By Graham Norwood
It might be thought that banks have made significant mistakes...
By Graham Norwood
It might be thought that banks have made significant mistakes...
By Graham Norwood
A lettings agency is issuing general guidance to the landlord...
By Graham Norwood
The Deposit Protection Service has given its six top tips...
By Graham Norwood
Newly released data shows precisely what subjects lead to deposit...
By Graham Norwood
A leading utilities supplier to the rental sector says landlords...
By Graham Norwood
With unusually cold weather even by winter standards expected later...
By Graham Norwood
Two thirds of people who have experienced mould are tenants...
By Marc Da Silva
Buy-to-let landlords in Walthamstow, north east London, have been ordered...
By Marc Da Silva
There is currently around £1.744bn worth of unclaimed property lying...
By Marc Da Silva
Buy-to-let landlords could be facing up to two years without...
By Marc Da Silva
With just a few weeks remaining until the opening of...
By Marc Da Silva
Shelter is calling for greater protection for renters facing financial...
By Marc Da Silva
Buy-to-let landlords and letting agents could be required to process...
By Marc Da Silva
With the academic year set to get underway, thousands of...
By Marc Da Silva
Student property is one of the most lucrative investments available...
By Marc Da Silva
There is a lot of focus on helping landlords better...
By Marc Da Silva
As new details regarding the new Green Homes Grant emerge,...
By Marc Da Silva
A majority of tenants are looking for unfurnished homes, new...
By Marc Da Silva
Given that online property portals, dominated by a handful of...
By Marc Da Silva
Landlords are being reminded to remain attentive when viewing or...
By Marc Da Silva
A new website has been launched with a view to...
By Marc Da Silva
The new £2bn grant scheme in England for projects such...
By Marc Da Silva
A number of organisations from across the housing sector have...
By Marc Da Silva
The Deposit Protection Service (DPS) has issued fresh guidance to...
By Marc Da Silva
The government has been criticised by the Fire Brigades Union...
By Marc Da Silva
Renting out a property as a short-term let or holiday...
By Marc Da Silva
With buy-to-let returns continuing to beat all other mainstream investments,...
By Marc Da Silva
Half of renters currently in the market say lockdown has...
By Marc Da Silva
There has been a notable increase in the number of...
By Marc Da Silva
More than 2,500 households have agreed not to pay rent thanks...
By Marc Da Silva
A new form enabling landlords to claim for rent payments,...
By Marc Da Silva
Although all age groups are at risk of contracting Covid-19,...
By Marc Da Silva
The government’s decision to relax lockdown rules in England has...
By Marc Da Silva
A new online system to allow rent payments, from tenants...
By Marc Da Silva
Some of the UK’s largest tenants unions have joined forces...
By Marc Da Silva
Buy-to-let landlords in England will soon need to ensure electrical...
By Marc Da Silva
Many tenants have been laid off, furloughed, or have seen...
By Marc Da Silva
Property Redress Scheme (PRS) has launched a tenancy mediation service...
By Marc Da Silva
Demand for rental homes with outdoor space has surged in...
By Marc Da Silva
Buy-to-let remains an attractive asset class, according to Mary-Anne Bowring, managing director...
By Marc Da Silva
Some 69 lots were offered online by Savills with prospective...
By Marc Da Silva
All buy-to-let landlords and letting agents are being offered a...
By Marc Da Silva
COVID-19 has presented a hugely challenging and uncertain time for...
By Marc Da Silva
A new landlord organistaion has become the largest ever trade...
By Marc Da Silva
The Tenancy Deposit Scheme (TDS) has launched an FAQ web...
By Marc Da Silva
New guidance from ARLA Propertymark’s legal helpline aims to provide...
By Marc Da Silva
A high number of buy-to-let landlords are concerned about the...
By Ben Beadle
With the rapid spread of coronavirus across the country, more...
By Marc Da Silva
The property market had enjoyed a boost thanks to the...
By Marc Da Silva
Insurers are set to pay out an average £32,000 per...
By Marc Da Silva
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has published updated guidance...
By Beckie Jordan
If you have recently entered the buy-to-let market for the...
