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A prominent financial analyst says the fast-rising costs of renting mean tenants are becoming less financially resilient - and this applies...

Housing groups have united to appeal to politicians to step back from new laws that threaten to “devastate” the number of...

East Lothian council has launched a survey about the operation of the private rented sector and its role in meeting housing...

A prominent agency has revised its market forecast for the rest of 2022 and says prices will rise more and for...

Leading rental payment platform PayProp has welcomed the added protections for landlords and renters outlined in the UK government’s rental reform...

Private rental properties are now “far safer” than before thanks to recent legislation, according to the charity Electrical Safety First. Since five-year...

A rogue landlord has been fined £5,500 following a successful prosecution by Mendip council in Somerset. The council’s private sector housing team brought a...

Rightmove is warning of likely price falls in the second half of 2022. Its latest monthly market snapshot actually shows yet another...

A pioneering project is matching private landlords with tenant management skills in a local housing association. Salford council and the Irwell Valley...

A tourism chief has likened new anti-holiday let regulations to those of a Stalinist dictatorship. Ashford Price, secretary of the Welsh Association...

Thank goodness the uncertainty is over - but is it all too skewed towards tenants? That’s the worry of suppliers as Daniel...

The architects of the Fairer Private Rented Sector White Paper have been housing minister Eddie Hughes MP, Housing Secretary Michael Gove...

The government has released the full details of what it calls the Fairer Private Rented Sector White Paper. This is to form...

The chief executive of the National Residential Landlords Association says the devil is in the detail when it comes to the...

A local authority in London is threatening landlords with enforcement action if they don’t pay up for a new license. Lewisham’s Labour...

What looks suspiciously like a government leak to the Daily Mail says the long-awaited Rental Reform White Paper will be unveiled...

The Welsh Government, which recently pushed back its so-called rental revolution until December, has nonetheless published extensive new guidelines about the...

A campaign to stop new build homes being sold to second home buyers for holiday lets has won a decisive victory...

Housing minister Eddie Hughes is to spell out how landlords can improve their properties ahead of legislation expected when the Renters...

The John Lewis Partnership is to offer short- and long-term lets when it builds flats to rent at three locations in...

The number of adults living at home with parents has increased 20 per cent in the past 10 years, it’s been...

HMO minimum space standards may be changed by council A council has launched a six week consultation on proposals to change size...

Whether it’s increasing the amount we recycle, choosing sustainable products, or reducing our carbon footprint by limiting the amount we travel,...

Shelter - for so long an outspoken critic of private rental landlords and letting agencies - has now turned its fire...

A business analyst at a prominent consultancy says landlords who resist the temptation to quit the sector are “in a position...

The government is today launching a consultation on a policy obliging landlords to make changes to communal spaces outside disabled tenants’...

Some 820,000 private rented households in Britain are routinely hit by a shortfall between their housing benefit and their monthly rents...

The housing market is showing signs of cooling, says the Halifax, as its latest index shows growing caution.  The lender says that...

The Guardian newspaper has given an aggrieved tenant the opportunity to explain how he and other renters took a landlord to...

Failing social housing landlords could face unlimited fines and Ofsted-style inspections, under the Social Housing (Regulation) Bill being introduced into Parliament...

It’s been confirmed that Prime Minister Boris Johnson is to announce plans to extend the Right To Buy to housing associations. Under...

Overnight speculation of a Cabinet reshuffle has yet again led to uncertainty over the Renters’ Reform Bill, pledging a radical shake-up...

There has been an angry response by some politicians in Wales to the decision by the Labour administration to delay implementation...

A prominent auction house says bids are fewer in number than before - a sign that the market is softening, presenting...

The clearest indication of the rate at which the private rented market is shrinking is revealed in new research by Propertymark. It...

May saw a slight slowing in the rate of annual house price growth to 11.2 per cent from 12.1 per cent...

A rogue landlord that put tenants at risk has been fined for £4,808 for breaking housing regulations on a property in...

