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A council has become the first to require home owners to secure planning consent before their property can be used as...

Understanding Article 4 is crucial for HMO landlords and one legal expert says there is a big difference between HMO licensing...

A council is next week considering a move which is seen as a trigger for wider national policy changes regarding Airbnbs...

A Green councillor in a city which has a Green MP is calling for the local authority to require planning consent...

This is back-to-school season and for the majority of university students who choose to move away from their family home during...

A local authority is reported to have said that a controversial new policy will reduce house values by five per cent. Gwynedd...

A council is boasting that it’s taking a "really hard line” over HMO regulation. New rules in Blackburn with Darwen prevent family...

A leading agent in an area set to be hit by draconian planning restrictions on holiday lets is warning that the...

Recent years have seen a surge in the holiday lettings sector with the popularity of digital platforms like Air BnB.  It...

A council is launching a bid to make the use of a home for a holiday let subject to a mandatory...

A consultation has been launched on changes to planning policy for HMOs in Exeter. The city council has a restriction in place...

Labour is considering raising the buy to let and holiday home stamp duty surcharge above the current three per cent if...

Landlords converting a property of any size to rent out on multiple tenancies in seven areas of a London borough could...

New rules introduced by a council in south east England will prevent smaller homes from being converted into Houses of Multiple...

Limits to the number of homes being converted into Houses in Multiple Occupation in parts of Leicester are due to be...

A public consultation is underway to get feedback on changes to rules which would prevent landlords and property developers turning some...

Rising numbers of young people going to university and a relatively low supply of new student housing means that by 2025...

Hounslow council in London has introduced new measures for conversions of family homes into HMOs for three to six tenants. Investors will...

A council says it’s going to introduce stricter regulations for HMOs - and it hasn’t yet even finished its formal consultation. Hounslow...

A Midlands city is starting consultation on a major extension of powers over HMOs. Leicester council wants to have an extended Article...

A cluster of owner occupiers living near a city centre are demanding that landlords win planning consent before operating HMOs. The Gloucestershire...

The government is being urged by the National Landlords Association (NLA) to repeal the fee that councils can now charge when...

New rules making it compulsory for landlords to apply for planning consent if they wish to convert properties in the Royal...

John Warburton, director of Belvoir Leamington Spa, reveals some simple steps to investing in a successful student let. Providing properties for students...