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The latest edition of the English Housing Survey reveals precisely how relatively rarely Section 21 is used. Data from the survey analysed...

Citizens Advice claims that 45% of private renters in England are currently experiencing damp, mould or excessive cold in their home,...

The biggest rental sector headline from Labour’s manifesto may well be its pledge for the “immediate” abolition of Section 21 eviction...

A lettings agency which has given broad support to the Renters Reform Bill now says it’s concerned that shadow housing Secretary...

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

A ban on so-called bidding wars, which Labour now proposes, would have to include letting agents as well as landlords a...

Labour has stepped up its programme clamping down on what it calls “unscrupulous landlords strangling growth.” Specifically this means ending bidding wars,...

Shelter has spoken out in favour of what it calls “bold” commitments by Labour on the private rental sector and house...

Labour’s manifesto, just released, makes a pledge to enact the “immediate” abolition of Section 21 eviction powers, along with other private...

A pro-tenant group wants the next government to take Right To Buy properties back to public ownership when they come up...

In an early General Election skirmish, London Labour Mayor Sadiq Khan has been accused of failing to enact key private rental...

A charity claims that new official figures on rent rises will “create more worry among private renters.” StepChange charity is referring to...

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

Half of all private renters would not know where to turn to if a letting agent failed to address a problem...

A controversial rental sector figure claims over half of the properties listed to let are actually available for a tenant to...

Political parties should stop bickering and instead work together to improve the private rental sector. That’s the view of the Lettings industry...

The substantial majority of tenants are completely unaware of the Renters Reform Bill, it’s been alleged. A survey of over 2,000 private...

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

A think tank is urging the UK government to consider tax perks for private renters to help them save faster for...

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

Labour has waded into the increasingly-fractious debate over the Renters Reform Bill. Activists in groups such as the Renters Reform Coalition and...

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

Aldermore has named Bristol, as the best city for landlords to invest in for 2024.  Manchester, Coventry, Brighton and London make up...

Renters are less financially resilient than recent remortgagers according to an analysis by business consultants Hargreaves Lansdown. It says over two thirds...

Respected energy industry consultancy Cornwall Insight says the price cap for the April to June period this year - to be...

The British Property Federation claims the time required for Build To Rent planning applications has significantly increased over the past decade...

Two thirds of private renters have experienced a problem with the quality or condition of their property in the past six...

Winchester council is setting up its own agency to let and manage privately rented homes. Venta Living pledges to provide “high quality,...

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

Private sector tenants in rural areas are facing the brunt of growing rents, according to new research. Whilst some measures suggest tenants...

A Labour-run London council is consulting on a new licensing scheme for private rented property.  If it goes ahead it will be...

Propertymark has set out its pro-agency position on a range of issues contained in the Renters Reform Bill, currently trundling through...

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

The Renters Reform Coalition - a collection of some 20 activist groups and charities demanding changes to the private rental sector...

An estimated seven million UK households are struggling to keep up with their rent or mortgage payments, Which? warns, with millions...

Zoopla has issued the first major private rental sector market forecast for 2024. Rental growth this year is on track to end...

The Competitioin and Markets Authority is to probe five activities involving letting agents and landlords and their responsibilities to private tenants. Sarah...

The Nationwide Foundation - a pressure group funded by the Nationwide - says more effective enforcement is required for the private...

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

The Co-Op Bank is joining forces with campaigning charity Shelter to argue against Section 21 evictions, and together they have organised...

Finances have never been more stretched in the UK, with almost every bill and expense soaring for employees and employers alike,...

The issue of ‘rent for sex’ - tenants offered free or discounted rent in return for sexual favours - is now...

Six letting agencies across the London borough of Haringey have been fined a total of £12,000 after a council clampdown. Trading Standards...

The Scottish Government looks set to extend its rent cap for yet another six months, despite widespread opposition from the lettings...

The controversial Renters Reform Bill is not the anti-landlord charter that some in the h system claim it to be. That’s the...

The main landlord body wants more details behind the soundbite rhetoric of the Renters Referm Bill, launched today in Parliament. Ben Beadle,...

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

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

The latest market snapshot from the Royal Institution for Chartered Surveyors - out today - shows tenant demand continuing to increase...

