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Three newly-elected Labour MPs have shot into the list of the top five landlords in the House of Commons. The Financial Times...

The Housing Ombudsman, who presides over the social landlord sector comprising housing associations and local councils, has hit out at a...

A council is allowing eligible private households - including renters - to apply for grants to improve the energy efficiency of...

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

Citizens Advice has made further criticisms of the private rental sector and landlords. At the start of the year a spokesperson accused...

Generation Rent research claims that minority ethnic communities are more likely to be living in colder homes that are more difficult...

The Conservatives, reeling from a General Election which left them with just 121 MPs, have revealed their new shadow cabinet. The shadow...

A landlord has been ordered to pay more than £20,000 after being found guilty of offences related to the living conditions...

Labour has stepped up its programme clamping down on what it calls “unscrupulous landlords strangling growth.” Specifically this means ending bidding wars,...

A private landlord who let three of his properties fall into dangerous disrepair has been ordered to pay almost £14,000 after...

Figures from the Department for Energy and Net Zero indicate that only 4,648 households so far have taken advantage of the...

A council is urging landlords of eligible properties to apply for energy efficient measures such as insulation, solar panels or heat...

A landlord who has repeatedly flouted housing rules has been fined a further £36,000 following a prosecution brought by a council.  Giuseppe...

Nick Woodward, director of lettings at Essential Living, gives insights into why renting may be the best option for many. 1. Responsibility...

A council which last year staged a pilot project about the Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards in the lettings sector is now...

The management of BTL properties, whether it's a modest collection of three units or a more sizable portfolio of fifteen, can...

A council is launching an innovative scheme whereby good landlords get long licences - and poor ones get short licences. Gloucester council...

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

An insulation manufacturer is warning of unexpected consequences from insulating a property to make it more energy efficient. William Bown, the head...

The landlord of a flat has been ordered to pay a total of £3,287 for failing to carry out repairs.  Carlo Ykhlef,...

The chartered surveyor team at Stokemont is giving advice on potential pitfalls in new build homes.  This is from RICS-accredited valuer Bradley...

The Labour Party has committed to extending a crackdown on social housing landlords who fail to fix mouldy homes, to include...

A property expert claims capital values on properties should drop significantly if they are not considered appropriately energy efficient. “Homes which aren’t...

Landlords considering selling up have received guidance from Rightmove on when to do it and how. The portal claims February is the...

Urgent action is needed by government to protect tenants who live in poor quality private rented homes, MPs have demanded. A report...

Air quality expert Stuart Smith writes:  The average family produces 24 pints of water vapour a day through routine activity but many...

With 3.5 million UK adults planning major home improvements in 2024, an energy expert has shared seven adjustments that can properties more sustainable.  The...

A new analysis of discounts available to cash buyer suggests they can save tens of thousands of pounds on some property...

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

Pipes aren’t normally the first thing that spring to mind when we think of wrapping up for winter, but with an...

Private tenants are being encouraged by a local council to report damp and mould issues to their landlords. Shropshire council says private...

Generation Rent and London Mayor Sadiq Khan have jointly slammed landlords who do not improve the EPCs of their private rental...

The energy price cap is to rise to an annual average of £1,928 from January. Regulator Ofgem says a typical household paying...

It’s peak repairs season according to an analysis of one million tenant requests over recent years. The analysis, by Fixflo, says repair...

How to Achieve Low Season Holiday Let Bookings This year, with families across the UK facing a squeeze to their budgets, we’ve...

It's that time of the year again – the weather is turning, and the leaves are starting to fall from the...

A council has prosecuted a rogue landlord for failing to provide adequate heating and hot water at one of his rental...

Searches for solar panel installations surged 32.85 per cent from 2022-2023, with demand for renewable energy increasing.  However one of the biggest...

Over a third of homes in England are at high risk of overheating as summer temperatures of 40oC and above apparently...

As UK homeowners commit to more sustainable sources of energy, the number of homes installing rooftop solar panels reached its highest...

The latest rental market snapshot from lettings agency Barrows and Forrester has revealed the hottest location for tenant demand. It says Dorset...

Private rental properties are being included in a scheme which may allow council funds to be used to improve energy efficiency. Cardiff...

A landlord has been fined more than £8,000 for failing to complete necessary improvements to properties. Eric Bland pleaded guilty at Chesterfield...

The pro-tenant anti-landlord Renters Reform Bill has at last been published by the government which first promised it in 2019. It has...

A landlord and two businesses have been fined over £145,000 following a fire in a building containing residential flats and a...

The Resolution Foundation has urged the government not to relax its target deadlines for improved energy efficiency in the private rental...

Both the Generation Rent activist group and London Labour Mayor Sadiq Khan have issued a joint attack on private rental sector...

An unnamed landlord in the Norfolk town of Cromer has been issued with a £2,000 penalty, after the Residential Property Tribunal...

A think tank is accusing landlords of being unwilling to spend money on insulating draughty rental properties. The cross-party Social Market Foundation...

A coalition of tenant activists has called a Day of Action to protest at delays in the government’s rental reform agenda. The...

