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

Homeowners in Caerphilly, including private landlords, can access funding to make their properties more energy efficient. Caerphilly council recently approved a new...

The all-party Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Committee of MPs is looking into housing for disabled people.  It’s considering how the government, local...

A council is developing a new private sector housing renewal and disabled adaptations policy and is seeking the views of landlords,...

A local authority is hosting a free event for local landlords which will give them insights into latest developments in the...

One in four people don’t have enough savings to cover a 25 per cent drop in earnings - and that rises...

The Fire Protection Association says a recent First-Tier Tribunal decision and appeal dismissal highlight the responsibilities that landlords hold in relation...

The Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities has announced a £50m fund to help older and disabled people in England,...

One in three Britons could be facing poverty in retirement according to Scottish Widows - with renters amongst the most vulnerable. The...

The House of Commons Library provides books, journals and online resources for MPs, MPs' staff and parliamentary staff. Some of this is...

The government is today launching a consultation on a policy obliging landlords to make changes to communal spaces outside disabled tenants’...

Too little is being done to help landlords access funding to adapt their property to meet the needs of older or...

Airbnb has blocked nearly 80,000 UK reservation attempts following the introduction of restrictions that prevent under 25-year-olds from making entire home...

A charity claims it’s helping one person every minute with problems relating to renting from a private landlord. In the first two...

The landlords’ trade body wants more co-operation between the private rental sector and local councils as tenants’ needs change thanks to...

The ‘No DSS’ issue has been effectively settled by a landmark court case, but a new document for MPs says ‘affordability...

A second UK court has ruled that ‘No DSS’ is unlawful, after a renter won a legal trial against housing benefit...

A specialist property litigation firm is warning buy-to-let landlords not to discriminate against benefit claimants, following a recent landmark ruling that...

In recent years, there has been considerable controversy over the use of ‘no DSS’ in homes being listed for let, with...

The practice of refusing to rent homes to those in receipt of housing benefit has been ruled unlawful this week, but...

An overstretched generation of carers are in need of greater support themselves when it comes to keeping a roof over their...

One of the UK’s biggest and arguably most contentious buy-to-let landlords has been ordered to pay £25,000 after ignoring a notice...

Folkestone Magistrates Court’s decision last week to find high profile landlord, Judith Wilson, guilty of failing to comply with an enforcement...

Britain’s biggest and arguably most contentious buy-to-let landlord could be slapped with an ‘unlimited’ fine after leaving a wheelchair-bound tenant without...

Being a landlord demands a high level of commitment, not only to reduce void periods and keep your property marketable but...

A landlord in Ilford, Essex, has been sentenced to four months in jail for continuing to rent out his property despite...

A buy-to-let landlord had been prosecuted for letting rooms to three disabled people in an unlicensed property in the Rose Hill...

The policy focus of the upcoming election will be on Brexit, but political parties will do well to remember that housing...

An initiative designed to promote equality and diversity in the private rented sector in Wales has been awarded a £249,425 lottery...

Rogue landlords are raking in £5.6billion a year for unsafe homes that fail to meet legal standards, a report by Citizens...