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Landlords who fail to ensure their private rented homes meet required standards face massively increased charges from a council. Bath & North...

The Housing Ombudsman - who presides over social housing landlords - has issued his report on what he calls the “deeply...

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

The Baroness leading a renters’ pressure group wants to work with councils to push tenants’ rights.   Baroness Alicia Kennedy, director of Generation...

The Home Office has issued yet another update of its Right To Rent guidance for landlords and tenants. It advises them on...

The government has issued revised guidelines for the possession process in the private and social rented sectors in the light of...

The government has issued a new guide to ensure landlords do not discriminate while enforcing the Right To Rent regulations.  It applies...

The government has issued new Right To Rent guidance for landlords. It makes only minor modifications to previous versions but the latest...

The government has updated its guidance for landlords and tenants to explain the possession action process in the county courts in...

Contrary to the impression put forward by some pressure groups, there’s been a continued fall in landlord possession claims between April...

The government has issued revised guidance for landlords on the subject of tax - specifically about rental income and self assessment. In...

The government has set out details of its new Debt Respite Scheme - also known as Breathing Space - which comes...

The Leader of the House of Commons, Jacob Rees-Mogg, says the government has sympathy for the plight of many landlords during...

Airbnb in the UK has imposed stark restrictions on bookings during the current England lockdown period. Until December 2 those who are...

For over two decades, The Cumberland has been offering specialist lending to the hospitality sector, and 10 years ago, it became...

As more people start to think about moving home as the coronavirus restrictions are eased, sales and letting agents are being...

Tenancy Deposit Scheme (TDS) has launched a series of Covid-19 webinars to provide answers to tenancy deposit questions during the existing...

Buy-to-let landlords hope that the housing market in England has embarked on a road to recovery after being given the green...

Landlords who have a buy-to-let mortgage with Barclays are now being offered a repayment holiday, in accordance with government guidance to...

Landlords who have a buy-to-let mortgage with Barclays will not be offered a repayment holiday, despite government guidance to offer borrowers...

With the rapid spread of coronavirus across the country, more and more landlords are asking what they need to be doing...

Fresh guidance updating how landlords can ensure that they are compliant with the Right to Rent requirements in England has been...

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

Rogue landlords in Ashford will now face fines of up to £30,000 after Ashford Borough Council voted to adopt new rules...

The government has launched new online information designed to help renters and landlords know their rights. The rental guides, published by the...

Ever mounting issues such as regulation, rent arrears, handling tenant complaints, immigration checks, tax and inland revenue are causing many landlords...