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

The Housing Ombudsman, who presides over the social landlord sector comprising housing associations and local councils, has hit out at a...

Lloyds Bank - already a player of growing importance in the Build To Rent niche - is now to publish what...

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

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...

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

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

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

A property industry commentator has set out what he calls a plan of action to rejuvenate the buy to let sector. Jonathan...

The Government quietly announced population projections towards the end of January that could have major implications for the types of homes...

Michael Gove has written to 10 social housing providers - housing associations and councils - slamming them after findings of severe...

A housing analyst says student rent increases should be capped in the same way as social housing rents are. Rory Hughes, writing...

The rise of ‘Generation Rent’ is well documented, along with the spiralling rent payments they are facing during a tightening cost...

New directives issued by the government put the emphasis firmly on private landlords to take responsibility for issues of damp and...

Housing associations are urged to urgently check building specifications for the use of Reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete or RAAC. RAAC is the...

The Housing Ombudsman - who presides over housing associations and other social housing providers - has ordered a chief executive to...

There have been several examples of local councils asking private landlords to help find accommodation for refugees - but now the...

A pressure group within the Labour Party wants a future government to provide £15 billion over 10 years to allow half...

A controversial new report demands that the government uses next month’s Budget to sharply increase tax burdens for landlords. The Joseph Rowntree Foundation’s...

The government says it’s reviewing landlord guidance on the health risks of damp and mould following the death of two year...

A Labour council is being tipped to vote tomorrow to introduce rent controls for the private sector, even though it has...

Propertymark has come out in favour of private landlords being allowed to follow the example of social landlords in agreeing an...

There’s a warning that the next 12 months could be even worse than the last for the private rental sector in...

A Labour peer who was to have invested £1 billion in affordable homes has halted his scheme because of the threat...

The Scottish Federation of Housing Associations says its members are key to tackling the cost of living crisis but rent freezes,...

A rent freeze in Scotland - which has been condemned by many experts in the private rental sector and by housing...

The authoritative publication Inside Housing says the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities is pondering a formal consultation on limiting...

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

The Welsh Government, which recently pushed back its so-called rental revolution until December, has nonetheless published extensive new guidelines about the...

It’s been confirmed that Prime Minister Boris Johnson is to announce plans to extend the Right To Buy to housing associations. Under...

The government is reported to be considering extending the Right To Buy from just council tenants in England to housing association...

Fifteen businesses which had bought freeh­olds from housing developer Countryside have now given formal undertakings to remove terms that cause ground...

A small proportion of private landlords grab the spotlight because of their poor treatment of tenants and properties - yet figures...

A senior Anglican priest has stood up for renting as a concept, and suggests Britain is too pre-occupied with home ownership. Angela...

The proportion of the population in the private rented sector in England has risen three per cent in the past decade. Research...

Who are you? Craig Hayward How do you help landlords and property investors? With over 10 years’ experience we have been helping landlords and...

Many buy-to-let landlords are heavily exposed to young renters most at risk of losing their job, according to new research from...

Scottish Land & Estates is calling on the Scottish government to ensure that private landlords who provide affordable homes to rent have...

Housing charity Shelter has launched a £600,000 fund in Greater Manchester today with a view to finding real-life solutions to the...

A new property repair and maintenance reporting app has been launched by Scottish Land & Estates (SLE). The system, which can be...

A new pilot has been launched by TrustMark, the government endorsed quality scheme, in partnership with East Sussex Trading Standards, to...

The proportion of income spent by private tenants on rents in England has continued to fall, according to an official report...

The government has released the first tranche of an estimated £400m to fund the removal and replacement of unsafe cladding on...

The government remains committed to building more new homes, but their target of 300,000 a year is unlikely to be met. Sky-high...

Property developers are looking to profit from the growing number of private renters by investing further in purpose-built rental accommodation. The Build...

The government’s decision to launch a £200m pilot scheme last week to extend Right to Buy to housing association tenants -...

Seven in ten prospective tenants registered with MovingSoon.co.uk, a website that advertises affordable housing for renters, believe deposit-free renting is a...

While demand for rental property remains strong, landlords always have to be mindful of tenants’ ability to pay higher prices, according...

Q: About the Caridon Group?  Caridon Group provides exceptional, end-to-end residential property solutions throughout the UK, from property development and management to...

You may have heard about the welfare reform changes that started in 2013. Many existing benefits are being abolished and replaced...

Having long provided mega double-digit returns for investors, investment in buy-to-let continues to outperform other major asset classes, including bonds, cash...

Labour MP and gas safety campaigner George Howarth has tabled an early day motion (EDM) calling on landlords and social housing...

Our new Chancellor, Philip Hammond, looks like a considered man and one hopes that he will be able to ‘kick away’...

Various housing bodies have welcomed the end of Right to Buy in Scotland, more than 35 years after it was first...

Gavin Barwell has been appointed the new Minister for Housing, Planning and London, taking over from Brandon Lewis, who has moved...

Specialist mortgage lender Paragon has called on the Chancellor to make no further changes to the taxation of landlords in today's...

A new partnership between the Residential Landlords Association (RLA) and the TDS Charitable Foundation will help charities and other organisations offer...

Q: What does it say on your business card? Head of Lettings, Connells Q: What is Connells? Connells is one of the UK’s leading...