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Propertymark has pledged its support for the Good Landlord Charter initiated by Labour Mayor Andy Burnham but has urged for greater...

A mortgage lender has conducted a survey of homeowners which has produced a string of anti-landlord and anti-overseas investor attitudes. Market Financial...

Research by the National Residential Landlords Association and the Which? consumer body has revealed that some 53 councils in England alone...

A leading PropTech expert says there’s still more that can be done by the rental sector to drive up the quality...

Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has launched his party’s General Election campaign with an attack on what he describes as “dodgy landlords.” He...

Just when you thought there could not be any more rival licensing or accreditation systems in the private rental sector, a...

There have been “significant leaps forward” in the standards of the private rental sector in the past four years, but safety...

MPs want a review of laws surrounding private rental standards, including councils having the right to confiscate buy to let properties...

The majority of MPs speaking at a House of Commons debate yesterday acknowledged they are wary of the 'unintended consequences' of...

Bristol council is resuscitating a so-called ‘rental standard’ which it expects local letting agents to meet. Back in January 2016 Letting Agent...

The National Landlords Association and Residential Landlords Association have joined forces with Leeds city council to create a new accreditation system...

The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has criticised Boris Johnson's handling of the London Rental Standard, an accreditation scheme for landlords...

We’ve seen large numbers of local councils set up private rental accreditation systems, and a string of politicians from all major...

Yet another ‘rental standard’ has been set up a a local council to create what it calls ‘a kitemark’ which can...

One of five people vying for selection as Labour’s candidate in the 2016 London Mayoral election says private sector rents can...

One of the Labour party’s London Assembly members has criticised Boris Johnson’s London Rental Standard (LRS), saying it is ‘falling private...

One of London’s high-end letting agents says it has experienced a sharp increase in tenant demand since the election after a...

After celebrating its year anniversary this week, Boris Johnson’s London Rental Standard has been criticised for signing up only 12% of...