Neath Port Talbot council plans to host a free event, providing what it calls “support and funding advice for landlords.” The Private...
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Countryside campaigning charity CPRE has given a warm welcome to Michael Gove’s clampdown on short lets. Last week Housing Secretary Gove announced...
26 February 2024
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Another council has set up an advice session for private rental landlords in the area. This even will take place at Neath...
23 February 2024
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A council in Wales is making changes to the system it uses to encourage private landlords to lease their properties to...
23 November 2023
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If you live in a rented home, you’ll know the struggles of wanting to make your home feel like your own...
02 September 2023
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A finance house says it’s seeing an increase in tenants offering to buy their properties off their landlords. James Briggs, head of...
02 August 2023
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A housing trust says landlords fed up with higher taxes and red tape should not sell up but instead lease their...
20 July 2023
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A pressure group within the Labour Party wants a future government to provide £15 billion over 10 years to allow half...
17 July 2023
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Landlords are being invited to a free event to find out more about help and incentives on offer to help local...
03 July 2023
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An appeal has gone out to recruit new landlords to work in partnership with a council. South Kesteven council in Lincolnshire claims...
12 June 2023
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A council is apply to private landlords to help it solve its housing crisis. Peterborough council says it’s looking for family sized...
19 May 2023
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A council claims that 70 private landlords have signed up to a long-tenancy guaranteed rent scheme. Milton Keynes council launched its 100 per...
24 February 2023
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A council at the heart of a controversial scheme claims to be “pleased” with the interest shown by private landlords. Leasing Scheme...
06 February 2023
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A £50m scheme to bring more empty homes back to life in Wales - but private land are excluded from applying. The...
02 February 2023
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A council is attempting to woo landlords to lease their properties for up to 20 years in return for a guaranteed...
17 January 2023
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A new initiative offering private landlords £5,000 to £25,000 to let their properties through a council has been given the go...
09 January 2023
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A portfolio landlord’s deal for an £11m re-financing package has been struck with a bank. The landlord was looking to refinance 63...
18 August 2022
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A charity, the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, wants a form of Right To Buy to be given to private tenants. Right To Buy...
29 July 2022
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Generation Rent, which typically attacks all landlords and especially those involved in buy to let, has instead focussed its latest social...
20 July 2022
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A council says it’s offering private sector landlords an opportunity to lease their vacant property and help support local residents who...
13 July 2022
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The proportion of landlords who plan to purchase their next buy to let property through a limited company has hit the...
07 July 2022
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Details have been released of a scheme seeking to encourage private landlords to lease their properties to local councils. The scheme in...
19 May 2022
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New research from an insurer shows many renters are acutely vulnerable to financial loss due to unawareness of their liabilities. And a...
06 April 2022
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A council is calling on landlords of empty properties to take the necessary actions to get their homes back into use...
01 March 2022
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Airbnb entered the realm of holiday lettings in 2009, but it wasn’t until 2016 that it really started to gain traction...
19 February 2022
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Landlords have welcomed an initiative to provide £30m to work with the private rental sector to end homelessness. Local authorities in Wales...
02 December 2021
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The Welsh Government has announced a £30m pot from which councils can pay for easing properties from private landlords. Under the Welsh Government’s...
30 November 2021
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A local authority has launched a free service seeking to avoid evictions. New Forest council says its 'Call Before You Serve' programme is a no-charge service providing...
09 November 2021
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Private landlords interested in leasing properties in Bridgend, south Wales, are being invited to join a scheme which would see them...
09 September 2021
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More landlords and tenants are opting to solve disputes independently, saving them weeks of waiting and potential stress caused by lengthy...
08 September 2021
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The Baroness leading the campaign group Generation Rent claims the official figure for evictions in the second quarter of this year...
13 August 2021
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Another council is urging landlords to seek alternative solutions to tenancy issues how the eviction ban is at an end. The emergency...
02 June 2021
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Oliver Andrews, editor at Property Assist Claim, sets out how landlords can find the ideal tenants for their rental homes. If you...
13 April 2021
From: Property Investment & Strategy
An appeal has gone out to private landlords to lease their properties to a council seeking to boost its supply of...
19 February 2021
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A council has launched a pilot scheme involving private landlords willing to lease their properties to the authority for five years. Cardiff...
10 February 2021
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Property auctions have proved increasingly popular and attracted a number of investors, including buy-to-let landlords, since the lockdown restrictions were eased,...
12 June 2020
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West One Loans has relaunched its buy-to-let range following the reintroduction of physical valuations. The new mortgage deals, offered at up to...
25 May 2020
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West One Loans has relaunched its buy-to-let range up to 70% loan-to-value (LTV) following the reintroduction of physical valuations. The range is...
21 May 2020
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An unscrupulous landlord who illegally rented out properties in Fife has been sentenced to two years in prison after failing to...
24 February 2020
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Al Rayan Bank has increased its finance-to-value (FTV) on select buy-to-let mortgage products. The lender’s two-year discount at 3.74% has had its...
11 November 2019
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Cardiff based housing association Cadwyn is calling for more private landlords with properties in the city to lease their properties with...
14 August 2019
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A buy-to-let landlord will be sentenced today in Plymouth Crown Court after he admitted to using a secret camera to spy...
07 June 2019
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Al Rayan Bank has launched a new limited company buy-to-let purchase plan (BTLPP) for landlords to purchase their investment properties in...
23 May 2019
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The cost of repairing a faulty boiler currently stands at about 60% more than the average UK monthly rent, according to...
22 March 2019
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Tenants living in sub-standard rented accommodation need greater support, according to Neil Cobbold, chief operating officer of PayProp UK, who has...
20 February 2019
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From tax hikes to a fresh raid on pensions tax relief, there are various tricks and treats the Chancellor could have...
24 October 2018
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Peterborough City Council has launched a new private rental scheme aimed at landlords who are looking for a long term tenant...
18 June 2018
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James Brokenshire has replaced Sajid Javid as housing secretary, following Javid's move to home secretary in the wake of Amber Rudd’s...
01 May 2018
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The number of landlords remortgaging in order to raise funds to improve their properties has reached an all-time high, new figures...
16 April 2018
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Unscrupulous landlords who rent out substandard properties face being driven out of the private rented sector as new banning orders are...
06 April 2018
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Loyalty programmes are popping up in every corner of the retail space, and that is because businesses understand the importance of...
28 February 2018
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Amid what is likely to be one of the coldest Februarys for a century the last thing you need – or...
22 February 2018
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The publication of a new report to ministers on electrical safety has been warmly welcomed by the Residential Landlords Association (RLA). The...
13 November 2017
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A former north London letting agent who stole thousands of pounds worth of cash and belongings from rental homes by tricking...
06 October 2017
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A new telephone service to help landlords resolve property matters more promptly and economically has been launched by a legal firm...
09 May 2017
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Many private sector landlords see social housing tenancies as a higher risk than traditional rentals, and rising rents in the open...
10 February 2017
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Daniel Stern explains the risks associated with leasing commercial property and how to best mitigate against them. Given that tax relief on...
06 February 2017
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Well cared for central heating systems will help keep your rental properties warm and cosy. But be warned, fresh analysis by...
30 January 2017
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British pensioners are increasingly choosing a rent a home by the seaside when they retire because the cost of buying property...
10 June 2016
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Buy-to-let remortgage transactions outstripped purchases by more than 2:1 in 2015, according to the latest Complex Buy to Let Index from...