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A new poll by LRG has found that 61% of tenants feel either less secure, not sure or indifferent since Section 21 ended.
A quarter of landlords are more likely to reject applicants previously accepted before the Renters’ Rights Act.
Discover why student landlords need a clear property evidence history to stay compliant under the Renters’ Rights Act.
HMRC data shows MTD Income Tax sign-ups among UK landlords rose just 5% to 163,400 ahead of the 7 November deadline.
Growing numbers of landlords are choosing not to increase rents in a bid to keep their tenants and protect them from cost-of-living pressures.
Average prime London rental values increased by 4.6% on an annual basis in September, the fastest rate of growth in 18 months.
A tribunal found that while trying to avoid HMO licensing, a landlord warned his tenants they would be blacklisted from other tenancies.
Paul Shamplina and Suzanne Smith discuss surviving the Renters' Rights Act, landlord compliance, and managing risk in a new PRS era.
The government has rejected rent controls while acknowledging that rents have risen significantly since housing benefit rates were last reset.
Allume and E.ON Next launch FlatSave to bring cheap solar power, lower energy bills, and cash returns to social housing flats.
Last week was the Environment Agency’s Flood Action Week - What should landlords do before the rain comes?
Gateshead Council has slapped a landlord with its first fine for serving an illegal eviction notice since the Renters’ Rights Act came in.
A rogue landlord has been stripped of his OBE for bringing the honours system into disrepute after decades of managing illegally converted houses.
Landlords would be expected to consider tenants’ requests to install an EV charge point within a certain timeframe under new proposals.
Newcastle-under-Lyme has moved to stop landlords converting family homes into HMOs without planning checks.
Chancellor John Healey has reportedly decided not to increase Capital Gains Tax in next week’s Budget.
An estate agency director and his firm have been told to pay more than £24,000 after a fire left tenants trapped in a smoke-filled property.
Three-quarters of landlords don’t know about the new database, raising fears that many will be in the dark when it starts rolling out.
Almost £1.4 billion worth of property investment portfolios are currently listed for sale across England worth an average £859,970.
Rising mortgage rates mean that more than half of first-time buyers now pay more on their mortgage than they did in rent.
Why the digital rules on right-to-rent matter more now after the Renters’ Rights Act
A government-backed alternative has been launched in Guernsey to help tenants finance the upfront cost of finding a rental home.
Another Merseyside council has voted to bring in tougher rules around HMO conversions.
Landlords have urged the Chancellor to use his first Budget Statement to announce a shake-up of Capital Gains Tax to support the PRS.
Landlords are facing growing scrutiny over overheating, with several councils finding excess heat hazards exclusively in private rentals.
Under the Renters’ Rights era, landlords using Section 8 Ground 14 for tenant eviction must build strong, impact-focused evidence.
Another financial squeeze on landlords in the Budget could prompt rent increases, property sales and cause some landlords to quit.
Landlord investment in the PRS appears to be weakening, with higher mortgage costs making buy-to-let increasingly challenging.
A young professional just starting out in London on an entry-level salary can expect to hand over an estimated two-thirds of their gross pay
Letting companies accounted for almost two-thirds of property firms wound up in the five working days before last year’s Budget.
While ONS tracks Manchester at 1.2%, Zoopla and regional metrics show broader North-West growth leading the UK at up to 4.4%.
Two-thirds of rental properties use a letting agent, the highest proportion for two years, as demand for full property management services grows.
Brighton & Hove Council has been forced to halt plans for its new selective licensing scheme following a legal challenge.
Rightmove unveils AI comparison tool built with Google Cloud, driving 2x higher lead enquiries for agents and landlords.
A housing commission has called on the government to legally rule out rent controls and amend the Renters’ Rights Act.
More than one in five HMO tenants have felt unsafe at some point during their tenancy because of a housemate, according to new research.
A former letting agency boss has been handed a suspended prison sentenced after defrauding landlords and tenants out of more than £48,000.
Property tribunals published 237 rent repayment order decisions in 2025, up from 194 in 2024 – with the vast majority about licensing.
The government estimates that extending Awaab’s Law to private rented homes will result in annual net costs to landlords of £42.2 million.
Average gross buy-to-let yields have reached their highest level for more than 15 years, according to Paragon Bank.
Under the new rules on damp and mould, it’s vital you have the records to back up your story
Stoke-on-Trent City Council is bringing in new planning controls to stem the growth of HMOs across the city.
mydeposits and Centrepoint win gold at the Corporate Engagement Awards after raising over £500k through a tenant interest donation scheme.
A landlord has been fined £26,000 after he left the mother of a newborn baby and child with disabilities without heating or hot water.
Landlord and agent groups have urged the government to get the details right as it moves closer to implementing Awaab’s Law in the PRS.
