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An all-party House of Commons committee is calling on Local Housing Allowance to be updated automatically and annually. LHA rates have been...

Almost a million private rented households reliant on Universal Credit experience a shortfall between the benefit payments they receive and the...

A think tank claims that the government will pay landlords in the private sector six times the expected spend on new affordable homes in the five-year period between 2021 and 2026. The New...

Another survey highlights the relatively low proportion of landlords who appear to allow tenants to keep pets. The analysis, from Confused.com Mortgages,...

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

Generation Rent says it’s worked out what rent levels will be in two years’ time. The activists say rents will rise 14...

Housing Secretary MIchael Gove is reported to be pressing Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to increase Local Housing Allowance in next week’s...

Propertymark has set out its stall for next month’s Autumn Statement - and many of the demands are for improvements that...

There’s been a strong personal attack on Prime Minister Rishi Sunak by anti-landlord activists over the subject of energy efficiency. The Generation...

I recently had the opportunity to challenge a lot of nonsense in Parliament. Or to put it another way, I was...

Across the country landlords and renters are struggling as mortgage costs soar, tax hikes bite and uncertainty remains about the impact...

New research shows a 41 per cent reduction in the number of London properties available for private rent since the Covid-19...

The Renters (Reform) Bill introduced by the Government signals the long-awaited reform to existing housing legislation and the headline grabbing abolition of...

Propertymark has told a group of MPs that many benefit recipients are excluded from the private rented sector due to the...

Accused variously of being a “snake” and a “betrayer”, Michael Gove has not always been popular with his ex-boss (Boris Johnson)...

When life is impossibly expensive, it’s not a surprise to see a rise in financial abuse. And to make matters worse,...

The freezing of Housing Benefit at 2020 levels, announced in the small print accompanying the Autumn Statement yesterday, risks leading to...

Richmond council in London is joining forces with the charity Citizens Advice to help stop what it calls ‘discrimination’ against renters...

The country’s main student body is calling on the government to implement a cap on student rents. The National Union of Students...

The National Residential Landlords Association says controversial Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng should use a £1.5 billion underspend to help buy to let...

If you’re counting the days until you’ll get help with runaway price rises, it helps to know exactly how many days...

A local council is working with energy company E.ON to offer private landlords in the local patch up to £10,000 worth...

The House of Commons Library provides books, journals and online resources for MPs, MPs' staff and parliamentary staff. Some of this is...

A collection of rental experts in a body called The Lettings Industry Council have called for the creation of a Landlord...

A trade union has called on the government to “look at all forms of rent control” as a way of combatting...

Activists in the Generation Rent group have made seven demands on government including a rent freeze, the clearing of tenants’ arrears,...

Generation Rent is calling for a national rent freeze in the private sector for an unspecified period “for the duration of...

Almost 70 per cent of private tenants in the North East relying on Universal Credit to pay their rent have a...

More than 50 per cent of private tenants who rely on Universal Credit to pay their rent have a shortfall between...

A prominent Welsh politician says rent controls should be introduced across that country to “make landlordism less financially attractive.” The Welsh nationalist...

Shelter claims that 397 households became homeless every day between July and September 2021 - the first three months after the eviction ban ended.  And...

The Department of Work and Pensions is to slash the timescale for repayment of arrears for tenants on Universal Credit. It has...

Almost 10 per cent of private landlords letting properties to Universal Credit claimants have experienced at least one tenant having difficulties...

The charity Crisis has identified the end of the eviction ban as one of the factors directly leading to homelessness over...

Private landlords get it in the neck for allegedly-high rents but 4.75m families living in social housing in England are facing...

The National Residential Landlords Association says fewer tenants now have Covid-related arrears - but for those who do, the debt is...

Something that has been touching a raw nerve with me for some time now is the issue of so called ‘rent...

An innovative pilot project aiming to reduce evictions by providing free mediation between private landlords and tenants has been launched in...

This week’s Budget saw the Chancellor loosen the Treasury’s purse strings in a number of areas.  Yet this was a quiet Autumn...

Landlords and owners of empty homes in North Somerset are invited to a free event next month to find out more...

The Budget revealed by Chancellor Rishi Sunak does too little to help many of those struggling most to pay their rents. That’s...

The activist group Generation Rent says the £65m package announced by the government over the weekend is not enough and must...

A call has gone out to shift tens of thousands of the poorest tenants in the private rental sector into social...

John McDonnell, who until 15 months ago was the shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer, has called for all tenants to be...

Today the government will go ahead with a planned cut to Universal Credit of £20 per week.  The level of welfare support...

New analysis of government data by the national homelessness charity Crisis suggests that in England over 100,000 low income renters on Universal Credit will be at least two or more months behind on...

Shelter and Generation Rent have separately made a case for more cash help for tenants, claiming the current pandemic and energy...

A local council is one of the first to be offering new Go Green Grants to landlords to improve energy efficiency...

