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The Institute of Economic Affairs, a free market think tank, has undertaken an exhaustive review of rent control policies across the...

“When it comes to housing policy, there is little difference between the two major parties” says Aneisha Beveridge, head of research...

A politician is claiming that second home council tax premiums, where owners pay up to double the normal rate, is resulting...

Analysis by Zoopla says rent controls introduced in Scotland have directly led to higher rents. The property portal’s research team has analysed...

Campaigning charity Shelter - which has frequently been critical of landlords and their alleged treatment of poorer tenants - is advertising...

There’s a warning today that the Bank of England’s decision to freeze base rate at the high level of 5.25 per...

There is a real difficulty for Rishi Sunak’s Conservative Party at the moment.  After 14 years in power, any failings land squarely...

Housing Secretary Michael Gove has pledged to publish “shortly” revised timetables for the implementation of further energy efficiency targets for the...

A prominent group of economists has predicted the measures in the Renters Reform Bill will backfire on the government. Matthew Lesh, Director...

Research from Propertymark highlights a growing concern for the private rental sector in Scotland. As the Scottish National Party lurches from crisis...

A rant about rent controls by London Labour Mayor Sadiq Khan appears to have backfired. Khan - who has repeatedly demanded that...

The rent freeze imposed on the Scottish private rental sector appears to have backfired. In the first quarter since the freeze was...

Government plans to ban Section 21 evictions could push up rents and reduce rental stock, a property dispute expert is warning. Lee Pearce...

Housing groups have united to appeal to politicians to step back from new laws that threaten to “devastate” the number of...

A lettings agent says a new HMO licensing regime in one of London’s highest profile boroughs will reduce the number of rental...

One of the leading industry suppliers has given a warning to government that continual regulation and legal changes restricting landlords will...

In the first anniversary of the initial ban on repossessions, it appears the move has backfired spectacularly. Research for the National Residential...

A warning has been issued that a bid to curb private rental sector rents in Scotland could well backfire with more...

These days, housing probably ranks right up with the NHS and education as a political battleground and over recent years, politicians...

Nottingham City Council became the latest local authority to introduce a landlord licensing scheme last week in an attempt to clampdown...

The new licensing scheme for rented homes in Nottingham is set to come into force on Wednesday, August 1, and yet...

With tenants being hit by record-high rents, landlords should refrain from putting extra pressure on those tenants who are already struggling...

One of the country‘s leading rental sector analysts is warning that tax changes for landlords’ mortgage interest relief, and the imminent...