By Marc Da Silva
The average tenancy deposit paid by tenants in Britain now stands...
By Nakul Sharma
It’s no secret that the war on landlords has escalated...
By Marc Da Silva
Boris Johnson’s emphatic December general election victory has triggered fresh...
By Marc Da Silva
The change in customer behaviour driven by technological developments is...
By Marc Da Silva
A ninth person has tested positive for Coronavirus in the...
By Harsha Rathnayake
Landlords are being urged to vet tenants carefully and watch out...
By Marc Da Silva
The decision to delay the minimum energy efficiency standards deadline...
By Marc Da Silva
The full rollout of universal credit, the government's flagship welfare...
With the private rented sector continuing to expand, landlords must...
By Marc Da Silva
Cleaning is often identified as the most common cause of...
By Marc Da Silva
New VR technology has been launched that will allow prospective...
By Scott Battram
New electrical safety regulations were presented before Parliament on 13...
By Marc Da Silva
Following last week's announcement by the Welsh government that it plans to...
By Marc Da Silva
The Property Investor & Homebuyer Show, the UK’s most comprehensive...
By Marc Da Silva
Fresh research from Proportunity reveals how different property types performed...
By Marc Da Silva
Student property remains one of the most lucrative investments available...
By Marc Da Silva
The National Landlord Investment Show will return this year with...
By Marc Da Silva
There are more than half a million reported burglaries in the...
By Marc Da Silva
Britain's mild start to the new year is set to...
By Marc Da Silva
When investing in the buy-to-let sector it is important to...
By Marc Da Silva
Invasive bamboo is becoming a problem for homeowners, including many...
By Marc Da Silva
Proposals by the main political parties, including the Tory government,...
By Marc Da Silva
Tenants sometimes complain their property is damp and mouldy, and...
By Marc Da Silva
Home maintenance and renovation are without a doubt some of...
By Marc Da Silva
The Conservatives have pledged to introduce a new scheme to...
By Marc Da Silva
With the temperature plummeting across the UK, there are several...
By Marc Da Silva
With the weather taking a turn for the worse in recent weeks,...
A number of key regional housebuilders across England, Scotland and...
By Marc Da Silva
With demand still far outstripping supply, buy-to-let remains an attractive...
By Peter Watson
Private landlords have long been expected to keep their properties...
By Marc Da Silva
A number of landlords are jeopardising their property investments -...
By Marc Da Silva
There is a growing issue of tenants subletting their rental...
By Marc Da Silva
Tenants are being encouraged to think about taking out life...
By Marc Da Silva
With no repairs required, lower running costs and energy bills,...
By Marc Da Silva
There has been a notable increase in landlord insurance claims...
By Marc Da Silva
With winter fast approaching the cold weather can be more...
By Marc Da Silva
There was a 73% increase in the number of landlords...
By Marc Da Silva
Direct Line for Business has launched new landlord emergency cover,...
By Mark Burns
These days, renting isn’t just for younger adults, but it’s...
By Marc Da Silva
Legal & General has announced the launch of its rental...
By Marc Da Silva
When deciding on whether or not to let a property...
By Marc Da Silva
Many people are at risk of carbon monoxide poisoning, particularly...
By Marc Da Silva
Transport for London (TfL) has finally bowed to pressure from...
By Marc Da Silva
With new research showing that direct payment of benefits to...
By Marc Da Silva
Landlords have backed a merger between the two largest landlord...
By Marc Da Silva
A tenant who emigrated to Greece without paying more than...
By Marc Da Silva
Assessing what constitutes fair wear and tear to a rental...
By Marc Da Silva
Howsy has issued a stark warning over the health of...
By Marc Da Silva
Whether you are about to acquire a new property or...
By Marc Da Silva
A quarter - 25% - of homes rented from private...
By Marc Da Silva
The Airbnb revolution has widely changed perceptions of short lets,...
By Marc Da Silva
More needs to be done to improve transparency and standards...
By Marc Da Silva
The letting agent you instruct for your buy-to-let property could...
By Marc Da Silva
The Renting Homes (Fees Etc.) (Wales) Act 2019, banning landlords...
By Marc Da Silva
The government’s existing consultation on the abolition of Section 21...
