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Activists in Generation Rent have repeated once again their call for a rent freeze and yet another eviction ban.  “Rents have been...

Details have been released of a scheme seeking to encourage private landlords to lease their properties to local councils. The scheme in...

Housing Secretary Michael Gove has made a sweeping attack on the conditions of homes run by private landlords. In a statement backing...

Labour’s London Mayor - buoyed up after the party’s successes in the capital in last week’s elections - has renewed his...

The National Residential Landlords Association has hit back at allegations made by Shelter, accusing the charity of sensationalising the way landlords...

Campaigning charity Shelter claims that a private renter in England is handed a Section 21  eviction every seven minutes.  In a new...

Generation Rent is calling for a national rent freeze in the private sector for an unspecified period “for the duration of...

The homelessness charity Step By Step is demanding that rival bidding on rental property be outlawed to give the poorest prospective...

One of the leaders of the Generation Rent group claims it can be “an uphill struggle for private renters to get...

A senior committee of MPs claims that it’s “too difficult for renters to realise their legal right to a safe and...

The National Residential Landlords Association has backed a far-reaching report by a group of MPs which has condemned the quality of...

Applications open later this week for one of the country’s largest and most controversial landlord licensing schemes - in Liverpool. The new...

Campaigning charity Shelter claims that in one part of the UK alone, some 75,000 tenants have been discriminated against by landlords. The...

Eden council in Cumbria says it needs private landlords’ help to solve its housing problems - and there “may” be financial...

Birmingham’s Labour controlled council is writing to Housing Secretary Michael Gove for consent to apply a new licensing scheme over 25...

A Labour activist has written to the government urging a ban on what she calls ‘heartless’ Section 21 evictions. Milton Keynes councillor...

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

The mayor of Labour-controlled Bristol council is teaming up with local anti-landlord activists to look at how to introduce local rent...

Shelter claims that 397 households became homeless every day between July and September 2021 - the first three months after the eviction ban ended.  And...

A local authority in Scotland is calling on private landlords to get in touch if they have suffered hardship as a...

Shelter claims that women are impacted by homelessness more than men, and says rising private rents are a contributory factor. In a...

The charity Crisis has identified the end of the eviction ban as one of the factors directly leading to homelessness over...

A council in the south of England is urgently looking for private landlords with self-contained one bedroomed flats or studios to house...

Shelter claims that 200,000 children living in privately rented homes are at risk of being evicted this winter – equivalent to one in every 50 children in England.   A study for the campaigning charity claims that 104,000 private...

A company that works with private landlords to supply homes to ease London councils’ homeless issues, has won funds to secure...

Propertymark chief executive Nathan Emerson has given his prediction as to what the big issues will be in the 2022 lettings...

Shelter claims the end of the eviction ban has contributed to creating over 274,000 people who are homeless in England right now, including 126,000 children. Shelter’s interpretation of official...

An initiative set up earlier this year to help support private rented sector tenants and landlords has proved its worth according...

Landlords have welcomed an initiative to provide £30m to work with the private rental sector to end homelessness. Local authorities in Wales...

Shelter claims its helpline has received 1,000 callers a day since the eviction ban began easing at the start of summer. It says...

The Law Society of England and Wales has welcomed the proposal for tenants facing eviction to receive enhanced legal assistance. “It would be...

The Welsh Government has announced a £30m pot from which councils can pay for easing properties from private landlords. Under the Welsh Government’s...

A council is appealing to landlords to reach out if they are having problems with a tenant - instead of possibly...

Avoiding over-regulation across the UK should be a priority to keep existing landlords in the sector as well as attracting buy...

The relationship between the overwhelming number of good landlords and local authorities tends to be limited or possibly non-existent. With the far...

An innovative pilot project aiming to reduce evictions by providing free mediation between private landlords and tenants has been launched in...

A local authority has launched a free service seeking to avoid evictions. New Forest council says its 'Call Before You Serve' programme is a no-charge service providing...

Private landlords, tenants and letting agents are being asked to give their views on a Labour council’s tenancy strategy in London.  The...

The activist group Generation Rent says the £65m package announced by the government over the weekend is not enough and must...

A landlord has taken to the local media in his area to express outrage that a council has failed to find...

A call has gone out to shift tens of thousands of the poorest tenants in the private rental sector into social...

As founder of Landlord Action and chief operating officer at Hamilton Fraser, I’ve been talking to landlords for over 25 years...

The White Paper on rental reform may still be some time away, with a minister at the centre of its preparation saying...

In an unexpected turn of events at a Conservative party conference fringe meeting, the chief executive of Shelter heaped praise on...

