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Leading rental payment platform PayProp has welcomed the added protections for landlords and renters outlined in the UK government’s rental reform...

Landlords should not be downbeat about the scrapping of Section 21 eviction powers as proposed in the rental reform White Paper. That’s...

The Generation Rent group of activists says it has concerns over the broad proposals to allow landlords to charge for additional...

Trade bodies have vigorously lobbied government during the two and a half year process leading to the delivery of the Fairer...

Thank goodness the uncertainty is over - but is it all too skewed towards tenants? That’s the worry of suppliers as Daniel...

One of the highest profile advocates of widespread reform in the private rental sector has been Baroness Alicia Kennedy, director of...

The architects of the Fairer Private Rented Sector White Paper have been housing minister Eddie Hughes MP, Housing Secretary Michael Gove...

The campaigning charity Shelter - once a critic of government policies over letting agents and landlords - has given a ringing...

The Deposit Protection Service has given landlords tips on how to prepare their homes for pets because, it says, the single...

The government has released the full details of what it calls the Fairer Private Rented Sector White Paper. This is to form...

The chief executive of the National Residential Landlords Association says the devil is in the detail when it comes to the...

What looks suspiciously like a government leak to the Daily Mail says the long-awaited Rental Reform White Paper will be unveiled...

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

Campaigning charity Shelter wants the government to fast-track its pledge to scrap Section 21 eviction powers. The government pledged a White Paper...

The abolition of Section 21 eviction notices could lead to a surge in evictions by private landlords anxious to sell before...

Activists have expressed their delight that the government has “listed to the voice of renters” in its provisions for widespread reform...

This is the entirety of the detail given by the government about the Renters’ Reform Bill, confirmed in yesterday’s Queen’s Speech. --- Renters Reform...

Activists from pressure groups and London-focussed tenants’ bodies have handed in a letter to 10 Downing Street asking the Prime Minister...

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

Bizarre but true - a tenant has undergone a pseudo-marriage ceremony with her cat in a bid to get around any...

Landlord Action supremo Paul Shamplina says he anticipates the long-awaited Rental Reform White Paper may now be delayed further, possibly until...

Renting is changing. That’s what we keep being told by the Government as it prepares the ground for its renters’ reform...

Whether you own a leasehold or freehold property, if you’re an HMO landlord who rents out rooms, individual flats or even...

Landlords are being invited to let the BBC know what it believes lies behind the current rental market stock shortage.  The corporation...

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

Rental activists have made clear that they are not going to stop when their objective to scrap Section 21 eviction powers...

A pressure group of campaigners highly critical of landlords and letting agents is organising protests at cities this weekend. Acorn - which...

Housing minister Eddie Hughes MP has met with activists to discuss the government’s reform proposals for the private rental sector.  They were...

The government appears to have admitted that the long-awaited Rental Reform White Paper has now been delayed yet again, this time...

The Renters’ Reform Coalition, a combination of some 20 groups of activists wanting to transform the lettings sector, has set its...

The National Residential Landlords Association is trying to head off the growing clamour for rent controls by setting out its own...

The significant majority of private renters are happy with their properties, status and their landlords according to a new survey. A report...

Agents’ trade body Propertymark says landlords should wise-up by using a letting agent to improve yields, rather than sell-up because of...

It goes without saying that any decent landlord wants to provide their tenants with a safe and secure home and to...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? My name is Giles Atkinson and I’m one part of...

A leading figure in the PropTech sector says more regulation could make the rental sector fairer and more transparent - but...

Last October, stakeholders across the private rented sector were told by ministers that the Government needed extra time to create a...

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

The new housing minister is a landlord - and has already attracted criticism from some sections of the media. Yesterday Chris Pincher...

The National Residential Landlords Association says the government has chosen the wrong benchmark against which to judge property conditions. Responding to proposals...

Campaigning charity Shelter says the government’s rental reform programme is “a crucial step forward”.  The Levelling Up White Paper insists landlords ensure...

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

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

A government housing minister says the Boris Johnson administration wants to shift the balance of power in the rental sector favour...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I’m Paul Wootton, Director of The Landlord Works, a new...

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has dodged a question from an MP about the timing of the long-awaited Rental Reform Bill and...

For landlords who may want a brief update on Section 21, the House of Commons Library has published a concise description...

A leading experts on the private rental sector predicts it will take three years for the government to scrap Section 21...

As I write, at home in bed recovering from Covid, I can’t fail to notice the irony of attempting to predict...

Propertymark chief executive Nathan Emerson has given his prediction as to what the big issues will be in the 2022 lettings...

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

High profile MP Caroline Lucas has told a newspaper that the government turns a blind eye to bad landlords. “This government, like previous...

The National Residential Landlords Association has thrown its weight behind the recommendations of the National Audit Office report urging the government...

