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Labour politicians, union leaders and Shelter are amongst those writing to Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon demanding an eviction ban. The protest...

Labour MP Steve McCabe has introduced a 10 Minute Rule Bill into the House of Commons to address the problems of HMO’s being...

The government is being warned landlords won’t be able to meet new guidelines being set for Right To Rent once the Coronavirus...

A legal challenge has been started to the government’s current ‘ban’ on bailiff-enforced evictions in the private rental sector. High profile property...

The government has confirmed its long-standing intention to scrap Section 21 eviction powers which currently sit with landlords - but the appropriate...

The former leader of the Labour Party in Scotland has joined the board of Shelter, the campaigning charity that has often...

Airbnb claims a proposal to regulate short lets could put 17,000 jobs at risk and take almost £1m a day out...

The Green Party says there should be an end to private rental sector eviction grounds “such as the wish of the...

The leading landlord trade body wants a new and regular study of housing in Wales, to make its politicians better-informed. The National Residential...

An online petition calling for pets to be allowed in private rental properties has gained thousands of signatures. The petition - on...

A new Tenant Hardship Loan Fund to help renters cope with housing costs during the Covid-19 pandemic has been launched north...

Shelter is calling for greater protection for renters facing financial difficulties.  The extended ban on evictions announced on Friday will not be...

The recent decision to abolish The Fair Rents (Scotland) Bill demonstrates the difficulty of introducing lettings regulation amid ongoing uncertainty, while...

In recent years, there has been considerable controversy over the use of ‘no DSS’ in homes being listed for let, with...

The government has confirmed that it will not extend the ban on landlords evicting renters beyond 23 August. Renters across England and Wales received greater...

The National Residential Landlords Association (NRLA) has welcomed confirmation from a government minister that the courts will begin to hear possession...

The Property Ombudsman (TPO) has announced that Rebecca Marsh, the existing chief ombudsman at the Legal Ombudsman, will become the new...

The government is being urged to increase housing benefits and remove the benefit cap to help support more tenants, especially in...

MPs on parliament’s Housing, Communities and Local Government have called for greater financial support to be provided to all tenants during...

Property moves and viewings will be able to resume again in England from today, under new rules announced by the government...

Heading into March, the UK housing market was showing the kind of green shoots appropriate for the start of spring, with...

An amendment is urgently required to the Renters’ Reform Bill to prosecute “sex for rent” landlords and reassure victims that they...

The Residential Landlords Associations (RLA) is calling on the government to delay introducing new electrical safety rules to help ensure that...

The decision to delay the minimum energy efficiency standards deadline in Scotland has been welcomed by landlords as a ‘sensible one’.  The...

After two elections and three years of intense debate and hostility, the general election in December seemed to offer the political...

New electrical safety regulations were presented before Parliament on 13 January 2020 in a move by the government to strengthen electrical...

Towards the end of last year, I wrote an article for Landlord Today outlining the difficulties many landlords in the UK...

The government plans to introduce mandatory electrical installation inspecting for all rented homes.  Detailed regulations for enforcing compulsory five-year electrical safety checks...

What has happened to residential property prices since the last general election just two years ago? On a national scale, the...

Residential property price growth remains subdued owed largely to the ongoing uncertainty created by the Brexit shenanigans in Parliament.  The data from...

Monday’s Queen's Speech opened a new session of parliament, setting out policies on crime, health, the environment, and Brexit.  But while the Queen’s Speech...

With the government consistently missing its housebuilding targets, Britain’s housing shortage has now reached crisis point, with the number of prospective...

Buy-to-let landlords are being urged by the Residential Landlords Association (RLA) not to follow new guidance from the government on its...

Robert Jenrick has been named the new Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, while Esther McVey has been...

With the number of PRS regulations continuing to rise, technology is growing increasingly more important in aiding compliance and ensuring that...

The Scottish Association of Landlords (SAL) is calling for an urgent overhaul of how universal credit is paid, with most landlords north of...

The Scottish government is consulting on introducing rent controls north of the border with a view to protecting private sector tenants...

Few people familiar with the UK property market would dispute the fact that the Right to Rent scheme has been deeply...

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 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...

Landlords are being urged to seek guidance to ensure that they are clear on the ‘bombardment’ of regulatory changes that could...

The Tenant Fees Bill, banning landlord and agents from charging fees to tenants, has become an Act of Parliament after being...

Landlords and tenants are being urged to sign a new online petition calling for the government to better support tenants with...

Undoubtedly, 2018 was another tough year for landlords. With so many tax and regulatory changes over the past couple of years,...

The government has committed to introduce mandatory five yearly electrical safety checks in the private rented sector. No time date has been...

