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.
Landlords in England could soon face clearer anti-discrimination rules when carrying out Right to Rent checks, after the Home Office opened a consultation on changes…
More than half of homes in England and Wales have an EPC rating of D or below, according to an analysis of local authority data,…
Landlord possession instructions rose 60% year-on-year in March as owners moved to act before Section 21 is abolished on 1 May, according to new figures…
Landlords have less than two weeks to tighten referencing, tenancy paperwork and rent processes before the first phase of the Renters’ Rights Act starts on…
Mortgage pricing has posted its first week-on-week decline since late February, offering landlords a small but useful sign that the latest refinance shock may be…
Asking prices for homes coming to market are still edging higher despite renewed mortgage volatility, according to Rightmove, in a sign that the sales market…
Landlords are moving more of their borrowing onto interest-only deals as higher mortgage rates return, with new figures from Hamptons showing a sharp jump in…
Paragon Bank has launched a new limited-edition range of 60 percent loan-to-value buy-to-let products, widening options for landlords who can put in more equity while…
Homelessness charity Crisis is set to buy and manage its first private rented homes after securing £6.9 million in backing from Lloyds Banking Group, in…
Prime London rents edged back into growth in March even as the sales market stayed under pressure, giving landlords a clearer read on where demand…
Shared owners who rent out their homes will lose access to Section 21 from 1 May and will have to use the Renters Rights Act…
Planning delays for new build-to-rent schemes have stretched to 15 months in London and up to 14 months elsewhere, while the number of homes under…
Propertymark has backed plans for clearer sentencing guidelines for housing offences, but warned that landlords and agents should not be hit by overlapping punishments that…
A First-tier Tribunal has ordered Mio Real Estate Ltd to repay £31,436.23 after operating an unlicensed six-bedroom HMO in Bethnal Green, underlining a point many…
An estimated 220,000 households could leave England’s private rented sector by the end of 2026, with Pepper Money saying smaller landlords are twice as likely…
