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The fragile peace between different groups in the Renters Reform Coalition has ended in a dispute about a Labour-commissioned report on...
15 May 2024
From: Breaking News
The Labour Party will not introduce rent controls if it wins the election. A spokesperson for the party is quoted on today’s...
14 May 2024
From: Breaking News
The National Union of Students claims the government has “folded to landlord’s lobbying” and watering down the Renters Reform Bill so...
09 May 2024
From: Breaking News
The Generation Rent activist group has once again repeated its demand for a series of reforms surrounding the scrapping of Section...
01 May 2024
From: Breaking News
The government has been accused of mismanaging reforms to no-fault evictions saying: “It’s created uncertainty upon uncertainty”. Theresa May first made the...
27 April 2024
From: Rental Reform
Landlord Action founder Paul Shamplina says the government must set a date for Section 21 abolition to give all sides of...
26 April 2024
From: Breaking News
Jonathan Rolande is a property industry and housing market commentator, and is founder of the National Association of Property Buyers. It’s almost...
26 April 2024
From: Breaking News
The coalition of 20-plus groups which have previously spoken enthusiastically about the Renters Reform Bill has now changed its mind. On April...
25 April 2024
From: Breaking News
A property industry group wants to restrict the private letting of properties bought in the future via the Right To Buy...
24 April 2024
From: Breaking News
Twenty twenty-four is a pivotal year for landlords in the Private Rented Sector (PRS). It is still the Government’s aim that...
16 April 2024
From: Sponsored Content
An activist group says any future Labour government should introduce a beefed-up version of the Renters Reform Bill - whether or...
16 April 2024
From: Breaking News
An influential Labour website says a raft of proposed reforms for the private rental sector will be unveiled next month -...
09 April 2024
From: Breaking News
Law firm Bishop & Sewell is hosting a webinar to give leaseholders information and advice about the Right to Manage, a...
09 April 2024
From: Breaking News
Activists are beginning to pile pressure on London Labour Mayor Sadiq Khan, claiming the public will be disappointed if he toes...
08 April 2024
From: Breaking News
The Generation Rent activist group is placing its hopes for pro-renter policies on newly-elected Metro Mayors, who will be elected on...
08 April 2024
From: Breaking News
A think tank based in central London says landlords would not quit the sector if much tougher - and more expensive...
04 April 2024
From: Breaking News
The UK government's long awaited Spring Budget announced some key changes for the property market in an effort to stimulate activity...
30 March 2024
From: Tax & Finance
A charity is calling for landlord licensing schemes which cost enough to fund annual inspections, and the issuing of “sentencing guidelines”...
28 March 2024
From: Breaking News
The ban on the sale of new leasehold homes is welcome but there can be no further delay in announcing ground...
28 March 2024
From: Breaking News
The substantial majority of tenants are completely unaware of the Renters reform Bill, despite high profile PR campaigns about it from...
27 March 2024
From: Breaking News
The removal of Section 21 notices and the end of fixed-term tenancies are the two issues that concern landlords the most,...
22 March 2024
From: Breaking News
A property industry commentator has set out what he calls a plan of action to rejuvenate the buy to let sector. Jonathan...
05 March 2024
From: Breaking News
London Mayor Sadiq Khan is demanding the government finally abolish Section 21 eviction powers - and claims over 30,000 households in...
04 March 2024
From: Breaking News
Generation Rent has issued an angry statement about amendments to the Renters Reform Bill - just as one MP says agreement...
29 February 2024
From: Breaking News
Rightmove is calling on Chancellor Jeremy Hunt to use next week’s Budget as an opportunity to incentivise landlords to make properties...
28 February 2024
From: Breaking News
Campaigning charity Shelter - which has frequently been critical of landlords and their alleged treatment of poorer tenants - is advertising...
12 February 2024
From: Breaking News
Generation Rent has launched a double-pronged attack on landlords and the government. The activist group claims that the latest possession statistics from...
09 February 2024
From: Breaking News
Landlord Action founder Paul Shamplina says landlords are still being hit by unacceptable delays in regaining possession of their properties. Shamplina has...
08 February 2024
From: Breaking News
The Building Research Establishment - which undertakes research, advice, training, testing, certification and standards-setting for the housing sector - is calling...
05 February 2024
From: Breaking News
The government may be keen on scrapping Section 21 powers for private landlords but it’s getting much tougher on social housing...
