Category: Property News

A former Generation Rent campaigner is now working as an advisor shaping private rented sector policy at the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities. Caitlin Wilkinson – policy advisor…

The Tories should take the blame for the landlord exodus and crisis-hit private rental sector, according to one leading investment guru. Financial columnist and author Matthew Lynn says that for…

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…

Two London landlords have been handed hefty rent repayment orders for letting poorly managed, unlicensed HMOs. Five tenants shared £14,055 after a First Tier Property Tribunal ruled that the shared…

England’s 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%…

The festive period is over, and as we enter the second month of 2023, the year has well and truly begun. For many landlords, 2022 was a mixture of tough…

Landlords with properties in central London saw the highest levels of tenant demand across England and Wales in the last quarter of 2022. After falling out of favour during the…

Housing Secretary Michael Gove has promised to scrap most leaseholds in England this year. The government will make it much easier for leaseholders in flats to take over their buildings…

A coalition of landlords and letting agencies are to seek a legal challenge to the Scottish Government’s rent control and eviction ban legislation and its proposed extension from April. The…

The case involved Sara & Hossein Asset Holdings Ltd v Blacks Outdoor Retail Ltd and revolved around a service charge certificate (SCC) issued by the landlord (SHAH), and the question…