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Former Labour Baroness Alicia Kennedy, the new director of the campaign group Generation Rent, claims 500,000 renters are in arrears as...

While England’s housing market is almost fully operational, within social distancing guidelines, there are still some restrictions in Wales. Now the Welsh...

A lettings sector trade body, acting with homelessness charities, is urging the government to do more as young people in rented...

Shelter has launched an email campaign to the Housing Secretary, Robert Jenrick, urging him to act to avoid “unfair evictions that...

Activists who praised the government for its eviction ban in recent months have now turned on it in a last-ditch attempt...

The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government has given Letting Agent Today a statement trying to soothe critics of its...

ARLA Propertymark and other organisations from across the housing sector have joined forces to support tenants and landlords facing rent arrears...

The government says it’s currently working to ensure the eviction process returns smoothly when the ban expires in late August. In the...

ARLA Propertymark has expressed its pleasure that the eviction ban, already extended by two months, will now expire at the end...

A new league table has been produced listing locations where a mix of rental yield and capital growth have given buy...

The government appears to have confirmed that the evictions ban will end in late August and courts will resume hearing possession...

A pro-tenant campaign group has this morning kicked off its campaign to have the eviction ban - already extended until late...

Some 47 per cent of all properties in the private rental sector in England are now managed by ARLA Propertymark member...

One of the biggest names in the Build To Rent sector, Legal & General, says all of its new housing stock...

Confusion over Electrical Inspection Condition Reports, created by inaccurate statements from the government, has been slammed by a housing law expert.  Last...

The latest market snapshot produced by agent data suggests that rent increases have hit a new low as the Coronavirus impacts on...

The council at the centre of one of the planning controversies involving Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick has issued a warning to...

The militantly pro-tenant Generation Rent group says it’s working with local councils to have a new “tenants’ charter” introduced. The new director...

Two Bristol landlords have been ordered to repay nearly £5,000 following investigations by the council’s so called rogue landlord unit. One, Lucy...

The director of renters’ campaign group Generation Rent says the long-running scandal of a planning decision made by the Housing Secretary...

A new Labour group - Labour Tenants United - has issued a four-prong attack on the current private rental sector including...

A legal expert says the Court of Appeal ruling on S21 possession orders last week has resolved one of the most...

The government has withdrawn its latest electrical safety checks guidance for the private rental sector, with immediate effect. However, there remains...

The government has released new guidance regarding electrical safety checks - and there's a worry it may include thousands of additional...

A westcountry landlord is only the second in England to have received a banning order preventing him from letting or managing...

The next formal review of lockdown processes in Wales takes place today, with high expectation that the housing market is likely...

Labour has thrown its weight behind campaigning pressure groups in a general call to avoid what the party’s housing spokeswoman calls...

It’s been revealed that a legal group is considering how courts will consider eviction cases when the current ban is lifted...

The extension to the evictions ban will compound the suffering of victims of domestic violence and anti-social behaviour. That’s the view of...

The industry’s major landlord trade body is urging its members to write to MPs to explains what it calls “the devastating...

Government data shows that private renters spend a higher proportion of their budget on essential items that have not been cut...

Agents and landlords of private rented homes are urging the Scottish Government to continue work on improving the energy efficiency of...

The managing director of an insurer and legal services supplier to the lettings industry has accused some tenants of using the...

Campaigning organisations that demanded an extension to the evictions ban imposed because of the Coronavirus crisis have been quick to return...

Landlords have expressed disappointment at the government decision to extend the ban on evictions by a further two months.  It will be...

A lettings sector group says there was never any eviction crisis looming for private tenants, contrary to a slew of recent claims. New independent...

Two new handbooks have been released offering advice to the private rental sector on how to improve energy efficiency.  Electricity distributor UK...

The government is extending the eviction ban for a further two months. A tweet early this evening from Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick...

More than a third of furloughed private renters are worried about being able to pay their rent when the coronavirus lockdown...

Demand in the prime London lettings market is catching up with supply, reducing short-term downwards pressure on rental values. That’s the view...

