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There’s been a large rise in complaints and a huge increase in compensation according to figures out today from the Property...

Plans for leasehold reform face a major early stumbling block as analysis shows plans to retrospectively introduce a cap on ground...

More details have emerged of what appears to be a stay of execution for Section 21 eviction powers in the short term. The...

The rise of platforms such as Airbnb has opened up new possibilities to generate extra income by renting out spaces.  From spare...

A prominent lettings agent is urging landlords to stay vigilant for changes to the Renters Reform Bill now that Parliament is...

Politicians have rejected calls for rent controls, open ended tenancies and slower evictions - although this has not happened on the...

A lettings agency has identified the three most complained-about issues by tenants last year. All the tenants were in Greater London and...

A much-hyped government proposal to introduce a Rental Mediation Service to resolve disputes, sustain tenancies and reduce pressure on the courts...

They have taken differing views on Section 21 powers but now the National Residential Landlords Association and homelessness charity Crisis have...

The government has developed an insurance scheme which may help landlords who want to see flats in high rise blocks.  Following the...

A pioneering project is matching private landlords with tenant management skills in a local housing association. Salford council and the Irwell Valley...

The chief executive of the National Residential Landlords Association says the devil is in the detail when it comes to the...

A collection of rental experts in a body called The Lettings Industry Council have called for the creation of a Landlord...

The Building Safety Bill has become law - and while it does offer help to leaseholder landlords with one or two...

In this guides and tips piece, Kerry Barber, head of Compliance at Goodlord, and Leanne McCarthy, claims facilitator at Goodlord, discuss why this month's...

Labour MP Hilary Benn has spoken out in favour of buy to let landlords currently expected to pay towards remediation work...

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

Trading Standards has approved a new alternative dispute resolution body for the private rental sector. It’s The Dispute Service Ltd, and it...

As the government continues to assess the future state of building regulation in the UK, developers and leaseholders continue to remain...

In this feature article, Stuart Kerr from Restorations UK sets out why this could be the worst winter yet for mould...

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

Nobody wants to have to end a tenancy with deductions from a tenancy deposit! Here we share our expert tips for landlords to pass...

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

The government has hit back at claims from the National Residential Landlords Association that buy to let landlords are being left...

Government plans to rectify dangerous cladding are riddled with confusion and risk needless delays to addressing the problem. That’s the warning from...

Property insurers have forced “crippling costs” on to residents of medium and high-rise apartment blocks in the aftermath of the Grenfell...

The National Residential Landlords Association is seeking clarification from gov ernment about whether landlords are included in the latest measure to...

Despite dire warnings from Generation Rent, Shelter and other campaigners, it appears that the end of the eviction ban did NOT...

An innovative pilot project aiming to reduce evictions by providing free mediation between private landlords and tenants has been launched in...

As founder of Landlord Action and chief operating officer at Hamilton Fraser, I’ve been talking to landlords for over 25 years...

The government claims its new Building Safety Bill, published yesterday, will create “lasting generational change” after Grenfell and the cladding crisis...

Since the eviction ban was lifted on May 31, landlords are once again able to move forward with eviction proceedings. However,...

New figures show that in England and Wales, 69 per cent of disputed deposits are split between the landlord and tenant,...

Campaign group Generation Rent has issued an angry statement in response to the government’s decision to extend the eviction ban for...

The government has surprised observers by announcing that compulsory mediation over Covid-related arrears would happen in the commercial sector - but not...

The government has surprised observers by announcing that compulsory mediation over Covid-related arrears would happen in the commercial sector - but not...

There appears to be no evidence yet as to the effectiveness or otherwise of the government’s mediation scheme, introduced ahead of...

Another council is urging landlords to seek alternative solutions to tenancy issues how the eviction ban is at an end. The emergency...

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

Landlords in a Midlands city are being asked to help find safe places to live for homeless individuals and families. The council...

A think-tank, UK Onward, has called for radical rental reform. In a statement released to coincide with today’s Queen’s Speech, the think-tank...

The government has released details of its mediation scheme, which has already won the in-principle support of the National Residential Landlords...

A resolution service set up last summer for landlords is extending its remit to cover a much wider range of disputes. TDS...

A local council has let it be known that it’s in a pilot mediation scheme set up by the government -...

The government insists that its ban on bailiff-enforced evictions “protects the most vulnerable renters” during the pandemic. The claim comes in the...

The ban on bailiff-enforced evictions for private renters has been extended in England and Wales. This will be until February 21 “at...

An online quiz with 4,000 landlord participants suggests that landlords are well informed - they scored an average 70 per cent...

A webinar being held tomorrow will consider whether mediation is a valid way of addressing tenant arrears during the Coronavirus pandemic. A...

A local authority is thought to be the first in the country to be offering a Coronavirus lifeline to hard-pressed landlords. Leicester...

The Lettings Industry Council has published a report outlining why Section 21 should not be abolished, despite the government’s commitment to...

Landlord Action and the Property Redress Scheme, both part of the Hamilton Fraser group, have teamed up to help buy-to-let landlords...

The government has published its response to the House of Commons, Communities and Local Government Select Committee’s (HCLG) report on cladding...

A new tenancy mediation service for landlords and tenants has successfully resolved 50% of cases where the renter was willing to...

The Real Estate sector has seen the number of workers furloughed hit 28%, with the monthly wage packet for these workers...

The government has been criticised by the Fire Brigades Union (FBU) for taking far too long to remove all flammable cladding...

The UK economy is losing £2.7bn a day in absolute terms due to the existing lockdown, a new report has revealed.  According to UK Powerhouse...

Property Redress Scheme (PRS) has launched a tenancy mediation service for residential and commercial landlords, or their appointed letting agent, and...

In a bid to improve relationships between letting agents, landlords, and tenants north of the border, fresh funding has been made...