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Lloyds Bank - already a player of growing importance in the Build To Rent niche - is now to publish what...

Newly re-elected Greater Manchester Labour Mayor Andy Burnham is to spend £600,000 of council tax payers’ cash on a clampdown on...

Labour London Mayor Sadiq Khan wants to install ‘mould sensors’ in thousands of rental homes across the capital. In a pledge ahead...

HMRC is today launching a pilot scheme for Making Tax Digital, the controversial proposal for quarterly reporting for landlords and the...

Property logbook company Chimni is trialling a new form of Digital Property Logbook aimed at the rental markets.   The new logbooks...

A council which last year staged a pilot project about the Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards in the lettings sector is now...

The Generation Rent group has thrown its weight behind a ban on mortgages for holiday homes buyers - and its chief...

A council is asking landlords to sign a document declaring they are letting safe and compliant properties. Dorset council has launched the...

HSBC bank is working with Shelter on housing campaigns. A statement from the charity says: “With support from partners including HSBC UK,...

A building society says it is considering ending its policy of lending to buyers of holiday lets. Martese Carton, the director of...

The chief executive of the Generation Rent ginger group has called on his former employer to make a case against landlords,...

Buried in the small print of the Autumn Statement paperwork is a boost for digital technology and PropTech. In the documentation released...

A council is running a pilot project to manage litter issues associated with HMOs. All homes in parts of Coventry were given...

Blackpool council will next week consider a new selective licensing scheme for some of the town’s privately rented properties. The scheme will...

Southwark’s Labour council has won the backing of Housing Secretary Michael Gove for one of the largest private landlord licensing schemes...

There have been several examples of local councils asking private landlords to help find accommodation for refugees - but now the...

An area has been identified for a two-year study of the impact which second homes, Airbnbs, other holiday lets and empty...

Housing Secretary Michael Gove says the long-awaited Renters Reform Bill, first promised in 2019, will finally be introduced into Parliament next...

A much-hyped government proposal to introduce a Rental Mediation Service to resolve disputes, sustain tenancies and reduce pressure on the courts...

Housing Secretary Michael Gove is urging tenants to complain about sub-standard housing with the government’s ‘Make Things Right’ advertising campaign. Social housing...

Licensing for Airbnbs and similar short lets should be targeted in priority areas only and not the subject of blanket rules. That’s...

From November Gedling council in Nottinghamshire wants its Selective Licensing extended to four additional wards.  This follows a pilot where over 78...

Gas Safety Week, which begins today and continues until September 18, is going ahead as scheduled. Now in its 12th edition, it...

Gas Safety Week begins next Monday (September 12) and, in light of that, the team at Ideal Heating have provided some...

Citizens Advice wants landlords and tenants in a specific part of the country to help inform government about improving the uptake...

A pilot scheme described as helping “tenants threatened with eviction to stay in their homes” has been extended after Cornwall Council...

A new rent-to-own scheme means some tenants can save a slice of their rent to help build a deposit to buy. Financial...

Unscrupulous landlords in the ‘exempt rental’ niche will be driven out by a new clampdown, the government insists. The exempt sector provides...

The architects of the Fairer Private Rented Sector White Paper have been housing minister Eddie Hughes MP, Housing Secretary Michael Gove...

The government has released the full details of what it calls the Fairer Private Rented Sector White Paper. This is to form...

It’s been confirmed that Prime Minister Boris Johnson is to announce plans to extend the Right To Buy to housing associations. Under...

Who are you? My Name is Alec Chohan, and I am a senior finance broker within the Newable Finance team based in...

A market research company is to go door-to-door to seek residents’ views as part of a council’s consultation on landlord licensing. MEL...

Consultation events are to be held this week to gauge the reaction to a possible compulsory register for all Airbnb and...

Are you a landlord with an EPC rating of D or below? Newable Finance has launched EPC Finance – a range of...

Voters in Bristol have decided to abolish the city’s directly elected mayor following a referendum. The city was given the choice of...

Gedling council in Nottinghamshire is the latest local authority to resume consultations on Selective Licensing after putting initial proposals on ice...

A new voluntary redress scheme has been launched to help landlords and tenants solve disputes.  The scheme - by the National Residential...

The mayor of Labour-controlled Bristol council is teaming up with local anti-landlord activists to look at how to introduce local rent...

A personal finance app says it’s teamed up with a new technology firm to provide a service helping landlords prepare for...

Our housing market needs a long-term vision, and one which is co-ordinated across government and the wider industry. And it is...

An innovative pilot project aiming to reduce evictions by providing free mediation between private landlords and tenants has been launched in...

A fire and rescue service is asking landlords who own or manage HMOs to get involved in a pilot scheme. Over the...

It’s Gas Safety Week and supplier Ideal Heating has produced five top tips for landlords. - 1. Check your appliances for warning signs -...

A new portal set up by a leading buy to let mortgage provider claims it will “revolutionise” the borrowing process for...

