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The number of people seeking advice over rent arrears has increased by 47% over the past five years due primarily to...

Rent arrears are a real concern for a number of landlords across the UK, especially as it can have a significant...

Universal Credit was described by one national newspaper as an ‘ill-conceived shambles’ over the weekend, after former prime ministers Gordon Brown...

Buy-to-let landlords with properties in Croydon, south London, are being invited to attend a free conference being run this week by...

A landlord was handed a huge cleaning bill after his house was left in a horrific and disgusting state. The landlord was...

The Association of Independent Professionals and the Self-Employed (IPSE) is the latest organisation to call on the government to immediately pause...

The Residential Landlords Association’s (RLA) next Future Renting Conference takes places in London tomorrow. The one-day conference, which will be held at...

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

Amanda Lamb, one of television’s most sought-after property presenters, has been confirmed as keynote speaker at this year’s Mid Devon Landlord...

Properties rented to families take up the least amount of property management time when compared to other types of tenants, fresh...

A benefit claimant who faced debt, rent arrears and potential eviction as a result of policy design flaws in universal credit,...

Universal credit will cause up to 1.3 million evictions from privately rented homes, Liberal Democrat Department for Work and Pensions (DWP)...

Hundreds of thousands of people are experiencing acute forms of homelessness across Britain, with rough sleeping set to increase sharply over...

Rental arrears – or the potential for rent arrears – are the bane of every landlord’s life, to the degree that...

Earlier this week, the Liberal Democrat’s Work and Pensions spokesperson, Stephen Lloyd, warned that the government needed to introduce default payments to...

The Liberal Democrat’s Work and Pensions Spokesperson, Stephen Lloyd MP, will today initiate a debate in Parliament on the impact of...

The government’s decision to make it easier for landlords to apply for Alternative Payment Arrangements (APAs) without the consent of tenants’...

Undoubtedly, 2017 was another tough year for landlords. With so many legislative changes in the last 18 months (wear and tear...

Recent changes to Universal Credit have been broadly welcomed, which largely explains why more buy-to-let landlords are prepared to rent to...

Buy-to-let landlords receiving rent from tenants in receipt of Universal Credit will continue to be paid housing benefit directly, rather than...

The Chancellor Philip Hammond has delivered his Autumn Budget. Here are the key points of his speech impacting private landlords and...

Over 450 buy-to-let landlords and property investors attended the Olympia Conference Centre in London last week where they were able to...

Buy-to-let landlords and property enthusiasts will descend on the Olympia Conference Centre in London today where they will be able to...

With Britain potentially facing its worst winter homelessness crisis for 20 years, the National Landlord Association (NLA) and Residential Landlords Association...

Buy-to-let landlords have welcomed reports that Universal Credit waiting time could be cut from six weeks to a month Former work and...

Labour’s symbolic victory over the rollout of universal credit on Wednesday night will have been welcomed by many buy-to-let landlords. Tory MPs were...

Nearly half of landlords across the UK would refuse a tenant applicant with a poor credit score, despite in-depth credit checks...

The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) has hailed the Scottish government for offering people receiving Universal Credit north of the border more...

Delays in universal credit benefit payments for housing costs are leaving claimants unable to pay rent and pushing some deep into...

More than a third of private landlords with tenants receiving Universal Credit have said that they are now in rent arrears,...

Q: About the Caridon Group?  Caridon Group provides exceptional, end-to-end residential property solutions throughout the UK, from property development and management to...

A significant number of landlords are being prevented from renting to tenants receiving housing benefit by discriminating buy-to-let lenders, fresh research...

You may have heard about the welfare reform changes that started in 2013. Many existing benefits are being abolished and replaced...

A lack of affordable rented homes are contributing to rising levels of homelessness, according to a new report from the national...

With fresh research revealing that most landlords are unlikely to rent to under-21s following housing benefit cut for 18-21s, the Residential...

Half (52%) of private sector tenants on housing benefit have experienced delays over its payment from their local council, according to...

Private sector landlords are facing discrimination as the government rolls out Universal Credit, according to the Residential Landlords Association. The Department for...