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The Renters Reform Bill is the latest of many factors leaving little choice for some private buy-to-let landlords but to sell...
22 September 2023
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A Labour council claims to have a pioneering scheme to get refunds from law breaking landlords. Local media in York say the...
22 September 2023
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The National Residential Landlords Association is warning the Welsh government to steer clear of rent controls. In its response to the Welsh...
22 September 2023
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The u-turn by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on green policies may be seen by some landlords as a rare piece of...
22 September 2023
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Haringey council has got a £200,000 windfall from landlords of unlicensed HMOs. And now it’s set to get even more. Councillors are to...
22 September 2023
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The Bank of England has revealed its latest decision on base rate - which in turn has a strong influence on...
21 September 2023
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There’s been widespread relief at the government’s eco U-turn which may lead to thousands of pounds of savings for landlords. Prime Minister...
21 September 2023
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A new poll from the StepChange Debt Charity claims that over a third of private renters have used some form of...
21 September 2023
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While many sections of the property industry welcome the change of tone in Rishi Sunak’s approach to green issues, one group...
21 September 2023
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The monetary policy committee of the Bank of England meets today - and will it approve a 15th successive base rate...
21 September 2023
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Data from flatshare site SpareRoom suggests London is now entirely unaffordable to graduates, thanks to sky-high rents. September sees many new graduates...
21 September 2023
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The latest government figures on the private rental sector show rents rose 5.5 per cent in the 12 months to August,...
21 September 2023
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Under revised plans, the Government will: - Scrap policies to force landlords to upgrade the energy efficiency of their properties, but instead...
20 September 2023
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Scotland’s controversial licensing regime on Airbnbs and other short lets, due to start next month, may breach the European Convention on...
20 September 2023
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The Generation Rent activist group is urging its supporters to email MPs to protest about delays in the parliamentary progress of...
20 September 2023
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A landlord who let tenants live in properties riddled with hazardous electrics, unsafe boilers, mould and no smoke alarms must pay...
20 September 2023
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One of the most influential consumer property groups has made an impassioned plea to the Bank of England not to raise...
20 September 2023
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The main landlords’ trade body wants justice ministers to speed up the time taken for courts to process legitimate possession cases. In...
20 September 2023
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The head of a specialist buy to let mortgage broker has split from almost all of the industry by saying the...
19 September 2023
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The classic “landlord favourite” for buying and selling - the auction house - appears to be bucking the downward trend in...
19 September 2023
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The Scottish National Party councillor for Oban North and Lorn - which includes the village of Plockton, made famous by the...
19 September 2023
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Brent council in North London has launched a new selective licensing regime across part of the borough. Landlords who let properties in the...
19 September 2023
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Conservative MP Dehenna Davison has resigned as a minister in Michael Gove’s Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Writing to the...
19 September 2023
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A charity claims that apparent delays to the Renters Reform Bill, which has yet to get a Second Reading in the...
18 September 2023
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Landlords keen to bag a bargain will be interested to know that over a third of homes now on sale have...
18 September 2023
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Zoopla has given its latest market update on the private rental sector, with the headline rent rise now being 10.5 per...
18 September 2023
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A London council is looking to introduce new licensing for landlords. Currently Wandsworth council operates mandatory licensing for HMOs with five or...
18 September 2023
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A council has prosecuted a rogue landlord for failing to provide adequate heating and hot water at one of his rental...
18 September 2023
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Activists in the Generation Rent campaign are complaining that the Renters Reform Bill hasn’t been placed ahead of other Parliamentary business...
15 September 2023
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Rental sector organisations have been given an indication by the Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities that a new How...
15 September 2023
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A prominent analyst says her reading of the latest Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors market snapshot makes her believe more house...
15 September 2023
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A property website has calculated how much it costs a landlord or general home owner to sell a home - and...
15 September 2023
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Rental value growth in prime London postcodes declined further in August as supply built and demand cooled. That’s the view of high...
