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![Landlords give five ways to boost council housing supply long-term](/upload/images/shutterstock_2429936655.jpg)
A group of 20 major local authorities - the biggest social landlords in England - have sent an open letter to...
16 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Good Landlord Charter launches today - Labour urges signing up](/upload/images/shutterstock_1289565160.jpg)
The much-publicised and long-awaited Good Landlords Charter for the Greater Manchester area has at last been launched. A statement from the local...
15 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Named and Shamed - 27 councils and social landlords accused](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews2-400x310.png)
The latest report from the Housing Ombudsman, which presides over social landlords, has named 27 local authorities and social housing providers...
11 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Radical EPC Targets and Rent Controls are latest party pledges](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/EnergyEfficiency_Savings-400x310.png)
Another raft of General Election pledges have been made to transform the private rental sector - this time from the Green...
13 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Energy Efficiency - should rents be lower in poor EPC homes?](/upload/images/shutterstock_2442670631.jpg)
A housing industry group wants the energy efficiency of a social rented property to be factored into the rent the tenant...
02 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![HUG2 offers energy upgrades to landlords and other homeowners](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/_EPC4-400x310.png)
Phase two of the Home Upgrade Grant (HUG2) is a UK Government-funded scheme for properties in England that are not connected...
11 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Massive rise in complaints from social housing tenants](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/DamagedProperty-400x310.png)
The Housing Ombudsman has revealed figures showing huge increases in the numbers of complaints from tenants on social housing. The Ombudsman says...
13 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Labour to force strict repair and anti-mould rules on private landlords](/upload/images/shutterstock_2235281841.jpg)
The Labour Party has committed to extending a crackdown on social housing landlords who fail to fix mouldy homes, to include...
31 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![No new law planned for private landlords and mould](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews3-400x310.png)
There is to be no comparable law for private landlords, following the introduction of Awaab’s Law. Earlier this week the Department of...
12 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Time limits for landlord repairs proposed as part of Awaab’s Law](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/DamagedProperty-400x310.png)
New plans to clamp down on rogue social landlords who fail to provide safe homes have been announced today. This is part...
09 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Council urges tenants to report mould and tells landlords what to do](/upload/images/shutterstock_2135683647(1).jpg)
Private tenants are being encouraged by a local council to report damp and mould issues to their landlords. Shropshire council says private...
14 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Tax Bombshell: triple stamp duty surcharge, urges think tank](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/StampDuty1_400x310.png)
The government should tax property ‘hoarders’ cashing in on the UK housing market says a left-leaning think tank. A report by the New Economics...
24 November 2023
From: Breaking News
![Private landlords leasing to council now faced with new deal](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/LandlordNews-400x310.png)
A council in Wales is making changes to the system it uses to encourage private landlords to lease their properties to...
23 November 2023
From: Breaking News
![Student rent rises should be capped, urges housing analyst](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/HousePrices_pound-400x310.png)
A housing analyst says student rent increases should be capped in the same way as social housing rents are. Rory Hughes, writing...
31 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![Shocking Surge In Landlord Complaints from social housing tenants](/upload/images/shutterstock_705724939(1).jpg)
The Housing Ombudsman - who presides over all social housing - has revealed a huge surge in what it calls “severe...
18 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![Vast numbers of homes lie empty despite demand for properties](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/BuildToRent-400x310.png)
New research shows that 676,000 homes in England are sitting empty. The research comes from property purchasing firm House Buyer Bureau which...
06 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![Fire Alarm - landlords and tenants urged to know fire rights](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Propcert%20March%20blog%202%20-%20Why%20carbon%20monoxide%20alarms%20are%20important%20.jpg)
A fire and rescue service is urging tenants to know their rights when it comes to fire safety. Warwickshire Fire and Rescue...
05 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![Tenants trained to complain about landlords, funded by taxpayers](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/TenantDispute-400x310.png)
Social housing tenants are to be encouraged to hold their landlords to account as part of a taxpayer funded training scheme. From free advice on...
27 April 2023
From: Breaking News
![Domestic abuse survivors ‘failed’ by landlords - claim](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Estate_Agent1-400x310.png)
A new report claims that many social landlords have inadequate policies to support survivors of domestic abuse. The report, published this week...
26 April 2023
From: Breaking News
![Triple Whammy Tax Attack on landlords proposed for Budget](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Tax-Image-400x310.png)
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...
