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While we wouldn’t be so bold as to say the government gets its daily fix of property news from the Today...

Junior housing minister Heather Wheeler MP has written to Hull City Council to express her concerns about the authority's controversial accreditation...

The government says thousands of families could benefit from changes to mortgage rules announced by Metro Bank. Currently the bank prevents landlords...

There’s been another call on the government to rethink its plans to change the Section 21 eviction process.  The founder of Landlord...

In recent weeks our campaign to replace leasehold with commonhold has continued to gather momentum both in the press and across...

The government has beefed up its support for councils identifying and prosecuting rogue landlords. Yesterday the Ministry of Housing Communities and Local...

A housing minister has pledged that more key reforms for the private rental sector will be revealed soon, despite Brexit political...

The government is back to business attacking the lettings sector with an extraordinary claim by a minister that many students are...

An accreditation scheme has been launched for the fast-growing sector of short lets and home sharing.  The UK Short Term Accommodation Association,...

The government says it wants “an immediate change” in the policy of some letting agents and landlords who advertise ‘No DSS’...

The government has announced that over £19.5m is to be spent on paying deposits or paying the first month’s rent for...

New rules are to be introduced to ensure mandatory electrical inspections on private rental properties are carried out by competent and...

More than 50 councils across the country will share nearly £2.4m of extra government funding to crack down on rogue landlords. Among...

The government is to undertake a wide-ranging review of health and safety regulations for the private rental sector. In an announcement this afternoon...

Letting agents have responded with enthusiasm to the government’s announcement over the Easter weekend that the industry would in future have...

The government has this morning - Easter Sunday - announced a crackdown on rogue letting agents in the shape of a...

The government has pledged to begin a review of the selective licensing across the private rental sector once MPs return from...