Welsh Nationalist politicians are complaining about a finance company which identified part of Wales as having attractive yields for buy to...

Landlords in the holiday let market in Wales look almost certain to face hefty new barriers under proposals being considered by...

Since the eviction ban was lifted on May 31, landlords are once again able to move forward with eviction proceedings. However,...

There appears to be no evidence yet as to the effectiveness or otherwise of the government’s mediation scheme, introduced ahead of...

The government has released details of its mediation scheme, which has already won the in-principle support of the National Residential Landlords...

As a landlord, there may be times when you face boiler issues and tenants asking you to resolve problems. It is...

A council which has 20,000 unregulated rental properties within its area has launched a new charter to improve standards. The unregulated properties...

A local council has let it be known that it’s in a pilot mediation scheme set up by the government -...

A council has launched a pilot scheme involving private landlords willing to lease their properties to the authority for five years. Cardiff...

The government insists that its ban on bailiff-enforced evictions “protects the most vulnerable renters” during the pandemic. The claim comes in the...

The ban on bailiff-enforced evictions for private renters has been extended in England and Wales. This will be until February 21 “at...

The Advanced Rent Option, which offers landlords a year’s rent up-front, is being rolled out across the UK. The ARO is the brainchild...

Virtual viewings are on the increase according to a new study by the UK's technology-led estate agent, Purplebricks, with one in six buyers...

Gas Safety Week is an annual event, that took place 14-20 September in 2020 and aims to raise awareness of gas safety...

A new form enabling landlords to claim for rent payments, from tenants in receipt of Universal Credit, to be paid directly...

Mortgage Brain has announced that it is rolling out its affordability-based sourcing solution Affordability Hub following a successful pilot. The three main...

A new online system to allow rent payments, from tenants in receipt of Universal Credit, to be paid directly to private...

The controversial Right to Rent scheme, which requires landlords in England to check the immigration status of their tenants, often leads...

Back in 1940, when this country was again fighting a ruthless enemy, albeit of a very different kind to now, Winston...

The Mortgage Works (TMW) has launched a new range of buy-to-let switcher mortgage products for limited companies. The new deals, which are...

Clydesdale Bank has reiterated its commitment to supporting buy-to-let landlords looking to invest in the PRS by announcing plans to focus...

Legal & General has announced the launch of its rental protection plan following a successful pilot with Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB). Legal...

Private landlords will have a major say in a court case considering the future of the government’s Right to Rent scheme. The...

The two candidates for Conservative leader are being urged to make a public commitment to abolishing the controversial Right to Rent...

Few people familiar with the UK property market would dispute the fact that the Right to Rent scheme has been deeply...

A new pilot has been launched by TrustMark, the government endorsed quality scheme, in partnership with East Sussex Trading Standards, to...

The Home Office has announced that it plans to reassess its Right to Rent scheme that requires landlords in England to...

More buy-to-let landlords are adopting a more professional approach to running their property business, as reflected by the number of people...

The number of buy-to-let mortgage deals available to landlords who operate their properties through limited companies has more than doubled in...

CreditLadder has joined forces with Bud to help tenants use rental payment history in credit scoring, with a view to helping...

TBMC has joined forces with Precise Mortgages to pilot a new buy-to-let refurbishment product. The product includes initial bridging finance up to...

The government’s decision to launch a £200m pilot scheme last week to extend Right to Buy to housing association tenants -...

A pilot scheme has been launched with a view to improving property standards, increasing awareness, boosting engagement and increasing housing supply...

Kit Malthouse has been named as the government’s latest housing minister after Dominic Raab, who spent just six months in the...

The Mortgage Lender has extended its buy-to-let offering, ensuring that its products are available to the whole broker market, following a...

Foundation Home Loans has increased its maximum buy-to-let loan-to-value (LTV) from 75% to 80% on both its standard and first-time landlord...

The Mortgage Works (TMW) has launched a new limited company buy-to-let mortgage product range for professional landlords. There are five products being...

Castle Trust Capital has launched a range of mortgages aimed at buy-to-let landlords with a poor credit history.   The ‘credit recovery’...

The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) has hailed the Scottish government for offering people receiving Universal Credit north of the border more...

After lobbying Tower Hamlets Council for three years, private renters in the east London district have finally been granted a new...

Thousands of private landlords in Scotland require greater support to help give tenants a better service, according to housing and homeless charity...

The controversial Right to Rent scheme has affected fresh criticism on the day it goes live. From today, 1 February, landlords are...

The complexity of the Government’s plans to turn landlords into border police is seeing lawful tenants being refused housing, according to...

In the nine months since new Right To Rent immigration checks have been implemented across the West Midlands only seven landlords...

The National Landlords Association says next month is the next key date for the roll-out of the government’s controversial immigration checks...

In a surprise move, Prime Minister David Cameron said the Tories will introduce a mandatory licencing scheme for private landlords. In a...

Private landlords are being encouraged to sign up to a new local authority accreditation scheme which offers them advice and support...