By Graham Norwood
The proportion of landlords reporting increasing tenant demand has hit...
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Supply drought continues - with rents rising as a consequence
By Graham Norwood
The great imbalance between tenant demand and available stock continues,...
Landlords enjoy enormous capital appreciation - Nationwide
By Graham Norwood
Annual house price growth accelerated to 12.6 per cent in...
Six figure discounts right now on some prime London investments
By Graham Norwood
Landlords with large budgets and who are seeking a surprising...
We’re Staying - no evidence of landlords quitting despite increased red tape
By Graham Norwood
There is no evidence of a mass exodus of landlords...
Rents and voids stay strong thanks to ongoing lack of stock
By Graham Norwood
It’s a familiar story from PropTech supplier Goodlord as it...
Landlord sentiment improves in London as Covid restrictions ease
By Graham Norwood
There’s been a bounce back in confidence amongst London landlords...
The Lowdown on London’s rental market
By Graham Norwood
Foxtons has issued a wide-ranging snapshot of the London private...
Lettings Market On Fire - Rental yields now highest for six years
By Graham Norwood
Newly published rental yield from Rightmove reveals that the average...
Soaring Market - no end in sight as demand overwhelms supply
By Graham Norwood
The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors’ latest index suggests there’s...
Airbnb and short lets wreck local housing markets, say conservationists
By Graham Norwood
The Council for the Protection of Rural England is the...
Good news for landlords as rental market shows no winter slowdown
By Graham Norwood
Landlords fearing a fall in income and a rise in...
Rental market likely to benefit as first timers frustrated by buying
By Graham Norwood
As many as one in four young Britons are seriously...
Rejection of first time buyer mortgages keeps rental sector buoyant
By Graham Norwood
New data suggesting that only a third of first time...
What’s hot, What’s not for capital appreciation in prime London
By Graham Norwood
Investors seeking capital appreciation in the country’s most expensive residential...
Room rental market sees demand soar and supply slump
By Graham Norwood
Demand for rooms has rocketed in recent months, coinciding with...
Record high tenant demand - and even London is improving
By Graham Norwood
Tenant demand across the private rental sector is at a...
Did the stamp duty holiday persuade you to buy? It seems not…
By Graham Norwood
Relatively few landlords were persuaded to take advantage of the...
Prime London new tenancies running at highest number for decade
By Graham Norwood
The number of new tenancies started in September in prime...
Holiday Lets may be the next Buy To Let, says Moneyfacts
By Graham Norwood
Independent finance service Moneyfacts says increasing numbers of people are...
Landlords will have to pay more for most properties from today
By Graham Norwood
The end of the stamp duty holiday means landlords will...
Available rental stock volumes lower now than just before pandemic
By Graham Norwood
Research by buy to let consultancy Sequre Property Investment suggests...
Highest rent not always top priority for landlords - survey
By Graham Norwood
New independent research among 512 landlords show how they have...
The market now? It’s all about stock shortages
By Graham Norwood
Growing numbers of landlords are quitting the sector, prompting a...
Rental properties letting almost a week faster than in 2020
By Graham Norwood
Zoopla says rental properties are typically letting almost a week...
Out of balance: Huge number of renters as rental stock still very limited
By Graham Norwood
The latest rental market snapshot by the Royal Institution of...
Airbnb cost league table shows London well down the list
By Graham Norwood
A new league table has been prepared showing the average...
Commuter Belt rental shortage as tenants still leave London
By Graham Norwood
Demand for private rented housing in the South East is the...
Pet-friendly properties have soared in popularity say agents
By Graham Norwood
Letting agents have reported huge surges in demand for pet-friendly...
Buy To Let specialist identifies upcoming boom area
By Graham Norwood
A nationwide buy to let consultancy says it believes one...
Two tier lettings market, with London lagging behind
By Graham Norwood
Demand for private rented housing has reached a five year...
Prime London - limited improvement as lettings leave the doldrums
By Graham Norwood
High end lettings agency Strutt & Parker says the outlook...
Agency predicts student surge to accelerate East London market
By Graham Norwood
Lettings agency JLL says improved interest in East London’s lettings...
Rental market still breaking records as agents call the top
By Graham Norwood
The latest rental market snapshot released by ARLA Propertymark shows...
Landlords with houses see dramatic uplift in capital appreciation
By Graham Norwood
Landlords with houses in their portfolios will have seen a...
Covid fall-out makes life worse for renters, claims new report
By Graham Norwood
The pandemic has made future prospects for renters worse, according...
Good news for landlords as rental demand hits another record
By Graham Norwood
The agents’ trade body ARLA Propertymark says more records have...
At last! London rental market shows strong signs of recovery
By Graham Norwood
After months in the doldrums thanks to tenants moving away...
“Bumper summer of lettings” on the way for landlords
By Graham Norwood
We’re on track for a bumper summer of lettings according...
Tenants flee London as pandemic changes rental landscape
By Graham Norwood
Private sector tenants are leaving London in response to the...
Optimism and tight supply fuel rentals boom, according to surveyors
By Graham Norwood
The latest sentiment survey from the Royal Institution of Chartered...
Most tenants still want to own despite pandemic upheaval
By Graham Norwood
Despite the global pandemic putting many major life plans on...
Revealed - where Asian and Chinese buy to let investors purchase
By Graham Norwood
Chinese and Asian investment and marketing service Juwai IQI UK...
Outlook uncertain for buy to let after recent retreat - Nationwide
By Graham Norwood
The private rental sector is in slow retreat according to...
It's a Renter's Market - London affordability improves during pandemic
By Graham Norwood
Rental affordability in the capital has improved markedly during the...
