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Campaigning charity Shelter has responded angrily to new figures showing that councils are spending ever-more on temporary accommodation for homeless households...

John Lewis wants tax breaks for developers such as itself, in a position to start building immediately. Writing in The Daily Telegraph,...

The abolition of the furnished holiday lettings tax regime - confirmed earlier this week - will punish local economies, according to...

Labour is likely to make rental sector reform and regulation a priority - at least partly because it will be low-cost...

The recent unveiling by several London councils of selective licensing schemes should raise concerns among private sector landlords - especially 'amateur'...

A letter from a coalition of pro-tenant groups has been sent to the leaders of the Labour, Conservative, Liberal Democrat, Reform...

The Welsh private rented sector makes a gross value added (GVA) contribution of £1.6 billion to the UK economy, according to...

A think tank is urging the UK government to consider tax perks for private renters to help them save faster for...

Some of the biggest names in the trade, lending and advisory sectors have produced a report outlining the vast significance that...

A think tank claims that the government will pay landlords in the private sector six times the expected spend on new affordable homes in the five-year period between 2021 and 2026. The New...

The government should tax property ‘hoarders’ cashing in on the UK housing market says a left-leaning think tank. A report by the New Economics...

Both the Generation Rent activist group and London Labour Mayor Sadiq Khan have issued a joint attack on private rental sector...

Yes, it’s that time again when the property hoi polloi impose their predictions for the following year on us and so,...

A confused and complicated approach to holiday homes in England, Scotland and Wales threatens the future of the holiday letting sector...

It’s disappointing to say, but once again the rhetoric from both the Labour and Conservative party conferences towards the private rented...

As landlords know better than most, property taxes are a rich seam of revenue for the government. And now, new figures show...

The government is reported to be considering extending the Right To Buy from just council tenants in England to housing association...

The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, wants the government to put a stop to the capital being used for international money...

The head of a building body says landlords and home owners need a replacement for the defunct Green Homes Grant to...

Many landlords and property investors will have watched the Chancellor’s budget with a feeling of trepidation. There had been hints of...

The government insists that its ban on bailiff-enforced evictions “protects the most vulnerable renters” during the pandemic. The claim comes in the...

When it comes to property investment, there is no one ‘right’ way to do it in order to succeed. Likewise, there...

The government is being urged to consider introducing a new capital gains tax on all residential properties in the UK to...

Boris Johnson’s “Build Build Build” announcement yesterday was designed to help drag the UK economy out of what could prove to...

Landlords and tenants will continue to be able to claim back the entire amount of money that has been lost or...

Tenants spent £1.9bn less in rent in 2018 compared with a year earlier, marking the first annual decline in more than...

In recent times, Birmingham has widely been considered as one of the very best places to invest in, throughout the whole...

Rogue landlords receive in the region of £2.5bn a year for renting out ‘non-decent’ properties, which includes homes that are unsafe,...

Labour has pledged a “consumer rights revolution” which will introduce legal minimum standards for all rental homes because people currently have...

London has become one of the most expensive cities in the world to rent a home, prompting a leading trade union...

Private housing tenants from across income scales are living in unsafe homes that fail to meet basic legal standards, a report...

Property crowdfunding platform Property Partner has launched a buy-to-let calculator, which shows landlords the full impact of the cuts to their...

Labour’s plans for private rented sector rent controls have been widely condemned by housing and landlord groups. Landlord Today reported yesterday how...