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

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

A prominent Green Party politician is arguing for rent controls - and accuses Labour of watering down its commitment to the...

Both sides of the rental divide have criticised Conservative proposals to boost housing demand while doing nothing about supply. Over the New...

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

Campaigning charity Shelter has won the backing of the Co-Op Bank for a new anti-eviction drive. The bank has funded Shelter research...

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has launched an eight week long consultation in a bid to gather input on its...

London Labour Mayor Sadiq Khan has returned to his demand for powers to control rents in the private sector, citing a...

A new law is being considered to crack down on predatory landlords exploiting vulnerable people for sex in return for free...

Typical household disposable incomes for working-age families are on track to fall by three per cent this financial year, and by...

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

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has cast doubt on the UK’s ambitions to move towards Net Zero - which in...

Campaigning charity Shelter claims that a private renter in England is handed a Section 21  eviction every seven minutes.  In a new...

New research from insurance provider Paymentshield has found that over one in five UK tenants have experienced a negative property event...

A poll of Conservative voters shows strong majorities for higher taxes on second homes and empty properties, and tougher demands on...

Approaching one in four private landlords have suffered income losses as a result of the pandemic. As a result the sector’s trade...

Almost 10 per cent of private landlords letting properties to Universal Credit claimants have experienced at least one tenant having difficulties...

The majority of private landlords helping tenants out during the pandemic by cutting their rent absorbed the losses from their savings...

Shelter says 20 per cent of private and social renters in England suffer poor health because of the condition of their...

Campaigning charity Shelter has made a shocking attack on landlords, claiming many of them are acting illegally. It claims 45 per cent...

The campaigning charity Shelter claims 14 per cent of adults in England - that’s six million people - are more worried...

The public believe students should go rent-free if they do not use their private or college accommodation in the coming term...

An insurance firm says landlords should “educate” their tenants on the apparent need to get increased insurance cover. Paymentshield claims that a...

A think tank is calling for landlords to consider rent reductions and is also suggesting the return of an eviction ban...

Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s new 'Job Support Scheme', unveiled last week, has been welcomed by millions of workers across the country, but...

The government is once again being urged to follow the example set in Wales and Scotland and develop interest free, guaranteed...

Almost a quarter of private landlords with properties in England surveyed have lost rental income due to Covid-19, according to a...

In recent years, there has been considerable controversy over the use of ‘no DSS’ in homes being listed for let, with...

A survey of tenants suggests around one in eight private sector tenants have fallen behind with housing costs since the coronavirus...

Two-thirds of private renters who would like to own a pet are being forced to delay by restrictive tenancy agreements, and...

When renting a property out, landlords and letting recognise that it is important to take a deposit from the tenant and...

With the number of renters across the UK more than doubling since 2001, there has been a sharp rise in the...

A significant number of people renting in the UK say they will never be able to afford a home, according to...

An overstretched generation of carers are in need of greater support themselves when it comes to keeping a roof over their...

A new multi-housing report reveals five trends that are set to dominate the private rented sector between now and 2025.   The...

Many buy-to-let landlords purchase properties near universities in order to take advantage of the lucrative yields that the student rental market...

Deposit-free renting is growing increasingly popular, with more providers than ever before now providing tenants with a range of nil deposit...

Panoramic views of London, little noise pollution, three generous sized bedrooms and the prospect of a near 9% gross rental yield...

Close to half of private renters would like to see tenant deposits scrapped and replaced with deposit protection insurance, according to...

Men typically earn more income from property investments than women, fresh research shows. The average rental income for male landlords is £24,050...

Private renters are more discerning about the type of property they are prepared to rent than they were a generation ago....

Various reports suggest that a number of buy-to-let landlords plan to exit the private rented sector due to concerns about the...

High house prices and years without real-terms wages growth have prompted a growing number of young people to abandon the idea...

Landlord licensing, a database of rogue landlords and improved rent controls are among some of the primary measures proposed by renters...

The Bank of England’s decision to increase interest rates yesterday could lead to rents rising across the country as some landlords...

Nearly a quarter of private tenants in the UK are spending more than half their take-home pay on rent, new figures...

With almost a quarter of existing buy-to-let landlords thinking about exiting the private rented sector and many more planning to increase...

With July being Fraud Awareness Month, the subject of online rental fraud has been brought into the spotlight by Nick Marr,...

Let’s face it - landlords have a bad reputation. While that reputation is largely undeserved, the landlord bashing articles often featured...

With home ownership levels continuing to fall, almost a quarter of all UK households are expected to be living in private...

The government’s proposed ban on letting agents charging tenant fees has gained significant support from members of the general public, while...

Following a recent report which claimed that one third of private tenants would not tell their landlord if they did significant...

One third of private tenants would not tell their landlord if they did significant damage to their rental property, fresh research...

Four out of five buy-to-let landlords believe that client money protection (CMP) should be made compulsory when they use a letting...

With just hours remaining until the polls close, the outcome of the EU referendum is too close to call. The sense of...

More than 148,000 renting households in England have been at risk of eviction from their home in the past year, according...

At least one in five landlords and tenants are not protected by client money protection (CMP), new figures show. Fresh research from...

More than twice as many people (47%) support the second home 3% stamp duty surcharge than oppose it (18%), according to...

Research by Aldermore shows that over half the UK’s buy-to-let landlords (52%) expect today’s changes to stamp duty and buy-to-let mortgage...

Some 71% of the public agree that landlords who commit housing offences should face prison sentences. A YouGov poll, commissioned by the...