Most London rents now lower than they were in 2016, says Rightmove
By Graham Norwood
New figures released by Rightmove this morning show that 65...
Prime London flats rentals still in doldrums - but for how long?
By Graham Norwood
Reduced demand and falling rents continue throughout the London prime flats...
We're sticking with cities and towns, say most tenants
By Graham Norwood
The much-hyped move from cities to the country thanks to...
Overseas landlords still investing in UK property in large numbers
By Graham Norwood
A lettings agency estimates that the number of overseas landlords...
Eviction Ban Own Goal: more tenants to lose their homes as a result
By Graham Norwood
In the first anniversary of the initial ban on repossessions,...
Are tenancy agreements being broken by uninsured renters?
By Graham Norwood
A survey of 1,000 tenants suggests that only around half...
Yield hot spots in London identified by letting agent
By Graham Norwood
London-focussed lettings agency Portico has drawn up highly localised hotspots...
Posh university towns have high rents but low yields, survey shows
By Graham Norwood
Areas boasting Russell Group universities - considered the best in...
How the other half rent - an insight into Mayfair’s rental sector
By Graham Norwood
One of the most respected and experienced agents in Prime...
Landlords have upper hand on rents as supply plummets - research
By Graham Norwood
High level research shows that since the start of the...
London landlords have good news - renters are on the way back
By Graham Norwood
Letting agents in London say there's more interest from prospective...
Labour council’s huge licensing plan divides opinion ahead of key vote
By Graham Norwood
A Labour-controlled council says it’s confident a huge new licensing...
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Longer Stamp Duty holiday will trigger buy to let purchases says lawyer
By Graham Norwood
A combination of the longer stamp duty holiday and sustained...
Investment opportunity? Student demand growing as stock falls - claim
By Graham Norwood
Demand for student accommodation is greater than ever, a specialist...
Covid arrears not such a big problem according to new survey
By Graham Norwood
A major survey of landlords, tenants and letting agents suggests...
Council teaching tenants how to reclaim rent from landlords
By Graham Norwood
A London council is running what it describes as “an...
Nightmare scenario for some London landlords - warning
By Graham Norwood
The latest rental market snapshot from the property website Home...
Pandemic means Inner London rents now little higher than Outer
By Graham Norwood
Plummeting inner London rents mean the gap between central and...
Thousands of landlords lumbered with loans and unsellable flats
By Graham Norwood
It’s feared that the government’s latest funding to solve the...
Growing investment from landlords despite rents stagnating
By Graham Norwood
There is substantial investment going in to the private rental...
Landlords and tenants get on badly? Don't you believe it...
By Graham Norwood
A survey claims that 75 per cent of tenants regard...
Fears grow of Capital Gains Tax hike for landlords
By Graham Norwood
Landlords are warning the government that if it increases Capital...
Houses letting much more quickly than apartments in city centres
By Graham Norwood
New research out this morning suggests that Coronavirus continues to change...
Tradespeople are victims of ‘cowboy customers’ shows new study
By Graham Norwood
Many landlords may be all-too-familiar with cowboy builders but new...
Best yields for rural buy to lets identified by PropTech ‘prospector’
By Graham Norwood
A PropTech ‘prospector’ tool which analyses Rightmove data from an...
‘Take heart at strength of rental market’ says commentator
By Graham Norwood
A leading market monitor suggests voids are increasing but otherwise...
Landlords buy in cities, bucking the Covid countryside craze
By Graham Norwood
Coronavirus has prompted much talk of landlords and tenants alike...
Private renters enjoy more life satisfaction than social sector tenants
By Graham Norwood
Social renters have the lowest life satisfaction and experience the...
Government to push Commonhold - but what is it?
By Graham Norwood
The government is establishing a Commonhold Council - a partnership...
Renting is becoming the cool choice, claims Build To Rent operator
By Graham Norwood
Private renting is now “a future-forward choice, seen by many...
Baby Boomer buy to lets are “devastating“ for young people - claim
By Graham Norwood
A philanthropist claims the difficulty some younger people have in...
Editor’s Letter: Goodbye and Thank You
By Marc Da Silva
Dear Readers, Today is my last day as editor of Landlord...
BTL landlords ‘can start to take action’ following end of the evictions ban
By Marc Da Silva
The six-month tenant eviction ban, which finally ended yesterday, has...
Rent arrears: Last minute U-turn ‘another huge blow for those landlords struggling’
By Marc Da Silva
At the beginning of the coronavirus lockdown, a ban on...
July was a ‘relatively robust month for the UK lettings market’
By Marc Da Silva
Rental market activity remained relatively stable last month, according to...
Government urged to provide ‘support for landlords during this time’
By Marc Da Silva
Following the decision to extend the tenant eviction ban until...
Landlords and tenants must ‘come to an agreement on rent owed’
By Marc Da Silva
A number of buy-to-let landlords continue to work closely with...
BTL landlords ‘cannot be expected to foot the bill for government failure’
By Marc Da Silva
The government has been slammed for its 11th-hour U-turn after...
Housing market recovery could be short-lived, warn RICS
By Marc Da Silva
The UK housing market could see what first looks like...
New partnership will not only help letting agents, ‘but landlords and renters too’
By Marc Da Silva
Some buy-to-let landlords stand to benefit from a new partnership...
Tenant loan scheme welcomed by the NRLA
By Marc Da Silva
A number of buy-to-let landlords are having to prepare for...
There has been a ‘huge upsurge in buyers looking to purchase property’ at auction
By Marc Da Silva
No longer just a domain for investors, developers, and property...
