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28 March 2024
From: Breaking News
Lots and lots, is the short answer. I think the more you know, the more you're armed with information and knowledge,...
16 March 2024
From: Top tips & guides
In a final call on the Chancellor to help the private rental sector in today’s Budget, the National Residential Landlords Association...
06 March 2024
From: Breaking News
Zoopla’s latest market snapshot, used as a guide to capital appreciation by some landlords, says there’s now a three-tier housing market...
01 March 2024
From: Breaking News
Landlords are selling up in significant volumes these days - partly to cash in on capital appreciation, but mostly thanks to...
10 February 2024
From: Agent Advice
If you're thinking of investing in a holiday home this year, there can be a lot to consider. From gathering insight to...
27 January 2024
From: Agent Advice
Newham council in London has won what it calls a landmark case against a convicted rogue landlord. The court has dismissed the...
18 January 2024
From: Breaking News
The think tank Policy Connect is warning that landlords have reported that sub-standard carbon monoxide alarms are persistently available online, leaving...
17 January 2024
From: Breaking News
Landlords, being key players in the housing sector, can make a significant impact by fostering a greener mindset among their tenants....
13 January 2024
From: Top tips & guides
Airbnb has taken further steps to get in the good books of HMRC by issuing a guide on tax for its...
12 January 2024
From: Breaking News
With 3.5 million UK adults planning major home improvements in 2024, an energy expert has shared seven adjustments that can properties more sustainable. The...
06 January 2024
From: Legislation & Compliance
Letting agents’ trade body Propertymark has issued a warning to the rental sector about scams based on energy efficiency measures. An increase...
05 January 2024
From: Breaking News
An additional licensing scheme for HMOs has come into effect in a London borough. The new scheme will cover properties in Greenwich which...
03 January 2024
From: Breaking News
There are now fewer than 35 days until self employed workers - including many landlords - will need to submit their...
30 December 2023
From: Tax & Finance
New research from a construction professional body shows a large proportion of people would not buy a newly built property due...
30 December 2023
From: Top tips & guides
A lack of Energy Performance Certificate enforcement is putting tenants at risk from high energy costs or cold homes, according to...
23 December 2023
From: The Big Issues
Campaigning charity Shelter is nearing a controversial signature threshold in its petition about the Renters Reform Bill. It now has over 123,000 of...
11 December 2023
From: Breaking News
Property investment is a dynamic and diverse field, offering numerous opportunities for investors to grow their wealth. At Mortgage Scout, we...
02 December 2023
From: Agent Advice
New data shows it takes over half a year for courts to process legitimate possession claims made by private landlords. According to...
10 November 2023
From: Breaking News
HMRC has produced this material for landlords concerned at the prospect of self-assessment - What is Self Assessment and why do I need...
04 November 2023
From: Tax & Finance
New guidance has been launched on how to conduct thorough electrical safety checks on private rentals, and how to report any...
02 November 2023
From: Breaking News
The Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities says a new How To Rent guide will be issued today, October 2. Private...
02 October 2023
From: Breaking News
The rise of platforms such as Airbnb has opened up new possibilities to generate extra income by renting out spaces. From spare...
23 September 2023
From: Legislation & Compliance
Rental sector organisations have been given an indication by the Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities that a new How...
15 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
It’s hardly surprising that the property auction market has seen an increase in activity in recent years, with buyers looking to...
02 September 2023
From: Top tips & guides
A body called the Landlord Leaders Community - and appearing at first sight a little like a new trade group - is...
30 August 2023
From: Breaking News
Families opt to rent so they can move fast to buy a home close to London’s top schools, according to a...
25 August 2023
From: Breaking News
In the ever-evolving landscape of rental property management, UK landlords are facing significant changes. Most recently these changes include new energy...
19 August 2023
From: Legislation & Compliance
HMRC has prepared a guide to landlords’ and other property professionals’ self-assessment. Here’s the guide in its entirety. - The year is flying by...
16 August 2023
From: Breaking News
Landlords pulling out of buy to let because of high costs and overbearing regulation now have a guide to how quickly...
10 August 2023
From: Breaking News
As UK homeowners commit to more sustainable sources of energy, the number of homes installing rooftop solar panels reached its highest...
05 August 2023
From: The Big Issues
The letting agents’ trade body ARLA Propertymark is urging the government to regulate Airbnb and other short let platforms but to...
28 July 2023
From: Breaking News
According to the latest English Housing Survey there were 495,000 second homes in the UK in 2018/19 – a figure said to...
