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The percentage of tenants borrowing money to fund their cash deposits on their next property has risen over the last 12...

Landlords play a crucial role in providing safe and comfortable housing for tenants while also managing rental properties effectively. Staying informed...

The bank Shawbrook has completed a buy to let remortgage for a new customer in just 37 working hours.  The landlord was...

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

Renting out dangerous properties in Cardiff has cost two landlords thousands of pounds. Rowshanara Begum has been fined £20,000 at Cardiff Magistrates'...

Bristol’s controversial Labour council is extending previous licensing schemes to other parts of the city at some £1,800 HMO per licence...

Landlords are selling up in significant volumes these days - partly to cash in on capital appreciation, but mostly thanks to...

In the buy to let market, success goes beyond the transaction of paying rent. Ultimately, fostering a healthy landlord-tenant relationship can...

A council is warning landlords of HMOs that they must meet all of their legal responsibilities ahead of a crackdown on...

Direct Line is highlighting the importance of residential landlords having their properties inspected regularly, with research revealing 83 per cent of...

While most landlords will be aware of the fact, they are required by law to renew the gas safety certificate for...

Labour’s Mayor of Greater Manchester and former Cabinet minister Andy Burnham says this year is when he will ”get serious” about...

Middlesbrough is the latest council wanting to expand its landlord licensing regime. It’s consulting on extending its existing scheme to another ward. The...

Repairs and maintenance supplier Fixflo is warning landlords of a surge in demand for Electrical Installation Condition Reports in the short...

Changes put forward to the Renters Reform Bill to crack down on rogue landlords, protect vulnerable residents and improve the safety of...

The government's Office for National Statistics has revealed that it conducts an exercise to assess the likelihood that landlords will increase...

New guidance has been launched on how to conduct thorough electrical safety checks on private rentals, and how to report any...

Inventory clerks are ideally placed to protect landlords from some heavy fines triggered by the Renters Reform Bill, it’s been claimed. The...

The National Residential Landlords Association has suspended its link with Less Tax 4 Landlords. This follows publicity surrounding Less Tax 4 Landlords...

A collection of pressure groups, fronted by Generation Rent, wants all private rental homes going on sale to be offered first...

A rogue landlord and his company have been found guilty of failing to licence an HMO and breaches of management regulations. Broadland...

Housing associations are urged to urgently check building specifications for the use of Reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete or RAAC. RAAC is the...

There’s been a clampdown on imprecise wording used in lettings listings. The National Trading Standards Estate and Lettings Agency Team  - which...

Landlords pulling out of buy to let because of high costs and overbearing regulation now have a guide to how quickly...

Home Secretary Suella Braverman has been accused of using landlords to do her dirty work for her. In a response to the...

Landlords who allow rental properties to be let to migrants who do not have the right to be in the UK...

1. Extra mortgage costs While anyone who owns a property runs the risk of not being able to pay their mortgage, the...

According to the latest English Housing Survey there were 495,000 second homes in the UK in 2018/19 – a figure said to...

New research has uncovered what the organisations behind it call “shocking discrimination towards migrant communities” while they try to find places...

A property law specialist wants a national register of tenants to allow landlords to check their history before rental agreements are...

A retired bookkeeper lay dead in his flat for six years until a social landlord forced entry to carry out a...

A trade body says inventories are set to play an increasingly important role in the private rental sector as fire regulations...

A risk management platform claims landlords are amongst those most at risk of fraud. Thirdfort has identified the top eight types of...

A landlord has been prosecuted after construction and renovation waste from his rental property was found dumped in Cambridgeshire. The dumped rubbish...

A court has heard that Amjad Ali Khattak, owner of a flat in Oxford, removed his tenant’s possessions and left them...

A landlord has been prosecuted after construction and renovation waste from his rental property was found dumped in Cottenham. The dumped rubbish...

Shelter says it welcomes a ruling by The Property Ombudsman that agents and landlords exercising a blanket ban on tenants with...

The government has pulled together the latest guidance on Right To Rent, appropriate to landlords, lettings agents and home owners who...

Local authorities exist to improve housing stock in their area; however, licensing is not the best way to improve standards across...

A Labour Party proposal to sell some long-empty homes to first time buyers for just £1 has been dismissed as the...

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

A new crowdfunding platform says it’s opening up property investing to “a whole new generation.” Allbricks claims it’s disrupting “the antiquated mortgage...

Landlords are being offered fresh advice if they have been hit with higher interest payments following the base rate rise to...

This guidance was issued by the Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities this week. This guidance is in addition to the...

Views are being sought on the designation of a scheme to improve standards in part of Middlesbrough.  A selective landlord licensing scheme...

Time is running out’ for building owners and managers to take action over fire door risk assessments under new Fire Safety...

As the autumn weather turns colder, many families are proactively seeking ways to reduce their energy use as, even with the...

Industry body Propertymark is reminding landlords as well as agents in England to be ready for significant changes to the way...

Tenants planning to cancel direct debits in protest at rising fuel bills could face “paying the price for many years” a...

Landlord Action is issuing a reminder to landlords of the importance of carrying out annual gas safety checks and a request...

This week (September 12-18) marks the twelfth annual Gas Safety Week. All landlords renting properties with gas appliances have a legal duty...

