Generation Rent claims a proposed government amendment to the Renters Reform Bill may ‘trap’ victims of domestic abuse. Generation Rent - which...
Archive
19 April 2024
From: Breaking News
There wasn’t much by way of good news in the Spring Budget for landlords and property investors last month. Although some rumours...
18 April 2024
From: Sponsored Content
The average water bill has risen by 6% in England and Wales in recent days, which could see households having to...
13 April 2024
From: Top tips & guides
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
The ban on the sale of new leasehold homes is welcome but there can be no further delay in announcing ground...
28 March 2024
From: Breaking News
The average house prices in England was £290,000 last year, some 8.3 times average annual earnings. This was actually down from 8.5...
26 March 2024
From: Breaking News
Some of the biggest names in the trade, lending and advisory sectors have produced a report outlining the vast significance that...
20 March 2024
From: Breaking News
A new market snapshot from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors shows tenant demand rising but at a rather more modest...
15 March 2024
From: Breaking News
New analysis claims that the North East of England has made “no progress on greening the highest-emissions homes in 13 years.” Meanwhile,...
12 March 2024
From: Breaking News
Tenants faced with eviction must have legal aid, the Law Society of England and Wales claims. Recently published statistics from the Ministry...
14 February 2024
From: Breaking News
The government has issued a lengthy statement claiming more home owners, including landlords, are fitting heat pumps - yet at the...
07 February 2024
From: Breaking News
Some local authorities are quick to criticise private landlords for trying to avoid rent arrears but it appears councils themselves have...
24 January 2024
From: Breaking News
The average home in England and Wales bought within the last 20 years and sold in 2023 achieved £102,650 or 48...
22 January 2024
From: Breaking News
The Scottish Government has launched a consultation on migrating away from the emergency rent controls introduced in September 2022 and extended...
20 January 2024
From: The Big Issues
A respected league table of yields in different parts of England and Wales has issued its latest figures. The Fleet Mortgages Buy-to-Let...
18 January 2024
From: Breaking News
As the Renters Reform Bill heads towards the House of Lords, a free webinar is targeting landlords operating in the student...
12 January 2024
From: Breaking News
Another house price index has indicated a gentle rise in capital appreciation coming through at the end of 2023. Richard Sexton, director...
11 January 2024
From: Breaking News
With 2023 drawing to a close, flatshare website SpareRoom has revealed data which suggests a slowdown in the rental frenzy -...
30 December 2023
From: Agent Advice
The chief executive of the Generation Rent ginger group has called on his former employer to make a case against landlords,...
18 December 2023
From: Breaking News
Cash and mortgage housing market data show average prices decline by an annual 4.6 per cent says e.surv. But the monthly trend...
13 December 2023
From: Breaking News
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
There are some 141,245 second homes in England and Wales, new figures show. Flats are the most common type of second home,...
29 November 2023
From: Breaking News
The government claims that millions of homeowners in England and Wales will be given greater rights, powers, and protections over their...
28 November 2023
From: Breaking News
Almost four fifths of landlords favour raising the Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards for private rental properties, a think tank claims. The Social...
27 November 2023
From: Breaking News
A charity is suggesting that if only the government got on with abolishing S21 eviction powers, homelessness would be eased. Crisis -...
16 November 2023
From: Breaking News
Changes put forward to the Renters Reform Bill to crack down on rogue landlords, protect vulnerable residents and improve the safety of...
15 November 2023
From: Breaking News
The government's Office for National Statistics has revealed that it conducts an exercise to assess the likelihood that landlords will increase...
06 November 2023
From: Breaking News
Next month Ben Beadle, chief executive of the National Residential Landlords Association, will be one of the experts at an Agent...
21 October 2023
From: Rental Reform
Average house prices are now falling 2.9 per cent annually in England and Wales according to the monthly e.surv index. Yorkshire and...
17 October 2023
From: Breaking News
It’s the number of homes changing hands rather than their price that’s bearing the brunt of the slowdown say research chiefs...
10 October 2023
From: Breaking News
The Green Party wants private tenants to be able to force landlords to improve the energy efficiency of homes. The scheme -...
09 October 2023
From: Breaking News
A new analysis suggests homes in England are less affordable and in worse conditions than in most other developed nations. The Home...
06 October 2023
From: Breaking News
An insurance firm is warning landlords about the risks of personal guarantees as a condition of buy to let mortgages. Purbeck Personal...
