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Labour-controlled Lambeth council in south London is introducing a Selective Licensing Scheme at almost £1,000 per property. A statement from the council...

Just days after suggesting rent controls of any kind were off the table, it now appears Labour may be considering them...

The Generation Rent group of activists says it doesn’t matter if landlords sell up and leave the private rental sector. Appearing to...

High profile landlord Fergus Wilson has been sentenced to six months in prison suspended for three years and ordered to pay...

Grainger, the Stock Market listed corporate landlord, has been targeted by protesters over rent levels. A protest outside Grainger’s London HQ marks...

Newly re-elected Greater Manchester Labour Mayor Andy Burnham is to spend £600,000 of council tax payers’ cash on a clampdown on...

There’s been another survey of landlord activity in the private rental sector - and this one shows that 50% of tenants...

New figures from the Ministry of Justice show how hard interest rate rises are hitting landlords. Compared to the same quarter in...

Real estate finance and investment business TAB has launched a long-term lending service extending to all stages of a property’s life...

Landlords and managing agents in South Warwickshire are being encouraged to take part in an industry forum on Tuesday May 21...

The trade body representing the Build To Rent industry wants to recruit people from that sector to sit in its board. The...

A study by property software firm APRAO shows new-build house price premiums at their highest in a decade. The supplier analysed existing...

HMRC is appealing to landlords to file Self Assessment tax returns early - and claims there are benefits to doing so. In...

Propertymark has issued a guide to tenants about their rights to have a pet.  A statement from trade body Propertymark says that...

A forum for private landlords, letting agents and anyone else on the management side of the private rental sector is being...

A property portal has taken the unusual step of warning politicians about the dire impact of rent controls on the private...

A landmark ruling about the invasive plant Japanese knotweed has been over-turned - with implications for landlords and other property owners.  In...

A group of energy professionals in the property sector are taking issue with a claim by consumer organisation Which? over the...

The fragile peace between different groups in the Renters Reform Coalition has ended in a dispute about a Labour-commissioned report on...

The National Residential Landlords Association is introducing a new energy efficiency retrofitting course this summer - ahead of possible EPC rule...

The Bank of England says one in four mortgages will end when the mortgage borrower is in retirement, as more people...

Seventeen London boroughs wasted over £2m in the last five years fighting rejected planning applications that were subsequently approved on appeal,...

The Labour Party will not introduce rent controls if it wins the election. A spokesperson for the party is quoted on today’s...

A prominent PropTech supplier claims the government’s pledge to delay the ban on Section 21 evictions until court processes have been...

The Renters Reform Bill returns to Parliament this week, with a First Reading of the measure in the House of Lords...

Santander today in increases selected residential new business fixed-rate deals, as well as some landlord and residential offers. It is also lifting the...

Availability in the private student halls sector is at a three-year high, according to new data from marketing and insights platform...

Landlord Alert: Section 21 appeal may have far-reaching consequences  A case being considered by the Court of Appeal could have far reaching...

Data gathered by the National Residential Landlords Association (NRLA) shows that less than half the fines levied against rogue landlords have...

A woman who faked documents and posed as a private landlord in an elaborate tenancy scam has been jailed. Natalie Chamberlain, aged...

Over 40% of council houses and flats sold under the long-standing Right To Buy scheme are now owned by private landlords. That’s...

Foundation Home Loans’ buy to let product range - Buy to Let by Foundation - has cut fees on some options...

It looks as if a prominent local authority in Scotland is going to temporarily scrap the country’s tight rules on who...

Red tape and a hostile attitude towards landlords from government is fuelling Scotland’s housing crisis, experts warn. John Blackwood, chief executive of...

Sadiq Khan, newly elected for a third term as London Mayor, is already under pressure from the Labour Left to be...

Blackburn with Darwen council in Lancashire is consulting on a new selective licensing regime covering 1,266 properties on 42 streets.  Running to...

The National Residential Landlords Association (NRLA) has confirmed the dates for its 2024 ‘Wales On Tour’ sessions.  These will be May 23...

The Bank of England’s monetary policy committee has held base rate at 5.25% for the sixth time in a row. The news...

Figures from the Department for Energy and Net Zero indicate that only 4,648 households so far have taken advantage of the...

A council has fined a landlord £17,500 for failing to license two of his properties in the area. However, the identify of...

The latest RICS UK Residential Survey results shows the recent recovery in buyer demand has mellowed slightly, with the market impacted...

Buy to let landlords with properties inside controversial ‘Low Traffic Neighbourhoods’ or LTNs may be in for a windfall. That’s because new...

The National Union of Students claims the government has “folded to landlord’s lobbying” and watering down the Renters Reform Bill so...

Airbnb has ripped into politicians in Scotland who have implemented restrictions on short lets. The former SNP-Green coalition government allowed local councils...

The newly re-elected Labour Mayor of Greater Manchester - Andy Burnham - wants to end Right To Buy on new-build homes...

A London council has revealed that a social housing tenant claimed their property was a private one, and fraudulently sub-let it...

House prices last month were just 1.1% higher than April 2023, according to the latest Halifax House Price Index. The average house...

An influential consumer body is demanding a complete overhaul of Energy Performance Certificates. Which? says that with millions of households across the...

Buy to let landlords have been savagely attacked by the country’s biggest investment company - which just happens to be a...