A London council is relaunching an appeal for private landlords to help house homeless people with mobility issues. Landlords in Camden and...

A new survey by Zoopla suggests the average property price has hit £250,200 for the first time - but a slowdown...

There’s embarrassment all round for the Labour-run Welsh Government as it reveals a late delay to its much-hyped rental reform. The reform...

No it’s not an April Fool - some tenants in Wales are experimenting with an alternative to radiators and heat pumps....

A new Selective Licensing scheme for private landlords in Nottingham has been approved by the city council and now goes for...

The architect of one of the largest rental reform initiatives in the UK is set to address landlords at a webinar...

We know that Section 21 and so called ‘no fault’ evictions, are definitely going to be abolished as part of the...

Wherever you stand, whether you’re a landlord or tenant, the supply and demand issues impacting the private rented sector are at...

A study of what has happened to a private rental sector hit by rent controls provides lessons to those in the UK...

A PropTech company which aims its products at landlords, claim that over 600,000 landlords are breaking the rules when it comes...

It’s now daggers-drawn between the National Residential Landlords Association and Oxford’s Labour-run council over a huge new licensing scheme. Government approval of...

A market research company is to go door-to-door to seek residents’ views as part of a council’s consultation on landlord licensing. MEL...

Brand new ‘property passports’ would help landlords prove their homes are compliant and assist tenants to identify decent and safe housing,...

A report in a government-supporting newspaper suggests that a proposal to cut Capital Gains Tax for landlords who sell to first...

A council has secured a banning order against a rogue landlord who was found guilty of failing to comply with legal...

A council has launched what it calls a Landlord and Tenant Support Package in place of a previous landlord accreditation system.  Telford...

Housing has always been one of the most sensitive political issues, meaning that legislation in this area is unusually sensitive to...

The house price inflation facing first time buyers is “frankly frightening” according to a new analysis which suggests typical FTB house...

The abolition of Section 21 eviction notices could lead to a surge in evictions by private landlords anxious to sell before...

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

Housing minister Eddie Hughes - the politician leading for the government own the renters’ Reform Bill - will be the keynote...

Airbnb’s general manager is claiming that there is no fact-based evidence to link the proliferation of short lets across the UK...

Contrary to recent figures from Zoopla and others, pointing to double-digit rental inflation in the past year, official statistics show the...

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

A business analyst has given an interesting interpretation of the soaring rental market - and says it keeps the wider sales...

Landowners are claiming that the negative stereotype given to private landlords in recent years by government contributes to the overall housing...

The highest rental growth since the Global Financial Crisis, coupled with the cost of living crisis, is putting increased pressure on...

A safety organisation is warning of a “tragedy waiting to happen” because three quarters of fire doors fail to meet the...

Consultation events are to be held this week to gauge the reaction to a possible compulsory register for all Airbnb and...

A Midlands council is the latest to introduce an additional licensing regime for HMOs - but it’s based on a consultation...

The property industry has this week remonstrated at the video that housing charity Shelter has published and in which they portray...

The Regulator of Social Housing has named and shamed a London council for its failure to provide assurance that it consistently...

A council is notifying its landlords with tenants on housing benefit that it is switching its payment schedule from paper to...

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

This is the entirety of the detail given by the government about the Renters’ Reform Bill, confirmed in yesterday’s Queen’s Speech. --- Renters Reform...

The Queen’s Speech has confirmed that a radical re-shaping of the rental sector in England is being pushed ahead by the...

The government is widely expected to announce that Section 21 eviction powers will be scrapped in new legislation coming to Parliament...

A consultation is underway into the extension of yet another private landlord licensing scheme for a further five years. Since March 2018...

Landlords have enjoyed more capital appreciation with the average UK house price rising again in April, up by 1.1 per cent...

Voters in Bristol have decided to abolish the city’s directly elected mayor following a referendum. The city was given the choice of...

