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The National Residential Landlords Association has taken the unusual step of extending an olive branch to the activists who run the...

The Renters Reform Bill returns to the House of Commons today with activist groups critical of amendments put forward to reach...

There are over 200 amendments to the Renters Reform Bill having its Third Reading in the Commons today. PropTech supplier Goodlord has...

A landlord who has repeatedly flouted housing rules has been fined a further £36,000 following a prosecution brought by a council.  Giuseppe...

Generation Rent claims a proposed government amendment to the Renters Reform Bill may ‘trap’ victims of domestic abuse. Generation Rent - which...

Responding to confirmation that the Renters Reform Bill will return to the Commons next Wednesday, Ben Beadle of the National Residential...

Renters allegedly pay £669 in un-recoverable costs for each ‘unwanted’ move as a result of eviction, claims campaigning charity Shelter. It says...

Renters are typically staying in their properties for a third longer than they did four years ago, says the Deposit Protection...

A government-supporting newspaper says the Renters Reform Bill will be back in the House of Commons next week. Observers have been expecting...

Almost four in 10 portfolio landlords are continuing to upgrade their properties to EPC C or above, despite proposed regulations being...

Julian Richer - the founder of Richer Sounds, the UK's largest hi-fi retailer - says he may set up a landlord...

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

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

An analysis of over 600,000 tenancy applications has found that fraudulent applications rose by 140% last year.  The analysis, carried out by...

Amendments to be made to the Renters Reform Bill when it returns to the Hoise of Commons next week won’t significantly...

Landlords and renters’ activists are at either end of the spectrum reacting to a controversial report on the private rental sector. Yesterday...

In the recent landlord sentiment survey conducted by the Property Redress Scheme, it came as no surprise to me to discover...

Tenant referencing provider Canopy has released data from a  rental affordability index, which claims most tenants are at the very limit...

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

A think tank based in central London says landlords would not quit the sector if much tougher - and more expensive...

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

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...

The government has written to Conservative MPs promising changes to the Renters Reform Bill to ease concerns over its anti-landlord bias. Amendments...

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

The removal of Section 21 notices and the end of fixed-term tenancies are the two issues that concern landlords the most,...

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

Labour leader Sir Kier Starmer and the party’s controversial Mayor of London Sadiq Khan are at loggerheads over rent controls. Khan has...

A newspaper reports that Housing Secretary Michael Gove is willing to rely on Labour votes to pass the Renters Reform Bill...

A prominent agent who advises many landlord clients says the Capital Gains Tax cuts announced in the Budget are too small...

Renting is becoming increasingly long-term, a new survey suggests. Monta Capital asked 1,586 UK renters about their experiences. Some 24% have been renting for...

A string of debt advice charities want Housing Secretary Michael Gove to go well beyond merely banning Section 21 in a...

The number of new rental instructions in February was 20 per cent higher year-on-year, says London-focused agency Foxtons. Average rent achieved rose...

Latest data from agency Chestertons reveals a 125 per cent increase in the number of landlords choosing to reduce asking rents...

In September the Prime Minister announced that landlords will no longer be required to meet the minimum EPC minimum energy rating...

A national newspaper says the Renters Reform Bill is “on the brink of collapse” as Tory MPs are divided on their views...

Landlords are being accused by academics of under-estimating the cost of allowing pets, and under-estimating their financial benefits. A new report commissioned...

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

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

The latest Rental Index from PropTech supplier Goodlord has recorded a rent rise and a reduction in void lengths over the...

A controversial proposal for a £300m tax grab on landlords appears to closely follow a policy suggestion put forward by activists...

Building on the momentum of 2023, the North West is poised for continued growth in rental and property prices. Early investment...

The National Residential Landlords Association says it wants a speedy implementation of the Renters Reform Bill to avoid uncertainty - and...

Generation Rent has issued an angry statement about amendments to the Renters Reform Bill - just as one MP says agreement...

Housing Secretary Michael Gove’s proposals to restrict Airbnb-style short lets do not go far enough, a group of activists has said. Yesterday...

Analysis by Zoopla says rent controls introduced in Scotland have directly led to higher rents. The property portal’s research team has analysed...

Private landlords and letting agents are being offered free advice and information at a networking event hosted by Cumberland council.  Property owners...

A wealthy landlord, who also ran a fake lettings agency, has been jailed for 11 years for allowing ‘ghost tenants’ to...

The Renters Reform Bill will not go for its Third Reading in the House of Commons for at least another fortnight. The...

A prominent lettings agency is advising landlords to fit out homes in prime locations to the same high specification as if...

Winchester council is setting up its own agency to let and manage privately rented homes. Venta Living pledges to provide “high quality,...

