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A tribunal case has ended with fines imposed on two landlords - Nigel William Harry Hobbs and James Robert Hobbs -...
19 April 2024
From: Breaking News
Consultation time is short for landlords wanting to comment on a new licensing scheme proposed for Scunthorpe. The public consultation closes at...
19 April 2024
From: Breaking News
The National Residential Landlords Association has partnered with GetGround, a property investment platform for buy-to-let landlords looking to find, structure, and...
15 April 2024
From: Breaking News
Rent controls are at the heart of the local election manifesto of the Green Party of England and Wales. Co-leader Carla Denyer,...
05 April 2024
From: Breaking News
Co-living developments are a type of purpose-built rental housing, under the same principle as Build To Rent (BTR) but offering smaller size...
30 March 2024
From: The Big Issues
A new housing deal will provide another 92 Build To Rent units run by Legal & General. The properties will be two,...
28 March 2024
From: Breaking News
Anonymous reports of energy theft have skyrocketed by 62% since 2021, Crimestoppers’ figures reveal. In 2023 alone, the charity received 11,552 reports...
22 March 2024
From: Breaking News
A new additional HMO licensing scheme is about to hit landlords in part of London. Haringey council claims its initiative aims to...
20 March 2024
From: Breaking News
Homes Under The Hammer property expert Lucy Alexander is fronting a new campaign to identify empty homes and bring them back...
20 March 2024
From: Breaking News
Airbnb is banning the use of security cameras inside rental properties from the end of April. Airbnb currently allows security cameras in...
13 March 2024
From: Breaking News
Liverpool council and Merseyside Police have secured the eviction of a private tenant making life ‘a nightmare’ for the local community. The...
07 March 2024
From: Breaking News
Building on the momentum of 2023, the North West is poised for continued growth in rental and property prices. Early investment...
02 March 2024
From: Top tips & guides
Another council has set up an advice session for private rental landlords in the area. This even will take place at Neath...
23 February 2024
From: Breaking News
Generation Rent has yet again come out for rent control over the private sector - and wants it to be an...
22 February 2024
From: Breaking News
Speculation continues apace over the likely measures in next month’s Budget, especially after what is seen by political analysts as a...
17 February 2024
From: Tax & Finance
A prominent lettings agency has hit out at the latest changes to safety regulations that private landlords must comply with or...
15 February 2024
From: Breaking News
A Selective Licensing scheme proposal is out for consultation in the Scunthorpe area - with a harsh message from a council...
13 February 2024
From: Breaking News
One might immediately answer 'no' to this question, but does the HMO property industry possess adequate understanding of this delicate subject...
03 February 2024
From: The Big Issues
Labour says there’s a link between Section 21 powers granted to landlords and what it claims is a total of 4,400...
02 February 2024
From: Breaking News
The National Residential Landlords Association has teamed up with a provider of so-called ‘smart property protection technology’. This means that landlords can...
30 January 2024
From: Breaking News
HSBC bank is working with Shelter on housing campaigns. A statement from the charity says: “With support from partners including HSBC UK,...
25 January 2024
From: Breaking News
Winchester council is setting up its own agency to let and manage privately rented homes. Venta Living pledges to provide “high quality,...
24 January 2024
From: Breaking News
A think tank says rents set in the social sector should reflect the energy efficiency of a property. It’s one of a...
15 January 2024
From: Breaking News
Landlords, being key players in the housing sector, can make a significant impact by fostering a greener mindset among their tenants....
13 January 2024
From: Top tips & guides
Four landlords are contemplating seeking a judicial review of a council’s proposed licensing scheme extension. Middlesbrough council is consulting on extending its...
08 January 2024
From: Breaking News
I recently attended the NRLA’s annual conference in Birmingham and a theme that still dominates discussion in the industry is the...
02 December 2023
From: Tax & Finance
The short-term holiday letting industry has significantly expanded in recent years, but this could all change with the introduction of a...
02 December 2023
From: Legislation & Compliance
Housr, a student living start-up, says it’s started its second year by adding 45,000 properties to its platform ahead of the...
29 November 2023
From: Breaking News
There may be tax cuts in today’s Autumn Statement if government-fuelled rumours are to be believed - but there’s been a...
22 November 2023
From: Breaking News
Airbnb is launching a new Sustainability Hub to help its landlord hosts in the UK retrofit and improve the energy efficiency...
21 November 2023
From: Breaking News
Two new forums for landlords and others serving the private rental sector are being held this month. The North Yorkshire council initiative...
06 November 2023
From: Breaking News
A tenants’ union has developed an app which it claims makes it easy to complain about short lets. Living Rent - a...