BTL landlords urged to review ‘advertising material and vetting policies’
By Marc Da Silva
A specialist property litigation firm is warning buy-to-let landlords not...
Landlord searches for letting agents increases by a fifth
By Marc Da Silva
Buy-to-let remains an attractive asset class with more property investors...
Letting market activity springs back into life
By Marc Da Silva
Activity levels in the rental market bounced back to pre-lockdown...
New tenancies are now almost back to pre-pandemic levels
By Marc Da Silva
The number of new tenancies is almost back to pre-pandemic...
Rightmove records busiest day ever as demand surges
By Marc Da Silva
The chancellor’s decision to temporarily cut stamp duty has led...
Government urged to boost the safety net available to young renters
By Marc Da Silva
Industry leaders are calling on the government to provide urgent...
Minister’s comments ‘provide greater certainty for the rental market’
By Marc Da Silva
The National Residential Landlords Association (NRLA) has welcomed confirmation from...
Many youngsters forced ‘to pay rent for unused flats’
By Marc Da Silva
Around 1.9 million people in this country are paying rent...
NRLA welcomes clarity on repossession notices
By Marc Da Silva
Yesterday’s Court of Appeal ruling in the case of Trecarrell...
Rental market sees strong bounce back in activity
By Marc Da Silva
Activity levels in the rental market have bounced back more...
Fresh data exposes ‘the threat that coronavirus poses to the rental market’
By Marc Da Silva
New research shows that renters are more vulnerable to economic...
What will being a landlord look like after Covid-19?
By Marc Da Silva
Do you think Covid-19 been a stress test for the...
Rental market bounces back with 22% surge in demand
By Marc Da Silva
Demand for properties in the private rented sector is up...
Government must protect people ‘who have fallen into arrears’
By Marc Da Silva
With the Coronavirus crisis widely expected to lead to a...
Airbnb lays off 25% of workforce as virus lockdowns weigh
By Marc Da Silva
Airbnb has confirmed that it is laying off 25% of its...
Demand for rental property increases by a third
By Marc Da Silva
Demand for rental property is up 33% compared to this...
Indicators suggest the UK rental market ‘is set for a swift comeback’
By Marc Da Silva
Online visits and engagement by homebuyers and tenants in the...
Rental market activity shows ‘green shoots’ of recovery
By Marc Da Silva
There has been a significant increase in the number of...
Online property searches return to pre-lockdown levels
By Marc Da Silva
Online property searches have surged back to normal levels with...
Housing market back with a bang after lockdown easing in England
By Marc Da Silva
Rightmove said visits to its website rose by 45% yesterday...
Most landlords approached for help by their tenants ‘are responding positively’
By Marc Da Silva
The vast majority of landlords are supporting tenants needing help...
Covid-19: New rent payment plan tool to ‘help landlords not get left behind’
By Marc Da Silva
A new rent payment plan tool has been launched for...
NRLA slams Citizens Advice for ‘misleading’ report
By Marc Da Silva
The National Residential Landlords Association (NRLA) has criticised Citizens Advice...
There is a ‘massive amount of pent-up demand’ in the rental market
By Marc Da Silva
The UK lockdown has been essential for containing the spread...
England developed more homes last year ‘than at any time since financial crash’
By Marc Da Silva
Fresh figures show that there was a rise in the...
Demand starts to recover as more renters look at post-lockdown ‘moving options’
By Marc Da Silva
Rents continued to increase during the first quarter of the...
Stage set for a rental market 'bounce back'
By Marc Da Silva
There has been a sharp rise in demand for rental...
Housing market crash could be driven by the rental sector
By Marc Da Silva
Wage cuts and a surge in unemployment threaten to destabilize...
Property market to bounce back once restrictions are lifted
By Marc Da Silva
The UK housing market will bounce back once the current...
Dwindling numbers of buy-to-let property purchases
By Marc Da Silva
There has been a significant drop in the proportion of...
UK housing market could bounce back in Q4 2020
By Marc Da Silva
Housing market activity is on track for a drastic fall...
Demand for rental accommodation hit record high for month of February
By Marc Da Silva
Demand from new prospective renters hit the highest level on...
Government urged to halt buy-to-let changes
By Marc Da Silva
The Government should consider postponing upcoming tax changes because of...
Right to Rent immigration checks adjusted to make it easier for landlords
By Marc Da Silva
Right to Rent checks has been temporarily adapted due to coronavirus,...
Housing market had looked set for a spring surge
By Marc Da Silva
The number of homes sold rose again in February to...
The government made ‘the right decision’ to ban evictions - ARLA Propertymark
By Marc Da Silva
The government’s decision to suspend all ongoing housing possession actions,...
Housing transactions set to drop by up to 60% over the next three months
By Marc Da Silva
Historically, economic uncertainty and market volatility are detrimental to the...
The housing market got off to a strong start in 2020, but activity is ‘plummeting’
By Marc Da Silva
Heading into March, the UK housing market was showing the...
Organisations welcome government action to support landlords and tenants
By Marc Da Silva
A number of property firms and landlord organisations have welcomed...
Petition calls for ‘rent holiday’ to support self-isolating tenants
By Marc Da Silva
The government is under growing pressure to consider doing more...
Almost half of landlords set to flee the market
By Marc Da Silva
Fresh research shows almost half of landlords are considering divesting...
Landlord bodies finally set to merge to create powerful lobby group
By Marc Da Silva
A new landlord organistaion, which will become the largest ever trade...
More than 100,000 renters sign up to Zoopla’s new rental guide
By Marc Da Silva
Zoopla has registered more than 100,000 sign-ups to its latest...