A buy to let investor who kept a group of men as slaves – making them work 90-hour weeks in return...

The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government has issued guidelines ahead of new electrical safety checks coming into force for...

The Chartered Institute of Housing has published proposals aimed at avoiding a spike in private rental sector evictions when the current...

A think-tank claims one in eight tenants has fallen behind with rent since the start of the Coronavirus crisis - a...

Research shows that half of those in the private rental sector are aged 16 to 34, making the lettings industry vulnerable...

Research by insurance firm Aviva suggests private tenants are now more pessimistic about being able to buy their own home. In December,...

A document outlining options for the future regulation of Airbnb and other short let platforms in the UK is to be...

A London council has sent an open letting to its buy to let landlords urging them to show understanding to tenants...

A leading trade body is backing calls by MPs for additional financial support to tenants during the Coronavirus crisis. The National Residential...

The return of the housing market has seen demand for rental property boom - and it’s a third higher now than...

The possibility of an extended mortgage holiday being introduced, for landlords as well as home owners, has been sharply criticised by...

It’s a Bank Holiday weekend and if you’re taking time off we hope you and your families enjoy a well-earned break. We’ll...

A leading trade body is pleading with the government not to make it harder for landlords or their agent representatives to...

A landlord website claims the current ban on evictions is not to be extended beyond its scheduled close of June 29...

A consumer group wants buy to let properties to be re-let only if the tenants in them want to move. The call...

A mailing list operated by the left wing activists’ group Momentum has been used to win support for a rent strike...

A foundation which receives substantial funding from trade unions and a charity linked to the Nationwide is calling for rents to...

Campaigning charity Shelter, which has been outspoken in its criticism of many letting agents in recent years, has now produced a...

Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick says the government is “thinking carefully” about what more it can do for private tenants, especially after...

Tenants’ safety should be letting agents’ first priority in the new era of activity during the Coronavirus pandemic. In a new document...

Private rents are expected to fall across the UK in the coming three months, but stabilise over the course of the...

From midnight lettings agents in England have been able to resume work thanks to an amendment to Coronavirus legislation that was...

Three groups of rental activists have demanded the government scrap all rent payments immediately and cancel all arrears - but mystery...

The Generation Rent pressure group is wrong to claim that the majority of landlords are failing to support tenants needing help...

A group of private rental activists says Labour proposals to give tenants two years to repay arrears accrued during the virus...

PropTech company Teal Legal has designed a new tool which it says will help restore confidence in the property market once...

Labour wants tenants running up arrears during the Coronavirus crisis to have two years to repay them, as part of a...

Shelter has delivered a 14,000-signature petition claiming that thousands of private renters who have lost their jobs could be facing eviction...

ARLA Propertymark has made a series of demands on the government in the light of the Coronavirus crisis.  In a formal written...

Coventry council has been branded as irresponsible by a leading trade body for allegedly ignoring government advice on licensing schemes during...

The Scottish government has announced a £5m fund that will offer interest-free loans to landlords whose tenants are having difficulty paying...

A commission investigating affordable homes in the UK has called for annual private sector rent increases to be limited to a...

A pressure group representing private tenants wants government to help housing associations purchase buy to let properties “at knockdown prices.” A blog...

A raft of measures from government and courts intended to help private tenants during the Coronavirus lockdown may be storing up a...

Buy to let investors should be exempted from the three per cent stamp duty surcharge even if purchasers of holiday homes still...

The typical rent for a London property makes it “the undefeated number one most expensive city in Europe” despite increases slowing...

Zoopla is promoting 12 lesson plans for agents and other property professionals who are teaching their children at home during the...

The Labour head of a special ‘taskforce’ looking at London housing issues in the light of the Coronavirus crisis says he...

One of the official redress operators - Property Redress Scheme - has launched a tenancy mediation service for agents, landlords and...

A new analysis reveals three key figures that suggest the rental market will bounce back from the lockdown and the Coronavirus...

Agents and other property professionals have a week to submit their views to an enquiry into the impact of Coronavirus on...

