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

Campaigning charity Shelter says the loss of a private tenancy remains “the leading trigger of homelessness accounting for more than one...

Landlords should welcome the National Residential Landlords Association’s discussions with the government over the new landlord database. That’s the view of Phil...

A series of records were broken in July with the highest rental averages ever recorded by the Goodlord Rental Index.  The average...

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

A legal expert is warning landlords to be wary of joining local council 'Safer Renting' schemes These seemingly well-intentioned projects may have...

Rents in June 2024 rose by 6.7% year-on-year, according to the latest figures from the Goodlord Rental Index.  The Index, which analyses...

Rightmove says that while much of the housing market is carrying on regardless, some higher end potential vendors are now sitting...

Campaigning charity Shelter claims social rents are 64% more affordable than private rents, with social tenants in England having to pay...

What is a property inventory? A property inventory is a detailed document that records the condition of a property and its contents...

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

This has been prepared by HMRC for landlords who are also pensioners  - What is Self Assessment?  Self Assessment is the process used to...

The Housing Ombudsman - which currently presides over the social housing sector - has named and shamed 12 councils and housing...

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

West One Loans has launched a new product range, called W3, containing a 6.84% five-year fix with a 4.99% fee and...

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

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

The latest Rental Index from PropTech supplier Goodlord has recorded a rent rise and a reduction in void lengths over the...

Landlords play a crucial role in providing safe and comfortable housing for tenants while also managing rental properties effectively. Staying informed...

Activist group Generation Rent has described the latest homelessness data from the government as showing “a whole new level of horror.” It...

The buy to let mortgage sector has seen fixed rates fall to their lowest point since September 2022, according to analysis...

Rental sector and property industry views are split over the controversial idea of allowing first time buyers to put down a...

The government has confirmed that Making Tax Digital for Income Tax Self Assessment (MTD for ITSA) will cost landlords both extra money...

There’s been a remarkable start to the year for the UK auction sector - its busiest January ever. Essential Information Group, which...

The Housing Ombudsman has found severe maladministration by One Housing Group in its record keeping following the its failure to conduct...

One of the MPs behind the disastrous mini-Budget - which directly led to soaring interest rates - is to stand down...

The Labour Party has committed to extending a crackdown on social housing landlords who fail to fix mouldy homes, to include...

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

The Scottish Government has launched a consultation on migrating away from the emergency rent controls introduced in September 2022 and extended...

There is to be no comparable law for private landlords, following the introduction of Awaab’s Law. Earlier this week the Department of...

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

The latest HomeLet rental index begins 2024 with a glimmer of hope for tenants as rents have fallen for the second...

New plans to clamp down on rogue social landlords who fail to provide safe homes have been announced today. This is part...

There are now fewer than 35 days until self employed workers - including many landlords - will need to submit their...

Repairs and maintenance supplier Fixflo is warning landlords of a surge in demand for Electrical Installation Condition Reports in the short...

Good news for landlords earning under £30,000 a year - they will not have to use the HMRC’s Making Tax Digital...

HMRC has produced this material for landlords concerned at the prospect of self-assessment  - What is Self Assessment and why do I need...

A leading lettings agency and property consultancy has revealed that it anticipates stronger-than-expected rental growth this year and next in prime...

The rise of ‘Generation Rent’ is well documented, along with the spiralling rent payments they are facing during a tightening cost...

The latest government figures on the private rental sector show rents rose 5.5 per cent in the 12 months to August,...

The average UK rental price hits another all-time high of £1,261 pcm, increasing a further 1.4 per cent from last month.  Excluding...

A trio of Cambridge landlords have been fined more than £8,000 between them, after three separate HMOs were found to be...

The Housing Ombudsman - who presides over housing associations and other social housing providers - has ordered a chief executive to...

Debate is raging over whether there will be a 15th successive interest rate rise when the Bank of England’s monetary policy...

The data from the 2021 to 2022 tax year reveals that it has been a bumper year for capital gains in...

Property investment dates back centuries – millennia, even. As a fundamental necessity for post-nomadic humanity, residential and commercial real estate have...

Rents in the private sector of England and Wales increased by 5.1 per cent in the year to June — the...

The average UK rental price is now £1,229 pcm, increasing 1.3 per cent from last month.   Greater London sees a massive...

A charity is warning that growing numbers of private tenants are likely to have difficulties keeping up with their financial commitments. The...

HMRC has recently launched a renewed investigation into Airbnb hosts, with the site compelled to share earnings data to assist in...

The launch of a new landlord database, proposed by the Renters Reform Bill, could provide HMRC with a gold mine of...

A trade body says inventories are set to play an increasingly important role in the private rental sector as fire regulations...

A landlord and two businesses have been fined over £145,000 following a fire in a building containing residential flats and a...

