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A small number of activists have tried to erect a four metre high mock eviction notice on one of Housing Secretary...

Following a spate of fires in rental properties a home insurance expert is warning people of the hidden fire threat of...

Landlords and renters’ activists are at either end of the spectrum reacting to a controversial report on the private rental sector. Yesterday...

Activists are beginning to pile pressure on London Labour Mayor Sadiq Khan, claiming the public will be disappointed if he toes...

The Generation Rent activist group is placing its hopes for pro-renter policies on newly-elected Metro Mayors, who will be elected on...

In the recent landlord sentiment survey conducted by the Property Redress Scheme, it came as no surprise to me to discover...

A newspaper reports that Housing Secretary Michael Gove is willing to rely on Labour votes to pass the Renters Reform Bill...

A national newspaper says the Renters Reform Bill is “on the brink of collapse” as Tory MPs are divided on their views...

Building on the momentum of 2023, the North West is poised for continued growth in rental and property prices. Early investment...

Labour deputy leader and shadow housing secretary Angela Rayner says she is not ashamed to have brought her council house at...

A wealthy landlord, who also ran a fake lettings agency, has been jailed for 11 years for allowing ‘ghost tenants’ to...

The Renters Reform Bill will not go for its Third Reading in the House of Commons for at least another fortnight. The...

Both sides of the rental divide have criticised Conservative proposals to boost housing demand while doing nothing about supply. Over the New...

Campaigning charity Shelter is nearing a controversial signature threshold in its petition about the Renters Reform Bill. It now has over 123,000 of...

Landlords have been urged to protect their properties against bed bugs with regular inspections. Daniel Evans, chair of the Association of Independent...

Uncertainty over government plans for the Private Rented Sector - including the controversial Renters Reform Bill - has left the industry...

Shadow housing secretary and Labour deputy leader Angela Rayner has accused the government of “foot dragging” over the slow progress of...

The chief executive of the National Residential Landlords Association says the controversial Renters Reform Bill will only succeed if landlords’ feel...

A group of 30 charities and non-profit organisations, led by campaigners at Shelter, have urged the government to get a move...

Inventory clerks are ideally placed to protect landlords from some heavy fines triggered by the Renters Reform Bill, it’s been claimed. The...

There is a real difficulty for Rishi Sunak’s Conservative Party at the moment.  After 14 years in power, any failings land squarely...

Rental activists are up in arms because Housing Secretary Michael Gove failed to mention the Renters Reform Bill during his keynote...

The hardline activist group Acorn - part of the Renters Reform Coalition involving Generation Rent - now claims that some 600,000...

An agency chain is urging the Tories to stop in-fighting at their party conference and instead increase supply in the private...

The head of a specialist buy to let mortgage broker has split from almost all of the industry by saying the...

Landlords are reducing their stock - and they’re blaming the Tories for creating a hostile environment.  This is according to the latest...

A body called the Landlord Leaders Community - and appearing at first sight a little like a new trade group - is...

An MP says owner occupiers are “scared, unable to sleep at night, worried about their safety and even concerned about whether...

The increasing likelihood that the private rental sector will be obliged to allow more pets into lets simply demonstrates the need...

A newspaper which often carries leaks of new Labour policies has produced an interesting theory on the fate of the Renters...

This year is set to bring sweeping rental reforms that will change the face of lettings forever. Landlords should be following...

A key figure in the inventory sector says the Renters’ Reform Bill - scheduled for publication this week - must make...

The pro-tenant anti-landlord Renters Reform Bill has at last been published by the government which first promised it in 2019. It has...

A newspaper claims  unrest about the Renters Reform Bill amongst Tory MPs revolves around fears that buy to let landlords will...

A trade body says inventories are set to play an increasingly important role in the private rental sector as fire regulations...

The Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities has still not given a new date for the publication of the Renters...

The government has back-tracked on its decision to publish the long-awaited Renters Reform Bill this week. The Mirror newspaper reports this morning that...

Activists are demanding that the government stop landlords circumnavigating an imminent eviction ban by hiking rents so tenants leave anyway. The London...

Rising numbers of landlords are likely to switch to specialising in holiday rentals and short-term lets in the months ahead, an...

An industry trade group claims inventories conducted by lettings agents may be seen as biased towards landlords rather than truly independent. Daniel...

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

First the troubled John Lewis Partnership announced plans to create Build To Rent properties around or on top of Waitrose stories;...

Proposed government reforms of the private rented sector threaten to make it harder for students to enter higher education, according to...

There’s been something of a love-in on a local authority in a popular tourist area of the UK - with second...

A Tory council in Middle England has backed a committee of MPs calling for rental reform measures to be tightened up. The...

Another council says it wants to implement private sector rent controls - although it has no power to do so. Belfast council...

A Conservative controlled council in the Cotswolds has written to Housing Secretary Michael Gove, urging him to implement rental reform legislation. The...

