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There are over 200 amendments to the Renters Reform Bill having its Third Reading in the Commons today. PropTech supplier Goodlord has...

Housing Minister Jacob Young will address members of the National Residential Landlords Association in an exclusive webinar on Thursday. This is the...

MPs return to the Commons today after a substantial Easter recess - and with progress on the Renters Reform Bill on...

According to a poll of 1,476 renters by SpareRoom the ongoing housing crisis (85%) tops the list of key priorities to...

The Government quietly announced population projections towards the end of January that could have major implications for the types of homes...

The government may be keen on scrapping Section 21 powers for private landlords but it’s getting much tougher on social housing...

The identify of the service running the upcoming Private Rental Sector Ombudsman scheme has been thrown into doubt once more. The Renters...

Labour is using a Bill currently going through Parliament as a backdoor method to introduce the regulation of lettings, estate and...

The housing minister and the chief executive of the National Residential Landlords Association are amongst 60 speakers named for an upcoming...

There is to be no comparable law for private landlords, following the introduction of Awaab’s Law. Earlier this week the Department of...

Former housing minister Rachel Maclean - the victim of a shock sacking by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak last month - has...

The Labour Party says it will outlaw rental bidding wars if it wins the next General Election. The party's shadow housing minister,...

Lost in the noise of the King’s Speech, the general pledge to reform the leasehold system, and the subsequent political turmoil...

A senior Labour MP associated with the moderate wing of the party says private rental properties should be confiscated from serial...

Shelter and other campaigning organisations have spoken out in dismay at the latest ‘housing minister revolving door’. Yesterday Rachel Maclean was sacked...

MPs today begin the so-called Committee Stage of the Renters Reform Bill’s passage through the House of Commons. Organisations and individuals with...

The new Housing Minister is Lee Rowley - who was a former housing minister in the short lived premiership of Liz...

The government has pledged to “guarantee” that landlords will be able to repossess properties more swiftly through the courts as part...

Rental activists are up in arms because Housing Secretary Michael Gove failed to mention the Renters Reform Bill during his keynote...

A row has broken out over a statement made by housing minister Rachel Maclean at the Conservative Party Conference. She told a...

A PropTech entrepreneur has renewed his criticism of the government for failing to put flesh on the bones of the Renters...

An angry reader has contacted Landlord Today with a letter from housing minister Rachel Maclean - which the recipient has branded...

The landlords’ trade body has given a firm message to Housing Secretary Michael Gove - sort out a realistic deadline for...

It may be all change - again - at the Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities if the government’s poor...

It appears almost certain that the Second Reading of the Renters Reform Bill - expected some weeks ago - will not...

The BBC says discussions are underway to extend the Renters Reform Bill to specifically outlaw any rental listing banning families and benefit recipients...

The Welsh Minister with responsibility for housing, Julie James, has supported the need to review the way the private rented sector...

The Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards has criticised Housing Minister Rachel Maclean for breaking MPs’ rules. Maclean broke rule 8 of the Code...

Labour is considering raising the buy to let and holiday home stamp duty surcharge above the current three per cent if...

Housing minister Rachel Maclean has been ridiculed by a TV show audience over her claim that Brexit has no part in...

Recently the government once again committed to banning 'no-fault' evictions, with the new government housing minister Rachel Maclean promising the ban on...

Housing minister Rachel Maclean is quoted as saying her government’s policies are NOT driving landlords out of the private rental sector. The...

Politicians in the Scottish Parliament have backed a controversial cap which means rent rises for private tenants mid-tenancy cannot exceed 3.0...

The Scottish Government, despite being in the middle of electing a new First Minister, is pressing ahead with legislation for long-term...

A Labour MP has told the House of Commons that “families are being turfed out of their private rented homes under...

The trade press is fixated on the departure of housing minister Lucy Frazer after four months in the government reshuffle, but...

Accused variously of being a “snake” and a “betrayer”, Michael Gove has not always been popular with his ex-boss (Boris Johnson)...

A nine-page legal document outlining landlords’ arguments has effectively stopped a controversial housing minister and campaigning organisations giving evidence to a...

Four former Conservative housing ministers have backed a think-tank’s proposals for more housebuilding as a way to resolve the UK’s supply...

Ruling politicians in Scotland have agreed that from April private rents can rise by 3.0 per cent in a 12 month period...

House prices are likely to fall every month until the Summer but could then creep back up, a housing expert claims. Jonathan...

