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The Baroness leading a renters’ pressure group wants to work with councils to push tenants’ rights.   Baroness Alicia Kennedy, director of Generation...

A survey of 12,000 tenants suggests that over three-quarters are concerned about the impact of the cost of living crisis on...

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

Down-sizing, once the preserve of retired home owners, is now a phenomenon in the rental market too. That’s the claim of Sarah...

A prominent London council wants rental properties to be included in the government’s Flood Re reinsurance scheme. Westminster council says the current...

Energy bills have increased for around 22 million energy consumers – and they’re expected to escalate again later this year when...

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...

One of the highest profile advocates of widespread reform in the private rental sector has been Baroness Alicia Kennedy, director of...

The architects of the Fairer Private Rented Sector White Paper have been housing minister Eddie Hughes MP, Housing Secretary Michael Gove...

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

The government has released the full details of what it calls the Fairer Private Rented Sector White Paper. This is to form...

The chief executive of the National Residential Landlords Association says the devil is in the detail when it comes to the...

A local authority in London is threatening landlords with enforcement action if they don’t pay up for a new license. Lewisham’s Labour...

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

New data from Rightmove suggests that rental demand is cooling in some areas where the market was busiest during the pandemic. And...

A prominent energy industry organisation has just issued a new guide for landlords to improve their properties.  The Energy Saving Trust -...

Housing minister Eddie Hughes is to spell out how landlords can improve their properties ahead of legislation expected when the Renters...

Don’t pick on landlords - that’s the message from a leading tax and advisory consultancy. Blick Rothenberg warns that the government needs...

A business analyst at a prominent consultancy says landlords who resist the temptation to quit the sector are “in a position...

Some 820,000 private rented households in Britain are routinely hit by a shortfall between their housing benefit and their monthly rents...

The Guardian newspaper has given an aggrieved tenant the opportunity to explain how he and other renters took a landlord to...

It’s been confirmed that Prime Minister Boris Johnson is to announce plans to extend the Right To Buy to housing associations. Under...

Overnight speculation of a Cabinet reshuffle has yet again led to uncertainty over the Renters’ Reform Bill, pledging a radical shake-up...

The clearest indication of the rate at which the private rented market is shrinking is revealed in new research by Propertymark. It...

No it’s not an April Fool - some tenants in Wales are experimenting with an alternative to radiators and heat pumps....

The support package to help combat soaring fuel bills and the cost of living crisis - introduced at the end of...

We know that Section 21 and so called ‘no fault’ evictions, are definitely going to be abolished as part of the...

Wherever you stand, whether you’re a landlord or tenant, the supply and demand issues impacting the private rented sector are at...

A PropTech company which aims its products at landlords, claim that over 600,000 landlords are breaking the rules when it comes...

The surge in rents will subside and the market will normalise before the end of the year. That’s the prediction from Zoopla...

The Baroness leading the Generation Rent campaign group is accusing many landlords of failing to sell - despite having said they...

A collection of rental experts in a body called The Lettings Industry Council have called for the creation of a Landlord...

A furniture firm which supplies to some Build To Rent operators has told buy to let landlords to up their game...

Brand new ‘property passports’ would help landlords prove their homes are compliant and assist tenants to identify decent and safe housing,...

Campaigning charity Shelter wants the government to fast-track its pledge to scrap Section 21 eviction powers. The government pledged a White Paper...

Activists claim that the number of evictions using Section 21 is actually in excess of the reported by government. Ministry of Justice...

Housing has always been one of the most sensitive political issues, meaning that legislation in this area is unusually sensitive to...

The abolition of Section 21 eviction notices could lead to a surge in evictions by private landlords anxious to sell before...

Activists in Generation Rent have repeated once again their call for a rent freeze and yet another eviction ban.  “Rents have been...

Housing minister Eddie Hughes - the politician leading for the government own the renters’ Reform Bill - will be the keynote...

A business analyst has given an interesting interpretation of the soaring rental market - and says it keeps the wider sales...

A PropTech platform says it’s giving landlords the opportunity to spread their management fees and marketing costs across the duration of...

The highest rental growth since the Global Financial Crisis, coupled with the cost of living crisis, is putting increased pressure on...

The property industry has this week remonstrated at the video that housing charity Shelter has published and in which they portray...

Housing Secretary Michael Gove has made a sweeping attack on the conditions of homes run by private landlords. In a statement backing...