15 September 2023
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A local authority is reported to have said that a controversial new policy will reduce house values by five per cent. Gwynedd...
14 September 2023
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A veteran Tory MP who has been a junior minister in the department responsible for housing now says the rental market...
14 September 2023
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Airbnb is linking up with private landlord agency OpenRent to offer reduced-price gas and boiler safety certificates. The short lets platform says...
14 September 2023
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A high profile lettings agent insists that buy to let remains “a safe space for investors” seeking long-term returns, despite the...
14 September 2023
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Rental markets near London’s Crossrail stations have seen premiums emerge, a new survey suggests. Areas which have benefitted from the largest reductions...
14 September 2023
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The Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities has announced a £50m fund to help older and disabled people in England,...
13 September 2023
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More councils should be encouraged to buy homes from landlords, an industry expert says. This follows reports last week which revealed that...
13 September 2023
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A northern council is considering tightening the planning rules around converting properties into HMOs. A report to Burnley council’s executive recommends removing...
13 September 2023
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A countryside property organisation has added its voice to the calls for an extension to a licensing scheme for Airbnbs and...
13 September 2023
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Landlords are reducing their stock - and they’re blaming the Tories for creating a hostile environment. This is according to the latest...
13 September 2023
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The average UK rental price hits another all-time high of £1,261 pcm, increasing a further 1.4 per cent from last month. Excluding...
12 September 2023
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A survey of thousands of landlords, agents and tenants has provided new evidence of buy to let investors quitting in droves. Over...
12 September 2023
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A six week consultation is now underway as a council bids to stop HMOs being used as Airbnb or other short...
12 September 2023
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Three-quarters of landlords who intend to purchase a new property in the next year will use a Limited Company structure, it’s...
12 September 2023
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A landlord has been prosecuted for the unlawful eviction of a tenant from privately rented accommodation in Coleraine, Northern Ireland. Leading up...
12 September 2023
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Rents will rise 25 per cent over the next four years, outpacing the modest 5.5 per cent House price growth across...
11 September 2023
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The Renters Reform Bill is not scheduled for debate this week in Parliament - and time is running out for it...
11 September 2023
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The Co-Op Bank, which is leading a campaign alongside charity Shelter, claims a Section 21 notice is presented to an older...
11 September 2023
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The top table of the National Residential Landlords Association has met with Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s team at Downing Street. In addition...
11 September 2023
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The Generation Rent group of activists says Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey is on their side about Section 21 evictions. Bailey...
11 September 2023
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New directives issued by the government put the emphasis firmly on private landlords to take responsibility for issues of damp and...
08 September 2023
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Paragon Bank is the latest to reduce mortgage rates for landlords. It’s cut rates across 22 buy-to-let mortgage products, with fixed deals...
08 September 2023
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House prices fell 1.9 per cent in August and are down 4.6 per cent over the year, according to Halifax. It’s the...
08 September 2023
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Landlords and managing agents operating in South Warwickshire are being encouraged to take part in the next industry forum on Wednesday...
08 September 2023
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More than 300 landlords have applied for a new licence brought in this summer by Tory controlled Kensington and Chelsea council...
08 September 2023
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New analysis reveals that other family members beyond parents are increasingly lending their financial support to first-time buyers. So far this year...
08 September 2023
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Former England footballer turned TV pundit and property expert Dion Dublin is to headline this month’s South East Property Expo. The centre...
08 September 2023
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Over a third of private landlords would sell properties if rent controls were introduced in their area, according to a trade...
07 September 2023
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The John Lewis Partnership is said to be facing “extreme challenges” as a result of its bid to enter the private...
07 September 2023
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The Scottish Government says rent controls - already existing as a so-called emergency measure - will become permanent. Scottish First Minister Humza...
07 September 2023
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Landlords across just one London borough who failed to license HMOs have been issued with fines amounting to £207,500. To date, 59...
07 September 2023
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The National Residential Landlords Association has launched a new partnership with electrical and telecoms retailer Currys Business. It means that member landlords...
