Peterborough Council’s selective licensing scheme has uncovered some “horrendous” living conditions since its launch last March.
A rogue landlord has been fined for a second time this year for failing to license his portfolio of houses.
Prime Minister Keir Starmer is facing an EPC upgrade bill of up to £28,000 for the property he rents out in North London.
The past 12 months have been a momentous time for private landlords as tax changes and looming new regulations have been unveiled by politicians of various hues.
Councils are sending the wrong message to law-abiding landlords by failing to investigate those who can’t provide a valid EPC certificate.
A landlord in Liverpool has been prosecuted by its city council for 23 offences under national HMO management regulations.
Despite enthusiasm in Whitehall for heat pumps they not the best way to upgrade a rented property EPC rating, a new report has claimed.
Nearly two-thirds of working private renters - 4,450,000 people - are falling behind with rent payments or struggling to pay their rent.
Tom Entwistle recalls the year in property and looks forward to the year ahead
The government has been accused of pressing ahead with renter reform measures that will cause gridlock in the justice system, and pit landlords and tenants against each other in protracted litigation.
Few MPs stood to defend landlords during yesterday’s second reading of the Renters' Rights Bill in parliament, but a few did - with all of them being Conservative.
Landlords listing their properties for sale before potential capital gains tax rises are adding to a widening divide between supply and demand, report letting agents from around the UK.
The Renters’ Rights Bill is expected to fuel a surge in tenancy disputes following a 20% rise last year.
Walsall Council plans to implement an Article 4 Direction to restrict HMOs, despite acknowledging no strong evidence linking HMOs to crime.
Lawyers have warned that an underfunded justice system will hinder any progress made in strengthening renters’ rights.
The biggest news to hit the private rental sector in 25 years is here: the Renters' Rights Bill. Scheduled for its second reading today, 9 October, this Bill is poised to reshape the landscape for landlords and tenants alike.
Here’s an initial reaction to the Renters’ Rights Bill, thoughts that could change as it progresses through parliament - the second reading is today.
Government announces funding for EPC upgrades in low-income rental homes, but questions remain about coverage and affordability for landlords.
Owning a furnished holiday let (FHL) or second home in the country has long been the dream for many people - has the Government just ended that dream?.
North Lincolnshire Council plans to introduce a selective licensing scheme in Scunthorpe to improve housing standards and protect communities from rogue landlords and anti-social tenants.
Landlords in Gloucester face a council crackdown if they fail to properly look after their properties.
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has promised to pay the previous top rate of capital gains tax (CGT) when he sells his seven rental properties.
The Tories’ flagship rental housing sector reforms are on the ‘brink of collapse’, it has been claimed.
An infamous rogue landlord has been ordered to pay £39,000 for renting out a dangerous, rodent-infested HMO.
Holiday let owners are bracing themselves for the impact of an end to the Furnished Holiday Lettings (FHL) tax regime.
Two landlords have been ordered to pay a whopping £597,000 bill following a long-running legal battle with Camden Council.
It is now six months since the National Residential Landlords Association acquired property compliance platform Safe2. James Kent, the association’s Chief Innovation Officer, and Safe2 founder, explains more about the service – and what the future holds when it comes to energy efficiency.
The Government wants more private landlords to sell their properties and exit the market, commentary within Jeremy Hunt’s Spring Statement briefing document has revealed.
Generation Rent has called for even stronger action to be taken against holiday lets which it says have been “making life a misery” for renters in the UK’s most popular tourist destinations.
As the UK government struggles to help landlords facing tough financial situations, landlords have rallied together to help themselves.
Landlords received a surprise hand-out from Chancellor Jeremy Hunt when he cut the higher rate of Capital Gains Tax from 28% to 24% in today's Spring statement.
Labour’s shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves has backed the expansion of a selective licencing scheme within her local constituency.
Since October 2003 tenants have been obliged, as a tenant of a commercial or residential leasehold property, to formally register the lease with the Land Registry
Short-let property owners in Cornwall, Edinburgh and Westminster had the most bookings in the UK last summer.
Smaller landlords need as much protection as tenants, a Lords committee inquiry into the regulation of property agents has been told.
Holiday let owners are being unfairly scapegoated in the guise of controlling rising house prices and availability, according to one holiday rental agency.
Liverpool City Council and Merseyside Police have stepped in to help a landlord evict his nightmare tenant.
The Government is doing too little to support the student landlords and many places are short of accommodation for second- and third-year graduates, a new poll has found.
Almost 22,000 homes may have been lost in Scotland during the last year due to perceived hostility towards landlords and concerns over increasing regulation.
An absentee landlord who used the excuse of not speaking good English and delegated property management to a family member has been stung with a £20,700 rent repayment order.
Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has increased his funding to support and advise private renters exploited by rogue landlords and facing illegal eviction.
