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Three newly-elected Labour MPs have shot into the list of the top five landlords in the House of Commons. The Financial Times...

Academics in a leading university have set up a project to probe so-called bidding wars in the private rental sector.  Two figures...

An activist group supporting renters is calling for the final two months of a tenancy to be rent-free in a bid...

The government has released more information on its new Renters Rights Bill, which is expected to be launched into Parliament in...

A new Renters' Rights Bill is to be introduced into Parliament, it's been confirmed today. The announcement was made in the King's...

Activist group Generation Rent has produced a report in tandem with a trades union, focusing on key worker tenants - and...

In a blog released within minutes of Sir Kier Starmer becoming Prime Minister, activist group Generation Rent calls for rent controls. It...

The National Residential Landlords Association has congratulated Labour on its landslide election win and has extended the hand of cooperation for...

The biggest rental sector headline from Labour’s manifesto may well be its pledge for the “immediate” abolition of Section 21 eviction...

Labour has stepped up its programme clamping down on what it calls “unscrupulous landlords strangling growth.” Specifically this means ending bidding wars,...

Just days after suggesting rent controls of any kind were off the table, it now appears Labour may be considering them...

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

With 2023 drawing to a close, flatshare website SpareRoom has revealed data which suggests a slowdown in the rental frenzy -...

A think tank claims that four in 10 households renting privately that moved within the last year are paying an average...

The Labour Party says it will outlaw rental bidding wars if it wins the next General Election. The party's shadow housing minister,...

Whereas it’s likely that every single landlord has seen higher costs over the past year, two out of five tenants have...

The average price of property coming to the market rises by 0.8 per cent this month to £365,357, reports Rightmove. This is...

A perfect storm is brewing in the lettings market with rents spiralling driven by increasing demand fuelled by workers returning to...

A Labour council is being tipped to vote tomorrow to introduce rent controls for the private sector, even though it has...

Rightmove says the average price of newly-marketed homes dipped 1.1 per cent this month - the equivalent of £4,159 - to...

The Private Rental Sector is undeniably in need of some assistance, as recent changes to legislation and global events have put...

An upbeat report on the booming private rental market in Prime Central London has been released by investment consultancy London Central...

Lack of rental stock is now the biggest challenge facing letting agents today. That is what every agent I’ve spoken to...

Recently I caught up with the Alex Lubinsky CEO of Rentberry, the app that allows a tenant to place a bid...