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The government has confirmed that landlords will not be required to provide tenant references, following a written question from Labour MP Dr Rosena Allin-Khan. Dr Allin-Khan asked whether it would have merits to make it a statutory duty for landlords to provide...

Rising rents and landlord sales are contributing to a surge in homelessness, with landlords selling properties identified as the single biggest reason tenants need council support, according to new government data cited by Shelter. Between April and June 2025, 6,700...

Legal & General (L&G) has unveiled a substantial £2 billion commitment aimed at accelerating housing supply, infrastructure development, and urban regeneration across the United Kingdom. This investment package is directly linked to the development of...

Park Properties Housing Association (PPHA), a for-profit registered provider, has acquired 156 affordable homes in Aylesford, Kent — its largest purchase to date. The homes, bought from UK housebuilder Barratt Redrow, will house approximately 648 people and comprise...

Rightmove’s latest data shows the housing market slowing in October, with average house prices rising just 0.3%, well below the ten-year October average of 1.1%. Year-on-year, prices dipped 0.1%, bringing the national average asking price to £371,422. Autumn usually...

A continued decline in planning applications is raising concerns over the Labour Government’s pledge to deliver 1.5 million new homes during this Parliament — a key part of its plan to drive economic growth. New data from Barbour ABI, reported in The Telegraph, shows...

A joint statement from Mars Petcare and Battersea Dogs & Cats Home has welcomed the Renters’ Rights Bill as having a “transformative impact on the lives of tenants wishing to rent with pets.” Following the Bill’s final stages in the House of Lords, it is now...

Writing in the Negotiator, Shabnam Ali-Khan is a Partner at Russell-Cooke and a member of ALEP has warned that the growing tendency to brand leasehold as “fleecehold” and to champion commonhold as the only acceptable alternative risks distorting the leasehold reform...

Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) C requirements have overtaken all other concerns as the top reason landlords plan to sell up, according to new research by Pegasus Insight. The firm’s latest report reveals that 38% of landlords intend to sell at least one property...

The campaign group Generation Rent is calling on the Government to bring the Renters’ Rights Bill into force as soon as possible once it receives Royal Assent — which could happen as early as next week. After Royal Assent, ministers are expected to announce...