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Britons’ ideas of a classic home are changing as a result of people being more conscious about their home’s impact on the...

With Labour’s election victory, a new EPC target has been announced. In mid-July, the new Secretary of State for Energy Security and...

One of the UK’s most high profile lettings agents is calling on politicians to change course on rent controls. David Alexander of...

Informed reports in the housing and mainstream media suggest that Chancellor Rachel Reeves is set to announce higher social housing rents,...

A mortgage lender wants Chancellor Rachel Reeves to use her October Budget to offer support to beleaguered landlords - especially over...

London Mayor Sadiq Khan appears to have lost his years-long fight to win the power to improve rent controls. Media reports over...

The Renters Reform Coalition - a collection of some 20 groups, fronted by Generation Rent - has announced that it is...

The independent National Audit Office has sharply criticised the former Conservative government for having no strategy or public targets for reducing...

Mortgage rates are forecast to continue falling as lenders take advantage of cheaper funding. Specialist lender Octane Capital has so-called swap rates...

A group of 20 major local authorities - the biggest social landlords in England - have sent an open letter to...

Specialist lender Aldermore has launched new and reduced limited edition Buy To Let and residential owner-occupier mortgage products. For individual and company...

The Labour landslide victory in last week’s election won’t change the weather when it comes to mortgage rates, a leading analyst...

The biggest rental sector headline from Labour’s manifesto may well be its pledge for the “immediate” abolition of Section 21 eviction...

Over half of renters who choose a deposit alternative are funding their moves with money saved by not having to pay...

More than one in four young people are worried that they or someone they know will become homeless in the next...

“When it comes to housing policy, there is little difference between the two major parties” says Aneisha Beveridge, head of research...

The Resolution Foundation - which describes itself as an independent think tank, and whose chief executive resigned this month to become...

Labour’s manifesto, just released, makes a pledge to enact the “immediate” abolition of Section 21 eviction powers, along with other private...

More than one in five people in the UK fear they or someone they know could be homeless in the next...

The British Property Federation wants the next government to give special assistance to Build To Rent developers to allow them to...

An investigation by Sky News and a housing campaigner have revealed that there are some 33,993 vacant council properties in England...

In an unusual intervention for a lettings industry supplier, Zoopla has made an impassioned plea for a new Renters Reform Bill. The...

Real estate finance and investment business TAB has launched a long-term lending service extending to all stages of a property’s life...

The Bank of England’s monetary policy committee has held base rate at 5.25% for the sixth time in a row. The news...

More landlords predict Scotland will attract the most residential property investment outside of London and the South East in the next...

A housing industry group wants the energy efficiency of a social rented property to be factored into the rent the tenant...

Back in 2019, the Government promised a ban on so-called no-fault evictions. Section 21 was to be outlawed. While some housing...

A council is urging landlords of eligible properties to apply for energy efficient measures such as insulation, solar panels or heat...

The average water bill has risen by 6% in England and Wales in recent days, which could see households having to...

A prominent lettings sector expert is blaming the media for anti-landlord sentiment and a rise in tenancy disputes. Gina Peters, Head of...

Phase two of the Home Upgrade Grant (HUG2) is a UK Government-funded scheme for properties in England that are not connected...

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

Rent controls are at the heart of the local election manifesto of the Green Party of England and Wales. Co-leader Carla Denyer,...

A council which last year staged a pilot project about the Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards in the lettings sector is now...

A charity is calling for landlord licensing schemes which cost enough to fund annual inspections, and the issuing of “sentencing guidelines”...

Homes Under The Hammer property expert Lucy Alexander is fronting a new campaign to identify empty homes and bring them back...

New analysis claims that the North East of England has made “no progress on greening the highest-emissions homes in 13 years.” Meanwhile,...

Neath Port Talbot council plans to host a free event, providing what it calls “support and funding advice for landlords.” The Private...

Nearly a third of landlords predict that the retail sector will see the highest level of negative growth over the next...

The Chancellor has used his Budget to confirm a 2p cut in National Insurance, from April 6. This will take it...

Millennials, long seen as a financially disadvantaged generation, are on the brink of becoming the wealthiest generation in history thanks to...

Activist group Generation Rent has described the latest homelessness data from the government as showing “a whole new level of horror.” It...

Rightmove is calling on Chancellor Jeremy Hunt to use next week’s Budget as an opportunity to incentivise landlords to make properties...

The government’s proposal to introduce a new one per cent deposit mortgage scheme to help young people onto the property ladder...

Over a third of landlords will push back energy efficiency measures due to government flip-flopping on the issue.  Research commissioned by tax...

Bristol’s controversial Labour council is extending previous licensing schemes to other parts of the city at some £1,800 HMO per licence...

The Renters Reform Bill will not go for its Third Reading in the House of Commons for at least another fortnight. The...

Labour says there’s a link between Section 21 powers granted to landlords and what it claims is a total of 4,400...

The Generation Rent activist group says the government must “make it clear that landlords and letting agents can let homes to...

