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A landlord who persistently failed to license several rented properties has had the homes seized by Merton council in south London,...

From July 1 most privately rented properties in Lewisham, south London, will need a property licence.  With one in four households in...

The Government has introduced the High Street Rental Auction scheme to tackle vacant high-street buildings and give local authorities more opportunities...

Landlords have only until Friday to give their views on a controversial licensing consultation from a council known for its aggressive...

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

Government proposals on limiting short lets "fall a long way short of what's needed and will do nothing to put right...

A new survey of over 1,000 landlords has revealed that just over half would consider leaving the market due to the...

More details have emerged of what appears to be a stay of execution for Section 21 eviction powers in the short term. The...

A new law requiring landlords in three wards of the London borough of Brent to pay for a selective licence will...

A series of template letters have been drafted so that landlords can write to MPs about problems caused by the Renters...

A Labour MP has spoken of loopholes in the Renters Reform Bill - a narrative now being pursued by some activists...

Airbnb has linked up with Neighbourhood Watch in a bid to stamp out anti-social behaviour in short lets this summer. As part...

One of the country’s largest landlord licensing regimes has expanded even more this week. Some 700 more private sector homes in Manchester...

Housing Secretary Michael Gove says the long-awaited Renters Reform Bill, first promised in 2019, will finally be introduced into Parliament next...

Recently the government once again committed to banning 'no-fault' evictions, with the new government housing minister Rachel Maclean promising the ban on...

The controversial Section 21 powers are neither overused by landlords, nor abused by them - despite some organisations claiming otherwise. Research by...

Figures contained in the government’s new action plan to tackle anti-social behaviour reveal the depth of the problem amongst tenants. The plan...

A third of landlords say that the scrapping of Section 21 is of major concern to them according to a Mortgages...

What has been billed as the bigger change ever to housing law in Wales comes into force today and is described...

Limits to the number of homes being converted into Houses in Multiple Occupation in parts of Leicester are due to be...

A controversial Labour council aims to make life more expensive for landlords who let out whole properties via Airbnb or other...

The architects of the Fairer Private Rented Sector White Paper have been housing minister Eddie Hughes MP, Housing Secretary Michael Gove...

There has been an angry response by some politicians in Wales to the decision by the Labour administration to delay implementation...

There’s embarrassment all round for the Labour-run Welsh Government as it reveals a late delay to its much-hyped rental reform. The reform...

Wherever you stand, whether you’re a landlord or tenant, the supply and demand issues impacting the private rented sector are at...

A lettings agency is to hold free events to support landlords ahead of what it calls a “landmark transformation” in rental...

A national awareness campaign has been launched to prepare landlords for the implementation of the Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016 on...

A council is consulting over a range of private rental sector measures.  Leicester council is proposing a range of measures requiring landlords...

Councils north of the border will be given powers to ensure short-term lets are safe and meet the needs of local...

The Barrows and Forrester agency has prepared a tenant guide for those hoping to hold fireworks displays at their rental home...

Airbnb has blocked nearly 80,000 UK reservation attempts following the introduction of restrictions that prevent under 25-year-olds from making entire home...

A landlord who persistently broke residential lettings rules has been banned from operating in what a local council calls “a landmark...

An argument is brewing with landlords angry at the wording of a council licensing consultation. Southend council wants landlords to pay a...

Many renters have welcomed the government's latest announcement around protecting tenants from eviction over the winter period, but tenants and landlords...

The government has been slammed for its 11th-hour U-turn after extending the eviction ban for four weeks and instructing landlords to...

A landlord in Oxford is no longer allowed to offer a local property for short-term lets following a lengthy planning battle...

Earlier this month, the government confirmed that its ban on evictions due to the coronavirus pandemic is to be extended for...

The latest episode of Nightmare Tenants, Slum Landlords left many viewers stunned after the show exposed extensive damage to a property...

Plans to introduce a new licensing scheme for privately rented homes in Barking and Dagenham has been approved by the government. Under...

A new licensing system in the West London neighbourhoods of Hammersmith, Shepherd’s Bush, Fulham, Chiswick and Ealing aims to protect landlords...

No fewer than 16 men were found to be living in a one-bedroom flat filled with bunk beds made out of...

More private landlords are needed to house the high number of tenants being thrown out of social housing in Hull, new...

The first disqualification order against a private landlord north of the border has been granted by a court in Fife. The man,...

A new project which would work with private landlords to improve standards could be launched in Dundee later this year. Shelter Scotland...