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Residential properties have seen large increases in greenhouse gas emissions over the last decade, with the average home now producing 2.29...
24 November 2022
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Views are being sought on the designation of a scheme to improve standards in part of Middlesbrough. A selective landlord licensing scheme...
24 November 2022
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London Mayor Sadiq Khan has praised tenants in the capital for using a register that names and shames rogue landlords -...
23 November 2022
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New data just released by HM Revenue & Customs shows income tax, national insurance and capital gains tax receipts for April...
23 November 2022
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A Labour council introducing a vast new licensing regime claims its typical cost to a landlord would be just 0.5 per...
23 November 2022
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One in eight private renters aged between 18 and 35 years old have already moved home to save money during the...
23 November 2022
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A breakdown of essential and non-essential spending by individuals, devised by the Nationwide, reveals the extra amount that tenants are paying...
23 November 2022
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Two law partners at a legal firm have outlined a five-step process which tenants can use to complain to their landlords...
22 November 2022
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A lettings network is urging landlords to back a campaign to abolish council tax re-banding for shared houses. Platinum Property Partners says...
22 November 2022
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A council wants private tenants to ‘grass’ on rogue landlords in the light of the tragic death of toddler Awaab Ishak. Telford...
22 November 2022
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Rental value growth remains firmly in double-digits in prime London postcodes as demand continues to outstrip supply, according to Knight Frank. The...
22 November 2022
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A council has brought a prosecution against a private landlord who had not complied with a legal health and safety notice...
22 November 2022
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A prominent figure in property investment is warning that buy to let is the sector facing the biggest challenges in the...
21 November 2022
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A new property licensing scheme that claims to provide “safer, well managed housing for renters” has now come into force in...
21 November 2022
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An accountancy expert claims that inflation and rising rents could push more landlords over the £10,000 threshold for Making Tax Digital. Currently...
21 November 2022
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A council has issued a formal caution to a landlord for harassing his female tenant on social media. The landlord posted details...
21 November 2022
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Tenants should brace themselves for soaring rents in the New Year, a property expert warns. The National Association of Property Buyers predicts...
21 November 2022
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The government’s Autumn Statement yesterday missed the opportunity to boost supply for the private rental sector, it’s been claimed. Ben Beadle, chief...
18 November 2022
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The leader of the Generation Rent activist group says that the shortage of homes to rent means no private sector tenant...
18 November 2022
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More than half of disputes about the return of tenancy deposits during the last year resulted from property damage and cleaning...
18 November 2022
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The government has accepted proposals from the National Residential Landlords Association to tackle anti-social tenants causing misery for neighbours and fellow...
18 November 2022
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The freezing of Housing Benefit at 2020 levels, announced in the small print accompanying the Autumn Statement yesterday, risks leading to...
18 November 2022
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Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has delivered his long-awaited Autumn Statement - the fiscal event which he says will lead to “all of...
17 November 2022
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The main landlords’ trade body has blasted the government for ‘breaking’ the private rented sector through laws, measures and comments deliberately...
17 November 2022
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A former lettings agent who has become a sharp critic of landlords has made another attack - this time suggesting that...
17 November 2022
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A new 100-unit Build To Rent scheme in Manchester called The Quarters is being marketed as “pet friendly”. The company behind it,...
17 November 2022
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HMOs in the London borough of Brent must now win planning consent and meet a new set of criteria to ensure...
17 November 2022
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Rents are still rising rapidly across Prime London, hitting a new record high, as the shortage of property available to rent...
17 November 2022
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Landlord and letting agent fears over the impact of rental reform could be eased if only the industry used rigorous and...
16 November 2022
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New research from the bank Handelsbanken suggests some landlords will reduce their portfolios if economic conditions worsen. Almost 60 per cent of...
16 November 2022
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The people behind the largest ever analysis of Build To Rent in England claim it shows a broad and evolving customer...
16 November 2022
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Student property enquiries in the run-up to the letting season for the 2023/24 academic year are significantly up on a year...
16 November 2022
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Proposals have been brought forward by Wandsworth council in London to set up a review into the feasibility of introducing discretionary...