Propertymark says that this, the 12th edition of Gas Safety Week, is an ideal opportunity for landlords to make sure they...

Gas Safety Week begins next Monday (September 12) and, in light of that, the team at Ideal Heating have provided some...

The House of Commons Library provides books, journals and online resources for MPs, MPs' staff and parliamentary staff. Some of this is...

As the providers of housing for tenants, landlords are responsible for ensuring the property is safe for those living in it. Various...

In the wake of the Grenfell Tower tragedy, fire safety - particularly for residents - has increasingly taken centre stage in...

A Conservative MP who has already suggested a 25 mile limit around some rental properties to reserve them for people with...

HMRC is seeing substantial delays in the processing of self assessment tax returns, it’s being claimed.  A company called RIFT Tax Refunds...

Two tenants who were amongst a group of activists in a battle with their landlord have written in a left-wing journal...

A review into the effect of short-term lets has been launched by the government.  The government says future policies could involve physical...

Private rental properties are now “far safer” than before thanks to recent legislation, according to the charity Electrical Safety First. Since five-year...

Letting agents are relied on to make the letting process easier for landlords and tenants. As a landlord, there is a long...

A new survey from an experienced company in the private rental sector has revealed shocking findings about what landlords really think...

A PropTech company which aims its products at landlords, claim that over 600,000 landlords are breaking the rules when it comes...

Brand new ‘property passports’ would help landlords prove their homes are compliant and assist tenants to identify decent and safe housing,...

The Regulator of Social Housing has named and shamed a London council for its failure to provide assurance that it consistently...

In this guides and tips piece, Kerry Barber, head of Compliance at Goodlord, and Leanne McCarthy, claims facilitator at Goodlord, discuss why this month's...

Whether you own a leasehold or freehold property, if you’re an HMO landlord who rents out rooms, individual flats or even...

A survey by the activist group Generation Rent is asking a series of detailed questions of private tenants in the constituency...

The homelessness charity Step By Step is demanding that rival bidding on rental property be outlawed to give the poorest prospective...

The Home Office has issued yet another update of its Right To Rent guidance for landlords and tenants. It advises them on...

PropTech supplier Canopy has launched a new service to help tenants affected by the pandemic.  Last year Canopy was awarded a grant...

One of the country’s most respected property lawyers is to discuss changes to rental processes live at a webinar tomorrow.  David Smith,...

Campaigning charity Shelter claims that in one part of the UK alone, some 75,000 tenants have been discriminated against by landlords. The...

The National Residential Landlords Association is calling for clarity on how the private rental sector can help Ukraine. Home Secretary Priti Patel...

A lettings agent says his client landlords are already turning their back on short let platforms including Airbnb ahead of likely...

A leading figure in the PropTech sector says more regulation could make the rental sector fairer and more transparent - but...

There’s been yet another deadline change for the revised Right To Rent rules. Temporary checks introduced at the height of the pandemic...

The government has issued a new guide to ensure landlords do not discriminate while enforcing the Right To Rent regulations.  It applies...

A new fixed-rate platform has been launched that says it will save landlords thousands of pounds in management fees. Rentd claims to...

The Home Office has confirmed that landlords, letting agents and employers will be able to use certified new technology to digitally...

The Home Office has issued yet another iteration of its guidance for landlords on how to conduct Right To Rent checks. The...

Airbnb can make life easier for UK landlords by increasing yields, simplifying the rental process and providing peace of mind against...

The BBC Radio 4 consumer affairs programme You and Yours says 4,746 rental scams have been reported to the police and...

Detectives are urging landlords to remain cautious following to discovery of a number of cannabis farms in rented properties. In the past...

A high profile PropTech entrepreneur has come out against the scrapping of Section 21 eviction powers for landlords. Alexander Siedes, chief executive and...

A poll suggests that many private tenants admit to being more interested in the tidiness of their properties than safety within...

A fire and rescue service is asking landlords who own or manage HMOs to get involved in a pilot scheme. Over the...

Half of landlords are positive about the future but new regulations and tax changes are causing concern, according to new research...

Internet searches for ‘how to become a landlord’ have increased by 22 per cent according to Sheards Accountants, a chartered accountancy...

Private landlords could receive between three and six months’ rent in advance by putting their properties forward to help people who...

A landlord has been prosecuted for a second time for breaches of Wirral council’s selective licensing scheme. The council’s housing standards team...

The Home Office has launched a new User Guide for Right To Rent, aimed at landlords and tenants. This guidance provides information...

It’s Gas Safety Week and supplier Ideal Heating has produced five top tips for landlords. - 1. Check your appliances for warning signs -...

Private landlords interested in leasing properties in Bridgend, south Wales, are being invited to join a scheme which would see them...

The government has updated its formal guidance to landlords and letting agents on Right To Rent. This sets out the continuation of...

Virtual Right To Rent checks by landlords, which were to have been illegal from just next week, are now permissible until...

Home repairs service Rightio has provided a useful checklist of the hidden costs of being a landlord. Many seasoned hands will...

A landlord has set out why he helped a refugee family resettle through renting one of his properties. The landlord - who...

Landlords facing upcoming changes to Right To Rent procedures should invest in automation to ease the red tape burden. That’s the call...