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Former Labour Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell has spoken out against what he calls “the greed of the mega-landlords.” The veteran MP -...

The government has released new forms for secure and assured tenancies - and agents who fail to use them risk having...

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

Only 39 rogue landlords and letting agents have been hit with banning orders in the first three years of their existence. The...

The government has announced a further extension to the current ban on bailiff-enforced evictions in England until May 31. At that point...

The Acorn group of rental activists has created a detailed crib sheet of responses to a council consultation on landlord licensing. Acorn,...

A possible backlog of Right To Rent checks created by new Home Office rules could be alleviated by inventory clerks. Since March,...

A law firm says landlords being obliged to conduct checks on the immigration status of potential tenants is encouraging and even...

The government is being warned landlords won’t be able to meet new guidelines being set for Right To Rent once the Coronavirus...

In March 2020, the Home Office made a number of changes to the Right to Rent scheme to make it easier...

Tweaks being made to the Right To Rent system should make it easier for landlords to complete the controversial process. The government...

Buy-to-let landlords must now provide tenants with at least six months’ notice period prior to seeking possession through the courts in...

The controversial Right to Rent scheme, which requires landlords in England to check the immigration status of their tenants, often leads...

Right to Rent checks has been temporarily adapted due to coronavirus, to make it easier for landlords to carry them out. Effective immediately,...

A rogue landlord who squeezed 15 people into a modest home in west London has been ordered to pay more than...

The Liberal Democrats have launched their 2019 election manifesto, which sets out the polices the party aims to introduce should it...

Brexit, climate change and the environment, and education are the top three issues for tenants as they prepare to cast their...

Buy-to-let landlords are being urged by the Residential Landlords Association (RLA) not to follow new guidance from the government on its...

Boris Johnson is being to urged to do more to support investment in the private rented sector, as research shows that...

Private landlords will have a major say in a court case considering the future of the government’s Right to Rent scheme. The...

The two candidates for Conservative leader are being urged to make a public commitment to abolishing the controversial Right to Rent...

New guidance on Right to Rent checks for EU citizens after Britain leaves the European Union has been published by the...

We all know that investing in a buy-to-let (BTL) property is a huge responsibility, but for those of you who are...

Few people familiar with the UK property market would dispute the fact that the Right to Rent scheme has been deeply...

EU citizens may face problems getting rented accommodation in the UK after Brexit due to a lack of guidance for landlords...

Landlords and letting agents will soon be banned from charging fees to private rental tenants in Wales after a Bill banning...

As a landlord, you may have purchased a flat for the purposes of subletting, but are you actually allowed to rent...

The controversial Right to Rent scheme, which requires landlords in England to check the immigration status of their tenants, has been...

The Home Office has announced that it plans to reassess its Right to Rent scheme that requires landlords in England to...

The government faces growing pressure to scrap Right to Rent, which forces landlords to undertake immigration checks on prospective tenants, after the...

The government’s long-awaited White Paper on post-Brexit immigration policy, published last week, unveiled plans for a single, skills-based immigration system applying...

A number of buy-to-let landlords are discriminating against prospective tenants based on their nationality and ethnicity due to the impact that...

A Judicial Review of the government’s controversial Right to Rent policy, which forces landlords to undertake immigration checks on prospective tenants, will...

Landlords and letting agents could be banned from charging fees to private rental tenants in Wales under plans for a new...

The Home Office is to reconvene its Private Rented Sector (PRS) stakeholder panel on Right to Rent. The government plans to take...

A landlord faces prosecution after police found he had squeezed 31 beds into a very overcrowded three-bedroom house that had just...

Thousands of EU nationals could inadvertently lose their rental homes due uncertainty about their status post-Brexit, according to the Residential Landlords...

The government’s controversial Right to Rent scheme, which forces landlords to undertake immigration checks on prospective tenants, is to be challenged in...

The High Court has given the go-ahead for a legal review to be launched into the government’s Right to Rent policy. The...

The controversial Right to Rent scheme requiring landlords to check the immigration status of new tenants is fuelling discrimination and should...

The government is facing a High Court challenge this week to stop it forcing buy-to-let landlords to check the immigration status of...

Unscrupulous landlords who rent out substandard properties face being driven out of the private rented sector as new banning orders are...

The government’s Right to Rent' policy has been slammed by a government inspector for failing “to demonstrate its worth” by encouraging...

Two separate legal challenges have been launched against government's 'Right to Rent' policy. The scheme, which requires landlords to check the immigration...

Some 42% of private landlords say the Right to Rent scheme has made them less likely to let to those without...

The government’s plan to ban letting agents in England from charging fees to tenants will deter up to 30% of buy-to-let...

The findings of the BBC investigation into ID fraud linked to Right to Rent checks will come as no surprise to...

A scheme requiring landlords to check the immigration status of new tenants is fuelling a ‘black market in forged Ids’, a...

Buy-to-let landlords allowing illegal immigrants to live in their properties may face jail after hundreds of people suspected of not having...

The Home Office is hoping to drive up standards in the private rented sector in Bristol by handing £321,750 to Bristol...

Almost half of private landlords say the Right to Rent scheme has made them less likely to let to those without...

Steve Wood, Wales and West chairman of the Council of the Certificated Enforcement Agents Association, offers a guide to the 'Right...

