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Former Conservative leader Iain Duncan-Smith is to address landlords at an event this summer. The MP - 70 next week - was...

While parts of Britain are considering tightening rules over Airbnbs and other short lets, the Channel island of Jersey appears to...

In September the Prime Minister announced that landlords will no longer be required to meet the minimum EPC minimum energy rating...

Buy to let lender Aldermore has named Bristol, as the best city for landlords to invest in for 2024.  Manchester, Coventry, Brighton...

Two new build household names often favoured by landlords buying investment properties have announced a merger. Barratt has reached a £2.5 billion...

Damp and mould are two of the most common issues in rented properties, with surface mould caused by condensation one of...

The housing minister and the chief executive of the National Residential Landlords Association are amongst 60 speakers named for an upcoming...

New plans to clamp down on rogue social landlords who fail to provide safe homes have been announced today. This is part...

A Labour politician has returned to the subject of rent controls - even though the party has officially abandoned this as...

The year of proptech  The proptech revolution has been a long time coming but I think that 2024 will the year in...

Property investment is a dynamic and diverse field, offering numerous opportunities for investors to grow their wealth. At Mortgage Scout, we...

Landlords will have to include many more specific points about their properties when they list them in future - whether directly...

Activist’s Twitter war of words continues  It appears as if Suella Braverman is not the only figure making a personal attack in...

The Levelling-up and Regeneration Act received Royal Assent last month, meaning a major new piece of legislation has now entered the...

The chief executive of the National Residential Landlords Association has bagged a prestigious leadership award  Ben Beadle won Gold in the Association...

Claims on social media by a leader of the Renters Reform Coalition - who is also a contributor to a Labour-supporting website...

MPs from a range of opposition parties are pressing the government to reinstate the stricter energy efficiency rules for landlords, recently...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Louis Musgrove – Group Managing Director   What is Southernbrook Lettings and...

Rental activists are up in arms because Housing Secretary Michael Gove failed to mention the Renters Reform Bill during his keynote...

A leading lettings industry figure says politicians should have the repeal of Section 24 as a major priority. Section 24 removes a...

A body called the Landlord Leaders Community - and appearing at first sight a little like a new trade group - is...

While there has been a shortage of all types of rental accommodation across the UK for several years now, the student...

The long running experiment with rent controls and an eviction ban north of the border may yet continue for years to...

Rents continue to rise rapidly in every English region, Scotland and Wales according to the latest market snapshot from the respected...

Over recent years, as successive governments have tightened lettings legislation and increased the tax burden on landlords, some with investment properties...

A housing trust says landlords fed up with higher taxes and red tape should not sell up but instead lease their...

A prominent housing market website suggests that unprec­edented demand in the rental market may play “a key role” in restricting supply...

A specialist buy to let mortgage broker says the government must help landlords with mortgage costs, as well as owner occupiers...

A Labour pressure group wants the party to campaign on housing at the next General Election, including railing against what it...

Landlords whose residential properties became workplaces during the pandemic are unlikely to see any major change in the situation soon. That’s because...

A Labour MP who last held shadow office under the party leadership of Jeremy Corbyn has attacked the government for having...

The Generation Rent campaign has given its support to a call by London Mayor Sadiq Khan to be given powers to...

The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, wants new powers to impose higher tax on empty homes - and even seize them...

Section 21: Research carried out by Leaders Romans Group has found that Section 21 is rarely overused, and even more rarely...

The auction arm of one of Britain’s largest agency groups says its seen a positive first third of the year. First For...

Leaders Romans Group, a lettings agency network, is offering this advice to tenants. As the cost-of-living crisis continues to have a UK-wide...

The latest edition of a housing market measure has suggested that one borough of London has seen rent rises of 33...

The controversial Section 21 powers are neither overused by landlords, nor abused by them - despite some organisations claiming otherwise. Research by...

Over the last couple of years, the government has made several changes to how income and profits are taxed. Some of...

Instead of selling your current home and buying a new one, you could look at letting out your own home and...

Experts are forecasting that London rental prices are predicted to grow by 3% this year alone, while prices may increase by...

A host of local Labour leaders including mayors Andy Burnham and Sadiq Khan are leading a call for an immediate private...

Over the last few years, the property industry has been focusing on the need to provide more information to buyers ‘up...

Three quarters of local authorities are set to increase their council tax by the maximum amount in April as they complain...

Every year, those thinking about investing in property for the first time and even current landlords ask themselves whether it’s the...

The head of residential research at a prominent estate agency says the signs look ominous that “the housing market is headed...

The Regulator of Social Housing has warned landlords in that sector to take immediate action over damp and mould. And the regulator...

Improving yields throughout 2023 may stop more landlords quitting - and, in addition, rental reforms are unlikely to be as bad as...

At LRG we are currently seeing rental properties go within days, and sometimes hours of being placed on the market.  Rent is...

Figures from across the private rental sector have written an open letter to Housing Secretary Michael Gove, calling for a halt...

One of the leaders of campaign group Generation Rent is claiming that some landlords “force” tenants out using Section 21 powers. Dan...

