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To achieve government’s EPC targets by 2035, landlords across the country may be forced to take action at a time when...

A Landon council has helped prosecute two rogue landlords renting out a property without a licence in West Kensington. Francesco Grasso and...

Landlords with properties that are experiencing problems with damp and mould are being urged to contacta council for help. The plea comes...

Our data reveals a striking trend: landlords buying property are getting younger.  The average age of landlords purchasing with a buy-to-let mortgage...

The average house for a first-time buyer costs £241,502, meaning that the average renter bought one with a 10% deposit and...

Campaigning charity Shelter has responded angrily to new figures showing that councils are spending ever-more on temporary accommodation for homeless households...

Neath Port Talbot Council is set to host a free event for landlords who let out properties within the county borough.  The...

A landlord has been fined more than £3,000 for breaching fire regulations. Adam Berrington has appeared at Warrington Magistrates’ Court charged wiith...

Coventry council will consider extending an Additional Licensing Scheme in the city for a further five years so it will run...

Citra Living, part of Lloyds Banking Group, is launching 40 new homes - some Build To Rent - to the Nottingham...

With Labour’s election victory, a new EPC target has been announced. In mid-July, the new Secretary of State for Energy Security and...

Landlords and managing agents with responsibility for residential properties in Thanet are invited to an event on Friday September 27. The all-day...

One of the UK’s most high profile lettings agents is calling on politicians to change course on rent controls. David Alexander of...

Accord Mortgages is reducing rates on its buy-to-let product range again this week, by up to 0.20% across all loan-to-values up...

There’s been a lot of “over-dramatisation” around the likely targets for private rental properties to have improved energy efficiency, says a...

A council has banned a rogue landlord from letting properties - either directly or through the agencies that he runs -...

A Build To Rent provider claims that its new scheme - where prices for the smallest units begin at £1,240 pcm...

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

London Mayor Sadiq Khan appears to have lost his years-long fight to win the power to improve rent controls. Media reports over...

The Renters (Reform) Bill was one of the main casualties of Rishi Sunak’s early General Election call. It left insufficient parliamentary...

International legal practice Osborne Clarke is warning the new government to give clarity to the measures in its Renters Rights Bill...

Generation Rent says it wants rent rises across the UK limited to the lowest of two official government statistics. In a statement...

Average UK private rents increased by 8.6% in the 12 months to July 2024 according to official government figures, unchanged from...

A statement from Coventry council says it is set to extend is HMO licensing regimes when they are considered for renewal. Councillors...

A landlord who persistently failed to license several rented properties has had the homes seized by Merton council in south London,...

A new licensing scheme in Peterborough has attracted over 7,000 applications from landlords since March - and a property inspection programme...

The Housing Ombudsman, who presides over the social landlord sector comprising housing associations and local councils, has hit out at a...

A Crimestoppers campaign is advising tenants on - in its words - “how to spot if your landlord is stealing energy.” The...

A Hastings landlord has been fined £10,000 after failing to provide a satisfactory Electrical Safety Installation Certificate to the town council. The...

HM Revenue & Customs has contacted Landlord Today to share this guidance on self-assessment tax filing.  ----- For many self-employed workers Self Assessment...

Charlie McNeill, managing director at Rainclear Systems, gives this advice to landlords considering gutter maintenance ahead of autumn and winter.  - Your gutters play...

Citra Living - the name of Lloyds Bank’s Build To Rent operation - is buying 159 properties from developer Morris Homes Group. The...

Deposit alternative service flatfair says it’s had a bumper month working with Build To Rent operators - and it tells private...

The National Residential Landlords Association says property claims management service Aspray has become a so-called ‘recognised supplier.’ Aspray focuses on providing claims...

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

The Mortgage Works will today be reducing rates by up to 0.45 percentage points across its product range, with rates starting...

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

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

Safe Suffolk Renters will be holding another conference for private sector landlords in the county this October. The organisers say they are...

A landlord has been fined for allowing a family to live in a substandard property with serious hazards including damp and...

There's speculation that Chancellor Rachel Reeves will use changes to Capital Gains Tax to help fill the hole in the public...

The abolition of the furnished holiday lettings tax regime - confirmed earlier this week - will punish local economies, according to...

Three people have been prosecuted and fined a total of £17,604 for letting an unlicensed HMO in Barnsley. Council officers also identified...

The Renters Reform Coalition - a collection of some 20 groups, fronted by Generation Rent - has announced that it is...

A report by professional services firm PwC indicates that London’s private rented sector makes a gross value added contribution of £14.6...

Foundation Home Loans’ buy to let and residential brands have launched new two- and five-year fixed-rate EPC Saver products in partnership...

The independent National Audit Office has sharply criticised the former Conservative government for having no strategy or public targets for reducing...

