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The Bank of England will trim base rate to 5% next week, according to a majority of economists in a poll...

A recent suggestion by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation charity, for government help to allow private tenants to buy their landlords’ homes,...

Lower income households, often found in the private rental sector, are set to bear the brunt of the rising inflation and...

Letting agents in England with tenants in rent arrears because of Covid are to be helped via a council-run £65m rent fund. Although...

There’s widespread concern that a freeze on the Local Housing Allowance will worsen rental arrears. Although Chancellor Rishi Sunak failed to mention...

A survey claims millions of renter households have concerns about their ability to pay landlords this winter - and the charity...

More than a third of furloughed private renters are worried about being able to pay their rent when the coronavirus lockdown...

A prominent member of the House of Lords has given a surprising insight into how the fiscal and regulatory clampdown on...

Two housing charities have called for the government to invest more in housing benefit so it rises in line with private...

One of the most vocal critics of lettings agents in recent years appears to be moving away from the property industry. Campbell...

Labour has outlined its proposals for the private rental sector if it gains power at the next General Election - and...

Over 70% of Conservative councillors and housing leads have indicated that £2 billion pledged for affordable housing is not enough to...

A housing charity has called for the government to build more affordable social homes for rent to help families 'trapped' in...

The Residential Landlords’ Association has written an angry letter of protest to the Joseph Rowntree Foundation following the publication of what...

Half of England’s local authorities claim it is ‘very difficult’ to assist homeless applicants into privately rented accommodation, according to a...

When do we really start to worry about rising rents and house prices? Despite an apparent slowdown in house price inflation...