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Respected business consultancy Cornwall Insight is forecasting another sharp rise in energy costs in October.  It predicts the October price cap to...

A council has thanked private landlords who have helped it cope with a homelessness crisis - but it says it wants...

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

London’s ultra-prime rental market has returned this year to pre-Covid levels for the first time, an agency claims. Beauchamp Estates - using...

The energy price cap is to rise to an annual average of £1,928 from January. Regulator Ofgem says a typical household paying...

A local authority in London is to buy back over 300 properties it built and sold off years ago under Right...

Another council is looking for privately rented accommodation of all sizes to resettle refugees. Since 2016, Stratford-on-Avon council has resettled many refugee...

Housing minister Rachel Maclean has been ridiculed by a TV show audience over her claim that Brexit has no part in...

The Baroness who leads the Generation Rent campaign is now calling for a Minister for Refugees. Baroness Alicia Kennedy makes the call...

This guidance was issued by the Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities this week. This guidance is in addition to the...

A council says it is looking to work with more private landlords to help reduce homelessness. Over recent years Shropshire council says...

I think 2022 can be summarised as ‘unsettling’ to say the least. With three prime ministers in less than six months,...

The government has announced plans for a £1 billion scheme - called ECO+ - which will see hundreds of thousands of...

An appeal for private landlords to come forward with vacant, or soon-to-be vacant, properties for rent, has been launched. Accommodation is now...

We seem to be living in a continuous stream of ‘once in a lifetime’ events. From Brexit, to the pandemic and...

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

The Welsh Government, which recently pushed back its so-called rental revolution until December, has nonetheless published extensive new guidelines about the...

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

There’s embarrassment all round for the Labour-run Welsh Government as it reveals a late delay to its much-hyped rental reform. The reform...

Landlords who have mortgages from the Yorkshire Building Society have been told that they do not need to inform the lender...

Landlords are many people’s favourite pantomime villains, on the hunt to hike rents and squeeze profits. The reality, however, is proven...

Capital appreciation for landlords has seen another surge according to the latest house price index, just released by the Halifax. It shows...

Private renters who are trying to save a deposit on a home to buy are having to run in order to...

Rooms-to-rent platform Ministry of Rooms has launched a new initiative to make it easier for Ukrainian refugees to connect with landlords...

Specialist but to let lender Keystone Property Finance has pledged to help UK landlords who want to house Ukrainian refugees.  There have...

A council in one of the remote parts of the UK is appealing for registered landlords who might be able to...

As we approach what is commonly the busiest month of the year, there is one question many in the sector many...

A prominent lettings agent says politicians wanting an open door policy for refugees from Ukraine do not explain how they will...

Annual house price growth accelerated to 12.6 per cent in February, up from 11.2 per cent in January and the strongest...

Airbnb says it will offer free short-term housing to up to 100,000 refugees fleeing Ukraine.  These stays will be funded by Airbnb...

The National Residential Landlords Association is calling for clarity on how the private rental sector can help Ukraine. Home Secretary Priti Patel...

Russia sending tanks into Ukraine sounds terrifying, but it also sounds a long way away. Unfortunately, in a world of global...