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Propertymark is joining a growing chorus demanding an annual uprate of working age benefits and Local Housing Allowance. LHA rates have been...

Changes put forward to the Renters Reform Bill to crack down on rogue landlords, protect vulnerable residents and improve the safety of...

The lettings agency Winkworth has taken the unusual step of criticising policies of a series of councils. The councils are all Labour...

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

One of the leading lettings agencies in Liverpool has issued a warning about the city’s controversial new licensing scheme. The Labour council...

A major Select Committee of MPs has launched an enquiry into so-called exempt rental sector accommodation - a niche sector that...

The government has updated its guidance for agents, landlords and tenants to explain the possession action process in the county courts...

An online petition which appears to inaccurately say private tenants can still be evicted “for no reason” has won 30,000 signatures...

Labour claims over 350 households in London alone were issued with a Section 21 notice during the first lockdown in spring...

A London council has launched a strategy it claims will protect private tenants and ensure they live in good quality and...

A £266m package of help to support vulnerable people into long term accommodation includes possible options to use the private rental...

A council wants buy to let landlords with one-bed flats or rooms in shared homes to help it find homes for...

When it comes to good works, one frequently-featured agency is Chestertons in London - and again it’s come up trumps during...

Hello and welcome to the latest Conquering Corona - our guide for agents to get through these challenging times. Please let us...

The West Midlands Police force says it’s secured what it calls a “landmark court order” against a rogue landlord who turned...

A landlord has been hit with court fines for a fourth time for failing to properly manage his rental properties.  Landlord Jack...

Consumer charity Citizens’ Advice says government proposals to reform or possibly scrap S21 eviction rights do not go far enough.  The group...

A council has used a drone with a thermal imaging camera to identify illegal ‘sheds’ where tenants are being rented beds...

A buy to let investor has been landed with a fine and costs of over £20,000 because he failed to apply...

The government has announced that over £19.5m is to be spent on paying deposits or paying the first month’s rent for...

Doncaster council has paid £100,000 to a private landlord who threatened to take it to court over alleged slander.  Local media outlets say...

A crooked lettings agent who illegally pocketed tenants’ deposits to pay for his gambling addiction and lavish lifestyle has been convicted...

A respected property lawyer says she wants a change in the law to prevent unscrupulous landlords from offering accommodation in return for sex.  Liz...

Bournemouth council has set up a private sector rental company which will see it buy properties and then let them.  The decision...