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New figures seen by Landlord Today show the scale of landlords fleeing the private rental sector in one part of the...

The National Residential Landlords Association says it’s met with new housing minister Matthew Pennycook to discuss improving standards in the rental...

Propertymark has come out in strong support of Andy Burnham’s new ‘Good Landlord Charter’ - and it wants letting agents included...

Private renters are more satisfied with their accommodation than those in the social rented sector, according to new data published over...

With the General Election campaign increasingly focusing on tax - on property and other assets and income - new figures from...

A call has come from the Welsh Government  to conduct an evaluation of Rent Smart Wales and its objectives.  There has been...

Propertymark says the current political crisis in Wales - where the Labour Welsh Parliament leader has lost a confidence vote but...

Charity Shelter is advertising for the post of ‘Assistant Director: Activism and Advocacy’ - with the postholder charged with supporting “...

Agents’ trade group Propertymark is demanding London Mayor candidates tackle what it calls “the unique housing challenges that the capital experiences.” Londoners...

A so-called Cultural Awareness Course is being held to explain to landlords about their responsibilities under the 2010 Equality Act. The course...

Housing Minister Jacob Young will address members of the National Residential Landlords Association in an exclusive webinar on Thursday. This is the...

A trade body claims private tenants are ‘suffering’ because lettings agents are not regulated. Propertymark is demanding equal treatment between lettings agents...

The government has written to Conservative MPs promising changes to the Renters Reform Bill to ease concerns over its anti-landlord bias. Amendments...

The substantial majority of tenants are completely unaware of the Renters reform Bill, despite high profile PR campaigns about it from...

The removal of Section 21 notices and the end of fixed-term tenancies are the two issues that concern landlords the most,...

Countryside campaigning charity CPRE has given a warm welcome to Michael Gove’s clampdown on short lets. Last week Housing Secretary Gove announced...

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

HSBC bank is working with Shelter on housing campaigns. A statement from the charity says: “With support from partners including HSBC UK,...

Labour is using a Bill currently going through Parliament as a backdoor method to introduce the regulation of lettings, estate and...

The Renters Reform Bill in its latest amended version now runs to 15 pages, and is available on the Parliament website. The...

Two-thirds of private landlords in the UK are optimistic about how their property investments will perform in the coming years -...

The National Residential Landlords Association has created two template email letters for landlords to use to urge MPs to minimise damage...

Labour’s Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves has campaigned for a selective licensing regime in her Leeds constituency. She joined the city council leader...

Activist’s Twitter war of words continues  It appears as if Suella Braverman is not the only figure making a personal attack in...

Claims on social media by a leader of the Renters Reform Coalition - who is also a contributor to a Labour-supporting website...

Only two per cent of Propertymark letting agents say tenants “always” want to know the EPC rating on a property they...

Landlords have again become the focus of HMRC. The government department is currently using data from rent deposit schemes to assess...

The trade press is fixated on the departure of housing minister Lucy Frazer after four months in the government reshuffle, but...

Interviews for the post of director of Generation Rent are scheduled to be held this month. The most recent holder of the...

The Generation Rent campaign group is advertising for a new director - the role held in recent years by Alicia Kennedy,...

The Chartered Institute of Environmental Health has written to Housing Secretary Michael Gove urging him to make it easier for councils...

Two groups of activists who campaign for rent controls and reform of the private lettings sector have turned on each other. Acorn...

Propertymark’s head of policy and campaigns, Timothy Douglas, will explain how investment in the private rented sector can be better incentivised when...

Industry body Propertymark is reminding landlords as well as agents in England to be ready for significant changes to the way...

Propertymark has welcomed a pledge by the new Housing Secretary to boost housing supply. After he was appointed last week, Simon Clarke...

* Angels Media and Landlord Today are deeply saddened by the passing of HM Queen Elizabeth II * - Agents are warning that...

Generation Rent is promoting another rent freeze campaign. In a short series of tweets, and in relation to the predicted energy price...

Industry supplier the Lettings Hub has brought together industry leads from across the lettings and pet sectors to discuss how to...

The government has issued detailed guidance ahead of a change in the law around smoke and carbon monoxide alarms coming into...

Two tenants who were amongst a group of activists in a battle with their landlord have written in a left-wing journal...

An activist group that campaigns against landlords has accused some of discriminating against tenants on the ground of their sexual orientation. Baroness...

Renting is changing. That’s what we keep being told by the Government as it prepares the ground for its renters’ reform...

A protest by Welsh nationalists has called for a new Property Act to be passed by the Welsh Parliament, which would...