22 July 2023
From: Top tips & guides
A warning is going out today from the UK’s largest property auctioneer about the sensible pricing of property coming to the...
18 July 2023
From: Breaking News
Airbnb has linked up with Neighbourhood Watch in a bid to stamp out anti-social behaviour in short lets this summer. As part...
08 June 2023
From: Breaking News
With the cost-of-living crisis causing household bills to increase nationwide, many Britons are worried and concerned about the soaring energy prices...
03 June 2023
From: Top tips & guides
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
HMRC has contacted Landlord Today to make a direct appeal to readers to explain the benefits of submitting their 2022 to...
30 May 2023
From: Breaking News
With spring in the air, adjudicators at The Deposit Protection Service have revealed some of the interesting and unusual tenancy deposit...
13 May 2023
From: Top tips & guides
One of the UK governments has backed a call for private landlords to get cash help to meet new Minimum Energy...
28 April 2023
From: Breaking News
The auction arm of one of Britain’s largest agency groups says its seen a positive first third of the year. First For...
27 April 2023
From: Breaking News
The National Residential Landlords Association and the Tenancy Deposit Scheme have produced what they call a comprehensive spring cleaning guide for...
24 April 2023
From: Breaking News
The managing director of a major holiday lets firm is urging landlords to make their properties dog friendly if they want...
12 April 2023
From: Breaking News
Instead of selling your current home and buying a new one, you could look at letting out your own home and...
25 March 2023
From: Agent Advice
A new How To Rent guide has been released today by the Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities. Trade bodies were...
24 March 2023
From: Breaking News
The government has pulled together the latest guidance on Right To Rent, appropriate to landlords, lettings agents and home owners who...
24 March 2023
From: Breaking News
The government has indicated that the delayed publication of the latest How To Rent document is to be Friday March 24. The...
20 March 2023
From: Breaking News
The government has delayed publication of the latest How To Rent document - it had been expected today. The How to Rent...
17 March 2023
From: Breaking News
A new How To Rent guide is to be issued on Friday, according to a government communication with the National Residential...
14 March 2023
From: Breaking News
The Financial Conduct Authority has set out ways in which mortgage lenders can help customers struggling with payments - but landlords...
13 March 2023
From: Breaking News
09 March 2023
From: Breaking News
The Competition and Markets Authority is launching a three month probe into the workings of the private rental sector. It says the focus...
28 February 2023
From: Breaking News
York council has set out strict guidelines for Airbnb style short lets and for holiday rentals. A statement from the Labour-controlled authority...
03 February 2023
From: Breaking News
It’s the time of year when everyone is rushing to meet the self-assessment deadlines. Unfortunately, experience shows that there will be...
28 January 2023
From: Tax & Finance
The consumer service Which? Has taken the unusual approach of setting out a 12 point guide to landlords about how to...
24 January 2023
From: Breaking News
The Tenancy Deposit Service and the National Residential Landlords Association have produced a guide to improving energy efficiency in rented properties. Although...
18 January 2023
From: Breaking News
Residents in social and affordable housing are being given the chance to buy a share in their home for the first...
04 January 2023
From: Breaking News
The director of an auction house says the market has taken “a massive hit” with tough times ahead in 2023. Andrew Binstock...
21 December 2022
From: Breaking News
Many landlords have welcomed the zero deposit insurance concept - but is this being damaged by the pressure-selling techniques of some...
06 December 2022
From: Breaking News
Increasing numbers of lenders are now offering incentives to win the business of landlords with good, or improving, EPC ratings. In what...
28 November 2022
From: Breaking News
HMOs in the London borough of Brent must now win planning consent and meet a new set of criteria to ensure...
17 November 2022
From: Breaking News
After several months of delays, on December 1 the Renting Homes (Wales) Act - what the Welsh Government is calling the "biggest...
12 November 2022
From: Legislation & Compliance
HMRC has contacted Landlord Today to make a direct appeal to readers to complete accurate and timely tax returns. A spokesperson says:...
11 November 2022
From: Breaking News
HMRC is intensifying its efforts to track down landlords with undisclosed income, a financial consultancy claims. Perrys, a firm of chartered accountants,...
01 November 2022
From: Breaking News
Many first-time landlords don’t know where to begin when deciding to take in a lodger. Money.co.uk has provided top tips: 1. Check...
29 October 2022
From: Agent Advice
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
It's claimed that home owners could be making an extra £2.000 per month by renting out a spare room on Airbnb, depending...
