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To achieve government’s EPC targets by 2035, landlords across the country may be forced to take action at a time when...

There’s been a lot of “over-dramatisation” around the likely targets for private rental properties to have improved energy efficiency, says a...

The UK property market is on the cusp of significant change with the introduction of the Renters Reform Bill 2024. This...

A prominent rental market analyst is warning that elements of the reform legislation proposed by Labour “are casting dark shadows” over...

The National Landlord Investment Show is heading to Bristol next month. It’s at Ashton Gate, the home of Bristol City Football Club,...

A second major location in Spain is clamping down hard on short lets, with pledges of fines exceeding £500,000 on illegal...

The boss of a rental flatshare agency claims tenants are sacrificing summer holidays because of high rents. Matt Hutchinson, director of the...

Renting out your driveway can seem like a hassle-free way to earn extra income. With the rise of platforms dedicated to...

A new agency - which describes itself as a “disruptor company” - says it will charge an all-in lettings and management...

The mayor of Barcelona has pledged to eliminate Airbnb-style short lets in the city within five years.  Socialist Jaume Collboni claims he...

New data from flat-sharing platform SpareRoom shows what it calls “the staggering financial impact of cleaning-related deposit deductions on renters.” It claims...

The National Residential Landlords Association has entered into a partnership with SDL Property Auctions. SDL sells a wide range of properties in...

A new house price forecast by peer-to-peer real estate investment platform, easyMoney, suggests average house price growth of 6.3% by the...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I’m Lee O’Brien, Managing Director of iad UK. In your experience,...

The days of simply listing your property on Airbnb and waiting for the bookings to roll-in are sadly over. With the...

PropTech platform Goodlord has partnered with safety certificate provider Safe2 to offer compliance work for the lettings sector.  Safe2 - recently acquired...

The Government has introduced the High Street Rental Auction scheme to tackle vacant high-street buildings and give local authorities more opportunities...

Managing rental properties, whether you have a few or a dozen, can be a juggling act. Tenancy management, bills, payments, and...

Figures publicised in a new House of Commons report suggests there’s been a huge rise in the number of short lets...

HM Revenue and Customs has opened almost 2,000 investigations into landlords letting out via Airbnb or other short let platforms. The Daily...

Many buy to let landlords have made financial changes during the cost of living crisis to mitigate the rising costs of...

Availability in the private student halls sector is at a three-year high, according to new data from marketing and insights platform...

It looks as if a prominent local authority in Scotland is going to temporarily scrap the country’s tight rules on who...

The National Residential Landlords Association (NRLA) has confirmed the dates for its 2024 ‘Wales On Tour’ sessions.  These will be May 23...

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

Congratulations on taking the leap into becoming a landlord! Property investing offers numerous benefits, from generating passive income to building long-term...

Buy to let landlords have been savagely attacked by the country’s biggest investment company - which just happens to be a...

New market analysis by peer-to-peer investment platform easyMoney has identified 10 areas of the nation on track for growth of more...

A new version of research first released in May 2023 once again lashes some MPs for being landlords. 38 Degrees - an...

An online lettings platform claims to have launched the first “end-to-end self-service lettings platform” which could save landlords around £3,800. Hello Neighbour...

Specialist investment lender Hodge has joined forces with Propflo, a PropTech startup, to urge customers to make their properties more energy-efficient...

The National Residential Landlords Association has partnered with GetGround, a property investment platform for buy-to-let landlords looking to find, structure, and...

A leading business analyst is firmly blaming interest rates for the see-saw in house prices seen in recent indices. The latest, from...

According to a poll of 1,476 renters by SpareRoom the ongoing housing crisis (85%) tops the list of key priorities to...

While parts of Britain are considering tightening rules over Airbnbs and other short lets, the Channel island of Jersey appears to...

Landlords quitting the sector could have to spend hundreds of pounds more when selling their home owing to new Trading Standards...

Some of the biggest names in the trade, lending and advisory sectors have produced a report outlining the vast significance that...

Insurance experts claim there are new issues facing short-let landlords following Airbnb's worldwide ban on the use of security cameras inside...

The management of BTL properties, whether it's a modest collection of three units or a more sizable portfolio of fifteen, can...

Airbnb is banning the use of security cameras inside rental properties from the end of April. Airbnb currently allows security cameras in...

The chief executive of a short lets service says Chancellor Jeremy Hunt is wrong to think penalising landlords will help solve...

A prominent Green Party politician is arguing for rent controls - and accuses Labour of watering down its commitment to the...

Agents’ trade body Propertymark has called for equal parity between short-term lets and the private rented sector to ensure they meet...

A national newspaper says the Renters Reform Bill is “on the brink of collapse” as Tory MPs are divided on their views...

Media outlets in Scotland are reporting that Edinburgh council is considering charging short let landlords for bin collections. The plans are to be...

Airbnb has released new figures showing that the typical host landlord makes a modest £5,500 a year by sharing their space...

A short lets management service is making a pitch to win landlords who let out just one, two or three properties...

The National Residential Landlords Association has teamed up with a provider of so-called ‘smart property protection technology’. This means that landlords can...

Airbnb says it will continue to share hosting data with HMRC because its landlord hosts want to pay their fair share...

A flamboyant property in Oxford which has been the subject of a decades-long planning dispute has been removed from Airbnb by...

