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26 April 2024
From: Breaking News
The architect of the controversial rent control policies in Scotland has left the government. It is not known what long-term implication this...
25 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 National Residential Landlords Association has taken the unusual step of extending an olive branch to the activists who run the...
24 April 2024
From: Breaking News
The Renters Reform Bill returns to the House of Commons today with activist groups critical of amendments put forward to reach...
24 April 2024
From: Breaking News
There are over 200 amendments to the Renters Reform Bill having its Third Reading in the Commons today. PropTech supplier Goodlord has...
24 April 2024
From: Breaking News
Environmental health officers are making a last ditch bid to save local council licensing. The Chartered Institute of Environmental Health reckons that...
24 April 2024
From: Breaking News
A property industry group wants to restrict the private letting of properties bought in the future via the Right To Buy...
24 April 2024
From: Breaking News
HMRC is today launching a pilot scheme for Making Tax Digital, the controversial proposal for quarterly reporting for landlords and the...
22 April 2024
From: Breaking News
Housing Minister Jacob Young will address members of the National Residential Landlords Association in an exclusive webinar on Thursday. This is the...
22 April 2024
From: Breaking News
Political parties should stop bickering and instead work together to boost enforcement of rental standards in the private sector. That’s the view...
22 April 2024
From: Breaking News
There wasn’t much by way of good news in the Spring Budget for landlords and property investors last month. Although some rumours...
18 April 2024
From: Sponsored Content
The latest official government rent index shows that average private rents across the UK as a whole increased by 9.2% in...
18 April 2024
From: Breaking News
Superdry wants to slash the rent it pays the landlords of 39 of its UK city centre stores, as part of...
17 April 2024
From: Breaking News
Over half of current home owners with adult children have or expect to help their children financially to buy a property...
17 April 2024
From: Breaking News
Julian Richer - the founder of Richer Sounds, the UK's largest hi-fi retailer - says he may set up a landlord...
15 April 2024
From: Breaking News
MPs return to the Commons today after a substantial Easter recess - and with progress on the Renters Reform Bill on...
15 April 2024
From: Breaking News
Landlords and renters’ activists are at either end of the spectrum reacting to a controversial report on the private rental sector. Yesterday...
09 April 2024
From: Breaking News
A leading business analyst is firmly blaming interest rates for the see-saw in house prices seen in recent indices. The latest, from...
08 April 2024
From: Breaking News
In the recent landlord sentiment survey conducted by the Property Redress Scheme, it came as no surprise to me to discover...
06 April 2024
From: The Big Issues
A Labour council in London has issued a statement appearing to celebrate its role cracking down on landlords. The statement from Brent...
03 April 2024
From: Breaking News
The popular narrative may have been that first time buyers have been priced out of the market, partly by landlords: but...
02 April 2024
From: Breaking News
Co-living developments are a type of purpose-built rental housing, under the same principle as Build To Rent (BTR) but offering smaller size...
30 March 2024
From: The Big Issues
There have been more changes to buy to let mortgage ranges from lenders. Coming into effect today, The Mortgage Works will be...
26 March 2024
From: Breaking News
Trading Standards has defended the introduction of ‘material information’ requirements on details of properties for sale, after a conveyancer warned landlords...
25 March 2024
From: Breaking News
23 March 2024
From: Tax & Finance
The removal of Section 21 notices and the end of fixed-term tenancies are the two issues that concern landlords the most,...
22 March 2024
From: Breaking News
Slowing inflation may - just may - lead the way for reduced interest rates. The headline inflation rate is now just 3.4%,...
21 March 2024
From: Breaking News
Some of the biggest names in the trade, lending and advisory sectors have produced a report outlining the vast significance that...
20 March 2024
From: Breaking News
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 management of BTL properties, whether it's a modest collection of three units or a more sizable portfolio of fifteen, can...
15 March 2024
From: Sponsored Content
A new market snapshot from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors shows tenant demand rising but at a rather more modest...
15 March 2024
From: Breaking News
If interest rate rises weren’t enough to drive landlords out the market, mounting maintenance costs could be. Various studies and surveys have...
12 March 2024
From: Sponsored Content
Green Party activists responsible for rent controls on Scotland have now slammed landlords who claim the number of rented homes is...
06 March 2024
From: Breaking News
In a final call on the Chancellor to help the private rental sector in today’s Budget, the National Residential Landlords Association...
06 March 2024
From: Breaking News
A landlord has quit the private rental sector after a battle with his council over why his properties were put into...