04 October 2023
From: Breaking News
The rise of ‘Generation Rent’ is well documented, along with the spiralling rent payments they are facing during a tightening cost...
30 September 2023
From: Lettings PropTech
The latest data release by comparison site GetAgent shows the average sale price over the past six months has been 97.3...
28 September 2023
From: Breaking News
Landlords are reducing their stock - and they’re blaming the Tories for creating a hostile environment. This is according to the latest...
13 September 2023
From: Breaking News
New directives issued by the government put the emphasis firmly on private landlords to take responsibility for issues of damp and...
08 September 2023
From: Breaking News
One of Britain's best known DJs has taken to social media to highlight what she sees as the unfair government policy...
30 August 2023
From: Breaking News
The National Residential Landlords Association is meeting with the Department of Education to consider how, if at all, private landlords can...
22 August 2023
From: Breaking News
New research has come to a conclusion that will surprise few - that landlords today are twice as likely to be...
21 August 2023
From: Breaking News
Some 80,460 homes across England and Wales are registered to companies located in offshore tax havens. They are worth an estimated £39.8...
16 August 2023
From: Breaking News
Investors selling a buy to let so far in 2023 made gains which were 10.1 per cent lower than those who...
14 August 2023
From: Breaking News
Legislation requiring all rental properties to have an energy performance certificate rating of C or above will require upgrades to around...
26 July 2023
From: Breaking News
Rents in the private sector of England and Wales increased by 5.1 per cent in the year to June — the...
21 July 2023
From: Breaking News
A long-standing and respected property firm has slammed the government for presiding over the “mess” of taxes applied to holiday lets...
07 July 2023
From: Breaking News
Landlords who may be in the market for buying or selling this year are being warned about a dramatic 54 per...
05 July 2023
From: Breaking News
Landlords with some of the country’s largest portfolios say they expect to pay £500,000 or more in the next year on...
03 July 2023
From: Breaking News
New data from the Office for National Statistics, based on the 2021 Census results, show growth in the number of holiday...
27 June 2023
From: Breaking News
Landlords need to know the true energy efficiency of their property and have a deadline for improvements to calm fears around...
24 June 2023
From: The Big Issues
A sports team has made the unusual move of issuing a direct appeal to private landlords to help it find accommodation...
15 June 2023
From: Breaking News
Only one in 10 landlords look likely to expand their portfolios according to a new survey - although if they go...
13 June 2023
From: Breaking News
This year is set to bring sweeping rental reforms that will change the face of lettings forever. Landlords should be following...
02 June 2023
From: Sponsored Content
A mortgage expert is warning renters tempted by news that the Skipton Building Society has launched a 100 per cent mortgage...
23 May 2023
From: Breaking News
A charity claims that landlords across England and Wales are seeking to evict tenants using Section 21 powers at a higher...
22 May 2023
From: Breaking News
The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has added its voice to the chorus of concern over landlords quitting the private sector In...
16 May 2023
From: Breaking News
The latest data shows that while rents continue to climb, growth is starting to slow down. According to Nicky Stevenson, managing director...
15 May 2023
From: Breaking News
The number of landlords planning to sell rented properties has reached its highest rate on record according to new data. Polling for...
12 May 2023
From: Breaking News
In 2021, 447,000 people had a holiday home where they spent more than 30 days – up 4.7 per cent in...
06 May 2023
From: Rental Reform
The government is proposing to slash the regulations on HMOs used to house asylum seekers. Part 2 of the Housing Act 2004...
02 May 2023
From: Breaking News
The government response to a Freedom of Information request has shed light on the increasing number of homes in England and...
20 April 2023
From: Breaking News
The latest edition of a housing market measure has suggested that one borough of London has seen rent rises of 33...
20 April 2023
From: Breaking News
A survey of 2,000 tenants in England and Wales shows that some 23 per cent claim to be struggling to pay...
11 April 2023
From: Breaking News
Landlords are exiting the market in droves. According to an accountancy firm who analysed HMRC data, 70,000 buy-to-let landlords left the sector...
06 April 2023
From: Sponsored Content
An immediate private sector rent freeze and eviction ban for the duration of the cost of living crisis is the key...
06 April 2023
From: Breaking News
The government’s Valuation Office Agency has set out the eligibility rules which now apply to self-catering properties in England and Wales. Properties...
06 April 2023
From: Breaking News
A new study by a mortgages website says it reveals the best places for buy to let investors to purchase properties. Money...
