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

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’...

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

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...

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...

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...

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

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

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

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 -...

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...

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

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

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

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