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A landlord has pleaded guilty to behaving in a threatening or abusive manner, with the offence having been racially aggravated, having...
03 June 2024
From: Breaking News
High profile landlord Fergus Wilson has been sentenced to six months in prison suspended for three years and ordered to pay...
20 May 2024
From: Breaking News
Former Conservative leader Iain Duncan-Smith is to address landlords at an event this summer. The MP - 70 next week - was...
05 April 2024
From: Breaking News
The management of BTL properties, whether it's a modest collection of three units or a more sizable portfolio of fifteen, can...
15 March 2024
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Some 40% of residential landlords with a mortgage - fixed, tracker or discount - are due to renew their mortgage rate...
14 March 2024
From: Breaking News
A majority of Buy to Let landlords have been focused on growing property portfolios in the last 12 months, and not...
30 January 2024
From: Breaking News
The next National Landlord Investment Show is taking place in London next month. It’s on September 27 at DoubleTree Hilton London Elstree...
04 August 2023
From: Breaking News
Almost one in five renters say high mortgage rates mean they can’t afford to buy now and have put purchase plans...
27 July 2023
From: Breaking News
This year is set to bring sweeping rental reforms that will change the face of lettings forever. Landlords should be following...
02 June 2023
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A lender has revealed that it has arranged 14 mortgages in one go for a Buy to Let landlord with over...
24 January 2023
From: Breaking News
As the cost of energy spikes and the government rolls out new support, landlords and tenants involved in ‘bills included’ rental...
25 July 2022
From: Legislation, Regulation & Compliance
Rik Smith, Head of Tenant Services at Goodlord, outlines in this tips piece how agents can support tenants with rising energy...
29 September 2021
From: Agent Advice
The Daily Mail is reporting that Prime Minister Boris Johnson is to let his Oxfordshire cottage out - and he’s taking...
13 April 2021
From: Breaking News
A website claims an average £1,621 has been ‘wasted’ by each student on accommodation they haven't used this academic year -...
17 February 2021
From: Breaking News
The changes to Mortgage Interest Tax Relief and impact on your wallet Before April 2017 landlords with a mortgage on their buy-to-let...
14 January 2021
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Just over a fifth of landlords predict their tenants will escape to the country in search of more space because they...
23 October 2020
From: Breaking News
The Mortgage Lender (TML) has increased its loan-to-value (LTV) for capital raising landlords from 65% to 75% on all remortgage products. The...
14 August 2020
From: Breaking News
There has been a surge in demand for buy-to-let mortgage applications over the past few weeks, according to The Mortgage Lender...
14 July 2020
From: Breaking News
The Mortgage Lender (TML) has scrapped multiple application fees and cut its completion fee on portfolio applications to 1.2%, down from...
17 June 2020
From: Breaking News
The Mortgage Lender (TML) has increased rates across its buy-to-let mortgage range by 0.3%. Rates now start at 3.39% for 70% loan-to-value...
08 April 2020
From: Breaking News
Most landlords are wary of the potential damage, smells and noise complaints that can come with accommodating a tenant with pets,...
24 March 2020
From: Breaking News
The Mortgage Lender (TML) has made rate reductions across its new simplified buy-to-let mortgage range, which maintains a variety of fee...
10 March 2020
From: Breaking News
With the private rented sector continuing to expand, landlords must work hard to get ahead of the competition and attract suitable...
30 January 2020
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The Mortgage Lender (TML) will no longer prevent buy-to-let landlords from letting property to tenants in receipt of benefits. The move comes...
12 August 2019
From: Breaking News
The children are off school, which means the summer break has officially begun and people are gearing up for the holidays....
25 July 2019
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Just days after Landlord Today and sister publication, Estate Agent Today, published stories outlining the lack of government response to our...
18 July 2019
From: Breaking News
Throughout April and May, we ran a high-profile campaign across our sites, Landlord Today, Estate Agent Today, Letting Agent Today and...
12 July 2019
From: Breaking News
The Mortgage Lender (TML) has launched its first expat buy-to-let mortgage product range. Available for both purchase and remortgage applications, initial rates...
10 May 2019
From: Breaking News
Average asking rents in London rose to an all-time high of £2,091 a month in the first quarter of the year...
18 April 2019
From: Breaking News
Recent years have seen a shift in buyer activity across the UK’s property market, with London’s much publicised decline in popularity...
05 April 2019
From: Sponsored Content
With a new year now upon us, it’s time to look forward to what might happen (and what is definitely happening)...
15 January 2019
From: Sponsored Content
Legal & General Mortgage Club has launched an exclusive buy-to-let deal through The Mortgage Lender. The five-year fixed rate product is available...
29 November 2018
From: Breaking News
Early bird tickets are now on sale for the Residential Landlords Association’s (RLA) next Future Renting Conference in Cardiff. The one-day conference,...
01 October 2018
From: Breaking News
The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) has launched a new training academy to help landlords better manage their property portfolios. There are various...
04 September 2018
From: Breaking News
The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) has announced that the Welsh cabinet secretary responsible for housing policy, Carl Sargeant, will be the...
23 October 2017
From: Breaking News
Buy-to-let landlords seeking fire safety guidance following the Grenfell Tower tragedy can now gain access to an online fire safety course...
05 September 2017
From: Breaking News
A new property licensing scheme has been introduced by Redbridge Council in order to crack down on rogue landlords – and...
09 August 2017
From: Breaking News
Many buy-to-let landlords will undoubtedly commend former Tory leader Iain Duncan Smith for slamming anti-buy-to-let legislation introduced by the former chancellor...
19 July 2017
From: Breaking News
The Conservative party is under mounting pressure to look again at its plans to fund social care in England because the...
22 May 2017
From: Breaking News
We as the human race have long since had an affinity with animals, inviting them into our homes and making them...
24 February 2017
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With less than just three weeks remaining until the January 31 Self Assessment deadline, buy-to-let landlords are being reminded that there are...
13 January 2017
From: Breaking News
Buy-to-let landlords may have failed in their legal battle against planned government tax relief changes for buy-to-let homes set to be...
27 October 2016
From: Breaking News
Our latest infographic shows figures of how the majority of deposits are repaid at the end of tenancy and goes into...
05 August 2016
From: Sponsored Content
A tenant is being pursued for damages to a rented property covered by her landlord’s insurance. The Telegraph has reported on the test...
09 February 2016
From: Breaking News
The Telegraph has raised the issue of how local authorities are increasingly encouraging evicted tenants to stay put in a property...
12 January 2016
From: Breaking News
Conservative peer Howard Flight has condemned his own party’s attack on buy-to-let. Lord Flight published an article on the Conservative Home website...
06 January 2016
From: Breaking News
Buy-to-let is in the line of fire again with reports that officials at the Basel Committee are looking to get tough...
14 December 2015
From: Breaking News
A Leicester estate agent which offers “guaranteed rent” has been ordered to pay more than £12,000 in fines and court costs...
08 September 2015
From: Breaking News
The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) has launched a new campaign page full of tools to enable landlords to lobby against the...
07 August 2015
From: Breaking News
Mystery surrounds the apparent closure of a Cambridgeshire letting agent. The Cambridge News has reported that Kirby Property Management in Cambourne appears...