Rental Market
Autumn Budget 2025: Two-child limit removal to boost rent support
This is expected to improve rent stability for landlords, particularly those letting larger family homes.
housing benefit
Lead Story
Rental market faces uncertainty amid silence from parties on housing benefits – NRLA
None of the main parties’ manifestos have pledged to permanently link housing benefit rates to the bottom 30% of rents for the duration of the next Parliament.
News
Housing benefit freeze called a ‘travesty’ by landlords at Labour conference
The National Residential Landlords Association (NRLA) has voiced strong criticism of the ongoing housing benefit freeze, describing it as a "travesty" that is detrimental to social mobility and the housing market.
News
Minister admits Government’s lack of insight on housing benefit freeze impact
A recent admission by the Work and Pensions Minister reveals the government's lack of estimation on how the housing benefit freeze affects people struggling to meet housing costs.
Opinion
The benefit of reform
The announcement by Boris Johnson to allow homebuyers on lower wages to include state benefits in their mortgage affordability calculations has proven divisive among the mortgage community.