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Several lenders have revised their products as competition for buy to let landlords hots up. Melton Building Society has launched four new...

Landlords are increasingly turning towards semi-commercial property, a bank says. Shawbrook says its semi-commercial applications have almost doubled in 2024 compared to...

Generation Rent has raised detailed concerns about a proposal from the Liberal Democrats to introduce a national register of landlords.  The Lib...

A lettings industry figure has let rip at politicians pitching for votes at next month’s General Election. HomeLet and Let Alliance chief...

An investigation by Sky News and a housing campaigner have revealed that there are some 33,993 vacant council properties in England...

The ink was hardly dry on Labour’s plan for a mortgage guarantee scheme for first time buyers before some left wing...

In an unusual intervention for a lettings industry supplier, Zoopla has made an impassioned plea for a new Renters Reform Bill. The...

A landlord has been sentenced to six months in prison - suspended for 18 months - and 250 hours community service...

Average house prices remained broadly stable in May, down just 0.1% on a monthly basis. This actually took the annual rate of...

The Generation Rent activist group has issued a statement appearing sharply critical of Labour’s first new policy on housing in the General...

Two lenders are making a pitch for landlord borrowers as the buy to let mortgage market continues to be highly competitive. Buy...

Private renters in England face a postcode lottery as councils are failing to properly inspect properties with potential hazards. That’s the view of...

Shock new figures from Zoopla show that although rental demand has softened over the last year there are still 15 people...

Propertymark says the current political crisis in Wales - where the Labour Welsh Parliament leader has lost a confidence vote but...

Legal action has been launched against Middlesbrough’s Labour council amid claims a licensing scheme which charges landlords almost £1,000 for each...

The issue of homelessness and cost of temporary accommodation are being cited as reasons for a new version of the Renters...

From July 1 most privately rented properties in Lewisham, south London, will need a property licence.  With one in four households in...

A lettings agency has issued a statement seeking to woo landlords  and says the “forthcoming legislative changes such as the Rental...

Deposit alternative product Reposit will now be offered to residents at five new Build to Rent sites as part of an...

New demands from the Generation Rent group go much further than the original Renters Reform Bill in removing landlords’ rights. The group...

A Labour councillor who has wanted restricted rights for buy to let landlords and short let hosts has been dropped as...

A prominent solicitors’ firm says the failure of the Renters Reform Bill to become law may have attracted headlines but the...

Landlord Mohammed Saleem has been found guilty of multiple planning enforcement violations related to properties in Bedford. Saleem, along with his company...

Nearly half of landlords intend to buy property in the next 12 months, claims another optimistic survey by specialist lender Landbay. Forty...

The Times recently calculated that recent tax and regulation changes made it unviable for many landlords to continue in the sector. We...

The police has warned landlords to beware of tenants wanting to use properties as cannabis farms. The warning comes after police officers...

PropTech platform Goodlord has partnered with safety certificate provider Safe2 to offer compliance work for the lettings sector.  Safe2 - recently acquired...

The Welsh private rented sector makes a gross value added (GVA) contribution of £1.6 billion to the UK economy, according to...

An event being held this month is aiming to help private landlords in part of Wales transform their properties into energy-efficient,...

Campaigning charity Shelter claims social rents are 64% more affordable than private rents, with social tenants in England having to pay...

A row has broken out over the head of a think tank who surprised Labour Party members by being appointed as...

Average house prices rose 0.4% in May, taking the annual growth rate up to 1.3%, from 0.6% in April. The figures come...

A House in Multiple Occupation in Coventry, that came under the spotlight after reports of overcrowding, is being investigated for failing...

A landlord has pleaded guilty to behaving in a threatening or abusive manner, with the offence having been racially aggravated, having...

A controversial stamp duty change - announced months ago but coming into effect tomorrow - has been described as a missed...

A senior Propertymark figure has made the case for second and holiday homes - against the recent trend of criticism. The issue...

Almost one in four (23%) young private renters defined as 21 to 34-year-olds  regularly consider moving back into their family home. Another...

A couple who are portfolio landlords in the London borough of Haringey have been ordered to pay £10,000 after failing to...

A survey by an organisation called the International Union of Property Owners is seeking UK private landlords’ views on student accommodation. A...

There’s been a big rise in the supply of homes for sale - 20% up on this time last year. This is...

A Labour MP who served in Jeremy Corbyn’s shadow administration and has spent much of his Parliamentary career criticising the private...

A property industry commentator has given a five point guide to landlords faced with rising arrears from tenants. And one of them...

Foundation Home Loans has cut rates across its buy to let, core and ‘specials’ range and changed some residential rates as...

A former figurehead from TV’s Dragon’s Den is addressing landlords late this year at the National Residential Landlords Association landlord conference. James...

New figures released by Savills, and published by The Times, show exactly why it no longer makes sense to be a...

There’s been a surge in Right to Rent checks - up 577% year on year. Under the Right to Rent Scheme, civil...

The chief executive of the Generation Rent group has made another attack on landlords who ask tenants to vacate properties. He says...

Just over 40% of landlords say they are undecided on who to vote for on July 4 -  it a bigger...

The landlord of a property has been hit with over £23,000 in legal costs after being found guilty of operating an...

