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The government has pledged to “guarantee” that landlords will be able to repossess properties more swiftly through the courts as part...

Rental activists are up in arms because Housing Secretary Michael Gove failed to mention the Renters Reform Bill during his keynote...

A row has broken out over a statement made by housing minister Rachel Maclean at the Conservative Party Conference. She told a...

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

The charity Shelter is organising a fringe meeting at next week’s Conservative party conference, with a prominent campaigner for a mandatory...

The Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities says the long-awaited Rental Reform White Paper will now not be published until...

In an unexpected turn of events at a Conservative party conference fringe meeting, the chief executive of Shelter heaped praise on...

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

Michael Gove - one of the most senior and controversial figures in modern politics - is the new Housing Secretary.  Ben Beadle,...

The government is considering forcing landlords who rent out homes as Airbnb-style short lets to apply for planning consent. This would not...

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...

In order to solve tenant disputes, landlords will soon be required to register with a redress scheme, helping to improve operating...

A Camden councillor who was prosecuted last year by the council he works for in north west London after failing to...

The Conservative Party’s pledge to give tenants greater rights as part of a regulatory shake-up of the private rented sector has...

The Deposit Protection Service (DPS) wants to see more ‘support and information’ offered to landlords to help ensure that they properly...