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

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

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

Online rental platform Lettingaproperty is telling landlords to take a strategic approach to property management in 2024, to help tnavigate legislative...

A London lettings agency has been expelled from The Property Ombudsman for not paying compensation to a landlord following a failure...

The short-term holiday letting industry has significantly expanded in recent years, but this could all change with the introduction of a...

A prominent housing market website suggests that unprec­edented demand in the rental market may play “a key role” in restricting supply...

A PropTech entrepreneur is advising landlords worried about red tape to use letting agents. Neil Cobbold, managing director of rental payment service...

Campaigners in a group called Housing Rebellion are to meet in Central London today and make what they call “a few...

At Prime Minister’s Questions yesterday Labour MP Graham Stringer asked about media reports - based on leaks from government - that...

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

Rising numbers of young people going to university and a relatively low supply of new student housing means that by 2025...

The Generation Rent group of activists says it has concerns over the broad proposals to allow landlords to charge for additional...

Wherever you stand, whether you’re a landlord or tenant, the supply and demand issues impacting the private rented sector are at...

Talk is getting louder about restrictions surrounding Airbnb and other short let platforms - and nowhere is the volume greater than...

As the government continues to assess the future state of building regulation in the UK, developers and leaseholders continue to remain...

The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, wants the government to put a stop to the capital being used for international money...

The National Residential Landlords Association is seeking clarification from gov ernment about whether landlords are included in the latest measure to...

A leasehold expert says existing owners - including landlords - are expected to be more proactive in 2022 as they seek...

A landlord who failed to ensure his property was clean and safe for tenants to live in has been prosecuted by...

A new academic report suggests that more than 400,000 private tenants may be in significant rent arrears by the end of...

It’s a story that’s seldom told - how some tenants steal items from landlords’ properties when a tenancy ends. Now the Oxford...

TV star Robert Rinder - best known for his performances under the guise of Judge Rinder - has made an outspoken...

Another political party has joined the chorus of voices calling for still-longer bans on evictions in the private rental sector. The ban...

With the academic year set to get underway, thousands of students are busily moving into flats and rented homes in towns...

Amid all the uncertainty facing the world, some people are in the middle of buying property, and while some home hunters...

The Bank of England’s extraordinary decision to cut interest rates to just 0.25% yesterday with no warning, reflecting the level of...

Towards the end of last year, I wrote an article for Landlord Today outlining the difficulties many landlords in the UK...

Parents with children at university may be considering whether it is worth buying them a property while they continue their education,...

Anaconda Cut, standing at 131 metres tall, making it the tallest building in Salford, has been officially launched. The 44-storey tower, which...

Life just doesn’t get any easier for Theresa May. No sooner had her Brexit withdrawal plan been rejected by a record-breaking...

Average rents in Scotland continued their upward trend in the third quarter of the year on the back of strong demand...

Renters are spending more than £1bn of their own money every year on repairs their landlords failed to carry out, fresh...

A new property licensing scheme has been introduced by Redbridge Council in order to crack down on rogue landlords – and...

Contradictory and outdated fire safety guidance urgently needs updating to better support private landlords, according to the Residential Landlords Association (RLA). The...

A host of Brexit bills dominated last week’s Queens’s speech, while there were also a few main non-Brexit proposals announced outlining...

The Queen’s Speech was unsurprisingly dominated by Brexit, with a host of proposed new laws designed to prepare the UK for...

There could soon be no fewer than eight separate selective licensing areas in Manchester and Salford if proposed schemes are approved,...

Changes to letting agent fees could lead to increased rent arrears and higher repossessions as a consequence of a potential reduction...

Annual rental price growth reached 3.1% in November taking the average UK rent to £898 per month, which although higher than November...

Almost half of buy-to-let landlords say they would dump their letting agent if their profits started to drop, fresh research from...

Plans to stop letting agents charging tenants for an inventory check could see costs passed on to landlords, warns the Association...

A west London landlord has been fined more than £70,000 for breaking HMO regulations after prosecution by Ealing Council. Balwinder Singh Kahlon...

A high profile letting agent has urged politicians to lay off the private rented sector and stop overloading it with confusion. Lisa...

Aldermore has enhanced its bridging loan offering, by reducing its minimum valuation for light refurbishment to £75,000, down from £100,000, in...

There’s growing uncertainty over where the responsibilities of private sector tenants and their landlords meet, according to research by the Endsleigh...

Buy-to-let landlords are rushing to invest in the property market but first-time buyers are increasingly being squeezed out by high prices,...