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A Landon council has helped prosecute two rogue landlords renting out a property without a licence in West Kensington. Francesco Grasso and...

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

The fierce competition for landlord customers continues amongst lenders. Fleet Mortgages has changed its product range for HMOs launching a new two-year,...

Reading council wants to extend licensing to all HMOs across the borough for those with three to four occupants, as well...

Coventry council will consider extending an Additional Licensing Scheme in the city for a further five years so it will run...

A statement from Coventry council says it is set to extend is HMO licensing regimes when they are considered for renewal. Councillors...

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

The Mortgage Works will today be reducing rates by up to 0.45 percentage points across its product range, with rates starting...

Three people have been prosecuted and fined a total of £17,604 for letting an unlicensed HMO in Barnsley. Council officers also identified...

Molo Finance has announced reductions to its buy to let mortgage rates for UK residents, expats and non-UK residents, with cuts...

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

A north of England local authority is launching yet another consultation on licensing - 17 years after it became one of...

A Labour council is warning landlords to get licensing or face hefty fines or prosecution.  Brent council in north London says it...

Specialist lender Aldermore has launched new and reduced limited edition Buy To Let and residential owner-occupier mortgage products. For individual and company...

Understanding Article 4 is crucial for HMO landlords and one legal expert says there is a big difference between HMO licensing...

A Green councillor in a city which has a Green MP is calling for the local authority to require planning consent...

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

A council has prosecuted a landlord for letting out two HMOs without a licence and failing to comply with HMO Management...

Another slew of buy to let lenders have slashed rates on their products as competition for landlords hots up further. A statement...

A council has issued a statement apparently celebrating the fact that it’s fined HMO landlords over £100,000 since the start of...

Molo Finance has made further rate cuts to its UK resident buy to let fixed-rate products. The lender’s BTL rates now start...

A landlord with previous offences for breaching safety regulations has been hit with a series of fines in a new case.  Norfolk...

Half of HMO landlords say their property or portfolio is their sole source of income. Just under 30% of landlords who took...

Mortgage lenders are continuing a mix of cutting rates and changing criteria in a bid to woo buy to let investors. Precise...

Three more lenders have revised their buy to let mortgage range as competition continues apace to get landlord customers. Landbay has announced...

Local media in the Midlands say another Labour council is set to charge private landlords £1,000 for a licence allowing them...

A consultation on a new licensing scheme has been launched by Reading council. The consultation will look at extending the current HMO...

Paragon Bank has launched a new refurb-to-let deal, offering landlords finance to upgrade their properties. The two refurb-to-let products are designed for...

An advisory service is warning landlords to heed the lessons from a recent court case concerning legal obligation to ensure fire...

Landlords are increasingly turning towards semi-commercial property, a bank says. Shawbrook says its semi-commercial applications have almost doubled in 2024 compared to...

From July 1 most privately rented properties in Lewisham, south London, will need a property licence.  With one in four households in...

A couple who are portfolio landlords in the London borough of Haringey have been ordered to pay £10,000 after failing to...

The landlord of a property has been hit with over £23,000 in legal costs after being found guilty of operating an...

A council has obtained a Banning Order against a rogue landlord preventing him letting houses in England for three years. A First...

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

Landlords have only until Friday to give their views on a controversial licensing consultation from a council known for its aggressive...

A landlord who has repeatedly flouted housing rules has been fined a further £36,000 following a prosecution brought by a council.  Giuseppe...

Responding to confirmation that the Renters Reform Bill will return to the Commons next Wednesday, Ben Beadle of the National Residential...

A tribunal case has ended with fines imposed on two landlords - Nigel William Harry Hobbs and James Robert Hobbs -...

Houses in Multiple Occupation are making up an increasing percentage of buy-to-let business, according specialist lender Shawbrook.  In both 2022 and 2023,...

MPs return to the Commons today after a substantial Easter recess - and with progress on the Renters Reform Bill on...

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

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

A council has prosecuted a landlord for letting out two HMOs without a licence and failing to comply with HMO Management...

Burnley council says it’s considered the findings of a six-week public consultation and is set to increase planning controls over the...

A Labour council in London has issued a statement appearing to celebrate its role cracking down on landlords. The statement from Brent...

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

A south coast council is set to clampdown on HMOs after a report highlighted alleged issues with the likes of bins,...

Private landlords applied for licences covering more than 12,000 homes during the first year of a controversial council’s selective licensing scheme. The...

A new additional HMO licensing scheme is about to hit landlords in part of London.  Haringey council claims its initiative aims to...

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

A council is reminding prospective tenants about the importance of making sure their next shared rental is licensed as a house...

A council has prosecuted a landlord for letting two HMOs without a licence and failing to comply with HMO Management Regulations.Mohammed...