The new National Residential Landlords Association has backed calls from the Labour Mayor of London to ensure the benefits system covers...

There’s been a 12 per cent increase in the number of Built To Rent homes across the UK that have been...

Student bodies want letting agents to acknowledge that many students have lost their incomes and have been forced to return to...

Hello, this is the final Conquering Corona for the week as we continue to help agents with advice and guidance through...

The private equity firm that snapped up Zoopla Property Group two years ago has revealed that it’s one of two companies...

Hello, and welcome to Wednesday’s guidance and advice for agents and suppliers trying to find a way through the current crisis. If...

The Generation Rent pressure group, fiercely critical of agents and landlords in recent months, wants the government to implement a 12 month...

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors warns that rents are likely to stagnate for the rest of the year - although...

A Northern Ireland lettings agent is providing rent-free housing for NHS staff who have moved out of their own homes to...

The proportion of homes bought last month by buy to let investors plummeted to a record low of just eight per...

Families living in private rented accommodation are more exposed to the economic shock of the Coronavirus than homeowners, which could mean...

Good morning and welcome to today’s edition, helping agents find a way through the Coronavirus crisis by sharing information with the...

Liverpool’s Labour council, which was prevented by the government from extending its city-wide licensing scheme for another five years, is seeking...

A local authority has postponed the extension of its private rental sector licensing regime - but it’s warning agents not to...

The much delayed merger of the UK’s two landlord bodies has officially happened today. The National Residential Landlords Association has been formed...

The government issued further guidance on the private rental sector over the weekend. The new 21 page document - a link to...

Hello, and we trust you had as good a weekend as possible in these difficult circumstances.  As we start a new week...

All court possession orders are being suspended from today as part of the changes to the private rental sector to cope...

We'd hoped it was good news but in fact it's just good-news-yet-to-come. The Savills office in Wuhan, the epicentre of the Coronavirus crisis in...

The Association of Independent Inventory Clerks says it has contacted the government to see whether its members are deemed ‘essential’ and...

The Citizens Advice charity is the latest organisation to call for more help for private tenants following what appears to be...

The government has yet to give explicit guidance relating to private rental maintenance, but new advice this morning appears to shed...

Labour is on the warpath against the government following the surprise contents of the Coronavirus Emergency Bill, apparently watering down the...

Propertymark has been told the agents should shut their offices immediately - they are not “essential businesses” under the new Coronavirus...

Hello - here we are with Friday’s help and advice.  A reminder, if you need it, that we want to share your...

The government has announced a complete ban on evictions in the private and social sectors for any tenant affected by the...

Labour says the government should ban evictions for people who fall behind on their rent due to Coronavirus. John Healey, the shadow...

A leading PropTech expert says there’s still more that can be done by the rental sector to drive up the quality...

One of the lettings sector’s leading trade bodies has called on the government and lenders to agree a package of measures...

Activists with a record of opposing agents and landlords want a blanket ban on rent rises and evictions in the current virus...

The government has been called upon to issue specific Coronavirus guidance for the rental sector. The chief executive of the Association of...

The Budget has failed tenants by doing nothing to increase the supply of private rental property according to two lettings sector...

With confirmation that Section 21 will be scrapped, how can agents get ready for life after no-fault evictions? The short answer is...

The Homes (Fitness for Human Habitation) Act came into force across the country on the 20th March 2019. The act is designed...

A lettings agent has completed a £2.6million property acquisition plan in one city on behalf of investors, and will go on...

A local authority has taken the unusual step of saying that a £600 surcharge will be added to the licensing costs...

A buy to let investor has been found guilty of letting out poor quality living accommodation that was said to pose...

The controversial Liverpool council licensing scheme is to be policed through the use of what the authority calls “cutting-edge big data...

An online student publication is urging readers who are tenants to “go lawsuit crazy” when the full provisions of the Homes...

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

Labour’s London Mayor, Sadiq Khan, has put his call for powers to control private rents at the heart of his campaign...

A rental activist who runs the Generation Rent pressure group has told landlords that if they are “serious” about providing long-term...

