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The National Residential Landlords Association predicts that the House of Lords is unlikely to make substantive changes to the Renters Reform...

Back in 2019, the Government promised a ban on so-called no-fault evictions. Section 21 was to be outlawed. While some housing...

The Renters Reform Bill has now passed all of its House of Commons stages, with amendments - as almost every Bill...

Michael Gove’s Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities hit back overnight at critics of the government’s Renters Reform Bill. The Bill...

The coalition of 20-plus groups which have previously spoken enthusiastically about the Renters Reform Bill has now changed its mind. On April...

The Renters Reform Bill, heavily amended by the government and in some cases by individual MPs, has now passed through all...

The National Residential Landlords Association has taken the unusual step of extending an olive branch to the activists who run the...

The Renters Reform Bill returns to the House of Commons today with activist groups critical of amendments put forward to reach...

There are over 200 amendments to the Renters Reform Bill having its Third Reading in the Commons today. PropTech supplier Goodlord has...

Housing Minister Jacob Young will address members of the National Residential Landlords Association in an exclusive webinar on Thursday. This is the...

Responding to confirmation that the Renters Reform Bill will return to the Commons next Wednesday, Ben Beadle of the National Residential...

A government-supporting newspaper says the Renters Reform Bill will be back in the House of Commons next week. Observers have been expecting...

National Landlord Investment Show has announced that the former Leader of the Conservative Party, the Rt Hon Sir Iain Duncan Smith,...

Twenty twenty-four is a pivotal year for landlords in the Private Rented Sector (PRS). It is still the Government’s aim that...

An activist group says any future Labour government should introduce a beefed-up version of the Renters Reform Bill - whether or...

MPs return to the Commons today after a substantial Easter recess - and with progress on the Renters Reform Bill on...

Amendments to be made to the Renters Reform Bill when it returns to the Hoise of Commons next week won’t significantly...

Former Conservative leader Iain Duncan-Smith is to address landlords at an event this summer. The MP - 70 next week - was...

The government has committed to returning the amended Renters Reform Bill to the House of Commons in mid-April. MPs return from their...

The government has written to Conservative MPs promising changes to the Renters Reform Bill to ease concerns over its anti-landlord bias. Amendments...

The ban on the sale of new leasehold homes is welcome but there can be no further delay in announcing ground...

The National Residential Landlords Association says it wants a speedy implementation of the Renters Reform Bill to avoid uncertainty - and...

Generation Rent has issued an angry statement about amendments to the Renters Reform Bill - just as one MP says agreement...

Amendments to the Renters Reform Bill, designed to give landlords more protection, have won the backing of a prominent industry figure. Neil Cobbold,...

The National Residential Landlords Association is urging MPs to back what it describes as “pragmatic” changes to the Renters Reform Bill...

As the Renters Reform Bill heads towards the House of Lords, a free webinar is targeting landlords operating in the student...

The Renters Reform Bill in its latest amended version now runs to 15 pages, and is available on the Parliament website. The...

The National Residential Landlords Association says the Renters Reform Bill won’t win the support of landlords in its present form. The Bill...

Changes put forward to the Renters Reform Bill to crack down on rogue landlords, protect vulnerable residents and improve the safety of...

MPs today begin the so-called Committee Stage of the Renters Reform Bill’s passage through the House of Commons. Organisations and individuals with...

It’s being forecast that there are likely to be major changes made to the Renters Reform Bill during its next stage...

Detailed analyses of the Renters Reform Bill has thrown up more information about how the provision promoting pets will be operated. If...

The government is proposing to slash the regulations on HMOs used to house asylum seekers.  Part 2 of the Housing Act 2004...

Landlords have only until Friday to have their say on levying council tax on HMO properties.  This issue has been controversial in lettings...

The government has launched the consultation on the controversial subject of disaggregation - a system which has seen council tax bills...

The government is to open a consultation on whether residential properties should require planning consent to be used as short lets...

The buy-to-let market is going through a rough patch. With legislative change on the horizon, coupled with bleak ROI forecasts, many...

Labour wants to bring in a UK-wide licensing system for holiday lets to preserve the “spirit” of costal and rural communities. The...

The latest rentals market snapshot by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors gives the now-familiar story of how demand is far...

Councils will be able to control numbers of second homes and holiday lets under new plans unveiled by the Welsh Government. There...

Housing has always been one of the most sensitive political issues, meaning that legislation in this area is unusually sensitive to...

A law practice claims to have seen increasing numbers of landlords falling foul of revised possession deadlines. Newport-based Bellavia & Associates says...

The long-running saga of unscrupulous landlords taking advantage of lone tenants to suggest a ‘sex for rent’ arrangement continues with a...

An accountancy firm is giving landlords 10 top tips to keep their cash flow in a healthy condition.  The Sheards Accountants firm...

A change in government policy will allow landlords to fund investment that will help businesses recover, says tax and advisory firm...

The House of Lords has narrowly voted for a low-key motion expressing regret that the current eviction ban measures do not offer more...

The Scottish Labour Party has written to the SNP government of that country to demand more protection for private tenants. Labour housing...

Property auctions help to minimise the chances of complications in the homebuying process. However, there are still measures you will need...

The National Residential Landlords Association (NRLA) has appointed a new legal counsel.  Housing lawyer and former Residential Landlords Association (RLA) policy director...

OneSavings Bank announced a series of changes to its HMO proposition. The specialist lending and retail savings group recently introduced a new...

Letting agents are being urged to do more to protect buy-to-let landlords by preparing now for the government’s plans to scrap Section...

NatWest Intermediary Solutions has made amendments to its buy-to-let calculations and will now use actual rather than projected letting agent costs...

The government’s plan to scrap Section 21 without improving the court system and alternative process for regaining possession of a property,...

The government’s announcement earlier this week that there will be radical reforms of the PRS will not just create open-ended tenancies...

Santander has increased the maximum term, age and loan-to-value (LTV) for its buy-to-let products, while also making amendments to its affordability...

Following the recent addition of the Fitness for Human Habitation Bill and the amendments this has made to the existing Landlord...

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

Having ignored calls to stop punishing landlords and rethink its stamp duty attack on the buy-to-let sector, along with the phasing out of mortgage...

More landlords of the draughtiest homes in England and Wales will be required to upgrade their properties after amendments to regulations...

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...

Failure to comply with gas and other safety standards in rented properties are likely to be less tolerated by the regulator once...

A new tool that enables landlords to get an instant EPC rating on their rental properties has been launched by Mortgages...

The government’s proposal to introduce a cost cap of £2,500, down from £5,000, on the amount any landlord would need to...

Almost half of buy-to-let landlords are looking to expand their property portfolios despite recent tax changes in the industry and tougher...

Over the past two years we have seen a drastic shake up in the buy-to-let sector. Starting with rental tax changes announced...

The Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) has ended a consultation on ‘Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMO) and residential property...

The National Landlord Association (NLA) has issued a report insisting that late additions to the Finance Bill at Committee Stage regarding...

The government’s attack on landlords is unlikely to end anytime soon despite widespread criticisms, after it released details of how the...

At least one in five landlords and tenants are not protected by client money protection (CMP), new figures show. Fresh research from...

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

The Housing and Planning Bill, which includes measures to tackle criminal landlords and letting agents, should also address the issue of...

The government has confirmed that new Section 21 regulations under the Deregulation Act will come into effect on the intended date...