A report from the Public Accounts Committee on the regulation of the private rented sector (PRS) was issued with little notice...

For many years now developers, freeholders and landlords have been engaged in the practice of utilising ground rents as lucrative investments...

A trade union has called on the government to “look at all forms of rent control” as a way of combatting...

Taxes on buy to let investment are fuelling a supply crisis, hiking rents and making homeownership more difficult to afford. That’s the...

A lettings agency is to hold free events to support landlords ahead of what it calls a “landmark transformation” in rental...

The government has given the green light to two selective licensing schemes in areas of Burnley. The previous five-year schemes expired at...

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

The government is reported to be considering extending the Right To Buy from just council tenants in England to housing association...

A new kind of property investor is evolving. They’ve enjoyed the fruits of their labours, creating UK investments in property but...

Eviction specialist Landlord Action says it’s seen a sharp rise in landlords seeking to use its debt recovery service against tenants...

Activists in the Generation Rent group have made seven demands on government including a rent freeze, the clearing of tenants’ arrears,...

All private rented homes in Oxford will need a licence from this September, following a green light from the government. Some 49.3...

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

It looks as if landlords have enjoyed further capital appreciation with the latest housing market index showing still-rising asking prices for...

New data from the Savills agency shows how difficult it will be for typical landlords with mid- to low-value houses and...

Renting is changing. That’s what we keep being told by the Government as it prepares the ground for its renters’ reform...

Whether you own a leasehold or freehold property, if you’re an HMO landlord who rents out rooms, individual flats or even...

A council has served improvement notices on a number of properties owned by the Salvation Army and let to private tenants...

Two of the country’s leading Conservative MPs have spoken at a Shelter conference which claimed millions of private renters were being...

An industry trade body is alerting landlords that new smoke and carbon monoxide alarm rules are likely to be introduced soon -...

A council is considering imposing Banning Orders on unregulated and ‘informal’ landlords who have no lettings background and who advertise on...

A points-based system of rent controls is being advocated by activists associated with a controversial pro-tenant group. Living Rent, which is calling...

Politicians in a city with one of the UK’s most frenzied short lets markets are pledging to return Airbnb style units...

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

The government says major house builders have agreed to spend £2 billion on fixing the dangerous cladding on their own buildings,...

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...

EU citizens returning to the UK following the disruptions of the pandemic and Brexit May be the biggest losers from rental...

Almost 70 per cent of private tenants in the North East relying on Universal Credit to pay their rent have a...

Buy to let landlords are increasingly looking to the highest yielding areas of the country as a way to maximise their...

A Labour city council that has already called for powers to impose rent controls has now extended its existing landlord licensing...

A landlord has been fined in one of the first cases in England, for failing to comply with Electrical Safety Standards. Regulations...

Let’s face facts, landlords and the private rented sector have a reputation problem. Perceived to be the poor relation of housing provision, the sector is...

Capital appreciation for landlords has seen another surge according to the latest house price index, just released by the Halifax. It shows...

Private renters who are trying to save a deposit on a home to buy are having to run in order to...

A pressure group of campaigners highly critical of landlords and letting agents is organising protests at cities this weekend. Acorn - which...

A campaign group wants local candidates fighting elections in London next month sign up to a set of policies including rent...

Buy to let landlords claimed a record £18.5 in tax relief in the year to April 2021, the most recent data...

Thousands of landlords are to be quizzed to establish the true cost of damages to rental accommodation by tenants. The “What’s the...

Housing minister Eddie Hughes MP has met with activists to discuss the government’s reform proposals for the private rental sector.  They were...

I hope you weren’t holding your breath for the Chancellor to announce a package of help for landlords in his Spring...

It’s not an April Fool - capital appreciation of homes really is running at 14.3 per cent a year according to...

Some landlords of rental properties can now apply for grants to contribute towards the cost of installing Electric Vehicle chargers. To access...

The government appears to have admitted that the long-awaited Rental Reform White Paper has now been delayed yet again, this time...

