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In June, the government finally released its long-awaited White Paper ‘A Fairer Private Rented Sector’. You will almost certainly have seen...

Renters are being placed at unnecessary risk due to a delay in reforms that would allegedly give them greater protection, it’s...

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

It’s just possible that the new Prime Minister - whether Rishi Sunak or Liz Truss - might just redress the imbalance...

A group of health and safety experts has created a guide to help landlords understand major rental reform being introduced in...

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

Eddie Hughes MP - the sole surviving Boris Johnson appointee in the housing ministry and the man behind the Renters Reform...

With speculation about what happens next in Westminster at fever pitch, now isn’t the time to make predictions as to how...

With the (eventual) departure of Boris Johnson, the next question for landlords and indeed much of the property industry is: What’s going...

Greg Clark is the new Housing Secretary, with responsibilities including steering the Renters' Reform Bill through parliament. He is part of a...

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

Now is the time to lobby the Government on the detail of the Renters Reform Bill. That’s the message from the expert...

An organisation that helps promote the Build To Rent sector says BTR should take credit for many of the changes proposed...

The public at large are not falling behind the government’s proposals for private rental sector reforms, it seems. A survey conducted by...

Leading rental payment platform PayProp has welcomed the added protections for landlords and renters outlined in the UK government’s rental reform...

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

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

Thank goodness the uncertainty is over - but is it all too skewed towards tenants? That’s the worry of suppliers as Daniel...

The campaigning charity Shelter - once a critic of government policies over letting agents and landlords - has given a ringing...

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...

The Welsh Government, which recently pushed back its so-called rental revolution until December, has nonetheless published extensive new guidelines about the...

There has been an angry response by some politicians in Wales to the decision by the Labour administration to delay implementation...

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

There’s embarrassment all round for the Labour-run Welsh Government as it reveals a late delay to its much-hyped rental reform. The reform...

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...

Activists from pressure groups and London-focussed tenants’ bodies have handed in a letter to 10 Downing Street asking the Prime Minister...

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

What are the main causes of tension and disagreements between tenants and landlords ahead of the Rental Reform Bill, which is expected to...

A lettings agency is to hold free events to support landlords ahead of what it calls a “landmark transformation” in rental...

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

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

Two of the country’s leading Conservative MPs have spoken at a Shelter conference which claimed millions of private renters were being...

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

EU citizens returning to the UK following the disruptions of the pandemic and Brexit May be the biggest losers from rental...

A campaign group wants local candidates fighting elections in London next month sign up to a set of policies including rent...

Housing minister Eddie Hughes MP has met with activists to discuss the government’s reform proposals for the private rental sector.  They were...

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

The Renters’ Reform Coalition, a combination of some 20 groups of activists wanting to transform the lettings sector, has set its...

A major think tank is calling for a radical reform of the private rental sector. A report from the cross-party independent Social...

One of the country’s most respected property lawyers is to discuss changes to rental processes live at a webinar tomorrow.  David Smith,...

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...

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

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? My name is Giles Atkinson and I’m one part of...

A veteran lettings agency chief says future economic growth in part of the UK is under threat from a radical reform...

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...

Campaigning charity Shelter says the government’s rental reform programme is “a crucial step forward”.  The Levelling Up White Paper insists landlords ensure...

The government is expected to announce the introduction of a national landlord register in England on Wednesday as part of its...

Last month, I wrote about what’s in store for the private rented sector in 2022 and, like most commentators in our...

A government housing minister says the Boris Johnson administration wants to shift the balance of power in the rental sector favour...

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has dodged a question from an MP about the timing of the long-awaited Rental Reform Bill and...

For landlords who may want a brief update on Section 21, the House of Commons Library has published a concise description...

As I write, at home in bed recovering from Covid, I can’t fail to notice the irony of attempting to predict...

High profile MP Caroline Lucas has told a newspaper that the government turns a blind eye to bad landlords. “This government, like previous...

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

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

Automated rental payment platform PayProp recently held a webinar, attended by well over 100 people, in which a condensed video of...

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

Another charity has criticised landlords using eviction powers on tenants with Covid-related arrears.  StepChange, a debt advice charity, says it wants to...

The government has launched a survey of private tenants in which it asks them whether they would like to be given...

Labour has echoed campaign groups Generation Rent and Shelter in calling for the speediest possible ending of Section 21 eviction powers,...

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

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

An independent think-tank is the latest organisation wanting landlord licensing schemes across England plus a nationa landlord register, emulating similar schemes...

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

In an unexpected turn of events at a Conservative party conference fringe meeting, the chief executive of Shelter heaped praise on...

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

A former member of Jeremy Corbyn’s shadow cabinet has thrown his weight behind Generation Rent’s latest campaign. Lloyd Russell-Moyle - chair of...

Michael Gove - one of the most senior and controversial figures in modern politics - is the new Housing Secretary.  Ben Beadle,...

There’s a new call for all Section 24 evictions to be suspended until the passing of the Rental Reform Act -...

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

A coalition of 20 pro-tenant organisations - including at least one actively campaigning against some government measures - wants a meeting...

A think-tank, UK Onward, has called for radical rental reform. In a statement released to coincide with today’s Queen’s Speech, the think-tank...

Shelter says tomorrow’s Queen’s Speech should herald the start of a widespread reform of all renting, particularly the private sector. In a blog...

Activists in a rental reform coalition say court possession hearings should be halted as well as bailiff-led evictions. They say the stress...

The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) is calling on the government to ensure that reforms are made to the way good landlords...

With just one day until voting day, each of the main political parties has outlined its plans for the country, including for...

Buy-to-let landlords are leaving the private rented sector north of the border in their droves as a direct result of Scottish...