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Activists are beginning to pile pressure on London Labour Mayor Sadiq Khan, claiming the public will be disappointed if he toes...

Property logbook company Chimni is trialling a new form of Digital Property Logbook aimed at the rental markets.   The new logbooks...

A think tank based in central London says landlords would not quit the sector if much tougher - and more expensive...

Britain’s housing stock offers the worst value for money of any advanced economy, according new analysis published by the Resolution Foundation. The...

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

Landlords are being accused by academics of under-estimating the cost of allowing pets, and under-estimating their financial benefits. A new report commissioned...

Green Party activists responsible for rent controls on Scotland have now slammed landlords who claim the number of rented homes is...

In a final call on the Chancellor to help the private rental sector in today’s Budget, the National Residential Landlords Association...

Like a parent whose kids expected half term in Disneyland, Jeremy Hunt is spending the week managing expectations – and crushing...

Airbnb has released new figures showing that the typical host landlord makes a modest £5,500 a year by sharing their space...

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

A survey by an activist group suggests that one in three tenants claim that their private renting conditions are impacting their...

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

Speculation continues apace over the likely measures in next month’s Budget, especially after what is seen by political analysts as a...

I’m not especially political and certainly carry no candle for one flavour or another. I might argue that they’re all pretty...

The government has issued a lengthy statement claiming more home owners, including landlords, are fitting heat pumps - yet at the...

A wealthy landlord, who also ran a fake lettings agency, has been jailed for 11 years for allowing ‘ghost tenants’ to...

A Manchester-based solicitors’ firm that incorrectly prosecuted a London council over a private rental case has been ordered to pay thousands...

Mohammed Sharaz, a landlord from Bradford, recently seized an opportunity to enhance his property portfolio after Wildstone acquired the gable end...

Airbnb says it will continue to share hosting data with HMRC because its landlord hosts want to pay their fair share...

The housing minister and the chief executive of the National Residential Landlords Association are amongst 60 speakers named for an upcoming...

Despite inflationary and mortgage volatility over the last 12 months, a mortgage lender claims over a third of commercial landlords are...

Landlords, being key players in the housing sector, can make a significant impact by fostering a greener mindset among their tenants....

Airbnb has taken further steps to get in the good books of HMRC by issuing a guide on tax for its...

A merger of two of the biggest names in the lettings agency world will mean the combined group managing 152,000 rental...

The Treasury has announced March 6 as the date for the Spring Budget and Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has commissioned the Office...

Escalating rents have led many first time buyers to adjust their property expectations and accept smaller homes when they purchase, a...

New research from a construction professional body shows a large proportion of people would not buy a newly built property due...

The substantial majority of landlords lack any optimism about their sector as they enter 2024. That’s the result of a new sentiment...

In an analysis of one of the largest data sets in the industry (consisting of buyers from 195 countries and 900,000...

Airbnb is changing the way prospective tenants can pay.  The launch is part of a phased global roll-out which will see Klarna...

One in five (20 per cent of) landlords plans to reducing their buy to let holdings according to a new survey. The...

London’s ultra-prime rental market has returned this year to pre-Covid levels for the first time, an agency claims. Beauchamp Estates - using...

Markets are saying the UK - and for that matter the US and mainland Europe - have all hit peak interest...

Airbnb is launching a new Sustainability Hub to help its landlord hosts in the UK retrofit and improve the energy efficiency...

Labour’s shadow housing secretary and deputy leader Angela Rayner says her party will scrap Section 21 on its first day in...

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

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

The UK’s Office for National Statistics will soon have access to data on short-term lets listed on Airbnb, Booking .com and...

Scotland’s Court of Session has come down in favour of the Scottish Government when it comes to rent controls. A case against...

The government of Jersey's low-carbon heating scheme, which gives up to £5,000 match funding to help Islanders switch their heating away...

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

A new analysis suggests homes in England are less affordable and in worse conditions than in most other developed nations. The Home...

A property entrepreneur is seeking up to 200 portfolio landlords or developers to invest in his company.  Jamie Lester says the offer to...

The rise of ‘Generation Rent’ is well documented, along with the spiralling rent payments they are facing during a tightening cost...

Scotland’s controversial licensing regime on Airbnbs and other short lets, due to start next month, may breach the European Convention on...

When moving abroad, many people weigh up the pros and cons of renting or purchasing their own property.  In its new survey,...

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

A survey of some 2,000 landlords, agents and others in the private rental sector show renewed concern over Section 21 and...

A PropTech entrepreneur has renewed his criticism of the government for failing to put flesh on the bones of the Renters...

A bank chief has used a national newspaper interview to make a stand in favour of buy to let landlords and...

Making an investment in a country with a different currency introduces exchange rate risk. Ideally, a UK investor would buy the...

While there has been a shortage of all types of rental accommodation across the UK for several years now, the student...