A ‘50/50 gender split amongst buy-to-let investors’ is edging closer to reality
By Marc Da Silva
A growing number of women are investing in the buy-to-let...
Tenant demand hits record high as housing supply falls
By Marc Da Silva
Rental demand reached a record high of 88 prospective tenants...
Property transactions increase by 5.2% year-on-year
By Marc Da Silva
Residential property transactions increased by 5.2% in the year to...
The rental market proves resilient as ‘demand remains strong’
By Marc Da Silva
The private rented sector is set to see the sustained...
More than a quarter of landlords saw an increase in tenant demand in Q4 2019
By Marc Da Silva
The private rented sector ended 2019 strongly, with 27% of...
BTL landlords and sellers no longer holding back
By Marc Da Silva
The Conservatives’ general election victory in December has triggered a...
Concerns raised over deposit-free renting being mis-sold to tenants
By Marc Da Silva
A growing number of companies and letting agents are offering...
BTL landlords spend more than £3.6bn on local economies in 12 months
By Marc Da Silva
Buy-to-let landlords have spent £3.61bn on local economies across the...
Growth in the number of short-term lets is bad news for the PRS
By Marc Da Silva
The tax and regulatory changes introduced in recent years have...
A third of renters fear they will never be able to afford to buy their own home
By Marc Da Silva
The dream of home ownership is becoming increasingly out of...
Election result ‘has injected some much-needed confidence into the market’
By Marc Da Silva
The outlook for the UK housing market has improved over...
Investors frustrated by ‘how much red tape there now is within the PRS’
By Marc Da Silva
Buy-to-let landlords are becoming more frustrated by tax and regulatory...
Property market sentiment improves following Tory election victory
By Marc Da Silva
The housing market has enjoyed what some are calling a...
A high number of private renters are ‘suffering from housing worries’
By Marc Da Silva
Renters have higher levels of harmful stress levels than homeowners,...
Court delays causing ‘extreme stress’ for landlords
By Marc Da Silva
Under-resourced county courts are struggling to cope with the number...
Trade body welcomes European Court of Justice ruling on Airbnb
By Marc Da Silva
The Short Term Accommodation Association (STAA), a UK trade body...
Boris Johnson’s housing plans are a ‘crisis waiting to happen’
By Marc Da Silva
The housing plans being put forward by Boris Johnson have...
Most tenants want landlords to take on responsibility for basic amenities
By Marc Da Silva
There is growing uncertainty over where the responsibilities of private...
Average rental deposit hits almost £1,300
By Marc Da Silva
The cost of the average deposit paid by renters has...
Battery-powered smoke alarms failed in more than a third of property fires
By Marc Da Silva
As you will undoubtedly know, it is a legal requirement...
Landlord confidence continues to plummet
By Marc Da Silva
Landlords’ confidence in the buy-to-let sector continues to fall with...
Lib Dem manifesto presents a mixed bag for BTL landlords
By Marc Da Silva
The Liberal Democrats have launched their 2019 election manifesto, which...
Zoopla reveals most popular search terms among house hunters
By Marc Da Silva
Property website Zoopla has released the keywords that prospective homebuyers...
Many people are set to rent for the rest of their lives
By Marc Da Silva
A new study claims that almost half of all Britons...
New digital service designed to clampdown on rogue landlords
By Marc Da Silva
Marks Out Of Tenancy, a letting review website, has launched...
One in 10 homes let by non-UK based landlords
By Marc Da Silva
The proportion of homes let in this country by overseas-based...
Two in five renters fear they will never afford to own a home
By Marc Da Silva
A significant number of people renting in the UK say...
London’s Build to Rent sector sees 35% growth in five years
By Marc Da Silva
The number of Build to Rent homes completed, under construction...
Leasehold reform campaigner unveils key areas where changes are needed
By Marc Da Silva
A new 10-point manifesto designed to drive forward leasehold reform...
RLA sets out industry demands ahead of general election
By Marc Da Silva
The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) has compiled a manifesto that...
General election 2019: Housing should be top ‘priority’
By Marc Da Silva
Boris Johnson’s call for a snap general election on December...
Could celebrities help market your rental properties in the future?
By Marc Da Silva
As landlords increasingly feel the squeeze, amid increasing regulation and...
Three quarters of private tenants happy to remain renting
By Marc Da Silva
Fresh research shows that just a quarter of private tenants...
Homeowners more than £350k better off than private renters over 30 years
By Marc Da Silva
The average homeowner in this country could be £352,500 better off...
Lack of focus on housing will see many people ‘resigned to the rental sector’
By Marc Da Silva
Monday’s Queen's Speech opened a new session of parliament, setting...
Scrapping Section 21 ‘will just make life more difficult for tenants’
By Marc Da Silva
The government’s proposal to scrap the use of Section 21...
Build to Rent set to grow as individual BTL landlords exit the market
By Marc Da Silva
The Build to Rent development pipeline has grown dramatically in...
Demand for new build property falls to six-year low
By Marc Da Silva
Demand from buyers, including buy-to-let landlords, for new build homes...
Notable increase in void periods reported as rental demand slows
By Marc Da Silva
Void periods increased across the UK in September, with the...
The government has become too reliant on private landlords
By Marc Da Silva
All the main political parties are targeting the Generation Rent...
Many BTL investors adopt ‘wait and see’ approach as Brexit deadline draws near
By Marc Da Silva
Brexit has undoubtedly deterred many buy-to-let landlords from investing further...
Significant improvement in PRS housing standards
By Marc Da Silva
Standards in the private rented sector have improved as buy-to-let...
