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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...

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

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

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

Plaid Cymru, the party of Wales, has issued a manifesto with a clampdown on the private rental sector as one of...

The Liberal Democrats have set out a predictable set of pledges in their manifesto for next mon this election, centred on...

A Labour councillor who has wanted restricted rights for buy to let landlords and short let hosts has been dropped as...

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

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

It looks as if a prominent local authority in Scotland is going to temporarily scrap the country’s tight rules on who...

The government is ruling out any U-turn on the tax changes regarding furnished holiday lettings - despite substantial complaints from Tory...

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

The Labour-led government in Wales has issued a consultation proposing the abolition of Land Transaction Tax Multiple Dwelling Relief from June...

A Labour council in London has issued a statement appearing to celebrate its role cracking down on landlords. The statement from Brent...

The popular narrative may have been that first time buyers have been priced out of the market, partly by landlords: but...

A south coast council is set to clampdown on HMOs after a report highlighted alleged issues with the likes of bins,...

A new additional HMO licensing scheme is about to hit landlords in part of London.  Haringey council claims its initiative aims to...

The Chancellor has rendered hundreds of lettings businesses unviable overnight as a result of his Budget tax clampdown. That’s the view of...

A Tory has slammed the proposed clampdown on short lets proposed by Housing Secretary Michael Gove - and he calls them...

The chief executive of a short lets service says Chancellor Jeremy Hunt is wrong to think penalising landlords will help solve...

Agents’ trade body Propertymark has called for equal parity between short-term lets and the private rented sector to ensure they meet...

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

A Labour MP who has campaigned for some years against short let landlords says proposals to crack down on the sector...

The Conservative leader of a council which claims it has had problems with Airbnbs and short lets has given wholehearted backing...

Housing Secretary Michael Gove has this morning announced wholesale changes to planning and regulations surrounding short lets. His proposals include: - planning permission...

Airbnb has given its backing to a proposal from Housing Secretary Michael Gove to introduce a mandatory register of short let...

Proposals for a ‘good landlord’ scheme in Greater Manchester have won the personal backing of the chief executive of the National...

The Build To Rent trade body, the UK Apartment Association, is backing the proposals outlined to clampdown on rogue landlords put...

A local authority in a tourist hotspot claims that local landlords have “overwhelmingly” backed a move to clampdown on Airbnbs and...

Airbnb in the UK is bringing in restrictions on certain bookings over New Year’s Eve to deter guests holding anti-social parties. Proprietary...

Michael Gove has written to 10 social housing providers - housing associations and councils - slamming them after findings of severe...

A group of Conservative MPs has organised a lobby of the government to demand a clampdown on Airbnbs and other short...

A trade body representing short lets operators has slammed government housing failures. The Short Term Accommodation Association says it’s analysed local authority...

A clampdown has found 18 council homes were being unlawfully sublet on Airbnb and other short let platforms. The investigation led by...

A prominent north of England council has launched a six-week public consultation on proposals to tighten the planning rules around converting...

There’s been a clampdown on imprecise wording used in lettings listings. The National Trading Standards Estate and Lettings Agency Team  - which...

Airbnb has issued a statement responding to the call for a clampdown on short lets demanded by Labour’s outspoken London Mayor,...

A non-for-profit hospitality group wants tighter regulations and restrictions to be imposed on Airbnb properties which affect both the rental market...

A Labour MP who wants a licensing system to be introduced for Airbnb-style short lets and holiday accommodation is holding a...

With the government considering short let landlords having to seek planning consent for the use of complete houses, AirBnb has announced...

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...

A Liberal Democrat MP is calling on the government to bring forward a clampdown on Airbnb and other short lets.  The government...

The Generation Rent activist group says the government’s proposed clampdown on short let landlords does not go far enough. At the end...

Landlords in a county in England may be issued with a Compliance Notice as part of a clampdown to improve the...

Landlords in a county in England may be issued with a Compliance Notice as part of a clampdown to improve the...

A new Tory-controlled super-council, which came into force at the weekend and combines eight previous local authorities, has announced an immediate...

Landlords in a county in England may be issued with a Compliance Notice as part of a clampdown to improve the...

The government’s proposed tenancy reforms - including the banning of section 21 evictions - could be undermined by delays in the...

The Bank of England’s Prudential Regulation Authority is telling lenders to exercise more scrutiny on loans for buy to let properties. In...

Housing Secretary Michael Gove has made an announcement overnight that “the government will always act to protect tenants.” The claim comes as...

Labour MP Rachael Maskell says she has won the support of 10 other members of parliament from across the political divide...

A council says it’s going to introduce stricter regulations for HMOs - and it hasn’t yet even finished its formal consultation. Hounslow...

A Conservative MP who has already suggested a 25 mile limit around some rental properties to reserve them for people with...

New selective licensing measures are to be introduced across three parts of Leicester in a new clampdown on landlords. The combined areas...

