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A pressure group for tenants wants the next Mayor of London to win powers from the government to reduce rents, through a...
07 April 2021
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Activists are aiming to make the eviction ban a central theme in this spring’s local elections. In early May there are elections...
11 March 2021
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London Mayor Sadiq Khan is to keep a call for rent controls in the capital as a major plank of his...
18 February 2021
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A so-called Citizens Assembly set up by a leading politician has called for rent controls. The Citizen’s Assembly of Scotland was launched...
22 January 2021
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The National Residential Landlords Association has released its manifesto for the 2021 Welsh Parliament elections - and it makes the case...
11 December 2020
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A Green Party councillor is demanding that tenants be allowed to write the local authority’s policy for the private rental sector. According...
04 December 2020
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The Green Party says there should be an end to private rental sector eviction grounds “such as the wish of the...
28 October 2020
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A Labour activist claiming to represent tenants is putting the squeeze on party members who are also landlords. An article on the Labour...
19 October 2020
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Sadiq Khan’s proposal to introduce rent controls in London risks reducing the number of private homes available for rent, as landlords...
17 September 2020
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The recent decision to abolish The Fair Rents (Scotland) Bill demonstrates the difficulty of introducing lettings regulation amid ongoing uncertainty, while...
13 August 2020
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Labour’s proposals to introduce rent controls in London risks reducing the number of private homes available for rent, as landlords look...
06 March 2020
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With just one day until voting day, each of the main political parties has outlined its plans for the country, including for...
11 December 2019
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Labour’s general election manifesto promises to “transform” the UK with what some commentators view as the most ambitious - and most...
26 November 2019
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Labour’s proposals to introduce rent controls risks reducing the number of private homes available for rent, as landlords look to exit...
26 November 2019
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Labour has pledged to clampdown on rogue landlords and restrict rent hikes in England if it wins next month’s general election. A...
25 November 2019
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Labour has launched its general election manifesto, promising to “transform” the UK with what some commentators view as the most ambitious...
22 November 2019
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The mayor of London is being urged to forget about rent controls and instead focus on increasing the supply of rental...
11 November 2019
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Boris Johnson’s call for a snap general election on December 12 to try to settle the issue of Brexit took very...
31 October 2019
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Ahead of next month’s general election, the Residential Landlords Association (RLA) is warning that any potential proposal to introduce rent controls...
30 October 2019
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The government’s plans to scrap Section 21 notices to evict tenants could potentially pave the way for the introduction of open-ended...
14 October 2019
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Labour’s plan to introduce a rent cap has been slammed by ARLA Propertymark. Labour has proposed capping rents and with Labour’s conference...
24 September 2019
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Sajid Javid has dismissed a report in the Times over the weekend that claimed he planned to make property sellers rather than...
22 August 2019
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Private rents paid by tenants in the UK increased by 1.3% in the 12 months to July 2019 and is unchanged...
15 August 2019
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The mayor of London has called for additional powers so he can introduce rent controls in the capital. Sadiq Khan believes greater...
22 July 2019
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Germany’s rent controls place strong restrictions on in-tenancy rent increases, while the ‘rent brake’ introduced a couple of year ago makes...
19 June 2019
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The Scottish government is consulting on introducing rent controls north of the border with a view to protecting private sector tenants...
11 June 2019
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A new survey has revealed three in four Scots back rent caps north of the border to help curb increasing housing...
12 April 2019
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There was a significant increase in the number of landlords exiting the rental market in December 2018 as rents increased for...
04 February 2019
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The mayor of London Sadiq Khan is developing rent control proposals as part of his 2020 re-election bid in the hope...
24 January 2019
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The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) has warned that growing speculation the mayor of London Sadiq Khan is considering introducing rent controls...
11 December 2018
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Philip Hammond is coming under increasing pressure to reverse draconian tax changes applying to buy-to-let landlords. A number of landlords have been...
09 October 2018
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There was a sharp rise in the number of tenants that saw their rent costs increase north of the border last...
01 March 2018
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Private rental prices paid by tenants continued to slow last month suggesting that rent controls may leave tenants worse off. Rent paid...
14 February 2018
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Landlord licensing, a database of rogue landlords and improved rent controls are among some of the primary measures proposed by renters...
02 February 2018
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Rents in Scotland fell marginally in the final three months of 2017, the latest figures show. Fresh data from letting agent portal...
23 January 2018
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The introduction of a new form of Scottish private residential tenancy has been welcomed by Shelter Scotland. The new private residential tenancy...
04 December 2017
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A new form of Scottish private residential tenancy will be introduced tomorrow. The new private residential tenancy (PRT) will replace the existing...
30 November 2017
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With just over a month until a new form of private residential tenancy (PRT) will be introduced north of the border,...
23 October 2017
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Jeremy Corbyn has vowed to give cities the power to introduce rent controls under a Labour government. Yesterday was the last day...
28 September 2017
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Richard Leonard, the Scottish Labour leadership candidate backed by supporters of Jeremy Corbyn, has called for ‘stringent’ rent controls to be...
18 September 2017
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With the number of households living in the private rented sector continuing to grow, significantly more rental homes are needed to...
02 June 2017
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The Conservative party should put rent controls at the heart of their general election manifesto as part of a wider effort...
03 May 2017
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Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn’s plans to introduce rent controls and secure tenancies in the private rented sector (PRS) if elected prime...
08 August 2016
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Private tenants north of the border have come together to launch Scotland’s first national union for people living in the private...
21 June 2016
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The government’s intention to reform rental deposits has been broadly welcomed, but one letting agent believes that they should be abolished altogether. The...
15 June 2016
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London has become one of the most expensive cities in the world to rent a home, prompting a leading trade union...
08 June 2016
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The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) has set out what it believes should be priorities for the successful London Mayoral candidate in...
11 April 2016
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A bill now making its way through the Welsh Assembly may “radically alter the way tenancy contracts are written” – but...
23 October 2015
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Some 60% of London landlords would reduce the size of their property portfolios in the event of a rent freeze. This is...
08 October 2015
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A Scottish letting agency and rental campaign group are working in partnership to assess the implications of what they call the...
08 October 2015
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As Scotland awaits the introduction of the Private Tenancies (Scotland) Bill later this week, the Scottish Association of Landlords (SAL) has...
07 October 2015
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The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) has hit out at claims made by the new Shadow Chancellor, John McDonnell. During his speech...
29 September 2015
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Scotland is to introduce rent controls and ban “no fault” evictions in a shake-up of the country’s private rented sector. First Minister...
03 September 2015
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Housing charity Shelter has said that capping rents could make life harder for tenants and force landlords out of the market. Earlier...
07 July 2015
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Chancellor George Osborne is presenting the “summer budget” tomorrow with rumours circulating that he will give in to calls to close...
07 July 2015
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Rent controls and similar policies which are thought to work well in other countries cannot be easily replicated in the UK’s...
22 June 2015
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As David Cameron announced his cabinet, Brian Murphy of the Mortgage Advice Bureau has said that the new Government will make...