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Only 39 rogue landlords and letting agents have been hit with banning orders in the first three years of their existence. The...

The government’s latest extension for the ban on bailiff-enforced evictions - taking it up until the end of May - is...

A new report makes searing claims about the performance and quality of landlords and their homes in the private rental sector. Almost...

Campaigning charity Shelter is back on the warpath against private landlords, criticising how much of the country’s temporary accommodation budget for...

Shelter is calling for greater protection for renters facing financial difficulties.  The extended ban on evictions announced on Friday will not be...

The number of private tenants in England who have fallen behind on rent has doubled during the coronavirus pandemic, according to...

Buy-to-let landlords have been accused of “routinely and illegally” withholding deposits from tenants and subjecting many people living in private rented...

Scottish Labour leader Richard Leonard has unveiled proposals to control rents and limit the power of private landlords, despite concerns that...