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The mayor of London is being urged to forget about rent controls and instead focus on increasing the supply of rental...

The Tory leadership contest is well underway with just two candidates - Boris Johnson and Jeremy Hunt - left in the...

Buy-to-let landlords need to minimise potential risks that make the difference between ‘profitable calm’ and ‘money-pit worry’ to help ensure that...

As the supply of rental accommodation dwindles, demand from tenants continues to go up, and for good reason, according to Paul Sloan, operations director...

Landlords are being urged to seek guidance to ensure that they are clear on the ‘bombardment’ of regulatory changes that could...

There has been a sharp rise in demand from people looking to rent property amid political and economic uncertainty, according to...

Private landlords provide a vital service for people looking for housing, and that is why the government is wrong to persecute...

Philip Hammond is being urged to use his Autumn Budget, which will take place on 29 October, to support investment in...

From tomorrow a new law will make the consequences of failing to protect personal data for companies and others far more serious. The...

A combination of tax reform and stricter regulation for landlords is slowing the growth of the private rented sector (PRS), but private...

Deposit-free renting provider Flatfair has signed a partnership with the UK's largest independent estate agency Spicerhaart which has 100 letting branches...

Plans to introduce a new rental complaints system to help support private tenants who are forced to live in shoddy housing...

This week, there have been warnings that the buy-to-let market is looking ‘increasingly bleak’ and that landlords are deterred from entering...

In 2006, selective licensing was introduced, giving councils the power to force landlords to clean up their acts. These licenses allow...

A leading letting agent has warned that new measures to protect tenants do not go far enough. The government announced earlier this...

Rent paid by tenants to private landlords in Britain rose by 1.2% in the year to December, the Office for National...