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A new version of research first released in May 2023 once again lashes some MPs for being landlords. 38 Degrees - an...

Activists are beginning to pile pressure on London Labour Mayor Sadiq Khan, claiming the public will be disappointed if he toes...

A think tank based in central London says landlords would not quit the sector if much tougher - and more expensive...

A think tank is urging the UK government to consider tax perks for private renters to help them save faster for...

Countryside campaigning charity CPRE has given a warm welcome to Michael Gove’s clampdown on short lets. Last week Housing Secretary Gove announced...

Deciding on a residence in the bustling city of London is no small feat, especially when faced with the dichotomy of...

I’m not especially political and certainly carry no candle for one flavour or another. I might argue that they’re all pretty...

The Labour Party has committed to extending a crackdown on social housing landlords who fail to fix mouldy homes, to include...

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

The ongoing freeze on housing benefit rates is a travesty that needs reversing immediately, the National Residential Landlords Association is warning.  The...

The National Residential Landlords Association hosts a meeting at Labour’s annual conference tomorrow - but it admits the party’s rental policies...

A collection of pressure groups, fronted by Generation Rent, wants all private rental homes going on sale to be offered first...

The National Residential Landlords Association is warning that Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s scrapping of revised EPC targets at the end of...

London Labour Mayor Sadiq Khan and the Labour-supporting leader of the Generation Rent pressure group have starred in a lengthy social...

A left-wing pressure group wants new laws to force landlords to pay hefty relocation expenses to tenants who claim high rents...

A pressure group within the Labour Party wants a future government to provide £15 billion over 10 years to allow half...

London Labour Mayor Sadiq Khan has returned to his demand for powers to control rents in the private sector, citing a...

The new director of Generation Rent, Ben Twomey, takes over from Baroness Alicia Kennedy this morning. A statement announcing his appointment earlier...

A Labour pressure group wants the party to campaign on housing at the next General Election, including railing against what it...

The Financial Times says the Labour Party is poised to reject the increasingly shrill calls for rent controls made by the...

A Labour Party proposal to sell some long-empty homes to first time buyers for just £1 has been dismissed as the...

The Labour Party is to launch a major review of the private rental sector, led by the head of a London...

Labour’s radical proposals for the private rental sector - including reducing landlords’ powers to demand arrears - have produced a dramatic...

The mini-Budget was always billed as a tax-cutting, growth-generating affair - and so it proved - but Labour has criticised it...

Scottish Labour Party leader Anas Sarwar has called for the Scottish Government to implement an emergency rent freeze. The freeze, which Sarwar...

A new political party called Breakthrough is campaigning for radical reform of the rental sector and housing in general. The party -...

Councils will be able to control numbers of second homes and holiday lets under new plans unveiled by the Welsh Government. There...

The early bird discount period for what many regard as the country’s most controversial landlord licensing scheme has been extended. The discount...

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

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

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

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

A Labour Mayor and a former Labour baroness have teamed up to call for rent freezes in London, claiming they slash...

A newspaper is suggesting that proposals for rent controls could be scuppered because of the relatively large proportion of elected politicians...

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

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

The Momentum group on the left of the Labour Party has outlined a three-stage campaign to secure a longer term ban on...

The Momentum movement on the left wing of the Labour Party is staging a series of protests this weekend targeting landlords...

The Scottish Labour Party has written to the SNP government of that country to demand more protection for private tenants. Labour housing...

It’s regarded as extremely likely that Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick will announce an extension to the eviction ban in England today. Pleas...

The former leader of the Labour Party in Scotland has joined the board of Shelter, the campaigning charity that has often...

A Labour activist claiming to represent tenants is putting the squeeze on party members who are also landlords. An article on the Labour...

A proposed Bill to protect private sector tenants by introducing measures to limit rent increases could drive many buy-to-let landlords out...

With just one day until voting day, each of the main political parties has outlined its plans for the country, including for...

The main political parties have laid out their blueprints for government ahead of what is likely to be one of the...

Private landlords in Newcastle have slammed the Labour Party’s proposed ‘right to buy’ policy that could see long-term tenants acquire buy-to-let...

Labour’s plan to introduce a rent cap has been slammed by ARLA Propertymark.  Labour has proposed capping rents and with Labour’s conference...

Hundreds of buy-to-let landlords have expressed concerns for the future of the buy-to-let industry if Labour comes into power.  Boris Johnson is...

The Labour Party’s planned ‘right to buy’ policy could cost landlords almost £50bn, an average of £18,400 each, according to calculations...

The Labour Party’s proposed ‘right to buy’ policy would have a devasting impact on the private rented sector and lead to...

Renters would stop paying council tax under radical plans being considered by the Labour Party. A Labour-commissioned report calls on the party...

The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) has warned that growing speculation the mayor of London Sadiq Khan is considering introducing rent controls...

Labour plans to abolish legislation permitting private landlords to evict tenants without giving a reason. Section 21 notices, which have been in...

Plans to create ‘healthy homes zones’, as part of an effort to reduce housing-related health inequalities, have been proposed by the...

A Labour councillor tasked with clamping down on rogue landlords has found herself in hot water after failing to declare a...

Scottish Labour leader Richard Leonard has unveiled proposals to control rents and limit the power of private landlords, despite concerns that...

Many people with pets still find it difficult to find a rental property, and that is largely due to the potential...

The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) is seeking greater clarification from the Labour party after it put forward new proposals this week...

Private rental prices paid by tenants continued to slow last month suggesting that rent controls may leave tenants worse off. Rent paid...

We all know that investing in buy-to-let property is a potentially great way to supplement our income, and so it is...

The fire that engulfed a 24-storey tower block in west London yesterday, tragically killing several people when flames tore through the...

A radical proposal initially put forward by the leader of the Labour party, Jeremy Corbyn, to extend the Right to Buy...

The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) has hit out at claims made by the new Shadow Chancellor, John McDonnell.   During his speech...

Rent controls and similar policies which are thought to work well in other countries cannot be easily replicated in the UK’s...

Landlord support for Labour and the Liberal Democrat Party has halved since the 2010 General Election because of their interventionist policies...

The Labour party has announced plans to reform the private rented sector should it come to power. It would introduce legislation to...

The National Landlords Association (NLA) has launched an initiative to enable tenants to check if their landlord is accredited.   Tenants can check...