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Agents’ trade group Propertymark is demanding London Mayor candidates tackle what it calls “the unique housing challenges that the capital experiences.” Londoners...
01 May 2024
From: Breaking News
Jonathan Rolande is a property industry and housing market commentator, and is founder of the National Association of Property Buyers. It’s almost...
26 April 2024
From: Breaking News
Political parties should stop bickering and instead work together to boost enforcement of rental standards in the private sector. That’s the view...
22 April 2024
From: Breaking News
Landlords and renters’ activists are at either end of the spectrum reacting to a controversial report on the private rental sector. Yesterday...
09 April 2024
From: Breaking News
Activists are beginning to pile pressure on London Labour Mayor Sadiq Khan, claiming the public will be disappointed if he toes...
08 April 2024
From: Breaking News
According to a poll of 1,476 renters by SpareRoom the ongoing housing crisis (85%) tops the list of key priorities to...
06 April 2024
From: Rental Reform
Rent controls are at the heart of the local election manifesto of the Green Party of England and Wales. Co-leader Carla Denyer,...
05 April 2024
From: Breaking News
Scotland’s new Housing Bill - introducing a laborious eviction process and rent caps across the country - will ‘compound the mistakes’...
02 April 2024
From: Breaking News
Changes to empty home council tax rates could generate an additional £540m from Monday, a lettings agency claims. Since April 2013, billing...
27 March 2024
From: Breaking News
Members of the union UNISON who participate in round-table discussions with activist group Generation Rents are to receive gift vouchers for...
26 March 2024
From: Breaking News
Britain’s housing stock offers the worst value for money of any advanced economy, according new analysis published by the Resolution Foundation. The...
25 March 2024
From: Breaking News
A charity representing older people has taken up almost all of the key demands of activist group Generation Rent. Independent Age says...
22 March 2024
From: Breaking News
Homes Under The Hammer property expert Lucy Alexander is fronting a new campaign to identify empty homes and bring them back...
20 March 2024
From: Breaking News
A prominent Green Party politician is arguing for rent controls - and accuses Labour of watering down its commitment to the...
11 March 2024
From: Breaking News
A legal firm says Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has effectively slashed the value of holiday homes which are sold from April 2025...
08 March 2024
From: Breaking News
The National Residential Landlords Association has slammed yesterday’s lacklustre Budget as a missed opportunity. Yesterday’s announcements - like to be the last...
07 March 2024
From: Breaking News
Green Party activists responsible for rent controls on Scotland have now slammed landlords who claim the number of rented homes is...
06 March 2024
From: Breaking News
Cardiff council is proposing new measures to help bring long-term empty houses back into use. Tomorrow it’s considering introducing a council tax...
06 March 2024
From: Breaking News
The Government quietly announced population projections towards the end of January that could have major implications for the types of homes...
02 March 2024
From: The Big Issues
A prominent lawyer has stepped up her criticisms of Housing Secretary Michael Gove and his attacks on buy to let and...
28 February 2024
From: Breaking News
Labour deputy leader and shadow housing secretary Angela Rayner says she is not ashamed to have brought her council house at...
26 February 2024
From: Breaking News
Countryside campaigning charity CPRE has given a warm welcome to Michael Gove’s clampdown on short lets. Last week Housing Secretary Gove announced...
26 February 2024
From: Breaking News
A Labour MP who has campaigned for some years against short let landlords says proposals to crack down on the sector...
21 February 2024
From: Breaking News
Airbnb has given its backing to a proposal from Housing Secretary Michael Gove to introduce a mandatory register of short let...
19 February 2024
From: Breaking News
Generation Rent has given a qualified thumbs up to Housing Secretary Michael Gove’s ideas for homes on brownfield land. This week Gove...
15 February 2024
From: Breaking News
Increasing the supply of homes for private rent would boost government finances by £10 billion, says the National Residential Landlords Association. The...
29 January 2024
From: Breaking News
Labour-controlled Haringey Council in London says the owners of short lets and furnished holiday homes will be forced to pay double...
22 January 2024
From: Breaking News
A new analysis of the private rental sector suggests that between 800,000 and one million more homes are required to meet...
17 January 2024
From: Breaking News
A think tank says rents set in the social sector should reflect the energy efficiency of a property. It’s one of a...
15 January 2024
From: Breaking News
A building society is calling upon politicians, government, the Bank of England and local councils and other bodies to cooperate on...
13 January 2024
From: The Big Issues
A Labour-controlled council is inviting private rental sector representatives to a round-table event which it pledges will not be a talking...
