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The Generation Rent activist group has once again repeated its demand for a series of reforms surrounding the scrapping of Section...
01 May 2024
From: Breaking News
The National Residential Landlords Association predicts that the House of Lords is unlikely to make substantive changes to the Renters Reform...
30 April 2024
From: Breaking News
The Renters Reform Bill, heavily amended by the government and in some cases by individual MPs, has now passed through all...
24 April 2024
From: Breaking News
There are over 200 amendments to the Renters Reform Bill having its Third Reading in the Commons today. PropTech supplier Goodlord has...
24 April 2024
From: Breaking News
Rightmove is warning that the housing market is set for disruptions from the summer onwards, and suggests the brisk start to...
22 April 2024
From: Breaking News
National Landlord Investment Show has announced that the former Leader of the Conservative Party, the Rt Hon Sir Iain Duncan Smith,...
16 April 2024
From: Sponsored Content
Twenty twenty-four is a pivotal year for landlords in the Private Rented Sector (PRS). It is still the Government’s aim that...
16 April 2024
From: Sponsored Content
According to a poll of 1,476 renters by SpareRoom the ongoing housing crisis (85%) tops the list of key priorities to...
06 April 2024
From: Rental Reform
Former Conservative leader Iain Duncan-Smith is to address landlords at an event this summer. The MP - 70 next week - was...
05 April 2024
From: Breaking News
The so-called ‘Boris bounce’ in the housing market after the last General Election failed to materialise, an estate agency chain claims. Winkworth,...
26 March 2024
From: Breaking News
In September the Prime Minister announced that landlords will no longer be required to meet the minimum EPC minimum energy rating...
09 March 2024
From: Agent Advice
The government’s proposal to introduce a new one per cent deposit mortgage scheme to help young people onto the property ladder...
24 February 2024
From: Rental Reform
Campaigning charity Shelter - which has frequently been critical of landlords and their alleged treatment of poorer tenants - is advertising...
12 February 2024
From: Breaking News
Calling all landlords, Investors and property professionals: National Landlord Investment Show returns to Olympia London on 6th March for its first...
12 February 2024
From: Sponsored Content
I’m not especially political and certainly carry no candle for one flavour or another. I might argue that they’re all pretty...
10 February 2024
From: Legislation & Compliance
Although SDLT receipts have been volatile in recent years, the property tax’s effectiveness as a revenue-raiser for the Government is not...
10 February 2024
From: Tax & Finance
Landlords are selling up in significant volumes these days - partly to cash in on capital appreciation, but mostly thanks to...
10 February 2024
From: Agent Advice
One of the MPs behind the disastrous mini-Budget - which directly led to soaring interest rates - is to stand down...
07 February 2024
From: Breaking News
A prominent lettings agency is advising landlords to fit out homes in prime locations to the same high specification as if...
30 January 2024
From: Breaking News
The average price of a home in Wales fell to £234,086 at the end 2023 following continued economic and financial pressures,...
30 January 2024
From: Breaking News
A newspaper claims that Prime Minister Rishi Sunak wants British families to be given higher priority for social housing. Implicitly this may...
25 January 2024
From: Breaking News
Two new reports - from lettings agency Foxtons and data consultancy LonRes - show London’s rental market returning to pre-pandemic normality. Foxtons...
19 January 2024
From: Breaking News
The Office for National Statistics says private rents in England experienced a 6.1 per cent rise in 2023, the sharpest annual...
18 January 2024
From: Breaking News
Average new seller asking prices rose 1.3 per cent between December and January - the biggest rise at this time of...
15 January 2024
From: Breaking News
A think tank says rents set in the social sector should reflect the energy efficiency of a property. It’s one of a...
15 January 2024
From: Breaking News
There’s a warning this morning that stricter Energy Performance Certificate measures for the private rental sector may not have gone, after...
09 January 2024
From: Breaking News
The Treasury has announced March 6 as the date for the Spring Budget and Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has commissioned the Office...
06 January 2024
From: Tax & Finance
The controversial Renters Reform Coalition - a band of campaigners including the Acorn and Generation Rent ginger groups - claims public...
27 December 2023
From: Breaking News
Two-thirds of private landlords in the UK are optimistic about how their property investments will perform in the coming years -...
20 December 2023
From: Breaking News
The Labour Party says it will outlaw rental bidding wars if it wins the next General Election. The party's shadow housing minister,...
06 December 2023
From: Breaking News
Labour’s shadow housing secretary and deputy leader Angela Rayner says her party will scrap Section 21 on its first day in...
20 November 2023
From: Breaking News
A senior Labour MP associated with the moderate wing of the party says private rental properties should be confiscated from serial...
