David Alexander comments after Times reported highlights how Scotland's ambiguous laws make it easier for landlords to offer sex-for-rent property.

Housing minister Chris Pincher says voluntary reservation agreements would only be successful if backed by estate agents.

Major house builder is latest to help its former customers as the CMA investigation into unfair leasehold practices and miss-selling rumbles on.

Representatives of Rightmove, Propertymark and the NRLA say government aims are laudable but lifetime deposits will be difficult to bring in.

Legal firm behind group says Simplify faces a GDPR 'nightmare' and confirms first 50 home movers have signed up.

Paul Shamplina says growing problem of dodgy 'guaranteed rent' operators gives good agents a bad name and makes evictions very difficult.

Trade group boss Iain McKenzie says new offering will widen the potential pool of tenants who can afford the rent but may not have a deposit to hand.

New details have also emerged of the extent to which its tenancy deposit paperwork has proven to have been incomplete or lodged too late.