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![London social housing landlords trigger avalanche of complaints](/upload/images/shutterstock_2190262027(1).jpg)
New figures from the Housing Ombudsman - who presides over social housing - suggests 47% of the cases he has determined...
26 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![New Labour chief warned - no rent controls](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/HousePrices_balancing-400x310.png)
Letting agents’ body Propertymark has fired a warning shot at Baroness Eluned Morgan, the politician who has been chosen to be...
25 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Affordability crisis for tenants revealed by new index](/upload/images/shutterstock_769272595(2).jpg)
A new index shows that only one in eight potential first-time buyers can purchase the average FTB home in their area. The...
23 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Another council launches small HMO licensing consultation](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/_licensing-400x310.png)
Enfield council in North London is running a consultation on its proposals for a licensing scheme for small, shared HMOs in...
19 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Shelter and Generation Rent demand rent controls in new Bill](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Property%20Budget.jpg)
The activists who were so influential in steering the shape of the Renters Reform Bill under the old Conservative government are...
18 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Court Reform needed alongside end of Section 21, insists NRLA](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/LegalAdvice-400x310.png)
The National Residential Landlords Association says ending Section 21 eviction powers in isolation, as some have suggested the new government should...
18 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Resident-run council wants private landlords to help solve homeless crisis](/upload/images/shutterstock_1016671648(1).jpg)
A council dominated by a residents association is looking for landlords of three-, four- and five-bedroom houses to sign up to...
16 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Generation Rent and trade union turn on “criminal landlords”](/upload/images/shutterstock_1723862413(2).jpg)
Activist group Generation Rent has produced a report in tandem with a trades union, focusing on key worker tenants - and...
12 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Council wants private landlords to help solve its homelessness crisis](/upload/images/shutterstock_270470528(2).jpg)
A council has thanked private landlords who have helped it cope with a homelessness crisis - but it says it wants...
12 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Short Lets boss praises Labour for “tackling real housing issues”](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/DamagedProperty-400x310.png)
Chancellor Rachel Reeves' announcement of new measures to accelerate housebuilding in the UK is welcome news for the short lets sector,...
10 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Landlords “must use agents to handle Labour’s reforms” - claim](/upload/images/3%20shutterstock_1750387934.jpg)
A prominent property group says landlords can only cope with the upcoming rental reform programme under Labour if they work with...
09 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Activists demand immediate rent controls from Starmer government](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Property%20Budget.jpg)
In a blog released within minutes of Sir Kier Starmer becoming Prime Minister, activist group Generation Rent calls for rent controls. It...
08 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Starmer names minister to steer through Rental Reform Legislation](/upload/images/1%20shutterstock_1197102829.jpg)
Labour MP Matthew Pennycook has been named as the principal housing minister in the new government. He was shadow housing minister when...
06 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Labour - This Is What The Next Five Years Look Like](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyStats-400x310.png)
The biggest rental sector headline from Labour’s manifesto may well be its pledge for the “immediate” abolition of Section 21 eviction...
06 July 2024
From: Legislation & Compliance
![Tory Downfall Will Transform Property Landscape says top agency](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews3-400x310.png)
There’s a property revolution starting today with a large scale defeat expected for the Tories - that’s the view of a...
04 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![No Surprise! Landlords have little faith in parties’ rental policies](/upload/images/shutterstock_572192086(2).jpg)
With the General Election just one week away, a new poll shows the top landlord priorities when it comes to voting...
27 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Renters ‘may be put off buying by over-strict mortgage regulation’](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/2_MortgageCalculated.png)
Mortgage industry research on affordability estimates that the cumulative shortfall in first-time buyer numbers since the financial crisis reached 3.1m by...
26 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Airbnb short lets banned by 2028 - could it happen here too?](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/shutterstock_2198282283.jpg)
The mayor of Barcelona has pledged to eliminate Airbnb-style short lets in the city within five years. Socialist Jaume Collboni claims he...
24 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Landlord caused “significant risk to health” of tenants - fined £20k](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Fine-400x310.png)
A landlord has been ordered to pay more than £20,000 after being found guilty of offences related to the living conditions...
24 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Activists send “warning” letter to Major Party Leaders](/upload/images/shutterstock_2288021991.jpg)
A letter from a coalition of pro-tenant groups has been sent to the leaders of the Labour, Conservative, Liberal Democrat, Reform...
