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Fur flies as social media vilifies landlord over cat sitting request

Fur flies as social media vilifies landlord over cat sitting request

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A landlord has been lambasted for offering a room to rent with the condition that the tenant must look after two cats.

Letting agents report landlords quitting 'in droves' ahead of reforms

Letting agents report landlords quitting 'in droves' ahead of reforms

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Letting agents across the UK have expressed fears about landlords quitting in their droves ahead of the Renters’ Rights Act.

CLAIM: 'Insurance is only way to solve the pets-in-lets problem'

CLAIM: 'Insurance is only way to solve the pets-in-lets problem'

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A pet campaigner has warned that it will be a travesty if the government fails to overturn a House of Lords decision to reject plans for pet insurance

Landlord warns new red tape will reduce rental supply

Landlord warns new red tape will reduce rental supply

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Landlords in Guernsey have warned that new minimum standards brought in this week to make rental homes safer will spark a PRS exodus.

Adding value to your property is the key to investment success 

Adding value to your property is the key to investment success 

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One tried and trusted way to maximise profit is to buy undervalued property, you can then compound the gain by adding value

REPORT: Landlord exodus already impacting market

REPORT: Landlord exodus already impacting market

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Scores of landlords leaving the sector are exacerbating a significant lack of rental properties

Former housing watchdog chief says build-to-rent 'the future'

Former housing watchdog chief says build-to-rent 'the future'

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Long-standing MP Clive Betts is banging the drum for build-to-rent (BTR) through a taskforce that aims to boost the number of properties in the sector

Council leader says HMOs 'change the character of neighbourhoods'

Council leader says HMOs 'change the character of neighbourhoods'

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Warrington leader makes comments as council launches plan to rein-in HMO numbers within town.

Solicitor highlights 'holes' in Labour's renting reforms

Solicitor highlights 'holes' in Labour's renting reforms

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Bethen Abraham highlights two areas of the Renters' Rights Bill that have yet to be clarified by Ministers.

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BLOG: Can 'guaranteed rent' attract more landlords and fix the social housing crisis?

BLOG: Can 'guaranteed rent' attract more landlords and fix the social housing crisis?

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As the largest accredited supplier of properties to local authorities in London and Essex, Leigh Young (pictured), Co-founder of the Elliot Leigh Guaranteed Rent Scheme, talks about how a shift in mindset could help some landlords navigate the current and future market challen

Propertymark on lettings: What agents and landlords need

Propertymark on lettings: What agents and landlords need

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Nathan Emerson of Propertymark discusses lettings reforms, agent standards, and landlord redress in The Property Cast with Sean Hooker.

Airbnb returns to its roots with 'Rooms' but will initiative silence critics?

Airbnb returns to its roots with 'Rooms' but will initiative silence critics?

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Airbnb is going back to its roots by launching Airbnb Rooms, an updated version of its original aim to let guests stay in a room within someone elses home. The platform explains that in the current cost-of-living crisis, and years of being isolated, visitors are looking for

Tax to double for Airbnb rental properties in Scots holiday hotspots

Tax to double for Airbnb rental properties in Scots holiday hotspots

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The Scottish Government has followed its https://www.landlordzone.co.uk/news/clamp-down-on-letting-second-homes-planned/" target="_blank" English counterpart and revealed plans to manage the number of second homes and holiday rentals more aggressively within the country

Renters still don't understand build-to-rent 'offer' says leading figure

Renters still don't understand build-to-rent 'offer' says leading figure

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A 'lack of understanding' about the build-to-rent (BTR) sector is preventing it from offering a speedy solution to the housing crisis, according to one trade association boss. https://ukaa.org.uk/" target="_blank" UK Apartment Association </a

OPINION: 'Rent-to-Rent craze adding to UK's renting crisis'

OPINION: 'Rent-to-Rent craze adding to UK's renting crisis'

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Rent-to-rent is a controversial property investment model now being promoted by many property investment trainers and online influencers. Simply put, it involves would-be property investor landlords (as well as some rogue property companies) renting off a legitimate property own

LATEST: Average rent hits highest EVER record of �1,199 a month

LATEST: Average rent hits highest EVER record of �1,199 a month

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The average monthly rent in the UK is now a record-breaking �1,199, according to HomeLet, which advises landlords to prepare for more tenants being unable to pay. Its rental index figures for April - using data on achieved rental values from 5,000 letting agents - show rental p

EPC upgrades plus tenants 'terrified' of bills creating more damp, politicians told

EPC upgrades plus tenants 'terrified' of bills creating more damp, politicians told

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Increasing numbers of landlords are reporting damp and mould problems after forking out for energy efficiency work, it has been claimed. <figure id="" class="w-richtext-figure-type- " data-rt-type="" data-rt-align=""><div><img src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/63bef2f3c329eff8e3a4af45

Women renters welcome at novel new block - but men shown the door

Women renters welcome at novel new block - but men shown the door

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Britains first womens-only https://www.landlordzone.co.uk/news/breaking-flat-owners-in-medium-towers-hit-by-cladding-crisis-will-not-have-to-pay-acm-costs/" tower block for renters has been given the green light by planners in west London. The scheme for