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When the Coronation of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II took place on 2nd June 1953 the average house cost just £1,692...
06 May 2023
From: The Big Issues
Airbnb is offering a £100 travel coupon to new Hosts welcoming their first Airbnb guest during the King’s Coronation in London...
03 April 2023
From: Breaking News
As much as 75 per cent of purpose built student accommodation (PBSA) for the next educational year has already been taken...
24 January 2023
From: Breaking News
The government’s expected U-turn on the future of Section 21 eviction powers has provoked an explosion of anger from Generation Rent...
12 October 2022
From: Breaking News
The government may be changing its mind on scrapping Section 21 eviction powers according to a bombshell story in The Times. Outlining what...
11 October 2022
From: Breaking News
Generation Rent, the activist group led by Baroness Alicia Kennedy, is staging a Renters Rights Awareness week in October. It was originally...
20 September 2022
From: Breaking News
There will be no Landlord Today newsletter or updates on Monday September 19 as a mark of respect for the state...
16 September 2022
From: Breaking News
Speculation is growing that next week there will be an Emergency Budget - or a ‘fiscal event’ as new Prime Minister...
15 September 2022
From: Breaking News
Two new ministers have been appointed to the Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities. But at this stage it’s uncertain whether...
13 September 2022
From: Breaking News
Both Shelter and Generation Rent have paused their campaigning on social media for the duration of national mourning for The Queen. A...
12 September 2022
From: Breaking News
The controversial rent freeze policy in Scotland has been described as being “in chaos” by a top lettings agency chief. In a...
12 September 2022
From: Breaking News
* Angels Media and Landlord Today are deeply saddened by the passing of HM Queen Elizabeth II * - The landlords’ main trade...
09 September 2022
From: Breaking News
* Angels Media and Landlord Today are deeply saddened by the passing of HM Queen Elizabeth II * - Agents are warning that...
09 September 2022
From: Breaking News
* Angels Media and Landlord Today are deeply saddened by the passing of HM Queen Elizabeth II * - A council is offering...
09 September 2022
From: Breaking News
* Angels Media and Landlord Today are deeply saddened by the passing of HM Queen Elizabeth II * - The latest lettings market...
09 September 2022
From: Breaking News
* Angels Media and Landlord Today are deeply saddened by the passing of HM Queen Elizabeth II * - A landlord has been...
09 September 2022
From: Breaking News
It is thought that a new Housing Secretary to replace Greg Clarke may be named within hours, if as expected Liz...
05 September 2022
From: Breaking News
Two respected figures in the lettings sector want landlords and tenants to consider the future of the eviction process. Paul Shamplina -...
06 June 2022
From: Breaking News
We know that Section 21 and so called ‘no fault’ evictions, are definitely going to be abolished as part of the...
28 May 2022
From: The Big Issues
Wherever you stand, whether you’re a landlord or tenant, the supply and demand issues impacting the private rented sector are at...
28 May 2022
From: Rental Reform
Brand new ‘property passports’ would help landlords prove their homes are compliant and assist tenants to identify decent and safe housing,...
25 May 2022
From: Breaking News
The abolition of Section 21 eviction notices could lead to a surge in evictions by private landlords anxious to sell before...
20 May 2022
From: Breaking News
Contrary to recent figures from Zoopla and others, pointing to double-digit rental inflation in the past year, official statistics show the...
19 May 2022
From: Breaking News
Housing Secretary Michael Gove has made a sweeping attack on the conditions of homes run by private landlords. In a statement backing...
12 May 2022
From: Breaking News
Activists have expressed their delight that the government has “listed to the voice of renters” in its provisions for widespread reform...
11 May 2022
From: Breaking News
This is the entirety of the detail given by the government about the Renters’ Reform Bill, confirmed in yesterday’s Queen’s Speech. --- Renters Reform...
11 May 2022
From: Breaking News
The Queen’s Speech has confirmed that a radical re-shaping of the rental sector in England is being pushed ahead by the...
10 May 2022
From: Breaking News
Labour’s London Mayor - buoyed up after the party’s successes in the capital in last week’s elections - has renewed his...
