The Property Redress Scheme, one of two approved ombudsman-style schemes for the private rental sector, has published the findings from a...
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23 March 2024
From: The Big Issues
A personal finance company has attempted to quantify the costs of pet damage at a property. Novuna polled over 2,000 UK homeowners...
19 March 2024
From: Breaking News
Landlords are being accused by academics of under-estimating the cost of allowing pets, and under-estimating their financial benefits. A new report commissioned...
08 March 2024
From: Breaking News
Another survey highlights the relatively low proportion of landlords who appear to allow tenants to keep pets. The analysis, from Confused.com Mortgages,...
15 January 2024
From: Breaking News
The substantial majority of landlords lack any optimism about their sector as they enter 2024. That’s the result of a new sentiment...
29 December 2023
From: Breaking News
The head of a major industry service supplier insists the Renters Reform Bill provision making it easier for tenants to keep...
28 December 2023
From: Breaking News
Pipes aren’t normally the first thing that spring to mind when we think of wrapping up for winter, but with an...
16 December 2023
From: Top tips & guides
Activist’s Twitter war of words continues It appears as if Suella Braverman is not the only figure making a personal attack in...
15 November 2023
From: Breaking News
Claims on social media by a leader of the Renters Reform Coalition - who is also a contributor to a Labour-supporting website...
01 November 2023
From: Breaking News
A new survey of over 1,000 landlords has revealed that just over half would consider leaving the market due to the...
28 October 2023
From: Legislation & Compliance
Battersea, the charity behind the Pet Friendly Properties campaign, says the Renters Reform Bill must become law as soon as possible. Battersea...
25 October 2023
From: Breaking News
A Bristol landlord who confronted handed the tenant an illegal eviction notice after finding him using the bathroom in the house,...
24 October 2023
From: Breaking News
Parents and pet owners are paying as much as £460 per month more for rent and bills, it’s claimed. The claim comes...
10 October 2023
From: Breaking News
A controversial consultation document about rent controls is proposing that Build To Rent operators be exempt from the caps which may...
09 October 2023
From: Breaking News
A collection of pressure groups, fronted by Generation Rent, wants all private rental homes going on sale to be offered first...
06 October 2023
From: Breaking News
Activists in the Generation Rent group are running what they call Renters’ Rights Awareness Week in the second half of October. “Whether...
29 September 2023
From: Breaking News
If you live in a rented home, you’ll know the struggles of wanting to make your home feel like your own...
02 September 2023
From: Top tips & guides
The increasing likelihood that the private rental sector will be obliged to allow more pets into lets simply demonstrates the need...
25 July 2023
From: Breaking News
The BBC says discussions are underway to extend the Renters Reform Bill to specifically outlaw any rental listing banning families and benefit recipients...
06 July 2023
From: Breaking News
A newspaper which often carries leaks of new Labour policies has produced an interesting theory on the fate of the Renters...
30 June 2023
From: Breaking News
The property market is always changing, leaving investors on the constant lookout for their next big opportunity. With housing prices continuing...
10 June 2023
From: The Big Issues
Three-quarters of landlords want to raise rents in the face of the new Renter’s Reform Bill - mostly because of pets. When...
01 June 2023
From: Breaking News
An insurance firm has identified locations which, according to current portal listings, have the highest proportion of dog-friendly rental properties. The league...
25 May 2023
From: Breaking News
Detailed analyses of the Renters Reform Bill has thrown up more information about how the provision promoting pets will be operated. If...
23 May 2023
From: Breaking News
Section 21: Research carried out by Leaders Romans Group has found that Section 21 is rarely overused, and even more rarely...
20 May 2023
From: Rental Reform
Research conducted by the Dogs Trust and Cats Protection apparently shows that landlords are split on the subject of pets in...
18 May 2023
From: Breaking News
The pro-tenant anti-landlord Renters Reform Bill has at last been published by the government which first promised it in 2019. It has...
17 May 2023
From: Breaking News
In a surprise move, Housing Secretary Michael Gove has given the stand-in leader of activist group Generation Rent a prime role...
17 May 2023
From: Breaking News
A landlord has been prosecuted after construction and renovation waste from his rental property was found dumped in Cambridgeshire. The dumped rubbish...
03 May 2023
From: Breaking News
The managing director of a major holiday lets firm is urging landlords to make their properties dog friendly if they want...
12 April 2023
From: Breaking News
Landlords are exiting the market in droves. According to an accountancy firm who analysed HMRC data, 70,000 buy-to-let landlords left the sector...
06 April 2023
From: Sponsored Content
A landlord has been prosecuted after construction and renovation waste from his rental property was found dumped in Cottenham. The dumped rubbish...