05 March 2024
From: Breaking News
The latest Rental Index from PropTech supplier Goodlord has recorded a rent rise and a reduction in void lengths over the...
05 March 2024
From: Breaking News
A controversial proposal for a £300m tax grab on landlords appears to closely follow a policy suggestion put forward by activists...
04 March 2024
From: Breaking News
A leader of the Renters Reform Coalition activist lobby has made a specific targeted attack on the motives and honesty of...
04 March 2024
From: Breaking News
The Budget on Wednesday will contain a £300m tax raid on the private rental sector according to a report this morning...
03 March 2024
From: Breaking News
Average rents on newly let properties across Britain rose 8.3 per cent year-on-year in January, the slowest pace for 13 months...
20 February 2024
From: Breaking News
Housing Secretary Michael Gove has this morning announced wholesale changes to planning and regulations surrounding short lets. His proposals include: - planning permission...
19 February 2024
From: Breaking News
Speculation continues apace over the likely measures in next month’s Budget, especially after what is seen by political analysts as a...
17 February 2024
From: Tax & Finance
Deciding on a residence in the bustling city of London is no small feat, especially when faced with the dichotomy of...
17 February 2024
From: Agent Advice
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
Generation Rent has launched a double-pronged attack on landlords and the government. The activist group claims that the latest possession statistics from...
09 February 2024
From: Breaking News
A recent survey by digital mortgage lender, Molo, revealed that nearly 60% of UK landlords have seen a rise in late...
08 February 2024
From: Sponsored Content
Landlords seeking capital appreciation will be encouraged from two new housing market surveys - one showing a surprise rise in house...
08 February 2024
From: Breaking News
There’s a warning today that the Bank of England’s decision to freeze base rate at the high level of 5.25 per...
02 February 2024
From: Breaking News
Mohammed Sharaz, a landlord from Bradford, recently seized an opportunity to enhance his property portfolio after Wildstone acquired the gable end...
29 January 2024
From: Sponsored Content
A newspaper claims that Prime Minister Rishi Sunak wants British families to be given higher priority for social housing. Implicitly this may...
25 January 2024
From: Breaking News
The capital gains tax allowance will be cut on April 6 from £6,000 to £3,000, so more people will pay CGT. The...
20 January 2024
From: Tax & Finance
We believe a well-functioning housing system is one that meets everyone’s housing needs. There will always be people who can’t or...
16 January 2024
From: Sponsored Content
There is to be no comparable law for private landlords, following the introduction of Awaab’s Law. Earlier this week the Department of...
12 January 2024
From: Breaking News
New plans to clamp down on rogue social landlords who fail to provide safe homes have been announced today. This is part...
09 January 2024
From: Breaking News
A building society says it is considering ending its policy of lending to buyers of holiday lets. Martese Carton, the director of...
09 January 2024
From: Breaking News
The chief executive of Generation Rent has slammed the chair of the NatWest Bank for comments over first time buyers. At the...
08 January 2024
From: Breaking News
With 2023 drawing to a close, flatshare website SpareRoom has revealed data which suggests a slowdown in the rental frenzy -...
30 December 2023
From: Agent Advice
Paragon Bank has launched new five-year fixed-rate buy-to-let mortgages with nil product fees. Rates start at 5.80 per cent and there is...
19 December 2023
From: Breaking News
The latest RICS Residential Survey, out today, points to an improved outlook for the housing market, with the more optimistic sentiment...
15 December 2023
From: Breaking News
Controversial online agency Purplebricks claims landlords and other home owners can sell their properties for free “as part of a progressive...
13 December 2023
From: Breaking News
Generation Rent says it’s worked out what rent levels will be in two years’ time. The activists say rents will rise 14...
13 December 2023
From: Breaking News
Campaigning charity Shelter is nearing a controversial signature threshold in its petition about the Renters Reform Bill. It now has over 123,000 of...
11 December 2023
From: Breaking News
Tenants value location, flexibility and direct landlord relationships according to new research from specialist lending bank OSB Group. The Future Tenant Standard...
05 December 2023
From: Breaking News
I recently attended the NRLA’s annual conference in Birmingham and a theme that still dominates discussion in the industry is the...
02 December 2023
From: Tax & Finance
Landlords will have to include many more specific points about their properties when they list them in future - whether directly...
01 December 2023
From: Breaking News
A council statement announcing a complex new licensing regime for the local private rental sector claims “landlords and agents who are...
