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A business consultancy claims the HMNRC Self-Assessment helpline - set up to assist those compiling and filing tax returns as the...
21 December 2023
From: Breaking News
HM Revenue and Customs has provided answers to the top five questions asked on the Self Assessment helpline. Do I need to fill...
09 December 2023
From: Top tips & guides
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
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
HMRC has produced this material for landlords concerned at the prospect of self-assessment - What is Self Assessment and why do I need...
04 November 2023
From: Tax & Finance
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
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
A family of landlords have been jailed for a total of 31 years after committing horrific violence against tenants and in...
04 October 2023
From: Breaking News
London Labour Mayor Sadiq Khan and the Labour-supporting leader of the Generation Rent pressure group have starred in a lengthy social...
16 August 2023
From: Breaking News
Labour’s shadow housing spokesperson is promoting a video claiming that ‘everyone’ in the private rental sector suffers from ‘rogue landlords and...
25 April 2023
From: Breaking News
In 2020 to 2021, the private rented sector in the UK accounted for 4.4m households, housing over 11m people with an...
04 February 2023
From: Agent Advice
Many disputes between landlords and tenants - some ending in court action - could be avoided by the use of professional...
10 November 2022
From: Breaking News
The new Chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, says the limited cut in stamp duty in England and Northern Ireland announced in the mini-Budget...
17 October 2022
From: Breaking News
Industry body Propertymark is reminding landlords as well as agents in England to be ready for significant changes to the way...
29 September 2022
From: Breaking News
Landlords are being encouraged to work with a local council “to give families a stable home, improve the quality of properties...
31 August 2022
From: Breaking News
The cost of living crisis is arguably impacting on the private rental tenant more than almost any other demographic. Is there...
30 July 2022
From: The Big Issues
A quarter of TikTok influencer videos claiming to offer guidance or advice on property investment have been found to be misleading. The...
12 July 2022
From: Breaking News
Newable Finance, the finance brokerage & advisory arm of Newable, launches video advert campaign ahead of the new EPC legislations for...
15 June 2022
From: Sponsored Content
As a landlord, you will know and recognise that your inventory is one of the most important pieces of documentation that...
21 May 2022
From: Top tips & guides
The property industry has this week remonstrated at the video that housing charity Shelter has published and in which they portray...
14 May 2022
From: Agent Advice
A new version of PropTech platform Yuno claims to solve the problem of how a landlord should decide what is the...
05 May 2022
From: Breaking News
Landlord Action supremo Paul Shamplina says he anticipates the long-awaited Rental Reform White Paper may now be delayed further, possibly until...
25 April 2022
From: Breaking News
Looking after rental property is more complicated and more important than it was 20 years ago according to a leading lettings...
22 April 2022
From: Breaking News
A lettings platform that operates for female tenants has announced enhancements to its service. Her Roomies differentiates itself by being a female-focused...
06 April 2022
From: Breaking News
A council is telling private tenants to inform on their landlords if the properties they are renting having an unacceptable EPC. Hastings...
29 March 2022
From: Breaking News
One of the country’s most respected property lawyers is to discuss changes to rental processes live at a webinar tomorrow. David Smith,...
16 March 2022
From: Breaking News
Buy to let is complicated - and getting more so by the week, as regulations and restrictions abound. Keeping track of this,...
05 March 2022
From: Lettings PropTech
Around half of the Nightingale courts set up in 2020 at the height of the pandemic are to close, with the...
04 March 2022
From: Breaking News
There’s been yet another deadline change for the revised Right To Rent rules. Temporary checks introduced at the height of the pandemic...
25 February 2022
From: Breaking News
Airbnb entered the realm of holiday lettings in 2009, but it wasn’t until 2016 that it really started to gain traction...
19 February 2022
From: Top tips & guides
Automated rental payment platform PayProp recently held a webinar, attended by well over 100 people, in which a condensed video of...
20 November 2021
From: The Big Issues
The steps landlords need to take to improve their own image and enhance their reputation in the eyes of consumers was...
04 November 2021
From: Breaking News
The Victorian phrase “as safe as houses” well describes the security of the housing market as, whether they are buying or...
16 October 2021
From: Top tips & guides
The government has updated its formal guidance to landlords and letting agents on Right To Rent. This sets out the continuation of...
01 September 2021
From: Breaking News
Virtual Right To Rent checks by landlords, which were to have been illegal from just next week, are now permissible until...
