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Citizens Advice has made further criticisms of the private rental sector and landlords. At the start of the year a spokesperson accused...

Letting agents’ body Propertymark has fired a warning shot at Baroness Eluned Morgan, the politician who has been chosen to be...

The government has been warned by a charity not to weaken its commitment to scrapping Section 21 by allowing ‘backdoor evictions’...

Academics in a leading university have set up a project to probe so-called bidding wars in the private rental sector.  Two figures...

The lenders’ trade body, UK Finance, has published a report examining why some landlords are falling into mortgage arrears and why...

The government has released more information on its new Renters Rights Bill, which is expected to be launched into Parliament in...

In a survey conducted just before the General Election by Leaders Romans Group, 60% of tenants and landlords believe a reduction...

The activists who were so influential in steering the shape of the Renters Reform Bill under the old Conservative government are...

The National Residential Landlords Association says ending Section 21 eviction powers in isolation, as some have suggested the new government should...

Latest official figures from the government’s Office for National Statistics show that average UK private rents increased by 8.6% in the...

Activist group Generation Rent has produced a report in tandem with a trades union, focusing on key worker tenants - and...

Rents in London have dropped for the second consecutive quarter (Q1 and Q2 2024) new data from flatshare site SpareRoom reveals. The...

In the prime London lettings market both supply and demand slowed last month according to property data consult icy LonRes.  Annual rental...

Salford council has launched a consultation on whether private housing landlords in parts of Broughton and Kersal should require a selective...

Prime London rental growth picked up in Q2 (0.7% from 0.3% in Q1), according to the latest index results from Savills,...

The majority of buy to let landlords plan to raise rents in the coming 12 months, new data suggests. Some 85% of...

In a blog released within minutes of Sir Kier Starmer becoming Prime Minister, activist group Generation Rent calls for rent controls. It...

The National Residential Landlords Association has congratulated Labour on its landslide election win and has extended the hand of cooperation for...

A nationwide survey conducted by Leaders Romans Group shows significant concerns over proposed rent controls, property taxes, and regulatory changes. Controversially, LRG...

A survey by agency Foxtons suggests the election has had no substantial effect on landlords’ decisions to grow or sell portfolios.  Conducted...

Rightmove says the government elected today must build 120,000 homes to help return rents to what it believes are normal levels,...

A prominent industry figure has criticised politicians for leaving all sides of the private lettings sector with uncertainty - and allowing...

Knight Frank is warning that as supply increases and demand drops back to normal levels, so the pressure to drop rents...

Rents in June 2024 rose by 6.7% year-on-year, according to the latest figures from the Goodlord Rental Index.  The Index, which analyses...

The NRLA has slammed politicians in all major parties for their silence on one of the biggest issues for the private...

The deputy chief executive of Generation Rent claims to have suffered “horrendous exploitation” at the hands of lettings agents.  Dan Wilson Craw...

Over half of renters who choose a deposit alternative are funding their moves with money saved by not having to pay...

Rent prices tend to rise in the 12 months immediately after a General Election, by an average of 1.96%, according to...

Mortgage industry research on affordability estimates that the cumulative shortfall in first-time buyer numbers since the financial crisis reached 3.1m by...

The mayor of Barcelona has pledged to eliminate Airbnb-style short lets in the city within five years.  Socialist Jaume Collboni claims he...

Speculation is growing ahead of the General Election around how first-time buyers will fair, and if they’ll receive the support they...

“When it comes to housing policy, there is little difference between the two major parties” says Aneisha Beveridge, head of research...

Controversial politician George Galloway has issued a party manifesto saying the payment of “exorbitant rents to wealthy buy to let pensioners”...

A think tank claims that when it comes to space within a home, private rental sector tenants pay three times as...

The property consultancy Bidwells says that based on an average 300,000 new homes a year it could be four decades before...

A prominent economic analyst warns that many of the rental policies advocated by the major political parties in the General Election...

A lack of choice for private renters about where they can live will undermine plans set out by political parties to...

A manifesto just released by the Labour Party and dedicated to Scotland hints at ent controls. In recent years Labour has backed...

Rental growth seems to be stabilising, says lettings agency Hamptons.   It says the cost of a newly let home in Great Britain...

Mortgage experts have criticised the Reform UK housing and tax policies as being superficially appealing but risking a return to the...

Labour’s manifesto commitment to empower renters to challenge unreasonable rent increases has been slammed because it “would leave millions trapped in...

Plaid Cymru, the party of Wales, has issued a manifesto with a clampdown on the private rental sector as one of...

Some locations in the UK are seeing as many as 40-plus prospective tenants racing for the keys of every available rental...

Another raft of General Election pledges have been made to transform the private rental sector - this time from the Green...

The Generation Rent activist group says the Conservative manifesto pledge to give a tax break to landlords selling to tenants should...

The Conservatives have set out a 78-page manifesto, of which just over two pages are given to housing and related issues.  Here...

The Conservatives say they will scrap Capital Gains Tax for landlords who sell to sitting tenants, if they win the General...

The Liberal Democrats have set out a predictable set of pledges in their manifesto for next mon this election, centred on...

A lettings industry figure has let rip at politicians pitching for votes at next month’s General Election. HomeLet and Let Alliance chief...

