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Changes to empty home council tax rates could generate an additional £540m from Monday, a lettings agency claims. Since April 2013, billing...

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

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

Former housing minister Rachel Maclean - the victim of a shock sacking by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak last month - has...

The government has agreed a pledge with five insurance brokers which could mean thousands of leaseholders in buildings with identified fire...

Rental markets near London’s Crossrail stations have seen premiums emerge, a new survey suggests.  Areas which have benefitted from the largest reductions...

There are only a few days left for landlords to have input to a government consultation on council tax hikes for...

Fewer than a third of tenants and other residents under the age of 30 have cover for their contents, it’s been...

If you are a landlord looking for the silver lining in a dark cloud, June’s interest rate decision will have certainly...

Labour is considering raising the buy to let and holiday home stamp duty surcharge above the current three per cent if...

The cost of living crisis has forced many landlords to reassess their property holdings, and some are even selling off.  This has...

According to the most recent statistics there are 676,452 vacant properties in England, nearly half a million of which have been...

Last week it was announced that North Devon's second homeowners could pay double the amount of council tax after one year...

The Valuation Office Agency has issued a reminder that changes to eligibility rules for self-catering properties will come into effect from...

The Stripe Property Group, a housebuilder, claims rental homes near universities command an average yield 1.3 per cent higher than those...

The Santander bank says buyers - landlords and owner occupiers alike - are showing more interest in buying energy efficient homes. The...

A mortgage broker claims to have drawn up a regional league table of locations where buy to let properties attract a...

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...

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

One of the country’s second home and holiday let hotspots has been told it will be unable to levy extra council...

Landlords typically spend hundreds of pounds repairing properties damaged by pets, but unable to recoup their costs.  That’s the claim from industry...

New research shows that, since 2016, the average stamp duty payment on buy to let homes has increased by £11,848 in...

A price comparison website has given a league table of features which it claims can allow landlords to increase the charges...

New data from the Savills agency shows how difficult it will be for typical landlords with mid- to low-value houses and...

Analysis by property portal Boomin claims that rental properties on cycle lanes in London are showing premium returns above those of...

Shock figures suggest that Airbnb owners are charging up to 600 per cent more to stay at their properties during major...

The Welsh Government has announced an increase to the maximum level of council tax premiums for second homes, as well as...

New build homes command rental premiums of as high as 41 per cent in the current market, it’s been claimed. The Unlatch...

Property insurers have forced “crippling costs” on to residents of medium and high-rise apartment blocks in the aftermath of the Grenfell...

A leading politician in Wales has spoken out in favour of second homeowners, who are under increasing scrutiny in that country...

New research shows how the rental premium for a furnished property compares to the cost of furnishing a rental home individually. The...

Landlords in one part of England are being urged to get their properties back on the market or face inevitable council...

Landlords across North Lincolnshire are being urged to get their properties back on the market or face inevitable council tax rises. It...

A new survey suggests that most tenants are uniikely to pay more for high tech homes - or even want the...

There is substantial investment going in to the private rental sector by individual landlords, according to evidence from the latest edition...

A rental sector management firm is asking whether possible upcoming tax probes by HMRC may spell the end of the short-let...

A tenant’s appeal to recover £13,800 in rent and deposit from his landlord has been rejected by the Upper Tribunal for...

Void periods are one of landlords’ most dreaded occurrences. This is because you are not only failing to collect rental income,...

A new campaign has been launched to help make cheap insurance available to those who own property in flood-risk areas following...

Can claiming on your landlord insurance be a false economy? In some cases the answer appears to be yes, particularly when...

The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) is seeking greater clarification from the Labour party after it put forward new proposals this week...

With the 31 January deadline for the 2016/17 self assessment tax returns almost upon us, Blick Rothenberg offers some last minute...

It is now 10 years since tenancy deposit schemes were first introduced in England and Wales, providing landlords with greater protection...

Alan Boswell Group’s Steve Cox tells us a bit more about himself, and why the company’s landlord insurance is market-leading. Tell us...

Changes to letting agent fees could lead to increased rent arrears and higher repossessions as a consequence of a potential reduction...

Damage caused by storms, burst pipes and from break-ins were listed in a report earlier this year as the primary reasons that...

Landlords that make insurance claims could see the cost of their cover increase by as much as 20%, even if it...

The RLA has submitted an official response to a Government consultation into future flood prevention. Swathes of the UK were left devastated...

A letting agent has claimed that a lack of rental properties where pets are welcome has led to a huge price...

An estimated 400,000 landlords in the UK (29%) have had their property damaged by tenants in the last 12 months, according...

Chancellor George Osborne is presenting the “summer budget” tomorrow with rumours circulating that he will give in to calls to close...