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Many Scots ‘can’t afford one month’s rent in advance when moving’ Scotsman

RLA calls for mortgage interest relief changes in Budget Mortgage Solutions

Overseas Landlords Piling into Student Market in North West Landlord News

Half of renters in the North-West unaware of fire procedures Rochdale Online

Buy-to-let investors say Corbyn’s rent-cap proposal is ‘disaster for tenants’ Telegraph

Housing crisis looming as thousands more Scots are forced to rent Herald Scotland

Buy-to-let mortgage deals up 30% on last year Which?

Landlords ‘needn’t throw money away’, says Upad Property Reporter

Landlord rent hikes hit 2-year high FT Adviser

Buy-to-let property purchases plummet one-third in two years Property Industry Eye

Average earners at risk of rental market freeze out 24 Housing

12 stats showing how Scotland’s households are changing BBC News

Build-to-rent fuels 100,000 homes construction boom Construction Enquirer

It is ‘absurd’ that rent isn’t part of tenant credit score Stroud News and Journal

Autumn Budget 2017: What could be in store for buy to let? Mortgage Solutions

Landlords fined for cramming tenants into rat-infested home Landlord Today

Councils can step in to improve PRS housing standards Inside Housing

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Millennials spend three times more of income on housing than grandparents Guardian

Queensbury raid uncovers 35 men living in a house BBC News

Landlord licensing scheme considered in Hackney Landlord Today

Over 50s eye buy to let for retirement income Money Wise

UK now among the worst EU countries for landlords The Telegraph

Rogue Cambridge landlords face £30,000 fines in strict crackdown Cambridge News

Glasgow City Council to seize homes owned by slum landlords Independent

August has highest rate of annual growth in private rented sector this year 24 Housing

Surge in reports of unauthorised HMOs The Argus

Housing money wasted ‘propping up rents’ BBC News

International investors boost North West student property market Property Reporter

Oxford landlord fined over £7,000 after rules breach Oxford Mail

Portsmouth City Council looking at planning on HMO’s Portsmouth News

Agents urged to get behind Gas Safety Week and check appliances Letting Agent Today

Rents rose by 2.4% during August Landlord News

London council tightening licensing for private rental sector Letting Agent Today

Buy-to-let empires face a regulatory revolt Money Week

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Can buy-to-let investors get more by Airbnbing their properties? Telegraph

Tenants let down by lack of letting fee enforcement 24 Housing

Build to Rent landlord takes deposits and rent in Bitcoin The Negotiator

Landlords admit turning away EU citizens to avoid Government regulations The Independent

Can I buy a house for my mum to live in rent-free? The Guardian 

Kevin Hollinrake MP: Tenant fee ban? Yes, but how will we enforce it? Politics Home 

The most affordable London boroughs for graduate renters in 2017 Telegraph

Client demand and void periods ‘keeping landlords awake at night’ Letting Agent Today

Millennials and buy to let – the rise of the young investors Property Reporter

Have a look at the most expensive rental properties in Merseyside Liverpool Echo 

Good times, bad times for expat buy-to-lets Mortgage Solutions

Buy-to-let purchases driven by pension pot hunters Property Investor Today

Increase in evictions are result of renters facing ‘impossible choices’ Inside Housing

Technology Investment Attracts Student Tenants Residential Landlord

Almost a third of UK tenants feel they will never own their own home Property Wire

Quarter of private-renting families slipping into ‘bad debt’ as they are frequently forced to move Independent 

The seven things landlords hate about their tenants Huddersfield Daily Examiner

 Lettings fee ban WILL happen but ‘unintended consequences’ to be monitored – housing minister Property Industry Eye

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RLA’s Rent Smart Wales Training Given Top Audit Rating Business News Wales 

Letting agents who fail to display fees ‘should be fined not £5,000 but £30,000’ Property Industry Eye

Landlords increasingly considering move into holiday lets Mortgage Introducer

Bank of Mum and Dad is not just buying homes – it’s now funding rents too The Telegraph

Political uncertainty makes landlords hike rents and review portfolios Mortgage Strategy

Young Scots face years of saving for first home deposit BBC News

Scottish rents hit highest total since February Property Reporter

Housing supply bottleneck pushes up rents Mortgage Solutions

Scottish housing market in ‘serious slowdown’ Scotsman

THIS area of London will be the 2018 property hotspot Express

Brexit uncertainty hurting rental sector-survey Letting Agent Today 

Council given more powers to tackle rogue landlords Home.co.uk

Nottingham first to adopt revolutionary housing approach 24 Housing.co.uk

Equity Release Lifeline For Buy To Let Landlords IExpats

HMRC using “big-data” to uncover the tax dodgers Landlord Zone

First signs of rising rents as buy-to-let investors pass on higher tax The Telegraph

Landlords signing up to council scheme helping find new homes for Milton Keynes families in need Milton Keynes.co.uk

Your letting agent could save you thousands by reviewing rent collection Landlord Today

Almost half of buy to let buyers in UK want to boost their pensions Property Wire