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The Renters Reform Bill returns to Parliament this week, with a First Reading of the measure in the House of Lords...
14 May 2024
From: Breaking News
Court fees levied on landlords are rising 10% from Wednesday - the result of a consultation process held shortly before Christmas. The...
29 April 2024
From: Breaking News
Landlord Action founder Paul Shamplina says the government must set a date for Section 21 abolition to give all sides of...
26 April 2024
From: Breaking News
Michael Gove’s Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities hit back overnight at critics of the government’s Renters Reform Bill. The Bill...
25 April 2024
From: Breaking News
The Property Redress Scheme, one of two approved ombudsman-style schemes for the private rental sector, has published the findings from a...
23 March 2024
From: The Big Issues
There’s been a large rise in complaints and a huge increase in compensation according to figures out today from the Property...
18 March 2024
From: Breaking News
The National Residential Landlords Association says it wants a speedy implementation of the Renters Reform Bill to avoid uncertainty - and...
29 February 2024
From: Breaking News
Generation Rent has issued an angry statement about amendments to the Renters Reform Bill - just as one MP says agreement...
29 February 2024
From: Breaking News
The Housing Ombudsman has found severe maladministration by One Housing Group in its record keeping following the its failure to conduct...
16 February 2024
From: Breaking News
The Building Research Establishment - which undertakes research, advice, training, testing, certification and standards-setting for the housing sector - is calling...
05 February 2024
From: Breaking News
While most landlords will be aware of the fact, they are required by law to renew the gas safety certificate for...
12 January 2024
From: Breaking News
By Luke Lightfoot, Regional Director of Asset Management at Sigma Capital As the fastest growing sub-sector in the UK rental market, it’s...
23 December 2023
From: Top tips & guides
The short-term holiday letting industry has significantly expanded in recent years, but this could all change with the introduction of a...
02 December 2023
From: Legislation & Compliance
A charity is suggesting that if only the government got on with abolishing S21 eviction powers, homelessness would be eased. Crisis -...
16 November 2023
From: Breaking News
Just days after the government revealed it was not scrapping Section 21 until court possession processes had been overhauled, so the...
03 November 2023
From: Breaking News
Uncertainty over government plans for the Private Rented Sector - including the controversial Renters Reform Bill - has left the industry...
28 October 2023
From: Rental Reform
More details have emerged of what appears to be a stay of execution for Section 21 eviction powers in the short term. The...
23 October 2023
From: Breaking News
The government has pledged that section 21 repossessions will not be scrapped until improvements have been made to the way courts...
20 October 2023
From: Breaking News
The head of a specialist buy to let mortgage broker has split from almost all of the industry by saying the...
19 September 2023
From: Breaking News
The launch of a new landlord database, proposed by the Renters Reform Bill, could provide HMRC with a gold mine of...
22 May 2023
From: Breaking News
A third of landlords say that the scrapping of Section 21 is of major concern to them according to a Mortgages...
20 March 2023
From: Breaking News
The Royal Institution for Chartered Surveyors’ latest Residential Market Survey made for gloomy reading for many in the property market –...
18 February 2023
From: Lettings PropTech
High profile independent law firm Mishcon de Reya is hosting an in-person panel discussion on recent experiences with HMRC - and...
17 February 2023
From: Breaking News
Purplebricks has detailed the price it is paying for a lettings compliance blunder first spotted last year. It predicts that, at worst,...
09 December 2022
From: Breaking News
Renters don’t have it easy. Housemates can be unpredictable, rules can be strict, but worst of all – it’s expensive. Most tenants...
19 November 2022
From: Rental Reform
More enforcement is required if the government is to introduce the scale of reforms it has called for in its recent...
28 September 2022
From: Breaking News
The new Chancellor of the Exchequer spoke for only 25 minutes but effectively turned the recent history of British tax policy...
24 September 2022
From: Tax & Finance
Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng has announced that stamp duty will be cut. In future there will be no stamp duty on the first £250,000...
23 September 2022
From: Breaking News
A big change in the way landlords monitor their property finances and file their taxes is fast approaching in the form...
30 July 2022
From: Tax & Finance
HM Revenue & Customs has stepped back from a change in the deadline for first-time landlords to give notice of their...
21 July 2022
From: Breaking News
With over 40 million Airbnb users across Europe and the US, and approximately 250,000 listings in the UK alone, the short-term...
25 June 2022
From: Agent Advice
A pioneering project is matching private landlords with tenant management skills in a local housing association. Salford council and the Irwell Valley...
20 June 2022
From: Breaking News
The chief executive of the National Residential Landlords Association says the devil is in the detail when it comes to the...