The majority of private tenants don’t want to buy a home, research shows
By Marc Da Silva
Most private tenants are not currently interested in buying a...
Almost a third of landlords report a rise in tenant demand
By Marc Da Silva
There was an increase in the number of landlords reporting...
Property chains are more likely to collapse amidst a slowing market
By Marc Da Silva
The recent increase in the number of residential property sales...
Labour’s private tenants ‘right to buy’ policy is a ‘cash grab’ from the PRS
By Marc Da Silva
The Labour Party’s proposed ‘right to buy’ policy would have...
Which political party has been best for landlords and tenants?
By Marc Da Silva
As a general election surely looms, Benham and Reeves has...
Overseas investors snap up UK homes as agent calls bottom of London’s market
By Marc Da Silva
Many buy-to-let investors in the UK seem to be sitting...
Landlord confidence at a seven-year low
By Marc Da Silva
Landlords’ confidence in the buy-to-let sector is currently at a...
More than half of Universal Credit claimants are in rent arrears - RLA
By Marc Da Silva
More than half the people claiming Universal Credit are in rent arrears,...
Many first-time buyers can’t leave behind their ‘reluctant renter’ status
By Marc Da Silva
The scales are tipping in the UK towards a greater...
Rental market defies usual summer slowdown
By Marc Da Silva
There has been a further improvement in letting market activity, according...
Retail to residential conversions drop 17% as councils restrict developers’ rights
By Marc Da Silva
With the government consistently missing its housebuilding targets, Britain’s housing...
The cost of evicting a rogue tenant ‘can be crippling’
By Marc Da Silva
Evicting an unscrupulous tenant could potentially cost landlords thousands, even...
NLA dismisses government’s claim that Section 21 is driving up homelessness
By Marc Da Silva
The National Landlords Association (NLA) has rejected the government’s claim...
Landlord confidence at an all-time low
By Marc Da Silva
Landlords’ confidence in the buy-to-let sector has collapsed, according to...
NLA to ‘recommend’ Zero Deposit to its members
By Marc Da Silva
The National Landlords Association (NLA) has identified Zero Deposit as the...
Boris Johnson is a man without a plan to boost BTL activity levels, poll finds
By Marc Da Silva
The majority of landlords in the UK’s private rented sector...
Legal & General to complete largest privately funded development in Wales
By Marc Da Silva
Legal & General will develop 318 Build to Rent flats...
London renters stressed as many cannot afford their rent let alone buy
By Marc Da Silva
A new study shows 77% of London renters feel being...
Almost £360m of institutional investment into the UK PRS in Q2
By Marc Da Silva
There was £359.4m of institutional investment into the UK private...
Esther McVey becomes Housing Minister, while Robert Jenrick is Housing Secretary
By Marc Da Silva
Robert Jenrick has been named the new Secretary of State...
Rental market activity slows
By Marc Da Silva
There was a drop in the number of properties ‘to...
Very few tenants know about their rights and responsibilities
By Marc Da Silva
The government is being urged by the National Landlords Association...
Proposed changes mean the ‘current housing crisis would get worse’
By Marc Da Silva
The next prime minister, Boris Johnson or Jeremy Hunt, will...
Who has been Britain’s best housing minister?
By Marc Da Silva
The next prime minister, Boris Johnson or Jeremy Hunt, will...
Sharp rise in fraudulent letting applications
By Marc Da Silva
The level of fraudulent rental applications being received by letting...
Local authorities ‘failing’ to stop agents that ‘poison’ landlord-tenant relationship
By Marc Da Silva
The National Landlords Association (NLA) is calling on local authorities...
Over-65s have gained £5.5bn of property wealth over past 12 months
By Marc Da Silva
Retired homeowners have gained £1,165 each on average in property...
Buy-to-let ‘still represents a great investment opportunity for landlords’
By Marc Da Silva
With savers continuing to receive poor returns from banks and...
Selective Licensing Review will fail to ‘root out the bad landlords’
By Marc Da Silva
The National Landlords Association (NLA) has slammed the government’s Selective...
Build to Rent homes cost 15% more than other private rentals
By Marc Da Silva
Investor demand from corporate landlords, often backed by institutional finance, is...
How the tenant fee ban is changing buy-to-let
By Mark Burns
The tenant fee ban is new to most of the...
Letting market activity picking up momentum
By Marc Da Silva
There was a significant improvement in the letting market, the...
Shelter urged to go back to drawing board on tenancy proposal
By Marc Da Silva
The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) has urged Shelter to go...
Four in 10 renters live in poorly maintained homes, survey suggests
By Marc Da Silva
More than a third of renters across the UK report...
Tenant fee ban ‘clearly designed to shift the costs to landlords’
By Marc Da Silva
The government’s decision to ban tenant fees is clearly designed...
Renters stand to save £192m a year as a result of the tenant fee ban
By Marc Da Silva
Private renters in the UK look set to save in...
Tenant fee ban could see many landlords ‘opt to do without agents’
By Marc Da Silva
The next few months are likely to be challenging for...
Middle-aged renters on the rise
By Marc Da Silva
Rising UK house prices have left many middle-age workers unable...
Inventory provider anticipates a surge in tenant activity next month
By Marc Da Silva
Landlords and letting agents are being urged to prepare for...
A third of renters in Scotland have no plans to ever own their own property
By Marc Da Silva
Almost one in three renters have no intention of ever...
Increasing number of landlords ‘cautiously’ re-entering the BTL market
By Marc Da Silva
There has been a significant rise in the number of...
