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A new 100-unit Build To Rent scheme in Manchester called The Quarters is being marketed as “pet friendly”. The company behind it,...

One of the highest profile figures in the lettings industry says the apparent inaction by government over rental reform gives an...

For the last decade, successive Governments have promised a review of the rules around renting in the UK – in part...

PropTech firms Goodlord and Voich have released the findings of their annual State of the Lettings Industry survey. Some 2,600 agents, landlords...

The National Residential Landlords Association has issued its formal congratulations to Simon Clarke, the new Housing Secretary. But Ben Beadle, NRLA chief...

The National Residential Landlords Association is asking all landlords - not just its members - to contribute to a consultation on...

On 16 June 2022, the Government introduced a White Paper called “A Fairer Rented Private Sector”. It proposes the biggest changes...

Landlords typically spend hundreds of pounds repairing properties damaged by pets, but unable to recoup their costs.  That’s the claim from industry...

Landlords should not be downbeat about the scrapping of Section 21 eviction powers as proposed in the rental reform White Paper. That’s...

The Deposit Protection Service has given landlords tips on how to prepare their homes for pets because, it says, the single...

What looks suspiciously like a government leak to the Daily Mail says the long-awaited Rental Reform White Paper will be unveiled...

Landlord Action supremo Paul Shamplina says he anticipates the long-awaited Rental Reform White Paper may now be delayed further, possibly until...

Rental activists have made clear that they are not going to stop when their objective to scrap Section 21 eviction powers...

The government appears to have admitted that the long-awaited Rental Reform White Paper has now been delayed yet again, this time...

The significant majority of private renters are happy with their properties, status and their landlords according to a new survey. A report...

Agents’ trade body Propertymark says landlords should wise-up by using a letting agent to improve yields, rather than sell-up because of...

A leading figure in the PropTech sector says more regulation could make the rental sector fairer and more transparent - but...

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

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

The Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities says the long-awaited Rental Reform White Paper will now not be published until...

The White Paper on rental reform may still be some time away, with a minister at the centre of its preparation saying...

The government is expected to give at least some details today of the principles enshrined in a new White Paper on...