16 June 2022
From: Breaking News
Overnight speculation of a Cabinet reshuffle has yet again led to uncertainty over the Renters’ Reform Bill, pledging a radical shake-up...
07 June 2022
From: Breaking News
Landowners are claiming that the negative stereotype given to private landlords in recent years by government contributes to the overall housing...
18 May 2022
From: Breaking News
The Regulator of Social Housing has named and shamed a London council for its failure to provide assurance that it consistently...
13 May 2022
From: Breaking News
Who are you and what does it say on your business card? My name is Mark Walton and I am the Managing...
14 April 2022
From: 60 Second Interview
One of the country’s most respected property lawyers is to discuss changes to rental processes live at a webinar tomorrow. David Smith,...
16 March 2022
From: Breaking News
There’s been yet another deadline change for the revised Right To Rent rules. Temporary checks introduced at the height of the pandemic...
25 February 2022
From: Breaking News
Purplebricks claims that its failure to comply with tenant deposit legislation last year is now in the past and was merely...
01 February 2022
From: Breaking News
With over 40m Airbnb users across Europe and the US, and approximately 250,000 listings in the UK alone, the short-term accommodation...
29 January 2022
From: Top tips & guides
A council has launched what it calls a “scores on the doors” style accreditation scheme for landlords. The Decent and Safe Homes...
24 January 2022
From: Breaking News
The Home Office has confirmed that landlords, letting agents and employers will be able to use certified new technology to digitally...
19 January 2022
From: Breaking News
Scotland’s controversial Green Party housing chief - who is part of a governing arrangement with Nicola Sturgeon’s Scottish National Party -...
21 December 2021
From: Breaking News
New data suggesting that only a third of first time buyers are able to secure a mortgage at their first attempt...
15 December 2021
From: Breaking News
Residential landlords need no reminding of the restrictions that have prevented possessions for substantial periods during the pandemic. Nor do they...
27 November 2021
From: The Big Issues
Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Rajiv Singh |Founder & CEO RentOnCloud www.rentoncloud.com Tell me about RentOnCloud, what does...
04 November 2021
From: 60 Second Interview
More landlords and tenants are opting to solve disputes independently, saving them weeks of waiting and potential stress caused by lengthy...
08 September 2021
From: Breaking News
Landlords facing upcoming changes to Right To Rent procedures should invest in automation to ease the red tape burden. That’s the call...
05 August 2021
From: Breaking News
The government has released new forms for secure and assured tenancies - and agents who fail to use them risk having...
02 June 2021
From: Breaking News
A think-tank, UK Onward, has called for radical rental reform. In a statement released to coincide with today’s Queen’s Speech, the think-tank...
11 May 2021
From: Breaking News
The government has reissued its official guidance on the possession process for private landlord. The document was originally published last September but...
15 March 2021
From: Breaking News
Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I’m David Hackett, Head of Business Development for The DPS What...
04 March 2021
From: 60 Second Interview
Landlords currently buying properties and concerned they may not make the March 31 stamp duty holiday deadline have good news -...
25 February 2021
From: Breaking News
The Rent Smart Wales quango, now five years old, has been sharply criticised by the National Residential Landlords Association. A report commissioned...
12 January 2021
From: Breaking News
It appears that a London borough council’s two licensing schemes have expired at the turn of the year, with no alternative...
05 January 2021
From: Breaking News
A law firm says landlords being obliged to conduct checks on the immigration status of potential tenants is encouraging and even...
24 November 2020
From: Breaking News
The growth in the number of landlords and property investors in the UK has been astonishing over the last three decades....
02 November 2020
From: Sponsored Content
The Welsh Government has set out how its two week ‘fire break’ lockdown will impact the rental industry, including landlords' responsibilities in...
21 October 2020
From: Breaking News
The six-month tenant eviction ban, which finally ended yesterday, has helped renters that are suffering financial difficulty, but it has also...
21 September 2020
From: Breaking News
While the five-month tenant eviction ban has helped renters that are suffering financial difficulty, it has left landlords powerless to take...
18 August 2020
From: Breaking News
Buy-to-let landlords planning to evict tenants who have failed to pay rent when the existing evictions ban is scrapped on 23...
17 August 2020
From: Breaking News
Letting agents are being urged to do more to protect buy-to-let landlords by preparing now for the government’s plans to scrap Section...
31 December 2019
From: Breaking News
All landlords experience void periods when renting their property, and that is why it is important to adopt a strategy to...
31 December 2019
From: Breaking News
Gatehouse Bank has broadened its eligibility criteria for both buy-to-let and home purchase mortgages in a bid to lure first-time buyers...
08 November 2019
From: Breaking News
Airbnb has been warned that it could face legal proceedings after being contacted by HMRC over "tax laws or regulations impacting...
