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

The percentage of tenants borrowing money to fund their cash deposits on their next property has risen over the last 12 months. That’s the claim by Reposit,...

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

A council is urging landlords of eligible properties to apply for energy efficient measures such as insulation, solar panels or heat pumps. Average funding of £18,000 is...

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

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

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

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

A new guide from Propertymark explains the rights which private rental tenants have - and sets out how they can challenge “high” rent increases, and complain...

Only 2% of current properties listed for sale in London have a tenant in situ, according to lettings agency Benham and Reeves. This is the lowest proportion...

The coalition of 20-plus groups which have previously spoken enthusiastically about the Renters Reform Bill has now changed its mind. On April 15 - just 10 days...

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

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

The Renters Reform Bill returns to the House of Commons today with activist groups critical of amendments put forward to reach a compromise. The amendments include: - Accepting...

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

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

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

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

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 operates in London and claims...

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

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

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

HMRC is today launching a pilot scheme for Making Tax Digital, the controversial proposal for quarterly reporting for landlords and the self-employed. Ahead of the new MTD...

Housing Minister Jacob Young will address members of the National Residential Landlords Association in an exclusive webinar on Thursday. This is the day after the controversial Renters...

Police have issued a warning to landlords after a property was left badly damaged by an illegal cannabis grow. The property - in Sutton-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire - had...

Rightmove is warning that the housing market is set for disruptions from the summer onwards, and suggests the brisk start to sales so far this year...

Political parties should stop bickering and instead work together to boost enforcement of rental standards in the private sector. That’s the view of the Lettings industry Council,...

Generation Rent claims a proposed government amendment to the Renters Reform Bill may ‘trap’ victims of domestic abuse. Generation Rent - which has accused the government of...

Responding to confirmation that the Renters Reform Bill will return to the Commons next Wednesday, Ben Beadle of the National Residential Landlords Association, says proposed amendments...

Top tips will be provided for landlords in the private rental market in a seminar next month organised by high profile independent lettings agent Nicol &...

A tribunal case has ended with fines imposed on two landlords - Nigel William Harry Hobbs and James Robert Hobbs - following an action brought by...

Consultation time is short for landlords wanting to comment on a new licensing scheme proposed for Scunthorpe. The public consultation closes at midnight on Monday April 22...

Renters allegedly pay £669 in un-recoverable costs for each ‘unwanted’ move as a result of eviction, claims campaigning charity Shelter. It says in total these ‘unwanted’ private...

Renters are typically staying in their properties for a third longer than they did four years ago, says the Deposit Protection Service (DPS). It says the average...

A government-supporting newspaper says the Renters Reform Bill will be back in the House of Commons next week. Observers have been expecting the Bill to return to...

The latest official government rent index shows that average private rents across the UK as a whole increased by 9.2% in the 12 months to March...

There’s been a bevvy of buy to let mortgage deal changes this week. Shawbrook has made a series of reductions across its complex and limited edition BTL...

Superdry wants to slash the rent it pays the landlords of 39 of its UK city centre stores, as part of an emergency restructuring deal. The fashion...

Almost four in 10 portfolio landlords are continuing to upgrade their properties to EPC C or above, despite proposed regulations being scrapped by the government. Research by...

Around half of first-time buyers say their prospects of owning a home are further away than ever due to the ongoing cost-of-living crisis. Research by the Nationwide...

Over half of current home owners with adult children have or expect to help their children financially to buy a property - and many feel guilty...

Rental growth in Britain has slowed says lettings agency Hamptons, with the average newly let rent rising 6.7% over the past year – well below the...

A small number of activists have tried to erect a four metre high mock eviction notice on one of Housing Secretary Michael Gove’s homes. It happened at...

The Labour-led government in Wales has issued a consultation proposing the abolition of Land Transaction Tax Multiple Dwelling Relief from June 1. This would bring the Land...

Specialist investment lender Hodge has joined forces with Propflo, a PropTech startup, to urge customers to make their properties more energy-efficient and environmentally friendly. Propflo’s property platform...

An activist group says any future Labour government should introduce a beefed-up version of the Renters Reform Bill - whether or not the Bill itself is...

A London council has prosecuted landlord Syed Shah, owner of an HMO, for a string of  breaches that posed significant risks to the health and safety...

Another council is looking for landlords with rental properties to match them with prospective tenants who are ready to move in.   Last week we reported on...

The National Residential Landlords Association has partnered with GetGround, a property investment platform for buy-to-let landlords looking to find, structure, and manage their UK limited companies. NRLA...

Houses in Multiple Occupation are making up an increasing percentage of buy-to-let business, according specialist lender Shawbrook.  In both 2022 and 2023, HMOs made up just over...