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Campaigning charity Shelter has responded angrily to new figures showing that councils are spending ever-more on temporary accommodation for homeless households...

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

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

Campaigning charity Shelter says the loss of a private tenancy remains “the leading trigger of homelessness accounting for more than one...

John Lewis wants tax breaks for developers such as itself, in a position to start building immediately. Writing in The Daily Telegraph,...

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

A business consultancy’s so-called “resilience barometer” says renters are amongst the most financially vulnerable groups in society. The consultancy, Hargreaves Lansdown, measures...

TV property guru Phil Spencer says landlords would be wise to make long-term investments despite their strong position in the current...

Speculation is growing ahead of the General Election around how first-time buyers will fair, and if they’ll receive the support they...

A letter from a coalition of pro-tenant groups has been sent to the leaders of the Labour, Conservative, Liberal Democrat, Reform...

The Resolution Foundation - which describes itself as an independent think tank, and whose chief executive resigned this month to become...

Nigel Farage has pledged that his Reform UK party would reverse the Section 24 landlord tax changes within 100 days. Section 24...

The Labour manifesto has made no mention of Capital Gains Tax, and while Sir Kier Starmer has ruled out many mainstream...

The ink was hardly dry on Labour’s plan for a mortgage guarantee scheme for first time buyers before some left wing...

The issue of homelessness and cost of temporary accommodation are being cited as reasons for a new version of the Renters...

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

Nick Woodward, director of lettings at Essential Living, gives insights into why renting may be the best option for many. 1. Responsibility...

Spain’s Minister for Housing, Isabel Rodríguez, says the country is taking the first steps to eliminate the Golden Visa.  This visa was...

The latest official government rent index shows that average private rents across the UK as a whole increased by 9.2% in...

New data sourced from millions of Barclays current accounts reveals growing stability in UK housing costs, which saw their lowest uplift...

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

According to a poll of 1,476 renters by SpareRoom the ongoing housing crisis (85%) tops the list of key priorities to...

Tenant referencing provider Canopy has released data from a  rental affordability index, which claims most tenants are at the very limit...

Four years after the first Covid restrictions, new research by Centre for Cities shows Londoners’ escape to the country during the...

The average house prices in England was £290,000 last year, some 8.3 times average annual earnings. This was actually down from 8.5...

Trading Standards has defended the introduction of ‘material information’ requirements on details of properties for sale, after a conveyancer warned landlords...

Landlords quitting the sector could have to spend hundreds of pounds more when selling their home owing to new Trading Standards...

Latest inflation figures are announced on Wednesday and the Bank of England makes its next base rate decision on Thursday. The Office...

New research from specialist lender Aldermore reveals the financial boost landlords provide to local economies.  Nearly eight out of ten landlords opt...

The latest index, from the Halifax, shows house prices rose 0.4 per cent in February – the fifth consecutive monthly increase....

Nearly a third of landlords predict that the retail sector will see the highest level of negative growth over the next...

A legal firm says Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has effectively slashed the value of holiday homes which are sold from April 2025...

Like a parent whose kids expected half term in Disneyland, Jeremy Hunt is spending the week managing expectations – and crushing...

Airbnb has released new figures showing that the typical host landlord makes a modest £5,500 a year by sharing their space...

Some 69 per cent of landlords have already or are planning to increase the size of their property portfolio, increasing to...

A survey from NatWest and ratings giant S&P Global shows that 75 per cent of renters across the UK want landlords...

A think tank claims that the government will pay landlords in the private sector six times the expected spend on new affordable homes in the five-year period between 2021 and 2026. The New...

Average new seller asking prices rose 1.3 per cent between December and January - the biggest rise at this time of...

Christmas goodwill towards landlords seems in short supply from activist group Generation Rent.  It has this week issued a statement saying the...

House prices may fall by up to four per cent in 2024 the Halifax is warning. Its Outlook for 2024 report says...

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

After the Autumn Statement unveiled a major tax cut for January, you’d be forgiven for thinking you’ll pay less tax in...

A controversial licensing scheme is due to come into force tomorrow - just as the council administering it has declared itself...

Campaigning charity Shelter has welcomed the decision by Chancellor Jeremy Hunt to unfreeze Local Housing Allowance - but it wants it...

Almost 60,000 Londoners in the private rented sector are likely to become homeless over the next six years if the government...

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

Shelter says “skyrocketing rents” and the government’s freeze on housing allowance lie behind the increased spend on temporary accommodation for homeless...

The rise of ‘Generation Rent’ is well documented, along with the spiralling rent payments they are facing during a tightening cost...

Data from flatshare site SpareRoom suggests London is now entirely unaffordable to graduates, thanks to sky-high rents. September sees many new graduates...

It’s hardly surprising that the property auction market has seen an increase in activity in recent years, with buyers looking to...

Santander has been sharply criticised for increasing its Interest Coverage Ratio just as other lenders have been making it easier to...

Over recent years, as successive governments have tightened lettings legislation and increased the tax burden on landlords, some with investment properties...