10 May 2022
From: Breaking News
The government is widely expected to announce that Section 21 eviction powers will be scrapped in new legislation coming to Parliament...
10 May 2022
From: Breaking News
Activists from pressure groups and London-focussed tenants’ bodies have handed in a letter to 10 Downing Street asking the Prime Minister...
09 May 2022
From: Breaking News
A report from the Public Accounts Committee on the regulation of the private rented sector (PRS) was issued with little notice...
07 May 2022
From: Rental Reform
What are the main causes of tension and disagreements between tenants and landlords ahead of the Rental Reform Bill, which is expected to...
07 May 2022
From: Rental Reform
Campaigning charity Shelter claims that a private renter in England is handed a Section 21 eviction every seven minutes. In a new...
27 April 2022
From: Breaking News
Newspapers have been told by the government that next month’s Queen's Speech will include dramatic measures to bring empty retail units...
19 April 2022
From: Breaking News
An independent think-tank is the latest organisation wanting landlord licensing schemes across England plus a nationa landlord register, emulating similar schemes...
27 October 2021
From: Breaking News
The government is expected to give at least some details today of the principles enshrined in a new White Paper on...
05 October 2021
From: Breaking News
A former member of Jeremy Corbyn’s shadow cabinet has thrown his weight behind Generation Rent’s latest campaign. Lloyd Russell-Moyle - chair of...
16 September 2021
From: Breaking News
Landlord Today readers will be more than aware that legal changes happen often these days, and it can be understandably challenging...
14 June 2021
From: Breaking News
Knight Frank has identified part of central London which it describes as being historically overlooked but likely to be transformed in...
09 June 2021
From: Breaking News
Research by student accommodation platform UniHomes says rental demand on student properties has not suffered long term harm from the pandemic. It...
07 June 2021
From: Breaking News
There’s a warning that the government’s pledge to introduce a lifetime deposits concept, theoretically making it easier and cheaper for tenants...
18 May 2021
From: Breaking News
A coalition of 20 pro-tenant organisations - including at least one actively campaigning against some government measures - wants a meeting...
17 May 2021
From: Breaking News
Activists led by Baroness Alicia Kennedy of Generation Rent say the proposed reform of the private rental system must include a...
12 May 2021
From: Breaking News
The landlords’ trade body has given its support to the principle of consultation before the much-hyped Renters Reform Bill becomes law. Yesterday’s...
12 May 2021
From: Breaking News
The government has confirmed that reform of the private rental sector will be a priority for the coming session of Parliament. A...
11 May 2021
From: Breaking News
A think-tank, UK Onward, has called for radical rental reform. In a statement released to coincide with today’s Queen’s Speech, the think-tank...
11 May 2021
From: Breaking News
Shelter says tomorrow’s Queen’s Speech should herald the start of a widespread reform of all renting, particularly the private sector. In a blog...
10 May 2021
From: Breaking News
The State Opening of Parliament will take place on Tuesday May 11, with many expecting this to be when the government confirms...
23 April 2021
From: Breaking News
Junior housing minister Kelly Tolhurst says the government will introduce the controversial Renters Reform Bill “very soon.” This Bill is the one which...
14 January 2021
From: Breaking News
A property development consultancy is tipping five regeneration areas in England as potential good investments for the coming year. SevenCapital says they...
31 December 2020
From: Breaking News
Generation Rent activists are back on the warpath, this time accusing councils of not doing enough - and sometimes nothing -...
12 October 2020
From: Breaking News
Brent Council’s application to extend its selective licensing scheme in the north west London ward has been rejected by central government. Brent...
28 February 2020
From: Breaking News
Letting agents are being urged to do more to protect buy-to-let landlords by preparing now for the government’s plans to scrap Section...
31 December 2019
From: Breaking News
The Queen has announced the new government's priorities for its coming term, and it includes a proposal to abolish Section 21...
20 December 2019
From: Breaking News
The housing plans being put forward by Boris Johnson have been described by the National Landlords Association (NLA) as “ruinous” and...
20 December 2019
From: Breaking News
Monday’s Queen's Speech opened a new session of parliament, setting out policies on crime, health, the environment, and Brexit. But while the Queen’s Speech...
