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Grainger, the Stock Market listed corporate landlord, has been targeted by protesters over rent levels. A protest outside Grainger’s London HQ marks...
20 May 2024
From: Breaking News
Many buy to let landlords have made financial changes during the cost of living crisis to mitigate the rising costs of...
18 May 2024
From: Tax & Finance
The trade body representing the Build To Rent industry wants to recruit people from that sector to sit in its board. The...
17 May 2024
From: Breaking News
Availability in the private student halls sector is at a three-year high, according to new data from marketing and insights platform...
14 May 2024
From: Breaking News
Figures from the Department for Energy and Net Zero indicate that only 4,648 households so far have taken advantage of the...
09 May 2024
From: Breaking News
House prices last month were just 1.1% higher than April 2023, according to the latest Halifax House Price Index. The average house...
08 May 2024
From: Breaking News
The government is ruling out any U-turn on the tax changes regarding furnished holiday lettings - despite substantial complaints from Tory...
03 May 2024
From: Breaking News
The latest Rental Index from Goodlord reveals that rents are now up by 5.7% over the year. The price per property over...
01 May 2024
From: Breaking News
The average advertised rent of new properties coming onto the market hits a 17th consecutive record, with the average price of...
30 April 2024
From: Breaking News
The percentage of tenants borrowing money to fund their cash deposits on their next property has risen over the last 12...
26 April 2024
From: Breaking News
The architect of the controversial rent control policies in Scotland has left the government. It is not known what long-term implication this...
25 April 2024
From: Breaking News
A landlord who has repeatedly flouted housing rules has been fined a further £36,000 following a prosecution brought by a council. Giuseppe...
23 April 2024
From: Breaking News
Rightmove is warning that the housing market is set for disruptions from the summer onwards, and suggests the brisk start to...
22 April 2024
From: Breaking News
Renters are typically staying in their properties for a third longer than they did four years ago, says the Deposit Protection...
18 April 2024
From: Breaking News
The latest official government rent index shows that average private rents across the UK as a whole increased by 9.2% in...
18 April 2024
From: Breaking News
A comprehensive new survey gives the lowdown on buy to let in the UK. The study, by Uswitch, is lengthy and covers...
13 April 2024
From: The Big Issues
Phase two of the Home Upgrade Grant (HUG2) is a UK Government-funded scheme for properties in England that are not connected...
11 April 2024
From: Breaking News
New data sourced from millions of Barclays current accounts reveals growing stability in UK housing costs, which saw their lowest uplift...
09 April 2024
From: Breaking News
A leading business analyst is firmly blaming interest rates for the see-saw in house prices seen in recent indices. The latest, from...
08 April 2024
From: Breaking News
The latest Halifax house price index results, which show mixed fortunes for the housing market, should be seen as a spur...
08 April 2024
From: Breaking News
UK house prices grew in March on a quarterly basis, by 2.0%, with annual growth slowing to 0.3%, from 1.6% in...
08 April 2024
From: Breaking News
UK house prices fell by 0.2% in March. Nevertheless, the annual rate of house price growth edged higher to 1.6% in...
03 April 2024
From: Breaking News
The UK government's long awaited Spring Budget announced some key changes for the property market in an effort to stimulate activity...
30 March 2024
From: Tax & Finance
A fire and rescue service has successfully prosecuted a landlord for failing to comply with the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order...
27 March 2024
From: Breaking News
The tax reliefs enjoyed by landlords running Furnished Holiday Lets (FHL) were cut by the Chancellor this month. Some say the...
23 March 2024
From: Tax & Finance
Anonymous reports of energy theft have skyrocketed by 62% since 2021, Crimestoppers’ figures reveal. In 2023 alone, the charity received 11,552 reports...
22 March 2024
From: Breaking News
Slowing inflation may - just may - lead the way for reduced interest rates. The headline inflation rate is now just 3.4%,...
21 March 2024
From: Breaking News
The average price of property coming to the market for sale rises by 1.5% (+£5,279) this month to £368,118, as the...
18 March 2024
From: Breaking News
Latest inflation figures are announced on Wednesday and the Bank of England makes its next base rate decision on Thursday. The Office...
18 March 2024
From: Breaking News
The management of BTL properties, whether it's a modest collection of three units or a more sizable portfolio of fifteen, can...
15 March 2024
From: Sponsored Content
We are thrilled to report that the first National Landlord Investment Show of 2024 in London on March 6 was a...
13 March 2024
From: Sponsored Content
If interest rate rises weren’t enough to drive landlords out the market, mounting maintenance costs could be. Various studies and surveys have...
12 March 2024
From: Sponsored Content
Neath Port Talbot council plans to host a free event, providing what it calls “support and funding advice for landlords.” The Private...
12 March 2024
From: Breaking News
Another council is consulting about a controversial selective licensing scheme. North Lincolnshire council says the proposed scheme is “designed to improve housing...
