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A BBC journalist says activities to stop tenants speaking to him about the condition of flats let out by a Labour...

The Daily Record newspaper and website says the result of a new public survey shows eight our of 10 people in...

A survey of surveyors, private landlords, investors and developers has deemed the government’s EPC target as “impossible.” The survey was extremely small -...

Any tenant renting an Airbnb or other short let property in Edinburgh from the summer of 2026 is likely to be...

Coventry council will consider extending an Additional Licensing Scheme in the city for a further five years so it will run...

An inventory company has listed what it claims are the five UK postcodes where buy to let players can generate the...

A Build To Rent provider claims that its new scheme - where prices for the smallest units begin at £1,240 pcm...

In his latest criticism of landlords, the chief executive of Generation Rent says rent controls would protect “so many renters from...

The choice of holiday let deals is on the rise.  According to analysis by Moneyfactscompare the mortgage choices for borrowers looking at...

The British Royal Family is generating a hefty seven-figure income stream from holiday lets, an insurance company claims.  Pikl Insurance says the...

A survey claims tenants pay 20% more per month on average for a furnished apartment compared to unfurnished. And as the average...

Average rent arrears claims reached £2,092 in the second quarter of this year - a rise of 15% from £1,816 in...

Five selective licensing schemes are being recommended to Burnley council’s executive for approval this evening. Four are renewals, one is brand...

A Crimestoppers campaign is advising tenants on - in its words - “how to spot if your landlord is stealing energy.” The...

It will take no less than 18 years for all private rental properties to achieve an EPC rating of C or...

Growing numbers of tenants are feeling less confident at being able to meet the vistas of energy in their rented properties. That’s...

Campaigning charity Shelter says the loss of a private tenancy remains “the leading trigger of homelessness accounting for more than one...

The Generation Rent group claims some 26,100 households in England faced homelessness as a result of receiving a Section 21 eviction...

Only five weeks after the General Election, activist group the Renters Reform Coalition is already impatient at Labour’s failure to bring...

Only one in six on-campus University rooms in the UK affordable for students, the activist group Generation Rent claims.  It says 17%...

The National Residential Landlords Association says property claims management service Aspray has become a so-called ‘recognised supplier.’ Aspray focuses on providing claims...

A second major location in Spain is clamping down hard on short lets, with pledges of fines exceeding £500,000 on illegal...

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

A council has won an appeal to enforce two Financial Penalty Notices that were served on the same landlord who let...

Here’s a novelty - a small gift, of a kind,  from HM Revenue & Customs. Because the Bank of England Monetary Policy...

The new Labour government is to bring in so-called ‘hardship tests’ to make it tougher to evict tenants, a newspaper claims...

A property inventory provides details on the condition of a property and its contents which is carried out at the beginning...

Metropolitan areas that have built more homes in relation to their population since 2015 are more likely to have seen rent...

A business consultancy’s so-called “resilience barometer” says renters are amongst the most financially vulnerable groups in society. The consultancy, Hargreaves Lansdown, measures...

The boss of a rental flatshare agency claims tenants are sacrificing summer holidays because of high rents. Matt Hutchinson, director of the...

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

During the King’s Speech on Wednesday 17 July, the UK Government announced that it intended to legislate a new Renters’ Rights...

A property firm has branded the current council tax rules for holiday homes “a mess” and says local and national government...

Citizens Advice has made further criticisms of the private rental sector and landlords. At the start of the year a spokesperson accused...

The government has been warned by a charity not to weaken its commitment to scrapping Section 21 by allowing ‘backdoor evictions’...

A new agency - which describes itself as a “disruptor company” - says it will charge an all-in lettings and management...

Landlords purchased just 10% of homes sold across Britain during the first half of this year - the lowest share for...

A controversial council claims that HMRC is working with its enforcement team because many landlords who avoid licensing schemes are also...

Generation Rent research claims that minority ethnic communities are more likely to be living in colder homes that are more difficult...

Enfield council in North London is running a consultation on its proposals for a licensing scheme for small, shared HMOs in...

A north of England local authority is launching yet another consultation on licensing - 17 years after it became one of...

The Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH) has written to Housing Secretary Angela Rayner urging her to make it even easier...

A Labour council is warning landlords to get licensing or face hefty fines or prosecution.  Brent council in north London says it...

A new report from the Sustainable Markets Initiative, highlights the important role that electrified ‘cleantech’ homes can play in reducing energy...

Lloyds Bank - already a player of growing importance in the Build To Rent niche - is now to publish what...

A council dominated by a residents association is looking for landlords of three-, four- and five-bedroom houses to sign up to...

The much-publicised and long-awaited Good Landlords Charter for the Greater Manchester area has at last been launched. A statement from the local...

A new sentiment survey by Knight Frank reveals a shift in housing preferences, with one-fifth of respondents expressing an interest in...

Understanding Article 4 is crucial for HMO landlords and one legal expert says there is a big difference between HMO licensing...

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

Salford council has launched a consultation on whether private housing landlords in parts of Broughton and Kersal should require a selective...

