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Bristol’s controversial Labour council is extending previous licensing schemes to other parts of the city at some £1,800 HMO per licence...

The first meeting has been held of the Housing Coalition, a new group including a number of local and regional landlord bodies...

The government is proposing to slash the regulations on HMOs used to house asylum seekers.  Part 2 of the Housing Act 2004...

Hitting the UK’s net zero carbon objective is an immense task, but one that we must strive for. We all have...

Renters’ Reform Bill The Renters’ Reform Bill will dominate the PRS policy agenda in 2023. Signs are encouraging that DLUHC is considering...

The Department of Work and Pensions is to slash the timescale for repayment of arrears for tenants on Universal Credit. It has...

The Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities says the long-awaited Rental Reform White Paper will now not be published until...

Landlords may be about to be on the receiving end of a hard sell on installing smart meters, especially if they...

The Budget has received short shrift from landlords and tenants, as Chancellor Rishi Sunak appeared to miss out the private rental...

There is growing momentum for local councils to freeze their plans for landlord licensing while the pandemic continues. Lettings agency trade body...

Landlords concerned at licensing proposals put forward by Newcastle council have only until Sunday to respond with their views. The authority is re-designating...

Momentum is building against councils pushing ahead with licensing schemes despite the pandemic. Earlier this week ARLA Propertymark, the letting agents’ trade...

A property industry accreditation service is asking whether it’s now time for the government to offer grants to help landlords through...

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

A survey of private rental sector clients by accreditation body safeagent suggests 44 per cent feel government-backed loans for tenants to pay...

There are more than 130,000 unlicensed properties in London that should be licensed under either selective, additional or mandatory HMO licensing...

Hounslow Council has u-turned on plans to introduce a licensing scheme for landlords.  Plans for an additional licensing scheme for landlords were...

When it comes to letting a property, it is important that landlords and renters have faith in their agent.   To many renters,...

Money Shield and the National Approved Letting Scheme (NALS) have become officially recognised Client Money Protection (CMP) Scheme operators after securing...

Plans to introduce a new rental complaints system to help support private tenants who are forced to live in shoddy housing...

Given that thousands of landlords and tenants are not protected by client money protection (CMP), placing money held by letting agents are...

Four out of five buy-to-let landlords believe that client money protection (CMP) should be made compulsory when they use a letting...

At least one in five landlords and tenants are not protected by client money protection (CMP), new figures show. Fresh research from...