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A charity is calling for landlord licensing schemes which cost enough to fund annual inspections, and the issuing of “sentencing guidelines”...
28 March 2024
From: Breaking News
Homes Under The Hammer property expert Lucy Alexander is fronting a new campaign to identify empty homes and bring them back...
20 March 2024
From: Breaking News
Nearly a third of landlords predict that the retail sector will see the highest level of negative growth over the next...
09 March 2024
From: Top tips & guides
UK house prices rose by 0.7 per cent in February, says the Nationwide, after taking account of seasonal effects. This resulted in...
04 March 2024
From: Breaking News
A property expert claims capital values on properties should drop significantly if they are not considered appropriately energy efficient. “Homes which aren’t...
29 January 2024
From: Breaking News
UK landlords are doubling down on urban flats amidst a slow but definite return to conventional office working. Data from Shawbrook Bank...
16 January 2024
From: Breaking News
A building society is calling upon politicians, government, the Bank of England and local councils and other bodies to cooperate on...
13 January 2024
From: The Big Issues
A merger of two of the biggest names in the lettings agency world will mean the combined group managing 152,000 rental...
11 January 2024
From: Breaking News
Landlords have long been a backbone of the auction industry but one player in the sector says the future is online...
10 January 2024
From: Breaking News
New data from HM Revenue and Customs reveals a 22 per cent annual drop in residential transactions in the year to...
02 January 2024
From: Breaking News
A council statement announcing a complex new licensing regime for the local private rental sector claims “landlords and agents who are...
01 December 2023
From: Breaking News
The government claims that millions of homeowners in England and Wales will be given greater rights, powers, and protections over their...
28 November 2023
From: Breaking News
Landlords in Reading are being offered the chance to attend a free information event to help them keep up to date...
17 November 2023
From: Breaking News
A local authority’s teach-in for private tenants this weekend is to be addressed by a group which is known for its...
19 October 2023
From: Breaking News
Landlords don’t believe Housing Secretary Michael Gove’s planning reforms will help build a million new homes in England, claims a buy-to-let...
06 September 2023
From: Breaking News
A pressure group is calling on the government to introduce in-tenancy restrictions on how much rents can be raised, and claims...
20 June 2023
From: Breaking News
Landlords whose residential properties became workplaces during the pandemic are unlikely to see any major change in the situation soon. That’s because...
31 May 2023
From: Breaking News
A recent study by nationwide conveyancers Muve, using official data from the Office for National Statistics, has revealed the most and...
20 May 2023
From: The Big Issues
A landlord and two businesses have been fined over £145,000 following a fire in a building containing residential flats and a...
09 May 2023
From: Breaking News
A perfect storm is brewing in the lettings market with rents spiralling driven by increasing demand fuelled by workers returning to...
22 February 2023
From: Breaking News
Two groups of activists who campaign for rent controls and reform of the private lettings sector have turned on each other. Acorn...
29 November 2022
From: Breaking News
16 August 2022
From: Breaking News
Savills says Prime London rents are to rise by 12.0 per cent in 2022 and by a total 18.3 per cent...
10 August 2022
From: Breaking News
A landlord has been sentenced to 12 months imprisonment for the illegal eviction and harassment of a tenant, and has been...
09 June 2022
From: Breaking News
We know that Section 21 and so called ‘no fault’ evictions, are definitely going to be abolished as part of the...
28 May 2022
From: The Big Issues
Activists in Generation Rent have repeated once again their call for a rent freeze and yet another eviction ban. “Rents have been...
20 May 2022
From: Breaking News
Airbnb’s general manager is claiming that there is no fact-based evidence to link the proliferation of short lets across the UK...
19 May 2022
From: Breaking News
A lettings agency is to hold free events to support landlords ahead of what it calls a “landmark transformation” in rental...
05 May 2022
From: Breaking News
The government has indirectly given away early details of its long-expected National Landlord Register - but it still appears to be...
31 March 2022
From: Breaking News
The activist group Acorn is lobbying a local council to deny people the right to buy a second home or let...
24 March 2022
From: Breaking News
A Labour MP in the westcountry appears to be winning support for a campaign he has launched called First Homes, Not...
14 March 2022
From: Breaking News
£223.7 billion. That’s how much better off UK landlords are than five years ago when you do the maths on the...
16 October 2021
From: Industry Views
The UK rental market has revved up amidst a sharp rise in demand for city living, driving the highest rate of...
08 September 2021
From: Breaking News
There’s a warning today that some office-to-resi and shop-to-resi conversions - often thought to be popular purchases by buy-to-let investors -...
