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A new guide from Propertymark explains the rights which private rental tenants have - and sets out how they can challenge...

The coalition of 20-plus groups which have previously spoken enthusiastically about the Renters Reform Bill has now changed its mind. On April...

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

An activist group says any future Labour government should introduce a beefed-up version of the Renters Reform Bill - whether or...

The percentage of tenants choosing to live alone has dropped over the last three years, research suggests.  A study compiled by Reposit,...

Scotland’s new Housing Bill - introducing a laborious eviction process and rent caps across the country - will ‘compound the mistakes’...

The controversial proposal for permanent rent controls in Scotland, published just ahead of the Easter holiday, doesn’t go far enough for...

A charity representing older people has taken up almost all of the key demands of activist group Generation Rent. Independent Age says...

In a final call on the Chancellor to help the private rental sector in today’s Budget, the National Residential Landlords Association...

A landlord has quit the private rental sector after a battle with his council over why his properties were put into...

A property industry commentator has set out what he calls a plan of action to rejuvenate the buy to let sector. Jonathan...

Average rents on newly let properties across Britain rose 8.3 per cent year-on-year in January, the slowest pace for 13 months...

Six in 10 landlords recorded increased tenant demand for their properties in the final quarter of 2023, Paragon Bank research has...

Two thirds of private renters have experienced a problem with the quality or condition of their property in the past six...

The Scottish Government has launched a consultation on migrating away from the emergency rent controls introduced in September 2022 and extended...

The latest HomeLet rental index begins 2024 with a glimmer of hope for tenants as rents have fallen for the second...

New rent control proposals put forward by politicians are unnecessary and too costly according to a leading property expert.  David Alexander -...

A spokesperson for the Citizens Advice charity has claimed at a public meeting that private landlords serve Section 21 notices on...

The controversial Renters Reform Coalition - a band of campaigners including the Acorn and Generation Rent ginger groups - claims public...

A lack of Energy Performance Certificate enforcement is putting tenants at risk from high energy costs or cold homes, according to...

Almost two thirds of private landlords expect to see their mortgage payments increase over the next 12 months with warnings that...

The government’s Office for National Statistics is introducing a new way of measuring rent rises from the spring. It will double the...

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

A housing analyst says student rent increases should be capped in the same way as social housing rents are. Rory Hughes, writing...

Next month Ben Beadle, chief executive of the National Residential Landlords Association, will be one of the experts at an Agent...

Shelter has published what it calls a General Election manifesto with rent controls at its heart. Called The Way Home: a manifesto to...

To help or not to help: that is the question the government is facing with regard to under-pressure private rented sector...

Over a third of private landlords would sell properties if rent controls were introduced in their area, according to a trade...

Landlords with property in Outer London and the East Midlands are reporting the strongest levels of tenant demand in Britain, Paragon...

Some 18 per cent of buy to let landlords have suggested they are not raising rents for tenants despite inflation and...

A left-wing pressure group wants new laws to force landlords to pay hefty relocation expenses to tenants who claim high rents...

The Nationwide Foundation - a charitable foundation founded by the Nationwide Building Society - says the Renters Reform Bill should be...

The Scottish Government looks set to extend its rent cap for yet another six months - despite widespread opposition from the...

The co-leader of the Green Party wants the Renters Reform Bill to go further in restricting the powers of private landlords. Carla...

Section 21: Research carried out by Leaders Romans Group has found that Section 21 is rarely overused, and even more rarely...

A lettings agency chief is operating a course to help landlords meet new requirements imposed by the Welsh Government. Landlords in Wales...

Most landlords are no better off now, even after substantial rent increases over recent years.  Rightmove recently reported that national average asking...

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

The Renters’ Reform Bill is finally due to be published and introduced into Parliament next week. Housing Secretary Michael Gove has told Sky...

Plans to change private rental sector tenancy law have gone out to consultation on Jersey. The minister for Housing and Communities, David...

One of Scotland’s largest lettings agencies is voicing concern over what it calls “the lack of balance” in the Scottish government’s...

A survey of 2,000 tenants in England and Wales shows that some 23 per cent claim to be struggling to pay...

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...

A mortgage chief has accused local authorities of treating private landlords like cash machines. Justin May, chief executive of EHF Mortgages, makes...

Resident satisfaction amongst Build To Rent tenants is falling for the first time since reviews were first collected five years ago. A...

Politicians in the Scottish Parliament have backed a controversial cap which means rent rises for private tenants mid-tenancy cannot exceed 3.0...

A host of local Labour leaders including mayors Andy Burnham and Sadiq Khan are leading a call for an immediate private...

The Portuguese government has announced sweeping measures, mostly against landlords, which some activists want introduced in the UK too. Portuguese Prime Minister...

I am, by my own admission, ever the optimist, but with a barrage of enquiries from concerned landlords facing very real...

Ruling politicians in Scotland have agreed that from April private rents can rise by 3.0 per cent in a 12 month period...

Propertymark has come out in favour of private landlords being allowed to follow the example of social landlords in agreeing an...

