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The Labour Mayor of Newham in London has called for a vast extension of landlord licensing. Rokhsana Fiaz says she welcomes a...

Labour will create a national landlord register to protect tenants from what the party calls “unscrupulous property owners.: Party leader Sir Kier...

An organisation that describes itself as ‘politically independent and a charity’ is launching a probe into how further regulation could help...

The government has been given the clearest signal yet that substantial numbers of landlords will quit the sector if radical reforms...

The National Residential Landlords Association is asking all landlords - not just its members - to contribute to a consultation on...

What are the main causes of tension and disagreements between tenants and landlords ahead of the Rental Reform Bill, which is expected to...

Some landlords admit to increasing their rents directly as a result of being taxed more through the various fiscal changes introduced...

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 Mirror newspaper has launched a campaign to “make rented homes safer”. It says its campaign - called Safe As Houses -...

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

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...

An independent think-tank is the latest organisation wanting landlord licensing schemes across England plus a nationa landlord register, emulating similar schemes...

The Generation Rent activist group has repeated its call for a landlord register in England, saying it could mean more tax...

Campaigning charity Shelter has made a shocking attack on landlords, claiming many of them are acting illegally. It claims 45 per cent...

The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government is spending £100,000 on a feasibility study to investigate the setting up of...

TV star Robert Rinder - best known for his performances under the guise of Judge Rinder - has made an outspoken...

A petition created by the Generation Rent group of activists and seeking a national landlord register appears to be struggling to...

The Generation Rent campaign says a mandatory landlord register is necessary - and would have stopped the actions of a rogue...

Proposals for a national register of landlords have been rejected by the government.  A report on the joint research project between the...

As David Cameron announced his cabinet, Brian Murphy of the Mortgage Advice Bureau has said that the new Government will make...