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Another council is looking for landlords with rental properties to match them with prospective tenants who are ready to move in....

The National Residential Landlords Association has partnered with GetGround, a property investment platform for buy-to-let landlords looking to find, structure, and...

Homes Under The Hammer property expert Lucy Alexander is fronting a new campaign to identify empty homes and bring them back...

A prominent lawyer has stepped up her criticisms of Housing Secretary Michael Gove and his attacks on buy to let and...

Some 69 per cent of landlords have already or are planning to increase the size of their property portfolio, increasing to...

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

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

Despite a sharp fall in the number of homes bought by landlords in 2023, the number of limited companies set up...

The National Residential Landlords Association haas revealed two new appointments which it says “will enhance the service to its members as...

Landlords have long been a backbone of the auction industry but one player in the sector says the future is online...

Many landlords say they’re set to expand investments in 2024 despite facing up to 80 per cent higher costs in the...

The chief executive of the Generation Rent ginger group has called on his former employer to make a case against landlords,...

A prominent tax consultancy says landlords who transferred their rental properties in a company in 2017/18 are being targeted by HMRC. It’s...

A respected financial body is warning that landlords face rising costs of up to 80 per cent in the next two...

Two landlords who let their two-bedroom flat in Tower Hamlets to as many as 22 people, have pleaded guilty to nine...

I recently attended the NRLA’s annual conference in Birmingham and a theme that still dominates discussion in the industry is the...

A leader of the pro-tenant activist group Acorn has told MPs that “one man bands” are more likely to exploit tenants...

When Chancellor Jeremy Hunt gets to his feet on Wednesday to deliver his Autumn Statement, he should consider offering support to...

A third of landlords who own rental property in their personal name are planning to incorporate their portfolio into a limited...

Next month Ben Beadle, chief executive of the National Residential Landlords Association, will be one of the experts at an Agent...

An insurance firm is warning landlords about the risks of personal guarantees as a condition of buy to let mortgages. Purbeck Personal...

Unpaid rent can cause significant financial problems for commercial landlords. Thankfully, there are several options available to address the issue.  Simon Smith,...

Dashly, a platform that monitors over £100 billion of mortgages, says landlords in London renewing loans soon will be, on average,...

Scores of portfolio landlords are incorporating their property portfolio as limited companies, which could save hundreds of thousands of pounds on...

Over a third of homes in England are at high risk of overheating as summer temperatures of 40oC and above apparently...

A growing number of landlords are incorporating in order to salvage profits from the difficult buy to let sector, a bank...

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

Leeds Building Society has launched a new range of Buy to Let mortgages for landlords operating as a limited company. In addition...

New AI-powered products targeting Airbnb landlords have been launched by property management service GuestReady. They are integrated into the company's existing Property...

Details are emerging about a new Landlords Database, which is one of the major provisions of the Renters Reform Bill. Within the...

Landlord Today receives a number of unsolicited contributions from readers. These are always welcome but few are as well argued and...

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

Three quarters of landlords in the UK have now used a limited company to invest in at least one of their...

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has delivered his long-awaited Autumn Statement - the fiscal event which he says will lead to “all of...

The charity Action on Empty Homes, which is mounting a campaign against short let properties, has attacked Airbnb for making a...

MPs from Opposition parties in the House of Commons have attacked the government’s recent stamp duty change - and taken the...

Generation Rent, the activist group led by Baroness Alicia Kennedy, has given a warm welcome to the return of Michael Gove...

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

A specialist buy to let mortgage supplier has funded a £13m refinancing project. Zephyr Homeloans says the landlord borrowed the sum -...

The government has outlined how a new ‘portal’ will carry the rogue landlords database and be available to the general public. In...

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

More SME landlords are seeking advice about whether now is the right time to incorporate, before progressing plans to secure more...

Who are you? My name is Jason Harris-Cohen and I am the Managing Director of Open Property Group. What is your company and...

Lack of rental stock is now the biggest challenge facing letting agents today. That is what every agent I’ve spoken to...

Annual rental growth in prime London reached 11.1 per cent in the first quarter of this year, following a 3.4 increase...

Some landlords of rental properties can now apply for grants to contribute towards the cost of installing Electric Vehicle chargers. To access...

There’s been a large rise in the number of buy to let green mortgages as the push for greater energy efficiency...

A record number of companies were set up last year to hold buy to let property.   In total there were 47,400 new...

A cross-party survey of MPs shows that they want to scale up the installation of renewable heating technologies in existing homes,...

Fabrik Invest, which works with holiday parks across the UK, says the staycation boom is here to stay despite the easing...

A London council has prosecuted a rogue landlord and his associated property firm for letting unsafe properties and being unlicensed -...

A council is ordering all of its private rental sector landlords to clear graffiti from external walls within four weeks of...

Propertymark wants to hear about examples of fraudulent tenancy applications - a growing problem in the rental sector. A statement from the ARLA wing...

