At a debate in the House of Parliament recently on the Government’s white paper ‘A Fairer Private Rented Sector’ the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Felicity Buchan confirmed several times that the Government were committed to the removal...

The time being taken to review legislation which could overhaul the private rented sector is creating anxiety and uncertainty among landlords and further triggering some to leave the market, an expert at a leading property consultancy has warned....

Traditionally, Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMO’s) have been assessed as one unit for Council Tax purposes, with the landlord responsible for the payment, which was then recovered from the tenants in a fair and proportionate system. Over the past...

Student accommodation operator Empiric Student Property said it is trading well, with "record high" revenue occupancy of 98% achieved for the academic year 2022-23, which exceeded guidance of 90% to 95% provided back in August. Growth in...

The 63-year-old former teacher is being taken to court due to his failure to pay rent but says he can't afford it without the benefits he is entitled to A cash-strapped man says he has been waiting for months to receive state benefits he claims he...

Propertymark’s head of policy and campaigns, Timothy Douglas, will explain how investment in the private rented sector can be better incentivised when he speaks at the Westminster Social Policy Forum this week.The forum will bring together MPs and...

A report from Propertymark highlights that the recent pandemic helped to fuel the rise in short let properties because many people decided to holiday in the UK rather than risk travel abroad. However, the report, ‘The impact of short-term/holiday...

A landlord in Cromer has been issued with a £16,000 penalty, after the Residential Property Tribunal dismissed an appeal and upheld a financial penalty notice. The Council issued the landlord with an Improvement Notice, which escalated to a...

This week providers of "exempt" housing were slammed by the cross party DLUHC Committee, saying "The current system of exempt accommodation, a type of supported housing that is used to house a range of people with support needs, is a ‘complete...

A landlord representative is to be a member of a new advisory panel which has been set up by the Property Redress Service.The PRS is one of two government-backed redress schemes for agents (the other is The Property Ombudsman) and there is a...

The Regulator of Social Housing has published a sector risk profile setting out the main risks facing the social housing sector and some of the actions registered providers should be taking to manage those risks. The report shows that providers...

The Guardian has reported the result of a Freedom of Information request which revealed that more than 6,000 households were moved more than 20 miles from their local neighbourhood in out-of-area placements by 53 councils in the last four years....