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Campaigning charity Shelter wants the government to fast-track its pledge to scrap Section 21 eviction powers. The government pledged a White Paper...

ARLA Propertymark is warning the government that it should not delay further on its long-awaited Renters Reform Bill, because of the...

The government is admitting that its rental reform agenda is aimed primarily at the north of England - which just happens...

Agents have voiced their reservations over aspects of the widespread rental sector reform announced by the government in the Queen’s Speech. Yesterday...

Just over 7,000 households in London have been threatened with homelessness in the past three years alone after being issued with...

Campaigning charity Shelter is accusing some letting agents of “cutting corners” and has produced a provocative and satirical video showing a...

A leading lettings sector commentator believes today’s local elections may not directly change the private rental sector but could have a...

The industry’s main trade body for lettings agents is telling its members to let the BBC know if they believe the...

PropTech company Canopy is partnering with deposit funding firm Fronted to launch the concept of a lifetime deposit, which can be...

Private rental property conditions and the enforcement of regulations by councils and government have all been in the firing line from...

Housing is back on the political agenda with a bang. The government’s new Levelling Up White Paper sets out sweeping reforms...

Agents’ trade body Propertymark says landlords should wise-up by using a letting agent to improve yields, rather than sell-up because of...

New financial incentives are needed to bring thousands of empty homes back into use and give a much-needed boost to the...

A leading figure in the PropTech sector says more regulation could make the rental sector fairer, more transparent and ultimately more...

A PropTech supplier claims that increased automation can help letting agents meet the demands of the government’s Levelling Up agenda. Openview –...

Housing ministers come and go with brutal frequency in UK governments of all colours, so yesterday’s departure of Chris Pincher -...

It’s now been made clear that there will be a detailed White Paper in the spring explaining radical changes to the...

ARLA Propertymark has identified a key weakness in the government’s ambitious plans to reform the private rental sector as part of...

The government’s new Levelling Up White Paper, revealed this morning, includes a radical reshaping of the private rental sector. Section 21 eviction...

A leading expert on the private rental sector predicts it will take three years for the government to scrap Section 21 evictions...

ARLA Propertymark has launched a radical programme of reform for the private rental sector - getting in before the government’s own...

Propertymark chief executive Nathan Emerson has given his prediction as to what the big issues will be in the 2022 lettings...

ARLA Propertymark is backing a call for the government to set a clear vision for how it sees the private rental...

A report by the National Audit Office claims that the way private renting is regulated makes the sector unfair to renters. It...

The UK Association of Letting Agents says it welcomes new rules for alarms which put the social and private rental sectors...

‘Generation rent’ was a term first coined in 2011 by the Halifax in a survey on the future of homeownership. It...

A new government survey of private renters is checking whether they received the correct documentation from their agent when they begin...

Five PropTech firms have linked up to produce a so-called White Paper giving a glimpse in what they think the agency...

Labour has joined with campaign groups Generation Rent and Shelter in calling for the speediest possible ending of Section 21 eviction...

The Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities says the long-awaited Rental Reform White Paper will now not be published until...

ARLA Propertymark is calling on the government to properly fund local authorities so they can combat rogue operators in the private...

The long-awaited White Paper on rental reform is some time away, with a minister at the centre of its preparation saying he and...

The chief executive of Shelter says the experience of Scotland shows that the scrapping of S21 eviction powers produces benefits that...

There’s been a call for government to do more to support letting agents as an autumn of rental reform begins. Mark Hayward,...

Research by a lettings sector trade body has revealed precisely how outdated some regulations are.  According to the latest analysis, by the...

The government has pledged a White Paper to be issued in the autumn, dedicated to reform of the private rental sector. Some...

Cornish MPs have spoken up in the House of Commons to highlight what they claim is the danger of having too...

A leading buy to let mortgage expert has backed the government’s pledge to issue a White Paper and additional consultation before...

Some lettings industry figures are beginning to express doubt as to whether the government’s broad commitment to reform the private rental...

The government’s pledge to introduce a lifetime deposits concept, theoretically making it easier and cheaper for tenants to move, has been...

The most vocal campaign group for tenants, Generation Rent, has warned government that renters have already been waiting two years for...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents says the government is willing to listen to agents and other industry players ahead of...

The government has confirmed that reform of the private rental sector will be a priority for the coming session of Parliament. A...

A trade body has spoken out about the lack of detail in government plans for Right To Rent, as contained in...

Prime minister Theresa May has repeated that the current government will not introduce rent controls in the private sector. The issue of...

Housing minister Alok Sharma has told a major residential conference that rent controls will definitely not be a policy of the...

The average UK private rental tenancy is now 20 months, almost a fifth longer than in 2014 according to research from...

Conservative peer Lord Flight, a former shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury, says the UK needs “a vibrant and growing private...

The British Property Federation says it is doing all it can to urge the fledgling Build To Rent sector to fall...

The number of people committing to tenancies for two years or more is declining according to new data released by Foxtons.   In...

Private landlords’ net income has risen 39 per cent in the last five years, jumping from £10.8 billion to £15 billion...

Steve Bolton, founder of investment consultancy Platinum Property Partners and one of two landlords who have led a campaign against restricting...

The Residential Landlords’ Association has written to an immigration minister to express its concern over possible ‘further sanctions’ for landlords who...

Citizens Advice has spoken out about soon-to-be-banned letting agent fees charged to tenants. The organisation's 'A State of Disrepair' report says that...

Rents rose by a year-on-year average of 0.8 per cent at the end of last month - while inflation in the...

Belvoir says new figures from across its network of agents shows that the government is wrong to claim that renting is...

Tenants in private rented housing are staying longer than ever in their current homes as the proportion of tenants with children...

Letting Agent Today’s Conor Shilling was in the audience of The Great Buy To Let Debate - always one of the...

The Chartered Institute of Housing wants the government to introduce a raft of new measures including significantly greater regulation of letting...

Housing minister Gavin Barwell is organising a series of regional meetings for property professionals to give him their view of his...

The government has stepped in to clear up misunderstandings emerging from the Housing White Paper following its high profile call for...

Shelter - the campaigning charity many feel has had influence on government policies for the lettings sector - has now turned around and...

The government’s Housing White Paper may have made many broad pledges aimed at the private rental sector, but it still remains...

Agents and many industry bodies have expressed their disappointment and anger at many provisions of the Housing White Paper produced by...

The government has announced in its Housing White Paper that it is still “working with industry experts” to consider whether Client...

The government has set out 29 key points in its Housing White Paper.   Introducing in the Commons this afternoon, Communities Secretery Sajid...

The Residential Landlords Association has made a last-minute plea for buy to let investors to remain central to the government’s plans...

Government leaks to the Observer newspaper suggest that the Housing White Paper will show a huge policy shift towards renting - and may...

It’s been a long time coming but the government’s White Paper on Housing - tipped to contain major reforms affecting the...

Phillip Hammond has delivered his first Autumn Statement, tackling amongst other things, what he called “the housing challenge.” The speech made no...