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Rigorous government targets to improve EPC ratings in the private rental sector and the wider housing stock won’t be met without...

The embattled short let and holiday let industry has hit out at what it calls the “rampant hypocrisy” of councils when...

The ongoing debate over ground rents within Government is rapidly becoming a Parliamentary farce that could soon lead to an economic...

A politician is claiming that second home council tax premiums, where owners pay up to double the normal rate, is resulting...

Former housing minister Rachel Maclean - the victim of a shock sacking by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak last month - has...

Propertymark has told politicians that an additional homes tax will not succeed in increasing housing supply. Timothy Douglas, head of policy and...

The Scottish Government is proposing to give local councils the discretion to charge Council Tax premiums of up to 100 per...

A hate campaign against AirBnb appears to have been launched in a Welsh village. Newspaper reports say a sticker reading 'Death to...

Council tax premiums being considered in Wales would be insufficient to persuade short let and holiday home owners to move their...

Labour is considering raising the buy to let and holiday home stamp duty surcharge above the current three per cent if...

A new consultation by one of the national governments within the UK advocates giving more councils power to make huge rises...

New powers have been revealed to tackle what the Welsh Government calls the ‘problem’ of second homes.  A statement from the Senedd...

A council is introducing a service which it claims will help identify properties which cannon future be used as private rental...

The Scottish Parliament’s so called Cost of Living Act - imposing rent controls on the private sector - is backfiring. That’s the...

The Valuation Office Agency has issued a reminder that changes to eligibility rules for self-catering properties will come into effect from...

Research released today by Legal & General, a player in the Build To Rent sector, claims that renters are willing to...

The Bank of England has increased its base rate from 2.25 per cent to 3.0 per cent. This is the largest hike...

The owners of second homes in a key short lets and tourist hotspot are set to have to pay a premium...

One of the country’s second home and holiday let hotspots has been told it will be unable to levy extra council...

New research by Savills suggests that on-street car parking could increase both the capital values and rental potential of properties. The agency...

Activists are calling on the government to impose swingeing taxes on some lettings properties “to bring them back into the residential...

Crossrail rental values have climbed by 15 per cent on average in the last year alone - before this week’s opening...

Leaks from government ahead of this morning’s Queen’s Speech suggest that second homes which are not let out are likely to...

Shock figures suggest that Airbnb owners are charging up to 600 per cent more to stay at their properties during major...

ARLA Propertymark has slammed politicians who appear to have ignored a public consultation and gone ahead with draconian changes affecting second...

New build homes command rental premiums of as high as 41 per cent in the current market, it’s been claimed. The Unlatch...

Wales and Scotland are ahead of the game when it comes to limiting the impact of short term lets on the...

The Furnished versus Unfurnished debate in the rental sector has been going on for years but new research attempts to quantify...

A new survey suggests Airbnb owners are charging over 300 per cent more to stay at their properties during major events...

The Build to Rent market remains small in volume but it is making some inroads, leading to BTR rent rises predominantly...

Propertymark has waded in to the debate over flood prevention measures in the UK:il it wants insurance for homeowners and landlords faced...

Momentum is building to have the Tenant Fees Act amended, allowing agents to charge tenants for damage insurance which would then...

The private rental sector should embrace the idea of tenants with pets and not object to the prospect. That’s the view of...

A survey by lettings agency Carter Jonas has revealed what the firm calls the top priorities for tenants as the 2020s...

A PropTech firm says lettings and sales agents are less efficient because software providers and the wider industry have done too...

A PropTech platform claims landlords can cut administration costs so much that they could afford to offer their lettings units furnished...

The chief executive of mydeposits has hit back at a Which? report calling for reform - or possibly even replacement -...

The head of the parent firm of mydeposits is warning tenants and landlords tempted to enter into new ‘no-deposit’ schemes to...

A leading letting agent campaigning against rental sector deposits is warning that the industry might be hit with “astronominal” insurance premiums...

The substantial majority of landlords who now use letting agents will continue to do so even if they see their premiums...

The National Landlords Association claims that changes to buy to let mortgage interest tax relief being introduced in six months time...

An analysis of 100,000 buy to let insurance policies reveals that storm damage, burst pipes and damage from break-ins are the...

A London letting agency says a huge rise in the number of tenants with dogs, combined with a lack of supply...

An estimated 400,000 landlords in the UK - that’s approaching three in every 10 - have had their property damaged by...

Landlords of residential properties in high risk flood areas should look at minimising their risks now rather than be left at...