Akiva worked in the charity sector and property management before joining the legal team at Landlord Action. He has helped countless landlords get back possession of their property from some of the most difficult tenants.”
Alex Nolan, Senior Training Manager at NRLA, provides expert training on HMO management, tenancy processes, and rental sector legislative updates.
Alphaletz is designed to be a simple, cost-effective solution to these problems. Their mission is to free you from the burden of spreadsheets and paperwork, so you can free up time and keep an eye on your profits.
Partner at Xeinadin. Xeinadin is a leading provider of accountancy services and business advice for small and medium-sized enterprises and individuals across the UK and Ireland.
Established in 1860 to care for abandoned animals, Battersea aims to never turn away a dog or cat in need of help. In 2023, we helped 2,529 dogs and 2,450 cats across our three centres. Our work means we see day-to-day the many animal welfare issues facing dogs, cats and the people who care for them.
Paragon Bank has helped a landlord refinance a complex 77‑property portfolio and save £280,000 over five years.
Professionalism, compliance and business thinking are now essential for landlord success, NLIS speakers agreed.
Rental demand is gathering pace again after a relatively subdued period, according to agents around the UK.
Serial fraudster jailed for five years after fake references, forged documents and tenant scams exposed through private prosecution.
More than two-thirds of tenants are unaware of, or don’t understand the Renters’ Rights Act, a new survey finds.
UK rent growth is slowing as affordability limits rises, forcing landlords to balance higher costs with sustainable returns.
Now that Section 21 has gone, landlords and agents need to know how to streamline the process of using Section 8
Flat-share supply has fallen for the first time in three years, with the number of room adverts across the UK dropping by 3.2% in Q2 2026.
A rogue landlord used an AI-generated image to trick council inspectors into believing he had installed a smoke detector in a rental property.
Merton Council will make an Article 4 Direction permanent across 13 more wards in a bid to clamp down on the growth of HMOs.
Section 21 deadline panic grows as landlords flood the courts. Accuracy is critical before 31 July.
A rogue landlord and his property management firm have been fined for renting out a damp HMO with mushrooms on the walls.
Housing Secretary Steve Reed has taken a swipe at buy-to-let landlords in a speech about funding new homes.
Leasehold campaigners have warned that plans to introduce exemptions could lead to disputes and cause some leaseholders to lose out.
Brighton & Hove is widening the reach of its selective licensing scheme to take in a further two areas of the city.
The UK build-to-rent sector attracted £2.2 billion of investment in Q2 2026, marking the strongest second quarter on record.
Smaller property investment firms are finding it tougher to get finance as lenders often rate them as higher risk, according to new research.
Why are Andy Burnham's CGT rumours already reshaping the property market? Investors are rushing to sell assets
New rules for landlords on digital Right to Rent checks are being launched this autumn.
MPs have piled the pressure on ministers to regulate property managing agents as the government seeks to reform the leasehold sector.
MPs have urged the government to make it easier for councils to bring in selective licensing schemes to help improve standards.
Average rental yields for England and Wales were up 0.3% annually to 7.8% in the second quarter of the year, reports Fleet Mortgages.
Portsmouth landlords have won a legal battle forcing the city council to ditch blanket conditions in its HMO licence application forms.
Google searches for ‘Renters’ Rights Act 2026’ increased by 600% between 1st January and 1st May.
A new guarantee product aims to removes the pain of student renters being rejected from rental properties mid-way through the application process.
The government has insisted that the new private landlord redress scheme will only have a “negligible impact on the availability of rental property”.
Student move-out season raises fly-tipping risks, with landlords urged to prevent bin misuse, waste fines and costly clean-ups.
Landlord Nadeem Ahmed has been told to pay tenants £24,592 after he failed to license his HMO which suffered from mould and a rat infestation.
Tenant privacy vs landlord access: balancing quiet enjoyment with essential legal safety and compliance duties.
Generation Rent says the government should force landlords to hand back deposits quickly and fine them if they make fake damage claims.
Nearly half of student landlords plan to market their properties later in the academic year as they adjust to the Renters’ Rights Act.