HSBC bank is working with Shelter on housing campaigns. A statement from the charity says: “With support from partners including HSBC UK,...

The identify of the service running the upcoming Private Rental Sector Ombudsman scheme has been thrown into doubt once more. The Renters...

Labour-controlled Haringey Council in London says the owners of short lets and furnished holiday homes will be forced to pay double...

A think tank says rents set in the social sector should reflect the energy efficiency of a property. It’s one of a...

A building society is calling upon politicians, government, the Bank of England and local councils and other bodies to cooperate on...

New rent control proposals put forward by politicians are unnecessary and too costly according to a leading property expert.  David Alexander -...

Renters and landlords of properties without gas central heating can now get energy saving green measures installed free of charge or...

The government has insisted that its commitment to reform the courts process to help deal with evictions more effectively is not...

A new rental website which claims to list “all available homes for young people in one place” has raised well over...

Housr, a student living start-up, says it’s started its second year by adding 45,000 properties to its platform ahead of the...

A campaign by a UK government to help landlords retrofit their properties with energy efficient amenities has had almost zero impact,...

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

The rising cost of living - especially housing - remains the top issue on Londoners’ minds for the second year in...

London’s Labour mayor Sadiq Khan wants 10,000 private homes in the capital to be brought into the social rental sector within...

A range of grants, including new and enhanced schemes, are available to help landlords improve the energy efficiency of homes and...

A local authority in London is to buy back over 300 properties it built and sold off years ago under Right...

The government of Jersey's low-carbon heating scheme, which gives up to £5,000 match funding to help Islanders switch their heating away...

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

More councils should be encouraged to buy homes from landlords, an industry expert says. This follows reports last week which revealed that...

A website claims that Banning Orders on private landlords have not been served because of local government funding shortfalls. Open Democracy says...

A council is appealing to landlords to work with the local authority and the Probation Service to help ex-offenders fit accommodation...

Last month, Housing Secretary Michael Gove declared the Government was “asking too much, too quickly” of landlords by setting a 2028...

London Labour Mayor Sadiq Khan and activist group Generation Rent have issued a joint appeal for rent controls in the capital. Khan’s...

Activist group Generation Rent is now demanding a change to the Renters Reform Bill to help tenants with energy bills. The group...

When a popular Dorset pub was devastated several years ago, thanks to a huge chimney fire, the owners were left with...

Veterans Minister Johnny Mercer is calling on landlords to step up and open their accommodation to Afghan refugees. He says current solutions...

London Mayor Sadiq Khan, who wants the government to give him the powers to impose rent controls, is now demanding licensing...

A Labour MP wants the government to include private landlords in the Building Safety Act’s leaseholder protections scheme.  The government introduced the...

The average UK house price fell slightly in June, by around £300 compared to May with a typical property now costing...

A third year law student has successfully challenged her landlord over a repair bill.  Obioma Ibe, whose landlord unlawfully tried to claim...

The Labour Mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham, says he is demanding the powers to seize usage or poor quality homes...

There’s a new warning this morning that rents are set to soar as landlords struggle with much higher interest rate payments...

Activists who at one time appeared broadly happy with the pro-tenant Renters Reform Bill now appear to have changed their mind. Over...

A plan to regulate short lets such as Airbnbs has been ruled unlawful by a judge before it even comes into...

The Nationwide Foundation - a charitable foundation founded by the Nationwide Building Society - says the Renters Reform Bill should be...

The Labour Mayor of Newham in London has called for a vast extension of landlord licensing. Rokhsana Fiaz says she welcomes a...

A quarter of Britons are considering becoming holiday let landlords to earn extra income from the continued popularity of UK staycations,...

A charity claims that private renters are about twice as likely as the general population to be in problem debt. StepChange, via...

Build To Rent sector players are complaining about too much tax and regulation holding back their activities. A new analysis of 31...

One of the UK governments has backed a call for private landlords to get cash help to meet new Minimum Energy...

Over 175 investors have put well over a combined £1m into a property management tech business targeting landlords. Digital platform EVO -...

Tax expert David Hannah claims that the government's 12 new high-growth investment zones have already begun to drive property prices in...

Landlords are being encouraged to contribute to a crowdfunding campaign to take legal action regarding rent caps and eviction bans. It follows...

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

Hitting the UK’s net zero carbon objective is an immense task, but one that we must strive for. We all have...

The Green Party’s co-leader Carla Denyer has branded the government’s Right To Buy scheme as a “slum landlord’s charter”.  Denyer made the...

Roma Finance is the new main sponsor of Sky TV’s Property Elevator, the show for budding property entrepreneurs. The entrepreneurs pitch their...

A Labour candidate hoping to become the MP in a popular tourist area is on the warpath over what she calls...

A leading figure in the PropTech sector wants this week’s Budget to provide more funding for local council enforcement of rental...

A London Labour council is putting an extra £400,000 into enforcement against private landlords allegedly ignoring serious damp and mould issues. The...

Local authorities exist to improve housing stock in their area; however, licensing is not the best way to improve standards across...