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Landlords have only until Friday to give their views on a controversial licensing consultation from a council known for its aggressive...

Rightmove is warning that the housing market is set for disruptions from the summer onwards, and suggests the brisk start to...

Spain’s Minister for Housing, Isabel Rodríguez, says the country is taking the first steps to eliminate the Golden Visa.  This visa was...

Responding to confirmation that the Renters Reform Bill will return to the Commons next Wednesday, Ben Beadle of the National Residential...

A tribunal case has ended with fines imposed on two landlords - Nigel William Harry Hobbs and James Robert Hobbs -...

Twenty twenty-four is a pivotal year for landlords in the Private Rented Sector (PRS). It is still the Government’s aim that...

A comprehensive new survey gives the lowdown on buy to let in the UK. The study, by Uswitch, is lengthy and covers...

The average water bill has risen by 6% in England and Wales in recent days, which could see households having to...

The NRLA says it is “profoundly disappointing” that the government has chosen to hike court fees for landlords at exactly the...

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

West One Loans has launched a new product range, called W3, containing a 6.84% five-year fix with a 4.99% fee and...

UK house prices grew in March on a quarterly basis, by 2.0%, with annual growth slowing to 0.3%, from 1.6% in...

In the recent landlord sentiment survey conducted by the Property Redress Scheme, it came as no surprise to me to discover...

According to a poll of 1,476 renters by SpareRoom the ongoing housing crisis (85%) tops the list of key priorities to...

Rent controls are at the heart of the local election manifesto of the Green Party of England and Wales. Co-leader Carla Denyer,...

Property logbook company Chimni is trialling a new form of Digital Property Logbook aimed at the rental markets.   The new logbooks...

A think tank based in central London says landlords would not quit the sector if much tougher - and more expensive...

A mortgage firm that works with landlords claims an increasing number of them prioritise energy efficiency when assessing properties to buy.  Some...

The abolition of Section 21 evictions will be a disaster without improvement to the courts system, a property industry chief insists.  Ian...

Scotland’s new Housing Bill - introducing a laborious eviction process and rent caps across the country - will ‘compound the mistakes’...

The controversial proposal for permanent rent controls in Scotland, published just ahead of the Easter holiday, doesn’t go far enough for...

The Scottish Government’s Housing Bill allows SNP and Green politicians to create rent control areas, triggered by local authorities, and this...

A deposit alternative service claims rents have risen an average 46% in the last decade. Zero Deposit claims it’s analysed rental market...

The average house prices in England was £290,000 last year, some 8.3 times average annual earnings. This was actually down from 8.5...

The Property Redress Scheme, one of two approved ombudsman-style schemes for the private rental sector, has published the findings from a...

A charity representing older people has taken up almost all of the key demands of activist group Generation Rent. Independent Age says...

HM Revenue and Customs has done a rapid U-turn on a decision to close its self-assessment telephone helpline for half the...

There’s been a large rise in complaints and a huge increase in compensation according to figures out today from the Property...

Lots and lots, is the short answer. I think the more you know, the more you're armed with information and knowledge,...

The management of BTL properties, whether it's a modest collection of three units or a more sizable portfolio of fifteen, can...

A string of debt advice charities want Housing Secretary Michael Gove to go well beyond merely banning Section 21 in a...

Airbnb is banning the use of security cameras inside rental properties from the end of April. Airbnb currently allows security cameras in...

A prominent Green Party politician is arguing for rent controls - and accuses Labour of watering down its commitment to the...

A London council has successfully prosecuted two landlords who failed to comply with a planning enforcement notice originally issued against substandard...

The Chancellor has used his Budget to confirm a 2p cut in National Insurance, from April 6. This will take it...

Green Party activists responsible for rent controls on Scotland have now slammed landlords who claim the number of rented homes is...

In a final call on the Chancellor to help the private rental sector in today’s Budget, the National Residential Landlords Association...

Buy to let lender Aldermore has named Bristol, as the best city for landlords to invest in for 2024.  Manchester, Coventry, Brighton...

A landlord has quit the private rental sector after a battle with his council over why his properties were put into...

A controversial proposal for a £300m tax grab on landlords appears to closely follow a policy suggestion put forward by activists...

The Government quietly announced population projections towards the end of January that could have major implications for the types of homes...

Like a parent whose kids expected half term in Disneyland, Jeremy Hunt is spending the week managing expectations – and crushing...

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

Activist group Generation Rent has described the latest homelessness data from the government as showing “a whole new level of horror.” It...

Media outlets in Scotland are reporting that Edinburgh council is considering charging short let landlords for bin collections. The plans are to be...

Government proposals on limiting short lets "fall a long way short of what's needed and will do nothing to put right...

SNP councillors in Scotland have come up with an innovative suggestion to improve energy efficiency in private rental properties. They want councils...

The Generation Rent group has thrown its weight behind a ban on mortgages for holiday homes buyers - and its chief...

Another council has set up an advice session for private rental landlords in the area. This even will take place at Neath...

There’s been a remarkable start to the year for the UK auction sector - its busiest January ever. Essential Information Group, which...

A London council is consulting on another controversial landlord licensing scheme. Barking and Dagenham council’s existing Selective Licensing Scheme has been applied to...

