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

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

Generation Rent and the Citizens Advice Bureau are offering up to £500 in incentives for renters to complete a questionnaire. Social media...

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

There's speculation that Chancellor Rachel Reeves will use changes to Capital Gains Tax to help fill the hole in the public...

A council has thanked private landlords who have helped it cope with a homelessness crisis - but it says it wants...

Rightmove says the government elected today must build 120,000 homes to help return rents to what it believes are normal levels,...

Labour is pledging to scrap the Conservatives’ plan to ban new gas boilers from 2035. The pledge has come from shadow energy...

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

Mortgage experts have criticised the Reform UK housing and tax policies as being superficially appealing but risking a return to the...

An event being held this month is aiming to help private landlords in part of Wales transform their properties into energy-efficient,...

A controversial stamp duty change - announced months ago but coming into effect tomorrow - has been described as a missed...

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

The government is ruling out any U-turn on the tax changes regarding furnished holiday lettings - despite substantial complaints from Tory...

There’s been a bevvy of buy to let mortgage deal changes this week. Shawbrook has made a series of reductions across its...

Twenty twenty-four is a pivotal year for landlords in the Private Rented Sector (PRS). It is still the Government’s aim that...

Another council is looking for landlords with rental properties to match them with prospective tenants who are ready to move in....

A prominent lettings sector expert is blaming the media for anti-landlord sentiment and a rise in tenancy disputes. Gina Peters, Head of...

A council is looking to work with more private landlords to help reduce homelessness. Over the past few years Shropshire council has...

Tenant referencing provider Canopy has released data from a  rental affordability index, which claims most tenants are at the very limit...

Homes Under The Hammer property expert Lucy Alexander is fronting a new campaign to identify empty homes and bring them back...

Despite several fires in rented properties, the government is proposing to double the maximum legal power of e-bikes. A Department of Transport...

Rightmove is calling on Chancellor Jeremy Hunt to use next week’s Budget as an opportunity to incentivise landlords to make properties...

Most home owners, including landlords, have experienced obstacles that have prevented them from carrying out energy efficiencies on their properties. That’s according...

Research by Zero Deposit, a deposit alternative service, claims that under-30s face an almost impossible task when it comes to current...

A think tank says rents set in the social sector should reflect the energy efficiency of a property. It’s one of a...

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

A building society is calling upon politicians, government, the Bank of England and local councils and other bodies to cooperate on...

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

Renters and landlords of properties without gas central heating can now get energy saving green measures installed free of charge or...

Awareness of green mortgages is dipping among buyers, according to new research. Almost two thirds of mortgage advisers say their clients have...

Almost four fifths of landlords favour raising the Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards for private rental properties, a think tank claims. The Social...

Another council is advertising a package of incentives for private landlords to help solve its housing shortage. Exeter council is aiming to...

Some 100 landlords have signed up to offer longer tenancies through a council rent guarantee and cash incentive scheme. Milton Keynes council...

The government must safeguard the private rented sector and the only way to do that is to lend its support to...

The u-turn by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on green policies may be seen by some landlords as a rare piece of...

An analysis conducted over the summer by Rightmove suggests it could take literally decades for the private rental sector to conform...

In the ever-evolving landscape of rental property management, UK landlords are facing significant changes. Most recently these changes include new energy...

A council is appealing to landlords to work with the local authority and the Probation Service to help ex-offenders fit accommodation...

The National Residential Landlords Association is backing a call for financial help for landlords who improve the energy efficiency of their...

Landlords are being invited to a free event to find out more about help and incentives on offer to help local...

One in three Britons could be facing poverty in retirement according to Scottish Widows - with renters amongst the most vulnerable. The...

An appeal has gone out to recruit new landlords to work in partnership with a council. South Kesteven council in Lincolnshire claims...

This year Tax Freedom Day fell on Thursday June 8. This was the day of the year by which, theoretically, the...

Private landlords should hold fire on plans to quit the private rental sector and give the government a chance to incentivise...

One in 10 landlords plan to exit the sector following the absence of any government help in the Budget. That’s the claim...

Lettings agents’ body Propertymark says its proposal for tax incentives to be offered for landlords is one measure under consideration by...

The Welsh Government should consider tax incentives to support improvements to the energy efficiency of private rented housing, according to a...

The Portuguese government has announced sweeping measures, mostly against landlords, which some activists want introduced in the UK too. Portuguese Prime Minister...

The trade press is fixated on the departure of housing minister Lucy Frazer after four months in the government reshuffle, but...

The perennial shortage of new homes in the capital has now collided with a sharp increase in government regulation, a tripling...

The agents’ trade body Propertymark says it wants the Welsh Government to do more to support landlords letting in tourist hotspots. The...