A major institutional BTR landlord has moved its property management in-house as it details big expansion plans.
More tenants are chasing fewer homes as landlord instructions remain scarce, according to UK letting agents.
Three property firms have been expelled from The Property Ombudsman after failing to pay compensation to landlords and a homebuyer.
Are company lets in England a legitimate and workable alternative or a hidden trap?
Spain’s experience of trying to tackle its housing crisis has highlighted the potential impact of tighter regulation on the PRS.
Greater Manchester has launched the Better Renting programme in a bid to improve landlord compliance.
The average UK room rent has hit a new high of £769 per month as year-on-year rental supply fell -4.7%.
Concerns have been raised about which software products are currently ready for landlords to use.
Shadow Housing Secretary Katie Lam has reportedly backed scrapping the Renters’ Rights Act.
Liverpool councillors are set to bring in new planning controls across the city to manage the growth of HMOs.
The average number of investment properties owned by landlords in England and Wales has increased to 18 – a 50% increase from this time last year.
A landlord and his company have been told to pay £246,000 for serious fire safety failures at two residential properties in Lancashire.
The NRLA has slammed the upcoming private rented sector database as a “costly mess” which will only provide an extremely limited service.
Official data says PRS has never been bigger, but agents report that home rentals are vanishing. Landlords tell us they are selling up. Who is right?
Barnet Council has started targeting unlawful HMOs in a series of evening raids across the London borough.
Green Party leader Zack Polanski has called for a three-year emergency brake on rents to end 'fear and uncertainty' in the PRS.
A letting agent has been fined £8,600 for issuing a six-month fixed-term tenancy agreement in breach of the Renters’ Rights Act.
Landlords have been urged to check that a digital identity provider is specifically approved for Right to Rent.
Tenants facing eviction will have access to expanded free legal advice paid for by £16 million in new funding.
A landlord company director has had an £11,000 personal penalty for housing offences cancelled by the Upper Tribunal.
New Scottish housing rules effective 6 October bring strict Awaab's Law timelines, shorter succession periods, and higher wrongful termination fines.
In thirty years buy-to-let beat the S&P 500, returning 22 times its original investment. A Sunday Times article argues the payday is ending
Landlords have been warned that getting the new Form 4A rent increase process wrong could invalidate or delay a proposed rent rise.
The number of homes available to rent across England has plunged by at least 15,500 in just three months, new analysis finds.
Property experts have warned that Andy Burnham’s promised crackdown on rogue landlords could damage relationships and lead to good ones selling up.
A property management duo has been hit with a £100,000 fine for renting out a property with a catalogue of serious problems.
Landlords in Scotland have been urged to get to grips with new damp and mould rules as Awaab’s Law comes into force next week.
The government has pledged to introduce an independent regulator for property agents and caps on fees for leaseholders.
As energy bills rise, landlords and homeowners can save £175 yearly with simple heating checks and minor adjustments before winter.
Councils are to get new powers to take over empty and derelict homes in a bid to tackle the housing crisis.
Landlords need more certainty around paying for improvements to meet planned new energy efficiency standards, the NRLA warns.
Medway Council has given the go-ahead to new selective and additional licensing schemes which go live next January.
UK surveying faces a demographic crisis as 46% plan to exit in a decade, prompting firms to recruit and train new talent pools.
After 5 months it’s neither an exodus nor business as usual for buy-to-let landlords. We’ve had the proponents and the detractors. Who’s right so far?
Great Yarmouth Council has radically altered its selective licensing scheme conditions after a challenge by landlords.
The Welsh government has been urged to consider phasing out Land Transaction Tax (LTT) and offer landlords low-interest loans for retrofit.
Landlords are being advised to strengthen checks after reports that rental properties are being used as short-term brothels.
Four months in, the Renters’ Rights Act has brought fewer market shocks than expected: rents are steady, investment continues, and issues are minor.
Bradford and Breckland councils are the latest authorities to voice concerns over HMO spread.
Landlords have largely complied with EPC rules, but many appear to have done only enough work to bring properties up to the legal threshold.
Wallasey and Birkenhead in Merseyside were the most competitive rental markets during July and August, reports Rightmove.
Lib Dems propose 150k annual social homes, rent-to-equity schemes, and urgent safety reforms to fix unregulated temporary housing.
What do you need to know about the latest version of the Housing, Health and Safety Rating System?
More than three-quarters of self-managing portfolio landlords regularly delay non-urgent maintenance work, a new survey finds.
Landlords in Orkney have been offered loans of up to £25,000 to renovate their empty properties to help the housing shortage.
Agents group believes the government should step in when councils fail to meet a minimum number of proactive inspections and enforcement actions.
A landlord has lost an appeal against a decision refusing to evict a tenant who owed £8,554 in rent arrears.
