Appetite for student accommodation looks set to be high this summer, supported in part by strong demand from international students, which is good news for buy-to-let landlords investing in student houses. It would appear that [...]

Cheshire East Council has pledged to clampdown on rogue landlords who allow tenants to live in poor housing standards within the local area after amending its existing enforcement policy. Tough new penalties being introduced by [...]

Free gas and electrical checks are among the incentives being offered to landlords with properties in Barrow-in-Furness in a bid to encourage them to accept people at risk of homelessness. The social housing shortage across [...]

The Swansea Building Society will now offer its buy-to-let and holiday let products through TBMC’s mortgage panel after joining forces with the buy-to-let specialist. The products are available to landlords acquiring or remortgaging buy-to-let or [...]

The new licensing scheme for rented homes in Nottingham is set to come into force on Wednesday, August 1, and yet it has so far only received applications from 10% of the city's properties. The new [...]

The government is planning to reform Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs) in a bid to make them more effective drivers of energy efficiency investment. The way a building is constructed, insulated, heated, ventilated and the type [...]

Glasgow or Edinburgh? Glasgow is a lot like Edinburgh, only more affordable. Obviously don’t make that comment if you’re actually talking to a Glaswegian since there is a heady rivalry between the two cities, but [...]

Vida Homeloans has reduced a number of its five-year fixed rate buy-to-let products by up to 0.75% in a bid to attract more business from landlords. The cuts by Vida, which is now offering its [...]

If as a landlord you are already in the self-assessment tax system then you may be due to pay your payment on account for the year ended 5 April 2018 tomorrow by midnight. If you [...]

The Association of Independent Inventory Clerks (AIIC) remains hopeful that independent inventory reporting will become a compulsory requirement. The AIIC, the UK’s only membership association for independent inventory clerks, has been campaigning for the introduction [...]