UK's Build to Rent sector sees record levels of investment
By Marc Da Silva
The UK Build to Rent sector continues to go from...
Almost a quarter of ‘sandwich carers’ are struggling to pay their rent
By Marc Da Silva
An overstretched generation of carers are in need of greater...
Government set to abolish Section 21
By Marc Da Silva
The government is today proposing to consult on scrapping Section 21,...
Now is a good time to invest in property amid Brexit uncertainty
By Marc Da Silva
Residential property prices have fallen since the stat of the...
Average monthly rent is not enough to cover cost of fixing a faulty boiler
By Marc Da Silva
The cost of repairing a faulty boiler currently stands at...
Appropriate cover for short-term letting is virtually non-existent, report shows
By Marc Da Silva
Short-term letting providers, including landlords who list properties on Airbnb,...
‘National scandal’ as the number of empty homes across England rises 5%
By Marc Da Silva
Buy-to-let landlords are often blamed, primarily by those under the...
Sharp rise in number of letting agents offering Zero Deposit guarantee
By Marc Da Silva
There has been a significant increase in the number of...
Agency embarks on TV advertising campaign to promote ‘guaranteed rent’
By Marc Da Silva
Northwood, part of the Belvoir group, has launched a new...
US investor developer to invest £100m in UK’s BTR sector
By Marc Da Silva
Viventi Capital Management has announced plans to invest £100m in...
Landlords accused of ‘exploiting’ student renters
By Marc Da Silva
Landlords are taking advantage of first-time student renters by failing...
Proportion of income spent on rent by private tenants has fallen
By Marc Da Silva
The proportion of income spent on rent in the private...
‘Political and economic uncertainty’ boost demand for rental properties
By Marc Da Silva
There has been a significant rise in demand from people...
Amount tenants spend on rent falls for first time in a decade
By Marc Da Silva
Tenants spent £1.9bn less in rent in 2018 compared with...
Discrimination against tenants on benefits?
By Dr Rosalind Beck
Shelter has recently run a campaign aimed at banning ‘discrimination’...
More people are selling up and renting in retirement
By Marc Da Silva
An increasing number of over 60s are looking to sell...
Buy-to-let tycoon looks to offload 300 homes
By Marc Da Silva
One of the UK’s largest and most controversial private landlords...
Renters fear not getting on to the ladder due to cost of saving for a deposit
By Marc Da Silva
Most renters fear that they will never be in a...
‘Steep decline’ in rental market activity
By Marc Da Silva
There has been sharp slowdown in rental market activity as...
Growing number of tenants turning to letting agents to find a place to live
By Marc Da Silva
There has been a notable increase in the number of...
Rent controls would hurt both tenants and landlords, warns RLA
By Marc Da Silva
The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) has warned that growing speculation...
MPs accused of ‘attacking’ the BTL industry ‘for their own purposes’
By Marc Da Silva
Having ignored calls to stop punishing landlords and rethink its...
Traditional tenant referencing is ‘not fit for purpose’, says PropTech entrepreneur
By Marc Da Silva
Traditional tenant referencing is dead as it uses old and...
Tenant fee ban will not stop ‘hidden charges’
By Marc Da Silva
The government’s plan to introduce a ban on fees charged...
Government benefit cuts fuel surge in homelessness from rented housing
By Marc Da Silva
Government benefit changes, including cuts to housing benefit, are to...
Autumn ‘spike’ in rental market activity
By Marc Da Silva
There was greater choice for those looking to rent last...
Buying property now cheaper than renting in 90% of the 10 largest UK cities
By Marc Da Silva
Renting a property is now more expensive than buying in...
Growing number of people looking to rent in retirement
By Marc Da Silva
Private renting has more than doubled over the past 20...
Employers face huge staff shortages as workers ‘priced out of housing market’
By Marc Da Silva
The increase of London Living Wage to £10.55 per hour...
Strong demand for rental homes as standards ‘higher than ever before’
By Marc Da Silva
Buying a property is cheaper than renting in every area...
Rented homes are urgently required, so why are landlords ‘underappreciated’?
By Marc Da Silva
Private landlords provide a vital service for people looking for...
No-deal Brexit will not deter most landlords from expanding portfolio
By Marc Da Silva
The chances of a no-deal Brexit are looking increasingly likely...
Sharp rise in rent arrears involving tenants on Universal Credit
By Marc Da Silva
Universal Credit was described by one national newspaper as an...
Future elections expected to be influenced powerfully by private renters
By Marc Da Silva
Recent changes in legislation, as part of government policy to...
Conservative think tank is wrong in its call for landlords to ‘disinvest from the sector’
By Marc Da Silva
Proposals drawn up by Conservative think tank Onward to allow...
Student landlords forced to deduct money from tenants’ deposits
By Marc Da Silva
Almost a quarter of students lost part of their rental...
A third of tenants claim their landlord hasn’t put deposit in a protection scheme
By Marc Da Silva
Thousands of buy-to-let landlords are breaking the law by not...
No sign of ‘mass landlord exodus’ from BTL market
By Marc Da Silva
Fears that regulatory changes will pave the way for an...
It’s time to suspend ‘unfair’ Right to Rent scheme, says RLA
By Marc Da Silva
The Home Office is to reconvene its Private Rented Sector...
Rental market activity remained sluggish in August
By Marc Da Silva
There was a further decline in the number of properties...
PRS housing standards are up, but there’s still room for improvement
By Marc Da Silva
Standards in the private rented sector have got better as...
More tenants are renewing their contracts instead of moving
By Marc Da Silva
Tenants are adopting a longer-term view to renting property, with...
