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During the King’s Speech on Wednesday 17 July, the UK Government announced that it intended to legislate a new Renters’ Rights...

Housing has been a priority since day one of the new Labour government, with its promised 1.5m new homes getting a good...

A property firm has branded the current council tax rules for holiday homes “a mess” and says local and national government...

Labour has made a solid start with regard to the lettings sector according to a high profile rental law expert. The Head...

Letting agents’ body Propertymark has fired a warning shot at Baroness Eluned Morgan, the politician who has been chosen to be...

A new agency - which describes itself as a “disruptor company” - says it will charge an all-in lettings and management...

An activist group supporting renters is calling for the final two months of a tenancy to be rent-free in a bid...

The government has released more information on its new Renters Rights Bill, which is expected to be launched into Parliament in...

In a survey conducted just before the General Election by Leaders Romans Group, 60% of tenants and landlords believe a reduction...

A controversial council claims that HMRC is working with its enforcement team because many landlords who avoid licensing schemes are also...

The activists who were so influential in steering the shape of the Renters Reform Bill under the old Conservative government are...

The National Residential Landlords Association says ending Section 21 eviction powers in isolation, as some have suggested the new government should...

A new Renters' Rights Bill is to be introduced into Parliament, it's been confirmed today. The announcement was made in the King's...

A Labour council is warning landlords to get licensing or face hefty fines or prosecution.  Brent council in north London says it...

A council dominated by a residents association is looking for landlords of three-, four- and five-bedroom houses to sign up to...

The much-publicised and long-awaited Good Landlords Charter for the Greater Manchester area has at last been launched. A statement from the local...

Housing has emerged as a key talking point during Labour's first few days in government. This comes at a fractious time for...

The latest residential sentiment survey from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors suggests a currently-subdued housing market but with a more...

Salford council has launched a consultation on whether private housing landlords in parts of Broughton and Kersal should require a selective...

Chancellor Rachel Reeves' announcement of new measures to accelerate housebuilding in the UK is welcome news for the short lets sector,...

One of the Bank of England monetary policy committee members has advised against a cut in base rate on August 1. Jonathan...

A Green councillor in a city which has a Green MP is calling for the local authority to require planning consent...

The latest e.surv index shows that house prices in England and Wales are, on average, still some 1.6% below the level...

The Conservatives, reeling from a General Election which left them with just 121 MPs, have revealed their new shadow cabinet. The shadow...

A prominent property group says landlords can only cope with the upcoming rental reform programme under Labour if they work with...

In a blog released within minutes of Sir Kier Starmer becoming Prime Minister, activist group Generation Rent calls for rent controls. It...

The National Residential Landlords Association has congratulated Labour on its landslide election win and has extended the hand of cooperation for...

Paul Shamplina, head of Landlord Action, has admitted the Labour landslide win will cause “significant concern” amongst landlords. He says: “With Labour's...

The Labour landslide victory in last week’s election won’t change the weather when it comes to mortgage rates, a leading analyst...

Labour MP Matthew Pennycook has been named as the principal housing minister in the new government. He was shadow housing minister when...

As the new Labour Government settles into power, rental reform will be one of the items at the top of the...

With a historic majority for Keir Starmer and the Labour Party, there can be no doubt over which party will be...

The biggest rental sector headline from Labour’s manifesto may well be its pledge for the “immediate” abolition of Section 21 eviction...

Labour is likely to make rental sector reform and regulation a priority - at least partly because it will be low-cost...

A survey by agency Foxtons suggests the election has had no substantial effect on landlords’ decisions to grow or sell portfolios.  Conducted...

With Labour set to have a substantial majority in the Commons, this is how the coming days will play out.  Over the...

There’s a property revolution starting today with a large scale defeat expected for the Tories - that’s the view of a...

The National Residential Landlords Association is demanding that the new government elected tomorrow brings back the Renters Reform Bill “as a...

Price growth in high-value prime areas has been put on hold given uncertainty surrounding the General Election, according to the latest...

If Labour wins Thursday’s General Election. expect three major housing announcements within a fortnight. That’s the exclusive claim from the Sunday Times...

The deputy chief executive of Generation Rent claims to have suffered “horrendous exploitation” at the hands of lettings agents.  Dan Wilson Craw...

A move by one London council to refer itself to the Regulator of Social Housing should be seen as a 'national...

Only 31.8% of landlords questioned in a large survey back the Tories in next week’s election. Although this is the largest individual...

With the General Election just one week away, a new poll shows the top landlord priorities when it comes to voting...

Rent prices tend to rise in the 12 months immediately after a General Election, by an average of 1.96%, according to...

Fewer landlords feel negative about their buy to let business according to the latest Landbay landlord survey. The specialist lender’s surveys typically...

With the General Election campaign increasingly focusing on tax - on property and other assets and income - new figures from...

The National Residential Landlords Association has set out what it calls “three key asks” of the new government to protect and...

Labour is pledging to scrap the Conservatives’ plan to ban new gas boilers from 2035. The pledge has come from shadow energy...

“When it comes to housing policy, there is little difference between the two major parties” says Aneisha Beveridge, head of research...

A national trade body is calling for more regulation to shield people from the dangers of damp and mould in homes. The...

