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Levelling Up Secretary Michael Gove has vowed to give the “inadequate” social housing sector a boost in an apparent policy U-turn.   After decades of falling investment, government figures show there are more than a mil... read more »

Airbnb has called for an end to Section 21 evictions to stop landlords forcing tenants out of properties and then turning them into short-term holiday lets.   The platform says it backs moves to strengthen protection for renters and is ... read more »

Propertymark has stepped up its call for a dedicated Housing Tribunal to improve mediation and enhanced dispute resolution.   The trade body also advocates extending redress membership to landlords who self-manage property only, as an additi... read more »

A leading lettings agency says increasing numbers of tenants are seeking pet-friendly homes to rent.   Chestertons claims up to 35 per cent of tenants currently looking for rental properties in London are pet owners, and the agency calculate... read more »

A report by Capital Economics for the National Residential Landlords Association has argued that if owner occupied and social rented homes in the UK continue at their ten-year average rate of growth, the supply of homes for private rent across the ... read more »

ARLA Propertymark has hit back in this week’s debate on the quality of private rental property, following sharp criticism in a report by the Public Accounts Committee of MPs in the House of Commons.   The PAC claims some 13 per cent of... read more »

The average London house price is now £520,000, it’s highest ever level London house prices climbed to an all time high in November but are still going up at only half the pace of the rest of the country. The average cost... read more »

This week the Government published its ‘Levelling Up’ White Paper, which contained some proposals relating to the private rented sector.   This included a plan that private rented homes will be required to meet the Decent Homes S... read more »

New research published by the National Residential Landlords Association (NRLA) reveals that a majority of local authorities in England do not accurately record the number of private rented sector tenure complaints which they receive. &n... read more »

The NRLA is backing a new local authority scheme to help house vulnerable people or those with additional needs within the private rented sector.   The project will help young people, young parents, the homeless, those at risk of homelessnes... read more »