More than 50 per cent of private tenants who rely on Universal Credit to pay their rent have a shortfall between...

A report by a business campaign group claims Build To Rent is key to helping solve the housing crisis in London. Who...

Trade unions in Scotland are demanding that local council candidates sign a pledge to support “urgent” rent controls in that country. The...

The government says it’s going to name and shame what it considers to be bad social landlords, using social media to...

Homes headed by a person over the age of 45 will account for at least half of all privately renting households...

PropTech supplier Canopy has launched a new service to help tenants affected by the pandemic.  Last year Canopy was awarded a grant...

A new report from the Social Market Foundation and sponsored by the Paragon Bank has thrown new light on what today’s...

New research by the Mortgages for Business brokerage suggests that just under a quarter of landlords’ properties have an Energy Performance...

Private landlords who let out properties in Central West Bromwich are being urged to check if they need to apply for...

The leader of the Generation Rent campaign group has accused Chancellor Rishi Sunak of “stacking the economy against private renters who...

A council is launching a Private Tenants Charter which it says will set standards for landlords and private rental sector organisations...

Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s Spring Statement was something - but not enough. That’s the view of Ben Beadle - chief executive of the...

Specialist but to let lender Keystone Property Finance has pledged to help UK landlords who want to house Ukrainian refugees.  There have...

A landlord has been hit with a bill of almost £25,000 for allegedly exposing vulnerable tenants to serious fire risks in...

The former Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer says rent controls are a vital part of a four-pronged ‘Radical Recovery Programme’. John McDonnell has...

Plans to extend tenants’ rights that were introduced as an emergency measure during pandemic will have a ‘devastating’ effect on the...

Fifteen businesses which had bought freeh­olds from housing developer Countryside have now given formal undertakings to remove terms that cause ground...

The Mirror newspaper has launched a campaign to “make rented homes safer”. It says its campaign - called Safe As Houses -...

The National Residential Landlords Association is trying to head off the growing clamour for rent controls by setting out its own...

Oxford’s Labour-run council has called on private renters to join a new tenants union. A statement from the authority says some private...

Talk is getting louder about restrictions surrounding Airbnb and other short let platforms - and nowhere is the volume greater than...

As we approach what is commonly the busiest month of the year, there is one question many in the sector many...

Michael Gove’s Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities has given £650,000 to one town to clampdown on rogue landlords. A statement...

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

The government could benefit to the tune of £10 billion and the rental market could have soaring supply if stamp duty...

A Labour MP in the westcountry appears to be winning support for a campaign he has launched called First Homes, Not...

A new voluntary redress scheme has been launched to help landlords and tenants solve disputes.  The scheme - by the National Residential...

Husband-and-wife landlords Robin and Susan Kirstein have been landed with a massive fine for letting a home that was deemed by...

In this weekend feature, Daniel Evans, chair of the Association of Independent Inventory Clerks (AIIC) and the managing director of Home...

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

A cross-party group of MPs has opposed government plans to make many buy to let landlords pay for the replacement of...

The programme of selling off council houses pioneered by Margaret Thatcher has been a strategic failure adding to inequality in Britain. That’s...

The Chartered Institute of Housing says it’s concerned about the rapidly rising gas and home heating oil prices and the impact...

Capital appreciation for landlords is running at an average double-digit strength in seven regions of the UK according to the Halifax. Its...

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

A senior Labour MP has written to the Housing Secretary Michael Gove seeking reassurances that landlords will not keep council tax...

A prominent lettings agent says politicians wanting an open door policy for refugees from Ukraine do not explain how they will...

Trading Standards has approved a new alternative dispute resolution body for the private rental sector. It’s The Dispute Service Ltd, and it...

A new calculation suggests London needs almost 85,000 new private rented homes a year to meet its housing needs. And it adds...

With the housing market showing little sign of a slowdown, interest in auction properties also signals a busy year ahead. Here's my...

As the government continues to assess the future state of building regulation in the UK, developers and leaseholders continue to remain...