01 December 2023
From: Breaking News
A BBC News report claims that increasing numbers of renters aged over 30 are moving to cheaper areas as rents have...
30 November 2023
From: Breaking News
House prices fell 1.2 per cent in the past year, according to a new Zoopla report out today, with average discounts...
28 November 2023
From: Breaking News
The government claims that millions of homeowners in England and Wales will be given greater rights, powers, and protections over their...
28 November 2023
From: Breaking News
Buried in the small print of the Autumn Statement paperwork is a boost for digital technology and PropTech. In the documentation released...
23 November 2023
From: Breaking News
There may be tax cuts in today’s Autumn Statement if government-fuelled rumours are to be believed - but there’s been a...
22 November 2023
From: Breaking News
The rising cost of living - especially housing - remains the top issue on Londoners’ minds for the second year in...
22 November 2023
From: Breaking News
Lost in the noise of the King’s Speech, the general pledge to reform the leasehold system, and the subsequent political turmoil...
18 November 2023
From: Legislation & Compliance
It’s not just the weather that’s wet and dreary – the outlook looks bleak for landlords too as we head towards...
17 November 2023
From: Sponsored Content
Changes put forward to the Renters Reform Bill to crack down on rogue landlords, protect vulnerable residents and improve the safety of...
15 November 2023
From: Breaking News
Court Reform first, then scrap Section 21 - landlord leader tells MPs Rental reforms will not work unless the government reforms the...
15 November 2023
From: Breaking News
Inflation for the year to October has fallen to 4.6 per cent. That’s a big fall from 6.7 per cent in September...
15 November 2023
From: Breaking News
MPs today begin the so-called Committee Stage of the Renters Reform Bill’s passage through the House of Commons. Organisations and individuals with...
14 November 2023
From: Breaking News
The new Housing Minister is Lee Rowley - who was a former housing minister in the short lived premiership of Liz...
13 November 2023
From: Breaking News
Landlord Action supremo Paul Shamplina has given Landlord Today readers a unique insight into the complexity of court reform before the...
11 November 2023
From: Rental Reform
An Airbnb survey first reported last week on Landlord Today has exploded into a national newspaper controversy. Airbnb claims that almost 80...
07 November 2023
From: Breaking News
The chief executive of the National Residential Landlords Association has bagged a prestigious leadership award Ben Beadle won Gold in the Association...
07 November 2023
From: Breaking News
A major council has declared a Housing Emergency for its city, attributing part of the problem to rising private rents. A statement...
06 November 2023
From: Breaking News
A new survey suggests that over three fifths of landlords say private renting is becoming less attractive as an investment option. The...
06 November 2023
From: Breaking News
Zoopla is warning that there will be further house price falls in 2024 on top of the 4.5 per cent drop...
30 October 2023
From: Breaking News
A new survey of over 1,000 landlords has revealed that just over half would consider leaving the market due to the...
28 October 2023
From: Legislation & Compliance
Landlords need greater support from mortgage advisers in order to navigate the best course through the current economic climate. That’s according to...
26 October 2023
From: Breaking News
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 chief executive of the National Residential Landlords Association says the controversial Renters Reform Bill will only succeed if landlords’ feel...
23 October 2023
From: Breaking News
A new rental property listings platform - called Krispyhouse - allows landlords and tenants to communicate directly, without letting agents acting...
20 October 2023
From: Breaking News
The latest rent rise figure produced by the government has triggered an angry response from one of Britain’s top agents. Greg Tsuman,...
19 October 2023
From: Breaking News
Holding deposits head the list of complaints about the private rental sector, says the man at the top of the Property...
14 October 2023
From: Legislation & Compliance
The ongoing freeze on housing benefit rates is a travesty that needs reversing immediately, the National Residential Landlords Association is warning. The...
12 October 2023
From: Breaking News
HMRC has contacted Landlord Today to draw attention to new guidance it has issued over a tax avoidance scheme aimed at...
06 October 2023
From: Breaking News
The Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities says a new How To Rent guide will be issued today, October 2. Private...
02 October 2023
From: Breaking News
The government must safeguard the private rented sector and the only way to do that is to lend its support to...
23 September 2023
From: Rental Reform
The monetary policy committee of the Bank of England meets today - and will it approve a 15th successive base rate...
21 September 2023
From: Breaking News
As the ‘big buy-to-let’ sell off gathers momentum, we take a look ways you can guestimate the value of your rental...