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A House of Lords report claims that the private rental sector has become ”increasingly unaffordable” and says out welcomes the proliferation...

The long-running saga of unscrupulous landlords taking advantage of lone tenants to suggest a ‘sex for rent’ arrangement continues with a...

A government housing minister has confirmed to the House of Lords that a new tax regime for Airbnb hosts and holiday...

A Bill is being introduced into both Houses of Parliament this week which will ramp up the pressure on the private...

Conservative Peer Lord Black of Brentwood - Guy Black, a former newspaper magnate and Conservative activist - has urged the government...

The government has produced figures that counter the long-running claims by rental sector activists that there has been a build up...

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...

The House of Lords has narrowly voted for a low-key motion expressing regret that the current eviction ban measures do not offer more...

An influential all-party committee of MPs and members of the House of Lords is calling for a new council tax fund...

MPs are being encouraged to ensure EU citizens with settled status can continue to rent a property in this country and...

The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) has welcomed calls by a parliamentary committee for tax incentives for private landlords to improve the...

The ban on fees charged by landlords and letting agents will be introduced in June after the Tenant Fees Bill passed...

The introduction of a ban on fees charged by landlords and letting agents look set to finally come into force on...

With a new year now upon us, it’s time to look forward to what might happen (and what is definitely happening)...

The Homes (Fitness for Human Habitation) Bill will soon become law after passing its third reading at the House of Lords...

The government’s plan to introduce a ban on fees charged by landlords and letting agents is likely to come into force...

Tenant Fees Bill that will ban most charges set by landlords and letting agents to tenants in England will continue its...

Tenants look set to be given more powers to take action against rogue landlords renting out properties “unfit for human habitation”,...

The next stage of the Tenants’ Fees Bill through Parliament will be a Second Reading in the House of Lords this...

Landlords are set to lose out on millions of pounds through a clampdown on rental fees after the government yesterday announced...

RentalStep has added its voice to growing calls for rent payments to be added to a tenant’s credit score. The PropTech startup supports...

PayProp has added its voice to growing calls for rent payments to be added to a tenant’s credit score. The automated rental...

Four out of five buy-to-let landlords believe that client money protection (CMP) should be made compulsory when they use a letting...

The Association of Independent Inventory Clerks is calling on landlords as well as letting agents to respond to the government's outstanding...

The government is considering its options when it comes to increasing protections for private landlords and tenants’ cash against fraud and...

For a long time, fair wear and tear has been a grey area for landlords and letting agents alike; this is...

The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) is calling on Theresa May’s new government to back private landlords, rather than institutional investors, to...

Plans to stop letting agents charging tenants for an inventory check could see costs passed on to landlords, warns the Association...

MPs will offer their reaction to Lords amendments to the Housing and Planning Bill this afternoon, which may take a while given...

The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) has told the Government that it’s the lack of housing, not the number of private landlords,...

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

A high profile letting agent has urged politicians to lay off the private rented sector and stop overloading it with confusion. Lisa...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents (ARLA) has raised concerns about the new Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarm (England) Regulations 2015. Now...

The landlord community has hit out at government for unnecessary delays in the introduction of legislation which will make it compulsory...