16 October 2019
From: Breaking News
Members of the general public are being offered the opportunity to have their say on Brent’s landlord licensing scheme. Brent Council wants...
12 June 2019
From: Breaking News
An overstretched generation of carers are in need of greater support themselves when it comes to keeping a roof over their...
26 April 2019
From: Breaking News
Councillors in Burnley are expected to extend the existing selective licensing schemes in Trinity, Gannow and Queensgate, as well as introduce...
07 February 2019
From: Breaking News
The Tenancy Deposit Scheme (TDS), one of three government-backed tenancy deposit protection (TDP) schemes, has appointed a new external independent complaints...
10 January 2019
From: Breaking News
Brighton and Hove Council has given the go-ahead for new selective landlord licensing to be introduced across 12 wards in the...
20 September 2018
From: Breaking News
Many buy-to-let landlords like the idea of investing in student housing, as it is considered to be a serious and lucrative...
14 September 2018
From: Breaking News
A tenant who illegally sublet an unlicensed and poorly-maintained bungalow in north London, which was described by Brent Council as a...
23 July 2018
From: Breaking News
Brent Council insists that it wants to build better relationships with private landlords after successfully winning close to 150 prosecution cases...
25 June 2018
From: Breaking News
Landlords and letting agents could soon be banned from charging fees to private tenants in Wales under plans for a new...
13 June 2018
From: Breaking News
One of the most active councils in London when it comes to prosecuting rogue landlords and letting agents has now extended...
11 June 2018
From: Breaking News
A buy-to-let landlord who let ‘hazardous’ properties in Leyland has been fined £20,000. Leyland Estates Ltd was prosecuted at Preston Magistrates Court after...
21 March 2018
From: Breaking News
Plans to introduce new licensing schemes for privately rented homes across parts of North West London have been given the go-ahead by...
20 February 2018
From: Breaking News
Two buy-to-let landlords in Burnley have been fined a total of £27,500 as part of Burnley Council’s campaign to clamp down...
19 February 2018
From: Breaking News
With just over a month until a new form of private residential tenancy (PRT) will be introduced north of the border,...
23 October 2017
From: Breaking News
The owner of a three-bedroom house in Queensbury, north-west London, where 35 men were living in rooms full of mattresses has threatened to...
22 September 2017
From: Breaking News
Brent Council has once again vowed to clamp down on rogue landlords in the local area after 35 men we found...
21 September 2017
From: Breaking News
Letting agents will compensate for potential losses resulting from a future ban on letting agent fees paid by tenants by increasing...
05 September 2017
From: Breaking News
With almost 5.8 million households expected to be living in private rented accommodation within four years as homeownership and social renting...
05 July 2017
From: Breaking News
More than a quarter of letting agents saw private rents rise in May despite an increase in the supply of rental...
03 July 2017
From: Breaking News
The government’s proposals to cap tenancy deposits at no more than one month’s rent, as announced in the Queen’s Speech, will...
03 July 2017
From: Breaking News
A host of Brexit bills dominated last week’s Queens’s speech, while there were also a few main non-Brexit proposals announced outlining...
27 June 2017
From: Breaking News
The Queen’s Speech was unsurprisingly dominated by Brexit, with a host of proposed new laws designed to prepare the UK for...
22 June 2017
From: Breaking News
When renting out a property, most landlords or their letting agents opt to take an upfront deposit from the tenant prior...
22 June 2017
From: Breaking News
As we approach the end of the academic year, you may care to remind any student tenants that you have to...
17 May 2017
From: Breaking News
A landlord has been fined £20,000 after a raid revealed that 28 tenants were residing in “unsafe” cramped conditions in a...
07 July 2016
From: Breaking News
Get Living London has become the first Institutional Investor backed organisation to become a Licensed Member of the Association of Residential...
13 May 2016
From: Breaking News
As Queen Elizabeth II becomes the UK’s longest serving monarch, Rentify has evaluated how much each of her residences may have...
09 September 2015
From: Breaking News
The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) is calling on ministers to take action to find and root out the criminals who bring...
27 May 2015
From: Breaking News
In a surprise move, Prime Minister David Cameron said the Tories will introduce a mandatory licencing scheme for private landlords. In a...