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The great rent rise continues according to new data from ARLA Propertymark.  The trade body says while there has been a long...

Trade bodies have vigorously lobbied government during the two and a half year process leading to the delivery of the Fairer...

The chief executive of the National Residential Landlords Association says the devil is in the detail when it comes to the...

Some 820,000 private rented households in Britain are routinely hit by a shortfall between their housing benefit and their monthly rents...

Landlords have welcomed the latest delays to radical rental reforms which were due to be implemented next month. Ben Beadle, chief executive...

The architect of one of the largest rental reform initiatives in the UK is set to address landlords at a webinar...

Wherever you stand, whether you’re a landlord or tenant, the supply and demand issues impacting the private rented sector are at...

It’s now daggers-drawn between the National Residential Landlords Association and Oxford’s Labour-run council over a huge new licensing scheme. Government approval of...

Brand new ‘property passports’ would help landlords prove their homes are compliant and assist tenants to identify decent and safe housing,...

A report from the Public Accounts Committee on the regulation of the private rented sector (PRS) was issued with little notice...

Taxes on buy to let investment are fuelling a supply crisis, hiking rents and making homeownership more difficult to afford. That’s the...

The National Residential Landlords Association has hit back at allegations made by Shelter, accusing the charity of sensationalising the way landlords...

The Building Safety Bill has become law - and while it does offer help to leaseholder landlords with one or two...

Shelter’s latest accusations about private landlords and evictions have been slammed as “scaremongering.” The charity claims that a private renter in England...

The National Residential Landlords Association has teamed up with a property sales management firm to offer a new service to landlords...

Renting is changing. That’s what we keep being told by the Government as it prepares the ground for its renters’ reform...

The recent energy price cap increase implemented has prompted households across the UK to consider ways to make their home more...

Landlords are being invited to let the BBC know what it believes lies behind the current rental market stock shortage.  The corporation...

The National Residential Landlords Association has scooped three top accolades at an awards event, including the prestigious National Association of the...

The National Residential Landlords Association has backed a far-reaching report by a group of MPs which has condemned the quality of...

Room rents in most major UK urban locations are now at a record high according to flatshare service SpareRoom.  Some 41 out...

Almost 70 per cent of private tenants in the North East relying on Universal Credit to pay their rent have a...

Thousands of landlords are to be quizzed to establish the true cost of damages to rental accommodation by tenants. The “What’s the...

More than 50 per cent of private tenants who rely on Universal Credit to pay their rent have a shortfall between...

The Property Investor Show is back for its 20th year with 100 property sector experts and exhibitors in London this week. The...

Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s Spring Statement was something - but not enough. That’s the view of Ben Beadle - chief executive of the...

The National Residential Landlords Association is trying to head off the growing clamour for rent controls by setting out its own...

A senior figure in the National Residential Landlords Association died over the weekend after being diagnosed with cancer. It was the Deputy...

Applications open later this week for one of the country’s largest and most controversial landlord licensing schemes - in Liverpool. The new...

The government could benefit to the tune of £10 billion and the rental market could have soaring supply if stamp duty...

A new voluntary redress scheme has been launched to help landlords and tenants solve disputes.  The scheme - by the National Residential...

It goes without saying that any decent landlord wants to provide their tenants with a safe and secure home and to...

Buy-to-let lending hit its highest ever level last year, spurred on by record levels of tenant demand, the Stamp Duty Holiday...

A cross-party group of MPs has opposed government plans to make many buy to let landlords pay for the replacement of...

A new calculation suggests London needs almost 85,000 new private rented homes a year to meet its housing needs. And it adds...

Airbnb says it will offer free short-term housing to up to 100,000 refugees fleeing Ukraine.  These stays will be funded by Airbnb...

The National Residential Landlords Association is calling for clarity on how the private rental sector can help Ukraine. Home Secretary Priti Patel...

The connection between rising volumes of red tape in the private rental sector and landlords quitting as a consequence appears to...

In this guest piece, Josh Barber from Flooring Superstore sets out why landlords must pay attention to flooring when it comes...

Renters are finding it tough to locate a new home because of the continuing shortage of supply according to the National...

The government has been accused of basing its policy to solve the cladding crisis on the assumption that landlords are Property...

Experts are predicting that the exclusion of large scale landlords from cladding relief may lead to significant delays in some safety...

New research commissioned by the landlords’ trade body shows that the UK needs almost 230,000 new private rented homes a year...

Last October, stakeholders across the private rented sector were told by ministers that the Government needed extra time to create a...