A rent guarantor service has taken a swipe at new housing minister Chris Pincher and his recent predecessors who have not...

The clampdown on referral fees, until now concentrated on the sales sector, will extend to letting agents too. James Munro, head of...

The government has rejected a council’s bid to extend its licensing scheme for privately rented housing. The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local...

Another council is consulting on introducing a selective licensing scheme - and again it claims it will “create better housing for...

A council’s intervention has stopped a landlord forcing his private tenants to use an external staircase to enter their home -...

The private rental sector has come under attack for its conditions and costs to tenants in a report looking into health...

New regulations mean highest risk rental properties may not have legally binding electrical safety cover for a prolonged period of time. That’s...

A buy to let investor has been hit with a bill of almost £9,500 after being accused of allowing a tenant...

A new free-to-download app called My Rent Rewards claims to allow tenants to save towards their rent when they shop. The app,...

The government is driving landlords into the short let sector according to a trade body. The Residential Landlords Association, responding to recent...

A London council says nearly half of the Airbnb-style short let properties available in its patch last year exceeded their legal...

Nearly four out of 10 landlords believe that tenant demand will rise this year, according to a study by high-profile buy...

One of the country’s largest Build To Rent developers says it is specifically targeting certain tenant types for one of its...

A trade group’s submission to the Treasury ahead of next month’s Budget includes a call for the new Chancellor to slash...

A council in a leafy area of south east England has issued an emergency prohibition order to a buy to let...

The government has given the green light to a council’s huge licensing scheme, set to cover 18 of its 20 wards...

Another housing market snapshot suggests demand and confidence are improving as a result of the new political and economic landscape following...

The government has failed the private rental sector says the Residential Landlords Association. In a statement released even before the resignation of...

The PropTech platform Movebubble has upgraded its features to increase rivalry between lettings agents and thus enhance the renting experience for...

Agents have come out fighting against a proposal being considered in one part of the UK to triple the time to...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents has made an uncompromising set of demands on the government, asking it to implement a...

A new service called Cornwall Housing Private Lets has been set up in the west country to try to lure private...

A government report suggests the private rental sector is attracting an increasing number of older tenants - and the sector needs...

Pet-friendly tenancies of the kind envisaged by the government could oblige some private landlords to quit the sector, it’s claimed. Over the...

The government’s hugely-publicised database for rogue letting agents and landlords has been running for almost two years and has…wait for it…just...

Enfield council in London has confirmed that it will introduce borough-wide additional licensing. It is also seeking consent from the government to...

Grainger, one of the biggest names in Build To Rent in the UK, says its current BTR pipeline stands at 24...

Property auctions – online or otherwise – can be hugely helpful to sellers, buyers and estate agents. Online auctions, in particular, are...

Generation Rent - an outspoken organisation sharply critical of lettings agents and many aspects of the private rental sector - is...

A London Labour council wants to introduce rent controls to its borough. The South London Press reports that Lambeth councillors have voted through...

Agents and landlords are advised to think carefully before allowing tenants to keep pets, despite a government push to relax restrictions. The...

The Renters’ Reform Bill worries many in the private rental sector but the government says there is still no date for...

Home ownership is increasingly out of reach for British consumers, who say the market has become expensive and inaccessible and that...

Liverpool’s Labour mayor says he is confident that the city will, after all, be able to renew its city-wide licensing scheme. Housing...

One of the growing number of deposit replacement providers claims that there could be £1.2 billion in deposit monies that are...

Nearly half a million properties could be removed from the long-term lettings market as disenchanted landlords move to short-lets. A survey by...

London’s asking rents hit a new record average of £2,119 per calendar month as the ongoing shortage of property for tenants...

A prominent member of the House of Lords has given a surprising insight into how the fiscal and regulatory clampdown on...

A judge has ordered two landlords to pay a total of £14,858 for illegally renting out an unlicensed house without working...

A lettings agency is calling on local councils to tackle the growing problem of long-term empty homes. My Property Box says that...

The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government has backed a five year extension for a massive London council landlord licensing...

