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Julian Richer - the founder of Richer Sounds, the UK's largest hi-fi retailer - says he may set up a landlord...

Burnley council says it’s considered the findings of a six-week public consultation and is set to increase planning controls over the...

Housing Secretary Michael Gove has this morning announced wholesale changes to planning and regulations surrounding short lets. His proposals include: - planning permission...

Airbnb has given its backing to a proposal from Housing Secretary Michael Gove to introduce a mandatory register of short let...

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has used his Autumn Statement to reveal measures affecting both the rental market and the wider property industry.  The Local Housing Allowance is...

A prominent north of England council has launched a six-week public consultation on proposals to tighten the planning rules around converting...

A northern council is considering tightening the planning rules around converting properties into HMOs. A report to Burnley council’s executive recommends removing...

Landlords don’t believe Housing Secretary Michael Gove’s planning reforms will help build a million new homes in England, claims a buy-to-let...

With the government considering short let landlords having to seek planning consent for the use of complete houses, AirBnb has announced...

Next Thursday voters up and down the country will be casting their votes in a series of local elections which are...

A Liberal Democrat MP is calling on the government to bring forward a clampdown on Airbnb and other short lets.  The government...

New rules making it tougher for people to let houses via AirBnb and other short let platforms have been unveiled by...

The Boiler Upgrade Scheme - launched in May 2022 and open to landlords as well as homeowners - is failing to...

New rules introduced by a council in south east England will prevent smaller homes from being converted into Houses of Multiple...

As part of The Renters’ Reform White Paper, the UK government proposed that all tenants be moved onto a single system...

Landlords are being invited to a free webinar that promises to bring them up to date with the new planning regime...

There’s a warning today that some office-to-resi and shop-to-resi conversions - often thought to be popular purchases by buy-to-let investors -...

The government has launched an unexpected consultation which may indirectly highlight a new opportunity for landlords and other investors - converting...

With the government consistently missing its housebuilding targets, Britain’s housing shortage has now reached crisis point, with the number of prospective...

Paragon has expanded its product range with the introduction of short-term finance for landlords to fund property refurbishment. The short-term finance products...

The government is being urged by the National Landlords Association (NLA) to repeal the fee that councils can now charge when...

New rules making it compulsory for landlords to apply for planning consent if they wish to convert properties in the Royal...

Very few of us enjoy filling in a tax return. But here are a few suggestions put forward by London based...

An increasing number of landlords are diversifying away from residential property and investing in property types that have a more favourable...