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A landlord has quit the private rental sector after a battle with his council over why his properties were put into...

A rent guarantor service says the recent Second Reading of the Renters Reform Bill has intensified scrutiny on the challenges faced...

A six week consultation is now underway as a council bids to stop HMOs being used as Airbnb or other short...

Homelessness charities often berate private landlords for putting income before service to tenants. But a bitter dispute at one organisation has apparently revealed...

There’s been widespread anger from the mortgage broker community in response to NatWest’s decision to make buy to let stress tests...

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

Companies that own UK residential properties have one month to revalue and tell HM Revenue and Customs if any are worth...

Over 600 workers at the campaigning charity Shelter have started a fortnight of strike action in what the trades union Unite calls...

There’s been a significant drop in the number of students passing referencing. It’s down from 50 to 40 per cent this autumn...

At Prime Minister’s Questions yesterday Labour MP Graham Stringer asked about media reports - based on leaks from government - that...

Bristol’s Labour council has made a name for itself with policies shifting power from landlords to tenants. Earlier this year the Mayor,...

Landlords renting out to holidaymakers could be in with a chance of winning £10,000 as part of a nationwide search for...

The team at Landlord Today and our publisher, Angels Media, wish all agents a very prosperous New Year.  Thank you for your...

Landlord Today would like to wish all landlords and their families and colleagues a wonderful Christmas 2021. It’s been an exhausting year...

Automated rental payment platform PayProp recently held a webinar, attended by well over 100 people, in which a condensed video of...

The live launch of a roundtable event hosted by rental payments platform PayProp takes place tomorrow – and landlords can still...

The steps landlords need to take to improve their own image and enhance their reputation in the eyes of consumers was...

A holiday lettings agency is offering £10,000 to the owner of what it declares to be Britain’s Best Holiday Let. Sykes Holiday...

The Church of England has named its first Bishop for Housing, ahead of the publication of a report following a two...

Labour wants to see a tenant loans scheme in England similar to one now operating in Wales. Easington Labour MP Grahame Morris...

There’s a new editor of Landlord Today - Graham Norwood, currently editor of sister publications Letting Agent Today and Estate Agent...

Hodge has introduced a new mortgage aimed at those wanting to acquire a holiday let property in the UK.  The mortgage, which...

A private landlord who put the lives of his tenants at risk has been ordered to pay a £20,000 fine and...

The rise in popularity of holidaying in the UK or ‘staycation’ has led to a mini boom for the UK tourist...

Santander has increased the maximum term, age and loan-to-value (LTV) for its buy-to-let products, while also making amendments to its affordability...

In a bid to improve relationships between letting agents, landlords, and tenants north of the border, fresh funding has been made...

Principality Building Society has reiterated its commitment to ‘supporting’ buy-to-let landlords looking to ‘extend and strengthen their investment portfolios’ by increasing its...

Landlords could potentially earn more than £850 extra a year in rental income by permitting their tenants to decorate their homes, according...

Industry experts have joined forces to launch a campaign urging policy makers to create legislation on appliance testing in rental properties. It...

A landlord who built an outbuilding and converted it into eight small flats without planning consent has been ordered to pay...

Buy-to-let landlords are being advised to turn to the North West of England in a bid to increase their annual yields following the...

Buy-to-let landlords are being invited to take part in a free seminar in Cumbria next week. The event, which will be held...

Residential property price growth continues to prove resilient despite political and economic uncertainty, which is partly why buy-to-let remains the investment...

Buy-to-let investors seeking the best returns should look at investing in key northern cities where the gap between asking and achieved...

London continued to be the worst performing region in Britain when it comes to house prices, with values falling by 0.8%...

With house prices increasingly steady outside of London and the South East, the housing market across many parts of the country...

Investment in buy-to-let continues to outperform most major asset classes, at a time of low saving rates and stock market volatility. Despite...

Private rental prices paid by tenants in Great Britain rose by 1.5% in the 12 months to October, but this was...

The annual rate of house price growth increased to 2.5% in October, according to the latest figures, pushing homes further out...

Natwest has lowered its buy-to-let income coverage ratio requirement from 145% to 135% at 5.5%, while it has also introduced more...

Investing in the buy-to-let sector has proved a shrewd move for many private landlords, with fresh research revealing that they have...

Despite a host of anti-landlord policies adopted by the government, including higher stamp duty and the phasing out of mortgage tax...

The rapid growth in popularity of buy-to-let in recent years has been fuelled in part by the failings of the pensions...

Natwest has announced an overhaul of its underwriting processes for portfolio landlords ahead of September’s regulatory changes for complex buy-to-let, but...

There has been a significant increase in the number of people investing in the buy-to-let sector for the first time over...

Buy-to-let landlords will be left with little alternative but to raise rents or sell their properties due to the government’s punitive...

Harrow Council will take fresh measures to tackle rogue landlords by introducing new licensing schemes next week in Wealdstone and Edgware,...

Vulnerable families are being exploited by ‘rogue landlords’ in the Govanhill area of Glasgow, according to a BBC Scotland investigation. The report...

Plans for the Northern Powerhouse scheme, designed to rival London and the South East as the main driver of economic growth...

With just hours remaining until the polls close, the outcome of the EU referendum is too close to call. The sense of...