A new study by the Nationwide has found that landlords selling properties with poor EPC ratings are unlikely to suffer huge discounts on their asking prices. Many...

Research by comparison site GetAgent has shown that across Britain, the number of home sellers entering the market increased by 23% in the two weeks following...

A BBC journalist says activities to stop tenants speaking to him about the condition of flats let out by a Labour MP “appeared to me to...

The Daily Record newspaper and website says the result of a new public survey shows eight our of 10 people in favour of rent controls. The Scottish...

A Landon council has helped prosecute two rogue landlords renting out a property without a licence in West Kensington. Francesco Grasso and Top Holdings Ltd lost their...

Nationwide says UK house prices fell by 0.2% month on month in August, after taking account of seasonal effects, but the annual rate of house price...

Landlords with properties that are experiencing problems with damp and mould are being urged to contacta council for help. The plea comes from the Forest of Dean...

A survey of surveyors, private landlords, investors and developers has deemed the government’s EPC target as “impossible.” The survey was extremely small - just 21 individuals canvassed by...

A couple who are portfolio landlords in north London have now been fined a total of £15,000 for consistently failing to obtain the required property licenses. The...

Campaigning charity Shelter has responded angrily to new figures showing that councils are spending ever-more on temporary accommodation for homeless households in England. The figures for the...

A landlord has been fined £5,000 for permitting six tenants to occupy an unlicensed property in Hertsmere. The local council issued the fine after investigations found that...

Neath Port Talbot Council is set to host a free event for landlords who let out properties within the county borough.  The Landlord Support Event will take...

The chief executive of a renowned tax and financial advisory service says the country should prepare for a rise in Capital Gains Tax. Nimesh Shah, CEO of...

A new survey appears to lift the lid on why landlords remain in buy to let, despite the tax and regulatory controls now making the sector...

The fierce competition for landlord customers continues amongst lenders. Fleet Mortgages has changed its product range for HMOs launching a new two-year, fixed-rate HMO mortgage at 6.49%...

There’s been a surge in demand for rental properties in London over the summer, according to the agency Chestertons. It says it’s seen a 22% month-on-month increase...

A landlord has been fined more than £3,000 for breaching fire regulations. Adam Berrington has appeared at Warrington Magistrates’ Court charged wiith “failing to comply with an...

Knight Frank has set out its forecast for the rental sector for the rest of 2024 - notwithstanding uncertainty over rental reform In the mainstream UK market,...

Reading council wants to extend licensing to all HMOs across the borough for those with three to four occupants, as well as the current licensing arrangements...

The warnings of a tough Budget in October, issued yesterday by Prime Minister Sir Kier Starmer, have given. Renewed strength to fears of Capital Gains Tax...

The number of properties for sale in London that were previously rented has increased, according to research from industry consultancy TwentyCi. The analytics company found the figures showed that in July 2024 22%...

Zoopla’s latest House Price index shows a housing market steadily recovering from higher mortgage rates with prices rising slowly. But it warns landlords and other potential...

A Labour council in London admits that 24% of its social housing fails the sector’s Decent Homes Standard. The industry norm for social housing failing to meet...

Any tenant renting an Airbnb or other short let property in Edinburgh from the summer of 2026 is likely to be hit with a nightly tourist...

Coventry council will consider extending an Additional Licensing Scheme in the city for a further five years so it will run until 2030. The scheme gives the...

Citra Living, part of Lloyds Banking Group, is launching 40 new homes - some Build To Rent - to the Nottingham market. The new homes are located...

Three newly-elected Labour MPs have shot into the list of the top five landlords in the House of Commons. The Financial Times has analysed the new members’...

A council has revealed that it sells off its housing stock that is too expensive to repair - but it deliberately avoids selling to private landlords. A...

A man has pleaded guilty to tenancy fraud after unlawfully subletting his council flat  by advertising it for rent via Airbnb. Birmingham council obtained a court order...

A new report reveals that the private rented sector in the North West region of England makes a gross value added (GVA) contribution of £4 billion...

Landlords and managing agents with responsibility for residential properties in Thanet are invited to an event on Friday September 27. The all-day event is hosted by the...

One of the UK’s most high profile lettings agents is calling on politicians to change course on rent controls. David Alexander of DJ Alexander, the largest lettings...

Informed reports in the housing and mainstream media suggest that Chancellor Rachel Reeves is set to announce higher social housing rents, set for 10 years. In her...

Accord Mortgages is reducing rates on its buy-to-let product range again this week, by up to 0.20% across all loan-to-values up to 75%. The lender is taking...

There’s been a lot of “over-dramatisation” around the likely targets for private rental properties to have improved energy efficiency, says a prominent lettings agent. The most recent...

The BBC - which through its use of exclusive Zoopla data has championed tenants in recent years - has acknowledged that the lettings market has slowed. Using...

An inventory company has listed what it claims are the five UK postcodes where buy to let players can generate the highest yields with an initial...

A council has banned a rogue landlord from letting properties - either directly or through the agencies that he runs - until June 2027. Southend-on-Sea council took...

A landlord has been sentenced after failing to comply with the requirements of a Breach of Condition Notice that had been served on him by Southampton...

A Build To Rent provider claims that its new scheme - where prices for the smallest units begin at £1,240 pcm - is being let at...

Annual house price growth across the UK’s ‘Big Six’ regional cities has remained consistent despite the challenges posed by higher interest and mortgage rates, according to...

London-focussed property data firm LonRes, which analysis activity in the prime areas of the capital, says annual rental growth increased to 1.4% in July but remains...

A mortgage lender wants Chancellor Rachel Reeves to use her October Budget to offer support to beleaguered landlords - especially over energy efficiency improvements.  Skipton Group -...

In his latest criticism of landlords, the chief executive of Generation Rent says rent controls would protect “so many renters from poverty and homelessness.” Ben Twomey has...

Respected business consultancy Cornwall Insight is forecasting another sharp rise in energy costs in October.  It predicts the October price cap to be £1,714 per annum. This...

The choice of holiday let deals is on the rise.  According to analysis by Moneyfactscompare the mortgage choices for borrowers looking at holiday lets have increased to...

The British Royal Family is generating a hefty seven-figure income stream from holiday lets, an insurance company claims.  Pikl Insurance says the family could be receiving some...

A prominent rental market analyst is warning that elements of the reform legislation proposed by Labour “are casting dark shadows” over the lettings sector, with few...

London Mayor Sadiq Khan appears to have lost his years-long fight to win the power to improve rent controls. Media reports over the weekend suggest that the...

The Institute of Economic Affairs, a free market think tank, has undertaken an exhaustive review of rent control policies across the world and concluded that they...