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Almost four fifths of landlords favour raising the Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards for private rental properties, a think tank claims. The Social...

The Nationwide has quantified the cost of energy to properties with different EPCs - and that’s despite the Energy Price Guarantee.  Under...

The rising cost of living is driving a shift towards energy efficiency improvements in the private rented sector, according to the...

As inflation passes the 10% mark, it’s no surprise that many landlords are hurriedly reviewing the health of their buy to...

Soaring energy prices will force more tenants to consider living in HMOs, says a lettings business.  When a recent increase in utility...

Baroness Alicia Kennedy, director of the Generation Rent group, is warning that millions of tenants may not be able to pay...

Horrendous price rises are set to hit hard this year. The Spring Statement laid out plans to mitigate the pain of...

Shock figures suggest that Airbnb owners are charging up to 600 per cent more to stay at their properties during major...

Russia sending tanks into Ukraine sounds terrifying, but it also sounds a long way away. Unfortunately, in a world of global...

Shelter and Generation Rent have separately made a case for more cash help for tenants, claiming the current pandemic and energy...

From April, almost two-thirds (67%) of England’s councils are set to increase their council tax by 4.90 – 5.0%. However, the pandemic has...

Tenants living in some of the most deprived areas in England will face some of the steepest rent price hikes in...

Private landlords could be charged up to 50% more for an emergency repair call out over the Christmas period, compared to...

Better standards of private rented homes are needed to accommodate the growing number of people living in the private rented sector,...

Tenants are facing higher rents as the supply of rental properties continues to fall due to George Osborne’s hefty, punitive tax...

British renters are paying 2.7% more for their homes than a year ago, according to data from the Office for National...