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The National Residential Landlords Association predicts that the House of Lords is unlikely to make substantive changes to the Renters Reform...

Back in 2019, the Government promised a ban on so-called no-fault evictions. Section 21 was to be outlawed. While some housing...

Landlord Action founder Paul Shamplina says the government must set a date for Section 21 abolition to give all sides of...

The Renters Reform Bill has now passed all of its House of Commons stages, with amendments - as almost every Bill...

Michael Gove’s Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities hit back overnight at critics of the government’s Renters Reform Bill. The Bill...

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, heavily amended by the government and in some cases by individual MPs, has now passed through all...

The National Residential Landlords Association has taken the unusual step of extending an olive branch to the activists who run the...

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

There are over 200 amendments to the Renters Reform Bill having its Third Reading in the Commons today. PropTech supplier Goodlord has...

Environmental health officers are making a last ditch bid to save local council licensing. The Chartered Institute of Environmental Health reckons that...

Housing Minister Jacob Young will address members of the National Residential Landlords Association in an exclusive webinar on Thursday. This is the...

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

Responding to confirmation that the Renters Reform Bill will return to the Commons next Wednesday, Ben Beadle of the National Residential...

A government-supporting newspaper says the Renters Reform Bill will be back in the House of Commons next week. Observers have been expecting...

National Landlord Investment Show has announced that the former Leader of the Conservative Party, the Rt Hon Sir Iain Duncan Smith,...

Twenty twenty-four is a pivotal year for landlords in the Private Rented Sector (PRS). It is still the Government’s aim that...

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

MPs return to the Commons today after a substantial Easter recess - and with progress on the Renters Reform Bill on...

Amendments to be made to the Renters Reform Bill when it returns to the Hoise of Commons next week won’t significantly...

Former Conservative leader Iain Duncan-Smith is to address landlords at an event this summer. The MP - 70 next week - was...

The government has committed to returning the amended Renters Reform Bill to the House of Commons in mid-April. MPs return from their...

The government has written to Conservative MPs promising changes to the Renters Reform Bill to ease concerns over its anti-landlord bias. Amendments...

The ban on the sale of new leasehold homes is welcome but there can be no further delay in announcing ground...

While parts of Britain are considering tightening rules over Airbnbs and other short lets, the Channel island of Jersey appears to...

Supporters of council selective licensing start rearguard action  Some of those involved in local councils have started a campaign to save selective...

The National Residential Landlords Association says it wants a speedy implementation of the Renters Reform Bill to avoid uncertainty - and...

Generation Rent has issued an angry statement about amendments to the Renters Reform Bill - just as one MP says agreement...

Amendments to the Renters Reform Bill, designed to give landlords more protection, have won the backing of a prominent industry figure. Neil Cobbold,...

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

The National Residential Landlords Association is urging MPs to back what it describes as “pragmatic” changes to the Renters Reform Bill...

There is to be no comparable law for private landlords, following the introduction of Awaab’s Law. Earlier this week the Department of...

As the Renters Reform Bill heads towards the House of Lords, a free webinar is targeting landlords operating in the student...

The Renters Reform Bill in its latest amended version now runs to 15 pages, and is available on the Parliament website. The...

The National Residential Landlords Association has created two template email letters for landlords to use to urge MPs to minimise damage...

The National Residential Landlords Association says the Renters Reform Bill won’t win the support of landlords in its present form. The Bill...

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

Changes put forward to the Renters Reform Bill to crack down on rogue landlords, protect vulnerable residents and improve the safety of...

MPs today begin the so-called Committee Stage of the Renters Reform Bill’s passage through the House of Commons. Organisations and individuals with...

It’s being forecast that there are likely to be major changes made to the Renters Reform Bill during its next stage...

This is back-to-school season and for the majority of university students who choose to move away from their family home during...

Propertymark says it’s spotted what may be the first sign of a U-turn on one aspect of the controversial Renters Reform...

An uneasy relationship exists between UK politicians and the residential property market. Emotions have been running particularly high recently. More details were...

Detailed analyses of the Renters Reform Bill has thrown up more information about how the provision promoting pets will be operated. If...

A trade body says inventories are set to play an increasingly important role in the private rental sector as fire regulations...

The government is proposing to slash the regulations on HMOs used to house asylum seekers.  Part 2 of the Housing Act 2004...

Landlords have only until Friday to have their say on levying council tax on HMO properties.  This issue has been controversial in lettings...

Landlords on non-domestic units are being urged to adhere to new regulations for their properties, or face thousands of pounds of fines. With...

The government has indicated that the delayed publication of the latest How To Rent document is to be Friday March 24. The...

The government has launched the consultation on the controversial subject of disaggregation - a system which has seen council tax bills...

Another council says it wants to implement private sector rent controls - although it has no power to do so. Belfast council...

The government is to open a consultation on whether residential properties should require planning consent to be used as short lets...

A lettings network is urging landlords to back a campaign to abolish council tax re-banding for shared houses. Platinum Property Partners says...

