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Coventry council will consider extending an Additional Licensing Scheme in the city for a further five years so it will run...

A survey claims tenants pay 20% more per month on average for a furnished apartment compared to unfurnished. And as the average...

A statement from Coventry council says it is set to extend is HMO licensing regimes when they are considered for renewal. Councillors...

A House in Multiple Occupation in Coventry, that came under the spotlight after reports of overcrowding, is being investigated for failing...

The Chancellor has used his Budget to confirm a 2p cut in National Insurance, from April 6. This will take it...

Buy to let lender Aldermore has named Bristol, as the best city for landlords to invest in for 2024.  Manchester, Coventry, Brighton...

A landlord who failed to provide a council with information about one of his properties when served notices requiring him to...

A council has secured a banning order against a landlord, taking effect almost immediately. The order is against Grzegorz Surminski, a landlord...

A council is running a pilot project to manage litter issues associated with HMOs. All homes in parts of Coventry were given...

The hardline activist group Acorn - part of the Renters Reform Coalition involving Generation Rent - now claims that some 600,000...

Former England footballer turned TV pundit and property expert Dion Dublin is to headline this month’s South East Property Expo. The centre...

The National Residential Landlords Association is backing a call for financial help for landlords who improve the energy efficiency of their...

A council has taken a landlord to court over a paperwork dispute - but the fine for the buy to let...

A council has issued a formal caution to a landlord for attempting to illegally evict three of his tenants. The landlord posted...

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

A top Tory who is chair of the Conservative backbench Treasury Committee and a member of the Treasury Select Committee says...

A council has issued a formal caution to a landlord for harassing his female tenant on social media. The landlord posted details...

A bankrupt landlord in the Midlands is behind bars or eight months for failing to tell the Official Receiver about an...

The National Residential Landlords Association says housing minister Andrew Stephenson will give a key-note address at its annual conference. The only problem...

Coventry council has issued financial penalties on a landlord of a poorly managed and unlicensed HMO totalling £60,000. The council has also...

A council has issued formal cautions to two local landlords who illegally evicted their tenants. Both landlords gave their tenants incorrect paperwork...

A landlord has been found guilty of three housing offences after it was discovered a property he let out posed a...

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

Paragon Bank has revealed the locations where landlords letting to students can achieve the strongest yields - and they are typically...

In what has been described as a ‘first’ by the local authority concerned, a rogue landlord has been banned from letting...

A new rent-to-own scheme means some tenants can save a slice of their rent to help build a deposit to buy. Financial...

Housing minister Eddie Hughes - the politician leading for the government own the renters’ Reform Bill - will be the keynote...

A landlord has been fined in one of the first cases in England, for failing to comply with Electrical Safety Standards. Regulations...

Coventry council is the latest to appeal to private landlords to help it meet its housing obligations. It wants to sign up...

New research shows how the rental premium for a furnished property compares to the cost of furnishing a rental home individually. The...

An agency and law firm, Coulters, has produced a league table of where landlords are most likely to make a loss...

A new league table has been created of the best places for landlords to invest in buy to let. The Compare The...

Insurance company CIA landlord has prepared a league table of the most and least profitable locations for buy to let landlords. It’s...

Thirty properties owned by private landlords have been let thanks to a new rent guarantee scheme run by a Midlands council.  Let’s...

Two landlords have been fined over £100,000 after 35 people were found living in what a judge called “criminally improper conditions.” Arun...

The landlord of two properties in Coventry has been arrested after police seized cash and drugs worth £400,000. The money and drugs...

Average UK rents slowed in the second quarter of the year as the coronavirus pandemic took its toll. Zoopla’s latest quarterly Rental...

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

Coventry Council has been accused of acting irresponsibly by introducing a licensing scheme for private rented housing earlier this week.  The council...

Coventry for Intermediaries has increased its maximum loan-to-value (LTV) across its buy-to-let range to 75%.  The lender also has a selection of...

Coventry Council is acting irresponsibly by pressing ahead with plans to introduce a licensing scheme for private rented housing, according to...

As we keep being regularly told at the moment, we are living through unprecedented times, with the greatest restrictions on our civil...

Coventry Building Society has temporarily removed all buy-to-let mortgage products over 65% loan-to-value (LTV).  The society has made the decision due to...

Most landlords are wary of the potential damage, smells and noise complaints that can come with accommodating a tenant with pets,...

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...

Wise Living has announced plans to build more than 10,000 Build to Rent (BTR) homes by 2025.  The BTR arm of property...

Despite the widening supply-demand imbalance in the private rented sector, it is now generally more affordable to rent a property with...

The locations that saw the biggest house price increases in the last year have been unveiled by the Post Office Money.  The...

A buy-to-let landlord who was originally fined £31,499 by Coventry City Council for breaches of the Housing Act 2004 has had...

Coventry for intermediaries has reduced rates on its five-year fixed rate buy-to-let and portfolio mortgages by up to 0.2%. Five-year rates now...

