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Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service has prosecuted a landlord for failing to comply with the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005,...

A landlord has warned her local authority that high charges for licensing are unaffordable without the fee being passed on to...

Blackpool council will next week consider a new selective licensing scheme for some of the town’s privately rented properties. The scheme will...

New research shows that 676,000 homes in England are sitting empty. The research comes from property purchasing firm House Buyer Bureau which...

A new study has revealed the top 10 UK areas with the greatest rental yield making them ideal for a buy-to-let. Confused.com...

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

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

A new study by a mortgages website says it reveals the best places for buy to let investors to purchase properties. Money...

A new study claims to show where landlords should invest in 2023, based on recent profits. The website Money has looked at...

Renters have higher rates of anxiety than home owners, it’s been claimed by a think tank. The Joseph Rowntree Foundation says that...

A politician says the long-running series of bans on private rental evictions during the worst of the Covid crisis could be...

Landlords in London contributed to an extraordinary £440m in stamp duty paid on purchases in the first six months since the...

Michael Gove’s Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities has given £650,000 to one town to clampdown on rogue landlords. A statement...

New data from Rightmove reveals the effect the staycation boom is having on the rental market across Britain. Seaside towns and other...

Evictions guru Paul Shamplina returns to the TV this evening but his Channel5 show has had a name change - it...

There are now 10 councils with licensing schemes covering more than 20 per cent of the rental market according to activists’...

A new league table from comparison website Rentround shows how the lockdown has impacted yields around the country. The site has analysed...

Property investors are being advised to head north for better returns, with new research revealing that Bootle in Merseyside is currently...

Prince William has expressed concern at the ‘slum’ conditions faced by some private renters following a trip to Blackpool where he...

Despite the introduction of profound changes to the taxation of buy-to-let investments, leaving many landlords facing higher tax bills, there are...

A buy-to-let landlord who pushed a council employee out of one of his properties in Blackpool has been cleared of assault. Landlord...

Student property is one of the best investments available at the moment, thanks to high demand for student housing ahead of...

With more Airbnb listings in this country than ever before, there is growing concern among MPs that the home sharing website...

Buy-to-let landlords who own properties in Blackpool are being urged to lobby against plans to introduce a selective licensing scheme in...

Liverpool has been identified as the UK’s number one buy-to-let hotspot, with landlords who own property in the city achieving rental...

A new study which looked at coastal towns across England and Wales has found that Hull offers landlords the highest average rental...

A landmark court case heard in the Midlands is believed to be the first to issue a Criminal Behaviour Order on...

Property investors are looking North according to HSBC, as the top three cities with the best rental returns are Manchester, Kingston...