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Landlords using the OpenRent online agency will not be listed on Rightmove from September 1.  Rightmove - in a statement issued via...

The National Residential Landlords Association says it’s met with new housing minister Matthew Pennycook to discuss improving standards in the rental...

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

A property portal has taken the unusual step of warning politicians about the dire impact of rent controls on the private...

The Renters Reform Bill returns to Parliament this week, with a First Reading of the measure in the House of Lords...

Demand is still way ahead of supply min he private rental sector, a Rightmove survey has round. The property portal says there...

The ESPC property portal has announced a free buy to let Insights and Advice event on Thursday May 9, for aspiring...

It is possible that licensing regimes operated by local councils could cut the fees they impose on landlords. The House of Commons...

Back in 2019, the Government promised a ban on so-called no-fault evictions. Section 21 was to be outlawed. While some housing...

The National Residential Landlords Association has taken the unusual step of extending an olive branch to the activists who run the...

The Renters Reform Bill returns to the House of Commons today with activist groups critical of amendments put forward to reach...

Environmental health officers are making a last ditch bid to save local council licensing. The Chartered Institute of Environmental Health reckons that...

A government-supporting newspaper says the Renters Reform Bill will be back in the House of Commons next week. Observers have been expecting...

Twenty twenty-four is a pivotal year for landlords in the Private Rented Sector (PRS). It is still the Government’s aim that...

An activist group says any future Labour government should introduce a beefed-up version of the Renters Reform Bill - whether or...

MPs return to the Commons today after a substantial Easter recess - and with progress on the Renters Reform Bill on...

Amendments to be made to the Renters Reform Bill when it returns to the Hoise of Commons next week won’t significantly...

The government has committed to returning the amended Renters Reform Bill to the House of Commons in mid-April. MPs return from their...

The government has written to Conservative MPs promising changes to the Renters Reform Bill to ease concerns over its anti-landlord bias. Amendments...

A charity is calling for landlord licensing schemes which cost enough to fund annual inspections, and the issuing of “sentencing guidelines”...

Lots and lots, is the short answer. I think the more you know, the more you're armed with information and knowledge,...

Supporters of council selective licensing start rearguard action  Some of those involved in local councils have started a campaign to save selective...

Analysis by Zoopla says rent controls introduced in Scotland have directly led to higher rents. The property portal’s research team has analysed...

Scottish property portal ESPC has announced a free Buy To Let event targeted at aspiring property investors and landlords. The event will...

Amendments to the Renters Reform Bill, designed to give landlords more protection, have won the backing of a prominent industry figure. Neil Cobbold,...

Labour is using a Bill currently going through Parliament as a backdoor method to introduce the regulation of lettings, estate and...

The National Residential Landlords Association is urging MPs to back what it describes as “pragmatic” changes to the Renters Reform Bill...

Christmas goodwill towards landlords seems in short supply from activist group Generation Rent.  It has this week issued a statement saying the...

A London lettings agency has been expelled from The Property Ombudsman for not paying compensation to a landlord following a failure...

The Chartered Institute of Environmental Health has given a warm welcome to many of the provision in the Renters Reform Bill...

Landlords will have to include many more specific points about their properties when they list them in future - whether directly...

The property portal ESPC has revealed the top-performing Edinburgh postcodes in terms of rental yields, for the third quarter of 2023. The...

A leader of the pro-tenant activist group Acorn has told MPs that “one man bands” are more likely to exploit tenants...

Inventory clerks are ideally placed to protect landlords from some heavy fines triggered by the Renters Reform Bill, it’s been claimed. The...

Zoopla has given its latest market update on the private rental sector, with the headline rent rise now being 10.5 per...

Zoopla says a buy to let property sold off by a landlord is “typically priced 25 per cent lower than the...

The property portal ESPC has revealed the top-performing Edinburgh postcodes in terms of rental yields, for the second quarter of 2023. Using...

The latest market snapshot from Zoopla suggests landlords’ capital appreciation over the second half of this year depends almost entirely on...

A prominent accountant is warning that the upcoming Renters Reform Bill, when it becomes law, will be used by HMRC to...

Successive Chancellors (we’re looking at you Gordon Brown and George Osborne) have monkeyed around with the market as if it was...

The Labour Mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham, says he is demanding the powers to seize usage or poor quality homes...

The Labour Mayor of Newham in London has called for a vast extension of landlord licensing. Rokhsana Fiaz says she welcomes a...

This year is set to bring sweeping rental reforms that will change the face of lettings forever. Landlords should be following...

Details are emerging about a new Landlords Database, which is one of the major provisions of the Renters Reform Bill. Within the...

The body representing local councils is backing the government’s Renters Reform Bill - even though Labour dominates most local authorities. Councillor Darren...

The pro-tenant anti-landlord Renters Reform Bill has at last been published by the government which first promised it in 2019. It has...

In a surprise move, Housing Secretary Michael Gove has given the stand-in leader of activist group Generation Rent a prime role...

Resident satisfaction amongst Build To Rent tenants is falling for the first time since reviews were first collected five years ago. A...

A new crowdfunding platform says it’s opening up property investing to “a whole new generation.” Allbricks claims it’s disrupting “the antiquated mortgage...

