Surrey landlord fined £5,000 for safety breaches
A landlord in Surrey has been fined £5,000 following enforcement action by Tandridge District Council over multiple safety violations at...
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UK landlords exit rental sector amid regulatory pressures
The UK’s private rental sector is experiencing a significant shift as buy-to-let landlords increasingly exit the market, driven by mounting...
Buy-to-let landlords report 84% profitability rate
Research from specialist lender Foundation Home Loans indicates that 84% of buy-to-let landlords maintained profitable operations during the first quarter...
UK landlords exit rental sector amid regulatory pressures
The UK’s private rental sector is experiencing a significant contraction as buy-to-let landlords increasingly exit the market, driven by accumulating...
Labour is trying to kill the private landlord – I’m not giving up without a fight
I remain steadfast in my belief that a functioning private rental market is essential to supporting social mobility and, in...
Landlords sell 700 properties a day as Labour’s reforms bite
Mustafa Sidki, a partner at Thackray Williams, said that his firm had seen four times the number of instructions for...
Landlord body sets three tests for Renters’ Rights Act
The National Residential Landlords Association (NRLA) has outlined three key measures to assess the success of the Renters’ Rights Act,...
Labour-led council forced to water down landlord licensing scheme
Are you a landlord affected by the Renters’ Rights Act? Sign up to Buy-to-let Masterclass, The Telegraph’s new five-part newsletter, for...
Landlords face tax changes from April 2027
Significant changes to tax and savings regulations will take effect from April 2027, affecting buy-to-let landlords, sole traders, and savers...
Zero-hours workers face rental exclusion from insurance
A tribunal ruling has exposed how rent guarantee insurance criteria are preventing workers on zero-hours contracts from accessing rental properties,...