A charity wants the government to be tougher with private landlords over issues like damp and mould. Citizens Advice claims that its research...

The Chancellor of the Exchequer has poured cold water on the prospect of any tax cuts in the near future -...

Here are five of the most common bad energy habits that people tend to overlook, and advice on how to fix...

The ongoing cost of living crisis has caused many to tighten their belts and limit their heating usage.  The extraordinary rises in...

Campaigning charity Shelter claims that “at least” 271,000 are homeless in England alone. The figure - compiled from a Freedom of Information...

Trafford council is believed to be the first to have signed up to a scheme created by Greater Manchester Labour Mayor...

At LRG we are currently seeing rental properties go within days, and sometimes hours of being placed on the market.  Rent is...

Labour’s Andy Burnham, Mayor of Greater Manchester, is recruiting 10 people to enforce a new initiative he’s calling his ‘Good Landlord...

The majority of tenants are reluctant to ask for more energy efficient systems in their home according to The National Residential...

2022 is a La Niña year - a rare third in a row.  A La Niña year relates to cooler than average...

The leader of the Generation Rent activist group says that the shortage of homes to rent means no private sector tenant...

Comparison service Uswitch has created a new app which connects to a home smart meter - meaning, according to the firm,...

A landlord has been issued with a £16,000 penalty after the Residential Property Tribunal dismissed an appeal and upheld a financial penalty. North Norfolk council issued the...

Airbnb has made a £1.25m donation to English Heritage, supporting the charity’s conservation and repair of historic houses, castles, abbeys and...

As the autumn weather turns colder, many families are proactively seeking ways to reduce their energy use as, even with the...

Winter can put a strain on our homes and so preparing ahead of the colder, wetter months is a smart move...

With energy efficiency the top of the agenda, can triple glazing help landlords slash heating bills and be more attractive to...

A warning has been issued that as many as 250,000 homes - some likely to be in the private rental sector...

The early bird discount period for what many regard as the country’s most controversial landlord licensing scheme has been extended. The discount...

A utilities advice service has come up with a list of measures which it says can reduce expenditure by tenants and...

Ofgem has announced that the energy price cap will further rise from £1,971 to £2,800 in October this year, amid an...

Energy bills have increased for around 22 million energy consumers – and they’re expected to escalate again later this year when...

A prominent energy industry organisation has just issued a new guide for landlords to improve their properties.  The Energy Saving Trust -...

A market research company is to go door-to-door to seek residents’ views as part of a council’s consultation on landlord licensing. MEL...

Housing Secretary Michael Gove has made a sweeping attack on the conditions of homes run by private landlords. In a statement backing...

A consultation is underway into the extension of yet another private landlord licensing scheme for a further five years. Since March 2018...

The latest attack on landlords by Generation Rent director Baroness Alicia Kennedy concerns insulation and household warmth. She claims a quarter of...

The recent energy price cap increase implemented has prompted households across the UK to consider ways to make their home more...

A campaign group wants local candidates fighting elections in London next month sign up to a set of policies including rent...

All-inclusive rents have exploded in popularity in the student rental sector over the past few years, but the rampant surge in...

Applications open later this week for one of the country’s largest and most controversial landlord licensing schemes - in Liverpool. The new...

In this guest piece, Josh Barber from Flooring Superstore sets out why landlords must pay attention to flooring when it comes...

An alliance of 25 major charities have written to Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Chancellor Rishi Sunak, calling for urgent action...

It’s probably in the interest of landlords as much as tenants to slash energy bills now, even before new EPC ratings...

Heavy snowfall can present a number of dangers to your property.  Gutters can become clogged or even frozen due to snow and...

A council in a largely-rural area of Suffolk is the latest to have won additional funding to push landlords into making...

Private sector landlords are being warned by a council to check their investments meet the legal minimum energy efficiency standard, or...

A business analyst is warning owners of older properties that the value of their assets may be cut if energy efficiency...

The council in Harrogate, Yorkshire, has issued what appears to be a celebration statement about its legal action against rogue landlords. The...

The government has today announced a new cash injection for councils to clampdown on landlords whose properties fail to meet energy...

With energy efficiency making headlines in the private rental sector, Norton Finance has calculated the cost of an average mid-terrace household...

Landlords in or anticipating entering the holiday let market are being offered a series of tips by one of the country’s...

With the government lifting the price cap on energy suppliers at the start of this month, PropTech supplier Goodlord has produced...

Rik Smith, Head of Tenant Services at Goodlord, outlines in this tips piece how agents can support tenants with rising energy...

A landlord who failed to comply with improvement notices for a vulnerable tenant and threatened to evict her if the improvements...

A charity is warning that landlords may not government help in reaching new EPC targets. Citizens Advice Scotland says the private rental...

A landlord has been prosecuted for failure to make improvements to his tenanted property, including failing to install a fire detection...

It’s already a very un-typical part of the United Kingdom but now Jersey has set itself apart in a different way...

A change in government policy will allow landlords to fund investment that will help businesses recover, says tax and advisory firm...

An 83-year-old landlord who let a property through collapsed agency Homepoint says he is being pursued for nearly £2,400 by liquidators. Homepoint...