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Landlord issues mass eviction notices at Deptford flats ahead of refurbishment

Landlord issues mass eviction notices at Deptford flats ahead of refurbishment

Over 150 tenants at the Vive Living development in Deptford, southeast London, are being evicted after the landlord issued Section 21 notices. Residents were informed...

HMRC urges landlords to embrace Making Tax Digital ahead of 2026 changes

HMRC urges landlords to embrace Making Tax Digital ahead of 2026 changes

The countdown is on for landlords to adapt to the UK government’s Making Tax Digital (MTD) scheme, with HMRC ramping up its campaign to encourage...

Romford landlords left out of pocket after letting agency closure

Romford landlords left out of pocket after letting agency closure

Landlords in Romford have been left reeling following the sudden closure of the Northwood letting agency branch on Victoria Road. The closure has reportedly caused...

Rental growth slows to three-year low as affordability pressures bite

Rental growth slows to three-year low as affordability pressures bite

For the first time in over three years, the growth in UK rents has slowed, with average increases for new lets standing at 3.9% over...

Buy-to-let mortgage costs climb after Labour’s first Autumn Budget

Buy-to-let mortgage costs climb after Labour’s first Autumn Budget

Buy-to-let mortgage costs have risen following Labour’s controversial Autumn Budget, with interest-only mortgages seeing an increase of 5.9%, while full repayment mortgages are up by...

Landlord ordered to return £44,000 to tenants for unlicensed property

Landlord ordered to return £44,000 to tenants for unlicensed property

A landlord has been ordered to pay six tenants a staggering £44,358 after failing to properly license a nine-bedroom property in Granard Road, London. The...

Tenants grapple with rising rent arrears as online searches spike

Tenants grapple with rising rent arrears as online searches spike

As renters face mounting financial pressures, online searches for “rent arrears” have increased by 8.6% over the past three months, according to data from Zero...

Stamp Duty deadline sparks sales surge in UK housing market

Stamp Duty deadline sparks sales surge in UK housing market

The UK housing market is experiencing an unexpected winter boom, with buyers and sellers racing to complete transactions ahead of April 2025’s changes to Stamp...

LendInvest cuts 10bps on BTL rates and expands expat mortgage criteria

LendInvest cuts 10bps on BTL rates and expands expat mortgage criteria

LendInvest (LSE: LINV), the UK’s leading property finance platform, has announced a 10-basis-point (bps) reduction in rates for its 5- and 7-year fixed buy-to-let (BTL)...

Record high house prices as buyers defy expectations

Record high house prices as buyers defy expectations

The UK housing market has hit a new milestone, with the average house price climbing to £298,083 in November, according to Halifax’s latest house price...

Just 7% of rental properties welcome pets – are landlords missing a trick?

Just 7% of rental properties welcome pets – are landlords missing a trick?

Despite the UK’s love for pets, only 7% of rental properties across major cities are listed as pet-friendly, according to a new analysis by Inventory...

Rental prices ease, but Goodlord warns of seismic changes in 2025

Rental prices ease, but Goodlord warns of seismic changes in 2025

England’s rental market continued to show signs of cooling in November, with average rents falling and year-on-year price growth slowing to its lowest level this...

Private renters staying longer despite claims of insecurity, reports show

Private renters staying longer despite claims of insecurity, reports show

Private renters in England are staying in their homes longer than ever, challenging the narrative that tenants face widespread insecurity in the private rental sector...

Government announces tough new targets to fix unsafe buildings by 2029

Government announces tough new targets to fix unsafe buildings by 2029

The UK Government has unveiled its Remediation Acceleration Plan, which sets strict new targets to address unsafe cladding on high-rise and mid-rise buildings across England....

House prices expected to rise in 2025 as incomes and sales grow

House prices expected to rise in 2025 as incomes and sales grow

House prices and property sales are predicted to rise in 2025, with both house prices and sales volumes predicted to grow, according to the latest...

Propertymark backs government plans for leasehold reform and property sector regulation

Propertymark backs government plans for leasehold reform and property sector regulation

The Government has reaffirmed its commitment to overhaul the leasehold system in England and Wales, alongside introducing regulatory measures for the property sector. These announcements...

Annual housing delivery hits eight-year low, sparking calls for policy reform

Annual housing delivery hits eight-year low, sparking calls for policy reform

New government data reveals a worrying decline in housing supply across England, with annual delivery falling by 6% to 221,071 net additional dwellings in the...

West Northamptonshire Council introduces new HMO licensing scheme

West Northamptonshire Council introduces new HMO licensing scheme

West Northamptonshire Council has announced plans for an Additional Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMO) Licensing Scheme, set to take effect from February 2025. The scheme...

Monthly rents unaffordable across nearly all UK regions, latest data shows

Monthly rents unaffordable across nearly all UK regions, latest data shows

New data from analytics company TwentyCi reveals that monthly rents are unaffordable for the average tenant in every UK region except the North East. The...

Scottish Government recognises landlords as working professionals, Housing Minister confirms

Scottish Government recognises landlords as working professionals, Housing Minister confirms

Scottish Housing Minister Paul McLennan has publicly affirmed that landlords in Scotland should be recognised as “working people” with a legitimate “right to make a...
















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