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The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) and the National Landlords Association (NLA) are calling on the new chancellor, Rishi Sunak, to use...

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

Landlords have welcomed the news that Labour has dropped its proposed ‘right to buy’ policy that would have allowed long-term tenants...

With the government consultation on tenancy reform ending tomorrow, time is running out for landlords wishing to have their say by...

Abolishing the use of Section 21 notices to evict tenants would lead to a dearth of private rental properties across the...

Introducing a ‘rogue landlords’ database without better enforcement would be a pointless exercise, according to the National Landlords Association (NLA). A rogue...

Buy-to-let landlords are concerned about the proposed scrapping of Section 21 in the absence of a new system that allows them...

Tenants could be permitted to transfer rental deposits directly between landlords instead of having to pay up for their next property...

The mayor of London Sadiq Khan is developing rent control proposals as part of his 2020 re-election bid in the hope...

Private landlords are offering their expertise to the increasing number of renters in this country, as part of a new campaign...

The Welsh Assembly is being urged to reconsider the bill to ban tenants’ fees in Wales due to concerns that that...

Private landlords who reject housing benefit claimants could be breaking the law. A recent legal case saw single mother Rosie Keogh win...

The security deposits that tenants leave with landlords or their letting agents will be capped at no more than six weeks...

Almost a third of rental properties in the UK are potentially at risk from carbon monoxide poisoning, according to new research. The study, carried...

If the existing mortgage deal on your buy-to-let property is about to come to an end, you may want to change...

Following a raft of changes, including tax measures, in the buy-to-let sector, the government has now published its consultation on banning...

The new lending criteria proposals for underwriting standards for future buy-to-let mortgage contracts put forward by the Prudential Regulatory Authority's (PRA)...

Almost half (47%) of landlords will be affected by the removal of the annual wear and tear allowance, according to new...