A private landlord has been fined £1,760 and ordered to pay £1,000 costs after failing to properly licence four properties in...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? My name is Giles Atkinson and I’m one part of...

New figures show that buy to let landlords quitting the sector or at least reducing their portfolios have helped the government...

Annual house price growth accelerated to 12.6 per cent in February, up from 11.2 per cent in January and the strongest...

The Welsh Government has announced an increase to the maximum level of council tax premiums for second homes, as well as...

A veteran lettings agency chief says future economic growth in part of the UK is under threat from a radical reform...

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...

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

In this feature article, Stuart Kerr from Restorations UK sets out why this could be the worst winter yet for mould...

Landlords wanting to let out via Airbnb and other short let platforms in Edinburgh will have to apply for planning consent...

A prominent Conservative has branded the rush towards rent controls by some politicians as “heavy-handed and economically illiterate”. Janet Finch Saunders, an...

A proposal that landlords be fined up to 36 months rent has been put forward in a consultation paper. The Scottish Government’s...

Renters are finding it tough to locate a new home because of the continuing shortage of supply according to the National...

A protest by Welsh nationalists has called for a new Property Act to be passed by the Welsh Parliament, which would...

A landlord who harassed tenants and left them in dangerous accommodation hit has been branded “atrocious” and has been hit with...

The government has been accused of basing its policy to solve the cladding crisis on the assumption that landlords are Property...

A non-profit organisation called Justice For Tenants has spearheaded a campaign which has ultimately led to a Rent Repayment Order being...

Has there ever been a better time to buy-to-let?  Zoopla just last week revealed that demand and rent prices, especially in city...

Experts are predicting that the exclusion of large scale landlords from cladding relief may lead to significant delays in some safety...

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

A prominent Welsh politician says rent controls should be introduced across that country to “make landlordism less financially attractive.” The Welsh nationalist...

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

One of the driving forces behind a summit being held to consider rent controls in a major city says she is...

The government is calling on landlords with suitable properties to submit Afghan resettlement offers through a relaunched housing portal. Landlords are being...

A prominent country property expert has issued an urgent appeal to rural landlords to become involved in the consultation process which...

New research commissioned by the landlords’ trade body shows that the UK needs almost 230,000 new private rented homes a year...

In recent days we have heard Michael Gove trumpet his plans to ‘level up’ the UK.  We knew that he would be...

The majority of local authorities in England do not accurately record the number of private rented sector tenure complaints which they...

There is no evidence of a mass exodus of landlords from the sector despite the new regulations and slashed tax benefits...

Six times as many social renters in one part of the UK are dissatisfied with their homes compared to private renters...

A poll of Conservative voters shows strong majorities for higher taxes on second homes and empty properties, and tougher demands on...

The new housing minister is a landlord - and has already attracted criticism from some sections of the media. Yesterday Chris Pincher...

Almost a quarter of landlords say their properties are currently rated D or below for energy efficiency, according to a new...

The average capital appreciation is forecast to break the £100,000 barrier this year.  Official data revealed those selling up last year received...

Manchester council has launched its own building company - called This City - to construct affordable and market homes to rent. The...

Landlords are targeting semi-detached homes over terraced houses for the first time, but with limited stock availability and strong competition from...

With Christmas and the New Year now over, landlords, investors and property experts are back to questioning what the coming twelve...

A London council chief is asking for help from private landlords.  The leader of Kingston council in the south west of the...

Campaigning charity Shelter says the government’s rental reform programme is “a crucial step forward”.  The Levelling Up White Paper insists landlords ensure...

New selective licensing schemes are now live in areas of north and east Manchester covering more than 1,400 properties.  This means compulsory...

The government’s new Levelling Up White Paper includes a dramatic reshaping of the private rental sector. Section 21 eviction powers will be...

Letting agents’ trade group ARLA Propertymark is raising the alarm over what it believes is a particular shortage of landlords in...

