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Landlord Alert: Section 21 appeal may have far-reaching consequences  A case being considered by the Court of Appeal could have far reaching...

A woman who faked documents and posed as a private landlord in an elaborate tenancy scam has been jailed. Natalie Chamberlain, aged...

Foundation Home Loans’ buy to let product range - Buy to Let by Foundation - has cut fees on some options...

The National Union of Students claims the government has “folded to landlord’s lobbying” and watering down the Renters Reform Bill so...

Congratulations on taking the leap into becoming a landlord! Property investing offers numerous benefits, from generating passive income to building long-term...

The Eco Experts have come up with four ways to improve a home’s Energy Performance Certificate. 1. Add an insulating jacket to...

The government is ruling out any U-turn on the tax changes regarding furnished holiday lettings - despite substantial complaints from Tory...

A call has gone out from an industry group for landlords and letting agents to be sure they know the distinctions...

The percentage of tenants borrowing money to fund their cash deposits on their next property has risen over the last 12...

A new guide from Propertymark explains the rights which private rental tenants have - and sets out how they can challenge...

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

HMRC is today launching a pilot scheme for Making Tax Digital, the controversial proposal for quarterly reporting for landlords and the...

Police have issued a warning to landlords after a property was left badly damaged by an illegal cannabis grow. The property -...

Political parties should stop bickering and instead work together to boost enforcement of rental standards in the private sector. That’s the view...

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

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

The latest official government rent index shows that average private rents across the UK as a whole increased by 9.2% in...

Superdry wants to slash the rent it pays the landlords of 39 of its UK city centre stores, as part of...

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

A small number of activists have tried to erect a four metre high mock eviction notice on one of Housing Secretary...

An activist group says any future Labour government should introduce a beefed-up version of the Renters Reform Bill - whether or...

Julian Richer - the founder of Richer Sounds, the UK's largest hi-fi retailer - says he may set up a landlord...

MPs return to the Commons today after a substantial Easter recess - and with progress on the Renters Reform Bill on...

A prominent lettings sector expert is blaming the media for anti-landlord sentiment and a rise in tenancy disputes. Gina Peters, Head of...

Paragon Bank’s analysis of its lending data has revealed the top 10 locations for investment by portfolio buy-to-let landlords, those with...

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

Fines for rogue landlords and agents in London have surged past the £10 million mark.   With 19 council licensing schemes and...

Law firm Bishop & Sewell is hosting a webinar to give leaseholders information and advice about the Right to Manage, a...

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

A council has prosecuted a landlord for letting out two HMOs without a licence and failing to comply with HMO Management...

Former Conservative leader Iain Duncan-Smith is to address landlords at an event this summer. The MP - 70 next week - was...

An industry supplier is analysing licensing schemes and whether they achieve anything to improve rental housing standards. Yuno says questions need to be...

UK house prices fell by 0.2% in March. Nevertheless, the annual rate of house price growth edged higher to 1.6% in...

A charity is calling for landlord licensing schemes which cost enough to fund annual inspections, and the issuing of “sentencing guidelines”...

A fire and rescue service has successfully prosecuted a landlord for failing to comply with the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order...

The so-called ‘Boris bounce’ in the housing market after the last General Election failed to materialise, an estate agency chain claims. Winkworth,...

Labour leader Sir Kier Starmer and the party’s controversial Mayor of London Sadiq Khan are at loggerheads over rent controls. Khan has...

A newspaper reports that Housing Secretary Michael Gove is willing to rely on Labour votes to pass the Renters Reform Bill...

Seasonality is returning to the prime London lettings market after three tumultuous years.  The pandemic meant the market was initially flooded with...

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

A Tory has slammed the proposed clampdown on short lets proposed by Housing Secretary Michael Gove - and he calls them...

New analysis claims that the North East of England has made “no progress on greening the highest-emissions homes in 13 years.” Meanwhile,...

The chief executive of a short lets service says Chancellor Jeremy Hunt is wrong to think penalising landlords will help solve...

The latest index, from the Halifax, shows house prices rose 0.4 per cent in February – the fifth consecutive monthly increase....

