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The mystery as to why so many MPs appear anti-landlord deepens with the news that at least 17 per cent of...
08 July 2022
From: Breaking News

Airbnb’s general manager is claiming that there is no fact-based evidence to link the proliferation of short lets across the UK...
19 May 2022
From: Breaking News
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A Labour Mayor and a former Labour baroness have teamed up to call for rent freezes in London, claiming they slash...
11 March 2022
From: Breaking News

As the government continues to assess the future state of building regulation in the UK, developers and leaseholders continue to remain...
05 March 2022
From: The Big Issues

A last ditch bid is underway to include the properties of all landlords in the programme of financial help to remove...
21 February 2022
From: Breaking News

A House of Lords report claims that the private rental sector has become ”increasingly unaffordable” and says out welcomes the proliferation...
12 January 2022
From: Breaking News
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The long-running saga of unscrupulous landlords taking advantage of lone tenants to suggest a ‘sex for rent’ arrangement continues with a...
19 November 2021
From: Breaking News

A government housing minister has confirmed to the House of Lords that a new tax regime for Airbnb hosts and holiday...
12 November 2021
From: Breaking News

A Bill is being introduced into both Houses of Parliament this week which will ramp up the pressure on the private...
21 July 2021
From: Breaking News

Conservative Peer Lord Black of Brentwood - Guy Black, a former newspaper magnate and Conservative activist - has urged the government...
16 June 2021
From: Breaking News

The government has produced figures that counter the long-running claims by rental sector activists that there has been a build up...
25 May 2021
From: Breaking News

A senior Conservative peer and consumer campaigner has spoken strongly in favour of landlords’ rights. In a House of Lords debate on...
08 February 2021
From: Breaking News

The Generation Rent campaign wants public cash in a Covid Rent Debt Fund to clear rent arrears for tenants who have run...
03 February 2021
From: Breaking News

The House of Lords has narrowly voted for a low-key motion expressing regret that the current eviction ban measures do not offer more...
03 February 2021
From: Breaking News

An influential all-party committee of MPs and members of the House of Lords is calling for a new council tax fund...
03 February 2021
From: Breaking News

MPs are being encouraged to ensure EU citizens with settled status can continue to rent a property in this country and...
22 January 2020
From: Breaking News

The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) has welcomed calls by a parliamentary committee for tax incentives for private landlords to improve the...
05 April 2019
From: Breaking News

The ban on fees charged by landlords and letting agents will be introduced in June after the Tenant Fees Bill passed...
24 January 2019
From: Breaking News

The introduction of a ban on fees charged by landlords and letting agents look set to finally come into force on...
16 January 2019
From: Breaking News
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With a new year now upon us, it’s time to look forward to what might happen (and what is definitely happening)...
15 January 2019
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The Homes (Fitness for Human Habitation) Bill will soon become law after passing its third reading at the House of Lords...
21 December 2018
From: Breaking News

The government’s plan to introduce a ban on fees charged by landlords and letting agents is likely to come into force...
26 November 2018
From: Breaking News

Tenant Fees Bill that will ban most charges set by landlords and letting agents to tenants in England will continue its...
05 November 2018
From: Breaking News

Tenants look set to be given more powers to take action against rogue landlords renting out properties “unfit for human habitation”,...
29 October 2018
From: Breaking News

The next stage of the Tenants’ Fees Bill through Parliament will be a Second Reading in the House of Lords this...
08 October 2018
From: Breaking News

Landlords are set to lose out on millions of pounds through a clampdown on rental fees after the government yesterday announced...
06 September 2018
From: Breaking News

RentalStep has added its voice to growing calls for rent payments to be added to a tenant’s credit score. The PropTech startup supports...
19 April 2018
From: Breaking News

PayProp has added its voice to growing calls for rent payments to be added to a tenant’s credit score. The automated rental...
04 January 2018
From: Breaking News

Four out of five buy-to-let landlords believe that client money protection (CMP) should be made compulsory when they use a letting...
29 October 2016
From: Breaking News

The Association of Independent Inventory Clerks is calling on landlords as well as letting agents to respond to the government's outstanding...
13 September 2016
From: Breaking News

The government is considering its options when it comes to increasing protections for private landlords and tenants’ cash against fraud and...
23 August 2016
From: Breaking News

For a long time, fair wear and tear has been a grey area for landlords and letting agents alike; this is...
15 July 2016
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The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) is calling on Theresa May’s new government to back private landlords, rather than institutional investors, to...
15 July 2016
From: Breaking News

Plans to stop letting agents charging tenants for an inventory check could see costs passed on to landlords, warns the Association...
01 July 2016
From: Breaking News

MPs will offer their reaction to Lords amendments to the Housing and Planning Bill this afternoon, which may take a while given...
03 May 2016
From: Breaking News

The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) has told the Government that it’s the lack of housing, not the number of private landlords,...
21 March 2016
From: Breaking News

A tenants’ campaign group claims the Starter Homes scheme will help just 200,000 first-timer buyers, leaving 2 million aspiring home owners...
01 March 2016
From: Breaking News

A high profile letting agent has urged politicians to lay off the private rented sector and stop overloading it with confusion. Lisa...
21 September 2015
From: Breaking News

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