Archive

The move from the Bank of England to cut base rate for the first time in four years, from 5.25% to...

To achieve government’s EPC targets by 2035, landlords across the country may be forced to take action at a time when...

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

A new study by the Nationwide has found that landlords selling properties with poor EPC ratings are unlikely to suffer huge...

Research by comparison site GetAgent has shown that across Britain, the number of home sellers entering the market increased by 23%...

A BBC journalist says activities to stop tenants speaking to him about the condition of flats let out by a Labour...

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

Landlords with properties that are experiencing problems with damp and mould are being urged to contacta council for help. The plea comes...

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 average house for a first-time buyer costs £241,502, meaning that the average renter bought one with a 10% deposit and...

A survey of surveyors, private landlords, investors and developers has deemed the government’s EPC target as “impossible.” The survey was extremely small -...

A couple who are portfolio landlords in north London have now been fined a total of £15,000 for consistently failing to...

Campaigning charity Shelter has responded angrily to new figures showing that councils are spending ever-more on temporary accommodation for homeless households...

A new survey appears to lift the lid on why landlords remain in buy to let, despite the tax and regulatory...

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

There’s been a surge in demand for rental properties in London over the summer, according to the agency Chestertons. It says it’s...

The warnings of a tough Budget in October, issued yesterday by Prime Minister Sir Kier Starmer, have given. Renewed strength to...

The number of properties for sale in London that were previously rented has increased, according to research from industry consultancy TwentyCi. The analytics company found the figures showed...

Zoopla’s latest House Price index shows a housing market steadily recovering from higher mortgage rates with prices rising slowly. But it...

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

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

Citra Living, part of Lloyds Banking Group, is launching 40 new homes - some Build To Rent - to the Nottingham...

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

Over 1.5m people own property abroad. Relocation experts 1st Move International have researched the most sought-after countries for homebuyers worldwide, based on internet...

A council has revealed that it sells off its housing stock that is too expensive to repair - but it deliberately...

A man has pleaded guilty to tenancy fraud after unlawfully subletting his council flat  by advertising it for rent via Airbnb. Birmingham...

A new report reveals that the private rented sector in the North West region of England makes a gross value added...

Landlords and managing agents with responsibility for residential properties in Thanet are invited to an event on Friday September 27. The all-day...

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

Informed reports in the housing and mainstream media suggest that Chancellor Rachel Reeves is set to announce higher social housing rents,...

The BBC - which through its use of exclusive Zoopla data has championed tenants in recent years - has acknowledged that...

An inventory company has listed what it claims are the five UK postcodes where buy to let players can generate the...

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

London-focussed property data firm LonRes, which analysis activity in the prime areas of the capital, says annual rental growth increased to...

A mortgage lender wants Chancellor Rachel Reeves to use her October Budget to offer support to beleaguered landlords - especially over...

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

A prominent rental market analyst is warning that elements of the reform legislation proposed by Labour “are casting dark shadows” over...

London Mayor Sadiq Khan appears to have lost his years-long fight to win the power to improve rent controls. Media reports over...

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

Landlords having enough of high taxes and endless red tape and deciding to sell will be able to take advantage of...

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

New analysis from Rightmove reveals the true scope for downsizing. It says there are cash-equity release opportunities for those ready to downsize...

International legal practice Osborne Clarke is warning the new government to give clarity to the measures in its Renters Rights Bill...

A landlord law expert has criticised four social housing providers for avoiding serious financial penalties themselves, while simultaneously levying big fines...

Generation Rent says it wants rent rises across the UK limited to the lowest of two official government statistics. In a statement...

Average UK private rents increased by 8.6% in the 12 months to July 2024 according to official government figures, unchanged from...

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

New figures seen by Landlord Today show the scale of landlords fleeing the private rental sector in one part of the...

Yesterday’s inflation rise from 2.0% to 2.2% may have dealt a sharp blow to hopes of a Bank of England base...

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

A landlord who persistently failed to license several rented properties has had the homes seized by Merton council in south London,...

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...

A third of private sector landlords would sell at leats some of their properties if rent controls were introduced, according to...

A Crimestoppers campaign is advising tenants on - in its words - “how to spot if your landlord is stealing energy.” The...

Average rental yields are at a 10-year-high of some 6.3% according to a prominent buy to let lender.  The Q2 2024 Landlord...

