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The government’s decision to invest an additional £4m in funding for local councils to tackle criminal landlords and letting agents has...

The UK could be heading for a rental crisis, with experts dreading the prospect of a chronic property shortage in the...

The Queen has announced the new government's priorities for its coming term, and it includes a proposal to abolish Section 21...

The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) is calling on the government to ensure that reforms are made to the way good landlords...

Rents are forecast to see strong growth over the next five years, according to the latest residential property forecast from the...

Which party will win the landlord vote?  Given that the mainstream parties all have policies that appear to work against BTL landlords,...

The number of private landlords’ properties being repossessed jumped by 40% year-on-year in the third quarter of 2019, figures from a...

The Liberal Democrats have launched their 2019 election manifesto, which sets out the polices the party aims to introduce should it...

Landlords’ confidence in the buy-to-let sector continues to fall with the majority less confident about the PRS than they were three...

Nottingham City Council has been criticised for targeting responsible landlords whilst doing little to clampdown on rogue operators in the local...

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

Brits are in for a chilly week with temperatures continuing to drop, but that has not deterred a landlord in west...

A number of buy-to-let landlords and property enthusiasts will visit the Olympia Conference Centre in London today in order to obtain...

The government crackdown on the buy-to-let sector has seen landlord regulations increase by a third since the Conservative party came into...

The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) has announced that the Welsh cabinet secretary responsible for housing policy, Julie James, will be the...

The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) has compiled a manifesto that it hopes all political parties will take note of ahead of...

Journalist and broadcaster Andrew Neil will once again chair the Government Panel Debate at the National Landlord Investment Show in London...

Ahead of next month’s general election, the Residential Landlords Association (RLA) is warning that any potential proposal to introduce rent controls...

There has been a further increase in the number of landlords exiting the buy-to-let market, according to new research by the...

The government’s proposal to scrap the use of Section 21 notices to evict tenants has been poorly received by landlords, with...

With new research showing that direct payment of benefits to landlords contributed most to reductions in rent arrears, the Residential Landlords...

The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) has criticised the London Trading Standards (LTS) for what it says is an admission of failure in...

The government has been attacked by a former member of the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee for its “incoherent” approach...

Hounslow Council has u-turned on plans to introduce a licensing scheme for landlords.  Plans for an additional licensing scheme for landlords were...

More than half the people claiming Universal Credit are in rent arrears, according to the Residential Landlords Association (RLA). It reports that 54% of...

Buy-to-let landlords are being encouraged to back a legal case aimed at protecting their rights to repossess properties by making a...

Private rents paid by tenants in the UK increased by 1.3% in the 12 months to July 2019 and is unchanged...

Coventry City Council has dismissed claims that its landlord licensing and accreditation scheme is potentially unlawful. The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) wrote...

New communities secretary Robert Jenrick and housing minister Esther McVey look set to focus on increasing homeownership, but this appears to...

It now takes private landlords an average of 22.5 weeks from making a claim to the courts for a property to...

Buy-to-let landlords are being urged by the Residential Landlords Association (RLA) not to follow new guidance from the government on its...

Buy-to-let landlords who own property in Coventry should be wary of Coventry Council’s landlord licensing and accreditation scheme as it is...

The vast majority of private landlords are dissatisfied with the existing courts process to repossess properties and would support an alternative...

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

Vulnerable tenants and those at higher risk of rent arrears are likely to suffer most as a result of the government’s...

The majority of private renters were satisfied or very satisfied with their current accommodation, according to the English Housing Survey report...

A cap limiting landlord spending on energy efficiency improvements to £3,500 should be scrapped and replaced with a new £5,000 figure,...

Private landlords will have a major say in a court case considering the future of the government’s Right to Rent scheme. The...

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

Citizens Advice has called for more regulation of the private rented sector after research revealed that hundreds of thousands of tenants...

The recommendation for a national register of landlords in the government’s review of selective licensing published today would prove ‘unnecessary’ and...

