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Landlord Action founder Paul Shamplina says the government must set a date for Section 21 abolition to give all sides of...

Jonathan Rolande is a property industry and housing market commentator, and is founder of the National Association of Property Buyers.  It’s almost...

The coalition of 20-plus groups which have previously spoken enthusiastically about the Renters Reform Bill has now changed its mind. On April...

There are over 200 amendments to the Renters Reform Bill having its Third Reading in the Commons today. PropTech supplier Goodlord has...

Spain’s Minister for Housing, Isabel Rodríguez, says the country is taking the first steps to eliminate the Golden Visa.  This visa was...

Renters allegedly pay £669 in un-recoverable costs for each ‘unwanted’ move as a result of eviction, claims campaigning charity Shelter. It says...

Over half of current home owners with adult children have or expect to help their children financially to buy a property...

Estate agency data shows that the average time it takes for a landlord other vendor to sell a house has dropped...

New data sourced from millions of Barclays current accounts reveals growing stability in UK housing costs, which saw their lowest uplift...

The abolition of Section 21 evictions will be a disaster without improvement to the courts system, a property industry chief insists.  Ian...

Scotland’s new Housing Bill - introducing a laborious eviction process and rent caps across the country - will ‘compound the mistakes’...

Four years after the first Covid restrictions, new research by Centre for Cities shows Londoners’ escape to the country during the...

The ban on the sale of new leasehold homes is welcome but there can be no further delay in announcing ground...

A national newspaper says the Renters Reform Bill is “on the brink of collapse” as Tory MPs are divided on their views...

London Mayor Sadiq Khan is demanding the government finally abolish Section 21 eviction powers - and claims over 30,000 households in...

Generation Rent has issued an angry statement about amendments to the Renters Reform Bill - just as one MP says agreement...

A prominent lawyer has stepped up her criticisms of Housing Secretary Michael Gove and his attacks on buy to let and...

New figures from lenders trade body UK Finance show a massive fall in buy to let loans for those aged 55...

The Housing Ombudsman has found severe maladministration by One Housing Group in its record keeping following the its failure to conduct...

A private landlord has been prosecuted for failing to carry out works to make his rented property safe . David Almond of...

Tenants faced with eviction must have legal aid, the Law Society of England and Wales claims. Recently published statistics from the Ministry...

Over a third of landlords will push back energy efficiency measures due to government flip-flopping on the issue.  Research commissioned by tax...

The Renters Reform Coalition - a group of organisations including Shelter and Generation Rent - has again written to Housing Secretary...

Generation Rent has launched a double-pronged attack on landlords and the government. The activist group claims that the latest possession statistics from...

Landlord Action founder Paul Shamplina says landlords are still being hit by unacceptable delays in regaining possession of their properties. Shamplina has...

The Housing Ombudsman has ordered Yorkshire Housing to pay £3,780 after it found three findings of severe maladministration for how it...

The Tenant Farmers Association says its latest survey of tenant farmers paints a bleak picture of the relationships between landlords and...

The Renters Reform Bill will not go for its Third Reading in the House of Commons for at least another fortnight. The...

The Labour Party has committed to extending a crackdown on social housing landlords who fail to fix mouldy homes, to include...

‘Save the tenancy – don’t serve notice.’ That’s the message to landlords from a west country council. Landlords and tenants are being...

Painful tax traps have been set for millions of people this year. Your pay may not even have kept pace with...

The UK’s private rental sector grapples with a surge in waiting times for contractor appointments, according to industry supplier Fixflo.  A new...

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

The Housing Ombudsman - which assesses problems involving social housing landlords - has found severe maladministration in four cases involving Croydon...

Landlords increasingly struggle with tenants who pay rent late or default, a mortgage lender is claiming.  Research from Molo suggests landlords are...

Despite inflationary and mortgage volatility over the last 12 months, a mortgage lender claims over a third of commercial landlords are...

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

A rental sector insurance firm has hit back at claims made about Section 21 by the charity Citizens Advice. A spokesperson for...

There’s a warning this morning that stricter Energy Performance Certificate measures for the private rental sector may not have gone, after...

New plans to clamp down on rogue social landlords who fail to provide safe homes have been announced today. This is part...

The head of a major industry service supplier insists the Renters Reform Bill provision making it easier for tenants to keep...

The government has insisted that its commitment to reform the courts process to help deal with evictions more effectively is not...

Right now, the property market is entering a period of uncertainty. Falling property prices and a rising regulatory burden are just...

In the ever-evolving landscape of property investments, one strategy continues to stand the test of time and prove its worth: property...

Buried in the small print of the Autumn Statement paperwork is a boost for digital technology and PropTech. In the documentation released...

As we all now know, the Government has acknowledged that the ban on Section 21 eviction notices cannot not come into...

It’s not just the weather that’s wet and dreary – the outlook looks bleak for landlords too as we head towards...

A senior Labour MP associated with the moderate wing of the party says private rental properties should be confiscated from serial...

