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When the music stops in May and the students pack up early, who’s left to foot the bill?

The new policy includes introducing rent controls, scrapping the Right to Buy scheme, applying business rates to short-term lets such as Airbnbs, and imposing double council tax on long-term empty properties.

According to Action Fraud data, from April 2024 to March 2025, 143 cases of payment diversion fraud were reported, with an average loss of £82,000 per victim.

More tenants prefer to deal with a landlord directly rather than being managed by a letting agent, new research from the NRLA reveals.

Steve Reed removes one property tax threat from the table but with the Budget looming, concerns grow over what the Chancellor will target instead.

New research highlights a rental sector undergoing significant transition.

Despite London Mayor Sadiq Khan saying that powers to cap rents are “at the top of his list,” the Labour government insists it has no plans to introduce them.

The companies were fined under the Consumer Rights Act 2015 for breaching Client Money Protection rules and failing to display clear fees.

In an unprecedented move, Merton Council has forcibly taken over the long-term running of a landlord’s rental properties after he repeatedly failed to license them.

Paul Hoy tells The Neg the banning of rent in advance within the Renters’ Rights Bill is likely to create a significant increase in demand for rent guarantor service like his.

Pet damage insurance launch offers first ‘dual cover’ for landlordsDespite the Government doing a U-turn on allowing landlords to request tenants get pet damage insurance, Total Landlord has now launched its product into the market.

Despite the media narrative of landlords lining their pockets with cash, more than half (51%) of individual private landlords report gross income of less than £10,000, according to Savills.