New research has highlighted an apparent planning permission postcode lottery for UK homeowners, with some regions seeing only 63% of applications granted in the past 12 months.

37% of councils were unable to provide any housing tenure-specific data related to tenant complaints, according to FOI data obtained by the NRLA.

Less than half the fines levied against rogue landlords have been collected by local authorities, according to data gathered by the NRLA.

The perceived reduction in Local Authority Search turnaround times is simply down to a loss of buyer demand, according to new research.