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One of the largest lettings portals in Scotland is warning that plans by the government north of the border to introduce rent...

Kate Davies, executive director of the Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA), says rent controls are not the magic answer to problems...

The incoming Labour government has a social mandate to support the next generation of homeowners in the UK, says financial PropTech...

A political party has proposed that Capital Gains Tax be equalised with Income Tax - meaning landlords and investors who sold...

The housing market has suddenly become a major part of the General Election campaign as a result of a challenge thrown...

In an early General Election skirmish, London Labour Mayor Sadiq Khan has been accused of failing to enact key private rental...

The political chaos in Scotland presents sensible politicians with an ideal chance to resent housing policies and ditch rent controls. That’s the...

A prominent lettings agency operator says he hopes the “toxic” attitude to the private rental sector by the Scottish Government may...

There’s a huge number of amendments to the Renters Reform Bill, which has its Third Reading in the House of Commons...

Agents have expressed their anger at permanent rent controls proposed by the SNP and Green Party politicians running the Scottish Government. The...

The politician widely regarded as being the architect of rent controls in Scotland says he will shortly present a wider package...

The controversial minister who steered rent controls through the Scottish Parliament has contacted Propertymark to reveal details of the next stage. Patrick...

Propertymark has issued a strongly-worded statement aimed at politicians demanding rent controls. Labour Members of the Scottish Parliament have urged the declaration...

The Scottish Greens - who are in effect the architects of rent controls north of the border - have welcomed a...

The Green Party - which ran the Brighton and Hove council until being swept from office in May’s local elections -...

The Scottish Government looks set to extend its rent cap for yet another six months, despite widespread opposition from the lettings...

The co-leader of the Green Party wants the Renters Reform Bill to go further in restricting the powers of private landlords. Carla...

Research from Propertymark highlights a growing concern for the private rental sector in Scotland. As the Scottish National Party lurches from crisis...

An agent has spoken out about a proposal to allow huge council tax rises on second homes and empty properties. New Scottish...

Propertymark has given advice to the new Scottish National Party leader and Scotland’s First Minister, Humza Yousaf. The trade group’s head of...

RMT rail union leader Mick Lynch and Labour leaders including Andy Burnham and Sadiq Khan are leading a call for an...

The political party propping up the Scottish Government says higher taxes on buy to lets will help the housing market be...

The controversial ban on private rental sector rent rises and evictions is to continue in Scotland for another six months at...

Propertymark has become embroiled in a war of words with a Scottish politician who has made a series of anti-agent and...

Agents have only until the end of tomorrow, December 2, to feed into Propertymark’s response to a new consultation on the...

A lettings agency in Scotland has played down the impact of the emergency rent freeze and eviction ban which have been...

A Labour peer who was to have invested £1 billion in affordable homes has halted his scheme because of the threat...

Propertymark says there’s already been a decline in the number of homes available for rent in Scotland because of rising costs...

Emergency legislation containing a private sector rent freeze is to be debated by Scottish politicians this week - and the surprise...

A warning has gone out to politicians from lettings agency trade body ARLA Propertymark - don’t try to fix a system...

Opposition appears to be growing to the first major bid in the UK to regulate the spread of Airbnbs and properties...

Scotland’s controversial Green Party housing chief - who is part of a governing arrangement with Nicola Sturgeon’s Scottish National Party -...

ARLA Propertymark has waded into the growing controversy over pets being allowed in rental properties. Last week a letter was sent to...

ARLA Propertymark has voiced its concern over rent controls to a politicians who is leading the charge to introduce them to...

Pressure is growing to amend the 2019 Tenant Fees Act to allow charging additional deposits and insurance to cover pets in private rental...

A senior lettings agent and property management company owner has set out how rent controls could work in very specific circumstances...

Details are beginning to emerge of the measures likely to be imposed on the private rental sector in Scotland as a...

Rent controls are to be introduced into part of the UK as a result of a deal between two political parties. The...

Rent controls are being discussed again as candidates prepare for May's local elections. In London Green Party mayoral candidate Sian Berry -...

Another council wants an extension to the existing ban on bailiff-enforced evictions, which is scheduled to end on February 22.  Yesterday our...

A Green Party councillor has been refunded fees he and his partner were charged by a letting agency five years ago,...

The ban on evictions in the private rented sector looks almost certain to be extended until March next year in Scotland...

A London Labour council wants to introduce rent controls to its borough. The South London Press reports that Lambeth councillors have voted through...

New research shows that some buy to let investors in London could typically lose over £19,000 a year if Berlin-style rent...

The scrapping of Section 21 eviction powers has been welcomed by the London Assembly - but apparently it doesn’t go far...

Two senior London politicians are backing a campaign to scrap the powers of agents and landlords to evict tenants under Section...

Green Party politician Andy Wightman claims that £10.6m in taxes are being avoided this year due to the boom in private...

One of London’s leading politicians has created guidelines to help individuals ‘secret shop’ in a bid to expose what she claims...

London politician Sian Berry - who was the Green Party candidate for the Mayoral elections in the capital in May -...

The Green Party candidate for London Mayor says protests outside the MIPIM property conference have her backing as they highlight that...

This week will see whether Chancellor George Osborne will give in to calls to close some of the tax breaks given...

With another hung parliament looking increasingly likely, the so-called ‘challenger parties’ look set to have a major say in who forms...