The future of new rented accommodation in the UK will be developments where all facilities including transport, shops and services including schools are all within 15 minutes of a tenants property, it has been claimed. This comment was made during a https://www.savil
Landlords are calling on the Government to review how they are taxed after new figures reveal the devastating impact higher levies are having on the private rented sector. The National Residential Landlords Association (NRLA) says new research conducted on its behalf by co
Two London landlords have been handed hefty rent repayment orders for letting poorly managed, unlicensed HMOs. <figure id="" class="w-richtext-figure-type- " data-rt-type="" data-rt-align=""><div><img src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/63bef2f3c329eff8e3a4af45/64cb9a1279893522f8df8bb3_
Two out of three HMO landlords in Portsmouth plan to call it quits this year, largely prompted by the launch of an additional licensing scheme in September. Portsmouth & District Private Landlords Associations survey found that this would mean a loss of 348 rooms which, e
A Government investigation into damp and mould in the social housing sector has disclosed initial findings which show a significant number of homes in the social sector are affected by this problem. On Thursday (2 February) the Regulator of Social Housing (RSH) published a <a hr
The property industrys Rumble with the Agents charity event is to host its eighth evening of boxing and fund-raising in North London on Thursday 22nd June, it has been announced. <figure id="" class="w-richtext-figure-type- " data-rt-type="" dat
The Bank of England has raised interest rates for the 10th consecutive time as it battles inflation - a move likely to hit thousands of investors with variable rate mortgages and those forced to renew fixed-rate deals. The base rate has gone up by half a percent to 4%, the highe
Englands HMO market has shrunk by more than 21,000 properties in the last two years as local councils ramp up planning rules and licensing schemes. Numbers were down by -2.4% to 489,701 last year, having already seen a -1.7% drop in 2021, according to figures from Octane Capi
The boss of online lettings platform lettingaproperty.com is determined to overcome landlords inertia to switch from using high street agents. Jonathan Daines admits its a challenge as 95% of landlords still use agents, with the ingrained belief that the online process wil
The UK commercial property market is in a downturn right now. As with the wider economy, commercial property is subject to economic cycles
Tenants’ union Acorn has urged Labour to curb ‘upfront payments’ for new tenants to one month’s rent in a bid to make rented homes more affordable.
Milton Keynes City Council has come up with an innovative scheme to top up rents for those moving from temporary accommodation into the PRS.
Propertymark has warned that the Renters’ Rights Bill poses critical unintended consequences unless the government ensures a fair and balanced approach between landlord and tenant rights.
A landlord with a string of more than 5,000 rental properties across the UK has been fined a whopping £97,000 over the ‘serious and deliberate’ failure to manage a block of flats in Sheffield.
NRLA trainer Henry Davis explains how his Key to Property Investment course can help you stay ahead of the game.
The government has been accused of pressing ahead with renter reform measures that will cause gridlock in the justice system, and pit landlords and tenants against each other in protracted litigation.
Few MPs stood to defend landlords during yesterday’s second reading of the Renters' Rights Bill in parliament, but a few did - with all of them being Conservative.
Landlords listing their properties for sale before potential capital gains tax rises are adding to a widening divide between supply and demand, report letting agents from around the UK.
