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Kreston Reeves accountancy firm has this guidance for landlords letting furnished holiday accommodation. - Draft legislation and associated guidance has now been published...

A landlord has been fined £5,000 for permitting six tenants to occupy an unlicensed property in Hertsmere. The local council issued the...

Knight Frank has set out its forecast for the rental sector for the rest of 2024 - notwithstanding uncertainty over rental...

The choice of holiday let deals is on the rise.  According to analysis by Moneyfactscompare the mortgage choices for borrowers looking at...

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

It will take no less than 18 years for all private rental properties to achieve an EPC rating of C or...

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

The property industry establishment representing agents, surveyors and the volume house builders, has piled in to praise the planning reforms proposed...

A property inventory provides details on the condition of a property and its contents which is carried out at the beginning...

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

A property firm has branded the current council tax rules for holiday homes “a mess” and says local and national government...

The National Residential Landlords Association says ending Section 21 eviction powers in isolation, as some have suggested the new government should...

A council is next week considering a move which is seen as a trigger for wider national policy changes regarding Airbnbs...

The biggest rental sector headline from Labour’s manifesto may well be its pledge for the “immediate” abolition of Section 21 eviction...

Shawbrook Bank has rolled out a series of criteria changes designed to support both new entrants and seasoned investors in expanding...

As a homeowner in the UK, navigating the complex landscape of taxes and regulations enforced by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC)...

Speculation is growing ahead of the General Election around how first-time buyers will fair, and if they’ll receive the support they...

“When it comes to housing policy, there is little difference between the two major parties” says Aneisha Beveridge, head of research...

Three more lenders have revised their buy to let mortgage range as competition continues apace to get landlord customers. Landbay has announced...

A manifesto just released by the Labour Party and dedicated to Scotland hints at ent controls. In recent years Labour has backed...

Local media in the Midlands say another Labour council is set to charge private landlords £1,000 for a licence allowing them...

The year to March 2024 saw the fewest new housing sites consented than during any 12-month period since the data collection...

Labour’s manifesto, just released, makes a pledge to enact the “immediate” abolition of Section 21 eviction powers, along with other private...

The Conservatives have set out a 78-page manifesto, of which just over two pages are given to housing and related issues.  Here...

The Generation Rent activist group has issued a statement appearing sharply critical of Labour’s first new policy on housing in the General...

A Labour MP who served in Jeremy Corbyn’s shadow administration and has spent much of his Parliamentary career criticising the private...

There’s been a surge in Right to Rent checks - up 577% year on year. Under the Right to Rent Scheme, civil...

The chief executive of the Generation Rent group has made another attack on landlords who ask tenants to vacate properties. He says...

London councils have slammed government plans for regulating the short-term and holiday lets sector. In a letter to Housing Secretary Michael Gove,...

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

The Labour Party will not introduce rent controls if it wins the election. A spokesperson for the party is quoted on today’s...

A prominent PropTech supplier claims the government’s pledge to delay the ban on Section 21 evictions until court processes have been...

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

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

The government is ruling out any U-turn on the tax changes regarding furnished holiday lettings - despite substantial complaints from Tory...

A new guide from Propertymark explains the rights which private rental tenants have - and sets out how they can challenge...

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...

A landlord who has repeatedly flouted housing rules has been fined a further £36,000 following a prosecution brought by a council.  Giuseppe...

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

Political parties should stop bickering and instead work together to boost enforcement of rental standards in the private sector. That’s the view...

A tribunal case has ended with fines imposed on two landlords - Nigel William Harry Hobbs and James Robert Hobbs -...

There’s been a bevvy of buy to let mortgage deal changes this week. Shawbrook has made a series of reductions across its...

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

The Generation Rent activist group is placing its hopes for pro-renter policies on newly-elected Metro Mayors, who will be elected on...

Rent controls are at the heart of the local election manifesto of the Green Party of England and Wales. Co-leader Carla Denyer,...

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

Scotland’s new Housing Bill - introducing a laborious eviction process and rent caps across the country - will ‘compound the mistakes’...

The UK government's long awaited Spring Budget announced some key changes for the property market in an effort to stimulate activity...

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

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

It’s all change at the start of the new tax year, and with so many tweaks to so many rules, it’s...

The tax reliefs enjoyed by landlords running Furnished Holiday Lets (FHL) were cut by the Chancellor this month. Some say the...

