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The chief executive of a renowned tax and financial advisory service says the country should prepare for a rise in Capital...

Three newly-elected Labour MPs have shot into the list of the top five landlords in the House of Commons. The Financial Times...

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

Landlords generated average rental yields of 6.3% in the second quarter of the year, research for Paragon’s latest PRS Trends Report...

A second major location in Spain is clamping down hard on short lets, with pledges of fines exceeding £500,000 on illegal...

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

Academics in a leading university have set up a project to probe so-called bidding wars in the private rental sector.  Two figures...

A new agency - which describes itself as a “disruptor company” - says it will charge an all-in lettings and management...

Enfield council in North London is running a consultation on its proposals for a licensing scheme for small, shared HMOs in...

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

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

Entrepreneur and former star of TV show Dragon’s Den James Caan will be the keynote speaker at the National Residential Landlords...

The recent unveiling by several London councils of selective licensing schemes should raise concerns among private sector landlords - especially 'amateur'...

Fewer landlords feel negative about their buy to let business according to the latest Landbay landlord survey. The specialist lender’s surveys typically...

Speculation is growing ahead of the General Election around how first-time buyers will fair, and if they’ll receive the support they...

The property consultancy Bidwells says that based on an average 300,000 new homes a year it could be four decades before...

Experts say there is no chance of a cut in interest rates being announced by the Bank of England ’s Monetary...

Nigel Farage has pledged that his Reform UK party would reverse the Section 24 landlord tax changes within 100 days. Section 24...

The National Residential Landlords Association has entered into a partnership with SDL Property Auctions. SDL sells a wide range of properties in...

The year to March 2024 saw the fewest new housing sites consented than during any 12-month period since the data collection...

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 days of simply listing your property on Airbnb and waiting for the bookings to roll-in are sadly over. With the...

Average house prices rose 0.4% in May, taking the annual growth rate up to 1.3%, from 0.6% in April. The figures come...

A survey by an organisation called the International Union of Property Owners is seeking UK private landlords’ views on student accommodation. A...

There’s been a surge in Right to Rent checks - up 577% year on year. Under the Right to Rent Scheme, civil...

Sean Woolley, managing director of Cloud Nine Spain sought clarification on the situation with the Golden Visa scheme in Spain from...

High profile landlord Fergus Wilson has been sentenced to six months in prison suspended for three years and ordered to pay...

There’s been another survey of landlord activity in the private rental sector - and this one shows that 50% of tenants...

HMRC is appealing to landlords to file Self Assessment tax returns early - and claims there are benefits to doing so. In...

The Bank of England’s monetary policy committee has held base rate at 5.25% for the sixth time in a row. The news...

Airbnb has ripped into politicians in Scotland who have implemented restrictions on short lets. The former SNP-Green coalition government allowed local councils...

A housing industry group wants the energy efficiency of a social rented property to be factored into the rent the tenant...

Rightmove is warning that the housing market is set for disruptions from the summer onwards, and suggests the brisk start to...

Spain’s Minister for Housing, Isabel Rodríguez, says the country is taking the first steps to eliminate the Golden Visa.  This visa was...

Activists are beginning to pile pressure on London Labour Mayor Sadiq Khan, claiming the public will be disappointed if he toes...

Property logbook company Chimni is trialling a new form of Digital Property Logbook aimed at the rental markets.   The new logbooks...

A think tank based in central London says landlords would not quit the sector if much tougher - and more expensive...

Britain’s housing stock offers the worst value for money of any advanced economy, according new analysis published by the Resolution Foundation. The...

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

Landlords are being accused by academics of under-estimating the cost of allowing pets, and under-estimating their financial benefits. A new report commissioned...

Green Party activists responsible for rent controls on Scotland have now slammed landlords who claim the number of rented homes is...

In a final call on the Chancellor to help the private rental sector in today’s Budget, the National Residential Landlords Association...

Like a parent whose kids expected half term in Disneyland, Jeremy Hunt is spending the week managing expectations – and crushing...

Airbnb has released new figures showing that the typical host landlord makes a modest £5,500 a year by sharing their space...

According to Haslams lettings agency’s latest House Price Index, a new hotspot has emerged for private rental sector investors. It claims Reading...

A survey by an activist group suggests that one in three tenants claim that their private renting conditions are impacting their...

Airbnb has given its backing to a proposal from Housing Secretary Michael Gove to introduce a mandatory register of short let...

Speculation continues apace over the likely measures in next month’s Budget, especially after what is seen by political analysts as a...

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

The government has issued a lengthy statement claiming more home owners, including landlords, are fitting heat pumps - yet at the...

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

A Manchester-based solicitors’ firm that incorrectly prosecuted a London council over a private rental case has been ordered to pay thousands...

