A council has decided to press ahead with a selective licensing scheme despite warnings it could drive up rents for tenants. Thurrock Council in Essex says the scheme will help raise standards ...

Limited Company Landlords Are Sitting on a 40% IHT Time-Bomb Over 400,000 UK landlords now run their portfolios through Limited Companies. It’s become the default response to Section 24 and ...

An industry body is warning of the potential consequences of introducing rent controls in Scotland as the Scottish Housing Bill nears its final stages before becoming law.

If you were looking for a sign on whether or not to downsize or double down on your property portfolio, recent news has provided mixed messages on how landlords might be affected by the ...

Despite London Mayor Sadiq Khan saying that powers to cap rents are “at the top of his list,” the Labour government insists it has no plans to introduce them. In answer to a written ...

More individual private landlords are leaving the private rented sector ahead of the Renters’ Rights Bill, according to a new survey. Data by Dwelly reveals a significant drop in the number ...

Over 22,000 false fire alarms in high-rise flats prompt urgent call for BTR operators to upgrade and maintain fire safety systems.

Despite the Housing Secretary’s mantra of “build, baby, build,” the Telegraph reveals Steve Reed tried to block a housing development last year in his own constituency. Steve Reed, who took over ...

From April 2026, Business Property Relief will be capped at £1m. Mystic Mortar predicts freezer shares, growth shares, discretionary trusts and FICs will rise in use. Entertainment only.

A landlord in Ireland discovered their tenant had filled a rental flat with over 100 chickens. Part of our International ...

The Housing Ombudsman reveals social housing landlords are still failing in their duties ahead of Awaab’s Law coming into ...

Half a million renters claim their landlord unfairly rejected their request to keep a pet, new research claims. According to ...