A £360m ‘wall of rent debt’ built up during the pandemic, combined with cuts to Universal Credit, threatens to leave hundreds...

Private renters and landlords face a cliff edge as the end of furlough coincides with cuts to benefits, says a leading...

The National Residential Landlords Association has joined over 100 other organisations across the UK to urge government to scrap the planned...

The National Residential Landlords Association has joined a series of charities and Propertymark to warn about the poverty risk of expected...

The latest updates affecting the work of local landlords, letting agents and property managers, plus a chance to network and catch...

There’s a new call for all Section 24 evictions to be suspended until the passing of the Rental Reform Act -...

Understanding the exact position of your property portfolio is crucial, this means, you need to   get constant access to accurate information. The...

The MP who is the architect of a Private Members Bill to allow pets in privately rented property is facing a...

A stinging attack on Chancellor Rishi Sunak has been made by the National Residential Landlords Association. The trade body has produced a...

The government has produced figures that counter the long-running claims by rental sector activists that there has been a build up...

Landlords in a Midlands city are being asked to help find safe places to live for homeless individuals and families. The council...

The National Residential Landlords Association has repeated its backing for upfront cash payments and rent guarantees. A new study has found that...

The government’s latest extension for the ban on bailiff-enforced evictions - taking it up until the end of May - is...

Scottish private sector landlords and tenants who face financial difficulties caused by the pandemic have more time to access support after...

The Budget has received short shrift from landlords and tenants, as Chancellor Rishi Sunak appeared to miss out the private rental...

Generation Rent campaign activists say 700,000 private tenants on Universal Credit cannot afford to pay their rent. The campaign - led by...

A landlord who failed to licence his properties has been ordered to pay back over £8,000 in rent. Dexter Blackstock, a former...

A coalition of rental groups with the same view on how to tackle arrears is calling on the Chancellor to help...

Landlords are today backing a call by the Resolution Foundation think tank for tenant hardship loans for renters impacted by the...

Landlords with tenants on Universal Credit are struggling to set up Alternative Payment Arrangements because the UC portal is closed to new...

A homelessness charity is calling for landlords to come forward with accommodation for clients to be housed over Christmas. Harbour Housing, a...

A property industry accreditation service is asking whether it’s now time for the government to offer grants to help landlords through...

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

Activists in Generation Rent claim that a fifth of families in the lettings sector suffer a shortfall between benefits and rent. Using selected data...

Generation Rent is calling for a furlough-type scheme aimed at helping tenants. The group says that following news of the four week...

The ‘No DSS’ issue has been effectively settled by a landmark court case, but a new document for MPs says ‘affordability...

Labour wants to see a tenant loans scheme in England similar to one now operating in Wales. Easington Labour MP Grahame Morris...

The Scottish government has published updated guidance for private landlords and letting agents to help cope with the existing Covid-19 pandemic.  The...

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

The government’s decision not to remove the cap on Universal Credit for all claimants and increase housing benefit to cover local...

Industry leaders are calling on the government to provide urgent support for young people living in private rented housing.  As the chancellor...

A Labour MP has called for the ban on evictions to be extended until later in the year, as renters fear...

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

A number of buy-to-let landlords face financial hardship because of the coronavirus crisis, especially if the existing ban of tenant evictions...

A new form enabling landlords to claim for rent payments, from tenants in receipt of Universal Credit, to be paid directly...

A new online system to allow rent payments, from tenants in receipt of Universal Credit, to be paid directly to private...

Labour is calling on the government to unveil new measures to protect renters beyond June after the Bank of England warned...

The National Residential Landlords Association (NRLA) has criticised Citizens Advice for over-egging rental default levels due to coronavirus.  Research carried out by...

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has announced that Universal Credit rent arrears deductions have been suspended amid the coronavirus...

The National Residential Landlords Association (NRLA) has criticised the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) after it announced yesterday that the...

The National Residential Landlords Association (NRLA) supports calls for a package of measures from the government to support tenants affected by...

Lendlord has launched a range of new tools to help landlords manage their buy-to-let portfolios during the coronavirus pandemic. The online portfolio...

Universal Credit has had its problems and of course now it is going to be under an enormous amount of strain...

The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) and the National Landlords Association (NLA) are calling for a package of measures from government and...

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has published updated guidance for landlords with tenants in receipt of Universal Credit. The information is designed to...

The full rollout of universal credit, the government's flagship welfare reform, has been delayed yet again - until 2024.  The system was...

There has been a notable drop in the number of private landlords letting to tenants in receipt of local housing allowance...

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has published updated guidance for landlords with tenants in receipt of Universal Credit. The information is...

Labour has launched its general election manifesto, promising to “transform” the UK with what some commentators view as the most ambitious...

With the government consultation on tenancy reform ending tomorrow, time is running out for landlords wishing to have their say by...

Abolishing the use of Section 21 notices to evict tenants would lead to a dearth of private rental properties across the...

With new research showing that direct payment of benefits to landlords contributed most to reductions in rent arrears, the Residential Landlords...