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The Labour-led government in Wales has issued a consultation proposing the abolition of Land Transaction Tax Multiple Dwelling Relief from June...

A council has agreed a council tax rise of an additional 100% on second home and long-term empty homes, despite widespread...

I’m not especially political and certainly carry no candle for one flavour or another. I might argue that they’re all pretty...

A mandatory short lets registration and licensing scheme is to be introduced in part of the UK, described as a system...

The chief executive of the Generation Rent ginger group has called on his former employer to make a case against landlords,...

A council in Wales is making changes to the system it uses to encourage private landlords to lease their properties to...

The National Residential Landlords Association is warning the Welsh government to steer clear of rent controls. In its response to the Welsh...

A local authority is reported to have said that a controversial new policy will reduce house values by five per cent. Gwynedd...

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

A leading agent in an area set to be hit by draconian planning restrictions on holiday lets is warning that the...

An attempt to introducing statutory licensing for Airbnbs and some other tourist accommodation has got a frosty reception. The Welsh Government -...

The BBC says discussions are underway to extend the Renters Reform Bill to specifically outlaw any rental listing banning families and benefit recipients...

The Welsh Minister with responsibility for housing, Julie James, has supported the need to review the way the private rented sector...

Landlords are being asked for any evidence or case studies that can help build a case against rent controls. The National Residential...

A council is launching a bid to make the use of a home for a holiday let subject to a mandatory...

The National Residential Landlords Association has reacted angrily to the latest UK government to flirt with adopting the Scottish example of...

An area has been identified for a two-year study of the impact which second homes, Airbnbs, other holiday lets and empty...

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

The Welsh Government has published draft legislation that changes the terms of converted contracts and any renewals that replace them, closing...

One of the UK governments has backed a call for private landlords to get cash help to meet new Minimum Energy...

Lettings agents’ body Propertymark says its proposal for tax incentives to be offered for landlords is one measure under consideration by...

The Welsh Government should consider tax incentives to support improvements to the energy efficiency of private rented housing, according to a...

Licensing for Airbnbs and similar short lets should be targeted in priority areas only and not the subject of blanket rules. That’s...

A council at the heart of a controversial scheme claims to be “pleased” with the interest shown by private landlords. Leasing Scheme...

A £50m scheme to bring more empty homes back to life in Wales - but private land are excluded from applying. The...

A council is attempting to woo landlords to lease their properties for up to 20 years in return for a guaranteed...

A new initiative offering private landlords £5,000 to £25,000 to let their properties through a council has been given the go...

Labour leader Sir Kier Starmer has set out a radical programme of devolution to local authorities at city and county level...

The agents’ trade body Propertymark says it wants the Welsh Government to do more to support landlords letting in tourist hotspots. The...

The Welsh Government has opened a three month consultation on changes in regulations for holiday let landlords. The Welsh Government - a...

The government is considering making home owners apply for planning consent if they wish to use a property for holiday lets. The...

What has been billed as the bigger change ever to housing law in Wales comes into force today and is described...

A formal consultation that saw an overwhelming number of responses opposed to extend notice periods to six months has been ignored...

After several months of delays, on December 1 the Renting Homes (Wales) Act - what the Welsh Government is calling the "biggest...

The National Residential Landlords Association is staging a webinar next month to bring members up to date with dramatic legal changes...

A prominent supporter of landlords has accused Labour and nationalist politicians of making the supply shortage of private rental properties in...

A team of experts has released a report that responds to government reform plans - and it insists that if Section...

Housing campaigners want the government  to give English councils planning power to refuse Airbnbs Action on Short-Term Lets, a campaign group, has...

The National Residential Landlords Association has made a blistering attack on a “big bureaucratic and unaccountable beast” at the heart of...

Renters are being placed at unnecessary risk due to a delay in reforms that would allegedly give them greater protection, it’s...

Labour wants to bring in a UK-wide licensing system for holiday lets to preserve the “spirit” of costal and rural communities. The...

Three projects are underway investigating how a tourist tax, including a levy on holiday let renters, could apply in Wales. The three...

Councils will be able to control numbers of second homes and holiday lets under new plans unveiled by the Welsh Government. There...

A tourism chief has likened new anti-holiday let regulations to those of a Stalinist dictatorship. Ashford Price, secretary of the Welsh Association...

The Welsh Government, which recently pushed back its so-called rental revolution until December, has nonetheless published extensive new guidelines about the...

There has been an angry response by some politicians in Wales to the decision by the Labour administration to delay implementation...

An insurance chief with expertise in the holiday lets sector has stood up for owners who let their properties to holidaymakers...

Landlords have welcomed the latest delays to radical rental reforms which were due to be implemented next month. Ben Beadle, chief executive...

There’s embarrassment all round for the Labour-run Welsh Government as it reveals a late delay to its much-hyped rental reform. The reform...

No it’s not an April Fool - some tenants in Wales are experimenting with an alternative to radiators and heat pumps....

The architect of one of the largest rental reform initiatives in the UK is set to address landlords at a webinar...