The National Landlord Investment Show is heading to Bristol next month. It’s at Ashton Gate, the home of Bristol City Football Club,...

Rents continued to rise across the country in recent weeks, buoyed by double-digit hikes in the North of England.  Lettings agency Hamptons...

Buyers require greater protection from poor quality housing according to the voluntary Ombudsman service responsible for dealing with complaints about new...

It will take no less than 18 years for all private rental properties to achieve an EPC rating of C or...

Growing numbers of tenants are feeling less confident at being able to meet the vistas of energy in their rented properties. That’s...

Campaigning charity Shelter says the loss of a private tenancy remains “the leading trigger of homelessness accounting for more than one...

Charlie McNeill, managing director at Rainclear Systems, gives this advice to landlords considering gutter maintenance ahead of autumn and winter.  - Your gutters play...

The Generation Rent group claims some 26,100 households in England faced homelessness as a result of receiving a Section 21 eviction...

Citra Living - the name of Lloyds Bank’s Build To Rent operation - is buying 159 properties from developer Morris Homes Group. The...

Only five weeks after the General Election, activist group the Renters Reform Coalition is already impatient at Labour’s failure to bring...

A prominent analyst is warning that landlords fearful of a rise in Capital Gains Tax could sell up in droves this...

Only one in six on-campus University rooms in the UK affordable for students, the activist group Generation Rent claims.  It says 17%...

Landlords using the OpenRent online agency will not be listed on Rightmove from September 1.  Rightmove - in a statement issued via...

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

John Lewis wants tax breaks for developers such as itself, in a position to start building immediately. Writing in The Daily Telegraph,...

The National Residential Landlords Association says it’s met with new housing minister Matthew Pennycook to discuss improving standards in the rental...

The property industry establishment representing agents, surveyors and the volume house builders, has piled in to praise the planning reforms proposed...

A landlord has been fined for allowing a family to live in a substandard property with serious hazards including damp and...

The new Labour government is to bring in so-called ‘hardship tests’ to make it tougher to evict tenants, a newspaper claims...

Buy To Let insurance company Alan Boswell Group has identified the 10 most expensive repairs that could hit landlords - and...

The abolition of the furnished holiday lettings tax regime - confirmed earlier this week - will punish local economies, according to...

A building society says the combination of the UK Labour government’s housing proposals and a regional plan for 20,000 low-carbon homes...

A council is allowing eligible private households - including renters - to apply for grants to improve the energy efficiency of...

The Bank of England has cut base rate from 5.25% to 5.0% - its first cut in four years. It was a...

Metropolitan areas that have built more homes in relation to their population since 2015 are more likely to have seen rent...

The Renters Reform Coalition - a collection of some 20 groups, fronted by Generation Rent - has announced that it is...

Speculation about which way the Bank of England’s monetary policy committee will go on interest rates today remains sharply divided.  The Bank’s...

A new analysis by Zoopla suggests and one in eight homes currently for sale were previously let out. The portal says this...

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

The average property value could change by as much as £12,500 in the time it takes to progress an offer to...

Nothing in the King’s Speech or the new government’s housing plans has had any material impact on the outlook for the...

Foundation Home Loans’ buy to let and residential brands have launched new two- and five-year fixed-rate EPC Saver products in partnership...

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

A local authority has taken the unusual step of order a home owner to stop short-letting their property, claiming its use...

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

Housing has been a priority since day one of the new Labour government, with its promised 1.5m new homes getting a good...

Renting out your driveway can seem like a hassle-free way to earn extra income. With the rise of platforms dedicated to...

Paragon Bank is offering four new limited edition buy to let mortgages, with two products suitable for landlords with three or...

A property firm has branded the current council tax rules for holiday homes “a mess” and says local and national government...

Citizens Advice has made further criticisms of the private rental sector and landlords. At the start of the year a spokesperson accused...

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

The UK’s largest corporate landlord, Grainger plc, has spent £31m to buy an existing 135-home Build To Rent scheme in Manchester...

Letting agents’ body Propertymark has fired a warning shot at Baroness Eluned Morgan, the politician who has been chosen to be...

The government has been warned by a charity not to weaken its commitment to scrapping Section 21 by allowing ‘backdoor evictions’...