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The architect of the controversial rent control policies in Scotland has left the government. It is not known what long-term implication this...

An activist group says any future Labour government should introduce a beefed-up version of the Renters Reform Bill - whether or...

An influential Labour website says a raft of proposed reforms for the private rental sector will be unveiled next month -...

According to a poll of 1,476 renters by SpareRoom the ongoing housing crisis (85%) tops the list of key priorities to...

Scotland’s new Housing Bill - introducing a laborious eviction process and rent caps across the country - will ‘compound the mistakes’...

A charity representing older people has taken up almost all of the key demands of activist group Generation Rent. Independent Age says...

Rental growth continued to cool in February, says the latest market snapshot from lettings agency Hamptons.   Last month, the average rent on...

A property industry commentator has set out what he calls a plan of action to rejuvenate the buy to let sector. Jonathan...

Analysis by Zoopla says rent controls introduced in Scotland have directly led to higher rents. The property portal’s research team has analysed...

The Scottish Government has launched a consultation on migrating away from the emergency rent controls introduced in September 2022 and extended...

Labour’s shadow housing secretary and deputy leader Angela Rayner says her party will scrap Section 21 on its first day in...

A housing analyst says student rent increases should be capped in the same way as social housing rents are. Rory Hughes, writing...

A controversial consultation document about rent controls is proposing that Build To Rent operators be exempt from the caps which may...

A Conservative politician has named an individual who he claims is responsible for high rent rises and increasing homelessness. Murdo Fraser, the...

The Scottish Government says rent controls - already existing as a so-called emergency measure - will become permanent. Scottish First Minister Humza...

The property portal ESPC has revealed the top-performing Edinburgh postcodes in terms of rental yields, for the second quarter of 2023. Using...

Making an investment in a country with a different currency introduces exchange rate risk. Ideally, a UK investor would buy the...

The Scottish Government looks set to extend its rent cap for yet another six months - despite widespread opposition from the...

TV property expert Phil Spencer has called for a radical simplification of the rules surrounding landlord licensing, fees and other regulations. In...

Rent controls and political uncertainty are affecting investor appetite to fund and deliver Build to Rent homes in Scotland, according to...

Rental demand in Scotland remains high according to the first quarterly report by DJ Alexander Ltd and Stonehouse - the two...

A PropTech entrepreneur is advising landlords worried about red tape to use letting agents. Neil Cobbold, managing director of rental payment service...

One of Scotland’s largest lettings agencies is voicing concern over what it calls “the lack of balance” in the Scottish government’s...

Landlords are being encouraged to contribute to a crowdfunding campaign to take legal action regarding rent caps and eviction bans. It follows...

The Scottish Government - which is already implementing a rent cap and eviction ban for the private sector - is now...

Housing Secretary Michael Gove has pledged that the long awaited Rental Reform Bill will be introduced into the Commons in two...

Politicians in the Scottish Parliament have backed a controversial cap which means rent rises for private tenants mid-tenancy cannot exceed 3.0...

Another council says it wants to implement private sector rent controls - although it has no power to do so. Belfast council...

A nine-page legal document outlining landlords’ arguments has effectively stopped a controversial housing minister and campaigning organisations giving evidence to a...

Ruling politicians in Scotland have agreed that from April private rents can rise by 3.0 per cent in a 12 month period...

There are early signs that the controversial private rental sector rent freeze in Scotland could be made permanent. The freeze, along with...

Yes, it’s that time again when the property hoi polloi impose their predictions for the following year on us and so,...

Changes to capital gains tax announced in Jeremy Hunt’s recent Autumn Statement will see the average landlord pay as much as...

The country’s main student body is calling on the government to implement a cap on student rents. The National Union of Students...

New figures from the Hamptons lettings agency show that rental growth is softening - although the overall rate remains high. The agency...

A combination of Labour, the Green Party and the Scottish Nationalists have pushed through a rent freeze proposal. The Cost of Living...

The mini-Budget was always billed as a tax-cutting, growth-generating affair - and so it proved - but Labour has criticised it...

London’s Labour Mayor Sadiq Khan has claimed credit for many of the measures contained in the government’s Fairer Private Rented Sector...

A petition urging rent caps for private tenants and hefty tax rises for second home owners is now nearing its 50,000...

A petition urging rent caps for private tenants and hefty tax rises for second home owners has got 42,000 backers -...

An economist at a right-leaning think tank says Berlin - often regarded as a model for state-regulated private renting - has...

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

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

A financial planner is advising landlords on how to minimise their current Capital Gains Tax liability ahead of possible change. Chancellor Rishi...

The recent decision to abolish The Fair Rents (Scotland) Bill demonstrates the difficulty of introducing lettings regulation amid ongoing uncertainty, while...

London has long been home to the highest rental deposits, but what other regions in England are seeing tenants pay above...

Labour’s plan to introduce a rent cap has been slammed by ARLA Propertymark.  Labour has proposed capping rents and with Labour’s conference...

A new survey has revealed three in four Scots back rent caps north of the border to help curb increasing housing...

The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) has warned that growing speculation the mayor of London Sadiq Khan is considering introducing rent controls...

The number of rental homes on the market in Scotland dropped in the first quarter of the year, while demand from...

Richard Leonard, the Scottish Labour leadership candidate backed by supporters of Jeremy Corbyn, has called for ‘stringent’ rent controls to be...

The Queen’s Speech was unsurprisingly dominated by Brexit, with a host of proposed new laws designed to prepare the UK for...

Andy Burnham, former Labour leadership candidate and now the party's candidate for Greater Manchester Mayor, has put forward a number of...

The new mayor of London Sadiq Khan has pledged to do all in his power to help make London “better” after...

Housing charity Shelter has said that capping rents could make life harder for tenants and force landlords out of the market. Earlier...

Three in ten (32%) ARLA letting agents reported that rents increased in April, according to the Association of Residential Letting Agents...

Property industry figures opposed to Labour plans to impose three year tenancies and rent caps should lobby candidates in a bid...

The Labour party has announced plans to reform the private rented sector should it come to power. It would introduce legislation to...