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A Landon council has helped prosecute two rogue landlords renting out a property without a licence in West Kensington. Francesco Grasso and...

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

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

Price growth in high-value prime areas has been put on hold given uncertainty surrounding the General Election, according to the latest...

The NRLA has slammed politicians in all major parties for their silence on one of the biggest issues for the private...

A think tank claims that when it comes to space within a home, private rental sector tenants pay three times as...

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

Just days after suggesting rent controls of any kind were off the table, it now appears Labour may be considering them...

The Labour Party will not introduce rent controls if it wins the election. A spokesperson for the party is quoted on today’s...

New data from flat share website SpareRoom has revealed what it calls “the up-and-coming London rental hotspots” with properties further away...

The chief executive of Generation Rent is one of the speakers at the launch of a review of the private rental...

An influential Labour website says a raft of proposed reforms for the private rental sector will be unveiled next month -...

An all-party House of Commons committee is calling on Local Housing Allowance to be updated automatically and annually. LHA rates have been...

The management of BTL properties, whether it's a modest collection of three units or a more sizable portfolio of fifteen, can...

Almost a million private rented households reliant on Universal Credit experience a shortfall between the benefit payments they receive and the...

Deciding on a residence in the bustling city of London is no small feat, especially when faced with the dichotomy of...

An estimated 1.6m private renters are set to receive an uplift to their housing support for 12 months from April 2024,...

According to a London property management company, the profile of renters in prime London is varying hugely.  Glenfield Property Management says that...

Generation Rent says it’s worked out what rent levels will be in two years’ time. The activists say rents will rise 14...

The National Residential Landlords Association wants the government to commit to annual uprating of the Local Housing Allowance. Chancellor Jeremy Hunt announced...

Campaigning charity Shelter has welcomed the decision by Chancellor Jeremy Hunt to unfreeze Local Housing Allowance - but it wants it...

Many have welcomed the move by Chancellor Jeremy Hunt to unfreeze the Local Housing Allowance - but some tenant activists say...

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has used his Autumn Statement to reveal measures affecting both the rental market and the wider property industry.  The Local Housing Allowance is...

When Chancellor Jeremy Hunt gets to his feet on Wednesday to deliver his Autumn Statement, he should consider offering support to...

A charity is suggesting that if only the government got on with abolishing S21 eviction powers, homelessness would be eased. Crisis -...

Housing Secretary MIchael Gove is reported to be pressing Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to increase Local Housing Allowance in next week’s...

Almost 60,000 Londoners in the private rented sector are likely to become homeless over the next six years if the government...

The ongoing freeze on housing benefit rates is a travesty that needs reversing immediately, the National Residential Landlords Association is warning.  The...

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

Across the country landlords and renters are struggling as mortgage costs soar, tax hikes bite and uncertainty remains about the impact...

New research shows a 41 per cent reduction in the number of London properties available for private rent since the Covid-19...

A property management company is forecasting that Prime Central London’s short-lets summer is set to be record breaking. Glenfield Property Management says...

This year is set to bring sweeping rental reforms that will change the face of lettings forever. Landlords should be following...

Propertymark has told a group of MPs that many benefit recipients are excluded from the private rented sector due to the...

The government has made no estimate of the number of people unable to meet housing costs due to the freeze on...

The Labour Party is to launch a major review of the private rental sector, led by the head of a London...

Campaigning charity Shelter claims that last month 482,000 private renters were behind on their rent. It also claims that 504,000 people have...

The House of Commons Library provides books, journals and online resources for MPs, MPs' staff and parliamentary staff. Some of this is...

Prime central London may not seem to most obvious part of the UK for buy to let investors but a leading...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? My name is Giles Atkinson and I’m one part of...

Rents in Greater London are up an annualised 25 per cent, with much of the increase attributed to the stock of...

Fines on landlords and letting agents that fall foul of London council regulations have risen dramatically in the past month alone. Research...

The relationship between the overwhelming number of good landlords and local authorities tends to be limited or possibly non-existent. With the far...

Landlords wanting to break into London buy to let have been provided with a guide to boroughs with the most discounted...

High end lettings agency Carter Jonas has offered landlords a series of tips to renting out their properties quickly and successfully. They...

Landlords looking mostly long-term capital appreciation rather than yields may have to invest in an unlikely location which topped a league...

Rental affordability in the capital has improved markedly during the pandemic according to London lettings agency Benham and Reeves.  The firm analysed...

The Momentum movement on the left wing of the Labour Party is staging a series of protests this weekend targeting landlords...

Two landlords have been handed hefty fines after pleading guilty to renting out shared houses without the correct paperwork. The owner of...