The rent freeze imposed on the Scottish private rental sector appears to have backfired. In the first quarter since the freeze was...

Renters’ Reform Bill The Renters’ Reform Bill will dominate the PRS policy agenda in 2023. Signs are encouraging that DLUHC is considering...

Figures from across the private rental sector have written an open letter to Housing Secretary Michael Gove, calling for a halt...

The large majority of players in the lettings industry wants the rental reform programme outlined by the government, an agent claims. Laura...

An organisation that describes itself as ‘politically independent and a charity’ is launching a probe into how further regulation could help...

More enforcement is required if the government is to introduce the scale of reforms it has called for in its recent...

The government has outlined how a new ‘portal’ will carry the rogue landlords database and be available to the general public. In...

Government plans to reform the private rented sector risk becoming a charter for anti-social behaviour without urgent changes, a landlord leader...

Media reports from Cambridge say that rent protesters in the city are to demand the council employs staff dedicated to chasing...

In June, the government finally released its long-awaited White Paper ‘A Fairer Private Rented Sector’. You will almost certainly have seen...

London’s Labour Mayor Sadiq Khan has claimed credit for many of the measures contained in the government’s Fairer Private Rented Sector...

As the cost of energy spikes and the government rolls out new support, landlords and tenants involved in ‘bills included’ rental...

A good broadband connection is one of the main amenities tenants expect from a rental property and something you, as a...

The National Residential Landlords Association has identified five key areas for its campaigning in the short term, as the Conservatives elect...

Now is the time to lobby the Government on the detail of the Renters Reform Bill. That’s the message from the expert...

Leading rental payment platform PayProp has welcomed the added protections for landlords and renters outlined in the UK government’s rental reform...

Thank goodness the uncertainty is over - but is it all too skewed towards tenants? That’s the worry of suppliers as Daniel...

One of the highest profile advocates of widespread reform in the private rental sector has been Baroness Alicia Kennedy, director of...

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

A collection of rental experts in a body called The Lettings Industry Council have called for the creation of a Landlord...

Housing Secretary Michael Gove has made a sweeping attack on the conditions of homes run by private landlords. In a statement backing...

Activists have expressed their delight that the government has “listed to the voice of renters” in its provisions for widespread reform...

This is the entirety of the detail given by the government about the Renters’ Reform Bill, confirmed in yesterday’s Queen’s Speech. --- Renters Reform...

The government is widely expected to announce that Section 21 eviction powers will be scrapped in new legislation coming to Parliament...

Analysis by property portal Boomin claims that rental properties on cycle lanes in London are showing premium returns above those of...

Landlords are likely to be obliged to supply agents with additional details in future, before their properties are listed to let...

The Generation Rent group has renewed its attack on landlords who let properties to holidaymakers rather than long term tenants.  The group...

A new analysis by a London lettings agency has assessed the relative investment merits of residential and commercial property. Benham and Reeves...

Housing minister Chris Pincher has made the most explicit admission yet of the government’s desire to diminish the private rental sector. In...

The government has been slammed for missing out landlords in proposals to enforce new energy efficiency regulations. Propertymark - the trade group...

HMOs are an important part of the UK housing market as they offer students and young professionals affordable accommodation. There is...

Despite another national lockdown seemingly on the horizon, the property market remains resilient, with the stamp duty holiday and other initiatives...

Residential property prices look set to hold firm for the remainder of the year - despite the onset of recession and...

The number of residential property sales agreed have surged in the month since the chancellor announced a stamp duty holiday, with...

With the latest report from Zoopla showing that rents look set to drop to their lowest level in almost six years, landlords...

Given that online property portals, dominated by a handful of websites, are by far the most popular home search method, it...

In recent years, there has been considerable controversy over the use of ‘no DSS’ in homes being listed for let, with...

London-based estate agent Portico has digitalised its letting process, with the launch of a new online rental service for private landlords...

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

The change in customer behaviour driven by technological developments is the biggest trend that marketers believe will offer the greatest opportunities...

Now that 2020 is underway, activity in the property market is likely to start picking up due to the traditional seasonal...

Whether you’re a first-time landlord or a seasoned investor, finding the right buy-to-let investment is far from simple. With many factors to...

Property website Zoopla has released the keywords that prospective homebuyers are most likely to use when searching on the site. ‘Garage’, ‘garden’...

On the one hand “if it isn’t broken, don’t fix it”, seems like common-sense advice, especially when making a change and...

With no repairs required, lower running costs and energy bills, as well as NHBC’s 10-year warranty, new build homes appeal to...

There has been a significant increase in letting market activity in East Hampshire, according to Zoopla. The property portal reports that East...

The ongoing uncertainty over how the UK will leave the EU has seen sterling drop against the dollar and euro and...

There has been an increase of almost 60% in buyer enquiries in Preston in the last 12 months, according to new...

New figures from specialist online agency yieldit, which analyses the time taken between a tenanted investment property being listed and an...

It is becoming increasingly clear that some letting agents may not survive the tenant fee ban coming into force next spring...

Property website Zoopla is trialling a new Property Valuation Report (PVR) in nine areas across the country ahead of a broader...