Energy Secretary Ed Miliband has met activists from the Generation Rent group, in support of his controversial EPC clampdown ...

More than 100 short let or self catering operators have lodged formal complaints against Edinburgh council – and believe the authority may have to spend £1m on rectifying its errors. Hefty planning ...

A consultation on a proposed new policy to licence HMOs has been launched by Norwich council, and residents are being invited to give their views. a) making the administration and inspection of ...

Paragon Bank has taken 30bps off its range of two-year fixed-rate buy to let mortgages, with rates starting at 3.34% – the lowest level since May 2022.

Last week the rate was cut from 4.75% to 4.5% with the prevailing wisdom suggesting that the threat of a return to higher inflation deterred the MPC from agreeing a large cut.

This has shown that average confirmed cost per property during the last quarter of 2024 could be up to 20% cheaper than advertised costs for tenants outside of London, and 24% cheaper for tenants ...

Despite the growth of incorporation over the past decade, the majority of landlords, 78%, still own property in personal name ...

Zoë Garbett, a member of the London Assembly, claims 69% of Londoners support rent controls. She accuses Labour Mayor Sadiq ...

In 2023, Sefton Council extended its Selective and Additional (HMO) Licensing schemes for private rented homes until the end ...

A council claims its landlord licensing regime is a life saver – and it insists it has proof. An inspection by Birmingham council found a family who believed they had food poisoning. An alarm had been ...

A landlord has been fined almost £20,000 for letting out a rat-infested house with no heating or hot water. The property ...

The government says it is working hand-in-hand with the property market, supported by HM Land Registry (HMLR), and is ...