Category: Property News

A record 525 landlord licensing schemes are expected to be live in England and Wales by next summer, with about 20 more active schemes compared to this month. Licensing compliance…

The Government appears to have confirmed that it will get rid of both Assured Periodic Tenancies and fixed-term tenancies in favour of a single, universal ‘periodic tenancy’. This was originally…

Landlords’ increasing power and a dearth of rental homes is likely to give rogue operators free rein, according to a snap poll by GetGround. Half of those quizzed have seen…

A couple of weeks ago I was invited by the owners of a build-to-rent development in Wembley to see at first-hand what this emerging kind of rental property looks like…

The HMO Network has achieved another milestone in its growth by signing up its twentieth member since launching in January. The group aims to help landlords find agents with specialist…

The average house price plunged -2.3% to £285,579 last month, the biggest monthly drop since October 2008. Halifax’s November house price index reports that the rate of annual growth slowed…

Portfolio landlord and property educator Rick Gannon insists his ‘warts and all’ social media posts are a good way to reflect a true picture of the sector. A recent video…

Three Derbyshire councils are sharing a £1.21 million government hand-out to help them crack down on enforcement in poor quality private rental homes. The Department for Levelling Up, Housing &…

A new property platform aims to revolutionize the buy-to-let sector by connecting property sourcers and investors. Invesourced has been launched by self-taught property sourcer Williams who met partner, investor Kelly…

Just over half a million people are “at risk of being of being kicked out of their home this winter”, Shelter’s Chief Executive Polly Neate told ITV last night. This…