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A new version of research first released in May 2023 once again lashes some MPs for being landlords. 38 Degrees - an...

A charity representing older people has taken up almost all of the key demands of activist group Generation Rent. Independent Age says...

An estimated 1.6m private renters are set to receive an uplift to their housing support for 12 months from April 2024,...

The Competitioin and Markets Authority is to probe five activities involving landlords and letting agents and their responsibilities to private tenants. Sarah...

A criminal businessman has been given a London council’s first ever landlord banning order. Property dealer Jaydipkumar Rameshchandra Valand, who lives in...

A report from the government’s Office for National Statistics shows that renters and mortgage holders have higher odds of experiencing financial...

The National Residential Landlords Associations has expressed relief that Labour appears to be backing away from rent controls. Association chief executive Ben...

A charity is warning that growing numbers of private tenants are likely to have difficulties keeping up with their financial commitments. The...

The government has made no estimate of the number of people unable to meet housing costs due to the freeze on...

Recently the government once again committed to banning 'no-fault' evictions, with the new government housing minister Rachel Maclean promising the ban on...

The London Mayor has been told to act urgently against the landlords of so-called ‘exempt accommodation’ in London. This is the largely-unregulated...

There are several key reasons why property owners choose to become landlords, some of which include regular income, investment and long-term...

The government must “get realistic” over the difficulties involved in reaching Net Zero targets when dealing with older properties in the...

A new selective licensing scheme has been launched this week in Leicester.  The scheme will be in operation in three main cluster...

Greenwich council in south London has launched a new selective licensing scheme: all private-rented single-household properties in five wards of the...

A team of experts has released a report that responds to government reform plans - and it insists that if Section...

The National Residential Landlords Association has hit out at what it calls “baseless suggestions” that landlords will not pass on energy...

Unscrupulous landlords in the ‘exempt rental’ niche will be driven out by a new clampdown, the government insists. The exempt sector provides...

A report from the Public Accounts Committee on the regulation of the private rented sector (PRS) was issued with little notice...

A senior committee of MPs claims that it’s “too difficult for renters to realise their legal right to a safe and...

A Labour city council that has already called for powers to impose rent controls has now extended its existing landlord licensing...

A landlord has been hit with a bill of almost £25,000 for allegedly exposing vulnerable tenants to serious fire risks in...

ARLA Propertymark has launched a radical programme of reform for the private rental sector - getting in before the government’s own...

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

A landlord has been given a hefty fine for housing vulnerable tenants in hazardous conditions in a case brought by a...

A rogue landlord who allowed vulnerable tenants to live in conditions without windows, proper washing facilities or fire safety measures at...

Evictions guru Paul Shamplina returns to the TV this evening but his Channel5 show has had a name change - it...

This 10-part series - filmed before the pandemic - follows letting agents, eviction specialists and lawyers helping landlords chase rent arrears and...

Demands for ever-more energy efficient properties could drive landlords out of the sector, the government has been warned. In a response to...

A warning has been issued that a bid to curb private rental sector rents in Scotland could well backfire with more...

A lettings trade body says expensive council licensing schemes could force landlords to sell, making vulnerable tenants homeless or obliged to...

A prominent Conservative supporter and expert in the private rental sector has posed an interesting question - is Boris Johnson trying...

The Lettings Industry Council has published a report outlining why Section 21 should not be abolished, despite the government’s commitment to...

The government has launched an official consultation on proposals to make the private rental sector more energy-efficient - and they include...

More needs to be done to help support tenants, especially those facing financial hardship as a consequence of the Covid-19 pandemic,...

A number of buy-to-let landlords continue to work closely with tenants to support those in rent arrears as a result of...

A buy-to-let landlord in Liverpool has been ordered to pay almost £9.500 after failing to provide acceptable living conditions for his...

Brent Council in north London will be taking action against a buy-to-let landlord who is accused of “exploiting tenants” after  17...

A rogue landlord who repeatedly rented out a substandard property in Yeadon, West Yorkshire, has been fined more than £25,000. Jack Collins,...

The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) has compiled a manifesto that it hopes all political parties will take note of ahead of...

The National Landlords Association (NLA) has rejected the government’s claim that landlords’ use of Section 21 eviction notices is the leading...

Vulnerable tenants and those at higher risk of rent arrears are likely to suffer most as a result of the government’s...

But-to-let landlords will have little alternative but to become more selective over what tenants they are willing to accept if the...

