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Over 40% of council houses and flats sold under the long-standing Right To Buy scheme are now owned by private landlords. That’s...

An influential consumer body is demanding a complete overhaul of Energy Performance Certificates. Which? says that with millions of households across the...

A Labour member of the House of Lords is warning that a new law could allow landlords’ bank accounts to be...

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

An online lettings platform claims to have launched the first “end-to-end self-service lettings platform” which could save landlords around £3,800. Hello Neighbour...

Renters allegedly pay £669 in un-recoverable costs for each ‘unwanted’ move as a result of eviction, claims campaigning charity Shelter. It says...

A small number of activists have tried to erect a four metre high mock eviction notice on one of Housing Secretary...

Julian Richer - the founder of Richer Sounds, the UK's largest hi-fi retailer - says he may set up a landlord...

New data sourced from millions of Barclays current accounts reveals growing stability in UK housing costs, which saw their lowest uplift...

The government has committed to returning the amended Renters Reform Bill to the House of Commons in mid-April. MPs return from their...

Some of the biggest names in the trade, lending and advisory sectors have produced a report outlining the vast significance that...

A string of debt advice charities want Housing Secretary Michael Gove to go well beyond merely banning Section 21 in a...

An analysis of government data suggests that potential first time buyers have failed to take advantage of literally hundreds of millions...

A survey by an activist group suggests that one in three tenants claim that their private renting conditions are impacting their...

Speculation continues apace over the likely measures in next month’s Budget, especially after what is seen by political analysts as a...

The Housing Ombudsman has found severe maladministration by One Housing Group in its record keeping following the its failure to conduct...

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

Six in 10 landlords recorded increased tenant demand for their properties in the final quarter of 2023, Paragon Bank research has...

Painful tax traps have been set for millions of people this year. Your pay may not even have kept pace with...

Landlords considering selling up have received guidance from Rightmove on when to do it and how. The portal claims February is the...

HSBC bank is working with Shelter on housing campaigns. A statement from the charity says: “With support from partners including HSBC UK,...

A major property industry supplier claims that the housing sector could meet government targets to improve the Energy Performance Certificate ratings for homes.  Landmark...

Former housing minister Rachel Maclean - the victim of a shock sacking by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak last month - has...

Solving the country’s rental crisis needs to be the number one priority for the government when it comes to tackling housing...

A council is to spend £10m to buy homes on the open market to house local people - some at risk...

The government has insisted that its commitment to reform the courts process to help deal with evictions more effectively is not...

The government claims that millions of homeowners in England and Wales will be given greater rights, powers, and protections over their...

Changes put forward to the Renters Reform Bill to crack down on rogue landlords, protect vulnerable residents and improve the safety of...

Battersea, the charity behind the Pet Friendly Properties campaign, says the Renters Reform Bill must become law as soon as possible. Battersea...

Research  from Shawbrook shows how many landlords have spent money preparing for EPC changes which are now not going to happen. A...

One of the most influential consumer property groups has made an impassioned plea to the Bank of England not to raise...

Bristol’s Labour-controlled council says it wants to spend some £17m of local council tax payers’ money on two new licensing schemes...

A PropTech entrepreneur has renewed his criticism of the government for failing to put flesh on the bones of the Renters...

A currently low-profile service that helps landlords manage portfolios or even sell their properties to tenants says it’s raised a big...

Millions of UK landlords will be adversely affected by the Renters Reform Bill, a solicitor warns - the latest law expert...

Today's inflation figures effectively seal the fate of the housing market for the rest of this year - including the crucial...

A long-standing and respected property firm has slammed the government for presiding over the “mess” of taxes applied to holiday lets...

An experienced property lawyer who has specialised in residential landlord and tenant law for 22 years says she is embarrassed at...

Shelter is telling the government it “must deliver” on the revolution it pledges under the Renters Reform Bill. Chief executive Polly Neate...

A campaign group claims that current MPs in the House of Commons make as much as £2m a year. 38 Degrees, which...

The Resolution Foundation has urged the government not to relax its target deadlines for improved energy efficiency in the private rental...

Shelter claims that private renters who complained to their landlord, letting agent or local council in the last three years were...

Baroness Alicia Kennedy, the outgoing director of Generation Rent, is angry with Jeremy Hunt. The Baroness claims “the cost of living crisis...

Airbnb claims its so-called ‘spare room’ landlords earn an a rage of just £2,400 a year - the equivalent of a...

Last week it was announced that North Devon's second homeowners could pay double the amount of council tax after one year...

Private rental property should be “acquired” and used for social housing according to a think tank. And it says tax penalties, laws...

A new crowdfunding platform says it’s opening up property investing to “a whole new generation.” Allbricks claims it’s disrupting “the antiquated mortgage...

A £50m scheme to bring more empty homes back to life in Wales - but private land are excluded from applying. The...

