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An analysis of over 600,000 tenancy applications has found that fraudulent applications rose by 140% last year.  The analysis, carried out by...

Landlords play a crucial role in providing safe and comfortable housing for tenants while also managing rental properties effectively. Staying informed...

A Tory-led council says it wants to help tenants with damp, mould and disrepair to take action against their landlords. South Hams...

Many first-time landlords don’t know where to begin when deciding to take in a lodger. Money.co.uk has provided top tips: 1. Check...

Lack of rental stock is now the biggest challenge facing letting agents today. That is what every agent I’ve spoken to...

Airbnb entered the realm of holiday lettings in 2009, but it wasn’t until 2016 that it really started to gain traction...

Gardens have always been a mixed blessing for landlords - currently they’re popular with tenants but there is the problem of...

A genuine tenant who advertised on social media for a property has been scammed out of £450 by fraudsters posing as...

A cloud-based property management platform aimed at landlords has secured over £1m in addition funding. In its own words, Lofti’s platform will...

Landlords in a Midlands city are being asked to help find safe places to live for homeless individuals and families. The council...

Oliver Andrews, editor at Property Assist Claim, sets out how landlords can find the ideal tenants for their rental homes.  If you...

Two men - one a landlord, the other a shopkeeper- have been jailed after being found guilty of gross negligence manslaughter. Mushtaq...

Scams involving fake landlords and bogus lettings agents are rife in the private rentals sector, and may have been made worse...

A tenancy deposit service has listed the unexpected items it receives from landlords or tenants during deposit disputes - and it seems...

Britain’s holiday rental market is preparing for a busy year ahead, as many travellers are expected to opt for staycations over...

HMOs are an important part of the UK housing market as they offer students and young professionals affordable accommodation. There is...

Virtual viewings are on the increase according to a new study by the UK's technology-led estate agent, Purplebricks, with one in six buyers...

Despite another national lockdown seemingly on the horizon, the property market remains resilient, with the stamp duty holiday and other initiatives...

The severe weather that brought heavy rain and strong winds across the UK and flooded hundreds of properties this month is estimated...

The vast majority of renters engage in actions and behaviours that landlords would disapprove of, partly because they are not familiar...

Student property remains one of the most lucrative investments available to landlords, with sky-high double-digit yields currently on offer in many...

On the one hand “if it isn’t broken, don’t fix it”, seems like common-sense advice, especially when making a change and...

Did you know that preparing for a deposit dispute starts at the beginning of a tenancy? When tenants and landlords disagree about...

For landlords, buying a property, making a few renovations and renting it out may sound like a simple feat, but it...

Buy-to-let landlords in London are being encouraged by property management firms to break strict short-term letting laws in the capital, an...

As winter approaches, landlords and other property owners need to take the right measures to prepare their properties against the cold...

Buy-to-let landlords who have endured the misfortune of being lumbered with nightmare tenants are being encouraged to enter a competition which...

Only a fifth of tenants get on with their landlords, according to a new study by Hillarys.co.uk, as part of ongoing...

A new landlord portal has been launched by The Nottingham with a view to making it easier for buy-to-let investors. The new...

A couple in Plymouth have been scammed out of £1,200 by a fake landlord who copied and pasted pictures and details...

Have you ever viewed a property listing of a property for sale or to let on the internet and wondered what...

A growing number of tenants and landlords are falling out over a range of issues, from cleaning and maintenance duties, to...

First it was the change in Stamp duty and Landlord Taxation taking a large chunk of Investors out of the buying...

A tenant in Yeovil has been ordered to pay just short of £500 after being found guilty of texting unacceptable photographs...

A shocking report has emerged claiming that landlords in the capital are offering young women free accommodation in exchange for sexual...

When you’re letting out your property, you don’t have to pay a high street letting agent hundreds, or even thousands of...

Renters are publicly shaming their landlords over 'rip-off' rent prices in London in a new social media campaign. The hashtag #ventyourrent was...

The latest TDS stats show that there has been a steep 25% rise in tenancy deposit disputes, with one-third of agents...

After months of campaigning and deliberating, polling day is now behind us. With all the election stories doing the rounds, we...