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If Labour wins Thursday’s General Election. expect three major housing announcements within a fortnight. That’s the exclusive claim from the Sunday Times...

Anyone involved in the world of renting, whether landlords, letting agents, or tenants, knows how crucial it is to have a...

Only 31.8% of landlords questioned in a large survey back the Tories in next week’s election. Although this is the largest individual...

With the General Election just one week away, a new poll shows the top landlord priorities when it comes to voting...

Rent prices tend to rise in the 12 months immediately after a General Election, by an average of 1.96%, according to...

The mayor of Barcelona has pledged to eliminate Airbnb-style short lets in the city within five years.  Socialist Jaume Collboni claims he...

A new first-time buyer study from Rightmove reveals that the average first-time buyer mortgage payment has risen by 61% since the...

“When it comes to housing policy, there is little difference between the two major parties” says Aneisha Beveridge, head of research...

Controversial politician George Galloway has issued a party manifesto saying the payment of “exorbitant rents to wealthy buy to let pensioners”...

A prominent economic analyst warns that many of the rental policies advocated by the major political parties in the General Election...

Mortgage experts have criticised the Reform UK housing and tax policies as being superficially appealing but risking a return to the...

Labour’s manifesto commitment to empower renters to challenge unreasonable rent increases has been slammed because it “would leave millions trapped in...

Plaid Cymru, the party of Wales, has issued a manifesto with a clampdown on the private rental sector as one of...

The year to March 2024 saw the fewest new housing sites consented than during any 12-month period since the data collection...

So Sadiq Khan has succeeded in winning a third term as Mayor of London – albeit with a smaller majority than...

The National Residential Landlords Association says it’s ready and willing to work with a future Labour government on private rental sector...

The Generation Rent activist group says the Conservative manifesto pledge to give a tax break to landlords selling to tenants should...

The Conservatives have set out a 78-page manifesto, of which just over two pages are given to housing and related issues.  Here...

The Conservatives say they will scrap Capital Gains Tax for landlords who sell to sitting tenants, if they win the General...

The ink was hardly dry on Labour’s plan for a mortgage guarantee scheme for first time buyers before some left wing...

In an unusual intervention for a lettings industry supplier, Zoopla has made an impassioned plea for a new Renters Reform Bill. The...

Fiscal reform for the private rented sector  We’ve already seen some landlords leaving the private rented sector because of substantially increased taxes....

The Generation Rent activist group has issued a statement appearing sharply critical of Labour’s first new policy on housing in the General...

Just over 40% of landlords say they are undecided on who to vote for on July 4 -  it a bigger...

The National Residential Landlords Association says it’s “hugely disappointing” that the Renters Reform Bill will not become law. This is despite the...

One of the country’s leading independent mortgage brokers is warning that lending may be slower during the General Election campaign period...

Around half of landlords say they are unsure about how they will vote in the General Election. A joint survey of around...

A cat charity claims it takes in an average of three cats daily because of landlords using Section 21 powers to...

The Generation Rent group of activists says it doesn’t matter if landlords sell up and leave the private rental sector. Appearing to...

* This piece is written jointly by Richard Rowntree (Managing Director, Paragon Bank) and Ben Beadle (Chief Executive of the National...

The fragile peace between different groups in the Renters Reform Coalition has ended in a dispute about a Labour-commissioned report on...

The Labour Party will not introduce rent controls if it wins the election. A spokesperson for the party is quoted on today’s...

As landlords across England brace themselves for the implementation of the Renters Reform Bill, a lettings agency chain - Leaders Romans...

Red tape and a hostile attitude towards landlords from government is fuelling Scotland’s housing crisis, experts warn. John Blackwood, chief executive of...

Sadiq Khan, newly elected for a third term as London Mayor, is already under pressure from the Labour Left to be...

The latest RICS UK Residential Survey results shows the recent recovery in buyer demand has mellowed slightly, with the market impacted...

Airbnb has ripped into politicians in Scotland who have implemented restrictions on short lets. The former SNP-Green coalition government allowed local councils...

The architect of the controversial rent control policies in Scotland has left the government. It is not known what long-term implication this...

Political parties should stop bickering and instead work together to boost enforcement of rental standards in the private sector. That’s the view...

Twenty twenty-four is a pivotal year for landlords in the Private Rented Sector (PRS). It is still the Government’s aim that...

A council is looking to work with more private landlords to help reduce homelessness. Over the past few years Shropshire council has...

The Generation Rent activist group is placing its hopes for pro-renter policies on newly-elected Metro Mayors, who will be elected on...

Rent controls are at the heart of the local election manifesto of the Green Party of England and Wales. Co-leader Carla Denyer,...

Co-living developments are a type of purpose-built rental housing, under the same principle as Build To Rent (BTR) but offering smaller size...

The Scottish Government’s Housing Bill allows SNP and Green politicians to create rent control areas, triggered by local authorities, and this...

The so-called ‘Boris bounce’ in the housing market after the last General Election failed to materialise, an estate agency chain claims. Winkworth,...

