News - Nigel Lewis - A tenant accused of murdering her landlord and stabbing his cat to death has been remanded in custody.

Rent arrears jumped by 44% to an average of £2,597 during the final three months of 2024, latest year-on-year figures reveal, while on a quarterly basis they increase by 26%.

Councillor Matt Noble (pictured), cabinet member for regeneration and renters, says too many private renters face poor conditions, uncertainty, and confusion about what their rights are. He adds: “The ...

News - Nigel Lewis - One of the seismic changes for landlords and letting agents this year will be when the Renters’ Rights Bill bans taking rent in advance.

The government has admitted that landlords can raise rents to pay for costly EPC upgrades. Despite Energy Secretary Ed Miliband’s insistence that rents hadn’t increased when standards were raised ...

News - Nigel Lewis - TV star Paul Shamplina has pointed out the difficult position homeless minister Rushanara Ali has put herself into.

A new book argues that “the end of landlords” would solve the housing crisis, join the the argument ...

Explore General discussions space in LandlordZONELabour struggling with house building – quantity as well as quality Angela Rayner’s promise to build 1.5 million new homes this Parliament is looking ...

Source: Bank of England Investment demand for commercial property has risen year-on-year with Rightmove’s Q2 2025 tracker reporting overall investor demand up around 20%, retail up around 35% and ...

News - Nigel Lewis - A big South East counciil hopes to introduce a big selective licencing scheme for private landlords which would cover all PRS homes. Medway, which is a unitary authority covering ...

News - Nigel Lewis - New Economics Foundation says Private Rented Sector Database must be a major tool to fund and direct enforcement.

News - Nigel Lewis - A very big portfolio landlord has been ordered to pay £15,290 to former tenants after it failed to license one of its 750 properties.