24 February 2023
From: Breaking News
![Tax and Compulsory Purchase threats to private landlords - new report](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Happy(F)Landlord-400x310.png)
Private rental property should be “acquired” and used for social housing according to a think tank. And it says tax penalties, laws...
16 February 2023
From: Breaking News
![Tens of thousands of rental homes found with damp and mould](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Inspection_1-400x310.png)
The Regulator of Social Housing has warned landlords in that sector to take immediate action over damp and mould. And the regulator...
03 February 2023
From: Breaking News
![Tens of millions to restore empty homes - but not for private landlords](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Developments/PropertyPlanning-400x310.png)
A £50m scheme to bring more empty homes back to life in Wales - but private land are excluded from applying. The...
02 February 2023
From: Breaking News
![Rent Cap Minister and Shelter stopped from speaking with politicians](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Court-UK-2-400x310.png)
A nine-page legal document outlining landlords’ arguments has effectively stopped a controversial housing minister and campaigning organisations giving evidence to a...
25 January 2023
From: Breaking News
![Legal challenge to rent controls moves a step closer](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Legal_Action-400x310.png)
A coalition of landlords and lettings groups has submitted a Petition to the Court of Session in Edinburgh seeking a Judicial...
23 January 2023
From: Breaking News
![Hundreds of warnings issued by council for damp or mould](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/DamagedProperty-400x310.png)
A newspaper has discovered that over 1,500 warnings for damp or mould have been issued to landlords by just one city...
04 January 2023
From: Breaking News
![Private landlords should follow new ‘average rent increase’ plan](/upload/images/Logos/NAEA-ARLA-Propertymark-400x310.jpg)
Propertymark has come out in favour of private landlords being allowed to follow the example of social landlords in agreeing an...
30 December 2022
From: Breaking News
![‘Government acts to protect tenants’ says Gove in landlord clampdown](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/LegalAdvice-400x310.png)
Housing Secretary Michael Gove has made an announcement overnight that “the government will always act to protect tenants.” The claim comes as...
24 November 2022
From: Breaking News
![Latest alarm laws risk overwhelming landlords - warning](/upload/images/library/CO%20and%20smoke%20alarms400x310.jpg)
Landlords risk being overwhelmed and deterred by the volume of changing legislation surrounding the private rental sector, a PropTech entrepreneur warns. Jonathan...
23 September 2022
From: Breaking News
![Government ponders rent controls for social housing - report](/upload/images/library/GovernmentImage-400x310.jpg)
The authoritative publication Inside Housing says the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities is pondering a formal consultation on limiting...
23 August 2022
From: Breaking News
![Massive red tape of new rental laws revealed in guidelines](/upload/images/library/Documents-400x310-min.jpeg)
The Welsh Government, which recently pushed back its so-called rental revolution until December, has nonetheless published extensive new guidelines about the...
15 June 2022
From: Breaking News
![Shelter turns its fire on rogue social landlords](/upload/images/library/shelter-logo400x310.png)
Shelter - for so long an outspoken critic of private rental landlords and letting agencies - has now turned its fire...
10 June 2022
From: Breaking News
![Government clampdown on sociallandlords in new Bill launched today](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/GenerateRevenueImage-400x310.jpg)
Failing social housing landlords could face unlimited fines and Ofsted-style inspections, under the Social Housing (Regulation) Bill being introduced into Parliament...
08 June 2022
From: Breaking News
![We Told You So! Landlords React to Labour’s latest reform delay](/upload/images/library/Labour-logo400x310.png)
Landlords have welcomed the latest delays to radical rental reforms which were due to be implemented next month. Ben Beadle, chief executive...
01 June 2022
From: Breaking News
![Radical rental reforms delayed for six months](/upload/images/Locations/WalesFlag-400x310.jpg)
There’s embarrassment all round for the Labour-run Welsh Government as it reveals a late delay to its much-hyped rental reform. The reform...
31 May 2022
From: Breaking News
![Evictions running ahead of official figure - activist claim](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/agent_and_homes_360x280.png)
Activists claim that the number of evictions using Section 21 is actually in excess of the reported by government. Ministry of Justice...
23 May 2022
From: Breaking News
![Landlord Alert - new smoke and carbon monoxide rules are imminent](/upload/images/Logos/NAEA-ARLA-Propertymark-400x310.jpg)
An industry trade body is alerting landlords that new smoke and carbon monoxide alarm rules are likely to be introduced soon -...
