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Consultation time is short for landlords wanting to comment on a new licensing scheme proposed for Scunthorpe. The public consultation closes at...

Another council is looking for landlords with rental properties to match them with prospective tenants who are ready to move in....

A council is looking to work with more private landlords to help reduce homelessness. Over the past few years Shropshire council has...

Homeowners in Caerphilly, including private landlords, can access funding to make their properties more energy efficient. Caerphilly council recently approved a new...

Property logbook company Chimni is trialling a new form of Digital Property Logbook aimed at the rental markets.   The new logbooks...

A Labour council in London has issued a statement appearing to celebrate its role cracking down on landlords. The statement from Brent...

A council which last year staged a pilot project about the Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards in the lettings sector is now...

The substantial majority of tenants are completely unaware of the Renters reform Bill, despite high profile PR campaigns about it from...

Some of the biggest names in the trade, lending and advisory sectors have produced a report outlining the vast significance that...

Private landlords applied for licences covering more than 12,000 homes during the first year of a controversial council’s selective licensing scheme. The...

Labour leader Sir Kier Starmer and the party’s controversial Mayor of London Sadiq Khan are at loggerheads over rent controls. Khan has...

A string of debt advice charities want Housing Secretary Michael Gove to go well beyond merely banning Section 21 in a...

Uttlesford District Council's annual Landlord Forum, in partnership with the National Residential Landlords Association will take place on Tuesday May 14...

New research from specialist lender Aldermore reveals the financial boost landlords provide to local economies.  Nearly eight out of ten landlords opt...

Neath Port Talbot council plans to host a free event, providing what it calls “support and funding advice for landlords.” The Private...

Landlords are being accused by academics of under-estimating the cost of allowing pets, and under-estimating their financial benefits. A new report commissioned...

A landlord has quit the private rental sector after a battle with his council over why his properties were put into...

The Government quietly announced population projections towards the end of January that could have major implications for the types of homes...

A prominent lawyer has stepped up her criticisms of Housing Secretary Michael Gove and his attacks on buy to let and...

SNP councillors in Scotland have come up with an innovative suggestion to improve energy efficiency in private rental properties. They want councils...

Another council has set up an advice session for private rental landlords in the area. This even will take place at Neath...

A council says it’s offering “fundamental training” to private landlords via an online day-long course on March 8. The training covers pre-tenancy...

Activists in the Generation Rent campaign says big city Mayors should “tackle the worst landlords and seize their properties.” It also wants...

A prominent lettings agency has hit out at the latest changes to safety regulations that private landlords must comply with or...

Two new forums to forge closer bonds between council and landlords in North Yorkshire are to take place in the coming...

Private landlords and letting agents are being offered free advice and information at a networking event hosted by Cumberland council.  Property owners...

A think tank claims that the government will pay landlords in the private sector six times the expected spend on new affordable homes in the five-year period between 2021 and 2026. The New...

The Labour Party has committed to extending a crackdown on social housing landlords who fail to fix mouldy homes, to include...

The government may be keen on scrapping Section 21 powers for private landlords but it’s getting much tougher on social housing...

A council is warning landlords of HMOs that they must meet all of their legal responsibilities ahead of a crackdown on...

Landlords are being invited to a forum organised by a council’s own private lettings service and the National Residential Landlords Association. The...

Paul Johnson - a director of the Institute of Fiscal Studies since 2011 and a visiting economics professor at University College...

Some local authorities are quick to criticise private landlords for trying to avoid rent arrears but it appears councils themselves have...

The Generation Rent activist group has called for a series of reforms about damp and mould. It wants the reinstatement of energy...

Newham council in London has won what it calls a landmark case against a convicted rogue landlord. The court has dismissed the...

The Suffolk Building Society has launched new mortgage products aimed at private landlords who are planning refurbishments, such as a new...

There is to be no comparable law for private landlords, following the introduction of Awaab’s Law. Earlier this week the Department of...

A rental sector insurance firm has hit back at claims made about Section 21 by the charity Citizens Advice. A spokesperson for...

A Labour-controlled council is inviting private rental sector representatives to a round-table event which it pledges will not be a talking...

The National Residential Landlords Association has welcomed a consultation proposal by Greater Manchester’s Labour Mayor, Andy Burnham. Burnham’s Greater Manchester Good Landlord...

Middlesbrough is the latest council wanting to expand its landlord licensing regime. It’s consulting on extending its existing scheme to another ward. The...

A spokesperson for the Citizens Advice charity has claimed at a public meeting that private landlords serve Section 21 notices on...

A new council licensing scheme has been given the go ahead by the government. Peterborough council’s selective licensing scheme will be run...

A council is developing a new private sector housing renewal and disabled adaptations policy and is seeking the views of landlords,...

By Luke Lightfoot, Regional Director of Asset Management at Sigma Capital As the fastest growing sub-sector in the UK rental market, it’s...

Almost two thirds of private landlords expect to see their mortgage payments increase over the next 12 months with warnings that...

Two-thirds of private landlords in the UK are optimistic about how their property investments will perform in the coming years -...