New analysis of government data by the national homelessness charity Crisis suggests that in England over 100,000 low income renters on Universal Credit will be at least two or more months behind on...

Shelter and Generation Rent have separately made a case for more cash help for tenants, claiming the current pandemic and energy...

A council says the private rental market is “out of control” and he wants rent controls - but nonetheless is asking...

A petition urging rent caps for private tenants and hefty tax rises for second home owners is now nearing its 50,000...

The Baroness leading the campaign group Generation Rent claims the official figure for evictions in the second quarter of this year...

There’s a new call for all Section 24 evictions to be suspended until the passing of the Rental Reform Act -...

Labour councils in London have backed the initiative from Mayor Sadiq Khan to buy back ex-council houses now in the private...

A petition urging rent caps for private tenants and hefty tax rises for second home owners has got 42,000 backers -...

The Welsh Government says the mandatory six month notice period which landlords must give their tenants will now last until the...

Propertymark, the trade body for letting agents, has joined landlords in writing to junior housing minister Eddie Hughes to call for...

Labour MPs have quizzed junior housing minister Eddie Hughes over the effects of the ending of the eviction ban. At the regular...

Another council in the south of England is asking landlords and letting agents in its area how the Coronavirus crisis has...

The resumption of bailiff-enforced evictions, banned for over a year until just days ago, could be “catastrophic” for one of the...

Former Labour Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell has spoken out against what he calls “the greed of the mega-landlords.” The veteran MP -...

Campaigning charity Shelter says the lifting of the bailiff-enforced eviction ban, which happened over the weekend, is “the beginning of the...

The Baroness who leads the Generation Rent campaign group says landlords are currently “able to evict tenants just for requesting repairs...

Landlords in a Midlands city are being asked to help find safe places to live for homeless individuals and families. The council...

The umbrella group representing London councils wants the government to use taxpayer money to help private tenants with Covid-related arrears. The call...

A council is urging landlord not to evict tenants when the current ban ends on May 31 without getting in touch...

A council has agreed to set aside £30,000 to pay for private rental deposits as a cheaper alternative to bed and breakfast accommodation. The ruling...

Shelter says tomorrow’s Queen’s Speech should herald the start of a widespread reform of all renting, particularly the private sector. In a blog...

Labour’s new housing spokesperson is the experienced MP Lucy Powell, who until last weekend was shadow business and consumer affairs minister.  She...

Shelter and tenants’ group in a major city have mobilised to set up a campaign called Fair Renting. The campaign is focussed...

The Generation Rent campaign group has entered the fray for the Police and Crime Commissioner elections which will be held in some...

The government says the number of households facing possible homelessness after a Section 21 eviction has fallen 50 per cent in...

The National Residential Landlords Association has repeated its backing for upfront cash payments and rent guarantees. A new study has found that...

A council in the Lake District is inviting new and existing private landlords to register with Property Links, its free matching...

The landlords’ trade body has backed a call from MPs demanding a clear exit strategy at the end of the latest...

A charity warns today that 150,000 private renters are at risk of eviction when restrictions are lifted because of mounting Covid-related...

The campaigning charity Shelter claims 14 per cent of adults in England - that’s six million people - are more worried...

The government has announced a further extension to the current ban on bailiff-enforced evictions in England until May 31. At that point...

The leader of the Generation Rent campaign group has joined forces with tenant activists to demand the Chancellor gives financial support...

Generation Rent campaign activists say 700,000 private tenants on Universal Credit cannot afford to pay their rent. The campaign - led by...

A coalition of rental groups with the same view on how to tackle arrears is calling on the Chancellor to help...

Landlords are today backing a call by the Resolution Foundation think tank for tenant hardship loans for renters impacted by the...

The Baroness leading the pressure group Generation Rent says the extension of the ban on bailiff-enforced evictions does not go far...

One of the country’s best known Labour politicians wants the eviction ban extended yet again. Currently there is a moratorium on bailiff-enforced evictions...

A senior Conservative peer and consumer campaigner has spoken strongly in favour of landlords’ rights. In a House of Lords debate on...

The Generation Rent campaign wants public cash in a Covid Rent Debt Fund to clear rent arrears for tenants who have run...

Both Labour and the Scottish National Party have spoken out over online platforms carrying advertisements from landlords seeking sexual favours in...

Junior housing minister Kelly Tolhurst says the government will introduce the controversial Renters Reform Bill “very soon.” This Bill is the one which...

Thirty properties owned by private landlords have been let thanks to a new rent guarantee scheme run by a Midlands council.  Let’s...