31 January 2024
From: Breaking News
Amendments to the Renters Reform Bill, designed to give landlords more protection, have won the backing of a prominent industry figure. Neil Cobbold,...
23 January 2024
From: Breaking News
The Generation Rent activist group has called for a series of reforms about damp and mould. It wants the reinstatement of energy...
23 January 2024
From: Breaking News
A think tank says rents set in the social sector should reflect the energy efficiency of a property. It’s one of a...
15 January 2024
From: Breaking News
New plans to clamp down on rogue social landlords who fail to provide safe homes have been announced today. This is part...
09 January 2024
From: Breaking News
The Treasury has announced March 6 as the date for the Spring Budget and Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has commissioned the Office...
06 January 2024
From: Tax & Finance
The controversial Renters Reform Coalition - a band of campaigners including the Acorn and Generation Rent ginger groups - claims public...
27 December 2023
From: Breaking News
Two-thirds of private landlords in the UK are optimistic about how their property investments will perform in the coming years -...
20 December 2023
From: Breaking News
Former housing minister Rachel Maclean - the victim of a shock sacking by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak last month - has...
20 December 2023
From: Breaking News
The National Residential Landlords Association says the Renters Reform Bill won’t win the support of landlords in its present form. The Bill...
04 December 2023
From: Breaking News
The government has insisted that its commitment to reform the courts process to help deal with evictions more effectively is not...
30 November 2023
From: Breaking News
The government claims that millions of homeowners in England and Wales will be given greater rights, powers, and protections over their...
28 November 2023
From: Breaking News
A slew of MPs who are members of the Renters Reform Bill committee receive money from letting out rooms or properties...
20 November 2023
From: Breaking News
As we all now know, the Government has acknowledged that the ban on Section 21 eviction notices cannot not come into...
18 November 2023
From: Rental Reform
Lost in the noise of the King’s Speech, the general pledge to reform the leasehold system, and the subsequent political turmoil...
18 November 2023
From: Legislation & Compliance
When Chancellor Jeremy Hunt gets to his feet on Wednesday to deliver his Autumn Statement, he should consider offering support to...
18 November 2023
From: Tax & Finance
A senior Labour MP associated with the moderate wing of the party says private rental properties should be confiscated from serial...
17 November 2023
From: Breaking News
Landlord confidence has improved over the course of the past quarter according to a respected quarterly sentiment survey. The Q3 2023 BVA...
17 November 2023
From: Breaking News
Court Reform first, then scrap Section 21 - landlord leader tells MPs Rental reforms will not work unless the government reforms the...
15 November 2023
From: Breaking News
The leader of Landlord Action has commended the efforts of MP Theresa Villiers for raising issues surrounding court delays which must...
13 November 2023
From: Breaking News
Landlord Action supremo Paul Shamplina has given Landlord Today readers a unique insight into the complexity of court reform before the...
11 November 2023
From: Rental Reform
Recent data from the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities show that 24,260 households served a valid Section 21 notice...
04 November 2023
From: Rental Reform
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
Housing Secretary Michael Gove has ruled out any reversal of Section 24 or other tax changes which have hurt landlords in...
24 October 2023
From: Breaking News
More details have emerged of what appears to be a stay of execution for Section 21 eviction powers in the short term. The...
23 October 2023
From: Breaking News
Next month Ben Beadle, chief executive of the National Residential Landlords Association, will be one of the experts at an Agent...
21 October 2023
From: Rental Reform
The government has pledged that section 21 repossessions will not be scrapped until improvements have been made to the way courts...
20 October 2023
From: Breaking News
Tenants claiming benefits are likely to get more assistance with court fees under a revised grant scheme starting this winter. The Help...
18 October 2023
From: Breaking News
This is back-to-school season and for the majority of university students who choose to move away from their family home during...
07 October 2023
From: Rental Reform
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
The government has pledged to “guarantee” that landlords will be able to repossess properties more swiftly through the courts as part...
05 October 2023
From: Breaking News
The Generation Rent activist group is urging its supporters to email MPs to protest about delays in the parliamentary progress of...
20 September 2023
From: Breaking News
The main landlords’ trade body wants justice ministers to speed up the time taken for courts to process legitimate possession cases. In...
