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A so-called Cultural Awareness Course is being held to explain to landlords about their responsibilities under the 2010 Equality Act. The course...

The substantial majority of tenants are completely unaware of the Renters reform Bill, despite high profile PR campaigns about it from...

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

A survey claims landlords are now more responsive to tenants’ needs and have improved compliance standards. Building on comparative analysis with data...

The think tank Policy Connect is warning that landlords have reported that sub-standard carbon monoxide alarms are persistently available online, leaving...

Awareness of green mortgages is dipping among buyers, according to new research. Almost two thirds of mortgage advisers say their clients have...

New research from a construction professional body shows a large proportion of people would not buy a newly built property due...

Christmas goodwill towards landlords seems in short supply from activist group Generation Rent.  It has this week issued a statement saying the...

Britain is in the grip of a new mould crisis, a leading property association has warned.  The National Association of Property Buyers...

One in five (20 per cent of) landlords plans to reducing their buy to let holdings according to a new survey. The...

A London lettings agency has been expelled from The Property Ombudsman for not paying compensation to a landlord following a failure...

Large upfront costs are deterring landlords and other home owners from making their homes more energy efficient, according to Lloyds Bank...

The Additional Licensing HMO scheme in the Bath and North East Somerset area ends on New Year’s Eve.  The scheme covers around...

Activists in the Generation Rent group are running what they call Renters’ Rights Awareness Week in the second half of October.   “Whether...

New figures reveal the typical Briton’s lack of knowledge around energy efficiency issues in the home. The research found that only 35...

A body called the Landlord Leaders Community - and appearing at first sight a little like a new trade group - is...

A survey suggests that landlords want to improve the energy efficiency of their properties as soon as possible - despite a...

Resident satisfaction amongst Build To Rent tenants is falling for the first time since reviews were first collected five years ago. A...

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

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

The government has published the findings of a review into the operation of Right To Rent by private landlords and letting...

The trade press is fixated on the departure of housing minister Lucy Frazer after four months in the government reshuffle, but...

Suffolk Building Society has announced the launch of a new five-year fixed expat buy to let product for properties with an...

The government has been told it should should think again about its plans to make it compulsory for landlords and self-employed...

The National Residential Landlords Association has launched an initiative called Home Bank to encourage tenants and landlords to help one another...

Phil Spencer’s online consumer service Move iQ has created a series on its YouTube channel looking at living in Build To...

The Santander bank says buyers - landlords and owner occupiers alike - are showing more interest in buying energy efficient homes. The...

Richmond council in London is joining forces with the charity Citizens Advice to help stop what it calls ‘discrimination’ against renters...

A Labour MP has written to the Housing Secretary demanding a timetable for the implementation of rental reform. Catherine West, MP for...

Generation Rent, the activist group led by Baroness Alicia Kennedy, is staging a Renters Rights Awareness week in October. It was originally...

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

Gas Safety Week, which begins today and continues until September 18, is going ahead as scheduled. Now in its 12th edition, it...

Campaign group Generation Rent is staging a Renters’ Rights Awareness Week from September 17 to 22 inclusive. “Whether you’re new to renting,...

The Baroness leading a renters’ pressure group wants to work with councils to push tenants’ rights.   Baroness Alicia Kennedy, director of Generation...

Newable Finance, the finance brokerage & advisory arm of Newable, launches video advert campaign ahead of the new EPC legislations for...

A senior committee of MPs claims that it’s “too difficult for renters to realise their legal right to a safe and...

Landlords are many people’s favourite pantomime villains, on the hunt to hike rents and squeeze profits. The reality, however, is proven...

New research from an insurer shows many renters are acutely vulnerable to financial loss due to unawareness of their liabilities. And a...

A council is telling private tenants to inform on their landlords if the properties they are renting having an unacceptable EPC. Hastings...

Tax experts have warned HMRC not to add to the burden of red tape already falling on landlords. The Chartered Institute of...

New research suggests that some landlords are now deliberately choosing to buy properties with weak EPCs in order to upgrade and...

Almost exactly a quarter of landlords questioned in a survey admit to being baffled by the constantly changing regulations surrounding the...

Nobody wants to have to end a tenancy with deductions from a tenancy deposit! Here we share our expert tips for landlords to pass...

A specialist lettings agency is holding a series of webinars for landlords who may fell they need help navigating some 170-plus...

A national awareness campaign has been launched to prepare landlords for the implementation of the Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016 on...

Only 15 per cent of landlords say they are fully aware of changes to laws surrounding Energy Performance Certificates in the...

A leasehold expert says existing owners - including landlords - are expected to be more proactive in 2022 as they seek...

A council in a largely-rural area of Suffolk is the latest to have won additional funding to push landlords into making...

A council says it’s offering landlords what it calls ‘an enforcement amnesty’ if they have failed to bring their rental units...

A council says it’s going to spend £70,000 of central government money to help “engage” with landlords over issues of energy...

Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s Budget has made one small but welcome change to Capital Gains Tax.  For those selling UK residential property, including...

The government has today announced a new cash injection for councils to clampdown on landlords whose properties fail to meet energy...

