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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 survey claims tenants pay 20% more per month on average for a furnished apartment compared to unfurnished. And as the average...

New research from Direct Line reveals thousands of landlords in England are facing increasing costs due to selective licensing schemes imposed...

Some locations in the UK are seeing as many as 40-plus prospective tenants racing for the keys of every available rental...

An agency that works with over 170 councils is promising rent guarantees and insurance cover to landlords who volunteer their properties...

Brand new data from online mortgage broker Mojo Mortgages has revealed significant differences in the types of properties the average UK house...

Airbnb has ripped into politicians in Scotland who have implemented restrictions on short lets. The former SNP-Green coalition government allowed local councils...

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

Newcastle council is seeking new members of its Landlord Accreditation Scheme, which it claims recognises and rewards “reputable landlords who offer...

A landlord has been hit with an £11,800 fine for operating an HMO without a licence. Stoke-on-Trent council launched an investigation into...

Landlords have been urged to protect their properties against bed bugs with regular inspections. Daniel Evans, chair of the Association of Independent...

A new but small survey by a compensation consultancy claims there are serious mould and damp issues amongst private rental properties. Some...

One in eight tenants admit to letting out part or all of their rented property - and that rises to a...

A comparison website has compiled a list of what it claims to be the most common lies on tenancy applications -...

When choosing a buy-to-let property, there are many elements that need to be balanced in order to get the biggest return...

Grainger, the Newcastle company that is active in Build To Rent and claims to be Britain’s biggest landlord, has enjoyed a...

An unlikely location heads the latest league table purporting to show the highest returns on property investment. Aldermore’s Buy To let City...

New rental stock accounts for just 16 per cent according to fresh figures released about the lettings market. Property company Ocasa has...

Research from Midlands lettings agency Barrows and Forrester shows the volume of homes entering the market for sale has almost halved...

A buy to let investment site has used Artificial Intelligence to identify 10 top property investment opportunities in 2023.  Based on analysis...

Student property enquiries in the run-up to the letting season for the 2023/24 academic year are significantly up on a year...

A prominent Tory thinker has suggested that English councils should be obliged to sell off an estimated 31,000 councils houses and...

Personal finance website Money has produced a league table of cities where landlords can enjoy strong returns from student tenants. Top comes...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? My name is Mark Walton and I am the Managing...

A pressure group of campaigners highly critical of landlords and letting agents is organising protests at cities this weekend. Acorn - which...

In recent days we have heard Michael Gove trumpet his plans to ‘level up’ the UK.  We knew that he would be...

A young law student has won a year-long battle against a landlord over the state of his rental accommodation. Jack Simm, 19,...

An unnamed landlord has been banned from letting out his property after allowing it to fall into poor condition.  He was served...

A council says it’s offering landlords what it calls ‘an enforcement amnesty’ if they have failed to bring their rental units...

The North East has overtaken the North West as the best location in the UK for residential property investment.  That’s the view...

A new league table has been prepared showing the average costs of listings on Airbnb - and London features outside the...

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

A new table of UK city affordability offers some guidance for landlords looking for urban properties in some of the least...

New research shows how the rental premium for a furnished property compares to the cost of furnishing a rental home individually. The...

A property licensing scheme covering hundreds of private rented homes in Newcastle looks set to be renewed for a third time. Newcastle...

A property investment firm has drawn up a league table of cities with significant rental yields.  Sequre Property Investment analysed the average rental...

A lettings platform specialising in student accommodation has a new way to spot locations with excess supply. UniHomes says Southampton, Portsmouth and...

Tenants at a Newcastle-upon-Tyne Build To Rent scheme are being offered deposit alternatives by the developer-cum-management firm, The High Street Group. The...

A PropTech ‘prospector’ tool which analyses Rightmove data from an investor’s perspective has produced a list of the 10 best average yields...

Research by lettings agency Keller Williams suggests the Coronavirus crisis has led to dip in rents across the UK - but...

Landlords concerned at licensing proposals put forward by Newcastle council have only until Sunday to respond with their views. The authority is re-designating...

Newcastle city council claims to be the first local authority in the UK to launch the rent-to-buy scheme allowing tenants to...

Buy-to-let investments with a tenant already in situ are most in-demand across Glasgow, according to Howsy.  The letting management platform reports that...

A majority of tenants are looking for unfurnished homes, new research shows.  Online property management platform Howsy analysed existing rental property listings...

Renting out a property as a short-term let or holiday home has proved extremely profitable for some property investors, and a...

Newcastle Intermediaries has relaunched its buy-to-let offerings. The lender’s two-year fixed rate product offers a choice of fee-assisted deals at 75% loan-to-value...

Buy-to-let rental yields have remained largely flat, increasing by just 0.1% over the past 12 months, according to Sourced Capital. The research...

New data from lettings management platform offers fresh insight into which property types produce the best yields for investors. The study found...

Landlords currently looking for the UK’s best buy-to-let areas should head north to places like Liverpool, Bradford and Sunderland, with new...

With Premier League football poised to return on 17 June after a three-month shutdown, Sourced Capital has decided to analyse average...

Coventry Council has been accused of acting irresponsibly by introducing a licensing scheme for private rented housing earlier this week.  The council...

Coventry Council is acting irresponsibly by pressing ahead with plans to introduce a licensing scheme for private rented housing, according to...

