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![A Warning to All Landlords Over Selective Licensing Schemes](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/_licensing-400x310.png)
The recent unveiling by several London councils of selective licensing schemes should raise concerns among private sector landlords - especially 'amateur'...
29 June 2024
From: Legislation & Compliance
![Activists send “warning” letter to Major Party Leaders](/upload/images/shutterstock_2288021991.jpg)
A letter from a coalition of pro-tenant groups has been sent to the leaders of the Labour, Conservative, Liberal Democrat, Reform...
21 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Billions! Landlords adds so much to the economy, says NRLA](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/HousePrices_pound-400x310.png)
The Welsh private rented sector makes a gross value added (GVA) contribution of £1.6 billion to the UK economy, according to...
04 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Council Tax Rebates for renters - think tank’s suggestion](/upload/images/shutterstock_2330022011.jpg)
A think tank is urging the UK government to consider tax perks for private renters to help them save faster for...
21 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![The Truth - landlords add billions to economy, and house millions of people](/upload/images/shutterstock_2177546571.jpg)
Some of the biggest names in the trade, lending and advisory sectors have produced a report outlining the vast significance that...
20 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Think tank blasts “ineffectual landlords” letting out “poor quality housing”](/upload/images/shutterstock_1487630333%20(1)(2).jpg)
A think tank claims that the government will pay landlords in the private sector six times the expected spend on new affordable homes in the five-year period between 2021 and 2026. The New...
01 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Tax Bombshell: triple stamp duty surcharge, urges think tank](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/StampDuty1_400x310.png)
The government should tax property ‘hoarders’ cashing in on the UK housing market says a left-leaning think tank. A report by the New Economics...
24 November 2023
From: Breaking News
![Activists join Labour Mayor in criticism of private rental sector](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/ToLetBoard-400x310.png)
Both the Generation Rent activist group and London Labour Mayor Sadiq Khan have issued a joint attack on private rental sector...
21 April 2023
From: Breaking News
![Stricter EPCs, Rent Controls, S21 Scrapping - is this 2023?](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/Low_EPC-400x310.png)
Yes, it’s that time again when the property hoi polloi impose their predictions for the following year on us and so,...
17 December 2022
From: The Big Issues
![Under Threat - The Holiday Lettings Sector](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Seasonal%20Photos/holidayhomes400x310.jpg)
A confused and complicated approach to holiday homes in England, Scotland and Wales threatens the future of the holiday letting sector...
05 November 2022
From: Tax & Finance
![Ignore political rhetoric - private renting is here to stay](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/BTR-400x310.png)
It’s disappointing to say, but once again the rhetoric from both the Labour and Conservative party conferences towards the private rented...
29 October 2022
From: Rental Reform
![HMRC trousers billions from yet another property tax](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Tax-SelfAssessment-400x310.png)
As landlords know better than most, property taxes are a rich seam of revenue for the government. And now, new figures show...
24 October 2022
From: Breaking News
![Government considers giving more tenants the Right To Buy](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/BuyorRent-400x310.jpg)
The government is reported to be considering extending the Right To Buy from just council tenants in England to housing association...
03 May 2022
From: Breaking News
![Foreign buy to let investors should sign ownership register says Mayor](/upload/images/Politics%20(MPs%2C%20party%20logos%2C%20etc)/SadiqKhan-4-400x310.jpg)
The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, wants the government to put a stop to the capital being used for international money...
11 February 2022
From: Breaking News
![Landlords need ‘green grants’ to make basic eco-improvements - claim](/upload/images/library/GreenEnvironment-400x310.png)
The head of a building body says landlords and home owners need a replacement for the defunct Green Homes Grant to...
22 October 2021
From: Breaking News
![David Alexander is joint Chief Executive Officer of property lettings firm apropos](/img/default/llt.png)
Many landlords and property investors will have watched the Chancellor’s budget with a feeling of trepidation. There had been hints of...
12 March 2021
From: Sponsored Content
![Government insists eviction ban “protects most vulnerable renters”](/img/default/llt.png)
The government insists that its ban on bailiff-enforced evictions “protects the most vulnerable renters” during the pandemic. The claim comes in the...
11 January 2021
From: Breaking News
![Property guide: how to invest for success](/img/default/llt.png)
When it comes to property investment, there is no one ‘right’ way to do it in order to succeed. Likewise, there...
29 October 2020
From: Top tips & guides
![Introduce capital gains tax on all homes and raise £421bn, urges think tank](/img/default/llt.png)
The government is being urged to consider introducing a new capital gains tax on all residential properties in the UK to...
24 July 2020
From: Breaking News
![Will the PM’s ‘Build, Build, Build' policy boost housebuilding?](/img/default/llt.png)
Boris Johnson’s “Build Build Build” announcement yesterday was designed to help drag the UK economy out of what could prove to...
01 July 2020
From: Breaking News
![CMP scheme allows landlords and tenants to claim money back from rogue agents](/img/default/llt.png)
Landlords and tenants will continue to be able to claim back the entire amount of money that has been lost or...
21 February 2019
From: Breaking News
![Amount tenants spend on rent falls for first time in a decade](/img/default/llt.png)
Tenants spent £1.9bn less in rent in 2018 compared with a year earlier, marking the first annual decline in more than...
11 February 2019
From: Breaking News
![Is now the best time to invest in Birmingham property?](/img/default/llt.png)
In recent times, Birmingham has widely been considered as one of the very best places to invest in, throughout the whole...
14 March 2018
From: Breaking News
![Around £2.5bn a year handed out to landlords renting out ‘non-decent’ homes](/img/default/llt.png)
Rogue landlords receive in the region of £2.5bn a year for renting out ‘non-decent’ properties, which includes homes that are unsafe,...
04 September 2017
From: Breaking News
![Labour unveil plans to ‘call time on bad landlords’](/img/default/llt.png)
Labour has pledged a “consumer rights revolution” which will introduce legal minimum standards for all rental homes because people currently have...
02 May 2017
From: Breaking News
![Sky-high London rents prompt calls for greater controls](/img/default/llt.png)
London has become one of the most expensive cities in the world to rent a home, prompting a leading trade union...
08 June 2016
From: Breaking News
![Rogue landlords forcing tenants into a ‘living nightmare’](/img/default/llt.png)
Private housing tenants from across income scales are living in unsafe homes that fail to meet basic legal standards, a report...
16 December 2015
From: Breaking News
![Property Partner launches tax change calculator](/img/default/llt.png)
Property crowdfunding platform Property Partner has launched a buy-to-let calculator, which shows landlords the full impact of the cuts to their...