News - Nigel Lewis - Housing minister Matthew Pennycook has said rent controls in England would hit both tenants and landlords negatively by reducing supply and discouraging investment.

News - Nigel Lewis - Stamp duty bills will almost double from £8,452 to £16,190 in April, an increase likely to spark higher rental costs as landlords attempt to recoup costs.

Great Yarmouth has revealed the likely start date and fees for a new selective licensing scheme that would cover about 5,000 rental homes in the town - but admitted it is likely to push up rents. If ...

These comments by Dartford’s leader Councillor Jeremy Kite (pictured) are not unusual among many council leaders across the UK and even some MPs, although Kite also said: “I’m not having a pop at the ...

News - Nigel Lewis - Following our recent article on property investment academies and the questionable activities of some operators, we asked the leading player in the market what should happen next.

Source: Bank of England Investment demand for commercial property has risen year-on-year with Rightmove’s Q2 2025 tracker reporting overall investor demand up around 20%, retail up around 35% and ...

News - Tom Entwistle - A property dealer who was involved in dealings with a controversial property investment company, Home Reit, has been ordered by a court to pay £700,000 to an intermediary.

Falling rates trend brings surge in demand for commercial property investment Commercial property portal Rightmove sees a 28% increase across all sectors. The latest insights from Rightmove, a UK ...

“This equates to an average of 1.5-1.75 complaints per year for each ward,” according to the report. “It is considered that given the low number of complaints received on HMOs which were permitted ...

News - Nigel Lewis - The UK’s biggest private corporate landlord has predicted that rental housing shortages will worsen in the coming years – while it takes the place of smaller landlords.

News - Nigel Lewis - The first independent report into the build-to-rent (BTR) sector has tracked huge growth in urban areas and city centres where it’s taking up the slack from traditional landlords.

News - Nigel Lewis - A very big portfolio landlord has been ordered to pay £15,290 to former tenants after it failed to license one of its 750 properties.