Older renters are more stretched than younger renters, with the over-70s spending 46% of their income on rent, according to new data.
A Bristol landlord has been ordered to pay a total of £58,271 after he failed to carry out improvements to his unlicensed HMO.
About 562 properties are being lost from the market every day in the third quarter of 2026, the highest rate since 2016.
Landlords have earned £22 for every £1 invested in the 30 years since the UK’s first buy-to-let mortgage launched.
Only about 10p of every £1 increase in Local Housing Allowance appears to have fed through into higher rents, according to a think-tank.
Do landlords have the whole story when they discuss the merits of their letting agents?
A landlord has been told to pay tenants more than £28,000 after he tried to prevent them providing information about his unlicensed HMO.
A potential tax on holiday lets could cost landlords an average of £5,000, wiping out annual profits, says a lettings firm boss.
Using a SIPP to invest in commercial property is perfectly possible and many business owners include their business premises in their pension pot
A Radio 5 podcast claims that growing numbers of landlords are asking tenants with a lack of renting history or poor credit score to stump up six months rent in advance, exacerbated by the climate of Covid-hit incomes. While the Tenant Fees Act bans most letting fees and caps
Harrow council has renewed its selective licensing scheme in a key ward despite opposition from landlords and the National Residential Landlords Association (NRLA). Under the scheme, all private rented properties in the London boroughs Wealdstone ward will have to pay �580 f
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This week saw LandlordZONE's Paul Shamplina join forces with Landlord Sales Agency's David Coughlin in a packed webinar at The Ultimate Landlord Show. The two Landlord hea
Its a sensitive time to be talking about increasing the rent, but the time will come when this question needs to be addressed </h4>Most landlords have done their utmost to help their tenants through the pandemic crisis, when they can afford it, but as the
Research into the value of the tax relief claimed using the Rent a Room scheme shows huge take-up. </h4>Since 2009, the total value of relief declared as a result of the governments Rent-a-Room Scheme has increased by 187%, according to the latest availabl
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The first independent report into the build-to-rent (BTR) sector has tracked huge growth in urban areas and city centres where it’s taking up the slack from traditional landlords.
The Scottish Government has launched a consultation on its plans to introduce a minimum EPC level for rented homes.
Landlords seeking to recoup money from tenants now have an alternative to a lengthy and expensive battle through the courts.
Paragon Bank’s latest financial results show that buy to let is not in terminal decline, but the industry is going through structural change
Two leading proeprty industry figures give their views on when landlords will face the new Renters' Rights Bill.
Landlords could be fined if they don’t engage with local councils who target their premises for a high street rental auction.
Brighton & Hove Council could push for an earlier crackdown on short lets in the city rather than waiting for government restrictions.
One of London’s most high-profile councils has revealed the start date for its new selective and additional licensing schemes as it bids to clamp down on rogue landlords and improve rental properties.
Landlords moving into limited companies and HMOs have fuelled a big jump in lending.
A Cornwall MP has launched a bid to ban short-let and holiday let landlords from switching to business lets.
Scotland's parliament has finished scrutiny of its Government's plans to restrict how landlords can raise rents, and much more.
Commercial landlords are now on high alert following a recent high court ruling over insurance commissions
The UK’s largest landlord association has called out the Government’s plans to make rental properties reach a minimum EPC ‘C’ band by 2028 as ‘unachievable’.
Rising immigration is likely to push rental demand to new heights, a banking boss has warned.
Landlords have been urged to join a legal action to challenge Leicester Council’s “unreasonably extortionate” selective licensing fees.
A leading letting agent has criticsed the progress of the Renters’ Rights Bill which left the House of Lords with few amendments.
A property lawyer has warned that landlords might fail to realise their tenant has given notice after a court ruled that a WhatsApp exchange was sufficient to create a contract.
Private renters in England have saved nearly £1 billion in letting agent fees since the 2019 Tenant Fees Act, research by Generation Rent has found.
One of the UK’s leading student lettings agencies has pointed out a huge ‘crunch point’ for HMO landlords when the Renters’ Rights Bill goes live later this year.
New poll shows landlords are planning to raise rents in response to new restrictions within the looming Renters' Rights Bil.
Property lawyer Ian Narbeth takes a detailed but scathing look at Labour's looming Renters' Rights Bill and predicts there is trouble ahead.
Comments have been made after residents at a property that was illegally converted into 11 bedsit flats remain worried about its condition.
Three landlord brothers have had a whopping £22 million pay day after selling their property portfolio to an investment trust.
A leading property expert says the UK is heading for a “horrendous housing crisis” that could worsen with the advent of the Renters’ Rights Bill.
New report from the Housing Ombudsman shows complaints about substandard living conditions in social housing in England are five times higher than they were five years ago
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