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Britons’ ideas of a classic home are changing as a result of people being more conscious about their home’s impact on the...

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

Respected business consultancy Cornwall Insight is forecasting another sharp rise in energy costs in October.  It predicts the October price cap to...

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

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

The independent National Audit Office has sharply criticised the former Conservative government for having no strategy or public targets for reducing...

Chancellor Rachel Reeves' announcement of new measures to accelerate housebuilding in the UK is welcome news for the short lets sector,...

Knight Frank is warning that as supply increases and demand drops back to normal levels, so the pressure to drop rents...

With the General Election just one week away, a new poll shows the top landlord priorities when it comes to voting...

Labour is pledging to scrap the Conservatives’ plan to ban new gas boilers from 2035. The pledge has come from shadow energy...

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

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

A senior Propertymark figure has made the case for second and holiday homes - against the recent trend of criticism. The issue...

An influential consumer body is demanding a complete overhaul of Energy Performance Certificates. Which? says that with millions of households across the...

A landlord deemed to be unfairly profiting from properties has been fined a total of £5,825.27. Greenwich council prosecuted Anna Yang, an...

The government has been accused of mismanaging reforms to no-fault evictions saying: “It’s created uncertainty upon uncertainty”. Theresa May first made the...

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

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

Political parties should stop bickering and instead work together to boost enforcement of rental standards in the private sector. That’s the view...

A small number of activists have tried to erect a four metre high mock eviction notice on one of Housing Secretary...

Three webinars next week will cover key aspects of deposit disputes between landlords and tenants. They’re organised by the Deposit Protection Service...

West One Loans has launched a new product range, called W3, containing a 6.84% five-year fix with a 4.99% fee and...

A charity is calling for landlord licensing schemes which cost enough to fund annual inspections, and the issuing of “sentencing guidelines”...

A consultation on how to develop a more dynamic energy price cap has been launched by the regulator, Ofgem. The regulator claims...

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

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

Housing Secretary Michael Gove has this morning announced wholesale changes to planning and regulations surrounding short lets. His proposals include: - planning permission...

Activists in the Generation Rent campaign says big city Mayors should “tackle the worst landlords and seize their properties.” It also wants...

This week’s official inflation rate is now expected to show a possible rise, rather than a fall. Although there is widespread expectation...

A wealthy landlord, who also ran a fake lettings agency, has been jailed for 11 years for allowing ‘ghost tenants’ to...

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

As we all now know, the Government has acknowledged that the ban on Section 21 eviction notices cannot not come into...

Court Reform first, then scrap Section 21 - landlord leader tells MPs Rental reforms will not work unless the government reforms the...

The leader of Landlord Action has commended the efforts of MP Theresa Villiers for raising issues surrounding court delays which must...

Middleton Advisors commissions ongoing research to investigate key trends and structural changes in prime UK housing markets.  Our latest research considers the...

The Fire Protection Association says a recent First-Tier Tribunal decision and appeal dismissal highlight the responsibilities that landlords hold in relation...

Data from flatshare site SpareRoom suggests London is now entirely unaffordable to graduates, thanks to sky-high rents. September sees many new graduates...

Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves has ruled out any increase in Capital Gains Tax if Labour wins power. She also says there will...

This year is set to bring sweeping rental reforms that will change the face of lettings forever. Landlords should be following...

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

All landlords need to have an Energy Performance Certificate (EPC), with few exemptions. As a property writer, landlord and Domestic Energy...

Landlord Today receives a number of unsolicited contributions from readers. These are always welcome but few are as well argued and...

As many buy-to-let landlords continue to question their place in the market with ever increasing legislation, finance and management costs, one...

Typical household disposable incomes for working-age families are on track to fall by three per cent this financial year, and by...

A landlord has been ordered to pay over £10,000 at Cardiff Magistrates' Court for a catalogue of failures relating to a...

Figures from across the private rental sector have written an open letter to Housing Secretary Michael Gove, calling for a halt...

A business analyst has given a colourful assessment of the shortfall of homes to let, describing the current rental market as...

The new Chancellor in the beleaguered Liz Truss government is former health and foreign secretary Jeremy Hunt - a buy to...

The government’s latest U-turn on Section 21 evictions powers - which it now says WILL be abolished, following earlier leaks that...

A team of experts has released a report that responds to government reform plans - and it insists that if Section...

The National Residential Landlords Association has made a blistering attack on a “big bureaucratic and unaccountable beast” at the heart of...

A Bristol landlord has been banned from letting properties after repeatedly failing to meet the required standards. Naomi Knapp, a portfolio landlord...

New forecasts from an energy industry consultancy suggests that the average domestic consumer’s energy bills could soar to £3,363 a year...

  Who are you? Danny Wyrwoll What does it say on your business card? Sales & Marketing Director What is Glide? Glide are a...

