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

Twenty twenty-four is a pivotal year for landlords in the Private Rented Sector (PRS). It is still the Government’s aim that...

A council is looking to work with more private landlords to help reduce homelessness. Over the past few years Shropshire council has...

Co-living developments are a type of purpose-built rental housing, under the same principle as Build To Rent (BTR) but offering smaller size...

A charity is calling for landlord licensing schemes which cost enough to fund annual inspections, and the issuing of “sentencing guidelines”...

Anonymous reports of energy theft have skyrocketed by 62% since 2021, Crimestoppers’ figures reveal.  In 2023 alone, the charity received 11,552 reports...

A landlord who illegally converted a property into six flats has been ordered to pay more than £220,000. A previous unlawful change...

Cardiff council is proposing new measures to help bring long-term empty houses back into use. Tomorrow it’s considering introducing a council tax...

Buy to let lender Aldermore has named Bristol, as the best city for landlords to invest in for 2024.  Manchester, Coventry, Brighton...

A leader of the Renters Reform Coalition activist lobby has made a specific targeted attack on the motives and honesty of...

Building on the momentum of 2023, the North West is poised for continued growth in rental and property prices. Early investment...

A property finance consultancy claims that unmortgageable properties can be snapped up with a discount of 27 per cent. Apex Bridging says...

A council is asking landlords to sign a document declaring they are letting safe and compliant properties. Dorset council has launched the...

Deciding on a residence in the bustling city of London is no small feat, especially when faced with the dichotomy of...

A solicitors’ firm is warning that a County Court case could be used to allow more tenants to defend Section 21...

A council has won an appeal concerning two Civil Penalty Notices imposed on a landlord. The landlords had been issued two fines...

A council has won an appeal to enforce a Financial Penalty Notice that was served on a landlord who let out...

A property expert claims capital values on properties should drop significantly if they are not considered appropriately energy efficient. “Homes which aren’t...

If you're thinking of investing in a holiday home this year, there can be a lot to consider. From gathering insight to...

A flamboyant property in Oxford which has been the subject of a decades-long planning dispute has been removed from Airbnb by...

An energy industry supplier claims that the housing sector in the UK offers too little help for those wanting to live...

Newham council in London has won what it calls a landmark case against a convicted rogue landlord. The court has dismissed the...

Landlords, being key players in the housing sector, can make a significant impact by fostering a greener mindset among their tenants....

As the Renters Reform Bill heads towards the House of Lords, a free webinar is targeting landlords operating in the student...

Online rental platform Lettingaproperty is telling landlords to take a strategic approach to property management in 2024, to help tnavigate legislative...

A local authority is calling for emergency legislation to help it and other councils stop the spread of Airbnbs and other...

By Luke Lightfoot, Regional Director of Asset Management at Sigma Capital As the fastest growing sub-sector in the UK rental market, it’s...

Paragon Bank has launched new five-year fixed-rate buy-to-let mortgages with nil product fees. Rates start at 5.80 per cent and there is...

Landlords providing much-needed private rented accommodation in part of Merseyside are to fall under an expanded  licensing regime.  Wirral councillors have voted...

The chief executive of campaigning charity Shelter is blaming “skyrocketing rents” for a crisis of homelessness. As part of an appeal for...

A landlord in London has been ordered to refund 12 months’ rent to tenants after failing to license their HMO. The fine...

Lost in the noise of the King’s Speech, the general pledge to reform the leasehold system, and the subsequent political turmoil...

A landlord who repeatedly failed to comply with a Planning Enforcement Notice has received a hefty fine. Sultan Mahmood, of Woking, was...

How to Achieve Low Season Holiday Let Bookings This year, with families across the UK facing a squeeze to their budgets, we’ve...

A council has been slammed for its “absolutely outrageous” failure to stop the eviction of up to 80 tenants - a...

A bizarre situation has arisen with a Labour council securing a banning order on a landlord - who now has to...

Who are you, and what does it say on your business card? I'm Ashley Day, the Director of Bristol Property Centre.   What is...

This is back-to-school season and for the majority of university students who choose to move away from their family home during...

A property entrepreneur is seeking up to 200 portfolio landlords or developers to invest in his company.  Jamie Lester says the offer to...

The Fire Protection Association says a recent First-Tier Tribunal decision and appeal dismissal highlight the responsibilities that landlords hold in relation...

As the ‘big buy-to-let’ sell off gathers momentum, we take a look ways you can guestimate the value of your rental...

Rental markets near London’s Crossrail stations have seen premiums emerge, a new survey suggests.  Areas which have benefitted from the largest reductions...

Zoopla says a buy to let property sold off by a landlord is “typically priced 25 per cent lower than the...

If you live in a rented home, you’ll know the struggles of wanting to make your home feel like your own...

Landlords are being advised to be on their guard and not be duped by social media messages urging them to flout...

Yearly returns on the average buy-to-let property in the UK were over £4000 lower in June 2023, compared to the same...

Trade bodies and short let landlords have made a last-ditch appeal to politicians to stop new rules which could see the...

A council is appealing to landlords to work with the local authority and the Probation Service to help ex-offenders fit accommodation...