10 January 2024
From: Breaking News
A building society says it is considering ending its policy of lending to buyers of holiday lets. Martese Carton, the director of...
09 January 2024
From: Breaking News
The chief executive of Generation Rent has slammed the chair of the NatWest Bank for comments over first time buyers. At the...
08 January 2024
From: Breaking News
New research from a construction professional body shows a large proportion of people would not buy a newly built property due...
30 December 2023
From: Top tips & guides
A countryside body is blaming the government’s failure to provide affordable housing and the rise in short lets for a homelessness...
06 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
Scotland’s Court of Session has come down in favour of the Scottish Government when it comes to rent controls. A case against...
03 November 2023
From: Breaking News
Shadow housing secretary and Labour deputy leader Angela Rayner has accused the government of “foot dragging” over the slow progress of...
24 October 2023
From: Breaking News
A local authority’s teach-in for private tenants this weekend is to be addressed by a group which is known for its...
19 October 2023
From: Breaking News
The National Residential Landlords Association hosts a meeting at Labour’s annual conference tomorrow - but it admits the party’s rental policies...
09 October 2023
From: Breaking News
There is a real difficulty for Rishi Sunak’s Conservative Party at the moment. After 14 years in power, any failings land squarely...
07 October 2023
From: Agent Advice
A charity claims that apparent delays to the Renters Reform Bill, which has yet to get a Second Reading in the...
18 September 2023
From: Breaking News
More councils should be encouraged to buy homes from landlords, an industry expert says. This follows reports last week which revealed that...
13 September 2023
From: Breaking News
Landlords don’t believe Housing Secretary Michael Gove’s planning reforms will help build a million new homes in England, claims a buy-to-let...
06 September 2023
From: Breaking News
Santander has been sharply criticised for increasing its Interest Coverage Ratio just as other lenders have been making it easier to...
29 August 2023
From: Breaking News
London Labour Mayor Sadiq Khan and the Labour-supporting leader of the Generation Rent pressure group have starred in a lengthy social...
16 August 2023
From: Breaking News
London Mayor Sadiq Khan, who wants the government to give him the powers to impose rent controls, is now demanding licensing...
21 July 2023
From: Breaking News
A year ago, many landlords’ primary concern was what would be included in the Government’s long-awaited Renters (Reform) Bill. Today, with...
08 July 2023
From: The Big Issues
The long-awaited Renters Reform Bill has been unveiled, as Ministers bid to address the housing crisis and create a fairer rental...
17 June 2023
From: Agent Advice
Scrapping a tax hike on rented housing may help ease the housing crisis faced by tenants, according to an analysis by...
01 June 2023
From: Breaking News
The Generation Rent campaign has given its support to a call by London Mayor Sadiq Khan to be given powers to...
26 May 2023
From: Breaking News
A council is apply to private landlords to help it solve its housing crisis. Peterborough council says it’s looking for family sized...
19 May 2023
From: Breaking News
Landlords who are smarting at the end of their Section 21 powers should make sure they are experts at the expanded...
18 May 2023
From: Breaking News
A prominent group of economists has predicted the measures in the Renters Reform Bill will backfire on the government. Matthew Lesh, Director...
17 May 2023
From: Breaking News
Most landlords are no better off now, even after substantial rent increases over recent years. Rightmove recently reported that national average asking...
09 May 2023
From: Breaking News
Build To Rent sector players are complaining about too much tax and regulation holding back their activities. A new analysis of 31...
03 May 2023
From: Breaking News
Recently the government once again committed to banning 'no-fault' evictions, with the new government housing minister Rachel Maclean promising the ban on...
15 April 2023
From: Rental Reform
Landlords are being encouraged to contribute to a crowdfunding campaign to take legal action regarding rent caps and eviction bans. It follows...
06 April 2023
From: Breaking News
A Conservative-leaning think tank and campaigning charity Shelter have released a book of essays on renting and housing. A statement from Bright...
04 April 2023
From: Breaking News
According to the most recent statistics there are 676,452 vacant properties in England, nearly half a million of which have been...
18 March 2023
From: The Big Issues
Over a third of a million landlords may quit the private rental sector as a result of being penalised by tax...
03 March 2023
From: Breaking News
A fishing organisation is blaming landlords for contributing to a housing crisis which, they say, means locals cannot live in coastal...
27 February 2023
From: Breaking News
A Labour MP has told the House of Commons that “families are being turfed out of their private rented homes under...
23 February 2023
From: Breaking News
A Labour Party proposal to sell some long-empty homes to first time buyers for just £1 has been dismissed as the...