Activists have expressed their delight that the government has “listed to the voice of renters” in its provisions for widespread reform...

This is the entirety of the detail given by the government about the Renters’ Reform Bill, confirmed in yesterday’s Queen’s Speech. --- Renters Reform...

The Queen’s Speech has confirmed that a radical re-shaping of the rental sector in England is being pushed ahead by the...

Labour’s London Mayor - buoyed up after the party’s successes in the capital in last week’s elections - has renewed his...

The government is widely expected to announce that Section 21 eviction powers will be scrapped in new legislation coming to Parliament...

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

PropTech firm Canopy says four out of five tenants have never missed a rent payment and that this should give them...

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...

The latest attack on landlords by Generation Rent director Baroness Alicia Kennedy concerns insulation and household warmth. She claims a quarter of...

The National Residential Landlords Association has hit back at allegations made by Shelter, accusing the charity of sensationalising the way landlords...

A lettings market snapshot prepared each month by PropTech firm Goodlord claims there has been a dramatic rise in the typical...

The government is reported to be considering extending the Right To Buy from just council tenants in England to housing association...

Here are five top tips worth considering if you’re an aspiring or ambitious property entrepreneur. 1. Take Your Time to Find the...

Eviction specialist Landlord Action says it’s seen a sharp rise in landlords seeking to use its debt recovery service against tenants...

Activists in the Generation Rent group have made seven demands on government including a rent freeze, the clearing of tenants’ arrears,...

A rental platform forecasts that within 12 months the average UK tenant could be paying £800 more a year in rent...

Renters without a property to sell are likely to be the worst demographic sector affected by the cost of living crisis...

Campaigning charity Shelter claims that a private renter in England is handed a Section 21  eviction every seven minutes.  In a new...

Generation Rent is calling for a national rent freeze in the private sector for an unspecified period “for the duration of...

Average UK rents have increased for the sixth consecutive quarter - but some tenants are paying above the going rate to...

Bizarre but true - a tenant has undergone a pseudo-marriage ceremony with her cat in a bid to get around any...

A warning has been issued by a business consultancy that renters are set to feel particularly vulnerable this year because of...

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

Whether you own a leasehold or freehold property, if you’re an HMO landlord who rents out rooms, individual flats or even...

Landlords are being invited to let the BBC know what it believes lies behind the current rental market stock shortage.  The corporation...

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

A long-term shortage of stock means the rental sector is “massively underperforming” according to the property analytics service TwentyCi. It says in...

The continuing shortage of supply in the lettings market is not only producing record high asking rents, but is also pushing demand...

One of the leaders of the Generation Rent group claims it can be “an uphill struggle for private renters to get...

A senior committee of MPs claims that it’s “too difficult for renters to realise their legal right to a safe and...

The National Residential Landlords Association has backed a far-reaching report by a group of MPs which has condemned the quality of...

A controversial PropTech rental platform has issued a list of questions and issues to check when tenants rent from a landlord...

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

Almost 70 per cent of private tenants in the North East relying on Universal Credit to pay their rent have a...

A Labour city council that has already called for powers to impose rent controls has now extended its existing landlord licensing...

Let’s face facts, landlords and the private rented sector have a reputation problem. Perceived to be the poor relation of housing provision, the sector is...

Private renters who are trying to save a deposit on a home to buy are having to run in order to...

A pressure group of campaigners highly critical of landlords and letting agents is organising protests at cities this weekend. Acorn - which...

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

New research from an insurer shows many renters are acutely vulnerable to financial loss due to unawareness of their liabilities. And a...

There’s been a big rise in rents in the past month according to PropTech supplier Goodlord. They are now at their highest...

Renters are amongst the three groups likely to suffer worst as the cost of living crisis unfolds, an analyst has warned.  Sarah...

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

Campaigning charity Shelter claims renters’ pockets are being hit the hardest of any demographic group in Britain in terms of the...

The government has indirectly given away early details of its long-expected National Landlord Register - but it still appears to be...

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

More than 50 per cent of private tenants who rely on Universal Credit to pay their rent have a shortfall between...

The Deposit Protection Service is warning landlords not to delay discussions about damp and mould until the end of the tenancies. DPS...

PropTech supplier Canopy has launched a new service to help tenants affected by the pandemic.  Last year Canopy was awarded a grant...

A new report from the Social Market Foundation and sponsored by the Paragon Bank has thrown new light on what today’s...

