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According to a poll of 1,476 renters by SpareRoom the ongoing housing crisis (85%) tops the list of key priorities to...

A council has agreed a council tax rise of an additional 100% on second home and long-term empty homes, despite widespread...

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

Latest data from agency Chestertons reveals a 125 per cent increase in the number of landlords choosing to reduce asking rents...

Cardiff council is proposing new measures to help bring long-term empty houses back into use. Tomorrow it’s considering introducing a council tax...

Dorset councillors have approved proposals for a council tax premium on second homes and a tightening up on its existing premium...

Labour-controlled Haringey Council in London says the owners of short lets and furnished holiday homes will be forced to pay double...

The Scottish Government says rent controls - already existing as a so-called emergency measure - will become permanent. Scottish First Minister Humza...

There are only a few days left for landlords to have input to a government consultation on council tax hikes for...

The Generation Rent campaign has given its support to a call by London Mayor Sadiq Khan to be given powers to...

An area has been identified for a two-year study of the impact which second homes, Airbnbs, other holiday lets and empty...

The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, wants new powers to impose higher tax on empty homes - and even seize them...

Councils are to be given powers to enact huge tax increases on second homes and empty properties, the Scottish Government proposes. New...

The plans of many local authorities to double the council tax levels for second homes and some empty properties from April...

According to the most recent statistics there are 676,452 vacant properties in England, nearly half a million of which have been...

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

Landlords say housing standards in one of the UK’s biggest cities could sugar because of council tax changes for empty homes. Manchester’s...

A £50m scheme to bring more empty homes back to life in Wales - but private land are excluded from applying. The...

A new initiative offering private landlords £5,000 to £25,000 to let their properties through a council has been given the go...

A prominent Tory thinker has suggested that English councils should be obliged to sell off an estimated 31,000 councils houses and...

Unusual though it may be, a local authority is reaching out to landlords who may be struggling with their finances in...

The National Residential Landlords Association has issued its formal congratulations to Simon Clarke, the new Housing Secretary. But Ben Beadle, NRLA chief...

A council has launched an information pack as part of a wider project to address the issue of empty properties. The ‘Caerphilly...

Details have been released of a scheme seeking to encourage private landlords to lease their properties to local councils. The scheme in...

The Welsh Government has announced an increase to the maximum level of council tax premiums for second homes, as well as...

A council is calling on landlords of empty properties to take the necessary actions to get their homes back into use...

A poll of Conservative voters shows strong majorities for higher taxes on second homes and empty properties, and tougher demands on...

Approaching one in four private landlords have suffered income losses as a result of the pandemic. As a result the sector’s trade...

Councillors in a second home hotspot will be asked to decide on the level of council tax premium for the next...

A leading politician in Wales has spoken out in favour of second homeowners, who are under increasing scrutiny in that country...

ARLA Propertymark has issued five top tips to landlords whose properties may be left empty by tenants on holiday.  ARLA president Maxine...

Landlords in one part of England are being urged to get their properties back on the market or face inevitable council...

A grant scheme helping buyers to get empty properties back into use has been relaunched in part of Wales. The Valleys Taskforce...

Landlords across North Lincolnshire are being urged to get their properties back on the market or face inevitable council tax rises. It...

Owners of apparently empty or under-utilised properties in a prime London area are being asked to bring them into use to...

Thirty properties owned by private landlords have been let thanks to a new rent guarantee scheme run by a Midlands council.  Let’s...

South Tyneside council is considering a selective licensing in two areas of South Shields - and looks likely to ignore its...

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

Back in 1940, when this country was again fighting a ruthless enemy, albeit of a very different kind to now, Winston...

The children are off school, which means the summer break has officially begun and people are gearing up for the holidays....

Landlords now face the prospect of two unsuccessful tenant applications on average for every successful one, resulting in an increase in...

A landlord has been ordered to pay £7,000 for neglecting the garden at one of his properties and allowing to become...

The government is being urged to do more to address the ‘scourge’ of empty homes in England by supporting buy-to-let landlords...

Councillors in Burnley are expected to extend the existing selective licensing schemes in Trinity, Gannow and Queensgate, as well as introduce...

A 50% council tax increase could be on the way for owners of empty properties across many parts of the country...

A new landlord reward scheme designed to increase the stock of private rented accommodation in the marketplace in Rochford, Essex, has...

Private landlords are being offered money to help encourage them to restore their empty homes in the London borough of Barnet.  Empty...

If the rental income calculation on your BTL doesn’t stack up we can help. If you wish to finance a new...

Peterborough City Council has launched a new private rental scheme aimed at landlords who are looking for a long term tenant...

According to official figures, more than 200,000 homes in England were empty for at least six months during 2016. In London,...

The government’s proposal to cap tenancy deposits to six weeks’ rent will save many tenants money, given that a number of...

A landlord in Burnley fears that he will be left with no choice but to board up and abandon his rental...

As a buy-to-let property owner, the last thing you want is for your investment to be sitting empty. But it’s not...

Many private sector landlords see social housing tenancies as a higher risk than traditional rentals, and rising rents in the open...

Owners of vacant homes in the Rochford district in Essex are being offered grants of up to £1,000 by Rochford District...

Homeowners and prospective landlords across the Deepings and Bourne districts of Lincolnshire are being offered grants of up to £5,000 to...

WHILE, statistically speaking, pet owners are likely to be happier than their animal-free alter-egos, letting a property to a tenant with...