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Landlords have only until Friday to give their views on a controversial licensing consultation from a council known for its aggressive...

Renters are typically staying in their properties for a third longer than they did four years ago, says the Deposit Protection...

The latest official government rent index shows that average private rents across the UK as a whole increased by 9.2% in...

A trade body claims private tenants are ‘suffering’ because lettings agents are not regulated. Propertymark is demanding equal treatment between lettings agents...

New data sourced from millions of Barclays current accounts reveals growing stability in UK housing costs, which saw their lowest uplift...

A leading business analyst is firmly blaming interest rates for the see-saw in house prices seen in recent indices. The latest, from...

The latest Halifax house price index results, which show mixed fortunes for the housing market, should be seen as a spur...

UK house prices grew in March on a quarterly basis, by 2.0%, with annual growth slowing to 0.3%, from 1.6% in...

UK house prices fell by 0.2% in March. Nevertheless, the annual rate of house price growth edged higher to 1.6% in...

Slowing inflation may - just may - lead the way for reduced interest rates. The headline inflation rate is now just 3.4%,...

Rental growth continued to cool in February, says the latest market snapshot from lettings agency Hamptons.   Last month, the average rent on...

Latest inflation figures are announced on Wednesday and the Bank of England makes its next base rate decision on Thursday. The Office...

Seasonality is returning to the prime London lettings market after three tumultuous years.  The pandemic meant the market was initially flooded with...

Newly released data by flatshare website SpareRoom reveals average rental prices in Greater London have seen a drop. Average rental prices in...

A new market snapshot from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors shows tenant demand rising but at a rather more modest...

The number of new rental instructions in February was 20 per cent higher year-on-year, says London-focused agency Foxtons. Average rent achieved rose...

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

UK house prices rose for the fifth consecutive month in February, up by 0.4 per cent or £1,091 in cash terms,...

The latest index, from the Halifax, shows house prices rose 0.4 per cent in February – the fifth consecutive monthly increase....

The latest Rental Index from PropTech supplier Goodlord has recorded a rent rise and a reduction in void lengths over the...

UK house prices rose by 0.7 per cent in February, says the Nationwide, after taking account of seasonal effects.  This resulted in...

A property firm which has analysed transactions across the UK suggests the market is, at last, ‘back to normal’ in almost...

There’s been a remarkable start to the year for the UK auction sector - its busiest January ever. Essential Information Group, which...

Another rental market snapshot suggests that London is suffering an oversupply of properties to let - with rents dipping as a...

A prominent lettings agency has hit out at the latest changes to safety regulations that private landlords must comply with or...

Two new forums to forge closer bonds between council and landlords in North Yorkshire are to take place in the coming...

This week’s official inflation rate is now expected to show a possible rise, rather than a fall. Although there is widespread expectation...

Private landlords and letting agents are being offered free advice and information at a networking event hosted by Cumberland council.  Property owners...

Landlord Action founder Paul Shamplina says landlords are still being hit by unacceptable delays in regaining possession of their properties. Shamplina has...

Landlords seeking capital appreciation will be encouraged from two new housing market surveys - one showing a surprise rise in house...

The Department for Communities in Northern Ireland is reminding landlords who registered or renewed with the Landlord Registration Scheme during January,...

The Renters Reform Bill will not go for its Third Reading in the House of Commons for at least another fortnight. The...

The all-party Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Committee of MPs is looking into housing for disabled people.  It’s considering how the government, local...

Landlords are being invited to a forum organised by a council’s own private lettings service and the National Residential Landlords Association. The...

Landlords considering selling up have received guidance from Rightmove on when to do it and how. The portal claims February is the...

Scottish property portal ESPC has announced a free Buy To Let event targeted at aspiring property investors and landlords. The event will...

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

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

Another house price index has indicated a gentle rise in capital appreciation coming through at the end of 2023. Richard Sexton, director...

A council is developing a new private sector housing renewal and disabled adaptations policy and is seeking the views of landlords,...

Consumer Price Inflation in November was 3.9 per cent - significantly lower than the 4.4 per cent expected by many analysts. It’s...

UK house prices rose an average of 0.2 per cent month on month in November - prompting the Nationwide to call...

A council’s version of a private lettings agency is inviting landlords to an event co-organised by the National Residential Landlords Association. Ashford...

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

The new Housing Minister is Lee Rowley - who was a former housing minister in the short lived premiership of Liz...

A landlord who repeatedly failed to comply with a Planning Enforcement Notice has received a hefty fine. Sultan Mahmood, of Woking, was...

A north of England council says it’s reviewing the fees for its selective licensing scheme “in terms of potential impact on...

The London Landlord Accreditation Scheme is hosting a virtual conference and training day in the New Year. It promises to “bring you...

A landlord who let tenants live in properties riddled with hazardous electrics, unsafe boilers, mould and no smoke alarms must pay...

A countryside property organisation has added its voice to the calls for an extension to a licensing scheme for Airbnbs and...

An unlicensed landlord has been ordered to pay back almost £15,000 in rent to his tenants after they were forced to...

