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Propertymark is urging the government to use next month’s Autumn Statement to support low-income households in the private rented sector in...

A leading trade body says the rental sector must not discriminate against tenants on benefits - and has told government it...

Activists from the Acorn renters' campaign group have held a protest outside a branch of Chancellors in Oxford. The group says the...

Another lettings agency has been found to have unlawfully discriminated against a tenant receiving benefits. Worthing County Court declared that Michael Jones & Company unlawfully...

Rent guarantees and upfront cash payments from local authorities are the most effective means of opening the private rented sector to...

While the Westminster government has extended its version of the eviction ban in England until February 21, a longer ban -...

A property litigation expert is warning letting agents and landlords about far-reaching consequences of the recent ruling which declared a blanket...

The Property Ombudsman is warning agents not to discriminate against tenants through a No DSS or any similar policy. Following the legal...

Plans to end the freeze on housing benefits will still leave many tenants unable to afford rent say landlords. Following the announcement...

Tenants on state benefits could be the 'biggest casualties' of the government's 'ill-thought-out' plans to scrap the Section 21 evictions process,...

The Residential Landlords Association says the government’s changes to Universal Credit don’t go far enough to prevent rent arrears. The RLA says...

A buy to let investor reported to be receiving rental income of £150,000 a year must pay over £340,000 after illegally...

A letting sector trade body says two thirds of the largest buy to let mortgage lenders do not allow landlords to...

The National Landlords Association has come out fighting in response to a weekend report by the National Housing Federation suggesting buy...

Agents have expressed their disappointment at the decision by the government to restrict mortgage interest relief for Buy To let investors...

Known as Britain’s biggest landlords, Fergus and Judith Wilson have started to sell off their 1,000 strong property portfolio. The ex-teachers from...

A north east agent claims that news coverage of tenants on housing benefits is too quick to point the finger at...

The Mirror newspaper has taken the extraordinary step of naming the landlords - some of them letting agencies or private individuals...