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The right wing think tank the Adam Smith Institute has launched something called the Cost Of Rent Day. The institute has calculated...

Labour MP Matthew Pennycook has been named as the principal housing minister in the new government. He was shadow housing minister when...

Labour must build “a new generation of New Towns” if it gets into government, according to a parliamentary candidate linked to...

There’s been at most a one per cent reduction in landlords in the buy to let sector, a think tank claims...

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

There’s growing anger over restrictions on private homeowners using their properties via Airbnb and other short let platforms. Earlier this week Housing...

Propertymark is backing a call for financial help for landlords who improve the energy efficiency of their properties. The think tank E3G...

A left-leaning think tank which says it champions ‘left-behind Londoners’ is demanding a turbo-charged version of selective licensing to be run...

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

New research appears to be adding to the momentum to have more flexibility over pets in private rental accommodation.  Nearly one in...

A major think tank is calling for a radical reform of the private rental sector. A report from the cross-party independent Social...

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

A think tank says it would take a major policy change to fulfil Boris Johnson’s goal to turn generation rent into...

Two recent calls for the introduction of a national mandatory landlord register in England have been rebuffed by agents’ trade body...

Propertymark has told the government that imposing the same solution to the Net Zero challenge on all of the private rental...

The long-awaited White Paper on rental reform is some time away, with a minister at the centre of its preparation saying he and...

A think tank says large scale intervention in the rental market via loans to tenants is the only way of addressing...

The Resolution Foundation has added its voice to that of many charities and other think tanks demanding more government support for...

Rogue landlords have been accused of tax evasion which could cost the Treasury as much as £1.73 billion a year. The accusation...

Chancellor Rishi Sunak has requested a review of Capital Gains Tax rules from the Office for Tax Simplification - leading to...

A prominent economist who has called for a raft of measures to protect tenants during the Coronavirus crisis is now calling...

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

A think-tank claims one in eight tenants has fallen behind with rent since the start of the Coronavirus crisis - a...

A foundation which receives substantial funding from trade unions and a charity linked to the Nationwide is calling for rents to...

Families living in private rented accommodation are more exposed to the economic shock of the Coronavirus than homeowners, which could mean...

Another think tank has come up with proposals to scrap Section 21 eviction powers and cap rents - and it also...

A leading agent is the latest industry figure to speak out against rent controls, which continue to be advocated by Labour...

Higher housing costs - including private sector rents - have reduced incomes and increased inequality as the poorest families have borne...

A Labour think tank considered on the right wing of the party says it wants rent controls that make a difference...

An influential think tank says Capital Gains Tax on buy to let properties and second homes should be levied at the...

As the row over Labour’s proposal rumbles on the think tank Centre for Policy Studies - which has previously argued that...

The right wing Adam Smith Institute is the latest organisation to voice its strong opposition to Labour’s proposed rent controls for...

A senior Labour politician has claimed that there is a city in the UK where two out of every 13 residential...

A trade body has hit out at government policy following a think tank’s claims that young people are less mobile because of...

A think tank is blaming high rents for apparently stopping Millennials moving to better paying parts of the country. A report from...

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

Another think-tank has come up with reforms which it wants the government to make to the private rental sector - and...

A report claims that England has just 825 homes for every 1,000 families as a result of two decades of house...

The first-ever pet think tank has launched to address what is claimed to be a lack of pet-friendly rental accommodation in...

There has been limited support given from some parts of the lettings industry to a proposal offering Capital Gains Tax relief...

Media speculation over the weekend has suggested that the government may be about to give tax breaks to landlords agreeing to...

A row appears to be brewing over the decision of a Labour MP to attend next week’s Conservative conference to discuss...

A new study shows that 43 per cent of tenants want the system of private rental deposits to be dropped and...

The conclusions of a new think tank analysing the private rental sector are “fundamentally wrong” according to a trade body.  The Residential...

An influential think tank is calling on government to radically reform the private rental sector because a generation of young people...

  The think tank IPPR has called for increased tenant-power within the private rental sector to give renters the kind of clout...

The Resolution Foundation, a think tank, claims that home ownership is far lower than is widely believed to be the case...

A new report by think tank IPPR supports those who feel the so-called ‘sharing economy’ - short lets via Airbnb and...

The combination of falling home ownership and rising costs in the private rented sector mean that today’s younger generation will have...

It started off as an idea from Jeremy Corbyn’s campaign to become Labour leader but today it’s being backed by a...

A new report from the independent Social Market Foundation think tank has found that almost two million more people have been...

The housing ladder is disappearing for most young working households on modest incomes who are obliged to rent for the indefinite...

The private rental sector accounts for 22 per cent of all households in the UK according to a think tank.  In an...

A survey for a lettings organisation has confirmed the belief that the government’s removal of tax breaks on landlords will almost...