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A landlord faces a hefty jail sentence unless she finds over £50,000 in the next three months - and on top...

A fire and rescue service has successfully prosecuted a landlord for failing to comply with the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order...

A new additional HMO licensing scheme is about to hit landlords in part of London.  Haringey council claims its initiative aims to...

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

A prominent agent who advises many landlord clients says the Capital Gains Tax cuts announced in the Budget are too small...

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

A landlord who illegally converted a property into six flats has been ordered to pay more than £220,000. A previous unlawful change...

Towns within commuting distance of big cities have seen some of the UK’s largest rent rises in recent years, says Zoopla. The...

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

The Government quietly announced population projections towards the end of January that could have major implications for the types of homes...

A landlord who was involved in a decade-long dispute with a London council has been hit with a £1.44 million penalty...

SNP councillors in Scotland have come up with an innovative suggestion to improve energy efficiency in private rental properties. They want councils...

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

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

The average price of a home in Wales fell to £234,086 at the end 2023 following continued economic and financial pressures,...

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

Warwick council is the latest to launch an Additional Licensing Scheme - it came into force just before last weekend. The district...

A prominent analyst says the threat of rising inflation caused by the Red Sea shipping attacks - on top of this...

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

UK landlords are doubling down on urban flats amidst a slow but definite return to conventional office working. Data from Shawbrook Bank...

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

An additional licensing scheme for HMOs has come into effect in a London borough.  The new scheme will cover properties in Greenwich which...

There’s no prospect of a rapid recovery for the housing market in 2024 despite some green shoots appearing. The warning comes from...

With 2023 drawing to a close, flatshare website SpareRoom has revealed data which suggests a slowdown in the rental frenzy -...

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

Former housing minister Rachel Maclean - the victim of a shock sacking by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak last month - has...

A landlord who used a fake name to evade detection has been hit with £485,000 in fines after illegally renting out...

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

Residents across part of London are invited to give their thoughts on yet another new rental licensing scheme. This is a new...

There are some 141,245 second homes in England and Wales, new figures show.  Flats are the most common type of second home,...

The government claims that millions of homeowners in England and Wales will be given greater rights, powers, and protections over their...

A third of landlords have suggested they are considering retiring or quitting the sector because of attacks and obstacles in the...

Minority ethnic people are more likely to be ignored when searching for private rental homes, a pressure group claims. Generation Rent claims...

The breakthrough on council tax and HMOs, announced just before the weekend, may not be all that it seems. That’s the view...

HMO landlords in Portsmouth are being urged to apply for a new licence before the grace period ends on December 1. Additional...

Warwick council is the latest to introduce an Additional Licensing Scheme for HMOs. The district wide scheme will start on January 18...

The Fire Protection Association says a recent First-Tier Tribunal decision and appeal dismissal highlight the responsibilities that landlords hold in relation...

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

Data from flatshare site SpareRoom suggests London is now entirely unaffordable to graduates, thanks to sky-high rents. September sees many new graduates...

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

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

An analysis conducted over the summer by Rightmove suggests it could take literally decades for the private rental sector to conform...

A council is warning HMO landlords to apply for a licence ahead of a new regime starting this week. From September 1...

Over a third of homes in England are at high risk of overheating as summer temperatures of 40oC and above apparently...

An Airbnb flat owner in Scotland has been refused access to let out her flat because it is in a block...

Councillors in Warwick look set to decide tomorrow whether to implement an additional licensing scheme for some HMOs.  Following a public consultation...

The challenges facing the property market right now are well reported; from rising interest rates pushing up mortgage payments to a...

Landlords of more than 5,000 homes must register for a license and ensure their tenants have good quality housing or face...

Nirpaul Riat’s career as a rogue landlord has ended after judges in London fined him £300,000 following two decades of managing...

Across prime London, annual rental growth in June was 8.0 per cent according to data consultancy LonRes.   This takes rents to almost...

There’s news for tenants on a budget - it may now cost less to be a lodger in a house than...

The Halifax says house prices were flat in May, but fell 1.0 per cent in a year - the first annual...

Detached houses are the most popular type of property for those who have moved homes in the past year.  The Halifax says...

A landlord has been fined more than £8,000 for failing to complete necessary improvements to properties. Eric Bland pleaded guilty at Chesterfield...

A new analysis by property investment platform easyMoney reveals that detached homes have delivered the best investment returns of all residential...