There’s embarrassment all round for the Labour-run Welsh Government as it reveals a late delay to its much-hyped rental reform. The reform...

The abolition of Section 21 eviction notices could lead to a surge in evictions by private landlords anxious to sell before...

Bizarre but true - a tenant has undergone a pseudo-marriage ceremony with her cat in a bid to get around any...

Two of the country’s leading Conservative MPs have spoken at a Shelter conference which claimed millions of private renters were being...

There’s a new warning that the cost of living crisis facing landlords and tenants could get sizeably worse thanks to yet...

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

Landlords with property in Breckland, South Norfolk and Broadland have been invited to attend a free online Landlord Forum networking and...

Another council is urging private landlords to check the Energy Performance Certificate ratings on their properties to ensure they comply with...

A Labour MP in the westcountry appears to be winning support for a campaign he has launched called First Homes, Not...

Russia sending tanks into Ukraine sounds terrifying, but it also sounds a long way away. Unfortunately, in a world of global...

The latest research from NatWest and IHS Markit has revealed that just seven per cent of homeowners with a gas boiler are...

The majority of the buy to let community want the name ‘landlord’ dropped and replaced by something like ‘small housing provider’ That’s...

A council has obtained a banning order on a landlord in a ruling that is the first of its kind in...

Bulb Energy, which has 1.7m customers - including, it is thought, many thousands of landlords - is to be put into...

Labour has echoed campaign groups Generation Rent and Shelter in calling for the speediest possible ending of Section 21 eviction powers,...

The scrapping of Section 21 and other provisions expected in the government’s White Paper on rental reform have been delayed until...

Private and commercial bank Arbuthnot Latham has set out what it considers to be the 10 easy mistakes which some landlords...

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We hope you enjoy our Breaking News service each weekday - and from this Saturday we have additional weekend features too. Each...

Internet searches for ‘how to become a landlord’ have increased by 22 per cent according to Sheards Accountants, a chartered accountancy...

There’s been a wholesale lifting in standards of investment and quality in the private rental sector thanks to landlords, and in...

A new purpose-built student accommodation complex in Swansea pledges to shake up the way students live in the city with, amongst...

Conservative MP Andrew Rosindell, who is moving a Bill through Parliament urging landlords to accept pets, says he backs a law...

Landlords have been warned not to try to deceive departing tenants after a controversial tribunal ruling. Lindsays law firm says Scotland’s first...

It might be thought that banks have made significant mistakes of their own in the recent past - including triggering the...

A landlord in the east of England says she was unaware of her tenant’s worries over back to back viewings of the property...

If you are dreaming of buying a property in Spain, there is so much to think about and many things to...

The Lettings Industry Council has published a report outlining why Section 21 should not be abolished, despite the government’s commitment to...

Precise Mortgages has reduced mortgage rates across its buy-to-let range by up to 0.4%.  The specialist lender’s buy-to-let range, which is available...

Strettons has described the government’s decision to extend the ban of tenant evictions until 20 September as a ‘pragmatic and humane decision’...

A series of recommendations recently published by the Law Commission of England and Wales could soon transform the future of home...

A specialist property litigation firm is warning buy-to-let landlords not to discriminate against benefit claimants, following a recent landmark ruling that...

Since the housing market reopened in May there has been a significant increase in demand for homes with a garden as...

The Welsh government’s decision to force landlords to give tenants six months’ notice when repossessing their homes has not been well...

Labour has criticised the government’s decision to introduce a stamp duty holiday, claiming it offers a “huge bung” to those buying...

The new £2bn grant scheme in England for projects such as insulation, unveiled yesterday by the chancellor Rishi Sunak as part...

Speculation that there will be a sharp increase in evictions once the existing evictions ban is lifted next month has been...

The buy-to-let market has been impacted by tax rule changes in recent years, and as a result landlords have been unable...

An error in the processing of cross-border flows between Wales and England has resulted in the under-estimation of Wales’ net population...

Speculation that there will be a spike in evictions once the existing evictions ban is lifted are wide of the mark,...

OneSavings Bank (OSB) has increased the loan-to-value (LTV) to 75% across their buy-to-let ranges available through Kent Reliance for Intermediaries, Precise...

The UK economy is losing £2.7bn a day in absolute terms due to the existing lockdown, a new report has revealed.  According to UK Powerhouse...

The OneSavings Bank Group (OSB) has returned to lending with a range of new mortgage products.  The buy-to-let specific deals are available...

The government’s response to the coronavirus outbreak when it comes to protecting private landlords and tenants has been “right and fair”,...

The government’s decision to bring forward emergency legislation to protect private renters from eviction has been warmly welcomed by ARLA Propertymark.  Many...

OneSavings Bank announced a series of changes to its HMO proposition. The specialist lending and retail savings group recently introduced a new...