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

The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) has urged Shelter to go back to the drawing board after calling for England to adopt...

High rents mean young people are less likely to move to UK cities where average salaries are higher, a new report...

Removing Section 21 could prove devastating for the private rented sector, with almost half of landlords and letting agents more likely...

London mayor Sadiq Khan is being urged to pull advertisements encouraging landlords to move into tourist lets. Following a significant drop in...

A record number of landlords have responded to the Residential Landlord Association’s (RLA) survey asking what a post-Section 21 private rented...

New guidance on Right to Rent checks for EU citizens after Britain leaves the European Union has been published by the...

The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) has welcomed the housing minister’s pledge to make changes to the courts to speed up the...

A new landlord accreditation scheme in Oxford has been deemed both discriminatory and unlawful by the Residential Landlords Association (RLA). The association...

The UK is facing a private rented housing crisis unless the government takes rapid action to stop landlords selling up, according...

Following the government’s recent announcement that it is to consult on ending Section 21 repossessions, the Residential Landlords Association (RLA) is...

The government is today proposing to consult on scrapping Section 21, so-called  ‘no fault’, repossessions in the private rented sector in favour...

EU citizens may face problems getting rented accommodation in the UK after Brexit due to a lack of guidance for landlords...

The controversial Right to Rent scheme, which requires landlords in England to check the immigration status of their tenants, has been...

The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) has launched a fresh campaign fighting for landlords’ repossession rights. The landlord organisation has decided to take...

Buy-to-let landlords in London are being encouraged by property management firms to break strict short-term letting laws in the capital, an...

For the first time ever, buy-to-let landlords will be legally required to become members of a redress scheme, as part of measures...

Buy-to-let landlords are “getting away with murder” according to Advice4Renters, after new figures revealed that just two out of almost 2,000...

UK rents are expected to increase by 7.5% over the next three years, as the supply of rental accommodation dwindles while...

The introduction of new guidance on room sizes in rented homes has been warmly welcomed by the Residential Landlords Association (RLA). The...

Tenants are on the verge of being handed fresh powers to take action against rogue landlords thanks to the Homes (Fitness...

A Judicial Review of the government’s controversial Right to Rent policy, which forces landlords to undertake immigration checks on prospective tenants, will...

The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) has warned that growing speculation the mayor of London Sadiq Khan is considering introducing rent controls...

The government’s existing strategy to protect rent paid by tenants to letting agents will fail to provide adequate protection for landlords,...

The tenancy security deposits that tenants leave with landlords or their letting agents will be capped at a maximum of five...

Two thirds of councils in England and Wales responding to a FOI request by the Residential Landlords Association brought no prosecutions...

It now takes more than five months on average for private landlords to regain possession of a property when applying to...

The Minister for Family Support, Housing and Child Maintenance, Justin Tomlinson, will address the Residential Landlords Association’s (RLA) Future Renting Wales conference...

Government benefit changes, including cuts to housing benefit, are to blame for increasing levels of homelessness from private rented housing, according...

The launch yesterday of a consultation by the government on establishing a new housing court has been welcomed by the Residential...

Yesterday’s announcement that councils in England are going to be handed an additional £2m in government funding to tackle the small...

The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) has threatened Great Yarmouth Borough Council with a judicial review over ‘unlawful’ licensing plan because it...

The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) has raised serious concerns that the majority of buy-to-let lenders are preventing landlords renting property to...

Universal Credit was described by one national newspaper as an ‘ill-conceived shambles’ over the weekend, after former prime ministers Gordon Brown...

EU citizens living in the UK are at risk of facing some of the same difficulties caused for the Windrush generation...

Proposals drawn up by Conservative think tank Onward to allow existing buy-to-let properties to be eligible for 100% capital gains tax...

The next stage of the Tenants’ Fees Bill through Parliament will be a Second Reading in the House of Lords this...

The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) is calling for tax reforms to encourage and support more landlords to offer longer tenancies. In its...