Details have been released of a scheme seeking to encourage private landlords to lease their properties to local councils. The scheme in...

A lettings agency is to hold free events to support landlords ahead of what it calls a “landmark transformation” in rental...

Landlords are being invited to attend an online meeting with local authority and Welsh Government officers to learn about changes in...

The National Residential Landlords Association is trying to head off the growing clamour for rent controls by setting out its own...

The Welsh Government has announced an increase to the maximum level of council tax premiums for second homes, as well as...

A protest by Welsh nationalists has called for a new Property Act to be passed by the Welsh Parliament, which would...

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

A national awareness campaign has been launched to prepare landlords for the implementation of the Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016 on...

The Welsh Government has set out how the housing law in that country is set to change significantly from July 15...

The National Residential Landlords Association has described a six months notice period for tenants as “yet another body blow to landlords.” Over...

The Welsh Government has announced a £30m pot from which councils can pay for easing properties from private landlords. Under the Welsh Government’s...

A leading politician in Wales has spoken out in favour of second homeowners, who are under increasing scrutiny in that country...

The protest movement against second homes in Wales appears to be gathering pace. The BBC reports that over 150 campaigners have gathered...

The Welsh government has again extended the notice period which landlords must give tenants - it’s at least six months. The Coronavirus...

Landlords in the holiday let market in Wales look almost certain to face hefty new barriers under proposals being considered by...

The National Residential Landlords Association is backing the introduction of a £10m grant fund for tenants with Covid-related  arrears. The fund, announced...

A grant scheme helping buyers to get empty properties back into use has been relaunched in part of Wales. The Valleys Taskforce...

The Welsh Government says the mandatory six month notice period which landlords must give their tenants will now last until the...

The pandemic-related debts of tenants and landlords should be top of the in tray of the new housing minister in Wales. That’s...

Wales has extended its eviction ban from March 31 until the end of June - but it is more severe than...

The main landlords’ trade body has made a blistering attack on the government of one of the UK nations, asking it...

Another political party has joined the chorus of voices calling for still-longer bans on evictions in the private rental sector. The ban...

New simplified rental contracts are to be introduced from spring 2022 in Wales with minimum notice periods for evictions extended from...

A council has launched a pilot scheme involving private landlords willing to lease their properties to the authority for five years. Cardiff...

The Rent Smart Wales quango, now five years old, has been sharply criticised by the National Residential Landlords Association.  A report commissioned...

There’s been a howl of disgust from the UK’s major landlord group following the Welsh Government’s shock increase in stamp duty. Landlord...

Wales is the latest part of the UK to follow the example of England and suspend evictions  until January 11 as...

The Welsh Government has set out how its two week ‘fire break’ lockdown will impact the rental industry, including landlords' responsibilities in...

Buyers of second or holiday homes in Snowdonia National Park should require planning permission to purchase. That’s the view of the park's...

Local people in a part of Wales claim they are being priced out of their communities by investment buyers and second home...

Renters across Wales received greater protection this week after the Welsh government extended the six month notice for evictions, which was...

The UK is in a recession for the first time in 11 years, and there are some suggestions unemployment could hit...

The London Renters Union (RLU) will hold a day of action next week demanding that the government acts to protect renters,...

A number of buy-to-let landlords are having to prepare for a potential spike in rent arrears after the latest data revealed...

The Welsh government’s decision to force landlords to give tenants six months’ notice when repossessing their homes has not been well...

An error in the processing of cross-border flows between Wales and England has resulted in the under-estimation of Wales’ net population...

Following last week's announcement by the Welsh government that it plans to introduce new regulations to combat carbon monoxide poisoning, here are a...

An assembly member has welcomed the introduction of legislation for carbon monoxide detectors in rented homes in Wales. The Welsh Government says new...

The National Landlords Association (NLA) has welcomed the Welsh government's plans to increase spending on housing in their draft budget for...

Buy-to-let landlords and letting agents in Wales will have to start supplying a list of information to tenants before taking a...

It is now illegal for tenants to be charged by landlords or letting agents in Wales in order to set up or...

On Sunday 1st September 2019, the Renting Homes (fees etc) (Wales) Act will come into force in Wales. The Act means that...

The Renting Homes (Fees Etc.) (Wales) Act 2019, banning landlords and letting agents from charging fees to tenants, will come into...

The Renting Homes (Fees Etc.) (Wales) Act 2019, banning landlords and agents from charging fees to tenants, will come into effect...

New rules could effectively see the introduction of 12-month minimum tenancy contracts as standard in Wales. Welsh housing minister Julie James AM...

The Welsh government is planning to introduce new incentives and other support to help encourage more landlords with properties in Wales...

The Welsh Assembly is being urged to reconsider the bill to ban tenants’ fees in Wales due to concerns that that...

Landlords and letting agents could soon be banned from charging fees to private tenants in Wales under plans for a new...

Buy-to-let landlords in Wales who offer free accommodation in return for sex could lose their operating licences, according to plans being...