A council in the south east of England says it is “exploring the possibility” of introducing a huge landlord licensing scheme. Councillors...

Today's inflation figures effectively seal the fate of the housing market for the rest of this year - including the crucial...

After a decade of steady growth, the number of older renters is poised to increase rapidly over the next 10 years...

TV property expert Phil Spencer has called for a radical simplification of the rules surrounding landlord licensing, fees and other regulations. In...

In 2021, 447,000 people had a holiday home where they spent more than 30 days – up 4.7 per cent in...

All landlords need to have an Energy Performance Certificate (EPC), with few exemptions. As a property writer, landlord and Domestic Energy...

Jo Eccles, director of London-focussed buying agency and property consultancy Eccord, says she is witnessing some landlords willing to quit the...

As most landlords know, a myriad of myths has built up around the private rented sector and one that seems to...

A think tank is accusing landlords of being unwilling to spend money on insulating draughty rental properties. The cross-party Social Market Foundation...

Many indices suggest house prices have already dipped, at least slightly, but “forward-looking indication don’t look brilliant either” according to one...

Landlords have helped drive an improvement in standards in privately rented property, with four in five upgrading each rental home they...

New buy to let purchases are increasingly being funded by cash rather than a mortgage, says Hamptons lettings agency.   So far this...

The Financial Conduct Authority has set out ways in which mortgage lenders can help customers struggling with payments - but landlords...

Some 21 per cent of tenants have spoken to their landlords about making energy efficiency improvements to their property, according to...

A property industry trade body chief says buy to let is “virtually pointless” for landlords with substantial mortgages who seek income...

The Hargreaves Lansdown business consultancy is forecasting a 10.4 per cent drop in house prices from their peak, to take place...

Half of private renters have faced a rent increase in the last year, it’s claimed.  Activists in Generation Rent claims of those...

The trade body representing hosts and suppliers to the short let industry is calling on people to defray cost of living...

The next Budget, setting out government tax and spending plans, will be held on March 15 next year. Chancellor Jeremy Hunt says...

A charity claims 15 per cent of private renters believe they face eviction this winter. Homelessness charity Crisis polled 2,000 people -...

When life is impossibly expensive, it’s not a surprise to see a rise in financial abuse. And to make matters worse,...

It’s claimed that Liverpool’s Labour council would take almost 150 years to process applications for its landlord licensing scheme. The council has...

Campaigning charity Shelter claims that last month 482,000 private renters were behind on their rent. It also claims that 504,000 people have...

Landlords are to face even longer waits for eviction court cases following the spending cuts announced in the Autumn Statement, it’s...

A breakdown of essential and non-essential spending by individuals, devised by the Nationwide, reveals the extra amount that tenants are paying...

The freezing of Housing Benefit at 2020 levels, announced in the small print accompanying the Autumn Statement yesterday, risks leading to...

The Santander bank says buyers - landlords and owner occupiers alike - are showing more interest in buying energy efficient homes. The...

The latest monthly index from the Halifax shows average house prices falling 0.4 per cent in October, following the 0.1 per...

The new Chancellor in the beleaguered Liz Truss government is former health and foreign secretary Jeremy Hunt - a buy to...

Shelter claims that almost 1.1m private renters in England – one in seven – had their rent increased in the last...

The winners have been revealed in a nationwide search for the UK and Ireland’s best holiday lets. The awards, which were organised...

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has cast doubt on the UK’s ambitions to move towards Net Zero - which in...

More SME landlords are seeking advice about whether now is the right time to incorporate, before progressing plans to secure more...

Savills says Prime London rents are to rise by 12.0 per cent in 2022 and by a total 18.3 per cent...

Airbnb has teamed up with a tourism body to produce a report it describes as “ground breaking” in spelling out so-called...

Our politics seems pretty broken to me and whilst I don’t wish to take a side between one flavour or the...

A new survey has painted a daunting picture of how much it may cost a landlord to remedy damage from pets. Amidst...

A tourism chief has likened new anti-holiday let regulations to those of a Stalinist dictatorship. Ashford Price, secretary of the Welsh Association...

Some 820,000 private rented households in Britain are routinely hit by a shortfall between their housing benefit and their monthly rents...

An insurance chief with expertise in the holiday lets sector has stood up for owners who let their properties to holidaymakers...

Landlords are being advised not to panic buy ahead of what may be more difficult lending conditions as the cost of...

An industry study suggests that landlords without insurance risk are losing as much as 45 per cent of their annual rental...

Energy regulator Ofgem is suggesting that the energy price cap be updated quarterly rather than every six months.  This is only a...

A survey of over 600 landlords by a business insurance service has found that 55 per cent have still to make...

Labour’s London Mayor - buoyed up after the party’s successes in the capital in last week’s elections - has renewed his...

What are the main causes of tension and disagreements between tenants and landlords ahead of the Rental Reform Bill, which is expected to...

With the rising cost of living and the UK’s inflation crisis creating financial uncertainty, many are looking to make more secure...

Activists in the Generation Rent group have made seven demands on government including a rent freeze, the clearing of tenants’ arrears,...