13 October 2023
From: Breaking News
A pressure group claims the threat of being evicted makes tenants age more quickly. Generation Rent claims there is a study by...
10 October 2023
From: Breaking News
A collection of pressure groups, fronted by Generation Rent, wants all private rental homes going on sale to be offered first...
06 October 2023
From: Breaking News
A fire and rescue service is urging tenants to know their rights when it comes to fire safety. Warwickshire Fire and Rescue...
05 October 2023
From: Breaking News
The hardline activist group Acorn - part of the Renters Reform Coalition involving Generation Rent - now claims that some 600,000...
02 October 2023
From: Breaking News
A countryside property organisation has added its voice to the calls for an extension to a licensing scheme for Airbnbs and...
13 September 2023
From: Breaking News
A body called the Landlord Leaders Community - and appearing at first sight a little like a new trade group - is...
30 August 2023
From: Breaking News
In the ever-evolving landscape of rental property management, UK landlords are facing significant changes. Most recently these changes include new energy...
19 August 2023
From: Legislation & Compliance
An MP says owner occupiers are “scared, unable to sleep at night, worried about their safety and even concerned about whether...
14 August 2023
From: Breaking News
Housing Secretary Michael Gove has pledged to publish “shortly” revised timetables for the implementation of further energy efficiency targets for the...
25 July 2023
From: Breaking News
Recent years have seen a surge in the holiday lettings sector with the popularity of digital platforms like Air BnB. It...
08 July 2023
From: Legislation & Compliance
Baron John Bird, co-founder of the Big Issue newspaper sold by the homeless and vulnerably-housed, is suggesting that landlords give tenants...
05 July 2023
From: Breaking News
One in three Britons could be facing poverty in retirement according to Scottish Widows - with renters amongst the most vulnerable. The...
28 June 2023
From: Breaking News
Private landlords and managing agents are being invited to take part in a new anti-burglary scheme being run by a Labour-controlled...
26 June 2023
From: Breaking News
One of the country’s biggest Build To Rent operators has launched an app for residents which it claims can help combat...
22 June 2023
From: Breaking News
Airbnb is offering a £100 travel coupon to new hosts welcoming their first Airbnb guest during the Wimbledon Championships this summer. Last...
15 June 2023
From: Breaking News
There’s been widespread anger from the mortgage broker community in response to NatWest’s decision to make buy to let stress tests...
14 June 2023
From: Breaking News
Private rental properties are being included in a scheme which may allow council funds to be used to improve energy efficiency. Cardiff...
12 June 2023
From: Breaking News
The property market is always changing, leaving investors on the constant lookout for their next big opportunity. With housing prices continuing...
10 June 2023
From: The Big Issues
Airbnb has linked up with Neighbourhood Watch in a bid to stamp out anti-social behaviour in short lets this summer. As part...
08 June 2023
From: Breaking News
A Labour MP who wants a licensing system to be introduced for Airbnb-style short lets and holiday accommodation is holding a...
24 May 2023
From: Breaking News
A lettings agency chief is operating a course to help landlords meet new requirements imposed by the Welsh Government. Landlords in Wales...
12 May 2023
From: Breaking News
A co-living brand called Folk is launching its third site in the capital, Florence Dock in Battersea. The building, which already has...
12 May 2023
From: Breaking News
A campaign group claims that current MPs in the House of Commons make as much as £2m a year. 38 Degrees, which...
10 May 2023
From: Breaking News
Landlord Today receives a number of unsolicited contributions from readers. These are always welcome but few are as well argued and...
11 April 2023
From: Breaking News
A Conservative-leaning think tank and campaigning charity Shelter have released a book of essays on renting and housing. A statement from Bright...
04 April 2023
From: Breaking News
Airbnb is offering a £100 travel coupon to new Hosts welcoming their first Airbnb guest during the King’s Coronation in London...
03 April 2023
From: Breaking News
Landlords are to be given more powers to evict unruly tenants who ruin neighbours’ lives through persistent noise or by being...
27 March 2023
From: Breaking News
Resident satisfaction amongst Build To Rent tenants is falling for the first time since reviews were first collected five years ago. A...
23 March 2023
From: Breaking News
According to the most recent statistics there are 676,452 vacant properties in England, nearly half a million of which have been...
18 March 2023
From: The Big Issues
Last week it was announced that North Devon's second homeowners could pay double the amount of council tax after one year...
25 February 2023
From: Agent Advice
A controversial new report demands that the government uses next month’s Budget to sharply increase tax burdens for landlords. The Joseph Rowntree Foundation’s...
24 February 2023
From: Breaking News
A Labour MP has told the House of Commons that “families are being turfed out of their private rented homes under...
