Labour is likely to reintroduce the Renters (Reform) Bill in a similar form if it wins the election and has already confirmed its view that the court process needs speeding up.
Any new government must continue to encourage private landlords if it is to effectively tackle the housing crisis, according to property lawyer David Smith.
Calls are growing for a thorough overhaul of the EPC regime amid claims that the information in many could be inaccurate and misleading.
Private tenants are still renting their homes for longer than they did a decade ago, according to analysis by Zero Deposit.
A landlord who sent offensive emails to MSP Patrick Harvie (main image) about his anti-landlord policies has been convicted of behaving in a threatening or abusive manner.
A rogue landlord who ignored multiple planning enforcement notices has been ordered to pay more than £25,000.
Landlords in Ipswich face restrictions on converting properties into HMOs after the council voted to introduce an Article 4 direction.
Landlords who operate furnished holiday lets (FHL) have been anxiously awaiting further guidance on the proposals put out in the March Spring Budget
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Landlords in Scotland are being asked for their views on rent control exemptions and where rent could be increased above the rent cap.
Inventories in a post Renters' Rights Bill world, have never mattered more.
More than one in ten landlords are being pushed out of the buy-to-market, according to new research.
Many wealthy property owners who are fleeing Britain due to this month’s abolition of the non-dom tax regime are opting to rent out rather than sell their homes
Tenant groups have laid into landlords as the Renters’ Rights Bill passes through the Lords.
Landlords have been encouraged to sign up to HMRC’s testing programme, with less than a year to go until those earning more than £50,000 need to use Making Tax Digital (MTD) for Income Tax.
The Mortgage Works has boosted its support for limited company landlords by removing the need for all mortgage applicants to be directors.
Landlords could have to wait slightly longer for the pressure on mortgage rates to ease after the annual rate of inflation hit 4% last month.
UK rents increased by 6.2% in the year to December 2023 - the joint highest annual percentage change since 2016.
Experts and campaigners giving evidence to the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill committee have endorsed a commonhold system.
Tenants across the UK are being asked to comply with an extensive fraud checklist to confirm their eligibility for Universal Credit.
Propertymark has welcomed the Welsh government’s commitment that private landlords shouldn’t have to refer tenants at risk of homelessness.
Up to one million new rental homes will be needed to accommodate growing demand by 2031, particularly from young families, across England and Wales.
Almost 2,000 letting agent branches shut up shop last year which meant 2023 ended with 659 fewer branches on the high street.
Nearly a fifth of landlords believe the government should prioritise better access to finance so they can carry out retrofitting plans.
A record 50,004 limited BTL companies were set up last year, driven by landlords looking to shelter themselves from higher interest rates.
Michael Gove says that under Awaab’s Law, social housing landlords must deal with condensation issues without delay.
Get ready for an intriguing year ahead in 2024, particularly if you're a hands-on landlord, as several forthcoming announcements are poised to reshape the landscape of property management.
The importance of keeping commercial lease clauses up-to-date with changes in new legislation, in particular there's one clause that should be inserted into every commercial lease to take account of the new energy efficiency rules. Under the Landlord
A landlord who was unable to conduct an electrical safety check due to his hoarding tenant has had a £3,500 fine quashed.
The government has confirmed that commercial landlords won’t have to meet a proposed 2025 deadline to raise their properties to an EPC band C.
CreditLadder has teamed up with Digital ID Connect so app users can report rental payments into credit reference agencies.
Monthly rental costs fell by 0.9% across the UK during December and by 2.2% in Greater London - one of the biggest drops seen in 2023.
The government has rejected calls for private landlords to be given similar deadlines to the social housing sector for dealing with damp and mould.
The NRLA has made two top-level appointments to bolster its service at the start of a crucial year.
The Property Franchise Group (TPFG) and Belvoir Group have agreed to a merger to create a wide-reaching property franchise business.
An organised crime group which used a student letting firm as a front for their multi-million-pound empire have been guilty of drug offences.
All short-term lets in Wales will soon have to be registered and licensed under plans announced by the Welsh government.
Mortgage market drama should subside this year, thanks to stable property prices, strong rental demand, rising rents and softening mortgage interest rates.
A new adjudication process for rent controls in Scotland could add further layers of bureaucracy without benefitting landlords or tenants.
A Rent Repayment Order (RRO) is an order that allows a tenant or local authority to reclaim rent or housing benefit where a landlord rents out an unlicensed property such as a house in multiple occupation (HMO). Rent Repayment Orders are obtained through a residential property t
