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Generation Rent and the Citizens Advice Bureau are offering up to £500 in incentives for renters to complete a questionnaire. Social media...

Academics in a leading university have set up a project to probe so-called bidding wars in the private rental sector.  Two figures...

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

A former figurehead from TV’s Dragon’s Den is addressing landlords late this year at the National Residential Landlords Association landlord conference. James...

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

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...

A national newspaper says the Renters Reform Bill is “on the brink of collapse” as Tory MPs are divided on their views...

A controversial proposal for a £300m tax grab on landlords appears to closely follow a policy suggestion put forward by activists...

A leader of the Renters Reform Coalition activist lobby has made a specific targeted attack on the motives and honesty of...

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

The Generation Rent activist group says the government must “make it clear that landlords and letting agents can let homes to...

Despite inflationary and mortgage volatility over the last 12 months, a mortgage lender claims over a third of commercial landlords are...

Landlords, being key players in the housing sector, can make a significant impact by fostering a greener mindset among their tenants....

The controversial activist group Acorn has made a formal public apology to the chief executive of the National Residential Landlords Association. On...

Both sides of the rental divide have criticised Conservative proposals to boost housing demand while doing nothing about supply. Over the New...

The controversial Renters Reform Coalition - a band of campaigners including the Acorn and Generation Rent ginger groups - claims public...

Campaigning charity Shelter is nearing a controversial signature threshold in its petition about the Renters Reform Bill. It now has over 123,000 of...

Activist’s Twitter war of words continues  It appears as if Suella Braverman is not the only figure making a personal attack in...

The new Housing Minister is Lee Rowley - who was a former housing minister in the short lived premiership of Liz...

Claims on social media by a leader of the Renters Reform Coalition - who is also a contributor to a Labour-supporting website...

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

A row has broken out over a statement made by housing minister Rachel Maclean at the Conservative Party Conference. She told a...

Housing Secretary Michael Gove has given Conservative conference delegates an update on the Renters Reform Bill. Contrary to speculation, mostly from anti-landlord...

The Scottish National Party councillor for Oban North and Lorn - which includes the village of Plockton, made famous by the...

Conservative MP Dehenna Davison has resigned as a minister in Michael Gove’s Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Writing to the...

A charity claims that apparent delays to the Renters Reform Bill, which has yet to get a Second Reading in the...

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

One of Britain's best known DJs has taken to social media to highlight what she sees as the unfair government policy...

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

A Labour MP has expressed concern at the speed of progress on the Renters Reform Bill - pushing Leader of the...

A new law is being considered to crack down on predatory landlords exploiting vulnerable people for sex in return for free...

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

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

London Mayor Sadiq Khan has yet again taken to social media to demand the powers to freeze private sector rents. This has...

The Generation Rent group of activists is promoting a petition calling for private landlords to pay damages to tenants in some...

Illegal meter-tampering is putting people’s lives at risk as they resort to increasingly desperate measures to reduce spiralling energy bills, two...

BBC Three is to show a TV programme about tenants facing eviction after being served with Section 21s. It’s an independent production...

Phil Spencer’s online consumer service Move iQ has created a series on its YouTube channel looking at living in Build To...

A council has issued a formal caution to a landlord for harassing his female tenant on social media. The landlord posted details...

Many first-time landlords don’t know where to begin when deciding to take in a lodger. Money.co.uk has provided top tips: 1. Check...

Both Shelter and Generation Rent have paused their campaigning on social media for the duration of national mourning for The Queen. A...

The National Residential Landlords Association has made a blistering attack on a “big bureaucratic and unaccountable beast” at the heart of...

Generation Rent, which typically attacks all landlords and especially those involved in buy to let, has instead focussed its latest social...

A good broadband connection is one of the main amenities tenants expect from a rental property and something you, as a...

A quarter of TikTok influencer videos claiming to offer guidance or advice on property investment have been found to be misleading. The...

Overnight speculation of a Cabinet reshuffle has yet again led to uncertainty over the Renters’ Reform Bill, pledging a radical shake-up...

There has been an angry response by some politicians in Wales to the decision by the Labour administration to delay implementation...

Activists from pressure groups and London-focussed tenants’ bodies have handed in a letter to 10 Downing Street asking the Prime Minister...

A council is considering imposing Banning Orders on unregulated and ‘informal’ landlords who have no lettings background and who advertise on...

