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Labour says there’s a link between Section 21 powers granted to landlords and what it claims is a total of 4,400...

The Chartered Institute of Environmental Health gas come out in support of a legal challenge to the government’s draft regulations exempting...

If you live in a rented home, you’ll know the struggles of wanting to make your home feel like your own...

A leading property law firm is warning that landlords face bankruptcy as a result of the massive increase in fines they...

The government is proposing to slash the regulations on HMOs used to house asylum seekers.  Part 2 of the Housing Act 2004...

A new law is being considered to crack down on predatory landlords exploiting vulnerable people for sex in return for free...

The government has published the findings of a review into the operation of Right To Rent by private landlords and letting...

It’s the time of year when everyone is rushing to meet the self-assessment deadlines. Unfortunately, experience shows that there will be...

A new report by the Santander bank claims a ‘green premium’ based on energy efficiency is emerging in the UK’s property...

Industry body Propertymark is reminding landlords as well as agents in England to be ready for significant changes to the way...

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

One of the country’s most respected property lawyers is to discuss changes to rental processes live at a webinar tomorrow.  David Smith,...

Airbnb says it will offer free short-term housing to up to 100,000 refugees fleeing Ukraine.  These stays will be funded by Airbnb...

There’s been yet another deadline change for the revised Right To Rent rules. Temporary checks introduced at the height of the pandemic...

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

The Home Office has confirmed that landlords, letting agents and employers will be able to use certified new technology to digitally...

1. Outdoor space: After nearly two years of restrictions, 2022 will see renters continuing to prioritise outdoor space. For residents of...

The Home Office has issued yet another iteration of its guidance for landlords on how to conduct Right To Rent checks. The...

An investigation conducted by The Mirror newspaper claims to have found that 55 out of 72 buy to let mortgage lenders...

Around 20 per cent of landlords surveyed by a bank used a credit card or short-term finance to fund a recent...

The Home Office has launched a new User Guide for Right To Rent, aimed at landlords and tenants. This guidance provides information...

Landlords are being invited to a webinar which is billed as helping them understand how letting their properties to Afghan refugees...

The government has updated its formal guidance to landlords and letting agents on Right To Rent. This sets out the continuation of...

Virtual Right To Rent checks by landlords, which were to have been illegal from just next week, are now permissible until...

A landlord has set out why he helped a refugee family resettle through renting one of his properties. The landlord - who...

A council is appealing to landlords to help it fulfil a pledge to be a sanctuary to vulnerable refugees. Bristol council has...

The Association of Residential Landlords Association - part of Propertymark - has issued guidance to first time landlords letting out property.  Check...

The Home Office has told agents that Right To Rent checks can continue to be conducted via video calls until June...

Landlords are not required to conduct retrospective Right to Rent verification on tenants who had a Covid-adjusted check since March 30...

Landlords and managing agents of HMOs could face unlimited fines following new measures being brought in to strengthen fire safety, the...

Two men - one a landlord, the other a shopkeeper- have been jailed after being found guilty of gross negligence manslaughter. Mushtaq...

A possible backlog of Right To Rent checks created by new Home Office rules could be alleviated by inventory clerks. Since March,...

A law firm says landlords being obliged to conduct checks on the immigration status of potential tenants is encouraging and even...

The government is being warned landlords won’t be able to meet new guidelines being set for Right To Rent once the Coronavirus...

Build To Rent, which has predominantly focussed on secondary sites in major city centres, is branching out to the suburbs. One of...

In March 2020, the Home Office made a number of changes to the Right to Rent scheme to make it easier...

Virtual viewings are on the increase according to a new study by the UK's technology-led estate agent, Purplebricks, with one in six buyers...

With new regulations and rules now in place for landlords, our in-house property experts outline their 10 essential safety requirements for...

Who are you? Craig Hayward How do you help landlords and property investors? With over 10 years’ experience we have been helping landlords and...

Tweaks being made to the Right To Rent system should make it easier for landlords to complete the controversial process. The government...

There are a growing number of companies planning to shut their offices, with a view to having all their staff work...

Three years after the Grenfell fire, 257 tower blocks in Britain, housing about 56,000 people, are still to be made safe,...

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

Right to Rent checks has been temporarily adapted due to coronavirus, to make it easier for landlords to carry them out. Effective immediately,...

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...

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

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

Few people familiar with the UK property market would dispute the fact that the Right to Rent scheme has been deeply...

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

The Home Office has announced that it plans to reassess its Right to Rent scheme that requires landlords in England to...

The government faces growing pressure to scrap Right to Rent, which forces landlords to undertake immigration checks on prospective tenants, after the...

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

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

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...

Kit Malthouse has been named as the government’s latest housing minister after Dominic Raab, who spent just six months in the...

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...

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

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 findings of the BBC investigation into ID fraud linked to Right to Rent checks will come as no surprise to...

The Home Office is hoping to drive up standards in the private rented sector in Bristol by handing £321,750 to Bristol...

Very few of us enjoy filling in a tax return. But here are a few suggestions put forward by London based...

The government is facing a legal challenge over its controversial Right to Rent scheme, which effectively forces buy-to-let landlords to act...

Stronger enforcement and streamlining of legislation in the private rental sector is urgently required to ensure the abolishment of what is in...

Many landlords are being left with little alternative but to discriminate against international students as a result of the government’s Right...

A company letting out an illegally converted house in North West London has been ordered to pay £250,000 under the Proceeds...

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

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

A free open evening is being held by Teignbridge Council for anyone interested in letting property in the South Devon district. The...

A recent judgment in a court case may significantly reduce the Government’s ability to enforce its ‘right to rent’ policy, according...

Landlords are being reminded that there is less than a month to go before Right to Rent goes live across England....

The Government has announced that from 1 February 2016 all private landlords in England will have to check new tenants have...

Following several days of outrage and confusion over the clampdown on letting to illegal migrants, the National Landlords Association (NLA) has...

Landlords could face a prison sentence for breaching the Government’s ‘Right to Rent’ checks in a series of measures to tackle...