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HMRC is today launching a pilot scheme for Making Tax Digital, the controversial proposal for quarterly reporting for landlords and the...

A council is asking landlords to sign a document declaring they are letting safe and compliant properties. Dorset council has launched the...

A building society says it is considering ending its policy of lending to buyers of holiday lets. Martese Carton, the director of...

There have been several examples of local councils asking private landlords to help find accommodation for refugees - but now the...

Housing Secretary Michael Gove says the long-awaited Renters Reform Bill, first promised in 2019, will finally be introduced into Parliament next...

A pilot scheme described as helping “tenants threatened with eviction to stay in their homes” has been extended after Cornwall Council...

A new rent-to-own scheme means some tenants can save a slice of their rent to help build a deposit to buy. Financial...

The architects of the Fairer Private Rented Sector White Paper have been housing minister Eddie Hughes MP, Housing Secretary Michael Gove...

Gedling council in Nottinghamshire is the latest local authority to resume consultations on Selective Licensing after putting initial proposals on ice...

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

A fire and rescue service is asking landlords who own or manage HMOs to get involved in a pilot scheme. Over the...

Welsh Nationalist politicians are complaining about a finance company which identified part of Wales as having attractive yields for buy to...

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

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

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

A council has launched a pilot scheme involving private landlords willing to lease their properties to the authority for five years. Cardiff...

The controversial Right to Rent scheme, which requires landlords in England to check the immigration status of their tenants, often leads...

Private landlords will have a major say in a court case considering the future of the government’s Right to Rent scheme. The...

The two candidates for Conservative leader are being urged to make a public commitment to abolishing the controversial Right to Rent...

The Home Office has announced that it plans to reassess its Right to Rent scheme that requires landlords in England to...

The government’s decision to launch a £200m pilot scheme last week to extend Right to Buy to housing association tenants -...

A pilot scheme has been launched with a view to improving property standards, increasing awareness, boosting engagement and increasing housing supply...

The controversial Right to Rent scheme has affected fresh criticism on the day it goes live. From today, 1 February, landlords are...