Use of the ‘section 21’ route to eviction has plummeted over the last two years, the National Residential Landlords Association has reported. The ‘no blame’...
Signs of a ‘pre-Christmas lull’ in the housing market has been detected by the property portal Rightmove. The price of property coming to market dropped...
Failure of local authorities to police the private renting and to prosecute criminal landlords is bringing the sector into disrepute and risks undermining promised reforms....
‘Acute rental demand’ over the three months to September 2021 has pushed UK rental growth to its highest level since 2008, Zoopla has reported. And...
Most of private landlords who helped tenants during the pandemic by cutting their rents, absorbed the losses by dipping into savings according, research initiated by...
Another indication of continued house price growth has come in the latest Halifax house price survey. It puts the current average UK house price at...
‘Landlords’ are to be included in the statutory definition of ‘Accountable Persons for occupied higher-risk buildings’ contained in the Government’s Building Safety Bill. This is...
A BBC You and Yours investigation has highlighted a case of property fraud of the type to which landlords can be particularly vulnerable. Mike Hall,...
Annual house price growth eased slightly last month but was still just under 10 per cent, the Nationwide has reported. Its monthly House Price Index...
Landlords should steel themselves for interest rate rises in the months ahead. This was the underlying message given in the Bank of England’s latest monthly...
England has at last followed Scotland and Wales by belatedly announcing a support package for tenants struggling to pay their rent as a result of...
This year’s Budget does not draw a line under Covid, but it does begin the work of preparing for a new economy post-Covid, claimed Chancellor...
A one-off tax on residential landlords to fund extra winter fuel payments has been proposed by the Green Party. Co-leader Adrian Ramsay told the party’s...
Three quarters of the fines resulting from Tower Hamlet letting agent prosecutions in the last three years were levied against just one firm. Tower Hamlets...
Official figures have confirmed the summer house price boom. Latest House Price Index results from Land Registry, just out, show UK house prices increased 10.6...
Local authorities may now impose fines of up to £30,000 on landlords who are in breach of their electrical safety duties, the Government has warned...
Urgent action is needed to combat a growing rent arrears crisis, the National Residential Landlords Association has warned. The Governments own Household Resilience Study for...
Landlords who have made possession claims on or after 3 August 2020 must provide the court with information about the impact of the coronavirus pandemic...
This week’s £20 cut in Universal Credit will significantly worsen the levels of private sector rent debt, the National Residential Landlords Association has warned. According...
Nationwide has launched a free service to help landlords better manage their properties. The Landlord Works, is an online management facility that allows landlords to upload...
Research conducted by estate agent comparison site GetAgent.co.uk indicates a potential surge in the UK property market at the end of the year. Analysis of…
Hamptons’ latest data reveals a significant rise in the UK’s rental payments, with tenants in Great Britain set to pay a record £85.6 billion in…
New research from iad UK, a self-employed estate agency, has revealed that Scotland’s housing market has remarkably outperformed other British nations in terms of house…
Title Guardian has introduced a revolutionary technology designed to protect homeowners and landlords from increasing property-related fraud. This innovative solution actively monitors digital sources like…
The latest Halifax house price index for November indicates a gradual rise in UK house prices, marking the second consecutive month of increases. Despite this,…
Recent research by Yopa, a national estate agency, has highlighted a trend of daily price reductions for properties recently listed for sale in England. The…
A recent survey by Landbay reveals that a significant 76% of buy-to-let landlords have increased their rental prices over the past year, primarily to offset…
Liverpool City Council has taken a decisive step to address the issue of rogue landlords by establishing a new taskforce. This initiative, backed by £2m…
Recent data reveals a concerning trend: nearly half of individuals who rent privately in the UK fail to meet the government’s ‘financial resilience’ criteria. This…
Recent research conducted by Fair Fix, specialists in boiler engineering, has uncovered that English households collectively spend approximately £32.1 million every year on boiler repairs,…
A recent study reveals a significant increase in the demand for private rented sector (PRS) properties, with nearly three-quarters of landlords experiencing a rise in…
The latest Nationwide House Price Index for November 2023 reveals a complex picture of the UK property market, with house prices showing a modest increase…
The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities is currently grappling with a significant legislative oversight, as their much-anticipated bill to revolutionize England’s housing market…
October witnessed a challenging period for the UK property market, with sales dropping significantly compared to the previous year, according to the latest data. Property…
Ian Kendall, a landlord from Burley Road, Christchurch, has been hit with a £93,000 fine and confiscation order after admitting to breaches of planning enforcement…