19 August 2021
From: Breaking News
The London rental market may be in for a boom as figures show Londoners purchased over 60,000 homes outside the capital...
03 August 2021
From: Breaking News
A coalition of 20 pro-tenant organisations - including at least one actively campaigning against some government measures - wants a meeting...
17 May 2021
From: Breaking News
Landlords are not required to conduct retrospective Right to Rent verification on tenants who had a Covid-adjusted check since March 30...
21 April 2021
From: Breaking News
An 83-year-old landlord who let a property through collapsed agency Homepoint says he is being pursued for nearly £2,400 by liquidators. Homepoint...
16 April 2021
From: Breaking News
The government should use today's ‘Tax Day’ consultation process to reform Capital Gains Tax so that it encourages a smaller, high...
23 March 2021
From: Breaking News
One of the country’s largest Build To Rent players says the government should incentivise working from home and the use of...
23 March 2021
From: Breaking News
An anarchist group has admitted that protests against landlords and letting agencies present opportunities for disruption. The Solidarity Federation says it aims to “advance...
03 March 2021
From: Breaking News
Some tenants will spend years living in temporary Airbnb-style short let accommodation after the Coronavirus crisis ends, a lettings platform claims. The...
19 January 2021
From: Breaking News
The government has launched an unexpected consultation which may indirectly highlight a new opportunity for landlords and other investors - converting...
07 December 2020
From: Breaking News
The Acorn group of rental activists has created a detailed crib sheet of responses to a council consultation on landlord licensing. Acorn,...
07 December 2020
From: Breaking News
A possible backlog of Right To Rent checks created by new Home Office rules could be alleviated by inventory clerks. Since March,...
03 December 2020
From: Breaking News
A London landlord must pay over £280,000 in three months after housing eight people in a flat deems illegal for even...
27 November 2020
From: Breaking News
Tell us about Airthings, why it was established, the products and what problem they were coming to solve? Airthings was established in...
26 November 2020
From: 60 Second Interview
Build To Rent, which has predominantly focussed on secondary sites in major city centres, is branching out to the suburbs. One of...
18 November 2020
From: Breaking News
It’s being reported that a so-called ‘rental union’ group of activists has staged a protest outside a landlord’s own home. Acorn - a...
27 October 2020
From: Breaking News
Just over a fifth of landlords predict their tenants will escape to the country in search of more space because they...
23 October 2020
From: Breaking News
The Welsh Government has set out how its two week ‘fire break’ lockdown will impact the rental industry, including landlords' responsibilities in...
21 October 2020
From: Breaking News
Who are you? Craig Hayward How do you help landlords and property investors? With over 10 years’ experience we have been helping landlords and...
20 October 2020
From: 60 Second Interview
Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Stuart Aikman & Mathew Walters, co-founders - Story of...
13 October 2020
From: 60 Second Interview
Prime Central London rents fell by an average 2.3 per cent in the third quarter of 2020 according to Savills. In prime...
07 October 2020
From: Breaking News
Kenton Finance, a major provider of bridging loans, has announced that it will be opening new offices for business within the...
21 August 2020
From: Breaking News
There are a growing number of companies planning to shut their offices, with a view to having all their staff work...
17 July 2020
From: Breaking News
Further signs of greater activity in the housing market have come from Knight Frank. The company reports that the volume of online enquiries...
20 May 2020
From: Breaking News
Rightmove said visits to its website rose by 45% yesterday morning compared with a day earlier following the government’s decision to...
14 May 2020
From: Breaking News
Technology is now among the most important elements in building a successful business, and this has led to the sharp growth...
07 May 2020
From: Breaking News
Student property has long been one of the most lucrative investments available to landlords, with sky-high double-digit yields typically available in...
25 March 2020
From: Breaking News
Carter Jonas, Marsh & Parsons and James Pendleton have become the latest letting agents to sign up to the Zero Deposit guarantee,...
12 March 2020
From: Breaking News
Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Nick Lyons CEO What is No Letting Go and what does it...
10 March 2020
From: 60 Second Interview
The Conservatives’ general election victory in December has triggered a new burst of housing market activity as confidence flows back into...
17 February 2020
From: Breaking News
SES Engineering Services has been appointed to provide mechanical, electrical and plumbing design and installation services on the Mustard Wharf Build...
21 October 2019
From: Breaking News
Council officers from Brent and Harrow Trading Standards have pledged to clampdown on unscrupulous letting agents in the London boroughs of...
30 September 2019
From: Breaking News
With the government consistently missing its housebuilding targets, Britain’s housing shortage has now reached crisis point, with the number of prospective...
