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A Treasury minister in the new government is to be investigated by the Parliamentary standards watchdog over here failure to register...

A convicted gangster caught with £500,000 worth of heroin has been refused entry to the landlord register in Scotland. This will mean...

The Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH) has written to Housing Secretary Angela Rayner urging her to make it even easier...

Plaid Cymru, the party of Wales, has issued a manifesto with a clampdown on the private rental sector as one of...

One of the more unexpected claims from Generation Rent activists is that when it comes to democracy, tenants are disadvantaged compared...

New demands from the Generation Rent group go much further than the original Renters Reform Bill in removing landlords’ rights. The group...

Landlords and managing agents in South Warwickshire are being encouraged to take part in an industry forum on Tuesday May 21...

The nearest thing to a national landlord register operating anywhere in the UK is seeking new staff - and they must...

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

National Landlord Investment Show has announced that the former Leader of the Conservative Party, the Rt Hon Sir Iain Duncan Smith,...

The Chancellor has rendered hundreds of lettings businesses unviable overnight as a result of his Budget tax clampdown. That’s the view of...

Uttlesford District Council's annual Landlord Forum, in partnership with the National Residential Landlords Association will take place on Tuesday May 14...

The Chancellor has used his Budget to confirm a 2p cut in National Insurance, from April 6. This will take it...

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

Housing Secretary Michael Gove’s proposals to restrict Airbnb-style short lets do not go far enough, a group of activists has said. Yesterday...

Airbnb has given its backing to a proposal from Housing Secretary Michael Gove to introduce a mandatory register of short let...

Calling all landlords, Investors and property professionals: National Landlord Investment Show returns to Olympia London on 6th March for its first...

The Department for Communities in Northern Ireland is reminding landlords who registered or renewed with the Landlord Registration Scheme during January,...

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

There will be long term pressure on housing affordability and the private rental sector if demographic forecasts from a range of...

As the Renters Reform Bill heads towards the House of Lords, a free webinar is targeting landlords operating in the student...

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

New research from a construction professional body shows a large proportion of people would not buy a newly built property due...

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

A business consultancy claims the HMNRC Self-Assessment helpline - set up to assist those compiling and filing tax returns as the...

A surprising one in seven lettings agents is now reporting a fall in rents rather than a rise. Although far more agents...

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

Propertymark says there’s no change in the mismatch between supply and demand in the rental market - unfortunately. Chief executive Nathan Emerson,...

A collection of pressure groups, fronted by Generation Rent, wants all private rental homes going on sale to be offered first...

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

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

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

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

1. Extra mortgage costs While anyone who owns a property runs the risk of not being able to pay their mortgage, the...

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

Data from London lettings agency Foxtons reveals that average weekly rental prices in May have surpassed the peak of 2022. The average...

The Generation Rent activist group claims holiday homes are eroding the supply of available properties in key tourist areas.  It claims 80...

A Tory MP representing a popular tourist area has attacked the proliferation of short lets, and wants a “locals first” policy...

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

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

Next Thursday voters up and down the country will be casting their votes in a series of local elections which are...

The Generation Rent activist group says the government’s proposed clampdown on short let landlords does not go far enough. At the end...

New rules making it tougher for people to let houses via AirBnb and other short let platforms have been unveiled by...

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

New figures from London-focussed letting agency Foxtons show rental demand remaining very strong. Last month’s figures show that compared to January 2020,...

High profile independent law firm Mishcon de Reya is hosting an in-person panel discussion on recent experiences with HMRC - and...

Foxtons says London’s market is finally cooling - at least a little - for the Christmas period. November followed the seasonal downward...

Purplebricks has detailed the price it is paying for a lettings compliance blunder first spotted last year. It predicts that, at worst,...

Activist group Generation Rent says it’s not convinced about government proposals to increase regulation of holiday lets and short lets -...

The government is to open a consultation on whether residential properties should require planning consent to be used as short lets...

New figures from London lettings agency Foxtons shows rents in the capital reaching new highs. In October, rental prices reached a record...

A confused and complicated approach to holiday homes in England, Scotland and Wales threatens the future of the holiday letting sector...

The current system of so-called ‘exempt rental accommodation’ has been condemned by MPs as “a complete mess” which wastes taxpayers’ money...

Housing campaigners want the government  to give English councils planning power to refuse Airbnbs Action on Short-Term Lets, a campaign group, has...

