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Propertymark is urging the UK government to implement reforms that will make it more cost effective and simpler for people to...

Leasehold reform still has a long way to run, according to the Association of Leasehold Enfranchisement Practitioners (ALEP). The major party manifestos...

Agents, and others in the lettings industry, have given a sceptical response to the Conservative manifesto and its varied pledges about...

The agents’ trade body says many in the industry will be pleased that the Renters Reform Bill has bitten the dust...

The ongoing debate over ground rents within Government is rapidly becoming a Parliamentary farce that could soon lead to an economic...

An amendment is expected to be made by the government to its Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill. The Bill, put forward by...

What appears to be another government housing policy U-turn - this time on ground rents - is being hailed as “a...

Propertymark has urged the Sunak government to press ahead with leasehold reform ahead of the Second Reading of the Leasehold and...

Labour is using a Bill currently going through Parliament as a backdoor method to introduce the regulation of lettings, estate and...

Plans for leasehold reform face a major early stumbling block as analysis shows plans to retrospectively introduce a cap on ground...

Propertymark wants Housing Secretary Michael Gove to continue with ground rent reforms for leaseholders following the launch of a consultation into this...

The government is considering five different options for ground rent as the reform process for the sector begins. The government is committed...

An industry supplier owned by the Leaders Romans Group says the government’s pledge to reform - not replace - leasehold should...

The Competition and Markets Authority is launching a three month probe into how letting agents operate within the private rental sector. It says...

Propertymark has said that the government’s ban on ground rent on new leasehold properties should go further. The government revealed over the...

One of the largest private residential landlords in the Midlands has appointed Principle Estate Management to start collecting various ground rents...

Owners of buy to let properties across the UK could be entitled to compensation due to onerous ground rent charges according...

Throughout April and May, we ran a high-profile campaign across our sites, Landlord Today, Estate Agent Today, Letting Agent Today and...

More than a third of landlords are looking to cut their annual spending - and many of them are considering ending...

London-focussed lettings agency ludlowthompson says buy to let landlords across the country claimed a record £17.7 billion in tax relief last...

The UK’s army of buy to let landlords will still benefit from £16.7 billion worth of tax relief even after the...

A leasehold campaigner has called on the Queen to end her support for what he calls the UK's “feudal leasehold system” by changing the...

The Queen’s Speech, outlining the government’s proposals for the next two years, has confirmed a pledge to introduce a ban on...

Landlords are increasingly looking to reduce the fees they pay to letting agents due to industry tax changes and increasing management...