Two-thirds of Britain is effectively off-limits to many young people who want to rent a property of their own, a new...

Early bird tickets are now on sale for the Residential Landlords Association’s (RLA) next Future Renting Conference in Cardiff. The one-day conference,...

Labour plans to abolish legislation permitting private landlords to evict tenants without giving a reason. Section 21 notices, which have been in...

The Home Office is to reconvene its Private Rented Sector (PRS) stakeholder panel on Right to Rent. The government plans to take...

The Residential Landlords Association’s (RLA) next Future Renting Conference takes places in London tomorrow. The one-day conference, which will be held at...

Councils must do more to root out unscrupulous landlords that give the sector a bad name, according to the Residential Landlords...

A proposal to scrap Section 21 of the Housing Act 1988, the clause which allows landlords to evict tenants without cause, would...

The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) has reacted furiously to growing speculation that the government will press ahead with its plans to...

Thousands of EU nationals could inadvertently lose their rental homes due uncertainty about their status post-Brexit, according to the Residential Landlords...

The government’s controversial Right to Rent scheme, which forces landlords to undertake immigration checks on prospective tenants, is to be challenged in...

The government is coming under growing pressure from landlords to be more ambitious when it comes to the energy efficiency of...

Tickets are now on sale for the Residential Landlords Association’s (RLA) next Future Renting Conference in London. The one-day conference, which will...

A call by a Parliamentary committee for the government to fund certain fire safety improvements in privately owned residential blocks has...

The vast majority of private sector tenants are satisfied with their housing, the English Housing Survey report for 2016/17 has found. The...

Private landlords are welcoming proposals being considered by the government to provide financial incentives for those offering longer tenancies. In its consultation...

Tickets have been released for the Residential Landlords Association (RLA) next Future Renting conference in London. The one-day conference, which will be...

As a private landlord you have a crucial role in providing a much needed housing option for people and so why...

A Conservative think tank has been slammed by the Residential Landlords’ Association (RLA) for its inaccurate analysis of the private rental...

The High Court has given the go-ahead for a legal review to be launched into the government’s Right to Rent policy. The...

Celebrate the shows 5th Birthday and 57th event to date in the Landlord Investor Lounge with a glass of prosecco with...

The controversial Right to Rent scheme requiring landlords to check the immigration status of new tenants is fuelling discrimination and should...

Buy-to-let landlords have been fined on average just over £654 each by the Home office for failing to meet their obligations...

Members of the armed forces deployed within the UK or overseas are being adversely affected by the government’s tax hikes on private...

With the number of homes coming up to let in short supply, the Residential Landlords Association (RLA) is calling on the...

With more than a quarter of those in their late thirties and early forties now renting, the Residential Landlords Association (RLA)...

The government’s Tenant Fees Bill now introduced to the Commons is a ‘missed opportunity’ to make quicker and more lasting improvements in...

Private landlords provide an increasingly vital source of affordable and flexible accommodation for many people and the government should do more...

The government’s Right to Rent' policy has been slammed by a government inspector for failing “to demonstrate its worth” by encouraging...

Plans to cap the security deposits that tenants leave with landlords or their letting agents at no more than six weeks...

The Treasury should focus on easing the housing crisis by thinking more ‘creatively’ and using taxation to ‘encourage and support’ buy-to-let...

Many people with pets still find it difficult to find a rental property, and that is largely due to the potential...

Fresh research from the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) which reveals that young adults are less likely to own a home...

The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) is seeking greater clarification from the Labour party after it put forward new proposals this week...

Private rental prices paid by tenants continued to slow last month suggesting that rent controls may leave tenants worse off. Rent paid...

Two separate legal challenges have been launched against government's 'Right to Rent' policy. The scheme, which requires landlords to check the immigration...

Some 42% of private landlords say the Right to Rent scheme has made them less likely to let to those without...