08 October 2022
From: Agent Advice
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
A range of mortgage brokers are reporting an increase in enquiries from private tenants who have been given first refusal to...
07 September 2022
From: Breaking News
A franchise lettings agent has written a new guide for landlords. Mike Jones, co-owner of Belvoir’s Basingstoke office, has drawn on his...
01 September 2022
From: Breaking News
Bringing your pup on holiday is becoming more popular than ever. And with studies finding that ‘dog-friendly’ was one of the...
20 August 2022
From: Agent Advice
A group of health and safety experts has created a guide to help landlords understand major rental reform being introduced in...
28 July 2022
From: Breaking News
In the wake of the Grenfell Tower tragedy, fire safety - particularly for residents - has increasingly taken centre stage in...
16 July 2022
From: The Big Issues
The Welsh Government, which recently pushed back its so-called rental revolution until December, has nonetheless published extensive new guidelines about the...
15 June 2022
From: Breaking News
A prominent energy industry organisation has just issued a new guide for landlords to improve their properties. The Energy Saving Trust -...
14 June 2022
From: Breaking News
The government is today launching a consultation on a policy obliging landlords to make changes to communal spaces outside disabled tenants’...
09 June 2022
From: Breaking News
Are you a landlord with an EPC rating of D or below? Newable Finance has launched EPC Finance – a range of...
10 May 2022
From: Sponsored Content
A legal challenge has been launched on a local authority accused of charging “disproportionate” sums for repair work on a block...
05 May 2022
From: Breaking News
With the rising cost of living and the UK’s inflation crisis creating financial uncertainty, many are looking to make more secure...
30 April 2022
From: Agent Advice
In this guides and tips piece, Kerry Barber, head of Compliance at Goodlord, and Leanne McCarthy, claims facilitator at Goodlord, discuss why this month's...
29 April 2022
From: Legislation, Regulation & Compliance
Whether you own a leasehold or freehold property, if you’re an HMO landlord who rents out rooms, individual flats or even...
23 April 2022
From: The Big Issues
A survey by the activist group Generation Rent is asking a series of detailed questions of private tenants in the constituency...
21 April 2022
From: Breaking News
The Deposit Protection Service is warning landlords not to delay discussions about damp and mould until the end of the tenancies. DPS...
30 March 2022
From: Breaking News
PropTech supplier Canopy has launched a new service to help tenants affected by the pandemic. Last year Canopy was awarded a grant...
29 March 2022
From: Breaking News
Talk is getting louder about restrictions surrounding Airbnb and other short let platforms - and nowhere is the volume greater than...
19 March 2022
From: The Big Issues
The government has issued revised guidelines for the possession process in the private and social rented sectors in the light of...
15 March 2022
From: Breaking News
Has there ever been a better time to buy-to-let? Zoopla just last week revealed that demand and rent prices, especially in city...
19 February 2022
From: Top tips & guides
Nobody wants to have to end a tenancy with deductions from a tenancy deposit! Here we share our expert tips for landlords to pass...
17 February 2022
From: Sponsored Content
The government has issued a new guide to ensure landlords do not discriminate while enforcing the Right To Rent regulations. It applies...
14 February 2022
From: Breaking News
With Christmas and the New Year now over, landlords, investors and property experts are back to questioning what the coming twelve...
05 February 2022
From: Agent Advice
For landlords looking to find tenants fast, London-based lettings agency Douglas & Gordon has put together a 12 tip guide to ensure landlords have a smooth letting process – perfect for...
29 January 2022
From: Agent Advice
A new PropTech platform that claims to make buy to let investment simpler, faster and more accessible than ever before, is...
12 January 2022
From: Breaking News
The government has issued updated guidance on renters moving home during the pandemic, and for the first time the rules change...
10 January 2022
From: Breaking News
Proposals to force landlords to pay up to £10,000 to improve energy efficiency of rental properties require a rethink, according to...
20 December 2021
From: Breaking News
ARLA Propertymark has launched a radical programme of reform for the private rental sector - getting in before the government’s own...
15 December 2021
From: Breaking News
Harry Roberts, managing director of My Favourite Cottages, outlines how holiday homes can be made more sustainable. Earlier this month, world leaders...
27 November 2021
From: Industry Views
In recent years, letting property has become more challenging due to a range of tax and regulation changes and since March...
25 November 2021
From: Sponsored Content
The Barrows and Forrester agency has prepared a tenant guide for those hoping to hold fireworks displays at their rental home...