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A senior figure in the National Residential Landlords Association died over the weekend after being diagnosed with cancer. It was the Deputy...

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

There’s been a howl of disgust from the UK’s major landlord group following the Welsh Government’s shock increase in stamp duty. Landlord...

This Thursday, December 17, sees The Great Tax Debate webinar aimed at helping landlords prepare for a year of change in 2021. The...

Sadiq Khan’s proposal to introduce rent controls in London risks reducing the number of private homes available for rent, as landlords...

At the beginning of the coronavirus lockdown, a ban on evictions was introduced in England and Wales. That has now been extended...

A new licensing scheme designed to clampdown on unscrupulous landlords has been put forward for consideration by  Liverpool City Council. The new...

Student property has long been one of the most lucrative investments available to landlords, with sky-high double-digit yields typically available in...

Yesterday’s Court of Appeal ruling in the case of Trecarrell House Limited v Rouncefield has provided landlords with much-needed clarity on...

Labour’s proposals to introduce rent controls in London risks reducing the number of private homes available for rent, as landlords look...

The latest data demonstrates the failure of government policy for the private rented sector, which in turn is having an adverse...

Whether a matter of choice or necessity, most private renters need long-term security and the vast majority of private landlords are...

It now takes private landlords across the UK more than five months on average from making a claim to the courts...

Around 900,000 people across the UK could see their housing benefit payments increase by around £120 a year from April after...

It now takes private landlords an average of 22.5 weeks from making a claim to the courts for a property to...

The recommendation for a national register of landlords in the government’s review of selective licensing published today would prove ‘unnecessary’ and...

A new All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) has been launched with a view to looking into short-term lets. The new group, which...

The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) has welcomed calls by a parliamentary committee for tax incentives for private landlords to improve the...

The government is being urged to do more to address the ‘scourge’ of empty homes in England by supporting buy-to-let landlords...

The government faces growing pressure to scrap Right to Rent, which forces landlords to undertake immigration checks on prospective tenants, after the...

NatWest has bowed to growing industry pressure by lifting restrictions on buy-to-let landlords renting to tenants in receipt of housing benefit. In...

Local authorities across England are spending significantly less on dealing with rogue landlords than in 2009-10, new research shows. According to Residential...

The proportion of income spent by private tenants on rents in England has continued to fall, according to an official report...

The deputy director the private rented sector in the Ministry of Housing, Anne Frost, has been confirmed as one of the...

After lobbying Tower Hamlets Council for three years, private renters in the east London district have finally been granted a new...

The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) has written to Camden Council urging reconsideration of a borough-wide additional licensing scheme for houses in...