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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...

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

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

The Daily Record newspaper and website says the result of a new public survey shows eight our of 10 people in...

Nationwide says UK house prices fell by 0.2% month on month in August, after taking account of seasonal effects, but the...

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

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...

Neath Port Talbot Council is set to host a free event for landlords who let out properties within the county borough.  The...

Knight Frank has set out its forecast for the rental sector for the rest of 2024 - notwithstanding uncertainty over rental...

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...

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

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,...

A council has banned a rogue landlord from letting properties - either directly or through the agencies that he runs -...

Annual house price growth across the UK’s ‘Big Six’ regional cities has remained consistent despite the challenges posed by higher interest...

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...

The UK property market is on the cusp of significant change with the introduction of the Renters Reform Bill 2024. This...

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...

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...

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...

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...

A new licensing scheme in Peterborough has attracted over 7,000 applications from landlords since March - and a property inspection programme...

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...

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

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

A new poll of 1,300 landlords, conducted by flatshare site SpareRoom, shows a drop in confidence about the rental market. As of...

A Hastings landlord has been fined £10,000 after failing to provide a satisfactory Electrical Safety Installation Certificate to the town council. The...

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...

Landlords should welcome the National Residential Landlords Association’s discussions with the government over the new landlord database. That’s the view of Phil...

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

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

A landlord who pleaded not guilty of failing to be licensed to carry out property management in three properties in Swansea,...

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

A landlord is paying the price for flouting Rent Smart Wales requirements, after being found guilty of managing rented properties without...

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...

The Housing Ombudsman has launched a special investigation into a Labour council after 16 ‘severe Maladministration’ cases in a year and...

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...

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

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...

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

The boss of a rental flatshare agency claims tenants are sacrificing summer holidays because of high rents. Matt Hutchinson, director of the...

A report by professional services firm PwC indicates that London’s private rented sector makes a gross value added contribution of £14.6...

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...

A council’s housing team is inviting local landlords to attend its first landlord's forum.  This event is free to attend and will...

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...

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...

New figures from the Housing Ombudsman - who presides over social housing - suggests 47% of the cases he has determined...

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

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

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 index shows that only one in eight potential first-time buyers can purchase the average FTB home in their area. The...

Growing mortgage product choice shows growing confidence in aspects of the housing market, even before anticipated rate cuts. That’s the view of ...

The London borough of Wandsworth is the latest council to trigger a consultation for more licensing.   It’s inviting tenants, landlords, property...

Private renters are more satisfied with their accommodation than those in the social rented sector, according to new data published over...

The lenders’ trade body, UK Finance, has published a report examining why some landlords are falling into mortgage arrears and why...

The government has released more information on its new Renters Rights Bill, which is expected to be launched into Parliament in...

In a survey conducted just before the General Election by Leaders Romans Group, 60% of tenants and landlords believe a reduction...

A controversial council claims that HMRC is working with its enforcement team because many landlords who avoid licensing schemes are also...

A council has become the first to require home owners to secure planning consent before their property can be used as...

Generation Rent research claims that minority ethnic communities are more likely to be living in colder homes that are more difficult...

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

The activists who were so influential in steering the shape of the Renters Reform Bill under the old Conservative government are...

The National Residential Landlords Association says ending Section 21 eviction powers in isolation, as some have suggested the new government should...

Latest official figures from the government’s Office for National Statistics show that average UK private rents increased by 8.6% in the...

A new Renters' Rights Bill is to be introduced into Parliament, it's been confirmed today. The announcement was made in the King's...

A council has reported that its Selective Licensing scheme has had only 43% take-up from landlords after two years.  And a report...

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

Aspiring and existing landlords are invited to a free Buy To Let Webinar next week. Hosted on Zoom from 12 noon to...

The Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH) has written to Housing Secretary Angela Rayner urging her to make it even easier...

A new report from the Sustainable Markets Initiative, highlights the important role that electrified ‘cleantech’ homes can play in reducing energy...

Lloyds Bank - already a player of growing importance in the Build To Rent niche - is now to publish what...

A council dominated by a residents association is looking for landlords of three-, four- and five-bedroom houses to sign up to...

A group of 20 major local authorities - the biggest social landlords in England - have sent an open letter to...