After years of consultation and many conflicting signals, commercial landlords finally have some clarity on where Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards
Landlord, developer and TV presenter Sian Astley has been picked as Reform UK’s candidate for the Greater Manchester mayoral by-election.
Leasehold reforms make extending leases, buying freeholds and improving property management easier, with further changes planned.
Manchester's housing boom brings opportunity and scrutiny as Burnham's approach could shape the future for landlords nationwide.
Research suggests management costs have risen fastest in the Midlands over the past decade.
Dwelly has acquired property management and investment services firm Settio as it expands its reach among international property investors.
Rumble with the Agents pushes total charitable fundraising beyond £200,000.
Accounts filing reform is on the way for those landlords who have incorporated their property investment businesses
The number of rental properties being sold with tenants in situ is on the increase as landlords choose a quick exit following rental reforms.
A leading Scottish estate agent has warned that rent controls risk disrupting a private rental market that has finally begun to stabilise.
The government has revealed it could soon give English councils even more powers to clamp down on short lets.
The National Landlord Investment Show returns to Old Billingsgate in London on 8th July for its milestone 100th event.
Tenants using mydeposits’ custodial deposit protection scheme have donated a whopping £500,000 to the Centrepoint charity.
Nearly half of tenants see larger, corporate landlords as worse or much worse than private individuals, according to new research.
Property experts have urged Andy Burnham to make housing a priority if he makes it into Number 10.
Councils collect just one in four landlord fines, raising questions over tougher new penalties.
There's a major HHSRS overhaul coming, plus the road to Awaab's Law and £7,000 instant fines
Landlords are underestimating the scale and cost of meeting the reformed Decent Homes Standard, a property expert warns.
English councils are deciding nearly twice as many HMO applications as they were four years ago - and refusing a sharply rising share of them.
Landlords should find the house buying process easier under major government reforms announced to prevent sales from falling through.
Why agents can thrive if they offer expert support because the Renters' Rights Act means heavy demands on small-scale landlords
The gap between house and flat prices has reached its widest level in three decades, according to Zoopla.
The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee has voted to hold the base rate at 3.75%, signalling encouraging news for borrowers.
Landlords in Harrow will now need planning permission to turn family homes into an HMO.
Propertymark believes the government should allow retrofit costs to be offset against rental profits under its Warm Homes Fund.
Britain’s private rented sector has grown by 6.6% during the last decade, while Scotland and Wales have seen big falls in supply.
A landlord, his property firms and two letting agents must pay fines totalling £105,300 for renting out unlicensed properties.
Landlords withdrew almost £2.4 billion of equity from their portfolios last year to fund improvements.
Northern Ireland has launched its first build-to-rent-style affordable rent scheme for lower income households.
Nigel Farage has pledged that foreign nationals would be banned from social housing under a Reform UK government.
Generation Rent has called for a limit on how much landlords can raise rents, which it says creates a “fertile environment for scammers".
Fears that landlords would push through rent increases before the Renters’ Rights Act came into force have failed to materialise.
The government has indicated that it is considering a future tenancy deposit protection system based entirely on custodial schemes.
A High Court ruling says landlords are responsible for removing dangerous cladding
Pet advocacy charity AdvoCATS has successfully helped a tenant challenge her landlord who turned down a request to keep a cat.
Landlords would get much higher returns by investing in typical stock market portfolios than residential property, new research has shown.
Targeting lower income landlords to retrofit rental properties would be the best use of the Warm Homes Fund, ministers told.
A landlord has been heavily fined for failing to fix safety hazards at one rental property and for operating others without a licence.
Nearly one in five landlords admit to renting to someone they know without a formal agreement, risking disputes and financial losses.
Demand for rented homes has fallen to its lowest level since 2020, while rental prices in traditionally affordable places are rising fast.
With increasing costs, CPI inflation on the increase again and mortgage rates approaching 6 per cent, there's lots of talk about increasing rents
Landlords rush to sell as Capital Gains Tax changes reshape investment timing and trigger strategic portfolio exits
Two rogue landlords who let a pest-infested, unlicensed HMO have been banned after being convicted for a second time.
The new Plaid Cymru government has pledged to make private rents fairer and boost enforcement against failing landlords.