Rogue landlords ‘have no place in the market’, says RLA
By Marc Da Silva
Councils must do more to root out unscrupulous landlords that...
Landlords face losing millions as government cracks down on letting fees
By Marc Da Silva
Landlords are set to lose out on millions of pounds...
New homes desperately needed for growing number of life-long renters
By Marc Da Silva
While most private renters in the UK aspire to buy...
Buyer activity remains ‘pretty depressed’ as more people look to rent
By Marc Da Silva
There has been a further decline in the number of...
BTL landlords selling up in droves, says Belvoir
By Marc Da Silva
There has been a significant increase in the number of...
There is a misconception that most BTL landlords are wealthy
By Marc Da Silva
There are around 2.4 million landlords in the UK, but...
Housebuilders looking to profit from Generation Rent
By Marc Da Silva
Property developers are looking to profit from the growing number...
Buy-to-let market to remain subdued until 2021
By Marc Da Silva
The buy-to-let market is expected to remain subdued for the...
Rental market activity slows for the summer
By Marc Da Silva
There was a drop in the number of properties ‘let’...
The UK housing market is ‘struggling to gain momentum’, especially in London
By Marc Da Silva
UK house price growth has slowed to the lowest level...
‘Broken’ tenant deposit system is forcing tenants into debt, says Which?
By Marc Da Silva
The existing tenant deposit system is “broken” and in desperate...
Private landlords continue to be stigmatised by the media
By Marc Da Silva
Changes to the buy-to-let tax regime are squeezing landlords’ margins,...
Drugs worth £60k found by landlord in rented property
By Marc Da Silva
A tenant has appeared in court after being caught with...
Interest rate rise is ‘another blow’ for buy-to-let investors, say accountants
By Marc Da Silva
The Bank of England’s decision to raise the interest rate...
Nightmare tenants leave landlord thousands of pounds out of pocket
By Marc Da Silva
A buy-to-let landlord has been left with a major clean-up...
The ‘real value’ of independent inventories should not be underestimated
By Marc Da Silva
The importance of having an independent inventory cannot be misjudged,...
New no deposit option designed to benefit landlords
By Marc Da Silva
Nick Dunning Associates is the latest letting agency to sign...
Letting market activity continues to pick up momentum
By Marc Da Silva
There has been a further improvement in the letting market,...
A third of renters have no plans to acquire a property
By Marc Da Silva
One in three renters never intend to buy their own home,...
New rental listings set to drop sharply amid landlord exodus
By Marc Da Silva
An exodus of landlords from the buy-to-let market has caused...
Dominic Raab’s exit leaves us ‘staring down the barrel’ of a housing crisis
By Marc Da Silva
Kit Malthouse has been named as the government’s latest housing...
Letting agents accused of failing tenants
By Marc Da Silva
Letting agents are being accused of failing tenants, after a...
Surge in landlords exiting the sector
By Marc Da Silva
There has been a rise in the number of buy-to-let...
Momentum improves as there is a rise in both ‘to let’ and ‘let’ properties
By Marc Da Silva
Following a slowdown in rental market activity in April, new...
Two-thirds of renters do not intend to purchase property
By Marc Da Silva
More than two thirds of UK renters have no plans...
Sharp decline in the number of homes to let
By Marc Da Silva
The UK is facing a critical rental shortage as many...
Sharp rise in number of young people applying for a rent guarantor
By Marc Da Silva
There has been a significant increase in the number of...
Long-term tenants shouldn’t need to be referenced
By Marc Da Silva
Tenants who have been renting for 10 years or longer...
Is your property ‘OnTheMarket’?
By Marc Da Silva
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Jump in landlords leaving the PRS
By Marc Da Silva
The number private landlords selling their buy-to-let properties reached a...
BTL investors in Scotland urged to ‘ride the storm’
By Marc Da Silva
Landlords continue to feel the pinch after the latest phase...
More than 300,000 property sales collapse every year
By Marc Da Silva
Various reports suggest that a number of buy-to-let landlords plan...
Buy-to-let activity is ‘alive and kicking’
By Marc Da Silva
The buy-to-let market in London and the South East has...
Letting fees ban will hit tenants hardest, says ARLA Propertymark
By Marc Da Silva
The ban on letting fees charged by landlords and letting...
Surge in demand for rental properties
By Marc Da Silva
There has been a sharp rise in demand for rental...
Letting market activity picking up momentum
By Marc Da Silva
There has been an improvement in the letting market, according...
Government must ‘support, rather than attack’, private landlords, says RLA
By Marc Da Silva
Private landlords provide an increasingly vital source of affordable and...
The build-to-rent sector is ‘evolving quickly’
By Marc Da Silva
There has been a sharp rise in the number of...
Number of UK landlords rises to 2.5 million
By Marc Da Silva
Despite the changes to the buy-to-let sector in recent years,...
Rental market activity slows
By Marc Da Silva
There was a sharp decline in the number of new...
Tenancy deposit theft total hits £750k so far this year
By Marc Da Silva
Rogue letting agents have reportedly been convicted of stealing more...
The PRS is increasingly relied upon to house young adults
By Marc Da Silva
Fresh research from the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) which...
Renting a home is ‘out of reach’ for many young people
By Marc Da Silva
We all know that buying a home is a distant...
HMOs provide highest rental yields for landlords
By Marc Da Silva
Buy-to-let landlords looking to secure high rental yields should consider...
Landlords urged to be ready for next year’s letting fees crackdown
By Marc Da Silva
The government announced yesterday that the implementation of the ban...
Tenancy deposit theft total hits £926k in 2017
By Marc Da Silva
Rogue letting agents were reportedly convicted of stealing just over...