Some 89% of higher-rate and 100% of lower-rate taxpaying landlords who sell will see their Capital Gains Tax bill rise in...

Seasonality is returning to the prime London lettings market after three tumultuous years.  The pandemic meant the market was initially flooded with...

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

A council is launching an innovative scheme whereby good landlords get long licences - and poor ones get short licences. Gloucester council...

Like a parent whose kids expected half term in Disneyland, Jeremy Hunt is spending the week managing expectations – and crushing...

SNP councillors in Scotland have come up with an innovative suggestion to improve energy efficiency in private rental properties. They want councils...

Countryside campaigning charity CPRE has given a warm welcome to Michael Gove’s clampdown on short lets. Last week Housing Secretary Gove announced...

One of the biggest parts of buying a holiday home is securing a holiday let mortgage which can differ substantially to...

Reversing the tax penalties imposed on buy to let landlords in recent years would reduce the impact of short lets on...

A Labour MP who has campaigned for some years against short let landlords says proposals to crack down on the sector...

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

Speculation continues apace over the likely measures in next month’s Budget, especially after what is seen by political analysts as a...

Deciding on a residence in the bustling city of London is no small feat, especially when faced with the dichotomy of...

A prominent lettings agency has hit out at the latest changes to safety regulations that private landlords must comply with or...

Generation Rent has given a qualified thumbs up to Housing Secretary Michael Gove’s ideas for homes on brownfield land. This week Gove...

A solicitors’ firm is warning that a County Court case could be used to allow more tenants to defend Section 21...

Landlords are selling up in significant volumes these days - partly to cash in on capital appreciation, but mostly thanks to...

In the buy to let market, success goes beyond the transaction of paying rent. Ultimately, fostering a healthy landlord-tenant relationship can...

A legal services provider is claiming that landlords risk criminal prosecution for breaches of licensing rules that are often “unreasonable and...

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

The government may be keen on scrapping Section 21 powers for private landlords but it’s getting much tougher on social housing...

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

A newspaper claims that Prime Minister Rishi Sunak wants British families to be given higher priority for social housing. Implicitly this may...

Warwick council is the latest to launch an Additional Licensing Scheme - it came into force just before last weekend. The district...

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

Newham council in London has won what it calls a landmark case against a convicted rogue landlord. The court has dismissed the...

Direct Line is highlighting the importance of residential landlords having their properties inspected regularly, with research revealing 83 per cent of...

New rent control proposals put forward by politicians are unnecessary and too costly according to a leading property expert.  David Alexander -...

The Treasury has announced March 6 as the date for the Spring Budget and Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has commissioned the Office...

A spokesperson for the Citizens Advice charity has claimed at a public meeting that private landlords serve Section 21 notices on...

A lack of Energy Performance Certificate enforcement is putting tenants at risk from high energy costs or cold homes, according to...

In an analysis of one of the largest data sets in the industry (consisting of buyers from 195 countries and 900,000...

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

The government has insisted that its commitment to reform the courts process to help deal with evictions more effectively is not...

Melton council in Leicestershire has prosecuted a resident who pleaded guilty of failing to comply with a planning contravention notice which...

A senior Labour MP associated with the moderate wing of the party says private rental properties should be confiscated from serial...

Changes put forward to the Renters Reform Bill to crack down on rogue landlords, protect vulnerable residents and improve the safety of...

The Chartered Institute of Environmental Health gas come out in support of a legal challenge to the government’s draft regulations exempting...

Uncertainty over government plans for the Private Rented Sector - including the controversial Renters Reform Bill - has left the industry...

A local authority in London is to buy back over 300 properties it built and sold off years ago under Right...

Housing Secretary Michael Gove has ruled out any reversal of Section 24 or other tax changes which have hurt landlords in...

A Bristol landlord who confronted handed the tenant an illegal eviction notice after finding him using the bathroom in the house,...

“Huge numbers” of small family-run holiday lettings businesses in Wales are selling up because of new restrictions and large tax hikes. New...

MPs from a range of opposition parties are pressing the government to reinstate the stricter energy efficiency rules for landlords, recently...

A prominent north of England council has launched a six-week public consultation on proposals to tighten the planning rules around converting...

A prominent property market analyst says he was “gobsmacked” to hear Prime Minister Rishi Sunak tone down the energy efficiency requirements...