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The government has written to Conservative MPs promising changes to the Renters Reform Bill to ease concerns over its anti-landlord bias. Amendments...

The removal of Section 21 notices and the end of fixed-term tenancies are the two issues that concern landlords the most,...

Labour is using a Bill currently going through Parliament as a backdoor method to introduce the regulation of lettings, estate and...

Only two per cent of Propertymark letting agents say tenants “always” want to know the EPC rating on a property they...

The trade press is fixated on the departure of housing minister Lucy Frazer after four months in the government reshuffle, but...

Propertymark’s head of policy and campaigns, Timothy Douglas, will explain how investment in the private rented sector can be better incentivised when...

Industry body Propertymark is reminding landlords as well as agents in England to be ready for significant changes to the way...

Propertymark has welcomed a pledge by the new Housing Secretary to boost housing supply. After he was appointed last week, Simon Clarke...

* Angels Media and Landlord Today are deeply saddened by the passing of HM Queen Elizabeth II * - Agents are warning that...

Industry supplier the Lettings Hub has brought together industry leads from across the lettings and pet sectors to discuss how to...

The government has issued detailed guidance ahead of a change in the law around smoke and carbon monoxide alarms coming into...

London-focussed lettings agency Douglas & Gordon gives its rundown on what new landlords should know to get the most out of...

For landlords looking to find tenants fast, London-based lettings agency Douglas & Gordon has put together a 12 tip guide to ensure landlords have a smooth letting process – perfect for...

The campaign to ensure that landlords are included in the government’s measures to alleviate the problem of dangerous cladding is gathering...

With landlords under pressure to fund ever-stricter energy efficiency requirements, a new report appears to make the government’s ‘one size fits...

ARLA Propertymark has launched a radical programme of reform for the private rental sector - getting in before the government’s own...

Despite dire warnings from Generation Rent, Shelter and other campaigners, it appears that the end of the eviction ban did NOT...

The scrapping of Section 21 and other provisions expected in the government’s White Paper on rental reform have been delayed until...

There appears to be no evidence yet as to the effectiveness or otherwise of the government’s mediation scheme, introduced ahead of...

The Budget has received short shrift from landlords and tenants, as Chancellor Rishi Sunak appeared to miss out the private rental...

A research project funded by the Nationwide Foundation has revealed widespread tenant satisfaction with small-scale landlords in Scotland.  The project, RentBetter, looks...

Buy-to-let landlords planning to evict tenants who have failed to pay rent when the existing evictions ban is scrapped on 23...

Carter Jonas, Marsh & Parsons and James Pendleton have become the latest letting agents to sign up to the Zero Deposit guarantee,...

A buy-to-let landlord has been ordered to pay just over £90,000 for repeatedly ignoring selective licensing laws in north London.  Stephen Ige...

As landlords increasingly feel the squeeze, amid increasing regulation and tax changes, some are questioning more than ever the point of...

Chestertons has become the latest letting agency to sign up to the Zero Deposit guarantee, a tenant’s deposit replacement product that...

It is now illegal for tenants to be charged by landlords or letting agents in Wales in order to set up or...

New rules could effectively see the introduction of 12-month minimum tenancy contracts as standard in Wales. Welsh housing minister Julie James AM...

The Minister for Family Support, Housing and Child Maintenance, Justin Tomlinson, will address the Residential Landlords Association’s (RLA) Future Renting Wales conference...

Early bird tickets are now on sale for the Residential Landlords Association’s (RLA) next Future Renting Conference in Cardiff. The one-day conference,...

The Residential Landlords Association’s (RLA) next Future Renting Conference takes places in London tomorrow. The one-day conference, which will be held at...

Construction work is progressing well on a new ultramodern, multimillion pound Build to Rent development on Forth Banks in Newcastle, which...

A buy-to-let landlord who owns 30 properties in York and Leeds has been handed a fine of more than £1,000 and...

A growing number of buy-to-let landlords are letting out their homes as short-term holiday lets, making them no longer available for...

The Welsh minister for housing and regeneration, Rebecca Evans AM, will address the RLA’s Future Renting Wales conference in Cardiff today.  The Future...

There is growing concern that thousands of buy-to-let landlords could face fines and possibly even prosecution for failing to sign up...

The government’s decision to review the effectiveness of the Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarm (England) Regulations 2015 will have an impact...

The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) has announced that the Welsh cabinet secretary responsible for housing policy, Carl Sargeant, will be the...

Contradictory and outdated fire safety guidance urgently needs updating to better support private landlords, according to the Residential Landlords Association (RLA). The...

Private landlords of high-rise buildings in Wales are being encouraged to take up an offer of free cladding safety checks following...

The government’s decision to push back plans to make landlords submit tax returns digitally has been warmly welcomed by the Residential...

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

An investigation has been launched after details of hundreds of landlords who have not yet registered on a Wales-wide scheme were...

Buy-to-let landlords are calling for the Welsh government to help get the housing market in Wales moving again by amending or...

Rental demand for rural homes in the Dumfries and Galloway unitary council area of Scotland has increased sharply in recent months...

Private tenants north of the border have come together to launch Scotland’s first national union for people living in the private...

Neil Livingstone, director of Douglas Dickson Property Management Limited, explains why Glasgow’s buy-to-let market looks ripe for investment.  Landlords have been heard...

Brent Council has received more than 5,000 online applications from landlords seeking to have their Brent rental properties licensed since it...

The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) has said the key to protecting tenants is enforcement of existing rules and regulations rather than...

A landlord who was found to have 16 tenants living in just one property in Willesden Green, north London, has been...

A rogue landlord who rented out a sub-standard property in Brent has become the first to be fined under Brent Council’s...