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

A new survey has been launched to gather views from people in a major English city on the idea of introducing...

Activist renters want Liz Truss to follow Scotland’s lead and introduce a rent freeze and eviction ban.  The emergency measures - announced...

A tenant has allegedly confronted an unnamed lettings agent over being “pushed out” of his long-term tenancy to make way for...

A prominent Labour politician in Scotland has made an outspoken attack on the private landlord sector in her call for an...

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

A 133-unit co-living rental scheme is to be built in the Devon city of Exeter. The scheme will place an emphasis on community living...

A renters’ union in Scotland claims a proposal to cap rents in the country doesn’t go far enough. The Scottish Parliament’s Local...

There’s been a further tweak to the eviction controls introduced in England for the duration of the lockdown, lasting until December...

Three groups of rental activists have demanded the government scrap all rent payments immediately and cancel all arrears - but mystery...

One of the lettings sector’s leading trade bodies has called on the government and lenders to agree a package of measures...

A new concept of co-living is being offered on a rental basis at a new purpose-built development in west London. The firm...

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

A property management chief is arguing that rent controls would restrict mortgage loans to buy to let investors and drive existing...

A pressure group that in the past has protested outside letting agency branches has staged more direct action - this time against...

Labour insists that if it forms the next government it will introduce ‘living rents’ in a new range of affordable homes...

Two landlords and two tenants were fined a total of over £11,000 after losing their appeal against housing convictions concerning property...

A property described as Europe’s largest rental co-living block, The Collective Old Oak in London’s Paddington, is up for sale with bids...

A London council has agreed to implement a new ‘standards charter’ for the private rental sector from next month - in...

The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has announced the first details of his plan to introduce a 'London Living Rent'. This new...