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A new action plan to tackle issues around HMOs is being drawn up by a Midlands council next week. West Northamptonshire council’s...

The Labour-run London Assembly says it is concerned about government plans to allow landlords to house asylum seekers for two years without...

A council is offering free training to letting agents, via online courses starting next Monday. Dorset council says it wants to work...

The vast majority of tenants would pay more if rental properties better suited their needs, a prominent lettings agency claims. Manchester-based Ascend...

A London council describes two new licensing schemes as ‘making renting fairer’ - even though they are launched during the pandemic. Islington’s Labour...

A Labour councillor on Islington council - which is controlled by the party and has Jeremy Corbyn as a local member...

There’s been a broad welcome from the industry to new guidance on room sizes on rented homes. The guidance was released just...

In an announcement made just hours before much of the industry started its Christmas break, the government has clarified its guidance...

It is now just three weeks until licensing of Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMO) is extended. The new rules, which will require...

A buy to let mortgage firm says it’s likely that there will be a spike in refinancing enquiries as landlords meet...

Letting agents and others in the private rental sector have responded to the latest government intervention - a review into how...

The government has announced a review to assess how selective licensing is used and find out how well it is working...

The Residential Landlords’ Association is upset at the government’s confirmation that the extension of mandatory HMO licensing will come into force...

The government has announced new minimum space requirements for private lettings in a bid to reduce problems of overcrowding. In addition to...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents and other trade bodies have not yet responded to the government’s announcement over the holiday...

The government has released more details on long-discussed proposals to tighten up licensing in the private rental sector. It wants landlords in...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents is warning that proposals to enforce minimum room sizes in HMOs in the privste rental...

The specialist eviction company Landlord Action says it is in full support of the government’s latest proposal to crack down on...