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An activist group says any future Labour government should introduce a beefed-up version of the Renters Reform Bill - whether or...

According to a poll of 1,476 renters by SpareRoom the ongoing housing crisis (85%) tops the list of key priorities to...

Tenant referencing provider Canopy has released data from a  rental affordability index, which claims most tenants are at the very limit...

Scotland’s new Housing Bill - introducing a laborious eviction process and rent caps across the country - will ‘compound the mistakes’...

A consultation on how to develop a more dynamic energy price cap has been launched by the regulator, Ofgem. The regulator claims...

Rental growth continued to cool in February, says the latest market snapshot from lettings agency Hamptons.   Last month, the average rent on...

A prominent Green Party politician is arguing for rent controls - and accuses Labour of watering down its commitment to the...

Housing Secretary Michael Gove’s proposals to restrict Airbnb-style short lets do not go far enough, a group of activists has said. Yesterday...

Analysis by Zoopla says rent controls introduced in Scotland have directly led to higher rents. The property portal’s research team has analysed...

The Scottish Government has launched a consultation on migrating away from the emergency rent controls introduced in September 2022 and extended...

Labour’s shadow housing secretary and deputy leader Angela Rayner says her party will scrap Section 21 on its first day in...

A housing analyst says student rent increases should be capped in the same way as social housing rents are. Rory Hughes, writing...

A controversial consultation document about rent controls is proposing that Build To Rent operators be exempt from the caps which may...

A Conservative politician has named an individual who he claims is responsible for high rent rises and increasing homelessness. Murdo Fraser, the...

The Scottish Government says rent controls - already existing as a so-called emergency measure - will become permanent. Scottish First Minister Humza...

The property portal ESPC has revealed the top-performing Edinburgh postcodes in terms of rental yields, for the second quarter of 2023. Using...

Making an investment in a country with a different currency introduces exchange rate risk. Ideally, a UK investor would buy the...

This year is set to bring sweeping rental reforms that will change the face of lettings forever. Landlords should be following...

The Scottish Government looks set to extend its rent cap for yet another six months - despite widespread opposition from the...

TV property expert Phil Spencer has called for a radical simplification of the rules surrounding landlord licensing, fees and other regulations. In...

The Generation Rent activist group says the government’s proposed clampdown on short let landlords does not go far enough. At the end...

One of Scotland’s largest lettings agencies is voicing concern over what it calls “the lack of balance” in the Scottish government’s...

Landlords are being encouraged to contribute to a crowdfunding campaign to take legal action regarding rent caps and eviction bans. It follows...

Housing Secretary Michael Gove has pledged that the long awaited Rental Reform Bill will be introduced into the Commons in two...

The London Mayor has been told to act urgently against the landlords of so-called ‘exempt accommodation’ in London. This is the largely-unregulated...

Politicians in the Scottish Parliament have backed a controversial cap which means rent rises for private tenants mid-tenancy cannot exceed 3.0...

A nine-page legal document outlining landlords’ arguments has effectively stopped a controversial housing minister and campaigning organisations giving evidence to a...

Yes, it’s that time again when the property hoi polloi impose their predictions for the following year on us and so,...

While many eyes have been focused on COP27 in recent weeks, a massive sea change in sentiment and investment towards climate...

The country’s main student body is calling on the government to implement a cap on student rents. The National Union of Students...

ARLA Propertymark has released details of its written response to a Parliamentary committee investigating the impact of Airbnb-style short lets on...

London’s Labour Mayor Sadiq Khan has claimed credit for many of the measures contained in the government’s Fairer Private Rented Sector...

Generation Rent, which typically attacks all landlords and especially those involved in buy to let, has instead focussed its latest social...

A prominent Conservative has branded the rush towards rent controls by some politicians as “heavy-handed and economically illiterate”. Janet Finch Saunders, an...

Over 150,000 households in Britain are in ‘exempt’ accommodation, a rental sector which some say is “dangerously under-regulated.” ‘Exempt accommodation’ is intended...

A petition urging rent caps for private tenants and hefty tax rises for second home owners is now nearing its 50,000...

It looks certain that a substantial number of pro-tenant reforms are to be introduced in Northern Ireland in the near future. A...

A petition urging rent caps for private tenants and hefty tax rises for second home owners has got 42,000 backers -...

A pressure group for tenants wants the next Mayor of London to win powers from the government to reduce rents, through a...

A warning has been issued that a bid to curb private rental sector rents in Scotland could well backfire with more...

Generation Rent is calling for a furlough-type scheme aimed at helping tenants. The group says that following news of the four week...

According to recent statistics, British homeowners have spent an average of £4,035.70 each on house renovations this year. With people spending...

Mansfield Building Society has limited lending to 65% loan-to-value across its buy-to-let mortgage range in response to the coronavirus outbreak.  The Society has...

Labour’s plan to introduce a rent cap has been slammed by ARLA Propertymark.  Labour has proposed capping rents and with Labour’s conference...

Landlords and letting agents are being urged to prepare for a significant increase in tenant activity from the start of next...

A new survey has revealed three in four Scots back rent caps north of the border to help curb increasing housing...

Client Money Protect, part of the Hamilton Fraser group, has been awarded consent to operate a client money protection scheme when...

The Tenant Fees Bill, banning landlord and agents from charging fees to tenants, has become an Act of Parliament after being...

Small scale buy-to-let investors and accidental landlords face more upheaval under the government’s plan to introduce mandatory minimum three-year tenancies, according...

Buy-to-let landlords are being advised to think seriously about how they can recoup costs to help pay for higher letting agents...

The number of rental homes on the market in Scotland dropped in the first quarter of the year, while demand from...

The National Landlords Association (NLA) has launched its new brand following extensive consultation with members and stakeholders. The new brand aims to...

While demand for rental property remains strong, landlords always have to be mindful of tenants’ ability to pay higher prices, according...

A raft of ‘anti-landlord’ policies introduced by the government have prompting concern that buy-to-let landlords with low profit margins could end...

Andy Burnham, former Labour leadership candidate and now the party's candidate for Greater Manchester Mayor, has put forward a number of...

This Saturday renters in London are taking to the streets in a “day of action” calling for an end to what...

Three landlords have been fined in Hyndburn, Lancashire – the first to be prosecuted under the local council's selective licensing scheme. Suzanne...

Housing charity Shelter has said that capping rents could make life harder for tenants and force landlords out of the market. Earlier...

Property industry figures opposed to Labour plans to impose three year tenancies and rent caps should lobby candidates in a bid...

The Green Party has launched its manifesto which contains what the National Landlords Association (NLA) described as a “one-sided view of...