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The Telegraph wants to speak to landlords who have used section 21

The Telegraph wants to speak to landlords who have used section...

Can you help? The Telegraph is looking to speak to landlords who have had to use section 21 to evict problem tenants. Have you had any nightmare situations where using it was necessary? How do you feel...

TMW slashes buy to let rates for new and existing customers

TMW slashes buy to let rates for new and existing customers...

The Mortgage Works (TMW) has announced a series of rate reductions across its buy to let products, effective from last Saturday (28 October). The lender is offering some of the most competitive deals...

Affordable homes to rent are ‘scarce and in high demand’

Affordable homes to rent are ‘scarce and in high demand’...

Finding a cheap rental home in the UK is a daunting challenge with only 1.9% of the current rental market stock costing less than £500 per month, research reveals. The analysis by Zero Deposit highlights...

House price falls spread across UK as mortgage rates bite – Zoopla

House price falls spread across UK as mortgage rates bite –...

Higher mortgage rates and cost of living pressures have caused house prices to fall in four out of five local markets in the UK, Zoopla reports. According to its latest House Price Index, annual house...

Ombudsman slammed for council’s £66k fine when PRS landlords would have been fined £2 MILLION

Ombudsman slammed for council’s £66k fine when PRS landlords...

The Housing Ombudsman has been slammed by a legal expert after it handed out a fine of £66,441 for poor housing – an average of £2,000 per case – when a landlord in the private rented sector...

HMOs offer higher rental yields than other properties, research shows

HMOs offer higher rental yields than other properties, research...

Investing in houses in multiple occupation (HMOs) can be more profitable than non-HMO’s with landlords enjoying nearly DOUBLE the average yield, research reveals. Octane Capital, a specialist property...

The Renters (Reform) Bill is ‘like a half-baked cake’

The Renters (Reform) Bill is ‘like a half-baked cake’...

The Government’s plans for the private rented sector (PRS) have been criticised by a leading industry figure as confusing and chaotic. Daniel Evans, the chair of the Association of Independent Inventory...

Social housing trust overcharges tenants by £479k

Social housing trust overcharges tenants by £479k...

More than 180 tenants of a social housing trust have been overcharged by nearly £500,000, the Regulator of Social Housing (RSH) says. Joseph Rowntree Housing Trust (JRHT) has admitted its failure to set...

Demand for legal aid for tenants dealing with eviction

Demand for legal aid for tenants dealing with eviction...

An association is demanding the government give more legal aid to tenants facing eviction. The Law Society warns tenants on low incomes will be unable to afford legal advice if they face eviction. The...

Landlords still keen to buy despite challenges, survey shows

Landlords still keen to buy despite challenges, survey shows...

Nearly a third (32%) of buy to let landlords are planning to buy more property in the next 12 months, despite the challenges posed by higher interest rates, a survey reveals. The research from Landbay...

Rising rents pushing students to the limit

Rising rents pushing students to the limit...

Students are struggling as soaring rents outpace average maintenance loan, according to new research. A survey by student housing charity Unipol and Higher Education Policy Institute reveals rents for...

Michael Gove praises landlords and rejects rent controls

Michael Gove praises landlords and rejects rent controls...

Michael Gove, the Housing Secretary, has expressed his opposition to rent controls at the National Residential Landlords Association’s (NRLA) national conference. The event was held on the day after...

London’s landlords head North for higher returns

London’s landlords head North for higher returns...

London’s buy to let investors are turning their backs on the capital and looking for opportunities in the North of England, the Telegraph reports. According to estate agency Hamptons, two-thirds...

Lib Dems urge landlord MPs to disclose use of Section 21 ‘no-fault’ evictions

Lib Dems urge landlord MPs to disclose use of Section 21 ‘no-fault’...

The Liberal Democrats have challenged Conservative MPs who are landlords to reveal if they have ever evicted tenants without a reason. The party wants more transparency from the Tory MPs who may oppose...

Home auction market sees more sellers but fewer buyers

Home auction market sees more sellers but fewer buyers...

More homeowners are turning to auctions to sell their properties quickly in a slowing housing market, but they may face lower demand from buyers, research reveals. According to a report by House Buyer...

Lloyds predicts house prices will keep falling until 2025

Lloyds predicts house prices will keep falling until 2025...

Lloyds has warned that the UK’s house prices will continue to fall until 2025 as the economy faces higher interest rates for longer. The UK’s biggest mortgage lender said it expects house prices...

Property sector responds to the Renters (Reform) Bill latest

Property sector responds to the Renters (Reform) Bill latest...

The Renters (Reform) Bill’s second reading has been passed without a vote which has prompted various leading figures in the property sector to offer an opinion on what comes next. One of the big...

Landlords threat to hike rents amid pet policy changes

Landlords threat to hike rents amid pet policy changes...

Landlords are threatening to leave the market or hike rents if they lose the right to ban tenants from having pets, according to new research. In a poll of 1,400 UK landlords commissioned by the insurer...

Renters (Reform) Bill could bankrupt landlords, warns expert

Renters (Reform) Bill could bankrupt landlords, warns expert...

A housing law expert has warned that the Renters (Reform) Bill, which aims to improve the private rented sector, will have dire consequences for landlords AND tenants. Des Taylor, a director of Landlord...

Housing crisis continues as demand surges past supply

Housing crisis continues as demand surges past supply...

Demand continues to outpace supply in the lettings market, according to new data. The latest figures from Propertymark’s Housing Insight report reveal a stark gap between the supply of available rental...

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