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There’s been a lot of “over-dramatisation” around the likely targets for private rental properties to have improved energy efficiency, says a...

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

The new Labour government is to bring in so-called ‘hardship tests’ to make it tougher to evict tenants, a newspaper claims...

There’s been a substantial rise in landlords exiting the market or downsizing their portfolios, analysis by TwentyEA has found.   Figures show that the number...

The Conservatives, reeling from a General Election which left them with just 121 MPs, have revealed their new shadow cabinet. The shadow...

Labour is pledging to scrap the Conservatives’ plan to ban new gas boilers from 2035. The pledge has come from shadow energy...

A national trade body is calling for more regulation to shield people from the dangers of damp and mould in homes. The...

Labour has stepped up its programme clamping down on what it calls “unscrupulous landlords strangling growth.” Specifically this means ending bidding wars,...

In September the Prime Minister announced that landlords will no longer be required to meet the minimum EPC minimum energy rating...

The Conservatives say they will scrap Capital Gains Tax for landlords who sell to sitting tenants, if they win the General...

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak says he cannot say for sure whether the Renters Reform Bill will be ‘waved through’ into law...

The National Residential Landlords Association is introducing a new energy efficiency retrofitting course this summer - ahead of possible EPC rule...

Almost four in 10 portfolio landlords are continuing to upgrade their properties to EPC C or above, despite proposed regulations being...

A small number of activists have tried to erect a four metre high mock eviction notice on one of Housing Secretary...

The government has issued a lengthy statement claiming more home owners, including landlords, are fitting heat pumps - yet at the...

A newspaper claims that Prime Minister Rishi Sunak wants British families to be given higher priority for social housing. Implicitly this may...

The Generation Rent activist group has called for a series of reforms about damp and mould. It wants the reinstatement of energy...

There’s a warning this morning that stricter Energy Performance Certificate measures for the private rental sector may not have gone, after...

Former housing minister Rachel Maclean - the victim of a shock sacking by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak last month - has...

Generation Rent and London Mayor Sadiq Khan have jointly slammed landlords who do not improve the EPCs of their private rental...

Many landlords have dropped plans to improve the energy efficiency of their homes following the U-turn by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. In...

Almost four fifths of landlords favour raising the Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards for private rental properties, a think tank claims. The Social...

A new study claims that two thirds of privately rented homes require urgent energy efficiency improvements - and that landlords need...

MPs today begin the so-called Committee Stage of the Renters Reform Bill’s passage through the House of Commons. Organisations and individuals with...

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

The respected engineering institution the Building Research Establishment says the government must row back from its recent U-turn on rental property...

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

The Renters Reform Bill is to get its long awaited Second Reading on Monday, October 23. The claim comes from the Financial Times...

A prominent property market analyst says he was “gobsmacked” to hear Prime Minister Rishi Sunak tone down the energy efficiency requirements...

There is a real difficulty for Rishi Sunak’s Conservative Party at the moment.  After 14 years in power, any failings land squarely...

Middleton Advisors commissions ongoing research to investigate key trends and structural changes in prime UK housing markets.  Our latest research considers the...

There’s been a strong personal attack on Prime Minister Rishi Sunak by anti-landlord activists over the subject of energy efficiency. The Generation...

News that a ban on oil and LPG boiler installations has been pushed back 10 years has been welcomed by the...

The Daily Telegraph appears to have uncovered a catch in Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s apparent boiler grant giveaway. Last week he announced...

Research  from Shawbrook shows how many landlords have spent money preparing for EPC changes which are now not going to happen. A...

The National Residential Landlords Association is warning that Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s scrapping of revised EPC targets at the end of...

The u-turn by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on green policies may be seen by some landlords as a rare piece of...

There’s been widespread relief at the government’s eco U-turn which may lead to thousands of pounds of savings for landlords. Prime Minister...

While many sections of the property industry welcome the change of tone in Rishi Sunak’s approach to green issues, one group...

The top table of the National Residential Landlords Association has met with Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s team at Downing Street. In addition...

A controversial MP sacked by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak earlier this year says he will take up the cause of landlords...

Airbnb has issued a statement responding to the call for a clampdown on short lets demanded by Labour’s outspoken London Mayor,...

The Renters Reform Coalition - an umbrella body which includes direct action groups Acorn and the Renters Rights London - has ...

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

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

A vocal group of around 50 Conservative right wing MPs wants an end to stamp duty - except for additional homes...

A survey of homebuyers has revealed opposition to the rumoured return of the Help To Buy initiative to get tenants to...

The government will this week announce a new consultation on private rental sector energy efficiency - in particular, insulation. This will be...

The long-awaited Renters Reform Bill did not even warrant a mention in a key speech yesterday by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak...

Yes, it’s that time again when the property hoi polloi impose their predictions for the following year on us and so,...

Activist group Generation Rent has started a petition calling on Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to freeze private rents this winter. As part...

Renters don’t have it easy. Housemates can be unpredictable, rules can be strict, but worst of all – it’s expensive.  Most tenants...

A prominent figure in the lettings industry is warning the Tories against ‘stealth increases’ for Capital Gains and Inheritance taxes. David Alexander...

