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Housing Secretary Michael Gove has made a sweeping attack on the conditions of homes run by private landlords. In a statement backing...
12 May 2022
From: Breaking News

Activists have expressed their delight that the government has “listed to the voice of renters” in its provisions for widespread reform...
11 May 2022
From: Breaking News

This is the entirety of the detail given by the government about the Renters’ Reform Bill, confirmed in yesterday’s Queen’s Speech. --- Renters Reform...
11 May 2022
From: Breaking News
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The Queen’s Speech has confirmed that a radical re-shaping of the rental sector in England is being pushed ahead by the...
10 May 2022
From: Breaking News

Labour’s London Mayor - buoyed up after the party’s successes in the capital in last week’s elections - has renewed his...
10 May 2022
From: Breaking News

The government is widely expected to announce that Section 21 eviction powers will be scrapped in new legislation coming to Parliament...
10 May 2022
From: Breaking News

Activists from pressure groups and London-focussed tenants’ bodies have handed in a letter to 10 Downing Street asking the Prime Minister...
09 May 2022
From: Breaking News

What are the main causes of tension and disagreements between tenants and landlords ahead of the Rental Reform Bill, which is expected to...
07 May 2022
From: Rental Reform

A trade union has called on the government to “look at all forms of rent control” as a way of combatting...
06 May 2022
From: Breaking News

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

The National Association of Property Buyers says soaring numbers of landlords are looking to sell homes - slashing stock and therefore...
05 May 2022
From: Breaking News

The latest attack on landlords by Generation Rent director Baroness Alicia Kennedy concerns insulation and household warmth. She claims a quarter of...
04 May 2022
From: Breaking News

The National Residential Landlords Association has hit back at allegations made by Shelter, accusing the charity of sensationalising the way landlords...
04 May 2022
From: Breaking News

Eviction specialist Landlord Action says it’s seen a sharp rise in landlords seeking to use its debt recovery service against tenants...
29 April 2022
From: Breaking News

Activists in the Generation Rent group have made seven demands on government including a rent freeze, the clearing of tenants’ arrears,...
29 April 2022
From: Breaking News

Shelter’s latest accusations about private landlords and evictions have been slammed as “scaremongering.” The charity claims that a private renter in England...
28 April 2022
From: Breaking News

Campaigning charity Shelter claims that a private renter in England is handed a Section 21 eviction every seven minutes. In a new...
27 April 2022
From: Breaking News

Generation Rent is calling for a national rent freeze in the private sector for an unspecified period “for the duration of...
27 April 2022
From: Breaking News

Airbnb, so often criticised for operating in the largely-unregulated short lets market, has called on the UK government to scrap Section...
25 April 2022
From: Breaking News
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Landlord Action supremo Paul Shamplina says he anticipates the long-awaited Rental Reform White Paper may now be delayed further, possibly until...
25 April 2022
From: Breaking News

Renting is changing. That’s what we keep being told by the Government as it prepares the ground for its renters’ reform...
23 April 2022
From: Rental Reform

One of the leaders of the Generation Rent group claims it can be “an uphill struggle for private renters to get...
14 April 2022
From: Breaking News

A senior committee of MPs claims that it’s “too difficult for renters to realise their legal right to a safe and...
13 April 2022
From: Breaking News

The National Residential Landlords Association has backed a far-reaching report by a group of MPs which has condemned the quality of...
13 April 2022
From: Breaking News

Rental activists have made clear that they are not going to stop when their objective to scrap Section 21 eviction powers...
12 April 2022
From: Breaking News

Some landlords admit to increasing their rents directly as a result of being taxed more through the various fiscal changes introduced...
11 April 2022
From: Breaking News

A pressure group of campaigners highly critical of landlords and letting agents is organising protests at cities this weekend. Acorn - which...
07 April 2022
From: Breaking News

A campaign group wants local candidates fighting elections in London next month sign up to a set of policies including rent...
07 April 2022
From: Breaking News

Housing minister Eddie Hughes MP has met with activists to discuss the government’s reform proposals for the private rental sector. They were...
04 April 2022
From: Breaking News
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The government appears to have admitted that the long-awaited Rental Reform White Paper has now been delayed yet again, this time...
31 March 2022
From: Breaking News

The Renters’ Reform Coalition, a combination of some 20 groups of activists wanting to transform the lettings sector, has set its...
23 March 2022
From: Breaking News

