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The national homelessness charity Crisis has unearthed shocking findings about a common but under-reported form of homelessness – sofa surfing. The report,...

Campaigning charity Shelter claims 135,000 children in Britain are homeless and living in temporary accommodation this Christmas - the highest number...

Generation Rent, a campaign group that is consistently critical of lettings agencies and landlords, says a priority of the new government...

Luton council has opened Lets Squared, a High Street lettings and estate agency using public funds - even though the town...

The pressure group Generation Rent, which in the past has been highly critical of letting agents and other aspects of the...

Another law firm has sharply criticised the government’s proposals to abolish Section 21 eviction powers for landlords. Devonshires says the government should...

A senior Labour housing spokesman is urging the government to press on with plans to outlaw the use of Section 21...

Two housing charities have called for the government to invest more in housing benefit so it rises in line with private...

Landlords have urged the authorities not to introduce rent controls in Manchester as they would 'choke off' supply of housing in...

Private landlords are to be given a month’s rent upfront and 12 months’ membership of a trade body if they sign...

The Liberal Democrat conference, which begins on Saturday, is to debate a resolution calling for the scrapping of Section 21 -...

There’s been a fierce outcry from Conservative MPs and the lettings industry in response to Labour’s threat to give private rental...

Claims that the use of Section 21 ‘no fault’ eviction notices is the leading cause of homelessness in the UK are...

An outspoken Conservative party figure says government policies such as the scrapping of Section 21 will play into the hands of...

The All-Party Parliamentary Group for Housing and Care for Older People has sharply criticised the PRS as being ill-equipped to cater...

Portsmouth council is the latest local authority to offer to rent properties from private landlords to let out to the homeless.  The...

Throughout April and May, we ran a high-profile campaign across our sites, Landlord Today, Estate Agent Today, Letting Agent Today and...

The Welsh Government has started a formal consultation on proposals that include extending the minimum notice period applicable to a section...

A council claims that its decision to set up its own lettings agency has prevented homelessness for almost 50 families and...

The government’s plan to scrap Section 21 is personally backed by the Prime Minister and will begin formal consultations today. If the...

There’s been general support for last week’s judgment by the High Court that the government’s Right To Rent policy breaches human...

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

A free-to-use ‘Housing Early Prevention Service’ runs by a council on the south coast has been deemed such a success it...

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

A substantial study by university academics suggests that changes to the benefit system lie behind the long-term rise in homelessness from...

November 5 is the next key date for the passage of the Tenants’ Fees Bill, the measure which is likely to...

Trade bodies have welcomed a government initiative to get more homeless people, as well as those at risk of becoming homeless,...

Croydon council is reported to have become the first local authority to back the scrapping of Section 21 of the 1988...

Labour has outlined its proposals for the private rental sector if it gains power at the next General Election - and...

The campaign group Generation Rent is back on the warpath in opposition of Section 21, which it describes as “the leading...

A respected property lawyer says she wants a change in the law to prevent unscrupulous landlords from offering accommodation in return for sex.  Liz...

A local authority has started a one-year trial of a ‘social lettings agency’ which aims to match those at risk of...

The government has responded to a petition calling for it to abolish the 3% stamp duty surcharge and reintroduce full buy-to-let...

A statement from the government has repeated its determination to clean up the private rental sector through a series of measures,...

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

Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has used a holiday season interview to repeat his pledge to swing powers back towards private tenants...

One of the industry’s leading trade bodies wants the government to halt the Right To Rent programme after evidence shows some...

A senior housing official at Bristol city council says the increasing popularity of Airbnb has had the effect of taking “hundreds”...

A Welsh local authority is offering a cash payment of up to £1,200 to landlords who join a quasi-letting agency run...

MPs from the cross-party Parliamentary Group for Ending Homelessness have spoken out on the need to help homeless people into the...

The National Landlords’ Association appears to be first off the starting blocks with its submission to government ahead of the next...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents says the costs of tenant referencing must be exempt from the government’s proposed ban on...

Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon says she has been “horrified” to read allegations of some property owners offering rent-free accommodation in...

Half of England’s local authorities claim it is ‘very difficult’ to assist homeless applicants into privately rented accommodation, according to a...

A campaign group has been refocussed with the objective of making the government honour its Autumn Statement pledge to ban letting...

A Bill has received all-party support in the House of Commons despite one industry body's view that it contains significant dangers...

A new app created in partnership with a homelessness charity aims to give independent agencies the ability to push properties direct...

An industry group has analysed changes made to the Homelessness Bill and has concluded that far from being something it could...

Tenants who are advised by local councils and advice agencies to ignore eviction notices could cost the average landlord almost £7,000. The...

An industry body has backed a Conservative MP's anti-homelessness Bill, which has been published by the Communities and Local Government Select Committee.   The...

A landlord has been fined just £440 after he effectively left a tenant homeless.    Warrington Magistrates Court heard that Peter Lamont, the...

Government policy is making it harder than ever for benefits claimants and the homeless to rent homes, according to a new...

A trade body is warning that the government’s new Universal Credit payments could have a disastrous impact on private lettings with...

The Residential Landlords’ Association is standing up for the private rental sector in its response to the government’s inquiry into homelessness. The...

The charity Crisis is warning that an unintended consequence of the controversial Right To Rent legislation which became law this week...

Right To Rent checks will become mandatory in England from February 1st, the government has announced. Under the new rules, landlords who...

Bournemouth council has set up a private sector rental company which will see it buy properties and then let them.  The decision...