A partnership agreement with tech company Kamma giving members ‘access to instant and accurate licensing information’ has been announced by the National Residential Landlords Association....
Further extension of longer tenant notice periods required in Wales ‘is yet another blow to the Welsh private rented sector and will only worsen the...
Co-operation, flexibility and understanding are urged in the latest version of the Government’s guidance Moving home during coronavirus (COVID-19), just out. According to this, ‘although...
Changes in the recent Government re-shuffle, making Michael Gove responsible for housing, have been welcomed by the National Residential Landlords Association. Gove has replaced Ministry...
Following up on a June 2021 commitment, the Scottish Government has put £10m into a grant fund designed to support private and social rented tenants...
There has been a ‘rent arrears crisis’ in Wales throughout the first half of 2021, the National Residential Landlords Association has concluded. Research findings suggest...
Almost half of private rental tenants have been victims of illegal acts by their landlords or letting agents, the homeless charity Shelter has claimed. A...
There are ‘no plans’ to amend tenant deposit rules to allow landlords to ask for additional amounts if they are to allow tenants to bring...
Latest Halifax house price numbers put the mortgage lender’s monthly survey at odds with that produced by Nationwide. Last week we reported that Nationwide had...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
The UK housing market is currently experiencing a significant shift, with Zoopla’s latest House Price Index revealing a drop in house prices and a rise…
In a significant move for the UK’s private rental sector (PRS), Propertymark is spearheading the formation of the Housing Coalition, a group uniting industry leaders…
Recent research by digital mortgage lender Molo has shed light on the varying durations it takes for buy-to-let properties in different UK regions to generate…
A study conducted by Yopa, the nationally recognized estate agency, has disclosed a staggering £1.6 trillion increase in the total value of England’s property market,…
The Autumn Statement delivered by Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has elicited varied reactions from the property industry, with some key measures impacting housing but an overall…
Aldermore Bank has announced the launch of its latest range of mortgage products tailored for both buy to let landlords and residential owner-occupiers. The new…
According to the latest analysis by London lettings and estate agent Benham and Reeves, London has experienced the most significant improvement in rental affordability over…
Clive Betts, chair of the Housing Select Committee, has expressed concerns that the abolition of Section 21 ‘no fault’ evictions in the UK might be…
A recent study by British Gas has shed light on the pressing need for energy efficiency improvements in the UK’s private rental sector. According to…
The London rental market is showing signs of stabilisation, as indicated by recent data from Foxtons, a leading lettings agency in the city. Key observations…
The UK housing market has witnessed its first annual drop in house prices since April 2012, as reported by the Office for National Statistics (ONS)….
Dundee is on track to become Scotland’s new hub for buy-to-let investments, says legal firm Gilson Gray. The city, known as the City of Discovery,…
In a move aimed at providing more choices for landlords, Paragon Bank has announced significant reductions in rates across its range of five-year fixed-rate buy-to-let…
The UK’s property industry has raised concerns following the latest cabinet reshuffle by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, which saw Rachel Maclean asked to step down…
In a quest for better returns, buy-to-let investors are increasingly setting their sights on northern areas like Hartlepool and Liverpool. This strategic shift, highlighted in…
