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The average house prices in England was £290,000 last year, some 8.3 times average annual earnings. This was actually down from 8.5...
26 March 2024
From: Breaking News
Britain’s housing stock offers the worst value for money of any advanced economy, according new analysis published by the Resolution Foundation. The...
25 March 2024
From: Breaking News
A think tank is urging the UK government to consider tax perks for private renters to help them save faster for...
21 March 2024
From: Breaking News
An all-party House of Commons committee is calling on Local Housing Allowance to be updated automatically and annually. LHA rates have been...
21 March 2024
From: Breaking News
The management of BTL properties, whether it's a modest collection of three units or a more sizable portfolio of fifteen, can...
15 March 2024
From: Sponsored Content
The Government quietly announced population projections towards the end of January that could have major implications for the types of homes...
02 March 2024
From: The Big Issues
A London council is consulting on another controversial landlord licensing scheme. Barking and Dagenham council’s existing Selective Licensing Scheme has been applied to...
21 February 2024
From: Breaking News
Another rental market snapshot suggests that London is suffering an oversupply of properties to let - with rents dipping as a...
15 February 2024
From: Breaking News
A prominent lettings agency has hit out at the latest changes to safety regulations that private landlords must comply with or...
15 February 2024
From: Breaking News
The Renters Reform Bill will not go for its Third Reading in the House of Commons for at least another fortnight. The...
05 February 2024
From: Breaking News
A prominent London-focused agent and property consultant says landlords are prioritising long term ‘tenant quality’ over short term yields. Jo Eccles, founder...
02 February 2024
From: Breaking News
The average home in England and Wales bought within the last 20 years and sold in 2023 achieved £102,650 or 48...
22 January 2024
From: Breaking News
The Scottish Government has launched a consultation on migrating away from the emergency rent controls introduced in September 2022 and extended...
20 January 2024
From: The Big Issues
Rents across the UK continue to retreat from their 2023 highs, falling by 2.9 per cent over the last three months,...
17 January 2024
From: Breaking News
A building society is calling upon politicians, government, the Bank of England and local councils and other bodies to cooperate on...
13 January 2024
From: The Big Issues
A Labour-controlled council is inviting private rental sector representatives to a round-table event which it pledges will not be a talking...
10 January 2024
From: Breaking News
There’s a warning this morning that stricter Energy Performance Certificate measures for the private rental sector may not have gone, after...
09 January 2024
From: Breaking News
HM Treasury has opened its representations portal, meaning landlords - and anyone else - can submit their ideas for the next...
05 January 2024
From: Breaking News
With 2023 drawing to a close, flatshare website SpareRoom has revealed data which suggests a slowdown in the rental frenzy -...
30 December 2023
From: Agent Advice
Many landlords say they’re set to expand investments in 2024 despite facing up to 80 per cent higher costs in the...
29 December 2023
From: Breaking News
Thousands of Britons earning from letting their spare room or using parts of their home on platforms like Airbnb could be...
28 December 2023
From: Breaking News
The head of a major industry service supplier insists the Renters Reform Bill provision making it easier for tenants to keep...
28 December 2023
From: Breaking News
According to a London property management company, the profile of renters in prime London is varying hugely. Glenfield Property Management says that...
28 December 2023
From: Breaking News
One in five (20 per cent of) landlords plans to reducing their buy to let holdings according to a new survey. The...
19 December 2023
From: Breaking News
The government has insisted that its commitment to reform the courts process to help deal with evictions more effectively is not...
30 November 2023
From: Breaking News
A leader of the pro-tenant activist group Acorn has told MPs that “one man bands” are more likely to exploit tenants...
22 November 2023
From: Breaking News
It’s not just the weather that’s wet and dreary – the outlook looks bleak for landlords too as we head towards...
17 November 2023
From: Sponsored Content
A prominent lettings agent says he can see why tenants have lost faith in the government following delays in the banning...
16 November 2023
From: Breaking News
A landlord and a property management company have been found guilty of putting tenants at risk after a council probe. Kensington and...
08 November 2023
From: Breaking News
The government's Office for National Statistics has revealed that it conducts an exercise to assess the likelihood that landlords will increase...
06 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
A group of 30 charities and non-profit organisations, led by campaigners at Shelter, have urged the government to get a move...