21 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Private Tenants pay three times as much for same space - claim](/upload/images/shutterstock_2402649443.jpg)
A think tank claims that when it comes to space within a home, private rental sector tenants pay three times as...
21 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Election Policies could Push Up Rents, warns leading analyst](/upload/images/shutterstock_1911445141.jpg)
A prominent economic analyst warns that many of the rental policies advocated by the major political parties in the General Election...
20 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![NRLA says Rental Reform sabotaged by lack of tenant choice](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/LandlordNews-400x310.png)
A lack of choice for private renters about where they can live will undermine plans set out by political parties to...
20 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![New Labour Manifesto hints at Rent Controls in Scotland](/upload/images/shutterstock_2258236095.jpg)
A manifesto just released by the Labour Party and dedicated to Scotland hints at ent controls. In recent years Labour has backed...
19 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Tenancy Deposits Increasingly Fall Short of Landlord Claims](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/House_pound-400x310.png)
The number of tenancies ending in arrears of more than five weeks’ rent has jumped to 17%, a deposit alternative service...
17 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Pro-tenant activists slam Labour’s rental reform plans](/upload/images/shutterstock_1227135172(1).jpg)
Labour’s manifesto commitment to empower renters to challenge unreasonable rent increases has been slammed because it “would leave millions trapped in...
17 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Tenants Disadvantaged in Elections Compared to Landlords - claim](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews-400x310.png)
One of the more unexpected claims from Generation Rent activists is that when it comes to democracy, tenants are disadvantaged compared...
17 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Shock Figures show New-Build levels plummeting further](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/HousePriceDrop-400x310.png)
The year to March 2024 saw the fewest new housing sites consented than during any 12-month period since the data collection...
15 June 2024
From: The Big Issues
![Labour pledges “immediate” scrapping of Section 21](/upload/images/shutterstock_2189665543(1).jpg)
Labour’s manifesto, just released, makes a pledge to enact the “immediate” abolition of Section 21 eviction powers, along with other private...
13 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Over 40 tenants compete for every Gumtree rental in key towns](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Over55Tenant-400x310.png)
Some locations in the UK are seeing as many as 40-plus prospective tenants racing for the keys of every available rental...
13 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Homelessness fear haunts a third of private renters, new poll suggests](/upload/images/shutterstock_1016671648(1).jpg)
More than one in five people in the UK fear they or someone they know could be homeless in the next...
13 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Left wing renter groups slam Labour for prioritising first time buyers](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/3%20CoupleMakingOffer-400x310.png)
The ink was hardly dry on Labour’s plan for a mortgage guarantee scheme for first time buyers before some left wing...
10 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Rental Manifesto Wishlist - one letting agent chief's demands](/upload/images/shutterstock_1620606382.jpg)
Fiscal reform for the private rented sector We’ve already seen some landlords leaving the private rented sector because of substantially increased taxes....
08 June 2024
From: Agent Advice
![Rent Controls? Agents say Labour crisis is chance to rule them out](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Help%20to%20buy%20equity%20loan.jpg)
Propertymark says the current political crisis in Wales - where the Labour Welsh Parliament leader has lost a confidence vote but...
07 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Labour activist demanding Airbnb clampdown dropped by party](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/shutterstock_2198282283.jpg)
A Labour councillor who has wanted restricted rights for buy to let landlords and short let hosts has been dropped as...
05 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Tenant Arrears? Ask them what they can afford to pay, suggests industry figure](/upload/images/shutterstock_2255921589.jpg)
A property industry commentator has given a five point guide to landlords faced with rising arrears from tenants. And one of them...
30 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Council kicks out private tenants while charging landlords £1,000](/upload/images/shutterstock_420016300.jpg)
A council which this week announced that it would charge landlords almost £1,000 for a licence, is now being accused of kicking...
28 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![NRLA will work with new government on next Renters Reform Bill](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews3-400x310.png)
The National Residential Landlords Association says it’s “hugely disappointing” that the Renters Reform Bill will not become law. This is despite the...
28 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![They Think It’s All Over - renter activists unhappy about Reform Bill](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews3-400x310.png)
In theory the Renters Reform Bill could become law if government and opposition agree to prioritise it in the few remaining...
23 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Landlords: Who Are You Going To Vote For?](/upload/images/shutterstock_2344668579.jpg)
Around half of landlords say they are unsure about how they will vote in the General Election. A joint survey of around...
