A consultation has opened into proposals not to charge landlords who are preparing a property to let or waiting to find a tenant the empty homes a council tax premium. The government wants to strengthen the existing long-term empty homes premium by applying this to properties th
UK house prices fell by 3.1pc on an annualised basis in the first quarter (Q1) of 2023 and an increase in interest rates have a dampening effect on the market. Inflationary pressures With inflation currently running at 8.7pc (CPI), this is well above the Bank of Engl
Statutory licensing scheme plans for visitor accommodation in Wales have got the thumbs down from many holiday home owners, short-lets landlords and residents. The proposals, which will see all holiday homes, https://www.landlordzone.co.uk/tag/airbnb-landlords/" target=
Leasehold properties are becoming harder to sell due to escalating ground rents and limited lease terms, despite recent reform efforts.
Loopholes in the Renters Reform Bill around alternative possession grounds leave it open to abuse by unscrupulous landlords, claims a Labour activist and lawyer. A landlord will simply need to demonstrate an intention to use the property to live in or sell before they can
British landlords who use rental platforms to let holiday homes in the European Union will soon have to pay VAT on their rental income. Under the EUshttps://taxation-customs.ec.europa.eu/taxation-1/value-added-tax-vat/vat-digital-age_en" target="_blank" <strong
Most tenants want their landlords to be green and digital, a poll of some 2,000 renters has revealed. Despite debates about rental supply and rocketing rents dominating the public debate about the private rented sector, software firm MRIs poll found that two thirds want to in
The Scottish and UK governments are working together to prevent landlords banning children from properties after a BBC investigation revealed the practice was still rife. Following the launch of thehttps://www.totallandlordinsurance.co.uk/knowledge-centre/renters-refor
Paul Shamplina says the key reason why tenants with children are struggling to find rented accommodation is the ongoing supply crisis created by Government intervention in the sector, and the huge competition for properties that it is creating. Speaking to BBC Radi
The NRLA recently reported that 1 in 3 landlords are going to trim down their portfolios. A whopping 33% of landlords currently selling throughout the UK. Of that 33%, most landlords agreed that they would be willing to take 80% of the value just to get rid of them because mortgage payments
Property PR expert Russell Quirk has been defending private landlords from a torrent of vile abuse on social media. <figure id="" class="w-richtext-figure-type- " data-rt-type="" data-rt-align=""><div><img src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/63bef2f3c329eff8e3a4af45/64cb9a556b542a2d3a2d
The new Housing Loss Prevention Advice Service could result in more landlords fighting and potentially losing - expensive court battles. There are fears that the threat of a �15,000 legal bill if they lose their possession claim hearing could be enough to dissuade some from
A Bristol Council report has urged caution when introducing rent controls for the city. Councillors have been calling for central government to put the brakes on rent rises for months and set up the https://www.bristolonecity.com/one-city-bristol-living-rent-commission/
The BBC has revealed that 24% of adverts it examined listed by landlords via online letting agency OpenRent showed said no families. Of some 8,000 adverts by landlords listed on the site over a recent four-day period, 1,800 said no families while 73% of the listings
Pro-tenant campaigners have claimed that the Governments looming overhaul of the private rented sector will cost landlords a meagre �10 each per annum. The https://www.rentersreformcoalition.co.uk/" target="_blank" Renters Reform Coaliti
Tax increases on private landlords are reducing supply but not increasing owner occupation, making it difficult for the PRS to be commercially viable, according to a housing sector academic. Giving evidence to the Pensions and Work Committee on benefit levels, Prof
A major Midlands council is considering a selective licencing when its additional licencing scheme for HMOs finishes in 2025 as it seeks to answer critics who believe this type of property is damaging social cohesion in many areas. The Cabinet committee of West Northamptonshire
Living in an era where the UK has concerns about the security of energy supply, rising energy costs, and the need to meet environmental considerations, looking to innovative energy back-up alternatives makes sense. Since the shock of the war in Ukraine, it has become increasingl
A Portsmouth landlord has launched an online petition in a bid to stop councils using heavy-handed criteria when designing selective licensing schemes.
Private landlords are being offered attractive letting and leasing deals by the Royal Borough of Greenwich in a bid to tackle its housing crisis.
Landlords could get more choice about what type of energy efficient upgrades they fit in their properties under the government’s Warm Homes Plan.
HMRC has made the unusual step of warning landlords not to use widely-routed tax avoidance schemes which it says are being marketed to buy-to-let investors as a way to save Capital Gains Tax.
A whopping 69% of renters haven’t heard of the Renters’ Rights Bill and 75% don’t understand how it might impact them, a new survey has revealed.
The Renters' Rights Bill is set to to overhaul the eviction process, with bailiffs increasingly under pressure.
House prices dropped in April as buyers paid thousands more in stamp duty, it has been revealed.
The court system isn’t ready for the Renters’ Rights Bill, it was declared in the House of Lords this week.
A worrying 39% of landlords will probably exit the market within the next five years, according to the latest poll.
The Renters’ Rights Bill will be back in the House of Lords on 14th October for its final stages before becoming law.
Landlord Janice Pope was ordered to pay nearly £3,500 after ignoring the threat of legal action.
Two letting agents have been expelled from The Property Ombudsman after failing to transfer rental payments received from tenants.
Polystyrene Ceiling Tiles - is it legal to have these tiles in the kitchen of a rental property?
Scores of private landlords in Basildon could have to pay a licence fee if the council goes ahead with a selective licensing scheme.
Nearly 60% of BTL landlords have no intention of selling any properties in the next 12 months.
The Renters’ Rights Bill isn’t likely to return to Parliament until after the party conferences in mid-October.
A man who took revenge on his former landlord by setting fire to his garage has been handed a five-year sentence.
Newly agreed rents in Great Britain fell -0.4% to £1,387 per month in the year to August.
Landlords face fresh 8% blow as property selling rates rise ahead of the Autumn Budget
Tenants have been ejected from Lord Alli's house - which was then re-let at a higher rent.
The long-standing argument that buy-to-let landlords steal homes from first-time buyers runs on
Rental reforms are fuelling relocation-style, short-term renting, causing landlords sudden void periods and unexpected costs.
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Mick Roberts has accused Nottingham Council of double standards after it dropped a licensing condition.
A landlord continued to rent out her unlicensed and unsafe HMO where one tenant was electrocuted, a tribunal has heard.
The vast majority of property investors now buy properties at digital auctions not in-room events.
Sefton Council is on a mission to make it more difficult for landlords to convert houses into HMOs across the borough.
Rebel Labour MP Zarah Sultana has called for fellow parliamentarians to be banned from being landlords.
Landlord instructions saw the steepest fall since April 2020 last month, forcing tenants to chase fewer rentals with rising rents.
Recent tax hikes on landlords have been good for the housing market by persuading more BTL investors to sell up.
Grainger PLC is the UK’s biggest listed residential landlord - it has just converted into a Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT)
Landlords have been urged not to fall foul of looming rent rise legislation by updating their records and processes.
Scots Conservative Thomas Heald bangs the drum for the private rented sector and rejects rent controls as solution to high rents.
Landlords face rising taxes, regulations, and costs - prompting many to sell up. Is government policy pushing small landlords out of the
