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

Renting out your driveway can seem like a hassle-free way to earn extra income. With the rise of platforms dedicated to...

The police are urging landlords and tenants to be extra vigilant following a number of reports of rental scams. Since the start...

* This piece is written jointly by Richard Rowntree (Managing Director, Paragon Bank) and Ben Beadle (Chief Executive of the National...

Charity Shelter is advertising for the post of ‘Assistant Director: Activism and Advocacy’ - with the postholder charged with supporting “...

The nearest thing to a national landlord register operating anywhere in the UK is seeking new staff - and they must...

There are over 200 amendments to the Renters Reform Bill having its Third Reading in the Commons today. PropTech supplier Goodlord has...

A landlord has quit the private rental sector after a battle with his council over why his properties were put into...

Landlords play a crucial role in providing safe and comfortable housing for tenants while also managing rental properties effectively. Staying informed...

A London council is consulting on another controversial landlord licensing scheme. Barking and Dagenham council’s existing Selective Licensing Scheme has been applied to...

Campaigning charity Shelter - which has frequently been critical of landlords and their alleged treatment of poorer tenants - is advertising...

Landlords are selling up in significant volumes these days - partly to cash in on capital appreciation, but mostly thanks to...

In the buy to let market, success goes beyond the transaction of paying rent. Ultimately, fostering a healthy landlord-tenant relationship can...

Mohammed Sharaz, a landlord from Bradford, recently seized an opportunity to enhance his property portfolio after Wildstone acquired the gable end...

A lack of Energy Performance Certificate enforcement is putting tenants at risk from high energy costs or cold homes, according to...

Controversial online agency Purplebricks claims landlords and other home owners can sell their properties for free “as part of a progressive...

How can letting agents attract new landlords when they’re all selling their portfolios? That’s a major question for the lettings industry –...

The property investment service BuyAssociation has changed the wording of an advertisement after intervention by the Advertising Standards Authority. The ASA says: “A...

Another council is advertising a package of incentives for private landlords to help solve its housing shortage. Exeter council is aiming to...

The National Residential Landlords Association has suspended its link with Less Tax 4 Landlords. This follows publicity surrounding Less Tax 4 Landlords...

The Advertising Standards Authority has banned any further publication of an advertisement for holiday homes that made them appear to be...

Mortgage lenders have launched a £5m media campaign to publicise the support available to owner occupier mortgage holders if they face...

According to the latest English Housing Survey there were 495,000 second homes in the UK in 2018/19 – a figure said to...

Housing Secretary Michael Gove is urging tenants to complain about sub-standard housing with the government’s ‘Make Things Right’ advertising campaign. Social housing...

Accountants and tax advisers are reporting that HMRC has sent out a spate of what are called ‘one-to-many’ letters to taxpayers. The...

The Generation Rent campaign group is advertising for a new director - the role held in recent years by Alicia Kennedy,...

An online platform is launching to match people with space to let with tenants in need - but no rent will...

A council is offering a £3,000 cash incentive to any landlord of a three or four bedroom property available for immediate...

A good broadband connection is one of the main amenities tenants expect from a rental property and something you, as a...

Landlords are in danger of losing the narrative again. With rental inflation hitting record levels, much of the noise we see in...

Property owners who have a building or disused piece of land by a high traffic road can make a significant profit...

A council is considering imposing Banning Orders on unregulated and ‘informal’ landlords who have no lettings background and who advertise on...

The trade body representing Airbnb and other short let providers and sector suppliers says the short let industry is best placed...

The long-running saga of unscrupulous landlords taking advantage of lone tenants to suggest a ‘sex for rent’ arrangement continues with a...

Private and commercial bank Arbuthnot Latham has set out what it considers to be the 10 easy mistakes which some landlords...

The Victorian phrase “as safe as houses” well describes the security of the housing market as, whether they are buying or...

A Labour MP is proposing legislation which would mean that landlords who offer accommodation in exchange for sexual favours could be...

Several high-flying lettings sector bodies say rental properties advertised on portals should carry much more upfront information. This means landlords who use agents...

It might be thought that banks have made significant mistakes of their own in the recent past - including triggering the...

Police in Devon say they will be cracking down on holiday homes let by landlords in contravention of Coronavirus lockdown rules...

A Labour MP is demanding action against unscrupulous predator landlords who demand sex from tenants in lieu of rent. The Daily Mail...

Landlords with London properties have a short-term opportunity to list and let them for free - but they’ll have to be...

Staff are being recruited by a coalition of groups campaigning for widespread restrictions on landlord powers in 2021. Called the Renters Reform...

A London lettings agency is offering landlords the opportunity to list and let properties for free this month.  The offer comes from...

Who are you? Radim Rezek, 31 years old entrepreneur who founded his first real estate company when studying the first year at...

The coronavirus crisis has hit the UK's economic outlook, and many buy-to-let landlords are understandably worried about their post-lockdown rental property...

For over two decades, The Cumberland has been offering specialist lending to the hospitality sector, and 10 years ago, it became...

A specialist property litigation firm is warning buy-to-let landlords not to discriminate against benefit claimants, following a recent landmark ruling that...

The coronavirus crisis has hit the UK's economic outlook, and many buy-to-let landlords are understandably worried about their post-lockdown rental property...

The Christmas season is upon us and there is a good chance that your tenants may be going away, leaving your...