A leading agent in an area set to be hit by draconian planning restrictions on holiday lets is warning that the...

The death of a 27-year-old man was not caused by the mould in the private rental property he occupied. That was the verdict...

A leading property law firm is warning that landlords face bankruptcy as a result of the massive increase in fines they...

The Bank of England’s monetary policy committee meets again today with strong expectations that they will agree their 14th successive base...

Airbnb has issued a statement responding to the call for a clampdown on short lets demanded by Labour’s outspoken London Mayor,...

A prominent westcountry agency is hosting a free event for landlords and investors later this month. Webbers is holding the afternoon session...

Data from the English Housing Survey suggests that the number of English owners of second homes in Europe has fallen again. The...

Britain has suffered the worst house price fall out of any major European economy according to a report from property consultancy Knight...

A non-for-profit hospitality group wants tighter regulations and restrictions to be imposed on Airbnb properties which affect both the rental market...

A property management company is forecasting that Prime Central London’s short-lets summer is set to be record breaking. Glenfield Property Management says...

A council is launching a bid to make the use of a home for a holiday let subject to a mandatory...

A Labour pressure group wants the party to campaign on housing at the next General Election, including railing against what it...

The National Landlord Investment Show’s summer spectacular takes place in London on July 4. A statement from the organisers says: “With the...

After a winter of record-high energy bills, many will be wondering how efficient their boilers are, and whether the type of...

This year is set to bring sweeping rental reforms that will change the face of lettings forever. Landlords should be following...

The UK has long been a pioneer in terms of Net Zero goal setting, but many people across the nation remain...

A quarter of Britons are considering becoming holiday let landlords to earn extra income from the continued popularity of UK staycations,...

Research conducted by activist group Generation Rent is claiming “shocking discrimination towards minority ethnic communities while navigating the private rental market.” The...

The National Residential Landlords Association and the Tenancy Deposit Scheme have produced what they call a comprehensive spring cleaning guide for...

A PropTech entrepreneur is advising landlords worried about red tape to use letting agents. Neil Cobbold, managing director of rental payment service...

Housing Secretary Michael Gove has pledged that the long awaited Rental Reform Bill will be introduced into the Commons in two...

There’s a 50:50 chance of yet another Bank of England base rate rise this week according to a leading business analyst. Susannah...

Roma Finance is the new main sponsor of Sky TV’s Property Elevator, the show for budding property entrepreneurs. The entrepreneurs pitch their...

A survey of landlords suggests that LED lighting is the most popular and effective way they choose to improve a property’s...

.The National Residential Landlords Association has called for a full review of how landlords and the private rental sector are taxed. In...

With less than one month left until the end of the tax year, many experienced investors will have completed their tax...

Student lets have come under the spotlight as a result of a slowdown in the building of new university student accommodation...

Airbnb claims its so-called ‘spare room’ landlords earn an a rage of just £2,400 a year - the equivalent of a...

Overseas buyers - likely in many cases to be investors - have taken a bigger stake in the wealthy enclave of...

Over a third of a million landlords may quit the private rental sector as a result of being penalised by tax...

House prices fell by an average 1.1 per cent over the past year - the first annual decline since June 2020,...

The Portuguese government has announced sweeping measures, mostly against landlords, which some activists want introduced in the UK too. Portuguese Prime Minister...

The relatively small number of landlords who use Purplebricks to handle tenants for their properties appear to face an uncertain future. The...

An agency heavily involved in Build To Rent claims investment in the sector remains high - but soaring debt costs may...

The Chancellor of the Exchequer has poured cold water on the prospect of any tax cuts in the near future -...

Four former Conservative housing ministers have backed a think-tank’s proposals for more housebuilding as a way to resolve the UK’s supply...

A coalition of landlords and lettings groups has submitted a Petition to the Court of Session in Edinburgh seeking a Judicial...

Landlords making self-assessment tax returns may already be starting to sweat - the deadline is midnight on January 31. Overall - landlords...

Prime Central London’s ultra-prime housing market for multi-millionaire and billionaire buyers has risen by 30 per cent according to a prominent...

A new analysis of the market released by Rightmove shows that this year has been the most competitive on record.  At its...

Yes, it’s that time again when the property hoi polloi impose their predictions for the following year on us and so,...

The Guild of Property Professionals has issued a warning that house prices are going to fall. A 645-word statement from the Guild...

It’s been known for over a year that John Lewis wishes to diversify into the private rental sector and now it...

Two groups of activists who campaign for rent controls and reform of the private lettings sector have turned on each other. Acorn...

I often use this column to discuss the reputation of landlords and the broader private rented sector which, as we all...

The future of the private rented sector in England has been back under the Westminster spotlight in the last two weeks...

There’s been a significant drop in the number of students passing referencing. It’s down from 50 to 40 per cent this autumn...