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A council has revealed that it sells off its housing stock that is too expensive to repair - but it deliberately...

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

Labour MP Matthew Pennycook has been named as the principal housing minister in the new government. He was shadow housing minister when...

From July 1 most privately rented properties in Lewisham, south London, will need a property licence.  With one in four households in...

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

Michael Gove’s Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities hit back overnight at critics of the government’s Renters Reform Bill. The Bill...

A newspaper reports that Housing Secretary Michael Gove is willing to rely on Labour votes to pass the Renters Reform Bill...

A national newspaper says the Renters Reform Bill is “on the brink of collapse” as Tory MPs are divided on their views...

A landlord has quit the private rental sector after a battle with his council over why his properties were put into...

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

The National Residential Landlords Association says it wants a speedy implementation of the Renters Reform Bill to avoid uncertainty - and...

Generation Rent has issued an angry statement about amendments to the Renters Reform Bill - just as one MP says agreement...

Government proposals on limiting short lets "fall a long way short of what's needed and will do nothing to put right...

The Renters Reform Coalition - a group of organisations including Shelter and Generation Rent - has again written to Housing Secretary...

A legal services provider is claiming that landlords risk criminal prosecution for breaches of licensing rules that are often “unreasonable and...

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

The all-party Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Committee of MPs is looking into housing for disabled people.  It’s considering how the government, local...

A newspaper claims that Prime Minister Rishi Sunak wants British families to be given higher priority for social housing. Implicitly this may...

The National Residential Landlords Association wants to show the government that some local councils still advise tenants served with a valid...

I recently attended the NRLA’s annual conference in Birmingham and a theme that still dominates discussion in the industry is the...

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

A senior Labour MP associated with the moderate wing of the party says private rental properties should be confiscated from serial...

The new Housing Minister is Lee Rowley - who was a former housing minister in the short lived premiership of Liz...

A think tank that describes itself as “centre right” praises the Renters Reform Bill and claims the fear of landlords selling...

Recent data from the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities show that 24,260 households served a valid Section 21 notice...

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

The National Residential Landlords’ Association’s annual conference next week is a sell out with all 800 or so tickets sold to...

The Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities says a new How To Rent guide will be issued today, October 2. Private...

Conservative MP Dehenna Davison has resigned as a minister in Michael Gove’s Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Writing to the...

Rental sector organisations have been given an indication by the Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities that a new How...

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

Labour’s deputy leader Angela Rayner has been given the job of Shadow Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities...

With student accommodation in the headlines ahead of the stat of the new academic year, the National Residential Landlords Association is...

An angry reader has contacted Landlord Today with a letter from housing minister Rachel Maclean - which the recipient has branded...

It may be all change - again - at the Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities if the government’s poor...

An angry landlord has contacted Landlord Today to show what she calls the “twaddle” response she has received from the Department...

Details are emerging about a new Landlords Database, which is one of the major provisions of the Renters Reform Bill. Within the...

In a surprise move, Housing Secretary Michael Gove has given the stand-in leader of activist group Generation Rent a prime role...

TV property expert Phil Spencer has called for a radical simplification of the rules surrounding landlord licensing, fees and other regulations. In...

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

With the government considering short let landlords having to seek planning consent for the use of complete houses, AirBnb has announced...

A news service claims that in many UK cities there are now more entire homes listed on Airbnb than there are...

Social housing tenants are to be encouraged to hold their landlords to account as part of a taxpayer funded training scheme. From free advice on...

Plans to change private rental sector tenancy law have gone out to consultation on Jersey. The minister for Housing and Communities, David...

The Generation Rent activist group says the government’s proposed clampdown on short let landlords does not go far enough. At the end...

New rules making it tougher for people to let houses via AirBnb and other short let platforms have been unveiled by...

The controversial Section 21 powers are neither overused by landlords, nor abused by them - despite some organisations claiming otherwise. Research by...

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

Figures contained in the government’s new action plan to tackle anti-social behaviour reveal the depth of the problem amongst tenants. The plan...

The government has taken the first step to introducing a mandatory ombudsman scheme which private landlord must join. It’s published what is...

A new How To Rent guide has been released today by the Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities. Trade bodies were...

Housing minister Rachel Maclean is quoted as saying her government’s policies are NOT driving landlords out of the private rental sector. The...

