The Cost of Living (Tenant Protection) (Scotland) Act 2022, which aimed to protect tenants from excessive rent increases, has failed to prevent new rents from skyrocketing in Scotland.
According to Citylets, a leading lettings portal, new rents have r…
Propertymark has responded to a Welsh Government White Paper on Ending Homelessness which outlines its plans to reform the legislation on homelessness prevention.
The organisation has expressed its support for some of the key proposals, while also high…
Ben Beadle, the chief executive of the National Residential Landlords Association (NRLA), has met with the minister for the private rented sector (PRS), Jacob Young, to discuss the Renters (Reform) Bill.
The bill aims to end no-fault evictions
A lack of Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) enforcement in Scotland is putting tenants at risk of high energy costs or cold homes, one firm says.
PayProp UK sent Freedom of Information requests to the Scottish government and some of the country̵…
Are you sitting comfortably? I’m about to be critical of politicians, the media and tenants.
Because it has been another week and another negative story about landlords.
This time it is the Labour Party saying it will end tenant bidding wars and …
Up to 60,000 Londoners who rent privately are at risk of becoming homeless in the next six years unless the government increases the housing benefit they receive, a new report warns.
The report, commissioned by London Councils, a cross-party group repr…
Hi, I’m sure a lot of us landlords watched the BBC programme about the housing market, which disappointingly stopped short of looking at the directly associated PRS problems in detail and the reasons behind the quagmire successive governments whi…
The Government’s plans for the private rented sector (PRS) have been criticised by a leading industry figure as confusing and chaotic.
Daniel Evans, the chair of the Association of Independent Inventory Clerks (AIIC), said the Renters (Reform) Bill
I thought it was too good to be true that the Renters (Reform) Bill would not make it through this Parliament.
And, sure enough, Dishy Rishi didn’t let me down.
At the last minute, as he was no doubt deciding which laws would make it into the Kin…
The slow progress of the Renters (Reform) Bill has created confusion and made landlords worry about the prospects of the private rented sector (PRS) but MPs can bring some confidence, one organisation hopes.
The Bill was first unveiled in the Conservat…
Hello, Landlords are beset with so many problems now that the question must be asked – is it worth it? Consider the looming Renters (Reform) Bill, which effectively removes control of a property from the landlord and presents it to the sitting te…
A coalition of 30 charities and non-profit organisations has called on Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to deliver the Renters (Reform) Bill and end Section 21 ‘no-fault’ evictions.
The group, led by homeless charity Shelter, say that the current…
The UK’s private rented sector (PRS) has seen a significant increase in both the number and value of deposits protected by tenancy deposit schemes in 2022-23, according to the latest briefing by TDS Group.
The report compiles data from various so…
The National Residential Landlords Association (NRLA) has called on the Government to take urgent action to address the supply crisis in the rental market.
The call comes after new figures from Rightmove revealed that there are 25 tenants enquiring abo…
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