Landlords and managing agents of HMOs could face unlimited fines following new measures being brought in to strengthen fire safety, the Home Office has announced. Exact details are awaited but the new measures, announced as part of the government’s...

London-focussed lettings agency Portico has drawn up highly localised hotspots within the capital for landlords seeking the best yields. According to the agency, East London offers the best rental yields in the capital. Barking has one of the...

A couple plagued by nightmare tenants who turned their flat into a rubbish tip have been told they can't evict them 'because of the pandemic'. Zoey and John Wingfield have spent tens of thousands of pounds trying to repair damage to their Grimsby...

Over half (59.8%) of landlords are waiting for lockdown measures to ease before investing in properties, according to the National Landlord Index by Accommodation.co.uk. The research highlights that UK landlords still see the rental market as a...

The Government have just released an interim report on the standards of energy efficiency in the PRS. It can be seen here, and the announcement says:- This interim evaluation of the domestic private rental sector (PRS) minimum energy efficiency...

Zoopla have examined the trend in an increase in property sales, and a decrease in rental, especially in London. The whole article can be read here.

A survey claims that 75% of tenants describe relationships with the landlords as ‘good’ or ‘very good’, while 89% of landlords believe they have a good rapport with their renters as well. In a study commissioned by online platform Mashroom, 59% of...

An upbeat market snapshot for the lettings sector claims that one region of the UK has seen rent increases in excess of 20 per cent a year. The Home website’s latest index shows year-on-year average rent growth reaching 20.5 per cent in the West...

A council has now approved plans for two of the country’s largest licensing schemes - one is so large it needs government approval before it can be implemented. Oxford’s Labour council has agreed to renew an additional licensing scheme for all HMOs...

Research by Hamptons suggests that the increased house prices caused by the stamp duty holiday sales surge has indirectly obliged more tenants to stay renting - because they cannot afford larger deposits. That’s the analysis by Hamptons in the...

Landlords have benefitted from tax breaks, subsidies and a weak eviction ban according to the National Union of Students. Larissa Kennedy, the organisation’s president, has written to Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick to claim landlords have been...

A lead tenant who posed as a landlord has been ordered to pay £9,047.50 in fines and costs and handed a criminal record for breaching housing laws. Brent Council in London originally issued Sonia Nascimento with a £5,000 Civil Penalty Notice but...

Mischcon de Reya have just published an article on 'Company Voluntary Arrangements: Guidance for Landlords' It can be seen here, and is also below:-   What is a CVA? A CVA is a legal rescue process to enable a company to make an agreement with...

The Government have just announced a further extension to the eviction ban. The announcement can be seen here and claims:- Ban on commercial evictions extended to 30 June to ensure businesses are supported as they re-open Six-month notice periods...