A letter from a coalition of pro-tenant groups has been sent to the leaders of the Labour, Conservative, Liberal Democrat, Reform...

Controversial politician George Galloway has issued a party manifesto saying the payment of “exorbitant rents to wealthy buy to let pensioners”...

A think tank claims that when it comes to space within a home, private rental sector tenants pay three times as...

Labour has stepped up its programme clamping down on what it calls “unscrupulous landlords strangling growth.” Specifically this means ending bidding wars,...

A lack of choice for private renters about where they can live will undermine plans set out by political parties to...

The Resolution Foundation - which describes itself as an independent think tank, and whose chief executive resigned this month to become...

A manifesto just released by the Labour Party and dedicated to Scotland hints at ent controls. In recent years Labour has backed...

Nigel Farage has pledged that his Reform UK party would reverse the Section 24 landlord tax changes within 100 days. Section 24...

Local media in the Midlands say another Labour council is set to charge private landlords £1,000 for a licence allowing them...

A survey of over 1,000 landlords finds they appear largely reconciled to the election of a Labour government after 14 years...

Labour’s manifesto commitment to empower renters to challenge unreasonable rent increases has been slammed because it “would leave millions trapped in...

Plaid Cymru, the party of Wales, has issued a manifesto with a clampdown on the private rental sector as one of...

So Sadiq Khan has succeeded in winning a third term as Mayor of London – albeit with a smaller majority than...

The National Residential Landlords Association says it’s ready and willing to work with a future Labour government on private rental sector...

The Labour manifesto has made no mention of Capital Gains Tax, and while Sir Kier Starmer has ruled out many mainstream...

Labour’s manifesto, just released, makes a pledge to enact the “immediate” abolition of Section 21 eviction powers, along with other private...

The Conservatives have set out a 78-page manifesto, of which just over two pages are given to housing and related issues.  Here...

The Conservatives say they will scrap Capital Gains Tax for landlords who sell to sitting tenants, if they win the General...

An investigation by Sky News and a housing campaigner have revealed that there are some 33,993 vacant council properties in England...

The ink was hardly dry on Labour’s plan for a mortgage guarantee scheme for first time buyers before some left wing...

Now a date for the General Election has been set, the Renters (Reform) Bill has expired with the proroguing and effective...

The Generation Rent activist group has issued a statement appearing sharply critical of Labour’s first new policy on housing in the General...

Propertymark says the current political crisis in Wales - where the Labour Welsh Parliament leader has lost a confidence vote but...

Legal action has been launched against Middlesbrough’s Labour council amid claims a licensing scheme which charges landlords almost £1,000 for each...

From July 1 most privately rented properties in Lewisham, south London, will need a property licence.  With one in four households in...

New demands from the Generation Rent group go much further than the original Renters Reform Bill in removing landlords’ rights. The group...

A Labour councillor who has wanted restricted rights for buy to let landlords and short let hosts has been dropped as...

A row has broken out over the head of a think tank who surprised Labour Party members by being appointed as...

A Labour MP who served in Jeremy Corbyn’s shadow administration and has spent much of his Parliamentary career criticising the private...

The chief executive of the Generation Rent group has made another attack on landlords who ask tenants to vacate properties. He says...

Just over 40% of landlords say they are undecided on who to vote for on July 4 -  it a bigger...

It now appears that Labour wanted the Renters Reform Bill to be waved through into law last week - but the...

A council which this week announced that it would charge landlords almost £1,000 for a licence, is now being accused of kicking...

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak says he cannot say for sure whether the Renters Reform Bill will be ‘waved through’ into law...

A General Election has been called for July 4. So what happens to the Renters Reform Bill, which has been the subject...

London councils have slammed government plans for regulating the short-term and holiday lets sector. In a letter to Housing Secretary Michael Gove,...

All private landlords in four areas of Islington in north London - where the council claims there are particular problems with...

Labour-controlled Lambeth council in south London is introducing a Selective Licensing Scheme at almost £1,000 per property. A statement from the council...

Just days after suggesting rent controls of any kind were off the table, it now appears Labour may be considering them...

* This piece is written jointly by Richard Rowntree (Managing Director, Paragon Bank) and Ben Beadle (Chief Executive of the National...

Research by PropTech firm APRAO has asked whether London Labour Mayor Sadiq Khan has delivered on new homes for the capital. On...

Newly re-elected Greater Manchester Labour Mayor Andy Burnham is to spend £600,000 of council tax payers’ cash on a clampdown on...

The fragile peace between different groups in the Renters Reform Coalition has ended in a dispute about a Labour-commissioned report on...

The National Residential Landlords Association is introducing a new energy efficiency retrofitting course this summer - ahead of possible EPC rule...

The Labour Party will not introduce rent controls if it wins the election. A spokesperson for the party is quoted on today’s...

The Renters Reform Bill returns to Parliament this week, with a First Reading of the measure in the House of Lords...

Sadiq Khan, newly elected for a third term as London Mayor, is already under pressure from the Labour Left to be...

The newly re-elected Labour Mayor of Greater Manchester - Andy Burnham - wants to end Right To Buy on new-build homes...

The research head of Knight Frank is warning that a new batch of landlords are preparing to sell up and leave...