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Our data reveals a striking trend: landlords buying property are getting younger.  The average age of landlords purchasing with a buy-to-let mortgage...

Kreston Reeves accountancy firm has this guidance for landlords letting furnished holiday accommodation. - Draft legislation and associated guidance has now been published...

A landlord has been fined more than £3,000 for breaching fire regulations. Adam Berrington has appeared at Warrington Magistrates’ Court charged wiith...

A Labour council in London admits that 24% of its social housing fails the sector’s Decent Homes Standard. The industry norm for...

With Labour’s election victory, a new EPC target has been announced. In mid-July, the new Secretary of State for Energy Security and...

One of the UK’s most high profile lettings agents is calling on politicians to change course on rent controls. David Alexander of...

A Build To Rent provider claims that its new scheme - where prices for the smallest units begin at £1,240 pcm...

In his latest criticism of landlords, the chief executive of Generation Rent says rent controls would protect “so many renters from...

The UK property market is on the cusp of significant change with the introduction of the Renters Reform Bill 2024. This...

The Institute of Economic Affairs, a free market think tank, has undertaken an exhaustive review of rent control policies across the...

The Renters (Reform) Bill was one of the main casualties of Rishi Sunak’s early General Election call. It left insufficient parliamentary...

The landlord of a suspected HMO has been fined for not producing tenancy agreements and bank statements relating to tenants. Daria Smith,...

Five selective licensing schemes are being recommended to Burnley council’s executive for approval this evening. Four are renewals, one is brand...

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

There's speculation that Chancellor Rachel Reeves will use changes to Capital Gains Tax to help fill the hole in the public...

The Housing Ombudsman has launched a special investigation into a Labour council after 16 ‘severe Maladministration’ cases in a year and...

During the King’s Speech on Wednesday 17 July, the UK Government announced that it intended to legislate a new Renters’ Rights...

Labour has made a solid start with regard to the lettings sector according to a high profile rental law expert. The Head...

The government has released more information on its new Renters Rights Bill, which is expected to be launched into Parliament in...

Increasing numbers of savvy buyers are snapping up property at auction but it’s important people should do their homework first or...

The National Residential Landlords Association says ending Section 21 eviction powers in isolation, as some have suggested the new government should...

The latest inflation figures mean there’s no excuse for the Bank of England to keep interest rates at their current high,...

A group of 20 major local authorities - the biggest social landlords in England - have sent an open letter to...

The average price of a home coming to the market for sale has dipped 0.4% in the past month says Rightmove.  This...

Activist group Generation Rent has produced a report in tandem with a trades union, focusing on key worker tenants - and...

The latest e.surv index shows that house prices in England and Wales are, on average, still some 1.6% below the level...

The police are urging landlords and tenants to be extra vigilant following a number of reports of rental scams. Since the start...

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

A move by one London council to refer itself to the Regulator of Social Housing should be seen as a 'national...

More than one in four young people are worried that they or someone they know will become homeless in the next...

“When it comes to housing policy, there is little difference between the two major parties” says Aneisha Beveridge, head of research...

Energy Performance Certificates can be riddled with inaccuracies and give unhelpful advice to property owners. That’s the view of consumer service...

In September the Prime Minister announced that landlords will no longer be required to meet the minimum EPC minimum energy rating...

A new house price forecast by peer-to-peer real estate investment platform, easyMoney, suggests average house price growth of 6.3% by the...

New demands from the Generation Rent group go much further than the original Renters Reform Bill in removing landlords’ rights. The group...

The Times recently calculated that recent tax and regulation changes made it unviable for many landlords to continue in the sector. We...

What is a property inventory? A property inventory is a detailed document that records the condition of a property and its contents...

A Labour MP who served in Jeremy Corbyn’s shadow administration and has spent much of his Parliamentary career criticising the private...

Managing rental properties, whether you have a few or a dozen, can be a juggling act. Tenancy management, bills, payments, and...

London councils have slammed government plans for regulating the short-term and holiday lets sector. In a letter to Housing Secretary Michael Gove,...

The Housing Ombudsman - which currently presides over the social housing sector - has named and shamed 12 councils and housing...

Landlords in London are benefitting from double digit increases in rents, outdoing every other region of Great Britain.  London rents increased by...

New figures from the Ministry of Justice show how hard interest rate rises are hitting landlords. Compared to the same quarter in...

Data gathered by the National Residential Landlords Association (NRLA) shows that less than half the fines levied against rogue landlords have...

Red tape and a hostile attitude towards landlords from government is fuelling Scotland’s housing crisis, experts warn. John Blackwood, chief executive of...

Buy to let landlords with properties inside controversial ‘Low Traffic Neighbourhoods’ or LTNs may be in for a windfall. That’s because new...

The research head of Knight Frank is warning that a new batch of landlords are preparing to sell up and leave...

A landlord has been fined over £3,800 for letting out an unsafe and unlicensed HMO. South Gloucestershire council issued the landlord a...

New market analysis by peer-to-peer investment platform easyMoney has identified 10 areas of the nation on track for growth of more...

A Labour member of the House of Lords is warning that a new law could allow landlords’ bank accounts to be...