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

Propertymark chief executive Nathan Emerson says the lettings market is defined now by the “alarming disparity” between demand and supply. In the...

A trio of Cambridge landlords have been fined more than £8,000 between them, after three separate HMOs were found to be...

There are few signs that the pace of rental growth is slackening, warns Hamptons. It says the cost of a new tenancy...

Average house price fell by 0.3 per cent in July, a fourth consecutive monthly decline, according to the Halifax. This means property...

Labour controlled Brent council in London has taken the possibly-unique step of paying a landlord’s legal fees and rent to avert...

It may be all change - again - at the Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities if the government’s poor...

New data shows the slump in transactions across the UK - and may trigger opportunities for aggressive investors seeking to take...

A year ago, many landlords’ primary concern was what would be included in the Government’s long-awaited Renters (Reform) Bill. Today, with...

A council has given an insight into its past five years of enforcement actions against private landlords. The Labour council in Newham,...

A mortgage expert is warning that a housing market crash now looks ”inevitable” as expectations run high of what many be...

One of London’s most aggressive landlord licensing regimes says it has an early-bird offer running until July 14. Landlords applying for Newham...

The Labour Mayor of Newham in London has called for a vast extension of landlord licensing. Rokhsana Fiaz says she welcomes a...

2023 could be a landmark year for the private rented sector if Michael Gove succeeds in his pursuit of reforming the...

Against expectations, the average UK house price increased by 0.5 per cent last month following seven consecutive falls, according to the...

HMRC says UK residential transactions in March totalled 89,560 - that’s a chunky 19 per cent lower than the same month a...

One of the most respected financial organisations is warning landlords and the rest of the property industry that markets are now...

The auction arm of one of Britain’s largest agency groups says its seen a positive first third of the year. First For...

A landlord was prosecuted after a council discovered he had unlawfully allowed occupation of a prohibited property. Following a complaint from a...

The number of new prospective tenants registering at each branch of a Propertymark-member lettings agency held steady at 106 in March,...

Mortgage industry tech firm Twenty7tec says March 2023 saw the highest-ever volume of Buy To Let mortgage searches in a single...

New data released by the Nationwide shows house prices in every region of the UK slowing - and in most of...

After a hectic period of rent rises it appears that the lettings market is at a standstill according to PropTech firm...

The Nationwide says March saw a further decline in house prices - they are down 3.1 per cent compared with the...

A rogue landlord has been ordered to pay over £15,000 after illegally altering buildings he let out as HMOs in the...

A senior financial analyst says “runaway rents” are destroying the financial resilience of tenants. Sarah Coles, head of personal finance at business...

Resident satisfaction amongst Build To Rent tenants is falling for the first time since reviews were first collected five years ago. A...

A business consultancy is reporting a rise in stamp duty paid by landlords and other home buyers - but is warning...

An unnamed landlord has been prosecuted after Rochdale council discovered they had unlawfully allowed occupation of a property that had been...

A much-hyped government proposal to introduce a Rental Mediation Service to resolve disputes, sustain tenancies and reduce pressure on the courts...

New data about the Prime London housing market shows that the average discount to asking price has increased to 8.4 per...

Landlords increasingly reliant on capital appreciation may be relieved to hear that one of the country’s best respected indices suggests house...

The rental market is firing on all cylinders again according to the latest market snapshot from PropTech firm Goodlord. It says void...

Accountants and tax advisers are reporting that HMRC has sent out a spate of what are called ‘one-to-many’ letters to taxpayers. The...

The better-than-expected sales market has been a surprise to investors, owners, buyers and sellers alike, says Rightmove. In its latest monthly snapshot...

The Edinburgh-based agency ESPC is holding an event for buy to let investors next week.  ESPC will be joined by solicitor estate...

A landlord’s company called Trophy Homes Limited, based in Liverpool, has pleaded guilty to failing to apply for an HMO licence...

Landlords and letting agents are invited to join a virtual forum for details of a new licensing requirements and to find...

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

A rogue landlord who created false identities and fake lcompanies as part of an elaborate web of misinformation designed to exploit...

A landlord has been sentenced at Wolverhampton Crown Court after she had previously been found guilty of illegal eviction. Dr Amy Eskander,...

The next Budget, setting out government tax and spending plans, will be held on March 15 next year. Chancellor Jeremy Hunt says...

Generation Rent has returned to the threat of rent-for-sex as it claims 200,000 female tenants could be offered discounted rent in...

A rogue landlord has been fined £2,814 for failing to license an HMO in Wolverhampton. Dudley Magistrates Court found Maciej Piotr Zaremba...

A licensing scheme for rental properties in one part of Cardiff looks likely to be reintroduced next year. The Cathays Additional Licensing...

A landlord has been found guilty of three housing offences after it was discovered a property he let out posed a...

The new Housing Secretary is to be Simon Clarke who, at 37, may be the youngest member of Liz Truss’s first...

A landlord has been found guilty by a jury of illegally evicting their tenant during the Covid-19 pandemic. Dr Amy Eskander let...

A new analysis of the housing market by a leading rental sector expert appears to show little potential for a crash. Some...