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Landlord sell-off increasing ahead of Renters’ Rights Bill

Landlord sell-off increasing ahead of Renters’ Rights Bill

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An increasing number of properties are being sold by landlords, new databy TwentyEA reveals.

Renting with pets – the rules are changing

Renting with pets – the rules are changing

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Labour have vowed to make it easier for tenants to rent with pets - The Renters’ Rights Bill will give tenants greater pets rights

Landlord groups retain influence despite smaller players quitting

Landlord groups retain influence despite smaller players quitting

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Landlord groups continue to have pulling power despite a backdrop of smaller players quitting the market, insists the founder of GB Landlords.

HMO landlords may add premium for single service

HMO landlords may add premium for single service

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Landlords could charge a premium on HMO rooms by helping to ensure tenants will get on with their housemates, a new survey reveals.

Buy-to-let rates cut by Landbay amid tariff impact

Buy-to-let rates cut by Landbay amid tariff impact

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Landbay has become the latest buy-to-let lender to reduce rates in the wake of President Trump’s Liberation Day tariffs.

Properties for sale typically spend a month on the market

Properties for sale typically spend a month on the market

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Properties for sale in England and Wales spend just over a month on the market on average, new data reveals.

Guaranteed Rent provider teams up with accreditation scheme LLAS

Guaranteed Rent provider teams up with accreditation scheme LLAS

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LLAS and rent provider Elliot Leigh have teamed up to raise standards and strengthen landlord support in the private rented sector.

Younger tenants resist regulation, even if it strengthens their rights.

Younger tenants resist regulation, even if it strengthens their rights.

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Despite the potential to strengthen their rights, younger tenants are often reluctant to support greater regulation in the private rental sector.

Renters’ Rights Bill may be delayed as peers’ financial ties surface.

Renters’ Rights Bill may be delayed as peers’ financial ties surface.

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Tenant groups raise concerns that peers with property interests are working to delay the Renters’ Rights Bill and push for concessions from the Govern

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GUIDE: Tenancy agreements as a deed instead of a contract

GUIDE: Tenancy agreements as a deed instead of a contract

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A tenancy agreement is just like any other contract, so as soon as both tenant and landlord have signed the agreement, it becomes a legally binding contract.

Definitive leasehold reform is still far from a done deal

Definitive leasehold reform is still far from a done deal

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Labour might be no more likely to deliver on promises to overhaul the leasehold system than the Conservatives, according to property experts.

Surveyors warn parties to focus on generation rent

Surveyors warn parties to focus on generation rent

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A huge mismatch in the private rented sector has left tenants tackling ever-rising living costs and plummeting affordability levels.

Demand grows for greener properties to lower energy bills

Demand grows for greener properties to lower energy bills

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Most portfolio landlords have been asked to make energy efficient improvements by their tenants in the past year, according to a new poll.

Labour manifesto sets deadline for more energy efficient PRS

Labour manifesto sets deadline for more energy efficient PRS

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Private rented homes will have to meet minimum energy efficiency standards by 2030 if Labour get the keys to Number 10 next month.

Farage will push for urgent repeal of Section 24

Farage will push for urgent repeal of Section 24

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Reform UK wants mortgage interest tax relief brought back as part of ‘critical reforms’ suggested by the party following the general election.

Legal appeal aims to protect landlords' postal rights

Legal appeal aims to protect landlords' postal rights

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The NRLA has stepped in to help fight a legal battle over whether it is acceptable for vital rental documents to be served by post.

COMMENT: Aiming for net zero makes good business sense

COMMENT: Aiming for net zero makes good business sense

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Increasing the energy efficiency of a property is undoubtedly of value - regardless of the election outcome.

Logbooks should be made compulsory for landlords, claims expert

Logbooks should be made compulsory for landlords, claims expert

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Landlords could have to start keeping a digital logbook to demonstrate their compliance with energy efficiency measures.

Labour to force landlords to achieve EPC band C minimum

Labour to force landlords to achieve EPC band C minimum

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The government has confirmed its plan to force all private landlords to get their rental properties up to an EPC C – from the current EPC E – by 2030.

Renters’ Rights could scupper students’ uni plans

Renters’ Rights could scupper students’ uni plans

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Students from the UK and overseas could miss out on a university education unless the Government makes urgent changes to its Renters’ Rights Bill.

Tenants rescued by inspection officers after ignoring CO alarm

Tenants rescued by inspection officers after ignoring CO alarm

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A Birmingham Council officer has saved the lives of a family of renters during a selective licensing compliance visit.

