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Housing minister Lee Rowley will be taking centre stage at the largest property agency conference in the UK this summer, Propertymark...

Sharpened rules to double council tax on long term empty properties will come into force from April 1, says the government.  A...

A national newspaper says the Renters Reform Bill is “on the brink of collapse” as Tory MPs are divided on their...

Labour has waded into the increasingly-fractious debate over the Renters Reform Bill. Activists in groups such as the Renters Reform Coalition and...

Propertymark wants Housing Secretary Michael Gove to continue with ground rent reforms for leaseholders following the launch of a consultation into this...

The new Housing Minister is Lee Rowley - who was a former housing minister during the short lived premiership of Liz Truss. Rowley...

A charity claims the Renters Reform Bill, which gets its Second Reading in the Commons next week, will help reduce homelessness. New...

Government data shows that as of 2022 some 15.29 per cent of homes in England are privately rented, with 14.9 per...

New directives issued by the government put the emphasis firmly on private landlords and their letting agents to take responsibility for...

Crisis, the homelessness charity, has slammed the government over the growing gap between housing benefit levels and even the lower end...

It appears almost certain that the Second Reading of the Renters Reform Bill - expected some weeks ago - will not...

Propertymark has given an insight into how letting agents are likely to be expected to use a new Landlords Database. The database...

The government has back-tracked on its decision to publish the long-awaited Renters Reform Bill this week. The Mirror newspaper reports that “procedural issues”...

Propertymark has thrown its weight behind the idea of a compulsory national register of landlords and hosts operating Airbnb and other...

Airbnb is warning the UK government not to be heavy handed in its planning controls restricting the short lets sector. At the...

The new trade body for short lets has reacted angrily to a government plan for AirBnb and other short let hosts...

The government has taken the first step to introducing a mandatory ombudsman scheme which private landlords must join. This is effectively the...

The government has indicated that the delayed publication of the latest How To Rent document is to be Friday March 24. The...

A much-hyped government proposal to introduce a Rental Mediation Service to resolve disputes, sustain tenancies and reduce pressure on the courts...

Agents’ body Propertymark wants more government action to boost housing supply - and it wants the views of the industry on...

A warning letter signed by 330 major players in the private rental sector has been delivered to Housing Secretary Michael Gove. The...

The government claims buildings will be made safer under new proposals including compulsory second staircases for new tower blocks. It says this...

Over the last decade, the proportion of people aged 24 to 64 living in their own home has fallen and the...

Three councils will be sharing £1.21m in public cash over the next two years to tackle poor quality properties in the...

A not-for-profit company that matches rental properties with vulnerable tenants in need of accommodation has partnered with a maintenance firm to...

The latest update from industry discussions about allowing more pets in private rental properties suggests there’s not been a solution yet...

The cost of living crisis could have a ‘catastrophic’ impact on homelessness unless an immediate eviction ban is introduced. That’s the view...

A leading lettings agency has warned the government not to forget the importance of small-scale landlords in its plans for the...

A prominent trade body is warning Tory leadership candidates not to put rental reform on the back burner and add to...

If housing really is seen by Prime Minister Boris Johnson as one of his key policy goals, there must be uncertainty...

A fresh analysis of house sizes for new build homes shows they are getting smaller. A study by Tiger Sheds looked at...

A property investment company says Build To Rent is key to helping Britain meet its current housing and climate change challenges...

Greater regulation of lettings agents, and all other property professionals, is required to ‘finish the job’ of reforming the industry which...

ARLA Propertymark is warning the government that it should not delay further on its long-awaited Renters Reform Bill, because of the...

Propertymark has dismissed suggestions from critics of the lettings industry that higher rents are leading to more homelessness.  The trade body says...

ARLA Propertymark has hit back in this week’s debate on the quality of private rental property, following sharp criticism in a...

A prominent industry supplier has hit out at what he calls “the merry go round of housing ministers” following yet another...

Housing ministers come and go with brutal frequency in UK governments of all colours, so yesterday’s departure of Chris Pincher -...

A report by the National Audit Office claims that the way private renting is regulated makes the sector unfair to renters. It...

A new government survey of private renters is checking whether they received the correct documentation from their agent when they begin...

Labour has joined with campaign groups Generation Rent and Shelter in calling for the speediest possible ending of Section 21 eviction...

Letting agents in England with tenants in rent arrears because of Covid are to be helped via a council-run £65m rent fund. Although...

A new survey has revealed that just 11% of people think Michael Gove, who was announced as the new Housing Secretary...