Lender says vulnerable renters lack a voice and is funding three tenants' unions, two housing charities and several housing rights campaign groups.
Read MoreGround-breaking research aims to improve standards in the Private Rented Sector
£300,000 funding awarded by TDS Charitable Foundation and the SafeDeposits Scotland Charitable Trust (SDSCT) to look at dispute resolution, low standards and deposits.
Read MoreThe Landlord’s Friend – the ‘help to rent’ book
As the buy-to-let market becomes ever more complex, help is at hand in a handbook written by experts Paul Shamplina and Kate Faulkner.
Read MoreGood news for tenants!
Renting became more affordable in 2018 thanks to a combination of a once-in-a-decade fall in annual rents and wage inflation, according to The Deposit Protection Service (DPS).
Read More£2 million for councils to crackdown on rogue landlords
Reacting to recent reports that councils aren’t taking enough enforcement action against ‘rogue’ landlords, an announcement has been made about further funding.
Read MoreTenant Fees Bill is last thing sector needs, Residential Landlords Association tells MPs
A group of MPs leading an investigation into the private rented sector and the draft Tenant Fees Bill got more than they bargained for yesterday afternoon when David Smith (pictured, right), Policy…
Read MoreMPs lead inquiry into rogue landlords and selective licensing
An inquiry is to be held in parliament into how well local authorities are policing rogue landlords and how effective the much-criticised selective licensing schemes have been in curtailing bad practices. Announced…
Read MoreChanging perceptions
Let’s create a more positive private rented sector, says Isobel Thomson, Chief Executive, National Approved Letting Scheme (NALS)
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