Mohammed Sharaz, a landlord from Bradford, recently seized an opportunity to enhance his property portfolio after Wildstone acquired the gable end...

Airbnb says it will continue to share hosting data with HMRC because its landlord hosts want to pay their fair share...

The housing minister and the chief executive of the National Residential Landlords Association are amongst 60 speakers named for an upcoming...

Despite inflationary and mortgage volatility over the last 12 months, a mortgage lender claims over a third of commercial landlords are...

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

Airbnb has taken further steps to get in the good books of HMRC by issuing a guide on tax for its...

A merger of two of the biggest names in the lettings agency world will mean the combined group managing 152,000 rental...

The Treasury has announced March 6 as the date for the Spring Budget and Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has commissioned the Office...

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

New research from a construction professional body shows a large proportion of people would not buy a newly built property due...

The substantial majority of landlords lack any optimism about their sector as they enter 2024. That’s the result of a new sentiment...

In an analysis of one of the largest data sets in the industry (consisting of buyers from 195 countries and 900,000...

Airbnb is changing the way prospective tenants can pay.  The launch is part of a phased global roll-out which will see Klarna...

One in five (20 per cent of) landlords plans to reducing their buy to let holdings according to a new survey. The...

London’s ultra-prime rental market has returned this year to pre-Covid levels for the first time, an agency claims. Beauchamp Estates - using...

Markets are saying the UK - and for that matter the US and mainland Europe - have all hit peak interest...

Airbnb is launching a new Sustainability Hub to help its landlord hosts in the UK retrofit and improve the energy efficiency...

Labour’s shadow housing secretary and deputy leader Angela Rayner says her party will scrap Section 21 on its first day in...

Lost in the noise of the King’s Speech, the general pledge to reform the leasehold system, and the subsequent political turmoil...

When Chancellor Jeremy Hunt gets to his feet on Wednesday to deliver his Autumn Statement, he should consider offering support to...

The UK’s Office for National Statistics will soon have access to data on short-term lets listed on Airbnb, Booking .com and...

Scotland’s Court of Session has come down in favour of the Scottish Government when it comes to rent controls. A case against...

The government of Jersey's low-carbon heating scheme, which gives up to £5,000 match funding to help Islanders switch their heating away...

This is back-to-school season and for the majority of university students who choose to move away from their family home during...

A new analysis suggests homes in England are less affordable and in worse conditions than in most other developed nations. The Home...

A property entrepreneur is seeking up to 200 portfolio landlords or developers to invest in his company.  Jamie Lester says the offer to...

The rise of ‘Generation Rent’ is well documented, along with the spiralling rent payments they are facing during a tightening cost...

Scotland’s controversial licensing regime on Airbnbs and other short lets, due to start next month, may breach the European Convention on...

When moving abroad, many people weigh up the pros and cons of renting or purchasing their own property.  In its new survey,...

Dashly, a platform that monitors over £100 billion of mortgages, says landlords in London renewing loans soon will be, on average,...

A survey of some 2,000 landlords, agents and others in the private rental sector show renewed concern over Section 21 and...

A PropTech entrepreneur has renewed his criticism of the government for failing to put flesh on the bones of the Renters...

A bank chief has used a national newspaper interview to make a stand in favour of buy to let landlords and...

Making an investment in a country with a different currency introduces exchange rate risk. Ideally, a UK investor would buy the...

While there has been a shortage of all types of rental accommodation across the UK for several years now, the student...

A leading agent in an area set to be hit by draconian planning restrictions on holiday lets is warning that the...

The death of a 27-year-old man was not caused by the mould in the private rental property he occupied. That was the verdict...

A leading property law firm is warning that landlords face bankruptcy as a result of the massive increase in fines they...

The Bank of England’s monetary policy committee meets again today with strong expectations that they will agree their 14th successive base...

Airbnb has issued a statement responding to the call for a clampdown on short lets demanded by Labour’s outspoken London Mayor,...

A prominent westcountry agency is hosting a free event for landlords and investors later this month. Webbers is holding the afternoon session...

Data from the English Housing Survey suggests that the number of English owners of second homes in Europe has fallen again. The...

Britain has suffered the worst house price fall out of any major European economy according to a report from property consultancy Knight...

A non-for-profit hospitality group wants tighter regulations and restrictions to be imposed on Airbnb properties which affect both the rental market...

A property management company is forecasting that Prime Central London’s short-lets summer is set to be record breaking. Glenfield Property Management says...

A council is launching a bid to make the use of a home for a holiday let subject to a mandatory...

A Labour pressure group wants the party to campaign on housing at the next General Election, including railing against what it...