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Over half of current home owners with adult children have or expect to help their children financially to buy a property...

Another council is looking for landlords with rental properties to match them with prospective tenants who are ready to move in....

The average water bill has risen by 6% in England and Wales in recent days, which could see households having to...

Landlords and renters’ activists are at either end of the spectrum reacting to a controversial report on the private rental sector. Yesterday...

Tenant referencing provider Canopy has released data from a  rental affordability index, which claims most tenants are at the very limit...

It’s all change at the start of the new tax year, and with so many tweaks to so many rules, it’s...

A legal firm says Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has effectively slashed the value of holiday homes which are sold from April 2025...

Like a parent whose kids expected half term in Disneyland, Jeremy Hunt is spending the week managing expectations – and crushing...

Airbnb has released new figures showing that the typical host landlord makes a modest £5,500 a year by sharing their space...

A Labour MP who has campaigned for some years against short let landlords says proposals to crack down on the sector...

Housing Secretary Michael Gove’s proposals to restrict Airbnb-style short lets do not go far enough, a group of activists has said. Yesterday...

Airbnb has given its backing to a proposal from Housing Secretary Michael Gove to introduce a mandatory register of short let...

The Labour Party has committed to extending a crackdown on social housing landlords who fail to fix mouldy homes, to include...

Increasing the supply of homes for private rent would boost government finances by £10 billion, says the National Residential Landlords Association. The...

A newspaper claims that Prime Minister Rishi Sunak wants British families to be given higher priority for social housing. Implicitly this may...

HSBC bank is working with Shelter on housing campaigns. A statement from the charity says: “With support from partners including HSBC UK,...

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

A think tank says rents set in the social sector should reflect the energy efficiency of a property. It’s one of a...

A building society is calling upon politicians, government, the Bank of England and local councils and other bodies to cooperate on...

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

A Labour-controlled council is inviting private rental sector representatives to a round-table event which it pledges will not be a talking...

An additional licensing scheme for HMOs has come into effect in a London borough.  The new scheme will cover properties in Greenwich which...

According to a London property management company, the profile of renters in prime London is varying hugely.  Glenfield Property Management says that...

A council is to spend £10m to buy homes on the open market to house local people - some at risk...

The chief executive of campaigning charity Shelter is blaming “skyrocketing rents” for a crisis of homelessness. As part of an appeal for...

Campaigning charity Shelter is nearing a controversial signature threshold in its petition about the Renters Reform Bill. It now has over 123,000 of...

A group of Conservative MPs has organised a lobby of the government to demand a clampdown on Airbnbs and other short...

A countryside body is blaming the government’s failure to provide affordable housing and the rise in short lets for a homelessness...

London’s ultra-prime rental market has returned this year to pre-Covid levels for the first time, an agency claims. Beauchamp Estates - using...

A BBC News report claims that increasing numbers of renters aged over 30 are moving to cheaper areas as rents have...

The property portal ESPC has revealed the top-performing Edinburgh postcodes in terms of rental yields, for the third quarter of 2023. The...

Campaigning charity Shelter has welcomed the decision by Chancellor Jeremy Hunt to unfreeze Local Housing Allowance - but it wants it...

The government should tax property ‘hoarders’ cashing in on the UK housing market says a left-leaning think tank. A report by the New Economics...

Many have welcomed the move by Chancellor Jeremy Hunt to unfreeze the Local Housing Allowance - but some tenant activists say...

London’s Labour mayor Sadiq Khan wants 10,000 private homes in the capital to be brought into the social rental sector within...

The two most aggressively pro-tenant activist bodies have accused landlords without mortgages of “cashing in.” According to a poll of more than...

When Chancellor Jeremy Hunt gets to his feet on Wednesday to deliver his Autumn Statement, he should consider offering support to...

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

The UK’s Office for National Statistics will soon have access to data on short-term lets listed on Airbnb, Booking .com and...

Winkworth's chief executive says next week’s Autumn Statement must see the reinstatement of Mortgage Interest Tax Relief for investors. Dominic Agace says...

A clampdown has found 18 council homes were being unlawfully sublet on Airbnb and other short let platforms. The investigation led by...

A local authority in London is to buy back over 300 properties it built and sold off years ago under Right...

For those looking to take the leap into holiday letting, finding the right property is not only the first step, but...

MPs from a range of opposition parties are pressing the government to reinstate the stricter energy efficiency rules for landlords, recently...

Tenants claiming benefits are likely to get more assistance with court fees under a revised grant scheme starting this winter. The Help...

How to Achieve Low Season Holiday Let Bookings This year, with families across the UK facing a squeeze to their budgets, we’ve...

Shelter says “skyrocketing rents” and the government’s freeze on housing allowance lie behind the increased spend on temporary accommodation for homeless...

Parents and pet owners are paying as much as £460 per month more for rent and bills, it’s claimed. The claim comes...

Some 100 landlords have signed up to offer longer tenancies through a council rent guarantee and cash incentive scheme. Milton Keynes council...

An agency chain is urging the Tories to stop in-fighting at their party conference and instead increase supply in the private...

The monetary policy committee of the Bank of England meets today - and will it approve a 15th successive base rate...

