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Tenant facing 20% rent rise starts popular petition urging controls

Tenant facing 20% rent rise starts popular petition urging controls

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A petition calling for rent controls launched by a hard-up mum has garnered some 42,00 signatures and counting.

'Outdated' wear-and-tear rules costing landlords unfairly, says inventory boss

'Outdated' wear-and-tear rules costing landlords unfairly, says inventory boss

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Outdated 'fair wear and tear' rules are forcing tenants to face unreasonable deductions and landlords to pay higher costs, a proptech firm boss has warned.

Welsh ministers says 'no' to landlords paying back rent after evictions

Welsh ministers says 'no' to landlords paying back rent after evictions

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The Welsh government has rejected proposals to give tenants compensation if they are handed a no-fault eviction notice.

NEW: Borough where landlords being policed most heavily for breaches

NEW: Borough where landlords being policed most heavily for breaches

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An suburban area of outer London has been revealed as the areas where landlords are most likely to be fined for rule breaches or face a Rent Repayment Order (RRO) secured by tenants.

Landlord and agent guilty of 'despicable' illegal eviction

Landlord and agent guilty of 'despicable' illegal eviction

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A landlord and his property manager who both evicted a tenant illegally have been found guilty of a ‘despicable act’.

New crackdown begins on dodgy landlords AND tenants

New crackdown begins on dodgy landlords AND tenants

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A new government crackdown kicks in today to ensure criminal tenants and landlords can’t enter into rental agreements.

Will we pay inheritance tax on my property business after April 2026?

Will we pay inheritance tax on my property business after April 2026?

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After UK tax changes due to apply after 6 April 2026, family business owners will have their ownership subject to inheritance tax for the first time

Letting agent's landlord book tops Amazon charts

Letting agent's landlord book tops Amazon charts

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A letting agent has penned a new guide for landlords that has already topped Amazon book charts.

'Don't fall foul of Labour's renting reforms' expert urges landlords

'Don't fall foul of Labour's renting reforms' expert urges landlords

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Legal expert Tessa Sanderson is offering landlords a free webinar covering the risks posed by the Renters' Rights Bill.

TV star to headline online roadshow for NW landlords - this week!

TV star to headline online roadshow for NW landlords - this week!

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Landlords in the North West of England are invited to free roadshow this week during which Paul Shamplina, star of the hit Channel 5 TV show Nightmare Tenants, Slum Landlords, will be speaking.

Renting reforms to be 'Armageddon' for some landlords, warns expert

Renting reforms to be 'Armageddon' for some landlords, warns expert

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Unprepared landlords face “Armageddon” once the Renters’ Rights Bill becomes law, one property expert has warned.

MP calls private rented sector 'wild west' as he launches Bill

MP calls private rented sector 'wild west' as he launches Bill

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Landlords in Northern Ireland could soon face more stringent rental reforms than those in England, if a Private Members’ Bill gains traction.

REPORT: Buy-to-let buying in ten-year decline but NE remains 'capital'

REPORT: Buy-to-let buying in ten-year decline but NE remains 'capital'

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Investment in buy-to-let has been grinding to a halt since extra stamp duty charge, new researsch has revealed.

Landlord platform reveals UK's first AI investing suite

Landlord platform reveals UK's first AI investing suite

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A mortgage and property financing platform has revealed a service that is claimed to be the first in the UK to use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to helps investors and landlords choose properties to buy and rent out.

Landlords pay price for cramming students into unsafe HMO

Landlords pay price for cramming students into unsafe HMO

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Two landlord brothers have been fined £20,000 and put on the rogue landlord database after failing to license their overcrowded HMO.

Agents risk tougher penalties for poor customer service

Agents risk tougher penalties for poor customer service

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Letting agents have been warned to heed legal changes that will impact their dealings with tenants and landlords.

Frustrated landlords advised to 'transfer up' for speedier possession

Frustrated landlords advised to 'transfer up' for speedier possession

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Landlords struggling to get their properties back have been urged to consider enforcing their judgments through the High Court.

Banks predict landlord exodus without EPC extension

Banks predict landlord exodus without EPC extension

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UK Finance has warned that mortgaged landlords’ properties won’t reach EPC C until between 2037 and 2043 – way off the expected 2030 target.

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Grainger’s REIT conversion – what landlords need to know

Grainger’s REIT conversion – what landlords need to know

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Grainger PLC is the UK’s biggest listed residential landlord - it has just converted into a Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT)

WARNING: Rent increases will soon have to be done officially, not informally

WARNING: Rent increases will soon have to be done officially, not informally

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Landlords have been urged not to fall foul of looming rent rise legislation by updating their records and processes.

Landlords are 'the solution, not the problem' says leading Tory

Landlords are 'the solution, not the problem' says leading Tory

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Scots Conservative Thomas Heald bangs the drum for the private rented sector and rejects rent controls as solution to high rents.

A tax too far? Why landlords are being pushed to the brink

A tax too far? Why landlords are being pushed to the brink

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Landlords face rising taxes, regulations, and costs - prompting many to sell up. Is government policy pushing small landlords out of the

When will the Renters' Rights Bill become law?

When will the Renters' Rights Bill become law?

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We explore what happens next to the Renters’ Rights’ Bill following Monday's debate in parliament.

£955 licensing scheme goes ahead after landlord court failure

£955 licensing scheme goes ahead after landlord court failure

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A heavily contested selective licensing scheme is to go ahead in Scunthorpe after landlords lost their High Court battle to stop it.

Repeat rogue landlord faces renting ban

Repeat rogue landlord faces renting ban

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Tariq Mahmood Khan faces the ultimate sanction after being convicted for failing to comply with a prohibition order - again.