The research head of Knight Frank is warning that a new batch of landlords are preparing to sell up and leave...

A landlord has been fined over £3,800 for letting out an unsafe and unlicensed HMO. South Gloucestershire council issued the landlord a...

Housing costs - rents and mortgages - are rising by about 3.6% a year according to a Barclays Bank assessment. This figure...

The chief executive of Generation Rent is one of the speakers at the launch of a review of the private rental...

A Labour member of the House of Lords is warning that a new law could allow landlords’ bank accounts to be...

The government is ruling out any U-turn on the tax changes regarding furnished holiday lettings - despite substantial complaints from Tory...

As the deadline approaches for banning gas boilers in newly constructed homes from 2025, a new analysis shows that only a...

A call has gone out from an industry group for landlords and letting agents to be sure they know the distinctions...

More landlords predict Scotland will attract the most residential property investment outside of London and the South East in the next...

Charity Shelter is advertising for the post of ‘Assistant Director: Activism and Advocacy’ - with the postholder charged with supporting “...

A housing industry group wants the energy efficiency of a social rented property to be factored into the rent the tenant...

Citra Living, part of Lloyds Banking Group, is to bring more than 150 new family homes to the rental market in...

Average UK house prices fell by 0.4% in April, taking the annual rate of house price growth to 0.6% in April,...

A former leader of the Liberal Democrats has introduced a Private Members Bill into Parliament, in a bid to protect tenant...

The Generation Rent activist group has once again repeated its demand for a series of reforms surrounding the scrapping of Section...

A council is seeking private landlords to participate in a controversial leasing scheme in a bid to curb homelessness. The use of...

Agents’ trade group Propertymark is demanding London Mayor candidates tackle what it calls “the unique housing challenges that the capital experiences.” Londoners...

The latest Rental Index from Goodlord reveals that rents are now up by 5.7% over the year.  The price per property over...

The nearest thing to a national landlord register operating anywhere in the UK is seeking new staff - and they must...

A website is being prepared to assist private renters know where to turn if their landlord or lettings agent fail to...

The proportion of buy to let properties purchased in Southern England fell to a record low last year, continuing a trend...

The National Residential Landlords Association predicts that the House of Lords is unlikely to make substantive changes to the Renters Reform...

The average advertised rent of new properties coming onto the market hits a 17th consecutive record, with the average price of...

The ESPC property portal has announced a free buy to let Insights and Advice event on Thursday May 9, for aspiring...

Court fees levied on landlords are rising 10% from Wednesday - the result of a consultation process held shortly before Christmas. The...

Labour London Mayor Sadiq Khan wants to install ‘mould sensors’ in thousands of rental homes across the capital. In a pledge ahead...

A politician is claiming that second home council tax premiums, where owners pay up to double the normal rate, is resulting...

It is possible that licensing regimes operated by local councils could cut the fees they impose on landlords. The House of Commons...

A landlord deemed to be unfairly profiting from properties has been fined a total of £5,825.27. Greenwich council prosecuted Anna Yang, an...

Landlord Action founder Paul Shamplina says the government must set a date for Section 21 abolition to give all sides of...

The percentage of tenants borrowing money to fund their cash deposits on their next property has risen over the last 12...

The Renters Reform Bill has now passed all of its House of Commons stages, with amendments - as almost every Bill...

A council is urging landlords of eligible properties to apply for energy efficient measures such as insulation, solar panels or heat...

Jonathan Rolande is a property industry and housing market commentator, and is founder of the National Association of Property Buyers.  It’s almost...

The architect of the controversial rent control policies in Scotland has left the government. It is not known what long-term implication this...

Michael Gove’s Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities hit back overnight at critics of the government’s Renters Reform Bill. The Bill...

A new version of research first released in May 2023 once again lashes some MPs for being landlords. 38 Degrees - an...

A new guide from Propertymark explains the rights which private rental tenants have - and sets out how they can challenge...

Only 2% of current properties listed for sale in London have a tenant in situ, according to lettings agency Benham and...

The coalition of 20-plus groups which have previously spoken enthusiastically about the Renters Reform Bill has now changed its mind. On April...

The Renters Reform Bill, heavily amended by the government and in some cases by individual MPs, has now passed through all...

The National Residential Landlords Association has taken the unusual step of extending an olive branch to the activists who run the...

The Renters Reform Bill returns to the House of Commons today with activist groups critical of amendments put forward to reach...

There are over 200 amendments to the Renters Reform Bill having its Third Reading in the Commons today. PropTech supplier Goodlord has...

Environmental health officers are making a last ditch bid to save local council licensing. The Chartered Institute of Environmental Health reckons that...

A property industry group wants to restrict the private letting of properties bought in the future via the Right To Buy...

A landlord faces a hefty jail sentence unless she finds over £50,000 in the next three months - and on top...

An online lettings platform claims to have launched the first “end-to-end self-service lettings platform” which could save landlords around £3,800. Hello Neighbour...

Landlords have only until Friday to give their views on a controversial licensing consultation from a council known for its aggressive...

A landlord who has repeatedly flouted housing rules has been fined a further £36,000 following a prosecution brought by a council.  Giuseppe...

A so-called Cultural Awareness Course is being held to explain to landlords about their responsibilities under the 2010 Equality Act. The course...