16 November 2022
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One of the leaders of campaign group Generation Rent is claiming that some landlords “force” tenants out using Section 21 powers. Dan...
15 November 2022
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The Competition and Markets Authority has raised concern about a Build To Rent deal which it believes could result in reduced...
15 November 2022
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Rightmove says the average price of newly-marketed homes dipped 1.1 per cent this month - the equivalent of £4,159 - to...
15 November 2022
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New figures from London lettings agency Foxtons shows rents in the capital reaching new highs. In October, rental prices reached a record...
15 November 2022
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Eden council in Cumbria is hosting an event for landlords and managing agents to consider energy efficiency regulations, grants available in...
15 November 2022
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A formal consultation that saw an overwhelming number of responses opposed to extend notice periods to six months has been ignored...
14 November 2022
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Rogue landlords who exploit the supported housing system at the expense of vulnerable residents could be banned from operating or fined...
14 November 2022
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HMRC is targeting residential landlords who it suspects are not declaring their full rental income, warns tax advisory service Kreston Reeves. The...
14 November 2022
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Limits to the number of homes being converted into Houses in Multiple Occupation in parts of Leicester are due to be...
14 November 2022
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Crisis, the homelessness charity, is demanding financial and legislative help for tenants. Matt Downie, Crisis chief executive, says: “This is a time of...
14 November 2022
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HMRC has contacted Landlord Today to make a direct appeal to readers to complete accurate and timely tax returns. A spokesperson says:...
11 November 2022
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Renters have higher rates of anxiety than home owners, it’s been claimed by a think tank. The Joseph Rowntree Foundation says that...
11 November 2022
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The north of England has a home energy efficiency mountain to climb, with poorly insulated homes costing tenants at least £680...
11 November 2022
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New research from Leeds Building Society paints what it calls “a harrowing picture” of the housing market for first-time buyers. It claims...
11 November 2022
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Rent rises are predicted to outpace house price growth over the next five years. This is according to Nicky Stevenson, managing director...
11 November 2022
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Mortgage experts speaking to a committee of MPs have given an especially gloomy forecast for the buy to let sector in...
10 November 2022
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Many disputes between landlords and tenants - some ending in court action - could be avoided by the use of professional...
10 November 2022
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The Stripe Property Group, a housebuilder, claims rental homes near universities command an average yield 1.3 per cent higher than those...
10 November 2022
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Campaigning charity Shelter is warning this winter could be one of the toughest yet - and it claims high rents are...
10 November 2022
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Cluttons says renter demand in central London is massively outstripping the supply of homes available for let, while the sales market...
10 November 2022
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A prominent figure in the lettings industry is warning the Tories against ‘stealth increases’ for Capital Gains and Inheritance taxes. David Alexander...
09 November 2022
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The Santander bank says buyers - landlords and owner occupiers alike - are showing more interest in buying energy efficient homes. The...
09 November 2022
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A mortgage broker claims to have drawn up a regional league table of locations where buy to let properties attract a...
09 November 2022
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An online platform is launching to match people with space to let with tenants in need - but no rent will...
09 November 2022
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There’s been a significant drop in the number of students passing referencing. It’s down from 50 to 40 per cent this autumn...
09 November 2022
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Many private landlords lack knowledge, skills and support necessary to provide decent homes for renters, a new study claims. The UK Collaborative...
08 November 2022
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Rolling out emergency insulation this winter in the nation’s draughtiest homes could save tenants or other residents £260 a year. That’s the...
08 November 2022
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Brokers say that more than a quarter of their landlord clients plan to sell properties as a result of the red...
08 November 2022
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The latest monthly index from the Halifax shows average house prices falling 0.4 per cent in October, following the 0.1 per...
08 November 2022
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The latest data from Chestertons, one of London’s largest lettings agents, suggests that the capital’s rental market could be showing early...
08 November 2022
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An influential new report wants higher taxes for landlords letting holiday properties. The Office for Tax Simplification - a division of HM...
07 November 2022
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A former lettings agent who’s turned poacher is now claiming students are faced with what he calls “rip-off renting”. Ajay Jagota, who...
07 November 2022
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Landlords are being advised to check when their current mortgage fixed terms are expiring or see whether they wish to have...
