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A council has thanked private landlords who have helped it cope with a homelessness crisis - but it says it wants...

The Housing Ombudsman - which currently presides over the social housing sector - has named and shamed 12 councils and housing...

The Renters Reform Bill returns to the House of Commons today with activist groups critical of amendments put forward to reach...

Generation Rent claims a proposed government amendment to the Renters Reform Bill may ‘trap’ victims of domestic abuse. Generation Rent - which...

Responding to confirmation that the Renters Reform Bill will return to the Commons next Wednesday, Ben Beadle of the National Residential...

MPs return to the Commons today after a substantial Easter recess - and with progress on the Renters Reform Bill on...

A council is looking to work with more private landlords to help reduce homelessness. Over the past few years Shropshire council has...

The Supported Housing (Regulatory Oversight) Bill has passed its third reading in the House of Lords and is set to become law...

A new report claims that many social landlords have inadequate policies to support survivors of domestic abuse. The report, published this week...

A new law is being considered to crack down on predatory landlords exploiting vulnerable people for sex in return for free...

When life is impossibly expensive, it’s not a surprise to see a rise in financial abuse. And to make matters worse,...

Rogue landlords who exploit the supported housing system at the expense of vulnerable residents could be banned from operating or fined...

The current system of so-called ‘exempt rental accommodation’ has been condemned by MPs as “a complete mess” which wastes taxpayers’ money...

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

A pioneering project is matching private landlords with tenant management skills in a local housing association. Salford council and the Irwell Valley...

The Mayor of London Sadiq Khan wants rogue landlords to pay bigger fines and more compensation to tenants. He is also introducing...

The Budget revealed by Chancellor Rishi Sunak does too little to help many of those struggling most to pay their rents. That’s...

The government has released new forms for secure and assured tenancies - and agents who fail to use them risk having...

The government has announced changes to tenancy notice periods in line with the phased easing of the pandemic restrictions.  Whilst some notice...

The government insists that its ban on bailiff-enforced evictions “protects the most vulnerable renters” during the pandemic. The claim comes in the...

It’s regarded as extremely likely that Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick will announce an extension to the eviction ban in England today. Pleas...

The Liberal Democrats want Airbnb to ensure its landlords offer free accommodation to victims and survivors of domestic abuse in Tier 3...

The government’s announcement at the end of next week that almost no evictions would be possible before January 11 at the...

The six-month tenant eviction ban, which finally ended yesterday, has helped renters that are suffering financial difficulty, but it has also...

With courts now prepared to hear rental property repossession cases again following the end of the ban on evictions, there will...

Rules which were due to expire at the end of September have been extended meaning buy-to-let landlords in Wales must now...

Many renters have welcomed the government's latest announcement around protecting tenants from eviction over the winter period, but tenants and landlords...

Buy-to-let landlords must now provide tenants with at least six months’ notice period prior to seeking possession through the courts in...

Covid-19 has been a challenge for landlords and tenants, on a scale that no one could ever anticipate. Whilst our research shows...

Buy-to-let landlords must now provide tenants with at least six months’ notice period prior to seeking possession through the courts in...

Buy-to-let landlords in England will now have to give tenants six months’ notice to vacate their property except in cases involving...

While the five-month tenant eviction ban has helped renters that are suffering financial difficulty, it has left landlords powerless to take...

The government’s decision to extend the ban on evictions in England and Wales by a further two months has left victims...

Earlier this month, the government confirmed that its ban on evictions due to the coronavirus pandemic is to be extended for...