28 March 2023
From: Breaking News
A mortgage expert says buying will become more affordable than renting by the end of 2023. Recent research by business consultancy Capital...
01 March 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
Two of the UK’s highest profile animal welfare organisations want the government to introduce better protection for responsible tenants with pets. Dogs...
08 February 2023
From: Breaking News
A new crowdfunding platform says it’s opening up property investing to “a whole new generation.” Allbricks claims it’s disrupting “the antiquated mortgage...
07 February 2023
From: Breaking News
The Labour Party is to launch a major review of the private rental sector, led by the head of a London...
30 January 2023
From: Breaking News
It’s the time of year when everyone is rushing to meet the self-assessment deadlines. Unfortunately, experience shows that there will be...
28 January 2023
From: Tax & Finance
Labour leader Sir Kier Starmer has set out a radical programme of devolution to local authorities at city and county level...
06 January 2023
From: Breaking News
One of the UK’s leading letting agents has told landlords that they should permit pets because “it’s the right and proper...
29 December 2022
From: Breaking News
Over two thirds of tenants are satisfied with their private rented accommodation, a new survey shows. The finding comes in the results...
22 December 2022
From: Breaking News
The Welsh Government has opened a three month consultation on changes in regulations for holiday let landlords. The Welsh Government - a...
22 December 2022
From: Breaking News
A landlord has been ordered to pay over £10,000 at Cardiff Magistrates' Court for a catalogue of failures relating to a...
22 December 2022
From: Breaking News
Despite a string of pledges on rental sector reform delivered in recent days by government ministers, including Housing Secretary Michael Gove,...
29 November 2022
From: Breaking News
The large majority of players in the lettings industry wants the rental reform programme outlined by the government, an agent claims. Laura...
25 November 2022
From: Breaking News
A new 100-unit Build To Rent scheme in Manchester called The Quarters is being marketed as “pet friendly”. The company behind it,...
17 November 2022
From: Breaking News
Landlord and letting agent fears over the impact of rental reform could be eased if only the industry used rigorous and...
16 November 2022
From: Breaking News
A group wanting pets to be allowed in private rental properties says its research shows the issue is not opposition from...
12 October 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
One in nine holidaymakers say they have accidentally caused damage to a holiday home according to new research by Direct Line...
07 October 2022
From: Breaking News
Labour’s radical proposals for the private rental sector - including reducing landlords’ powers to demand arrears - have produced a dramatic...
27 September 2022
From: Breaking News
Shadow housing minister Lisa Nandy has unveiled a Charter for Renters which she says will be implemented within 100 days of...
26 September 2022
From: Breaking News
The buy-to-let market is going through a rough patch. With legislative change on the horizon, coupled with bleak ROI forecasts, many...
24 September 2022
From: The Big Issues
Landlords across the country will be aware of the government’s shiny new proposed policy package for the Private Rental Sector, released...
17 September 2022
From: Rental Reform
PropTech firms Goodlord and Voich have released the findings of their annual State of the Lettings Industry survey. Some 2,600 agents, landlords...
13 September 2022
From: Breaking News
The most popular search term from prospective renters scouring Rightmove has become ‘Bills Included’. The portal says that this term - which...
25 August 2022
From: Breaking News
Bringing your pup on holiday is becoming more popular than ever. And with studies finding that ‘dog-friendly’ was one of the...
20 August 2022
From: Agent Advice
Industry supplier the Lettings Hub has brought together industry leads from across the lettings and pet sectors to discuss how to...
06 August 2022
From: The Big Issues
New research from animal welfare charity Battersea - the new name for the Battersea Cats and Dogs Home - claims 50...
05 August 2022
From: Breaking News
On 16 June 2022, the Government introduced a White Paper called “A Fairer Rented Private Sector”. It proposes the biggest changes...
23 July 2022
From: Rental Reform
Next week a webinar will give landlords and other property professionals an opportunity to put questions directly to one of the...
21 July 2022
From: Breaking News
Our politics seems pretty broken to me and whilst I don’t wish to take a side between one flavour or the...
09 July 2022
From: Agent Advice
Landlord leaders are calling for a change to the Tenant Fees Act to allow renters to be charged for pet damage. Some...
08 July 2022
From: Breaking News
Landlords typically spend hundreds of pounds repairing properties damaged by pets, but unable to recoup their costs. That’s the claim from industry...
04 July 2022
From: Breaking News
Little may have been heard of Conservative MP Andrew Rosindell in recent months but he has broken his silence to back...
04 July 2022
From: Breaking News
An organisation that helps promote the Build To Rent sector says BTR should take credit for many of the changes proposed...