A council’s housing team is inviting local landlords to attend its first landlord's forum.  This event is free to attend and will...

During the King’s Speech on Wednesday 17 July, the UK Government announced that it intended to legislate a new Renters’ Rights...

Housing has been a priority since day one of the new Labour government, with its promised 1.5m new homes getting a good...

Paragon Bank is offering four new limited edition buy to let mortgages, with two products suitable for landlords with three or...

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

New figures from the Housing Ombudsman - who presides over social housing - suggests 47% of the cases he has determined...

Labour has made a solid start with regard to the lettings sector according to a high profile rental law expert. The Head...

A controversial council has launched a 12 week consultation on its policies restricting Airbnb-style short lets. Edinburgh council insists that new Airbnb...

The government has been warned by a charity not to weaken its commitment to scrapping Section 21 by allowing ‘backdoor evictions’...

The National Residential Landlords Association has reached the final of awards celebrating the best of British trade associations. An announcement on the...

A new index shows that only one in eight potential first-time buyers can purchase the average FTB home in their area. The...

The London borough of Wandsworth is the latest council to trigger a consultation for more licensing.   It’s inviting tenants, landlords, property...

Private renters are more satisfied with their accommodation than those in the social rented sector, according to new data published over...

The Mortgage Works is today reducing selected Buy to Let rates for new and existing customers by up to 0.25 percentage...

The government has released more information on its new Renters Rights Bill, which is expected to be launched into Parliament in...

Increasing numbers of savvy buyers are snapping up property at auction but it’s important people should do their homework first or...

A controversial council claims that HMRC is working with its enforcement team because many landlords who avoid licensing schemes are also...

A council has become the first to require home owners to secure planning consent before their property can be used as...

Enfield council in North London is running a consultation on its proposals for a licensing scheme for small, shared HMOs in...

The activists who were so influential in steering the shape of the Renters Reform Bill under the old Conservative government are...

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

A new Renters' Rights Bill is to be introduced into Parliament, it's been confirmed today. The announcement was made in the King's...

A council has reported that its Selective Licensing scheme has had only 43% take-up from landlords after two years.  And a report...

A north of England local authority is launching yet another consultation on licensing - 17 years after it became one of...

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

A new report from the Sustainable Markets Initiative, highlights the important role that electrified ‘cleantech’ homes can play in reducing energy...

Lloyds Bank - already a player of growing importance in the Build To Rent niche - is now to publish what...

A council dominated by a residents association is looking for landlords of three-, four- and five-bedroom houses to sign up to...

A group of 20 major local authorities - the biggest social landlords in England - have sent an open letter to...

The much-publicised and long-awaited Good Landlords Charter for the Greater Manchester area has at last been launched. A statement from the local...

A landlord has been convicted for the illegal eviction and harassment of a tenant. St Albans Magistrates Court heard how Olufemi Forseythe,...

Understanding Article 4 is crucial for HMO landlords and one legal expert says there is a big difference between HMO licensing...

Activist group Generation Rent has produced a report in tandem with a trades union, focusing on key worker tenants - and...

A council has thanked private landlords who have helped it cope with a homelessness crisis - but it says it wants...

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

Salford council has launched a consultation on whether private housing landlords in parts of Broughton and Kersal should require a selective...

One of the Bank of England monetary policy committee members has advised against a cut in base rate on August 1. Jonathan...

A Green councillor in a city which has a Green MP is calling for the local authority to require planning consent...

A council is urging private landlords who let out properties locally to check if they need a licence under a new...

A prominent property group says landlords can only cope with the upcoming rental reform programme under Labour if they work with...

The National Residential Landlords Association has congratulated Labour on its landslide election win and has extended the hand of cooperation for...

Labour MP Matthew Pennycook has been named as the principal housing minister in the new government. He was shadow housing minister when...

As the new Labour Government settles into power, rental reform will be one of the items at the top of the...

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

A mortgage lender has introduced a product which effectively encourages a landlord to sell to a sitting tenant at a discounted...

A prominent industry figure has criticised politicians for leaving all sides of the private lettings sector with uncertainty - and allowing...

Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service has prosecuted a landlord for failing to comply with the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005,...

A council has prosecuted a landlord for letting out two HMOs without a licence and failing to comply with HMO Management...

Another slew of buy to let lenders have slashed rates on their products as competition for landlords hots up further. A statement...

Price growth in high-value prime areas has been put on hold given uncertainty surrounding the General Election, according to the latest...

A survey claims that 86 per cent of freehold landlords with a suitable property would install an electric vehicle (EV) charge...

A landlord must pay £24,000 for failing to comply with an Improvement Notice issued to him.  Landlord Lakhbir Singh Rakhra was reported...

The NRLA has slammed politicians in all major parties for their silence on one of the biggest issues for the private...