Homes Under The Hammer property expert Lucy Alexander is fronting a new campaign to identify empty homes and bring them back...

Insurance experts claim there are new issues facing short-let landlords following Airbnb's worldwide ban on the use of security cameras inside...

Airbnb is banning the use of security cameras inside rental properties from the end of April. Airbnb currently allows security cameras in...

A London council has successfully prosecuted two landlords who failed to comply with a planning enforcement notice originally issued against substandard...

The Government quietly announced population projections towards the end of January that could have major implications for the types of homes...

Speculation continues apace over the likely measures in next month’s Budget, especially after what is seen by political analysts as a...

Activists in the Generation Rent campaign says big city Mayors should “tackle the worst landlords and seize their properties.” It also wants...

Generation Rent has given a qualified thumbs up to Housing Secretary Michael Gove’s ideas for homes on brownfield land. This week Gove...

Over a third of landlords will push back energy efficiency measures due to government flip-flopping on the issue.  Research commissioned by tax...

The government has overturned its policy to relax HMO regulations on private rental properties used by asylum seekers. The policy had previously been...

The Housing Ombudsman has ordered Yorkshire Housing to pay £3,780 after it found three findings of severe maladministration for how it...

A newly-nominated candidate in this spring’s London Mayoral election has vowed to lower private rents if he wins. Serge Crowbolder, currently a...

The Building Research Establishment - which undertakes research, advice, training, testing, certification and standards-setting for the housing sector - is calling...

Proposals for a ‘good landlord’ scheme in Greater Manchester have won the personal backing of the chief executive of the National...

The National Residential Landlords Association has welcomed a consultation proposal by Greater Manchester’s Labour Mayor, Andy Burnham. Burnham’s Greater Manchester Good Landlord...

Many landlords say they’re set to expand investments in 2024 despite facing up to 80 per cent higher costs in the...

A local authority is calling for emergency legislation to help it and other councils stop the spread of Airbnbs and other...

The government has launched a public consultation on a radical new UK home energy rating system to replace the long-standing Standard...

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

Generation Rent and London Mayor Sadiq Khan have jointly slammed landlords who do not improve the EPCs of their private rental...

The government has insisted that its commitment to reform the courts process to help deal with evictions more effectively is not...

Labour’s shadow housing secretary and deputy leader Angela Rayner says her party will scrap Section 21 on its first day in...

A senior Labour MP associated with the moderate wing of the party says private rental properties should be confiscated from serial...

A new study claims that two thirds of privately rented homes require urgent energy efficiency improvements - and that landlords need...

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

The National Residential Landlords Association hosts a meeting at Labour’s annual conference tomorrow - but it admits the party’s rental policies...

There is a real difficulty for Rishi Sunak’s Conservative Party at the moment.  After 14 years in power, any failings land squarely...

Failed government policies are to blame for the chronic supply shortage in the private rental sector. That’s the view of the National...

Politicians meeting at party conferences this week are being urged to listen to property professionals before setting policies about the private...

The u-turn by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on green policies may be seen by some landlords as a rare piece of...

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

The Generation Rent activist group is urging its supporters to email MPs to protest about delays in the parliamentary progress of...

Whoever forms the next government must put the private rental sector at the heart of its housing policy. That’s the view of...

Housing associations are urged to urgently check building specifications for the use of Reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete or RAAC. RAAC is the...

Landlords will be able to let Housing Secretary Michael Gove know exactly what they think of his policies in October. Gove will...

The long running experiment with rent controls and an eviction ban north of the border may yet continue for years to...

A leading agent in an area set to be hit by draconian planning restrictions on holiday lets is warning that the...

Fewer than a third of tenants and other residents under the age of 30 have cover for their contents, it’s been...

The National Residential Landlords Association is backing a call for financial help for landlords who improve the energy efficiency of their...

The challenges facing the property market right now are well reported; from rising interest rates pushing up mortgage payments to a...

When a popular Dorset pub was devastated several years ago, thanks to a huge chimney fire, the owners were left with...

The priority for the majority of landlords is rental income that is paid on time, but there is also the priority...

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

Landlord insurance provider Simply Business claims that new research shows subsidence claims doubling last year and hitting their peak in August...

A Labour pressure group wants the party to campaign on housing at the next General Election, including railing against what it...

The number of landlords planning to sell rented properties has reached its highest rate on record according to new data. Polling for...

The Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities has still not given a new date for the publication of the Renters...

When the Coronation of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II took place on 2nd June 1953 the average house cost just £1,692...

Housing Secretary Michael Gove says the long-awaited Renters Reform Bill, first promised in 2019, will finally be introduced into Parliament next...

A new report claims that many social landlords have inadequate policies to support survivors of domestic abuse. The report, published this week...

Research from Mortgage Advice Bureau shows that almost two-thirds of landlords would consider selling their property due to not being able...

Two of the most prominent campaigners over rent controls - albeit one on either side of the argument - have had...

Landlords are being encouraged to contribute to a crowdfunding campaign to take legal action regarding rent caps and eviction bans. It follows...

The plans of many local authorities to double the council tax levels for second homes and some empty properties from April...