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

Applications open later this week for one of the country’s largest and most controversial landlord licensing schemes - in Liverpool. The new...

A housing chief in a controversial council has tweeted that “Private landlords must be held accountable!”. She also claims on social media...

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

The government is considering forcing landlords who rent out homes as Airbnb-style short lets to apply for planning consent. This would not...

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

A Labour council that lost government support for its landlord licensing regime says it’s reviewing its options and will produce new...

A council in the unusual position of having its landlord licensing proposals rejected by the government says it’s pondering its next...

Landlords directly affected by the cladding scandal - because they own units in low and medium-rise blocks - have some good...

The National Residential Landlords Association says it’s going to submit a report to Prime Minister Boris Johnson, Chancellor Rishi Sunak, and...

The government claims its new Building Safety Bill, published yesterday, will create “lasting generational change” after Grenfell and the cladding crisis...

The government has taken the unusual step of denying a local council its request for an extended term for a landlord...

Former Labour Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell has spoken out against what he calls “the greed of the mega-landlords.” The veteran MP -...

A new government-created committee is considering the introduction of the new Commonhold tenure. Commonhold is a form of freehold ownership, largely for...

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

Labour’s new housing spokesperson is the experienced MP Lucy Powell, who until last weekend was shadow business and consumer affairs minister.  She...

A controversial survey by an insurance firm suggests almost half of landlords welcome the government’s new Model Tenancy Agreement which allows...

The government has released details of its mediation scheme, which has already won the in-principle support of the National Residential Landlords...

The Competition and Markets Authority is to probe property investment companies that have purchased freeholds from developers and that go on...

Landlords have benefitted from tax breaks, subsidies and a weak eviction ban according to the National Union of Students. Larissa Kennedy, the...

The government’s latest extension for the ban on bailiff-enforced evictions - taking it up until the end of May - is...

The government has announced a further extension to the current ban on bailiff-enforced evictions in England until May 31. At that point...

Labour MP Stephen Timms has asked Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick to commit to five measures to tighten controls on the private...

The Baroness leading the pressure group Generation Rent says the extension of the ban on bailiff-enforced evictions does not go far...

It’s feared that the government’s latest funding to solve the cladding crisis will leave thousands of landlords with loans and unsellable...

The current extension to the eviction ban in England and Wales is “more balanced” than some past examples according to a...

The government insists that its ban on bailiff-enforced evictions “protects the most vulnerable renters” during the pandemic. The claim comes in the...

The government’s ban on bailiff-enforced evictions is just a “sticking plaster” and not a long-term answer for landlords and tenants. That’s the view...

The ban on bailiff-enforced evictions for private renters has been extended in England and Wales. This will be until February 21 “at...

It’s regarded as extremely likely that Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick will announce an extension to the eviction ban in England today. Pleas...

Landlords with leasehold properties should be able to enjoy reduced costs and red tape when they wish to extend their leases,...

The government is establishing a Commonhold Council - a partnership of leasehold groups, industry and government - that will prepare landlords,...

Martin Lewis, the celebrity consumer rights campaigner behind MoneySavingExpert, has called upon the government to extend the current ban on bailiffs...

The unknown number of landlords with properties in blocks caught in the cladding crisis may be able to benefit from a...

One hidden aspect of the recent cladding controversy has been that many landlords have been unable to sell or remortgage flats...

The government’s announcement at the end of next week that almost no evictions would be possible before January 11 at the...

A Delivery Hub will be set up by a new cross sector Future Homes Task Force, comprising of representatives from across...

There was widespread disappointment among buy-to-let landlords when the government decided to prolong the existing ban on tenant evictions until 20...

Buy-to-let landlords must now provide tenants with at least six months’ notice period prior to seeking possession through the courts in...

Buy-to-let landlords in England will now have to give tenants six months’ notice to vacate their property except in cases involving...

The government’s decision to grant new housing applications in England “automatic” consent as part of planning reforms should lead to a...

Labour has criticised the government’s decision to introduce a stamp duty holiday, claiming it offers a “huge bung” to those buying...

Rightmove yesterday recorded a sharp rise in searches for property on its website as it was forced to deal with pent...

Earlier this month, the government confirmed that its ban on evictions due to the coronavirus pandemic is to be extended for...

The government’s decision to extend the ban on landlords evicting renters will help to ensure that no-one will be evicted from...

Some of the UK’s largest tenants unions have joined forces to heap pressure on the government to suspend all rent immediately,...

There are growing concerns that buy-to-let landlords could be banned from evicting private tenants beyond next month due to the coronavirus...

The government is under mounting pressure to consider doing more to protect tenants from the threat of eviction during the coronavirus pandemic,...

The court service has from today suspended all ongoing housing possession action, which means that neither cases currently in the or...

The chancellor’s promise of a three-month mortgage payment holiday to customers affected by coronavirus has been extended to buy-to-let borrowers whose...

The government is under growing pressure to consider doing more to protect tenants from the threat of eviction during the coronavirus...

With many tenants being forced to get rid of their pets under current rules from their landlords, the government is planning...

Boris Johnson has unveiled his new look cabinet, which includes the appointment of Christopher Pincher as the new housing minister. Pincher replaces Esther McVey,...

Many pet-owning tenants have a tough time finding a suitable rental home, as few landlords embrace the idea of a pet...

The government’s decision to invest an additional £4m in funding for local councils to tackle criminal landlords and letting agents has...

Fresh funding for local councils in England to tackle unscrupulous landlords has been made available, the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local...

Just when we thought we might have finally made some credible progress on Brexit, it looks as though looming uncertainty will...

The government’s plans to scrap Section 21 notices to evict tenants could potentially pave the way for the introduction of open-ended...

New communities secretary Robert Jenrick and housing minister Esther McVey look set to focus on increasing homeownership, but this appears to...

Robert Jenrick has been named the new Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, while Esther McVey has been...