The government must explain how it will help the private rental sector - both landlords and tenants - through the cost...

A website that describes itself as promoting “popular capitalism” is urging the government not to consider raising Capital Gains Tax on...

There’s widespread concern that the Bank of England’s monetary policy committee, which meets today, is to unveil a 0.75 per cent...

The Autumn Statement on November 17 may contain financial measures to help private renters, the Housing Secretary has hinted. “We know people in...

Generation Rent, the activist group led by Baroness Alicia Kennedy, has given a warm welcome to the return of Michael Gove...

The coronation of Rishi Sunak as the new Prime Minister has been broadly welcomed by much of the property establishment but...

Rishi Sunak has won the Conservative leadership campaign and is set to become Prime Minister tomorrow. Over the summer Sunak set out...

There is still time for landlords to influence the specific provisions of the Renters Reform Bill according to one of the...

Conservative party leadership hopeful Rishi Sunak says he wants today’s renters, along with young adults obliged to live at home with...

It’s just possible that the new Prime Minister - whether Rishi Sunak or Liz Truss - might just redress the imbalance...

Cabinet minister Michael Gove and junior minister Eddie Hughes - architects of the pro-renter White Paper issued last month - are staying...

The support package to help combat soaring fuel bills and the cost of living crisis - introduced at the end of...

I hope you weren’t holding your breath for the Chancellor to announce a package of help for landlords in his Spring...

The leader of the Generation Rent campaign group has accused Chancellor Rishi Sunak of “stacking the economy against private renters who...

Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s Spring Statement was something - but not enough. That’s the view of Ben Beadle - chief executive of the...

The former Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer says rent controls are a vital part of a four-pronged ‘Radical Recovery Programme’. John McDonnell has...

Buy-to-let lending hit its highest ever level last year, spurred on by record levels of tenant demand, the Stamp Duty Holiday...

The Generation Rent activist group has launched a lobbying campaign, giving a template letter for people to send to MPs ahead...

An MP has lobbied Chancellor Rishi Sunak about what he calls “tax avoiding absentee landlords” who have moved into the holiday...

An alliance of 25 major charities have written to Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Chancellor Rishi Sunak, calling for urgent action...

As I write, at home in bed recovering from Covid, I can’t fail to notice the irony of attempting to predict...

The long-awaited government response to calls to tighten up Capital Gains Tax has come at last - and it’s no change...

It now appears that landlords had a narrow escape with this week’s Budget. The Daily Telegraph has discovered that a report by...

The Budget revealed by Chancellor Rishi Sunak does too little to help many of those struggling most to pay their rents. That’s...

Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s Budget has made one small but welcome change to Capital Gains Tax.  For those selling UK residential property, including...

The proportion of private renters in arrears in England has more than doubled during the Covid-19 pandemic according to government data. The...

One of the first submissions to Chancellor Rishi Sunak ahead of his autumn Budget and spending review later this month asks...

A leading agent is warning that any additional tax on landlords could lead to property sell-offs and a further supply shortage. Dominic...

It appears that the government is considering a replacement for the ill-fated Green Homes Grant, which was to have helped thousands...

A petition calling on Chancellor Rishi Sunak to increase tax on holiday lettings has neared its 45,000-signature target over the weekend. Former...

The National Residential Landlords Association says it’s going to submit a report to Prime Minister Boris Johnson, Chancellor Rishi Sunak, and...

A stinging attack on Chancellor Rishi Sunak has been made by the National Residential Landlords Association. The trade body has produced a...

Many landlords and property investors will have watched the Chancellor’s budget with a feeling of trepidation. There had been hints of...

Landlords trying to expand their portfolios can avoid delays caused by residential buyers taking advantage of the Chancellor's stamp duty extension by using four 'buy-to-let hacks', according to broker Mortgages for...

A property analyst says landlords with company structures to handle their buy to let portfolios are unlikely to be worried by changes in...

Labour has accused Chancellor Rishi Sunak of prioritising a tax break for landlords over the need for affordable housing or help for...

A combination of the longer stamp duty holiday and sustained low interest rates are likely to spur a new wave of...

The Budget has received short shrift from landlords and tenants, as Chancellor Rishi Sunak appeared to miss out the private rental...

This afternoon's Budget has seen dramatic announcements from Chancellor Rishi Sunak referring to the private rental sector. For landlords buying properties, the stamp...

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

A call has gone out for the overhaul of the Green Homes Grant scheme, which so far has left thousands of...

Landlords currently buying properties and concerned they may not make the March 31 stamp duty holiday deadline have good news -...

Generation Rent campaign activists say 700,000 private tenants on Universal Credit cannot afford to pay their rent. The campaign - led by...

The landlords’ trade body says the tax system needs reforming to support energy improvements in the private rental sector. The intervention by...

A coalition of rental groups with the same view on how to tackle arrears is calling on the Chancellor to help...

Landlords are warning the government that if it increases Capital Gains Tax the rental market will freeze up. Chatter has increased in...

Some policies towards landlords show how the government has lost its conservative ethos of supporting businesses and being the party of low taxes.  Rosalind...