17 October 2023
From: Breaking News
A council has been slammed for its “absolutely outrageous” failure to stop the eviction of up to 80 tenants - a...
12 October 2023
From: Breaking News
A bizarre situation has arisen with a Labour council securing a banning order on a landlord - who now has to...
11 October 2023
From: Breaking News
Inventory clerks are ideally placed to protect landlords from some heavy fines triggered by the Renters Reform Bill, it’s been claimed. The...
11 October 2023
From: Breaking News
New research shows that 676,000 homes in England are sitting empty. The research comes from property purchasing firm House Buyer Bureau which...
06 October 2023
From: Breaking News
A row has broken out over a statement made by housing minister Rachel Maclean at the Conservative Party Conference. She told a...
03 October 2023
From: Breaking News
New figures reveal the typical Briton’s lack of knowledge around energy efficiency issues in the home. The research found that only 35...
27 September 2023
From: Breaking News
More than 300 landlords have applied for a new licence brought in this summer by Tory controlled Kensington and Chelsea council...
08 September 2023
From: Breaking News
Landlords are being advised to be on their guard and not be duped by social media messages urging them to flout...
01 September 2023
From: Breaking News
Over two-thirds of all new homeowners in London received family support to purchase their homes. ‘Bank of Family’ recipients in London received...
31 August 2023
From: Breaking News
While there has been a shortage of all types of rental accommodation across the UK for several years now, the student...
26 August 2023
From: Agent Advice
The Generation Rent group of activists has written an open letter to mortgage firm chief executives asking for special dispensation for...
25 August 2023
From: Breaking News
There are few signs that the pace of rental growth is slackening, warns Hamptons. It says the cost of a new tenancy...
17 August 2023
From: Breaking News
Housing Secretary Michael Gove is being lobbied to take urgent action over the growing problem of abandoned tenancies. Propertymark chief executive Nathan...
14 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
I recently had the opportunity to challenge a lot of nonsense in Parliament. Or to put it another way, I was...
05 August 2023
From: Rental Reform
An outspoken agent says he is seeing growing numbers of people renting in later life to reduce their inheritance tax liability. Trevor...
27 July 2023
From: Breaking News
The latest research by London lettings agency Benham and Reeves has revealed the uphill struggle facing those in search of a...
22 July 2023
From: Agent Advice
If you are a landlord looking for the silver lining in a dark cloud, June’s interest rate decision will have certainly...
13 July 2023
From: Sponsored Content
London landlords and letting agents have so far been hit with more than £900,000 in fines in the first half of...
10 July 2023
From: Breaking News
New research shows a 41 per cent reduction in the number of London properties available for private rent since the Covid-19...
05 July 2023
From: Breaking News
A non-for-profit hospitality group wants tighter regulations and restrictions to be imposed on Airbnb properties which affect both the rental market...
29 June 2023
From: Breaking News
Private landlords and managing agents are being invited to take part in a new anti-burglary scheme being run by a Labour-controlled...
26 June 2023
From: Breaking News
A comparison website has compiled a list of what it claims to be the most common lies on tenancy applications -...
21 June 2023
From: Breaking News
A leading buying agent says changing planning priorities amongst London councils are likely to mean that large lateral apartments will maintain...
21 June 2023
From: Breaking News
The long-awaited Renters Reform Bill has been unveiled, as Ministers bid to address the housing crisis and create a fairer rental...
17 June 2023
From: Agent Advice
TV property guru Phil Spencer has offered a series of tips to letting agents on how to retain landlord clients, especially...
09 June 2023
From: Breaking News
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
A three bedroom house has been freed up after a remarkably long investigation by a London council. The result follows a legal...
31 May 2023
From: Breaking News
Rents in England their upward path last month, rising 0.1 per cent to an annual rate of 4.7 per cent according...
25 May 2023
From: Breaking News
The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, wants new powers to impose higher tax on empty homes - and even seize them...
24 May 2023
From: Breaking News
A prominent group of economists has predicted the measures in the Renters Reform Bill will backfire on the government. Matthew Lesh, Director...
17 May 2023
From: Breaking News
TV property expert Phil Spencer has called for a radical simplification of the rules surrounding landlord licensing, fees and other regulations. In...
15 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
In 2021, 447,000 people had a holiday home where they spent more than 30 days – up 4.7 per cent in...