23 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Huge corporate landlord targeted by protesting activists](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/shutterstock_1524802199%20protest(1).jpg)
Grainger, the Stock Market listed corporate landlord, has been targeted by protesters over rent levels. A protest outside Grainger’s London HQ marks...
20 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Revealed - How Landlords Have Cut Costs in Challenging Times](/upload/images/shutterstock_71146096.jpg)
Many buy to let landlords have made financial changes during the cost of living crisis to mitigate the rising costs of...
18 May 2024
From: Tax & Finance
![Has Sadiq Khan Delivered Enough New Homes for London?](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/NewBuildHomes-400x310.png)
Research by PropTech firm APRAO has asked whether London Labour Mayor Sadiq Khan has delivered on new homes for the capital. On...
18 May 2024
From: The Big Issues
![Labour Mayor splashes council tax cash on landlord clampdown](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Taxes-400x310.png)
Newly re-elected Greater Manchester Labour Mayor Andy Burnham is to spend £600,000 of council tax payers’ cash on a clampdown on...
17 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Soaring interest rates claim more landlords as possessions rise](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/MortgageRatesIncrease_400x310.png)
New figures from the Ministry of Justice show how hard interest rate rises are hitting landlords. Compared to the same quarter in...
17 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![It’s War! Activist groups in conflict over Labour report and rent controls](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/LandlordNews-400x310.png)
The fragile peace between different groups in the Renters Reform Coalition has ended in a dispute about a Labour-commissioned report on...
15 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Official - Labour will NOT introduce rent controls if it wins election](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/House-pounds_400x310.png)
The Labour Party will not introduce rent controls if it wins the election. A spokesperson for the party is quoted on today’s...
14 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Anger as figures show how many Right To Buy homes are now privately let](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews2-400x310.png)
Over 40% of council houses and flats sold under the long-standing Right To Buy scheme are now owned by private landlords. That’s...
13 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Politicians make landlords feel like pariahs in society - claim](/upload/images/shutterstock_1991991104.jpg)
Red tape and a hostile attitude towards landlords from government is fuelling Scotland’s housing crisis, experts warn. John Blackwood, chief executive of...
10 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Labour left puts Khan under pressure over housing policies](/upload/images/shutterstock_1803157102.jpg)
Sadiq Khan, newly elected for a third term as London Mayor, is already under pressure from the Labour Left to be...
10 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Renters Reform Bill - Students accuse government of ‘folding’](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews1-400x310.png)
The National Union of Students claims the government has “folded to landlord’s lobbying” and watering down the Renters Reform Bill so...
09 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Re-elected Labour Mayor pledges crackdown on rogue landlords](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews3-400x310.png)
The newly re-elected Labour Mayor of Greater Manchester - Andy Burnham - wants to end Right To Buy on new-build homes...
08 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Rents and Service Charges blamed for higher housing costs](/upload/images/shutterstock_2261764233(1).jpg)
Housing costs - rents and mortgages - are rising by about 3.6% a year according to a Barclays Bank assessment. This figure...
07 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Council wants landlords to back controversial leasing scheme](/upload/images/shutterstock_1297312081.jpg)
A council is seeking private landlords to participate in a controversial leasing scheme in a bid to curb homelessness. The use of...
01 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Mayor election hopefuls told to clampdown on Airbnbs](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/shutterstock_2198282283.jpg)
Agents’ trade group Propertymark is demanding London Mayor candidates tackle what it calls “the unique housing challenges that the capital experiences.” Londoners...
01 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![More tenants must borrow to fund deposits - survey’s claim](/upload/images/shutterstock_2227115553.jpg)
The percentage of tenants borrowing money to fund their cash deposits on their next property has risen over the last 12...
26 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Jonathan Rolande - Why the Section 21 Debate Is a Smokescreen](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews3-400x310.png)
Jonathan Rolande is a property industry and housing market commentator, and is founder of the National Association of Property Buyers. It’s almost...
26 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Renters Reform Bill U-turn by tenant activists](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/LandlordNews-400x310.png)
The coalition of 20-plus groups which have previously spoken enthusiastically about the Renters Reform Bill has now changed its mind. On April...
25 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Stricter council enforcement of landlords demanded by agents](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/LegalAdvice-400x310.png)
Political parties should stop bickering and instead work together to boost enforcement of rental standards in the private sector. That’s the view...