17 November 2023
From: Breaking News
Landlord Action supremo Paul Shamplina has given Landlord Today readers a unique insight into the complexity of court reform before the...
11 November 2023
From: Rental Reform
Savills is warning that the average UK house price is projected to fall by a further 3.0 per cent in 2024...
08 November 2023
From: Breaking News
The best way to judge the UK housing market is to check on what’s happening in Parliament, not the price indices...
01 November 2023
From: Breaking News
Next month Ben Beadle, chief executive of the National Residential Landlords Association, will be one of the experts at an Agent...
21 October 2023
From: Rental Reform
The National Residential Landlords Association hosts a meeting at Labour’s annual conference tomorrow - but it admits the party’s rental policies...
09 October 2023
From: Breaking News
Middleton Advisors commissions ongoing research to investigate key trends and structural changes in prime UK housing markets. Our latest research considers the...
07 October 2023
From: The Big Issues
Shelter has published what it calls a General Election manifesto with rent controls at its heart. Called The Way Home: a manifesto to...
26 September 2023
From: Breaking News
The National Residential Landlords Association is warning that Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s scrapping of revised EPC targets at the end of...
25 September 2023
From: Breaking News
The Renters Reform Bill is not scheduled for debate this week in Parliament - and time is running out for it...
11 September 2023
From: Breaking News
Labour’s deputy leader Angela Rayner has been given the job of Shadow Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities...
04 September 2023
From: Breaking News
A PropTech entrepreneur has renewed his criticism of the government for failing to put flesh on the bones of the Renters...
30 August 2023
From: Breaking News
It may be all change - again - at the Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities if the government’s poor...
21 July 2023
From: Breaking News
The head of the tenants’ activist group Generation Rent started work in the role of director in mid-June - and has...
14 July 2023
From: Breaking News
The new director of Generation Rent, Ben Twomey, takes over from Baroness Alicia Kennedy this morning. A statement announcing his appointment earlier...
14 June 2023
From: Breaking News
A Labour pressure group wants the party to campaign on housing at the next General Election, including railing against what it...
07 June 2023
From: Breaking News
Inheritance tax receipts hit £600 million in April 2023 according to data released by HMRC. This is £100 million higher than...
03 June 2023
From: Tax & Finance
An uneasy relationship exists between UK politicians and the residential property market. Emotions have been running particularly high recently. More details were...
27 May 2023
From: Rental Reform
Labour is considering raising the buy to let and holiday home stamp duty surcharge above the current three per cent if...
15 May 2023
From: Breaking News
The National Residential Landlords Association says it could take up to 18 months for many elements of the Renters Reform Bill...
10 May 2023
From: Breaking News
Next Thursday voters up and down the country will be casting their votes in a series of local elections which are...
29 April 2023
From: The Big Issues
The new director of Generation Rent is Ben Twomey, who takes over from Baroness Alicia Kennedy on June 14. A statement from...
29 March 2023
From: Breaking News
A Labour candidate hoping to become the MP in a popular tourist area is on the warpath over what she calls...
15 March 2023
From: Breaking News
A Labour Party proposal to sell some long-empty homes to first time buyers for just £1 has been dismissed as the...
22 February 2023
From: Breaking News
A prominent figure in the lettings industry is warning the Tories against ‘stealth increases’ for Capital Gains and Inheritance taxes. David Alexander...
09 November 2022
From: Breaking News
The government has once again declined to give any meaningful timetable for the introduction of the Renters Reform Bill. At the end...
04 November 2022
From: Breaking News
The Bank of England has increased its base rate from 2.25 per cent to 3.0 per cent. This is the largest hike...
03 November 2022
From: Breaking News
The government’s expected U-turn on the future of Section 21 eviction powers has provoked an explosion of anger from Generation Rent...
12 October 2022
From: Breaking News
The government may be changing its mind on scrapping Section 21 eviction powers according to a bombshell story in The Times. Outlining what...
11 October 2022
From: Breaking News
Private renting voters could be critical in deciding the outcome of the next General Election, according to Shelter. The campaigning charity -...
10 October 2022
From: Breaking News
Shadow housing minister Lisa Nandy has unveiled a Charter for Renters which she says will be implemented within 100 days of...
26 September 2022
From: Breaking News
The House of Commons Library provides books, journals and online resources for MPs, MPs' staff and parliamentary staff. Some of this is...
23 July 2022
From: Legislation & Compliance
Lettings agency Knight Frank says it doubts the current high levels of capital appreciation will be derailed this year by uncertainty...
