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Twenty twenty-four is a pivotal year for landlords in the Private Rented Sector (PRS). It is still the Government’s aim that...

Landlords play a crucial role in providing safe and comfortable housing for tenants while also managing rental properties effectively. Staying informed...

In the buy to let market, success goes beyond the transaction of paying rent. Ultimately, fostering a healthy landlord-tenant relationship can...

Rent controls as currently in force in Scotland and under consideration in Wales will not be put into effect in England,...

A new heat map is making available information to investors about the threat of Japanese Knotweed. Investors can enter their postcode directly...

Nobody wants to have to end a tenancy with deductions from a tenancy deposit! Here we share our expert tips for landlords to pass...

In this guest piece, Theresa Mohammed discusses the Balfour Beatty v Broadway Malyan decision which highlights the issues with obtaining early...

A Manchester law firm is currently working on behalf of a group of overseas investors on five different cases of sham property schemes in...

Difficult neighbours can be a serious problem for property investors, causing anything from minor noise irritations to affecting the property’s value...

With such a high percentage of investment offers failing to raise finance, you need to be well-prepared when raising money for...

On 4 August 2021, the government announced that Section 82 of the Coronavirus Act 2020, which prevents landlords of commercial properties...

In recent months, residential landlords have been under huge pressure to keep on top of a raft of new legislation and...

The stamp duty holiday – which began in July last year and will continue in its current format until the end...

Having been a building surveyor for more than 20 years, specialising in the leasehold sector for the past 15 or so...

It is no secret that the leasehold market has had its challenges in recent years. Abuses by a number of developers...

Periodic inspections of your property are just as important for landlords as the inventory check at the start of the tenancy....

No matter whether you are its most ardent advocate or a fervent detractor, there can be no doubt that Airbnb has...

New research from Churchill Home Insurance has revealed that nearly two million people have complained about planning permission applications since the...

In the latest part of our series focusing on London’s regeneration hotspots, Property Investor Today zones in on the ongoing transformation...

Two housing-related charitable organisations have collaborated to fund a major UK-wide research programme in order to improve standards in the private...

At Property Investor Today, we regularly like to keep our readers updated with the latest auction goings-on. Here is our latest...

A PropTech startup has launched a mobile app to make student house hunting easier. Polygon, which launched in August 2018 to help...

Private sector buy-to-let landlords sometimes get a bad rap from renters, who blame property investors for fuelling a housing boom which...

Government proposals announced in the Queen’s Speech in June to cap tenancy deposits at no more than one month’s rent could...

A campaign to tackle the issue of landlords in Ireland withholding tenants’ deposits was launched this week by the Union of...

An estimated £5 million is wasted in the Private Rented Sector (PRS) each year as rental properties are not cleaned to...

The Association of Independent Inventory Clerks (AIIC) says that basic communication is the key to avoiding official deposit disputes.  A simple conversation...

60% of UK flatsharers have been involved in a dispute with a landlord over their tenancy deposit, new research has found....

The Association of Independent Inventory Clerks (AIIC) has called on UK landlords to encourage their tenants to attend a Check Out...

The importance of good communication between landlords and tenants at the end of a tenancy has been further highlighted by recent...

Almost half of private tenants are unsure with whom responsibility lies for a number of aspects of their tenancy, according to...