https://www.skipton.co.uk/" Skipton has launched a new mortgage specifically for renters who can now buy a house without needing a deposit. Tenants who can evidence affordability and have a strong track record of rental payments can borrow up to 100% of a prop
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A survey of almost 700 landlords, carried out by BVA BDRC for Paragon, reveals that that 67% of landlord respondents had experienced higher than usual tenant demand during the first three months of this year. This, according to Paragon, represents a new all-time high and up from 65% reco
According to the findings of recent research commissioned by infinitSpace, in partnership with The Instant Group, the majority of UK office landlords have not made any concrete plans to improve the energy efficiency ratings of their buildings they do not have any form of sustainability
Nearly one in five Conservative MPs are currently landlords, according to research by campaign group 38 Degrees, a surprising figure given the Government's anti-landlord stance in recent years. The study counted 87 MP landlords more than 13% of the Commons of whom 53 cla
Government policy should move away from thinking that social housing and home ownership are good while private landlords are bad if it is to solve the rental stock and rent costs crisis. That's the view of a new report from Cambridge University Land Society which says this mi
Buy-to-let mortgage searches were down 23% in April compared to the previous month, while investors have been putting down larger deposits as high-interest rates bite. Research by https://www.twenty7tec.com/" target="_blank" Twenty7tec shows that average loan-
In https://www.totallandlordinsurance.co.uk/knowledge-centre/propertymarks-perspective-on-lettings-the-property-cast-total-landlord-insurance?utm_source=landlordzone&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=propertymark+podcast+may+2023" target="_blank" this episode of T
Airbnb is going back to its roots by launching Airbnb Rooms, an updated version of its original aim to let guests stay in a room within someone elses home. The platform explains that in the current cost-of-living crisis, and years of being isolated, visitors are looking for
In this episode of The Property Cast, Eddie is joined by Sean Hooker, Head of Redress at the Property Redress Scheme and special guest - a big hitter in the property market - Nathan Emerson, CEO of Propertymark, the leading membership body for property agents. � Wi
As the largest accredited supplier of properties to local authorities in London and Essex, Leigh Young (pictured), Co-founder of the Elliot Leigh Guaranteed Rent Scheme, talks about how a shift in mindset could help some landlords navigate the current and future market challen
A rogue landlord whose failure to fit a smoke alarm contributed to his tenants death has been jailed for 13 months. Humraz Pinnu Shahid, 43, of Oakwood Lane, Leeds, spent years denying he owned the basement flat on Berkeley Grove (pictured) where Philip Sheridan
The Renters Reform Bill is finally due to be published next week four years after it was first discussed. As predicted, the draft legislation will begin life a few days after the Kings coronation, Housing Secretary Michael Gove confirmed on Sky News this morning. <
Increasing numbers of landlords are reporting damp and mould problems after forking out for energy efficiency work, it has been claimed. <figure id="" class="w-richtext-figure-type- " data-rt-type="" data-rt-align=""><div><img src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/63bef2f3c329eff8e3a4af45
The average monthly rent in the UK is now a record-breaking �1,199, according to HomeLet, which advises landlords to prepare for more tenants being unable to pay. Its rental index figures for April - using data on achieved rental values from 5,000 letting agents - show rental p
Rent-to-rent is a controversial property investment model now being promoted by many property investment trainers and online influencers. Simply put, it involves would-be property investor landlords (as well as some rogue property companies) renting off a legitimate property own
A 'lack of understanding' about the build-to-rent (BTR) sector is preventing it from offering a speedy solution to the housing crisis, according to one trade association boss. https://ukaa.org.uk/" target="_blank" UK Apartment Association </a
The Scottish Government has followed its https://www.landlordzone.co.uk/news/clamp-down-on-letting-second-homes-planned/" target="_blank" English counterpart and revealed plans to manage the number of second homes and holiday rentals more aggressively within the country
A new version of the Help to Buy scheme could be included in the Conservatives next https://www.landlordzone.co.uk/news/elections-get-political-and-quiz-candidates-landlords-are-told/" election manifesto, according to reports. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak wan
Labour has pledged to create a national https://www.landlordzone.co.uk/news/government-backs-away-from-lifetime-deposits-and-a-national-landlord-register/" register of landlords to replace the current Register of Rogue Landlords which only lists those who have been handed
Britains first womens-only https://www.landlordzone.co.uk/news/breaking-flat-owners-in-medium-towers-hit-by-cladding-crisis-will-not-have-to-pay-acm-costs/" tower block for renters has been given the green light by planners in west London. The scheme for
Landlords who are relatively heavily leveraged and achieving gross yields much below 5% could be better off reducing their mortgage balance than purchasing another property, according to new market analysis. Hamptons annual overview of the rental market explains that higher i
The amount of money flowing into UK commercial property fell across all sectors, particularly industrial, but also offices and retail, thats according to market analysis carried out by debt advisory specialists, Sirius Property Finance. And office values - secondary in partic
A company specialising in sourced property deals for investors has been expelled from the https://www.theprs.co.uk/" Property Redress Scheme (PRS) and can no longer trade legally. Sourced Properties Group (SPG) Ltd, which was until now a PRS member, had been t
Landlords in https://www.landlordzone.co.uk/news/draft-legislation-goes-live-setting-out-how-occupation-contracts-will-work-in-wales/" Wales could be in line for financial help to upgrade their properties after the Welsh government acknowledged that meeting new energy sta