Northwood letting agency in Romford has gone bust, leaving angry landlords out of pocket.
Most landlords who voted Labour wouldn’t do it again, a new survey from buy-to-lender Landbay has found.
Surveyors are the latest group to report a cooling rental market in the UK, with a slowing in demand among tenants for the first time since 2020.
Reading Council has given the go-ahead for an additional licensing scheme in the town – and defended the rising costs set to hit landlords.
Generation Rent has urged renters to get more MPs backing amendments to the Renters’ Rights Bill.
Rental growth in the UK has dropped to 3.9%, its lowest level in more than three years and down from 9.1% a year ago.
Demand for accessible homes is growing as the tenant population ages, a leading estate agency has reported, calling on Labour to help landlords finance upgrades.
With substantial capital gains gathered within your properties, selling the whole portfolio will probably leave you exposed to a substantial capital gains tax bill
The Welsh Government has followed its counterparts in England and Scotland and raised the stamp duty that landlords buying rental properties must pay, effective from tomorrow.
Just over a quarter of a billion pounds has been clawed back from landlords since HMRC's Let Property campaign began eight years ago, it has been revealed. The latest figure for the campaign were revealed by Financial Secretary to the Treasury Jesse Norman in response to a writt
With private rentals and holiday homes in high demand, many due to Covid and holiday staycations, some councils are offering landlords some very attractive incentives, dubbed golden hellos� of up to �3,500. Some councils have been offering private landlords and second home
A landlord who was hauled up on minor maintenance issues has been refused an HMO licence by Glasgow City Council. Khurshid Begum told its licensing and regulatory committee that he had sorted all the problems at his property in Grant Street, Hillhead, but councillors would still
The UK Government has identified that homes across the UK contribute about 1/5 of all carbon emissions from the country. In order for the UK to reach its ambitious carbon neut
As a landlord, your life is far from idle as you work hard to find new tenants, manage your current ones, do the admin, find reliable tradespeople and much more.<br>Faced with
House building giant Barratt has revealed what it claims to be the future of UK housing a 37 sq metre one-bedroom apartment for sale at �285,000. The 160 initial Smrt homes are within the companys huge Eastman Village development in Harrow, North London where event
A national rogue tenant register to combat the issue of renters trashing properties and leaving landlords out of pocket could be open to abuse, a leading expert has warned. Sean Hooker, head of redress at the https://www.theprs.co.uk/" target="_blank" <strong id="
August got off to an unsettled and changeable start this year, with heavy rain and flooding in many parts of the UK. But the long-range weather forecast is now predicting warmer than usual conditions in late August, and potentially even a heat wave, with temperatures set to soar across some
Rent Smart Wales is challenging letting agents and landlords over the widespread practice of charging student tenants summer retainer fees which it claims are unlawful under Welsh legislation. It says a retainer is an additional fee which is unlawful under the Renting Home
Generation Rent has called for a complete overhaul of the deposit system amid claims that it is failing renters and lining landlords’ pockets.
One councillor's 'slum' comments have spurred several industry figures to fight back against poor perception of HMOs.
Law Society chief and evictions expert say reforms are too late, too little and won't reduce evictions case backlog.
A council-run scheme to help people facing homelessness access private rented homes is proving a success.
Total Property sponsored the Landlord Investment Show, highlighting landlord concerns over the government's removal of pet protections in rental laws,
Scotland’s new Housing Secretary has been warned not to push rent controls over housing growth.
Landlords in the North East are being urged to sign up for charity boxing event, Rumble with the Agents.
Commercial landlords thought they had escaped the kind of tenant empowering measures being meted out to residential landlords - not so fast
The Renters’ Rights Bill won’t receive Royal Assent until after the parliamentary summer break.
Landlords celebrated 40 years of Portsmouth & District Private Landlords Association (PDPLA) with a garden party for old and new members.
Local authorities will be able to enter private rented properties without informing landlords in advance.
Landlords could get caught out by tougher rules around discrimination unless they evidence legitimate reasons.
"Landlord Whales”: the Super–Landlords quietly exiting the sector for big cheques
Planning red tape has caused a slowdown in build-to-rent (BTR) schemes that risks undermining investor confidence, according to the new Build to Rent
The government risks creating uncertainty and conflict between landlords and tenants unless rules are clarified soon.
Many tenants are staying put for much longer due to their struggle to find rentals and the prospect of paying higher rents for a new property.
Blogger and former Tory politician says new pet acceptance rules legalise trespass by livestock.
A rogue landlord has been fined £23,500 for knowingly failing to license one of their properties in Haringey.
County Durham hopes to restrict HMO conversions across the county amid fears that rising numbers are impacting communities.
The LandlordZONE podcast sat down with Nationwide's Landlord Lending Chief to talk EPCs and what they mean for landlords.
Landlords in Scunthorpe have called for judicial reform after their bid to challenge an upcoming selective licensing scheme failed.
Millions of landlords will have to renew their Electrical Installation Condition Reports in the coming months, warn electrical certification body.
Disgruntled residents in York have backed a petition to clamp down on the number of short-term lets in the city.
A firm has been handed a £14,000 fine for renting out a dangerously unsafe house to vulnerable tenants.
A landlord has been lambasted for offering a room to rent with the condition that the tenant must look after two cats.
