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Jonathan Rolande is a property industry and housing market commentator, and is founder of the National Association of Property Buyers.  It’s almost...

If interest rate rises weren’t enough to drive landlords out the market, mounting maintenance costs could be. Various studies and surveys have...

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

Direct Line is highlighting the importance of residential landlords having their properties inspected regularly, with research revealing 83 per cent of...

A collection of pressure groups, fronted by Generation Rent, wants all private rental homes going on sale to be offered first...

If you live in a rented home, you’ll know the struggles of wanting to make your home feel like your own...

A third year law student has successfully challenged her landlord over a repair bill.  Obioma Ibe, whose landlord unlawfully tried to claim...

A study by the Tenancy Deposit Service has identified the main causes of disputes between student tenants and landlords and agents. The...

An industry study suggests that landlords without insurance risk are losing as much as 45 per cent of their annual rental...

A controversial PropTech rental platform has issued a list of questions and issues to check when tenants rent from a landlord...

A lettings platform claims a substantial number of tenants spend over £1,000 on decorating their landlord’s property.  Flatshare platform SpareRoom claims that...

The chief executive of a private rental platform is telling tenants to “suss out” landlords about decorating their property themselves.  “The freedom...

An online quiz with 4,000 landlord participants suggests that landlords are well informed - they scored an average 70 per cent...

According to recent statistics, British homeowners have spent an average of £4,035.70 each on house renovations this year. With people spending...

There are a growing number of companies planning to shut their offices, with a view to having all their staff work...

Evicting an unscrupulous tenant could potentially cost landlords thousands, even hundreds of thousands of pounds, new research shows. Benham and Reeves has...

Leeds Building Society has doubled the cashback incentives available on its selected two- and five-year buy-to-let products from £500 to £1,000. Highlights...

When renting out a property most landlords opt to take a deposit from the tenant prior to the tenancy starting. The...

Hands up who’s put their heating on already? Autumn seems to have crept up on us so quickly this year that...

Maintaining your property is one of the most important aspects of being a homeowner or landlord, and that includes giving your...

A growing number of tenants and landlords are falling out over a range of issues, from cleaning and maintenance duties, to...

As a buy-to-let property owner, the last thing you want is for your investment to be sitting empty. But it’s not...

Converting houses into flats is becoming increasingly popular. There’s a high demand for flats in London, and splitting a property into...

With the manically busy September and October periods in the letting market rapidly approaching, which marks the start of the academic...

Landlords in the UK are out of pocket to the tune of over £5bn every year because of damage to property...

Daniel Hill, managing director of Multi-Let UK, explains how you could build and manage a profitable HMO portfolio. Recent research fromMortgages...

A bespoke management service is being rolled out to support landlords and investors running HMO, or multi-let portfolios. The service provided by...

With more people renting than in previous generations, buy-to-let can be extremely lucrative, but only if you avoid some major pitfalls. Your...

Some 43% of tenants would be happy to pay more rent if their landlord allowed them to put a more personal stamp...