The leader of the Generation Rent campaign group has accused Chancellor Rishi Sunak of “stacking the economy against private renters who...

Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s Spring Statement was something - but not enough. That’s the view of Ben Beadle - chief executive of the...

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

The Mirror newspaper has launched a campaign to “make rented homes safer”. It says its campaign - called Safe As Houses -...

Oxford’s Labour-run council has called on private renters to join a new tenants union. A statement from the authority says some private...

The threat of rent controls in two parts of the country may now be so severe that buy to let landlords...

The Deposit Protection Service is hosting two webinars this Spring to help landlords and letting agents reduce the chances of deposit...

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

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

A Labour MP in the westcountry appears to be winning support for a campaign he has launched called First Homes, Not...

A prominent lettings agency says the rental growth seen in the past year will not be repeated in 2022, as tenants...

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

A Labour Mayor and a former Labour baroness have teamed up to call for rent freezes in London, claiming they slash...

Trading Standards has approved a new alternative dispute resolution body for the private rental sector. It’s The Dispute Service Ltd, and it...

Build To Rent provider Wise Living is to deliver 90 new homes in two small schemes alongside an existing development of...

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

Renters are finding it tough to locate a new home because of the continuing shortage of supply according to the National...

A prominent property website, which monitors the lettings market, suggests that rent controls would drive a proportion of rental stock to...

New research from insurance provider Paymentshield has found that over one in five UK tenants have experienced a negative property event...

A non-profit organisation called Justice For Tenants has spearheaded a campaign which has ultimately led to a Rent Repayment Order being...

The Mayor of London Sadiq Khan wants rogue landlords to pay bigger fines and more compensation to tenants. He is also introducing...

Airbnb says its short lets business is back almost to 2019 pre-Covid levels in cities, and it reports many work-from-home renters...

The mayor of Labour-controlled Bristol council is teaming up with local anti-landlord activists to look at how to introduce local rent...

A rental app which was pitched to landlords and tenants as “making renting a seamless and transparent experience” appears to have...

Renters are much less likely than homeowners to have at least a moderate income in retirement according to business consultancy Hargreaves...

Wealthier tenants will benefit from stiffer affordability criteria as stock levels fall and demand increases according to DJ Alexander Ltd, part...

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

The government’s pledge to scrap Section 21 eviction powers for landlords and agents is  “the worst form of gesture politics in...

Six times as many social renters in one part of the UK are dissatisfied with their homes compared to private renters...

A poll of Conservative voters shows strong majorities for higher taxes on second homes and empty properties, and tougher demands on...

The new housing minister is a landlord - and has already attracted criticism from some sections of the media. Yesterday Chris Pincher...

Generation Rent claims private rental sector tenants are set to be most disadvantaged by the 54 per cent rise in the...

The latest research from NatWest and IHS Markit has revealed that just seven per cent of homeowners with a gas boiler are...

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’s new Levelling Up White Paper includes a dramatic reshaping of the private rental sector. Section 21 eviction powers will be...

The activist group Generation Rent says it’s celebrating a victory in its campaign to secure a national mandatory landlord register. Newspaper leaks...

A lettings agency says renters must pay an average of up to 77 per cent of their monthly household income to...

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 lettings agent who also acts on behalf of tenants against landlords claims to have received 1,000 enquiries from frustrated private...

A council has launched what it calls a “scores on the doors” style accreditation scheme for landlords. The Decent and Safe Homes...

A specialist lettings agency is holding a series of webinars for landlords who may fell they need help navigating some 170-plus...

Official government data suggests that rents are rising by 1.8 per cent a year - but a prominent analyst has gone...

A large scale survey of over 4,000 private and social tenants suggests that a significant proportion would like to buy their...

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

New preliminary figures released by CBRE reveal that a record £4.1 billion was invested in the UK’s Build to Rent sector...

There are numerous reasons as to why renting is the way forward and how it can bring just as much, if...

The New Year is typically a time for people to take stock of their finances and ensure that they’re on strong...

A tenant has received what has been described as a “grovelling” apology from the Connells lettings agency after it switched her...

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

A little-known law unearthed by a lettings agency may be bad news because it means some private renters are likely to...

A House of Lords report claims that the private rental sector has become ”increasingly unaffordable” and says out welcomes the proliferation...

The government looks set to clamp down on holiday rentals and will this year formally consult on the concept of a...

The government has issued updated guidance on renters moving home during the pandemic, and for the first time the rules change...