Buy-to-let investors can have full confidence in the protection offered to landlords and tenants by flatfair, a fintech scale-up that allows...

A buy-to-let landlord in south London has been blasted for offering a corridor as a flat.  The flat in Brixton was listed...

‘For Sale’ and ‘To Let’ boards are one of the oldest and most important property marketing tools, even in this modern...

The English Private Landlord Survey shows that couples aged 25 - 49 make up the largest proportion of private renters, a...

Void periods are one of landlords’ most dreaded occurrences. This is because you are not only failing to collect rental income,...

More than 8,300 Londoners have called on London Mayor Sadiq Khan to ban adverts ‘encouraging’ landlords to abandon long-term tenants for...

Controversial short-lets managing agents Hostmaker has defended its latest advertising campaign after once again sparking outrage among some industry professionals for...

The Tenant Fees Act, better known simply as the tenant fees ban, is coming into force from June 1 2019. It...

Bracknell’s former bus depot is set to undergo a grand transformation into a 155,000 square foot development of 242 luxury apartments,...

The National Landlords Association (NLA) is reminding would-be tenants to be vigilant when looking for somewhere new to live and to...

Recent years have seen a shift in buyer activity across the UK’s property market, with London’s much publicised decline in popularity...

Birmingham has experienced an incredible transformation over recent years. Shaking off its previously industrial image. The UK’s second city has emerged...

For landlords, experiencing occasional void periods is inevitable and often out of your control. If a tenant’s circumstances change, they could...

Renowned internationally for its designer shopping outlet, Bicester has long been the jewel in Oxfordshire’s crown, attracting millions of visitors annually...

Northwood, part of the Belvoir group, has launched a new TV advertising campaign to highlight its guaranteed rent scheme, in response...

As London continues to wane in popularity for investors and renters alike – with increasing numbers of people moving out of...

Who are you? I’m the Director of Sales for both the well-known industry leading Today publications and The ValPal Network. Leading publications: Estate Agent Today,...

It is becoming increasingly clear that some letting agents may not survive the tenant fee ban coming into force next spring...

Many buy-to-let landlords who own properties in London took advantage of their assets by renting out their homes on a short-term...

Landlords in West Bromwich should be aware that local letting agent, The Lettings Shop (TLS), located in High Street has been...

HMO properties look very good on paper. Why charge a single rent when you can charge four or five lots of...

Even though the most recent Budget offered some welcome relief for landlords and the buy-to-let sector as a whole, there are...

With the majority of people’s property searches beginning online, most landlords would naturally expect to see their rental properties listed on...

Buy-to-let landlords could save hundreds, if not thousands of pounds every year by not instructing a letting agent to let their property. The...

Buy-to-let landlords are being advised to think seriously about how they can recoup costs to help pay for higher letting agents...

As the National Landlord Investment Show prepares to celebrate its fifth anniversary at Aston Villa Football Club on Wednesday May 16th,...

London now has significantly more Airbnb listings than ever before, with a growing number of buy-to-let landlords turning to the holiday letting...

A north London council is being encouraged to take a tough stance on reported Airbnb and equivalent style rentals in an...

This February HomeRenter announces new trial offer package... HomeRenter, the online lettings marketplace which launched a beta version in Autumn 2017 and...

Who are you? Will Handley, CEO of HomeRenter What does it say on your business card? CEO and Co-founder What is HomeRenter? HomeRenter’s mission is to...

Christmas is almost here and there is a good chance that your tenants may be going away over the festive period,...

This month has seen the approval or introduction of a number of new licensing schemes for landlords in several English cities,...

More than 130,000 homes have potentially been taken out of the long term private rented sector as more buy-to-let landlords list...

Buy-to-let landlords should be responsible for paying letting agent fees in Wales, despite some concerns that this will lead to higher...

More than 100 private landlords have now signed up to the Cheshire West and Chester Council Private Landlord Service. The council run...

The school summer holidays are almost here and there is a good chance that your tenants may be heading abroad for...

Very few of us enjoy filling in a tax return. But here are a few suggestions put forward by London based...

The National Landlord Association (NLA) has launched a free tenant finding service for its 70,000-plus members and teaming up with the...

For both parties, a good landlord-tenant relationship is great for everyone involved, but that rapport can sometimes be ruined by ‘dishonest...

Private landlords who use Rentr, the property management app, can now take full advantage of a new complete maintenance reporting solution...

A new digital letting service that aims to save landlords up to £1,600 per year has been launched.  NoAgent.co.uk uses technology to...

An increasing number of landlords are attempting to evade their legal responsibilities when it comes to renting out property by advertising...

A new look website that allows landlords to let their own properties from just £19 was launched this week by online...

When you’re letting out your property, you don’t have to pay a high street letting agent hundreds, or even thousands of...

A growing number of landlords are attempting to shirk their legal responsibilies of renting out property by advertising it as a holiday...

Do you know who’s living in your property? Maybe not, according to new research.   Direct Line for Business found that one in...

A firm of accountants has warned that homeowners using Airbnb to raise extra cash could end up in conflict with HMRC...

It is now a statutory duty for letting agents to fully publicise the fees they charge to landlords and tenants. Under the...

Work of council fraud investigators in Barnet to expose tenancy fraud has led to almost 50 council houses being re-let to...

High end estate agent Hamptons has had its knuckled rapped by the advertising regulator about the way it displays fees in...