11 March 2024
From: Breaking News
The latest index, from the Halifax, shows house prices rose 0.4 per cent in February – the fifth consecutive monthly increase....
09 March 2024
From: The Big Issues
In what may appear a surprise to almost everyone, the Generation Rent activist group has described yesterday’s Budget as a “giveaway...
07 March 2024
From: Breaking News
The National Residential Landlords Association has slammed yesterday’s lacklustre Budget as a missed opportunity. Yesterday’s announcements - like to be the last...
07 March 2024
From: Breaking News
Cardiff council is proposing new measures to help bring long-term empty houses back into use. Tomorrow it’s considering introducing a council tax...
06 March 2024
From: Breaking News
Yet another council is consulting on whether to continue a selective licensing scheme. The scheme applies to several areas of Burnley and...
04 March 2024
From: Breaking News
Another council has set up an advice session for private rental landlords in the area. This even will take place at Neath...
23 February 2024
From: Breaking News
The National Residential Landlords Association will jointly host a networking and information session with homelessness charity Crisis. It will take place on...
23 February 2024
From: Breaking News
A council says it’s offering “fundamental training” to private landlords via an online day-long course on March 8. The training covers pre-tenancy...
20 February 2024
From: Breaking News
A prominent lettings agency has hit out at the latest changes to safety regulations that private landlords must comply with or...
15 February 2024
From: Breaking News
Generation Rent has given a qualified thumbs up to Housing Secretary Michael Gove’s ideas for homes on brownfield land. This week Gove...
15 February 2024
From: Breaking News
Renting out dangerous properties in Cardiff has cost two landlords thousands of pounds. Rowshanara Begum has been fined £20,000 at Cardiff Magistrates'...
15 February 2024
From: Breaking News
Two new forums to forge closer bonds between council and landlords in North Yorkshire are to take place in the coming...
13 February 2024
From: Breaking News
This week’s official inflation rate is now expected to show a possible rise, rather than a fall. Although there is widespread expectation...
12 February 2024
From: Breaking News
Calling all landlords, Investors and property professionals: National Landlord Investment Show returns to Olympia London on 6th March for its first...
12 February 2024
From: Sponsored Content
Although SDLT receipts have been volatile in recent years, the property tax’s effectiveness as a revenue-raiser for the Government is not...
10 February 2024
From: Tax & Finance
Generation Rent has launched a double-pronged attack on landlords and the government. The activist group claims that the latest possession statistics from...
09 February 2024
From: Breaking News
Private landlords and letting agents are being offered free advice and information at a networking event hosted by Cumberland council. Property owners...
09 February 2024
From: Breaking News
Landlord Action founder Paul Shamplina says landlords are still being hit by unacceptable delays in regaining possession of their properties. Shamplina has...
08 February 2024
From: Breaking News
The Department for Communities in Northern Ireland is reminding landlords who registered or renewed with the Landlord Registration Scheme during January,...
06 February 2024
From: Breaking News
The National Landlord Investment Show returns to Olympia London on March 6 for its first show of the 2024 calendar. Now in...
06 February 2024
From: Breaking News
There’s a warning today that the Bank of England’s decision to freeze base rate at the high level of 5.25 per...
02 February 2024
From: Breaking News
The government may be keen on scrapping Section 21 powers for private landlords but it’s getting much tougher on social housing...
31 January 2024
From: Breaking News
Increasing the supply of homes for private rent would boost government finances by £10 billion, says the National Residential Landlords Association. The...
29 January 2024
From: Breaking News
Landlords considering selling up have received guidance from Rightmove on when to do it and how. The portal claims February is the...
25 January 2024
From: Breaking News
Warwick council is the latest to launch an Additional Licensing Scheme - it came into force just before last weekend. The district...
23 January 2024
From: Breaking News
The Scottish Government has launched a consultation on migrating away from the emergency rent controls introduced in September 2022 and extended...
20 January 2024
From: The Big Issues
A respected league table of yields in different parts of England and Wales has issued its latest figures. The Fleet Mortgages Buy-to-Let...
18 January 2024
From: Breaking News
Another house price index has indicated a gentle rise in capital appreciation coming through at the end of 2023. Richard Sexton, director...
11 January 2024
From: Breaking News
New rent control proposals put forward by politicians are unnecessary and too costly according to a leading property expert. David Alexander -...
10 January 2024
From: Breaking News
The Penrith Building Society has scrapped mortgage application fees for all buy to let and residential products, including further advances, until...
10 January 2024
From: Breaking News
A building society says it is considering ending its policy of lending to buyers of holiday lets. Martese Carton, the director of...
09 January 2024
From: Breaking News
The Treasury has announced March 6 as the date for the Spring Budget and Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has commissioned the Office...