London Labour Mayor Sadiq Khan and activist group Generation Rent have issued a joint appeal for rent controls in the capital. Khan’s...

A prominent buying agent operating at the high end of the prime London market has given an interesting insight into how...

Property investment dates back centuries – millennia, even. As a fundamental necessity for post-nomadic humanity, residential and commercial real estate have...

When a popular Dorset pub was devastated several years ago, thanks to a huge chimney fire, the owners were left with...

Another council is looking for privately rented accommodation of all sizes to resettle refugees. Since 2016, Stratford-on-Avon council has resettled many refugee...

Recent years have seen a surge in the holiday lettings sector with the popularity of digital platforms like Air BnB.  It...

A sports team has made the unusual move of issuing a direct appeal to private landlords to help it find accommodation...

An appeal has gone out to recruit new landlords to work in partnership with a council. South Kesteven council in Lincolnshire claims...

The property market is always changing, leaving investors on the constant lookout for their next big opportunity. With housing prices continuing...

A landlord who was banned from letting properties after repeatedly failing to meet the required standards, has lost an appeal to...

Some 11 per cent of the homes on sale right now are owned by landlords quitting the private rental sector. That’s the...

HMRC has contacted Landlord Today to make a direct appeal to readers to explain the benefits of submitting their 2022 to...

A quarter of Britons are considering becoming holiday let landlords to earn extra income from the continued popularity of UK staycations,...

Move iQ, the consumer-facing online service operated by TV property guru Phil Spencer, is linking with the Build To Rent trade...

A London landlord must pay over £6,000 after a tribunal upheld Hillingdon council's decision to fine him for numerous safety risks...

Rent controls and political uncertainty are affecting investor appetite to fund and deliver Build to Rent homes in Scotland, according to...

A landlord will have to pay £22,861 after he failed to apply for a licence to operate an HMO. Mohammad Safdar, of...

An unnamed landlord in the Norfolk town of Cromer has been issued with a £2,000 penalty, after the Residential Property Tribunal...

Tax expert David Hannah claims that the government's 12 new high-growth investment zones have already begun to drive property prices in...

A mortgage chief has accused local authorities of treating private landlords like cash machines. Justin May, chief executive of EHF Mortgages, makes...

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’...

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

Landlords with properties in Central London have reported the highest levels of tenant demand across England and Wales. Research on behalf of...

London continues to dominate the list of the most attractive cities for buy to let investment for the second year running. Data...

A London landlord has been fined £2,500 by the local council for letting an unlicensed HMO. The fine was issued after the...

Shelter’s controversial management appears to have given in to pay demands in order to end a high-profile strike by the campaigning...

A new analysis of the market released by Rightmove shows that this year has been the most competitive on record.  At its...

A council says it is looking to work with more private landlords to help reduce homelessness. Over recent years Shropshire council says...

Tenant activists have turned on the bosses of Shelter - just as the charity wants to maximise income from its annual Christmas...

A new survey of UK-based investors reveals the outlook for alternative investments amid growing concerns over the state of the economy. The...

A maverick landlord who has hit the headlines countless times in recent years has lost his latest bid to sue the...

An appeal for private landlords to come forward with vacant, or soon-to-be vacant, properties for rent, has been launched. Accommodation is now...

Lambeth council in south London has prosecuted a rogue landlord who illegally ran a bed-sit in the borough. Frank Otuo of Putney...

HMRC has contacted Landlord Today to make a direct appeal to readers to complete accurate and timely tax returns. A spokesperson says:...

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...

For the second time this year, the proportion of landlords reporting increasing tenant demand has hit an all-time high, according to...

A Labour peer who was to have invested £1 billion in affordable homes has halted his scheme because of the threat...

Large numbers of Britons are considering becoming holiday let landlords to earn extra income from the continued popularity of UK staycations,...

A rent freeze in Scotland - which has been condemned by many experts in the private rental sector and by housing...

The residential sector is a key component of the government’s mission to lower carbon emissions – in 2021, it accounted for...

A recent judgement may mean that future Rent Repayment Orders may be less severe than those in the past. Many Rent Repayment...

A new survey shows a large majority of investors believe buy to let has lost its shine. Investment platform Shojin’s survey -...

A buy to let company creation service claims a huge increase in the number of landlords seeking to incorporate. GetGround says its...

The controversial rent freeze policy in Scotland has been described as being “in chaos” by a top lettings agency chief. In a...

A convicted murderer has been blocked from becoming a private landlord. In Scotland landlords have to be registered before operating, with consent...

A landlord has been hit with a huge £23,000 fine for failing to properly maintain two HMOs. Landlord Lystra Dorval from Ilford...

Islington Council in London has prosecuted a landlord who repeatedly failed to comply with licensing regulations, including refusal to provide a...

Homes in the rental sector are more likely to have old and inefficient appliances for tenants to use in order to...

As landlords continue to exit the market, there seems to be no easy solution for selling. Owning a buy-to-let portfolio can be...

The Commonwealth Games, which begin today in Birmingham, could turbo-charge capital appreciation in the city by up to 15 per cent. That’s the...

A landlord who lives in the US and lets her apartment out via Airbnb has been banned from doing so in...