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Airbnb has ripped into politicians in Scotland who have implemented restrictions on short lets. The former SNP-Green coalition government allowed local councils...

The government is ruling out any U-turn on the tax changes regarding furnished holiday lettings - despite substantial complaints from Tory...

More landlords predict Scotland will attract the most residential property investment outside of London and the South East in the next...

Over half of current home owners with adult children have or expect to help their children financially to buy a property...

Specialist investment lender Hodge has joined forces with Propflo, a PropTech startup, to urge customers to make their properties more energy-efficient...

MPs return to the Commons today after a substantial Easter recess - and with progress on the Renters Reform Bill on...

A think tank based in central London says landlords would not quit the sector if much tougher - and more expensive...

A charity is calling for landlord licensing schemes which cost enough to fund annual inspections, and the issuing of “sentencing guidelines”...

A council has agreed a council tax rise of an additional 100% on second home and long-term empty homes, despite widespread...

It’s all change at the start of the new tax year, and with so many tweaks to so many rules, it’s...

The tax reliefs enjoyed by landlords running Furnished Holiday Lets (FHL) were cut by the Chancellor this month. Some say the...

Renting affects the resilience of all age groups.  Only one fifth of Millennial/Gen Z households who rent are on track for a...

Renting is becoming increasingly long-term, a new survey suggests. Monta Capital asked 1,586 UK renters about their experiences. Some 24% have been renting for...

The chief executive of a short lets service says Chancellor Jeremy Hunt is wrong to think penalising landlords will help solve...

A legal firm says Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has effectively slashed the value of holiday homes which are sold from April 2025...

Green Party activists responsible for rent controls on Scotland have now slammed landlords who claim the number of rented homes is...

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

A landlord has quit the private rental sector after a battle with his council over why his properties were put into...

A leader of the Renters Reform Coalition activist lobby has made a specific targeted attack on the motives and honesty of...

Dorset councillors have approved proposals for a council tax premium on second homes and a tightening up on its existing premium...

Data from lenders trade body UK Finance show an 18 per cent leap in buy to let arrears in the past...

A prominent London-focused agent and property consultant says landlords are prioritising long term ‘tenant quality’ over short term yields. Jo Eccles, founder...

The average home in England and Wales bought within the last 20 years and sold in 2023 achieved £102,650 or 48...

The Scottish Government has launched a consultation on migrating away from the emergency rent controls introduced in September 2022 and extended...

The capital gains tax allowance will be cut on April 6 from £6,000 to £3,000, so more people will pay CGT. The...

There will be long term pressure on housing affordability and the private rental sector if demographic forecasts from a range of...

A mandatory short lets registration and licensing scheme is to be introduced in part of the UK, described as a system...

A building society says it is considering ending its policy of lending to buyers of holiday lets. Martese Carton, the director of...

The Treasury has announced March 6 as the date for the Spring Budget and Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has commissioned the Office...

With 2023 drawing to a close, flatshare website SpareRoom has revealed data which suggests a slowdown in the rental frenzy -...

The government has launched a public consultation on a radical new UK home energy rating system to replace the long-standing Standard...

After the Autumn Statement unveiled a major tax cut for January, you’d be forgiven for thinking you’ll pay less tax in...

Affordability limits have been reached in several regions of the UK, the Home property website suggests. While some regions are still recording...

Savills is warning that the average UK house price is projected to fall by a further 3.0 per cent in 2024...

An Airbnb survey first reported last week on Landlord Today has exploded into a national newspaper controversy. Airbnb claims that almost 80...

Our generations-old obsession with home-ownership may be waning for the first time in recent memory. The introduction of the Housing Act in...

A new survey of over 1,000 landlords has revealed that just over half would consider leaving the market due to the...

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

Making an investment in a country with a different currency introduces exchange rate risk. Ideally, a UK investor would buy the...

The National Residential Landlords Association is meeting with the Department of Education to consider how, if at all, private landlords can...

New research has come to a conclusion that will surprise few - that landlords today are twice as likely to be...

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

A group of local authorities is asking the government to give individual councils the cash to buy properties off private landlords. London...

A warning is going out today from the UK’s largest property auctioneer about the sensible pricing of property coming to the...

There have been several examples of local councils asking private landlords to help find accommodation for refugees - but now the...

After genteel protests from the Generation Rent ginger group and more pro-active protests from the Acorn group of rental activists, tomorrow...

It looks likely that rental demand will remain high over then indefinite long term as some people resist growing mortgage periods. New...

The Welsh Minister with responsibility for housing, Julie James, has supported the need to review the way the private rented sector...

The property market is always changing, leaving investors on the constant lookout for their next big opportunity. With housing prices continuing...

Private landlords should hold fire on plans to quit the private rental sector and give the government a chance to incentivise...

