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The Housing Secretary in Wales says that nation is unlikely to follow the example of Scotland by introducing rent controls. At a...

New housing minister Lee Rowley has spoken out in favour of Build To Rent. At the inaugural Build To Rent Innovators conference...

A think tank claims one in six young people live in poor quality housing, often in the private rental sector. The claim...

Propertymark says letting agents should have clear policies and priorities to help ensure properties are kept to the highest standards possible.  The...

Private renters’ average floor space per person in England has fallen by 16 per cent over the past 20 years while...

It’s been confirmed that the controversial Renters Reform Bill will still be introduced by the end of this session of Parliament,...

ARLA Propertymark is the latest rental industry organisation to hit out at what it calls the “tenant-centred approach” being taken to...

ARLA Propertymark is warning politicians fighting elections this spring that rent controls should be firmly off the agenda. The organisation traditionally sets...

Propertymark is making it clear that rent controls are not the way to operate an efficient lettings market. In a formal response...

Shelter has returned to the attack on the private rental sector. In a new report it claims a third of tenants in England...

An outspoken Conservative party figure says government policies such as the scrapping of Section 21 will play into the hands of...