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

With 2023 drawing to a close, flatshare website SpareRoom has revealed data which suggests a slowdown in the rental frenzy -...

Many households are struggling with rising costs, while renters in particular continue to struggle with low quality housing, the Resolution Foundation...

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

Data from the English Housing Survey suggests that the number of English owners of second homes in Europe has fallen again. The...

After a decade of steady growth, the number of older renters is poised to increase rapidly over the next 10 years...

A report from the government’s Office for National Statistics shows that renters and mortgage holders have higher odds of experiencing financial...

Figures contained in the government’s new action plan to tackle anti-social behaviour reveal the depth of the problem amongst tenants. The plan...

Over two thirds of tenants are satisfied with their private rented accommodation, a new survey shows. The finding comes in the results...

A prominent financial analyst says the fast-rising costs of renting mean tenants are becoming less financially resilient - and this applies...

The highest rental growth since the Global Financial Crisis, coupled with the cost of living crisis, is putting increased pressure on...

Eviction specialist Landlord Action says it’s seen a sharp rise in landlords seeking to use its debt recovery service against tenants...

There is no evidence of a mass exodus of landlords from the sector despite the new regulations and slashed tax benefits...

Almost a quarter of landlords say their properties are currently rated D or below for energy efficiency, according to a new...

Bromsgrove is a classic rental market. The Worcestershire market town is enveloped by green space but is just a thirty-minute commute...

ARLA Propertymark is expressing concern at the latest figures showing a fall in the size of the private rental sector. The latest...

The demise of the buy to let market has been much predicted over recent years. Major tax changes, a three per...

Savills estimates that £330 billion is needed to implement all energy efficiency improvements to the UK housing sector to meet EPC...

Government ambitions to improve the energy efficiency of the private rental sector are just “a pipedream” without financial assistance according to...

Over 80 per cent of private renters in England are satisfied with their accommodation according to new data. Figures from the English...

There is substantial investment going in to the private rental sector by individual landlords, according to evidence from the latest edition...

Private landlords have been giving more help to tenants who cannot pay their rent as a result of Covid than those...

More money needs to be made available to support landlords and renters during the existing Covid-19 pandemic, according to Bankrate UK.  The...

Buy-to-let landlords could be facing up to two years without rent due to the government’s decision to extend the evictions ban,...

Buy-to-let landlords have been commended for improving conditions in the private rented sector.  The majority of landlords take their responsibilities to their...

A quarter - 25% - of homes rented from private landlords fail to meet the national Decent Homes Standard when taking...

Whether you are looking to rent out your property or sell, it is worth noting that August is the most popular...

The majority of private renters were satisfied or very satisfied with their current accommodation, according to the English Housing Survey report...

Tenants living in sub-standard rented accommodation need greater support, according to Neil Cobbold, chief operating officer of PayProp UK, who has...

The proportion of income spent on rent in the private rented sector has fallen from 35.4% in 2010/11 to 32.9% in...

The proportion of income spent by private tenants on rents in England has continued to fall, according to an official report...

Government benefit changes, including cuts to housing benefit, are to blame for increasing levels of homelessness from private rented housing, according...

Councils must do more to root out unscrupulous landlords that give the sector a bad name, according to the Residential Landlords...

The vast majority of private sector tenants are satisfied with their housing, the English Housing Survey report for 2016/17 has found. The...

The government must focus on urgently improving dangerous housing conditions across the country after new figures revealed that thousands of private...

Councils are being urged to do more to crack down on rogue landlords who are leaving thousands of tenants living in...

Fresh research from the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) which reveals that young adults are less likely to own a home...

A Private Members’ Bill put forward by Labour MP, Karen Buck, which offers tenants the legal right to take action against...

A growing number of young British adults are giving up hope of ever owning their own property, fresh research shows. A startling...

The Conservatives have announced a range of housing policies designed to help them win the general election, including pledging to build...

Buy-to-let landlords continue to deliver longer tenancies, providing tenants with the stability that many tenants ‘need and want’, according to the...

Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn’s plans to introduce rent controls and secure tenancies in the private rented sector (PRS) if elected prime...

Home ownership has fallen to its lowest level for 30 years in England, with rising prices leaving many people with little...

The latest official figures show landlords are meeting the growing need for longer tenancies in private rented housing.   New Government figures show...

The government’s initiatives to try to increase house building and owner occupation will not stop demand for rented homes rising by...