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Tenant activists have turned on the bosses of Shelter - just as the charity wants to maximise income from its annual Christmas...

Propertymark says some 85 per cent of its member agents in Scotland have landlord clients who have expressed a wish to...

The majority of tenants are reluctant to ask for more energy efficient systems in their home according to The National Residential...

A new survey of UK-based investors reveals the outlook for alternative investments amid growing concerns over the state of the economy. The...

Rightmove is predicting an average drop of just two per cent in asking prices next year - far less than many...

Investment buyers will snap up a higher proportion of homes in 2022 than they did in 2021, the Hamptons agency forecasts.   So...

A major survey of 1,500 adults shows that a quarter plan to downsize their home in retirement, with many others suggesting...

A new market snapshot shows that tenants in London have seen bigger rent price increases than anywhere else in the UK...

Research by the National Residential Landlords Association reveals that of those private landlords who have served a repossession notice, half have...

A charity claims 15 per cent of private renters believe they face eviction this winter. Homelessness charity Crisis polled 2,000 people -...

The latest rental market index from Goodlord shows rents down over the past month, with voids inching up.  All seven English regions...

Capital values are set to fall “further and faster” between now and the spring, a property expert predicts. Mortgage lender figures have...

Annual rental growth strengthened for the third month running, with average rents up 7.9 per cent across Britain on the same...

A new survey shows that while some 78 per cent of landlords have now heard about government proposals around EPC ratings,...

A prominent Conservative has described as “infuriating and saddening” the fact that so many Millennials are stuck renting and cannot afford...

A fund is claiming that investors who put money into real estate funds as an avenue of investment have seen a...

It appears that the government has finally woken up to the fact that there are too few rental homes to meet...

A business analyst has given a colourful assessment of the shortfall of homes to let, describing the current rental market as...

Landlords are being hit with record fines as growing numbers of local councils launch licensing schemes.  PropTech firm Kamma, which monitors council...

The House of Commons will today debate a proposal for local authorities to have specific controls over the proliferation of Airbnbs...

In a bid to show it is clamping down on raucous guests, Airbnb has released details of thousands of parties it...

More must be done to keep private landlords in the rental sector, a new study has proposed. New Open Property Group says...

Purplebricks has detailed the price it is paying for a lettings compliance blunder first spotted last year. It predicts that, at worst,...

It’s claimed that Liverpool’s Labour council would take almost 150 years to process applications for its landlord licensing scheme. The council has...

Two respected price indices have shown capital values tumbling in the housing market.  This morning’s RICS residential survey shows overall activity continuing...

A prominent buy to let lender says falling house prices five canny landlords the chance to buy property relatively cheaply. Emma Cox,...

An upbeat trading statement from buy to let mortgage lender Paragon suggests that the sector is relatively healthy, but losing many...

The lenders’ trade body - UK Finance - says that despite the wider economic problems there has been no impact on...

Activist group Generation Rent says it’s not convinced about government proposals to increase regulation of holiday lets and short lets -...

The average prospective buyer now predicts they will be 37 years old by the time they get their first home.  This compares...

A joint venture has been announced to deliver 1,000 sustainable zero-carbon homes - and they will be factory-made. Legal & General Modular...

The National Residential Landlords Association has hit back at a claim that it is seeking to ‘turn students’ against the government’s...

The government has announced that it’s going to work on a new second homes policy with one particular council - if...

Over 600 workers at the campaigning charity Shelter have started a fortnight of strike action in what the trades union Unite calls...

Many landlords have welcomed the zero deposit insurance concept - but is this being damaged by the pressure-selling techniques of some...

The government is to open a consultation on whether residential properties should require planning consent to be used as short lets...

Generation Rent has returned to the threat of rent-for-sex as it claims 200,000 female tenants could be offered discounted rent in...

The Guild of Property Professionals has issued a warning that house prices are going to fall. A 645-word statement from the Guild...

The reduction in landlords’ Capital Gains Allowance has triggered a sell-off by landlords at a 13-year high according to new figures. Last...

It’s been known for over a year that John Lewis wishes to diversify into the private rental sector and now it...

Two councillors have successfully used the London Assembly to push London Mayor Sadiq Khan and the government to do more to...

BBC Three is to show a TV programme about tenants facing eviction after being served with Section 21s. It’s an independent production...

A maverick landlord who has hit the headlines countless times in recent years has lost his latest bid to sue the...

The government is considering making home owners apply for planning consent if they wish to use a property for holiday lets. The...

The National Residential Landlords Association has launched an initiative called Home Bank to encourage tenants and landlords to help one another...

Prices fell 1.4 per cent from October, which was the largest month-on-month fall since June 2020. And annual house price growth saw...

Paula Barker, Labour MP for Liverpool Wavertree, is the latest opposition member of parliament to ask for immediate action on banning...

A local authority is urging landlords and tenants to “have a chat” and work together to improve the EPC rating of...

Activist group Generation Rent has started a petition calling on Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to freeze private rents this winter. As part...

What has been billed as the bigger change ever to housing law in Wales comes into force today and is described...

