The way that private rented sector (PRS) landlords operate their properties in Wales is going through one of the biggest changes in decades as the Welsh Government, under its devolved…
There is a licensing regime in England for houses in multiple occupation (HMOs) which comes under the Housing Act 2004. It requires that landlords of properties occupied by a number…
An entrepreneurial landlord has just bought her fourth buy-to-let property and started her first estate agency by scrimping and saving since she was a teenager. Rachel Ollington (main pic), 41,…
The rental market continues to race huge structural problems including low supply, high demand and rising rents, the latest housing market survey by RICS has revealed. Its surveyors reported that…
Junior Housing Minister Felicity Buchan (main picture) has been tasked with overseeing the private rented sector, taking over from Lee Rowley in the latest instalment of ministerial musical chairs. Rowley…
The mention of Japanses knoweed has the effect of putting the fear of God in property owners, but the bamboo plant, which is lesser known, can be even more devastating.…
The number of students who passed referencing dropped from 50% to 40% this autumn and is likely to fall even further, due partly to the growing cost-of-living crisis, according to…
The Making Tax Digital initiative (MTD) is a HMRC scheme that aims to modernise income tax accounting and reporting, making the process fully digital. The idea is to improve HMRC’s…
Successful landlord and property developer Kathy Miller has urged the government to rethink its plans to abolish Section 21 or face a big rise in court cases and spiralling bills…
For the millions of UK landlords who operate just a handful of rental properties, the take-up of tech to manage their bricks and mortar, financials, tenants and compliance has been…
