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![Agent slams ‘pie in the sky’ idea for private tenant Right To Buy](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/HomeInHands-400x310.jpg)
A recent suggestion by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation charity, for government help to allow private tenants to buy their landlords’ homes,...
08 August 2022
From: Breaking News
![Soaring fuel bills will hurt renters and lettings sector - warning](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/Calculator-PoundCoins-2019-400x310.jpg)
Lower income households, often found in the private rental sector, are set to bear the brunt of the rising inflation and...
14 March 2022
From: Breaking News
![Government reveals rent arrears package for tenants in England](/upload/images/Politics%20(MPs%2C%20party%20logos%2C%20etc)/HousesofParliament-3-400x310.jpg)
Letting agents in England with tenants in rent arrears because of Covid are to be helped via a council-run £65m rent fund. Although...
23 October 2021
From: Breaking News
![Arrears set to worsen as a result of Sunak’s LHA freeze](/img/default/lat.png)
There’s widespread concern that a freeze on the Local Housing Allowance will worsen rental arrears. Although Chancellor Rishi Sunak failed to mention...
26 November 2020
From: Breaking News
![Another charity demands immediate “watertight ban” on evictions](/img/default/lat.png)
A survey claims millions of renter households have concerns about their ability to pay landlords this winter - and the charity...
16 November 2020
From: Breaking News
![Many tenants worried about paying rent after furlough ends - claim](/img/default/lat.png)
More than a third of furloughed private renters are worried about being able to pay their rent when the coronavirus lockdown...
05 June 2020
From: Breaking News
![Clampdown on lettings agents triggered by MPs’ own experiences - claim](/img/default/lat.png)
A prominent member of the House of Lords has given a surprising insight into how the fiscal and regulatory clampdown on...
30 January 2020
From: Breaking News
![Increase housing benefit in line with rents, charities urge government](/img/default/lat.png)
Two housing charities have called for the government to invest more in housing benefit so it rises in line with private...
10 October 2019
From: Breaking News
![Long-standing critic of agents and landlords quits charity position](/img/default/lat.png)
One of the most vocal critics of lettings agents in recent years appears to be moving away from the property industry. Campbell...
18 April 2019
From: Breaking News
![Labour to scrap S21 and match Tory pledges on fees and tenancies](/img/default/lat.png)
Labour has outlined its proposals for the private rental sector if it gains power at the next General Election - and...
25 September 2018
From: Breaking News
![Conservative councillors back charity's call for low-cost rental homes](/img/default/lat.png)
Over 70% of Conservative councillors and housing leads have indicated that £2 billion pledged for affordable housing is not enough to...
30 May 2018
From: Breaking News
![Call for affordable rental homes to help families trapped in 'insecure' PRS](/img/default/lat.png)
A housing charity has called for the government to build more affordable social homes for rent to help families 'trapped' in...
20 February 2018
From: Breaking News
![Trade body angry over misleading and distorted evictions report](/img/default/lat.png)
The Residential Landlords’ Association has written an angry letter of protest to the Joseph Rowntree Foundation following the publication of what...
26 July 2017
From: Breaking News
![Government should create 'Help To Rent' says homelessness charity](/img/default/lat.png)
Half of England’s local authorities claim it is ‘very difficult’ to assist homeless applicants into privately rented accommodation, according to a...