Most landlords are wary of the potential damage, smells and noise complaints that can come with accommodating a tenant with pets,...

Newcastle Intermediaries has reduced rates on its fee assisted buy-to-let mortgages by 0.2 percentage points and extended end dates across the...

Brighton has been named the most profitable city to invest in for buy-to-let landlords in the UK.  Landlords investing in Brighton’s buy-to-let...

Residential property prices across all English Cities have risen above pre-crisis peaks for the first time since 2007, the latest Zoopla...

Rental yields in the private rented sector have dipped marginally since the introduction of the ban on tenant fees in June...

Newcastle upon Tyne has been named the most affordable place to rent in the UK.  According to the research, undertaken by CompareTheMarketcom,...

Newcastle Intermediaries has cut rates on its range of five-year fixed buy-to-let mortgage products by up to 0.2%. Reductions include a 75%...

Buy-to-let landlords looking to add to their portfolio should consider buying property in the North East of England where rents are...

The worst served city for rental stock is Newport in Wales where just 13.5% of properties listed are to rent, according...

The UK Purpose-Built Student Accommodation Sector (PBSA) has grown by a record 5.3% in 2019 which equates to more than 34,000...

Newcastle Intermediaries has introduced a number of rate reductions to mortgage products within its buy-to-let range. Highlights include a two-year fixed rate...

Private landlords in Newcastle have slammed the Labour Party’s proposed ‘right to buy’ policy that could see long-term tenants acquire buy-to-let...

There is an increasing trend for landlords choosing to grow their residential property portfolios by taking on HMOs (House of Multiple...

Top-flight football returns this weekend, with Liverpool preparing for tonight’s Premier League opener versus Norwich City, but what team should landlords...

Rental price growth in English cities undergoing extensive regeneration is outpacing the national average, new research shows. Looking at 12 cities in...

The average cost of renting a room in the UK increased by 8% between April and June and now stands at...

Newcastle Intermediaries is now offering its buy-to-let mortgage range to borrowers in Scotland. It comes over three years after the firm, which...

Germany’s rent controls place strong restrictions on in-tenancy rent increases, while the ‘rent brake’ introduced a couple of year ago makes...

New research looking at the best buy-to-let markets to recoup your investment on both property price and stamp duty costs based...

Private landlords looking for lucrative returns will find that L6 in Liverpool is the most profitable location to buy-to-let in the...

Private landlords in Newcastle have rejected a new licensing policy put forward by Newcastle City Council, which would require them to...

Four in ten buy-to-let landlords are planning to expand their portfolio this year, according to new research. With buy-to-let continuing to deliver...

Despite a number of tax and legislative changes making it harder to make money in buy-to-let, there are still pockets of...

Despite Brexit, homebuyers, including buy-to-let investors, in the north of England are showing much more confidence than those in the south. Since...

There has been a moderate rise in residential property price growth across the UK, according to the latest analysis carried out...

There has been a steady increase in the percentage of rental properties available over the past 12 months and data for...

Landlords currently looking for the UK’s best buy-to-let areas should consider locations with a high student population, with yields of up...

Plymouth has been identified as the top location for landlords looking to invest in purpose-built student accommodation in the UK by...

There have been fresh calls for new restrictions on Airbnb and other short-term letting websites in this country, just days after...

Newcastle Intermediaries has reduced rates on its range of buy-to-let products by up to 0.64% with competitive rates now starting from...

While the cost difference between furnished and unfurnished rentals varies across the country, generally speaking you can typically expect to receive...

Student property is one of the best investments available at the moment, thanks to high demand for student housing ahead of...

Construction work is progressing well on a new ultramodern, multimillion pound Build to Rent development on Forth Banks in Newcastle, which...

One in three renters never intend to buy their own home, mainly because they are happy living in the private rented sector,...

GoCompare has launched a new tool to help determine where you should invest your money for the best capital growth and...

Buy-to-let returns continue to outperform many major asset classes with property investors in northern areas benefitting from higher yields, owed in...

Celebrate the shows 5th Birthday and 57th event to date in the Landlord Investor Lounge with a glass of prosecco with...

A buy-to-let landlord has been found guilty of exploiting six vulnerable tenants by bullying them into working for him without pay. Hargit...

The Northern Powerhouse cities of Manchester, Leeds and Liverpool have been identified as global property investment hotspots. According to the research from...

A buy-to-let landlord has been given a suspended prison sentence, instructed to undertake community service and ordered to pay almost £6,500...

Tenants are spending an increasing proportion of their earnings on rent, new figures have revealed. Fresh research undertaken by rentals platform CreditLadder...

Newcastle Intermediaries has cut rates across its buy-to-let ranges. The new buy-to-let remortgage deals are available at 2.85% for two years or...

dLighted, the insurance backed deposit-free renting solution, is once again trying to persuade more landlords and tenants to use its service...

The Charitable Foundation of TDS, the deposit protection scheme, has announced that it made just over £94,000 in awards in its...

Private landlords offering accommodation to students who are planning to go to the University of Newcastle this September are being targeted...

Fresh research using a combination of house prices, salaries and rental prices suggest that Stoke-on-Trent is the best destination to invest...

A student landlord has been penalised for renting out two houses in Durham without the appropriate licenses. Lisa Chatfield, 38, pleaded guilty...

Close to 6,300 private renters in the North East of England lodged formal complaints to their local council about their landlord between...