20 April 2022
From: Breaking News
![Nine bad landlords named and shamed under government’s new scheme](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/LandlordStressed-400x310.png)
The government says it’s going to name and shame what it considers to be bad social landlords, using social media to...
30 March 2022
From: Breaking News
![New landlord contracts with tenants explained by government](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/TenancyContract-400x310.jpg)
The Welsh Government has set out how the housing law in that country is set to change significantly from July 15...
17 January 2022
From: Breaking News
![Massive rent rise for social housing tenants expected in the spring](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/UK-Cash-NEW-400x310.jpg)
Private landlords get it in the neck for allegedly-high rents but 4.75m families living in social housing in England are facing...
22 December 2021
From: Breaking News
![Shelter expects eviction ban extension until end of lockdown](/img/default/llt.png)
Shelter says it expects the current ban on bailiff-enforced evictions to be extended until at least the end of the present...
12 February 2021
From: Breaking News
![Tenants get more help from private landlords than social landlords](/img/default/llt.png)
Private landlords have been giving more help to tenants who cannot pay their rent as a result of Covid than those...
18 December 2020
From: Breaking News
![New partnership aims to help landlords regain possession of their properties](/img/default/llt.png)
Landlord Action and the Property Redress Scheme, both part of the Hamilton Fraser group, have teamed up to help buy-to-let landlords...
23 September 2020
From: Breaking News
![BTL landlords ‘can start to take action’ following end of the evictions ban](/img/default/llt.png)
The six-month tenant eviction ban, which finally ended yesterday, has helped renters that are suffering financial difficulty, but it has also...
21 September 2020
From: Breaking News
![Coronavirus: Scottish government updates guidance for private landlords](/img/default/llt.png)
The Scottish government has published updated guidance for private landlords and letting agents to help cope with the existing Covid-19 pandemic. The...
04 September 2020
From: Breaking News
![Courts must prioritise rent arrears, anti-social behaviour and domestic violence](/img/default/llt.png)
While the five-month tenant eviction ban has helped renters that are suffering financial difficulty, it has left landlords powerless to take...
18 August 2020
From: Breaking News
![Court ruling will be ‘a huge relief to private and social landlords’](/img/default/llt.png)
The Court of Appeal’s decision to back landlords in the gas safety certificate challenge last week was an enormous relief to...
22 June 2020
From: Breaking News
![Social landlords could face a £10bn bill to ‘to fix fire safety problems’](/img/default/llt.png)
The government is being urged to fund a bailout to help social landlords avoid a £10bn bill to fix fire safety...
04 March 2020
From: Breaking News
![BTL landlords evict fewer tenants](/img/default/llt.png)
The number of tenants evicted by private landlords has continued to fall, according to data from the Ministry of Justice (MoJ). From...
10 September 2019
From: Breaking News
![Affordability remains a concern for a significant number of tenants](/img/default/llt.png)
Affordability continues to be a concern for a number of renters north of the border, according to a fresh report from...
27 August 2019
From: Breaking News
![Evictions specialist wants landlords to have a say on Section 21](/img/default/llt.png)
There is no such thing as 'no-fault' eviction under Section 21, according to evictions specialist Paul Shamplina. The founder of Landlord Action insists...
02 August 2019
From: Breaking News
![Universal Credit currently ‘isn’t working as it needs to’](/img/default/llt.png)
Universal credit is not working in its existing form, with households on the benefit significantly more likely to have housing debt than...
18 July 2019
From: Breaking News
![Landlords want tenants claiming benefits to be treated ‘fairly and equally’](/img/default/llt.png)
The Scottish Association of Landlords (SAL) is calling for an urgent overhaul of how universal credit is paid, with most landlords north of...
18 June 2019
From: Breaking News
![Government releases £400m for cladding upgrades](/img/default/llt.png)
The government has released the first tranche of an estimated £400m to fund the removal and replacement of unsafe cladding on...
19 October 2018
From: Breaking News
![Discover Legal Advice For Landlords With The Experts At Tozers Solicitors](/img/default/llt.png)
The Landlord team at Tozers Solicitors act for a wide variety of landlords, from social landlords with a mixed portfolio of...
19 July 2017
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![More than 150 tenants evicted in Hull](/img/default/llt.png)
More private landlords are needed to house the high number of tenants being thrown out of social housing in Hull, new...
19 May 2017
From: Breaking News
![Right to Buy ‘has had its day’, says CEO of SFHA](/img/default/llt.png)
Various housing bodies have welcomed the end of Right to Buy in Scotland, more than 35 years after it was first...