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Towns within commuting distance of big cities have seen some of the UK’s largest rent rises in recent years, says Zoopla. The...
11 March 2024
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A survey of local council private rental licensing schemes says 19 selective and additional licensing schemes and consultations will be taking...
13 February 2024
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The chief executive of campaigning charity Shelter is blaming “skyrocketing rents” for a crisis of homelessness. As part of an appeal for...
14 December 2023
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Zoopla is warning that there will be further house price falls in 2024 on top of the 4.5 per cent drop...
30 October 2023
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Rogue landlord Hazmar Fauz of Welwyn in Hertfordshire has been given a hefty fine of over £15,000 for a series of...
29 June 2023
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A council has prosecuted a landlord operating a property firm for not producing the right paperwork. Luton local authority has prosecuted Poplar...
10 March 2023
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An unlikely location heads the latest league table purporting to show the highest returns on property investment. Aldermore’s Buy To let City...
27 January 2023
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Specialist mortgage lender Aldermore has named what it believes to be the five best cities for landlords to invest in for...
03 January 2023
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A new study has compiled a league table of the best cities in the UK for investment in student accommodation. CIA Landlord...
13 May 2022
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PropTech firm Kamma says 11 new discretionary licensing schemes for landlords are set to launch in April - a record. This is the...
10 March 2022
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Buy to let landlords are increasingly targeting smaller, secondary towns and cities rather than big urban centres. Data from Paragon Bank shows...
09 March 2022
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A national accountancy firm says HM Revenue & Customs has discovered huge numbers of landlords avoiding paying tax - as many as...
11 October 2021
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An agency and law firm, Coulters, has produced a league table of where landlords are most likely to make a loss...
06 August 2021
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A landlord has been prosecuted following the death of a tenant in a house fire at an HMO said to have...
26 October 2020
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Coventry Council has been accused of acting irresponsibly by introducing a licensing scheme for private rented housing earlier this week. The council...
06 May 2020
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Coventry Council is acting irresponsibly by pressing ahead with plans to introduce a licensing scheme for private rented housing, according to...
16 April 2020
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The best and worst cities for renters have been identified by taking into account several factors, including the average salary spend...
27 February 2020
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The locations that saw the biggest house price increases in the last year have been unveiled by the Post Office Money. The...
14 January 2020
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London remains one of the biggest property investment destinations in the world, attracting a wide range of national and international investors. But...
14 January 2020
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An unscrupulous landlord has been fined £27,000 over an unlicensed HMO in Luton with multiple fire and safety breaches. Luton Magistrates Court...
02 January 2020
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There has been a notable rise in the number of buy-to-let landlords offloading properties in recent month due to buy-to-let tax...
03 June 2019
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Recent years have seen a shift in buyer activity across the UK’s property market, with London’s much publicised decline in popularity...
05 April 2019
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Four in ten buy-to-let landlords are planning to expand their portfolio this year, according to new research. With buy-to-let continuing to deliver...
26 March 2019
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Luton Council has successfully prosecuted an unscrupulous landlord for letting three unlicensed houses in which several people lived in squalor. Zenith Accommodation...
07 February 2019
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A landlord in Stevenage who allowed his tenant to live in an excessively cold attic with a serious fire safety hazard...
23 January 2019
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An unscrupulous landlord has been punished for providing his tenant with poor living conditions by being ordered to pay more than...
11 January 2019
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A buy-to-let landlord in Luton has been ordered to pay £8,510 by Luton Magistrates Court for continuing to rent out a...
18 December 2018
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An unscrupulous landlord has been ordered to pay close to £30,000 after being found guilty of a number of breaches relating...
19 November 2018
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Colchester has been identified as the number one place to currently invest for buy-to-let, based on rental yields. The LendInvest BTL Index...
13 November 2018
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Buy-to-let has recently taken a bit of a bashing with some landlords forced to exit the market as profits drop amid...
06 August 2018
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Luton and Colchester have been named among the best places for buy-to-let investors in the existing market, based on rental yields. The...
18 July 2018
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New ‘Home Safety Guidance’ has been released by the Electrical Safety Roundtable (ESR) to help landlords meet their obligations and ensure...
10 April 2018
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Colchester has been named the best place for buy-to-let investors in today’s market, based on a combination of capital value growth,...
03 April 2018
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Most areas of England and Wales have seen rental price growth over the past 12 months, but where are rents increasing...
09 March 2018
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A private landlord has been fined more than £11,000 for operating an unlicensed property in Bedford. Mr Fhalora of Ampthill Road, Bedford,...
08 March 2018
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A landlord in Luton has been handed the largest fine the town has ever seen for breaches of the law regarding...
19 January 2018
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UK rents grew by 0.56% in 2017, led by gains in London commuter hotspots, according to the latest rental price index...
08 January 2018
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A landlord in Luton has been fined £11,620 for letting an unlicensed and poorly-maintained house in the town which is classed...
17 October 2017
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Luton Council is considering introducing a ‘selective licensing’ within the town, and has this week launched a consultation regarding proposals to...
12 July 2017
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Property investors looking to invest in the buy-to-let market may wish to consider buying property in Luton, which currently offers the...
17 June 2017
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Rents in the residential property sector are continuing to rise across many parts of the UK with no fewer than 20...
13 February 2017
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Despite the recent tax crackdown, buy-to-let continues to look an attractive income investment at a time of low interest rates and...
13 February 2017
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04 November 2016
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The supply of homes listed on the market to let has fallen sharply now that pretty much all of the buy-to-let...
18 October 2016
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Manchester has been identified as the top city for rental yield but London offers buy-to-let landlords the best overall returns, a...
28 July 2016
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We all know headlines sell newspapers, but a report in yesterday’s Daily Mirror brought shame on a host of letting agents...
08 July 2016
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More than 148,000 renting households in England have been at risk of eviction from their home in the past year, according...
23 June 2016
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The North West of England tops the charts as the best place to invest for high annual rental yields, whereas the...
31 May 2016
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A bespoke management service is being rolled out to support landlords and investors running HMO, or multi-let portfolios. The service provided by...
31 May 2016
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A rent-to-rent fraudster has been jailed for 16 months after being found guilty of six counts of fraud relating to HMOs Moses...
25 April 2016
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Luton Borough Council has launched a new initiative which aims to tackle rogue landlords who are letting properties that are being...