The coronation of Rishi Sunak as the new Prime Minister has been broadly welcomed by much of the property establishment but...

Rishi Sunak has won the Conservative leadership campaign and is set to become Prime Minister tomorrow. Over the summer Sunak set out...

The National Residential Landlords Association says housing minister Andrew Stephenson will give a key-note address at its annual conference. The only problem...

It is thought that a new Housing Secretary to replace Greg Clarke may be named within hours, if as expected Liz...

The favourite to be named as the new Prime Minister and Conservative leader, Liz Truss, says there will be no new...

Amateur landlords have fallen out of favour. Buy-to-let properties – once the darling of budding investors looking for stable, long-term returns...

There is still time for landlords to influence the specific provisions of the Renters Reform Bill according to one of the...

Conservative party leadership hopeful Rishi Sunak says he wants today’s renters, along with young adults obliged to live at home with...

In June, the government finally released its long-awaited White Paper ‘A Fairer Private Rented Sector’. You will almost certainly have seen...

It’s just possible that the new Prime Minister - whether Rishi Sunak or Liz Truss - might just redress the imbalance...

Lettings agency Knight Frank says it doubts the current high levels of capital appreciation will be derailed this year by uncertainty...

Lettings agency Knight Frank says it doubts the current high levels of capital appreciation will be derailed this year by uncertainty...

With the (eventual) departure of Boris Johnson, the next question for landlords and indeed much of the property industry is: What’s going...

Landlord leaders are calling for a change to the Tenant Fees Act to allow renters to be charged for pet damage. Some...

Cabinet minister Michael Gove and junior minister Eddie Hughes - architects of the pro-renter White Paper issued last month - are staying...

Thank goodness the uncertainty is over - but is it all too skewed towards tenants? That’s the worry of suppliers as Daniel...

The government is today launching a consultation on a policy obliging landlords to make changes to communal spaces outside disabled tenants’...

It’s been confirmed that Prime Minister Boris Johnson is to announce plans to extend the Right To Buy to housing associations. Under...

A council is considering imposing Banning Orders on unregulated and ‘informal’ landlords who have no lettings background and who advertise on...

One of the leaders of the Generation Rent group claims it can be “an uphill struggle for private renters to get...

Landlords are likely to be obliged to supply agents with additional details in future, before their properties are listed to let...

Harry Roberts, managing director of My Favourite Cottages, outlines how holiday homes can be made more sustainable. Earlier this month, world leaders...

Ben Beadle, chief executive of the National Residential Landlords Association, is to sit on a new Lettings sector body set up...

Landlords are being invited to a webinar which is billed as helping them understand how letting their properties to Afghan refugees...

Rent controls, possibly ensuring that rents do not exceed 25 per cent of household income, are poised to be introduced into...

Landlords directly affected by the cladding scandal - because they own units in low and medium-rise blocks - have some good...

A Labour Party pressure group has tweeted the message: “All landlords are bastards.” The tweet, from Labour Tenants United, is the latest...

The chair of the all-party Environmental Audit Committee of MPs is urging the government to introduce an alternative to the disastrous Green...

The Momentum movement on the left wing of the Labour Party is staging a series of protests this weekend targeting landlords...

The National Residential Landlords Association says it backs a report by MPs sharply criticising EPCs and urging more effective modern energy...

A prominent lettings agency chief says tenants are becoming more eco-conscious, putting increased emphasis on landlords to meet expectations. Mike Cook -...

A senior Anglican priest has stood up for renting as a concept, and suggests Britain is too pre-occupied with home ownership. Angela...

All of Leaders Romans 130 branches are to be listed on a comparison website, Rentround. The site describes itself as “connecting landlords...

A virtual show about pest control is being targeted at landlords because of the strong links between pests and housing in...

Labour politicians, union leaders and Shelter are amongst those writing to Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon demanding an eviction ban. The protest...

Tell us about Airthings, why it was established, the products and what problem they were coming to solve? Airthings was established in...

A Labour activist claiming to represent tenants is putting the squeeze on party members who are also landlords. An article on the Labour...

Small scale or accidental landlords will need agents to help them let studio and one-bedroom properties, Rightmove says in a market...

There are a growing number of companies planning to shut their offices, with a view to having all their staff work...

Industry leaders are calling on the government to provide urgent support for young people living in private rented housing.  As the chancellor...

Some of the UK’s largest tenants unions have joined forces to heap pressure on the government to suspend all rent immediately,...

After two elections and three years of intense debate and hostility, the general election in December seemed to offer the political...

Buy-to-let landlords north of the border have come under increasing pressure ahead of the incoming changes to the energy efficiency of...

Towards the end of last year, I wrote an article for Landlord Today outlining the difficulties many landlords in the UK...

A letting agent has been ordered to pay back just £850 despite pocketing more than £16,000 at the expense of three...

The government crackdown on the buy-to-let sector has seen landlord regulations increase by a third since the Conservative party came into...

As a general election surely looms, Benham and Reeves has undertaken some research that could potentially help you decide who to...

The most reliable indicator of rental trends in the UK As the largest provider of deposit protection in the UK, our database...

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