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 council says it’s offering “fundamental training” to private landlords via an online day-long course on March 8. The training covers pre-tenancy...

Buy to let specialist lender Paragon Bank has introduced offers on its two-year fixed rate BTL mortgages, including its lowest rate...

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

A landlord has been fined a total of £10,000 for breaching regulations when renting HMOs to vulnerable residents, as a supported...

The government has overturned its policy to relax HMO regulations on private rental properties used by asylum seekers. The policy had previously been...

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

New additional and selective licensing schemes are to be considered by the controversial Bristol city council. The council’s Labour Mayor - Marvin...

A council is warning landlords of HMOs that they must meet all of their legal responsibilities ahead of a crackdown on...

A range of specialist buy to let mortgage products covering multi-occupancy properties, mixed-use or part-commercial properties, and expat investors, has been...

Warwick council is the latest to launch an Additional Licensing Scheme - it came into force just before last weekend. The district...

The Penrith Building Society has scrapped mortgage application fees for all buy to let and residential  products, including further advances, until...

One of the UK’s best known platforms for mortgages has significantly reduced its Buy To Let rates. Starting from 3.79 per cent,...

A local authority in a tourist hotspot claims that local landlords have “overwhelmingly” backed a move to clampdown on Airbnbs and...

An additional licensing scheme for HMOs has come into effect in a London borough.  The new scheme will cover properties in Greenwich which...

Some 74 per cent of buy to let landlords are optimistic about the property market in the next 12 months, it’s...

Online rental platform Lettingaproperty is telling landlords to take a strategic approach to property management in 2024, to help tnavigate legislative...

Paragon Bank has launched new five-year fixed-rate buy-to-let mortgages with nil product fees. Rates start at 5.80 per cent and there is...

A landlord in London has been ordered to refund 12 months’ rent to tenants after failing to license their HMO. The fine...

A recycling company says landlords should do more to encouraging HMO tenants to boost recycling. The firm - First Mile - suggests...

Property investment is a dynamic and diverse field, offering numerous opportunities for investors to grow their wealth. At Mortgage Scout, we...

A council is running a pilot project to manage litter issues associated with HMOs. All homes in parts of Coventry were given...

Owners of London HMOs rarely put them up for sale, meaning investors likely need to convert a residential home into an...

An Airbnb survey first reported last week on Landlord Today has exploded into a national newspaper controversy. Airbnb claims that almost 80...

The Chartered Institute of Environmental Health gas come out in support of a legal challenge to the government’s draft regulations exempting...

A rent guarantor service says the recent Second Reading of the Renters Reform Bill has intensified scrutiny on the challenges faced...

The breakthrough on council tax and HMOs, announced just before the weekend, may not be all that it seems. That’s the view...

A housing analyst says student rent increases should be capped in the same way as social housing rents are. Rory Hughes, writing...

Renters in shared housing stand to save up to £1,000 - and the National Residential Landlords Association says it is the...

An unnamed landlord with a large portfolio of homes has been prosecuted by Portsmouth council for obstructing officers in carrying out...

HMO landlords in Portsmouth are being urged to apply for a new licence before the grace period ends on December 1. Additional...

A landlord has been found guilty of operating eight unlicensed HMOs and a range of breaches of the HMO Management Regulations. Northampton...

A prominent north of England council has launched a six-week public consultation on proposals to tighten the planning rules around converting...

Warwick council is the latest to introduce an Additional Licensing Scheme for HMOs. The district wide scheme will start on January 18...

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

A rogue landlord and his company have been found guilty of failing to licence an HMO and breaches of management regulations. Broadland...

The Additional Licensing HMO scheme in the Bath and North East Somerset area ends on New Year’s Eve.  The scheme covers around...

Haringey council has got a £200,000 windfall from landlords of unlicensed HMOs. And now it’s set to get even more. Councillors are to...

A London council is looking to introduce new licensing for landlords. Currently Wandsworth council operates mandatory licensing for HMOs with five or...

Over the last 15 years, the HMO market has been transformed.  Back in the ‘90s, multi-lets were mainly student housing or cheap...

A northern council is considering tightening the planning rules around converting properties into HMOs. A report to Burnley council’s executive recommends removing...

A six week consultation is now underway as a council bids to stop HMOs being used as Airbnb or other short...

Paragon Bank is the latest to reduce mortgage rates for landlords. It’s cut rates across 22 buy-to-let mortgage products, with fixed deals...

More than 300 landlords have applied for a new licence brought in this summer by Tory controlled Kensington and Chelsea council...

Landlords across just one London borough who failed to license HMOs have been issued with fines amounting to £207,500. To date, 59...

A council is warning HMO landlords to apply for a licence ahead of a new regime starting this week. From September 1...

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