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Property logbook company Chimni is trialling a new form of Digital Property Logbook aimed at the rental markets.   The new logbooks...

The chief executive of a short lets service says Chancellor Jeremy Hunt is wrong to think penalising landlords will help solve...

Agents’ trade body Propertymark has called for equal parity between short-term lets and the private rented sector to ensure they meet...

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...

Government proposals on limiting short lets "fall a long way short of what's needed and will do nothing to put right...

Countryside campaigning charity CPRE has given a warm welcome to Michael Gove’s clampdown on short lets. Last week Housing Secretary Gove announced...

Reversing the tax penalties imposed on buy to let landlords in recent years would reduce the impact of short lets on...

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...

The Conservative leader of a council which claims it has had problems with Airbnbs and short lets has given wholehearted backing...

Housing Secretary Michael Gove has this morning announced wholesale changes to planning and regulations surrounding short lets. His proposals include: - planning permission...

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

If you're thinking of investing in a holiday home this year, there can be a lot to consider. From gathering insight to...

Christmas goodwill towards landlords seems in short supply from activist group Generation Rent.  It has this week issued a statement saying the...

The Renters Reform Bill could end up with landlords going bankrupt, a housing law specialist is warning. Des Taylor, director of compliance...

Airbnb has issued a statement responding to the call for a clampdown on short lets demanded by Labour’s outspoken London Mayor,...

A newspaper which often carries leaks of new Labour policies has produced an interesting theory on the fate of the Renters...

A property law specialist wants a national register of tenants to allow landlords to check their history before rental agreements are...

Labour will create a national landlord register to protect tenants from what the party calls “unscrupulous property owners.: Party leader Sir Kier...

The Labour Party is to launch a major review of the private rental sector, led by the head of a London...

An organisation that describes itself as ‘politically independent and a charity’ is launching a probe into how further regulation could help...

Labour’s radical proposals for the private rental sector - including reducing landlords’ powers to demand arrears - have produced a dramatic...

Shadow housing minister Lisa Nandy has unveiled a Charter for Renters which she says will be implemented within 100 days of...

A review into the effect of short-term lets has been launched by the government.  The government says future policies could involve physical...

The Renters’ Reform Coalition, a combination of some 20 groups of activists wanting to transform the lettings sector, has set its...

A poll of Conservative voters shows strong majorities for higher taxes on second homes and empty properties, and tougher demands on...

Campaigning charity Shelter says the government’s rental reform programme is “a crucial step forward”.  The Levelling Up White Paper insists landlords ensure...

The government is expected to announce the introduction of a national landlord register in England on Wednesday as part of its...

An independent think-tank is the latest organisation wanting landlord licensing schemes across England plus a nationa landlord register, emulating similar schemes...

Activists including Generation Rent are to lobby MPs this afternoon, to complain against eviction notice periods in England reverting to pre-Covid...

A new report makes searing claims about the performance and quality of landlords and their homes in the private rental sector. Almost...

A petition created by the Generation Rent group of activists and seeking a national landlord register appears to be struggling to...

The government is being encouraged to consider introducing a national register of rental properties to improve tax compliance in the buy-to-let...

Proposals for a national register of landlords have been rejected by the government.  A report on the joint research project between the...

The recommendation for a national register of landlords in the government’s review of selective licensing published today would prove ‘unnecessary’ and...

A Lanarkshire-based letting firm has been told to stump up almost £1,000 in compensation to a disgruntled landlord after breaching the...

A couple who claim they are owed thousands of pounds in unpaid rent have called for a ban on the letting...

Financial website money.co.uk has claimed that 284,000 landlords have failed to protect tenants’ deposits, amounting to £514m in unprotected funds. It...

The Labour party has announced plans to reform the private rented sector should it come to power. It would introduce legislation to...

The National Landlords Association (NLA) has launched an initiative to enable tenants to check if their landlord is accredited.   Tenants can check...