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One in eight tenants admit to letting out part or all of their rented property - and that rises to a...

Some 60 per cent of multi-property landlords have expanded their portfolio since the introduction of the Stamp Duty Holiday last summer...

An insurance firm has broken down the causes of major problems for buy to let landlords and tenants - and, perhaps...

New analysis by Direct Line for Business reveals a surge in the number of police investigations into the theft of electricity,...

Revenue raised by landlord licensing schemes should be used to enforce rental sector regulation, according to PayProp. It says that the money...

The implementation and costs of landlord licensing schemes in Britain are a lottery. That’s the conclusion of a new analysis of licensing...

The chief commercial officer of PropTech startup Canopy says that letting agents and Build to Rent landlords need to accommodate the...

Student landlords and letting agents are being warned by the Master Locksmiths Association (MLA) to tighten up security in their properties...

A new analysis of rental yields across all of the UK’s local authorities has revealed exactly where the best places are for...

The insurance group Direct Line says it is taking a 15 per cent equity stake in Canopy, an ‘alternative deposit’ company. Canopy...

A series of six video ‘shows’ - ideal for agents to promote to would-be investment buyers - has been launched by...

New research shows that the image of tenants with fractious relationships with their letting agents or landlords is generally untrue. No fewer than...

Specialist insurer Direct Line for Business is warning agents and landlords that while winter has so far been relatively mild, February...

City investment consultancy Jefferies has calculated the impact on landlords if the country’s second largest agency group - LSL Property Services...

Failing to pay rent on time or at all is the most common rule broken by tenants that is set out...

The problem of cannabis ‘farmers’ using privately rented properties to mass-produce the drug is at its worst in the West Midlands,...

Letting agents will be pleased to hear that landlords who manage all aspects of tenancies on their own are being warned...

Tenants spend an average of 18 months in a rented property before moving on, according to new research by insurer Direct...

A new survey by insurer Direct Line for Business suggests that landlords who have not instructed letting agents to act for...

A substantial majority of new buy to let mortgage applicants are unaware of the mortgage tax relief changes, according to a...

A survey claims that 17 per cent of private rental sector tenants in the UK admit to having rented out part...

The Advertising Standards Authority has banned a radio advertisement for Direct Line Landlord Insurance because it has been judged to be...

Landlords and agents are being warned to remain vigilant as new figures reveal the extent of cannabis cultivation in the UK.  Direct...