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Many landlords have welcomed the zero deposit insurance concept - but is this being damaged by the pressure-selling techniques of some...

The government is to open a consultation on whether residential properties should require planning consent to be used as short lets...

Generation Rent has returned to the threat of rent-for-sex as it claims 200,000 female tenants could be offered discounted rent in...

The Guild of Property Professionals has issued a warning that house prices are going to fall. A 645-word statement from the Guild...

The reduction in landlords’ Capital Gains Allowance has triggered a sell-off by landlords at a 13-year high according to new figures. Last...

It’s been known for over a year that John Lewis wishes to diversify into the private rental sector and now it...

Two councillors have successfully used the London Assembly to push London Mayor Sadiq Khan and the government to do more to...

BBC Three is to show a TV programme about tenants facing eviction after being served with Section 21s. It’s an independent production...

A maverick landlord who has hit the headlines countless times in recent years has lost his latest bid to sue the...

The government is considering making home owners apply for planning consent if they wish to use a property for holiday lets. The...

The National Residential Landlords Association has launched an initiative called Home Bank to encourage tenants and landlords to help one another...

Prices fell 1.4 per cent from October, which was the largest month-on-month fall since June 2020. And annual house price growth saw...

Paula Barker, Labour MP for Liverpool Wavertree, is the latest opposition member of parliament to ask for immediate action on banning...

A local authority is urging landlords and tenants to “have a chat” and work together to improve the EPC rating of...

Activist group Generation Rent has started a petition calling on Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to freeze private rents this winter. As part...

What has been billed as the bigger change ever to housing law in Wales comes into force today and is described...

Campaigning charity Shelter claims that last month 482,000 private renters were behind on their rent. It also claims that 504,000 people have...

If you were to believe recent headlines, holiday homes and short lets make everyone’s lives miserable - yet the happiest place...

Phil Spencer’s online consumer service Move iQ has created a series on its YouTube channel looking at living in Build To...

The Chartered Institute of Environmental Health has written to Housing Secretary Michael Gove urging him to make it easier for councils...

There’s a dilemma for landlords wishing to expand their portfolios - do so now, just as some buyers are offering discounts?...

A holiday lettings agency has taken the unusual step of speaking out in favour of higher council tax for second home...

There’s been a dramatic short-term improvement in the number of mortgage products available for buy to let landlords. The independent mortgage market...

A consultation on a new licensing regime looks set to start in Warwick in the new year. The council will next week...

Two groups of activists who campaign for rent controls and reform of the private lettings sector have turned on each other. Acorn...

Despite a string of pledges on rental sector reform delivered in recent days by government ministers, including Housing Secretary Michael Gove,...

Whingers who complain about financial perks for landlords and who then complain about rising rents when the perks are withdrawn and...

Landlords in England are being encouraged to contact their local council to find out if they are eligible to access government...

The government has announced plans for a £1 billion scheme - called ECO+ - which will see hundreds of thousands of...

Changes to capital gains tax announced in Jeremy Hunt’s recent Autumn Statement will see the average landlord pay as much as...

The cost of living crisis combined with a logjam in the courts means landlords are now “very unlikely” to rent properties...

Zoopla says a “widespread repricing” is underway in the sales market, but with no sign of cooling yet in the lettings...

Increasing numbers of lenders are now offering incentives to win the business of landlords with good, or improving, EPC ratings. In what...

An appeal for private landlords to come forward with vacant, or soon-to-be vacant, properties for rent, has been launched. Accommodation is now...

The large majority of players in the lettings industry wants the rental reform programme outlined by the government, an agent claims. Laura...

Shelter claims government figures show 5,940 households were “threatened with homelessness” in England as a result of Section 21 evictions between April...

Lambeth council in south London has prosecuted a rogue landlord who illegally ran a bed-sit in the borough. Frank Otuo of Putney...

Landlords are to face even longer waits for eviction court cases following the spending cuts announced in the Autumn Statement, it’s...

Online sales platform My Auction is predicting its busiest auction of the year for December with entries up 77 per cent...

Housing Secretary Michael Gove has made an announcement overnight that “the government will always act to protect tenants.” The claim comes as...

The charity Crisis says rising rents are a contributing factor to the homelessness crisis. The comment come as  new data from the...

A new survey from Aviva has revealed that over a million people may rule themselves out of the first-time buyer market,...

Residential properties have seen large increases in greenhouse gas emissions over the last decade, with the average home now producing 2.29...

Views are being sought on the designation of a scheme to improve standards in part of Middlesbrough.  A selective landlord licensing scheme...

London Mayor Sadiq Khan has praised tenants in the capital for using a register that names and shames rogue landlords -...

New data just released by HM Revenue & Customs shows income tax, national insurance and capital gains tax receipts for April...

A Labour council introducing a vast new licensing regime claims its typical cost to a landlord would be just 0.5 per...

One in eight private renters aged between 18 and 35 years old have already moved home to save money during the...

A breakdown of essential and non-essential spending by individuals, devised by the Nationwide, reveals the extra amount that tenants are paying...

Two law partners at a legal firm have outlined a five-step process which tenants can use to complain to their landlords...

A lettings network is urging landlords to back a campaign to abolish council tax re-banding for shared houses. Platinum Property Partners says...

