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The government’s attempts to clampdown on rogue landlords have been branded ‘weak and pathetic’, partly due to the vast and complex...

The rise in the number of buy-to-let landlords quitting the buy-to-let sector in response to a raft of tax and regulatory...

Canopy, the UK property rental market app has teamed up with Rettie & Co. to trial RentPassport and DepositFree insurance at...

Recent changes in legislation, as part of government policy to encourage first-time buyers and owner-occupier purchases, have led to a tax...

Croydon Council has become the first local authority to support calls to scrap the so-called ‘no fault’ evictions in order to...

PropTech startup Goodlord, which offers cloud-based software to help letting agents, landlords and tenants manage the rental process, has raised £7m...

Landlords could potentially earn more than £850 extra a year in rental income by permitting their tenants to decorate their homes, according...

Close to half of private renters would like to see tenant deposits scrapped and replaced with deposit protection insurance, according to...

The chances of a young adult owning a home in this country has dropped dramatically over the past two decades due...

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

Property developers are looking to profit from the growing number of private renters by investing further in purpose-built rental accommodation. The Build...

The London Assembly Members yesterday agreed a unanimous motion calling on the Mayor of London to back a campaign to abolish...

Ideal Flatmate has closed its second round of funding, taking total investment in the company to £1.25m. The website, a compatibility-based flatmate...

Landlord licensing, a database of rogue landlords and improved rent controls are among some of the primary measures proposed by renters...

Home ownership is increasingly out of reach for young people without the bank of Mum and Dad, according to a new...

High house prices, inadequate savings and longer life expectancies mean a number of people will never be able to get a...

As the letting fees ban looms ahead, it is clear that however it plays out we are seeing more and more...

The annual rate of house price growth increased to 2.5% in October, according to the latest figures, pushing homes further out...

Direct Line Group has announced that it has taken a 15% equity stake in Canopy, a rental market disruptor founded last...

Renters in London face a five year delay in buying a home of their own if they leave savings in cash,...

A generation is being priced out of the housing market with homeownership levels set to fall further as younger people are...

A growing number of young British adults are giving up hope of ever owning their own property, fresh research shows. A startling...

With almost 5.8 million households expected to be living in private rented accommodation within four years as homeownership and social renting...

Most single tenants renting privately in the capital are now paying more than half of their monthly salary on average to...

Young private renters are facing staggering new hurdles to simply live alone and make a decent wage, new research shows.   Those attempting...

For both parties, a good landlord-tenant relationship is great for everyone involved, but that rapport can sometimes be ruined by ‘dishonest...

The percentage of people in the UK who own their own home is currently falling, and not just because housing is...

Home ownership has dropped to its lowest level for more than 30 years, with high property prices leaving many people with...

Rents in this country are now around half of tenants’ average take-home pay, according to a report on the state of...

Four in 10 people who rent a home expect to be renting a property for up to a decade; an attractive...

Some 73% of private renters conduct DIY at their own expense, with close to a quarter spending more than £500 in...

The pace of rental price growth in the UK slowed to 0.05% in the month to October from a rise of...

Private tenants can now verify a landlord's credentials for any UK rental opportunity following the launch of a new landlord checking...

A growing number of private renters are now older than 40, a fundamental shift over the past decade that reflects the...

Renters now spend more than a third of their disposable income on rent across large parts of England, new research has...

The former president of the National Association of Estate Agents (NAEA) is calling on the new Chancellor, Philip Hammond, to consider...

High property prices and a  lack of affordable homes continues to lock many would-be buyers out of the property market leaving...

A new report from Halifax shows that delays in getting onto the housing ladder are leading to increasing worries about retirement...

Renters are publicly shaming their landlords over 'rip-off' rent prices in London in a new social media campaign. The hashtag #ventyourrent was...

Generation Rent has renewed its calls for the government to ban letting agents from charging fees to tenants.  The group’s ongoing research...

A tenants’ campaign group claims the Starter Homes scheme will help just 200,000 first-timer buyers, leaving 2 million aspiring home owners...

A tenant is being pursued for damages to a rented property covered by her landlord’s insurance. The Telegraph has reported on the test...

Campaign group Generation Rent is calling for tenants who are served notice to leave a property to be compensated by landlords.  The...

London is off-limits to the average couple who want to start a family, according to research from Generation Rent. The group has...

The mortgage director of one of the world’s largest independent financial advisory organisations has said that George Osborne’s clampdown on buy-to-let...

The Government has been accused of ignoring renters as it focuses on plans to increase owner occupation. Prime Minister David Cameron announced...

Landlords are potentially costing tenants significant sums of money by barring them from changing energy supplier.  This is the claim from price...

Generation Rent has raised enough money to keep campaigning for private renters across the UK, amassing nearly £18,000 in donations. The organisation...

Enforcement officers from Barking and Dagenham Council swooped on three addresses in east London last week as part of clamp down...

London workers trying to save money on rent and travel costs should move to Bexley, research by Generation Rent suggests. Research by...

Plans to force landlords to act as border control and potentially be jailed if they house illegal immigrants have met with...

Private rental prices paid by tenants in Great Britain rose by 2.5% in the 12 months to June 2015, according to...

Campaign group Generation Rent has launched a crowdfunding campaign to raise £60,000 to keep the organisation going. The crowdfunding push follows an...

The tiny number of landlord convictions is no deterrent to the worst landlords, Generation Rent has said, as it calls on...

House price rises and a shortage of social housing means that one in four households will be renting by 2015. That’s the...

Opinions are split about whether limiting the amount of tax relief landlords can claim on mortgage interest payments will cause private...

Experts warn that rents will rise after Chancellor George Osborne announced a cut in tax relief to landlords in the summer...

Tenant campaign group Generation Rent has announced that director Alex Hilton is stepping down from his role. He will be leaving the...

The Labour party has announced plans to reform the private rented sector should it come to power. It would introduce legislation to...