Yes, it’s that time again when the property hoi polloi impose their predictions for the following year on us and so,...

It appears that the government has finally woken up to the fact that there are too few rental homes to meet...

The government has accepted proposals from the National Residential Landlords Association to tackle anti-social tenants causing misery for neighbours and fellow...

The Autumn Statement on November 17 may contain financial measures to help private renters, the Housing Secretary has hinted. “We know people in...

The coronation of Rishi Sunak as the new Prime Minister has been broadly welcomed by much of the property establishment but...

The National Residential Landlords Association says housing minister Andrew Stephenson will give a key-note address at its annual conference. The only problem...

A Labour peer who was to have invested £1 billion in affordable homes has halted his scheme because of the threat...

Labour is backing a rent freeze in Scotland and flirting with one in England - but it’s just stopped one being...

The government may be changing its mind on scrapping Section 21 eviction powers according to a bombshell story in The Times. Outlining what...

Shadow housing minister Lisa Nandy has unveiled a Charter for Renters which she says will be implemented within 100 days of...

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A council now consulting on a huge licensing scheme for private landlords has been slammed - over its own record as...

The government is investigating a new way to tackle renters’ anti-social behaviour in the social housing sector - through a new...

The Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities has been packed with MPs loyal to outgoing Prime Minister Boris Johnson, as...

Greg Clark is the new Housing Secretary, with responsibilities including steering the Renters' Reform Bill through parliament. He is part of a...

Cabinet minister Michael Gove and junior minister Eddie Hughes - architects of the pro-renter White Paper issued last month - are staying...

A review into the effect of short-term lets has been launched by the government.  The government says future policies could involve physical...

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

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

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

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...

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

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

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...

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

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

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

A statement on the National Residential Landlords Association’s website says the group has had talks with government over rental reform. The long-awaited...

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

The Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities says the long-awaited Rental Reform White Paper will now not be published until...

Landlords in England with tenants in rent arrears because of Covid are to be helped via a new £65m debt fund. Although announced today...

A council has written to Housing Minister Chris Pincher calling for a new approach to the short lets issue. Oxford council leader...

The government is not budging on the Tenant Fees Act and will not amend it to allow separate and additional charging...

Landlords require help in the shape of an emergency package to assist tenants clear Covid-related arrears. That’s the view of Propertymark, which...

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...

A Labour Party pressure group has tweeted the message: “All landlords are bastards.” The tweet, from Labour Tenants United, is the latest...

The government has revised its guidelines for its new mediation scheme, which it says will avoid some possessions now that the...

The pandemic-related debts of tenants and landlords should be top of the in tray of the new housing minister in Wales. That’s...

It may not be a typical part of the country but on one of the Channel Islands there is now a...

The government has announced changes to tenancy notice periods in line with the phased easing of the pandemic restrictions.  Whilst some notice...

A little-known group called Labour Tenants United has criticised the party’s new housing spokeswoman. Initially the group welcomed the appointment to the role...

Housing minister Chris Pincher has made the most explicit admission yet of the government’s desire to diminish the private rental sector. In...

Hundreds of landlords and property professionals say their national economic contribution is under-appreciated and inadequately supported. Landlords have hit out at a lack...

The controversy over government proposals to increase the numbers of pets in private rental properties has taken an unexpected twist. Two measures...

Wales has extended its eviction ban from March 31 until the end of June - but it is more severe than...

Scottish private sector landlords and tenants who face financial difficulties caused by the pandemic have more time to access support after...

A second attempt by Labour to halt in-person property viewings during the pandemic has been batted away by the government. Labour’s shadow...

The government has revealed that it has no plans to introduce a national licensing scheme for landlords. Housing minister Chris Pincher MP...

The government’s model tenancy agreement has been amended to be pro-pet. The new agreement means renters with what are described as “well-behaved pets”...

Housing minister Chris Pincher has confirmed that the definition of ‘substantial arrears’ for the purposes of possession orders and evictions will...

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...

An eviction ban has been introduced by the Scottish Government to take effect until well into the New Year.  Because of the...

The government has confirmed its long-standing intention to scrap Section 21 eviction powers which currently sit with landlords - but the appropriate...

Labour wants to see a tenant loans scheme in England similar to one now operating in Wales. Easington Labour MP Grahame Morris...

Sigma Capital has joined forces with Swedish investment firm EQT to create a £1bn housing joint venture, with a view to...