Airbnb has taken further steps to get in the good books of HMRC by issuing a guide on tax for its...

The National Residential Landlords Association haas revealed two new appointments which it says “will enhance the service to its members as...

A merger of two of the biggest names in the lettings agency world will mean the combined group managing 152,000 rental...

A mandatory short lets registration and licensing scheme is to be introduced in part of the UK, described as a system...

Landlords have long been a backbone of the auction industry but one player in the sector says the future is online...

One of the UK’s best known platforms for mortgages has significantly reduced its Buy To Let rates. Starting from 3.79 per cent,...

The controversial activist group Acorn has made a formal public apology to the chief executive of the National Residential Landlords Association. On...

Rightmove claims that a new record number of sellers came to market on Boxing Day, with a 26 per cent increase...

Online rental platform Lettingaproperty is telling landlords to take a strategic approach to property management in 2024, to help tnavigate legislative...

Thousands of Britons earning from letting their spare room or using parts of their home on platforms like Airbnb could be...

A local authority is calling for emergency legislation to help it and other councils stop the spread of Airbnbs and other...

Airbnb is changing the way prospective tenants can pay.  The launch is part of a phased global roll-out which will see Klarna...

Airbnb in the UK is bringing in restrictions on certain bookings over New Year’s Eve to deter guests holding anti-social parties. Proprietary...

Campaigning charity Shelter is nearing a controversial signature threshold in its petition about the Renters Reform Bill. It now has over 123,000 of...

A group of Conservative MPs has organised a lobby of the government to demand a clampdown on Airbnbs and other short...

The short-term holiday letting industry has significantly expanded in recent years, but this could all change with the introduction of a...

A new rental website which claims to list “all available homes for young people in one place” has raised well over...

Housr, a student living start-up, says it’s started its second year by adding 45,000 properties to its platform ahead of the...

A trade body representing short lets operators has slammed government housing failures. The Short Term Accommodation Association says it’s analysed local authority...

The UK’s Office for National Statistics will soon have access to data on short-term lets listed on Airbnb, Booking .com and...

Activist’s Twitter war of words continues  It appears as if Suella Braverman is not the only figure making a personal attack in...

Help2Rent, a social housing platform that matches housing list tenants with available homes, has made a desperate plea to private landlords. An...

A clampdown has found 18 council homes were being unlawfully sublet on Airbnb and other short let platforms. The investigation led by...

An Airbnb survey first reported last week on Landlord Today has exploded into a national newspaper controversy. Airbnb claims that almost 80...

A new study by a price comparison platform suggests that many younger Britons are waiting to inherit before buying a home. In...

Airbnb says the large majority of private tenants want to boost their income, including through sub-letting rooms in their homes. In a...

Landlords need greater support from mortgage advisers in order to navigate the best course through the current economic climate. That’s according to...

An online lettings platform is attacking agents for their fees, which it describes as a “waste” of landlord funds. Hello Neighbour, a...

Next month Ben Beadle, chief executive of the National Residential Landlords Association, will be one of the experts at an Agent...

A new rental property listings platform - called Krispyhouse - allows landlords and tenants to communicate directly, without letting agents acting...

Airbnb hosts - even those using just a spare room for occasional letting - will be amongst those subject to new...

Lendlord, a platform for the property investment space, has launched a Tenants App to streamline the way renters communicate with landlords. The...

The rise of platforms such as Airbnb has opened up new possibilities to generate extra income by renting out spaces.  From spare...

Airbnb is linking up with private landlord agency OpenRent to offer reduced-price gas and boiler safety certificates. The short lets platform says...

A countryside property organisation has added its voice to the calls for an extension to a licensing scheme for Airbnbs and...

Landlords across just one London borough who failed to license HMOs have been issued with fines amounting to £207,500. To date, 59...

Dashly, a platform that monitors over £100 billion of mortgages, says landlords in London renewing loans soon will be, on average,...

The National Residential Landlords Association is moving into PropTech by providing a platform for safety compliance and one for managing aspects...

The Generation Rent campaign has launched a petition on its website to give councils power to license holiday lets.  The campaign claims...

A body called the Landlord Leaders Community - and appearing at first sight a little like a new trade group - is...

A currently low-profile service that helps landlords manage portfolios or even sell their properties to tenants says it’s raised a big...

A finance house says it’s seeing an increase in tenants offering to buy their properties off their landlords. James Briggs, head of...

Airbnb has issued a statement responding to the call for a clampdown on short lets demanded by Labour’s outspoken London Mayor,...

A property investment platform has analysed rental yields to see the best returning areas for buy to let investors. Sourced Franchise analysed...

The letting agents’ trade body ARLA Propertymark is urging the government to regulate Airbnb and other short let platforms but to...

London Mayor Sadiq Khan, who wants the government to give him the powers to impose rent controls, is now demanding licensing...

Leeds Building Society has launched a new range of Buy to Let mortgages for landlords operating as a limited company. In addition...

Recent years have seen a surge in the holiday lettings sector with the popularity of digital platforms like Air BnB.  It...

Independent landlords are “vital” to ensuring a fair and functioning private rented sector, the Housing Secretary says. Writing in the members’ magazine...

New AI-powered products targeting Airbnb landlords have been launched by property management service GuestReady. They are integrated into the company's existing Property...