22 February 2023
From: Breaking News
There’s been something of a love-in on a local authority in a popular tourist area of the UK - with second...
20 February 2023
From: Breaking News
Another council says it wants to implement private sector rent controls - although it has no power to do so. Belfast council...
10 February 2023
From: Breaking News
The landlords’ trade body is broadly welcoming some proposals from MPs to reform the private rented sector. Some aspects of the Levelling...
10 February 2023
From: Breaking News
The perennial shortage of new homes in the capital has now collided with a sharp increase in government regulation, a tripling...
28 January 2023
From: The Big Issues
A Labour council is being tipped to vote tomorrow to introduce rent controls for the private sector, even though it has...
09 January 2023
From: Breaking News
Tenant activists have turned on the bosses of Shelter - just as the charity wants to maximise income from its annual Christmas...
15 December 2022
From: Breaking News
More must be done to keep private landlords in the rental sector, a new study has proposed. New Open Property Group says...
09 December 2022
From: Breaking News
The charity Action on Empty Homes, which is mounting a campaign against short let properties, has attacked Airbnb for making a...
28 October 2022
From: Breaking News
Property experts in one part of the UK where rent freezes are a way of life say they make the housing...
05 October 2022
From: Breaking News
In an ideal world, home ownership would be the accepted way for everyone to live, with people enjoying the security, warmth,...
27 August 2022
From: Agent Advice
A leading figure in the property industry has slammed the government’s proposals to encourage more lenders to offer 50 year mortgages...
19 August 2022
From: Breaking News
A council in a second home and short let hotspot is making a desparate plea to private landlords for help. Torbay Council,...
05 August 2022
From: Breaking News
Bristol’s Labour council has made a name for itself with policies shifting power from landlords to tenants. Earlier this year the Mayor,...
02 August 2022
From: Breaking News
A charity, the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, wants a form of Right To Buy to be given to private tenants. Right To Buy...
29 July 2022
From: Breaking News
A national newspaper has backed a scheme by a council to purchase private properties and them let them out to lower...
20 July 2022
From: Breaking News
The chief executive of the National Residential Landlords Association says the devil is in the detail when it comes to the...
16 June 2022
From: Breaking News
It’s been confirmed that Prime Minister Boris Johnson is to announce plans to extend the Right To Buy to housing associations. Under...
08 June 2022
From: Breaking News
Airbnb’s general manager is claiming that there is no fact-based evidence to link the proliferation of short lets across the UK...
19 May 2022
From: Breaking News
Landowners are claiming that the negative stereotype given to private landlords in recent years by government contributes to the overall housing...
18 May 2022
From: Breaking News
Consultation events are to be held this week to gauge the reaction to a possible compulsory register for all Airbnb and...
16 May 2022
From: Breaking News
Voters in Bristol have decided to abolish the city’s directly elected mayor following a referendum. The city was given the choice of...
09 May 2022
From: Breaking News
A trade union has called on the government to “look at all forms of rent control” as a way of combatting...
06 May 2022
From: Breaking News
Two of the country’s leading Conservative MPs have spoken at a Shelter conference which claimed millions of private renters were being...
21 April 2022
From: Breaking News
A senior committee of MPs claims that it’s “too difficult for renters to realise their legal right to a safe and...
13 April 2022
From: Breaking News
A report by a business campaign group claims Build To Rent is key to helping solve the housing crisis in London. Who...
31 March 2022
From: Breaking News
A Labour MP in the westcountry appears to be winning support for a campaign he has launched called First Homes, Not...
14 March 2022
From: Breaking News
The mayor of Labour-controlled Bristol council is teaming up with local anti-landlord activists to look at how to introduce local rent...
16 February 2022
From: Breaking News
A London council chief is asking for help from private landlords. The leader of Kingston council in the south west of the...
04 February 2022
From: Breaking News
Landlords selling up or converting to short lets have led to a growing housing crisis, according to a trade body of...
13 December 2021
From: Breaking News
A leading politician in Wales has spoken out in favour of second homeowners, who are under increasing scrutiny in that country...
22 November 2021
From: Breaking News
Belfast council has unanimously passed a motion calling for the Northern Ireland Executive to introduce a rent control scheme for the...
16 November 2021
From: Breaking News
A social landlord is selling a home on the open market but says it should go only to a first time...
02 November 2021
From: Breaking News
Rent controls, possibly ensuring that rents do not exceed 25 per cent of household income, are poised to be introduced into...
23 August 2021
From: Breaking News
Welsh Nationalist politicians are complaining about a finance company which identified part of Wales as having attractive yields for buy to...