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MPs return to the Commons today after a substantial Easter recess - and with progress on the Renters Reform Bill on...

The government has committed to returning the amended Renters Reform Bill to the House of Commons in mid-April. MPs return from their...

‘Save the tenancy – don’t serve notice.’ That’s the message to landlords from a west country council. Landlords and tenants are being...

Airbnb in the UK is bringing in restrictions on certain bookings over New Year’s Eve to deter guests holding anti-social parties. Proprietary...

The Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities says a new How To Rent guide will be issued today, October 2. Private...

Rental sector organisations have been given an indication by the Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities that a new How...

A council is appealing to landlords to work with the local authority and the Probation Service to help ex-offenders fit accommodation...

The new Housing Loss Prevention Advice Service kicks in tomorrow - it offers early legal advice, free of charge, to anyone...

Private landlords and managing agents are being invited to take part in a new anti-burglary scheme being run by a Labour-controlled...

A landlord has been landed with a bill of almost £2,800 for failing to clear rubbish and maintain his vacant property. Alex...

A company which failed to declare its interest in a property which had health and vermin risks has been ordered to...

They have taken differing views on Section 21 powers but now the National Residential Landlords Association and homelessness charity Crisis have...

In this feature article, Stuart Kerr from Restorations UK sets out why this could be the worst winter yet for mould...

The government is proposing that tenants facing eviction receive additional legal assistance through an enhancement of the current free ‘on-the-day’ law...

A fire and rescue service is asking landlords who own or manage HMOs to get involved in a pilot scheme. Over the...

The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government has said No to a plea by a south east council to renew...

Labour MPs have quizzed junior housing minister Eddie Hughes over the effects of the ending of the eviction ban. At the regular...

The resumption of bailiff-enforced evictions, banned for over a year until just days ago, could be “catastrophic” for one of the...

A council is urging landlord not to evict tenants when the current ban ends on May 31 without getting in touch...

A council has agreed to set aside £30,000 to pay for private rental deposits as a cheaper alternative to bed and breakfast accommodation. The ruling...

One of the country’s leading lettings experts has written that whether landlords will accept pets in rental properties will not be...

Whilst 24% of adults have welcomed a new pet into their home since March 2020, or are planning to before Easter...

A property expert in the Home Counties has launched a dispute resolution service to avoid evictions. Julie Ford - who’s been in...

Over two million homes in England - that’s almost one in 10 - do not have a working smoke alarm according...

Average monthly rents across the country increased by just £2, or 0.26%, on Q4 2019 to hit an average of £775...

Britain's mild start to the new year is set to come to end next week as a Nordic blast will hit...

Britain has faced terrible flooding this year. Floods and other property emergency can take minutes to occur and years to remedy....

With the temperature plummeting across the UK, there are several weather warnings in place over the next few days, and some...

The cost of repairing a faulty boiler currently stands at about 60% more than the average UK monthly rent, according to...

A buy-to-let landlord in Glasgow will be left out of pocket after the renewal of her house in multiple occupation (HMO)...

As winter approaches, landlords and other property owners need to take the right measures to prepare their properties against the cold...

The Ombudsman Services (OS) is no longer handling consumer complaints in the property and housing sector after withdrawing from the industry. The...

Dealing with tenant disputes is one of the biggest challenges landlords must overcome, and can sometimes prove both expensive and time-consuming...

A buy-to-let landlord has been fined £1,000 for renting out a property in Peterborough without a licence which he was legally...

Four landlords in Peterborough have become the first to have been fined for not holding a licence under a new city...

Buy-to-let landlords are being encouraged to improve the standard of their rental properties by keeping them free from damp, condensation and...

A landlord has been fined almost £1,300 for dumping rubbish at the rear of his rental property in Grays. Ardon Jardine, who...

Rent arrears are a real concern for a number of landlords across the UK, especially as it can have a significant...

As a landlord, you should know exactly who a potential tenant is before you hand over the keys to your property...

A lack of affordable rented homes are contributing to rising levels of homelessness, according to a new report from the national...

Well cared for central heating systems will help keep your rental properties warm and cosy. But be warned, fresh analysis by...

With blizzard-like conditions set to cover the UK in snow this weekend, buy-to-let landlords are being advised to prepare their properties...

It is that time of year again when landlords and letting agents start receiving numerous telephone calls from tenants complaining about...

No fewer than seven landlords have been fined thousands of pounds for renting out unlicensed properties in Blackburn as part of...

Some landlords in Denbighshire, a county in north east Wales, may have to sell their property after falling victim to a...

The RLA has submitted an official response to a Government consultation into future flood prevention. Swathes of the UK were left devastated...