06 May 2023
From: Rental Reform
Labour’s shadow housing spokesperson is promoting a video claiming that ‘everyone’ in the private rental sector suffers from ‘rogue landlords and...
25 April 2023
From: Breaking News
The government response to a Freedom of Information request has shed light on the increasing number of homes in England and...
20 April 2023
From: Breaking News
The latest edition of a housing market measure has suggested that one borough of London has seen rent rises of 33...
20 April 2023
From: Breaking News
A mortgage chief has accused local authorities of treating private landlords like cash machines. Justin May, chief executive of EHF Mortgages, makes...
31 March 2023
From: Breaking News
Eight criminal landlords - three of them companies - have been fined approaching half a million pounds. They were prosecuted for offences...
31 March 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 flamboyant landlord with 150 properties in England says he’s quitting the sector and taking his investment money elsewhere. Ajay Ahuja says:...
13 March 2023
From: Breaking News
The majority of private landlords would consider switching to a letting agency because of the current complexity of buy to let. A...
10 March 2023
From: Breaking News
Flat-pack furniture giant IKEA has teamed up with campaigning charity Shelter to highlight the issue of homelessness. The Scandinavian firm, citing Shelter’s...
09 March 2023
From: Breaking News
Housing Secretary Michael Gove is urging tenants to complain about sub-standard housing with the government’s ‘Make Things Right’ advertising campaign. Social housing...
07 March 2023
From: Breaking News
A buy to let mortgage broker is warning landlords that as many as one in three investors fail their lender's affordability...
06 March 2023
From: Breaking News
Last week it was announced that North Devon's second homeowners could pay double the amount of council tax after one year...
25 February 2023
From: Agent Advice
A leading property industry figure has exploded the myths that lie behind the calls for private rent controls. Ian Fletcher, director of...
22 February 2023
From: Breaking News
An accreditation scheme has produced a free-to-use tool aimed at landlords seeking to make their residential properties more energy efficient and...
10 February 2023
From: Breaking News
A new rental market analysis has revealed where in the UK has the highest proportion of private landlords. Benham and Reeves analysed...
10 February 2023
From: Breaking News
As 2025 gradually approaches, the question of how the private rented sector decarbonises and becomes more energy efficient is becoming more...
04 February 2023
From: Legislation & Compliance
The Chancellor of the Exchequer has poured cold water on the prospect of any tax cuts in the near future -...
30 January 2023
From: Breaking News
A top Tory who is chair of the Conservative backbench Treasury Committee and a member of the Treasury Select Committee says...
25 January 2023
From: Breaking News
A rogue landlord who created false identities and fake lcompanies as part of an elaborate web of misinformation designed to exploit...
13 January 2023
From: Breaking News
The local media in Yorkshire says Labour’s Rachel Reeves - the Shadow Chancellor - is campaigning for the introduction of a...
12 January 2023
From: Breaking News
The top end of the UK’s residential market is experiencing a growing divergence between heavily mortgaged and equity-rich owners, according to...
28 December 2022
From: Breaking News
Prime Central London will bounce back in 2023 according to national consultancy Carter Jonas - and it’s thanks to the poorly...
21 December 2022
From: Breaking News
A new market snapshot shows that tenants in London have seen bigger rent price increases than anywhere else in the UK...
14 December 2022
From: Breaking News
Generation Rent has returned to the threat of rent-for-sex as it claims 200,000 female tenants could be offered discounted rent in...
06 December 2022
From: Breaking News
A maverick landlord who has hit the headlines countless times in recent years has lost his latest bid to sue the...
05 December 2022
From: Breaking News
Phil Spencer’s online consumer service Move iQ has created a series on its YouTube channel looking at living in Build To...
01 December 2022
From: Breaking News
New figures from HMRC this week show that the Treasury raked in another £4.1 billion in inheritance tax receipts in the...
26 November 2022
From: Tax & Finance
Scottish landlords have been targeted with a raft of restrictive legislation in recent years but most are staying the course and...
26 November 2022
From: Agent Advice
Tenants should brace themselves for soaring rents in the New Year, a property expert warns. The National Association of Property Buyers predicts...
21 November 2022
From: Breaking News
The leader of the Generation Rent activist group says that the shortage of homes to rent means no private sector tenant...
18 November 2022
From: Breaking News
The Stripe Property Group, a housebuilder, claims rental homes near universities command an average yield 1.3 per cent higher than those...