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...
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...
Official figures published this week show that 85 per cent of new homes in England and Wales now qualify for one of the two highest...
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...
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...
Scotland is to put £3.2bn over the next five years into providing affordable homes. The money will be provided as grant funding and represents an...
Most fees charged in connection with a tenancy are now banned, would-be tenants are reminded in How to rent, a newly published guide ‘for people...
Alternative dispute resolution such as mediation should be used where possible and appropriate, said the Government in the latest update of its guidance for landlords...
London is to offer to buy back council homes bought by individuals under the Right to Buy programme. Many of the intended vendors will be...
Rents in the private sector rose at an annual rate of 1.2 per cent in the 12 months to June 2021, a rate unchanged from...
House prices in Scotland are rising at the fastest for a decade, Savills has reported. The estate agent puts the rises down to a COVID-19-led...
A Dudley landlord has succeeded in having a fine totalling over £150,000 reduced on appeal to just over £30,000. Latif Rehman had, in 2019, been...
Calls have been made for a full Law Commission review of all the laws that currently apply to England’s private rented sector to establish if...
Now that restrictions on bailiff enforcement of evictions in England and Wales have been lifted bailiffs are, as far as practical, outstanding warrants will be...
Annual house price growth accelerated in June, and now stands at over 13 per cent, the Nationwide’s latest House Price Index suggests. The 13.4 per...
A London lettings agent has been charged with common assault after filming himself pestering England’s Chief Medical Officer Chris Whitty to join him in a...
There was a continued fall in landlord possession claims between April 2020 and March 2021, the National Residential Landlords Association has reported. Its latest research...
An Exeter tenant who paid six month’s rent in advance plus a deposit has been jailed for 18 months after being convicted of turning his...
Announcement in Scotland of a £10m grant fund to support tenants struggling to pay their rent as a direct result of COVID-19 has brought with...
Demands for rent to be paid months in advance are something the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government ‘will continue to monitor closely’. So...
Tenant concerns about the cost of renting and their legal rights are increasingly evident in their online search behavior, indicating the challenges renters have faced…
In a notable statement to Parliament, King Charles announced the Government’s intention to progress with substantial reforms within the property sector, despite potential opposition from…
In a landmark ruling at Westminster Magistrate Court, a well-known rogue landlord and his company Blackstone Properties Management Ltd have been fined a hefty £480,000….
After a half-year streak of decline, the UK housing market has shown a glimmer of resilience, with house prices registering a 1.1% increase in October….
In a stark revelation of the rental affordability crisis, the latest figures from SpareRoom indicate that room rents in the UK have climbed to an…
A group of specialists, assembled by the personal finance comparison website finder.com, predicts that UK house prices will experience a decline of up to 10%…
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has highlighted a surge in rental prices across England and Wales, attributing this increase to landlords exiting the market…
The UK property market experienced a minor resurgence in October with house prices showing a 0.9% monthly increase. However, compared to the same month last…
In London, owners of Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs) are holding onto their properties tightly, with only a few listed for sale. Investors eager to…
Data from the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities indicates that in the fiscal year 2022/23, 24,260 households served a valid Section 21 notice…
In the closing quarter of 2023, house prices in England and Wales are anticipated to decline by 4%, as revealed in recent research by Reallymoving….
Rachel Maclean, the Housing Minister, has rebuffed recent proposals that would require new tenants to have a two-year window before landlords can seek a possession…
Lloyds Banking Group, the UK’s largest mortgage provider, forecasts a downward trend in house prices, suggesting that this decline will persist throughout this year and…
Recent findings by London lettings and estate agent Benham and Reeves have spotlighted the dominance of high-end homes priced above £1m in the London property…
A staggering annual expenditure of up to £1bn is shouldered by landlords in London due to unjust renewal fees, property-tech lettings firm Hello Neighbour revealed….
