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Three newly-elected Labour MPs have shot into the list of the top five landlords in the House of Commons. The Financial Times...

The Renters (Reform) Bill was one of the main casualties of Rishi Sunak’s early General Election call. It left insufficient parliamentary...

In a survey conducted just before the General Election by Leaders Romans Group, 60% of tenants and landlords believe a reduction...

A council dominated by a residents association is looking for landlords of three-, four- and five-bedroom houses to sign up to...

There’s a property revolution starting today with a large scale defeat expected for the Tories - that’s the view of a...

Rent prices tend to rise in the 12 months immediately after a General Election, by an average of 1.96%, according to...

A letter from a coalition of pro-tenant groups has been sent to the leaders of the Labour, Conservative, Liberal Democrat, Reform...

A lack of choice for private renters about where they can live will undermine plans set out by political parties to...

The Liberal Democrats have set out a predictable set of pledges in their manifesto for next mon this election, centred on...

Generation Rent has raised detailed concerns about a proposal from the Liberal Democrats to introduce a national register of landlords.  The Lib...

Just over 40% of landlords say they are undecided on who to vote for on July 4 -  it a bigger...

A former leader of the Liberal Democrats has introduced a Private Members Bill into Parliament, in a bid to protect tenant...

A new version of research first released in May 2023 once again lashes some MPs for being landlords. 38 Degrees - an...

Rental sector and property industry views are split over the controversial idea of allowing first time buyers to put down a...

The government is considering allowing renters to buy their first homes with just one per cent deposits, according  to press reports...

A local authority is calling for emergency legislation to help it and other councils stop the spread of Airbnbs and other...

A group of Conservative MPs has organised a lobby of the government to demand a clampdown on Airbnbs and other short...

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

MPs from a range of opposition parties are pressing the government to reinstate the stricter energy efficiency rules for landlords, recently...

Another council may be considering a tax on guests staying at Airbnb or other short let properties. North Norfolk council, which covers...

A six week consultation is now underway as a council bids to stop HMOs being used as Airbnb or other short...

A campaign group claims that current MPs in the House of Commons make as much as £2m a year. 38 Degrees, which...

Housing minister Rachel Maclean has been ridiculed by a TV show audience over her claim that Brexit has no part in...

A Liberal Democrat MP is calling on the government to bring forward a clampdown on Airbnb and other short lets.  The government...

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

Housing Secretary Michael Gove says he’s going to make changes to the Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill currently going through Parliament...

There’s been something of a love-in on a local authority in a popular tourist area of the UK - with second...

The government is under new pressure to introduce a last minute eviction ban to avoid private renters facing homelessness over Christmas. Liberal...

MPs from Opposition parties in the House of Commons have attacked the government’s recent stamp duty change - and taken the...

The charity Shelter is organising a fringe meeting at next week’s Conservative party conference, with a prominent campaigner for a mandatory...

A landlord group is threatening legal action following a council’s approval of a new licensing scheme. York council - run by a...

Holiday lets and second homes in one hotspot in the UK have not, after all, impacted on house prices and affordability,...

The government looks set to clamp down on holiday rentals and will this year formally consult on the concept of a...

Conservative opposition councillors have derailed a local authority’s plan to introduce a landlord licensing scheme this week. Southend council is run by...

A Labour councillor in the Lake District says second home owners who let their properties should be obliged to pay five...

Former Liberal Democrat party leader and Lake District MP Tim Farron has met with bosses from Airbnb to challenge them on...

A respected political website claims that over 30 MPs from a range of political parties have written to the Housing Secretary...

Airbnb has issued a lengthy statement in response to a recent raft of criticisms about the effects of soaring numbers of...

The leader of the Generation Rent campaign group has joined forces with tenant activists to demand the Chancellor gives financial support...

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

The House of Lords has narrowly voted for a low-key motion expressing regret that the current eviction ban measures do not offer more...

The Liberal Democrats want Airbnb to ensure its landlords offer free accommodation to victims and survivors of domestic abuse in Tier 3...

A cluster of owner occupiers living near a city centre are demanding that landlords win planning consent before operating HMOs. The Gloucestershire...

The government has confirmed its long-standing intention to scrap Section 21 eviction powers which currently sit with landlords - but the appropriate...

An amendment is urgently required to the Renters’ Reform Bill to prosecute “sex for rent” landlords and reassure victims that they...

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...

Which party will win the landlord vote?  Given that the mainstream parties all have policies that appear to work against BTL landlords,...

The Liberal Democrats have launched their 2019 election manifesto, which sets out the polices the party aims to introduce should it...

The Liberal Democrats have pledged to abolish Section 21 repossessions in the private rented sector if they come to power at...

The Association of Independent Professionals and the Self-Employed (IPSE) has backed the Liberal Democrat leader Vince Cable’s calls for a halt...

The government’s attempts to clampdown on rogue landlords have been branded ‘weak and pathetic’, partly due to the vast and complex...

The Liberal Democrats once again called for the introduction of mandatory licensing for PRS homes as well as a publicly available...

The Association of Independent Professionals and the Self-Employed (IPSE) is the latest organisation to call on the government to immediately pause...

The government is once again being urged to introduce fresh legislation to outlaw the ‘despicable’ practice of sex-for-rent deals. Speaking in the...

A number of young renters will be offered ‘rent to buy’ deposit-free homes as part of plans being proposed by the...

Universal credit will cause up to 1.3 million evictions from privately rented homes, Liberal Democrat Department for Work and Pensions (DWP)...

Hundreds of thousands of people are experiencing acute forms of homelessness across Britain, with rough sleeping set to increase sharply over...

According to official figures, more than 200,000 homes in England were empty for at least six months during 2016. In London,...

Earlier this week, the Liberal Democrat’s Work and Pensions spokesperson, Stephen Lloyd, warned that the government needed to introduce default payments to...

The Liberal Democrat’s Work and Pensions Spokesperson, Stephen Lloyd MP, will today initiate a debate in Parliament on the impact of...

The government’s decision to introduce a draft bill to parliament this week to ban letting agents and landlords from charging introductory...

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

Four out of five buy-to-let landlords believe that client money protection (CMP) should be made compulsory when they use a letting...

Harrow Council will take fresh measures to tackle rogue landlords by introducing new licensing schemes next week in Wealdstone and Edgware,...

The Association of Independent Inventory Clerks is calling on landlords as well as letting agents to respond to the government's outstanding...

The government is considering its options when it comes to increasing protections for private landlords and tenants’ cash against fraud and...

Plans to stop letting agents charging tenants for an inventory check could see costs passed on to landlords, warns the Association...

With just a few hours until polls close in London, housing remains the main issue that may help determine who gets to run the...

The Liberal Democrat London mayoral candidate Caroline Pidgeon says she would encourage landlords to offer longer tenancies if she was elected...

In a surprise move, Prime Minister David Cameron said the Tories will introduce a mandatory licencing scheme for private landlords. In a...

After months of campaigning and deliberating, polling day is now behind us. With all the election stories doing the rounds, we...

Landlord support for Labour and the Liberal Democrat Party has halved since the 2010 General Election because of their interventionist policies...