Under revised plans, the Government will: - Scrap policies to force landlords to upgrade the energy efficiency of their properties, but instead...

More councils should be encouraged to buy homes from landlords, an industry expert says. This follows reports last week which revealed that...

London local authorities say there’s been a surge in landlords withdrawing from the sector providing temporary accommodation for homeless households. A survey by the...

The property portal ESPC has revealed the top-performing Edinburgh postcodes in terms of rental yields, for the second quarter of 2023. Using...

The Generation Rent group of activists has written an open letter to mortgage firm chief executives asking for special dispensation for...

Families opt to rent so they can move fast to buy a home close to London’s top schools, according to a...

A wealth management organisation has raised the spectre that some families may end up overpaying inheritance tax. And with property wealth being...

Over a third of homes in England are at high risk of overheating as summer temperatures of 40oC and above apparently...

A charity has acknowledged that landlords need help to keep their homes, and in turn continue to provide much-needed homes in...

A group of local authorities is asking the government to give individual councils the cash to buy properties off private landlords. London...

London Labour Mayor Sadiq Khan and activist group Generation Rent have issued a joint appeal for rent controls in the capital. Khan’s...

An outspoken agent says he is seeing growing numbers of people renting in later life to reduce their inheritance tax liability. Trevor...

Campaigning charity Shelter has won the backing of the Co-Op Bank for a new anti-eviction drive. The bank has funded Shelter research...

There have been several examples of local councils asking private landlords to help find accommodation for refugees - but now the...

Activist group Generation Rent - which has demanded rent freezes, eviction bans and cash hand-outs to help tenants move now wants...

Another council is looking for privately rented accommodation of all sizes to resettle refugees. Since 2016, Stratford-on-Avon council has resettled many refugee...

The BBC says discussions are underway to extend the Renters Reform Bill to specifically outlaw any rental listing banning families and benefit recipients...

Landlords are being invited to a free event to find out more about help and incentives on offer to help local...

A non-for-profit hospitality group wants tighter regulations and restrictions to be imposed on Airbnb properties which affect both the rental market...

When choosing a buy-to-let property, there are many elements that need to be balanced in order to get the biggest return...

A charity is reported to be claiming that increasing numbers of landlords use security guards dressed as bailiffs to help evict...

Inheritance tax receipts hit £600 million in April 2023 according to data released by HMRC. This is £100 million higher than...

Detached houses are the most popular type of property for those who have moved homes in the past year.  The Halifax says...

Section 21: Research carried out by Leaders Romans Group has found that Section 21 is rarely overused, and even more rarely...

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

Shelter is telling the government it “must deliver” on the revolution it pledges under the Renters Reform Bill. Chief executive Polly Neate...

A news service claims that in many UK cities there are now more entire homes listed on Airbnb than there are...

The Resolution Foundation has urged the government not to relax its target deadlines for improved energy efficiency in the private rental...

Build To Rent sector players are complaining about too much tax and regulation holding back their activities. A new analysis of 31...

A Liberal Democrat MP is calling on the government to bring forward a clampdown on Airbnb and other short lets.  The government...

New rules making it tougher for people to let houses via AirBnb and other short let platforms have been unveiled by...

A London landlord has been ordered to pay over £33,000 in costs for illegally running an HMO. The three-bedroom HMO was identified...

Housing Secretary Michael Gove says he’s going to make changes to the Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill currently going through Parliament...

Shelter says it welcomes a ruling by The Property Ombudsman that agents and landlords exercising a blanket ban on tenants with...

According to the most recent statistics there are 676,452 vacant properties in England, nearly half a million of which have been...

A Labour candidate hoping to become the MP in a popular tourist area is on the warpath over what she calls...

Flat-pack furniture giant IKEA has teamed up with campaigning charity Shelter to highlight the issue of homelessness. The Scandinavian firm, citing Shelter’s...

Airbnb claims its so-called ‘spare room’ landlords earn an a rage of just £2,400 a year - the equivalent of a...

Housing Secretary Michael Gove is urging tenants to complain about sub-standard housing with the government’s ‘Make Things Right’ advertising campaign. Social housing...

Activist group Generation Rent has accused landlords of “silencing” private tenants who live in flats hit with damp and mould. The claim...

A fishing organisation is blaming landlords for contributing to a housing crisis which, they say, means locals cannot live in coastal...

A council claims that 70 private landlords have signed up to a long-tenancy guaranteed rent scheme. Milton Keynes council launched its 100 per...

A Labour MP has told the House of Commons that “families are being turfed out of their private rented homes under...

Bristol councillors who are landlords have been told they cannot speak in a debate on rent controls.  Earlier this week we explained...

Typical household disposable incomes for working-age families are on track to fall by three per cent this financial year, and by...

Campaigning charity Shelter claims that “at least” 271,000 are homeless in England alone. The figure - compiled from a Freedom of Information...

Renters’ Reform Bill The Renters’ Reform Bill will dominate the PRS policy agenda in 2023. Signs are encouraging that DLUHC is considering...

Landlords are not “contributing anything useful to society” a politician has claimed. Over the Christmas and New year break Ross Greer, a...

Despite a string of pledges on rental sector reform delivered in recent days by government ministers, including Housing Secretary Michael Gove,...