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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 Government quietly announced population projections towards the end of January that could have major implications for the types of homes...

Government proposals on limiting short lets "fall a long way short of what's needed and will do nothing to put right...

The Generation Rent activist group says the government must “make it clear that landlords and letting agents can let homes to...

I recently attended the NRLA’s annual conference in Birmingham and a theme that still dominates discussion in the industry is the...

A local authority in London is to buy back over 300 properties it built and sold off years ago under Right...

Conservative MP Dehenna Davison has resigned as a minister in Michael Gove’s Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Writing to the...

Rental sector organisations have been given an indication by the Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities that a new How...

The top table of the National Residential Landlords Association has met with Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s team at Downing Street. In addition...

Landlords are operating in a fog when it comes to the Government’s thinking on the future of energy efficiency standards for...

It may be all change - again - at the Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities if the government’s poor...

An angry landlord has contacted Landlord Today to show what she calls the “twaddle” response she has received from the Department...

The Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities has still not given a new date for the publication of the Renters...

A new How To Rent guide has been released today by the Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities. Trade bodies were...

The government has delayed publication of the latest How To Rent document - it had been expected today.  The How to Rent...

Housing Secretary Michael Gove is urging tenants to complain about sub-standard housing with the government’s ‘Make Things Right’ advertising campaign. Social housing...

A council is to spend £1m “to gather information about the conditions of specific groups of privately rented properties and proactively...

Campaigners behind the National Empty Homes Week - running until March 5 - are accusing some second home owners of “flipping”...

This guidance was issued by the Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities this week. This guidance is in addition to the...

Renters’ Reform Bill The Renters’ Reform Bill will dominate the PRS policy agenda in 2023. Signs are encouraging that DLUHC is considering...

There are several key reasons why property owners choose to become landlords, some of which include regular income, investment and long-term...

The government has announced that it’s going to work on a new second homes policy with one particular council - if...

The current system of so-called ‘exempt rental accommodation’ has been condemned by MPs as “a complete mess” which wastes taxpayers’ money...

The Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities has approved a London council’s plan to introduce a new private rented property...

Birmingham council has been granted permission by the Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities to introduce a massive Selective Licensing...

Two new ministers have been appointed to the Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities. But at this stage it’s uncertain whether...

* Angels Media and Landlord Today are deeply saddened by the passing of HM Queen Elizabeth II * - Agents are warning that...

It is thought that a new Housing Secretary to replace Greg Clarke may be named within hours, if as expected Liz...

The government - at least until it changes under the new Prime Minister to be announced today - is moving forward...

The authoritative publication Inside Housing says the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities is pondering a formal consultation on limiting...

The government is investigating a new way to tackle renters’ anti-social behaviour in the social housing sector - through a new...

The government has developed an insurance scheme which may help landlords who want to see flats in high rise blocks.  Following the...

The Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities has been packed with MPs loyal to outgoing Prime Minister Boris Johnson, as...

With speculation about what happens next in Westminster at fever pitch, now isn’t the time to make predictions as to how...

With the (eventual) departure of Boris Johnson, the next question for landlords and indeed much of the property industry is: What’s going...

Unscrupulous landlords in the ‘exempt rental’ niche will be driven out by a new clampdown, the government insists. The exempt sector provides...

The architects of the Fairer Private Rented Sector White Paper have been housing minister Eddie Hughes MP, Housing Secretary Michael Gove...

Overnight speculation of a Cabinet reshuffle has yet again led to uncertainty over the Renters’ Reform Bill, pledging a radical shake-up...

A report from the Public Accounts Committee on the regulation of the private rented sector (PRS) was issued with little notice...

The government has given the green light to two selective licensing schemes in areas of Burnley. The previous five-year schemes expired at...

A senior committee of MPs claims that it’s “too difficult for renters to realise their legal right to a safe and...

The government has indirectly given away early details of its long-expected National Landlord Register - but it still appears to be...

The government appears to have admitted that the long-awaited Rental Reform White Paper has now been delayed yet again, this time...

The government says it’s going to name and shame what it considers to be bad social landlords, using social media to...

The government has been accused of basing its policy to solve the cladding crisis on the assumption that landlords are Property...

Experts are predicting that the exclusion of large scale landlords from cladding relief may lead to significant delays in some safety...

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

The government has hit back at claims from the National Residential Landlords Association that buy to let landlords are being left...

Property insurers have forced “crippling costs” on to residents of medium and high-rise apartment blocks in the aftermath of the Grenfell...

The National Residential Landlords Association is seeking clarification from gov ernment about whether landlords are included in the latest measure to...

Landlords who let out holiday properties as businesses may have to fork out as much as £1,000 more per year as...

The government has issued updated guidance on renters moving home during the pandemic, and for the first time the rules change...

A report by the National Audit Office has sharply criticised the government and councils for not doing enough to help tenants...

The National Residential Landlords Association has thrown its weight behind the recommendations of the National Audit Office report urging the government...

The Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities says the long-awaited Rental Reform White Paper will now not be published until...