Now that the Renters (Reform) Bill is heading to the Lords, I’m struck by the lack of celebration by landlords everywhere. Not even our critics are happy – Shelter says it has ‘disowned’ the Bill.

It is nice to see the government tick off both sides of the debate with legislation that is literally a curate’s egg (apologies for the idiom overload

As we enter into May, finally landlords have been met with some welcome news. It comes ahead of concerns in recent weeks that landlords could be facing “Armageddon” amidst a housing crisis, coupled with delays taking landlords up to two years to sell.

Homelessness charity Shelter is calling for all political parties to commit to building 90,000 affordable social homes every year – with rents that are tied to local incomes.

It says the move will deliver a ‘lasting and ultimate solution to homelessness’.

Hi, my house has been let for several years to a tenant who has expressed an interest in buying it. I do not want to sell it at this moment in time and have advised them of this.

I am now changing letting agencies.

Landlords are enjoying their highest rental yields in six years, with the average gross yield reaching 6.1% in the first quarter of 2024.

This is the third consecutive quarter of increases and the highest level since the second quarter of 2018 when landlords saw average yields of 6.6%

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London’s next mayor will face huge pressure to address the capital’s housing crisis, according to Propertymark.

Today, voters will cast their votes for the next mayor and 25 Assembly members in a city with a population of more than nine million

The Mortgage Works (TMW) has announced changes to its buy to let mortgage criteria for limited company landlords.

The move allows limited companies to purchase a property currently owned and lived in by one of its directors, with the intention of using it as a BTL investment.

Pioneers in fast property buying, Property Solvers has emerged as a trailblazer in the property world.

Led by Ruban Selvanayagam and James Durr, Property Solvers has secured the title of 2023 Property Trader of the Year at the Property Investors Awards.

UK house prices saw a slowdown in annual growth in April of just 0.6%, down from 1.6% in March, Nationwide reveals.

It also says that the month-on-month price fell 0.4% from March to April.

The slowdown in house prices is down to affordability issues