Agents’ trade body Propertymark has called for equal parity between short-term lets and the private rented sector to ensure they meet...

A national newspaper says the Renters Reform Bill is “on the brink of collapse” as Tory MPs are divided on their views...

Landlords are being accused by academics of under-estimating the cost of allowing pets, and under-estimating their financial benefits. A new report commissioned...

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

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...

Building on the momentum of 2023, the North West is poised for continued growth in rental and property prices. Early investment...

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

Millennials, long seen as a financially disadvantaged generation, are on the brink of becoming the wealthiest generation in history thanks to...

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

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

Labour deputy leader and shadow housing secretary Angela Rayner says she is not ashamed to have brought her council house at...

Countryside campaigning charity CPRE has given a warm welcome to Michael Gove’s clampdown on short lets. Last week Housing Secretary Gove announced...

Reversing the tax penalties imposed on buy to let landlords in recent years would reduce the impact of short lets on...

A Labour MP who has campaigned for some years against short let landlords says proposals to crack down on the sector...

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...

Housing Secretary Michael Gove’s proposals to restrict Airbnb-style short lets do not go far enough, a group of activists has said. Yesterday...

The Conservative leader of a council which claims it has had problems with Airbnbs and short lets has given wholehearted backing...

Housing Secretary Michael Gove has this morning announced wholesale changes to planning and regulations surrounding short lets. His proposals include: - planning permission...

Airbnb has given its backing to a proposal from Housing Secretary Michael Gove to introduce a mandatory register of short let...

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

A bid to make three Northumberland holiday cottages available as permanent private residences has been rejected by planners. At a time when...

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

The Renters Reform Coalition - a group of organisations including Shelter and Generation Rent - has again written to Housing Secretary...

I’m not especially political and certainly carry no candle for one flavour or another. I might argue that they’re all pretty...

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

Two new build household names often favoured by landlords buying investment properties have announced a merger. Barratt has reached a £2.5 billion...

One of the MPs behind the disastrous mini-Budget - which directly led to soaring interest rates - is to stand down...

A wealthy landlord, who also ran a fake lettings agency, has been jailed for 11 years for allowing ‘ghost tenants’ to...

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

The Renters Reform Bill will not go for its Third Reading in the House of Commons for at least another fortnight. The...

A short lets management service is making a pitch to win landlords who let out just one, two or three properties...

The average price of a home in Wales fell to £234,086 at the end 2023 following continued economic and financial pressures,...

Landlords are being invited to a forum organised by a council’s own private lettings service and the National Residential Landlords Association. The...

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

Some local authorities are quick to criticise private landlords for trying to avoid rent arrears but it appears councils themselves have...

Amendments to the Renters Reform Bill, designed to give landlords more protection, have won the backing of a prominent industry figure. Neil Cobbold,...

The identify of the service running the upcoming Private Rental Sector Ombudsman scheme has been thrown into doubt once more. The Renters...

The government is considering allowing renters to buy their first homes with just one per cent deposits, according  to press reports...

Urgent action is needed by government to protect tenants who live in poor quality private rented homes, MPs have demanded. A report...

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

Newham council in London has won what it calls a landmark case against a convicted rogue landlord. The court has dismissed the...

Another survey highlights the relatively low proportion of landlords who appear to allow tenants to keep pets. The analysis, from Confused.com Mortgages,...

A think tank says rents set in the social sector should reflect the energy efficiency of a property. It’s one of a...

A rental sector insurance firm has hit back at claims made about Section 21 by the charity Citizens Advice. A spokesperson for...

A mandatory short lets registration and licensing scheme is to be introduced in part of the UK, described as a system...

The Penrith Building Society has scrapped mortgage application fees for all buy to let and residential  products, including further advances, until...

New plans to clamp down on rogue social landlords who fail to provide safe homes have been announced today. This is part...

A London council has prosecuted a landlord for failing to carry out repairs on his property and causing a severe health...

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

Labour’s Mayor of Greater Manchester and former Cabinet minister Andy Burnham says this year is when he will ”get serious” about...

An additional licensing scheme for HMOs has come into effect in a London borough.  The new scheme will cover properties in Greenwich which...