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

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

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

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

Activists from pressure groups and London-focussed tenants’ bodies have handed in a letter to 10 Downing Street asking the Prime Minister...

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

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

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

A senior committee of MPs claims that it’s “too difficult for renters to realise their legal right to a safe and...

The government has indirectly given away early details of its long-expected National Landlord Register - but it still appears to be...

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

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

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

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

It goes without saying that any decent landlord wants to provide their tenants with a safe and secure home and to...

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

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

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

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

A leading figure in the PropTech sector says more regulation could make the rental sector fairer and more transparent - but...

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

A prominent property website, which monitors the lettings market, suggests that rent controls would drive a proportion of rental stock to...

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

Legal & General’s Retirement Institutional division has announced a massive £2.5 billion investment to deliver as many as 7,000 Build To...

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

Last October, stakeholders across the private rented sector were told by ministers that the Government needed extra time to create a...

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...

The National Residential Landlords Association says the government has chosen the wrong benchmark against which to judge property conditions. Responding to proposals...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Another charity has criticised landlords using eviction powers on tenants with Covid-related arrears.  StepChange, a debt advice charity, says it wants to...

The government has launched a survey of private tenants in which it asks them whether they would like to be given...

There is a fear that work required to bring rental units up to new Energy Performance Certificate levels by 2025 could...

Labour has echoed campaign groups Generation Rent and Shelter in calling for the speediest possible ending of Section 21 eviction powers,...

The scrapping of Section 21 and other provisions expected in the government’s White Paper on rental reform have been delayed until...

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...

£223.7 billion. That’s how much better off UK landlords are than five years ago when you do the maths on the...

The White Paper on rental reform may still be some time away, with a minister at the centre of its preparation saying...

The government is expected to give at least some details today of the principles enshrined in a new White Paper on...

The government has issued new guidance for landlords and tenants concerning the possession process as applied to those on an Assured...

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

An analysis of the Green Homes Grant applications show exactly which areas will be hit most when the scheme comes to...

One of the country’s largest Build To Rent players says the government should incentivise working from home and the use of...