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There have been no fewer than 10 different enquiries into selective licensing of landlords or rental properties by local councils -...

Property taxes in Scotland have increased by nearly a quarter of a billion pounds in the last year compared to the...

Property taxes in Scotland have increased by nearly two thirds compared to the pre-pandemic period according to analysis of the latest...

The Residential Landlords Association’s (RLA) research exchange, PEARL, is currently seeking views on Rent Smart Wales (RSW), the overseeing authority for...

Letting agents who fail to obtain licences for rented properties that fall under selective licensing rules could be prosecuted either alongside...

It’s been a busy year in terms of legislation in the Scottish lettings industry. The introduction of the Private Residential Tenancy...

A landlord who failed to provide his tenants with adequate living conditions has been sent to jail. Majid Saniinejad, of Stoke Newington,...

Despite the government’s decision to introduce a number of measures to curb the growth of buy-to-let landlords, prompting concern that the...

The supply of private rental homes hit an 18-month high in September, but fewer letting agents report increasing rents, while the...

A landlord was left with a £2,000 cleaning bill after a group of tenants left his property in a state of...

If you are registered under the self-assessment tax regime, it is crucial that you do not forget to make your second...

Buy-to-let continues to provide double-digit bumper returns for investors with rents currently rising at the fastest pace since last autumn. The latest...

April’s stamp duty increase for buy-to-let investors is already having an impact on the housing market, with the latest figures from...

Mortgage lenders are slashing rates on mortgage deals designed for landlords, according to Moneyfacts.   The data analysis site points out that with...

One in five over 55s are considering buying their ideal retirement home now and letting it out until they retire, according...

A Leicester landlord who rented out a house in multiple occupation (HMO) without a license has been ordered to pay almost...

A law firm has highlighted another approaching deadline for landlords, which it says is particularly important to those new to letting property. Legal...

Landlords and tenants are in despair as a London letting agent Oliver Knights is thought to have closed down, owing thousands...

Tenants would overwhelmingly support appointing a Government minister whose sole responsibility is tenancy issues, according to the latest First Time Buyer...

Three in ten (32%) ARLA letting agents reported that rents increased in April, according to the Association of Residential Letting Agents...