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A new poll of 1,300 landlords, conducted by flatshare site SpareRoom, shows a drop in confidence about the rental market. As of...

The average price of a home coming to the market for sale has dipped 0.4% in the past month says Rightmove.  This...

A prominent property group says landlords can only cope with the upcoming rental reform programme under Labour if they work with...

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

With Labour set to have a substantial majority in the Commons, this is how the coming days will play out.  Over the...

With the General Election just one week away, a new poll shows the top landlord priorities when it comes to voting...

The mayor of Barcelona has pledged to eliminate Airbnb-style short lets in the city within five years.  Socialist Jaume Collboni claims he...

The Conservatives have set out a 78-page manifesto, of which just over two pages are given to housing and related issues.  Here...

The Conservatives say they will scrap Capital Gains Tax for landlords who sell to sitting tenants, if they win the General...

Fiscal reform for the private rented sector  We’ve already seen some landlords leaving the private rented sector because of substantially increased taxes....

The Generation Rent activist group has issued a statement appearing sharply critical of Labour’s first new policy on housing in the General...

The National Residential Landlords Association says it’s “hugely disappointing” that the Renters Reform Bill will not become law. This is despite the...

Sadiq Khan, newly elected for a third term as London Mayor, is already under pressure from the Labour Left to be...

Political parties should stop bickering and instead work together to boost enforcement of rental standards in the private sector. That’s the view...

Twenty twenty-four is a pivotal year for landlords in the Private Rented Sector (PRS). It is still the Government’s aim that...

The Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities has still not given a new date for the publication of the Renters...

Rishi Sunak has won the Conservative leadership campaign and is set to become Prime Minister tomorrow. Over the summer Sunak set out...

The government’s expected U-turn on the future of Section 21 eviction powers has provoked an explosion of anger from Generation Rent...

Private renting voters could be critical in deciding the outcome of the next General Election, according to Shelter. The campaigning charity -...

Robert Rinder, the reality TV celebrity and barrister, has joined the campaigning charity Shelter to oppose what he describes as illegal...

With just one day until voting day, each of the main political parties has outlined its plans for the country, including for...

With the general election just over a week away, each of the main political parties has outlined its plans for the...

Buy-to-let landlords from across the UK are being invited to join a post-election panel debate on the afternoon of Thursday 13...

With only a few hours left of voting in the general election, the balance of power will have a major impact...

The Conservatives have announced a range of housing policies designed to help them win the general election, including pledging to build...

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

New housing policies affecting the private rented sector, including longer tenancies, boosting the supply of much needed housing and plans to...

Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has set out plans to introduce a new Tenants’ Rights Charter to increase protection for tenants in...