Jeremy Corbyn’s speech to the Labour Party Conference has included a commitment to introduce rent controls. This represents a further attack on the private rented sector and will drive down property standards for tenants. The Labour Party clearly has not learnt the lessons of history. The last time rent controls existed the private rented sector went from housing 90% of ...

Younger people will have more difficulty finding rented accommodation as a substantial proportion of landlords actively cut back on renting to under 35s. Although nearly all landlords are willing to rend to under 35s, many are changing their strategy to ensure that they have security of rent payment according to a major piece of research commission by the Residential Landlords ...

Retired investors look set to give the buy-to-let market a boost with new research revealing that more than one in 10 over 50s want to buy an investment property when they retire. According to analysis from retirement income and equity release specialist Retirement Advantage, this would create 1.3 million new landlords. Half of potential landlords said they were drawn to ...