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The government has delayed publication of the latest How To Rent document - it had been expected today.  The How to Rent...

The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee meets next week to consider whether base rate should rise again - but there’s...

The Baroness who leads the Generation Rent campaign is now calling for a Minister for Refugees. Baroness Alicia Kennedy makes the call...

The government is publishing a so-called ‘call for evidence’ on options to reform the VAT relief for the installation of energy...

Roma Finance is the new main sponsor of Sky TV’s Property Elevator, the show for budding property entrepreneurs. The entrepreneurs pitch their...

An unnamed landlord has been prosecuted after Rochdale council discovered they had unlawfully allowed occupation of a property that had been...

A much-hyped government proposal to introduce a Rental Mediation Service to resolve disputes, sustain tenancies and reduce pressure on the courts...

New buy to let purchases are increasingly being funded by cash rather than a mortgage, says Hamptons lettings agency.   So far this...

With landlords obliged to think increasingly about energy efficiency measures, new data from Legal & General’s surveying team helps identify different...

Baroness Alicia Kennedy, the outgoing director of Generation Rent, is angry with Jeremy Hunt. The Baroness claims “the cost of living crisis...

The head of online room-matching service SpareRoom says tenants are putting their lives on hold because rents are so high. Matt Hutchinson,...

A survey of landlords suggests that LED lighting is the most popular and effective way they choose to improve a property’s...

A Labour candidate hoping to become the MP in a popular tourist area is on the warpath over what she calls...

Activist group Generation Rent is demanding that the government tighten regulations on damp and mould - and is tying this to...

.The National Residential Landlords Association has called for a full review of how landlords and the private rental sector are taxed. In...

Property guru Phil Spencer has set out five reasons to keep faith with buy to let. In an article for Estate Agent...

Campaigners in a group called Housing Rebellion are to meet in Central London today and make what they call “a few...

A new How To Rent guide is to be issued on Friday, according to a government communication with the National Residential...

As many as one in 10 homes have a reduced asking price within a month of entering the market, a new...

Worcester council’s communities committee meets this week, with councillors asked to approve the change which will mean that HMO properties with...

New data about the Prime London housing market shows that the average discount to asking price has increased to 8.4 per...

A flamboyant landlord with 150 properties in England says he’s quitting the sector and taking his investment money elsewhere. Ajay Ahuja says:...

A leading figure in the PropTech sector wants this week’s Budget to provide more funding for local council enforcement of rental...

The Financial Conduct Authority has set out ways in which mortgage lenders can help customers struggling with payments - but landlords...

Politicians in the Scottish Parliament have backed a controversial cap which means rent rises for private tenants mid-tenancy cannot exceed 3.0...

Proposed government reforms of the private rented sector threaten to make it harder for students to enter higher education, according to...

The British Property Federation is calling on the government to use next week’s Budget to zero-rate VAT on work which allows...

The majority of private landlords would consider switching to a letting agency because of the current complexity of buy to let.  A...

The normally under-the-radar Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has made an unusually outspoken plea to the government to help landlords. In particular,...

A survey of 3,000 landlords and letting agents by the Property Redress Scheme has identified where these players regard the problems...

A council has prosecuted a landlord operating a property firm for not producing the right paperwork. Luton local authority has prosecuted Poplar...

Flat-pack furniture giant IKEA has teamed up with campaigning charity Shelter to highlight the issue of homelessness. The Scandinavian firm, citing Shelter’s...

Airbnb claims its so-called ‘spare room’ landlords earn an a rage of just £2,400 a year - the equivalent of a...

Good EPC ratings are increasingly important for tenants when considering which properties to rent, it’s been claimed. Nicky Stevenson, managing director of...

The landlord of a property dubbed a “house of horrors” by Barking and Dagenham council enforcement officers has been ordered to...

The first two months of the year have seen a 74 per cent rise in the number of lots offered at...

A prominent property industry figure says he backs higher council tax for unlet and vacant second homes but warns that Airbnb...

Overseas buyers - likely in many cases to be investors - have taken a bigger stake in the wealthy enclave of...

Lettings agents’ body Propertymark says its proposal for tax incentives to be offered for landlords is one measure under consideration by...

Landlords increasingly reliant on capital appreciation may be relieved to hear that one of the country’s best respected indices suggests house...

Dacorum council in Hertfordshire has prosecuted a private landlord who rented out an uninhabitable outbuilding in Kings Langley. Deborah King was fined...

Housing Secretary Michael Gove is urging tenants to complain about sub-standard housing with the government’s ‘Make Things Right’ advertising campaign. Social housing...

It looks like the buy to let mortgage market has bounced back after the disastrous mini-Budget. Moneyfacts, an independent mortgage monitor, says...

A London Labour council is putting an extra £400,000 into enforcement against private landlords allegedly ignoring serious damp and mould issues. The...

A council launching a new selective licensing regime admits that three quarters of the applicants so far have omitted to provide...

A private landlord has been prosecuted after a family, including a baby and two older children, were left without water or adequate...

A buy to let mortgage broker is warning landlords that as many as one in three investors fail their lender's affordability...

Energy Performance Certificates must change to properly support reaching net zero, tackling fuel poverty and improving buildings, according to an energy...

The Scottish Government, despite being in the middle of electing a new First Minister, is pressing ahead with legislation for long-term...