Landlords to house 'million more pets' when reforms go live

Landlords to house 'million more pets' when reforms go live

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More than one million extra renters might get a pet when the Renters’ Rights Bill takes effect, according to new research.

Institutional shake-up: how the PRS REIT sale impacts UK landlords

Institutional shake-up: how the PRS REIT sale impacts UK landlords

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PRS REIT enters £631.6M sale, highlighting growing institutional interest and potential shifts in the UK rental market.

Landlords face chaos amid rise in 'stopover tenants'

Landlords face chaos amid rise in 'stopover tenants'

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Rental reforms are fuelling relocation-style, short-term renting, causing landlords sudden void periods and unexpected costs.

Property Redress proud to headline sponsor Rumble with the Agents, Newcastle

Property Redress proud to headline sponsor Rumble with the Agents, Newcastle

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Property Redress is proud to sponsor Rumble with the Agents in Newcastle – a thrilling charity boxing night for the property industry!

Landlord slams council for 'making mockery' out of licensing

Landlord slams council for 'making mockery' out of licensing

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Mick Roberts has accused Nottingham Council of double standards after it dropped a licensing condition.

Landlord of dangerous HMO forced to pay tenants £24K in rent

Landlord of dangerous HMO forced to pay tenants £24K in rent

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A landlord continued to rent out her unlicensed and unsafe HMO where one tenant was electrocuted, a tribunal has heard.

Do you? Most auction properties now bought on the internet

Do you? Most auction properties now bought on the internet

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The vast majority of property investors now buy properties at digital auctions not in-room events.

Big Northern council calls for national changes to HMO planning rules

Big Northern council calls for national changes to HMO planning rules

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Sefton Council is on a mission to make it more difficult for landlords to convert houses into HMOs across the borough.

MPs should be banned from being landlords, says rebel parliamentarian

MPs should be banned from being landlords, says rebel parliamentarian

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Rebel Labour MP Zarah Sultana has called for fellow parliamentarians to be banned from being landlords.

Number of landlords letting properties plummets

Number of landlords letting properties plummets

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Landlord instructions saw the steepest fall since April 2020 last month, forcing tenants to chase fewer rentals with rising rents.

'Taxing landlords harder has helped 1.1m first time buyers onto property ladder'

'Taxing landlords harder has helped 1.1m first time buyers onto property ladder'

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Recent tax hikes on landlords have been good for the housing market by persuading more BTL investors to sell up.

Grainger’s REIT conversion – what landlords need to know

Grainger’s REIT conversion – what landlords need to know

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Grainger PLC is the UK’s biggest listed residential landlord - it has just converted into a Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT)

WARNING: Rent increases will soon have to be done officially, not informally

WARNING: Rent increases will soon have to be done officially, not informally

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Landlords have been urged not to fall foul of looming rent rise legislation by updating their records and processes.

Landlords are 'the solution, not the problem' says leading Tory

Landlords are 'the solution, not the problem' says leading Tory

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Scots Conservative Thomas Heald bangs the drum for the private rented sector and rejects rent controls as solution to high rents.

A tax too far? Why landlords are being pushed to the brink

A tax too far? Why landlords are being pushed to the brink

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Landlords face rising taxes, regulations, and costs - prompting many to sell up. Is government policy pushing small landlords out of the

When will the Renters' Rights Bill become law?

When will the Renters' Rights Bill become law?

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News
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We explore what happens next to the Renters’ Rights’ Bill following Monday's debate in parliament.

£955 licensing scheme goes ahead after landlord court failure

£955 licensing scheme goes ahead after landlord court failure

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News
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A heavily contested selective licensing scheme is to go ahead in Scunthorpe after landlords lost their High Court battle to stop it.

Repeat rogue landlord faces renting ban

Repeat rogue landlord faces renting ban

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Tariq Mahmood Khan faces the ultimate sanction after being convicted for failing to comply with a prohibition order - again.

Landlords to house 'million more pets' when reforms go live

Landlords to house 'million more pets' when reforms go live

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More than one million extra renters might get a pet when the Renters’ Rights Bill takes effect, according to new research.

Institutional shake-up: how the PRS REIT sale impacts UK landlords

Institutional shake-up: how the PRS REIT sale impacts UK landlords

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News
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PRS REIT enters £631.6M sale, highlighting growing institutional interest and potential shifts in the UK rental market.

Renters' Rights Bill to become law without major changes, says minister

Renters' Rights Bill to become law without major changes, says minister

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Renters' Rights Bill is to get Royal Assent very soon unmolested by any major amendments, last night's Parliamenatry debate revealed.

Another £1,000+ licensing scheme launches, this time in Essex

Another £1,000+ licensing scheme launches, this time in Essex

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Thurrock landlords will be hit by a pricey new HMO licensing scheme as number of new schemes this year hits record

New housing secretary 'no friend of landlords' speeches reveal

New housing secretary 'no friend of landlords' speeches reveal

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New housing secretary's critical views of landlords revealed by previous speeches and voting record in parliament.

Some landlords 'proud of their slum properties' claims politician

Some landlords 'proud of their slum properties' claims politician

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Southampton's former Lord Mayor has made controversial comments about some of city's landlords.

In the dying days of Section 21 – don’t get tripped up

In the dying days of Section 21 – don’t get tripped up

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With the impending implementation of the Renters’ Rights Act, Section 21 evictions are now on borrowed time

New housing secretary appointed following Rayner tax debacle

New housing secretary appointed following Rayner tax debacle

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Landlords have a new housing secretary after Steve Reed was confirmed in the role following the resignation of Angela Rayner.

TikTok craze ruining end-of-tenancy deposit returns

TikTok craze ruining end-of-tenancy deposit returns

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Sticky back plastic tiles have been singled out as the biggest scourge faced by landlords at the end of a tenancy.