The ban on fees charged by landlords and letting agents will be introduced in June after the Tenant Fees Bill passed...

The introduction of a ban on fees charged by landlords and letting agents look set to finally come into force on...

With a new year now upon us, it’s time to look forward to what might happen (and what is definitely happening)...

The National Landlords Association (NLA) has expressed its disappointment at the government’s decision not to address a major ruling that is...

More buy-to-let landlords are adopting a more professional approach to running their property business, as reflected by the number of people...

The Homes (Fitness for Human Habitation) Bill will soon become law after passing its third reading at the House of Lords...

Tenants are on the verge of being handed fresh powers to take action against rogue landlords thanks to the Homes (Fitness...

There was bad news for buy-to-let landlords in Scotland yesterday when the Scottish Finance Secretary Derek Mackay proposed a 1% hike...

Two thirds of councils in England and Wales responding to a FOI request by the Residential Landlords Association brought no prosecutions...

The government’s plan to introduce a ban on fees charged by landlords and letting agents is likely to come into force...

Mortgage lenders have once again been criticised for not permitting landlords to rent property to people claiming benefits – this time...

Landlords investing in the rural private rented sector face higher costs and fewer options to meet new requirements of minimum energy...

Tenant Fees Bill that will ban most charges set by landlords and letting agents to tenants in England will continue its...

Private tenants who pay their rent on time are set to benefit from better credit scores, after Experian said it was...

The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) has raised serious concerns that the majority of buy-to-let lenders are preventing landlords renting property to...

The next stage of the Tenants’ Fees Bill through Parliament will be a Second Reading in the House of Lords this...

Councils must do more to root out unscrupulous landlords that give the sector a bad name, according to the Residential Landlords...

Landlords are set to lose out on millions of pounds through a clampdown on rental fees after the government yesterday announced...

A briefing paper on tenancy deposit schemes has been published by the House of Commons ahead of the Report Stage and...

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

Landlords and tenants across Scotland will be consulted over plans to impose rent restrictions north of the border. Scottish Labour wants to...

Glasgow or Edinburgh? Glasgow is a lot like Edinburgh, only more affordable. Obviously don’t make that comment if you’re actually talking...

A call by a Parliamentary committee for the government to fund certain fire safety improvements in privately owned residential blocks has...

With more Airbnb listings in this country than ever before, there is growing concern among MPs that the home sharing website...

An online petition calling for buy-to-let tax relief changes to be reversed has received almost 16,500 signatures. Buy-to-let landlord and property investment...

BTL landlords in Nottingham will soon face tougher rules with new rental licensing conditions set to be introduced in the city. The...

The tenancy security deposits that tenants leave with landlords or their letting agents should be capped at a maximum of three...

Singer Midge Ure and West End actress Carley Stenson have backed a campaign attempting to make homes in this country safer. Ure...

Industry experts have joined forces to launch a campaign urging policy makers to create legislation on appliance testing in rental properties. It...

The government has responded to a petition calling on the reintroduction of full mortgage interest relief and the scrapping of the...

MakeUrMove is warning that a significant number of buy-to-let landlords are thinking about quitting the private rented sector due to problem tenants...

The ban on letting fees charged by landlords and letting agents is on its way, along with new rules on deposits,...

The tenancy security deposits that tenants leave with landlords or their letting agents will be capped at a maximum of six...

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

With savers receiving miserable returns, many shrewd investors are turning to the buy-to-let sector as a means of supplementing their income,...

The government has confirmed that the long-awaited extension of Mandatory HMO Licensing will be introduced from 1st October 2018, subject to...

A Private Members’ Bill put forward by Labour MP, Karen Buck, which offers tenants the legal right to take action against...

The government announced yesterday that the implementation of the ban on letting agents’ fees levied on tenants will not take place...

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

PayProp has added its voice to growing calls for rent payments to be added to a tenant’s credit score. The automated rental...

Rent prices will increase next year, according to the latest property market analysis. Shortages of suitable properties to let and greater demand...

InventoryBase has announced that it is supporting the Association of Independent Inventory Clerks (AIIC) in their bid for mandatory inventories for...

Buy-to-let landlords across the UK should be responsible for the installation of carbon monoxide (CO) alarms, according to a new report. Under...

The government’s decision to introduce a draft bill to parliament this week to ban letting agents and landlords from charging introductory...

The government introduced a draft bill to parliament yesterday to ban letting agents and landlords from charging introductory fees to tenants...

Over the past couple of years, private landlords have suffered some disappointing blows compared with other investors, such as the scrapping...

Rent payments should be used as part of credit scores to help private renters secure a mortgage to buy a home...

Private tenants who pay their rent on time could soon see their credit rating boosted in order to make it easier...