Bromsgrove is a classic rental market. The Worcestershire market town is enveloped by green space but is just a thirty-minute commute...

1. Outdoor space: After nearly two years of restrictions, 2022 will see renters continuing to prioritise outdoor space. For residents of...

A prominent Conservative has complained that her party, and others, have failed to do anything about a housing market in which...

A leading experts on the private rental sector predicts it will take three years for the government to scrap Section 21...

Private landlords get it in the neck for allegedly-high rents but 4.75m families living in social housing in England are facing...

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

As we enter 2022 the private rented sector can look back on a year which marked the start of its recovery...

The dusk of 2021 is upon us and, as is customary in property circles at this juncture, we look forward to...

Propertymark chief executive Nathan Emerson has given his prediction as to what the big issues will be in the 2022 lettings...

ARLA Propertymark has launched a radical programme of reform for the private rental sector - getting in before the government’s own...

Build To Rent apartment brand Essential Living is giving its tenants five New Year’s Resolutions for 2022. 1. Create Home Working Space:...

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

A lettings platform claims a substantial number of tenants spend over £1,000 on decorating their landlord’s property.  Flatshare platform SpareRoom claims that...

Activists in the Generation Rent campaign group are urging the government to introduce what it calls “a winter truce” with no...

Every year there is an influx of students that hate renting, and I was one of them.  Students should be excited about...

A report by the National Audit Office has sharply criticised the government and councils for not doing enough to help tenants...

The National Residential Landlords Association says fewer tenants now have Covid-related arrears - but for those who do, the debt is...

Some two thirds of tenants say they may struggle to pay their energy bills this winter - and almost as many...

An initiative set up earlier this year to help support private rented sector tenants and landlords has proved its worth according...

Demand for rooms has rocketed in recent months, coinciding with a huge shortage in the number of rooms available in the...

Lewisham council in London is introducing a new licensing scheme for all Houses of Multiple Occupancy - claiming it will improve...

A Citizens Advice helpline has opened in Wales for both renters struggling with arrears, and for landlords who believe their tenants...

The UK’s largest provider of inventory services says rising tenancy lengths make a combination of inventories and regular inspections more valuable...

A large scale survey of tenants suggests there’s a real enthusiasm for them to leave major cities and relocate elsewhere, so...

A lettings agent claims progress on climate change and energy efficiency is likely to be undermined by what he calls “dodgy...

A council is appealing to landlords to reach out if they are having problems with a tenant - instead of possibly...

Lewisham council in south London is introducing a new licensing scheme for all HMOs in the borough. It claims this will help...

The demise of the buy to let market has been much predicted over recent years. Major tax changes, a three per...

Earlier this week Zoopla released some rather healthy statistics on the UK rental market. In recent months, the rental market has been...

Activists in the Acorn pro-tenant movement have sharply criticised the Green Party which runs Brighton council for allegedly failing to prosecute...

Avoiding over-regulation across the UK should be a priority to keep existing landlords in the sector as well as attracting buy...

Airbnb is making more overt attempts to lure long term renters away from traditional landlords. In recent days it’s revealed new policies...

Belfast council has unanimously passed a motion calling for the Northern Ireland Executive to introduce a rent control scheme for the...

A Labour councillor in a Green Party-controlled local authority wants the body to name and shame rogue landlords on a publicly-available...

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...

There is a fear that work required to bring rental units up to new Energy Performance Certificate levels by 2025 could...

A series of online interviews with landlords suggests far fewer of them have been seriously impacted by the Coronavirus pandemic than...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Rajiv Singh |Founder & CEO RentOnCloud www.rentoncloud.com Tell me about RentOnCloud, what does...

A new survey from an online rental platform claims tenants are willing to pay for greener homes. Some 98 per cent of...

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

Build To Rent is recovering well from the pandemic across the UK according to a survey. Construction sites across the UK ground...

A property company claims that 14 per cent of renters are so distressed by their living situation they believe it is...

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

The Generation Rent activist group has repeated its call for a landlord register in England, saying it could mean more tax...

The activist group Generation Rent says the £65m package announced by the government over the weekend is not enough and must...

£223.7 billion. That’s how much better off UK landlords are than five years ago when you do the maths on the...

The Victorian phrase “as safe as houses” well describes the security of the housing market as, whether they are buying or...

The proportion of private renters in arrears in England has more than doubled during the Covid-19 pandemic according to government data. The...

