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Activists in the Generation Rent campaign says big city Mayors should “tackle the worst landlords and seize their properties.” It also wants...
16 February 2024
From: Breaking News
A new council licensing scheme has been given the go ahead by the government. Peterborough council’s selective licensing scheme will be run...
29 December 2023
From: Breaking News
A local authority is calling for emergency legislation to help it and other councils stop the spread of Airbnbs and other...
27 December 2023
From: Breaking News
London’s Labour mayor Sadiq Khan wants 10,000 private homes in the capital to be brought into the social rental sector within...
20 November 2023
From: Breaking News
According to the most recent data, 46 per cent of renters live with pets — and 48 per cent list allowing...
25 February 2023
From: The Big Issues
A council is telling private tenants in its area to make contact if they believe their mould-related problems are not being...
23 December 2022
From: Breaking News
It's claimed that home owners could be making an extra £2.000 per month by renting out a spare room on Airbnb, depending...
08 October 2022
From: Agent Advice
Labour wants councils to have the power to implement landlord licensing across their full boundaries, without requiring government consent. Currently councils wanting...
27 September 2022
From: Breaking News
A council is warning student tenants in its city to be quiet and considerate when checking out of private rental accommodation...
30 June 2022
From: Breaking News
An online rental platform suggests almost a third of rental homes may be deemed unaffordable. Ocasa, using Office for National Statistics data,...
15 June 2022
From: Breaking News
Landlords are likely to be obliged to supply agents with additional details in future, before their properties are listed to let...
22 February 2022
From: Breaking News
A council is making an urgent appeal to private landlords with vacant, or soon-to-be vacant, three or four-bedroom family homes for...
28 January 2022
From: Breaking News
A local council is inviting landlords within its boundaries to take up funding from a £49,057 pot it has to improve...
06 January 2022
From: Breaking News
A council is ordering all of its private rental sector landlords to clear graffiti from external walls within four weeks of...
24 August 2021
From: Breaking News
Most landlords are wary of the potential damage, smells and noise complaints that can come with accommodating a tenant with pets....
23 October 2019
From: Sponsored Content
A new app has been launched with a view to reducing the legal costs involved with disputes between landlords and tenants. LegalDefence,...
17 April 2019
From: Breaking News
Anaconda Cut, standing at 131 metres tall, making it the tallest building in Salford, has been officially launched. The 44-storey tower, which...
13 February 2019
From: Breaking News
As we prepare ourselves for the New Year, the chances are you, along with plenty of other people, have big plans for...