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The sweeping reforms for the private rental sector announced by the government at the end of last week do not go...

Another lettings agency is offering a major incentive to landlords switching from Airbnb to traditional long term rentals. Hills Lettings, a south...

Private rental property conditions and the enforcement of regulations by councils and government have all been in the firing line from...

One of the country’s major regional newspapers has launched a campaign for the urgent introduction of rent controls. The Bristol Evening Post,...

A so-called ethical lettings agency run jointly by two local authorities is handling private rental properties but is charging landlords just...

The increasingly shrill anti-landlord rhetoric from some politicians is making it harder for tenants, claims a leading industry spokesman. John Blackwood, chief...

Politicians across the UK appear to be growing more vocal in their support for rent controls. The Welsh nationalist party Plaid Cymru...

A major holiday let company in one of the country’s prime tourist destinations says more affordable homes should be built to...

One of the country’s best-read and respected regional newspapers has accused Airbnb of a ‘racket’ by advertising homes on its short-let...

Politicians who express concern over the number of holiday lets and Airbnbs in tourist areas miss one major point - if...

The Liberal Democrats have proposed sharp restrictions on holiday rentals at the heart of the party’s plans to solve the housing...

Only 15 per cent of adults are confident the housing crisis will be resolved in their lifetime. New research among 2,000 individuals...

Landlords selling up or converting to short lets have led to a growing housing crisis, according to a trade body of...

Shocking figures produced by a council in the south west show the vast number of short lets available - and by...

A scam in one city has reportedly seen scores of individuals robbed of thousands of pounds as short lets have been...

All sides of the industry have expressed anger and frustration that yesterday’s Budget effectively ignored the private rental sector. ARLA Propertymark’s policy...

New research published by Build To Rent operator L&G reveals what it believes to be a crisis surrounding rental properties, affordable...

A new call has come for government action to stop the hemorrhage of properties shifting from long term rental to Airbnb...

A lack of longer term rental accommodation thanks to the growth of Airbnb and other short lets has led to a...

Rent controls are to be introduced into part of the UK as a result of a deal between two political parties. The...

Cornish MPs have spoken up in the House of Commons to highlight what they claim is the danger of having too...

Some 39 agents and landlords have had banning orders over the past three years according to a report in The Guardian. Under the...

Campaigning charity Shelter has criticised Chancellor Rishi Sunak for allegedly leaving “far more people on the brink of homelessness than homeownership.”  Chief...

Reduce buy to let regulation or face a worsening housing crisis - that’s the message from a leading property lawyer.  Mary Rouse,...

Housing minister Chris Pincher has entered the row over Labour claiming that the stamp duty holiday announced last week was in...

Labour has described the stamp duty holiday introduced last week as “a £1.3 billion bung for landlords” because the tax break...

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

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

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

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

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

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

Data published by the Office for National Statistics shows private rental prices paid by tenants in the UK rising by 1.3...

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

London is growing in its importance as a Build To Rent market according to new research released today. International property consultancy JLL...

Calls by Labour’s London Mayor Sadiq Khan to secure powers to implement private sector rent controls are facing increasing opposition. Business organisation...

A PropTech supplier specialising in rent passports and tenancy deposit replacement has launched an advanced version of its primary product, on...

The scrapping of Section 21 eviction powers has been welcomed by the London Assembly - but apparently it doesn’t go far...

Embattled London Labour mayor Sadiq Khan says he wants rent controls to be introduced in the capital’s private rental sector, but...

The party conferences of the two main political parties threw up some interesting developments with regards to housing and the rental...

A row appears to be brewing over the decision of a Labour MP to attend next week’s Conservative conference to discuss...

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

The National Approved Lettings Scheme has issued a sharp rebuke to Shelter and the National Housing Federation following their controversial ‘End...

Negative media portrayals of the buy to let sector could help to tip Britain into a housing crisis, claims an online...

The Independent online newspaper says Conservative MP Gary Streeter will tomorrow meet with Prime Minister Theresa May and urge her to...

Up to 500,000 so-called Baby Boomers have been hit by allegedly unaffordable rents and a lack of appropriate housing for older...

An influential think tank is calling on government to radically reform the private rental sector because a generation of young people...

A leading Conservative peer says the government should cut taxes for buy to let investors and regard them as part of...

The National Landlords Association has revealed a seven-point plan which would allow the Welsh Government greater powers over the private rental...

Andy Burnham, the mayor of Greater Manchester, will is to reveal his vision for the private rental sector to a Residential...

The British Property Federation is calling upon more councils to support Build To Rent following the government’s recognition of the sector in...

Tax increases on the rental sector are leaving young people unable to access the homes they need, an industry body claims. The...

It is being reported that the Labour mayor of Newham council - that’s the authority which has introduced stricter controls on...

At least one trade body has expressed an apparent scepticism about whether the rebranding of the Department of Communities and Local...

A family-run lettings agency says its viability is seriously threatened by the likely fees ban to be introduced in 2018 -...

A leading accountancy and business advice consultancy says residential landlords who want to downsize their portfolios because of recent tax changes...

A respected letting agency research head says Build To Rent could be a significant step towards solving the overall shortage of...

Properties let out via Airbnb in the Republic of Ireland may come under greater planning scrutiny.    It follows the news that a...

Local authorities appear to be at the forefront of identifying abuses of the Airbnb short-let platform and have called executives from...

Some of the property professionals behind the campaign against the changes to buy to let landlords’ taxation have compiled a comprehensive...

A senior Conservative peer has renewed his attack on his own party over the buy to let tax grab on landlords,...

The chairman of the Residential Landlords’ Association has restated how he sees the private rental sector could help solve the country’s...

Airbnb has hit back at a claim by the Residential Landlords Association that lets promoted by the firm effectively worsened London’s housing...

Former shadow Home Secretary Andy Burnham - now Labour’s candidate for Mayor of Greater Manchester - has outlined a string of...

The government has been told to back off its criticism of buy to let landlords and instead do more to address...

This evening at 9pm sees the start of a second season of Nightmare Tenants, Slum Landlords on Channel 5.  The 10-part series...

The managing director of the mortgages division of deVere Group, one of the world’s largest independent financial advisory organisations, says George...

A letting agent is urging landlords to try to circumnavigate tax changes aimed at the buy to let sector by incorporating...

Changes announced to the amount of money ordinary home owners can secure, tax-free, from letting out rooms in their homes have...

A city worried that the explosion of short lets offered via Airbnb may worsen its existing housing crisis is next month...

The National Landlords Association has issued a briefing note which it says is a warning to Labour’s leadership and deputy leadership...

Gentrification is a divisive, provocative issue, but why are estate agents (especially Foxtons) appearing to bear the brunt of the public’s...

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

The Residential Landlords Association says it has “deep concerns” over the Panorama programme broadcast early this week claiming that landlords were...

The pressure group Generation Rent - which has been sharply critical of letting agents, landlords and the private rental sector in...