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A local authority is reported to have said that a controversial new policy will reduce house values by five per cent. Gwynedd...

A council has issued a formal caution to a landlord for harassing his female tenant on social media. The landlord posted details...

Many first-time landlords don’t know where to begin when deciding to take in a lodger. Money.co.uk has provided top tips: 1. Check...

The head of a guaranteed rent business has been given an 11-year ban for scamming £6.7m from property investors. Sam Eustace, 36,...

Airbnb entered the realm of holiday lettings in 2009, but it wasn’t until 2016 that it really started to gain traction...

The BBC Radio 4 consumer affairs programme You and Yours says 4,746 rental scams have been reported to the police and...

Activists in the Acorn pro-tenant movement have sharply criticised the Green Party which runs Brighton council for allegedly failing to prosecute...

The Victorian phrase “as safe as houses” well describes the security of the housing market as, whether they are buying or...

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

Protesters in a part of the UK with high numbers of holiday lets will stage a demonstration next week demanding cheaper...

The potential dangers of Get Rich Quick property investment schemes have been highlighted once again, this time by an MP. Some 18...

A genuine tenant who advertised on social media for a property has been scammed out of £450 by fraudsters posing as...

A landlord has begun legal proceedings against a pressure group after being the victim of a four-month campaign of harassment. Lawyers acting...

Landlords and tenants are being warned that Foremost Lettings Ltd (trading as Foremost Lettings), based in St. Leonards-On-Sea, has been expelled...

Buy-to-let landlords in England must now ensure that electrical installation inspections and testing are carried out for all new tenancies in...

The change in customer behaviour driven by technological developments is the biggest trend that marketers believe will offer the greatest opportunities...

A tenant who emigrated to Greece without paying more than £1,000 he owes in rent insists that he will not be...

It’s that time of year again when pencil cases are fully stocked and the smell of dusty books opening fills the...

What is your business?    Bonds Estate Agents, the modern hybrid agent bridging the gap between the traditional high street agent and online...

In recent weeks our campaign to replace leasehold with commonhold has continued to gather momentum both in the press and across...

Who are you? I’m the Director of Sales for both the well-known industry leading Today publications and The ValPal Network. Leading publications: Estate Agent Today,...

With a growing number of Build to Rent (BTR) developments increasing, broadband and utilities provider, Glide, has put together the top...

Tenant referencing has once again been a topic of hot debate over the past few weeks, following a fresh study that...

A growing number of landlords are turning to social media to garner more information about rental applicants, according to the latest...

A letting agent in Newmarket has disappeared owing landlords thousands of pounds in rent. The head of Smart Residential, Frank Smart, was...

With the majority of people’s property searches beginning online, most landlords would naturally expect to see their rental properties listed on...

A couple who claim they are owed thousands of pounds in unpaid rent have called for a ban on the letting...

Landlord Today has been rated as one of the UK’s top websites for buy-to-let landlords, according to Feedspot, a content reader built...

Whilst landlords often get a bad reputation for providing sub-standard accommodation, dodgy tenancy agreements or a multitude of other problems, there...

The introduction of the EU-wide General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is a little over three months away, and the legislation will...

A buy-to-let landlord who used to live in his car is offering his flat for free to homeless people over the...

A crooked property manager who pocketed thousands of pounds in rental income which he failed to pass on to landlords has been...

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

A couple in Plymouth have been scammed out of £1,200 by a fake landlord who copied and pasted pictures and details...

A crowdfunding page has been set up by concerned tenants who are looking to pay for an independent fire safety inspection...

A landlord in London faces a backlash after posting an advert for a room inviting potential tenants to apply as long...

What does it say on your business card? Michelle Niziol, managing director, IMS Independent Lettings Solutions Limited. Who are IMS Independent Lettings Solutions...

The UK’s largest and arguably most controversial buy-to-let landlord Fergus Wilson has called in the police after receiving a tirade of...

The first thing they see Whether you have an extravagant front garden or a front door in an apartment building, make sure...

Following the events of 2016, it’s easy to see why experts across the country are torn when it comes to the...

Kicking off 2017, we’ve predicted stabilisation in the property market with sustainable growth and high demand. Whether you’re looking to take...

More than 80 buy-to-let landlords in Weston-super-Mare have joined forces with a view to taking North Somerset Council to court in...

When you’re letting out your property, you don’t have to pay a high street letting agent hundreds, or even thousands of...

A newly introduced license scheme designed to improve ‘poor quality rented housing’ in Weston-super-Mare has been slammed for being ‘short-sighted’ and nothing...

The two landlords behind a campaign to seek a judicial review of George Osborne’s controversial mortgage interest tax relief change say...

One of the more out-there broadband stories came to light last week, namely the battle for satellite internet. Elon Musk, the...

The window of Foxtons estate agent in Brixton was smashed on Saturday as trouble erupted at an initially peaceful process against...

You may have recently inherited a property, or simply decided to dip your toe in the lettings market with your first...