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

Nothing in the King’s Speech or the new government’s housing plans has had any material impact on the outlook for the...

There’s been a big rise in the supply of homes for sale - 20% up on this time last year. This is...

Tenant referencing provider Canopy has released data from a  rental affordability index, which claims most tenants are at the very limit...

A council is reminding prospective tenants about the importance of making sure their next shared rental is licensed as a house...

Room rents continue to skyrocket across the UK, reaching new highs in the third quarter of 2023 according to flatware website...

An insurance firm has identified locations which, according to current portal listings, have the highest proportion of dog-friendly rental properties. The league...

The Health and Safety Executive Northern Ireland has prosecuted landlord Paul Coyle, resulting in fines totalling £3,000. Belfast Magistrates Court found Coyle...

An unexpected and unlikely political alliance has prevented another city council demanding powers to freeze private rents. London, Bristol, Liverpool and Manchester...

Another council says it wants to implement private sector rent controls - although it has no power to do so. Belfast council...

An unlikely location heads the latest league table purporting to show the highest returns on property investment. Aldermore’s Buy To let City...

A new study has compiled a league table of the best cities in the UK for investment in student accommodation. CIA Landlord...

Room rents in most major UK urban locations are now at a record high according to flatshare service SpareRoom.  Some 41 out...

Private landlords in a major UK city must now provide an emergency out-of-hours contact number for dealing with anti-social behaviour, the...

Belfast council has unanimously passed a motion calling for the Northern Ireland Executive to introduce a rent control scheme for the...

A council is ordering all of its private rental sector landlords to clear graffiti from external walls within four weeks of...

A new table of UK city affordability offers some guidance for landlords looking for urban properties in some of the least...

Research by student accommodation platform UniHomes says rental demand on student properties has not suffered long term harm from the pandemic. It...

A landlord who failed to licence his property has been ordered to pay back over £5,000 in rent. Michael Convery from Belfast...

Salford has been identified as the most profitable buy-to-let city for landlords, according to research by CIA Landlord.  The study found that...

Buy-to-let investments with a tenant already in situ are most in-demand across Glasgow, according to Howsy.  The letting management platform reports that...

A majority of tenants are looking for unfurnished homes, new research shows.  Online property management platform Howsy analysed existing rental property listings...

Renting out a property as a short-term let or holiday home has proved extremely profitable for some property investors, and a...

Private renters naturally have rights and responsibilities,  but it would appear that uncertainty presented by the outbreak of Covid-19 has left...

Demand for rental properties and the supply of rental stock have dropped significantly year-on-year across the majority of UK cities and...

Brighton has been named the most profitable city to invest in for buy-to-let landlords in the UK.  Landlords investing in Brighton’s buy-to-let...

Fresh figures from Howsy has revealed the most in-demand cities to rent property in the United Kingdom, with some surprising findings.  The...

The worst served city for rental stock is Newport in Wales where just 13.5% of properties listed are to rent, according...

New research looking at where is currently the best place to invest in buy-to-let property in this country, based on rental...

New research looking at the best buy-to-let markets to recoup your investment on both property price and stamp duty costs based...

The average cost of renting a room in the UK has increased by £15 per calendar month (pcm) over the past...

Traditionally, many renters have often sought properties with good local amenities close by in an area that falls within the catchment...

There has been a moderate rise in residential property price growth across the UK, according to the latest analysis carried out...

As an income investment, buy-to-let continues to look attractive, especially compared to low savings rates and stock market swings, but when...

Many buy-to-let landlords like the idea of investing in student housing, as it is considered to be a serious and lucrative...

There is still plenty of money to be made in buy-to-let, provided you invest in the right areas, according to new...

Tenants are spending an increasing proportion of their earnings on rent, new figures have revealed. Fresh research undertaken by rentals platform CreditLadder...

dLighted, the insurance backed deposit-free renting solution, is once again trying to persuade more landlords and tenants to use its service...

Some buy-to-let landlords are bracing themselves for smaller profits over the coming years as a result of the new mortgage interest...

The Society of Mortgage Professionals (SMP) has announced that it will deliver a CPD event programme dedicated to buy-to-let following the...

A new training academy for landlords, letting agents and other property professionals has been launched by TDS Northern Ireland, the Belfast...

The rate at which room rents are increasing across London continued to slow during the second quarter of the year, despite...