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Understanding Article 4 is crucial for HMO landlords and one legal expert says there is a big difference between HMO licensing...

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

Grainger, the Stock Market listed corporate landlord, has been targeted by protesters over rent levels. A protest outside Grainger’s London HQ marks...

The Renters Reform Bill will not go for its Third Reading in the House of Commons for at least another fortnight. The...

A local authority’s teach-in for private tenants this weekend is to be addressed by a group which is known for its...

The Generation Rent activist group is urging its supporters to email MPs to protest about delays in the parliamentary progress of...

Landlords are being advised to be on their guard and not be duped by social media messages urging them to flout...

After genteel protests from the Generation Rent ginger group and more pro-active protests from the Acorn group of rental activists, tomorrow...

Campaigners in a group called Housing Rebellion are to meet in Central London today and make what they call “a few...

A coalition of tenant activists has called a Day of Action to protest at delays in the government’s rental reform agenda. The...

While many eyes have been focused on COP27 in recent weeks, a massive sea change in sentiment and investment towards climate...

Two groups of activists who campaign for rent controls and reform of the private lettings sector have turned on each other. Acorn...

Tenants planning to cancel direct debits in protest at rising fuel bills could face “paying the price for many years” a...

If you’re counting the days until you’ll get help with runaway price rises, it helps to know exactly how many days...

A senior Conservative has made a surprise plea for a two year rent freeze in the private rental sector with no...

Media reports from Cambridge say that rent protesters in the city are to demand the council employs staff dedicated to chasing...

A pressure group of campaigners highly critical of landlords and letting agents is organising protests at cities this weekend. Acorn - which...

The activist group Acorn is lobbying a local council to deny people the right to buy a second home or let...

A protest by Welsh nationalists has called for a new Property Act to be passed by the Welsh Parliament, which would...

A government housing minister says the Boris Johnson administration wants to shift the balance of power in the rental sector favour...

The protest movement against second homes in Wales appears to be gathering pace. The BBC reports that over 150 campaigners have gathered...

Protesters in a part of the UK with high numbers of holiday lets will stage a demonstration next week demanding cheaper...

A landlord in Norwich has paid almost £1,000 in compensation following the discovery of black mould and damp in a property...

Former Labour Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell has spoken out against what he calls “the greed of the mega-landlords.” The veteran MP -...

A landlord has begun legal proceedings against a pressure group after being the victim of a four-month campaign of harassment. Lawyers acting...

A coalition of 20 pro-tenant organisations - including at least one actively campaigning against some government measures - wants a meeting...

The Momentum group on the left of the Labour Party has outlined a three-stage campaign to secure a longer term ban on...

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

A Labour housing pressure group has made strong public criticism of the party’s shadow housing spokeswoman, Thangam Debbonaire. Labour Tenants United was...

A group of activists at the centre of campaigns for renters’ rights has claimed the police help landlords commit illegal acts. The London...

The activists group Acorn, which has staged several anti-landlord demonstrations including some outside homes, is opposing a new Bill going through...

Activists from the Acorn campaign are pressing a council to get tough on landlords. Acorn has waged anti-landlord and anti-letting agent campaigns...

An anarchist group has admitted that protests against landlords and letting agencies present opportunities for disruption. The Solidarity Federation says it aims to “advance...

The Acorn group of rental activists has created a detailed crib sheet of responses to a council consultation on landlord licensing. Acorn,...

Labour politicians, union leaders and Shelter are amongst those writing to Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon demanding an eviction ban. The protest...

It’s being reported that a so-called ‘rental union’ group of activists has staged a protest outside a landlord’s own home. Acorn - a...

Local people in a part of Wales claim they are being priced out of their communities by investment buyers and second home...

Protestors fear that there will be a potential spike in homelessness in the near future despite the government’s U-turn on lifting...

The London Renters Union (RLU) will hold a day of action next week demanding that the government acts to protect renters,...

Assessing what constitutes fair wear and tear to a rental home is among the least understood areas of the lettings process,...

A private landlord who was reported to police for sending what has been described as a “threatening letter” to a letting...

Campaigners opposed to mortgage lenders allowing landlords to rent property to people claiming benefits tried to voice their discontent over the...

LGBT charities and activists staged a ‘kiss-in’ protest outside a north London letting agency last week after a lesbian couple were denied...

Richard Leonard, the Scottish Labour leadership candidate backed by supporters of Jeremy Corbyn, has called for ‘stringent’ rent controls to be...

Landlords in Oldham must not shirk their responsibilities and legal obligations, which includes signing up to the Selective Licensing scheme or...

The window of Foxtons estate agent in Brixton was smashed on Saturday as trouble erupted at an initially peaceful process against...