The ESPC property portal has announced a free buy to let Insights and Advice event on Thursday May 9, for aspiring...

Detached homes in Wales are the slowest property types to sell across the UK and take an average of 92 days...

A new version of research first released in May 2023 once again lashes some MPs for being landlords. 38 Degrees - an...

Only 2% of current properties listed for sale in London have a tenant in situ, according to lettings agency Benham and...

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

HMRC is today launching a pilot scheme for Making Tax Digital, the controversial proposal for quarterly reporting for landlords and the...

Generation Rent claims a proposed government amendment to the Renters Reform Bill may ‘trap’ victims of domestic abuse. Generation Rent - which...

An activist group says any future Labour government should introduce a beefed-up version of the Renters Reform Bill - whether or...

Paragon Bank’s analysis of its lending data has revealed the top 10 locations for investment by portfolio buy-to-let landlords, those with...

The head of lettings agency Benham and Reeves has made an outspoken attack on stamp duty. The agency analysed data from the...

According to a poll of 1,476 renters by SpareRoom the ongoing housing crisis (85%) tops the list of key priorities to...

Changes to empty home council tax rates could generate an additional £540m from Monday, a lettings agency claims. Since April 2013, billing...

A landlord referred to only as ‘Mr Gurung’ has been named by two councils as being penalised £3,000 for an overcrowded...

Landlords who paid Capital Gains Tax at 28% - before the Chancellor reduced it to 24% in this month’s Budget -...

Homes Under The Hammer property expert Lucy Alexander is fronting a new campaign to identify empty homes and bring them back...

The average price of property coming to the market for sale rises by 1.5% (+£5,279) this month to £368,118, as the...

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

A prominent agent who advises many landlord clients says the Capital Gains Tax cuts announced in the Budget are too small...

A landlord who illegally converted a property into six flats has been ordered to pay more than £220,000. A previous unlawful change...

A string of debt advice charities want Housing Secretary Michael Gove to go well beyond merely banning Section 21 in a...

A prominent Green Party politician is arguing for rent controls - and accuses Labour of watering down its commitment to the...

In September the Prime Minister announced that landlords will no longer be required to meet the minimum EPC minimum energy rating...

The latest index, from the Halifax, shows house prices rose 0.4 per cent in February – the fifth consecutive monthly increase....

A landlord who failed to produce annual gas safety certificates as she ignored warnings from a council, has left court with...

The government has confirmed that Making Tax Digital for Income Tax Self Assessment (MTD for ITSA) will cost landlords both extra money...

Landlords selling up because of rising taxes and unaffordable regulations are being advised not to be over ambitious with asking prices.  Tim...

Campaigning charity Shelter - which has frequently been critical of landlords and their alleged treatment of poorer tenants - is advertising...

I’m not especially political and certainly carry no candle for one flavour or another. I might argue that they’re all pretty...

Although SDLT receipts have been volatile in recent years, the property tax’s effectiveness as a revenue-raiser for the Government is not...

Landlords seeking capital appreciation will be encouraged from two new housing market surveys - one showing a surprise rise in house...

One of the MPs behind the disastrous mini-Budget - which directly led to soaring interest rates - is to stand down...

Most home owners, including landlords, have experienced obstacles that have prevented them from carrying out energy efficiencies on their properties. That’s according...

One might immediately answer 'no' to this question, but does the HMO property industry possess adequate understanding of this delicate subject...

The government may be keen on scrapping Section 21 powers for private landlords but it’s getting much tougher on social housing...

The average price of a home in Wales fell to £234,086 at the end 2023 following continued economic and financial pressures,...

A majority of Buy to Let landlords have been focused on growing property portfolios in the last 12 months, and not...

A flamboyant property in Oxford which has been the subject of a decades-long planning dispute has been removed from Airbnb by...

Some local authorities are quick to criticise private landlords for trying to avoid rent arrears but it appears councils themselves have...

A new study by the National Residential Landlords Association suggests some landlords wanting to quit the private rental sector have deferred...

A prominent analyst says the threat of rising inflation caused by the Red Sea shipping attacks - on top of this...

The yo-yo economic news is now casting doubt on whether the Bank of England will cut base rate as quickly as...

Another house price index has indicated a gentle rise in capital appreciation coming through at the end of 2023. Richard Sexton, director...

A Labour-controlled council is inviting private rental sector representatives to a round-table event which it pledges will not be a talking...

A London council has prosecuted a landlord for failing to carry out repairs on his property and causing a severe health...

Escalating rents have led many first time buyers to adjust their property expectations and accept smaller homes when they purchase, a...

There’s no prospect of a rapid recovery for the housing market in 2024 despite some green shoots appearing. The warning comes from...

New data from HM Revenue and Customs reveals a 22 per cent annual drop in residential transactions in the year to...

According to a London property management company, the profile of renters in prime London is varying hugely.  Glenfield Property Management says that...

A London lettings agency has been expelled from The Property Ombudsman for not paying compensation to a landlord following a failure...

The latest RICS Residential Survey, out today, points to an improved outlook for the housing market, with the more optimistic sentiment...