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A controversial stamp duty change - announced months ago but coming into effect tomorrow - has been described as a missed...

A senior Propertymark figure has made the case for second and holiday homes - against the recent trend of criticism. The issue...

Almost one in four (23%) young private renters defined as 21 to 34-year-olds  regularly consider moving back into their family home. Another...

A couple who are portfolio landlords in the London borough of Haringey have been ordered to pay £10,000 after failing to...

A survey by an organisation called the International Union of Property Owners is seeking UK private landlords’ views on student accommodation. A...

There’s been a big rise in the supply of homes for sale - 20% up on this time last year. This is...

A Labour MP who served in Jeremy Corbyn’s shadow administration and has spent much of his Parliamentary career criticising the private...

A property industry commentator has given a five point guide to landlords faced with rising arrears from tenants. And one of them...

Foundation Home Loans has cut rates across its buy to let, core and ‘specials’ range and changed some residential rates as...

A former figurehead from TV’s Dragon’s Den is addressing landlords late this year at the National Residential Landlords Association landlord conference. James...

New figures released by Savills, and published by The Times, show exactly why it no longer makes sense to be a...

There’s been a surge in Right to Rent checks - up 577% year on year. Under the Right to Rent Scheme, civil...

The chief executive of the Generation Rent group has made another attack on landlords who ask tenants to vacate properties. He says...

Just over 40% of landlords say they are undecided on who to vote for on July 4 -  it a bigger...

The landlord of a property has been hit with over £23,000 in legal costs after being found guilty of operating an...

A social housing tenant’s bid to sue their landlord has failed spectacularly. A statement from Mid-Devon council says the unnamed tenant was...

A council has obtained a Banning Order against a rogue landlord preventing him letting houses in England for three years. A First...

It now appears that Labour wanted the Renters Reform Bill to be waved through into law last week - but the...

A council which this week announced that it would charge landlords almost £1,000 for a licence, is now being accused of kicking...

The National Residential Landlords Association says it’s “hugely disappointing” that the Renters Reform Bill will not become law. This is despite the...

Figures publicised in a new House of Commons report suggests there’s been a huge rise in the number of short lets...

One of the country’s leading independent mortgage brokers is warning that lending may be slower during the General Election campaign period...

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak says he cannot say for sure whether the Renters Reform Bill will be ‘waved through’ into law...

Over eight in 10 landlords are reporting strong levels of tenant demand, Paragon Bank research has revealed. As part of research carried...

England’s dwindling social housing stock is poised to plummet by an additional 189,000 properties through the controversial Right to Buy scheme...

In theory the Renters Reform Bill could become law if government and opposition agree to prioritise it in the few remaining...

Around half of landlords say they are unsure about how they will vote in the General Election. A joint survey of around...

Half of all tenants who moved during the past 12 months found it ‘difficult’ or ‘very difficult’ to secure a new...

Despite a plethora of press releases and statements from pro-tenant groups, it appears only one-in-20 renters knows details of the Renters...

Average UK private rents were up 8.9% in the year to April according to the Office for National Statistics. This is a...

A General Election has been called for July 4. So what happens to the Renters Reform Bill, which has been the subject...

An agency that works with over 170 councils is promising rent guarantees and insurance cover to landlords who volunteer their properties...

London councils have slammed government plans for regulating the short-term and holiday lets sector. In a letter to Housing Secretary Michael Gove,...

The Housing Ombudsman - which currently presides over the social housing sector - has named and shamed 12 councils and housing...

All private landlords in four areas of Islington in north London - where the council claims there are particular problems with...

There’s been a 25%-plus spike in demand for a deposit alternative, claims one of the industry’s suppliers. Reposit analysed its data from...

HM Revenue and Customs has opened almost 2,000 investigations into landlords letting out via Airbnb or other short let platforms. The Daily...

A cat charity claims it takes in an average of three cats daily because of landlords using Section 21 powers to...

Landlords in London are benefitting from double digit increases in rents, outdoing every other region of Great Britain.  London rents increased by...

A private landlord who let three of his properties fall into dangerous disrepair has been ordered to pay almost £14,000 after...

The annual pace of rental growth on newly let homes in Great Britain continued to slow in April, with growth falling...

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 “...