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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 National Residential Landlords Association has taken the unusual step of extending an olive branch to the activists who run the...

The substantial majority of tenants are completely unaware of the Renters reform Bill, despite high profile PR campaigns about it from...

A charity representing older people has taken up almost all of the key demands of activist group Generation Rent. Independent Age says...

Two thirds of private renters have experienced a problem with the quality or condition of their property in the past six...

Urgent action is needed by government to protect tenants who live in poor quality private rented homes, MPs have demanded. A report...

There is to be no comparable law for private landlords, following the introduction of Awaab’s Law. Earlier this week the Department of...

One in five (20 per cent of) landlords plans to reducing their buy to let holdings according to a new survey. The...

Many households are struggling with rising costs, while renters in particular continue to struggle with low quality housing, the Resolution Foundation...

London Labour Mayor Sadiq Khan and the leader of activist group Generation Rent have teamed up for an anti-damp and mouldy...

London’s Labour mayor Sadiq Khan wants 10,000 private homes in the capital to be brought into the social rental sector within...

Changes put forward to the Renters Reform Bill to crack down on rogue landlords, protect vulnerable residents and improve the safety of...

A new but small survey by a compensation consultancy claims there are serious mould and damp issues amongst private rental properties. Some...

Inventory clerks are ideally placed to protect landlords from some heavy fines triggered by the Renters Reform Bill, it’s been claimed. The...

A new analysis suggests homes in England are less affordable and in worse conditions than in most other developed nations. The Home...

Over a third of homes in England are at high risk of overheating as summer temperatures of 40oC and above apparently...

The Labour Mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham, says he is demanding the powers to seize usage or poor quality homes...

Private landlords should hold fire on plans to quit the private rental sector and give the government a chance to incentivise...

A key figure in the inventory sector says the Renters’ Reform Bill - scheduled for publication this week - must make...

The pro-tenant anti-landlord Renters Reform Bill has at last been published by the government which first promised it in 2019. It has...

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

The government has back-tracked on its decision to publish the long-awaited Renters Reform Bill this week. The Mirror newspaper reports this morning that...

Housing Secretary Michael Gove says the long-awaited Renters Reform Bill, first promised in 2019, will finally be introduced into Parliament next...

The Renters’ Reform Bill is finally due to be published and introduced into Parliament next week. Housing Secretary Michael Gove has told Sky...

Six in 10 landlords support minimum property standards for the private rented sector, Paragon Bank research has found. The government has pledged...

Activist group Generation Rent is demanding that the government tighten regulations on damp and mould - and is tying this to...

The government’s proposed tenancy reforms - including the banning of section 21 evictions - could be undermined by delays in the...

The Labour Party is to launch a major review of the private rental sector, led by the head of a London...

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

A council is telling private tenants in its area to make contact if they believe their mould-related problems are not being...

I think 2022 can be summarised as ‘unsettling’ to say the least. With three prime ministers in less than six months,...

Despite a string of pledges on rental sector reform delivered in recent days by government ministers, including Housing Secretary Michael Gove,...

The large majority of players in the lettings industry wants the rental reform programme outlined by the government, an agent claims. Laura...

Landlord and letting agent fears over the impact of rental reform could be eased if only the industry used rigorous and...

The time taken to introduce legislation reforming the private rented sector is triggering an exodus of landlords, a lettings industry chief...

The Autumn Statement on November 17 may contain financial measures to help private renters, the Housing Secretary has hinted. “We know people in...

Councils have demanded draconian punishments for landlords who fail to bring their homes up to the Decent Homes Standard which is...

One of the highest profile figures in the lettings industry says the apparent inaction by government over rental reform gives an...

Labour’s radical proposals for the private rental sector - including reducing landlords’ powers to demand arrears - have produced a dramatic...

Shadow housing minister Lisa Nandy has unveiled a Charter for Renters which she says will be implemented within 100 days of...

The National Residential Landlords Association and the Generation Rent activist group both give evidence today to MPs as they begin a...

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

The government has been given the clearest signal yet that substantial numbers of landlords will quit the sector if radical reforms...

London Labour Mayor Sadiq Khan wants private landlords letting ex-council properties to consider selling the properties to local councils.  Since launching in...

In June, the government finally released its long-awaited White Paper ‘A Fairer Private Rented Sector’. You will almost certainly have seen...

The National Residential Landlords Association is asking all landlords - not just its members - to contribute to a consultation on...

The latest English Housing Survey report on the private rental sector gives the lie to the perception that most tenants are...

An organisation that helps promote the Build To Rent sector says BTR should take credit for many of the changes proposed...

The public at large are not falling behind the government’s proposals for private rental sector reforms, it seems. A survey conducted by...

Leading rental payment platform PayProp has welcomed the added protections for landlords and renters outlined in the UK government’s rental reform...

Thank goodness the uncertainty is over - but is it all too skewed towards tenants? That’s the worry of suppliers as Daniel...

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

The government has released the full details of what it calls the Fairer Private Rented Sector White Paper. This is to form...

What looks suspiciously like a government leak to the Daily Mail says the long-awaited Rental Reform White Paper will be unveiled...

Brand new ‘property passports’ would help landlords prove their homes are compliant and assist tenants to identify decent and safe housing,...

Activists have expressed their delight that the government has “listed to the voice of renters” in its provisions for widespread reform...

This is the entirety of the detail given by the government about the Renters’ Reform Bill, confirmed in yesterday’s Queen’s Speech. --- Renters Reform...

The significant majority of private renters are happy with their properties, status and their landlords according to a new survey. A report...

It goes without saying that any decent landlord wants to provide their tenants with a safe and secure home and to...

The programme of selling off council houses pioneered by Margaret Thatcher has been a strategic failure adding to inequality in Britain. That’s...

The Mayor of London Sadiq Khan wants rogue landlords to pay bigger fines and more compensation to tenants. He is also introducing...

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

A poll of Conservative voters shows strong majorities for higher taxes on second homes and empty properties, and tougher demands on...

The National Residential Landlords Association says the government has chosen the wrong benchmark against which to judge property conditions. Responding to proposals...

Campaigning charity Shelter says the government’s rental reform programme is “a crucial step forward”.  The Levelling Up White Paper insists landlords ensure...

The government’s new Levelling Up White Paper includes a dramatic reshaping of the private rental sector. Section 21 eviction powers will be...

The activist group Generation Rent says it’s celebrating a victory in its campaign to secure a national mandatory landlord register. Newspaper leaks...

The government is expected to announce the introduction of a national landlord register in England on Wednesday as part of its...

London Mayor Sadiq Khan wants to buy back former council houses now in the private rental sector. Right to Buy, part of...

A quarter - 25% - of homes rented from private landlords fail to meet the national Decent Homes Standard when taking...

More needs to be done to improve transparency and standards in the private rented sector, according to the Royal Institute Of...

The proportion of income spent by private tenants on rents in England has continued to fall, according to an official report...

The government’s private rented sector policies are failing tenants, mainly because they are ‘not joined up or thought through’, a new...

Tenants in the UK who are saving for a deposit to purchase their first home are more prepared than ever before...