Campaigning charity Shelter claims that last month 482,000 private renters were behind on their rent. It also claims that 504,000 people have...

If you were to believe recent headlines, holiday homes and short lets make everyone’s lives miserable - yet the happiest place...

Phil Spencer’s online consumer service Move iQ has created a series on its YouTube channel looking at living in Build To...

The Chartered Institute of Environmental Health has written to Housing Secretary Michael Gove urging him to make it easier for councils...

There’s a dilemma for landlords wishing to expand their portfolios - do so now, just as some buyers are offering discounts?...

A holiday lettings agency has taken the unusual step of speaking out in favour of higher council tax for second home...

There’s been a dramatic short-term improvement in the number of mortgage products available for buy to let landlords. The independent mortgage market...

A consultation on a new licensing regime looks set to start in Warwick in the new year. The council will next week...

Two groups of activists who campaign for rent controls and reform of the private lettings sector have turned on each other. Acorn...

Despite a string of pledges on rental sector reform delivered in recent days by government ministers, including Housing Secretary Michael Gove,...

Whingers who complain about financial perks for landlords and who then complain about rising rents when the perks are withdrawn and...

Landlords in England are being encouraged to contact their local council to find out if they are eligible to access government...

The government has announced plans for a £1 billion scheme - called ECO+ - which will see hundreds of thousands of...

Changes to capital gains tax announced in Jeremy Hunt’s recent Autumn Statement will see the average landlord pay as much as...

The cost of living crisis combined with a logjam in the courts means landlords are now “very unlikely” to rent properties...

Zoopla says a “widespread repricing” is underway in the sales market, but with no sign of cooling yet in the lettings...

Increasing numbers of lenders are now offering incentives to win the business of landlords with good, or improving, EPC ratings. In what...

An appeal for private landlords to come forward with vacant, or soon-to-be vacant, properties for rent, has been launched. Accommodation is now...

The large majority of players in the lettings industry wants the rental reform programme outlined by the government, an agent claims. Laura...

Shelter claims government figures show 5,940 households were “threatened with homelessness” in England as a result of Section 21 evictions between April...

Lambeth council in south London has prosecuted a rogue landlord who illegally ran a bed-sit in the borough. Frank Otuo of Putney...

Landlords are to face even longer waits for eviction court cases following the spending cuts announced in the Autumn Statement, it’s...

Online sales platform My Auction is predicting its busiest auction of the year for December with entries up 77 per cent...

Housing Secretary Michael Gove has made an announcement overnight that “the government will always act to protect tenants.” The claim comes as...

The charity Crisis says rising rents are a contributing factor to the homelessness crisis. The comment come as  new data from the...

A new survey from Aviva has revealed that over a million people may rule themselves out of the first-time buyer market,...

Residential properties have seen large increases in greenhouse gas emissions over the last decade, with the average home now producing 2.29...

Views are being sought on the designation of a scheme to improve standards in part of Middlesbrough.  A selective landlord licensing scheme...

London Mayor Sadiq Khan has praised tenants in the capital for using a register that names and shames rogue landlords -...

New data just released by HM Revenue & Customs shows income tax, national insurance and capital gains tax receipts for April...

A Labour council introducing a vast new licensing regime claims its typical cost to a landlord would be just 0.5 per...

One in eight private renters aged between 18 and 35 years old have already moved home to save money during the...

A breakdown of essential and non-essential spending by individuals, devised by the Nationwide, reveals the extra amount that tenants are paying...

Two law partners at a legal firm have outlined a five-step process which tenants can use to complain to their landlords...

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

A council wants private tenants to ‘grass’ on rogue landlords in the light of the tragic death of toddler Awaab Ishak. Telford...

Rental value growth remains firmly in double-digits in prime London postcodes as demand continues to outstrip supply, according to Knight Frank. The...

A council has brought a prosecution against a private landlord who had not complied with a legal health and safety notice...

A prominent figure in property investment is warning that buy to let is the sector facing the biggest challenges in the...

A new property licensing scheme that claims to provide “safer, well managed housing for renters” has now come into force in...

An accountancy expert claims that inflation and rising rents could push more landlords over the £10,000 threshold for Making Tax Digital.  Currently...

A council has issued a formal caution to a landlord for harassing his female tenant on social media. The landlord posted details...

Tenants should brace themselves for soaring rents in the New Year, a property expert warns.  The National Association of Property Buyers predicts...

The government’s Autumn Statement yesterday missed the opportunity to boost supply for the private rental sector, it’s been claimed.  Ben Beadle, chief...

The leader of the Generation Rent activist group says that the shortage of homes to rent means no private sector tenant...

More than half of disputes about the return of tenancy deposits during the last year resulted from property damage and cleaning...

The government has accepted proposals from the National Residential Landlords Association to tackle anti-social tenants causing misery for neighbours and fellow...

The freezing of Housing Benefit at 2020 levels, announced in the small print accompanying the Autumn Statement yesterday, risks leading to...

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has delivered his long-awaited Autumn Statement - the fiscal event which he says will lead to “all of...

The main landlords’ trade body has blasted the government for ‘breaking’ the private rented sector through laws, measures and comments deliberately...