Rental reforms stir controversy in House of Lords

Rental reforms stir controversy in House of Lords

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Despite warnings about potential unintended consequences of the Renters’ Rights Bill, the Bill is speeding through Parliament

Minister reveals end to rent controls in Scotland

Minister reveals end to rent controls in Scotland

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The Scottish government will scrap its temporary rent control legislation on 31st March, in a move which promises to boost landlords’ confidence.

Big company makes shock claim about 'small landlords'

Big company makes shock claim about 'small landlords'

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Build-to-rent developer Grainger has seen impressive growth thanks to a supportive government and the battering of smaller private landlords.

Landlords rush to sell amid high property demand

Landlords rush to sell amid high property demand

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From dwindling profits to tenant pressure groups and legislative interventions – landlords all over the UK have had enough.

LATEST: Bank of England lowers base interest rate to 4.5%

LATEST: Bank of England lowers base interest rate to 4.5%

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The Bank of England has cut interest rates by 0.25 percentage points to 4.5%, raising hopes of better mortgage deals for landlords.

Leading landords warn renting reforms will 'harm students'

Leading landords warn renting reforms will 'harm students'

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Leading landlords warn renting reforms may harm students by reducing supply or increasing rental costs.

'Super slum' landlord fined £14,000 over illegal HMO

'Super slum' landlord fined £14,000 over illegal HMO

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A landlord whose tenants were forced to use a drafty bathroom in the garden has been told to pay out more than £14,000.

Director trio banned after misleading investors over return of £4.13m

Director trio banned after misleading investors over return of £4.13m

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Three company directors have each been banned for seven years from running companies after 42 investors were misled about the return of £4.13m they had ploughed into a student accommodation development in Derby.

Major report reveals strain on landlords, tenants, agents

Major report reveals strain on landlords, tenants, agents

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Three quarters of landlords believe the private rented sector has got worse recently and half are planning to quit, the new report has also found.

Courts 'not ready for rental reforms' Lords and lawyers tell Labour

Courts 'not ready for rental reforms' Lords and lawyers tell Labour

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Lawyers and Tory peers have expressed fears that the Renters’ Rights Bill will be ineffective without further investment in the courts.

Lords warn govt: Renters’ bill may reduce housing supply

Lords warn govt: Renters’ bill may reduce housing supply

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Lords warn Renters’ Rights Bill could shrink rental supply, impacting landlords and tenants.

Ending a tenancy: Doing things right

Ending a tenancy: Doing things right

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NRLA Training offers key advice to landlords who are preparing to end of a tenancy and regain possession.

Renting revealed: unpacking Total Property’s latest landlord survey

Renting revealed: unpacking Total Property’s latest landlord survey

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What do landlords really think about their properties and the laws that affect them? We unpack the latest Total Landlord poll.

Landlord confidence 'severely shaken' by looming renting reforms

Landlord confidence 'severely shaken' by looming renting reforms

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Landlords are broadly less confident than they were a year ago, with that confidence significantly shaken by the Renters’ Rights Bill.

Council pins rising homelessness on fewer HMOs but plans planning ban!

Council pins rising homelessness on fewer HMOs but plans planning ban!

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Ipswich Council has pointed the figure at HMO landlords for the town’s failure to house more homeless people but is pressing ahead with plans to restrict HMO numbers.

Political hostility to landlords 'pushing them out'

Political hostility to landlords 'pushing them out'

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Hostility from politicians is pushing landlords out of the Scottish rental market, new research has found.

Paul Shamplina's boxing charity event returns for 2025 - TWICE!

Paul Shamplina's boxing charity event returns for 2025 - TWICE!

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A charity boxing event organised by TV star Paul Shamplina is celebrating its ten-year anniversary by revealing two events this year.

Jeremy Corbyn backs rent controls for England

Jeremy Corbyn backs rent controls for England

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Former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has warned the government that renter reforms would still allow landlords to make “excessive profits” unless rent controls are introduced.

Midlands city to extend HMO licensing until 2030

Midlands city to extend HMO licensing until 2030

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Councillors in Worcester have agreed to extend the city’s additional licensing scheme for another five years.

Prolific rogue tenant faces jail over renting scams

Prolific rogue tenant faces jail over renting scams

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A prolific fraudster has admitted scamming numerous would-be tenants out of hundreds of pounds.

Landords warn of 'huge consequences' if reforms go live un-amended

Landords warn of 'huge consequences' if reforms go live un-amended

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The NRLA has warned of potentially devastating consequences for the PRS unless the House of Lords approves new amendments to the Renters’ Rights Bill.

CLAIM: Rent in advance demands 'widespread among landlords'

CLAIM: Rent in advance demands 'widespread among landlords'

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The use of ‘rent in advance’ is widespread among landlords in the UK, the leader of a coalition of tenants’ rights groups has claimed