Landlords would be banned from demanding several months’ rent in advance under new amendments to the Renters’ Rights Bill.

A leading Scots letting agent has warned that policies which seek to undermine the PRS are damaging tenants’ wellbeing.

Landlords in Northern Ireland must soon guarantee that electrical safety checks have been carried out at private tenancies.

Councillors have labelled a proposed voluntary landlord initiative to raise standards in North East Lincolnshire, “a waste of time”.