Rogue landlord database ‘will save lives’ says LFB
By Marc Da Silva
The mayor of London’s decision to launch a new public...
Secure a five-year fixed rate now to ensure you enjoy a ‘good night’s sleep’
By Marc Da Silva
With five-year buy-to-let mortgage rates currently among the lowest levels...
Accidental landlords add 80,000 rented homes to the market
By Marc Da Silva
A slower sales market in the south of England has...
Landlords face emergency repair price hike over Christmas period
By Marc Da Silva
Private landlords could be charged up to 50% more for...
Letting fees crackdown may deter many landlords from using agents
By Marc Da Silva
The government’s plan to ban letting agents in England from...
The UK remains ‘one of the best places in the world to buy property’
By Marc Da Silva
International investors’ interest in the UK buy-to-let market is starting...
Cleaning remains the number one cause of deposit disputes
By Marc Da Silva
When renting out a property, most landlords opt to take...
Landlord immigration checks fuelling ‘black market’
By Marc Da Silva
A scheme requiring landlords to check the immigration status of...
Landmark change of planning rules for HMOs will ‘drive out rogue landlords’
By Marc Da Silva
New rules making it compulsory for landlords to apply for...
UK government urged to follow Scotland’s lead to reduce rent arrears
By Marc Da Silva
The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) has hailed the Scottish government...
Average earners risk being priced out of the rental market
By Marc Da Silva
With rents continuing to rise across the UK, fresh research...
Weak pound makes UK’s buy-to-let market more attractive for British expats
By Marc Da Silva
The fall in the pound over the past year or...
What really keeps landlords awake at night?
By Marc Da Silva
For many people buy-to-let continues to look an attractive income...
Britain to become a nation of renters
By Marc Da Silva
A growing number of young British adults are giving up...
BTL landlords ‘remain resilient’ despite ‘ever-changing property marketplace’
By Marc Da Silva
But-to-let landlords are a resilient bunch of people who continue...
Sharp decline in buy-to-let landlords ‘likely to back fire on tenants’
By Marc Da Silva
Buy-to-let landlords are currently in retreat in the property market,...
Landlord confidence bullish despite higher buy-to-let taxes
By Marc Da Silva
A number of landlords remain confident about the buy-to-let sector...
Iain Duncan Smith speaks out in support of private landlords
By Marc Da Silva
Many buy-to-let landlords will undoubtedly commend former Tory leader Iain...
Buy-to-let tax u-turn needed to ensure PRS ‘continues to perform well’
By Marc Da Silva
Given that Britain will soon have one of the toughest...
Tenancy deposits to be capped
By Marc Da Silva
When renting out a property, most landlords or their letting...
What does the public think about landlords?
By Marc Da Silva
Let’s face it - landlords have a bad reputation. While...
New government needs to focus on attracting BTL landlords
By Marc Da Silva
The new Tory-led government is being urged to reverse punitive...
Theresa May’s plan to govern with DUP will not halt ‘landlord bashing’
By Marc Da Silva
Over the weekend Number 10 said that a deal with...
Number of rental homes coming on to the market drops sharply
By Marc Da Silva
The number of properties coming on to the private rental...
Damaged furniture biggest cause of deductions to rental deposit
By Marc Da Silva
When renting out a property most landlords opt to take...
It’s a tenant’s market in London
By Marc Da Silva
Private landlords in the capital are starting to feel the...
A high number of tenants happy to rent long-term
By Marc Da Silva
While the majority of private renters have the ambition to...
Boost for renters as poll shows little public support for tenant fees
By Marc Da Silva
The government’s proposed ban on letting agents charging tenant fees...
Lack of due diligence could have ‘financial implication for landlords’
By Marc Da Silva
Following a recent report which claimed that one third of...
Renters feel let down by ‘dishonest and unethical’ letting agents, claims study
By Marc Da Silva
For both parties, a good landlord-tenant relationship is great for...
Political parties urged to deliver for ‘tenants and good landlords alike’
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The campaign to woo voters across the country has already...
Buy-to-let property continues to deliver ‘strong returns’
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Having long provided mega double-digit returns for investors, investment in...
Rents are set to rise sharply, says RLA
By Marc Da Silva
The government’s decision to strip buy-to-let landlords of mortgage interest...
Most Brits are unaware of the buy-to-let tax changes
By Marc Da Silva
The vast majority of Britons, including many renters who could...
Forever renters: young people increasingly giving up on home ownership
By Marc Da Silva
The gap between income and house prices has sky-rocketed so...
Landlords provide the stability that many tenants ‘need and want’
By Marc Da Silva
Buy-to-let landlords continue to deliver longer tenancies, providing tenants with...
Sharp rise in number of older tenants
By Marc Da Silva
There has been a significant increase in the number of...
Robust start to the year for rental market
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The UK rental market has enjoyed a strong start to...
Small landlords are ‘vital to the health of our rental sector’
By Marc Da Silva
Letting agents broadly welcomed yesterday’s housing white paper, which raises...
Rented housing reforms ‘doomed to failure’ without support for landlords
By Marc Da Silva
Renters are expected to be given a boost with ministers...
Buy-to-let landlords undeterred by stamp duty surcharge
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Over half of renters fear they will never own a home
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Buy-to-let market’s ‘loss’ has been owner-occupiers ‘gain’
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Government policy towards the PRS ‘will increase costs for landlords’
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One in five landlords experience lengthy initial void periods
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Tenants leave agent stunned at some of the items stolen
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High Court Brexit ruling will increase uncertainty in housing market
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