23 February 2023
From: Breaking News
A Labour Party proposal to sell some long-empty homes to first time buyers for just £1 has been dismissed as the...
22 February 2023
From: Breaking News
The Royal Institution for Chartered Surveyors’ latest Residential Market Survey made for gloomy reading for many in the property market –...
18 February 2023
From: Lettings PropTech
A London borough council has revealed the number of cases it has taken against private landlords since the start of 2021...
08 February 2023
From: Breaking News
A federation of charities wants landlords and tenants to get in touch to discuss energy efficiency in private rental properties. ‘Groundwork’ is...
07 February 2023
From: Breaking News
York council has set out strict guidelines for Airbnb style short lets and for holiday rentals. A statement from the Labour-controlled authority...
03 February 2023
From: Breaking News
A £50m scheme to bring more empty homes back to life in Wales - but private land are excluded from applying. The...
02 February 2023
From: Breaking News
A London council is relaunching its consultation on a new borough-wide Additional HMO Licensing Scheme, following feedback from the community. The original...
31 January 2023
From: Breaking News
This guidance was issued by the Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities this week. This guidance is in addition to the...
21 January 2023
From: The Big Issues
Half of landlords are prepared to make changes to their property to accommodate the needs of older tenants. Paragon Bank analysis of...
18 January 2023
From: Breaking News
A council is reminding residents they have only a week left to comment on empty private homes. Caerphilly council’s draft ‘Private Sector...
11 January 2023
From: Breaking News
The government is to open a consultation on whether residential properties should require planning consent to be used as short lets...
06 December 2022
From: Breaking News
If you were to believe recent headlines, holiday homes and short lets make everyone’s lives miserable - yet the happiest place...
01 December 2022
From: Breaking News
Phil Spencer’s online consumer service Move iQ has created a series on its YouTube channel looking at living in Build To...
01 December 2022
From: Breaking News
A holiday lettings agency has taken the unusual step of speaking out in favour of higher council tax for second home...
30 November 2022
From: Breaking News
Increasing numbers of lenders are now offering incentives to win the business of landlords with good, or improving, EPC ratings. In what...
28 November 2022
From: Breaking News
A new property licensing scheme that claims to provide “safer, well managed housing for renters” has now come into force in...
21 November 2022
From: Breaking News
Proposals have been brought forward by Wandsworth council in London to set up a review into the feasibility of introducing discretionary...
16 November 2022
From: Breaking News
Rogue landlords who exploit the supported housing system at the expense of vulnerable residents could be banned from operating or fined...
14 November 2022
From: Breaking News
After several months of delays, on December 1 the Renting Homes (Wales) Act - what the Welsh Government is calling the "biggest...
12 November 2022
From: Legislation & Compliance
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
A landlord has paid a £12,400 civil penalty after failing to license their HMO. In March this year officers from West Northamptonshire council attended...
21 October 2022
From: Breaking News
A licensing scheme for rental properties in one part of Cardiff looks likely to be reintroduced next year. The Cathays Additional Licensing...
17 October 2022
From: Breaking News
The landlord of a property in Northampton has paid a £2,750 civil penalty after failing to licence their HMO. In December 2021...
14 October 2022
From: Breaking News
The landlord of a property in Northampton has paid a £2,750 civil penalty after failing to licence their HMO. In December 2021...
14 October 2022
From: Breaking News
A council has launched a best practice charter for operating “considerate holiday lets” in partnership with a property industry trade body. The...
27 September 2022
From: Breaking News
Landlords across the country will be aware of the government’s shiny new proposed policy package for the Private Rental Sector, released...
17 September 2022
From: Rental Reform
A new campaign has been launched calling for the regulation of Airbnb and other short lets in England. Action on Short Term...
01 September 2022
From: Breaking News
Barnet council in London is pushing ahead with plans to reintroduce an HMO licensing scheme next month, following a 15-month hiatus. Additional...
01 September 2022
From: Breaking News
In an unexpected statement from the government it’s been announced that social housing residents will be able to get training and support...
16 August 2022
From: Breaking News
Landlords who use the Property Hub Lets online agency are in for a change - in future, their properties will be...
11 August 2022
From: Breaking News
Hounslow council in London has introduced new measures for conversions of family homes into HMOs for three to six tenants. Investors will...
10 August 2022
From: Breaking News
A council says it’s going to introduce stricter regulations for HMOs - and it hasn’t yet even finished its formal consultation. Hounslow...
26 July 2022
From: Breaking News
Labour wants to bring in a UK-wide licensing system for holiday lets to preserve the “spirit” of costal and rural communities. The...
20 July 2022
From: Breaking News
A national newspaper has backed a scheme by a council to purchase private properties and them let them out to lower...