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A new study by the Nationwide has found that landlords selling properties with poor EPC ratings are unlikely to suffer huge...

A council is urging private landlords who let out properties locally to check if they need a licence under a new...

In a blog released within minutes of Sir Kier Starmer becoming Prime Minister, activist group Generation Rent calls for rent controls. It...

The biggest rental sector headline from Labour’s manifesto may well be its pledge for the “immediate” abolition of Section 21 eviction...

As a homeowner in the UK, navigating the complex landscape of taxes and regulations enforced by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC)...

A manifesto just released by the Labour Party and dedicated to Scotland hints at ent controls. In recent years Labour has backed...

Labour’s manifesto commitment to empower renters to challenge unreasonable rent increases has been slammed because it “would leave millions trapped in...

Labour’s manifesto, just released, makes a pledge to enact the “immediate” abolition of Section 21 eviction powers, along with other private...

The Conservatives have set out a 78-page manifesto, of which just over two pages are given to housing and related issues.  Here...

The Conservatives say they will scrap Capital Gains Tax for landlords who sell to sitting tenants, if they win the General...

Over 40% of council houses and flats sold under the long-standing Right To Buy scheme are now owned by private landlords. That’s...

A property industry group wants to restrict the private letting of properties bought in the future via the Right To Buy...

Labour deputy leader and shadow housing secretary Angela Rayner says she is not ashamed to have brought her council house at...

A property finance consultancy claims that unmortgageable properties can be snapped up with a discount of 27 per cent. Apex Bridging says...

A London council is consulting on another controversial landlord licensing scheme. Barking and Dagenham council’s existing Selective Licensing Scheme has been applied to...

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

Bristol’s controversial Labour council is extending previous licensing schemes to other parts of the city at some £1,800 HMO per licence...

The National Residential Landlords Association has teamed up with a provider of so-called ‘smart property protection technology’. This means that landlords can...

Landlords, being key players in the housing sector, can make a significant impact by fostering a greener mindset among their tenants....

An analysis of homes that have returned to the market after failing to find a buyer in 2023 suggests that sellers...

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

House prices fell 1.2 per cent in the past year, according to a new Zoopla report out today, with average discounts...

Homes situated close to new electricity pylons and sub-stations could receive up to £1,000 a year off energy bills, for up...

The housing market remains a buyers’ market, with 80 per cent more homes for sale than in September 2021 according to...

The National Residential Landlords Association has launched a new partnership with electrical and telecoms retailer Currys Business.  It means that member landlords...

As many as one in 10 homes have a reduced asking price within a month of entering the market, a new...

New data about the Prime London housing market shows that the average discount to asking price has increased to 8.4 per...

A council launching a new selective licensing regime admits that three quarters of the applicants so far have omitted to provide...

Local authorities exist to improve housing stock in their area; however, licensing is not the best way to improve standards across...

Landlords expanding portfolios through cash purchases are securing discounts as high as £88,000 in cooling market conditions says a buying firm. House...

The asking-to-achieved price gap has widened to its largest for five years according to new data from Zoopla.  While sales volumes have...

There’s a dilemma for landlords wishing to expand their portfolios - do so now, just as some buyers are offering discounts?...

Zoopla says a “widespread repricing” is underway in the sales market, but with no sign of cooling yet in the lettings...

Green mortgage discounts could be a key tool in helping landlords make the energy efficiency upgrades necessary to achieve an EPC...

A prominent Tory thinker has suggested that English councils should be obliged to sell off an estimated 31,000 councils houses and...

Many landlords are already undertaking substantial work on their properties to make them more energy efficient, a new survey shows. The Shawbrook...

A new selective licensing scheme has been launched this week in Leicester.  The scheme will be in operation in three main cluster...

New build homes are often at the forefront of market downturns and new data suggests new builds are already seeing price...

Landlords are being encouraged to work with a local council “to give families a stable home, improve the quality of properties...

A charity, the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, wants a form of Right To Buy to be given to private tenants.  Right To Buy...

Rightmove is warning landlords and other sellers that properties with poor levels of energy efficiency may have to sell with a discount.  The...

A council says it’s launching a rolling programme of inspections of all 29,000 rental properties in its selective licensing scheme. The scheme...

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

It’s been confirmed that Prime Minister Boris Johnson is to announce plans to extend the Right To Buy to housing associations. Under...