07 November 2022
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Rent rises could finally be set to slow down because more housing stock is becoming available due to the cost of...
07 November 2022
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The government must explain how it will help the private rental sector - both landlords and tenants - through the cost...
07 November 2022
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The government has once again declined to give any meaningful timetable for the introduction of the Renters Reform Bill. At the end...
04 November 2022
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Seven in 10 landlords in the UK still own rental properties with an energy performance certificate rating of D or below,...
04 November 2022
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A bankrupt landlord in the Midlands is behind bars or eight months for failing to tell the Official Receiver about an...
04 November 2022
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Auctioneers at Auction House London say the number of bidders taking part has dropped fast over the last four months. At its...
04 November 2022
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A rogue landlord has been fined £2,814 for failing to license an HMO in Wolverhampton. Dudley Magistrates Court found Maciej Piotr Zaremba...
04 November 2022
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The Bank of England has increased its base rate from 2.25 per cent to 3.0 per cent. This is the largest hike...
03 November 2022
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A website that describes itself as promoting “popular capitalism” is urging the government not to consider raising Capital Gains Tax on...
03 November 2022
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The MPs Natalie Elphicke and Lloyd Russell-Moyle are to lead a debate today in the House of Commons on the private rental...
03 November 2022
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There’s widespread concern that the Bank of England’s monetary policy committee, which meets today, is to unveil a 0.75 per cent...
03 November 2022
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Digital challenger bank Tandem has launched a new platform that allows people to check the EPCs of their or other properties,...
03 November 2022
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The intense heat felt across the lettings market over recent months appears to have cooled a little according to the latest...
03 November 2022
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The Nationwide has quantified the cost of energy to properties with different EPCs - and that’s despite the Energy Price Guarantee. Under...
02 November 2022
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Landlords relying on capital appreciation to help offset the growing costs of letting out property have been given bad news. October saw...
02 November 2022
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Richmond council in London is joining forces with the charity Citizens Advice to help stop what it calls ‘discrimination’ against renters...
02 November 2022
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Comparison service Uswitch has created a new app which connects to a home smart meter - meaning, according to the firm,...
02 November 2022
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A borough-wide consultation on landlord licensing for privately rented properties in Brent is taking place for the next 12 weeks. The online...
02 November 2022
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HMRC is intensifying its efforts to track down landlords with undisclosed income, a financial consultancy claims. Perrys, a firm of chartered accountants,...
01 November 2022
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Twelve changes to taxes, rules and regulations in the next three years will add £20,000 to the price of a new...
01 November 2022
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The country’s main student body is calling on the government to implement a cap on student rents. The National Union of Students...
01 November 2022
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The time taken to introduce legislation reforming the private rented sector is triggering an exodus of landlords, a lettings industry chief...
01 November 2022
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The freeholders to a block of maisonettes have been ordered to pay more than £22,000 after failing to carry out repairs...
01 November 2022
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Zoopla has now joined Knight Frank and Lloyds Bank in forecasting a price drop in 2023. The property website’s executive director, Richard...
31 October 2022
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Propertymark’s head of policy and campaigns, Timothy Douglas, will explain how investment in the private rented sector can be better incentivised when...
31 October 2022
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The current system of so-called ‘exempt rental accommodation’ has been condemned by MPs as “a complete mess” which wastes taxpayers’ money...
31 October 2022
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A landlord has been issued with a £16,000 penalty after the Residential Property Tribunal dismissed an appeal and upheld a financial penalty. North Norfolk council issued the...
31 October 2022
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The Autumn Statement on November 17 may contain financial measures to help private renters, the Housing Secretary has hinted. “We know people in...
31 October 2022
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House prices will fall by 7.9 per cent next year and then will effectively stagnate until 2027 according to a gloomy...
28 October 2022
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Activists got reassurance from Boris Johnson and Liz Truss in the past, and have a supportive politician in the form of...
28 October 2022
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A landlord has been fined £10,000 by a Devon council for failing to tackle what it calls “essential repairs following a...
28 October 2022
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A landlord has been fined £10,000 by a Devon council for failing to tackle what it calls “essential repairs following a...