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Estate agency data shows that the average time it takes for a landlord other vendor to sell a house has dropped...

Landlords who fail to ensure their private rented homes meet required standards face massively increased charges from a council. Bath & North...

Established by the UK Government, the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy (ARAP) was launched in April 2021.  In the summer of that...

The Additional Licensing HMO scheme in the Bath and North East Somerset area ends on New Year’s Eve.  The scheme covers around...

The latest Rental Demand Index from the Barrows and Forrester agency has revealed that rental demand has surged during the third...

A council has issued a statement boasting of its record prosecuting rogue landlords. Somerset council says it has successfully prosecuted a Taunton...

A long-standing and respected property firm has slammed the government for presiding over the “mess” of taxes applied to holiday lets...

Landlords are being invited to a free event to find out more about help and incentives on offer to help local...

The latest rental market snapshot from lettings agency Barrows and Forrester has revealed the hottest location for tenant demand. It says Dorset...

The top UK holiday hotspot for 2023 is Yorkshire, according to Sykes Holiday Cottages’ latest Staycation Index report. Known for its picturesque...

Local news outlets in Somerset are reporting that some properties in the county are listed on Airbnb and other short let...

An appeal for private landlords to come forward with vacant, or soon-to-be vacant, properties for rent, has been launched. Accommodation is now...

Landlords and owners of empty homes iare being invited to a free event next week to find out more about help...

A rogue landlord has been fined £5,500 following a successful prosecution by Mendip council in Somerset. The council’s private sector housing team brought a...

Those wondering why Airbnb is accused of contributing to the shortage of long term rental stock may be interested in seeing...

The highest rental growth since the Global Financial Crisis, coupled with the cost of living crisis, is putting increased pressure on...

A survey of over 600 landlords by a business insurance service has found that 55 per cent have still to make...

A landlord has been jailed for six months, suspended for a year, after being found guilty of illegally evicting a tenant...

A council says it’s working with police to target landlords which it claims are flouting the law and illegally eviction and...

Private sector landlords are being warned by a council to check their investments meet the legal minimum energy efficiency standard, or...

Landlords and owners of empty homes in North Somerset are invited to a free event next month to find out more...

A landlord company has been fined more than £15,000 for failing to improve housing conditions in three properties. North Somerset council received...

A leading lettings agent in the south west is advising landlords to take advantage of a new ‘easy to read’ guide...

A local authority with a rapidly-growing number of HMOs is to consult over a new policy later this month. The Houses in...

A four year ban on letting any residential property has been imposed on a landlord found guilty of using accommodation that could...

A landlord in south west of England has been given a nine month prison sentence, suspended for 18 months, following a...

The west of England’s Landlord Expo returns to Bristol next month.  The free-to-attend event, organised by the four West of England Local...

Following on from the successful South West Homebuilding & Renovating Show that took place at the Bath & West Showground in Shepton...

The South West Homebuilding & Renovating Show takes place at the Bath & West Showground in Shepton Mallet, Somerset, this weekend and you...

The South West Homebuilding & Renovating Show takes place at the Bath & West Showground in Shepton Mallet, Somerset, next week and you can...

Following on from the successful Glasgow Homebuilding & Renovating Show that took place at the SEC Centre earlier this month, the...

Following on from the successful South East Homebuilding & Renovating Show that took place at the Farnborough International Exhibition and Conference...

A buy-to-let landlord was killed while renovating a property she owns with her husband when a 6ft garden wall collapsed on...

Private renting has more than doubled over the past 20 years, and young people are by far the most likely age...

Most private landlords would oppose the idea of arbitrary checks of their rental properties by local authorities, but that has not...

There are a number of key changes facing private landlords at the moment, which is why this year’s Landlord Expo, to...

Hackney in east London has recorded the fastest growth in rents on a typical two-bedroom home over the past decade, according...

The Home Office is hoping to drive up standards in the private rented sector in Bristol by handing £321,750 to Bristol...

Private landlords are being asked to provide homes for three refugee families, after North Somerset Council failed to find properties within...

A petition has been set up to overturn what has been described as a ‘shameful’ decision to abolish a selective licensing...

A landlord group has successfully halted the planned introduction of a selective licensing scheme proposed by its local council. More than 80...

More than 80 buy-to-let landlords in Weston-super-Mare have joined forces with a view to taking North Somerset Council to court in...

A newly introduced license scheme designed to improve ‘poor quality rented housing’ in Weston-super-Mare has been slammed for being ‘short-sighted’ and nothing...

A joint scheme for accrediting landlord and agents has been launched by four county authorities in the West of England. The West...

Police are seeking a rogue tenant who posed as a landlord to con cash out of potential tenants for a studio...

A series of raids on privately let properties in the West Country appear to have taken place as a way of...