By Marc Da Silva
The letting industry needs to do more to reduce moving...
By Marc Da Silva
Renters who move home regularly often face excessive costs associated...
By Marc Da Silva
Damage caused by water, fire, explosion and theft have been identified...
By Marc Da Silva
More than four out of ten tenancy deposits managed by...
By Marc Da Silva
Fresh guidance updating how landlords can ensure that they are...
By Marc Da Silva
It is not always possible for an individual or company to...
By Marc Da Silva
There is no such thing as 'no-fault' eviction under Section...
By Marc Da Silva
The government’s decision to cap tenancy deposits at no more...
By Henri Sant-Cassia
With the slump in house price growth in London slowing,...
By Marc Da Silva
Deposit-free renting provider Flatfair has signed a partnership with CBRE...
By Marc Da Silva
With the number of PRS regulations continuing to rise, technology...
By Marc Da Silva
Rental yields have increased to their highest level for two...
By Jacqueline Gallazzi-Ritchie
Boilers can be expensive to repair, but they can be...
By Marc Da Silva
Zoopla has launched its new app experience which aims to...
By Marc Da Silva
With most of us using multiple digital devices and streaming...
By Marc Da Silva
Landlords now face the prospect of two unsuccessful tenant applications...
By Marc Da Silva
An e-commerce platform battling construction waste by enabling businesses to...
By Marc Da Silva
Following on from the successful Glasgow Homebuilding & Renovating Show...
By Marc Da Silva
Buy-to-let landlords need to minimise potential risks that make the...
By Marc Da Silva
Thousands of households, including many of those renting privately, could...
By Marc Da Silva
A new online property management service has been launched by...
By Marc Da Silva
When it comes to letting a property, it is important...
By Marc Da Silva
A record number of landlords have responded to the Residential...
By Marc Da Silva
Housing Hand has launched a new rent guarantor scheme to...
By Marc Da Silva
A growing number of private landlords are turning to Airbnb...
By Marc Da Silva
Property investors often debate on how best to improve their...
By Marc Da Silva
A third of adults do not check if the engineer...
By Marc Da Silva
Estate agents, property surveyors, interior decorators, an online services marketplace...
By Marc Da Silva
Traditionally, many renters have often sought properties with good local...
By Marc Da Silva
We all know that ensuring your property is of a...
By David Holmes
On 13th March the Chancellor announced that it will be...
By Marc Da Silva
The new Homes (Fitness for Human Habitation) Act 2018 will...
By Marc Da Silva
A number of buy-to-let landlords are currently thinking about exiting...
By Marc Da Silva
Pet-friendly rentals are growing in popularity, as reflected by Zoopla’s...
By Marc Da Silva
With a growing number of young families choosing to rent...
By Marc Da Silva
Vendors will often accept an all-cash purchase offer over a...
By Marc Da Silva
As an income investment, buy-to-let continues to look attractive, especially...
By Marc Da Silva
Many people invest in property or sign up to investment...
By Marc Da Silva
A new tech solution called Resooma Bills has been launched...
By Marc Da Silva
Journalist and broadcaster Andrew Neil will chair the Government Panel...
By Marc Da Silva
Following the passing of Karen Buck’s Homes (Fitness for Human...
By Marc Da Silva
With a growing number of Build to Rent (BTR) developments...
By Marc Da Silva
There is a misconception among some people that all buy-to-let...
By Marc Da Silva
The cost of average deposits has increased across the UK,...
By Marc Da Silva
Many buy-to-let landlords purchase properties near universities in order to...
By Marc Da Silva
Despite the introduction of profound changes to the taxation of...
A growing number of local authorities are using selective licensing...
By Marc Da Silva
Deposit-free renting is growing increasingly popular, with more providers than...
By Marc Da Silva
Buy-to-let landlords should invest the time in getting to know...
By Marc Da Silva
Winter is now very definitely here and the weather is...
By Marc Da Silva
Unfortunately some renters appear to view owing their landlord money...
By Marc Da Silva
From not paying their share of the rent or bills...
By Marc Da Silva
As winter approaches, landlords and other property owners need to...