30 June 2022
From: Breaking News
The public at large are not falling behind the government’s proposals for private rental sector reforms, it seems. A survey conducted by...
27 June 2022
From: Breaking News
A new survey has painted a daunting picture of how much it may cost a landlord to remedy damage from pets. Amidst...
21 June 2022
From: Breaking News
The Generation Rent group of activists says it has concerns over the broad proposals to allow landlords to charge for additional...
20 June 2022
From: Breaking News
Thank goodness the uncertainty is over - but is it all too skewed towards tenants? That’s the worry of suppliers as Daniel...
18 June 2022
From: Rental Reform
The Deposit Protection Service has given landlords tips on how to prepare their homes for pets because, it says, the single...
17 June 2022
From: Breaking News
The government has released the full details of what it calls the Fairer Private Rented Sector White Paper. This is to form...
16 June 2022
From: Breaking News
What looks suspiciously like a government leak to the Daily Mail says the long-awaited Rental Reform White Paper will be unveiled...
15 June 2022
From: Breaking News
The Welsh Government, which recently pushed back its so-called rental revolution until December, has nonetheless published extensive new guidelines about the...
15 June 2022
From: Breaking News
The popularity of staycations is set to continue into 2022, with bookings for UK holiday lets reportedly up 22 per cent compared...
28 May 2022
From: Agent Advice
Lettings agency and property management consultancy Bramleys has revealed the most common landlord complaints, and has provided suggestions as to how...
24 May 2022
From: Breaking News
A price comparison website has given a league table of features which it claims can allow landlords to increase the charges...
23 May 2022
From: Breaking News
The UK’s largest listed provider of private rental homes, Grainger, is proposing pet-friendly ‘stay as long as you like up to...
06 May 2022
From: Breaking News
Bizarre but true - a tenant has undergone a pseudo-marriage ceremony with her cat in a bid to get around any...
26 April 2022
From: Breaking News
Whether you own a leasehold or freehold property, if you’re an HMO landlord who rents out rooms, individual flats or even...
23 April 2022
From: The Big Issues
The recent energy price cap increase implemented has prompted households across the UK to consider ways to make their home more...
23 April 2022
From: Top tips & guides
Thousands of landlords are to be quizzed to establish the true cost of damages to rental accommodation by tenants. The “What’s the...
04 April 2022
From: Breaking News
Homes headed by a person over the age of 45 will account for at least half of all privately renting households...
30 March 2022
From: Breaking News
A major think tank is calling for a radical reform of the private rental sector. A report from the cross-party independent Social...
16 March 2022
From: Breaking News
In this guest piece, Josh Barber from Flooring Superstore sets out why landlords must pay attention to flooring when it comes...
26 February 2022
From: The Big Issues
A major supplier to the lettings industry has just acquired a pet referencing company and suggests that greater due diligence could...
11 February 2022
From: Breaking News
The Welsh Government has set out how the housing law in that country is set to change significantly from July 15...
17 January 2022
From: Breaking News
1. Outdoor space: After nearly two years of restrictions, 2022 will see renters continuing to prioritise outdoor space. For residents of...
08 January 2022
From: The Big Issues
Northumbria Law School and the Open University are conducting research into whether private landlords rent to tenants with pets and the...
06 January 2022
From: Breaking News
Shelter has given what appears to be unconditional support to the SNP-Green proposals for reform of the private rental sector in...
21 December 2021
From: Breaking News
The trade body representing Airbnb and other short let providers and sector suppliers says the short let industry is best placed...
13 December 2021
From: Breaking News
Airbnb is making more overt attempts to lure long term renters away from traditional landlords. In recent days it’s revealed new policies...
17 November 2021
From: Breaking News
The Barrows and Forrester agency has prepared a tenant guide for those hoping to hold fireworks displays at their rental home...
02 November 2021
From: Breaking News
A major supplier to the lettings sector says there’s no reason landlords should not allow pets into properties so long as there...
13 October 2021
From: Breaking News
Around 20 per cent of landlords surveyed by a bank used a credit card or short-term finance to fund a recent...
13 October 2021
From: Breaking News
The most common feature in Build To Rent developments is an issue dividing landlords - pet-friendly homes. Some 47 per cent of...
21 September 2021
From: Breaking News
An agency says its bizarre list of items left behind by departing tenants shows how many renters actually appear to keep pets...
17 September 2021
From: Breaking News
A mortgage expert who is a prominent sceptic about the lettings market has stepped up his criticisms, saying renting is no...
15 September 2021
From: Breaking News
The government is not budging on the Tenant Fees Act and will not amend it to allow separate and additional charging...