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The Daily Record newspaper and website says the result of a new public survey shows eight our of 10 people in...

One of the UK’s most high profile lettings agents is calling on politicians to change course on rent controls. David Alexander of...

In his latest criticism of landlords, the chief executive of Generation Rent says rent controls would protect “so many renters from...

A prominent rental market analyst is warning that elements of the reform legislation proposed by Labour “are casting dark shadows” over...

London Mayor Sadiq Khan appears to have lost his years-long fight to win the power to improve rent controls. Media reports over...

The Institute of Economic Affairs, a free market think tank, has undertaken an exhaustive review of rent control policies across the...

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

New figures seen by Landlord Today show the scale of landlords fleeing the private rental sector in one part of the...

A third of private sector landlords would sell at leats some of their properties if rent controls were introduced, according to...

Average rental yields are at a 10-year-high of some 6.3% according to a prominent buy to let lender.  The Q2 2024 Landlord...

Letting agents’ body Propertymark has fired a warning shot at Baroness Eluned Morgan, the politician who has been chosen to be...

Landlords purchased just 10% of homes sold across Britain during the first half of this year - the lowest share for...

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

The activists who were so influential in steering the shape of the Renters Reform Bill under the old Conservative government are...

Activist group Generation Rent has produced a report in tandem with a trades union, focusing on key worker tenants - and...

In a blog released within minutes of Sir Kier Starmer becoming Prime Minister, activist group Generation Rent calls for rent controls. It...

A nationwide survey conducted by Leaders Romans Group shows significant concerns over proposed rent controls, property taxes, and regulatory changes. Controversially, LRG...

Only 31.8% of landlords questioned in a large survey back the Tories in next week’s election. Although this is the largest individual...

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

“When it comes to housing policy, there is little difference between the two major parties” says Aneisha Beveridge, head of research...

Controversial politician George Galloway has issued a party manifesto saying the payment of “exorbitant rents to wealthy buy to let pensioners”...

A manifesto just released by the Labour Party and dedicated to Scotland hints at ent controls. In recent years Labour has backed...

Labour’s manifesto commitment to empower renters to challenge unreasonable rent increases has been slammed because it “would leave millions trapped in...

Plaid Cymru, the party of Wales, has issued a manifesto with a clampdown on the private rental sector as one of...

Another raft of General Election pledges have been made to transform the private rental sector - this time from the Green...

Propertymark says the current political crisis in Wales - where the Labour Welsh Parliament leader has lost a confidence vote but...

New demands from the Generation Rent group go much further than the original Renters Reform Bill in removing landlords’ rights. The group...

Landlords in London are benefitting from double digit increases in rents, outdoing every other region of Great Britain.  London rents increased by...

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

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

A property portal has taken the unusual step of warning politicians about the dire impact of rent controls on the private...

The fragile peace between different groups in the Renters Reform Coalition has ended in a dispute about a Labour-commissioned report on...

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

Red tape and a hostile attitude towards landlords from government is fuelling Scotland’s housing crisis, experts warn. John Blackwood, chief executive of...

Sadiq Khan, newly elected for a third term as London Mayor, is already under pressure from the Labour Left to be...

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

Agents’ trade group Propertymark is demanding London Mayor candidates tackle what it calls “the unique housing challenges that the capital experiences.” Londoners...

The architect of the controversial rent control policies in Scotland has left the government. It is not known what long-term implication this...

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

Activists are beginning to pile pressure on London Labour Mayor Sadiq Khan, claiming the public will be disappointed if he toes...

The Generation Rent activist group is placing its hopes for pro-renter policies on newly-elected Metro Mayors, who will be elected on...

Rent controls are at the heart of the local election manifesto of the Green Party of England and Wales. Co-leader Carla Denyer,...

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

Scotland’s new Housing Bill - introducing a laborious eviction process and rent caps across the country - will ‘compound the mistakes’...

The controversial proposal for permanent rent controls in Scotland, published just ahead of the Easter holiday, doesn’t go far enough for...

The Scottish Government’s Housing Bill allows SNP and Green politicians to create rent control areas, triggered by local authorities, and this...

Labour leader Sir Kier Starmer and the party’s controversial Mayor of London Sadiq Khan are at loggerheads over rent controls. Khan has...

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

A prominent Green Party politician is arguing for rent controls - and accuses Labour of watering down its commitment to the...

Green Party activists responsible for rent controls on Scotland have now slammed landlords who claim the number of rented homes is...

Generation Rent has yet again come out for rent control over the private sector - and wants it to be an...

A survey by an activist group suggests that one in three tenants claim that their private renting conditions are impacting their...

Analysis by Zoopla says rent controls introduced in Scotland have directly led to higher rents. The property portal’s research team has analysed...

Bristol’s controversial Labour council is extending previous licensing schemes to other parts of the city at some £1,800 HMO per licence...