A council says it is looking to work with more private landlords to help reduce homelessness. Over recent years Shropshire council says...

Increasing numbers of lenders are now offering incentives to win the business of landlords with good, or improving, EPC ratings. In what...

An appeal for private landlords to come forward with vacant, or soon-to-be vacant, properties for rent, has been launched. Accommodation is now...

Eden council in Cumbria is hosting an event for landlords and managing agents to consider energy efficiency regulations, grants available in...

Propertymark’s head of policy and campaigns, Timothy Douglas, will explain how investment in the private rented sector can be better incentivised when...

The government must “get realistic” over the difficulties involved in reaching Net Zero targets when dealing with older properties in the...

Unusual though it may be, a local authority is reaching out to landlords who may be struggling with their finances in...

The new Chancellor of the Exchequer spoke for only 25 minutes but effectively turned the recent history of British tax policy...

Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng has announced that stamp duty will be cut.  In future there will be no stamp duty on the first £250,000...

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has cast doubt on the UK’s ambitions to move towards Net Zero - which in...

Amateur landlords have fallen out of favour. Buy-to-let properties – once the darling of budding investors looking for stable, long-term returns...

ARLA Propertymark has released details of its written response to a Parliamentary committee investigating the impact of Airbnb-style short lets on...

There is still time for landlords to influence the specific provisions of the Renters Reform Bill according to one of the...

In June, the government finally released its long-awaited White Paper ‘A Fairer Private Rented Sector’. You will almost certainly have seen...

A charity, the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, wants a form of Right To Buy to be given to private tenants.  Right To Buy...

A council is offering a £3,000 cash incentive to any landlord of a three or four bedroom property available for immediate...

A new analysis of household energy consumption has found that a combination of green technologies could reduce bills by up to...

Landlords and owners of empty homes iare being invited to a free event next week to find out more about help...

A council is offering a no-commission rent guarantee service to private landlords. A statement from Elbridge council claims that it offers not...

A London council is relaunching an appeal for private landlords to help house homeless people with mobility issues. Landlords in Camden and...

The Baroness leading the Generation Rent campaign group is accusing many landlords of failing to sell - despite having said they...

A report in a government-supporting newspaper suggests that a proposal to cut Capital Gains Tax for landlords who sell to first...

A major think tank is calling for a radical reform of the private rental sector. A report from the cross-party independent Social...

A Devon council is promoting a scheme to lease properties from private landlords to provide homes for those in need.  In exchange...

Eden council in Cumbria says it needs private landlords’ help to solve its housing problems - and there “may” be financial...

Almost a quarter of landlords say their properties are currently rated D or below for energy efficiency, according to a new...

I am the Chair of PLAN - the Portfolio Landlords Action Group - which had its formal launch this week. People...

Landlords and owners of empty homes in North Somerset are invited to a free event next month to find out more...

The head of a building body says landlords and home owners need a replacement for the defunct Green Homes Grant to...

Half of landlords are positive about the future but new regulations and tax changes are causing concern, according to new research...

The government should factor in the property market’s huge regional variations when offering landlords incentives to become more energy efficient. That’s the call...

A council in the north of England is launching a new programme which it says offers support for private landlords -...

The leader of a council in one of the areas of the UK with the highest number of Airbnb-style short lets...

The chief finance officer of a PropTech company says the effects of the stamp duty holiday on house prices must not...

Rightmove has identified five ways that landlords and other property owners can improve their property’s EPC rating - some for well...

A change in government policy will allow landlords to fund investment that will help businesses recover, says tax and advisory firm...

Love to Rent, a portal that markets properties to let, is to stage a customer awareness week to push Build To...

The National Residential Landlords Association has repeated its backing for upfront cash payments and rent guarantees. A new study has found that...

The government is axing the Green Homes Grant scheme from 5pm on March 31 - putting a much criticised scheme out...

The government should use today's ‘Tax Day’ consultation process to reform Capital Gains Tax so that it encourages a smaller, high...

One of the country’s largest Build To Rent players says the government should incentivise working from home and the use of...

The landlords’ trade body says the tax system needs reforming to support energy improvements in the private rental sector. The intervention by...

A homelessness charity is calling for landlords to come forward with accommodation for clients to be housed over Christmas. Harbour Housing, a...

Landlords could be in line for another huge tax burden - a doubling of Capital Gains Tax.  A report commissioned by the government...

A local authority is urging private landlords to provide one bedroom properties for formerly homeless people moving out of supported accommodation.  Since...

Over 40 seminars will be held today at the latest Landlord Investment Show, which will also host a lively debate on...

In the aftermath of the global financial crisis, many of the countries worse hit – reliant on tourism and outward investment...