The majority of local authorities in England do not accurately record the number of private rented sector tenure complaints which they...

The National Residential Landlords Association says the government has chosen the wrong benchmark against which to judge property conditions. Responding to proposals...

Letting agents’ trade group ARLA Propertymark is raising the alarm over what it believes is a particular shortage of landlords in...

The government has hit back at claims from the National Residential Landlords Association that buy to let landlords are being left...

Government plans to rectify dangerous cladding are riddled with confusion and risk needless delays to addressing the problem. That’s the warning from...

Approaching one in four private landlords have suffered income losses as a result of the pandemic. As a result the sector’s trade...

The campaign to ensure that landlords are included in the government’s measures to alleviate the problem of dangerous cladding is gathering...

Almost 10 per cent of private landlords letting properties to Universal Credit claimants have experienced at least one tenant having difficulties...

The National Residential Landlords Association is seeking clarification from gov ernment about whether landlords are included in the latest measure to...

The Council for the Protection of Rural England is the latest body to blast Airbnb and other short lets for their...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I’m Paul Wootton, Director of The Landlord Works, a new...

Over half of private landlords responding to a new survey say recent tax changes in the rental market have had a...

Proposals to force landlords to pay up to £10,000 to improve energy efficiency of rental properties require a rethink, according to...

The National Residential Landlords Association has described a six months notice period for tenants as “yet another body blow to landlords.” Over...

As we enter 2022 the private rented sector can look back on a year which marked the start of its recovery...

ARLA Propertymark has launched a radical programme of reform for the private rental sector - getting in before the government’s own...

The National Residential Landlords Association has thrown its weight behind the recommendations of the National Audit Office report urging the government...

ARLA Propertymark is expressing concern at the latest figures showing a fall in the size of the private rental sector. The latest...

The National Residential Landlords Association says fewer tenants now have Covid-related arrears - but for those who do, the debt is...

A  council is set to ask local landlords of rental properties to join an accreditation scheme to improve standards and deliver...

Landlords have welcomed an initiative to provide £30m to work with the private rental sector to end homelessness. Local authorities in Wales...

Demand for private rental housing is at an all time high according to new research by the National Residential Landlords Association. A...

A new deal between a trade body and a high profile industry supplier means landlords can now hire assistants to handle...

The number of repossession cases in the courts involving landlords using Section 21 notices has plummeted over the past two years. A...

A leading politician in Wales has spoken out in favour of second homeowners, who are under increasing scrutiny in that country...

Avoiding over-regulation across the UK should be a priority to keep existing landlords in the sector as well as attracting buy...

A statement on the National Residential Landlords Association’s website says the group has had talks with government over rental reform. The long-awaited...

A lettings sector trade body is blasting local authorities for their poor record on trying to eliminate rogue landlords. The National Residential...

A new report from the government’s Office for National Statistics appears to show landlords are ahead of the game when it...

The National Residential Landlords Association is joining forces with Flintshire council in Wales to stage a virtual landlord forum. The Zoom event,...

The majority of private landlords helping tenants out during the pandemic by cutting their rent absorbed the losses from their savings...

PropTech firm Kamma says well over 100,000 private rental homes across the UK are being let illegally because they already fail...

The scrapping of Section 21 and other provisions expected in the government’s White Paper on rental reform have been delayed until...

Build To Rent is recovering well from the pandemic across the UK according to a survey. Construction sites across the UK ground...

This week’s Budget saw the Chancellor loosen the Treasury’s purse strings in a number of areas.  Yet this was a quiet Autumn...

The Budget revealed by Chancellor Rishi Sunak does too little to help many of those struggling most to pay their rents. That’s...

The National Residential Landlords Association has agreed a new commercial partnership with online electrical retailer AO.  This new partnership means that AO...

The activist group Generation Rent says the £65m package announced by the government over the weekend is not enough and must...

Landlords in England with tenants in rent arrears because of Covid are to be helped via a new £65m debt fund. Although announced today...

With more than 60 per cent of landlords losing rental income during the pandemic, it is no surprise that many are...

With a week to go before we ‘lose’ an hour, and the weather finally cooling to something like the seasonal norm,...

A piecemeal approach to how the private rental sector meets government climate change targets is fraught with problems, the landlords trade...

Generation Rent has commented on the government’s Net Zero goals, involving phasing out boilers and introducing heat pumps into rental properties. While...

The government should factor in the property market’s huge regional variations when offering landlords incentives to become more energy efficient. That’s the call...

The proportion of private renters in arrears in England has more than doubled during the Covid-19 pandemic according to government data. The...

