11 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
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The Queen’s Speech has confirmed that a radical re-shaping of the rental sector in England is being pushed ahead by the...
10 May 2022
From: Breaking News

Are you a landlord with an EPC rating of D or below? Newable Finance has launched EPC Finance – a range of...
10 May 2022
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Labour’s London Mayor - buoyed up after the party’s successes in the capital in last week’s elections - has renewed his...
10 May 2022
From: Breaking News

A cleaning crisis caused by Brexit and Covid could threaten the well-being of the buy to let sector according to a...
10 May 2022
From: Breaking News

The strong fundamentals of a rental market with a chronic undersupply are attracting a growing amount of institutional capital says Knight...
10 May 2022
From: Breaking News

The government is widely expected to announce that Section 21 eviction powers will be scrapped in new legislation coming to Parliament...
10 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

Landlords have enjoyed more capital appreciation with the average UK house price rising again in April, up by 1.1 per cent...
09 May 2022
From: Breaking News

Activists from pressure groups and London-focussed tenants’ bodies have handed in a letter to 10 Downing Street asking the Prime Minister...
09 May 2022
From: Breaking News

Voters in Bristol have decided to abolish the city’s directly elected mayor following a referendum. The city was given the choice of...
09 May 2022
From: Breaking News

The lack of stock available to rent continues to limit lettings activity and drive rents higher in areas of prime London,...
09 May 2022
From: Breaking News

PropTech firm Canopy says four out of five tenants have never missed a rent payment and that this should give them...
09 May 2022
From: Breaking News
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A report from the Public Accounts Committee on the regulation of the private rented sector (PRS) was issued with little notice...
07 May 2022
From: Rental Reform

What are the main causes of tension and disagreements between tenants and landlords ahead of the Rental Reform Bill, which is expected to...
07 May 2022
From: Rental Reform

For many years now developers, freeholders and landlords have been engaged in the practice of utilising ground rents as lucrative investments...