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A Labour council in London admits that 24% of its social housing fails the sector’s Decent Homes Standard. The industry norm for...

International legal practice Osborne Clarke is warning the new government to give clarity to the measures in its Renters Rights Bill...

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

Buyers require greater protection from poor quality housing according to the voluntary Ombudsman service responsible for dealing with complaints about new...

Landlords should welcome the National Residential Landlords Association’s discussions with the government over the new landlord database. That’s the view of Phil...

The Housing Ombudsman has launched a special investigation into a Labour council after 16 ‘severe Maladministration’ cases in a year and...

New figures from the Housing Ombudsman - who presides over social housing - suggests 47% of the cases he has determined...

An activist group supporting renters is calling for the final two months of a tenancy to be rent-free in a bid...

The government has released more information on its new Renters Rights Bill, which is expected to be launched into Parliament in...

The latest report from the Housing Ombudsman, which presides over social landlords, has named 27 local authorities and social housing providers...

The year to March 2024 saw the fewest new housing sites consented than during any 12-month period since the data collection...

A Labour councillor who has wanted restricted rights for buy to let landlords and short let hosts has been dropped as...

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

The Renters Reform Bill returns to Parliament this week, with a First Reading of the measure in the House of Lords...

A website is being prepared to assist private renters know where to turn if their landlord or lettings agent fail to...

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 new guide from Propertymark explains the rights which private rental tenants have - and sets out how they can challenge...

The National Residential Landlords Association has taken the unusual step of extending an olive branch to the activists who run the...

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

A think tank based in central London says landlords would not quit the sector if much tougher - and more expensive...

The substantial majority of tenants are completely unaware of the Renters reform Bill, despite high profile PR campaigns about it from...

The Property Redress Scheme, one of two approved ombudsman-style schemes for the private rental sector, has published the findings from a...

The Housing Ombudsman has revealed figures showing huge increases in the numbers of complaints from tenants on social housing. The Ombudsman says...

The Housing Ombudsman has found severe maladministration by One Housing Group in its record keeping following the its failure to conduct...

The Housing Ombudsman has ordered Yorkshire Housing to pay £3,780 after it found three findings of severe maladministration for how it...

The identify of the service running the upcoming Private Rental Sector Ombudsman scheme has been thrown into doubt once more. The Renters...

Labour is using a Bill currently going through Parliament as a backdoor method to introduce the regulation of lettings, estate and...

The Housing Ombudsman - which assesses problems involving social housing landlords - has found severe maladministration in four cases involving Croydon...

There is to be no comparable law for private landlords, following the introduction of Awaab’s Law. Earlier this week the Department of...

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

New research from a construction professional body shows a large proportion of people would not buy a newly built property due...

A London lettings agency has been expelled from The Property Ombudsman for not paying compensation to a landlord following a failure...

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

The Housing Ombudsman - who presides over social housing landlords - has issued his report on what he calls the “deeply...

The Renters Reform Bill could end up with landlords going bankrupt, a housing law specialist is warning. Des Taylor, director of compliance...

More details have emerged of what appears to be a stay of execution for Section 21 eviction powers in the short term. The...

The Housing Ombudsman - who presides over all social housing - has revealed a huge surge in what it calls “severe...

The head of a specialist buy to let mortgage broker has split from almost all of the industry by saying the...

A survey of thousands of landlords, agents and tenants has provided new evidence of buy to let investors quitting in droves. Over...

Over half of landlords are either against the concept of a private rental sector Ombudsman or are actively against it. As part...

A survey of some 2,000 landlords, agents and others in the private rental sector show renewed concern over Section 21 and...

A prominent lettings agent is urging landlords to stay vigilant for changes to the Renters Reform Bill now that Parliament is...

A London council that just days ago threatened private landlords with unlimited fines and “have control of their properties removed” has...

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

Hawks Properties Limited has been expelled from The Property Ombudsman scheme for failing to honour a compensation award. The agency - with...

There’s been a large increase in the number of complaints registered with The Property Ombudsman - with lettings agents in the...

The increasing likelihood that the private rental sector will be obliged to allow more pets into lets simply demonstrates the need...

It appears almost certain that the Second Reading of the Renters Reform Bill - expected some weeks ago - will not...

A newspaper which often carries leaks of new Labour policies has produced an interesting theory on the fate of the Renters...

The long-awaited Renters Reform Bill has been unveiled, as Ministers bid to address the housing crisis and create a fairer rental...

