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The National Union of Students claims the government has “folded to landlord’s lobbying” and watering down the Renters Reform Bill so...

The Renters Reform Bill returns to the House of Commons today with activist groups critical of amendments put forward to reach...

There are over 200 amendments to the Renters Reform Bill having its Third Reading in the Commons today. PropTech supplier Goodlord has...

Responding to confirmation that the Renters Reform Bill will return to the Commons next Wednesday, Ben Beadle of the National Residential...

A government-supporting newspaper says the Renters Reform Bill will be back in the House of Commons next week. Observers have been expecting...

Amendments to be made to the Renters Reform Bill when it returns to the Hoise of Commons next week won’t significantly...

The government has committed to returning the amended Renters Reform Bill to the House of Commons in mid-April. MPs return from their...

Seasonality is returning to the prime London lettings market after three tumultuous years.  The pandemic meant the market was initially flooded with...

Housr, a student living start-up, says it’s started its second year by adding 45,000 properties to its platform ahead of the...

Next month Ben Beadle, chief executive of the National Residential Landlords Association, will be one of the experts at an Agent...

With student accommodation in the headlines ahead of the stat of the new academic year, the National Residential Landlords Association is...

While there has been a shortage of all types of rental accommodation across the UK for several years now, the student...

July was a record breaking month for the rental market, claims a PropTech company. Goodlord analyses tens of thousands of completed tenancies...

Propertymark says it’s spotted what may be the first sign of a U-turn on one aspect of the controversial Renters Reform...

The main landlord body wants more details behind the soundbite rhetoric of the Renters Referm Bill, launched today in Parliament. Ben Beadle,...

2023 could be a landmark year for the private rented sector if Michael Gove succeeds in his pursuit of reforming the...

Politicians in the Scottish Parliament have backed a controversial cap which means rent rises for private tenants mid-tenancy cannot exceed 3.0...

Proposed government reforms of the private rented sector threaten to make it harder for students to enter higher education, according to...

Student lets have come under the spotlight as a result of a slowdown in the building of new university student accommodation...

The landlords’ trade body is broadly welcoming some proposals from MPs to reform the private rented sector. Some aspects of the Levelling...

Government plans to reform the private rented sector risk making it more difficult for students to enter higher education. That’s the warning...

Ruling politicians in Scotland have agreed that from April private rents can rise by 3.0 per cent in a 12 month period...

Students face chaos as government plans to reform the rental market threaten to cause widespread uncertainty as to whether housing will...

Student property enquiries in the run-up to the letting season for the 2023/24 academic year are significantly up on a year...

To put it mildly, landlords are very rarely subject to an outpouring of sympathy from the general public. When the economy...

Paragon Bank has revealed the locations where landlords letting to students can achieve the strongest yields - and they are typically...

The new academic year is just around the corner, so many landlords will be thinking about student housing sector to diversify...

In June, the government finally released its long-awaited White Paper ‘A Fairer Private Rented Sector’. You will almost certainly have seen...

As part of The Renters’ Reform White Paper, the UK government proposed that all tenants be moved onto a single system...

Unintended consequences. Let’s face it, they happen across lots of different areas of our lives. We start out with the best...

The National Residential Landlords Association has identified five key areas for its campaigning in the short term, as the Conservatives elect...

With speculation about what happens next in Westminster at fever pitch, now isn’t the time to make predictions as to how...

Student accommodation specialist Unite Students has acquired a site for a 270-bed scheme in one of the country’s biggest academic centres,...

A new large-scale Build To Rent landlord, which describes itself as providing “high-quality luxury student accommodation,” has revealed a second scheme...

A new large-scale Build To Rent landlord, which describes itself as providing “high-quality luxury student accommodation,” has revealed a second scheme...

The number of new tenancies started in September in prime areas of London was the highest monthly total in the last...

Investors considering letting properties to students in one of the country’s major university cities may have to think again. A huge scheme...

A new survey has shown what may be an early warning of complaints over the Covid-compliance of purpose built student accommodation...

Rental yields on student lets are climbing steadily across England according to a new analysis by Goodlord.  In good news for landlords,...

An online student accommodation platform has identified where demand from students is strongest as they prepare for the next academic year. UniHomes...

A lettings platform specialising in student accommodation has a new way to spot locations with excess supply. UniHomes says Southampton, Portsmouth and...

The country’s largest landlord for students has extended its discounted rent scheme for another three weeks. Unite Group says its 50 per...

A website claims an average £1,621 has been ‘wasted’ by each student on accommodation they haven't used this academic year -...

Tenant software supplier Bunk says the media’s writing off of the student accommodation rental market is misplaced - and it claims...

One of Britain’s biggest corporate student landlords is warning of reduced income in the year ahead thanks to Coronavirus. Unite has told shareholders...

With the academic year set to get underway, thousands of students are busily moving into flats and rented homes in towns...

Rental market activity in prime London markets has been lower than normal this summer due to uncertainty around the start of...

There has been a noticeable increase in the supply of letting properties, placing downward pressure on rental values, according to Knight...

Student property has long been one of the most lucrative investments available to landlords, with sky-high double-digit yields typically available in...

The Deposit Protection Service (DPS) has issued fresh guidance to help students and landlords in England and Wales arrange accommodation check-outs...

Student property will remain a very profitable asset class giving robust return despite the existing disruption caused by the Covid-19 pandemic,...

A number of landlords are threatening legal action against university students after many withheld rent to save cash during the lockdown.  Landlords...

A student letting firm in Edinburgh is urging private landlords in the city to sign up to its service, which guarantees...

It’s that time of year again when pencil cases are fully stocked and the smell of dusty books opening fills the...

Whether you are looking to rent out your property or sell, it is worth noting that August is the most popular...

A new crowdfunding project has been launched by Shojin Property Partners allowing investors to make a minimum investment of £5,000. The investment...

The average rent across England and Wales increased by 2.3% in the 12 months to September, reaching an average of £861...

Almost a quarter of students lost part of their rental deposit when they left their accommodation at the end of the...

The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) has reacted furiously to growing speculation that the government will press ahead with its plans to...

Student property is one of the best investments available at the moment, thanks to high demand for student housing ahead of...

Being a student landlord can be an attractive proposition especially in an area with a high student population which has the...

Given the sharp rise in purpose-built student accommodation in recent years, buy-to-let landlords targeting the student sector are being encouraged to...

As we approach the end of the academic year, you may care to remind any student tenants that you have to...

The announcement yesterday that prime minister Theresa May will officially trigger Article 50 next week to leave the European Union is creating huge...

Student rents look set to increase amid a housing shortage across many of the UK’s main university cities, according to a...

You can list your rental property with a letting agent that has the finest website in the world - a site that...

With the manically busy September and October periods in the letting market rapidly approaching, which marks the start of the academic...

A Kent landlord has come under attack for pursuing unpaid rent from three students “too traumatised” to return to their house...

Forget those ideas that even posh students live in digs or shared houses - prime central London agency Napier Watt has...