19 August 2019
From: Breaking News
The National Landlords Association (NLA) has identified Zero Deposit as the only deposit replacement product worth recommending to its members. The landlord association...
02 August 2019
From: Breaking News
There is no such thing as 'no-fault' eviction under Section 21, according to evictions specialist Paul Shamplina. The founder of Landlord Action insists...
02 August 2019
From: Breaking News
BLP Insurance has been awarded a new contract with Legal & General to underwrite the Mustard Wharf Build to Rent (BTR)...
12 June 2019
From: Breaking News
There was a significant increase in the number of disputes under the Property Redress Scheme last year, according to the organisation’s...
29 May 2019
From: Breaking News
On April 1 2019, the rental sector shifted into a new era of even greater professionalisation with the introduction of mandatory...
09 April 2019
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A growing number of renters in the capital are looking for longer-term tenancies as home ownership becomes increasingly out of reach...
02 April 2019
From: Breaking News
There has been a significant increase in the number of letting agents signing up to the Zero Deposit Guarantee, which currently...
12 March 2019
From: Breaking News
PLATFORM_ has been awarded planning consent to build just over 200 homes on the site of the former Browning Jones &...
19 February 2019
From: Breaking News
Portico has expanded its short-term lettings service, bringing its Airbnb services to Manchester and Liverpool’s high streets. The estate agency, which currently...
05 February 2019
From: Breaking News
Three rogue directors of a letting agency in London who conned at least landlords and tenants out of more than £105,000 were...
28 January 2019
From: Breaking News
Property management company Titlecroft Limited has been fined £5,000 for failing to join a government-approved property redress scheme, which is a...
11 January 2019
From: Breaking News
There was a further rise in the number of landlords exiting the buy-to-let market, new data shows. Belvoir’s Q3 Rental Index, compiled...
19 December 2018
From: Breaking News
Rents in London are expected to increase further in 2019 due to the widening supply-demand imbalance in the capital’s rental market,...
06 December 2018
From: Breaking News
Property website Zoopla is trialling a new Property Valuation Report (PVR) in nine areas across the country ahead of a broader...
04 December 2018
From: Breaking News
Portico’s short term lettings service, Portico Host, has been appointed to Airbnb’s professional co-host programme, bringing Airbnb services to London’s high...
14 November 2018
From: Breaking News
Buy-to-let landlords in Reading are invited to attend a free Landlord Information Evening being held at Reading’s Civic Offices in Bridge...
14 November 2018
From: Breaking News
Thurrock Council is proposing to introduce additional licensing for private landlords renting rooms to tenants in specific parts of the borough...
19 July 2018
From: Breaking News
The number of tenants falling behind with their rent payments is likely to rise if rents continue to increase and wage growth...
18 July 2018
From: Breaking News
There has been a rise in the number of buy-to-let landlords selling up and quitting the private rented sector, according to...
26 June 2018
From: Breaking News
The Property Ombudsman (TPO) scheme has released its latest annual report revealing an increase in the number of consumers contacting the...
17 May 2018
From: Breaking News
With demand from tenants gathering pace, at a time when there has been a reduction in the number of new properties...
26 April 2018
From: Breaking News
There was a significant decline in rental stock coming on to the market in the final quarter of 2017, placing greater...
07 March 2018
From: Breaking News
Recently named as the most rapidly improving locations in the UK – investment in the UK’s second city shows no sign...
08 February 2018
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The average rent in England and Wales hit £850 a month in December, up 2.2% year-on-year, led by gains in the...
24 January 2018
From: Breaking News
Uncertainties over Brexit will continue to hit property investor sentiment in prime central London (PCL), according to a leading letting agent. While...
03 January 2018
From: Breaking News
It is a statutory duty for letting agents to fully publicise the fees they charge to landlords and tenants, and yet...
14 November 2017
From: Breaking News
At Horton and Garton, our message to West London is simple: we want to make a difference. Not just to the...
12 October 2017
From: Sponsored Content
Rents are likely to rise in the third quarter of year as fewer rental homes come on to the market because...
17 August 2017
From: Breaking News
The Landlord team at Tozers Solicitors act for a wide variety of landlords, from social landlords with a mixed portfolio of...
19 July 2017
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After lobbying Tower Hamlets Council for three years, private renters in the east London district have finally been granted a new...
13 July 2017
From: Breaking News
The number of properties coming on to the private rental market continues to fall, driving up rents across many parts of...
07 June 2017
From: Breaking News
In a concerted effort to improve standards in the private rented sector (PRS), the North Tyneside Council has joined forces with...