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Many landlords have welcomed the zero deposit insurance concept - but is this being damaged by the pressure-selling techniques of some...

A council says it’s going to clampdown on landlords who are “keeping deposits unnecessarily” and agents “charging unpermitted fees.” The pledge comes...

A new study of over 2,000 landlords reveals that only a quarter of them instruct agents to fully manage their investment properties...

Tenancy Deposit Scheme (TDS) has updated its Tenant Fees Matrix, initially introduced in 2019, with a view to simplifying the most...

The majority of letting agents in England have experienced lost revenue from the tenant fees ban. A survey of agents by letting platform...

Rents look set to rise across much of the UK this year as the supply and demand gap continues to widen...

Despite increased rent prices, the proportion of income spent by tenants on rent decreased between 2016 and 2019, according to The Deposit...

The next UK government must do more to reduce the burden on private tenants by reducing upfront costs associated with renting...

There was an increase in the number of tenants experiencing rent increases in 2019, according to ARLA Propertymark.  The trade body’s latest...

More than five months on from the introduction of the tenant fees ban, a number of landlords and agents are still...

The Liberal Democrats have pledged to abolish Section 21 repossessions in the private rented sector if they come to power at...

A growing number of buy-to-let landlords are charging what has been described as a ‘pet rent’ of up to £50 a...

It is now illegal for tenants to be charged by landlords or letting agents in Wales in order to set up or...

On Sunday 1st September 2019, the Renting Homes (fees etc) (Wales) Act will come into force in Wales. The Act means that...

There is no such thing as 'no-fault' eviction under Section 21, according to evictions specialist Paul Shamplina. The founder of Landlord Action insists...

There has been a sharp rise in the number of tenants experiencing rent rises following the introduction of the tenant fees...

There has been a significant rise in tenant demand in recent weeks after the change to tenant fees came in on...

With some analysts predicting that buy-to-let landlords are about to flood the market with properties for sale, investors are being urged...

Rents are expected to increase over the next few months, according to the latest survey from Just Landlords. The study found that almost half of...

The Tenant Fees Act, better known simply as the tenant fees ban, is coming into force from June 1 2019. It...

Rents in London look set to rise sharply over the next few months, as the supply of rental accommodation dwindles while...

Buy-to-let mortgage activity remained sluggish in March with landlord investors taking out just 5,000 new buy-to-let home purchase mortgages, down 9.1%...

The number of tenants experiencing rent increases dropped slightly in March thanks partly to a sharp rise in the number of...

Private rental prices paid by tenants in the UK increased by 1.2% in the 12 months to March 2019, up from...

UK rents have started to increase at a rate not seen in the market for more than two years, fresh figures...

The ban on fees charged by landlords and letting agents in Wales will be introduced in September, subject to it receiving...

It is good practice to have a detailed and accurate inventory completed at the start of the tenancy, and again when...

The Tenant Fees Bill, banning landlord and agents from charging fees to tenants, has become an Act of Parliament after being...

The so-called housing charity, Shelter, targeted Ludlow Thompson a few months back, asking its supporters to block the letting agent’s telephone...

Landlords and tenants are being urged to sign a new online petition calling for the government to better support tenants with...

Undoubtedly, 2018 was another tough year for landlords. With so many tax and regulatory changes over the past couple of years,...

The government’s ban on tenant fees is good for business and will strengthen the relationship between landlords and tenants, according to...

The ban on fees charged by landlords and letting agents will be introduced in June after the Tenant Fees Bill passed...

The introduction of a ban on fees charged by landlords and letting agents look set to finally come into force on...

The returns made by buy-to-let landlords rose across the UK as investors increase rates to counter tax relief cuts, new figures...

More than half - 53% - of tenants in this country do not understand their rights and new regulations brought in...

Kit Malthouse has been named as the government’s latest housing minister after Dominic Raab, who spent just six months in the...

Unpaid rent and rent arrears are the main reason for tenant evictions, according to Belvoir’s Q1 rental index, but that could...

Rent hikes are inevitable unless the government reverses tax changes for landlords, it has been claimed.  Tenants face paying an average of £23 a...

PropTech startup RentalStep has recorded impressive monthly growth of landlords and tenants using its platform. Since January, the platform has recorded landlord...

Changes to letting agent fees could lead to increased rent arrears and higher repossessions as a consequence of a potential reduction...