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Generation Rent claims a proposed government amendment to the Renters Reform Bill may ‘trap’ victims of domestic abuse. Generation Rent - which...

The Department for Communities in Northern Ireland is reminding landlords who registered or renewed with the Landlord Registration Scheme during January,...

Labour is using a Bill currently going through Parliament as a backdoor method to introduce the regulation of lettings, estate and...

Proposals for a ‘good landlord’ scheme in Greater Manchester have won the personal backing of the chief executive of the National...

The Build To Rent trade body, the UK Apartment Association, is backing the proposals outlined to clampdown on rogue landlords put...

The National Residential Landlords Association has welcomed a consultation proposal by Greater Manchester’s Labour Mayor, Andy Burnham. Burnham’s Greater Manchester Good Landlord...

Labour’s Mayor of Greater Manchester and former Cabinet minister Andy Burnham says this year is when he will ”get serious” about...

A recycling company says landlords should do more to encouraging HMO tenants to boost recycling. The firm - First Mile - suggests...

A city council has slammed what it calls ‘neglectful landlords’ as part of an illegal dumping crackdown. Stoke-on-Trent’s Labour authority has declared...

The current Housing Ombudsman, who presides over redress within the social housing sector, says private landlords should not fear the extension...

A Good Landlord Charter - described as the first of its kind in the UK - is being created by a...

Landlords are being invited to join the advisory council of the country’s largest lettings redress scheme. The Property Redress Scheme covers more...

Shelter - for so long an outspoken critic of private rental landlords and letting agencies - has now turned its fire...

The Mirror newspaper has launched a campaign to “make rented homes safer”. It says its campaign - called Safe As Houses -...

A major think tank is calling for a radical reform of the private rental sector. A report from the cross-party independent Social...

It goes without saying that any decent landlord wants to provide their tenants with a safe and secure home and to...

The National Residential Landlords Association is seeking clarification from gov ernment about whether landlords are included in the latest measure to...

The Rent Smart Wales quango, now five years old, has been sharply criticised by the National Residential Landlords Association.  A report commissioned...

It’s common knowledge that asbestos is a highly damaging group of microscopic fibres that can severely impact the health of our...

The leading landlord trade body wants a new and regular study of housing in Wales, to make its politicians better-informed. The National Residential...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Nick Lyons CEO What is No Letting Go and what does it...

Private landlords will soon need to obtain a new licence to rent out property with multiple individually let rooms in Slough,...

New technology has been launched in an attempt to improve gas safety accountability in the private rental sector. The existing system makes...

The government has committed to introduce mandatory five yearly electrical safety checks in the private rented sector. No time date has been...

The government’s attempts to clampdown on rogue landlords have been branded ‘weak and pathetic’, partly due to the vast and complex...

In most cases, a tenant needs their landlord’s consent before they can sublet their home, and yet some tenants seem to...

A new crowdfunding campaign has been launched today with a view to raising £200,000 through Crowdcube to help tackle rogue landlords...

For a long time, fair wear and tear has been a grey area for landlords and letting agents alike; this is...

Who are you? I joined Glide in 2011 and am responsible for overseeing the external and internal sales teams. Over this time...