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Renting reforms to be 'Armageddon' for some landlords, warns expert

Renting reforms to be 'Armageddon' for some landlords, warns expert

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Unprepared landlords face “Armageddon” once the Renters’ Rights Bill becomes law, one property expert has warned.

MP calls private rented sector 'wild west' as he launches Bill

MP calls private rented sector 'wild west' as he launches Bill

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Landlords in Northern Ireland could soon face more stringent rental reforms than those in England, if a Private Members’ Bill gains traction.

REPORT: Buy-to-let buying in ten-year decline but NE remains 'capital'

REPORT: Buy-to-let buying in ten-year decline but NE remains 'capital'

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Investment in buy-to-let has been grinding to a halt since extra stamp duty charge, new researsch has revealed.

Landlord platform reveals UK's first AI investing suite

Landlord platform reveals UK's first AI investing suite

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A mortgage and property financing platform has revealed a service that is claimed to be the first in the UK to use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to helps investors and landlords choose properties to buy and rent out.

Landlords pay price for cramming students into unsafe HMO

Landlords pay price for cramming students into unsafe HMO

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Two landlord brothers have been fined £20,000 and put on the rogue landlord database after failing to license their overcrowded HMO.

Agents risk tougher penalties for poor customer service

Agents risk tougher penalties for poor customer service

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Letting agents have been warned to heed legal changes that will impact their dealings with tenants and landlords.

Frustrated landlords advised to 'transfer up' for speedier possession

Frustrated landlords advised to 'transfer up' for speedier possession

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Landlords struggling to get their properties back have been urged to consider enforcing their judgments through the High Court.

Banks predict landlord exodus without EPC extension

Banks predict landlord exodus without EPC extension

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UK Finance has warned that mortgaged landlords’ properties won’t reach EPC C until between 2037 and 2043 – way off the expected 2030 target.

LATEST: Bank of England cuts rate by 0.25%

LATEST: Bank of England cuts rate by 0.25%

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The Bank of England has cut interest rates to 4.25% from 4.5% in a boost to landlord borrowing.

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Big midlands council says new £1,100 HMO licences 'justified'

Big midlands council says new £1,100 HMO licences 'justified'

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Peterborough defends decision to bring some 1,800 smaller HMOs into its licensing clutches.

'Historic shift' from residential to commercial property revealed

'Historic shift' from residential to commercial property revealed

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Report from Handelbanken paints picture of regulation bearing down on investor sentiment with predictable results.

'Ending ASTs gives tenants power  they don't want' reveals research

'Ending ASTs gives tenants power  they don't want' reveals research

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Renters' Rights Bill will also end the 'flexibility' of tenure that landlords and tenants have been enjoying for decades.

UPDATED: Letting agents now face anti money laundering checks

UPDATED: Letting agents now face anti money laundering checks

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From Wednesday 14 May 2025 letting agents are required to check landlords, tenants and guarantors by making anti money laundering (AML) checks

A read asks - What will be the effect of the Renters' rights bill on my buy to let business? 

A read asks - What will be the effect of the Renters' rights bill on my buy to let business? 

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The Renters' Rights Bill will become law soon; a reader asks, what will be the result of it on my buy-to-let portfolio?

Landlord being 92 years old 'no excuse' for licensing failure

Landlord being 92 years old 'no excuse' for licensing failure

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A 92-year-old landlord has been slapped with a £9,360 Rent Repayment Order after two tenants took him to tribunal for renting out an unlicensed HMO.

Landlords slam Labour as 'anti investment' in housing

Landlords slam Labour as 'anti investment' in housing

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Landlords have accused Labour of being ‘anti investment’ in the as a new survey reveals over half are worried about the costs of EPC upgrades, the Renters’ Rights Bill and mooted increases in Capital Gains Tax.

Greens fail in bid to stop above-inflation rent increases

Greens fail in bid to stop above-inflation rent increases

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The Scottish government has rejected proposals to increase rents by no more than the cost-of-living or increase in wages, at the latest stage of the Housing (Scotland) Bill.

'Clean-up' of property deal sourcing sector begins with new initiative

'Clean-up' of property deal sourcing sector begins with new initiative

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A new initiative aims to clean up property sourcing’s reputation and help compliant agents get deals signed off by finance firms.