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The move from the Bank of England to cut base rate for the first time in four years, from 5.25% to...

To achieve government’s EPC targets by 2035, landlords across the country may be forced to take action at a time when...

Britons’ ideas of a classic home are changing as a result of people being more conscious about their home’s impact on the...

A new study by the Nationwide has found that landlords selling properties with poor EPC ratings are unlikely to suffer huge...

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

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

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

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

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

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

Our data reveals a striking trend: landlords buying property are getting younger.  The average age of landlords purchasing with a buy-to-let mortgage...

Kreston Reeves accountancy firm has this guidance for landlords letting furnished holiday accommodation. - Draft legislation and associated guidance has now been published...

The average house for a first-time buyer costs £241,502, meaning that the average renter bought one with a 10% deposit and...

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

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

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

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

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

The chief executive of a renowned tax and financial advisory service says the country should prepare for a rise in Capital...

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

The fierce competition for landlord customers continues amongst lenders. Fleet Mortgages has changed its product range for HMOs launching a new two-year,...

There’s been a surge in demand for rental properties in London over the summer, according to the agency Chestertons. It says it’s...

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

Knight Frank has set out its forecast for the rental sector for the rest of 2024 - notwithstanding uncertainty over rental...

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

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

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...

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

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

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

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

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

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

With Labour’s election victory, a new EPC target has been announced. In mid-July, the new Secretary of State for Energy Security and...

Crimestoppers’ figures reveal that there have already been 6,058 reports on suspicions of energy theft so far this year (January –...

Over 1.5m people own property abroad. Relocation experts 1st Move International have researched the most sought-after countries for homebuyers worldwide, based on internet...

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

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

A new report reveals that the private rented sector in the North West region of England makes a gross value added...

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

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

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

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...

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

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

A council has banned a rogue landlord from letting properties - either directly or through the agencies that he runs -...

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

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

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

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

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

In his latest criticism of landlords, the chief executive of Generation Rent says rent controls would protect “so many renters from...

Respected business consultancy Cornwall Insight is forecasting another sharp rise in energy costs in October.  It predicts the October price cap to...

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

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

The UK property market is on the cusp of significant change with the introduction of the Renters Reform Bill 2024. This...

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

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

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

Landlords having enough of high taxes and endless red tape and deciding to sell will be able to take advantage of...

A survey claims tenants pay 20% more per month on average for a furnished apartment compared to unfurnished. And as the average...

The Renters (Reform) Bill was one of the main casualties of Rishi Sunak’s early General Election call. It left insufficient parliamentary...

More than 3,000 Buy to Let landlords in the UK are under the age of 21, collectively earning more than £66m...

New analysis from Rightmove reveals the true scope for downsizing. It says there are cash-equity release opportunities for those ready to downsize...

International legal practice Osborne Clarke is warning the new government to give clarity to the measures in its Renters Rights Bill...

A landlord law expert has criticised four social housing providers for avoiding serious financial penalties themselves, while simultaneously levying big fines...

Generation Rent says it wants rent rises across the UK limited to the lowest of two official government statistics. In a statement...

Average UK private rents increased by 8.6% in the 12 months to July 2024 according to official government figures, unchanged from...

The landlord of a suspected HMO has been fined for not producing tenancy agreements and bank statements relating to tenants. Daria Smith,...

New figures seen by Landlord Today show the scale of landlords fleeing the private rental sector in one part of the...

Average rent arrears claims reached £2,092 in the second quarter of this year - a rise of 15% from £1,816 in...

Yesterday’s inflation rise from 2.0% to 2.2% may have dealt a sharp blow to hopes of a Bank of England base...

A statement from Coventry council says it is set to extend is HMO licensing regimes when they are considered for renewal. Councillors...

Financial experts are warning that the increase in the headline rate of inflation from 2.0% to 2.2% might be enough to...

A landlord who persistently failed to license several rented properties has had the homes seized by Merton council in south London,...

Five selective licensing schemes are being recommended to Burnley council’s executive for approval this evening. Four are renewals, one is brand...

A new licensing scheme in Peterborough has attracted over 7,000 applications from landlords since March - and a property inspection programme...

The Housing Ombudsman, who presides over the social landlord sector comprising housing associations and local councils, has hit out at a...

A third of private sector landlords would sell at leats some of their properties if rent controls were introduced, according to...

A Crimestoppers campaign is advising tenants on - in its words - “how to spot if your landlord is stealing energy.” The...

Average rental yields are at a 10-year-high of some 6.3% according to a prominent buy to let lender.  The Q2 2024 Landlord...

The National Landlord Investment Show is heading to Bristol next month. It’s at Ashton Gate, the home of Bristol City Football Club,...

Rents continued to rise across the country in recent weeks, buoyed by double-digit hikes in the North of England.  Lettings agency Hamptons...

Buyers require greater protection from poor quality housing according to the voluntary Ombudsman service responsible for dealing with complaints about new...

It will take no less than 18 years for all private rental properties to achieve an EPC rating of C or...

Growing numbers of tenants are feeling less confident at being able to meet the vistas of energy in their rented properties. That’s...

Campaigning charity Shelter says the loss of a private tenancy remains “the leading trigger of homelessness accounting for more than one...

A new poll of 1,300 landlords, conducted by flatshare site SpareRoom, shows a drop in confidence about the rental market. As of...

A Hastings landlord has been fined £10,000 after failing to provide a satisfactory Electrical Safety Installation Certificate to the town council. The...

Stephen Barratt, a partner in the Private Client Services team at James Cowper Kreston offers this help to landlords coping with changes to...

HM Revenue & Customs has contacted Landlord Today to share this guidance on self-assessment tax filing.  ----- For many self-employed workers Self Assessment...

Charlie McNeill, managing director at Rainclear Systems, gives this advice to landlords considering gutter maintenance ahead of autumn and winter.  - Your gutters play...

The Generation Rent group claims some 26,100 households in England faced homelessness as a result of receiving a Section 21 eviction...

Citra Living - the name of Lloyds Bank’s Build To Rent operation - is buying 159 properties from developer Morris Homes Group. The...

Only five weeks after the General Election, activist group the Renters Reform Coalition is already impatient at Labour’s failure to bring...

A brief statement to the London Stock Market this evening has confirmed that Rightmove will, after all, carry OpenRent listings in...

Landlords should welcome the National Residential Landlords Association’s discussions with the government over the new landlord database. That’s the view of Phil...

A prominent analyst is warning that landlords fearful of a rise in Capital Gains Tax could sell up in droves this...

The chief executive of the Tenancy Deposit Service says the burgeoning number of deposit alternative services may represent good news for...

Deposit alternative service flatfair says it’s had a bumper month working with Build To Rent operators - and it tells private...