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A council is next week considering a move which is seen as a trigger for wider national policy changes regarding Airbnbs...

Chancellor Rachel Reeves' announcement of new measures to accelerate housebuilding in the UK is welcome news for the short lets sector,...

A council is urging private landlords who let out properties locally to check if they need a licence under a new...

A prominent property group says landlords can only cope with the upcoming rental reform programme under Labour if they work with...

The biggest rental sector headline from Labour’s manifesto may well be its pledge for the “immediate” abolition of Section 21 eviction...

Labour is likely to make rental sector reform and regulation a priority - at least partly because it will be low-cost...

If Labour wins Thursday’s General Election. expect three major housing announcements within a fortnight. That’s the exclusive claim from the Sunday Times...

The National Residential Landlords Association has set out what it calls “three key asks” of the new government to protect and...

“When it comes to housing policy, there is little difference between the two major parties” says Aneisha Beveridge, head of research...

A manifesto just released by the Labour Party and dedicated to Scotland hints at ent controls. In recent years Labour has backed...

Nigel Farage has pledged that his Reform UK party would reverse the Section 24 landlord tax changes within 100 days. Section 24...

Mortgage experts have criticised the Reform UK housing and tax policies as being superficially appealing but risking a return to the...

The National Residential Landlords Association has entered into a partnership with SDL Property Auctions. SDL sells a wide range of properties in...

Plaid Cymru, the party of Wales, has issued a manifesto with a clampdown on the private rental sector as one of...

The year to March 2024 saw the fewest new housing sites consented than during any 12-month period since the data collection...

So Sadiq Khan has succeeded in winning a third term as Mayor of London – albeit with a smaller majority than...

Labour’s manifesto, just released, makes a pledge to enact the “immediate” abolition of Section 21 eviction powers, along with other private...

The Conservatives have set out a 78-page manifesto, of which just over two pages are given to housing and related issues.  Here...

The British Property Federation wants the next government to give special assistance to Build To Rent developers to allow them to...

Landlords are increasingly turning towards semi-commercial property, a bank says. Shawbrook says its semi-commercial applications have almost doubled in 2024 compared to...

The Generation Rent activist group has issued a statement appearing sharply critical of Labour’s first new policy on housing in the General...

Deposit alternative product Reposit will now be offered to residents at five new Build to Rent sites as part of an...

The National Residential Landlords Association says it’s “hugely disappointing” that the Renters Reform Bill will not become law. This is despite the...

London councils have slammed government plans for regulating the short-term and holiday lets sector. In a letter to Housing Secretary Michael Gove,...

Sadiq Khan, newly elected for a third term as London Mayor, is already under pressure from the Labour Left to be...

Buy to let landlords have been savagely attacked by the country’s biggest investment company - which just happens to be a...

Charity Shelter is advertising for the post of ‘Assistant Director: Activism and Advocacy’ - with the postholder charged with supporting “...

Citra Living, part of Lloyds Banking Group, is to bring more than 150 new family homes to the rental market in...

Agents’ trade group Propertymark is demanding London Mayor candidates tackle what it calls “the unique housing challenges that the capital experiences.” Londoners...

Julian Richer - the founder of Richer Sounds, the UK's largest hi-fi retailer - says he may set up a landlord...

The average water bill has risen by 6% in England and Wales in recent days, which could see households having to...

The launch of the Agricultural Landlord and Tenant Code of Practice is “a really good start” says the National Farmers Union. The...

Rent controls are at the heart of the local election manifesto of the Green Party of England and Wales. Co-leader Carla Denyer,...

Burnley council says it’s considered the findings of a six-week public consultation and is set to increase planning controls over the...

Co-living developments are a type of purpose-built rental housing, under the same principle as Build To Rent (BTR) but offering smaller size...

While parts of Britain are considering tightening rules over Airbnbs and other short lets, the Channel island of Jersey appears to...

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

The Chancellor has rendered hundreds of lettings businesses unviable overnight as a result of his Budget tax clampdown. That’s the view of...

The management of BTL properties, whether it's a modest collection of three units or a more sizable portfolio of fifteen, can...

A London council has successfully prosecuted two landlords who failed to comply with a planning enforcement notice originally issued against substandard...

Building on the momentum of 2023, the North West is poised for continued growth in rental and property prices. Early investment...

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

A council is reminding prospective tenants about the importance of making sure their next shared rental is licensed as a house...

The government’s proposal to introduce a new one per cent deposit mortgage scheme to help young people onto the property ladder...

New analysis by insurance giant Aviva reveals that one in every 13 new homes built in England in the last decade...

The government has confirmed that Making Tax Digital for Income Tax Self Assessment (MTD for ITSA) will cost landlords both extra money...

According to Haslams lettings agency’s latest House Price Index, a new hotspot has emerged for private rental sector investors. It claims Reading...

Housing Secretary Michael Gove has this morning announced wholesale changes to planning and regulations surrounding short lets. His proposals include: - planning permission...

Airbnb has given its backing to a proposal from Housing Secretary Michael Gove to introduce a mandatory register of short let...

