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London Mayor Sadiq Khan has called for an extension of the eviction ban and a two year rent freeze in the...

Landlords are being encouraged to give their views on plans to introduce licensing schemes in a number of regions across the...

Landlords and tenants in Chelmsford, Essex, are being warned that a local letting agent appears to be trading, despite being expelled from...

Two thirds of people who have experienced mould are tenants in private, social or student housing according to a new survey. Comparison...

Buy-to-let landlords in Walthamstow, north east London, have been ordered to pay a collective total of £375,000 after modifying their buy-to-let...

There is currently around £1.744bn worth of unclaimed property lying vacant across England and Wales, according to the latest research by...

While there is optimism over Coronavirus vaccines, it’s likely that Covid-19 will continue to change tenants’ traditional aspirations in 2021 says...

More than 50 per cent of private landlords have lost rental income as a result of the pandemic says new research. A third of...

Consumer service Which? says it anticipates landlords choosing short term mortgages in the coming year, rather than five year options. The service...

Junior housing minister Kelly Tolhurst says the government will introduce the controversial Renters Reform Bill “very soon.” This Bill is the one which...

A trade body says the current national lockdown may make it harder for the lettings industry to conform with an approaching deadline...

A lettings agency says there is very large scale support amongst tenants for the extension to the current bailiff-enforced eviction ban,...

There’s been a howl of disgust from the UK’s major landlord group following the Welsh Government’s shock increase in stamp duty. Landlord...

The number of residential property sales agreed have surged in the month since the chancellor announced a stamp duty holiday, with...

A growing number of international property investors are expected to increase their presence in the UK buy-to-let market over the next...

The government is establishing a Commonhold Council - a partnership of leasehold groups, industry and government - that will prepare landlords,...

Private renting is now “a future-forward choice, seen by many conscious consumers to be a cool and connected way of accessing...

A philanthropist claims the difficulty some younger people have in getting on the property ownership ladder is caused by Baby Boomers...

Some 45 per cent of landlords remain optimistic about the year ahead, despite the obvious health and regulation challenges - and...

An estate agency that bucks the industry trend by selling only tenanted properties to landlords says it’s had a record year. Portfolio,...

A property development consultancy is tipping five regeneration areas in England as potential good investments for the coming year. SevenCapital says they...

Rents across much of England and Wales are performing strongly according to a new market analysis - and in some areas...

The government has been slammed for attempting to shift the responsibility for renters in need onto landlords.  Chris Town a landlord and...

Average UK rents slowed in the second quarter of the year as the coronavirus pandemic took its toll. Zoopla’s latest quarterly Rental...