One of the country’s top law groups has backed government moves to scrap Section 21.  The call comes from the Law Society for...

A third of all landlords live in Greater London and the South East according to data collated by a property management...

New research claims that one in every 50 homes in the capital is let on a short-term platform like Airbnb or...

Another Labour council wants to introduce a city-wide landlord licensing scheme - a proposal that would require government approval to implement. Last...

The latest lettings market snapshot by mortgage lender Paragon has found that of the landlords planning to purchase property in the...

The new body representing short let digital platforms like Airbnb and the large number of associated companies that have sprung up...

A landlord in one of the most scenic parts of Devon had been served with a £18,000 civil penalty because he...

New investment in private rented housing has fallen since 2016 as some private landlords have dipped out of the sector in...

A newspaper in Liverpool has sharply criticised the government for refusing to allow the city council to continue a huge landlord...

Councils that have been awarded additional cash injections by government could use their windfalls to enhance their enforcement of the private...

A tenant is thought to be the first ever to have been awarded damages under new Scottish lettings legislation. Dambaru Baral was...

London courts are failing to cope with the volume of landlord repossession cases according to a trade body. New figures show the...

Specialist letting agency and property management company Student Housing has had its busiest quarter, it says. The Lincoln-based agency added 30 new...

It looks almost certain that agents and landlords must ensure electrical installation inspections and testing are carried out for all new...

There’s been an angry response by the rental sector following the latest attack by campaigning charity Shelter. The organisation claims that private...

The fallout continues over the government’s shock refusal to allow Liverpool council to continue its huge landlord licensing scheme. Yesterday we reported that...

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

Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick has rejected a bid by Labour-controlled Liverpool council to extend its licensing scheme for five years. Government approval...

The Welsh Government says new regulations are to be introduced to combat carbon monoxide poisoning. The regulations will require landlords and their...

Durham county council wants to spend just over £250,000 setting up a lettings agency to place tenants with private landlords. The authority...

Politicians from several parties say they want their local council in Bristol to have the powers to regulate the number and...

The Association of Residential Lettings Agents has thrown its weight behind an initiative by the Scottish Government to control the growth...

A Labour council serving one of the largest private rental communities in the country is reported to have failed to have...

A ginger group that supports the Labour party says the government’s bid to stop pet bans is meaningless and does not...

London rents increased by an average of 3.5 per cent in 2019 according to a European lettings monitor called HousingAnywhere. While this...

The government - which over the weekend made a surprise move to try to stop landlords banning tenants from keeping pets...

The Labour party has mocked the government’s £4m new funding for councils to combat rogue agents and landlords as “puny.” A statement...

Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick is to overhaul the model tenancy contract to make it easier for tenants to have pets. A surprise statement from the...

The owner of a Derbyshire property must pay out more than £3,000 after being found guilty of failing to comply with...

There’s been an upbeat prediction on the lettings market given by leading market commentator Lucian Cook, head of residential research at...

Letting agents can beat the upcoming ban on Section 21 by updating key documentation and automating arrears management to reduce the...

This month sees the launch of a new trade body for the lettings sector - the National Residential Landlords Association. It’s the...

A rogue landlord has been fined £1,384 for failing to get a council licence for two buy to let properties. The case...

Just over third of private landlords are planning to quit the sector or cut the number of homes they let in...

An overwhelming proportion of letting agents - 84 per cent - say rents will rise next year, well up on the...

One of the highest profile buy to let mortgage lenders predicts that 2020 will see increasing numbers of investors going into...

The new government must prioritise the implementation of proposals to ensure letting agents and others in the industry are appropriately qualified. That’s...

A landlord has been banned for two and half years after repeatedly putting tenants’ lives at risk by letting unsafe housing. This...

Reports from China suggest that property investors from that country - a staple in the buy to let market in many...

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

The National Landlords’ Association says the new Conservative government must do two things in its early phase in office. The NLA, which...

A prominent industry trade group says the new government must honour its manifesto commitment to strengthen the right of “good landlords”...

Haart is trying to shift the mood music around the private rental sector from challenging to celebratory, saying there is plenty...