A new PropTech platform says it allows easy digital contact between tenants, landlords and third party suppliers avoiding the need to...

Shelter says 20 per cent of private and social renters in England suffer poor health because of the condition of their...

A solicitors’ practice claims repairs initiated by landlords take an average of 41 days to be completed after a tenant complains...

A new league table of investment potential has given a ringing endorsement to buy to let in cities. Select Property Group has...

The dynamic of the private rental market has been changing in recent years. There's been a decline in private landlords, yet almost...

As founder of Landlord Action and chief operating officer at Hamilton Fraser, I’ve been talking to landlords for over 25 years...

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...

Today the government will go ahead with a planned cut to Universal Credit of £20 per week.  The level of welfare support...

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

One of the first submissions to Chancellor Rishi Sunak ahead of his autumn Budget and spending review later this month asks...

New analysis of government data by the national homelessness charity Crisis suggests that in England over 100,000 low income renters on Universal Credit will be at least two or more months behind on...

Shelter and Generation Rent have separately made a case for more cash help for tenants, claiming the current pandemic and energy...

A company behind a fire safety initiative has surveyed tenants in both the private and social rental sectors, and claims shortcomings...

Ben Beadle, chief executive of the National Residential Landlords Association, is to sit on a new Lettings sector body set up...

A Build To Rent operator claims some tenants - around a fifth - are willing to pay more for properties with...

A £360m ‘wall of rent debt’ built up during the pandemic, combined with cuts to Universal Credit, threatens to leave hundreds...

Activists group Generation Rent is urging renters who have renewed their tenancy but not moved since May 2019 to check if...

Private renters and landlords face a cliff edge as the end of furlough coincides with cuts to benefits, says a leading...

Growing numbers of landlords are quitting the sector, prompting a supply shortage and rent rises according to a market snapshot by...

New research by lettings agency Hamptons shows the total amount of rent paid by tenants across Britain has actually fallen eight...

An agency says its bizarre list of items left behind by departing tenants shows how many renters actually appear to keep pets...

The new Housing Secretary, Michael Gove, must remake the rental sector in a fairer and more stable form. That’s the view of...

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

Zoopla says rental properties are typically letting almost a week faster than a year ago. It claims that with supply and demand...

A London council is urging landlords to check whether their properties require licensing under a new scheme introduced this month. Enfield’s new...

Campaigning charity Shelter has made a shocking attack on landlords, claiming many of them are acting illegally. It claims 45 per cent...

Activists including Generation Rent are to lobby MPs this afternoon, to complain against eviction notice periods in England reverting to pre-Covid...

Activists’ group Generation Rent says it’s to lobby MPs on Tuesday next week against the return of normal eviction notice periods...

The latest rental market snapshot by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors suggests supply and demand in the lettings sector still...

The UK rental market has revved up amidst a sharp rise in demand for city living, driving the highest rate of...

Celebrations amongst landlords and home owners over the latest record house price figures mask growing disadvantages for renters, claims a mortgage...

The government is not budging on the Tenant Fees Act and will not amend it to allow separate and additional charging...

Yet again the issue of cleaning has been identified as the single largest cause of end-of-tenancy disputes leading to deposits being...

A respected political website claims that over 30 MPs from a range of political parties have written to the Housing Secretary...

A survey claims that 80 per cent of prospective tenants would consider energy efficiency as one of the critical items determining...

The prospect of increased renters’ power has already been seen north of the border with the pledge to introduce rent controls...

The UK’s first Minister for Tenants’ Rights says he will introduce rent controls because renters currently “pay way over the odds”. Although...

Activists in Generation Rent are now making a new demand - that landlords must pay the moving costs of tenants when...

Letting agents have reported huge surges in demand for pet-friendly properties.  Richard O’Neill, managing director at Romans Lettings, says: “There has certainly...

A referendum in Berlin next month is being watched closely by rental activists in the UK, in case it offers them...

The Generation Rent group has renewed its attack on landlords who let properties to holidaymakers rather than long term tenants.  The group...

A letting agent who campaigns against rogue landlords says the government has “no idea” how many convictions there have been regarding...

The popular belief that homes in close proximity to shops inevitably pushes up the rent is being challenged by new research. The...

High end lettings agency Strutt & Parker says the outlook for Prime Central London is improving slightly with more activity reported...

A leading lettings agent in the south west is advising landlords to take advantage of a new ‘easy to read’ guide...