We hope you enjoy our Breaking News service each weekday - and from tomorrow we have additional weekend features too. Each weekend...

We hope you enjoy our Breaking News service each weekday - and from this Saturday we have additional weekend features too. Each...

Today the government will go ahead with a planned cut to Universal Credit of £20 per week.  The level of welfare support...

The National Residential Landlords Association has entered into partnership with a tech company to assist landlords with regulatory compliance. This partnership will...

Ben Beadle, chief executive of the National Residential Landlords Association, is to sit on a new Lettings sector body set up...

For the second month running the number of prospective tenants registered per lettings agency branch has shown a big jump, Data from...

The Welsh government has again extended the notice period which landlords must give tenants - it’s at least six months. The Coronavirus...

Private renters and landlords face a cliff edge as the end of furlough coincides with cuts to benefits, says a leading...

The Property Investor Show returns to London’s Excel Centre next month – the first major UK property event to go ‘face...

The North East has overtaken the North West as the best location in the UK for residential property investment.  That’s the view...

Demand for private rented housing in the South East is the second highest in England - and it is thought to be...

The National Residential Landlords Association has joined over 100 other organisations across the UK to urge government to scrap the planned...

The letting agents’ trade body ARLA Propertymark has made a very cautious approach to the Scottish Government over its strident pledge...

Some 83 per cent of landlords have made a profit from their lettings activities in the second quarter of 2021 -...

The government needs to beef up enforcement if it wants to address rogue landlords who put tenants at risk, says the...

A nationwide buy to let consultancy says it believes one specific area of the country is on the verge of a...

Demand for private rented housing has reached a five year high says the National Residential Landlords Association. In the association’s survey of...

The National Residential Landlords Association has joined a series of charities and Propertymark to warn about the poverty risk of expected...

ARLA Propertymark has issued five top tips to landlords whose properties may be left empty by tenants on holiday.  ARLA president Maxine...

Landlords will have to spend thousands to meet new government demands to improve energy efficiency in rental properties. Geospatial technology company Kamma...

A new table of UK city affordability offers some guidance for landlords looking for urban properties in some of the least...

Too little is being done to help landlords access funding to adapt their property to meet the needs of older or...

Fines for landlords and lettings agents in Greater London have soared from just £22,000 in May to a huge £139,146 in...

Over half of local authorities in England have not issued any civil penalties against rogue or criminal landlords in the last...

The magazine produced by the National Residential Landlords Association has won a prestigious award.  The publication - called Property - has been...

The latest rental market snapshot released by ARLA Propertymark shows a little of the heat coming out of the rental market...

Propertymark wants to hear about examples of fraudulent tenancy applications - a growing problem in the rental sector. A statement from the ARLA wing...

Government ambitions to improve the energy efficiency of the private rental sector are just “a pipedream” without financial assistance according to...

The National Residential Landlords Association says it’s going to submit a report to Prime Minister Boris Johnson, Chancellor Rishi Sunak, and...

Private sector rents are falling in real terms according to government figures. Data from the Office for National Statistics show that private...

Over 80 per cent of private renters in England are satisfied with their accommodation according to new data. Figures from the English...

Some laws underpinning the private rented sector date back to the 18th century and are no longer fit for purposes, according...

The National Residential Landlords Association is backing the introduction of a £10m grant fund for tenants with Covid-related  arrears. The fund, announced...

The agents’ trade body ARLA Propertymark says more records have been set in the lettings market in terms of tenant demand. It...

Contrary to the impression put forward by some pressure groups, there’s been a continued fall in landlord possession claims between April...

Anglesey’s Annual Landlord Forum takes place tomorrow online, with landlords operating in the area invited to attend between 2pm and 3.30pm. An...

A stinging attack on Chancellor Rishi Sunak has been made by the National Residential Landlords Association. The trade body has produced a...

Propertymark, the trade body for letting agents, has joined landlords in writing to junior housing minister Eddie Hughes to call for...

The landlords’ trade body has been invited to join what it calls “high-level” talks with government over reforms to the private...

The Association of Residential Landlords Association - part of Propertymark - has issued guidance to first time landlords letting out property.  Check...

A property investment firm has drawn up a league table of cities with significant rental yields.  Sequre Property Investment analysed the average rental...

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

The government has released new forms for secure and assured tenancies - and agents who fail to use them risk having...

The government has revised its guidelines for its new mediation scheme, which it says will avoid some possessions now that the...

Tenants with arrears accumulated during the pandemic are finding it tough to secure alternative accommodation because their credit scores have been...