The government has indicated that the delayed publication of the latest How To Rent document is to be Friday March 24. The...

The government has delayed publication of the latest How To Rent document - it had been expected today.  The How to Rent...

A much-hyped government proposal to introduce a Rental Mediation Service to resolve disputes, sustain tenancies and reduce pressure on the courts...

A council is to spend £1m “to gather information about the conditions of specific groups of privately rented properties and proactively...

The government has launched the consultation on the controversial subject of disaggregation - a system which has seen council tax bills...

A Tory council in Middle England has backed a committee of MPs calling for rental reform measures to be tightened up. The...

The landlords’ trade body is broadly welcoming some proposals from MPs to reform the private rented sector. Some aspects of the Levelling...

The government’s proposed tenancy reforms - including the banning of section 21 evictions - could be undermined by delays in the...

This guidance was issued by the Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities this week. This guidance is in addition to the...

Residents in social and affordable housing are being given the chance to buy a share in their home for the first...

The Generation Rent campaign group says the latest English Housing Survey shows that 23 per cent of private rented homes fail...

It appears that the government has finally woken up to the fact that there are too few rental homes to meet...

There are several key reasons why property owners choose to become landlords, some of which include regular income, investment and long-term...

The government has announced that it’s going to work on a new second homes policy with one particular council - if...

Housing Secretary Michael Gove has made an announcement overnight that “the government will always act to protect tenants.” The claim comes as...

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

The government has once again declined to give any meaningful timetable for the introduction of the Renters Reform Bill. At the end...

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

Ben Beadle, chief executive of the National Residential Landlords Association, says rebooting rental reform must be the number one priority for...

Generation Rent, the activist group led by Baroness Alicia Kennedy, has given a warm welcome to the return of Michael Gove...

One of the highest profile figures in the lettings industry says the apparent inaction by government over rental reform gives an...

The National Residential Landlords Association says controversial Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng should use a £1.5 billion underspend to help buy to let...

Birmingham council has been granted permission by the Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities to introduce a massive Selective Licensing...

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

Two new ministers have been appointed to the Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities. But at this stage it’s uncertain whether...

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

The minister who was behind the controversial Renters Reform Bill and the accompanying White Paper has this morning resigned from the...

Government plans to reform the private rented sector risk becoming a charter for anti-social behaviour without urgent changes, a landlord leader...

The new Housing Secretary is to be Simon Clarke who, at 37, may be the youngest member of Liz Truss’s first...

The National Residential Landlords Association and the Generation Rent activist group both give evidence today to MPs as they begin a...

It is thought that a new Housing Secretary to replace Greg Clarke may be named within hours, if as expected Liz...

The government - at least until it changes under the new Prime Minister to be announced today - is moving forward...

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

There’s only today and tomorrow left for landlords to respond to the committee of MPs currently calling for evidence concerning the...

In an unexpected statement from the government it’s been announced that social housing residents will be able to get training and support...

A Freedom of Information request by a newspaper has unveiled the almost complete lack of activity by local councils when it...

It’s just possible that the new Prime Minister - whether Rishi Sunak or Liz Truss - might just redress the imbalance...

Yet another committee of MPs has launched a ‘call for evidence’ as it starts an investigation into the private rental sector. The...

The government has developed an insurance scheme which may help landlords who want to see flats in high rise blocks.  Following the...

The National Residential Landlords Association has identified five key areas for its campaigning in the short term, as the Conservatives elect...

The latest English Housing Survey report on the private rental sector gives the lie to the perception that most tenants are...

The Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities has been packed with MPs loyal to outgoing Prime Minister Boris Johnson, as...

With the (eventual) departure of Boris Johnson, the next question for landlords and indeed much of the property industry is: What’s going...

Greg Clark is the new Housing Secretary, with responsibilities including steering the Renters' Reform Bill through parliament. He is part of a...

Cabinet minister Michael Gove and junior minister Eddie Hughes - architects of the pro-renter White Paper issued last month - are staying...

The architects of the Fairer Private Rented Sector White Paper have been housing minister Eddie Hughes MP, Housing Secretary Michael Gove...

Overnight speculation of a Cabinet reshuffle has yet again led to uncertainty over the Renters’ Reform Bill, pledging a radical shake-up...

The abolition of Section 21 eviction notices could lead to a surge in evictions by private landlords anxious to sell before...