Landlords are not “contributing anything useful to society” a politician has claimed. Over the Christmas and New year break Ross Greer, a...

One of the UK’s leading letting agents has told landlords that they should permit pets because “it’s the right and proper...

Figures from across the private rental sector have written an open letter to Housing Secretary Michael Gove, calling for a halt...

A joint venture has been announced to deliver 1,000 sustainable zero-carbon homes - and they will be factory-made. Legal & General Modular...

The government is to open a consultation on whether residential properties should require planning consent to be used as short lets...

Activist group Generation Rent has started a petition calling on Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to freeze private rents this winter. As part...

I often use this column to discuss the reputation of landlords and the broader private rented sector which, as we all...

Landlord and letting agent fears over the impact of rental reform could be eased if only the industry used rigorous and...

The future of the private rented sector in England has been back under the Westminster spotlight in the last two weeks...

Many disputes between landlords and tenants - some ending in court action - could be avoided by the use of professional...

Campaigning charity Shelter is warning this winter could be one of the toughest yet - and it claims high rents are...

A prominent figure in the lettings industry is warning the Tories against ‘stealth increases’ for Capital Gains and Inheritance taxes. David Alexander...

A landlord representative is to be a member of a new advisory panel which has been set up by the Property...

It is a fundamental principle of a functioning democracy that parties, when in power, should pay at least lip service to...

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

The government may be changing its mind on scrapping Section 21 eviction powers according to a bombshell story in The Times. Outlining what...

A prominent industry supplier says greater clarity over what constitutes fair Wear and Tear would slash the number of end-of-tenancy disputes. The...

Refusing to have a professional inventory on a property could be a false economy for landlords. That’s the view of the Association...

Lettings agency Knight Frank says it doubts the current high levels of capital appreciation will be derailed this year by uncertainty...

Landlords are being invited to join the advisory council of the country’s largest lettings redress scheme. The Property Redress Scheme covers more...

Letting agents are relied on to make the letting process easier for landlords and tenants. As a landlord, there is a long...

Landlords are in danger of losing the narrative again. With rental inflation hitting record levels, much of the noise we see in...

Overnight speculation of a Cabinet reshuffle has yet again led to uncertainty over the Renters’ Reform Bill, pledging a radical shake-up...

As a landlord, you will know and recognise that your inventory is one of the most important pieces of documentation that...

A trade union has called on the government to “look at all forms of rent control” as a way of combatting...

Two of the country’s leading Conservative MPs have spoken at a Shelter conference which claimed millions of private renters were being...

In this weekend feature, Daniel Evans, chair of the Association of Independent Inventory Clerks (AIIC) and the managing director of Home...

Trading Standards has approved a new alternative dispute resolution body for the private rental sector. It’s The Dispute Service Ltd, and it...

Many first time landlords do not have the credit records that accord with lenders’ algorithms, denying them finance unreasonably. That’s the view...

Nobody wants to have to end a tenancy with deductions from a tenancy deposit! Here we share our expert tips for landlords to pass...

A poll of Conservative voters shows strong majorities for higher taxes on second homes and empty properties, and tougher demands on...

A key judgment from the Court of Appeal, announced today, is reported to have gone in favour of landlords and letting...

A specialist lettings agency is holding a series of webinars for landlords who may fell they need help navigating some 170-plus...

Cotswold council, using cash from the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, is targeting properties that fall below the minimum...

A prominent Conservative has complained that her party, and others, have failed to do anything about a housing market in which...

Inventory clerks can play a part in reducing the spread of the Omicron variant of Covid, by being sensible and safe. “Throughout...

Every year there is an influx of students that hate renting, and I was one of them.  Students should be excited about...

The UK’s largest provider of inventory services says rising tenancy lengths make a combination of inventories and regular inspections more valuable...

The sleaze allegations engulfing the government have moved to those MPs letting out their London homes while claiming money from taxpayers...

Despite dire warnings from Generation Rent, Shelter and other campaigners, it appears that the end of the eviction ban did NOT...

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A major supplier to the lettings sector says there’s no reason landlords should not allow pets into properties so long as there...

As founder of Landlord Action and chief operating officer at Hamilton Fraser, I’ve been talking to landlords for over 25 years...

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There are a huge array of products and services covering the entire journey of lettings, from prospecting all the way through to...

Yet again the issue of cleaning has been identified as the single largest cause of end-of-tenancy disputes leading to deposits being...

A referendum in Berlin next month is being watched closely by rental activists in the UK, in case it offers them...

Protesters in a part of the UK with high numbers of holiday lets will stage a demonstration next week demanding cheaper...

A London news website has lifted the lid on speculation surrounding a councillor who appears to have been booted out of...

Landlords in a Midlands city are being asked to help find safe places to live for homeless individuals and families. The council...

Tenant activist group Generation Rent is working with a council on a new consultation process - with a chance to win...

A warning has been issued to landlords about a crackdown on compliance issues surrounding property management. No Letting Go, the country’s largest...