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The typical landlord’s income from property has plummeted by a fifth in under a decade according to the National Landlords’ Association. Its...

London’s Labour Mayor, Sadiq Khan, has returned to his campaign to win powers which would allow him to impose rent controls. Khan...

One of the industry’s leading trade groups has repeated a warning to the Conservatives that they cannot rely on the votes...

Claims that the use of Section 21 ‘no fault’ eviction notices is the leading cause of homelessness in the UK are...

A lettings group says the high-profile struggle performers at the Edinburgh Fringe now face to find affordable short-term accommodation was entirely...

Deposit alternative service Zero Deposit has become the “exclusive deposit replacement partner” of the National Landlord Association - less than two...

There’s a warning this morning that the root-and-branch reform of the agency industry recommended by a government-backed working party will be...

London Mayor Sadiq Khan has been told by a lettings industry body that he’ll lose votes if he introduces rent controls...

Tenants on state benefits could be the 'biggest casualties' of the government's 'ill-thought-out' plans to scrap the Section 21 evictions process,...

Local authorities are failing in their duty to prosecute criminal letting agents, the National Landlords Association (NLA) has warned. The NLA says...

The government has been told it needs to provide tenants with better information about their rights and responsibilities if it’s to...

The National Landlords Association says it’s concerned the Fees Ban coming into effect in just two days’ time may limit access...

Only one in six private landlords say they would support the Conservatives in an election according to a new poll. Buy to...

Prospective tenants are being warned about a fraud scam that cons people into paying an advance fee to rent a property. The...

Income tax paid by buy to let landlords now exceeds £3.8 billion annually – that’s more than double Tesco’s entire annual...

Some 24 per cent of landlords have considered letting out their properties on a short let Airbnb-style basis - but only...

Some 79 per cent of landlords are only servicing the interest on their mortgages, not paying down their loans, according to...

There’s less than a week to go to the introduction of new rules broadening the range of houses including in mandatory HMO...

The Scottish Government’s private rental reforms are shaking up the sector according to new data, which reveals rental property sales have...

The new Home Secretary Sajid Javid is being urged to look again at the Right To Rent policy and produce “a...

One of the industry’s highest profile trade bodies has rebranded with a new logo and heavily revised website.  The National Landlords Association...

There have been more expressions of support from industry bodies for the Private Members’ Bill from Labour’s Karen Buck MP which...

The National Landlords’ Association says the extra £2 billion in funding made available by the government for additional affordable housing may...

Housing minister Alok Sharma has been told face to face that he should rethink the government's plans to cap security deposits...

The proportion of landlords who use a letting agent to help manage their property has spiked since the end of last...

The government will today announce that it is banning letting agents’ fees levied on tenants - meaning the fees will instead...

The National Landlords Association has launched an e-postcard campaign for letting agent and landlord members to lobby the government over the...

The attempt to seek a Judicial Review of legislation reducing the mortgage interest tax relief for landlords has failed. The case was...

Tenants who are advised by local councils and advice agencies to ignore eviction notices could cost the average landlord almost £7,000. The...

The National Landlords Association has come out fighting in response to a weekend report by the National Housing Federation suggesting buy...

The National Landlords’ Association is warning that knee-jerk reactions to the Brexit vote could damage the buy to let sector.  Chief executive...

Some 36% of UK landlords have had a property abandoned by tenants, according to research. Abandonment - which occurs when a tenant...

Before new London mayor Sadiq Khan has had his first working day in office, his proposals for a private rental sector...

Landlords’ confidence in the buy to let sector has collapsed to an all-time low and is now “worse than levels witnessed...

A failed bid by a council to introduce a blanket landlord licensing scheme was both unnecessary and unjustified according to the...

There’s been an angry reaction from letting agents and landlords to the shock news that an additional three per cent stamp...

The online petition against the government's proposed tax changes for buy to let investors is "a waste of time" according to...

Some 88 per cent of tenants say they are unaware of the new law introduced this week intended to protect them...

Over half the private rental sector tenants on housing benefit have experienced delays over its payment from their local council. Research by...

The property industry has hit out at what appears to be government confusion over a raft of new rules coming into...

There has been a mixed reaction to the government’s announcement that agents and landlords face jail if they fail to conduct...

There has been no let-up in the anger expressed by sections of the buy to let sector after Chancellor George Osborne...

Chancellor George Osborne has been warned that rents in the private rented sector could rise if he scraps the tax-deductible status...

The National Landlords Association has accused the Citizens Advice report of using “loose definitions to compound a perception that private housing...

There has been widespread criticism of Labour's proposals for the private rental sector. The policies will “backfire” according to the National Landlords’ Association.  "We understand...