29 March 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
There have been no fewer than 10 different enquiries into selective licensing of landlords or rental properties by local councils -...
27 March 2023
From: Breaking News
Analysis by professional cash buyer and portfolio landlord, LandlordBuyer (part of Open Property Group), has revealed what costs make up most...
07 March 2023
From: Sponsored Content
For many years, investing in property has been seen as a way of obtaining “passive” income. Compared to other types of...
04 March 2023
From: Tax & Finance
Some 21 per cent of tenants have spoken to their landlords about making energy efficiency improvements to their property, according to...
16 February 2023
From: Breaking News
Almost a third of private landlords with a buy to let mortgage face the prospect of significantly higher costs this year...
16 February 2023
From: Breaking News
Landlords who feel recent laws have singled them out may be interested to know that one group of property owners appears...
08 February 2023
From: Breaking News
The National Residential Landlords Association is calling on the government to begin a full review of how private rented housing is...
06 February 2023
From: Breaking News
In 2020 to 2021, the private rented sector in the UK accounted for 4.4m households, housing over 11m people with an...
04 February 2023
From: Agent Advice
Landlords with properties in Central London have reported the highest levels of tenant demand across England and Wales. Research on behalf of...
01 February 2023
From: Breaking News
The private rented sector has an important economic and social role to play across the country, according to a new report...
31 January 2023
From: Breaking News
The mismatch between demand and supply will keep the rental market strong in 2023 according to an agency chief. Nicky Stevenson, managing...
17 January 2023
From: Breaking News
Amended legislation means that landlords will not be able to prevent broadband firms from upgrading their service in blocks of flats. Previously,...
11 January 2023
From: Breaking News
January 9 this year, the first working Monday after the Christmas Break, has been dubbed Divorce Day. This is typically when enquiries...
05 January 2023
From: Breaking News
A property company owns over 140 rental units and has analysed its costs, and shared them with Landlord Today. The units owned...
22 December 2022
From: Breaking News
Annual rental growth strengthened for the third month running, with average rents up 7.9 per cent across Britain on the same...
13 December 2022
From: Breaking News
A new survey shows that while some 78 per cent of landlords have now heard about government proposals around EPC ratings,...
12 December 2022
From: Breaking News
Landlords are to face even longer waits for eviction court cases following the spending cuts announced in the Autumn Statement, it’s...
25 November 2022
From: Breaking News
The charity Crisis says rising rents are a contributing factor to the homelessness crisis. The comment come as new data from the...
24 November 2022
From: Breaking News
Rent rises are predicted to outpace house price growth over the next five years. This is according to Nicky Stevenson, managing director...
11 November 2022
From: Breaking News
Rolling out emergency insulation this winter in the nation’s draughtiest homes could save tenants or other residents £260 a year. That’s the...
08 November 2022
From: Breaking News
Seven in 10 landlords in the UK still own rental properties with an energy performance certificate rating of D or below,...
04 November 2022
From: Breaking News
Mendip District Council is warning landlords to comply with changes to Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarm Regulations - or face a...
26 October 2022
From: Breaking News
A campaign called Energy Guide says landlords can and should do more to save energy in the private rental sector. The campaign...
19 October 2022
From: Breaking News
Home buying agency Spring has analysed which parts of the country have the dubious distinction of having the most rental homes...
19 October 2022
From: Breaking News
The government must “get realistic” over the difficulties involved in reaching Net Zero targets when dealing with older properties in the...
18 October 2022
From: Breaking News
Many landlords are already undertaking substantial work on their properties to make them more energy efficient, a new survey shows. The Shawbrook...
14 October 2022
From: Breaking News
The rising cost of living is driving a shift towards energy efficiency improvements in the private rented sector, according to the...
12 October 2022
From: Breaking News
In Scotland - where a rent freeze kicks in this coming weekend - Scottish private rents have fallen nearly 15 in...
06 October 2022
From: Breaking News
The residential sector is a key component of the government’s mission to lower carbon emissions – in 2021, it accounted for...
01 October 2022
From: Lettings PropTech
Rising interest rates - which may rise further and dramatically in response to the government’s tax-cutting agenda - risk eroding the...
28 September 2022
From: Breaking News
A leading financial analyst says what are generally called “period properties” are set to become financial nightmares for landlords or owner...
05 September 2022
From: Breaking News
If you’re counting the days until you’ll get help with runaway price rises, it helps to know exactly how many days...