Amendments to the Renters Reform Bill, designed to give landlords more protection, have won the backing of a prominent industry figure. Neil Cobbold,...

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

The National Residential Landlords Association is urging MPs to back what it describes as “pragmatic” changes to the Renters Reform Bill...

Online rental platform Lettingaproperty is telling landlords to take a strategic approach to property management in 2024, to help tnavigate legislative...

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

Repairs and maintenance supplier Fixflo is warning landlords of a surge in demand for Electrical Installation Condition Reports in the short...

London has seen the strongest rental growth over the last year according to an analysis by lettings agency Hamptons.   The average rent...

The Renters Reform Bill’s proposal to replace Assured Shorthold Tenancies with rolling ‘periodic’ lets could put landlords’ properties at risk, it’s...

A surprising one in seven lettings agents is now reporting a fall in rents rather than a rise. Although far more agents...

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

The National Residential Landlords Association says the Renters Reform Bill won’t win the support of landlords in its present form. The Bill...

A BBC News report claims that increasing numbers of renters aged over 30 are moving to cheaper areas as rents have...

The two most aggressively pro-tenant activist bodies have accused landlords without mortgages of “cashing in.” According to a poll of more than...

The Levelling-up and Regeneration Act received Royal Assent last month, meaning a major new piece of legislation has now entered the...

Our generations-old obsession with home-ownership may be waning for the first time in recent memory. The introduction of the Housing Act in...

A rent guarantor service says the recent Second Reading of the Renters Reform Bill has intensified scrutiny on the challenges faced...

Rents saw an autumn dip in October, following three months of rapidly escalating prices across England.  According to PropTech firm Goodlord the...

A new survey of over 1,000 landlords has revealed that just over half would consider leaving the market due to the...

Housing Secretary Michael Gove says a healthy private rented sector is a “critical” part of the housing market. The comments came as he addressed...

A council is warning landlords they face penalty notices if their properties fail to comply with recent legislation that seeks to...

The government has pledged that section 21 repossessions will not be scrapped until improvements have been made to the way courts...

A council has been slammed for its “absolutely outrageous” failure to stop the eviction of up to 80 tenants - a...

A survey by a finance firm suggests not all landlords are passing their higher mortgage costs on to tenants. Octane Capital has...

Lendlord, a platform for the property investment space, has launched a Tenants App to streamline the way renters communicate with landlords. The...

Some 100 landlords have signed up to offer longer tenancies through a council rent guarantee and cash incentive scheme. Milton Keynes council...

A controversial consultation document about rent controls is proposing that Build To Rent operators be exempt from the caps which may...

This is back-to-school season and for the majority of university students who choose to move away from their family home during...

A collection of pressure groups, fronted by Generation Rent, wants all private rental homes going on sale to be offered first...

Research  from Shawbrook shows how many landlords have spent money preparing for EPC changes which are now not going to happen. A...

The latest government figures on the private rental sector show rents rose 5.5 per cent in the 12 months to August,...

The head of a specialist buy to let mortgage broker has split from almost all of the industry by saying the...

A veteran Tory MP who has been a junior minister in the department responsible for housing now says the rental market...

The average UK rental price hits another all-time high of £1,261 pcm, increasing a further 1.4 per cent from last month.  Excluding...

A landlord has been prosecuted for the unlawful eviction of a tenant from privately rented accommodation in Coleraine, Northern Ireland. Leading up...

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

A prominent lettings agent is urging landlords to stay vigilant for changes to the Renters Reform Bill now that Parliament is...

The National Residential Landlords Association is moving into PropTech by providing a platform for safety compliance and one for managing aspects...

Landlords are operating in a fog when it comes to the Government’s thinking on the future of energy efficiency standards for...

It’s hardly surprising that the property auction market has seen an increase in activity in recent years, with buyers looking to...

With student accommodation in the headlines ahead of the stat of the new academic year, the National Residential Landlords Association is...

The Competitioin and Markets Authority is to probe five activities involving landlords and letting agents and their responsibilities to private tenants. Sarah...

In the ever-evolving landscape of rental property management, UK landlords are facing significant changes. Most recently these changes include new energy...

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

A loans company, Moneyboat, has issued a series of tips for renters before and during their tenancies.  It claims that by avoiding...

Housing Secretary Michael Gove is being lobbied to take urgent action over the growing problem of abandoned tenancies. Propertymark chief executive Nathan...

London Labour Mayor Sadiq Khan and activist group Generation Rent have issued a joint appeal for rent controls in the capital. Khan’s...

Millions of UK landlords will be adversely affected by the Renters Reform Bill, a solicitor warns - the latest law expert...

July was a record breaking month for the rental market, claims a PropTech company. Goodlord analyses tens of thousands of completed tenancies...

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