The number of repossession cases in the courts involving landlords using Section 21 notices has plummeted over the past two years. A...

A statement on the National Residential Landlords Association’s website says the group has had talks with government over rental reform. The long-awaited...

A lettings sector trade body is blasting local authorities for their poor record on trying to eliminate rogue landlords. The National Residential...

A government housing minister has confirmed to the House of Lords that a new tax regime for Airbnb hosts and holiday...

Another charity has criticised landlords using eviction powers on tenants with Covid-related arrears.  StepChange, a debt advice charity, says it wants to...

The government has launched a survey of private tenants in which it asks them whether they would like to be given...

Labour has echoed campaign groups Generation Rent and Shelter in calling for the speediest possible ending of Section 21 eviction powers,...

The scrapping of Section 21 and other provisions expected in the government’s White Paper on rental reform have been delayed until...

The Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities says the long-awaited Rental Reform White Paper will now not be published until...

An independent think-tank is the latest organisation wanting landlord licensing schemes across England plus a nationa landlord register, emulating similar schemes...

The White Paper on rental reform may still be some time away, with a minister at the centre of its preparation saying...

In an unexpected turn of events at a Conservative party conference fringe meeting, the chief executive of Shelter heaped praise on...

The government is expected to give at least some details today of the principles enshrined in a new White Paper on...

Activists group Generation Rent is urging renters who have renewed their tenancy but not moved since May 2019 to check if...

Michael Gove - one of the most senior and controversial figures in modern politics - is the new Housing Secretary.  Ben Beadle,...

Campaigning charity Shelter has made a shocking attack on landlords, claiming many of them are acting illegally. It claims 45 per cent...

Activists in Generation Rent are now making a new demand - that landlords must pay the moving costs of tenants when...

The government needs to beef up enforcement if it wants to address rogue landlords who put tenants at risk, says the...

Some laws underpinning the private rented sector date back to the 18th century and are no longer fit for purposes, according...

The landlords’ trade body has been invited to join what it calls “high-level” talks with government over reforms to the private...

The government has pledged to  bring forward a White Paper in the Autumn, focussing on its commitments to reform the private...

A coalition of 20 pro-tenant organisations - including at least one actively campaigning against some government measures - wants a meeting...

Activists led by Baroness Alicia Kennedy of Generation Rent say the proposed reform of the private rental system must include a...

The landlords’ trade body has given its support to the principle of consultation before the much-hyped Renters Reform Bill becomes law. Yesterday’s...

The government has confirmed that reform of the private rental sector will be a priority for the coming session of Parliament. A...

Not a whole lot has changed since the boom of the private rental sector in the 1980s. At least, not much...

Residential properties in the capital are being wrongly valued due to outdated measurement techniques used to measure floor space, it has...

Boris Johnson launched the Conservative Party manifesto yesterday with a promise to “Get Brexit done”, and although the document was rather...

Residential properties in London are being wrongly valued due to outdated measurement techniques used to measure floor space, it has been...

The government’s long-awaited White Paper on post-Brexit immigration policy, published last week, unveiled plans for a single, skills-based immigration system applying...

Theresa May continued to shake-up her ministerial team yesterday by handing jobs to several junior ministers, but he her decision to...

With home ownership levels continuing to fall, almost a quarter of all UK households are expected to be living in private...

The Conservatives have announced a range of housing policies designed to help them win the general election, including pledging to build...

Having long provided mega double-digit returns for investors, investment in buy-to-let continues to outperform other major asset classes, including bonds, cash...

The pace of UK rental growth has more than halved since the end of March 2016, slowing consistently since the introduction...

Rents in this country are now around half of tenants’ average take-home pay, according to a report on the state of...

London rents fell in the final quarter of last year, according to the latest Foxtons letting report. The fall was triggered by...

The residential property market has needed a shake-up for decades, and although the housing White Paper, published earlier this month, is...

Vida Homeloans has modified its buy-to-let proposition following the introduction of new underwriting standards by the Prudential Regulatory Authority last month. The...

Rents in the residential property sector are continuing to rise across many parts of the UK with no fewer than 20...

Rental prices look set to increase faster than house prices over the next five years, according to the Royal Institution of...

New housing policies affecting the private rented sector, including longer tenancies, boosting the supply of much needed housing and plans to...

Letting agents broadly welcomed yesterday’s housing white paper, which raises many of the significant issues the housing sector is facing, including...

The government has vowed to offer private renters extra protections and safeguards, as set out in the long-awaited white paper yesterday,...

The government is being urged to reconsider punitive tax relief changes for buy-to-let income which is set to be introduced in...

Renters are expected to be given a boost with ministers promising new minimum tenancies and vowing to build more homes to...

The number of second homes liable to pay stamp duty increased to 62,800 in the final quarter of last year, up...

The average cost of renting a home has increased outside of London as rent paid rose 2% and pay fell over...