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Rental homes
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Britain’s rental rules are creating a new problem for tenants, and they don’t even know a solution exists

More landlords are turning to guarantors after new rental rules removed the option of asking tenants for more than one month’s rent in advance

Rental listings
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UK rental fraud could cost landlords £4.1bn as fake tenant identities grow more sophisticated

More than 41 tenancy applications in every 1,000 were flagged for suspected fraud over the past year

UK Rentals
Business

UK build-to-rent sector suffers one of its steepest slowdowns yet

New figures show housing starts have fallen sharply, with developers pointing to rising costs and policy uncertainty

UK houses
Business

The hidden housing problem leaving 1.5 million UK homes off limits to buyers

Research suggests millions of properties fall outside mainstream lending rules, creating a hidden obstacle for buyers despite growing demand

Andy Burnham
Business

Burnham's rent controls: Will they help tenants or deepen Britain's property crisis?

Andy Burnham is weighing rent controls as part of his cost-of-living plan, but supporters and landlords disagree over what the policy could mean for Britain's housing market

Rental rules
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Britain's new rental law delivers its first big property market shake-up

The estate agency says changes under the Renters' Rights Act have disrupted its lettings business and hit first-half earnings

UK housing market
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UK landlords set to lose control of tenant deposits under new rental reforms

All tenant deposits could soon be held by independent protection providers under proposed rental reforms

UK Rental market
Business

5 signs the UK rental market is reaching breaking point

Private renters across England are spending record portions of their income on housing as affordability pressures spread far beyond London.