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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...

TV property guru Phil Spencer says landlords would be wise to make long-term investments despite their strong position in the current...

This has been prepared by HMRC for landlords who are also pensioners  - What is Self Assessment?  Self Assessment is the process used to...

Landlords are selling up in significant volumes these days - partly to cash in on capital appreciation, but mostly thanks to...

A tax expert has set out top tips for landlords as they embark on a new financial year. Mike Parkes, tax expert...

Here are five of the most common bad energy habits that people tend to overlook, and advice on how to fix...

The National Residential Landlords Association has launched an initiative called Home Bank to encourage tenants and landlords to help one another...

A good broadband connection is one of the main amenities tenants expect from a rental property and something you, as a...

The popularity of staycations is set to continue into 2022, with bookings for UK holiday lets reportedly up 22 per cent compared...

All-inclusive rents have exploded in popularity in the student rental sector over the past few years, but the rampant surge in...

Trading Standards has approved a new alternative dispute resolution body for the private rental sector. It’s The Dispute Service Ltd, and it...

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

Airbnb is making more overt attempts to lure long term renters away from traditional landlords. In recent days it’s revealed new policies...

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

Internet searches for ‘how to become a landlord’ have increased by 22 per cent according to Sheards Accountants, a chartered accountancy...

The end of the stamp duty holiday, which was introduced in July 2020, is now only a few weeks away. The upcoming...

Landlords facing upcoming changes to Right To Rent procedures should invest in automation to ease the red tape burden. That’s the call...

New research shows that holiday let features appear to be the most in demand, based on Google searches.  Prospective renters appear most...

The Covid-19 pandemic sparked a global trend of remote working and companies realising that work can now be where your laptop...

The Association of Residential Landlords Association - part of Propertymark - has issued guidance to first time landlords letting out property.  Check...

Sellers look to achieve three main tasks when selling their property via auction. Speed – Sell in the shortest possible timeframe. Whether this...

From April, almost two-thirds (67%) of England’s councils are set to increase their council tax by 4.90 – 5.0%. However, the pandemic has...

The first thing you need to consider when you’re buying a second property is what are you buying it for –...

Two men - one a landlord, the other a shopkeeper- have been jailed after being found guilty of gross negligence manslaughter. Mushtaq...

New research provides more evidence of the importance of good broadband links for tenants.  A survey of over 1,000 students earlier this week...

HousingAnywhere, an internet lettings platform that calls itself Europe’s largest online rental accommodation marketplace for young professionals and international students, has...

Property auctions are fast becoming a popular method of buying and selling properties. This is down to the speed of sale,...

London has seen the second-largest decline in rent and living costs in Europe over the past three years when it comes...

Private renters naturally have rights and responsibilities,  but it would appear that uncertainty presented by the outbreak of Covid-19 has left...

Half of renters currently in the market say lockdown has impacted what they are looking for in their next home.   A...

Private renters naturally have rights and responsibilities,  but it would appear that uncertainty presented by the outbreak of Covid-19 has left...

Further signs of greater activity in the housing market have come from Knight Frank. The company reports that the volume of online enquiries...

Home maintenance and renovation are without a doubt some of the biggest responsibilities of owning a property, especially for buy-to-let landlords,...

These days, renting isn’t just for younger adults, but it’s probably fair to say that younger adults are natural renters. It’s...

With most of us using multiple digital devices and streaming everything from TV shows and music to computer games and powerpoint...

An e-commerce platform battling construction waste by enabling businesses to sell surplus materials to builders, renovators and DIY enthusiasts, claims that...

Many renters are paying the price for residential developers’ historic lack of investment in digital connectivity, new research shows. WiredScore has launching...

The North West has long since ceased to be an “inside tip” amongst forward-looking property investors. It’s now one of the...

New research has identified London’s most uninhabitable boroughs for the capital’s tenants, based on the cost of living there to the...

Many buy-to-let landlords purchase properties near universities in order to take advantage of the lucrative yields that the student rental market...

PropTech startup Goodlord, which offers cloud-based software to help letting agents, landlords and tenants manage the rental process, has raised £7m...

Private renters are more discerning about the type of property they are prepared to rent than they were a generation ago....

Tenants are often willing to pay more for perks that add something special to a rental property, whether it is a...

LendInvest has moved to help streamline the loan application process for brokers applying for buy-to-let loans by expanding upon its existing...

With buy-to-let let landlords making up around 30% of the replacement boiler market in this country, one firm is looking to...

A number of buy-to-let landlords are turning their attention to student housing, which is regarded by many property investors as a...

Have you ever viewed a property listing of a property for sale or to let on the internet and wondered what...

The UK’s largest and arguably most controversial buy-to-let landlord who banned ‘coloured people’ from renting his properties because ‘they make them...

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

Whether for work, study or entertainment reasons, a reliable and affordable broadband connection is likely to be one of the first...

You can list your rental property with a letting agent that has the finest website in the world - a site that...

A fraudster who posed as a letting agent with the sole intention of stealing from landlords and tenants has been jailed...

Daniel Hill, managing director of Multi-Let UK, explains how you could build and manage a profitable HMO portfolio. Recent research fromMortgages...

Buy-to-let landlords seeking high returns should consider investing in Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs) which continue to outperform standard buy-to-let properties,...

Simon May, heating controls expert and product manager at Drayton, discusses the benefits of smart thermostats and how they can help...

Bosses at internet listings site Gumtree will meet with the Residential Landlords Association (RLA) to discuss scam in which fraudsters posing...

Niche utility company for the rental market Spark Energy has formed preferred supplier partnerships with three leading businesses in the sector. Split...

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

A new report ‘What Students Seek’ has surveyed students around the country to gauge what is most important when considering a...

You’ve probably heard about it many times, but what actually is fibre optic broadband and why is such a fuss being...

After months of campaigning and deliberating, polling day is now behind us. With all the election stories doing the rounds, we...

Half of UK broadband users have never switched provider, according to new research carried out by comparison site Cable.co.uk. This alarming...