A north of England council has released figures on the number of complaints it has received about private landlords. Pendle council in...

The rental market is firing on all cylinders again according to the latest market snapshot from PropTech firm Goodlord. It says void...

Over a third of a million landlords may quit the private rental sector as a result of being penalised by tax...

A consultation on a new licensing scheme for landlords letting out HMOs in Nottingham is running until May 24. The Labour council...

Activist group Generation Rent has accused landlords of “silencing” private tenants who live in flats hit with damp and mould. The claim...

Dorset council is the latest to agree a policy to double the council tax on second homes and to implement an...

A Cardiff landlord has been ordered to pay just over £4,500 for failing to rectify faults relating to two flats he...

The Welsh Government should consider tax incentives to support improvements to the energy efficiency of private rented housing, according to a...

A car charging company is urging landlords and businesses to take advantage of government grants towards the cost of electric vehicle...

A not-for-profit business that advocates tenants use Rent Repayment Orders against landlords has issued a furious response to a Supreme Court...

The landlords’ trade body is welcoming a landmark ruling from the Supreme Court which provides vital clarification about so called ‘rent-to-rent’...

House prices fell by an average 1.1 per cent over the past year - the first annual decline since June 2020,...

A council is to spend £1m “to gather information about the conditions of specific groups of privately rented properties and proactively...

Campaigners behind the National Empty Homes Week - running until March 5 - are accusing some second home owners of “flipping”...

Landlords expanding portfolios through cash purchases are securing discounts as high as £88,000 in cooling market conditions says a buying firm. House...

Companies that own UK residential properties have one month to revalue and tell HM Revenue and Customs if any are worth...

A mortgage expert says buying will become more affordable than renting by the end of 2023. Recent research by business consultancy Capital...

The Competition and Markets Authority is launching a three month probe into the workings of the private rental sector. It says the focus...

A coalition of tenant activists has called a Day of Action to protest at delays in the government’s rental reform agenda. The...

An analysis of inner London data from the government’s non-domestic EPC register suggests huge volumes of commercial property may be unsettable...

The government has launched the consultation on the controversial subject of disaggregation - a system which has seen council tax bills...

The asking-to-achieved price gap has widened to its largest for five years according to new data from Zoopla.  While sales volumes have...

A letting agents’ trade group is urging the industry to sign a parliamentary petition calling for the Section 24 changes for...

Shocking new research shows that Energy Performance Certificates are inaccurate at best, useless at worst, and easily rigged. A Sunday Times report...

A fishing organisation is blaming landlords for contributing to a housing crisis which, they say, means locals cannot live in coastal...

A building society that last summer scrapped all lending on some holiday homes has now come up with another unusual policy...

Landlords of Airbnbs and other short-lets risk facing penalties for tax evasion if they fail to report income on their rental...

An unexpected and unlikely political alliance has prevented another city council demanding powers to freeze private rents. London, Bristol, Liverpool and Manchester...

A controversial new report demands that the government uses next month’s Budget to sharply increase tax burdens for landlords. The Joseph Rowntree Foundation’s...

A host of local Labour leaders including mayors Andy Burnham and Sadiq Khan are leading a call for an immediate private...

A council claims that 70 private landlords have signed up to a long-tenancy guaranteed rent scheme. Milton Keynes council launched its 100 per...

An influential housing market analyst says it now looks like house prices will stay flat in 2023, rather than fall. Nicholas Mendes,...

A landlord of a home with unsafe electrics has been issued with a fine of £7,500 by a west country council. Following...

A Labour MP has told the House of Commons that “families are being turfed out of their private rented homes under...

A charity wants the government to be tougher with private landlords over issues like damp and mould. Citizens Advice claims that its research...

Lloyds Bank says house prices are forecast to drop seven per cent this year.  The bank - which is Britain’s largest mortgage...

London Mayor Sadiq Khan has yet again taken to social media to demand the powers to freeze private sector rents. This has...

Nearly a fifth of UK commercial landlords still have properties with an energy performance certificate rating of F or G, despite...

The Boiler Upgrade Scheme - launched in May 2022 and open to landlords as well as homeowners - is failing to...

A Labour Party proposal to sell some long-empty homes to first time buyers for just £1 has been dismissed as the...

A leading property industry figure has exploded the myths that lie behind the calls for private rent controls. Ian Fletcher, director of...

An association run by a local council with the involvement of private landlords is marking its 10th anniversary. The Partnership Accreditation for...

A perfect storm is brewing in the lettings market with rents spiralling driven by increasing demand fuelled by workers returning to...

Accountants and tax advisers are reporting that HMRC has sent out a spate of what are called ‘one-to-many’ letters to taxpayers. The...

Licensing for Airbnbs and similar short lets should be targeted in priority areas only and not the subject of blanket rules. That’s...

Another Labour controlled council is introducing additional licensing for small HMOs. York council says that from April 1 an additional licence is...

An online auction firm claims well over a third of its clients are buy to let landlords quitting the sector. Some 38...

A high profile mortgage lender operating in the buy to let sector has launched a series of products aimed at investors...

The Portuguese government has announced sweeping measures, mostly against landlords, which some activists want introduced in the UK too. Portuguese Prime Minister...

There’s been something of a love-in on a local authority in a popular tourist area of the UK - with second...

The relatively small number of landlords who use Purplebricks to handle tenants for their properties appear to face an uncertain future. The...