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Private landlords and letting agents are being offered free advice and information at a networking event hosted by Cumberland council.  Property owners...

The breakthrough on council tax and HMOs, announced just before the weekend, may not be all that it seems. That’s the view...

Propertymark has told a group of MPs that many benefit recipients are excluded from the private rented sector due to the...

The government’s Valuation Office Agency has set out the eligibility rules which now  apply to self-catering properties in England and Wales. Properties...

A mortgage chief has accused local authorities of treating private landlords like cash machines. Justin May, chief executive of EHF Mortgages, makes...

Landlords have only until Friday to have their say on levying council tax on HMO properties.  This issue has been controversial in lettings...

The Valuation Office Agency has issued a reminder that changes to eligibility rules for self-catering properties will come into effect from...

A lettings network is urging landlords to back a campaign to abolish council tax re-banding for shared houses. Platinum Property Partners says...

A government department is asking landlords to share their data in a bid to improve services. The Valuation Office Agency says it...

Proposals to force landlords to pay up to £10,000 to improve energy efficiency of rental properties require a rethink, according to...

Around 900,000 people across the UK could see their housing benefit payments increase by around £120 a year from April after...

The mayor of London is being urged to forget about rent controls and instead focus on increasing the supply of rental...

The mayor of London has called for additional powers so he can introduce rent controls in the capital. Sadiq Khan believes greater...

The 60th National Landlord Investment Show will take place at Manchester United FC’s Old Trafford this week. The event, which will take...

The stamp duty hike and mortgage tax relief cuts simply do not add up for buy-to-let landlords, leaving many with little...