A top Tory who is chair of the Conservative backbench Treasury Committee and a member of the Treasury Select Committee says...

Landlords making self-assessment tax returns may already be starting to sweat - the deadline is midnight on January 31. Overall - landlords...

At LRG we are currently seeing rental properties go within days, and sometimes hours of being placed on the market.  Rent is...

Yes, it’s that time again when the property hoi polloi impose their predictions for the following year on us and so,...

Purplebricks has detailed the price it is paying for a lettings compliance blunder first spotted last year. It predicts that, at worst,...

Over 600 workers at the campaigning charity Shelter have started a fortnight of strike action in what the trades union Unite calls...

Two councillors have successfully used the London Assembly to push London Mayor Sadiq Khan and the government to do more to...

I often use this column to discuss the reputation of landlords and the broader private rented sector which, as we all...

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has delivered his long-awaited Autumn Statement - the fiscal event which he says will lead to “all of...

Brokers say that more than a quarter of their landlord clients plan to sell properties as a result of the red...

It’s disappointing to say, but once again the rhetoric from both the Labour and Conservative party conferences towards the private rented...

The government’s expected U-turn on the future of Section 21 eviction powers has provoked an explosion of anger from Generation Rent...

Property experts in one part of the UK where rent freezes are a way of life say they make the housing...

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

GetGround - which until now has been a service to help landlords form companies - has launched GetProperty, a service guiding...

Shelter claims that almost 1.1m private renters in England – one in seven – had their rent increased in the last...

Baroness Alicia Kennedy, director of the Generation Rent group, is warning that millions of tenants may not be able to pay...

PropTech firm Kamma says total fines for agents and landlords have now topped £8m in London alone with a £238,000 increase...

A prominent personal finance analyst says renters in the private sector are amongst the most badly hit by the cost of...

New figures show that the amount of Capital Gains Tax raked in by HM Revenue & Customs has skyrocketed.  The Revenue received...

Any restrictions on Airbnb and other short lets platforms will hit millions in the UK, according to the people behind new...

HM Revenue & Customs has named and shamed a string of landlords who, it claims, have collectively avoided many millions of...

A trade body is calling for a partnership with the government to push the domestic heating market towards heat pumps as...

One of the highest profile advocates of widespread reform in the private rental sector has been Baroness Alicia Kennedy, director of...

A report in a government-supporting newspaper suggests that a proposal to cut Capital Gains Tax for landlords who sell to first...

Housing Secretary Michael Gove has made a sweeping attack on the conditions of homes run by private landlords. In a statement backing...

The recent energy price cap increase implemented has prompted households across the UK to consider ways to make their home more...

Two of the country’s leading Conservative MPs have spoken at a Shelter conference which claimed millions of private renters were being...

Let’s face facts, landlords and the private rented sector have a reputation problem. Perceived to be the poor relation of housing provision, the sector is...

Horrendous price rises are set to hit hard this year. The Spring Statement laid out plans to mitigate the pain of...

The leader of the Generation Rent campaign group has accused Chancellor Rishi Sunak of “stacking the economy against private renters who...

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

New figures show that buy to let landlords quitting the sector or at least reducing their portfolios have helped the government...

In this guest piece, Josh Barber from Flooring Superstore sets out why landlords must pay attention to flooring when it comes...

Covid-19 has upended most industries, at least for a short while, over the past two years. But the tourism sector has...

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

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

An alliance of 25 major charities have written to Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Chancellor Rishi Sunak, calling for urgent action...

The Law Society of England and Wales has welcomed the proposal for tenants facing eviction to receive enhanced legal assistance. “It would be...

A national accountancy firm says HM Revenue & Customs has discovered huge numbers of landlords avoiding paying tax - as many as...

The new Housing Secretary, Michael Gove, must remake the rental sector in a fairer and more stable form. That’s the view of...

Michael Gove - one of the most senior and controversial figures in modern politics - is the new Housing Secretary.  Ben Beadle,...

A mortgage expert who is a prominent sceptic about the lettings market has stepped up his criticisms, saying renting is no...

Celebrations amongst landlords and home owners over the latest record house price figures mask growing disadvantages for renters, claims a mortgage...

New research by a property investment consultancy has revealed which regions of England present the most promising opportunities for buy to...

Propertymark, the trade body for letting agents, has joined landlords in writing to junior housing minister Eddie Hughes to call for...

The government has produced figures that counter the long-running claims by rental sector activists that there has been a build up...

The Baroness who leads the Generation Rent campaign has made a sharp attack on section 21 notices. Baroness Alicia Kennedy says: “A Section 21...

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

It’s been revealed that in just one part of Scotland, renters have failed to claim back over £188,000 in deposits at...

Some tenants will spend years living in temporary Airbnb-style short let accommodation after the Coronavirus crisis ends, a lettings platform claims. The...

Social renters have the lowest life satisfaction and experience the greatest anxiety according to analysis by a property management firm.  Lettings company...