A Labour housing politician is accusing the government of using Coronavirus as an excuse for dragging its feet over scrapping Section...

Wales is the latest part of the UK to follow the example of England and suspend evictions  until January 11 as...

A homelessness charity is calling for landlords to come forward with accommodation for clients to be housed over Christmas. Harbour Housing, a...

A property industry accreditation service is asking whether it’s now time for the government to offer grants to help landlords through...

A property expert in the Home Counties has launched a dispute resolution service to avoid evictions. Julie Ford - who’s been in...

The former leader of the Labour Party in Scotland has joined the board of Shelter, the campaigning charity that has often...

A local authority is urging private landlords to provide one bedroom properties for formerly homeless people moving out of supported accommodation.  Since...

A local authority is thought to be the first in the country to be offering a Coronavirus lifeline to hard-pressed landlords. Leicester...

A think tank is calling for landlords to consider rent reductions and is also suggesting the return of an eviction ban...

Campaigning charity Shelter is back on the warpath against private landlords, criticising how much of the country’s temporary accommodation budget for...

Landlords are being invited to get involved in a scheme which a local council describes as “an attractive, risk-free financial offer.” Cambridge...

A London council is writing to thousands of private landlords in its borough urging them not to evict people. Southwark council says this...

The government’s former homelessness guru has criticised the Boris Johnson administration for risking the country entering a period of destitution, with...

Generation Rent activists are back on the warpath, this time accusing councils of not doing enough - and sometimes nothing -...

Birmingham city council is providing incentives to landlords who offer 12 month fixed tenancies to those on the authority’s homeless and housing...

More needs to be done to help support tenants, especially those facing financial hardship as a consequence of the Covid-19 pandemic,...

More needs to be done to help support tenants, especially those facing financial hardship as a consequence of the Covid-19 pandemic,...

The government has made a grave mistake extending the evictions ban in England and Wales by four weeks, it has been...

Protestors fear that there will be a potential spike in homelessness in the near future despite the government’s U-turn on lifting...

The government has been slammed for its 11th-hour U-turn after extending the eviction ban for four weeks and instructing landlords to...

A number of buy-to-let landlords continue to work closely with tenants to support those in rent arrears as a result of...

Shelter is calling for greater protection for renters facing financial difficulties.  The extended ban on evictions announced on Friday will not be...

Crisis, a national charity for homeless people, is calling on the government to do more to help renters facing homelessness due...

The London Renters Union (RLU) will hold a day of action next week demanding that the government acts to protect renters,...

The government’s decision not to remove the cap on Universal Credit for all claimants and increase housing benefit to cover local...

Thousands of tenants who have struggled to pay rent during the coronavirus pandemic face the prospect of losing their home when...

Generation Rent has been criticised for claiming that homelessness could treble this year unless the government acts to help private renters. The...

A Labour MP has called for the ban on evictions to be extended until later in the year, as renters fear...

A number of buy-to-let landlords face financial hardship because of the coronavirus crisis, especially if the existing ban of tenant evictions...

Labour is calling on the government to unveil new measures to protect renters beyond June after the Bank of England warned...

Labour is urging the government to permit private tenants who are struggling to pay their rent due to the coronavirus epidemic to...

Rishi Sunak's first Budget included new taxes for overseas property buyers, funding to remove unsafe cladding, fresh funds to support the...

An amendment is urgently required to the Renters’ Reform Bill to prosecute “sex for rent” landlords and reassure victims that they...

With buy-to-let landlords across the country being pushed out of the market by increasing costs and legislation, and new investors deterred...

A local council has moved to try and attract more buy-to-let landlords with a range of new services, aimed at boosting...

The full rollout of universal credit, the government's flagship welfare reform, has been delayed yet again - until 2024.  The system was...

Three-quarters of people across the UK believe housing benefit should increase in line with rents to help combat homelessness, new research...

Tenant eviction specialist, Landlord Action, reports that up to half of Section 21 cases they handle are as a consequence of...

The Labour Party’s proposed ‘right to buy’ policy would have a devasting impact on the private rented sector and lead to...

The government is being urged to restore the levels of housing benefit, otherwise known as Local Housing Allowance (LHA), so they...

The National Landlords Association (NLA) has rejected the government’s claim that landlords’ use of Section 21 eviction notices is the leading...

Throughout April and May, we ran a high-profile campaign across our sites, Landlord Today, Estate Agent Today, Letting Agent Today and...

Housing charity Shelter has launched a £600,000 fund in Greater Manchester today with a view to finding real-life solutions to the...

