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A woman who faked documents and posed as a private landlord in an elaborate tenancy scam has been jailed. Natalie Chamberlain, aged...

A council is urging landlords of eligible properties to apply for energy efficient measures such as insulation, solar panels or heat...

Estate agency data shows that the average time it takes for a landlord other vendor to sell a house has dropped...

Co-living developments are a type of purpose-built rental housing, under the same principle as Build To Rent (BTR) but offering smaller size...

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

The Generation Rent group has thrown its weight behind a ban on mortgages for holiday homes buyers - and its chief...

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

The Suffolk Building Society has launched new mortgage products aimed at private landlords who are planning refurbishments, such as a new...

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

A rogue landlord and his company have been found guilty of failing to licence an HMO and breaches of management regulations. Broadland...

Another council may be considering a tax on guests staying at Airbnb or other short let properties. North Norfolk council, which covers...

New data from the Office for National Statistics, based on the 2021 Census results, show growth in the number of holiday...

A council chief has spoken out in support of landlords who lost money to a “despicable fraudster” who is now in...

The Generation Rent activist group claims holiday homes are eroding the supply of available properties in key tourist areas.  It claims 80...

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

A co-living brand called Folk is launching its third site in the capital, Florence Dock in Battersea.  The building, which already has...

A landlord has been prosecuted after construction and renovation waste from his rental property was found dumped in Cambridgeshire. The dumped rubbish...

The top UK holiday hotspot for 2023 is Yorkshire, according to Sykes Holiday Cottages’ latest Staycation Index report. Known for its picturesque...

An unnamed landlord in the Norfolk town of Cromer has been issued with a £2,000 penalty, after the Residential Property Tribunal...

A landlord has been prosecuted after construction and renovation waste from his rental property was found dumped in Cottenham. The dumped rubbish...

A quarter of holiday let owners are very worried about the potential of new regulations or fees being enforced following the...

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

A high profile mortgage lender operating in the buy to let sector has launched a series of products aimed at investors...

Suffolk Building Society has announced the launch of a new five-year fixed expat buy to let product for properties with an...

The new editor of an influential newspaper property supplement has come up with a way of solving what she calls “the...

If you were to believe recent headlines, holiday homes and short lets make everyone’s lives miserable - yet the happiest place...

A landlord has been issued with a £16,000 penalty after the Residential Property Tribunal dismissed an appeal and upheld a financial penalty. North Norfolk council issued the...

Landlords’ guru Paul Shamplina is to speak at an event showing the importance of collaboration between landlords and councils. West Suffolk Landlord’s...

Holiday lets and second homes in one hotspot in the UK have not, after all, impacted on house prices and affordability,...

Any restrictions on Airbnb and other short lets platforms will hit millions in the UK, according to the people behind new...

Private rental properties are now “far safer” than before thanks to recent legislation, according to the charity Electrical Safety First. Since five-year...

Another council is offering landlords financial assistance in improving energy efficiency in their investment properties.  North Norfolk District Council has won £3.85m...

The staycation craze has made holiday lets a far more attractive proposition to many would-be landlords, according to a new survey. Research...

Landlords with property in Breckland, South Norfolk and Broadland have been invited to attend a free online Landlord Forum networking and...

The specialist holiday let market is becoming increasingly attractive to ex-pat investors - and another mortgage lender has entered the sector...

Suffolk Building Society has just become one of the few lenders to consider applications from landlords who intend to market and...

Landlords adopting a strategy of buying cheap in search of high yields are having a tougher task in finding the right...

A council in a largely-rural area of Suffolk is the latest to have won additional funding to push landlords into making...

A council is appealing for witnesses to help with its prosecution of a landlord for illegal eviction. Sohila Tamiz who is a...

High end lettings agency Carter Jonas has offered landlords a series of tips to renting out their properties quickly and successfully. They...

Tenant activist group Generation Rent says it’s working with five councils to find out more about private renters in those areas. The...

A landlord has been convicted and ordered to pay more than £11,500 in fines and legal costs for the offence of...

A property company and its sole director landlord have been convicted and ordered to pay more than £50,000 in fines and...

A respected private rental sector body wants the government to slow its timetable for energy efficiency reform, warning that landlords could...

A landlord that refused to make safety improvements at two of her properties in Folkestone has been fined nearly £5,000. Madeleine Scott,...

A landlord in the east of England says she was unaware of her tenant’s worries over back to back viewings of the property...

The findings of a survey conducted with 2,000 tenants give an insight into what renters want now, eight months on from...

A council has issued a £445 Fixed Penalty Notice to a local landlord who disposed of his renovation waste in a...

Ed Sheeran has reportedly spent £57m on investing in the property market. The singer, 28, is said to be the owner of...

With the summer holiday season in full swing, UK coastal districts are seeing a boom in staycation bookings. Cornwall was discovered to...

In an attempt to help crackdown on poor quality housing, BBC News is exploring the challenges and the opportunities for communities...

A growing number of renters in the capital are looking for longer-term tenancies as home ownership becomes increasingly out of reach...

One of the UK’s biggest and arguably most contentious buy-to-let landlords has been ordered to pay £25,000 after ignoring a notice...

Kinleigh Folkard and Hayward (KFH) has become the latest letting agency to sign up to the Zero Deposit guarantee, a tenant’s...

Folkestone Magistrates Court’s decision last week to find high profile landlord, Judith Wilson, guilty of failing to comply with an enforcement...

Britain’s biggest and arguably most contentious buy-to-let landlord could be slapped with an ‘unlimited’ fine after leaving a wheelchair-bound tenant without...

Private renting has more than doubled over the past 20 years, and young people are by far the most likely age...

A buy-to-let landlord has been handed a two-year suspended sentence, ordered to pay more than £4,000 and given 100 hours of...

A landlord from Blackburn has been fined after failing to maintain gas appliances at his rental properties in Norwich. Norwich Magistrates’ Court...

A buy-to-let landlord has been fined £2,525 after failing to obtain a license for a shared house in Thurrock, Essex. Adeola Makinde was...

Landlords in Norfolk claim that they are owed thousands in unpaid rent while tenant deposits were left unprotected by a local...

Hackney in east London has recorded the fastest growth in rents on a typical two-bedroom home over the past decade, according...

West Suffolk councils have agreed to clamp down on dodgy landlords by adopting new powers to tackle them, following a joint...

The Cambridge has launched a new range of buy-to-let mortgages, as the lender battles to remain competitive. Highlights include a two-year fixed rate...

A former north London letting agent who stole thousands of pounds worth of cash and belongings from rental homes by tricking...

Buy-to-let landlords looking to acquire properties in Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Cambridgeshire, Essex, Hertfordshire, Norfolk, Northamptonshire and Suffolk, can now apply for two...

Landlords and letting agent are being urged to be cautious about using family members to guarantee rent payments for tenants, following...

The new Tory-led government is being urged to reverse punitive tax policies affecting private landlords in order to increase much needed...

Complaints against letting agents often make the headlines, but the reality is that most tenants and landlords are happy with the...

A new scheme launched to help landlords with housing repairs in Peterborough has been panned by the local MP. Stewart Jackson MP...

A landlord in Norfolk who flew into a rage and fired his 12 bore shotgun in the air before telling his...

Landlords are being reminded to remain attentive when viewing or inspecting rental homes in order to weed out tenants that may...

Fergus and Judith Wilson, have sold their property empire of hundreds of homes in Kent to a foreign consortium for more...

Property investors are looking North according to HSBC, as the top three cities with the best rental returns are Manchester, Kingston...