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

A survey claims that 86 per cent of freehold landlords with a suitable property would install an electric vehicle (EV) charge...

The NRLA has slammed politicians in all major parties for their silence on one of the biggest issues for the private...

Anyone involved in the world of renting, whether landlords, letting agents, or tenants, knows how crucial it is to have a...

The deputy chief executive of Generation Rent claims to have suffered “horrendous exploitation” at the hands of lettings agents.  Dan Wilson Craw...

Over half of renters who choose a deposit alternative are funding their moves with money saved by not having to pay...

More than one in four young people are worried that they or someone they know will become homeless in the next...

The mayor of Barcelona has pledged to eliminate Airbnb-style short lets in the city within five years.  Socialist Jaume Collboni claims he...

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

Controversial politician George Galloway has issued a party manifesto saying the payment of “exorbitant rents to wealthy buy to let pensioners”...

A think tank claims that when it comes to space within a home, private rental sector tenants pay three times as...

The property consultancy Bidwells says that based on an average 300,000 new homes a year it could be four decades before...

Experts say there is no chance of a cut in interest rates being announced by the Bank of England ’s Monetary...

New data from flat-sharing platform SpareRoom shows what it calls “the staggering financial impact of cleaning-related deposit deductions on renters.” It claims...

Nigel Farage has pledged that his Reform UK party would reverse the Section 24 landlord tax changes within 100 days. Section 24...

Local media in the Midlands say another Labour council is set to charge private landlords £1,000 for a licence allowing them...

The National Residential Landlords Association has entered into a partnership with SDL Property Auctions. SDL sells a wide range of properties in...

The number of tenancies ending in arrears of more than five weeks’ rent has jumped to 17%, a deposit alternative service...

One of the more unexpected claims from Generation Rent activists is that when it comes to democracy, tenants are disadvantaged compared...

A consultation on a new licensing scheme has been launched by Reading council. The consultation will look at extending the current HMO...

More than one in five people in the UK fear they or someone they know could be homeless in the next...

The British Property Federation wants the next government to give special assistance to Build To Rent developers to allow them to...

In an unusual intervention for a lettings industry supplier, Zoopla has made an impassioned plea for a new Renters Reform Bill. The...

Legal action has been launched against Middlesbrough’s Labour council amid claims a licensing scheme which charges landlords almost £1,000 for each...

The issue of homelessness and cost of temporary accommodation are being cited as reasons for a new version of the Renters...

From July 1 most privately rented properties in Lewisham, south London, will need a property licence.  With one in four households in...

New demands from the Generation Rent group go much further than the original Renters Reform Bill in removing landlords’ rights. The group...

A prominent solicitors’ firm says the failure of the Renters Reform Bill to become law may have attracted headlines but the...

Nearly half of landlords intend to buy property in the next 12 months, claims another optimistic survey by specialist lender Landbay. Forty...

Campaigning charity Shelter claims social rents are 64% more affordable than private rents, with social tenants in England having to pay...

What is a property inventory? A property inventory is a detailed document that records the condition of a property and its contents...

A controversial stamp duty change - announced months ago but coming into effect tomorrow - has been described as a missed...

London councils have slammed government plans for regulating the short-term and holiday lets sector. In a letter to Housing Secretary Michael Gove,...

All private landlords in four areas of Islington in north London - where the council claims there are particular problems with...

There’s been a 25%-plus spike in demand for a deposit alternative, claims one of the industry’s suppliers. Reposit analysed its data from...

HM Revenue and Customs has opened almost 2,000 investigations into landlords letting out via Airbnb or other short let platforms. The Daily...

A cat charity claims it takes in an average of three cats daily because of landlords using Section 21 powers to...

Labour-controlled Lambeth council in south London is introducing a Selective Licensing Scheme at almost £1,000 per property. A statement from the council...

Grainger, the Stock Market listed corporate landlord, has been targeted by protesters over rent levels. A protest outside Grainger’s London HQ marks...

Newly re-elected Greater Manchester Labour Mayor Andy Burnham is to spend £600,000 of council tax payers’ cash on a clampdown on...

New figures from the Ministry of Justice show how hard interest rate rises are hitting landlords. Compared to the same quarter in...

Real estate finance and investment business TAB has launched a long-term lending service extending to all stages of a property’s life...

The trade body representing the Build To Rent industry wants to recruit people from that sector to sit in its board. The...

HMRC is appealing to landlords to file Self Assessment tax returns early - and claims there are benefits to doing so. In...

A landmark ruling about the invasive plant Japanese knotweed has been over-turned - with implications for landlords and other property owners.  In...

A group of energy professionals in the property sector are taking issue with a claim by consumer organisation Which? over the...

A prominent PropTech supplier claims the government’s pledge to delay the ban on Section 21 evictions until court processes have been...

Red tape and a hostile attitude towards landlords from government is fuelling Scotland’s housing crisis, experts warn. John Blackwood, chief executive of...

Blackburn with Darwen council in Lancashire is consulting on a new selective licensing regime covering 1,266 properties on 42 streets.  Running to...