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

A prominent solicitors’ firm says the failure of the Renters Reform Bill to become law may have attracted headlines but the...

Despite a plethora of press releases and statements from pro-tenant groups, it appears only one-in-20 renters knows details of the Renters...

Housing costs - rents and mortgages - are rising by about 3.6% a year according to a Barclays Bank assessment. This figure...

A housing industry group wants the energy efficiency of a social rented property to be factored into the rent the tenant...

The ban on the sale of new leasehold homes is welcome but there can be no further delay in announcing ground...

Deciding on a residence in the bustling city of London is no small feat, especially when faced with the dichotomy of...

Airbnb has taken further steps to get in the good books of HMRC by issuing a guide on tax for its...

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

The government claims that millions of homeowners in England and Wales will be given greater rights, powers, and protections over their...

Lost in the noise of the King’s Speech, the general pledge to reform the leasehold system, and the subsequent political turmoil...

The Levelling-up and Regeneration Act received Royal Assent last month, meaning a major new piece of legislation has now entered the...

The Fire Protection Association says a recent First-Tier Tribunal decision and appeal dismissal highlight the responsibilities that landlords hold in relation...

Homelessness charities often berate private landlords for putting income before service to tenants. But a bitter dispute at one organisation has apparently revealed...

Sheffield council has prosecuted a rogue landlord for a second time after he was failing to provide appropriate documentation to a...

If you are a landlord looking for the silver lining in a dark cloud, June’s interest rate decision will have certainly...

It has been widely reported that lenders are expecting a rise in the number of homeowners handing back their keys as...

Accused variously of being a “snake” and a “betrayer”, Michael Gove has not always been popular with his ex-boss (Boris Johnson)...

Ruling politicians in Scotland have agreed that from April private rents can rise by 3.0 per cent in a 12 month period...

A rent freeze in Scotland - which has been condemned by many experts in the private rental sector and by housing...

Sheffield City Council has prosecuted Uttoxeter-based landlord Gunes Ata for failing to provide information about the insurance of the building he...

The UK’s buy-to-let market has changed beyond recognition over the last few years and with a recession on the horizon, landlords...

As the government continues to assess the future state of building regulation in the UK, developers and leaseholders continue to remain...

Insurance firm CIA Landlord is offering advice to landlords on how to prepare for five likely problems to appear this winter...

Buy-to-let landlords are bending over backwards to support tenants struggling to pay their rent as a consequence of coronavirus, new research...

The vast majority of landlords are supporting tenants needing help during the COVID-19 pandemic, new research shows.  A yet to be published...

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has published updated guidance for landlords with tenants in receipt of Universal Credit. The information is designed to...

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has published updated guidance for landlords with tenants in receipt of Universal Credit. The information is...

The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) has proposed that the maximum fee a landlord can charge a leaseholder...

In recent weeks our campaign to replace leasehold with commonhold has continued to gather momentum both in the press and across...

Leasehold property ownership has come under yet more fire today after a new report laid bare the scale of mis-selling in...

Buy-to-let landlords should not be deterred from acquiring leasehold properties, but rather target homes with ‘high service charges’, and then set...

The Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee has published a report calling for wide ranging reforms to the leasehold system in...

The Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee is due to publish its report into Leasehold Reform today, which is designed to...

An increasing number of over 60s are looking to sell up and rent in retirement, research shows. According to the Centre for...

Assertions made by UK Finance that the leasehold system is not in need of major reform have been rejected by Leasehold...

There has been a notable increase in the number of people wanting to step off the property ladder and rent in...

There has been a sharp rise in the number of people wanting to step off the property ladder and rent in...

A free mortgage advice clinic has been launched by The Happy Tenant Company in conjunction with the mortgage broker Lee Grandin...

Very few of us enjoy filling in a tax return. But here are a few suggestions put forward by London based...

Buy-to-let landlords currently contribute £15.9bn per year to the British economy through pre-tax spending on running their portfolios, which is more...

New Street Mortgages has fresh buy-to-let criteria changes, including reducing its lowest rental cover rate from 145% to 125%. From next Monday,...

We all know headlines sell newspapers, but a report in yesterday’s Daily Mirror brought shame on a host of letting agents...

Chancellor George Osborne is presenting the “summer budget” tomorrow with rumours circulating that he will give in to calls to close...