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Responding to confirmation that the Renters Reform Bill will return to the Commons next Wednesday, Ben Beadle of the National Residential...
19 April 2024
From: Breaking News
Government proposals on limiting short lets "fall a long way short of what's needed and will do nothing to put right...
28 February 2024
From: Breaking News
A new survey of over 1,000 landlords has revealed that just over half would consider leaving the market due to the...
28 October 2023
From: Legislation & Compliance
More details have emerged of what appears to be a stay of execution for Section 21 eviction powers in the short term. The...
23 October 2023
From: Breaking News
A new law requiring landlords in three wards of the London borough of Brent to pay for a selective licence will...
14 July 2023
From: Breaking News
A series of template letters have been drafted so that landlords can write to MPs about problems caused by the Renters...
26 June 2023
From: Breaking News
A Labour MP has spoken of loopholes in the Renters Reform Bill - a narrative now being pursued by some activists...
21 June 2023
From: Breaking News
Airbnb has linked up with Neighbourhood Watch in a bid to stamp out anti-social behaviour in short lets this summer. As part...
08 June 2023
From: Breaking News
One of the country’s largest landlord licensing regimes has expanded even more this week. Some 700 more private sector homes in Manchester...
11 May 2023
From: Breaking News
Housing Secretary Michael Gove says the long-awaited Renters Reform Bill, first promised in 2019, will finally be introduced into Parliament next...
05 May 2023
From: Breaking News
Recently the government once again committed to banning 'no-fault' evictions, with the new government housing minister Rachel Maclean promising the ban on...
15 April 2023
From: Rental Reform
The controversial Section 21 powers are neither overused by landlords, nor abused by them - despite some organisations claiming otherwise. Research by...
12 April 2023
From: Breaking News
Figures contained in the government’s new action plan to tackle anti-social behaviour reveal the depth of the problem amongst tenants. The plan...
30 March 2023
From: Breaking News
A third of landlords say that the scrapping of Section 21 is of major concern to them according to a Mortgages...
20 March 2023
From: Breaking News
What has been billed as the bigger change ever to housing law in Wales comes into force today and is described...
01 December 2022
From: Breaking News
Limits to the number of homes being converted into Houses in Multiple Occupation in parts of Leicester are due to be...
14 November 2022
From: Breaking News
A controversial Labour council aims to make life more expensive for landlords who let out whole properties via Airbnb or other...
08 September 2022
From: Breaking News
The architects of the Fairer Private Rented Sector White Paper have been housing minister Eddie Hughes MP, Housing Secretary Michael Gove...
18 June 2022
From: Rental Reform
There has been an angry response by some politicians in Wales to the decision by the Labour administration to delay implementation...
07 June 2022
From: Breaking News
There’s embarrassment all round for the Labour-run Welsh Government as it reveals a late delay to its much-hyped rental reform. The reform...
31 May 2022
From: Breaking News
Wherever you stand, whether you’re a landlord or tenant, the supply and demand issues impacting the private rented sector are at...
28 May 2022
From: Rental Reform
A lettings agency is to hold free events to support landlords ahead of what it calls a “landmark transformation” in rental...
05 May 2022
From: Breaking News
A national awareness campaign has been launched to prepare landlords for the implementation of the Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016 on...
18 January 2022
From: Breaking News
A council is consulting over a range of private rental sector measures. Leicester council is proposing a range of measures requiring landlords...
03 December 2021
From: Breaking News
Councils north of the border will be given powers to ensure short-term lets are safe and meet the needs of local...
29 November 2021
From: Breaking News
The Barrows and Forrester agency has prepared a tenant guide for those hoping to hold fireworks displays at their rental home...
02 November 2021
From: Breaking News
Airbnb has blocked nearly 80,000 UK reservation attempts following the introduction of restrictions that prevent under 25-year-olds from making entire home...
27 April 2021
From: Breaking News
A landlord who persistently broke residential lettings rules has been banned from operating in what a local council calls “a landmark...
09 March 2021
From: Breaking News
An argument is brewing with landlords angry at the wording of a council licensing consultation. Southend council wants landlords to pay a...
22 February 2021
From: Breaking News
Many renters have welcomed the government's latest announcement around protecting tenants from eviction over the winter period, but tenants and landlords...
15 September 2020
From: Breaking News
The government has been slammed for its 11th-hour U-turn after extending the eviction ban for four weeks and instructing landlords to...
24 August 2020
From: Breaking News
A landlord in Oxford is no longer allowed to offer a local property for short-term lets following a lengthy planning battle...
21 August 2020
From: Breaking News
Earlier this month, the government confirmed that its ban on evictions due to the coronavirus pandemic is to be extended for...
12 June 2020
From: Sponsored Content
The latest episode of Nightmare Tenants, Slum Landlords left many viewers stunned after the show exposed extensive damage to a property...
23 July 2019
From: Breaking News
Plans to introduce a new licensing scheme for privately rented homes in Barking and Dagenham has been approved by the government. Under...
31 May 2019
From: Breaking News
A new licensing system in the West London neighbourhoods of Hammersmith, Shepherd’s Bush, Fulham, Chiswick and Ealing aims to protect landlords...
12 October 2017
From: Sponsored Content
No fewer than 16 men were found to be living in a one-bedroom flat filled with bunk beds made out of...
24 July 2017
From: Breaking News
More private landlords are needed to house the high number of tenants being thrown out of social housing in Hull, new...
19 May 2017
From: Breaking News
The first disqualification order against a private landlord north of the border has been granted by a court in Fife. The man,...