A council wants private tenants to ‘grass’ on rogue landlords in the light of the tragic death of toddler Awaab Ishak. Telford...

Rental value growth remains firmly in double-digits in prime London postcodes as demand continues to outstrip supply, according to Knight Frank. The...

A council has brought a prosecution against a private landlord who had not complied with a legal health and safety notice...

A prominent figure in property investment is warning that buy to let is the sector facing the biggest challenges in the...

A new property licensing scheme that claims to provide “safer, well managed housing for renters” has now come into force in...

An accountancy expert claims that inflation and rising rents could push more landlords over the £10,000 threshold for Making Tax Digital.  Currently...

A council has issued a formal caution to a landlord for harassing his female tenant on social media. The landlord posted details...

Tenants should brace themselves for soaring rents in the New Year, a property expert warns.  The National Association of Property Buyers predicts...

The government’s Autumn Statement yesterday missed the opportunity to boost supply for the private rental sector, it’s been claimed.  Ben Beadle, chief...

The leader of the Generation Rent activist group says that the shortage of homes to rent means no private sector tenant...

More than half of disputes about the return of tenancy deposits during the last year resulted from property damage and cleaning...

The government has accepted proposals from the National Residential Landlords Association to tackle anti-social tenants causing misery for neighbours and fellow...

The freezing of Housing Benefit at 2020 levels, announced in the small print accompanying the Autumn Statement yesterday, risks leading to...

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has delivered his long-awaited Autumn Statement - the fiscal event which he says will lead to “all of...

The main landlords’ trade body has blasted the government for ‘breaking’ the private rented sector through laws, measures and comments deliberately...

A former lettings agent who has become a sharp critic of landlords has made another attack - this time suggesting that...

A new 100-unit Build To Rent scheme in Manchester called The Quarters is being marketed as “pet friendly”. The company behind it,...

HMOs in the London borough of Brent must now win planning consent and meet a new set of criteria to ensure...

Rents are still rising rapidly across Prime London, hitting a new record high, as the shortage of property available to rent...

Landlord and letting agent fears over the impact of rental reform could be eased if only the industry used rigorous and...

New research from the bank Handelsbanken suggests some landlords will reduce their portfolios if economic conditions worsen. Almost 60 per cent of...

The people behind the largest ever analysis of Build To Rent in England claim it shows  a broad and evolving customer...

Student property enquiries in the run-up to the letting season for the 2023/24 academic year are significantly up on a year...

Proposals have been brought forward by Wandsworth council in London to set up a review into the feasibility of introducing discretionary...

One of the leaders of campaign group Generation Rent is claiming that some landlords “force” tenants out using Section 21 powers. Dan...

The Competition and Markets Authority has raised concern about a Build To Rent deal which it believes could result in reduced...

Rightmove says the average price of newly-marketed homes dipped 1.1 per cent this month - the equivalent of £4,159 - to...

New figures from London lettings agency Foxtons shows rents in the capital reaching new highs. In October, rental prices reached a record...

Eden council in Cumbria is hosting an event for landlords and managing agents to consider energy efficiency regulations, grants available in...

A formal consultation that saw an overwhelming number of responses opposed to extend notice periods to six months has been ignored...

Rogue landlords who exploit the supported housing system at the expense of vulnerable residents could be banned from operating or fined...

HMRC is targeting residential landlords who it suspects are not declaring their full rental income, warns tax advisory service Kreston Reeves. The...

Limits to the number of homes being converted into Houses in Multiple Occupation in parts of Leicester are due to be...

Crisis, the homelessness charity, is demanding financial and legislative help for tenants. Matt Downie, Crisis chief executive, says: “This is a time of...

HMRC has contacted Landlord Today to make a direct appeal to readers to complete accurate and timely tax returns. A spokesperson says:...

Renters have higher rates of anxiety than home owners, it’s been claimed by a think tank. The Joseph Rowntree Foundation says that...

The north of England has a home energy efficiency mountain to climb, with poorly insulated homes costing tenants at least £680...

New research from Leeds Building Society paints what it calls “a harrowing picture” of the housing market for first-time buyers. It claims...

Rent rises are predicted to outpace house price growth over the next five years.  This is according to Nicky Stevenson, managing director...

Mortgage experts speaking to a committee of MPs have given an especially gloomy forecast for the buy to let sector in...

Many disputes between landlords and tenants - some ending in court action - could be avoided by the use of professional...

The Stripe Property Group, a housebuilder, claims rental homes near universities command an average yield 1.3 per cent higher than those...

Campaigning charity Shelter is warning this winter could be one of the toughest yet - and it claims high rents are...

Cluttons says renter demand in central London is massively outstripping the supply of homes available for let, while the sales market...

A prominent figure in the lettings industry is warning the Tories against ‘stealth increases’ for Capital Gains and Inheritance taxes. David Alexander...

The Santander bank says buyers - landlords and owner occupiers alike - are showing more interest in buying energy efficient homes. The...

A mortgage broker claims to have drawn up a regional league table of locations where buy to let properties attract a...

An online platform is launching to match people with space to let with tenants in need - but no rent will...

There’s been a significant drop in the number of students passing referencing. It’s down from 50 to 40 per cent this autumn...