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The popular narrative may have been that first time buyers have been priced out of the market, partly by landlords: but...

A landlord who did not hold licences for her six properties, has ended up with a criminal conviction and a hefty...

The government response to a Freedom of Information request has shed light on the increasing number of homes in England and...

Three quarters of local authorities are set to increase their council tax by the maximum amount in April as they complain...

A landlord who left her tenants to live in filthy and unsafe conditions, while running an unlicensed HMO, has been prosecuted...

Landlord numbers may have dropped in recent months but a longer term analysis shows the reverse. Total Landlord Insurance analysed the current...

Landlords in London contributed to an extraordinary £440m in stamp duty paid on purchases in the first six months since the...

A rogue landlord has been fined a total of £57,577.92 for running an HMO without a licence.  Fahed Alam Choudhry’s property in...

Rogue landlords who create portfolios of overcrowded, unregulated and unsafe properties - including the infamous beds in sheds - now face...

A national accountancy firm says HM Revenue & Customs has discovered huge numbers of landlords avoiding paying tax - as many as...

A landlord has been ordered to pay thousands of pounds by magistrates after a bedroom fire revealed tenants were living in...

A landlord who fly-tipped the contents of a flat so another tenant could move in has been ordered to pay thousands...

Three lettings agencies have been expelled for The Property Ombudsman for failing to pay compensation to landlords. And as they are now...

A property development consultancy is tipping five regeneration areas in England as potential good investments for the coming year. SevenCapital says they...

A league table of UK cities where it takes the longest for first time buyers to save for a deposit may...

When it comes to property investment, there is no one ‘right’ way to do it in order to succeed. Likewise, there...

To help support our NHS workers, Seven Living are offering 50 self-contained properties for free to NHS staff embarking on 14-day...

London remains one of the biggest property investment destinations in the world, attracting a wide range of national and international investors.  But...

Slough Borough Council has taken action against an unscrupulous landlord in Slough who to date has refused to pay a fine...

The English Private Landlord Survey shows that couples aged 25 - 49 make up the largest proportion of private renters, a...

A buy-to-let landlord who claimed that he needed a council home has been ordered to pay back more than £48,000 or...

Private landlords will soon need to obtain a new licence to rent out property with multiple individually let rooms in Slough,...

Recent years have seen a shift in buyer activity across the UK’s property market, with London’s much publicised decline in popularity...

A buy-to-let landlord who allowed tenants to occupy rooms without windows after failing to get planning consent for a block of...

As London continues to wane in popularity for investors and renters alike – with increasing numbers of people moving out of...

An experienced buy-to-let landlord in Slough has become the first to be granted a mortgage by Zephyr Homeloans, a new dedicated...

A landlord who built an outbuilding and converted it into eight small flats without planning consent has been ordered to pay...

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s royal wedding has caused a major tourism boost for areas surrounding London and Windsor as illustrated...

Colchester has been named the best place for buy-to-let investors in today’s market, based on a combination of capital value growth,...

Buy-to-let landlords can still expect to achieve double-digit yields when investing up north, fresh research shows. A new survey by TotallyMoney provides...

Football legend turned property magnate Robbie Fowler, estimated to be worth more than £30m, is behind free advice on how to...

A buy-to-let landlord had been prosecuted for letting rooms to three disabled people in an unlicensed property in the Rose Hill...

The chancellor Philip Hammond may have announced in the Autumn Statement that letting agents in England will be banned from charging...

London, Birmingham and Bristol are the top cities where Barclays’ mortgage customers are investing in rental properties, according to research by...

The Property Ombudsman (TPO) has expelled Allen & Crane Estates for two years following complaints from landlords. Allen & Crane Estates, a...

A local authority is offering private landlords incentives to join its new social lettings scheme.  Landlords in Slough who sign up can...