A local authority is hosting a free event for local landlords which will give them insights into latest developments in the...

A council is to spend £10m to buy homes on the open market to house local people - some at risk...

A council has secured a banning order against a landlord, taking effect almost immediately. The order is against Grzegorz Surminski, a landlord...

Michael Gove has written to 10 social housing providers - housing associations and councils - slamming them after findings of severe...

More than a quarter of private landlords plan to increase the size of their property portfolios in the next year, compared...

Almost all landlords letting out properties in a London borough will soon be legally required to have a selective license. It’s one...

The proportion of private landlords who report increased demand for rental properties has more than tripled compared with demand for properties...

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

A council in Wales is making changes to the system it uses to encourage private landlords to lease their properties to...

A slew of MPs who are members of the Renters Reform Bill committee receive money from letting out rooms or properties...

A senior Labour MP associated with the moderate wing of the party says private rental properties should be confiscated from serial...

Court Reform first, then scrap Section 21 - landlord leader tells MPs Rental reforms will not work unless the government reforms the...

Help2Rent, a social housing platform that matches housing list tenants with available homes, has made a desperate plea to private landlords. An...

Landlords have been selling more homes than they bought in every year since 2016 when a raft of tax and regulatory...

New data shows it takes over half a year for courts to process legitimate possession claims made by private landlords. According to...

Stockton-on-Tees is the latest council seeking people's views on the introduction of Selective Licensing for private rented housing. It launched a consultation...

A new survey suggests that over three fifths of landlords say private renting is becoming less attractive as an investment option. The...

Two new forums for landlords and others serving the private rental sector are being held this month. The North Yorkshire council initiative...

Landlords and letting agents are being invited to attend a free event aimed at providing updates on new housing legislation and...

A landlord has been ordered to pay almost £50,000 for failing to adhere to licensing legal requirements on several rental properties,...

MPs from a range of opposition parties are pressing the government to reinstate the stricter energy efficiency rules for landlords, recently...

Plans to introduce Selective Licensing of privately rented properties have been agreed by leading Stockton-on-Tees councillors and now go for consultation. Under...

Another council is advertising a package of incentives for private landlords to help solve its housing shortage. Exeter council is aiming to...

A collection of pressure groups, fronted by Generation Rent, wants all private rental homes going on sale to be offered first...

The Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities says a new How To Rent guide will be issued today, October 2. Private...

The government must safeguard the private rented sector and the only way to do that is to lend its support to...

The Renters Reform Bill is the latest of many factors leaving little choice for some private buy-to-let landlords but to sell...

A new poll from the StepChange Debt Charity claims that over a third of private renters have used some form of...

Rental sector organisations have been given an indication by the Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities that a new How...

New directives issued by the government put the emphasis firmly on private landlords to take responsibility for issues of damp and...

Over a third of private landlords would sell properties if rent controls were introduced in their area, according to a trade...

London local authorities say there’s been a surge in landlords withdrawing from the sector providing temporary accommodation for homeless households. A survey by the...

A landlord showed a “flagrant disregard” for her duties, including failing to replace a condemned boiler, and has been struck off. In...

A website claims that Banning Orders on private landlords have not been served because of local government funding shortfalls. Open Democracy says...

A London council that just days ago threatened private landlords with unlimited fines and “have control of their properties removed” has...

The National Residential Landlords Association is meeting with the Department of Education to consider how, if at all, private landlords can...

A council is appealing to landlords to work with the local authority and the Probation Service to help ex-offenders fit accommodation...

Homelessness charities often berate private landlords for putting income before service to tenants. But a bitter dispute at one organisation has apparently revealed...

A group of local authorities is asking the government to give individual councils the cash to buy properties off private landlords. London...

A statement from Oxford’s Labour controlled council says private landlords in the city have under a month to apply for a...

A council that is often outspoken in its criticism of rogue private landlords has been slammed for literally thousands of health...

Landlords of more than 5,000 homes must register for a license and ensure their tenants have good quality housing or face...

The landlords’ trade body has given a firm message to Housing Secretary Michael Gove - sort out a realistic deadline for...

A prominent lawyer says the use of Section 8 eviction powers as envisaged under the Renters Reform Bill could lead to...

Veterans Minister Johnny Mercer is calling on landlords to step up and open their accommodation to Afghan refugees. He says current solutions...

Housing Secretary Michael Gove has this morning said his government should ‘relax the pace’ of EPC reforms expected from private landlords. In...

A housing trust says landlords fed up with higher taxes and red tape should not sell up but instead lease their...

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

A pressure group within the Labour Party wants a future government to provide £15 billion over 10 years to allow half...

Successive Chancellors (we’re looking at you Gordon Brown and George Osborne) have monkeyed around with the market as if it was...

The head of the tenants’ activist group Generation Rent started work in the role of director in mid-June - and has...

A Labour MP wants the government to include private landlords in the Building Safety Act’s leaseholder protections scheme.  The government introduced the...

Conversions, often seen as a likely property type for private landlords, are likely to be more common if two groups of...