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Landlords, being key players in the housing sector, can make a significant impact by fostering a greener mindset among their tenants....
13 January 2024
From: Top tips & guides
Another problem has emerged for the heat pump sector which had, until last week, anticipated rapid growth as part of the...
29 September 2023
From: Breaking News
Haringey council has got a £200,000 windfall from landlords of unlicensed HMOs. And now it’s set to get even more. Councillors are to...
22 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
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 mortgage expert is warning renters tempted by news that the Skipton Building Society has launched a 100 per cent mortgage...
23 May 2023
From: Breaking News
As many buy-to-let landlords continue to question their place in the market with ever increasing legislation, finance and management costs, one...
26 January 2023
From: Sponsored Content
The large majority of players in the lettings industry wants the rental reform programme outlined by the government, an agent claims. Laura...
25 November 2022
From: Breaking News
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has delivered his long-awaited Autumn Statement - the fiscal event which he says will lead to “all of...
17 November 2022
From: Breaking News
A formal consultation that saw an overwhelming number of responses opposed to extend notice periods to six months has been ignored...
14 November 2022
From: Breaking News
A Conservative MP says the stamp duty cut announced in the now-legendary mini-Budget at the end of last month should not...
21 October 2022
From: Breaking News
If you are involved in property, it is important for tax purposes to be aware if your activities will be classed...
15 October 2022
From: Tax & Finance
A council has launched a best practice charter for operating “considerate holiday lets” in partnership with a property industry trade body. The...
27 September 2022
From: Breaking News
Stamp Duty paid between April and August 2022 was up 29 per cent on the same period last year according to...
22 September 2022
From: Breaking News
Grainger, the UK’s largest landlord and a huge player in the Build To Rent sector, says it’s going to implement only...
16 September 2022
From: Breaking News
02 September 2022
From: Breaking News
A mortgage broker is accusing buy to let lenders of making life tougher for landlord borrowers. Mel Whiting of Norton Finance says...
30 May 2022
From: Breaking News
As we approach what is commonly the busiest month of the year, there is one question many in the sector many...
19 March 2022
From: Agent Advice
With the housing market showing little sign of a slowdown, interest in auction properties also signals a busy year ahead. Here's my...
05 March 2022
From: Top tips & guides
A right wing think tank has published a blog post suggesting that while rent controls appear a popular help for current...
16 November 2021
From: Breaking News
A council says it’s going to spend £70,000 of central government money to help “engage” with landlords over issues of energy...
29 October 2021
From: Breaking News
Adrian Ramsay, newly-elected co-leader of the Green Party, wants a windfall tax on the value of investment properties owned by private...
25 October 2021
From: Breaking News
If you let out holiday properties or have switched to Airbnb or similar platforms, tax inspectors may be coming for you. Accountancy...
15 October 2021
From: Breaking News
Around 20 per cent of landlords surveyed by a bank used a credit card or short-term finance to fund a recent...
13 October 2021
From: Breaking News
Over half of local authorities in England have not issued any civil penalties against rogue or criminal landlords in the last...
04 August 2021
From: Breaking News
The latest updates affecting the work of local landlords, letting agents and property managers, plus a chance to network and catch...
04 August 2021
From: Breaking News
A council enquiry is proposing a flurry of new landlord licensing schemes in one county in England. An inquiry into the private...
22 March 2021
From: Breaking News
The government’s Green Homes Grant has been slammed by MPs for its snail’s pace progress, complications and poor delivery. The all-party Environmental...
18 February 2021
From: Breaking News
There is growing momentum for local councils to freeze their plans for landlord licensing while the pandemic continues. Lettings agency trade body...
27 January 2021
From: Breaking News
The changes to Mortgage Interest Tax Relief and impact on your wallet Before April 2017 landlords with a mortgage on their buy-to-let...
14 January 2021
From: Sponsored Content
London Labour Mayor Sadiq Khan wants a £3 billion one-off windfall tax on private developers to fund replacement cladding on affected...
30 December 2020
From: Breaking News
The number of buy to let mortgages for landlords has dropped to 1,792 - and in comparison to last year that’s...
03 December 2020
From: Breaking News
There’s been renewed media spotlight on landlords who register their holiday lets as businesses, and can thus claim a key grant. The...
01 December 2020
From: Breaking News
New regulations on electrical safety standards for private rented accommodation have come into effect. Here is what landlords need to know. The ‘Electrical...
07 September 2020
From: Breaking News
Given that online property portals, dominated by a handful of websites, are by far the most popular home search method, it...
03 August 2020
From: Breaking News
An error in the processing of cross-border flows between Wales and England has resulted in the under-estimation of Wales’ net population...
19 June 2020
From: Breaking News
A man deemed not to be a fit and proper person to hold a licence for a house in multiple occupation...
17 June 2020
From: Breaking News
Buy-to-let landlords hope that the housing market in England has embarked on a road to recovery after being given the green...
14 May 2020
From: Breaking News
A high number of buyers have postponed or pulled out of property deals as a result of the coronavirus outbreak fearing...
28 April 2020
From: Breaking News
One in nine mortgage holders in the UK has taken a so-called ‘payment holiday’ as their finances have been adversely affected...
16 April 2020
From: Breaking News
With new research showing that direct payment of benefits to landlords contributed most to reductions in rent arrears, the Residential Landlords...
18 September 2019
From: Breaking News
An e-commerce platform battling construction waste by enabling businesses to sell surplus materials to builders, renovators and DIY enthusiasts, claims that...
19 June 2019
From: Breaking News
When it comes to letting a property, it is important that landlords and renters have faith in their agent. To many renters,...
20 May 2019
From: Breaking News
A buy-to-let landlord has been ordered to pay more than £6,000 in relation to 12 charges under the Housing Act after...