20 September 2023
From: Breaking News
The head of a specialist buy to let mortgage broker has split from almost all of the industry by saying the...
19 September 2023
From: Breaking News
The top table of the National Residential Landlords Association has met with Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s team at Downing Street. In addition...
11 September 2023
From: Breaking News
Landlords don’t believe Housing Secretary Michael Gove’s planning reforms will help build a million new homes in England, claims a buy-to-let...
06 September 2023
From: Breaking News
A PropTech entrepreneur has renewed his criticism of the government for failing to put flesh on the bones of the Renters...
30 August 2023
From: Breaking News
With student accommodation in the headlines ahead of the stat of the new academic year, the National Residential Landlords Association is...
30 August 2023
From: Breaking News
Landlords will be able to let Housing Secretary Michael Gove know exactly what they think of his policies in October. Gove will...
25 August 2023
From: Breaking News
Average house price fell by 0.3 per cent in July, a fourth consecutive monthly decline, according to the Halifax. This means property...
08 August 2023
From: Breaking News
Property investment dates back centuries – millennia, even. As a fundamental necessity for post-nomadic humanity, residential and commercial real estate have...
29 July 2023
From: Tax & Finance
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
An angry reader has contacted Landlord Today with a letter from housing minister Rachel Maclean - which the recipient has branded...
25 July 2023
From: Breaking News
The landlords’ trade body has given a firm message to Housing Secretary Michael Gove - sort out a realistic deadline for...
24 July 2023
From: Breaking News
Housing Secretary Michael Gove has this morning said his government should ‘relax the pace’ of EPC reforms expected from private landlords. In...
23 July 2023
From: Breaking News
One of the country’s most prominent housing market indices says the current imbalance between supply and demand in the rental sector...
19 June 2023
From: Breaking News
This year is set to bring sweeping rental reforms that will change the face of lettings forever. Landlords should be following...
02 June 2023
From: Sponsored Content
Scrapping a tax hike on rented housing may help ease the housing crisis faced by tenants, according to an analysis by...
01 June 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
Landlords who are smarting at the end of their Section 21 powers should make sure they are experts at the expanded...
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
The main landlord body wants more details behind the soundbite rhetoric of the Renters Referm Bill, launched today in Parliament. Ben Beadle,...
17 May 2023
From: Breaking News
The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has added its voice to the chorus of concern over landlords quitting the private sector In...
16 May 2023
From: Breaking News
Labour is considering raising the buy to let and holiday home stamp duty surcharge above the current three per cent if...
15 May 2023
From: Breaking News
The government has back-tracked on its decision to publish the long-awaited Renters Reform Bill this week. The Mirror newspaper reports this morning that...
10 May 2023
From: Breaking News
Labour’s proposed reforms to the housing market “raise many questions”, a property industry figure claims. Under controversial plans put forward by party...
05 May 2023
From: Breaking News
The Renters’ Reform Bill is finally due to be published and introduced into Parliament next week. Housing Secretary Michael Gove has told Sky...
04 May 2023
From: Breaking News
A PropTech entrepreneur is advising landlords worried about red tape to use letting agents. Neil Cobbold, managing director of rental payment service...
19 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
Figures contained in the government’s new action plan to tackle anti-social behaviour reveal the depth of the problem amongst tenants. The plan...
30 March 2023
From: Breaking News
Housing Secretary Michael Gove has pledged that the long awaited Rental Reform Bill will be introduced into the Commons in two...
27 March 2023
From: Breaking News
A third of landlords say that the scrapping of Section 21 is of major concern to them according to a Mortgages...
20 March 2023
From: Breaking News
The government is publishing a so-called ‘call for evidence’ on options to reform the VAT relief for the installation of energy...
17 March 2023
From: Breaking News
Proposed government reforms of the private rented sector threaten to make it harder for students to enter higher education, according to...
13 March 2023
From: Breaking News
A Tory council in Middle England has backed a committee of MPs calling for rental reform measures to be tightened up. The...
17 February 2023
From: Breaking News
Private rental property should be “acquired” and used for social housing according to a think tank. And it says tax penalties, laws...
16 February 2023
From: Breaking News
A review platform which describes itself as a TripAdvisor for tenants is using a left-leaning blog to seek business from councils. Marks...
13 February 2023
From: Breaking News
I am, by my own admission, ever the optimist, but with a barrage of enquiries from concerned landlords facing very real...