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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 Housing Ombudsman, who presides over the social landlord sector comprising housing associations and local councils, has hit out at a...

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

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

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

The much-publicised and long-awaited Good Landlords Charter for the Greater Manchester area has at last been launched. A statement from the local...

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

A manifesto just released by the Labour Party and dedicated to Scotland hints at ent controls. In recent years Labour has backed...

The Housing Ombudsman - which currently presides over the social housing sector - has named and shamed 12 councils and housing...

A woman who faked documents and posed as a private landlord in an elaborate tenancy scam has been jailed. Natalie Chamberlain, aged...

Paragon Bank’s analysis of its lending data has revealed the top 10 locations for investment by portfolio buy-to-let landlords, those with...

The Generation Rent activist group is placing its hopes for pro-renter policies on newly-elected Metro Mayors, who will be elected on...

UK house prices fell by 0.2% in March. Nevertheless, the annual rate of house price growth edged higher to 1.6% in...

Generation Rent has yet again come out for rent control over the private sector - and wants it to be an...

Activists in the Generation Rent campaign says big city Mayors should “tackle the worst landlords and seize their properties.” It also wants...

A Labour politician has returned to the subject of rent controls - even though the party has officially abandoned this as...

The growth of private renting in the past decade has given renters more political power, an activist group claims. Generation Rent’s analysis...

Landlords, prospective landlords and letting agents are invited to join a Landlord and Letting Agents support event. The free event takes place...

Location Location Location star Phil Spencer - a former buying agent - says he’s “particularly worried” about the private rental sector. He...

Airbnb has gone into battle against mortgage lenders opposed to their customers letting out their homes. The short let platform is calling...

A Freedom of Information request by a newspaper has unveiled the almost complete lack of activity by local councils when it...

A lettings agency claims to have identified which boroughs in the capital offer the best prospects for buy to let investors...

The government says it’s going to name and shame what it considers to be bad social landlords, using social media to...

The government’s new Levelling Up White Paper includes a dramatic reshaping of the private rental sector. Section 21 eviction powers will be...

An investigation conducted by The Mirror newspaper claims to have found that 55 out of 72 buy to let mortgage lenders...

A new league table of investment potential has given a ringing endorsement to buy to let in cities. Select Property Group has...

The popular belief that homes in close proximity to shops inevitably pushes up the rent is being challenged by new research. The...

Research by student accommodation platform UniHomes says rental demand on student properties has not suffered long term harm from the pandemic. It...

A man who tried to frame his landlord’s partner as being involved in the Westminster terrorist attack has been jailed. Gerald Banyard,...

A pressure group for tenants wants the next Mayor of London to win powers from the government to reduce rents, through a...

Activists are aiming to make the eviction ban a central theme in this spring’s local elections. In early May there are elections...

A property development consultancy is tipping five regeneration areas in England as potential good investments for the coming year. SevenCapital says they...

When it comes to property investment, there is no one ‘right’ way to do it in order to succeed. Likewise, there...

With a growing number of rental properties being targeted by gangs of cannabis cultivators looking to house their criminal activities, landlords...

Landlords are being urged to vet tenants carefully and watch out for the tell-tale signs that a property is being used as...

When it comes to investing in property, it pays to know about the latest property hotspots and up-and-coming areas whether you...

Metro Bank has cut rates by up to 0.2% across its buy-to-let fixed rate mortgage range for borrowers up to 70%...

There has been a notable increase in landlord insurance claims where properties have been damaged by people using them to grow...

Metro Bank has announced that it will no longer prevent buy-to-let landlords from letting property to tenants in receipt of benefits. The...

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

Residential popery prices in Manchester have increased significantly in recent years, with research showing that the city outperformed all other core...

Government benefit changes, including cuts to housing benefit, are to blame for increasing levels of homelessness from private rented housing, according...

Birmingham, a metropolitan borough and major city located in the West Midlands, has been awarded the title of the 6th best...

Tenants who have a personal account with Metro Bank are now able to report their rent through CreditLadder to reference agency...

Metro Bank has refreshed its buy-to-let range by introducing a 2.39% five-year fixed rate deal at 60% loan-to-value (LTV) while its...

Metro Bank has reduced buy-to-let rates on loans of up to £2m by as much as 0.4% Rates now start from 2.69%...

A cap on rents and more stringent regulations are among the proposals put forward by the mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy...

Rents in Scotland have hit a record high as demand from renters continues to exceed supply, fresh figures show. The latest quarterly...

Metro Bank has announced that it will now accept consumer buy-to-let mortgage applications. The new products will support landlords where at least...

Metro Bank has revised its buy-to-let range with rate cuts of up to 0.3%. The lender’s buy-to-let products which are available at...

A new off-plan development of 64 high end flats located in the heart of Manchester city centre has been launched onto...

There has been a significant increase in the number of buy-to-let mortgage products available, with recent research by Mortgage Brain revealing that...

For many investors in London and the South East, the relentless pressure on buy-to-let income means that the numbers no longer add...

Neil Livingstone, director of Douglas Dickson Property Management Limited, explains why Glasgow’s buy-to-let market looks ripe for investment.  Landlords have been heard...

From providing information about room sizes and the length of the walls to the general layout of the property and even...