Category: Property News

The average cost of rent fell slightly during December, dropping 1.47% to £1,071, according to the latest Rental Index from Goodlord. The South West saw the largest reduction of 2.68%…

If you haven’t heard of it before, the Renters’ Reform Bill is set to be voted on before May 2023, bringing with it a plethora of proposed changes for landlords…

The rental sector is likely to see some of the biggest changes since the 1980s, so do your homework and keep yourself up-to-date. All the signs are that operating as…

Leading property sector figure Kate Faulkner has been given an OBE in the New Year’s Honours List. Faulkner’s honour is for her involvement with landlords, estate agents and consumers including…

The search for higher yields to cover rising costs led to nearly two-thirds (62%) of London-based investors buying property in the regions this year, up from 26% a decade ago.…

2022 has been a rollercoaster ride for landlords and property managers across the private renter sector, and we’d like to wish all of our 1.5 million readers, 50,000 newsletters subscribers…

Tenants in social and affordable housing now have the chance to apply for the government’s Right to Shared Ownership scheme. The Department for Levelling Up Housing and Communities has published…

Oxford City Council is hailing its UK-first whole-city selective licensing scheme a likely success after it received more than 10,000 early applications – thousands more than expected. The only scheme…

Nearly two-thirds of private rental properties won’t reach proposed minimum EPC levels, according to new research. Data compiled for property data platform LandTech shows that 64% of private rental properties…

Analysis by portfolio landlord Open Property Group has revealed that it pays out 32% of its gross rent each month in rental property expenses. Using Hammock software, the company studied…