27 August 2021
From: Breaking News
The government needs to beef up enforcement if it wants to address rogue landlords who put tenants at risk, says the...
25 August 2021
From: Breaking News
Landlords facing upcoming changes to Right To Rent procedures should invest in automation to ease the red tape burden. That’s the call...
05 August 2021
From: Breaking News
UK rental guarantor service Housing Hand has launched a new portal which it claims creates a “slicker onboarding experience” for landlords. It...
29 June 2021
From: Breaking News
Lettings platform Mashroom has pulled together what it suggests are the most influential landlords using the social media service TikTok. For the...
27 May 2021
From: Breaking News
The Home Office has told agents that Right To Rent checks can continue to be conducted via video calls until June...
14 May 2021
From: Breaking News
Love to Rent, a portal that markets properties to let, is to stage a customer awareness week to push Build To...
22 April 2021
From: Breaking News
Landlords are not required to conduct retrospective Right to Rent verification on tenants who had a Covid-adjusted check since March 30...
21 April 2021
From: Breaking News
The spring market in Florida is white-hot at the moment, rivalling the increasing temperatures across the state as people begin their...
13 April 2021
From: Sponsored Content
In the first anniversary of the initial ban on repossessions, it appears the move has backfired spectacularly. Research for the National Residential...
26 March 2021
From: Breaking News
A tenancy deposit service has listed the unexpected items it receives from landlords or tenants during deposit disputes - and it seems...
16 February 2021
From: Breaking News
Newly released data shows precisely what subjects lead to deposit disputes - and a long-standing issue is in the number one...
02 February 2021
From: Breaking News
Landlords with London properties have a short-term opportunity to list and let them for free - but they’ll have to be...
23 December 2020
From: Breaking News
A London lettings agency is offering landlords the opportunity to list and let properties for free this month. The offer comes from...
11 December 2020
From: Breaking News
The Covid-19 pandemic has changed so many things for so many people. For international real estate agents in Spain, it has...
10 November 2020
From: Overseas Property
HMOs are an important part of the UK housing market as they offer students and young professionals affordable accommodation. There is...
10 November 2020
From: Property Investment & Strategy
Mark Horsey, a landlord who has been convicted of voyeurism, has now been banned from continuing to work in the financial...
09 November 2020
From: Breaking News
It’s been confirmed that a new online system allowing landlords to check the Right to Rent status of prospective tenants will...
05 November 2020
From: Breaking News
In March 2020, the Home Office made a number of changes to the Right to Rent scheme to make it easier...
04 November 2020
From: Sponsored Content
The government has this week revealed temporary changes to the way landlords can check documents required for Right To Rent. There have...
03 November 2020
From: Breaking News
If you are dreaming of buying a property in Spain, there is so much to think about and many things to...
30 October 2020
From: Top tips & guides
No matter if you have a property abroad, a holiday home, or rent a place long-term, 2020 has definitely been a...
30 October 2020
From: Overseas Property
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...
29 October 2020
From: Lettings PropTech
In a video interview for his Move iQ service, Phil Spencer speaks to Vanessa Warwick, co-founder of Property Tribes, active landlord...
20 July 2020
From: Sponsored Content
Tenants who own at least one pet will often struggle to find pet-friendly accommodation, and yet despite efforts to encourage more...
14 July 2020
From: Breaking News
The Deposit Protection Service (DPS) has issued fresh guidance to help students and landlords in England and Wales arrange accommodation check-outs...
24 June 2020
From: Breaking News
Do you think Covid-19 been a stress test for the property sector? Have you made knee-jerk decisions? Have you been adversely...
12 June 2020
From: Breaking News
The UK economy shrank by a record 20.4% in April as the coronavirus caused huge swaths of businesses to seize trading and the government...
12 June 2020
From: Breaking News
With buy-to-let returns continuing to beat all other mainstream investments, including commercial property, UK government bonds and cash, while remaining a...
10 June 2020
From: Breaking News
With the number of new tenancies currently being agreed at an historic low, there is evidence to suggest that there will...
09 June 2020
From: Breaking News
Outdoor space and bike storage are among some of the most important things that prospective renters are currently looking for when...
04 June 2020
From: Breaking News
As more people start to think about moving home as the coronavirus restrictions are eased, sales and letting agents are being...
28 May 2020
From: Breaking News
The government’s decision to relax lockdown rules in England has allowed the residential property market to restart, with letting agents given...
15 May 2020
From: Breaking News
Now home sellers, including buy-to-let landlords, will soon be able to use smartphones, cameras or laptops to capture and share photographs...
