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Demand for rental property at five-year high
Demand for private rented housing in England and Wales has reached a five-year high, a survey of landlords undertaken for the National Residential Landlords Association has…
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The Landlord Knowledge editorial team covers UK buy-to-let and property investment news, policy, regulation, and finance. Our reporting focuses on the issues that matter most to private landlords and property investors across the UK.
Headed by Leon Hopkins, author of The Landlord's Handbook.
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Updated landlord guidance published
Updated advice on taking and renewing possession action against tenants is included in the Ministry of Housing’s Understanding the possession action process: guidance for landlords…
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Landlord ‘right to rent’ guidance updated
Landlords who use letting agents to undertake ‘right to rent’ tenant checks must have a written agreement to this effect if they wish to avoid…
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Deal for more London council houses agreed
In the first round of bidding for his new 2021-26 affordable homes programme. Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has agreed a new deal with Government to…
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House prices continue to surge upwards
House prices surged upwards by a further 2.1 per cent in August, putting the countrywide average cost of a house at £249,000, the Nationwide has…
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NRLA calls for new dispute resolution body
There should be a new landlord and tenant dispute resolution body, similar to the employment body ACAS, the National Residential Landlords Association has said told…
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Last minute reprieve for ‘temporary right to rent checks
A last-minute change means the end date for the ‘temporary’ right to rent checking regime, which had been set as 31 August, has now been…
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Harrogate landlord jailed for allowing cannabis farm
A Harrogate landlord who admitted renting a property to be used as a cannabis farm, has been jailed for three and a half years. Yoko…
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NRLA joins call for reversal of benefit cuts
A full government assessment of the impact on renters of its decisions to freeze Local Housing Allowance and cut Universal Credit must be published. So…
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NRLA chides councils for enforcement failures
Over half of local authorities in England have not issued any civil penalties against rogue or criminal landlords in the last three years, the National Residential…
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House market ‘cooling’ but is still ‘solid’
House prices rose by 0.4 per cent in July, adding £1,122 to the cost of the average property, Halifax has reported. But July’s month-on-month increase…
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‘Superior’ landlords not liable for sub-letter’s mistakes
Where a landlord has sub-let property to another landlord, he or she is not liable for rent repayment orders made as the consequence of the…
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Landlord fined after fire at unlicenced HMO
When Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Services were called out to quench a blaze in Uxbridge Road, Wexham, they discovered the property, which on paper…
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Landlords ‘highly vulnerable’ to rent arrears
Most landlords are ‘highly vulnerable’ when their tenants build up rent arrears, the Government has conceded. ‘We know that 45 per cent of landlords have…
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London landlord fined for ‘atrocious’ mistreatment of tenants
A garage owner who rented out unused railway-arch property as residential accommodation has been fined just short of £9,000. Mehmet Gurcuoglu, a director of the…
