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Generation Rent wants rent rebates for complaints about landlords - Landlord Today

1 day ago | landlordtoday.co.uk | Graham Norwood

The Generation Rent activist group want it to be easier for tenants to trigger Rent Repayment Orders by complaining about landlords.
Oh Dear! Survey ramps up pessimism across rental sector

1 day ago | landlordtoday.co.uk | Graham Norwood

A survey by specialist buy to let lender Landbay shows high levels of pessimism about landlords’ prospects in the private rental sector. The survey of landlords managing some 2,000 properties shows only 23% of landlords in southern England expressing a positive outlook for the future. That plummets further to just 17% in the Midlands and 13% in the north. Pessimism is more pronounced in the north, where 44% of landlords feel negative about their prospects.
Second offence by rogue landlord who didn’t buy a license - Landlord Today

1 day ago | landlordtoday.co.uk | Graham Norwood

A landlord who failed to meet licensing and safety regulations for his HMO in Basingstoke has been ordered to pay £2,710 after being found guilty for the second time. Mark Gibson, who was the manager and person in control of the property in Rooksdown, was prosecuted by Basingstoke and Deane council for four offences committed in November last year. He had previously been found guilty of similar offences in September last year.
More interest rate cuts to woo landlord borrowers

1 day ago | landlordtoday.co.uk | Graham Norwood

Another lender has cut buy to let rates as competition hots up to win landlord clients. Kensington Mortgages has lowered rates by up to 155 basis points for landlord clients across its Core and Prime BTL ranges. Kensington’s Core rates now offer 70% LTV starting from 3.19% while its Prime rates offer 75% LTV starting from 4.39%. Both are available to individuals and limited companies and include identical pricing and fees.
Government rejects tenant compensation idea - NRLA rejoices - Landlord Today

2 days ago | landlordtoday.co.uk | Graham Norwood

The Welsh Government has rejected a proposal requiring landlords to provide two months’ rent as ‘compensation’ to tenants upon serving a Section 173 possession notice. The S173 is similar to an S21 in England. The proposal, which suggested that tenants could retain the last two months’ rent as compensation, raised significant concern within the sector – particularly that it could deter future investment into the buy to let and Build To Rent sectors.
Making Tax Digital - low awareness with one year to go - Landlord Today

2 days ago | landlordtoday.co.uk | Graham Norwood

An accountancy firm is warning that sole traders – including landlords – are so far showing only low levels of awareness of the Making Tax Digital change coming in the future. Under the new Making Tax Digital rules, which mandate digital record-keeping and quarterly income tax updates starting April 2026, non-compliance can lead to significant penalties.
Retrofits - Landlords press government to go further and faster - Landlord Today

2 days ago | landlordtoday.co.uk | Graham Norwood

The National Residential Landlords Association is pressing the government to go further and faster when it comes to energy efficiency retrofitting. The government has announced plans to train 18,000 retrofit professionals to install heat pumps, solar panels, insulation and heat networks.
Landlords face extra screening by agents from today

2 days ago | landlordtoday.co.uk | Graham Norwood

All UK letting agents are required from today to check landlords, tenants and other clients against the UK’s official sanctions list. If a match is found or suspected, agents must report it to the Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI). Sanctions checks are already a standard part of Anti-Money Laundering (AML) due diligence, but for the first time, these checks will now be a separate legal requirement in their own right.
London repossessions set to soar further, predicts law firm

2 days ago | landlordtoday.co.uk | Graham Norwood

A law firm says rents are rising even in areas where property prices are falling – and it predicts a surge in evictions until the cost of living crisis is over. Higgs LLP says landlord possession claims have risen by 5% since 2023, reaching 98,797 in 2024, according to government data. Increases are reflected across all categories with claims up 5% from 94,211 to 98,797; orders up 7% from 69,654 to 74,260; warrants up 11% from 40,674 to 45,219; and repssessions up 10% from 25,282 to 27,753.
Council launches anti-eviction ‘Call Before You Serve’ initiative

2 days ago | landlordtoday.co.uk | Graham Norwood

A council has launched a service it names ‘Call Before You Serve’ to try to reduce incidents of homelessness in its area. Oona Hickson, a councillor with financial responsibilities for Chichester council in West Sussex, writes on her authority’s website: “Call Before You Serve … aims to assist landlords who are considering serving eviction notices to their tenants.