Eviction and housing law specialist Landlord Action has rebranded to support its expansion into a wider range of legal services. There’s a...

The activist group Generation Rent says it’s celebrating a victory in its campaign to secure a national mandatory landlord register. Newspaper leaks...

The government has hit back at claims from the National Residential Landlords Association that buy to let landlords are being left...

The government is expected to announce the introduction of a national landlord register in England on Wednesday as part of its...

Government plans to rectify dangerous cladding are riddled with confusion and risk needless delays to addressing the problem. That’s the warning from...

Property insurers have forced “crippling costs” on to residents of medium and high-rise apartment blocks in the aftermath of the Grenfell...

A lettings sector trade body is calling for action now by landlords and agents ahead of laws extending the need for...

Last month, I wrote about what’s in store for the private rented sector in 2022 and, like most commentators in our...

A prominent buy to let mortgage provider is advising landlords to ensure they check EPCs and energy efficiency issues on properties...

A rogue landlord who has already been fined on numerous occasions for similar offences has now been served with a £5,000...

A council is making an urgent appeal to private landlords with vacant, or soon-to-be vacant, three or four-bedroom family homes for...

A lettings agent who also acts on behalf of tenants against landlords claims to have received 1,000 enquiries from frustrated private...

A landlord has been fined almost £5,000 for failing to install smoke detectors into a house he let to a family. The...

A landlord has been fined £3,607 over properties that were so dangerous tenants’ lives were at risk. North Lincolnshire council brought a...

West Lindsey council in Lincolnshire is launching a consultation on proposals to change how some private rented homes are managed and...

A council has launched what it calls a “scores on the doors” style accreditation scheme for landlords. The Decent and Safe Homes...

The Covid pandemic has had a significant impact on the economy, with long term consequences that are still not fully appreciated....

Covid-19 has undoubtedly shifted the way new landlords will be looking to invest in 2022, and our ranking makes it clear...

Our housing market needs a long-term vision, and one which is co-ordinated across government and the wider industry. And it is...

The campaign to ensure that landlords are included in the government’s measures to alleviate the problem of dangerous cladding is gathering...

Almost 10 per cent of private landlords letting properties to Universal Credit claimants have experienced at least one tenant having difficulties...

A landlord has been jailed for six months, suspended for a year, after being found guilty of illegally evicting a tenant...

The National Residential Landlords Association is seeking clarification from gov ernment about whether landlords are included in the latest measure to...

A government housing minister says the Boris Johnson administration wants to shift the balance of power in the rental sector favour...

The Council for the Protection of Rural England is the latest body to blast Airbnb and other short lets for their...

The Welsh Government has set out how the housing law in that country is set to change significantly from July 15...

New preliminary figures released by CBRE reveal that a record £4.1 billion was invested in the UK’s Build to Rent sector...

Rents in Greater London are up an annualised 25 per cent, with much of the increase attributed to the stock of...

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

Landlords who let out holiday properties as businesses may have to fork out as much as £1,000 more per year as...

A London landlord has been ordered to pay over £64,000 for breaking housing regulations. In July last year Sumon Miah was found...

The government has issued updated guidance on renters moving home during the pandemic, and for the first time the rules change...

Local media are reporting that landlords on a housing estate known to harbour drug traffickers and criminal gangs are being given...

Bromsgrove is a classic rental market. The Worcestershire market town is enveloped by green space but is just a thirty-minute commute...

The majority of the buy to let community want the name ‘landlord’ dropped and replaced by something like ‘small housing provider’ That’s...

A prominent Conservative has complained that her party, and others, have failed to do anything about a housing market in which...

A senior figure in a newly-enlarged agency that wants to become a national force in lettings has thrown his weight behind...

Labour is the latest political party to call for rent controls following similar pleas from the Green Party and the Scottish Nationalists. Paul...

A former Conservative councillor has used a leading party website to call on the government to restrict the purchase of buy...