07 May 2020
From: Breaking News
The UK housing market will bounce back once the current coronavirus crisis has passed. This is according to Guy Gittins, who is...
10 April 2020
From: Breaking News
To help ensure those planning to move home over the new few weeks adhere to the current social distancing requirements, TDS...
03 April 2020
From: Breaking News
The Mortgage Works (TMW) has temporarily withdrawn its high loan-to-value (LTV) buy-to-let mortgage products. The specialist buy-to-let arm of Nationwide Building Society...
01 April 2020
From: Breaking News
Right to Rent checks has been temporarily adapted due to coronavirus, to make it easier for landlords to carry them out. Effective immediately,...
31 March 2020
From: Breaking News
As landlords increasingly feel the squeeze, amid increasing regulation and tax changes, some are questioning more than ever the point of...
24 October 2019
From: Breaking News
Did you know that preparing for a deposit dispute starts at the beginning of a tenancy? When tenants and landlords disagree about...
26 September 2019
From: Sponsored Content
A private landlord in the Scottish Borders has been accused of sending a number of videos of him performing an explicit...
28 August 2019
From: Breaking News
Touchstone Education is planning to expand with the launch of online additions to its nationwide courses in property investment strategies. The property...
26 July 2019
From: Breaking News
A rogue landlord in north London has been ordered to pay more than £66,000 after being found guilty of making tenants'...
27 June 2019
From: Breaking News
In an attempt to help crackdown on poor quality housing, BBC News is exploring the challenges and the opportunities for communities...
08 May 2019
From: Breaking News
A new property repair and maintenance reporting app has been launched by Scottish Land & Estates (SLE). The system, which can be...
26 March 2019
From: Breaking News
A new fire safety campaign urging private sector landlords and letting agents to always abide by the law and install smoke...
01 March 2019
From: Breaking News
Who are you? I’m the Director of Sales for both the well-known industry leading Today publications and The ValPal Network. Leading publications: Estate Agent Today,...
12 February 2019
From: 60 Second Interview
The Minister for Family Support, Housing and Child Maintenance, Justin Tomlinson, will address the Residential Landlords Association’s (RLA) Future Renting Wales conference...
23 November 2018
From: Breaking News
If as a landlord you are not yet in the self-assessment tax system then you need to register for tax self-assessment...
25 September 2018
From: Breaking News
A disgusting landlord has been ordered to pay a £5,000 fine plus £500 in costs, and handed 100 hours of unpaid...
14 August 2018
From: Breaking News
A controversial buy-to-let landlord who last year banned ‘coloured people’ from renting any of his properties because ‘they make them smell...
16 January 2018
From: Breaking News
A high number of landlords plan to scale back buy-to-let investments over the next 12 months, according to a new study....
12 January 2018
From: Breaking News
A buy-to-let landlord who used to live in his car is offering his flat for free to homeless people over the...
22 December 2017
From: Breaking News
A deranged tenant in Scarborough has been sentenced to 32 months in prison after he attempted to set fire to his...
18 December 2017
From: Breaking News
The latest figures show that there are over one million apps available across leading app stores such as Google Play, Apple...
04 October 2017
From: Breaking News
A new ‘help and support’ page has been launched by HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) to help landlords pay tax and...
06 September 2017
From: Breaking News
A landlord has pleaded guilty to trespassing charges after being caught having sex in his tenant's bedroom by a home security...
31 July 2017
From: Breaking News
The UK’s largest and arguably most controversial buy-to-let landlord Fergus Wilson has called in the police after receiving a tirade of...
04 April 2017
From: Breaking News
Student property has proved itself to be the highest performing asset class over the past few years and the appeal is...
28 March 2017
From: Sponsored Content
Legal documents are a necessary requirement for landlords. From tenancy agreements, deposit protection schemes and demand for rent, making sure you...
13 September 2016
From: Video Articles
If you rent out a property, then you need to ensure you have specialist landlord insurance in place. Things can go...
25 August 2016
From: Video Articles
In less than seven years Sawyer & Co has become the fastest growing Lettings Agents in Brighton & Hove. Silver winners of...
16 February 2016
From: Sponsored Content
Landlord Action founder Paul Shamplina has teamed up with Direct Line for Business to create an advertorial video all about Right...
29 January 2016
From: Video Articles
In a welcome change to rogue landlord stories, a number of national newspapers have run a story about tenants trashing a...