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A new landlord organistaion, which will become the largest ever trade body in the letting sector, is set to officially launch this month....

The newly formed National Residential Landlords Association (NRLA) has announced Ben Beadle as its new chief executive.  Beadle will become the organisation’s...

Landlords have backed a merger between the two largest landlord organisations in England and Wales, the National Landlords Association (NLA) and...

The two largest landlord organisations in England and Wales, the National Landlords Association (NLA) and the Residential Landlords Association (RLA), have...

The proportion of income spent on rent in the private rented sector has fallen from 35.4% in 2010/11 to 32.9% in...

More buy-to-let landlords are adopting a more professional approach to running their property business, as reflected by the number of people...

The Liberal Democrats once again called for the introduction of mandatory licensing for PRS homes as well as a publicly available...

Andrew Dixon, formerly of Tesco, Boots and Procter & Gamble, has joined the Residential Landlords Association (RLA) as the organisation’s new...

The security deposits that tenants leave with their landlord or their letting agent could be capped at no more than five...

Buy-to-let landlords are currently in retreat in the housing market, leaving many tenants struggling to find suitable rented accommodation, new analysis...

The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) today unveiled its modernised branding to reflect what it describes as its ‘new corporate identity, as...

The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) has expressed its support for new legislation that will help ensure rented homes are safe and...

The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) has appointed Paul Smee as a new director, as the trade body looks to accelerate growth...

Rent payments should be used as part of credit scores to help private renters secure a mortgage to buy a home...

The importance of the private rented market in this country should not be underestimated – it is a crucial source of...

Private tenants who pay their rent on time could soon see their credit rating boosted in order to make it easier...

Private tenants who pay their rent on time should see their credit rating boosted in order to make it easier for...

The supply of homes is set to fall while demand from tenants continues to increase, according to the latest research from...

Claims made by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation that the number of evictions was greater in the private rented sector than the...

Thousands of private landlords could be unfairly pushed in to a higher tax bracket following the introduction of new taxation rules...

With the number of households living in the private rented sector continuing to grow, significantly more rental homes are needed to...

The Conservative party is under mounting pressure to look again at its plans to fund social care in England because the...

A significant number of landlords are being prevented from renting to tenants receiving housing benefit by discriminating buy-to-let lenders, fresh research...

The government’s decision to strip buy-to-let landlords of mortgage interest tax relief is expected to result in rent increases for tenants...

There was good news for landlords and tenants yesterday after the government took measures to prevent rogue letting agents stealing your...

The Chancellor Philip Hammond is being urged to use this week’s Budget announcement to alter pending changes to mortgage interest tax...

Buy-to-let landlords continue to deliver longer tenancies, providing tenants with the stability that many tenants ‘need and want’, according to the...

A growing number of buy-to-let landlords are adopting a more professional approach to their lettings business, as reflected by the fact...

Renters are expected to be given a boost with ministers promising new minimum tenancies and vowing to build more homes to...

Councils across the country are being urged to raise their game when it comes to protecting private tenants from a minority...

Tenant evictions could rise sharply in the coming months amid reports that many buy-to-let landlords plan to increase rents next year...

Buy-to-let landlords may have failed in their legal battle against planned government tax relief changes for buy-to-let homes set to be...

Lord Flight, a former Conservative Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury, has once again slammed his own party’s buy-to-let tax changes,...

Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn’s plans to introduce rent controls and secure tenancies in the private rented sector (PRS) if elected prime...

The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) has defended the private rented sector after the Resolution Foundation’s latest analysis of housing trends in...

The government is being urged to scrap stamp duty for buy-to-let landlords who want to add to their property portfolio and...

The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) is calling on Theresa May’s new government to back private landlords, rather than institutional investors, to...

Private landlords are being forced to increase rents just to have a chance of meeting their mortgage obligations and other costs,...

A growing number of landlords are attempting to shirk their legal responsibilies of renting out property by advertising it as a holiday...

Unscrupulous landlords are providing vulnerable tenants with substandard housing and getting away with it due to low levels of enforcement of...

Proposals to make it easier for London boroughs to introduce landlord licensing schemes will do nothing to root out criminal landlords,...

The latest official figures show landlords are meeting the growing need for longer tenancies in private rented housing.   New Government figures show...

The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) has written to Shelter questioning the latest statistics from the housing charity which claimed that tenants...

The Government has responded to a petition opposing changes to tax relief on buy-to-let mortgages announced in the summer budget. From April...

Plans to force landlords to act as border control and potentially be jailed if they house illegal immigrants have met with...

Landlords could face a prison sentence for breaching the Government’s ‘Right to Rent’ checks in a series of measures to tackle...

The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) is calling for urgent discussions with ministers following a ruling by the European Court of Justice...

Rogue landlords are raking in £5.6billion a year for unsafe homes that fail to meet legal standards, a report by Citizens...

The BBC’s Panorama programme has responded to a letter from the Residential Landlords Association (RLA) about the depiction of landlords on...

The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) has written to the BBC to complain how landlords were portrayed in a negative light in...