22 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Rental Market set to strengthen as First Time Buyers hold back](/upload/images/shutterstock_1987709999.jpg)
Around half of first-time buyers say their prospects of owning a home are further away than ever due to the ongoing...
17 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Council pleads with private landlords to help solve its housing problem](/upload/images/shutterstock_2203162997.jpg)
A council is looking to work with more private landlords to help reduce homelessness. Over the past few years Shropshire council has...
12 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![NRLA and Generation Rent daggers drawn over controversial report](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyStats-400x310%20(1).png)
Landlords and renters’ activists are at either end of the spectrum reacting to a controversial report on the private rental sector. Yesterday...
09 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Landlords urged to access energy efficiency improvement funds](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/EPC-2-400x310.png)
Homeowners in Caerphilly, including private landlords, can access funding to make their properties more energy efficient. Caerphilly council recently approved a new...
09 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Activists trying to push Labour into imposing rent controls](/upload/images/shutterstock_2239146247.jpg)
Activists are beginning to pile pressure on London Labour Mayor Sadiq Khan, claiming the public will be disappointed if he toes...
08 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Tenants want Rental Reform... but can't name the Housing Minister](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/BusinessChain-400x310.png)
According to a poll of 1,476 renters by SpareRoom the ongoing housing crisis (85%) tops the list of key priorities to...
06 April 2024
From: Rental Reform
![Rent Controls - Local Election manifesto aims to “tame” rental market](/upload/images/shutterstock_1358500541.jpg)
Rent controls are at the heart of the local election manifesto of the Green Party of England and Wales. Co-leader Carla Denyer,...
05 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Tenants buddy up with friends to reduce costs of renting](/upload/images/shutterstock_2431192489.jpg)
The percentage of tenants choosing to live alone has dropped over the last three years, research suggests. A study compiled by Reposit,...
05 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Landlords can afford much tougher regulation, says think tank](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/LandlordNews-400x310.png)
A think tank based in central London says landlords would not quit the sector if much tougher - and more expensive...
04 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Landlord Crisis - Shocking rise in repossessions and arrears](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyStats-400x310.png)
There’s been a huge rise in the number of buy to let property repossessions in the first quarter of 2024 compared...
04 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Gove bringing Renters Reform Bill back to Commons in mid-April](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/LandlordNews-400x310.png)
The government has committed to returning the amended Renters Reform Bill to the House of Commons in mid-April. MPs return from their...
02 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Opposition building to controversial rent control proposals](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Property%20Budget.jpg)
Scotland’s new Housing Bill - introducing a laborious eviction process and rent caps across the country - will ‘compound the mistakes’...
02 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Councils set to grab over half a billion from higher tax](/upload/images/shutterstock_2261764233.jpg)
Changes to empty home council tax rates could generate an additional £540m from Monday, a lettings agency claims. Since April 2013, billing...
27 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Gift Vouchers for union members discussing with Generation Rent](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/LandlordNews-400x310.png)
Members of the union UNISON who participate in round-table discussions with activist group Generation Rents are to receive gift vouchers for...
26 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![UK housing is expensive, small and old - new report](/upload/images/shutterstock_1559871887(1).jpg)
Britain’s housing stock offers the worst value for money of any advanced economy, according new analysis published by the Resolution Foundation. The...
25 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Older Renters’ group takes up Generation Rent’s demands](/upload/images/shutterstock_2010700313.jpg)
A charity representing older people has taken up almost all of the key demands of activist group Generation Rent. Independent Age says...
22 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Owners with solar panels claim improved heating and lower bills](/upload/images/shutterstock_2070531506.jpg)
New research from Halifax reveals that investing in solar panels leads to possible cost and energy savings for landlords and other...
22 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Energy Theft is ticking time bomb for rental sector - claim](/upload/images/shutterstock_2341720917.jpg)
Anonymous reports of energy theft have skyrocketed by 62% since 2021, Crimestoppers’ figures reveal. In 2023 alone, the charity received 11,552 reports...
22 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![MPs want Local Housing Allowance and other benefits updated annually](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/3-MortgageRates1.png)
An all-party House of Commons committee is calling on Local Housing Allowance to be updated automatically and annually. LHA rates have been...
