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The National Residential Landlords Association has joined over 100 other organisations across the UK to urge government to scrap the planned...

The National Residential Landlords Association says it’s going to submit a report to Prime Minister Boris Johnson, Chancellor Rishi Sunak, and...

Campaign group Generation Rent has issued an angry statement in response to the government’s decision to extend the eviction ban for...

The Daily Mail is reporting that Prime Minister Boris Johnson is to let his Oxfordshire cottage out - and he’s taking...

A Labour housing pressure group has made strong public criticism of the party’s shadow housing spokeswoman, Thangam Debbonaire. Labour Tenants United was...

A call has gone out for the overhaul of the Green Homes Grant scheme, which so far has left thousands of...

The chaos surrounding the government’s Green Homes Grant, which was to have helped thousands of landlords and owner occupiers, appears to...

Eviction guru and lettings sector expert Paul Shamplina has made an impassioned plea for government help for the rental sector. The founder...

Two players in the domestic energy industry are warning landlords that it will be an expensive exercise to meet predicted future...

Labour politicians, union leaders and Shelter are amongst those writing to Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon demanding an eviction ban. The protest...

A prominent Conservative supporter and expert in the private rental sector has posed an interesting question - is Boris Johnson trying...

Chancellor Rishi Sunak will announce government spending plans for the next 12 months on November 25 - and he already has...

The government’s former homelessness guru has criticised the Boris Johnson administration for risking the country entering a period of destitution, with...

The National Residential Landlords Association is calling on the government to ensure a comprehensive financial package is provided for landlords themselves,...

A landlords’ trade body has ticked off Prime Minister Boris Johnson for his attitude towards the rental sector. He suggested in his...

More money needs to be made available to support landlords and renters during the existing Covid-19 pandemic, according to Bankrate UK.  The...

Buy-to-let landlords could be facing up to two years without rent due to the government’s decision to extend the evictions ban,...

Landlords thinking of letting property on a short-term let this summer are being urged to have the right insurance protection in...

Boris Johnson’s “Build Build Build” announcement yesterday was designed to help drag the UK economy out of what could prove to...

Some of the UK’s largest tenants unions have joined forces to heap pressure on the government to suspend all rent immediately,...

There has been a significant drop in the proportion of annual sales to buy-to-let landlords as measured by Hamptons International.  The estate...

Residential property prices in London continued to grow up until a week ago, as the market recovered following Boris Johnson’s election...

Boris Johnson’s emphatic December general election victory has triggered fresh optimism among buy-to-let landlords, despite tax and regulatory changes hitting their...

The Conservatives’ general election victory in December has triggered a new burst of housing market activity as confidence flows back into...

Boris Johnson has unveiled his new look cabinet, which includes the appointment of Christopher Pincher as the new housing minister. Pincher replaces Esther McVey,...

It is common knowledge the UK is facing an undersupply of housing. Unfortunately, this is not a sudden phenomenon – the...

The UK housing market has enjoyed a relatively strong start to 2020 after Boris Johnson’s general election victory ended Brexit uncertainty.  A...

After two elections and three years of intense debate and hostility, the general election in December seemed to offer the political...

Towards the end of last year, I wrote an article for Landlord Today outlining the difficulties many landlords in the UK...

Just over a month on from the Conservative Party's election victory and all eyes are firmly fixed on Boris Johnson and...

After yet another year dominated by Brexit uncertainty, political instability, tax, and regulatory changes, most buy-to-let landlords will be looking for...

The housing plans being put forward by Boris Johnson have been described by the National Landlords Association (NLA) as “ruinous” and...

With research revealing that buy-to-let landlords collectively contribute £16.1bn to the British economy through pre-tax spending, prime minister Boris Johnson is...

The National Landlords’ Association (NLA) has once again called for the introduction of a properly funded housing court to cope with...

The National Landlords Association (NLA) has slammed the Conservative Party manifesto for proposing nothing to encourage and support landlords to continue...

Boris Johnson launched the Conservative Party manifesto yesterday with a promise to “Get Brexit done”, and although the document was rather...

Moda Living has welcomed Boris Johnson’s pledge to introduce government-backed “lifetime rental deposits” to reduce the cost of moving from one...

The Conservatives have pledged to introduce a new scheme to allow tenants to transfer their tenancy deposits when they move homes.  The...

Boris Johnson’s call for a snap general election on December 12 to try to settle the issue of Brexit took very...

Hundreds of buy-to-let landlords have expressed concerns for the future of the buy-to-let industry if Labour comes into power.  Boris Johnson is...

The prospect of a general election is looming large after Boris Johnson signalled his determination to trigger a snap vote on...

Whether you’re a first-time landlord or an experienced one, there are frequent regulatory changes in the buy-to-let sector that you will...

A number of MPs are currently earning rental income from properties let to private tenants, including eight ministers in Boris Johnson’s...

The majority of landlords in the UK’s private rented sector do not believe that new Prime Minister Boris Johnson has a...

Boris Johnson is being to urged to do more to support investment in the private rented sector, as research shows that...

Robert Jenrick has been named the new Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, while Esther McVey has been...

The Conservative leadership frontrunner, Boris Johnson, has said it is time to consider switching stamp duty liability from the house buyer...

The next prime minister, Boris Johnson or Jeremy Hunt, will almost certainly face a housing crisis if the government does not...

The next prime minister, Boris Johnson or Jeremy Hunt, will inevitably reshuffle the cabinet once they are in office, and that...

Jeremy Hunt and Boris Johnson, the two men competing to become the next Conservative Party leader, are being to urged to...

The Tory leadership contest is well underway with just two candidates - Boris Johnson and Jeremy Hunt - left in the...

The two candidates for Conservative leader are being urged to make a public commitment to abolishing the controversial Right to Rent...

The government must start to provide financial incentives for buy-to-let landlords prepared to offer longer tenancies or risk seeing rents soar,...

With savers receiving miserable returns, many shrewd investors are turning to the buy-to-let sector as a means of supplementing their income,...

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

With just hours remaining until the polls close, the outcome of the EU referendum is too close to call. The sense of...

The new mayor of London Sadiq Khan has pledged to do all in his power to help make London “better” after...

With just a few hours until polls close in London, housing remains the main issue that may help determine who gets to run the...

London Mayor Boris Johnson has just announced the capital’s first boiler replacement scheme. The London Boiler Cashback Scheme is providing 6,500...

A member of Labour’s London Assembly has warned that “Boris Johnson’s system of voluntary self-regulation is failing private renters in Tower...