Labour MP Rachael Maskell says she has won the support of 10 other members of parliament from across the political divide...

The buy-to-let market is going through a rough patch. With legislative change on the horizon, coupled with bleak ROI forecasts, many...

Labour wants to bring in a UK-wide licensing system for holiday lets to preserve the “spirit” of costal and rural communities. The...

The latest rentals market snapshot by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors gives the now-familiar story of how demand is far...

Councils will be able to control numbers of second homes and holiday lets under new plans unveiled by the Welsh Government. There...

Housing has always been one of the most sensitive political issues, meaning that legislation in this area is unusually sensitive to...

A last ditch bid is underway to include the properties of all landlords in the programme of financial help to remove...

The new housing minister is a landlord - and has already attracted criticism from some sections of the media. Yesterday Chris Pincher...

A law practice claims to have seen increasing numbers of landlords falling foul of revised possession deadlines. Newport-based Bellavia & Associates says...

The long-running saga of unscrupulous landlords taking advantage of lone tenants to suggest a ‘sex for rent’ arrangement continues with a...

A respected political website claims that over 30 MPs from a range of political parties have written to the Housing Secretary...

An accountancy firm is giving landlords 10 top tips to keep their cash flow in a healthy condition.  The Sheards Accountants firm...

A Labour MP is proposing legislation which would mean that landlords who offer accommodation in exchange for sexual favours could be...

A change in government policy will allow landlords to fund investment that will help businesses recover, says tax and advisory firm...

The House of Lords has narrowly voted for a low-key motion expressing regret that the current eviction ban measures do not offer more...

The Scottish Labour Party has written to the SNP government of that country to demand more protection for private tenants. Labour housing...

A Labour MP is demanding action against unscrupulous predator landlords who demand sex from tenants in lieu of rent. The Daily Mail...

Property auctions help to minimise the chances of complications in the homebuying process. However, there are still measures you will need...

Summer 2020 saw changes to the 30-day Capital Gains Tax (CGT) rule come into force and talk of a CGT increase...

The National Residential Landlords Association (NRLA) has appointed a new legal counsel.  Housing lawyer and former Residential Landlords Association (RLA) policy director...

OneSavings Bank announced a series of changes to its HMO proposition. The specialist lending and retail savings group recently introduced a new...

An amendment is urgently required to the Renters’ Reform Bill to prosecute “sex for rent” landlords and reassure victims that they...

A new bill that could potentially make it harder for landlords to evict problem tenants swiftly and efficiently due to current...

MPs are being encouraged to ensure EU citizens with settled status can continue to rent a property in this country and...

Letting agents are being urged to do more to protect buy-to-let landlords by preparing now for the government’s plans to scrap Section...

NatWest Intermediary Solutions has made amendments to its buy-to-let calculations and will now use actual rather than projected letting agent costs...

The government’s plan to scrap Section 21 without improving the court system and alternative process for regaining possession of a property,...

The government’s announcement earlier this week that there will be radical reforms of the PRS will not just create open-ended tenancies...

Santander has increased the maximum term, age and loan-to-value (LTV) for its buy-to-let products, while also making amendments to its affordability...

Virgin Money has increased the maximum loan-to-value on its buy-to-let portfolio landlord range from 70% to 75%, while previous portfolio growth...

Following the recent addition of the Fitness for Human Habitation Bill and the amendments this has made to the existing Landlord...

With a new year now upon us, it’s time to look forward to what might happen (and what is definitely happening)...

Having ignored calls to stop punishing landlords and rethink its stamp duty attack on the buy-to-let sector, along with the phasing out of mortgage...

More landlords of the draughtiest homes in England and Wales will be required to upgrade their properties after amendments to regulations...

Philip Hammond is coming under increasing pressure to reverse draconian tax changes applying to buy-to-let landlords. A number of landlords have been...

Landlords are set to lose out on millions of pounds through a clampdown on rental fees after the government yesterday announced...

A briefing paper on tenancy deposit schemes has been published by the House of Commons ahead of the Report Stage and...

The government is being urged by the National Landlords Association (NLA) to repeal the fee that councils can now charge when...

Failure to comply with gas and other safety standards in rented properties are likely to be less tolerated by the regulator once...

A new tool that enables landlords to get an instant EPC rating on their rental properties has been launched by Mortgages...

Specialist buy-to-let mortgage lender Landbay has announced that it is changing its underlying portfolio stress tests for portfolio landlords. It will now...

The government’s proposal to introduce a cost cap of £2,500, down from £5,000, on the amount any landlord would need to...

We all know that investing in buy-to-let property is a potentially great way to supplement our income, and so it is...

The fire that engulfed a 24-storey tower block in west London yesterday, tragically killing several people when flames tore through the...

Almost half of buy-to-let landlords are looking to expand their property portfolios despite recent tax changes in the industry and tougher...

Over the past two years we have seen a drastic shake up in the buy-to-let sector. Starting with rental tax changes announced...

The Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) has ended a consultation on ‘Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMO) and residential property...