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A new partnership being launched today aims to see if the private rented sector can contribute to ending homelessness. It takes the...

Agents and landlords are invited to what a council calls “an invaluable local conference where they can get free advice from...

Propertymark has come out with a strongly-worded statement accusing politicians in the Scottish Parliament of ignoring the industry’s views on rent...

A charity leader claims spiralling rents are forcing children into what he calls “damp and mouldy B&Bs”. Matt Downie, chief executive of...

A new Renters' Rights Bill is to be introduced into Parliament, it's been confirmed today. The announcement was made in the King's...

The trade union UNISON has partnered with activist group Generation Rent to demand root-and-branch reform of the private rental sector. Four key...

Some 8,000 people were forced to sleep rough for the first time in London last year, an increase of 25% on...

Shelter is backing the Kicked Out for Coming Out campaign which highlights family rejection as a contributor to LGBTQ+ homelessness.  Shelter has...

A council-run lettings agency called YorHome is offering new incentives to woo private landlords away from conventional agents. Besides offering what it...

London councils have slammed government plans for regulating the short-term and holiday lets sector. In a letter to Housing Secretary Michael Gove,...

Propertymark has come out in support of the National Trading Standards Estate and Lettings Agency Team’s probe into Rent-to-Rent.    NTSELAT has...

Campaigning charity Shelter is demanding an overhaul of the Renters Reform Bill, which will shortly begin its passage through the House...

Five Labour MPs have put forward an Early Day Motion in the House of Commons calling for rent controls - even...

Tenant groups and charities reacted angrily over the Easter weekend to the proposed changes to the Renters Reform Bill being advocated...

NatWest Group has announced a new package of what it calls ”targeted lending and support” to help local councils provide more...

A new borough-wide landlord licensing scheme is set to launch in the London borough of Brent on April 1, the council...

England’s county councils want the next government to set out a long-term plan for housing, as a new report claims there’s...

An umbrella group called London Councils has expressed “extreme concern” at the government’s decision to stop letting local authorities keep money...

A national newspaper says the Renters Reform Bill is “on the brink of collapse” as Tory MPs are divided on their...

A charity providing support for older people facing financial hardship has hit out at the government over rumours concerning the Renters...

Caerphilly council in Wales has bought privately owned properties to provide housing for families who would otherwise find themselves in temporary...

Shelter is calling for the construction of 90,000 rental properties each year for a decade - and it claims this would...

Shelter is asking for public support for radical changes to the Renters Reform Bill, now going through Parliament. The campaigning charity is...

Propertymark has called on the UK Government to prevent a mass exodus of student landlords.   The news comes as a poll conducted...

A pressure group unhappy about lack of progress on the Renters Reform Bill wants MPs to be bombarded with complaint emails.  Over...

Shelter is warning that the government’s failure to abolish Section 21 evictions will backfire and that “renters will remember who stood...

Seventeen housing organisations have sent an open letter to the government rejecting its idea of prioritising British families when it comes...

The long-awaited Third Reading of the controversial Renters Reform Bill will not happen this week according to the Leader of the...

A group of rental activists claims that police in England are disproportionately using a 19th century law that criminalises rough sleeping...

The boss of a prominent UK lettings and property management agency says new regulations planned for the industry are to be...

The Liberal Democrats have called on the government to bring in an emergency ban on no fault evictions and banks repossessing people’s homes...

Independent polling gives Labour a big lead when it comes to its approach to housing policy. Detailed polling by the Ipsos pollster...

Homelessness charity Crisis says the long-standing government pledge to scrap Section 21 eviction powers can’t come soon enough. The charity has backed...

The Fine & Country Foundation’s Annual Carols by Candlelight concert, held in collaboration with King's College Cambridge, has raised £21,061. This will...

Scores of councils that enforce licensing regimes on the private rental sector claim they are on the verge of bankruptcy. Almost one...

Shelter says there are nearly 139,000 children officially homeless and living in temporary accommodation - and it’s blaming the private rental...

Leaders Romans Group is calling for a Landlords Reform Bill to balance the challenges and apparent disincentives now deterring landlords from...

The prospect of a long-term eviction ban appears to have been lifted in one part of the UK. The Welsh Government is...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Gary Wright - Chief Executive Officer. What is flatfair and what...

New figures have shown that 2,086 people were found to be sleeping on London’s streets for the first time between July...

Older private renters must have their voices heard In support of the Renters Reform Bill. That’s the view of Joanna Elson, chief...

A charity claims the Renters Reform Bill, which gets its Second Reading in the Commons next week, will help reduce homelessness. New...

The Renters Reform Bill is to get its long awaited Second Reading on Monday, October 23. The claim comes from today’s Financial...

The National Audit Office says the government will soon have to take hard decisions on the future for the Homes For...

Shelter has published what it calls a General Election manifesto with rent controls at its heart. Called The Way Home: a manifesto to...

A prominent agent has called on politicians to scrap the Renters Reform Bill . He says it’s “ill thought-through and would be...

The Head of the National Trading Standards Scams Team is one of two new non-executive directors at The Property Ombudsman. Louise Baxter...

The private rental sector could play a far greater role in helping to end homelessness in Scotland, according to a new...

Scotland’s largest letting agent had almost 40,000 viewing requests during July for rental properties in Edinburgh and Glasgow alone. DJ Alexander Ltd...

