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An online lettings platform claims to have launched the first “end-to-end self-service lettings platform” which could save landlords around £3,800. Hello Neighbour...

Almost four in 10 portfolio landlords are continuing to upgrade their properties to EPC C or above, despite proposed regulations being...

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

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

The bank Shawbrook has completed a buy to let remortgage for a new customer in just 37 working hours.  The landlord was...

Over a third of landlords will push back energy efficiency measures due to government flip-flopping on the issue.  Research commissioned by tax...

The National Residential Landlords Association has teamed up with a provider of so-called ‘smart property protection technology’. This means that landlords can...

Air quality expert Stuart Smith writes:  The average family produces 24 pints of water vapour a day through routine activity but many...

One of the UK’s best known platforms for mortgages has significantly reduced its Buy To Let rates. Starting from 3.79 per cent,...

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

Airbnb in the UK is bringing in restrictions on certain bookings over New Year’s Eve to deter guests holding anti-social parties. Proprietary...

The year of proptech  The proptech revolution has been a long time coming but I think that 2024 will the year in...

A recycling company says landlords should do more to encouraging HMO tenants to boost recycling. The firm - First Mile - suggests...

A new rental website which claims to list “all available homes for young people in one place” has raised well over...

Buried in the small print of the Autumn Statement paperwork is a boost for digital technology and PropTech. In the documentation released...

A new study claims that two thirds of privately rented homes require urgent energy efficiency improvements - and that landlords need...

The rise of ‘Generation Rent’ is well documented, along with the spiralling rent payments they are facing during a tightening cost...

Another problem has emerged for the heat pump sector which had, until last week, anticipated rapid growth as part of the...

A new study of over 600,000 available properties on Rightmove reveals that homes in need of renovation are the most in...

The National Residential Landlords Association has launched a new partnership with electrical and telecoms retailer Currys Business.  It means that member landlords...

An analysis conducted over the summer by Rightmove suggests it could take literally decades for the private rental sector to conform...

Leeds Building Society has launched a new range of Buy to Let mortgages for landlords operating as a limited company. In addition...

London landlords and letting agents have so far been hit with more than £900,000 in fines in the first half of...

When choosing a buy-to-let property, there are many elements that need to be balanced in order to get the biggest return...

Airbnb has linked up with Neighbourhood Watch in a bid to stamp out anti-social behaviour in short lets this summer. As part...

Airbnb says it’s using screening technology to weed out anti-social tenants this summer. The short lets platform has launched what it calls...

With the cost-of-living crisis causing household bills to increase nationwide, many Britons are worried and concerned about the soaring energy prices...

All landlords need to have an Energy Performance Certificate (EPC), with few exemptions. As a property writer, landlord and Domestic Energy...

A new law is being considered to crack down on predatory landlords exploiting vulnerable people for sex in return for free...

Over 175 investors have put well over a combined £1m into a property management tech business targeting landlords. Digital platform EVO -...

Tax expert David Hannah claims that the government's 12 new high-growth investment zones have already begun to drive property prices in...

The Housing Ombudsman has released its special investigation into Rochdale Boroughwide Housing, the social housing provider which supplied accommodation to Awaab...

The government will this week announce a new consultation on private rental sector energy efficiency - in particular, insulation. This will be...

Energy Performance Certificates must change to properly support reaching net zero, tackling fuel poverty and improving buildings, according to an energy...

The Chancellor of the Exchequer has poured cold water on the prospect of any tax cuts in the near future -...

A buy to let investment site has used Artificial Intelligence to identify 10 top property investment opportunities in 2023.  Based on analysis...

Cycles of growth and housing market crashes, new technology, and, most recently, the pandemic-fuelled push to escape the city in search...

While many eyes have been focused on COP27 in recent weeks, a massive sea change in sentiment and investment towards climate...

Digital challenger bank Tandem has launched a new platform that allows people to check the EPCs of their or other properties,...

The residential sector is a key component of the government’s mission to lower carbon emissions – in 2021, it accounted for...

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has cast doubt on the UK’s ambitions to move towards Net Zero - which in...

The UK government’s ban on the sale of new combustion cars from 2030 is fuelling a surge in Electric Vehicle adoption....

An analysis from PropTech firm Goodlord claims that landlords would have lost a combined £1m over the last year without anti-fraud...

Homes in the rental sector are more likely to have old and inefficient appliances for tenants to use in order to...

Prominent buy to let service the Mortgage Advice Bureau has announced a new partnership that should allow landlords to arm themselves...

It’s just possible that the new Prime Minister - whether Rishi Sunak or Liz Truss - might just redress the imbalance...

A property investment platform is to spend £1 billion buying and retrofitting thousands of homes in the private rental sector, The...

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

A good broadband connection is one of the main amenities tenants expect from a rental property and something you, as a...

A utilities advice service has come up with a list of measures which it says can reduce expenditure by tenants and...

The long Jubilee Weekend celebration may be almost upon us but landlords are being urged respond to a major property tax...