Investment consultancy Thirlmere Deacon says serviced apartments, typically for visitors, can provide an attractive option for investors right now. Thirlmere Deacon director...

A change in government policy will allow landlords to fund investment that will help businesses recover, says tax and advisory firm...

An operator in the co-living rental niche in London has recorded an average 44 per cent annual growth over the past...

An online corporate rental platform says Covid 19 has led to a six-fold increase in demand for medium-term rentals in this...

A property investment consultancy says growing numbers of UK and international landlords are incorporating to manage their buy to let portfolios...

The mortgage market is becoming increasingly competitive for landlords who want to take advantage of offers as the economy comes out...

A contributor to the Big Issue magazine says corporations that become landlords may be better at it - and better for...

With buy to let and traditional commercial property both under challenge thanks to government regulations and Coronavirus, the government is now...

A property analyst says landlords with company structures to handle their buy to let portfolios are unlikely to be worried by changes in...

No news is good news, they say - and the absence of any announcement about Capital Gains Tax in thre Budget...

This afternoon's Budget has seen dramatic announcements from Chancellor Rishi Sunak referring to the private rental sector. For landlords buying properties, the stamp...

Over 330 rental properties have been incorporated into a single company - thought to be the largest single incorporation in the...

The Mortgage Works, the specialist buy to let arm of Nationwide Building Society, today launches new limited company mortgages targeting the...

New research suggests there’s been a rush amongst landlords to set up companies through which to manage or purchase buy to...

London agency Dexters says the number of lettings applicants rose 50 per cent in 2020 with a particular surge in November...

The roll-out of a vaccine for Coronavirus could dramatically change the poor rental market performance in prime London in the coming...

Increasing numbers of landlords are registering as limited companies to reduce their tax liability, an investment specialist claims.  Thirlmere Deacon says there’s...

The Green Homes Grant scheme went live on September 30 2020, offering landlords and investors the chance to apply for £5,000...

One of Britain’s biggest corporate student landlords is warning of reduced income in the year ahead thanks to Coronavirus. Unite has told shareholders...

Accord Buy To Let has announced that it is now offering buy-to-let mortgages to first-time landlords up to a maximum loan-to-value...

Rental market activity in prime London markets has been lower than normal this summer due to uncertainty around the start of...

There has been a noticeable increase in the supply of letting properties, placing downward pressure on rental values, according to Knight...

Landlords in central London have been forced to reduce rents by an average of 10%, according to Chestertons. The letting agency says...

Renting out a property as a short-term let or holiday home has proved extremely profitable for some property investors, and a...

A growing number of buy-to-let landlords with empty homes are looking to avoid lengthy void periods and maximise profits in the...

Private landlords in London have been forced to drop rents by up to 15% following a significant increase in the number...

MoneySuperMarket has joined forces with its joint venture partner Podium to launch a mortgage payment holiday calculator to help people, including...

Renting out a property as a short-term let or holiday home has proved extremely profitable for some property investors, and a...

With the Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards (MEES) coming into play last year, it's now more important than ever to ensure the...

Whether you’re a first-time landlord or a seasoned one looking to build your portfolio, you will need to consider how you...

Newbury Building Society has cut rates on a limited company buy-to-let mortgage deal. The 75% loan-to-value three-year variable product has been reduced...

Void periods can be a serious pain. While they are undoubtedly part of running a buy-to-let business, it would seem that...

When you come to rent out your property, you will need to think about how you can maximise its potential in...

Hanley Economic Building Society has launched its first-ever expat buy-to-let mortgage product after entering the market. The product is available at up...

Landbay has achieved a rather impressive 200% growth in lending volumes over the past 12 months.  The buy-to-let lender reports that recent...

There will be further growth in portfolio and complex buy-to-let lending in 2020, Paragon predicts. There has been greater demand over the...

Paragon has reported a sharp rise in specialist landlord business, according to its full year result.  The mortgage lender has seen specialist...

There was a significant increase in the number of buy-to-let mortgaged properties taken into possession in the third quarter of the...

There has been a dramatic rise in demand for rental accommodation in prime London, underpinned by uncertainty in the sales market,...

Gatehouse Bank has cut rates across its range of buy-to-let products by up to 0.46%. The shariah-compliant lender has announced that the...

When deciding on whether or not to let a property furnished or unfurnished, landlords need to consider their personal circumstances as...

A third of buy-to-let landlords plan to remortgage in the next year, with those looking to add to their portfolio more...

Purchasing an investment property via a limited company, rather than as an individual, has become significantly more popular, and that largely...

Some 12% of properties in the private rented sector are now owned by a company as tax changes make private landlords...

The Lettings Hub, a major tenant referencing and let insurance provider, has joined forces with teclet, a cloud-based, automated software platform. The...

Investment into the Build to Rent sector reached a record high in 2018, as corporate landlords continued to tap into healthy...

Investor demand from corporate landlords, often backed by institutional finance, is growing and that is pushing up rental values across some parts...