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Only 2% of current properties listed for sale in London have a tenant in situ, according to lettings agency Benham and...

An activist group is demanding that the lower Capital Gains Tax should apply only to landlords who sell with sitting tenants. In...

A recent survey by digital mortgage lender, Molo, revealed that nearly 60% of UK landlords have seen a rise in late...

A London council has prosecuted a landlord for failing to carry out repairs on his property and causing a severe health...

A London lettings agency has been expelled from The Property Ombudsman for not paying compensation to a landlord following a failure...

It’s not just the weather that’s wet and dreary – the outlook looks bleak for landlords too as we head towards...

As the ‘big buy-to-let’ sell off gathers momentum, we take a look ways you can guestimate the value of your rental...

A new analysis shows growth in the trend for buy to let properties to be sold with tenants in situ.  The analysis...

Millions of UK landlords will be adversely affected by the Renters Reform Bill, a solicitor warns - the latest law expert...

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

If you are a landlord looking for the silver lining in a dark cloud, June’s interest rate decision will have certainly...

Analysis by professional cash buyer and portfolio landlord, LandlordBuyer (part of Open Property Group), has revealed what costs make up most...

As many buy-to-let landlords continue to question their place in the market with ever increasing legislation, finance and management costs, one...

Scottish landlords have been targeted with a raft of restrictive legislation in recent years but most are staying the course and...

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

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

As landlords continue to exit the market, there seems to be no easy solution for selling. Owning a buy-to-let portfolio can be...

PropTech supplier Inventorybase has drawn up a league table of what it calls the private rental sector’s most complained about issues.  After...

There’s been a remarkable 15 per cent leap in average rents achieved in prime central London over the past year, according...

A little-known law unearthed by a lettings agency may be bad news because it means some private renters are likely to...

With a week to go before we ‘lose’ an hour, and the weather finally cooling to something like the seasonal norm,...

Home repairs service Rightio has provided a useful checklist of the hidden costs of being a landlord. Many seasoned hands will...

A landlord has set out why he helped a refugee family resettle through renting one of his properties. The landlord - who...

An investment company claims some investors who buy at auction lose money because of misrepresentations in the legal pack.  The Mistoria Group...

Figures from investment consultancy London Central Portfolio show how vulnerable the capital’s rental market is to Brexit and Coronavirus - but...

An estate agency that bucks the industry trend by selling only tenanted properties to landlords says it’s had a record year. Portfolio,...

A property specialist at Perrys Chartered Accountants has issued new advice for landlords on how they can reap the benefits of...

Landlords with leasehold property within their portfolio, as well as their advisors, will be aware of the difficulty and delay a...

With just a few weeks remaining until the opening of the Green Homes Grant, many buy-to-let landlords are preparing to take...

Buy-to-let investments with a tenant already in situ are most in-demand across Glasgow, according to Howsy.  The letting management platform reports that...

Britain has faced terrible flooding this year. Floods and other property emergency can take minutes to occur and years to remedy....

Removing Section 21 could prove devastating for the private rented sector, with almost half of landlords and letting agents more likely...

Luton Council has successfully prosecuted an unscrupulous landlord for letting three unlicensed houses in which several people lived in squalor. Zenith Accommodation...

Buy-to-let landlords should invest the time in getting to know their tenants, according to new research. A survey conducted by Upad shows...

The government’s existing strategy to protect rent paid by tenants to letting agents will fail to provide adequate protection for landlords,...

Letting a home can be an intimidating task if you’re doing it for the first time. You may have deliberately entered...

Even though the most recent Budget offered some welcome relief for landlords and the buy-to-let sector as a whole, there are...

Licensing schemes can serve purposes which are indisputably genuine and valid. They can, however, also be used as money-making schemes, particularly...

When ex-social worker and professional landlord Leslie-Ann acquired the 18th century two-bedroom cottage she lives next door to four years ago,...

A new tool that enables landlords to get an instant EPC rating on their rental properties has been launched by Mortgages...

Together teamed up with second charge master broker Smart Money to provide a landlord with much needed funding within 24 hours. The...

The private rental sector is in urgent need of reform to make it easier and less costly for buy-to-let landlords to...

A large share of buy-to-let landlords trying to evict tenants are being delayed in doing so by defective Section 21 and...