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There’s been a sceptical response to news leaked from government over the weekend suggesting that a database of rogue landlords would...

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

The government is considering the idea of a deposit passport for use by tenants when they move from one property to...

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

The Mayor of London is calling on government to introduce a new registration system for anyone wishing to rent out a...

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

Independent inventory reporting is the perfect complement to the government’s proposed housing reforms. That’s the view of the UK’s largest provider of...

The Tenants’ Fees Bill has now become law, receiving formal Royal Assent yesterday afternoon - and within minutes, the government issued...

A rental platform says it welcomes government plans to overhaul redress for tenants and others in the housing system but it...

There’s been broad support from the lettings sector for the wide-ranging reform of the redress system announced yesterday by housing secretary...

Agents have under three weeks left to respond to the government’s proposals to introduce a Housing Court to settle disputes in...

The government says it will shortly respond to over 8,700 responses it received about its suggestions for longer standard tenancies in...

Labour claims it was the driving force behind the government’s decision to cap tenants’ security deposits from six weeks to five...

An angry lettings agent has emailed Cabinet minister James Brokenshire to show his disgust at the government’s U-turn over deposit caps. In...

The government has this afternoon confirmed that the amount tenants have to pay up front to secure a home will be...

The government is consulting on the proposal for a specialist Housing Court which, if it goes ahead, would be a “single...

The Labour MP who chairs the Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee in the House of Commons is pressing the government...

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

Reports have emerged this week that the government is planning a U-turn on its proposals to introduce mandatory three-year minimum tenancies...

Lettings agents for or against the government’s proposals for longer tenancies have only a very short time left to respond to...

One of the lettings industry’s senior figures has welcomed the introduction of mandatory five yearly inspections of electrical installations in private...

Agents and others wishing to respond to the official consultation on government proposals for longer tenancies have only until late evening...

The government has outlined increases in powers it wants to give social housing tenants - but no details of increases in social housing building. The...

The government’s announcement that it will bring in mandatory electrical checks in the private rented sector has been welcomed - perhaps...

All privately-let homes must have electrical installations checked every five years under new rules announced by the Ministry of Housing, Communities...

An online lettings agency is the latest to voice opposition to the government’s proposed three year standard tenancies for the private...

A Tory activist has made an outspoken attack on the government’s policies towards the private rental sector on the pages of...

Arguments have already started over the government’s proposals to make three year tenancies the norm in the private rental sector. Letting Agent...

Leaks from government sources to at least two mainstream news outlets today suggest that radical proposals on longer tenancies and possible...

A prominent PropTech startup is questioning whether long-term tenants need to go through the traditional referencing process when moving between rental...

The government has announced that it is to formally consult on proposals for longer tenancies in the private rental sector. Although there...

The industry has reacted angrily to the announcement yesterday that the Tenants’ Fees Bill is now formally starting its progress through...

The new Home Secretary Sajid Javid is being urged to look again at the Right To Rent policy and produce “a...

The Home Office has issued a statement overnight saying letting agents and landlords can begin the controversial Right To Rent checks...

There has been a mixed response from the private rental industry following the announcement that Right To Rent checks will become mandatory...

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

The Association of Residential Letting Agents is to take part in an urgent meeting called by the Home Office on the...

The National Landlords Association says next month is the next key date for the roll-out of the government’s controversial immigration checks...