Landlords in Warrington hoping to convert family homes into HMOs will face tougher planning restrictions from September.
Landlord at 91 faces £30k debt after trying to sell amid delays, highlighting pressure in the housing system.
Rising costs and increased regulation have prompted increasing numbers of student landlords to sell up, despite continued demand.
Landlord awarded compensation and an apology after a managing agent's poor complaint handling caused delays and frustration.
Many landlords in Scotland get little or no direct communication from local councils despite being part of the landlord registration system.
Landlord incomes have hit a record £89,000, up £14,000 in the last quarter and £16,000 higher than a year ago.
Investors are increasingly looking beyond traditional buy-to-let as sales of larger properties at auction record big increases.
Owners of a purpose-built student accommodation block in Coventry have submitted plans to turn part of it into two HMOs.
Tenants’ group Acorn has sparked a war of words with landlords after its online post labelled them “vindictive, greedy so-and-sos”.
Having the right forms, notices and agreements is a crucial element of the new Renter’s Rights Act
Buy-to-let purchase searches have dropped by 22% in the last year, according to Twenty7Tec’s latest mortgage market data.
Landlords whose properties have serious defects will be liable for civil penalties of up to £40,000 under revised health and safety standards.
Three times more landlords say they have sold property than purchased property during the past year, according to an NRLA poll.
Residents from a London borough have failed to convince the government to introduce tough new laws on HMO conversions.
A new information hub aims to take on the NRLA by becoming the default, first-stop online resource for UK landlords.
Citizens Advice reports that 51% of renters using a zero-deposit scheme were misleadingly told they needed to use it to rent their home.
Another two councils have outlined plans to come down harder on HMO conversions.
Landlords will need support as well as funding to hit ambitious EPC C targets, the NRLA has warned.
Local councils will get a share of £10 million to refurbish empty retail units under the government’s high street rental auctions scheme.
Landlords must have greater confidence to let to formerly homeless tenants if the Renters’ Rights Act is to create a fairer PRS.
The Voice of Landlords Associations has urged Steve Reed to justify English councils' adoption of a civil penalty fines model.
Tenants’ unions have pledged to help private renters challenge rent increases at tribunal by launching an online rent rise checker.
A rogue landlord has been told to pay £25,224 after he ignored Southend Council’s order to stop renting out an unsafe property.
Cost pressures and reforms are likely to discourage investors and accelerate exits from those landlords with lower margins or higher leverage.
Landlords in Wales now have 14 days to tell tenants there has been a variation to the terms of their occupations contract – or risk a daily penalty.
Scotland is introducing new minimum EPC rating rules for private landlords, set to be enforced by 2028. Understand the requirements and get the facts.
A First Tier Property Tribunal has criticised Barking and Dagenham Council for failing to support a landlord who mistakenly failed to get a selective licence.
A new Online Fraud Charter aims to thwart property rental scams including fake accommodation listings on Facebook Marketplace used to lure in unsuspecting tenants.
Landlords have been warned that a Court of Appeal decision issued late last week will mean that in future they will have to settle their differences with tenants via an ombudsman before going to court.
New licensing application software introduced by Portsmouth City Council has been slammed for being badly written, hard to use and too demanding.
A serving fire officer whose tenants were at risk of dying in a fire in his unsafe HMO has been fined more than £15,000.
The UK's leading property trade association has warned MPs that the Renters Reform Bill contains measures likely to make the PRS increasingly hostile to landlords.
A London landlord has been ordered to repay his tenants nearly £10,000 in rent following a Property Tribunal hearing.
Commercial tenants, with the landlord's consent, not to be unreasonably withheld, can assign their lease (transfer it) to a third party (a new tenant).
