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The early bird discount period for what many regard as the country’s most controversial landlord licensing scheme has been extended. The discount...

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

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...

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...

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...

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

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

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

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,...

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...