The Welsh minister for housing and regeneration, Rebecca Evans AM, will address the RLA’s Future Renting Wales conference in Cardiff today.  The Future...

Buy-to-let landlords avoided a further tax clampdown in the Budget yesterday, while the Chancellor Philip Hammond revealed government plans to review...

The Chancellor Philip Hammond should scrap stamp duty because it would encourage more buy-to-let landlords to invest in the private rented...

Over 450 buy-to-let landlords and property investors attended the Olympia Conference Centre in London last week where they were able to...

Buy-to-let landlords have welcomed reports that Universal Credit waiting time could be cut from six weeks to a month Former work and...

The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) has announced that the Welsh cabinet secretary responsible for housing policy, Carl Sargeant, will be the...

A scheme requiring landlords to check the immigration status of new tenants is fuelling a ‘black market in forged Ids’, a...

The Conservative Party’s pledge to give tenants greater rights as part of a regulatory shake-up of the private rented sector has...

Delays in universal credit benefit payments for housing costs are leaving claimants unable to pay rent and pushing some deep into...

More than 130,000 homes have potentially been taken out of the long term private rented sector as more buy-to-let landlords list...

Thousands of tenants are evicted from their homes every year, but to make sure that eviction firms follow correct procedure they...

An MP’s bid to make homes in the rented sector ‘fit for human habitation’ has received support from the Residential Landlords...

The stamp duty hike and mortgage tax relief cuts simply do not add up for buy-to-let landlords, leaving many with little...

Almost half of private landlords say the Right to Rent scheme has made them less likely to let to those without...

The campaign to woo voters across the country has already started following the UK Prime Minister Theresa May’s surprise announcement that...

The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) is urging the government to reconsider pending taxation changes announced by the now former chancellor George...

Private rental price increases have accelerated modestly, in line with earnings across England, according to a new report from the National...

New measures under the Immigration Act 2016, which came into play yesterday, will only be welcomed by those operating in the...

Airbnb’s announcement yesterday that it is banning hosts in London from renting out entire homes for more than 90 days a...

Landlords have welcomed an Appeal Court ruling that buy-to-let landlords are not responsible for paying the council tax on a property...

Britons without a passport are struggling to rent due to immigration checks introduced for earlier this year, according to a new survey. The...

There has been a sharp decline in the volume of claims made by private sector landlords to repossess a property over...

Landlords represented by Cherie Blair have failed in their legal battle against planned government tax relief changes for buy-to-let homes set...

Many tenants renting privately are likely to be hit with rent hikes following recent changes to the tax regime for landlords,...

The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) has hit back at accusations made by Jeremy Corbyn in his Labour conference speech that private...

A local authority has opted not to introduce a new landlord licensing scheme, an investigation by London Property Licensing has revealed. Wandsworth...

Kevin Hollinrake, the Conservative MP and co-founder of Hunters estate agents, has tabled an amendment to the Finance Bill calling for...

An increasing number of landlords are attempting to evade their legal responsibilities when it comes to renting out property by advertising...

An MP has spoken out in favour of buy-to-let landlords by insisting that they should never have been denied a tax...

The Supreme Court yesterday dismissed an appeal in which it was argued that, where private sector residential landlords seek to evict...

The mayor of London’s pledge to publically name ‘bad’ landlords who have been convicted of housing-related offences is supported by the...

The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) has told the Government that it’s the lack of housing, not the number of private landlords,...

The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) is warning private investors not to be lured by firms offering schemes which allegedly promise to...

The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) has accused the Government of declaring war on individual landlords and described 2015 as an “annus...

The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) has offered advice to HMO landlords affected by the new regulations affecting the provision of heat...

MPs scrutinising the Government’s latest immigration proposals have used Residential Landlords Association (RLA) background briefings to challenge the immigration minister over...

Over 60% of private landlords face being pushed from basic to higher rates of income tax as a result of reforms...

The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) has appointed leading housing lawyer David Smith as its new policy director.  Smith succeeds long-standing RLA board...