Author: Property News Room News

Council leaders, unions and renters’ groups have urged Housing Secretary Michael Gove to bring in an immediate rent freeze in a bid to prevent widespread homelessness. In an open letter,…

A new survey has downplayed the scale of landlords ready to quit the sector due to heavy-handed government regulations and upcoming legislation. Leaders Romans Group’s poll of 271 landlords found…

Propertymark is calling for more local authority funding to ensure licensing schemes don’t unfairly burden compliant landlords. It says councils’ scant resources and inadequate staffing levels mean processing licence applications…

The Government has launched its promised consultation on its plans to reform the way HMO properties are valued for council tax. If enacted as proposed, this will ensure that all…

A new property platform aims to help private landlords target buy-to-lets and find potential HMOs. Propalt contains details of more than 250,000 landlords so that investors can connect directly, as…

A rent-to-rent landlord operating a flat in central London has been ordered to pay rent back to his tenants totalling just over £11,000 via a rent repayment order or RRO.…

Private landlords and agents have started helping the government to test its impending property portal. In answer to a written question about its progress since the announcement as part of…

Trading Standards has released new guidance to help landlords and leaseholders get to grips with the Leasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Act. The law – published last June – effectively put…

Property lawyers have flagged up potential problems with eviction reform measures within the Renters Reform Bill white paper. An amendment to Section 8 notice evictions will expand the range of…

Now more than ever, in a cost of living crisis, it makes sense to take extra precautions when letting a property. Taking a guarantor or rent guarantee insurance are great…