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Generation Rent claims a proposed government amendment to the Renters Reform Bill may ‘trap’ victims of domestic abuse. Generation Rent - which...

The management of BTL properties, whether it's a modest collection of three units or a more sizable portfolio of fifteen, can...

Former housing minister Rachel Maclean - the victim of a shock sacking by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak last month - has...

The government claims that millions of homeowners in England and Wales will be given greater rights, powers, and protections over their...

London’s Labour mayor Sadiq Khan wants 10,000 private homes in the capital to be brought into the social rental sector within...

Zoopla is warning that there will be further house price falls in 2024 on top of the 4.5 per cent drop...

Landlords grappling with tax returns have been given some advice - file them sooner, rather than later. Data analysed by business consultancy...

Zoopla has given its latest market update on the private rental sector, with the headline rent rise now being 10.5 per...

London local authorities say there’s been a surge in landlords withdrawing from the sector providing temporary accommodation for homeless households. A survey by the...

Debate is raging over whether there will be a 15th successive interest rate rise when the Bank of England’s monetary policy...

A controversial MP sacked by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak earlier this year says he will take up the cause of landlords...

An experienced property lawyer who has specialised in residential landlord and tenant law for 22 years says she is embarrassed at...

A Conservative-leaning think tank and campaigning charity Shelter have released a book of essays on renting and housing. A statement from Bright...

New data about the Prime London housing market shows that the average discount to asking price has increased to 8.4 per...

A controversial new report demands that the government uses next month’s Budget to sharply increase tax burdens for landlords. The Joseph Rowntree Foundation’s...

Campaigning charity Shelter claims that “at least” 271,000 are homeless in England alone. The figure - compiled from a Freedom of Information...

A prominent Conservative has described as “infuriating and saddening” the fact that so many Millennials are stuck renting and cannot afford...

The freezing of Housing Benefit at 2020 levels, announced in the small print accompanying the Autumn Statement yesterday, risks leading to...

The government’s expected U-turn on the future of Section 21 eviction powers has provoked an explosion of anger from Generation Rent...

A landlord has been jailed for a year after making a homeless woman perform sexual favours for him in return for...

Trade unions in Scotland are demanding that local council candidates sign a pledge to support “urgent” rent controls in that country. The...

All-inclusive rents have exploded in popularity in the student rental sector over the past few years, but the rampant surge in...

In this feature article, Stuart Kerr from Restorations UK sets out why this could be the worst winter yet for mould...

The charity Crisis has identified the end of the eviction ban as one of the factors directly leading to homelessness over...

A specialist investment lender has set out tips for how landlords can succeed at flipping - purchasing homes and selling relatively...

A mortgage expert who is a prominent sceptic about the lettings market has stepped up his criticisms, saying renting is no...

Landlords facing upcoming changes to Right To Rent procedures should invest in automation to ease the red tape burden. That’s the call...

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

A third of landlords surveyed in a poll this month say they wish they could now change the way they voted...

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

Generation Rent has criticised the aspirations of some landlords who appear on the daytime BBC show Homes Under The Hammer.  “The regular...

A website claims an average £1,621 has been ‘wasted’ by each student on accommodation they haven't used this academic year -...

A so-called Citizens Assembly set up by a leading politician has called for rent controls. The Citizen’s Assembly of Scotland was launched...

Campaigning charity Shelter is back on the warpath against private landlords, criticising how much of the country’s temporary accommodation budget for...

The government has published its response to the House of Commons, Communities and Local Government Select Committee’s (HCLG) report on cladding...

A number of buy-to-let landlords face financial hardship because of the coronavirus crisis, especially if the existing ban of tenant evictions...

After two elections and three years of intense debate and hostility, the general election in December seemed to offer the political...

Rents look set to rise over the next 12 months as the supply of new rental properties dries up, according to...

flatfair, a fintech scale-up allowing tenants to instantly rent a home with no deposit, has raised $11m (£9.1bn) in a funding...

Renters who move home regularly often face excessive costs associated with moving, new research shows. The study by MoneySuperMarket reveals that the...

More than a third of renters across the UK report being stuck in poorly maintained homes with landlords who refuse to...

Remortgaging activity has increased significantly in recent months, helped in no small part by record low mortgage rates and continued house...

The scare tactics adopted by the government to keep Britain in the EU ahead of last year’s Brexit referendum saw the...

Private landlords faced with significantly higher costs, as a result of recent tax changes, are being left with little alternative but...

The school summer holidays are almost here and there is a good chance that your tenants may be heading abroad for...

Over the past 20 years, investing in buy-to-let has been a relatively sensible way to make money, which is why so...

The north of England, supported in part by the Northern Powerhouse concept, has already attracted a lot of investment, particularly from...

The short-term letting industry, which includes the likes of Airbnb, joined local authorities and community groups at City Hall yesterday to...

Our latest infographic shows figures of how the majority of deposits are repaid at the end of tenancy and goes into...

A tenants’ campaign group claims the Starter Homes scheme will help just 200,000 first-timer buyers, leaving 2 million aspiring home owners...