Half of private renters have faced a rent increase in the last year, it’s claimed.  Activists in Generation Rent claims of those...

Figures from across the private rental sector have written an open letter to Housing Secretary Michael Gove, calling for a halt...

A new market snapshot shows that tenants in London have seen bigger rent price increases than anywhere else in the UK...

Despite a string of pledges on rental sector reform delivered in recent days by government ministers, including Housing Secretary Michael Gove,...

The large majority of players in the lettings industry wants the rental reform programme outlined by the government, an agent claims. Laura...

The freezing of Housing Benefit at 2020 levels, announced in the small print accompanying the Autumn Statement yesterday, risks leading to...

Landlord and letting agent fears over the impact of rental reform could be eased if only the industry used rigorous and...

Average rents cross the UK rose by over two per cent for the second quarter in a row during Q3 2022,...

A Labour peer who was to have invested £1 billion in affordable homes has halted his scheme because of the threat...

Campaigning charity Shelter is partnering with HSBC’s First Direct bank to provide what it calls its first “renter support initiative” called...

When accounting for inflation, renters are better off today than they were a year ago despite nominal rent increases of up...

It is a fundamental principle of a functioning democracy that parties, when in power, should pay at least lip service to...

The government’s expected U-turn on the future of Section 21 eviction powers has provoked an explosion of anger from Generation Rent...

A combination of Labour, the Green Party and the Scottish Nationalists have pushed through a rent freeze proposal. The Cost of Living...

A rent freeze in Scotland - which has been condemned by many experts in the private rental sector and by housing...

The politician who is the architect of an emergency private sector rent freeze set to come into force this week has attacked...

One of the highest profile figures in the lettings industry says the apparent inaction by government over rental reform gives an...

For the last decade, successive Governments have promised a review of the rules around renting in the UK – in part...

The buy-to-let market is going through a rough patch. With legislative change on the horizon, coupled with bleak ROI forecasts, many...

Shelter claims that almost 1.1m private renters in England – one in seven – had their rent increased in the last...

A properly industry leader is calling on government to cut taxes for landlords who agree to long term tenancies and rent...

Grainger, the UK’s largest landlord and a huge player in the Build To Rent sector, says it’s going to implement only...

The National Residential Landlords Association and the Generation Rent activist group both give evidence today to MPs as they begin a...

The authoritative publication Inside Housing says the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities is pondering a formal consultation on limiting...

A major lettings agency in London says the imbalance between the number of tenants and available rental properties continues to cause...

Rents across the UK rose by an average 2.47 per cent to £870 per calendar month during the second quarter 2022...

On 16 June 2022, the Government introduced a White Paper called “A Fairer Rented Private Sector”. It proposes the biggest changes...

Yet another committee of MPs has launched a ‘call for evidence’ as it starts an investigation into the private rental sector. The...

Now is the time to lobby the Government on the detail of the Renters Reform Bill. That’s the message from the expert...

The public at large are not falling behind the government’s proposals for private rental sector reforms, it seems. A survey conducted by...

The architects of the Fairer Private Rented Sector White Paper have been housing minister Eddie Hughes MP, Housing Secretary Michael Gove...

The government has released the full details of what it calls the Fairer Private Rented Sector White Paper. This is to form...

The clearest indication of the rate at which the private rented market is shrinking is revealed in new research by Propertymark. It...

Landlords with larger portfolios are more likely to increase rent than small-scale landlords. A poll by The Landlord Works shows that 75...

The cost of living crisis and soaring fuel bills mean landlords may have to rethink the concept of all-inclusive rents. That’s the...

The abolition of Section 21 eviction notices could lead to a surge in evictions by private landlords anxious to sell before...

Housing Secretary Michael Gove has made a sweeping attack on the conditions of homes run by private landlords. In a statement backing...

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...

Rental activists have made clear that they are not going to stop when their objective to scrap Section 21 eviction powers...

Some landlords admit to increasing their rents directly as a result of being taxed more through the various fiscal changes introduced...

A prominent Conservative has branded the rush towards rent controls by some politicians as “heavy-handed and economically illiterate”. Janet Finch Saunders, an...

A prominent Welsh politician says rent controls should be introduced across that country to “make landlordism less financially attractive.” The Welsh nationalist...

The Covid pandemic has had a significant impact on the economy, with long term consequences that are still not fully appreciated....

Labour is the latest political party to call for rent controls following similar pleas from the Green Party and the Scottish Nationalists. Paul...

Scotland’s controversial Green Party housing chief - who is part of a governing arrangement with Nicola Sturgeon’s Scottish National Party -...

Landlords with family properties are in the pound seats when it comes to rent increases, according to data from lettings agency...

Belfast council has unanimously passed a motion calling for the Northern Ireland Executive to introduce a rent control scheme for the...

The Home property website has identified locations where rents have risen by up to 38 per cent in the past 12...

For the second month running the number of prospective tenants registered per lettings agency branch has shown a big jump, Data from...