All letting agents in England are now required to belong to an approved Client Money Protection scheme, a measure designed to...

Pet-friendly rentals are growing in popularity, as reflected by Zoopla’s latest analysed search data from its keyword property search tool, which...

Buy-to-let landlords are “getting away with murder” according to Advice4Renters, after new figures revealed that just two out of almost 2,000...

The government has announced a new online system that will pay private landlords of those on Universal Credit directly. It is hoped...

The introduction of the Private Residential Tenancy (PRT) in December 2017 has led to major changes in the industry in Scotland,...

We all know that buy-to-let investors provide a vital service for people looking for housing, and yet an article in The...

A number of buy-to-let landlords are discriminating against prospective tenants based on their nationality and ethnicity due to the impact that...

Five homeless people will be offered a house to live in over the festive period, thanks to a landlord in Liverpool. Compassionate...

Thousands of landlords and lettings agents across the country could be flouting equality laws by rejecting housing benefit claimants, according to...

Government benefit changes, including cuts to housing benefit, are to blame for increasing levels of homelessness from private rented housing, according...

Buy-to-let landlords have been accused of “routinely and illegally” withholding deposits from tenants and subjecting many people living in private rented...

The Association of Independent Professionals and the Self-Employed (IPSE) has backed the Liberal Democrat leader Vince Cable’s calls for a halt...

LGBT charities and activists staged a ‘kiss-in’ protest outside a north London letting agency last week after a lesbian couple were denied...

Thousands of vulnerable people facing homelessness look set to benefit from a new £20m initiative designed to help them secure a private...

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

The Association of Independent Professionals and the Self-Employed (IPSE) is the latest organisation to call on the government to immediately pause...

Rough sleeping in England has sadly increased for the seventh consecutive year, official figures show, and now New Forest District Council...

Free gas and electrical checks are among the incentives being offered to landlords with properties in Barrow-in-Furness in a bid to...

An online petition calling for buy-to-let tax relief changes to be reversed has received almost 16,500 signatures. Buy-to-let landlord and property investment...

Peterborough City Council has launched a new private rental scheme aimed at landlords who are looking for a long term tenant...

BTL landlords in Redbridge will have to abide by tougher rules after new rental licensing conditions proposed by Redbridge Council were...

The government has responded to a petition calling on the reintroduction of full mortgage interest relief and the scrapping of the...

Unscrupulous landlords who rent out substandard properties face being driven out of the private rented sector as new banning orders are...

Rogue landlords in Milton Keynes are being put on notice as the local council announces a new ‘tough approach’, including the...

Hundreds of thousands of people are experiencing acute forms of homelessness across Britain, with rough sleeping set to increase sharply over...

A mix of tax reforms and tighter regulation for the buy-to-let sector must not prevent private landlords from being able to...

Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has accused the Tory government of intentionally not fixing the housing crisis after revelations that thousands of...

The Chancellor Philip Hammond has delivered his Autumn Budget. Here are the key points of his speech impacting private landlords and...

With Britain potentially facing its worst winter homelessness crisis for 20 years, the National Landlord Association (NLA) and Residential Landlords Association...

A landlord has been given a 12-month community service order with a rehabilitation activity requirement of 20 days after being convicted...

A new licensing system in the West London neighbourhoods of Hammersmith, Shepherd’s Bush, Fulham, Chiswick and Ealing aims to protect landlords...

The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) has hailed the Scottish government for offering people receiving Universal Credit north of the border more...

The National Landlords Association (NLA) has submitted recommendations to HM Treasury ahead of Autumn Budget Statement, due to be delivered on...

The policy focus of the upcoming election will be on Brexit, but political parties will do well to remember that housing...

A landlord has been sentenced to six weeks in prison following the illegal evicting of one of his tenants and for...

A lack of affordable rented homes are contributing to rising levels of homelessness, according to a new report from the national...

The appalling rise in the number of people sleeping rough in England illustrates the importance of private rented accommodation, according to...

The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) has hit back at accusations made by Jeremy Corbyn in his Labour conference speech that private...

Unfortunately for private landlords looking to regain possession of their rental home, private tenants are often advised by local councils and...

The Homelessness Reduction Bill, which was published by the Communities and Local Government Select Committee last week, has received backing from...

A Hertfordshire-based housing association is looking for landlords to join a newly launched social letting scheme to help tackle the increasing...

Housing Minister Brandon Lewis has written to all local councils in England in order to clarify homelessness guidance following pressure from...

The Chartered Institute of Housing in Scotland has spoken out against the Right to Rent scheme which will require landlords to...