New figures from London agency Foxtons highlight the continuing imbalance between supply and demand across the capital. It says rents were up...

A London council and Airbnb are working together to try to counter large scale fraud amongst social housing tenants who sub-let...

HM Revenue & Customs has stepped back from a change in the deadline for first-time landlords to give notice of their...

Airbnb has teamed up with a tourism body to produce a report it describes as “ground breaking” in spelling out so-called...

A Conservative MP who has already suggested a 25 mile limit around some rental properties to reserve them for people with...

A review into the effect of short-term lets has been launched by the government.  The government says future policies could involve physical...

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

Airbnb’s general manager is claiming that there is no fact-based evidence to link the proliferation of short lets across the UK...

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

One in five properties in the UK could benefit from new government grants to help fund electric vehicle home charging points...

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

Tax experts have warned HMRC not to add to the burden of red tape already falling on landlords. The Chartered Institute of...

A lettings agent says his client landlords are already turning their back on short let platforms including Airbnb ahead of likely...

Foxtons has issued a wide-ranging snapshot of the London private rental market. Overall some 27 per cent of Londoners are  now privately...

A local authority in Scotland is calling on private landlords to get in touch if they have suffered hardship as a...

A leading experts on the private rental sector predicts it will take three years for the government to scrap Section 21...

Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s Budget has made one small but welcome change to Capital Gains Tax.  For those selling UK residential property, including...

The Generation Rent activist group has repeated its call for a landlord register in England, saying it could mean more tax...

New figures from the National Home Building Council suggests the popularity of detached properties has soared during the pandemic - prompting...

Proposals to impose strict controls on Airbnb and other short lets - including possibly requiring planning consent and licensing - will be...

Airbnb has issued a lengthy statement in response to a recent raft of criticisms about the effects of soaring numbers of...

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

Airbnb says it’s working to consider new approaches to short-term letting and the burgeoning holiday lets sector - and this has...

A new online platform for landlords claims to allow them to manage property certifications and inspections for single or multiple properties...

Landlords with London properties have a short-term opportunity to list and let them for free - but they’ll have to be...

A London lettings agency is offering landlords the opportunity to list and let properties for free this month.  The offer comes from...

There was a notable increase in the number of new tenancies last month as an increasing number of tenants took advantage...

The recent decision to abolish The Fair Rents (Scotland) Bill demonstrates the difficulty of introducing lettings regulation amid ongoing uncertainty, while...

The number of new tenancies is almost back to pre-pandemic levels following a sharp decline in activity during the second quarter...

Unscrupulous landlords in the East End of London been ordered to pay more than £100,000 over the past 12 months for...

New rules and how the Electrical Inspection Condition Reports (EICRs) requirements for rented homes in England are changing have sparked debate...

Those who rent out homes short-term in either the London borough of Camden or Westminster could soon face fresh restrictions. Both councils...

The National Landlord Show arrives at Olympia on Thursday 19th March to offer advice via complimentary seminars, major suppliers and landlord debates where you...

The Residential Landlords Association’s (RLA) research exchange, PEARL, is currently seeking views on Rent Smart Wales (RSW), the overseeing authority for...

The National Landlord Investment Show will return this year with events set to take place across the UK.  The first of six...

It’s impossible to ignore the recent boom of the short let market, as more and more buy-to-let owners opt to try...

Deposit-free renting provider flatfair has signed a partnership with Hunters which has more than 200 letting branches across the UK. The move...

An Airbnb host who rented out his council flat in central London has been fined £100,000 and evicted by Westminster City...

Deposit-free renting provider Flatfair has signed a partnership with CBRE UK Residential Lettings to offer deposit alternative solution. CBRE’s residential lettings business...

The National Landlords Association (NLA) has slammed the government’s Selective Licensing Review for failing to listen to landlords. The report, which was...

Buy-to-let landlords and property enthusiasts will once again descend on the Olympia Conference Centre in London today where they will be...

The Scottish government is consulting on introducing rent controls north of the border with a view to protecting private sector tenants...

Ex-London mayor Ken Livingstone will take part in the Future of the UK Housing Market Debate at the National Landlord Investment...

There has been a significant rise in the number of landlords re-entering the buy-to-let market after coming to terms with the...

A third of adults do not check if the engineer working on their property’s gas appliances is doing so legally, according...

Private landlords in Newcastle have rejected a new licensing policy put forward by Newcastle City Council, which would require them to...