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In the recent landlord sentiment survey conducted by the Property Redress Scheme, it came as no surprise to me to discover...

A think tank based in central London says landlords would not quit the sector if much tougher - and more expensive...

The removal of Section 21 notices and the end of fixed-term tenancies are the two issues that concern landlords the most,...

A newspaper reports that Housing Secretary Michael Gove is willing to rely on Labour votes to pass the Renters Reform Bill...

A national newspaper says the Renters Reform Bill is “on the brink of collapse” as Tory MPs are divided on their views...

The National Residential Landlords Association says it wants a speedy implementation of the Renters Reform Bill to avoid uncertainty - and...

Generation Rent has issued an angry statement about amendments to the Renters Reform Bill - just as one MP says agreement...

Online rental platform Lettingaproperty is telling landlords to take a strategic approach to property management in 2024, to help tnavigate legislative...

This is back-to-school season and for the majority of university students who choose to move away from their family home during...

A controversial MP sacked by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak earlier this year says he will take up the cause of landlords...

An angry reader has contacted Landlord Today with a letter from housing minister Rachel Maclean - which the recipient has branded...

A new petition has been launched on the UK Parliament website to reverse the move towards Periodic Tenancies contained in the...

This year is set to bring sweeping rental reforms that will change the face of lettings forever. Landlords should be following...

Landlords are exiting the market in droves. According to an accountancy firm who analysed HMRC data, 70,000 buy-to-let landlords left the sector...

An arctic wind has blown throughout the UK in December. Yet it feels that the private rented sector (PRS) has been...

Despite a string of pledges on rental sector reform delivered in recent days by government ministers, including Housing Secretary Michael Gove,...

PropTech firms Goodlord and Voich have released the findings of their annual State of the Lettings Industry survey. Some 2,600 agents, landlords...

There is still time for landlords to influence the specific provisions of the Renters Reform Bill according to one of the...

In June, the government finally released its long-awaited White Paper ‘A Fairer Private Rented Sector’. You will almost certainly have seen...

On 16 June 2022, the Government introduced a White Paper called “A Fairer Rented Private Sector”. It proposes the biggest changes...

As part of The Renters’ Reform White Paper, the UK government proposed that all tenants be moved onto a single system...

The National Residential Landlords Association has identified five key areas for its campaigning in the short term, as the Conservatives elect...

Lack of rental stock is now the biggest challenge facing letting agents today. That is what every agent I’ve spoken to...

Now is the time to lobby the Government on the detail of the Renters Reform Bill. That’s the message from the expert...

Thank goodness the uncertainty is over - but is it all too skewed towards tenants? That’s the worry of suppliers as Daniel...

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

The government has released the full details of what it calls the Fairer Private Rented Sector White Paper. This is to form...

A new academic report suggests that more than 400,000 private tenants may be in significant rent arrears by the end of...

The government’s “How to Rent” guide was once again updated yesterday. Landlords agreeing new tenancies must provide tenants with this new version...

Aaron Cambden reflects on the Leeds City Council v Broadley Appeal Court ruling, including his tips for landlords.  Landlords are not responsible...

Landlords have welcomed an Appeal Court ruling that buy-to-let landlords are not responsible for paying the council tax on a property...

Landlords can use the services of an inventory clerk to carry out checks of smoke detectors and carbon monoxide alarms in...