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

The government is considering allowing renters to buy their first homes with just one per cent deposits, according  to press reports...

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...

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...

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

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

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

A Labour Mayor whose post was abolished by a public vote last year now wants to become an MP. Marvin Rees’ position...

Labour’s shadow housing spokesperson is promoting a video claiming that ‘everyone’ in the private rental sector suffers from ‘rogue landlords and...

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

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

A rant about rent controls by London Labour Mayor Sadiq Khan appears to have backfired. Khan - who has repeatedly demanded that...

Landlords are not “contributing anything useful to society” a politician has claimed. Over the Christmas and New year break Ross Greer, a...

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...

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

The government’s expected U-turn on the future of Section 21 eviction powers has provoked an explosion of anger from Generation Rent...

The mini-Budget was always billed as a tax-cutting, growth-generating affair - and so it proved - but Labour has criticised it...

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

A job at the Generation Rent campaign group is being advertised on a site dedicated to jobs working for MPs. The post...

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

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

The government is reported to be considering extending the Right To Buy from just council tenants in England to housing association...

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

Generation Rent claims private rental sector tenants are set to be most disadvantaged by the 54 per cent rise in the...

Labour is the latest political party to call for rent controls following similar pleas from the Green Party and the Scottish Nationalists. Paul...

The team at Landlord Today and our publisher, Angels Media, wish all agents a very prosperous New Year.  Thank you for your...

Landlord Today would like to wish all landlords and their families and colleagues a wonderful Christmas 2021. It’s been an exhausting year...

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

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

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

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...

A Labour housing pressure group has made strong public criticism of the party’s shadow housing spokeswoman, Thangam Debbonaire. Labour Tenants United was...

A group of activists at the centre of campaigns for renters’ rights has claimed the police help landlords commit illegal acts. The London...

Generation Rent has criticised the aspirations of some landlords who appear on the daytime BBC show Homes Under The Hammer.  “The regular...

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

Martin Lewis, the celebrity consumer rights campaigner behind MoneySavingExpert, has called upon the government to extend the current ban on bailiffs...

Activists from Shelter and Generation Rent have led the charge for a renewed eviction ban in the light of the latest...

The latest attack on landlords by the Generation Rent group of activists is from its deputy director and concerns mould. It comes in...

Pressure groups attacking landlords and letting agents are usually on the other side of the fence from property industry professionals but...

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

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

Dear Readers, Today is my last day as editor of Landlord Today. Following more than four years in the role, I have...

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

As the escalating coronavirus pandemic continues to wreak havoc, a number of tenants have been left in extremely vulnerable situations.  Many who...

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

Boris Johnson has unveiled his new look cabinet, which includes the appointment of Christopher Pincher as the new housing minister. Pincher replaces Esther McVey,...

Brits are in for a chilly week with temperatures continuing to drop, but that has not deterred a landlord in west...

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

Lord Alan Sugar has issued a warning to Airbnb users after a family was  cheated out of around £465 because fraudsters told...

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

The team at Landlord Today would like wish you all the very best for the festive season. Thank you to all our...

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

The government’s attempts to clampdown on rogue landlords have been branded ‘weak and pathetic’, partly due to the vast and complex...

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

Landlord Today has been rated as one of the UK’s top websites for buy-to-let landlords, according to Feedspot, a content reader built...

Whilst landlords often get a bad reputation for providing sub-standard accommodation, dodgy tenancy agreements or a multitude of other problems, there...

The team at Landlord Today would like wish you all the very best for the festive season. We would like to say...

Singer Lily Allen has sparked an angry online backlash after claiming on Twitter that she is set to be homeless for...

Hands up who’s put their heating on already? Autumn seems to have crept up on us so quickly this year that...

At Horton and Garton, our message to West London is simple: we want to make a difference. Not just to the...

The first thing they see Whether you have an extravagant front garden or a front door in an apartment building, make sure...

Following the events of 2016, it’s easy to see why experts across the country are torn when it comes to the...

Kicking off 2017, we’ve predicted stabilisation in the property market with sustainable growth and high demand. Whether you’re looking to take...

The team at Landlord Today wish you all the very best for the festive season. Thanks to you all for your support...

A Twitter debate on Section 21 notices will take place today from midday to help property professionals, including landlords, properly understand...

A popular property radio show is to return to the airwaves on LBC later today, and will be broadcast every Thursday...

The historic referendum vote in favour of leaving EU raises questions over what impact this will have on the UK private...

Gavin Barwell has been appointed the new Minister for Housing, Planning and London, taking over from Brandon Lewis, who has moved...

When you’re letting out your property, you don’t have to pay a high street letting agent hundreds, or even thousands of...

So, Britain voted out of the European Union. What are the implications for UK landlords, from the immigration laws point of...

Renters are publicly shaming their landlords over 'rip-off' rent prices in London in a new social media campaign. The hashtag #ventyourrent was...

In less than seven years Sawyer & Co has become the fastest growing Lettings Agents in Brighton & Hove. Silver winners of...

A Glasgow flat hunter was left horrified when a landlord offered him a £450-a-month bathroom to sleep in. Danny Andrews replied to...

A campaign aimed at helping residential landlords get their tax affairs in order has brought in more than £50 million, according...

A rental property listing for a bedroom consisting of a mattress under the stairs has earned national notoriety after featuring in...

You may have recently inherited a property, or simply decided to dip your toe in the lettings market with your first...