Orbit, the owner of a number of buy-to-let properties in Coventry, could find itself in hot water over comments allegedly made...

Coventry for intermediaries has reduced rates on its five-year fixed rate buy-to-let mortgages by up to 0.26%. Five-year rates now start at...

Coventry for Intermediaries has cut fixed rates on a selection of its buy-to-let mortgage products by up to 0.21%. Highlights include two-year...

Coventry City Council has dismissed claims that its landlord licensing and accreditation scheme is potentially unlawful. The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) wrote...

Buy-to-let landlords who own property in Coventry should be wary of Coventry Council’s landlord licensing and accreditation scheme as it is...

Coventry for intermediaries has cut rates on its three- and five-year fixed rates and standard buy-to-let products by up to 0.2%. The...

There has been a notable rise in the number of buy-to-let landlords offloading properties in recent month due to buy-to-let tax...

Coventry for Intermediaries has enhanced the number of buy-to-let mortgages permitted with the group from three to five, doubled the maximum...

With several licensing consultations currently being run by local authorities across the country, the Residential Landlords Association (RLA) is encouraging buy-to-let...

A 50% council tax increase could be on the way for owners of empty properties across many parts of the country...

Colchester has been identified as the number one place to currently invest for buy-to-let, based on rental yields. The LendInvest BTL Index...

While the cost difference between furnished and unfurnished rentals varies across the country, generally speaking you can typically expect to receive...

One in three renters never intend to buy their own home, mainly because they are happy living in the private rented sector,...

Coventry for intermediaries has cut rates across its range of buy-to-let mortgages in a bid to remain competitive. The lender has reduced...

Colchester has been named the best place for buy-to-let investors in today’s market, based on a combination of capital value growth,...

The average two-year buy-to-let fixed mortgage deal at 75% loan-to-value (LTV) has fallen to a record-low of 2.47%, as many landlords...

Coventry for Intermediaries has reduced rates across its entire buy-to-let range, with new deals including its lowest ever two- and five-year...

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

Coventry for Intermediaries has cut rates on its two-year fixed buy-to-let range by 0.2%, with rates now starting from 1.49%. New two-year...

Coventry for Intermediaries has launched new Flexx for Term buy-to-let mortgages at 50%-75% loan-to-value (LTV). The new range includes a 1.82% rate...

Coventry Intermediaries has announced that it is setting out additional lending criteria for portfolio landlords with four or more properties, to...

Coventry for intermediaries has introduced a transitional buy-to-let affordability policy for borrowers remortgaging, with a reference rate of 5% to be...

Property investors looking to invest in the buy-to-let market may wish to consider buying property in Luton, which currently offers the...

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

Coventry for Intermediaries has introduced a new tiered buy-to-let interest coverage ratio (ICR) system, which it hopes will make it easier...

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

Despite the government’s decision to introduce a number of measures to curb the growth of buy-to-let landlords, prompting concern that the...

Looking for a buy-to-let mortgage? There are some excellent deals available – provided you know where to look. The number of buy-to-let...

Coventry for intermediaries has launched a selection of buy-to-let mortgages at 50% loan-to-value (LTV), with rates starting from 1.49% for a...

Coventry for intermediaries has reduced rates on selected buy-to-let products along with a new offset mortgage. New deals include a 1.59% Flexx...

The supply of homes listed on the market to let has fallen sharply now that pretty much all of the buy-to-let...

Coventry for Intermediaries has announced rate cuts across a range of its 70% loan-to-value (LTV) buy-to-let products, enabling brokers to offer...

There has been a significant increase in the number of buy-to-let mortgage products available, with recent research by Mortgage Brain revealing that...

A Coventry-based landlord has avoided a prison sentence over fire safety offences after his tenant suffered life-threatening burns to 40% of...

Coventry Building Society has announced rate cuts across its buy-to-let products, enabling brokers to offer buy-to-let landlords home loans at ‘highly competitive rates’. New...

Coventry Building Society has increased the age in which it will lend to buy-to-let investors to a maximum of 85 years,...

Student rents have increased by as much as 10% over the past 12 months amid a severe housing shortage across the...

Manchester has been identified as the top city for rental yield but London offers buy-to-let landlords the best overall returns, a...

With impending changes to mortgage tax relief for landlords set to have an adverse impact for many buy-to-let investors, Coventry Building...

The North West of England tops the charts as the best place to invest for high annual rental yields, whereas the...

LandlordToday welcomes David Rowand of Cairn Estate Agency with a guest post on implications for landlords from the new buy-to-let legislation. Landlords across the...

Coventry Building Society’s buy-to-let arm Godiva Mortgages has announced tough new criteria for buy-to-let borrowers. Currently Godiva requires landlords to have a...

The buy-to-let mortgage market is on course for a busy end to a successful year as lenders jostle to bring more...

Wakefield, Coventry, Brighton, Nottingham and Greater London top the list of hotspots where tenants new to the area account for the...

A landlord in Coventry has been handed a £3,350 fine after a house in multiple occupation under his ownership was found...