Landlord confidence has improved over the course of the past quarter according to a respected quarterly sentiment survey. The Q3 2023 BVA...

A prominent lettings agent says he can see why tenants have lost faith in the government following delays in the banning...

Court Reform first, then scrap Section 21 - landlord leader tells MPs Rental reforms will not work unless the government reforms the...

The leader of Landlord Action has commended the efforts of MP Theresa Villiers for raising issues surrounding court delays which must...

New Ministry of Justice data shows that between July and September 8,399 landlords in England started Section 21 no fault eviction...

A think tank that describes itself as “centre right” praises the Renters Reform Bill and claims the fear of landlords selling...

Just days after the government revealed it was not scrapping Section 21 until court possession processes had been overhauled, so the...

Renters in shared housing stand to save up to £1,000 - and the National Residential Landlords Association says it is the...

Shadow housing secretary and Labour deputy leader Angela Rayner has accused the government of “foot dragging” over the slow progress of...

The Renters Reform Bill is to get its long awaited Second Reading on Monday, October 23. The claim comes from the Financial Times...

Average house prices are now falling 2.9 per cent annually in England and Wales according to the monthly e.surv index. Yorkshire and...

A prominent property market analyst says he was “gobsmacked” to hear Prime Minister Rishi Sunak tone down the energy efficiency requirements...

Housing Secretary Michael Gove has given Conservative conference delegates an update on the Renters Reform Bill. Contrary to speculation, mostly from anti-landlord...

An agency chain is urging the Tories to stop in-fighting at their party conference and instead increase supply in the private...

The housing market remains a buyers’ market, with 80 per cent more homes for sale than in September 2021 according to...

News that a ban on oil and LPG boiler installations has been pushed back 10 years has been welcomed by the...

A leading lettings industry figure says politicians should have the repeal of Section 24 as a major priority. Section 24 removes a...

Under revised plans, the Government will: - Scrap policies to force landlords to upgrade the energy efficiency of their properties, but instead...

The Generation Rent activist group is urging its supporters to email MPs to protest about delays in the parliamentary progress of...

The main landlords’ trade body wants justice ministers to speed up the time taken for courts to process legitimate possession cases. In...

The head of a specialist buy to let mortgage broker has split from almost all of the industry by saying the...

A charity claims that apparent delays to the Renters Reform Bill, which has yet to get a Second Reading in the...

As the ‘big buy-to-let’ sell off gathers momentum, we take a look ways you can guestimate the value of your rental...

The Renters Reform Bill is not scheduled for debate this week in Parliament - and time is running out for it...

The Co-Op Bank, which is leading a campaign alongside charity Shelter, claims a Section 21 notice is presented to an older...

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

It’s hardly surprising that the property auction market has seen an increase in activity in recent years, with buyers looking to...

One of Britain's best known DJs has taken to social media to highlight what she sees as the unfair government policy...

A London council that just days ago threatened private landlords with unlimited fines and “have control of their properties removed” has...

A London council is telling landlords that if they don’t apply for a licence in the next nine days they face...

Last month, Housing Secretary Michael Gove declared the Government was “asking too much, too quickly” of landlords by setting a 2028...

The Renters Reform Coalition - an umbrella body which includes direct action groups Acorn and the Renters Rights London - has ...

The landlords’ trade body has given a firm message to Housing Secretary Michael Gove - sort out a realistic deadline for...

A prominent lawyer says the use of Section 8 eviction powers as envisaged under the Renters Reform Bill could lead to...

The head of the tenants’ activist group Generation Rent started work in the role of director in mid-June - and has...

It appears almost certain that the Second Reading of the Renters Reform Bill - expected some weeks ago - will not...

A Tory-led council says it wants to help tenants with damp, mould and disrepair to take action against their landlords. South Hams...

The National Residential Landlords Associations has expressed relief that Labour appears to be backing away from rent controls. Association chief executive Ben...

An experienced property lawyer who has specialised in residential landlord and tenant law for 22 years says she is embarrassed at...

Eviction experts claim the UK court system is nearing crisis point as many County Court bailiff evictions are being put on...

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...

A lettings agency has identified the three most complained-about issues by tenants last year. All the tenants were in Greater London and...

The plans of many local authorities to double the council tax levels for second homes and some empty properties from April...

The government has indicated that the delayed publication of the latest How To Rent document is to be Friday March 24. The...

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

The government is publishing a so-called ‘call for evidence’ on options to reform the VAT relief for the installation of energy...

A much-hyped government proposal to introduce a Rental Mediation Service to resolve disputes, sustain tenancies and reduce pressure on the courts...

The head of online room-matching service SpareRoom says tenants are putting their lives on hold because rents are so high. Matt Hutchinson,...

A council launching a new selective licensing regime admits that three quarters of the applicants so far have omitted to provide...

A private landlord has been prosecuted after a family, including a baby and two older children, were left without water or adequate...