Councils will be able to control numbers of second homes and holiday lets under new plans unveiled by the Welsh Government. There...

Unscrupulous landlords in the ‘exempt rental’ niche will be driven out by a new clampdown, the government insists. The exempt sector provides...

Failing social housing landlords could face unlimited fines and Ofsted-style inspections, under the Social Housing (Regulation) Bill being introduced into Parliament...

The National Association of Property Buyers says soaring numbers of landlords are looking to sell homes - slashing stock and therefore...

Michael Gove’s Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities has given £650,000 to one town to clampdown on rogue landlords. A statement...

Another council is urging private landlords to check the Energy Performance Certificate ratings on their properties to ensure they comply with...

A lettings agent says his client landlords are already turning their back on short let platforms including Airbnb ahead of likely...

A council says it’s going to clampdown on landlords who are “keeping deposits unnecessarily” and agents “charging unpermitted fees.” The pledge comes...

New selective licensing schemes are now live in areas of north and east Manchester covering more than 1,400 properties.  This means compulsory...

West Lindsey council in Lincolnshire is launching a consultation on proposals to change how some private rented homes are managed and...

A tourism chief has stood up in favour of closing what the government calls a tax loophole for landlords letting out...

A leading accountancy firm says the relative good health of the rental market and house price appreciation will trigger stricter enforcement...

Shelter has given what appears to be unconditional support to the SNP-Green proposals for reform of the private rental sector in...

Rogue landlords who create portfolios of overcrowded, unregulated and unsafe properties - including the infamous beds in sheds - now face...

A Midlands city is starting consultation on a major extension of powers over HMOs. Leicester council wants to have an extended Article...

The Generation Rent activist group has repeated its call for a landlord register in England, saying it could mean more tax...

There’s been another report of a council targeting landlords over rubbish. A Community Protection Warning was served on an empty house in...

The government has today announced a new cash injection for councils to clampdown on landlords whose properties fail to meet energy...

A Labour-controlled local authority with a reputation for clampdowns on rogue landyhas issued a statement celebrating its successes. Tower Hamlets council in...

There’s more evidence of councils clamping down on landlords fly tipping - Landlord Today has run a series of reports on...

If you let out holiday properties or have switched to Airbnb or similar platforms, tax inspectors may be coming for you. Accountancy...

A landlord has overturned a council fine for letting her flat without a licence - and it’s the same local authority...

Redbridge council in east London has undertaken its toughest ever clampdown on buy to let, visiting 171 properties in a week. The...

HM Revenue & Customs has announced webinars aimed at landlords in its latest bid to extract the maximum tax from buy...

Fines totalling more than £250,000 were issued to rogue landlords in Barking and Dagenham last year. Offences included failing to have a...

Two landlords have been handed hefty fines after pleading guilty to renting out shared houses without the correct paperwork. The owner of...

A council has now approved plans for two of the country’s largest licensing schemes - one is so large it needs...

A council clampdown on four short let flats in Edinburgh has been backed by the Scottish Government. The council discovered that the...

The trading standards team charged with policing lettings and estate agents is to investigate whether a new guideline on referral fees...

Ashfield District Council has joined forces with police officers in the Sutton area of Nottinghamshire to clampdown on unscrupulous landlords operating...

A new licensing scheme designed to clampdown on unscrupulous landlords has been put forward for consideration by  Liverpool City Council. The new...

Southwark Council has given the go-ahead for the introduction of a new licensing scheme which could see landlords across the borough...

The Government is failing to recognise clear warning signs that a rental crisis is on the horizon, the Residential Landlords Association...

Rishi Sunak's first Budget included new taxes for overseas property buyers, funding to remove unsafe cladding, fresh funds to support the...

Given that the number of people living in private rented accommodation has grown, doubling in the past three decades, renters are...

The government’s decision to invest an additional £4m in funding for local councils to tackle criminal landlords and letting agents has...

Labour has pledged to clampdown on rogue landlords and restrict rent hikes in England if it wins next month’s general election.  A...

Nottingham City Council has been criticised for targeting responsible landlords whilst doing little to clampdown on rogue operators in the local...

Marks Out Of Tenancy, a letting review website, has launched a digital service to help local authorities crackdown on unscrupulous landlords...

Unscrupulous landlords in the London Borough of Hackney face more stringent regulation after Hackney Council agreed to new property licensing powers...

A new PRS interactive learning toolkit for local authorities to help them take action against rogue landlords and letting agents has...

Letting agents are being urged to do more to raise consumer awareness about rogue operators in the industry by demonstrating their...

Council officers from Brent and Harrow Trading Standards have pledged to clampdown on unscrupulous letting agents in the London boroughs of...

An increasing number of Airbnb owners in Edinburgh are moving away from short-term letting in favour of traditional long-term tenancies as...

Transport for London (TfL) has finally bowed to pressure from campaigners and announced a ban on adverts that promote short-term letting...