Citizens Advice is the latest charity to argue for improved housing standards in the private rental sector. It claims that its research...

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

The private rented sector has an important economic and social role to play across the country, according to a new report...

The controversial ban on private rental sector rent rises and evictions is to continue in Scotland for another six months at...

Over the last decade, the proportion of people aged 24 to 64 living in their own home has fallen and the...

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

The large majority of players in the lettings industry wants the rental reform programme outlined by the government, an agent claims. Laura...

Labour’s Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, held a summit yesterday about the capital’s private rental sector - but he did not...

Labour’s new housing spokesperson, Matthew Pennycook, says his party would go further than the government on the subject of private rental...

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

The man behind a new survey of tenants’ voting intentions claims the Conservatives need to worry about losing support amongst young...

The government may be changing its mind on scrapping Section 21 eviction powers according to a bombshell story in The Times. Outlining what...

The Belvoir Group is warning that the housing crisis within the Scottish private rental sector is rapidly worsening, thanks to the...

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

An extension to a private rental property licensing scheme in London has been given the green light by the government. Haringey council’s...

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

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

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

MPs on a key Select Committee have been criticised by the letting agents’ trade body for failing to probe how Local...

Renters are being placed at unnecessary risk due to a delay in reforms that would allegedly give them greater protection, it’s been...

A new survey by business consultancy Hargreaves Lansdown suggests that out of the 20 per cent of households who now rent...

The government has released the full details of what it calls the Fairer Private Rented Sector White Paper. This is to form...

More than one in eight private renters may miss out on support to cope with rising energy costs, Citizens Advice claims.  The...

Many private renters are misguided on what actually contributes to their credit score and thus may not be taking the correct...

Campaigning charity Shelter wants the government to fast-track its pledge to scrap Section 21 eviction powers. The government pledged a White Paper...

A tech firm claims the “vast majority” of agents who use WhatsApp and some other instant messaging platforms are not fully...

Sean Hooker, head of redress at the Property Redress Scheme, will discuss the latest rental reform proposals and answer letting agents'...

Propertymark is the latest part of the lettings sector to fight back against criticism and claims of extreme evictions made by...

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

The leader of the Generation Rent campaign group has accused Chancellor Rishi Sunak of “stacking the economy against private renters who...

A large majority of private renters are happy with their properties, status and their landlords according to a new survey. A report...

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

A PropTech supplier to the lettings industry that has just signed a deal with OnTheMarket has come out in support of...

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

A report from the House of Lords has condemned the private rental sector as being ”increasingly unaffordable” as well as being...

A report by the National Audit Office claims that the way private renting is regulated makes the sector unfair to renters. It...

The National Residential Landlords Association says average rent debt owed by tenants as a direct result of the pandemic is still...

A new Buy To Let ‘tracker’ from a prominent buy to let mortgage lender has revealed what it considers to be...

A senior Labour politician in the capital claims that there’s been “a stark rise” in people losing their homes since the...

A new government survey of private renters is checking whether they received the correct documentation from their agent when they begin...

The private rental sector is already attempting to improve its EPC results according to research from Shawbrook Bank.  From 2025 new rules...

Shelter claims the health of one in five renters in England is harmed by poor housing, and says grants covering Covid-related...

The lettings agents’ group Propertymark has told Chancellor Rishi Sunak that unless the private rented sector is overhauled many landlords will...

A £360 million wall of rental debt built up during the pandemic, combined with cuts to Universal Credit, threatens to leave...

One of the largest new additional licensing schemes for HMOs anywhere in the country is set to come into force in...

A housing market analyst is warning of "one heck of a dark cloud on the horizon for the lettings market” as...

Propertymark has joined four so-called ‘action groups’ advocating housing policy changes including the setting up of a national landlord register and...

A prominent member of the House of Lords and a rental activist are calling for an immediate suspension of all Section...

London’s Labour Mayor, Sadiq Khan, has made a new call for power to cap private rents. He’s claimed that rents in the...

A lettings agent who wants tenants to take out policies to fund complaints against agencies and landlords has branded the social...

Baroness Alicia Kennedy has accused the government of hypocrisy over its diverging approach to evictions for commercial and residential tenants. On Wednesday...