By Marc Da Silva
Landlords currently looking for the UK’s best buy-to-let areas should...
By Marc Da Silva
A fresh survey of more than 1,000 people involved in...
By Marc Da Silva
Burst pipes and blocked drains are a pain at the...
By Marc Da Silva
The views and opinions of British and international students regarding...
By Marc Da Silva
Just 0.85% of all tenancies ended in a dispute over...
By Marc Da Silva
Landlords, letting agents and tenants are being offered a bespoke...
By Marc Da Silva
Buy-to-let landlords who have endured the misfortune of being lumbered...
By Marc Da Silva
Plymouth has been identified as the top location for landlords...
By Marc Da Silva
The launch yesterday of a consultation by the government on...
By Marc Da Silva
Every good landlord deserves good tenants, and every good tenant...
By Marc Da Silva
AXA Partners and property repairs reporting service Fixflo have joined...
By Marc Da Silva
MyHomeGroup has launched a new property management service aimed at...
By Marc Da Silva
Private tenants who pay their rent on time are set...
By Marc Da Silva
Home movers, including a growing number of renters, are increasingly...
By Marc Da Silva
A new landlord reward scheme designed to increase the stock...
By Marc Da Silva
homes4u is the latest letting agency to sign up to...
By Marc Da Silva
LetHQ has launched a new rent guarantee service to help...
By Marc Da Silva
Despite a challenging period for landlords, characterised by tax and...
By Marc Da Silva
If you are thinking about adding to your property portfolio...
By Marc Da Silva
One third of landlords say they would be less likely...
By Marc Da Silva
Landlords could potentially earn more than £850 extra a year...
By Marc Da Silva
Early bird tickets are now on sale for the Residential...
By Marc Da Silva
There has been a notable increase in the number of...
By Marc Da Silva
With just a few days left until changes to mandatory...
By Marc Da Silva
While the cost difference between furnished and unfurnished rentals varies...
By Marc Da Silva
Close to half of private renters would like to see...
By Marc Da Silva
A high number of private tenants do not know how...
By Marc Da Silva
The UK rental market is in recession for the first...
By Marc Da Silva
Private landlords are offering their expertise to the increasing number...
By Marc Da Silva
As a landlord, it goes without saying that you must...
By Marc Da Silva
A letting agent in Newmarket has disappeared owing landlords thousands...
By Marc Da Silva
Having a cleaning checklist to ensure your property is in...
By Marc Da Silva
Student property remains one of the most lucrative investments available...
By Mark Burns
Licensing schemes can serve purposes which are indisputably genuine and...
By Paresh Raja
On 29 March 2019, the UK is scheduled to leave...
By Marc Da Silva
Student property is one of the best investments available at...
By Marc Da Silva
Bootle in Merseyside has been named the best place to...
Buy-to-let has recently taken a bit of a bashing with...
By Marc Da Silva
Buy-to-let landlords could save hundreds, if not thousands of pounds every...
By Marc Da Silva
When a tenant paid his initial one month’s rent in...
By Marc Da Silva
While the UK weather continues to defy all expectation, with...
By Marc Da Silva
Rogue landlords who break the law and exploit vulnerable tenants...
By Marc Da Silva
When it comes to investing in property, it pays to...
By Marc Da Silva
The vast majority of private sector tenants are satisfied with...
By Marc Da Silva
Many landlords consider family tenants the Holy Grail with recent...
By Marc Da Silva
The government’s “How to Rent” guide was once again updated...
By Marc Da Silva
ARLA Propertymark has launched a new database in partnership with...
By Marc Da Silva
Buy-to-let landlords with existing tenancies on properties rented out in...
By Marc Da Silva
Unpaid rent and rent arrears are the main reason for...
By Marc Da Silva
Tenants who have a personal account with Metro Bank are...
By Mark Burns
Overseas family holidays are a relatively recent concept in the...
By Marc Da Silva
Can claiming on your landlord insurance be a false economy?...
By Marc Da Silva
GoCompare has launched a new tool to help determine where...
By Marc Da Silva
New guidance for landlords to further protect tenants from poor...
By Marc Da Silva
As a private landlord you are bound by specific housing...
