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A man assaulted his housemates before holding his landlord in a room at knifepoint. Amin Zehar, 37, was living at a property...

Another PropTech innovation claims it will disrupt part of the rental market - this time, the student accommodation sector. Housemates Connect API...

A lettings network is urging landlords to back a campaign to abolish council tax re-banding for shared houses. Platinum Property Partners says...

Renters don’t have it easy. Housemates can be unpredictable, rules can be strict, but worst of all – it’s expensive.  Most tenants...

A campaign by the government-backed Smart Energy GB not-for-profit organisation is promoting the use of smart meters amongst private tenants who...

Soaring energy prices will force more tenants to consider living in HMOs, says a lettings business.  When a recent increase in utility...

  Who are you? Danny Wyrwoll What does it say on your business card? Sales & Marketing Director What is Glide? Glide are a...

With speculation about what happens next in Westminster at fever pitch, now isn’t the time to make predictions as to how...

Official government data suggests that rents are rising by 1.8 per cent a year - but a prominent analyst has gone...

Every year there is an influx of students that hate renting, and I was one of them.  Students should be excited about...

A new survey gives an insight into problems involving tenants who share apartments and houses - and how those difficulties could...

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

A BTL landlord has proved to be a big social media hit after issuing his tenants with a bonus when returning...

House sharing has becoming increasingly popular as more (and older) people opt to live with housemates over ownership or renting alone....

A landlord has been penalised for operating an unlicensed house in multiple occupancy  (HMO) in south London. Fouad Ahmad, from Streatham, pleaded...

Polygon has launched a new mobile app designed to make it easier for students to house hunt. To help ensure that housemates...

From not paying their share of the rent or bills to failing to do their share of the household tasks, there...

Young people, particularly students, are increasingly required to provide guarantors when they rent a property, ensuring that if they default on...

A Kent landlord has come under attack for pursuing unpaid rent from three students “too traumatised” to return to their house...

A rental property listing for a bedroom consisting of a mattress under the stairs has earned national notoriety after featuring in...

This week saw the launch of Ruumi, an 'Airbnb-meets-Tinder' platform for tenants. Like Tinder, which matches relationship hopefuls, Ruumi claims to match...