Official figures show inflation has held steady at 2% over the past 12 months but the detailed briefing from the Office of National Statistics also reveals that property costs remain at historically high levels.
Tom Entwistle looks at the likely changes ahead of this week’s King’s speech - this should reveal a bit more detail and the general direction of travel by Labour
Brighton & Hove Council is to ask the government if it can start licensing short-term lets in a bid to combat their impact on local communities.
A charity is looking to reboot its campaign urging the public and MPs to support reforms around keeping pets in rental properties.
Exceptional growth in the build-to-rent (BTR) sector has pushed completions to a record high during the past 12 months.
Local councils across the UK have been offering private landlords sweet deals for some time now to help solve the housing crisis, but one borough council is offering one that goes the extra mile.
Landlords in Greater Manchester are being asked to help mould the city region’s new Good Landlord Charter, designed to improve renting.
Lloyds Banking Group is making another foray into the housing sector by turning its former office buildings into affordable homes.
There are a number of ways you can support renters who have fallen behind on their rent. NRLA trainer and debt expert Julie Ford explains more.
Polling by build-to-rent (BTR) landlord UNCLE shows that 32% of those it polled who were between 18 and 24 years old said they ‘chose to rent’ rather than being compelled to by the housing market, while the figure was 31% for those between 25 and 34 years old.
With the victory for Labour now over a week behind us, what should landlords expect from the change in government?
Councillors in Brighton have backed a petition by campaign group Living Rent to introduce rent controls during a debate yesterday at its monthly full council meeting.
Landlords in Wales have found themselves unable to make deductions to deposits when using occupation contract templates, it has been claimed.
Northumberland council is the latest to approve more selective licencing with two wards in the seaside town of Blythe.
Five new housing ministers have been tasked with helping the government deliver homes and reform the PRS – and one of them is a landlord.
Frustrated surveyors have urged the government to introduce fair legislation that increases supply as landlords continue to quit the sector.
Propertymark has warned that abolishing Section 21 without an adequate replacement mechanism will add 'another nail in the coffin' of the PRS.
Salford Council is to launch a consultation into reviving one of its selective licencing schemes - offering landlords slightly cheaper licences than eight years ago.
The landlord of a property dubbed a house of horrors� has been ordered to pay more than �8,000 by the courts. Barking and Dagenham Council enforcement officers discovered water leaks, broken windows and doors, a lack of fire protection, exposed electrical wiring, and rat a
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BTL mortgage options broaden as lender confidence returns—more competitive deals appearing for landlords.
The Court of Appeal has dismissed the case of a landlord who tried to evict a tenant in arrears after getting the date wrong on a Section 13 notice. Tenant Victoria Whiteland had lived in her cottage in Llanbydder, Carmarthenshire, since May 1991 but although the rent was due ev
Estate agents have told politicians that Government-backed interest-free loans or grants to cover the cost of looming EPC upgrades are the only way many landlords will be able to fund the work. The comments have been made by industry association Propertymark
Haringey Council has been hauled up for not completing fire and electrical checks at thousands of its properties, despite handing a private landlord �2,500 for the same failing. The https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/london-borough-of-haringey/regulatory-notice
The government should restore tax relief for mortgage interest and extend the deadline for proposed EPC energy improvements if it is to avert a looming rental property crisis. Buy-to-let sales platform Vesta Property has already seen a surge in properties for sale as many privat
Property and construction industry software and data company Zutec aims to improve the quality of buildings data so that people can make better decisions and work more productively. The company provides a full suite of digital solutions, including construction management software for archit
A Luton landlord has been fined for the unusual offence of failing to provide documents relating to safety issues at his property. Sarfraz Yousaf , of New Bedford Road, the director of Poplar Homes Ltd (pictured), was prosecuted by Luton Council after it re
A new partnership enables landlords' tenants to move into their home more easily, it has been announced.
MSP Maggie Chapman wants an immediate introduction of rent caps to prevent 'brutal' rent rises by 'rogue landlords'.
Lodgers Limits - Is there any limit to the number of rooms I can rent out to lodgers, and are there any other implications?
John D Wood says landlords must adapt ahead of changes within the Renters' Rights Bill.
Birmingham's council says that while 40,000 landlords have licensed their properties since July 2023, too many have not.
Enforcement officers in Harlow are scouring the borough for unlicensed HMOs and unsafe properties.
Landlord couple ordered to pay their tenants back the cash after failing to get an HMO licence for a property in
Landlords in Grimsby have failed to convince council bosses to ditch a proposed selective licensing scheme in the town.
The two landlords have been banned from renting property after their legal appeal was rejected.
Why Landlords probably should be concerned about what the Renters’ Rights Bill could bring
Landlords would be exempt from Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ plans for a national property tax but could ultimately pay higher prices for homes.
Tenants at a complex of flats in Nottingham have staged a protest against their no-fault eviction after it was sold to a new owner.
Buy-to-let is bouncing back—landlords are selling fast, often above asking, with tenants in place. Portfolios sold in days, even with damage.
Rent arrears fell by 12% to £1,861 in Q2 2025 marking the first year-on-year decline in a second quarter since 2021.
Rent rises are easing across the UK official data has revealed this morning but experts warn that the private rental market continues to suffer from a
A council in the north of England has been accused of an ‘abuse of power’ after introducing an ‘immediate' article 4 direction for HMOs.
Homes within the private rented sector aren’t the poor relation portrayed by tenant groups when it comes to energy efficiency
More leading figures and organisations have backed a campaigner's attempt to persuade Labour to U-turn on pet insurance.
Barrister and TV personality Rob Rinder has got behind RentGuarantor as the firm’s new brand ambassador.
Coventry Council has handed out £278,782 in landlord fines so far this year, including prosecutions, financial penalties and rent repayment orders.
Slump in buying due to confidence dented by regulatory uncertainty, higher borrowing costs and slower house price growth, says Dwelly.
Letting agents have urged Hackney Council to rethink licensing schemes that risk increasing rents and pushing smaller landlords out.
Whatever initiative governments have tried so far, nothing seems to be working for Britain’s high streets
The NRLA has teamed up with online student and graduate lettings platform Hybr
Shelter warns that nearly 1,000 households are to be “marched out of their homes” by bailiffs every month.