The National Residential Landlords Association has teamed up with a property sales management firm to offer a new service to landlords...

A new and huge landlord licensing scheme has launched in County Durham. A total of at least 29,000 properties, or 42 per...

Prime central London may not seem to most obvious part of the UK for buy to let investors but a leading...

Even before the pandemic, we were seeing dramatic changes across the buy-to-let landscape with holiday lets steadily increasing in appeal –...

Private landlords who let out properties in Central West Bromwich are being urged to check if they need to apply for...

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

Landlords with large budgets and who are seeking a surprising discount, even in today’s market, could be tempted by research which...

A council has launched what it calls a “scores on the doors” style accreditation scheme for landlords. The Decent and Safe Homes...

As founder of Landlord Action and chief operating officer at Hamilton Fraser, I’ve been talking to landlords for over 25 years...

Here at The ValPal Network, we know that there are other options available when considering to use a valuation tool, so...

Airbnb has blocked nearly 80,000 UK reservation attempts following the introduction of restrictions that prevent under 25-year-olds from making entire home...

Three in five landlords are interested in green mortgages - a huge surge in recent times. The buy to let broker Mortgages...

The spring market in Florida is white-hot at the moment, rivalling the increasing temperatures across the state as people begin their...

The country’s largest landlord for students has extended its discounted rent scheme for another three weeks. Unite Group says its 50 per...

Many landlords may be all-too-familiar with cowboy builders but new research reveals a problem with ‘cowboy customers’ robbing tradespeople of income. Mobile...

Figures from investment consultancy London Central Portfolio show how vulnerable the capital’s rental market is to Brexit and Coronavirus - but...

A landlord has opened up to a news website about the difficulties trying to accommodate student tenants during the lockdown.  Elizabeth Hunter is...

The Rent Smart Wales quango, now five years old, has been sharply criticised by the National Residential Landlords Association.  A report commissioned...

An operator of co-living rental units in London has linked with a PropTech platform to reward tenants for their loyalty.  Built Asset...

From Monday, landlords will be able to apply for an early bird discount for Scarborough Borough Council’s new selective licensing scheme,...

Buy-to-let landlords will soon be able to apply for an early bird discount for Scarborough Borough Council’s new selective licensing scheme,...

The government’s decision to launch a £200m pilot scheme last week to extend Right to Buy to housing association tenants -...

Private renters are more discerning about the type of property they are prepared to rent than they were a generation ago....

A buy-to-let landlord who owns 30 properties in York and Leeds has been handed a fine of more than £1,000 and...

It is undoubtedly a buyer’s market in London at the moment, with those who are looking to buy property in the...

Low levels of activity in the sluggish housing market are forcing many homeowners to accept offers well below asking price, making...

Newbury Building Society has cut its buy-to-let mortgage rates, including those to landlords operating through a limited company, by up to...

Loyalty programmes are popping up in every corner of the retail space, and that is because businesses understand the importance of...

Buy-to-let investors seeking the best returns should look at investing in key northern cities where the gap between asking and achieved...

A new licensing system in the West London neighbourhoods of Hammersmith, Shepherd’s Bush, Fulham, Chiswick and Ealing aims to protect landlords...

Local authorities now have greater powers to control properties rented out in their areas, thanks to changes in the mandatory HMO...

Activity levels in prime central London’s buy-to-let sector remains relatively sluggish, despite a pick up in the wider housing market in...

The Residential Landlord Association (RLA), National Landlord Association (NLA), Leeds Landlords’ Accreditation Scheme (LLAS) and​​ Unipol have teamed up with Leeds...

Landlords in Ashfield are being encouraged to take advantage of discounted property licensing fees. From 1 May, landlords in Ashfield will require...

In a concerted effort to improve standards in the private rented sector (PRS), the North Tyneside Council has joined forces with...

Barclays has announced a selection of rate reductions across its main buy-to-let mortgage range in addition to its core residential and...

The new mayor of London Sadiq Khan has pledged to do all in his power to help make London “better” after...

MPs will offer their reaction to Lords amendments to the Housing and Planning Bill this afternoon, which may take a while given...

A government committee has raised concerns about the number of homes sold through Right To Buy that end up in the...

Proposals for a selective licensing scheme in parts of Birkenhead and Wallasey have been approved by Wirral Borough Council.   The scheme is...