Citizens Advice has called once again for public funds to help tenants in Covid-related arrears. Alistair Cromwell, acting chief executive of the...
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12 January 2021
From: Breaking News

The National Residential Landlords Association says the latest stays report on students under the Coronavirus lockdown is unlikely to have an...
07 January 2021
From: Breaking News

The Citizens Advice charity claims to have dealt with a private rental sector case “every two minutes” during December - and...
07 January 2021
From: Breaking News

Senior MPs have been told by the chief executive of the National Residential Landlords Association that they must provide financial assistance...
17 December 2020
From: Breaking News

Citizens Advice says the government should prioritise tenants with rent arrears who are the most significant victims of the financial fallout...
15 December 2020
From: Breaking News

A county council and the local Citizens Advice service are asking private landlords in their area to reach out to tenants...
15 December 2020
From: Breaking News

A property expert in the Home Counties has launched a dispute resolution service to avoid evictions. Julie Ford - who’s been in...
16 November 2020
From: Breaking News

The coronavirus crisis has hit the UK's economic outlook, and many buy-to-let landlords are understandably worried about their post-lockdown rental property...
30 October 2020
From: Conveyancing, Mortgages, Tax & Finance

With the Coronavirus crisis widely expected to lead to a rise in rent arrears as many tenants face financial hardship, Citizens...
01 June 2020
From: Breaking News

The National Residential Landlords Association (NRLA) has criticised Citizens Advice for over-egging rental default levels due to coronavirus. Research carried out by...
04 May 2020
From: Breaking News

Three rogue operators in London have been sentenced after pleading guilty to money laundering fraudulent rental payments received for properties that...
18 October 2019
From: Breaking News

The vast majority of private landlords are dissatisfied with the existing courts process to repossess properties and would support an alternative...
01 August 2019
From: Breaking News

Citizens Advice has called for more regulation of the private rented sector after research revealed that hundreds of thousands of tenants...
27 June 2019
From: Breaking News

Significant changes are being made to the Universal Credit system that will see the housing element of the benefit paid directly...
07 June 2019
From: Breaking News

Abolishing Section 21 without making Section 8 fully “fit for purpose” will have dire consequences on our housing supply. This week, the...
17 April 2019
From: Breaking News

Half the people seeking help with their Universal Credit claim are in rent arrears, according to Citizens Advice. More generous advance loans...
08 February 2019
From: Breaking News

The number of people seeking advice over rent arrears has increased by 47% over the past five years due primarily to...
19 October 2018
From: Breaking News

A proposal to scrap Section 21 of the Housing Act 1988, the clause which allows landlords to evict tenants without cause, would...
28 August 2018
From: Breaking News

Private renters who complain to their landlord about problems at their rental property, including issues such as damp and mould, are...
28 August 2018
From: Breaking News

Given that thousands of landlords and tenants are not protected by client money protection (CMP), placing money held by letting agents are...
25 October 2017
From: Breaking News

The Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, Sajid Javid, yesterday pledged to offer private sector tenants’ greater rights by...
02 October 2017
From: Breaking News

The Charitable Foundation of TDS, the deposit protection scheme, has announced that it made just over £94,000 in awards in its...
28 September 2017
From: Breaking News

Fears about potential eviction, blacklisting, and rent increases are stopping four in ten private tenants from making complaints about or requesting...
14 July 2017
From: Breaking News

The government’s proposed ban on letting agents charging tenant fees has gained significant support from members of the general public, while...
04 May 2017
From: Breaking News

The Association of Residential Letting Agents (ARLA) has reiterated its call for the government to reconsider banning letting agents in England...
01 February 2017
From: Breaking News

More needs to be done to focus on improving renting rather than obsessing over property ownership, according to a specialist provider...
12 January 2017
From: Breaking News

Councils across the country are being urged to raise their game when it comes to protecting private tenants from a minority...
04 January 2017
From: Breaking News

There are growing fears that tenants will end up bearing the cost of the government’s decision to ban letting agents' fees...
29 November 2016
From: Breaking News

Letting agents in England will be banned from charging fees to tenants under plans announced by the chancellor in his Autumn...
24 November 2016
From: Breaking News

All letting agency fees should be paid by landlords, rather than tenants, as is the case in Scotland, according to Citizens...
19 September 2016
From: Breaking News

The government and local councils are not doing enough to clampdown on rogue landlords, according to a new report. A survey of...
24 June 2016
From: Breaking News

The consumer charity Citizens Advice is the latest body to say the government’s heavily-publicised £5m given to councils to tackle rogue...
25 January 2016
From: Breaking News

Luton Borough Council has launched a new initiative which aims to tackle rogue landlords who are letting properties that are being...
17 December 2015
From: Breaking News

Private housing tenants from across income scales are living in unsafe homes that fail to meet basic legal standards, a report...
16 December 2015
From: Breaking News

Reading Council has launched a consultation on the creation of a Private Rented Sector Housing Charter. If established, the Charter will include...
22 September 2015
From: Breaking News

Tenancy deposit protection scheme mydeposits is to launch in Jersey after the organisation signed contracts with the Jersey Government last week. The...
21 September 2015
From: Breaking News

The tiny number of landlord convictions is no deterrent to the worst landlords, Generation Rent has said, as it calls on...
27 July 2015
From: Breaking News

MPs have introduced two new bills that will crackdown on rogue landlords. The first measure introduced to parliament yesterday was by the...
25 June 2015
From: Breaking News

The National Landlords Association (NLA) has responded to last week’s Citizens Advice report on the private rented sector in a statement...