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A consultation on how to develop a more dynamic energy price cap has been launched by the regulator, Ofgem. The regulator claims...

The Tenant Farmers Association says its latest survey of tenant farmers paints a bleak picture of the relationships between landlords and...

Recent years have seen a surge in the holiday lettings sector with the popularity of digital platforms like Air BnB.  It...

A new law is being considered to crack down on predatory landlords exploiting vulnerable people for sex in return for free...

Activist group Generation Rent has thrown its weight behind the initiative by Home Secretary Suella Braverman to clampdown on so-called ‘sex...

The Housing Ombudsman has released its special investigation into Rochdale Boroughwide Housing, the social housing provider which supplied accommodation to Awaab...

A quarter of holiday let owners are very worried about the potential of new regulations or fees being enforced following the...

The government is publishing a so-called ‘call for evidence’ on options to reform the VAT relief for the installation of energy...

There’s only today and tomorrow left for landlords to respond to the committee of MPs currently calling for evidence concerning the...

Yet another committee of MPs has launched a ‘call for evidence’ as it starts an investigation into the private rental sector. The...

The long Jubilee Weekend celebration may be almost upon us but landlords are being urged respond to a major property tax...

The independent expert advisers to government on tax simplification, the OTS, says there has been a strong response to its consultation...

The independent Office for Tax Simplification wants to know how it can make landlords’ tax issues simpler - and it’s started...

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

The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) has proposed that tenants should be permitted to transfer a deposit between landlords when moving property.  The...

The Civil Justice Council has said it cannot support government plans for a specialist housing court, deeming it unnecessary.  Responding to the...

All letting agents should be regulated and required to have minimum training qualifications in order to reduce the number of rogue...