Female landlords in the private rented sector have been celebrated at an awards ceremony held by the National Landlords Association (NLA).

The NLA Property Awards 2009 gave prizes to 11 regional winners and crowned Shona Davison, a landlord from Sheffield, the NLA Property Woman of the Year 2009 award.

The National Landlords' Association (NLA) has told the Treasury that landlords are still finding it difficult to access finance.

An inquiry into the issue is currently underway in Westminster, as the government seeks to understand the impact of the credit crunch on the availability of loans.

The worst of the property market crisis appears to have come to an end, an expert has suggested.

Malcolm Harris, an independent property specialist, noted that reports on the housing market in the last few months have been "generally positive".

Landlords have been urged to consider taking out protection against tenants who refuse to pay rent by industry experts.

Landlord Action, a firm that helps to evict rogue tenants, has called for people in the buy-to-let market to take out landlord insurance cover in case problems arise with tenants.

A special advice session for current and prospective landlords has been hailed as a huge success by organisers.

Eden District Council said that almost 100 people attended the evening get-together, which covered areas such as fire safety, landlord law and energy efficiency.

The majority of mortgage brokers would like the Financial Services Authority (FSA) to regulate the buy-to-let property market, according to a new study.

Exact Mortgage Experts surveyed 549 mortgage intermediaries and found that 54 per cent would prefer regulation.

The UK housing market crash may not yet be over and properties could continue to fall in value next year, according to an influential commentator.

A new report from PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) has suggested that, despite "green shoots" in the property market, prices could still fall in 2010, although at a slower rate than has been seen over the past year and a half.

Young people are increasingly choosing to rent properties because of the financial downturn, according to an expert.

Jon Brown, partner relationship manager at iammoving.com, an online change of address service, explained that many young adults are finding it difficult to get on the property ladder, with mortgage availability low and fears of redundancies high.

Landlords across the country are losing out because of a change to how the government pays benefit to private tenants, according to a report.

A number of buy-to-let investors spoken to by the BBC said that the new scheme, where tenants rather than landlords receive rent payments from the government, is leading to unscrupulous behaviour.

The vast majority of buy-to-let landlords are planning to add to their portfolios, a new study has indicated.

According to research from mortgage services provider Exact Mortgage Experts, 83 per cent of brokers believe that their buy-to-let clients are looking to buy more properties.

Landlords are seeing rent yields rise consistently after a large period of static returns, a new study has indicated.

A survey of landlords by Paragon Mortgages found that the average yield - the rental income of a property as a percentage of its current value - reached 6.4 per cent during the second quarter of the year, up from 6.2 per cent in the first quarter.

Landlords in Cambridge could be visited by UK Border Agency officers in an effort to crack down on illegal immigration.

The body is hoping to find immigrants who are living in private rented accommodation and could punish landlords who have housed them.

A High Court ruling against a letting agency has been hailed as a "victory" for landlords across the country.

The Office of Fair Trading had brought proceedings against Foxtons, claiming that some of the letting agency's charges were unfair.

Boris Johnson, the mayor of London, has backed plans to invest in the rented sector on a large scale.

Upon launching the new London Housing Design Guide consultation, he explained that he is "keen to attract institutional investment into rented housing in London".

Landlords can make the biggest returns on investment by making simple alterations to their properties, a new survey has claimed.

Research from Halifax suggested that small home improvement changes are the best way to raise the value of homes.