The number of borrowers taking out mortgages lasting 35 years or longer has rocketed in the past 12 months, with uptake...

One of the UK governments has backed a call for private landlords to get cash help to meet new Minimum Energy...

With landlords obliged to think increasingly about energy efficiency measures, new data from Legal & General’s surveying team helps identify different...

A Labour candidate hoping to become the MP in a popular tourist area is on the warpath over what she calls...

Property guru Phil Spencer has set out five reasons to keep faith with buy to let. In an article for Estate Agent...

The Scottish Government, despite being in the middle of electing a new First Minister, is pressing ahead with legislation for long-term...

A Labour Party proposal to sell some long-empty homes to first time buyers for just £1 has been dismissed as the...

An agency heavily involved in Build To Rent claims investment in the sector remains high - but soaring debt costs may...

An unlikely location heads the latest league table purporting to show the highest returns on property investment. Aldermore’s Buy To let City...

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

There are early signs that the controversial private rental sector rent freeze in Scotland could be made permanent. The freeze, along with...

The Hargreaves Lansdown business consultancy is forecasting a 10.4 per cent drop in house prices from their peak, to take place...

There are many misconceptions about the private rented sector, but a common one I hear is that it is the tenure...

A prominent figure in property investment is warning that buy to let is the sector facing the biggest challenges in the...

The north of England has a home energy efficiency mountain to climb, with poorly insulated homes costing tenants at least £680...

A confused and complicated approach to holiday homes in England, Scotland and Wales threatens the future of the holiday letting sector...

As landlords know better than most, property taxes are a rich seam of revenue for the government. And now, new figures show...

If you are involved in property, it is important for tax purposes to be aware if your activities will be classed...

AirBnb owners are leaving the market for long term lettings following changes to the regulations in Scotland according to a leading...

In Scotland - where a rent freeze kicks in this coming weekend - Scottish private rents have fallen nearly 15 in...

Things are looking up in prime London with landlords enjoying both higher rents and lower void periods. That’s the news from investment...

The new Chancellor of the Exchequer spoke for only 25 minutes but effectively turned the recent history of British tax policy...

A properly industry leader is calling on government to cut taxes for landlords who agree to long term tenancies and rent...

An insight into the changing sales market suggests the cost of living crisis is biting buyers - some of whom may...

Many landlords who do not want to commit to high levels of expenditure to improve the energy efficiency of their homes,...

Managing property finances can be hard work, long-winded and stressful. With regulation changes and market volatility, keeping on top of your...

Who are you? I am the Head of Broking for Newable Finance. A specialist commercial finance brokerage. What is Newable Finance? Newable Finance is...

On August 4 the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee voted to raise the base rate from 1.25 to 1.75 per...

Households are big emitters of greenhouse gases, accounting for 26 per cent of total emissions. With targets in place to improve...

A new analysis by a lending company has revealed the average rent secured on a holiday let in 21 areas of...

ARLA Propertymark has released details of its written response to a Parliamentary committee investigating the impact of Airbnb-style short lets on...

A council claims that a substantial number of private landlords in its area have evicted long term tenants to make space...

Fresh government data shows that over 2021-22, some 12,965 rental properties were repossessed - a huge increase on the previous year,...

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

The great rent rise continues according to new data from ARLA Propertymark.  The trade body says while there has been a long...

One of the highest profile advocates of widespread reform in the private rental sector has been Baroness Alicia Kennedy, director of...

Those wondering why Airbnb is accused of contributing to the shortage of long term rental stock may be interested in seeing...

Two respected figures in the lettings sector want landlords and tenants to consider the future of the eviction process. Paul Shamplina -...

Details have been released of a scheme seeking to encourage private landlords to lease their properties to local councils. The scheme in...

Labour’s London Mayor - buoyed up after the party’s successes in the capital in last week’s elections - has renewed his...

Buy To Let may have had a resurgence in the past year but long-term lending patterns suggest landlords have been hit...

Politicians in a city with one of the UK’s most frenzied short lets markets are pledging to return Airbnb style units...

For investors who keep their buy to lets for substantial periods - up to 25 years in some cases - a...

A new calculation suggests London needs almost 85,000 new private rented homes a year to meet its housing needs. And it adds...

New research commissioned by the landlords’ trade body shows that the UK needs almost 230,000 new private rented homes a year...

The government’s new Levelling Up White Paper includes a dramatic reshaping of the private rental sector. Section 21 eviction powers will be...

Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves says Labour would increase tax on buy to let properties and on investment income for landlords.  Reeves was...

The Covid pandemic has had a significant impact on the economy, with long term consequences that are still not fully appreciated....

Covid-19 has undoubtedly shifted the way new landlords will be looking to invest in 2022, and our ranking makes it clear...

Our housing market needs a long-term vision, and one which is co-ordinated across government and the wider industry. And it is...