Archive

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...

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...

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 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...

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...

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

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...

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...

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

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 -...

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...

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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...

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

Landlords generated average rental yields of 6.3% in the second quarter of the year, research for Paragon’s latest PRS Trends Report...

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...

Only one in six on-campus University rooms in the UK affordable for students, the activist group Generation Rent claims.  It says 17%...

New research from Direct Line reveals thousands of landlords in England are facing increasing costs due to selective licensing schemes imposed...

Landlords using the OpenRent online agency will not be listed on Rightmove from September 1.  Rightmove - in a statement issued via...

A landlord who pleaded not guilty of failing to be licensed to carry out property management in three properties in Swansea,...

Generation Rent and the Citizens Advice Bureau are offering up to £500 in incentives for renters to complete a questionnaire. Social media...

The National Residential Landlords Association says property claims management service Aspray has become a so-called ‘recognised supplier.’ Aspray focuses on providing claims...

A second major location in Spain is clamping down hard on short lets, with pledges of fines exceeding £500,000 on illegal...

The Mortgage Works will today be reducing rates by up to 0.45 percentage points across its product range, with rates starting...

A council has won an appeal to enforce two Financial Penalty Notices that were served on the same landlord who let...

A landlord is paying the price for flouting Rent Smart Wales requirements, after being found guilty of managing rented properties without...

The National Residential Landlords Association says it’s met with new housing minister Matthew Pennycook to discuss improving standards in the rental...

The property industry establishment representing agents, surveyors and the volume house builders, has piled in to praise the planning reforms proposed...

Here’s a novelty - a small gift, of a kind,  from HM Revenue & Customs. Because the Bank of England Monetary Policy...

There's speculation that Chancellor Rachel Reeves will use changes to Capital Gains Tax to help fill the hole in the public...

Buy To Let insurance company Alan Boswell Group has identified the 10 most expensive repairs that could hit landlords - and...

A property inventory provides details on the condition of a property and its contents which is carried out at the beginning...

The abolition of the furnished holiday lettings tax regime - confirmed earlier this week - will punish local economies, according to...

A building society says the combination of the UK Labour government’s housing proposals and a regional plan for 20,000 low-carbon homes...

Three people have been prosecuted and fined a total of £17,604 for letting an unlicensed HMO in Barnsley. Council officers also identified...

The Bank of England has cut base rate from 5.25% to 5.0% - its first cut in four years. It was a...

Metropolitan areas that have built more homes in relation to their population since 2015 are more likely to have seen rent...

The Renters Reform Coalition - a collection of some 20 groups, fronted by Generation Rent - has announced that it is...

Speculation about which way the Bank of England’s monetary policy committee will go on interest rates today remains sharply divided.  The Bank’s...

A series of records were broken in July with the highest rental averages ever recorded by the Goodlord Rental Index.  The average...