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![Tenants want the next government to control rent rises](https://www.property118.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Richard-Donnell-Director-of-Research-and-Insight-Zoopla-250x250.jpg)
Tenants want the next government to control rent rises
Tenants in the private rented sector (PRS) want the next government to focus on controlling the pace of rent rises, a survey has found.
![Campaigners criticise five-year wait for Section 21 ‘no-fault’ evictions ban](https://www.property118.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Homeless-Link-logo-250x250.jpg)
Campaigners criticise five-year wait for Section 21 ̵...
Five years after the government vowed to abolish Section 21 ‘no-fault’ evictions, campaigners say that ‘tens of thousands’...
![Building 90,000 social homes could add £51.2bn to the economy – report](https://www.property118.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Cebr-logo.jpg)
Building 90,000 social homes could add £51.2bn to the eco...
New research suggests that building 90,000 social homes every year could significantly benefit the UK economy – by up to £51.2bn.
![Government’s holiday let crackdown ‘not enough’, warns renters’ group](https://www.property118.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Ben-Twomey-Generation-Rent-250x250.jpeg)
Government’s holiday let crackdown ‘not enoug...
A renters’ group has criticised the government’s plans to curb the growth of short term lets, saying they are insufficient...
![Government scraps plan on HMO requirements for asylum seekers](https://www.property118.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/London-is-home-to-a-quarter-of-the-nations-HMOs-property118.com_-250x250.jpg)
Government scraps plan on HMO requirements for asylum see...
The government has abandoned a plan that would have exempted landlords of asylum seekers from houses in multiple occupation (HMO) regulations,
![Disabled people face housing crisis as Government reneges on funding pledge](https://www.property118.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Ben-Beadle-Chief-Executive-National-Residential-Landlords-Association-NRLA-250x250.jpg)
Disabled people face housing crisis as Government reneges...
The Government has been accused of breaking its promise to increase the funding for disabled people to adapt their homes, leaving many...
![Sadiq Khan wants EPC measures for the PRS reinstated](https://www.property118.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Sadiq-Khan-Mayor-London-property118-250x250.jpg)
Sadiq Khan wants EPC measures for the PRS reinstated
The mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, is calling for the legal power to impose a rent freeze in the capital AND reinstate the minimum EPC...