The government is facing a legal challenge over its controversial Right to Rent scheme, which effectively forces buy-to-let landlords to act...

The government’s proposed ban on letting agents charging tenant fees has gained significant support from members of the general public, while...

All members of the Residential Landlords Association (RLA) can now expect to receive free Right to Rent legal expenses when they...

Changes to letting agent fees could lead to increased rent arrears and higher repossessions as a consequence of a potential reduction...

The government’s plan to ban letting agents in England from charging fees to tenants will not deter the vast majority of...

The announcement yesterday that prime minister Theresa May will officially trigger Article 50 next week to leave the European Union is creating huge...

Many landlords are being left with little alternative but to discriminate against international students as a result of the government’s Right...

Foreign nationals and Britons without a passport are struggling to rent due to immigration checks introduced last year, according to a...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents (ARLA) has reiterated its call for the government to reconsider banning letting agents in England...

New measures under the Immigration Act 2016, which came into play yesterday, will only be welcomed by those operating in the...

There are growing fears that tenants will end up bearing the cost of the government’s decision to ban letting agents' fees...

Letting agents in England will be banned from charging fees to tenants under plans announced by the chancellor in his Autumn...

Britons without a passport are struggling to rent due to immigration checks introduced for earlier this year, according to a new survey. The...

An unscrupulous landlord who failed to fix a toilet which had became detached from the soil pipe, leaking all over the...

The Deposit Protection Service (DPS) wants to see more ‘support and information’ offered to landlords to help ensure that they properly...

The UK’s largest private landlord has sold almost half of his entire portfolio of around 900 residential properties, according to the...

The historic referendum vote in favour of leaving EU raises questions over what impact this will have on the UK private...

New Prime Minister Theresa May will undoubtedly have a number of things to do on her to-do list, but among the...

One of the UK’s largest and most controversial private landlords has seen his attempts to sell his entire portfolio of around...

So, Britain voted out of the European Union. What are the implications for UK landlords, from the immigration laws point of...

A fall in gilt yields will reduce the cost for lenders of longer term funding and hence open the door for...

Ever mounting issues such as regulation, rent arrears, handling tenant complaints, immigration checks, tax and inland revenue are causing many landlords...

Buy-to-let landlords can now carry out Right to Rent checks securely in a simple cloud based environment online following the introduction...

Members of Parliament have approved measures that will give greater protection to landlords wanting to evict illegal immigrants. Changes to the Immigration...

The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) understands the Government is planning to update its Right to Rent guidance following the roll out...

Landlords will no longer be immediately criminalised for failing to pick up illegal tenants, according to the Residential Landlords Association (RLA). The...

A recent judgment in a court case may significantly reduce the Government’s ability to enforce its ‘right to rent’ policy, according...

Courtesy of Urban.co.uk, Adrian McClinton of Rix and Kay Solicitors explains how landlords - or letting agents working on their behalf -...

The controversial Right to Rent scheme has affected fresh criticism on the day it goes live. From today, 1 February, landlords are...

Courtesy of Urban.co.uk, Adrian McClinton of Rix and Kay Solicitors explains how landlords can instruct their letting agent to carry out...

Landlord Action founder Paul Shamplina has teamed up with Direct Line for Business to create an advertorial video all about Right...

A landlord has been fined for breaching regulations for houses in multiple occupation following an early morning raid involving immigration enforcement officers. As...

A report from an online estate agent has found that half of UK landlords are not prepared for the Right to...

Landlords are being reminded that there is less than a month to go before Right to Rent goes live across England....

The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) has accused the Government of declaring war on individual landlords and described 2015 as an “annus...

The Government’s reduction of landlord buy-to-let tax relief to the 20% basic rate is a major factor for half (50%) of...

Housing minister Brandon Lewis has announced new measures that will clamp down on “criminal” landlords who “trap and cram vulnerable tenants...

MPs scrutinising the Government’s latest immigration proposals have used Residential Landlords Association (RLA) background briefings to challenge the immigration minister over...

The Government has announced that from 1 February 2016 all private landlords in England will have to check new tenants have...

The Chartered Institute of Housing in Scotland has spoken out against the Right to Rent scheme which will require landlords to...

The complexity of the Government’s plans to turn landlords into border police is seeing lawful tenants being refused housing, according to...

In the nine months since new Right To Rent immigration checks have been implemented across the West Midlands only seven landlords...

Following several days of outrage and confusion over the clampdown on letting to illegal migrants, the National Landlords Association (NLA) has...

Plans to force landlords to act as border control and potentially be jailed if they house illegal immigrants have met with...

Landlords could face a prison sentence for breaching the Government’s ‘Right to Rent’ checks in a series of measures to tackle...

The National Landlords Association says next month is the next key date for the roll-out of the government’s controversial immigration checks...

Serious questions hang over the Prime Minister’s plans to clamp down on illegal immigration, according to the Residential Landlords Association (RLA). In...

In a surprise move, Prime Minister David Cameron said the Tories will introduce a mandatory licencing scheme for private landlords. In a...

Tenant campaign group Generation Rent has announced that director Alex Hilton is stepping down from his role. He will be leaving the...

Landlord Investment Show heads to Woking in Surrey on Thursday 29th January at the H.G Wells Centre in Woking. We hear much...