No it’s not an April Fool - some tenants in Wales are experimenting with an alternative to radiators and heat pumps....

The Home Office has issued yet another update of its Right To Rent guidance for landlords and tenants. It advises them on...

A lettings platform that operates for female tenants has announced enhancements to its service.  Her Roomies differentiates itself by being a female-focused...

Even before the pandemic, we were seeing dramatic changes across the buy-to-let landscape with holiday lets steadily increasing in appeal –...

PropTech supplier Canopy has launched a new service to help tenants affected by the pandemic.  Last year Canopy was awarded a grant...

A fledgling trade group its holding an online PropTech conference later this month. The Portfolio Landlords Action Network - PLAN - is...

In recent days we have heard Michael Gove trumpet his plans to ‘level up’ the UK.  We knew that he would be...

A new fixed-rate platform has been launched that says it will save landlords thousands of pounds in management fees. Rentd claims to...

The Portfolio Landlords Action Network - PLAN - is to hold its first tech exhibition with five companies explaining their benefits...

A personal finance app says it’s teamed up with a new technology firm to provide a service helping landlords prepare for...

The Home Office has confirmed that landlords, letting agents and employers will be able to use certified new technology to digitally...

An accountancy firm is holding a free webinar for landlords and other property investors to look east ongoing changes to tax...

Households across the country are seeing their energy costs going up, so it is more important than ever that landlords do...

The BBC Radio 4 consumer affairs programme You and Yours says 4,746 rental scams have been reported to the police and...

A high profile PropTech entrepreneur has come out against the scrapping of Section 21 eviction powers for landlords. Alexander Siedes, chief executive and...

A cross-party survey of MPs shows that they want to scale up the installation of renewable heating technologies in existing homes,...

The UK government’s target to reach net zero emissions by 2050 has necessitated the introduction of initiatives aimed at reducing fossil...

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...

PropTech firm Kamma says well over 100,000 private rental homes across the UK are being let illegally because they already fail...

Tell us about your role. I am the Customer Service Technology Group Manager at BSH (group brands include Bosch, NEFF and Siemens)...

There may be a breakthrough in clearing the huge backlog of possession cases as the government is allocating an extra £324m...

The head of a building body says landlords and home owners need a replacement for the defunct Green Homes Grant to...

It’s been confirmed that landlords and other home owners in England and Wales will be offered subsidies of £5,000 from April...

A Build To Rent operator claims some tenants - around a fifth - are willing to pay more for properties with...

A new report to be released on Wednesday reveals that far from the pandemic building up arrears, it significantly reduced them. A...

A new portal set up by a leading buy to let mortgage provider claims it will “revolutionise” the borrowing process for...

The government has updated its formal guidance to landlords and letting agents on Right To Rent. This sets out the continuation of...

Virtual Right To Rent checks by landlords, which were to have been illegal from just next week, are now permissible until...

The government needs to beef up enforcement if it wants to address rogue landlords who put tenants at risk, says the...

Landlords will have to spend thousands to meet new government demands to improve energy efficiency in rental properties. Geospatial technology company Kamma...

Understanding the exact position of your property portfolio is crucial, this means, you need to   get constant access to accurate information. The...

The people behind a new smart system for controlling electric heating and household appliances claim it has the potential to save...

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

The number of second homes in the UK has risen 30 per cent over the last five years, according to a...

Oliver Andrews, editor at Property Claim Assist, outlines why it’s vitally important for landlords to keep record during the current Covid...

A bank says it can provide a formal mortgage offer to a buy to let investor in just 48 hours. Shawbrook says...

In the first anniversary of the initial ban on repossessions, it appears the move has backfired spectacularly. Research for the National Residential...

Landlords trying to expand their portfolios can avoid delays caused by residential buyers taking advantage of the Chancellor's stamp duty extension by using four 'buy-to-let hacks', according to broker Mortgages for...

Specialist buy to let broker Mortgages for Business says landlords buying now can use four tips to beat the chaos in the...

A virtual show about pest control is being targeted at landlords because of the strong links between pests and housing in...

An online mortgage broker specialising in buy to let has launched a new tool using Artificial Intelligence to show landlords how...

Tell us about Airthings, why it was established, the products and what problem they were coming to solve? Airthings was established in...

Technology colossus Samsung has teamed up with a Build To Rent provider to create what it calls “next generation neighbourhoods” of...

No matter if you have a property abroad, a holiday home, or rent a place long-term, 2020 has definitely been a...

Virtual viewings are on the increase according to a new study by the UK's technology-led estate agent, Purplebricks, with one in six buyers...

The Green Homes Grant scheme went live on September 30 2020, offering landlords and investors the chance to apply for £5,000...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Stuart Aikman & Mathew Walters, co-founders - Story of...

Not a whole lot has changed since the boom of the private rental sector in the 1980s. At least, not much...

Deposit-free renting provider flatfair has signed a partnership with Martyn Gerrard which has 12 branches across north London.  The move will bring...