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A consultation on how to develop a more dynamic energy price cap has been launched by the regulator, Ofgem. The regulator claims...

There’s been a large rise in complaints and a huge increase in compensation according to figures out today from the Property...

Established by the UK Government, the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy (ARAP) was launched in April 2021.  In the summer of that...

Lost in the noise of the King’s Speech, the general pledge to reform the leasehold system, and the subsequent political turmoil...

Veterans Minister Johnny Mercer is calling on landlords to step up and open their accommodation to Afghan refugees. He says current solutions...

Another council is looking for privately rented accommodation of all sizes to resettle refugees. Since 2016, Stratford-on-Avon council has resettled many refugee...

A Labour Party proposal to sell some long-empty homes to first time buyers for just £1 has been dismissed as the...

High profile independent law firm Mishcon de Reya is hosting an in-person panel discussion on recent experiences with HMRC - and...

A recent judgement may mean that future Rent Repayment Orders may be less severe than those in the past. Many Rent Repayment...

With the (eventual) departure of Boris Johnson, the next question for landlords and indeed much of the property industry is: What’s going...

Local media in Sheffield are reporting that the activist group Acorn must pay just under £100,000 in costs and damages to...

The programme of selling off council houses pioneered by Margaret Thatcher has been a strategic failure adding to inequality in Britain. That’s...

The government is calling on landlords with suitable properties to submit Afghan resettlement offers through a relaunched housing portal. Landlords are being...

The government’s new Levelling Up White Paper includes a dramatic reshaping of the private rental sector. Section 21 eviction powers will be...

The Home Office has issued yet another iteration of its guidance for landlords on how to conduct Right To Rent checks. The...

Landlords in the heart of the London commuter belt are being asked to come forward if they can provide accommodation for...

There may be a breakthrough in clearing the huge backlog of possession cases as the government is allocating an extra £324m...

Reigate and Banstead council is appealing to private landlords with vacant, or soon-to-be vacant, two, three or four-bedroom homes for rent. The...

Orkney Council wants private landlords who hold family accommodation to come forward if they would be suitable for Afghan families. Councillors recently...

If you let out holiday properties or have switched to Airbnb or similar platforms, tax inspectors may be coming for you. Accountancy...

Landlord Action, the high profile eviction and housing law consultancy, has seen a 43 per cent rise in instructions from landlords...

A landlord has set out why he helped a refugee family resettle through renting one of his properties. The landlord - who...

A local authority is appealing directly to landlords to join a scheme rehousing Afghan refugee families. Wrexham council says the families will...

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

A council is asking private landlords to help house Afghan refugees. People who have worked for the UK government and British military...

London based landlord and property developer Richard Leahy has agreed to hand over assets worth almost £2m. This settles a civil recovery...

A council is appealing to landlords to help it fulfil a pledge to be a sanctuary to vulnerable refugees. Bristol council has...

A think-tank, UK Onward, has called for radical rental reform. In a statement released to coincide with today’s Queen’s Speech, the think-tank...

A tax specialist says HM Revenue & Customs is mobilising its teams to probe Airbnb hosts - and he warns ‘the clock...

London Mayor Sadiq Khan says landlords in the capital could  discriminate against EU citizens living in the UK capital if those...

An industry service supplier has revealed the scale of the backlog in possession cases which cannot be pursued to eviction because of...

In recent years, there has been considerable controversy over the use of ‘no DSS’ in homes being listed for let, with...

The Property Ombudsman (TPO) has announced that Rebecca Marsh, the existing chief ombudsman at the Legal Ombudsman, will become the new...

In principle, tenancy contracts are binding upon both parties and hence can be enforced in a court of law. In practice,...

MPs are being encouraged to ensure EU citizens with settled status can continue to rent a property in this country and...

Yesterday’s announcement that councils in England are going to be handed an additional £2m in government funding to tackle the small...

After a tenant paid his rent, he did not expect a few weeks later to be contacted by the landlord wanting...

A landlord who was caught renting out a damp garage in north London, which had no gas, electrify or running water,...

The latest TDS stats show that there has been a steep 25% rise in tenancy deposit disputes, with one-third of agents...

A pop star has been evicted from his London flat owing his landlord more than £30,000 in rent and causing him...