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A housing industry group wants the energy efficiency of a social rented property to be factored into the rent the tenant...

The coalition of 20-plus groups which have previously spoken enthusiastically about the Renters Reform Bill has now changed its mind. On April...

The Renters Reform Bill returns to the House of Commons today with activist groups critical of amendments put forward to reach...

A small number of activists have tried to erect a four metre high mock eviction notice on one of Housing Secretary...

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

Activists are beginning to pile pressure on London Labour Mayor Sadiq Khan, claiming the public will be disappointed if he toes...

The controversial proposal for permanent rent controls in Scotland, published just ahead of the Easter holiday, doesn’t go far enough for...

The Scottish Government’s Housing Bill allows SNP and Green politicians to create rent control areas, triggered by local authorities, and this...

A charity representing older people has taken up almost all of the key demands of activist group Generation Rent. Independent Age says...

A council says a new bond scheme designed to increase the quality and availability of affordable housing for private renters across...

Research by Zero Deposit, a deposit alternative service, claims that under-30s face an almost impossible task when it comes to current...

A building society is calling upon politicians, government, the Bank of England and local councils and other bodies to cooperate on...

The controversial Renters Reform Coalition - a band of campaigners including the Acorn and Generation Rent ginger groups - claims public...

New research has identified locations with the largest volume of available rental stock, based on those units at or below the...

A new analysis has produced a league table of the most and least affordable rental locations in England. The findings placed Rutland...

A Bristol landlord who confronted handed the tenant an illegal eviction notice after finding him using the bathroom in the house,...

A charity claims that apparent delays to the Renters Reform Bill, which has yet to get a Second Reading in the...

In an unusual move, London Labour Mayor Sadiq Khan says home owners in dire financial difficulties should be able to switch...

A finance house says it’s seeing an increase in tenants offering to buy their properties off their landlords. James Briggs, head of...

The Renters Reform Coalition - an umbrella body which includes direct action groups Acorn and the Renters Rights London - has ...

New research has uncovered what the organisations behind it call “shocking discrimination towards migrant communities” while they try to find places...

The latest lettings and sales market snapshot from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has prompted a warning from a leading...

The co-leader of the Green Party wants the Renters Reform Bill to go further in restricting the powers of private landlords. Carla...

Ruling politicians in Scotland have agreed that from April private rents can rise by 3.0 per cent in a 12 month period...

Half of private renters have faced a rent increase in the last year, it’s claimed.  Activists in Generation Rent claims of those...

I think 2022 can be summarised as ‘unsettling’ to say the least. With three prime ministers in less than six months,...

The leader of the Generation Rent activist group says that the shortage of homes to rent means no private sector tenant...

The freezing of Housing Benefit at 2020 levels, announced in the small print accompanying the Autumn Statement yesterday, risks leading to...

Student property enquiries in the run-up to the letting season for the 2023/24 academic year are significantly up on a year...

Campaigning charity Shelter is partnering with HSBC’s First Direct bank to provide what it calls its first “renter support initiative” called...

The government’s expected U-turn on the future of Section 21 eviction powers has provoked an explosion of anger from Generation Rent...

* Angels Media and Landlord Today are deeply saddened by the passing of HM Queen Elizabeth II * - A council is offering...

Generation Rent is promoting another rent freeze campaign. In a short series of tweets, and in relation to the predicted energy price...

A council is offering a £3,000 cash incentive to any landlord of a three or four bedroom property available for immediate...

Landowners are claiming that the negative stereotype given to private landlords in recent years by government contributes to the overall housing...

The highest rental growth since the Global Financial Crisis, coupled with the cost of living crisis, is putting increased pressure on...

A west country council is the latest to launch an initiative aimed at helping landlords meet the new Minimum Energy Efficiency...

A Labour Mayor and a former Labour baroness have teamed up to call for rent freezes in London, claiming they slash...

Manchester council has launched its own building company - called This City - to construct affordable and market homes to rent. The...

A lettings agency says renters must pay an average of up to 77 per cent of their monthly household income to...

Last month, I wrote about what’s in store for the private rented sector in 2022 and, like most commentators in our...

Official government data suggests that rents are rising by 1.8 per cent a year - but a prominent analyst has gone...

High profile MP Caroline Lucas has told a newspaper that the government turns a blind eye to bad landlords. “This government, like previous...

A proposed new Build To Rent scheme is thought to be the first in the UK to be in a suburb,...

Affordability continues to be a concern for a number of renters north of the border, according to a fresh report from...

A mixed-tenure development of private sale and affordable housing has been launched on the site of West Ham’s former Upton Park...

Legal & General has exchanged contracts on its largest build-to-rent (BTR) site to date located in Woolwich. The scheme, which has been...

The Scottish government’s proposed new minimum energy efficiency standards for the private rented sector could risk having an adverse impact on...

With only a few hours left of voting in the general election, the balance of power will have a major impact...

Despite the fact that UK house prices are continuing to slow, with yesterday’s figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS)...

Rental price growth in the UK remains sluggish, the latest HomeLet Rental Index shows. The annual rate of rental price inflation reached...

A lack of affordable rented homes are contributing to rising levels of homelessness, according to a new report from the national...

New housing policies affecting the private rented sector, including longer tenancies, boosting the supply of much needed housing and plans to...

The government is being urged to reconsider punitive tax relief changes for buy-to-let income which is set to be introduced in...

There are growing fears that tenants will end up bearing the cost of the government’s decision to ban letting agents' fees...

The most lucrative university cities in the UK, based on house prices, rents and growth in local housing markets, have been...

The number of new homes registered to be built looks set to fall as many housebuilders will be less willing to...

British pensioners are increasingly choosing a rent a home by the seaside when they retire because the cost of buying property...

Affordable housing provider Rentplus has secured up to £70 million funding to support the delivery of thousands of new rent-to-buy homes   The...

A first-time buyer purchasing their first house this year will have spent £52,900 on rent by the time they get on...

A flat sharing website has claimed that London is on the verge of a labour crisis as low-paid workers are unable...

There was good news for homeowners letting a room to lodgers in the summer Budget. The tax-free Rent-A-Room limit has been...

Victorious housing campaigner Lindsey Garrett from the New Era Estate in Hackney is taking on Labour and the Conservatives for the...

Plumstead in South East London is currently the cheapest place to rent a two-bed property in the capital, according to research...