Rental Reform

Rental Reform

We delve into this ever-developing topic, keeping you up-to-date on the latest insights, ideas and changes.

For the first time in decades, the property market is bracing for significant change. ...
The revised Renters' Rights Bill proposes substantial reforms to tenant protections. ...
The Renters (Reform) Bill was one of the main casualties of Rishi Sunak’s early General Election call. It left insufficient parliamentary time to put the Bill to bed in a way that overcame the practical difficulties of balancing the interests ...
Stephen Barratt, a partner in the Private Client Services team at James Cowper Kreston offers this help to landlords coping with changes to the Furnished Holiday Lettings tax regime. ...
Housing has been a priority since day one of the new Labour government, with its promised 1.5m new homes getting a good mention in the King’s Speech. ...
The government has released more information on its new Renters Rights Bill, which is expected to be launched into Parliament in the autumn. ...
As the new Labour Government settles into power, rental reform will be one of the items at the top of the to-do list. ...
With a historic majority for Keir Starmer and the Labour Party, there can be no doubt over which party will be shaping the future of housing for the next five years. But, after a manifesto that was light on specific private ...
A call has come from the Welsh Government  to conduct an evaluation of Rent Smart Wales and its objectives.  ...
Now a date for the General Election has been set, the Renters (Reform) Bill has expired with the proroguing and effective dissolution of parliament. ...
The Government has introduced the High Street Rental Auction scheme to tackle vacant high-street buildings and give local authorities more opportunities to create thriving towns.  ...
* This piece is written jointly by Richard Rowntree (Managing Director, Paragon Bank) and Ben Beadle (Chief Executive of the National Residential Landlords Association) * ...
The government has been accused of mismanaging reforms to no-fault evictions saying: “It’s created uncertainty upon uncertainty”. ...
According to a poll of 1,476 renters by SpareRoom the ongoing housing crisis (85%) tops the list of key priorities to be addressed by the current and incoming governments.  ...
The government’s proposal to introduce a new one per cent deposit mortgage scheme to help young people onto the property ladder is unworkable in practice and could saddle a generation with risky levels of debt says Charlie Davidson, a residential property ...
Solving the country’s rental crisis needs to be the number one priority for the government when it comes to tackling housing next year, a leading property association has said.  ...
As we all now know, the Government has acknowledged that the ban on Section 21 eviction notices cannot not come into effect until a number of new conditions are met and HM Courts & Tribunals Service (HMCTS) is fully prepared ...
Landlord Action supremo Paul Shamplina has given Landlord Today readers a unique insight into the complexity of court reform before the abolition of Section 21. ...
The Levelling-up and Regeneration Act received Royal Assent last month, meaning a major new piece of legislation has now entered the statute books. ...
Recent data from the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities show that 24,260 households served a valid Section 21 notice were due council help in 2022/23.  ...
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The government says it will shortly start a formal consultation...
The government has released more information on its new Renters...
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