A lettings agency is telling landlords to take more tenants claiming housing benefits. The agency in question says it’s wrong that some...

Labour MP Stephen Timms has asked Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick to commit to five measures to tighten controls on the private...

The Generation Rent campaign wants public cash in a Covid Rent Debt Fund to clear rent arrears for tenants who have run...

The changes to Mortgage Interest Tax Relief and impact on your wallet Before April 2017 landlords with a mortgage on their buy-to-let...

Landlords have sharply criticised Chancellor Rishi Sunak for cutting the amount tenants relying on benefits will be able to claim to...

Activists in Generation Rent claim that a fifth of families in the lettings sector suffer a shortfall between benefits and rent. Using selected data...

Renters are quitting London and heading for the regions in search of more space and bigger homes and gardens. That’s the claim...

The ‘No DSS’ issue has been effectively settled by a landmark court case, but a new document for MPs says ‘affordability...

Buy-to-let landlords face having to reduce rents by at least 5% over the next five years as a growing number of...

The government’s decision not to remove the cap on Universal Credit for all claimants and increase housing benefit to cover local...

A BTL landlord has proved to be a big social media hit after issuing his tenants with a bonus when returning...

The government is being urged to increase housing benefits and remove the benefit cap to help support more tenants, especially in...

Draker Lettings is celebrating its 10th anniversary with the launch of its ‘let for free’ initiative aimed at landlords with properties...

There has been a notable drop in the number of private landlords letting to tenants in receipt of local housing allowance...

Around 900,000 people across the UK could see their housing benefit payments increase by around £120 a year from April after...

Property search data from Rightmove over the past 12 months has been analysed to reveal the most sought-after areas for a...

Labour has launched its general election manifesto, promising to “transform” the UK with what some commentators view as the most ambitious...

Three-quarters of people across the UK believe housing benefit should increase in line with rents to help combat homelessness, new research...

The government is being urged to restore the levels of housing benefit, otherwise known as Local Housing Allowance (LHA), so they...

The National Landlords Association (NLA) is calling on local authorities to take much firmer action against rogue letting agents that tarnish...

A private landlord in Lincoln has been warned that he could be given a prison sentence of up to 15 months...

Property search data from Zoopla over the past 12 months has been analysed to reveal the most sought-after areas for a...

Rental values in prime London remain firm on the back of greater demand from tenants, as continued political uncertainty continues to...

Portico has expanded its client offering with the launch of Portico Finance, a mortgage broker and protection service, designed to offer...

The widening gap between housing benefit rates and market rents means that many buy-to-let landlords are now forced to rely on...

A growing number of young professionals and students are choosing to house share, driving up the average cost of renting room...

There are growing signs of confidence returning to the London market, with a resurgence in house prices being anticipated owed in...

Private landlords across the UK collectively earned £33.8bn from their buy-to-let investments in the year from 5 April 2017 to 2018,...

Government benefit changes, including cuts to housing benefit, are to blame for increasing levels of homelessness from private rented housing, according...

Rental yields in London have increased over the past 12 months and the signs are that they could rise further moving...

If you own a house or flat in London, there is a fair chance that you may have heard of, and...

Rents for residential properties fell across parts of London in quarterly terms as the supply of properties coming on to the...

A buy-to-let landlord in Immingham, near Gimsby, has been ordered to pay £1,380 after being found guilty of renting an unlicensed...

At Horton and Garton, our message to West London is simple: we want to make a difference. Not just to the...

A new licensing system in the West London neighbourhoods of Hammersmith, Shepherd’s Bush, Fulham, Chiswick and Ealing aims to protect landlords...

Local authorities now have greater powers to control properties rented out in their areas, thanks to changes in the mandatory HMO...

Some buy-to-let landlords are bracing themselves for smaller profits over the coming years as a result of the new mortgage interest...

Landlords with family size homes in East Devon are being urged to rent their properties to vulnerable Syrian refugees after East...

A lack of affordable rented homes are contributing to rising levels of homelessness, according to a new report from the national...

Many private sector landlords see social housing tenancies as a higher risk than traditional rentals, and rising rents in the open...

Property licensing seminars will be held in London to help landlords and letting agents make sense of what is required when...

Our latest infographic shows figures of how the majority of deposits are repaid at the end of tenancy and goes into...

Success in the letting industry hinges largely on the ability to find good tenants. And while it may be obvious what...

Homeowners and prospective landlords across the Deepings and Bourne districts of Lincolnshire are being offered grants of up to £5,000 to...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents (ARLA) says it is 'entirely supportive' of today's regulation change which requires landlords to install...

Living in London is something many of us dream of; it really is a city that never sleeps and you can...