Mortgage industry tech firm Twenty7tec says March 2023 saw the highest-ever volume of Buy To Let mortgage searches in a single...

The Housing Ombudsman has released its special investigation into Rochdale Boroughwide Housing, the social housing provider which supplied accommodation to Awaab...

A building society that last summer scrapped all lending on some holiday homes has now come up with another unusual policy...

The capital gains tax allowance will be cut from £12,300 to £6,000 on April 6 – the lowest the allowance has...

Accountants and tax advisers are reporting that HMRC has sent out a spate of what are called ‘one-to-many’ letters to taxpayers. The...

It’s the time of year when everyone is rushing to meet the self-assessment deadlines. Unfortunately, experience shows that there will be...

The perennial shortage of new homes in the capital has now collided with a sharp increase in government regulation, a tripling...

The Housing Ombudsman - a service which deals with social housing - says it’s found severe maladministration in how Leeds council...

The government has accepted arguments put forward by landlords and accountancy groups, and delayed a key deadline for compulsory digital tax returns. A...

The government has been told it should should think again about its plans to make it compulsory for landlords and self-employed...

Although the property and mortgage markets have been in a state of flux for the past few months, with rising interest...

The charity Crisis says rising rents are a contributing factor to the homelessness crisis. The comment come as  new data from the...

Two law partners at a legal firm have outlined a five-step process which tenants can use to complain to their landlords...

Rent rises are predicted to outpace house price growth over the next five years.  This is according to Nicky Stevenson, managing director...

September saw the highest average rental costs ever recorded by Goodlord, according to the PropTech firm’s latest index.  With the previous record...

Landlords who rent out HMOs in parts of the Midlands are urged to act now so they don’t get hit with...

A government department is asking landlords to share their data in a bid to improve services. The Valuation Office Agency says it...

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

Rents across Great Britain rose by an average of 8.3 per cent over the last 12 months, marking a gradual slowdown...

Amateur landlords have fallen out of favour. Buy-to-let properties – once the darling of budding investors looking for stable, long-term returns...

A review of the mortgage system would ensure that tenants’ records in paying rent would contribute towards their ability to secure...

A big change in the way landlords monitor their property finances and file their taxes is fast approaching in the form...

It’s just possible that the new Prime Minister - whether Rishi Sunak or Liz Truss - might just redress the imbalance...

Rents across the UK rose by an average 2.47 per cent to £870 per calendar month during the second quarter 2022...

So the heatwave is over - well, at least this week's heatwave is over. But who would bet against another with...

Simply Business is one of the UK’s biggest providers of small business and landlord insurance. Insuring over 350,000 landlords has given...

Rents are up year-on-year across all regions, according to the property website Home.   The mix-adjusted average rise across the UK is a...

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

Labour’s London Mayor - buoyed up after the party’s successes in the capital in last week’s elections - has renewed his...

It looks as if landlords have enjoyed further capital appreciation with the latest housing market index showing still-rising asking prices for...

Buy to let landlords are increasingly looking to the highest yielding areas of the country as a way to maximise their...

A landlord has been hit with a bill of almost £25,000 for allegedly exposing vulnerable tenants to serious fire risks in...

A prominent lettings agency says the rental growth seen in the past year will not be repeated in 2022, as tenants...

A veteran lettings agency chief says future economic growth in part of the UK is under threat from a radical reform...

Many first time landlords do not have the credit records that accord with lenders’ algorithms, denying them finance unreasonably. That’s the view...

A group of MPs has unveiled a scathing report about the inadequacies of HM Revenue & Customs, with a particular reference...

Nobody wants to have to end a tenancy with deductions from a tenancy deposit! Here we share our expert tips for landlords to pass...

There’s a 15 year record high in the number of buy to let mortgage products available for current or new landlords. The...

Landlords who make tax returns on their investment properties via VAT-registered companies must sign up to the HMRC’s Making Tax Digital...

This year, landlord and owner-occupier Londoners purchased 112,780 homes outside the capital, the highest number since 2007. New data, from Connells-owned agency...

It’s a common scenario: you put your house on the market, struggle to find a buyer, and then end up renting...

Internet searches for ‘how to become a landlord’ have increased by 22 per cent according to Sheards Accountants, a chartered accountancy...

Landlords have been given a boost from an unlikely source - HM Revenue & Customs. HMRC has given landlords and other businesses...

For the second month running the number of prospective tenants registered per lettings agency branch has shown a big jump, Data from...

A landlord has been refused a lettings licence by a local council because he failed to keep fire safety alarm records...

The London rental market may be in for a boom as figures show Londoners purchased over 60,000 homes outside the capital...

The latest rental market snapshot released by ARLA Propertymark shows a little of the heat coming out of the rental market...