A local council which is inviting some 300 landlords to a virtual summit in the near future says it’s helped a...

The landlords’ trade body says there’s an enforcement postcode lottery across part of the UK. The National Residential Landlords Association’s Welsh Enforcement...

Landlords have welcomed a proposal by the Office for Tax Simplification to extend the 30 day payment of Capital Gains Tax...

Propertymark has issued a guide to help landlords choose lettings agents.   Angela Davey, ARLA Propertymark president, says she has five tips aimed...

Private sector tenants are leaving London in response to the Covid-19 pandemic, changing the rental market fundamentally. According to new research, landlords...

The pandemic-related debts of tenants and landlords should be top of the in tray of the new housing minister in Wales. That’s...

Landlords have welcomed the government’s announcement to end the eviction ban and reduce the notice period required for the private rental...

The landlords’ trade body has given its support to the principle of consultation before the much-hyped Renters Reform Bill becomes law. Yesterday’s...

The letting agents’ trade body has released guidance on how landlords can prepare their investment properties for summer. Angela Davey, president of...

Landlords are being warned of an urgent change to the arrears process thanks to the launch of the government’s Breathing Space...

New figures show that there is no widespread sell-off by landlords, despite the tax and regulation changes of recent years. Data from...

ARLA Propertymark, the letting agents’ main trade body, has prepared a ‘top tips’ guide for first time landlords. Association president Angela Davey...

Landlords are not required to conduct retrospective Right to Rent verification on tenants who had a Covid-adjusted check since March 30...

The National Residential Landlords Association has repeated its backing for upfront cash payments and rent guarantees. A new study has found that...

A council is holding a virtual landlords’ forum to support them navigate the Covid-19 pandemic. Normally, Ryedale council works in partnership with...

The landlords' main trade body wants a tapering down of notice periods for Section 8 and Section 21. The government has already...

The spring market in Florida is white-hot at the moment, rivalling the increasing temperatures across the state as people begin their...

The main landlords’ trade body has hit out at a bid by London Mayor Sadiq Khan to secure powers to impose private...

A pressure group for tenants wants the next Mayor of London to win powers from the government to reduce rents, through a...

A resolution service set up last summer for landlords is extending its remit to cover a much wider range of disputes. TDS...

The landlords’ trade body has backed a call from MPs demanding a clear exit strategy at the end of the latest...

The landlords’ trade body has urged the government to think more strategically about energy efficiency in the private rental sector, and...

In the first anniversary of the initial ban on repossessions, it appears the move has backfired spectacularly. Research for the National Residential...

The National Residential Landlords Association says it backs a report by MPs sharply criticising EPCs and urging more effective modern energy...

The landlords’ trade body wants more co-operation between the private rental sector and local councils as tenants’ needs change thanks to...

Wales has extended its eviction ban from March 31 until the end of June - but it is more severe than...

The main landlords’ trade body has made a blistering attack on the government of one of the UK nations, asking it...

Activists are aiming to make the eviction ban a central theme in this spring’s local elections. In early May there are elections...

The government has announced a further extension to the current ban on bailiff-enforced evictions in England until May 31. At that point...

An inventory supplier to the lettings industry is advising landlords to make sure they spot early signs of pet damage in...

The Budget has received short shrift from landlords and tenants, as Chancellor Rishi Sunak appeared to miss out the private rental...

Around 840,000 private renters in England and Wales have built up rent arrears since lockdown measures began and one in five...

Landlords are exiting the office on greater numbers since the government called for a review of Capital Gains Tax last year, claims...

New simplified rental contracts are to be introduced from spring 2022 in Wales with minimum notice periods for evictions extended from...

The landlords’ trade body says the tax system needs reforming to support energy improvements in the private rental sector. The intervention by...

The chaos surrounding the government’s Green Homes Grant, which was to have helped thousands of landlords and owner occupiers, appears to...

It’s Census day on March 21 and for the first time it’s an all-digital affair. The National Residential Landlords Association is urging...

A lettings agency is issuing general guidance to the landlord community ahead of changes to Electrical Safety Standards in April. Helen Hollingsworth,...

The government’s Green Homes Grant has been slammed by MPs for its snail’s pace progress, complications and poor delivery. The all-party Environmental...

A coalition of rental groups with the same view on how to tackle arrears is calling on the Chancellor to help...

Landlords are today backing a call by the Resolution Foundation think tank for tenant hardship loans for renters impacted by the...

The government has announced yet another ban on bailiff-enforced evictions in the private rental sector. The existing ban was due to expire...

Shelter says it expects the current ban on bailiff-enforced evictions to be extended until at least the end of the present...