23 October 2019
From: Breaking News
Ascend Properties continues to expand its reach into the Build to Rent sector after securing significant investment from Gatehouse Bank last year. The...
05 August 2019
From: Breaking News
Landlords now face the prospect of two unsuccessful tenant applications on average for every successful one, resulting in an increase in...
27 June 2019
From: Breaking News
LendInvest has introduced a range of new buy-to-let mortgage products, in addition to reducing rates on select offerings. New buy-to-let rate deals...
15 May 2019
From: Breaking News
The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) has welcomed the housing minister’s pledge to make changes to the courts to speed up the...
14 May 2019
From: Breaking News
Platform has cut selected buy-to-let rates by up to 0.1%, while also announcing plans to scrap from next week restrictions on...
13 May 2019
From: Breaking News
Abolishing Section 21 without making Section 8 fully “fit for purpose” will have dire consequences on our housing supply. This week, the...
17 April 2019
From: Breaking News
Roma Finance has announced the launch of a new five-year buy-to-let let product, targeted at landlords who seek flexibility, allowing them...
08 April 2019
From: Breaking News
Platform, the intermediary lender of The Co-operative Bank, will no longer restrict landlords from letting to tenants in receipt of housing...
01 April 2019
From: Breaking News
So, what do smart landlords do to make more money than you, and how do they do it? The million-dollar question....
15 March 2019
From: Sponsored Content
It’s been a busy year in terms of legislation in the Scottish lettings industry. The introduction of the Private Residential Tenancy...
28 December 2018
From: Breaking News
Traditional tenant referencing is dead as it uses old and slow systems, has little technology support, and is grossly overpriced, according...
26 November 2018
From: Breaking News
A briefing paper on tenancy deposit schemes has been published by the House of Commons ahead of the Report Stage and...
04 September 2018
From: Breaking News
The National Landlords Association (NLA) has once again voiced its opposition to plans to introduce mandatory three year tenancies. Responding to the...
28 August 2018
From: Breaking News
The chief executive officer of mydeposits, Eddie Hooker, has defended the current system of deposit protection schemes following criticisms from Which?. The consumer group...
14 August 2018
From: Breaking News
Buy-to-let landlords across the UK are being invited to have their say on what they think of letting agents and other...
18 July 2018
From: Breaking News
The Ipswich Building Society has launched two new products to its buy-to-let range as well as added three products to its...
19 June 2018
From: Breaking News
Celebrate the shows 5th Birthday and 57th event to date in the Landlord Investor Lounge with a glass of prosecco with...
06 June 2018
From: Sponsored Content
LendInvest has named firms JMW Solicitors LLP and Lightfoots Solicitors on its first official panel of solicitors for its buy-to-let products. The...
01 June 2018
From: Breaking News
LendInvest has moved to help streamline the loan application process for brokers applying for buy-to-let loans by expanding upon its existing...
23 May 2018
From: Breaking News
Buy-to-let landlords are being advised to think seriously about how they can recoup costs to help pay for higher letting agents...
15 May 2018
From: Breaking News
Cambridge Building Society has joined forces with Legal & General Mortgage Club to offer its buy-to-let range to landlords across England...
19 April 2018
From: Breaking News
Councils cannot use selective licensing conditions to impose new standards on private rented homes, the Court of Appeal ruled yesterday. The case...
22 February 2018
From: Breaking News
Over recent months, the government and leading housing charities have put increasing pressure on landlords to improve the quality of rental...
19 February 2018
From: Breaking News
A landlord in Luton has been handed the largest fine the town has ever seen for breaches of the law regarding...
19 January 2018
From: Breaking News
A new landlord portal has been launched by The Nottingham with a view to making it easier for buy-to-let investors. The new...
03 January 2018
From: Breaking News
A number of landlords are leaving themselves wide open to legal claims of retaliatory eviction and property disrepair by failing to...
01 November 2017
From: Breaking News
Together teamed up with second charge master broker Smart Money to provide a landlord with much needed funding within 24 hours. The...
19 October 2017
From: Breaking News
It is currently a challenging time for letting agents, following a raft of changes introduced by the government prompting concern that...
25 September 2017
From: Breaking News
Private landlords are being urged to only instruct letting agents that adopt a modern approach to rent payments so that they...
31 August 2017
From: Breaking News
Natwest has announced an overhaul of its underwriting processes for portfolio landlords ahead of September’s regulatory changes for complex buy-to-let, but...
10 August 2017
From: Breaking News
Q: What is No Agent? No Agent is a complete property management service. We have combined the experience of property experts with...
02 August 2017
From: 60 Second Interview
Keystone has announced that it will be raising its buy-to-let procuration fees to 0.7% to recognise the additional work mortgage brokers...