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The Government quietly announced population projections towards the end of January that could have major implications for the types of homes...

A local authority with a rapidly-growing number of HMOs is to consult over a new policy later this month. The Houses in...

As has been broadcast widely in the news the government has been going to extraordinary lengths to enforce their message that...

The controversial Right to Rent scheme, which requires landlords in England to check the immigration status of their tenants, often leads...

MPs are being encouraged to ensure EU citizens with settled status can continue to rent a property in this country and...

A man who rented hundreds of properties that he sub-let to criminal gangs running brothels and cannabis farms has been jailed...

The two candidates for Conservative leader are being urged to make a public commitment to abolishing the controversial Right to Rent...

Manchester City Council will hold a couple of HMO drop-in events over the next few days for private landlords and letting...

The Home Office has announced that it plans to reassess its Right to Rent scheme that requires landlords in England to...

The government faces growing pressure to scrap Right to Rent, which forces landlords to undertake immigration checks on prospective tenants, after the...

A Judicial Review of the government’s controversial Right to Rent policy, which forces landlords to undertake immigration checks on prospective tenants, will...

It is estimated that around 160,000 properties will be affected by the new rules governing Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMO), which...

The Home Office is to reconvene its Private Rented Sector (PRS) stakeholder panel on Right to Rent. The government plans to take...

The government’s controversial Right to Rent scheme, which forces landlords to undertake immigration checks on prospective tenants, is to be challenged in...

The High Court has given the go-ahead for a legal review to be launched into the government’s Right to Rent policy. The...

The controversial Right to Rent scheme requiring landlords to check the immigration status of new tenants is fuelling discrimination and should...

The government is facing a High Court challenge this week to stop it forcing buy-to-let landlords to check the immigration status of...

Buy-to-let landlords have been fined on average just over £654 each by the Home office for failing to meet their obligations...

The government’s Right to Rent' policy has been slammed by a government inspector for failing “to demonstrate its worth” by encouraging...

Two separate legal challenges have been launched against government's 'Right to Rent' policy. The scheme, which requires landlords to check the immigration...

When a landlord let his property in Hartlepool to two cousins, he did not expect them to be sent to jail...

Buy-to-let landlords allowing illegal immigrants to live in their properties may face jail after hundreds of people suspected of not having...

There has been a sharp decline in the number of in EU nationals looking to move to the UK following the...

Almost half of private landlords say the Right to Rent scheme has made them less likely to let to those without...

The government is facing a legal challenge over its controversial Right to Rent scheme, which effectively forces buy-to-let landlords to act...

Foreign nationals and Britons without a passport are struggling to rent due to immigration checks introduced last year, according to a...

The Deposit Protection Service (DPS) wants to see more ‘support and information’ offered to landlords to help ensure that they properly...

Ever mounting issues such as regulation, rent arrears, handling tenant complaints, immigration checks, tax and inland revenue are causing many landlords...

Members of Parliament have approved measures that will give greater protection to landlords wanting to evict illegal immigrants. Changes to the Immigration...

A recent judgment in a court case may significantly reduce the Government’s ability to enforce its ‘right to rent’ policy, according...

The controversial Right to Rent scheme has affected fresh criticism on the day it goes live. From today, 1 February, landlords are...

The complexity of the Government’s plans to turn landlords into border police is seeing lawful tenants being refused housing, according to...

Plans to force landlords to act as border control and potentially be jailed if they house illegal immigrants have met with...

Landlords could face a prison sentence for breaching the Government’s ‘Right to Rent’ checks in a series of measures to tackle...

New information has come to light about the Government’s plans to licence landlords. In a speech last week, Prime Minister David Cameron...

Serious questions hang over the Prime Minister’s plans to clamp down on illegal immigration, according to the Residential Landlords Association (RLA). In...

In a surprise move, Prime Minister David Cameron said the Tories will introduce a mandatory licencing scheme for private landlords. In a...