Landlords may be about to be on the receiving end of a hard sell on installing smart meters, especially if they...

A small proportion of private landlords grab the spotlight because of their poor treatment of tenants and properties - yet figures...

With less than four years left until the government wants all new private rented properties to be rated at least EPC...

Too little is being done to help landlords access funding to adapt their property to meet the needs of older or...

Landlords with an eye to optimising capital appreciation ought to be considering the sustainability features of properties, Rightmove has suggested. The portal...

MPs have launched a campaign called ‘Carbon Monoxide Safe 4 Summer’ to highlight concerns over risks associated with the poisonous gas. They...

The Rogue Landlord Team of a local authority has triggered a civil penalty notice resulting in a fine of over £21,000...

The tenants’ campaign group Generation Rent is planning a week of events to promote renters’ rights later this month. The campaign says...

Love to Rent, a portal that markets properties to let, is to stage a customer awareness week to push Build To...

A prominent lettings agency chief says tenants are becoming more eco-conscious, putting increased emphasis on landlords to meet expectations. Mike Cook -...

A survey of 1,000 tenants suggests that only around half have contents insurance. Nationwide, which conducted the poll, says the contents of...

A local council has let it be known that it’s in a pilot mediation scheme set up by the government -...

London Mayor Sadiq Khan says landlords in the capital could  discriminate against EU citizens living in the UK capital if those...

Gas Safety Week is an annual event, that took place 14-20 September in 2020 and aims to raise awareness of gas safety...

Landlords are being reminded this week that they are responsible for the safety of their tenants, as part of Gas Safety...

To mark Carbon Monoxide Awareness Week, landlords are being reminded that they have a legal obligation to keep tenants safe by...

Letting agents are being urged to do more to raise consumer awareness about rogue operators in the industry by demonstrating their...

Landlords are being reminded that they are responsible for the safety of their tenants ahead of Gas Safety Week. The annual event,...

The letting industry needs to do more to reduce moving stress for tenants and landlords by increasing awareness of some of...

These days, housing probably ranks right up with the NHS and education as a political battleground and over recent years, politicians...

Zero Deposit is the only deposit replacement product worth considering in the market, according to the Residential Landlords Association (RLA). The landlord...

When renting a property out, landlords recognise that it is important to take a deposit from the tenant and place it...

Six months on from the introduction of licencing that regulates Homes for Multiple Occupation (HMOs), and awareness of the new laws...

Short-term letting providers, including landlords who list properties on Airbnb, are not adequately protected by major insurance providers, according to a...

Northwood, part of the Belvoir group, has launched a new TV advertising campaign to highlight its guaranteed rent scheme, in response...

Client Money Protect, part of the Hamilton Fraser group, has been awarded consent to operate a client money protection scheme when...

New tenant packs designed to help landlords raise awareness of fire and carbon monoxide dangers have been launched by Aico Ltd. Aico,...

University students are generally happy with their living conditions and the services provided by their landlord, according to new research. The survey,...

Landlords in West Bromwich should be aware that local letting agent, The Lettings Shop (TLS), located in High Street has been...

A fresh survey of more than 1,000 people involved in the UK private rental sector has found a staggering and worrying...

The private rented sector is a challenging landscape to negotiate, with tax changes and ever-changing regulation meaning that landlords now, more...

Trading standards will almost certainly need help from consumers to help police the ban on letting fees, according to PayProp. As part...

Less than one in five BTL landlords have contacted with their tenants regarding basic fire safety precautions since the Grenfell Tower...

Landlords are being reminded this week that they are responsible for the safety of their tenants, as part of Gas Safety...

Trading Standards services in London are warning landlords and letting agents to ensure that they comply with the law and not...

With an increasing numbers of rental properties being targeted by gangs of cannabis cultivators looking to house their criminal activities, it...

The Ombudsman Services (OS) is no longer handling consumer complaints in the property and housing sector after withdrawing from the industry. The...

A pilot scheme has been launched with a view to improving property standards, increasing awareness, boosting engagement and increasing housing supply...

Buy-to-let landlords with existing tenancies on properties rented out in the private rented sector are being reminded to take note of...

Buy-to-let landlords north of the border are being urged to demonstrate that they are complying with all of their legal obligations...

The National Association of Professional Inspectors and Testers (NAPIT) stepped up its efforts to help improve electrical safety in the private...

Buy-to-let landlords in Wales who offer free accommodation in return for sex could lose their operating licences, according to plans being...

Older people are facing a shortage of suitable housing for their retirement, putting pressure on the wider property market. A new report...

Around a third of buy-to-let investors are still unaware of how regulatory changes could impact their ability to borrow or refinance...

There is still a worrying lack of awareness regarding new Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards (MEES) being introduced next month, according to...

Buy-to-let landlords and letting agents working in the private rented sector in England are being invited to offer their views in...

Who are you?   Arthur Jones, I’m Glide’s London Business Development Manager. I joined Glide in November 2016 to head up London. My...

A community-spirited buy-to-let landlord is preparing to saddle up for an epic 3,000 mile coast to coast bike ride from the...