The Baroness leading the campaign group Generation Rent claims the official figure for evictions in the second quarter of this year...

Too little is being done to help landlords access funding to adapt their property to meet the needs of older or...

An agency and law firm, Coulters, has produced a league table of where landlords are most likely to make a loss...

Camden council in north London has become the first local authority to secure an anti-social behaviour injunction against a landlord in...

Lettings agency JLL says improved interest in East London’s lettings market is being accelerated by the expected surge in demand from...

Labour’s shadow housing secretary has branded “outrageous” moves by landlords and letting agents to demand multiple months of rent upfront.  Lucy Powell...

The chief finance officer of a PropTech company says the effects of the stamp duty holiday on house prices must not...

New research suggests an overwhelming number of renters want longer tenancies, a trend pushed further by the uncertainties of the pandemic.  A...

A lettings agent who has started a rental insurance business has launched another attack on landlords. Ajay Jagota, who runs KIS Lettings...

The pandemic has made future prospects for renters worse, according to a new survey.  Four out of 10 tenants questioned by the...

A new study by a university suggests that some tenants are apparently afraid to speak out about the condition of the...

A rogue landlord who allowed vulnerable tenants to live in conditions without windows, proper washing facilities or fire safety measures at...

The latest study of the mortgager market by Aldermore Bank suggests the self-employed are finding it harder than ever to get...

New research shows that holiday let features appear to be the most in demand, based on Google searches.  Prospective renters appear most...

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

Over 80 per cent of private renters in England are satisfied with their accommodation according to new data. Figures from the English...

A council leader has criticised landlords in a tourist hotspot for evicting long term tenants and switching to higher paying Airbnb...

It looks certain that a substantial number of pro-tenant reforms are to be introduced in Northern Ireland in the near future. A...

London’s Labour Mayor, Sadiq Khan, and the Baroness leading the Generation Rent campaign have called for powers to control rents. Khan claims...

A buy to let consultancy has identified those parts of the country where there’s been the biggest swing towards renting when...

A pet referencing service is courting controversy by suggesting more animals should be allowed in rental properties - and that landlords,...

A new scheme has been launched encouraging tenants to complain about their landlords and seek compensation. Ajay Jagota - who used to...

Campaign group Generation Rent has issued an angry statement in response to the government’s decision to extend the eviction ban for...

Propertymark, the trade body for letting agents, has joined landlords in writing to junior housing minister Eddie Hughes to call for...

Conservative Peer Lord Black of Brentwood - Guy Black, a former newspaper magnate and Conservative activist - has urged the government...

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

The Association of Residential Landlords Association - part of Propertymark - has issued guidance to first time landlords letting out property.  Check...

Activist group Generation Rent are telling tenants to use the slightest documentation error by landlords to avoid eviction. It claims as many...

A council says it’s “on the side of tenants” against landlords. The London borough of Tower Hamlets has renewed its Selective Licensing...

We’re on track for a bumper summer of lettings according to one of the sector’s most authoritative rental market monitors. Goodlord’s latest...

The resumption of bailiff-enforced evictions, banned for over a year until just days ago, could be “catastrophic” for one of the...

The tenants’ campaign group Generation Rent is planning a week of events to promote renters’ rights later this month. The campaign says...

Online lettings platform Mashroom says there are four tips for tenants who want to boost their credit ratings to have a...

Tenants with arrears accumulated during the pandemic are finding it tough to secure alternative accommodation because their credit scores have been...

Campaigning charity Shelter says the lifting of the bailiff-enforced eviction ban, which happened over the weekend, is “the beginning of the...

A charity claims it’s seen increasing numbers of private tenants seeking help, just as the bailiff enforced eviction ban has ended...

The Baroness who leads the Generation Rent campaign group says landlords are currently “able to evict tenants just for requesting repairs...

The government has produced figures that counter the long-running claims by rental sector activists that there has been a build up...

The government has pledged to  bring forward a White Paper in the Autumn, focussing on its commitments to reform the private...

Tenant activist group Generation Rent says it’s working with five councils to find out more about private renters in those areas. The...

Rebecca Long Bailey, a left wing MP sacked in controversial circumstances by party leader Sir Kier Starmer, has spoken up for...

There’s a warning that the government’s pledge to introduce a lifetime deposits concept, theoretically making it easier and cheaper for tenants...

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

A council is urging landlord not to evict tenants when the current ban ends on May 31 without getting in touch...