A social housing tenant’s bid to sue their landlord has failed spectacularly. A statement from Mid-Devon council says the unnamed tenant was...

A council has obtained a Banning Order against a rogue landlord preventing him letting houses in England for three years. A First...

It now appears that Labour wanted the Renters Reform Bill to be waved through into law last week - but the...

A council which this week announced that it would charge landlords almost £1,000 for a licence, is now being accused of kicking...

The National Residential Landlords Association says it’s “hugely disappointing” that the Renters Reform Bill will not become law. This is despite the...

Figures publicised in a new House of Commons report suggests there’s been a huge rise in the number of short lets...

One of the country’s leading independent mortgage brokers is warning that lending may be slower during the General Election campaign period...

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak says he cannot say for sure whether the Renters Reform Bill will be ‘waved through’ into law...

Over eight in 10 landlords are reporting strong levels of tenant demand, Paragon Bank research has revealed. As part of research carried...

England’s dwindling social housing stock is poised to plummet by an additional 189,000 properties through the controversial Right to Buy scheme...

In theory the Renters Reform Bill could become law if government and opposition agree to prioritise it in the few remaining...

Around half of landlords say they are unsure about how they will vote in the General Election. A joint survey of around...

Half of all tenants who moved during the past 12 months found it ‘difficult’ or ‘very difficult’ to secure a new...

Despite a plethora of press releases and statements from pro-tenant groups, it appears only one-in-20 renters knows details of the Renters...

Average UK private rents were up 8.9% in the year to April according to the Office for National Statistics. This is a...

A General Election has been called for July 4. So what happens to the Renters Reform Bill, which has been the subject...

An agency that works with over 170 councils is promising rent guarantees and insurance cover to landlords who volunteer their properties...

London councils have slammed government plans for regulating the short-term and holiday lets sector. In a letter to Housing Secretary Michael Gove,...

The Housing Ombudsman - which currently presides over the social housing sector - has named and shamed 12 councils and housing...

All private landlords in four areas of Islington in north London - where the council claims there are particular problems with...

There’s been a 25%-plus spike in demand for a deposit alternative, claims one of the industry’s suppliers. Reposit analysed its data from...

HM Revenue and Customs has opened almost 2,000 investigations into landlords letting out via Airbnb or other short let platforms. The Daily...

A cat charity claims it takes in an average of three cats daily because of landlords using Section 21 powers to...

Landlords in London are benefitting from double digit increases in rents, outdoing every other region of Great Britain.  London rents increased by...

A private landlord who let three of his properties fall into dangerous disrepair has been ordered to pay almost £14,000 after...

The annual pace of rental growth on newly let homes in Great Britain continued to slow in April, with growth falling...

Labour-controlled Lambeth council in south London is introducing a Selective Licensing Scheme at almost £1,000 per property. A statement from the council...

Just days after suggesting rent controls of any kind were off the table, it now appears Labour may be considering them...

The Generation Rent group of activists says it doesn’t matter if landlords sell up and leave the private rental sector. Appearing to...

High profile landlord Fergus Wilson has been sentenced to six months in prison suspended for three years and ordered to pay...

Grainger, the Stock Market listed corporate landlord, has been targeted by protesters over rent levels. A protest outside Grainger’s London HQ marks...

Newly re-elected Greater Manchester Labour Mayor Andy Burnham is to spend £600,000 of council tax payers’ cash on a clampdown on...

There’s been another survey of landlord activity in the private rental sector - and this one shows that 50% of tenants...

New figures from the Ministry of Justice show how hard interest rate rises are hitting landlords. Compared to the same quarter in...

Real estate finance and investment business TAB has launched a long-term lending service extending to all stages of a property’s life...

Landlords and managing agents in South Warwickshire are being encouraged to take part in an industry forum on Tuesday May 21...

The trade body representing the Build To Rent industry wants to recruit people from that sector to sit in its board. The...

A study by property software firm APRAO shows new-build house price premiums at their highest in a decade. The supplier analysed existing...

HMRC is appealing to landlords to file Self Assessment tax returns early - and claims there are benefits to doing so. In...

Propertymark has issued a guide to tenants about their rights to have a pet.  A statement from trade body Propertymark says that...

A forum for private landlords, letting agents and anyone else on the management side of the private rental sector is being...

A property portal has taken the unusual step of warning politicians about the dire impact of rent controls on the private...

A landmark ruling about the invasive plant Japanese knotweed has been over-turned - with implications for landlords and other property owners.  In...

A group of energy professionals in the property sector are taking issue with a claim by consumer organisation Which? over the...

The fragile peace between different groups in the Renters Reform Coalition has ended in a dispute about a Labour-commissioned report on...

The National Residential Landlords Association is introducing a new energy efficiency retrofitting course this summer - ahead of possible EPC rule...

The Bank of England says one in four mortgages will end when the mortgage borrower is in retirement, as more people...

Seventeen London boroughs wasted over £2m in the last five years fighting rejected planning applications that were subsequently approved on appeal,...

The Labour Party will not introduce rent controls if it wins the election. A spokesperson for the party is quoted on today’s...

A prominent PropTech supplier claims the government’s pledge to delay the ban on Section 21 evictions until court processes have been...

The Renters Reform Bill returns to Parliament this week, with a First Reading of the measure in the House of Lords...