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Nationwide has taken the unusual step of using its buy to let lending arm - The Mortgage Works - to make...

Propertymark has laid out its proposals to the Scottish Government ahead of its 2024-25 Budget next week. The letting agents’ trade body...

One of Scotland’s largest lettings agencies is voicing concern over what it calls “the lack of balance” in the Scottish government’s...

Housing groups have united to appeal to politicians to step back from new laws that threaten to “devastate” the number of...

The government has surprised observers by announcing that compulsory mediation over Covid-related arrears would happen in the commercial sector - but not...

There’s been an urgent change to the arrears process over the weekend to dovetail with the government’s new Breathing Space initiative. From...

ARLA Propertymark is reminding agents about the controversial Breathing Space legislation coming into effect on May 4. The new rules are known as...

A top property law firm is questioning whether the government’s current eviction moratorium - effectively banning evictions until mid-January at the...

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

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

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

Citizens Advice claims that in the two months since the lockdown began it has helped over 10,000 people with issues related...

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

An online lettings agency says landlords should take up mortgage holiday offers and be willing to accept reduced rent during the...

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

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

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

Not-for-profit accreditation service safeagent says the government should ensure councils delay the introduction of all new private rental sector licensing schemes...

A trade association has called for a 'moratorium' on any further government intervention in the buy-to-let sector in order to stop...

Vulnerable tenants will find it harder to access housing following the passing of the Welsh government’s Renting Homes Bill, according to...