By Marc Da Silva
Brexit uncertainty, higher taxation and more stringent mortgage lending conditions...
By Marc Da Silva
Almost two out of five buy-to-let landlords will use limited...
By Marc Da Silva
Automated payment systems can help to reduce letting agency fraud,...
By Marc Da Silva
A new online platform designed to simplify the sale and...
By Mark Burns
As a landlord, you have a number of different responsibilities...
By Marc Da Silva
Buy-to-let landlords are being urged to prepare for the introduction...
By Mark Burns
The UK buy-to-let property market has witnessed some extensive changes...
By Marc Da Silva
Often the best way for a landlord to protect themselves,...
By Marc Da Silva
Despite changes to tax relief for residential landlords, buy-to-let remains...
By Mark Burns
Many buy-to-let landlords in the UK are often overwhelmed with...
By Marc Da Silva
Investing in buy-to-let property can be a great way to...
By Marc Da Silva
High house prices and years without real-terms wages growth have...
By Marc Da Silva
RentalStep has added its voice to growing calls for rent...
By Marc Da Silva
New ‘Home Safety Guidance’ has been released by the Electrical...
By Marc Da Silva
Seven in ten prospective tenants registered with MovingSoon.co.uk, a website...
By Marc Da Silva
Buy-to-let landlords who own properties in Blackpool are being urged...
By Marc Da Silva
Plans to cap the security deposits that tenants leave with...
By Marc Da Silva
There is less than four weeks remaining until new Minimum...
By Marc Da Silva
Many people with pets still find it difficult to find...
By Mark Burns
With 65,000 affordable new homes planned to be built in...
By Sam Pollard
Rental arrears – or the potential for rent arrears –...
By Marc Da Silva
Theresa May continued to shake-up her ministerial team yesterday by...
By Marc Da Silva
With buy-to-let let landlords making up around 30% of the...
By Marc Da Silva
A new online property auction platform is launching that enables...
By Marc Da Silva
Some 80% of prospective tenants have been put off renting...
By Marc Da Silva
Buy-to-let landlords could soon be hit with an empty homes...
By Marc Da Silva
The world's ‘most successful’ Airbnb landlord is based in London...
By Marc Da Silva
With less than three months until the new Minimum Energy...
By Marc Da Silva
A number of landlords are leaving themselves wide open to...
By Marc Da Silva
The recent conviction of letting agent Lee Grace for illegally...
By Marc Da Silva
The Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards (MEES) Regulations make it unlawful...
By Marc Da Silva
Almost a third of rental properties in the UK are potentially...
By Marc Da Silva
Given the sharp rise in purpose-built student accommodation in recent...
By Marc Da Silva
From the 1st April 2018, it will be unlawful to...
By Marc Da Silva
A number of buy-to-let landlords are turning their attention to...
By Marc Da Silva
Private landlords are being advised to adopt a more professional...
By Marc Da Silva
Despite the anti-landlord policies adopted by the government, many investors...
By Marc Da Silva
The anti-landlord policies adopted by the government has had an...
By Marc Da Silva
Andy Haldane, the Bank of England’s chief economist, last year...
By Marc Da Silva
Demand for good quality rental homes continues to rise across...
By Marc Da Silva
A growing number of tenants and landlords are falling out...
By Marc Da Silva
It is now 10 years since tenancy deposit schemes were...
By Marc Da Silva
Almost half of private landlords say the Right to Rent...
By Marc Da Silva
To help safeguard landlords from losing out on rental income,...
By Marc Da Silva
With home ownership levels continuing to fall, almost a quarter...
By Steve Wood
Steve Wood, Wales and West chairman of the Council of...
By Marc Da Silva
Rent arrears are a real concern for a number of...
By Marc Da Silva
Having long provided mega double-digit returns for investors, investment in...
By Marc Da Silva
More than two thirds of private landlords have a good...
By Valerie Bannister
Most landlords hope that their experience of letting a property...
By Marc Da Silva
A new telephone service to help landlords resolve property matters...
By Marc Da Silva
From the 1st April 2018, it will be unlawful to...
By Phil Bird
Since 2004, the private rental sector has almost doubled in...