A landlord who has been operating a licensable HMO without a licence has been fined £5,000 at a prosecution brought by...

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...

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

Private landlords get it in the neck for allegedly-high rents but 4.75m families living in social housing in England are facing...

Scotland’s controversial Green Party housing chief - who is part of a governing arrangement with Nicola Sturgeon’s Scottish National Party -...

Shelter has given what appears to be unconditional support to the SNP-Green proposals for reform of the private rental sector in...

Proposals to force landlords to pay up to £10,000 to improve energy efficiency of rental properties require a rethink, according to...

The National Residential Landlords Association has described a six months notice period for tenants as “yet another body blow to landlords.” Over...

Housing minister Chris Pincher has written an open letter to all landlords in England, telling them how to enact the government’s...

As I write, at home in bed recovering from Covid, I can’t fail to notice the irony of attempting to predict...

As we enter 2022 the private rented sector can look back on a year which marked the start of its recovery...

The dusk of 2021 is upon us and, as is customary in property circles at this juncture, we look forward to...

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

As many as one in four young Britons are seriously considering moving abroad because the cost of housing. Despite four in every...

A landlord operating a House in Multiple Occupation without a licence has been fined £5,000. An officer from Chesterfield council carried out an...

Landlords with mortgages may be sighing with relief as some commentators are forecasting that the Bank of England will not, after...

ARLA Propertymark has launched a radical programme of reform for the private rental sector - getting in before the government’s own...

Proposals to introduce an Additional Licensing scheme for HMOs in yet another part of the country are to be discussed by...

High profile MP Caroline Lucas has told a newspaper that the government turns a blind eye to bad landlords. “This government, like previous...

Landlords selling up or converting to short lets have led to a growing housing crisis, according to a trade body of...

A report by the National Audit Office has sharply criticised the government and councils for not doing enough to help tenants...

ARLA Propertymark is expressing concern at the latest figures showing a fall in the size of the private rental sector. The latest...

The National Residential Landlords Association says fewer tenants now have Covid-related arrears - but for those who do, the debt is...

A  council is set to ask local landlords of rental properties to join an accreditation scheme to improve standards and deliver...

Another no-deposit renting scheme has been launched, pledging to make life easier for landlords and tenants.  Rental guarantor service Housing Hand’s new...

Paragon Bank increased buy to let lending to landlords by 33.9 per cent to £1.61 billion in its last financial year,...

A housing chief in a controversial council has tweeted that “Private landlords must be held accountable!”. She also claims on social media...

Landlords with properties in part of Lincolnshire could benefit from Government funding secured by North East Lincolnshire Council and its regeneration...

A Labour council in London has announced plans to expand its crackdown on what it calls “shoddy landlords.” Southwark council says the...

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

A cross-party survey of MPs shows that they want to scale up the installation of renewable heating technologies in existing homes,...

Lewisham council in London is introducing a new licensing scheme for all Houses of Multiple Occupancy - claiming it will improve...

Property prices will fall 1.1 per cent this month - December - according to a forecast by comparison service Reallymoving. However any...

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 government is proposing that tenants facing eviction receive additional legal assistance through an enhancement of the current free ‘on-the-day’ law...

Councils north of the border will be given powers to ensure short-term lets are safe and meet the needs of local...

Demand for private rental housing is at an all time high according to new research by the National Residential Landlords Association. A...

The UK’s largest provider of inventory services says rising tenancy lengths make a combination of inventories and regular inspections more valuable...

Councillors in a second home hotspot will be asked to decide on the level of council tax premium for the next...

A private landlord who failed to carry out essential safety work has been fined for ignoring an Emergency Prohibition Order. Mohammed Deryo,...

An unnamed landlord has been banned from letting out his property after allowing it to fall into poor condition.  He was served...

The government has announced that carbon monoxide alarms must be fitted in all private rental properties with fixed appliances such as...

The new coalition of the Scottish National Party and the Greens in Scotland has pledged to introduce rent controls - and...