A survey claims landlords are now more responsive to tenants’ needs and have improved compliance standards. Building on comparative analysis with data...

Landlords selling up because of rising taxes and unaffordable regulations are being advised not to be over ambitious with asking prices.  Tim...

Speculation continues apace over the likely measures in next month’s Budget, especially after what is seen by political analysts as a...

Analysis by Zoopla says rent controls introduced in Scotland have directly led to higher rents. The property portal’s research team has analysed...

A prominent lettings agency has hit out at the latest changes to safety regulations that private landlords must comply with or...

Generation Rent has given a qualified thumbs up to Housing Secretary Michael Gove’s ideas for homes on brownfield land. This week Gove...

Tenants faced with eviction must have legal aid, the Law Society of England and Wales claims. Recently published statistics from the Ministry...

Almost a quarter of London tenants have had to move rental properties more than five times in five years, a tax...

A council has won an appeal to enforce a Financial Penalty Notice that was served on a landlord who let out...

Campaigning charity Shelter - which has frequently been critical of landlords and their alleged treatment of poorer tenants - is advertising...

Two thirds of landlords say the demand for private rented housing is continuing to increase, according to new research commissioned by...

This week’s official inflation rate is now expected to show a possible rise, rather than a fall. Although there is widespread expectation...

Landlords are selling up in significant volumes these days - partly to cash in on capital appreciation, but mostly thanks to...

Generation Rent has launched a double-pronged attack on landlords and the government. The activist group claims that the latest possession statistics from...

In the buy to let market, success goes beyond the transaction of paying rent. Ultimately, fostering a healthy landlord-tenant relationship can...

The Tenant Farmers Association says its latest survey of tenant farmers paints a bleak picture of the relationships between landlords and...

A prominent London-focused agent and property consultant says landlords are prioritising long term ‘tenant quality’ over short term yields. Jo Eccles, founder...

A think tank claims that the government will pay landlords in the private sector six times the expected spend on new affordable homes in the five-year period between 2021 and 2026. The New...

The Generation Rent activist group says the government must “make it clear that landlords and letting agents can let homes to...

The government may be keen on scrapping Section 21 powers for private landlords but it’s getting much tougher on social housing...

Mohammed Sharaz, a landlord from Bradford, recently seized an opportunity to enhance his property portfolio after Wildstone acquired the gable end...

Painful tax traps have been set for millions of people this year. Your pay may not even have kept pace with...

If you're thinking of investing in a holiday home this year, there can be a lot to consider. From gathering insight to...

A flamboyant property in Oxford which has been the subject of a decades-long planning dispute has been removed from Airbnb by...

A newspaper claims that Prime Minister Rishi Sunak wants British families to be given higher priority for social housing. Implicitly this may...

Scottish property portal ESPC has announced a free Buy To Let event targeted at aspiring property investors and landlords. The event will...

Labour is using a Bill currently going through Parliament as a backdoor method to introduce the regulation of lettings, estate and...

The Scottish Government has launched a consultation on migrating away from the emergency rent controls introduced in September 2022 and extended...

The capital gains tax allowance will be cut on April 6 from £6,000 to £3,000, so more people will pay CGT. The...

There will be long term pressure on housing affordability and the private rental sector if demographic forecasts from a range of...

The Office for National Statistics says private rents in England experienced a 6.1 per cent rise in 2023, the sharpest annual...

The Suffolk Building Society has launched new mortgage products aimed at private landlords who are planning refurbishments, such as a new...

The think tank Policy Connect is warning that landlords have reported that sub-standard carbon monoxide alarms are persistently available online, leaving...

The yo-yo economic news is now casting doubt on whether the Bank of England will cut base rate as quickly as...

Proposals for a ‘good landlord’ scheme in Greater Manchester have won the personal backing of the chief executive of the National...

Despite inflationary and mortgage volatility over the last 12 months, a mortgage lender claims over a third of commercial landlords are...

Airbnb has taken further steps to get in the good books of HMRC by issuing a guide on tax for its...

As the Renters Reform Bill heads towards the House of Lords, a free webinar is targeting landlords operating in the student...

The latest HomeLet rental index begins 2024 with a glimmer of hope for tenants as rents have fallen for the second...

New rent control proposals put forward by politicians are unnecessary and too costly according to a leading property expert.  David Alexander -...

There’s a warning this morning that stricter Energy Performance Certificate measures for the private rental sector may not have gone, after...

A building society says it is considering ending its policy of lending to buyers of holiday lets. Martese Carton, the director of...

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

New research from a construction professional body shows a large proportion of people would not buy a newly built property due...

A local authority is calling for emergency legislation to help it and other councils stop the spread of Airbnbs and other...

A lack of Energy Performance Certificate enforcement is putting tenants at risk from high energy costs or cold homes, according to...

By Luke Lightfoot, Regional Director of Asset Management at Sigma Capital As the fastest growing sub-sector in the UK rental market, it’s...

In an analysis of one of the largest data sets in the industry (consisting of buyers from 195 countries and 900,000...

Citra Living, the Build To Rent arm of Lloyds Banking Group, has announced another new scheme. It is a 95-flat development at...