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A think tank is urging the UK government to consider tax perks for private renters to help them save faster for...

The Daily Telegraph appears to have uncovered a catch in Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s apparent boiler grant giveaway. Last week he announced...

The John Lewis Partnership is said to be facing “extreme challenges” as a result of its bid to enter the private...

Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves has ruled out any increase in Capital Gains Tax if Labour wins power. She also says there will...

Home Secretary Suella Braverman has been accused of using landlords to do her dirty work for her. In a response to the...

The landlords’ trade body has given a firm message to Housing Secretary Michael Gove - sort out a realistic deadline for...

Housing Secretary Michael Gove has this morning said his government should ‘relax the pace’ of EPC reforms expected from private landlords. In...

It may be all change - again - at the Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities if the government’s poor...

A vocal group of around 50 Conservative right wing MPs wants an end to stamp duty - except for additional homes...

Propertymark says it’s spotted what may be the first sign of a U-turn on one aspect of the controversial Renters Reform...

The Resolution Foundation has urged the government not to relax its target deadlines for improved energy efficiency in the private rental...

The relatively small number of landlords who use Purplebricks to handle tenants for their properties appear to face an uncertain future. The...

The government is reported to be considering extending the Right To Buy from just council tenants in England to housing association...

Landlords of HMOs are being faced with a revaluation of their properties by HMRC which could result in many suffering tax...

Experts are predicting that the exclusion of large scale landlords from cladding relief may lead to significant delays in some safety...

A national newspaper says the current ratings of the Energy Performance Certificate are under review by the Department for Business, Energy...

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

It’s being reported in the mainstream press that the government may give landlords an extra year to make rental homes more energy efficient. This...

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

It now appears that landlords had a narrow escape with this week’s Budget. The Daily Telegraph has discovered that a report by...

The government is poised to announce a ban on the installation of gas boilers by 2035. Instead home owners including landlords will...

A council is ordering all of its private rental sector landlords to clear graffiti from external walls within four weeks of...

The potential dangers of Get Rich Quick property investment schemes have been highlighted once again, this time by an MP. Some 18...

News reports suggest the government may be about to step in and use commissioners to take over Liverpool council, which has...

Airbnb’s UK operation is under scrutiny by the City watchdog over fears it could be exploited for money laundering purposes Although there...

More than 300,000 tenants failed to pay their rent on time last month, new research from Goodlord suggests.  The study by the...

Given that the number of people living in private rented accommodation has grown, doubling in the past three decades, renters are...

Buy-to-let landlords are being unfairly penalised for the housing crisis, according to a new report by the Institute of Economic Affairs...

Buy-to-let landlords could face another stamp duty rate hike in the Autumn Budget to further curb the acquisition of second homes. The...

Dangerous electrical mains installation, ‘defective’ sanitary fitments in both the bathroom and kitchen, and a ‘lack of automatic fire detection’, were among...

Buy-to-let landlords with rental properties in Peterborough will now have to pay £600 for a five-year licence to rent out a...

The world's ‘most successful’ Airbnb landlord is based in London and currently makes £11.9m a year in rental income, renting out...

Hefty fines could soon be issued to rogue landlords in Bradford without being taken to court, under plans due to be...

At Horton and Garton, our message to West London is simple: we want to make a difference. Not just to the...

Article 50, the starting gun for the UK to leave the European Union was triggered six weeks ago and now the UK...

Peterborough City Council has rejected a claim that it is subsidising slum landlords with taxpayers’ money following an accusation by the...

A new scheme launched to help landlords with housing repairs in Peterborough has been panned by the local MP. Stewart Jackson MP...

Following the events of 2016, it’s easy to see why experts across the country are torn when it comes to the...

The UK’s largest private landlord has drawn up a list of the sort of tenants that the he will and will...

Up to 330,000 buy-to-let landlords will be required to pay a “green tax” of up to £5,000 to make their properties...

One of the UK’s largest and most controversial private landlords has seen his attempts to sell his entire portfolio of around...

There has been a broad welcome for what would appear to be a government U-turn over the imposition of the stamp...

A tenant is being pursued for damages to a rented property covered by her landlord’s insurance. The Telegraph has reported on the test...

The National Landlords Association (NLA) has criticised local councils for telling private tenants to ignore eviction notices served by their landlords...

The Telegraph has raised the issue of how local authorities are increasingly encouraging evicted tenants to stay put in a property...

Buy-to-let is in the line of fire again with reports that officials at the Basel Committee are looking to get tough...

There’s no denying that choosing to invest in buy-to-let property can be a great way to make a profit and as...