The ink was hardly dry on Labour’s plan for a mortgage guarantee scheme for first time buyers before some left wing...

The Generation Rent activist group has issued a statement appearing sharply critical of Labour’s first new policy on housing in the General...

Shock new figures from Zoopla show that although rental demand has softened over the last year there are still 15 people...

New demands from the Generation Rent group go much further than the original Renters Reform Bill in removing landlords’ rights. The group...

The Times recently calculated that recent tax and regulation changes made it unviable for many landlords to continue in the sector. We...

The Welsh private rented sector makes a gross value added (GVA) contribution of £1.6 billion to the UK economy, according to...

Campaigning charity Shelter claims social rents are 64% more affordable than private rents, with social tenants in England having to pay...

A row has broken out over the head of a think tank who surprised Labour Party members by being appointed as...

A controversial stamp duty change - announced months ago but coming into effect tomorrow - has been described as a missed...

Higher borrowing costs have created a mood of hesitancy in property markets. Rising mortgage rates mean UK residential sales are increasingly...

Average UK private rents were up 8.9% in the year to April according to the Office for National Statistics. This is a...

London councils have slammed government plans for regulating the short-term and holiday lets sector. In a letter to Housing Secretary Michael Gove,...

All private landlords in four areas of Islington in north London - where the council claims there are particular problems with...

Landlords in London are benefitting from double digit increases in rents, outdoing every other region of Great Britain.  London rents increased by...

The annual pace of rental growth on newly let homes in Great Britain continued to slow in April, with growth falling...

Just days after suggesting rent controls of any kind were off the table, it now appears Labour may be considering them...

Grainger, the Stock Market listed corporate landlord, has been targeted by protesters over rent levels. A protest outside Grainger’s London HQ marks...

Many buy to let landlords have made financial changes during the cost of living crisis to mitigate the rising costs of...

A property portal has taken the unusual step of warning politicians about the dire impact of rent controls on the private...

The fragile peace between different groups in the Renters Reform Coalition has ended in a dispute about a Labour-commissioned report on...

The Labour Party will not introduce rent controls if it wins the election. A spokesperson for the party is quoted on today’s...

Brand new data from online mortgage broker Mojo Mortgages has revealed significant differences in the types of properties the average UK house...

The latest RICS UK Residential Survey results shows the recent recovery in buyer demand has mellowed slightly, with the market impacted...

The National Union of Students claims the government has “folded to landlord’s lobbying” and watering down the Renters Reform Bill so...

The research head of Knight Frank is warning that a new batch of landlords are preparing to sell up and leave...

Housing costs - rents and mortgages - are rising by about 3.6% a year according to a Barclays Bank assessment. This figure...

Demand is still way ahead of supply min he private rental sector, a Rightmove survey has round. The property portal says there...

A housing industry group wants the energy efficiency of a social rented property to be factored into the rent the tenant...

The Generation Rent activist group has once again repeated its demand for a series of reforms surrounding the scrapping of Section...

The latest Rental Index from Goodlord reveals that rents are now up by 5.7% over the year.  The price per property over...

The proportion of buy to let properties purchased in Southern England fell to a record low last year, continuing a trend...

The average advertised rent of new properties coming onto the market hits a 17th consecutive record, with the average price of...

The government has been accused of mismanaging reforms to no-fault evictions saying: “It’s created uncertainty upon uncertainty”. Theresa May first made the...

Landlord Action founder Paul Shamplina says the government must set a date for Section 21 abolition to give all sides of...

The percentage of tenants borrowing money to fund their cash deposits on their next property has risen over the last 12...

Jonathan Rolande is a property industry and housing market commentator, and is founder of the National Association of Property Buyers.  It’s almost...

A new guide from Propertymark explains the rights which private rental tenants have - and sets out how they can challenge...

If you’re moving home and have either plenty of equity or savings you can use for a deposit, plus a decent...

Renters allegedly pay £669 in un-recoverable costs for each ‘unwanted’ move as a result of eviction, claims campaigning charity Shelter. It says...

Renters are typically staying in their properties for a third longer than they did four years ago, says the Deposit Protection...

The latest official government rent index shows that average private rents across the UK as a whole increased by 9.2% in...

Superdry wants to slash the rent it pays the landlords of 39 of its UK city centre stores, as part of...

Around half of first-time buyers say their prospects of owning a home are further away than ever due to the ongoing...

Over half of current home owners with adult children have or expect to help their children financially to buy a property...

Rental growth in Britain has slowed says lettings agency Hamptons, with the average newly let rent rising 6.7% over the past...

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

Houses in Multiple Occupation are making up an increasing percentage of buy-to-let business, according specialist lender Shawbrook.  In both 2022 and 2023,...

Julian Richer - the founder of Richer Sounds, the UK's largest hi-fi retailer - says he may set up a landlord...

Amendments to be made to the Renters Reform Bill when it returns to the Hoise of Commons next week won’t significantly...

Landlords and renters’ activists are at either end of the spectrum reacting to a controversial report on the private rental sector. Yesterday...

Activists are beginning to pile pressure on London Labour Mayor Sadiq Khan, claiming the public will be disappointed if he toes...