TV property guru Phil Spencer has offered a series of tips to letting agents on how to retain landlord clients, especially...

The current Housing Ombudsman, who presides over redress within the social housing sector, says private landlords should not fear the extension...

Detailed analyses of the Renters Reform Bill has thrown up more information about how the provision promoting pets will be operated. If...

Private landlords should hold fire on plans to quit the private rental sector and give the government a chance to incentivise...

A key figure in the inventory sector says the Renters’ Reform Bill - scheduled for publication this week - must make...

Research conducted by the Dogs Trust and Cats Protection apparently shows that landlords are split on the subject of pets in...

The body representing local councils is backing the government’s Renters Reform Bill - even though Labour dominates most local authorities. Councillor Darren...

The pro-tenant anti-landlord Renters Reform Bill has at last been published by the government which first promised it in 2019. It has...

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

Consumer champion Martin Lewis - the man behind the Money Saving Expert website and TV shows - has backed the Renters...

Housing Secretary Michael Gove says the long-awaited Renters Reform Bill, first promised in 2019, will finally be introduced into Parliament next...

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...

With the ever-changing landscape of the lettings industry and legislation, being a landlord can be a minefield. So many individuals view...

A lettings agency has identified the three most complained-about issues by tenants last year. All the tenants were in Greater London and...

A PropTech entrepreneur is advising landlords worried about red tape to use letting agents. Neil Cobbold, managing director of rental payment service...

The Housing Ombudsman has released its special investigation into Rochdale Boroughwide Housing, the social housing provider which supplied accommodation to Awaab...

Shelter says it welcomes a ruling by The Property Ombudsman that agents and landlords exercising a blanket ban on tenants with...

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

A third of landlords say that the scrapping of Section 21 is of major concern to them according to a Mortgages...

Activist group Generation Rent is demanding that the government tighten regulations on damp and mould - and is tying this to...

Housing Secretary Michael Gove is urging tenants to complain about sub-standard housing with the government’s ‘Make Things Right’ advertising campaign. Social housing...

The Regulator of Social Housing has warned landlords in that sector to take immediate action over damp and mould. And the regulator...

The Housing Ombudsman - a service which deals with social housing - says it’s found severe maladministration in how Leeds council...

Social housing, believed by some to be superior to private rental, is under the spotlight as two major landlords are to...

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

Three more social housing landlords have been ‘named and shamed’ by Housing Secretary Michael Gove. The trio - two of which are...

Many landlords have welcomed the zero deposit insurance concept - but is this being damaged by the pressure-selling techniques of some...

The large majority of players in the lettings industry wants the rental reform programme outlined by the government, an agent claims. Laura...

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

The time taken to introduce legislation reforming the private rented sector is triggering an exodus of landlords, a lettings industry chief...

A landlord representative is to be a member of a new advisory panel which has been set up by the Property...

It's claimed that home owners could be making an extra £2.000 per month by renting out a spare room on Airbnb, depending...

What protections do landlords have when investing in a new-build property? From this week those landlords buying a new build home can...

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

More enforcement is required if the government is to introduce the scale of reforms it has called for in its recent...

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

In June, the government finally released its long-awaited White Paper ‘A Fairer Private Rented Sector’. You will almost certainly have seen...

A council now consulting on a huge licensing scheme for private landlords has been slammed - over its own record as...

Who are you? My name is Jason Harris-Cohen and I am the Managing Director of Open Property Group. What is your company and...

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

Landlords are being invited to join the advisory council of the country’s largest lettings redress scheme. The Property Redress Scheme covers more...

With speculation about what happens next in Westminster at fever pitch, now isn’t the time to make predictions as to how...

Now is the time to lobby the Government on the detail of the Renters Reform Bill. That’s the message from the expert...

Leading rental payment platform PayProp has welcomed the added protections for landlords and renters outlined in the UK government’s rental reform...

The Generation Rent group of activists says it has concerns over the broad proposals to allow landlords to charge for additional...

Thank goodness the uncertainty is over - but is it all too skewed towards tenants? That’s the worry of suppliers as Daniel...

One of the highest profile advocates of widespread reform in the private rental sector has been Baroness Alicia Kennedy, director of...

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

The government has released the full details of what it calls the Fairer Private Rented Sector White Paper. This is to form...

Wherever you stand, whether you’re a landlord or tenant, the supply and demand issues impacting the private rented sector are at...