Brent Council in north London discovered three tenants living inside a shed in the garden of a three-bedroom semi-detached house in...

Nearly four in ten private landlords will consider selling up if the government scraps Section 21, shocking new statistics reveal.  According to...

Housing charity Shelter has launched a £600,000 fund in Greater Manchester today with a view to finding real-life solutions to the...

An unscrupulous landlord has been told to pay close to £25,000 after being prosecuted for renting out rooms in an unlicensed...

Private landlords in Newcastle have rejected a new licensing policy put forward by Newcastle City Council, which would require them to...

The government is today proposing to consult on scrapping Section 21, so-called  ‘no fault’, repossessions in the private rented sector in favour...

Buy-to-let landlords will need to pay £1,200 for a licence to rent their properties in Bristol as part of the local...

Landlords and letting agents will soon be banned from charging fees to private rental tenants in Wales after a Bill banning...

The Ministry for Housing, Community and Local Government (MHCLG) has announced that £45.5m will be made available to help find homeless...

Luton Council has successfully prosecuted an unscrupulous landlord for letting three unlicensed houses in which several people lived in squalor. Zenith Accommodation...

Close to £2.4m of additional funding designed to clampdown on unscrupulous landlords will be made available for more than 50 councils...

The launch yesterday of a consultation by the government on establishing a new housing court has been welcomed by the Residential...

Landlords and letting agents could be banned from charging fees to private rental tenants in Wales under plans for a new...

The government’s attempts to clampdown on rogue landlords have been branded ‘weak and pathetic’, partly due to the vast and complex...

Croydon Council has become the first local authority to support calls to scrap the so-called ‘no fault’ evictions in order to...

The government’s private rented sector policies are failing tenants, mainly because they are ‘not joined up or thought through’, a new...

Licensing schemes can serve purposes which are indisputably genuine and valid. They can, however, also be used as money-making schemes, particularly...

Rogue landlords who break the law and exploit vulnerable tenants often make headlines, but spare a thought for landlords who are...

The High Court has given the go-ahead for a legal review to be launched into the government’s Right to Rent policy. The...

The government is facing a High Court challenge this week to stop it forcing buy-to-let landlords to check the immigration status of...

A buy-to-let landlord has been found guilty of exploiting six vulnerable tenants by bullying them into working for him without pay. Hargit...

There is growing speculation that the new Home Secretary Sajid Javid is paving the way to become the next Prime Minister....

Local authorities should be given the power to confiscate properties from landlords who break the law, according to a committee of...

A rogue landlord has been fined in excess of £20,000 after renting a single house out to three separate families. Veli Bunul...

A landlord in Luton has been handed the largest fine the town has ever seen for breaches of the law regarding...

A landlord has been fined just over £12,000 after repeatedly ignoring warnings from council planning enforcement officers not to carry on...

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

A landlord in Luton has been fined £11,620 for letting an unlicensed and poorly-maintained house in the town which is classed...

A landlord has been ordered to pay almost £10,000 after tenants were discovered living in appalling, cramped conditions, as Brent Council...

A rogue landlord who rented out squalid flats, which breached council planning laws and failed to meet basic living standards, has...

New measures to clamp down on unscrupulous landlords who trap and cram vulnerable tenants in unsafe, overcrowded homes in Govanhill, Glasgow,...

The mayor of London Sadiq Khan has vowed to crackdown on criminal landlords by ensuring that they are ‘named and shamed’...

Buy-to-let landlords are calling for the Welsh government to help get the housing market in Wales moving again by amending or...

Older people are facing a shortage of suitable housing for their retirement, putting pressure on the wider property market, according to...

The Homelessness Reduction Bill, which was published by the Communities and Local Government Select Committee last week, has received backing from...

Unscrupulous landlords are providing vulnerable tenants with substandard housing and getting away with it due to low levels of enforcement of...

Vulnerable tenants will find it more difficult to access housing following the passing of the Welsh Government’s Renting Homes Bill, according...

Housing minister Brandon Lewis has announced new measures that will clamp down on “criminal” landlords who “trap and cram vulnerable tenants...

Landlords in Lewisham are invited to a public meeting on Tuesday (15 September) to discuss proposals for selective licencing in the...

A West Midlands landlord has been ordered to pay costs and fines of more than £6,600 after a series of poor...

The Mirror has laid into UKIP by exposing the party’s housing and environment spokesman as a landlord who has received over...