21 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Empty Homes Scandal - TV property guru on the warpath](/upload/images/shutterstock_57880816.jpg)
Homes Under The Hammer property expert Lucy Alexander is fronting a new campaign to identify empty homes and bring them back...
20 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Gove urged to force landlords into deals with tenants in arrears](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/LearningAgents-400x310.png)
A string of debt advice charities want Housing Secretary Michael Gove to go well beyond merely banning Section 21 in a...
14 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Anxiety over financial issues plague landlords - new figures](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/House_pound-400x310.png)
A new survey reveals what it calls “the deep-rooted concerns” of landlords with inflation and the Cost of Living Crisis coming...
14 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Green activist fighting election on Rent Controls platform](/upload/images/shutterstock_1227135172.jpg)
A prominent Green Party politician is arguing for rent controls - and accuses Labour of watering down its commitment to the...
11 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Bad News - Landlords predict retail will face highest level of negative growth](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/LandlordNews-400x310.png)
Nearly a third of landlords predict that the retail sector will see the highest level of negative growth over the next...
09 March 2024
From: Top tips & guides
![Jeremy Hunt slashes the values of holiday homes](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/A%20surveyor's%20guide%20to%20finding%20a%20profitable%20HMO.jpg)
A legal firm says Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has effectively slashed the value of holiday homes which are sold from April 2025...
08 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Lacklustre Budget slammed by landlord body](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews2-400x310.png)
The National Residential Landlords Association has slammed yesterday’s lacklustre Budget as a missed opportunity. Yesterday’s announcements - like to be the last...
07 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Eco-activists slam landlords selling up because of rent controls](/upload/images/shutterstock_1909455316(1).jpg)
Green Party activists responsible for rent controls on Scotland have now slammed landlords who claim the number of rented homes is...
06 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![NRLA and Generation Rent argue over tax ahead of Budget](/upload/images/shutterstock_2364963901.jpg)
In a final call on the Chancellor to help the private rental sector in today’s Budget, the National Residential Landlords Association...
06 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![300 per cent council tax premium proposed for long-term empty homes](/upload/images/shutterstock_1123680983.jpg)
Cardiff council is proposing new measures to help bring long-term empty houses back into use. Tomorrow it’s considering introducing a council tax...
06 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![NRLA accused of putting landlord profits before society’s interests](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews-400x310.png)
A leader of the Renters Reform Coalition activist lobby has made a specific targeted attack on the motives and honesty of...
04 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Population Projections have repercussions for Private Rental Sector](/upload/images/shutterstock_2410369003.jpg)
The Government quietly announced population projections towards the end of January that could have major implications for the types of homes...
02 March 2024
From: The Big Issues
![Millennials to become the wealthiest generation ever - claim](/upload/images/shutterstock_1753744661.jpg)
Millennials, long seen as a financially disadvantaged generation, are on the brink of becoming the wealthiest generation in history thanks to...
01 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Generation Rent: homeless data shows “whole new level of horror”](/upload/images/shutterstock_270470528(1).jpg)
Activist group Generation Rent has described the latest homelessness data from the government as showing “a whole new level of horror.” It...
01 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Lawyer steps up criticism of Gove’s attack on private landlords](/upload/images/shutterstock_194216909(1).jpg)
A prominent lawyer has stepped up her criticisms of Housing Secretary Michael Gove and his attacks on buy to let and...
28 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Short Lets Crackdown - Labour council worry over brothels and parties](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews1-400x310.png)
Government proposals on limiting short lets "fall a long way short of what's needed and will do nothing to put right...
28 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Labour’s Rayner defends buying her council house at a discount](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews2-400x310.png)
Labour deputy leader and shadow housing secretary Angela Rayner says she is not ashamed to have brought her council house at...
26 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Countryside campaigners back Gove on short lets clampdown](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/LandlordNews-400x310.png)
Countryside campaigning charity CPRE has given a warm welcome to Michael Gove’s clampdown on short lets. Last week Housing Secretary Gove announced...
26 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Why the 1% mortgage deposit scheme is unworkable](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/3-MortgageRates1.png)
The government’s proposal to introduce a new one per cent deposit mortgage scheme to help young people onto the property ladder...
24 February 2024
From: Rental Reform
![Easing tax on landlords would end Airbnb ‘problem’ says NRLA boss](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/TaxMan-400x310.png)
Reversing the tax penalties imposed on buy to let landlords in recent years would reduce the impact of short lets on...