Campaigning charity Shelter says the government’s rental reform programme is “a crucial step forward”.  The Levelling Up White Paper insists landlords ensure...

The campaign to ensure that landlords are included in the government’s measures to alleviate the problem of dangerous cladding is gathering...

The Home Office has confirmed that landlords, letting agents and employers will be able to use certified new technology to digitally...

With landlords under pressure to fund ever-stricter energy efficiency requirements, a new report appears to make the government’s ‘one size fits...

ARLA Propertymark has launched a radical programme of reform for the private rental sector - getting in before the government’s own...

The scrapping of Section 21 and other provisions expected in the government’s White Paper on rental reform have been delayed until...

The government is expected to give at least some details today of the principles enshrined in a new White Paper on...

Here at The ValPal Network, we know that there are other options available when considering to use a valuation tool, so...

A former member of Jeremy Corbyn’s shadow cabinet has thrown his weight behind Generation Rent’s latest campaign. Lloyd Russell-Moyle - chair of...

A letting agent who campaigns against rogue landlords says the government has “no idea” how many convictions there have been regarding...

The magazine produced by the National Residential Landlords Association has won a prestigious award.  The publication - called Property - has been...

Rebecca Long Bailey, a left wing MP sacked in controversial circumstances by party leader Sir Kier Starmer, has spoken up for...

One of the country’s leading lettings experts has written that whether landlords will accept pets in rental properties will not be...

The landlords' main trade body wants a tapering down of notice periods for Section 8 and Section 21. The government has already...

The Momentum group on the left of the Labour Party has outlined a three-stage campaign to secure a longer term ban on...

A group of activists at the centre of campaigns for renters’ rights has claimed the police help landlords commit illegal acts. The London...

The activists group Acorn, which has staged several anti-landlord demonstrations including some outside homes, is opposing a new Bill going through...

Activists from the Acorn campaign are pressing a council to get tough on landlords. Acorn has waged anti-landlord and anti-letting agent campaigns...

The Budget has received short shrift from landlords and tenants, as Chancellor Rishi Sunak appeared to miss out the private rental...

The leader of the Generation Rent campaign group has joined forces with tenant activists to demand the Chancellor gives financial support...

Martin Lewis, the celebrity consumer rights campaigner behind MoneySavingExpert, has called upon the government to extend the current ban on bailiffs...

The landlords’ trade body says it welcomes a change of heart by the government over details of the Green Homes Grant scheme. Until now...

Chancellor Rishi Sunak will announce government spending plans for the next 12 months on November 25 - and he already has...

The National Residential Landlords Association is calling on the government to ensure a comprehensive financial package is provided for landlords themselves,...

Robert Rinder, the reality TV celebrity and barrister, has joined the campaigning charity Shelter to oppose what he describes as illegal...

Renters’ unions are calling on the government to suspend rents for the duration of the coronavirus crisis after new research found...

Who are you?  Paul Shamplina What does it say on your business card? Founder and Director of Landlord Action and Brand Ambassador of...

Who are you? I’m the Director of Sales for both the well-known industry leading Today publications and The ValPal Network. Leading publications: Estate Agent Today,...

The rental income received by 79% of landlords with mortgages is only sufficient to service the interest element of their loans, and not...

If you have inherited a holiday home or B&B you could save thousands of pounds in inheritance tax, according to Kirwans...

Recent changes in legislation, as part of government policy to encourage first-time buyers and owner-occupier purchases, have led to a tax...

The National Landlords Association (NLA) has once again voiced its opposition to plans to introduce mandatory three year tenancies. Responding to the...

The idea of the property-owning democracy has deep roots and has long defined housing policy in this country, with various schemes...

Up to 12% of people retiring in 2018 have not made any financial provision for their retirement, according to fresh research...

The government’s decision to review the effectiveness of the Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarm (England) Regulations 2015 will have an impact...

More private landlords with rental homes in the London borough of Havering may soon have to apply for a license after...

Three new non-executive directors have been appointed to the board of the National Landlords Association (NLA). Adrian Jeakings, Steve Simpson and Dietmar...

In less than seven years Sawyer & Co has become the fastest growing Lettings Agents in Brighton & Hove. Silver winners of...

The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) has accused the Government of declaring war on individual landlords and described 2015 as an “annus...

Tenant campaign group Generation Rent has announced that director Alex Hilton is stepping down from his role. He will be leaving the...

The window of Foxtons estate agent in Brixton was smashed on Saturday as trouble erupted at an initially peaceful process against...