In this episode of The Property Cast, we discuss how landlords and agents can stay on top of their legal obligations. Landlords now have to meet 168 rules and regulations to let a property legally, but what are the latest legislative updates that landlords and agents need to kno
In this episode of The Property Cast, Eddie and Paul welcome energy expert and Head of Tenancy Services at Goodlord, Rik Smith. Drawing on his in-depth knowledge of the residential energy market, Rik cuts through the jargon to explain what is happening in the energy market at la
The Property Cast returns for 2022 and our first episode discusses what the Governments strategy is to achieve decarbonization of the private rented sector? What is the NRLA doing to support landlords? And what do landlords need to know? Eddie and Paul are joined by CEO of th
With inflation now into double figures, with all the financial shenanigans over the mini budget, the 10 year risk free bond yield at around 5 percent, its sending mortgages rates above 6 per cent, so how low will house prices go? It seems inevitable prices will fall, but by h
A prominent landlord in the North East has told the BBCs Newsnight programme that unless variable mortgage rates reduce he will have to start handing the keys back to the ten or so properties within his portfolio. <figure id="" class="w-richtext-figure-type- " data-rt-type="" da
Outspoken landlord Tina Knight has incurred the wrath of social media users by outlining the sectors eviction headaches on Good Morning Britain. She told presenters Susanna Reid and Richard Madeley that tenants have too much power and described some landlords
The Newcastle headquartered firm Greggs has won an initial High Court ruling in a �150m Covid related case against the insurance company, Zurich. Greggs claim was over its business interruption insurance with Zurich in which the firm claims it is due monetary compensation fo
London mayor Sadiq Khan says families would save about �3,000 during the next two years if he was given the power to freeze rents in the capital. We are asking government to give us the powers to have rent controls,� he toldhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m0
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has announced that the government will reverse almost all the tax measures announced in its recent growth plan. While it will still go ahead with cutting stamp duty, a planned 1p cut to the basic rate of income tax will now be shelved indefinitely� wh
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This case highlights the dangers of responding to emails (phishing schemes) and social media appeals promising tax rebates and otherwise ways of receiving large pay outs in return for information. Four men were arrested in a coordinated operation across England by over 50 office
The new Chancellor and former Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt has been tasked with sorting out the Kwamiikaze mini budget introduced by his predecessor, who holds the dubious gong of having the 2nd shortest tenure in the job ever. Hunt, who has made two weak
Demand for shared rooms is at an all-time high, while supply has hit a nine-year low, according to flat share site SpareRoom. The shocking figures have also led to average monthly room rents reaching record highs and increasing across every UK region in Q3 2022; Scotland is up 2
AirBnb owners are switching to long term lettings following changes to Scotlands short-term lets laws, according to a leading property firm. In a reverse of the recent trend thats seen scores of landlords ditch tenancies for holiday lets, DJ Alexander says it has been appr
Council tax re‑banding HMOs sparks fury—MP warns Truss-era reclassification in 50+ towns deals tenants a blow.
The Prime Minister has scotched rumours yesterday that she intends to U-turn on the previous Conservative governments commitment to get rid of Section 21 no-fault evictions. During a packed Prime Ministers Questions in the Commons this morning, she confirmed in a ter
Lloyds bank has entered into a �180million financial partnership with specialist buy-to-let lender, LendInvest PLC. The lenders partnership with the leading high street retail bank will be a boost to the innovative lenders business, helping the AIM listed company grow its buy-to-let
A tweet by the political editor of The Times newspaper has claimed that Liz Truss is about to U-turn on abolishing Section 21 evictions. Steven Swinfordhttps://twitter.com/Steven_Swinford/status/1579586149999181824" took to the social media
Guidance for landlords and tenants on addressing dampness, condensation, and mould issues, covering responsibilities and prevention strategies.
Holyrood MSPs yesterday passed through emergency legislation to freeze most rents until the end of March 2023. The legislation was on a fast track from earlier this week and passed its final stage yesterday. After hearing that some residential rents had increased by up to 30 per
Following recent changes to legislation The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DHLUC) is expected to issue an updated version of the renters https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/942503/6.6642_MHCLG_
Bank of England's base rate hike to 2.25% strains buy-to-let landlords with mortgages, raising refinancing costs and financial pressures. Sour
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The impact of council tax re-banding in HMOs has started to bite as tenants around the UK are being handed huge bills. Portsmouth seems to be a particular hot spot, where one Twitter user posted: Im literally in shock. My house is being re-banded that its six individual
NRLA’s Ben Beadle warns new energy rebate laws may unfairly target landlords, risking conflict with tenants amid cost-of-living crisis.
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