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Ofgem has announced that the energy price cap will further rise from £1,971 to £2,800 in October this year, amid an...

New figures released this morning show that buy to let investors and second home buyers now pay almost half of the...

A prominent energy industry organisation has just issued a new guide for landlords to improve their properties.  The Energy Saving Trust -...

The housing market is showing signs of cooling, says the Halifax, as its latest index shows growing caution.  The lender says that...

Growing numbers of people are feeling psychologically affected by the cost of living crisis according to the latest Inflation Nation report...

A new survey from an experienced company in the private rental sector has revealed shocking findings about what landlords really think...

No it’s not an April Fool - some tenants in Wales are experimenting with an alternative to radiators and heat pumps....

No fewer than 74 per cent of landlords say they feel a responsibility to support their tenants during times of financial...

The support package to help combat soaring fuel bills and the cost of living crisis - introduced at the end of...

Wherever you stand, whether you’re a landlord or tenant, the supply and demand issues impacting the private rented sector are at...

The cost of living crisis and soaring fuel bills mean landlords may have to rethink the concept of all-inclusive rents. That’s the...

Landlords are being advised not to panic buy ahead of what may be more difficult lending conditions as the cost of...

Energy regulator Ofgem is suggesting that the energy price cap be updated quarterly rather than every six months.  This is only a...

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

An online property platform says it expects May’s sales figures for new build searches to be slightly below expectations. This is as...

Labour’s London Mayor - buoyed up after the party’s successes in the capital in last week’s elections - has renewed his...

The government is widely expected to announce that Section 21 eviction powers will be scrapped in new legislation coming to Parliament...

A trade union has called on the government to “look at all forms of rent control” as a way of combatting...

House prices rose less than expected last month after expanding at the fastest rate for almost two decades.  The Nationwide says annual...

Activists in the Generation Rent group have made seven demands on government including a rent freeze, the clearing of tenants’ arrears,...

A rental platform forecasts that within 12 months the average UK tenant could be paying £800 more a year in rent...

Renters without a property to sell are likely to be the worst demographic sector affected by the cost of living crisis...

Campaigning charity Shelter claims that a private renter in England is handed a Section 21  eviction every seven minutes.  In a new...

Generation Rent is calling for a national rent freeze in the private sector for an unspecified period “for the duration of...

It looks as if landlords have enjoyed further capital appreciation with the latest housing market index showing still-rising asking prices for...

A warning has been issued by a business consultancy that renters are set to feel particularly vulnerable this year because of...

A controversial PropTech rental platform has issued a list of questions and issues to check when tenants rent from a landlord...

Growing concerns over inflation and the cost of living are changing the way landlords interact with their tenants, it’s being claimed. A...

Landlords are many people’s favourite pantomime villains, on the hunt to hike rents and squeeze profits. The reality, however, is proven...

Private renters who are trying to save a deposit on a home to buy are having to run in order to...

There’s a new warning that the cost of living crisis facing landlords and tenants could get sizeably worse thanks to yet...

Renters are amongst the three groups likely to suffer worst as the cost of living crisis unfolds, an analyst has warned.  Sarah...

A surprising call has come from a major industry supplier - it wants landlords to set up standing orders with their...

Campaigning charity Shelter claims renters’ pockets are being hit the hardest of any demographic group in Britain in terms of the...

Trade unions in Scotland are demanding that local council candidates sign a pledge to support “urgent” rent controls in that country. The...

A property company director is telling landlords to show compassion when they consider rent rises, because of the cost of living...

A question mark has been raised over the suitability of a scheme starting next month to encourage the switch from gas...

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

As we approach what is commonly the busiest month of the year, there is one question many in the sector many...

A prominent lettings agency says the rental growth seen in the past year will not be repeated in 2022, as tenants...

A player in the rental insurance field is warning landlords that the growing cost of living crisis makes it more important...

Russia sending tanks into Ukraine sounds terrifying, but it also sounds a long way away. Unfortunately, in a world of global...

Last October, stakeholders across the private rented sector were told by ministers that the Government needed extra time to create a...

The Halifax is suggesting that while capital values are still high - in fact running at a record - growth is...