A landlord and two businesses have been fined over £145,000 following a fire in a building containing residential flats and a...

Landlords who bought soon after the launch of the first buy-to-let mortgage in 1996 are retiring in increasing numbers.   Research from lettings...

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

Local news outlets in Somerset are reporting that some properties in the county are listed on Airbnb and other short let...

The landlord of two flats in Cardiff has been fined over £4,500 for failing to fix fire safety defects after being...

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

Local authorities exist to improve housing stock in their area; however, licensing is not the best way to improve standards across...

Activist group Generation Rent has accused landlords of “silencing” private tenants who live in flats hit with damp and mould. The claim...

A Cardiff landlord has been ordered to pay just over £4,500 for failing to rectify faults relating to two flats he...

A council is to spend £1m “to gather information about the conditions of specific groups of privately rented properties and proactively...

An online auction firm claims well over a third of its clients are buy to let landlords quitting the sector. Some 38...

Over the last few years, the property industry has been focusing on the need to provide more information to buyers ‘up...

The flat is back in demand in Britain’s most expensive rental enclave, a lettings agency says.  Demand for apartments in prime central...

The latest phase of a new Build To Rent scheme being launched in London is offering a wine bar and electric...

Accused variously of being a “snake” and a “betrayer”, Michael Gove has not always been popular with his ex-boss (Boris Johnson)...

A London council is relaunching its consultation on a new borough-wide Additional HMO Licensing Scheme, following feedback from the community.  The original...

Any landlord quitting the market and selling up may find demand from buyers muted until Easter. That’s the warning from Zoopla which...

A landlord has admitted breaching planning rules at two properties in south London. He submitted a guilty plea in response to Southwark...

New data from flatshare site SpareRoom reveals that rents reached an all-time high in Q4 2022, with the average UK room...

Amended legislation means that landlords will not be able to prevent broadband firms from upgrading their service in blocks of flats. Previously,...

Although most property sellers in the past year made a substantial gain, a new analysis shows that flat sellers - many...

New data from Rightmove reveals the areas which have seen the largest price jumps in the past year. It says that Eastwood...

A Build To Rent developer has released the first phase of apartments at what it describes as its flagship scheme -...

Price growth for flats remains sluggish despite the pandemic trends favouring houses slipping away over time. The Halifax says it has continued...

January 9 is the date from which a range of mortgage lenders are honouring their commitment to ensure flats in blocks...

A consultation on a new licensing regime looks set to start in Warwick in the new year. The council will next week...

Student property enquiries in the run-up to the letting season for the 2023/24 academic year are significantly up on a year...

Rent rises are predicted to outpace house price growth over the next five years.  This is according to Nicky Stevenson, managing director...

A London landlord has been fined and ordered to pay a confiscation order for ignoring planning rules Magistrates ordered landlord Zulfiqar Ahmed...

Average rents cross the UK rose by over two per cent for the second quarter in a row during Q3 2022,...

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

A scheme which some regard as the most controversial landlord licensing regime in the country is coming under scrutiny. Labour councillors on...

A tribunal has ordered a student accommodation management company to refund more than £84,000 in rent after it ran an unlicensed...

* Angels Media and Landlord Today are deeply saddened by the passing of HM Queen Elizabeth II * - A council is offering...

A leading financial analyst says what are generally called “period properties” are set to become financial nightmares for landlords or owner...

Rents across Great Britain rose by an average of 8.3 per cent over the last 12 months, marking a gradual slowdown...

The new academic year is just around the corner, so many landlords will be thinking about student housing sector to diversify...

A portfolio landlord’s deal for an £11m re-financing package has been struck with a bank. The landlord was looking to refinance 63...

London Labour Mayor Sadiq Khan wants private landlords letting ex-council properties to consider selling the properties to local councils.  Since launching in...

House prices fell marginally by 0.1 per cent in July – the first decrease since June 2021, says the Halifax. Annual rate...

A new £71m Build To Rent scheme is on its way to commuter hotspot Leatherhead. BTR operator Get Living and developer Watkin...

Capital values in Prime Central London have increased according to the latest market snapshot from investment service London Central Portfolio. House have...

A landlord who lives in the US and lets her apartment out via Airbnb has been banned from doing so in...

A large proportion of portfolio landlords - those with four or more properties - plan to expand their portfolios in the...

The government has developed an insurance scheme which may help landlords who want to see flats in high rise blocks.  Following the...