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A charity is calling for landlord licensing schemes which cost enough to fund annual inspections, and the issuing of “sentencing guidelines”...

The removal of Section 21 notices and the end of fixed-term tenancies are the two issues that concern landlords the most,...

The National Residential Landlords Association says it wants a speedy implementation of the Renters Reform Bill to avoid uncertainty - and...

A think tank claims that the government will pay landlords in the private sector six times the expected spend on new affordable homes in the five-year period between 2021 and 2026. The New...

The National Residential Landlords Association is urging MPs to back what it describes as “pragmatic” changes to the Renters Reform Bill...

This is back-to-school season and for the majority of university students who choose to move away from their family home during...

Activist group Generation Rent is now demanding a change to the Renters Reform Bill to help tenants with energy bills. The group...

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

The new Housing Loss Prevention Advice Service kicks in tomorrow - it offers early legal advice, free of charge, to anyone...

A law firm partner who advises rural estates and landowners has identified a new problem created by the Renters Reform Bill. James...

The long-awaited Renters Reform Bill has been unveiled, as Ministers bid to address the housing crisis and create a fairer rental...

Move iQ, the consumer-facing online service operated by TV property guru Phil Spencer, is linking with the Build To Rent trade...

Plans to change private rental sector tenancy law have gone out to consultation on Jersey. The minister for Housing and Communities, David...

The landlords’ trade body is broadly welcoming some proposals from MPs to reform the private rented sector. Some aspects of the Levelling...

The government’s proposed tenancy reforms - including the banning of section 21 evictions - could be undermined by delays in the...

Renters’ Reform Bill The Renters’ Reform Bill will dominate the PRS policy agenda in 2023. Signs are encouraging that DLUHC is considering...

The Generation Rent campaign group says the latest English Housing Survey shows that 23 per cent of private rented homes fail...

Renters have higher rates of anxiety than home owners, it’s been claimed by a think tank. The Joseph Rowntree Foundation says that...

Landlords have welcomed the latest delays to radical rental reforms which were due to be implemented next month. Ben Beadle, chief executive...

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

A lettings agency is to hold free events to support landlords ahead of what it calls a “landmark transformation” in rental...

Build To Rent, which has predominantly focussed on secondary sites in major city centres, is branching out to the suburbs. One of...

The government has confirmed its long-standing intention to scrap Section 21 eviction powers which currently sit with landlords - but the appropriate...

Buy-to-let landlords in England could learn a thing or two from the Scottish market as the eviction deadline approaches, according to...

Given that the number of people living in private rented accommodation has grown, doubling in the past three decades, renters are...

With the general election just over a week away, each of the main political parties has outlined its plans for the...

A man deemed not to be a fit and proper person to hold a licence for a house in multiple occupation...

There has been a sharp rise in the number of older renters over the last year, according to new research from...

The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) has urged Shelter to go back to the drawing board after calling for England to adopt...

The government’s ban on tenant fees is good for business and will strengthen the relationship between landlords and tenants, according to...

Government benefit changes, including cuts to housing benefit, are to blame for increasing levels of homelessness from private rented housing, according...

Buy-to-let landlords are leaving the private rented sector north of the border in their droves as a direct result of Scottish...

An exodus of landlords from the buy-to-let market has caused a significant drop in rental property listings in recent month with...

It’s been a perfect storm of government changes for buy-to-let investors over the past couples of years, with more coming down...

Many buy-to-let landlords may have reacted angrily to government proposals that will give tenants a minimum three year contract, but one...

A mix of tax reforms and tighter regulation for the buy-to-let sector must not prevent private landlords from being able to...

There has been a rise in the number of people wanting to step off the housing ladder and rent in retirement...

The introduction of a new form of Scottish private residential tenancy has been welcomed by Shelter Scotland. The new private residential tenancy...

A new form of Scottish private residential tenancy will be introduced tomorrow. The new private residential tenancy (PRT) will replace the existing...

Many property owners agree to electronic communications operators, such as mobile phone companies, installing aerials and other equipment, for example on...

With just over a month until a new form of private residential tenancy (PRT) will be introduced north of the border,...

There has been a significant increase in the number of people renting homes when they retire over the past decade, according...

More needs to be done to focus on improving renting rather than obsessing over property ownership, according to a specialist provider...

Private tenants north of the border have come together to launch Scotland’s first national union for people living in the private...

London has become one of the most expensive cities in the world to rent a home, prompting a leading trade union...

Chancellor George Osborne is presenting the “summer budget” tomorrow with rumours circulating that he will give in to calls to close...