16 May 2019
From: Breaking News
Property expert and entrepreneur Gill Fielding has been investing in property for several decades; long before the term ‘property investor’ was...
26 March 2019
From: Sponsored Content
Assertions made by UK Finance that the leasehold system is not in need of major reform have been rejected by Leasehold...
18 January 2019
From: Breaking News
Christmas is almost upon us once again and for many people, that means they are now making plans to go and...
20 December 2018
From: Breaking News
As the Chancellor prepares to deliver his Budget today, research from Aldermore has revealed the measures prospective first-time buyers want put...
29 October 2018
From: Breaking News
The government is considering plans to provide financial incentives for those offering longer tenancies, according to the Sunday Times. The government is...
08 October 2018
From: Breaking News
Investors have long turned to residential property as a means of supplementing their income, supported by strong demand from tenants and...
05 September 2018
From: Breaking News
Rental prices increased by 1.5% in April compared to the corresponding month a year earlier, according to the latest HomeLet Rental...
08 May 2018
From: Breaking News
A pair of private landlords from Sheffield who harassed and illegal evicted their tenant have been handed suspended prison sentences. Mark Cashin...
23 March 2018
From: Breaking News
Universal credit will cause up to 1.3 million evictions from privately rented homes, Liberal Democrat Department for Work and Pensions (DWP)...
23 March 2018
From: Breaking News
Skipton International is hoping to build on strong demand for its buy-to-let mortgages to British expats seeking to invest in England...
21 March 2018
From: Breaking News
Rental prices continued to rise in January, albeit marginally, according to the latest HomeLet Rental Index. The average rent agreed on a...
12 February 2018
From: Breaking News
There has been a sharp rise in the number of expats in Australia looking to invest in UK buy-to-let property, despite...
08 February 2018
From: Breaking News
While demand for rental property remains strong, landlords always have to be mindful of tenants’ ability to pay higher prices, according...
21 November 2017
From: Breaking News
Annual rental price growth in the UK slowed to just 0.9% in October, which was less than half the 2.1% increase...
09 November 2017
From: Breaking News
In an attempt to improve standards in the private rented sector, a London-based letting agent is calling on buy-to-let landlords to adopt...
22 August 2017
From: Breaking News
Skipton Building Society has announced that it has tightened its portfolio affordability requirements to 150% at 5.5%, and at 5% for...
16 August 2017
From: Breaking News
The government’s decision to introduce a number of measures to curb the growth of private landlords has prompted concern that the buy-to-let...
11 August 2017
From: Breaking News
Having long provided mega double-digit returns for investors, investment in buy-to-let has outperformed all major asset classes in recent years, but...
21 July 2017
From: Breaking News
Keystone has announced that it will be raising its buy-to-let procuration fees to 0.7% to recognise the additional work mortgage brokers...
12 July 2017
From: Breaking News
A new online case tracking system that enables brokers to review the progress of mortgage applications on behalf of buy-to-let landlords...
23 June 2017
From: Breaking News
Very few of us enjoy filling in a tax return. But here are a few suggestions put forward by London based...
21 June 2017
From: Breaking News
A new buy-to-let insurance system designed to help advisers offer landlords a simplified way to ensure that their rental property investments...
17 May 2017
From: Breaking News
Buy-to-let property is still an attractive investment at a time of low interest rates and volatile stock markets, according to according...
31 March 2017
From: Breaking News
The buy-to-let boom of recent years has fed the stereotype that Brits are obsessed with property. Ever since Margaret Thatcher declared...
28 February 2017
From: Breaking News
The number of second homes liable to pay stamp duty increased to 62,800 in the final quarter of last year, up...
01 February 2017
From: Breaking News
The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) is urging the government to reconsider pending taxation changes announced by the now former chancellor George...
01 February 2017
From: Breaking News
Annual rental price growth slowed to just 1.7% in December, which was less than half the 3.8% increase recorded in December 2015,...
11 January 2017
From: Breaking News
Having long provided mega double-digit returns for investors, investment in buy-to-let has outperformed all major asset classes in recent years, but...
04 January 2017
From: Breaking News
Recovering rental arrears from non-paying tenants is one of a landlord’s biggest challenges. But while no-one actually enjoys chasing money, it...
08 December 2016
From: Breaking News
The Bank of England will be granted new powers by the government to regulate mortgages used by small buy-to-let landlords to...
17 November 2016
From: Breaking News
From a landlord’s perspective, it has been a tough year, with a raft of changes designed to bring the booming housing...
02 November 2016
From: Breaking News
A quarter of all residential properties acquired in the summer were either a buy-to-let investment or a second home, fresh data...
31 October 2016
From: Breaking News
Our new Chancellor, Philip Hammond, looks like a considered man and one hopes that he will be able to ‘kick away’...
24 October 2016
From: Breaking News
Our latest infographic shows figures of how the majority of deposits are repaid at the end of tenancy and goes into...
05 August 2016
From: Sponsored Content
Leeds Building Society has launched a new 2-year 70% loan-to-value buy-to-let fixed rate, available exclusively to the LSL group, including TMA...
14 June 2016
From: Breaking News
With just a few hours until polls close in London, housing remains the main issue that may help determine who gets to run the...
05 May 2016
From: Breaking News
A tenants’ campaign group claims the Starter Homes scheme will help just 200,000 first-timer buyers, leaving 2 million aspiring home owners...
01 March 2016
From: Breaking News
Government policies are discriminating against UK based investment in the housing market by making it easier for foreign investors to purchase...
20 January 2016
From: Breaking News
Buy-to-let is in the line of fire again with reports that officials at the Basel Committee are looking to get tough...