There is substantial investment going in to the private rental sector by individual landlords, according to evidence from the latest edition...

Landlords are warning the government that if it increases Capital Gains Tax the rental market will freeze up. Chatter has increased in...

A PropTech ‘prospector’ tool which analyses Rightmove data from an investor’s perspective has produced a list of the 10 best average yields...

The National Residential Landlords Association is calling on the Chancellor to scrap the three per cent stamp duty levy on the...

Landlords have told government that while they welcome new cash help for student tenants, the rest of the lettings sector needs...

The National Residential Landlords Association has called for flexibility from government when it comes to insisting private rental sector properties have...

The National Residential Landlords Association has launched a new podcast series - Listen Up Landlords - for members and non-members. The association...

There is growing momentum for local councils to freeze their plans for landlord licensing while the pandemic continues. Lettings agency trade body...

Landlords concerned at licensing proposals put forward by Newcastle council have only until Sunday to respond with their views. The authority is re-designating...

Momentum is building against councils pushing ahead with licensing schemes despite the pandemic. Earlier this week ARLA Propertymark, the letting agents’ trade...

The government has set out details of its new Debt Respite Scheme - also known as Breathing Space - which comes...

The changes to Mortgage Interest Tax Relief and impact on your wallet Before April 2017 landlords with a mortgage on their buy-to-let...

The Rent Smart Wales quango, now five years old, has been sharply criticised by the National Residential Landlords Association.  A report commissioned...

The government’s ban on bailiff-enforced evictions is just a “sticking plaster” and not a long-term answer for landlords and tenants. That’s the view...

Martin Lewis, the celebrity consumer rights campaigner behind MoneySavingExpert, has called upon the government to extend the current ban on bailiffs...

The National Residential Landlords Association says the latest stays report on students under the Coronavirus lockdown is unlikely to have an...

A PropTech firm says it’s wrong that landlords are expected to prop up the rental market during the pandemic in the...

The landlords’ trade body says it welcomes a change of heart by the government over details of the Green Homes Grant scheme. Until now...

More than 50 per cent of private landlords have lost rental income as a result of the pandemic says new research. A third of...

Demands for ever-more energy efficient properties could drive landlords out of the sector, the government has been warned. In a response to...

There’s been a howl of disgust from the UK’s major landlord group following the Welsh Government’s shock increase in stamp duty. Landlord...

Seven per cent of private tenants now have arrears built up during the Coronavirus period. A survey of tenants for the National...

Private landlords have been giving more help to tenants who cannot pay their rent as a result of Covid than those...

For the third successive month the number of landlords increasing rent to tenants has dropped, according to the latest data from...

Senior MPs have been told by the chief executive of the National Residential Landlords Association that they must provide financial assistance...

The latest attack on landlords by the Generation Rent group of activists is from its deputy director and concerns mould. It comes in...

Wales is the latest part of the UK to follow the example of England and suspend evictions  until January 11 as...

This Thursday, December 17, sees The Great Tax Debate webinar aimed at helping landlords prepare for a year of change in 2021. The...

The National Residential Landlords Association has released its manifesto for the 2021 Welsh Parliament elections - and it makes the case...

A warning has been issued that a bid to curb private rental sector rents in Scotland could well backfire with more...

A lettings trade body says expensive council licensing schemes could force landlords to sell, making vulnerable tenants homeless or obliged to...

The chief executive of the National Residential Landlords Association has admitted in a newspaper article that some landlords do misuse their...

A possible backlog of Right To Rent checks created by new Home Office rules could be alleviated by inventory clerks. Since March,...

A tenant hardship loan fund is to open next week in Scotland - and many rental bodies in England and Wales...

Private landlords are setting out a manifesto of radical changes for the rental sector, starting with more repossession rights. The demands are...

A new league table from comparison website Rentround shows how the lockdown has impacted yields around the country. The site has analysed...

Landlords are being supported by letting agencies as the Coronavirus fall-out continues, according to the president of agents’ trade body ARLA...

Landlords have sharply criticised Chancellor Rishi Sunak for cutting the amount tenants relying on benefits will be able to claim to...

A law firm says landlords being obliged to conduct checks on the immigration status of potential tenants is encouraging and even...

The leading landlords trade body is accusing the government of rewarding rent dodgers with its latest restrictions on eviction. The National Residential...

The government is being warned landlords won’t be able to meet new guidelines being set for Right To Rent once the Coronavirus...

A landlord body says some tenants will have little choice but to increase their risk of contracting Coronavirus because of inadequate...