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

A leading law firm has highlighted four key dates for letting agents and landlords to watch for in 2020. Paul Barnes, head...

Lobbying government can work, at least in some circumstances, as the Association of Residential Lettings Agents has seen in Wales.  Letting agents...

A compliance consultant has explained why a local council’s penalty on a rogue landlord - initially £31,499 - was slashed to...

A mortgage lender’s new Buy to Let City Tracker tool has calculated the best cities in the UK for buy to...

A roundtable discussion of rental industry leaders has produced a recommendation for the mandatory regulation of lettings agents. The objective, they say,...

There’s been an upbeat assessment of how the private rental sector will fare in the next five years from a leading...

Labour’s policies for the private rental sector are “too extreme ... unrealistic and will be hugely damaging to housing supply in...

Controversial housing charity Shelter claims that private renters are collectively paying out £11 billion more a year – around £425 a...

A landlord has been hit with court fines for a fourth time for failing to properly manage his rental properties.  Landlord Jack...

A broad commitment to strengthen landlords’ rights has been made in the Conservative manifesto - and it’s been welcomed by a...

The Welsh nationalist party Plaid Cymru is pledging tax credits for private tenants whose rent and utilities bills add up to...

A lettings agency has marked six months in business by embarking on a £100,000 project to create what it calls its...

Labour has given shocking new details of its proposals for the private rental sector including £100.000 fines if properties are deemed...

As the battle of political policies continues ahead of next month’s General Election, now Labour has unveiled a raft of initiatives...

The Conservatives’ new concept of a so-called Lifetime Deposit has been welcomed by the Residential Landlords Association.  Yesterday, Letting Agent Today revealed...

On the day that Labour launches its proposals to reform the private rental sector, the Tories have announced so-called Lifetime Rental...

The Liberal Democrats is the first of the major parties to release its party manifesto for the December 12 manifesto, and...

A former Labour councillor and solicitor Muhammad Harun has been jailed for 16 months after pleading guilty to two counts of...

A controversial private rental licensing regime that has already made the headlines for the wrong reasons has now been branded a...

A local council claims it has received over 500 complaints from private rental tenants since the start of April - approaching...

One might have thought that if private rental tenants were as badly treated as some people suggest, housing would be their...

New figures just released by the government emphasise the significance of creating a specialist housing court says one of the lettings...

The appeal by Labour’s Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, to be given powers to introduce rent controls have been dealt a...

Another think tank has come up with proposals to scrap Section 21 eviction powers and cap rents - and it also...

A Labour council is leading a trial by local authorities of a new digital platform that checks whether agents, landlords and...

The growing chorus of calls to professionalise the short lets sector has won influential backing from a senior PropTech entrepreneur. Neil Cobbold...

A leading agent is the latest industry figure to speak out against rent controls, which continue to be advocated by Labour...

It looks likely that the Conservative party is set to formally oppose rent controls when it publishes its manifesto, probably in...

A rented home in Mansfield was found to have serious health and safety hazards, including a leaking roof and a lack of smoke...

Higher housing costs - including private sector rents - have reduced incomes and increased inequality as the poorest families have borne...

Citizens Advice wants the next government to radically alter the private rental sector in favour of tenants.  The charity’s 2019 election manifesto,...

A leading London lettings agent wants increased regulation over Airbnb in a bid to deter criminal activity and anti-social behaviour. Martin Bikhit, managing...

Labour’s controversial proposal to oblige landlords to sell their buy to let properties to tenants who wished to purchase them, unveiled...

A leading trade body says the government’s latest injection of funds to help local councils root out rogue operators in the...

The government has given an extra £3.8m to councils to come up with ways of catching rogue landlords - and in...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents and the National Association of Estate Agents have issued their manifesto for next month’s General...

Welsh housing minister Julie James is to address agents, landlords and other property professionals at the Residential Landlord Association’s Future Renting...

A collective of activist renter groups has set out a manifesto of what it wants from the winner of next month’s...

The Scottish Government says it’s looking at whether to regulate Airbnb and other short let activities after a consultation found widespread...