We all know that investing in buy-to-let property is a potentially great way to supplement our income, and so it is...

An MP’s bid to make homes in the rented sector ‘fit for human habitation’ has received support from the Residential Landlords...

When renting out a property, most landlords or their letting agents opt to take an upfront deposit from the tenant prior...

The fire that engulfed a 24-storey tower block in west London yesterday, tragically killing several people when flames tore through the...

With only a few hours left of voting in the general election, the balance of power will have a major impact...

Labour MP and gas safety campaigner George Howarth has tabled an early day motion (EDM) calling on landlords and social housing...

With a growing number of buy-to-let landlords in London now using short-term letting platforms like Airbnb to breach the rules for...

The UK government’s Affordable Warmth Scheme (AWS) has been in place since 2013, as part of the Energy Companies Obligation (ECO).   The...

The government’s decision to push back plans to make landlords submit tax returns digitally has been warmly welcomed by the Residential...

A growing number of buy-to-let landlords are adopting a more professional approach to their lettings business, as reflected by the fact...

Councils across the country are being urged to raise their game when it comes to protecting private tenants from a minority...

The National Landlords Association (NLA) continues to urge landlords to lobby the government over taxation changes announced by the now former...

Last week’s High Court ruling that only parliament could start the process of leaving the EU is likely delay the triggering...

Kevin Hollinrake, the Conservative MP and co-founder of Hunters estate agents, has tabled an amendment to the Finance Bill calling for...

Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has set out plans to introduce a new Tenants’ Rights Charter to increase protection for tenants in...

There was a rise in the volume of housebuilding schemes started in England in the run-up to the EU referendum but...

Greater scrutiny of the capital gains tax exemption, which is used by people selling their main home, is required to help...

Over-extended student homes are not just an eyesore, but they are also ‘destroying family homes’ and creating ‘misery for local residents’, according...

Gavin Barwell has been appointed the new Minister for Housing, Planning and London, taking over from Brandon Lewis, who has moved...

Wakefield Council is clamping down on landlords that do not have smoke and carbon monoxide detectors fitted in the homes that...

An MP has spoken out in favour of buy-to-let landlords by insisting that they should never have been denied a tax...

With just hours remaining until the polls close, the outcome of the EU referendum is too close to call. The sense of...

Private tenants north of the border have come together to launch Scotland’s first national union for people living in the private...

A top politician has been reported to the ethics watchdog following accusations that he broke strict parliamentary code on financial and...

Many part-time landlords across the UK are putting their tenants’ lives at risk and could face hefty fines for breaking basic...

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

MPs will offer their reaction to Lords amendments to the Housing and Planning Bill this afternoon, which may take a while given...

Members of Parliament have approved measures that will give greater protection to landlords wanting to evict illegal immigrants. Changes to the Immigration...

March saw the sharpest month-on-month fall in Scottish rents on record, according to the latest Scotland Buy-to-Let Index from Your Move.   Average...

The government’s initiatives to try to increase house building and owner occupation will not stop demand for rented homes rising by...

Eviction firm Landlord Action is calling for a blacklist of persistent rogue tenants to be made public. The Housing and Planning Bill...

Private housing tenants from across income scales are living in unsafe homes that fail to meet basic legal standards, a report...

The online petition opposing the proposed tax changes for buy to let landlords has now reached 35,000 signatures – but is...

A Conservative MP has been widely criticised in the press for saying the proposed law for landlords saying they need to...

Rogue landlords will be banned from letting property under new measures to be brought in under the Housing and Planning Bill. The...

The All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for the private rented sector has launched an inquiry into the energy efficiency of private...

The Chartered Institute of Housing in Scotland has spoken out against the Right to Rent scheme which will require landlords to...

The National Landlords Association (NLA) has urged landlords to lobby the government over taxation changes announced in July's Summer Budget.  The association...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents (ARLA) has raised concerns about the new Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarm (England) Regulations 2015. Now...

The Government has responded to a petition opposing changes to tax relief on buy-to-let mortgages announced in the summer budget. From April...

The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) has launched a new campaign page full of tools to enable landlords to lobby against the...

Following several days of outrage and confusion over the clampdown on letting to illegal migrants, the National Landlords Association (NLA) has...

MPs have introduced two new bills that will crackdown on rogue landlords. The first measure introduced to parliament yesterday was by the...

Victorious housing campaigner Lindsey Garrett from the New Era Estate in Hackney is taking on Labour and the Conservatives for the...

If the first few hours of the new government’s approach to housing are anything to go by, it could be a...

After months of campaigning and deliberating, polling day is now behind us. With all the election stories doing the rounds, we...

The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) has written to the BBC to complain how landlords were portrayed in a negative light in...