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The government’s former homelessness guru has criticised the Boris Johnson administration for risking the country entering a period of destitution, with...
16 October 2020
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A new strategy has been launched today by Westminster City Council to help raise standards for tenants who rent privately. Westminster, which...
23 September 2020
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Buy-to-let landlords face having to reduce rents by at least 5% over the next five years as a growing number of...
28 July 2020
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Rishi Sunak has distanced himself from reports that he is looking at increasing capital gains tax to help pay for the...
16 July 2020
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The cost of renting in England since the tenant fee ban was introduced has increased by almost a quarter in some...
06 July 2020
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Those who rent out homes short-term in either the London borough of Camden or Westminster could soon face fresh restrictions. Both councils...
05 March 2020
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Rental yields in the private rented sector have dipped marginally since the introduction of the ban on tenant fees in June...
06 February 2020
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After two elections and three years of intense debate and hostility, the general election in December seemed to offer the political...
29 January 2020
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Towards the end of last year, I wrote an article for Landlord Today outlining the difficulties many landlords in the UK...
21 January 2020
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The next government should urgently reduce VAT on maintenance and improvement works to people’s homes to help boost investment in the...
04 December 2019
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The worst served city for rental stock is Newport in Wales where just 13.5% of properties listed are to rent, according...
13 November 2019
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Many tenants who own at least one pet have struggled to find pet-friendly accommodation, and yet despite efforts to encourage more...
27 September 2019
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To say that the buy-to-let sector has had a tough time of it in recent years would be one hell of...
27 September 2019
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More than £1.25bn has been spent acquiring property in London to make way for High Speed Rail 2 (HS2), according to...
09 September 2019
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It is not always possible for an individual or company to improve its image beyond that of its industry, and that is...
07 August 2019
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An Airbnb host who rented out his council flat in central London has been fined £100,000 and evicted by Westminster City...
30 July 2019
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A rogue landlord who made almost £130,000 in illegal rent after converting his three-bedroom house in east London into two flats...
20 June 2019
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Nationwide were among a small group of mortgage lenders asked to give evidence at a select committee yesterday on restrictions around...
25 April 2019
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A new All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) has been launched with a view to looking into short-term lets. The new group, which...
25 April 2019
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A growing number of young professionals and students are choosing to house share, driving up the average cost of renting room...
01 March 2019
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Life just doesn’t get any easier for Theresa May. No sooner had her Brexit withdrawal plan been rejected by a record-breaking...
22 January 2019
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There are growing signs of confidence returning to the London market, with a resurgence in house prices being anticipated owed in...
21 January 2019
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More buy-to-let landlords are adopting a more professional approach to running their property business, as reflected by the number of people...
08 January 2019
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The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) has warned that growing speculation the mayor of London Sadiq Khan is considering introducing rent controls...
11 December 2018
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Private landlords across the UK collectively earned £33.8bn from their buy-to-let investments in the year from 5 April 2017 to 2018,...
04 December 2018
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Private tenants who pay their rent on time are set to benefit from better credit scores, after Experian said it was...
26 October 2018
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11 September 2018
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Rents for residential properties fell across parts of London in quarterly terms as the supply of properties coming on to the...
24 July 2018
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The UK is facing a critical rental shortage as many landlords continue to offload properties due to recent tax a change,...
15 June 2018
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With the number of people living in private rented accommodation continuing to grow, more tenants are seeking permission to keep pets...
23 May 2018
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Two letting agents have been hit with £14,000 fines for unlicensed shared properties in Camden, north London. The two rogue letting agents...
14 May 2018
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An increasing number of buy-to-let landlords are likely to exit Scotland’s private rented sector or reduce the size of their property...
20 March 2018
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Tenants in London are now required to pay up to £8,650 just to move into a rented home, it has been...
20 March 2018
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A Private Members’ Bill put forward by Labour MP, Karen Buck, which offers tenants the legal right to take action against...
16 January 2018
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PayProp has added its voice to growing calls for rent payments to be added to a tenant’s credit score. The automated rental...
04 January 2018
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The mayor of London Sadiq Khan yesterday launched a new public online database which ‘names and shames’ dodgy landlords and letting...
20 December 2017
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Buy-to-let landlords who let out their properties as short-term holiday lets should be hit with fresh taxes to deter them from...
14 December 2017
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A continuous increase in the number of cranes, hoardings and skyscraper frames around Manchester’s inner ring road is visual proof of...
21 November 2017
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Rent payments should be used as part of credit scores to help private renters secure a mortgage to buy a home...
24 October 2017
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A landlord who endangered the lives of his tenants has been successfully prosecuted and fined more than £200,000 for failing to...
19 September 2017
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Almost a third of buy-to-let landlords are unaware of the proposals for a draft bill banning letting agent fees, according to...
07 September 2017
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An MP’s bid to make homes in the rented sector ‘fit for human habitation’ has received support from the Residential Landlords...
19 July 2017
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The owner of a rental property in west London, which was described by a judge as a “deathtrap”, has been told...
02 May 2017
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Some buy-to-let landlords are bracing themselves for smaller profits over the coming years as a result of the new mortgage interest...
14 April 2017
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With a growing number of buy-to-let landlords in London now using short-term letting platforms like Airbnb to breach the rules for...
22 March 2017
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Rent increases across the UK have slowed to their lowest level since 2013, fresh data has revealed, with prices in London...
14 March 2017
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As the government prepares to invoke Article 50 to leave the EU, very few experts forecast that Brexit will have an...
10 March 2017
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A growing number of buy-to-let landlords are adopting a more professional approach to their lettings business, as reflected by the fact...
02 March 2017
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A new scheme launched to help landlords with housing repairs in Peterborough has been panned by the local MP. Stewart Jackson MP...
28 February 2017
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04 November 2016
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Buy-to-let landlords may have failed in their legal battle against planned government tax relief changes for buy-to-let homes set to be...
27 October 2016
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Significantly more homes urgently need to be developed for the private rented sector to curb rising rental values in London, according...
25 October 2016
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Plans for the Northern Powerhouse scheme, designed to rival London and the South East as the main driver of economic growth...
29 September 2016
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Dlighted is trying to persuade more landlords and tenants to use its deposit-free renting service by claiming that at least £2bn...
28 September 2016
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The government’s proposed changes to mortgage interest relief, which will see landlords taxed on their turnover rather than profit, has been...
06 September 2016
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The 25-year-old son of billionaire landowner the Duke of Westminster will inherit the family estate and a £9bn fortune after his...
12 August 2016
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Rental yields in London are now among the lowest in the country, but take a closer look at the market and...
12 August 2016
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Rental values have increased across prime central London over the past three months fuelled by greater demand from people looking to...
04 August 2016
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A top politician has been reported to the ethics watchdog following accusations that he broke strict parliamentary code on financial and...
07 June 2016
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