Lettings agents are being invited to tell a big city council how to improve its private rental sector strategy.  Manchester local authority...

One of the industry’s leading trade groups has repeated a warning to the Conservatives that they cannot rely on the votes...

One of the leading lettings sector trade bodies has unveiled what it describes as “a positive vision for the private rented...

In recent days we’ve been running images and videos from Halloween-decorated offices over on our sister publication Estate Agent Today -...

A new piece of legislation has been invoked to ban a landlord from any involvement in the private rental sector for...

Rent controls similar to those demanded by Labour in London and other major cities in the UK do not work, and...

A solicitor has urged the government not to reform or scrap Section 21 eviction powers simply on the basis of protests...

A trade body says the private rental sector is facing a major crisis - more landlords are selling properties than buying...

A seaside council has issued over £15,000 in fines to owners of unlicensed HMOs.  Torbay council in south Devon adds that “a...

A long-term legal critic of selective licensing is warning that letting agents could be held jointly accountable with the landlords, -...

A statement from Hackney council in north east London says those who break its licensing provisions for the private rental sector...

Former QPR and Nottingham Forest striker Dexter Blackstock has been fined over £25,000 and branded a rogue landlord after admitting 12 licencing offences. He...

One of the country’s leading lettings experts has outlined why the government is wrong to suggest that Section 8 powers could...

New research from Rightmove shows almost a quarter of landlords are planning to sell at least one property from their current...

UK-wide rental prices are up 2.0 per cent annually to £876 – a three-year high – according to a new quarterly...

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

Government plans to end so-called ‘no fault’ evictions may backfire and not improve tenants’ security at all. That’s the warning from Osbornes...

Research by safeagent - the new name for the National Approved Letting Scheme - has found over 130,000 unlicensed properties in...

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

The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) has submitted its response to the government's consultation on scrapping Section 21 evictions, which closes tomorrow...

Property investors are concerned that Brexit could deter international buyers from purchasing property in the UK, which could in turn weaken...

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

A new ethical letting agency has launched in partnership with a housing association and is promoting its low fee structure. Home Makers,...

The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) has accused courts across the country of failing to follow their own rules when it comes...

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

Two university dropouts who started their own student letting agency have recorded their busiest ever start to an academic year. Harry Conti,...

The government has this week published a learning toolkit for local authorities to help them with enforcement against rogue landlords and...

An umbrella organisation representing councils is calling for greater freedom to introduce more and larger rental sector licensing schemes, without the...

The private rented sector would shrink by 20 per cent if Section 21 ‘no-fault’ evictions are abolished, according to an economic...

There’s a warning from a leading agent that the unregulated proliferation of Airbnb-style short lets will lead to mainstream rent rises...

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has accused Labour of being thin on detail when it comes to the housing policies...

A senior Labour politician in Sheffield and the campaign group Acorn have both expressed support for a selective licensing scheme to...

The quality of accommodation in the private rental sector has drastically improved in the past decade according to a survey by...

Legal & General is introducing a Rental Protection Plan for tenants, thought to be one of the first examples of this...

Ben Beadle is to be the chief executive of the new National Residential Landlords Association, launching in January. The new body comes...

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

The weekly economic and financial research magazine The Economist has made a scathing attack on rent controls. The publication says rent controls...

High profile eviction company Landlord Action says as many as 50 per cent of Section 21 cases it handles involve tenants...

The rental sector needs to prepare for the demographic challenge of an increasingly older population, says the head of a high...

safeagent’s Rent Smart Wales training course has been given the scheme’s top ‘High Assurance’ rating following its latest audit. Rent Smart Wales,...

A Shropshire man has become the first in England to be banned from being a landlord.  In a case brought by Telford...

Labour is backing new guidelines which ban adverts which can be interpreted as encouraging landlords and home owners to flout restrictions...

A leading lettings sector trade body says evidence shows the direct payment of benefit to landlords is the biggest possible contribution...

A rogue landlord who divided his three-bedroom home in central London into eight flats has ended up with a bill of...