A points-based system of rent controls is being advocated by activists associated with a controversial pro-tenant group. Living Rent, which is calling...

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

A campaign group wants local candidates fighting elections in London next month sign up to a set of policies including rent...

Local media in Sheffield are reporting that the activist group Acorn must pay just under £100,000 in costs and damages to...

The government says it’s going to name and shame what it considers to be bad social landlords, using social media to...

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

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

Airbnb entered the realm of holiday lettings in 2009, but it wasn’t until 2016 that it really started to gain traction...

The BBC Radio 4 consumer affairs programme You and Yours says 4,746 rental scams have been reported to the police and...

A housing chief in a controversial council has tweeted that “Private landlords must be held accountable!”. She also claims on social media...

Activists in the Acorn pro-tenant movement have sharply criticised the Green Party which runs Brighton council for allegedly failing to prosecute...

I am the Chair of PLAN - the Portfolio Landlords Action Group - which had its formal launch this week. People...

People you can trust are an essential part of your team when you get into investing in property. If you’re using solicitors,...

The Victorian phrase “as safe as houses” well describes the security of the housing market as, whether they are buying or...

Here at The ValPal Network, we know that there are other options available when considering to use a valuation tool, so...

Landlords, letting agents and tenants in South Yorkshire are being warned about an increase in rental fraud. Local police there say they...

Activists’ group Generation Rent says it’s to lobby MPs on Tuesday next week against the return of normal eviction notice periods...

A genuine tenant who advertised on social media for a property has been scammed out of £450 by fraudsters posing as...

A Labour Party pressure group has tweeted the message: “All landlords are bastards.” The tweet, from Labour Tenants United, is the latest...

Lettings platform Mashroom has pulled together what it suggests are the most influential landlords using the social media service TikTok. For the...

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

Rebecca Long Bailey, a left wing MP sacked in controversial circumstances by party leader Sir Kier Starmer, has spoken up for...

A little-known group called Labour Tenants United has criticised the party’s new housing spokeswoman. Initially the group welcomed the appointment to the role...

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

Oliver Andrews, editor at Property Assist Claim, sets out how landlords can find the ideal tenants for their rental homes.  If you...

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 are aiming to make the eviction ban a central theme in this spring’s local elections. In early May there are elections...

Two men - one a landlord, the other a shopkeeper- have been jailed after being found guilty of gross negligence manslaughter. Mushtaq...

A landlord has admitted voyeurism and has been handed a suspended prison sentence and placed on the sex offenders’ register for...

A group of anti-landlord activists has used an incident involving an estate agency publicity leaflet as a reason to accuse all...

Generation Rent, the lobby group that tells the government how it thinks the lettings industry should operate, appears to have a...

Generation Rent, the pressure group led by Baroness Alicia Kennedy, is tweeting advice to tenants on how to negotiate a lower...

A petition created by the Generation Rent group of activists and seeking a national landlord register appears to be struggling to...

A BTL landlord has proved to be a big social media hit after issuing his tenants with a bonus when returning...

Further signs of greater activity in the housing market have come from Knight Frank. The company reports that the volume of online enquiries...

Technology is now among the most important elements in building a successful business, and this has led to the sharp growth...

A new landlord organistaion, which will become the largest ever trade body in the letting sector, is finally set to officially launch over...

Who are you? Cole Harding is a community based estate agent, who offers maximum exposure on all the online portals and social...

The change in customer behaviour driven by technological developments is the biggest trend that marketers believe will offer the greatest opportunities...

A number of key regional housebuilders across England, Scotland and Wales have signed up to Zoopla, offering consumers, including buy-to-let landlords,...

As landlords increasingly feel the squeeze, amid increasing regulation and tax changes, some are questioning more than ever the point of...

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

New tenant packs designed to help landlords raise awareness of fire and carbon monoxide dangers have been launched by Aico Ltd. Aico,...

Who are you? I’m the Director of Sales for both the well-known industry leading Today publications and The ValPal Network. Leading publications: Estate Agent Today,...

Many buy-to-let landlords purchase properties near universities in order to take advantage of the lucrative yields that the student rental market...

Tenant referencing has once again been a topic of hot debate over the past few weeks, following a fresh study that...

If as a landlord you are not yet in the self-assessment tax system then you need to register for tax self-assessment...

A growing number of landlords are turning to social media to garner more information about rental applicants, according to the latest...