Campaigning charity Shelter has renewed its calls for the abolition of S21 eviction powers. It says new Ministry of Justice data shows...

Citizens Advice is calling on the government to provide an unspecified amount of assistance to renters during the current cost of...

Crisis, the homelessness charity, has slammed the government over the growing gap between housing benefit levels and even the lower end...

Ukrainians in the UK will be helped into private rental homes as part of a £150m government injection.  The funding will be...

Shelter is telling the government it “must deliver” on the revolution it pledges under the Renters Reform Bill. Chief executive Polly Neate...

New government figures show how overdue the government's reform of private renting is, claims campaigning charity Shelter. The charity says the figures...

As the unending attack on landlords continues, many are succumbing to the pressures of increased taxes, interest rates rising, regulations becoming...

Lloyds Banking Group and homelessness charity Crisis have joined forces in a new two-year partnership including the establishment of a so-called...

A charity is claiming that new powers to evict anti-social private tenants could lead to more homelessness, while those already living...

Propertymark is speaking out about problems with some conversions of commercial property into residential.The warning comes in the trade body’s response...

Campaigning charity Shelter is angry with Chancellor Jeremy Hunt over his Budget  While most in the property industry have expressed relief that there...

A much-hyped government proposal to introduce a Rental Mediation Service to resolve disputes, sustain tenancies and reduce pressure on the courts...

The Local Government Association, which comprises 331 of the 333 councils in England and all 22 Welsh unitary councils, is calling on...

A lettings agency says it’s vital that the government reconsiders the new laws and regulations seen as attacking landlords. The Leaders Romans...

New figures from the Ministry of Justice show that between October and December last year, across England and Wales, there were...

Propertymark has told the government it should have three priorities for next month’s Budget. 1. Improving welfare system for vulnerable and low-waged...

Propertymark has told a UK government to stop ignore the damaging effect of its policies on the private rental sector. An outspoken...

A young family have started 2023 in their new permanent home after a London council recovered the property from an illegal...

A lettings agency which describes itself as “ethical” has been honoured with an award linked to the United Nations. Homes For Good...

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

The government is under new pressure to introduce a last minute eviction ban to avoid private renters facing homelessness over Christmas. Liberal...

Zoopla has given details of its collaboration with homelessness charity Crisis following the announcement of a three-year partnership earlier this year. Crisis’s...

A not-for-profit company that matches rental properties with vulnerable tenants in need of accommodation has partnered with a maintenance firm to...

Shelter claims government figures show 5,940 households were “threatened with homelessness” in England as a result of Section 21 evictions between April...

The head of an estate agency and property investment firm says the government should do more to reform the rental sector...

A new scheme offering landlords the opportunity to lease property through a local authority has been launched.   Leasing Scheme Wales: Gwynedd gives...

A so-called Renters Union is organising a day of action after claiming letting agents are behind recent rent rises. London Renters Union...

Over the next three months Redbridge council in London is consulting on proposals to renew selective licensing in the borough. It says...

The average gap between housing benefit rates and the actual cost of rents has grown by more than 40 per cent...

The government has released new figures on the amount being spent by local councils on temporary accommodation for homeless households in...

A team of experts has released a report that responds to government reform plans - and it insists that if Section...

The cost of living crisis could have a ‘catastrophic’ impact on homelessness unless an immediate eviction ban is introduced. That’s the view...

London faces a possible homelessness spike this winter due to the cost-of-living crisis and increases in private rents, a group of...

Zoopla is warning that low-income renters across England are facing a ‘housing black hole’ due to soaring rents and the freeze...

It has emerged that Generation Rent and Shelter are amongst the charities that have written to Conservative leadership contenders Liz Truss...

The sweeping reforms for the private rental sector announced by the government at the end of last week do not go...

Propertymark has made an uncharacteristically strong attack on the campaigning charity Shelter for its portrayal of letting agents. Ahead of yesterday’s Queen’s...

Just over 7,000 households in London have been threatened with homelessness in the past three years alone after being issued with...

Propertymark has dismissed suggestions from critics of the lettings industry that higher rents are leading to more homelessness.  The trade body says...

Lettings accreditation and training service Safeagent is calling on the government to make more public cash available for councils to exercise...

ARLA Propertymark has hit back in this week’s debate on the quality of private rental property, following sharp criticism in a...

Thousands of tenants have no choice but to accept “appalling conditions” according to the chief executive of campaigning charity Shelter. Polly Neate...

Private rental property conditions and the enforcement of regulations by councils and government have all been in the firing line from...

One of the country’s most outspoken advocates of rent controls has been told why agents and landlords oppose them. Propertymark has hosted...

The increasingly shrill anti-landlord rhetoric from some politicians is making it harder for tenants, claims a leading industry spokesman. John Blackwood, chief...

Politicians across the UK appear to be growing more vocal in their support for rent controls. The Welsh nationalist party Plaid Cymru...

The Mayor of London Sadiq Khan wants is introducing a new qualification and training for borough council housing enforcement officers to...

A senior Welsh politicians has urged anyone who has fallen behind in paying rent because of the pandemic to contact their...

Shelter claims that women are impacted by homelessness more than men, and says rising private rents are a contributory factor. In a...

Propertymark chief executive Nathan Emerson has given his prediction as to what the big issues will be in the 2022 lettings...

Shelter claims the end of the eviction ban has contributed to creating over 274,000 people who are homeless in England right now, including 126,000 children. Shelter’s interpretation of official...