The Generation Rent group has thrown its weight behind a ban on mortgages for holiday homes buyers - and its chief...
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26 February 2024
From: Breaking News
A rogue landlord and his company have been found guilty of failing to licence an HMO and breaches of management regulations. Broadland...
06 October 2023
From: Breaking News
Another council may be considering a tax on guests staying at Airbnb or other short let properties. North Norfolk council, which covers...
26 September 2023
From: Breaking News
New data from the Office for National Statistics, based on the 2021 Census results, show growth in the number of holiday...
27 June 2023
From: Breaking News
The Generation Rent activist group claims holiday homes are eroding the supply of available properties in key tourist areas. It claims 80...
06 June 2023
From: Breaking News
A landlord has been prosecuted after construction and renovation waste from his rental property was found dumped in Cambridgeshire. The dumped rubbish...
03 May 2023
From: Breaking News
The top UK holiday hotspot for 2023 is Yorkshire, according to Sykes Holiday Cottages’ latest Staycation Index report. Known for its picturesque...
29 April 2023
From: Top tips & guides
An unnamed landlord in the Norfolk town of Cromer has been issued with a £2,000 penalty, after the Residential Property Tribunal...
19 April 2023
From: Breaking News
A landlord has been prosecuted after construction and renovation waste from his rental property was found dumped in Cottenham. The dumped rubbish...
28 March 2023
From: Breaking News
A quarter of holiday let owners are very worried about the potential of new regulations or fees being enforced following the...
22 March 2023
From: Breaking News
According to the most recent statistics there are 676,452 vacant properties in England, nearly half a million of which have been...
18 March 2023
From: The Big Issues
The new editor of an influential newspaper property supplement has come up with a way of solving what she calls “the...
19 December 2022
From: Breaking News
A landlord has been issued with a £16,000 penalty after the Residential Property Tribunal dismissed an appeal and upheld a financial penalty. North Norfolk council issued the...
31 October 2022
From: Breaking News
Holiday lets and second homes in one hotspot in the UK have not, after all, impacted on house prices and affordability,...
19 July 2022
From: Breaking News
Any restrictions on Airbnb and other short lets platforms will hit millions in the UK, according to the people behind new...
18 July 2022
From: Breaking News
Private rental properties are now “far safer” than before thanks to recent legislation, according to the charity Electrical Safety First. Since five-year...
24 June 2022
From: Breaking News
Another council is offering landlords financial assistance in improving energy efficiency in their investment properties. North Norfolk District Council has won £3.85m...
20 April 2022
From: Breaking News
Landlords with property in Breckland, South Norfolk and Broadland have been invited to attend a free online Landlord Forum networking and...
18 March 2022
From: Breaking News
A landlord in the east of England says she was unaware of her tenant’s worries over back to back viewings of the property...
12 February 2021
From: Breaking News
A council has issued a £445 Fixed Penalty Notice to a local landlord who disposed of his renovation waste in a...
17 November 2020
From: Breaking News
In an attempt to help crackdown on poor quality housing, BBC News is exploring the challenges and the opportunities for communities...
08 May 2019
From: Breaking News
Private renting has more than doubled over the past 20 years, and young people are by far the most likely age...
13 November 2018
From: Breaking News
A buy-to-let landlord has been handed a two-year suspended sentence, ordered to pay more than £4,000 and given 100 hours of...
19 September 2018
From: Breaking News
A landlord from Blackburn has been fined after failing to maintain gas appliances at his rental properties in Norwich. Norwich Magistrates’ Court...
04 September 2018
From: Breaking News
A buy-to-let landlord has been fined £2,525 after failing to obtain a license for a shared house in Thurrock, Essex. Adeola Makinde was...
20 July 2018
From: Breaking News
Landlords in Norfolk claim that they are owed thousands in unpaid rent while tenant deposits were left unprotected by a local...
18 June 2018
From: Breaking News
Hackney in east London has recorded the fastest growth in rents on a typical two-bedroom home over the past decade, according...
28 March 2018
From: Breaking News
The Cambridge has launched a new range of buy-to-let mortgages, as the lender battles to remain competitive. Highlights include a two-year fixed rate...
06 December 2017
From: Breaking News
Buy-to-let landlords looking to acquire properties in Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Cambridgeshire, Essex, Hertfordshire, Norfolk, Northamptonshire and Suffolk, can now apply for two...
11 September 2017
From: Breaking News
Complaints against letting agents often make the headlines, but the reality is that most tenants and landlords are happy with the...