13 July 2022
From: Breaking News
Lettings agency Knight Frank says it doubts the current high levels of capital appreciation will be derailed this year by uncertainty...
13 July 2022
From: Breaking News
The abolition of Section 21 eviction notices could lead to a surge in evictions by private landlords anxious to sell before...
20 May 2022
From: Breaking News
The government is reported to be considering extending the Right To Buy from just council tenants in England to housing association...
03 May 2022
From: Breaking News
Labour has echoed campaign groups Generation Rent and Shelter in calling for the speediest possible ending of Section 21 eviction powers,...
05 November 2021
From: Breaking News
The landlords’ trade body has been invited to join what it calls “high-level” talks with government over reforms to the private...
15 June 2021
From: Breaking News
Junior housing minister Kelly Tolhurst says the government will introduce the controversial Renters Reform Bill “very soon.” This Bill is the one which...
14 January 2021
From: Breaking News
The government has confirmed its long-standing intention to scrap Section 21 eviction powers which currently sit with landlords - but the appropriate...
12 November 2020
From: Breaking News
The latest data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) suggests that the housing market continued to recover at the tail...
20 August 2020
From: Breaking News
The UK housing market is in growth mode as the recovery gathers pace, the latest figures show. According to Rightmove, the post-lockdown...
17 August 2020
From: Breaking News
A Labour MP has called for the ban on evictions to be extended until next year, as renters fear a sharp...
17 August 2020
From: Breaking News
There has been a significant drop in the proportion of annual sales to buy-to-let landlords as measured by Hamptons International. The estate...
09 April 2020
From: Breaking News
These are difficult times in the property market, with a constantly changing situation creating a great deal of uncertainty. The world...
27 March 2020
From: Breaking News
The property market had enjoyed a boost thanks to the outcome of the general election in December, but now the market faces...
16 March 2020
From: Breaking News
Boris Johnson’s emphatic December general election victory has triggered fresh optimism among buy-to-let landlords, despite tax and regulatory changes hitting their...
26 February 2020
From: Breaking News
Residential property transactions increased by 5.2% in the year to January 2020, according to HMRC ‘s latest property transaction statistics. There were...
24 February 2020
From: Breaking News
Given that the number of people living in private rented accommodation has grown, doubling in the past three decades, renters are...
18 February 2020
From: Breaking News
The Conservatives’ general election victory in December has triggered a new burst of housing market activity as confidence flows back into...
17 February 2020
From: Breaking News
The residential property market has enjoyed what some are referring to as a ‘Boris bounce’ following the result of the recent...
17 February 2020
From: Breaking News
With the number of full-time students in the UK continuing to grow, student housing is now the number one Living investment,...
14 February 2020
From: Breaking News
The cost of renting a home in Scotland continued to rise during the final quarter of 2019, new figures show. The Scottish...
13 February 2020
From: Breaking News
An increase in demand, coupled with the growing rental stock shortage, is placing upward pressure on rental values in prime London. The...
04 February 2020
From: Breaking News
The UK formally leaves the European Union at 11pm tonight, at which point it will instantly enter into an 11-month transition...
31 January 2020
From: Breaking News
The UK housing market has enjoyed a relatively strong start to 2020 after Boris Johnson’s general election victory ended Brexit uncertainty. A...
31 January 2020
From: Breaking News
After two elections and three years of intense debate and hostility, the general election in December seemed to offer the political...
29 January 2020
From: Breaking News
The outlook for the UK housing market has improved over the past few weeks with the decisive nature of the general election...
28 January 2020
From: Breaking News
The decisive result of last month’s general election has sparked a surge in housing market activity, placing upward pressure on house...
22 January 2020
From: Breaking News
The housing market has enjoyed what some are calling a “Boris bounce” following the result of last month’s general election, with...
21 January 2020
From: Breaking News
Soaring demand in London is pushing up activity levels with the housing market seeing interest from would-be buyers, including property investors,...
21 January 2020
From: Breaking News
Now that 2020 is underway, activity in the property market is likely to start picking up due to the traditional seasonal...
17 January 2020
From: The Big Issues
Rents look set to rise over the next 12 months as the supply of new rental properties dries up, according to...
16 January 2020
From: Breaking News
There has been a significant increase in demand for London’s most expensive homes from wealthy buyers, including property investors, following last...
13 January 2020
From: Breaking News
There are tentative signs that landlords are beginning to return to the buy-to-let market, particularly in London where house price falls...
03 January 2020
From: Breaking News
Rental prices in London are set to increase by an average of 15% over the next five years compared to 10%...
19 December 2019
From: Breaking News
With just one day until voting day, each of the main political parties has outlined its plans for the country, including for...