I’m not especially political and certainly carry no candle for one flavour or another. I might argue that they’re all pretty...

A newly-nominated candidate in this spring’s London Mayoral election has vowed to lower private rents if he wins. Serge Crowbolder, currently a...

New additional and selective licensing schemes are to be considered by the controversial Bristol city council. The council’s Labour Mayor - Marvin...

The Scottish Government has launched a consultation on migrating away from the emergency rent controls introduced in September 2022 and extended...

Rents across the UK continue to retreat from their 2023 highs, falling by 2.9 per cent over the last three months,...

New rent control proposals put forward by politicians are unnecessary and too costly according to a leading property expert.  David Alexander -...

A Labour politician has returned to the subject of rent controls - even though the party has officially abandoned this as...

By Luke Lightfoot, Regional Director of Asset Management at Sigma Capital As the fastest growing sub-sector in the UK rental market, it’s...

Labour’s shadow housing secretary and deputy leader Angela Rayner says her party will scrap Section 21 on its first day in...

Scotland’s Court of Session has come down in favour of the Scottish Government when it comes to rent controls. A case against...

Housing Secretary Michael Gove says a healthy private rented sector is a “critical” part of the housing market. The comments came as he addressed...

The Green Party wants private tenants to be able to force landlords to improve the energy efficiency of homes. The scheme -...

A controversial consultation document about rent controls is proposing that Build To Rent operators be exempt from the caps which may...

A collection of pressure groups, fronted by Generation Rent, wants all private rental homes going on sale to be offered first...

Shelter has published what it calls a General Election manifesto with rent controls at its heart. Called The Way Home: a manifesto to...

The National Residential Landlords Association is warning the Welsh government to steer clear of rent controls. In its response to the Welsh...

Zoopla has given its latest market update on the private rental sector, with the headline rent rise now being 10.5 per...

Over a third of private landlords would sell properties if rent controls were introduced in their area, according to a trade...

The Scottish Government says rent controls - already existing as a so-called emergency measure - will become permanent. Scottish First Minister Humza...

The long running experiment with rent controls and an eviction ban north of the border may yet continue for years to...

London Labour Mayor Sadiq Khan and the Labour-supporting leader of the Generation Rent pressure group have starred in a lengthy social...

London Labour Mayor Sadiq Khan and activist group Generation Rent have issued a joint appeal for rent controls in the capital. Khan’s...

A left-wing pressure group wants new laws to force landlords to pay hefty relocation expenses to tenants who claim high rents...

Housing Secretary Michael Gove has pledged to publish “shortly” revised timetables for the implementation of further energy efficiency targets for the...

Housing Secretary Michael Gove has this morning said his government should ‘relax the pace’ of EPC reforms expected from private landlords. In...

London Mayor Sadiq Khan, who wants the government to give him the powers to impose rent controls, is now demanding licensing...

The Labour dominated council in Bristol has written to Housing Secretary Michael Gove demanding that he gives it the powers to...

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

The National Residential Landlords Associations has expressed relief that Labour appears to be backing away from rent controls. Association chief executive Ben...

London Labour Mayor Sadiq Khan has returned to his demand for powers to control rents in the private sector, citing a...

A Labour Mayor whose post was abolished by a public vote last year now wants to become an MP. Marvin Rees’ position...

Landlords are being asked for any evidence or case studies that can help build a case against rent controls. The National Residential...

The National Residential Landlords Association has reacted angrily to the latest UK government to flirt with adopting the Scottish example of...

The co-leader of the Green Party wants the Renters Reform Bill to go further in restricting the powers of private landlords. Carla...

The Financial Times says the Labour Party is poised to reject the increasingly shrill calls for rent controls made by the...

Activists are demanding that the government stop landlords circumnavigating an imminent eviction ban by hiking rents so tenants leave anyway. The London...

Politicians have rejected calls for rent controls, open ended tenancies and slower evictions - although this has not happened on the...

Research from Propertymark highlights a growing concern for the private rental sector in Scotland. As the Scottish National Party lurches from crisis...

Rent controls and political uncertainty are affecting investor appetite to fund and deliver Build to Rent homes in Scotland, according to...

Two of the most prominent campaigners over rent controls - albeit one on either side of the argument - have had...

An immediate private sector rent freeze and eviction ban for the duration of the cost of living crisis is the key...

Housing Secretary Michael Gove has pledged that the long awaited Rental Reform Bill will be introduced into the Commons in two...

The Scottish Government, despite being in the middle of electing a new First Minister, is pressing ahead with legislation for long-term...

An unexpected and unlikely political alliance has prevented another city council demanding powers to freeze private rents. London, Bristol, Liverpool and Manchester...

A leading property industry figure has exploded the myths that lie behind the calls for private rent controls. Ian Fletcher, director of...

The Portuguese government has announced sweeping measures, mostly against landlords, which some activists want introduced in the UK too. Portuguese Prime Minister...