07 September 2023
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Research by Quickmove Properties estimate that, despite changes to stamp duty thresholds implemented last September designed to save homebuyers money, the...
07 September 2023
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Whoever forms the next government must put the private rental sector at the heart of its housing policy. That’s the view of...
06 September 2023
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Zoopla says a buy to let property sold off by a landlord is “typically priced 25 per cent lower than the...
06 September 2023
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Landlords don’t believe Housing Secretary Michael Gove’s planning reforms will help build a million new homes in England, claims a buy-to-let...
06 September 2023
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Over half of landlords are either against the concept of a private rental sector Ombudsman or are actively against it. As part...
06 September 2023
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Landlords with property in Outer London and the East Midlands are reporting the strongest levels of tenant demand in Britain, Paragon...
06 September 2023
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Landlords looking to optimise capital appreciation on their properties may be alarmed at a siren warning from an insurance company. One Sure...
05 September 2023
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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
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Dashly, a platform that monitors over £100 billion of mortgages, says landlords in London renewing loans soon will be, on average,...
05 September 2023
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Section 21 evictions are set to soar higher, a property association leader forecasts - because of the threat to abolish them. Data...
05 September 2023
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A survey of some 2,000 landlords, agents and others in the private rental sector show renewed concern over Section 21 and...
05 September 2023
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An analysis conducted over the summer by Rightmove suggests it could take literally decades for the private rental sector to conform...
05 September 2023
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Labour’s deputy leader Angela Rayner has been given the job of Shadow Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities...
04 September 2023
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August saw a further softening in house prices which are now 5.3 per cent down on a year ago. The Nationwide says...
04 September 2023
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A prominent lettings agent is urging landlords to stay vigilant for changes to the Renters Reform Bill now that Parliament is...
04 September 2023
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The National Residential Landlords Association is moving into PropTech by providing a platform for safety compliance and one for managing aspects...
04 September 2023
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Housing associations are urged to urgently check building specifications for the use of Reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete or RAAC. RAAC is the...
04 September 2023
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The number of interest-only (750,000) and part-interest-only (245,000) mortgages has halved since 2015, new Financial Conduct Authority analysis has found. The fall...
04 September 2023
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A rogue landlord has been fined £27,460 for putting residents at risk by failing to maintain a property. Flintshire County Council brought...
04 September 2023
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Landlords are being advised to be on their guard and not be duped by social media messages urging them to flout...
01 September 2023
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The Generation Rent campaign has launched a petition on its website to give councils power to license holiday lets. The campaign claims...
01 September 2023
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An unlicensed landlord has been ordered to pay back almost £15,000 in rent to his tenants after they were forced to...
01 September 2023
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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
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Insurance broker Gallagher is launching a policy for student accommodation providers with insurance cover against damage to their properties. Traditional landlord insurance...
01 September 2023
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London local authorities say there’s been a surge in landlords withdrawing from the sector providing temporary accommodation for homeless households. A survey by the...
31 August 2023
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The property portal ESPC has revealed the top-performing Edinburgh postcodes in terms of rental yields, for the second quarter of 2023. Using...
31 August 2023
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Bristol’s Labour-controlled council says it wants to spend some £17m of local council tax payers’ money on two new licensing schemes...
31 August 2023
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New data from Zoopla this morning makes grim reading for landlords, especially those reliant on capital appreciation and with investment properties...
31 August 2023
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Over two-thirds of all new homeowners in London received family support to purchase their homes. ‘Bank of Family’ recipients in London received...
31 August 2023
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A body called the Landlord Leaders Community - and appearing at first sight a little like a new trade group - is...
30 August 2023
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One of Britain's best known DJs has taken to social media to highlight what she sees as the unfair government policy...
30 August 2023
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A PropTech entrepreneur has renewed his criticism of the government for failing to put flesh on the bones of the Renters...
30 August 2023
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A man assaulted his housemates before holding his landlord in a room at knifepoint. Amin Zehar, 37, was living at a property...