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Calls grow for short-let licensing to rebalance PRS

Calls grow for short-let licensing to rebalance PRS

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MPs are pushing the government to introduce a licensing scheme for short-term lets in England.

Ministers debate even tougher rules for holiday let owners

Ministers debate even tougher rules for holiday let owners

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The government is considering a further crackdown on short-term lets in a bid to free up more homes for local people.

Council offers landlords UK's 'best ever renting package'

Council offers landlords UK's 'best ever renting package'

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Local councils across the UK have been offering private landlords sweet deals for some time now to help solve the housing crisis, but one borough council is offering one that goes the extra mile.

Will Labour improve a dysfunctional housing market, or destroy it?

Will Labour improve a dysfunctional housing market, or destroy it?

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Tom Entwistle considers the current state of the UK housing market and how it could be affected by Labour’s policies

Surveyors warn parties to focus on generation rent

Surveyors warn parties to focus on generation rent

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A huge mismatch in the private rented sector has left tenants tackling ever-rising living costs and plummeting affordability levels.

Farage will push for urgent repeal of Section 24

Farage will push for urgent repeal of Section 24

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Reform UK wants mortgage interest tax relief brought back as part of ‘critical reforms’ suggested by the party following the general election.

Purpose-built rentals pushed as housing shortage solution

Purpose-built rentals pushed as housing shortage solution

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The British Property Federation has called on the next government to set a bold target of 30,000 new build-to-rent homes a year.

Landlords in Scotland 'feel like pariahs' amid political rhetoric

Landlords in Scotland 'feel like pariahs' amid political rhetoric

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Red tape and hostility from Holyrood has caused some landlords to defer investments or take properties off the rental market.

Renters are just 'working for their landlords' as housing shortages bite - claim

Renters are just 'working for their landlords' as housing shortages bite - claim

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Renters in England worked 125 days of the year solely to pay their rent, says The Adam Smith Institute.