An insulation manufacturer is warning of unexpected consequences from insulating a property to make it more energy efficient. William Bown, the head...

Activists in the Generation Rent campaign says big city Mayors should “tackle the worst landlords and seize their properties.” It also wants...

Generation Rent has given a qualified thumbs up to Housing Secretary Michael Gove’s ideas for homes on brownfield land. This week Gove...

Campaigning charity Shelter - which has frequently been critical of landlords and their alleged treatment of poorer tenants - is advertising...

A newly-nominated candidate in this spring’s London Mayoral election has vowed to lower private rents if he wins. Serge Crowbolder, currently a...

A range of specialist buy to let mortgage products covering multi-occupancy properties, mixed-use or part-commercial properties, and expat investors, has been...

Winchester council is setting up its own agency to let and manage privately rented homes. Venta Living pledges to provide “high quality,...

There will be long term pressure on housing affordability and the private rental sector if demographic forecasts from a range of...

A new analysis of the private rental sector suggests that between 800,000 and one million more homes are required to meet...

Landlords who fail to ensure their private rented homes meet required standards face massively increased charges from a council. Bath & North...

The Penrith Building Society has scrapped mortgage application fees for all buy to let and residential  products, including further advances, until...

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

Online rental platform Lettingaproperty is telling landlords to take a strategic approach to property management in 2024, to help tnavigate legislative...

Citra Living, the Build To Rent arm of Lloyds Banking Group, has announced another new scheme. It is a 95-flat development at...

Three-quarters of landlords welcome the government’s decision in the autumn to scrap the proposal that all rental property must have an...

A local authority is hosting a free event for local landlords which will give them insights into latest developments in the...

A council is to spend £10m to buy homes on the open market to house local people - some at risk...

The government has insisted that its commitment to reform the courts process to help deal with evictions more effectively is not...

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has used his Autumn Statement to reveal measures affecting both the rental market and the wider property industry.  The Local Housing Allowance is...

Lost in the noise of the King’s Speech, the general pledge to reform the leasehold system, and the subsequent political turmoil...

Landlords and letting agents are being invited to attend a free event aimed at providing updates on new housing legislation and...

A prominent north of England council has launched a six-week public consultation on proposals to tighten the planning rules around converting...

A controversial consultation document about rent controls is proposing that Build To Rent operators be exempt from the caps which may...

This is back-to-school season and for the majority of university students who choose to move away from their family home during...

A council has prosecuted four landlords in three days, with convictions secured for seven offences. Harold Mews Management Ltd of Margate was...

The government's energy efficiency taskforce was quietly disbanded over the weekend, the BBC says.  The taskforce was set up in March to...

A northern council is considering tightening the planning rules around converting properties into HMOs. A report to Burnley council’s executive recommends removing...

The John Lewis Partnership is said to be facing “extreme challenges” as a result of its bid to enter the private...

Landlords don’t believe Housing Secretary Michael Gove’s planning reforms will help build a million new homes in England, claims a buy-to-let...

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

The Advertising Standards Authority has banned any further publication of an advertisement for holiday homes that made them appear to be...

Property investment dates back centuries – millennia, even. As a fundamental necessity for post-nomadic humanity, residential and commercial real estate have...

Housing Secretary Michael Gove has pledged to publish “shortly” revised timetables for the implementation of further energy efficiency targets for the...

Conversions, often seen as a likely property type for private landlords, are likely to be more common if two groups of...

Licensing schemes continue to spread - even to the Channel Islands. The Jersey Evening Post reports that the island’s Chief Minister has...

Recent years have seen a surge in the holiday lettings sector with the popularity of digital platforms like Air BnB.  It...

After genteel protests from the Generation Rent ginger group and more pro-active protests from the Acorn group of rental activists, tomorrow...

One of the country’s biggest Build To Rent operators has launched an app for residents which it claims can help combat...

Landlords are being asked for any evidence or case studies that can help build a case against rent controls. The National Residential...

The property market is always changing, leaving investors on the constant lookout for their next big opportunity. With housing prices continuing...

The National Residential Landlords Association has reacted angrily to the latest UK government to flirt with adopting the Scottish example of...

A recent study by nationwide conveyancers Muve, using official data from the Office for National Statistics, has revealed the most and...

Labour is considering raising the buy to let and holiday home stamp duty surcharge above the current three per cent if...

With the government considering short let landlords having to seek planning consent for the use of complete houses, AirBnb has announced...

Build To Rent sector players are complaining about too much tax and regulation holding back their activities. A new analysis of 31...

Next Thursday voters up and down the country will be casting their votes in a series of local elections which are...

Move iQ, the consumer-facing online service operated by TV property guru Phil Spencer, is linking with the Build To Rent trade...

A Liberal Democrat MP is calling on the government to bring forward a clampdown on Airbnb and other short lets.  The government...

New rules making it tougher for people to let houses via AirBnb and other short let platforms have been unveiled by...

An immediate private sector rent freeze and eviction ban for the duration of the cost of living crisis is the key...

Hitting the UK’s net zero carbon objective is an immense task, but one that we must strive for. We all have...