06 January 2024
From: Tax & Finance
HM Treasury has opened its representations portal, meaning landlords - and anyone else - can submit their ideas for the next...
05 January 2024
From: Breaking News
Renters and landlords of properties without gas central heating can now get energy saving green measures installed free of charge or...
05 January 2024
From: Breaking News
Middlesbrough is the latest council wanting to expand its landlord licensing regime. It’s consulting on extending its existing scheme to another ward. The...
05 January 2024
From: Breaking News
A new council licensing scheme has been given the go ahead by the government. Peterborough council’s selective licensing scheme will be run...
29 December 2023
From: Breaking News
Gedling council in Nottinghamshire is launching a consultation to renew yet another selective licensing scheme. The scheme was launched in 2018 and...
19 December 2023
From: Breaking News
Landlords providing much-needed private rented accommodation in part of Merseyside are to fall under an expanded licensing regime. Wirral councillors have voted...
18 December 2023
From: Breaking News
The government has launched a public consultation on a radical new UK home energy rating system to replace the long-standing Standard...
14 December 2023
From: Breaking News
Landlords Shaun and Laraine Etherington have pleaded guilty to four offences of breaching Prohibition Orders against human habitation at their properties...
14 December 2023
From: Breaking News
Cash and mortgage housing market data show average prices decline by an annual 4.6 per cent says e.surv. But the monthly trend...
13 December 2023
From: Breaking News
A council has prosecuted a private landlord who let out an uninhabitable outbuilding in Kings Langley. Deborah King of Kings Langley was...
12 December 2023
From: Breaking News
Two landlords who let their two-bedroom flat in Tower Hamlets to as many as 22 people, have pleaded guilty to nine...
07 December 2023
From: Breaking News
The government’s Office for National Statistics is introducing a new way of measuring rent rises from the spring. It will double the...
05 December 2023
From: Breaking News
There are some 141,245 second homes in England and Wales, new figures show. Flats are the most common type of second home,...
29 November 2023
From: Breaking News
The latest lettings market forecast from Savills says average UK rents to end 2023 at up 9.5 per cent year on...
28 November 2023
From: Breaking News
Lost in the noise of the King’s Speech, the general pledge to reform the leasehold system, and the subsequent political turmoil...
18 November 2023
From: Legislation & Compliance
A new analysis has produced a league table of the most and least affordable rental locations in England. The findings placed Rutland...
11 November 2023
From: Top tips & guides
A landlord who repeatedly failed to comply with a Planning Enforcement Notice has received a hefty fine. Sultan Mahmood, of Woking, was...
07 November 2023
From: Breaking News
A council has prosecuted a private landlord who rented out an uninhabitable outbuilding in Kings Langley. Deborah King was initially fined £4,000...
07 November 2023
From: Breaking News
The Chartered Institute of Environmental Health gas come out in support of a legal challenge to the government’s draft regulations exempting...
02 November 2023
From: Breaking News
A north of England council says it’s reviewing the fees for its selective licensing scheme “in terms of potential impact on...
31 October 2023
From: Breaking News
A landlord has been found guilty of operating eight unlicensed HMOs and a range of breaches of the HMO Management Regulations. Northampton...
23 October 2023
From: Breaking News
Shelter says “skyrocketing rents” and the government’s freeze on housing allowance lie behind the increased spend on temporary accommodation for homeless...
13 October 2023
From: Breaking News
A council has prosecuted a landlord for a second time, for multiple offences. The offences concerned a tenanted caravan that had been...
02 October 2023
From: Breaking News
The housing market remains a buyers’ market, with 80 per cent more homes for sale than in September 2021 according to...
29 September 2023
From: Breaking News
The government's energy efficiency taskforce was quietly disbanded over the weekend, the BBC says. The taskforce was set up in March to...
25 September 2023
From: Breaking News
The Scottish Government says rent controls - already existing as a so-called emergency measure - will become permanent. Scottish First Minister Humza...
07 September 2023
From: Breaking News
Research by Quickmove Properties estimate that, despite changes to stamp duty thresholds implemented last September designed to save homebuyers money, the...
07 September 2023
From: Breaking News
Sweeping tax changes for landlords have been demanded by letting agents group Propertymark. The group has analysed the impact of changes using...
05 September 2023
From: Breaking News
Yearly returns on the average buy-to-let property in the UK were over £4000 lower in June 2023, compared to the same...
01 September 2023
From: Breaking News
In the ever-evolving landscape of rental property management, UK landlords are facing significant changes. Most recently these changes include new energy...
19 August 2023
From: Legislation & Compliance
A council is appealing to landlords to work with the local authority and the Probation Service to help ex-offenders fit accommodation...
18 August 2023
From: Breaking News
Over recent years, as successive governments have tightened lettings legislation and increased the tax burden on landlords, some with investment properties...