Plans to extend tenants’ rights that were introduced as an emergency measure during pandemic will have a ‘devastating’ effect on the...
22 March 2022
From: Breaking News

The Mirror newspaper has launched a campaign to “make rented homes safer”. It says its campaign - called Safe As Houses -...
21 March 2022
From: Breaking News

The threat of rent controls in two parts of the country may now be so severe that buy to let landlords...
17 March 2022
From: Breaking News

The significant majority of private renters are happy with their properties, status and their landlords according to a new survey. A report...
15 March 2022
From: Breaking News

It goes without saying that any decent landlord wants to provide their tenants with a safe and secure home and to...
12 March 2022
From: The Big Issues

A Labour activist has written to the government urging a ban on what she calls ‘heartless’ Section 21 evictions. Milton Keynes councillor...
02 March 2022
From: Breaking News

A leading figure in the PropTech sector says more regulation could make the rental sector fairer and more transparent - but...
28 February 2022
From: Breaking News

A proposal that landlords be fined up to 36 months rent has been put forward in a consultation paper. The Scottish Government’s...
24 February 2022
From: Breaking News
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The Mayor of London Sadiq Khan wants rogue landlords to pay bigger fines and more compensation to tenants. He is also introducing...
17 February 2022
From: Breaking News

A prominent Welsh politician says rent controls should be introduced across that country to “make landlordism less financially attractive.” The Welsh nationalist...
17 February 2022
From: Breaking News

The mayor of Labour-controlled Bristol council is teaming up with local anti-landlord activists to look at how to introduce local rent...
16 February 2022
From: Breaking News

A prominent country property expert has issued an urgent appeal to rural landlords to become involved in the consultation process which...
16 February 2022
From: Breaking News
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The government’s pledge to scrap Section 21 eviction powers for landlords and agents is “the worst form of gesture politics in...
10 February 2022
From: Breaking News

A poll of Conservative voters shows strong majorities for higher taxes on second homes and empty properties, and tougher demands on...
10 February 2022
From: Breaking News

A London council has secured banning orders against four rogue landlords after they were found to be letting an unlicensed and...
08 February 2022
From: Breaking News

A finance chief is warning that the threat of possible rises in Capital Gains Tax should be dismissed by the government to...
04 February 2022
From: Breaking News

Campaigning charity Shelter says the government’s rental reform programme is “a crucial step forward”. The Levelling Up White Paper insists landlords ensure...
03 February 2022
From: Breaking News
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The government’s new Levelling Up White Paper includes a dramatic reshaping of the private rental sector. Section 21 eviction powers will be...
02 February 2022
From: Breaking News

Eviction and housing law specialist Landlord Action has rebranded to support its expansion into a wider range of legal services. There’s a...
02 February 2022
From: Breaking News

Shelter claims that 397 households became homeless every day between July and September 2021 - the first three months after the eviction ban ended. And...
31 January 2022
From: Breaking News

A key judgment from the Court of Appeal, announced today, is reported to have gone in favour of landlords and letting...
26 January 2022
From: Breaking News

A landlord has been jailed for six months, suspended for a year, after being found guilty of illegally evicting a tenant...
20 January 2022
From: Breaking News

A government housing minister says the Boris Johnson administration wants to shift the balance of power in the rental sector favour...
18 January 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 local authority in Scotland is calling on private landlords to get in touch if they have suffered hardship as a...
17 January 2022
From: Breaking News

The charity Crisis has identified the end of the eviction ban as one of the factors directly leading to homelessness over...
29 December 2021
From: Breaking News

Shelter claims that 200,000 children living in privately rented homes are at risk of being evicted this winter – equivalent to one in every 50 children in England. A study for the campaigning charity claims that 104,000 private...
23 December 2021
From: Breaking News

A leading experts on the private rental sector predicts it will take three years for the government to scrap Section 21...
22 December 2021
From: Breaking News

Scotland’s controversial Green Party housing chief - who is part of a governing arrangement with Nicola Sturgeon’s Scottish National Party -...
21 December 2021
From: Breaking News

Shelter has given what appears to be unconditional support to the SNP-Green proposals for reform of the private rental sector in...
21 December 2021
From: Breaking News

The National Residential Landlords Association has described a six months notice period for tenants as “yet another body blow to landlords.” Over...
20 December 2021
From: Breaking News

As I write, at home in bed recovering from Covid, I can’t fail to notice the irony of attempting to predict...
18 December 2021
From: The Big Issues

A law practice claims to have seen increasing numbers of landlords falling foul of revised possession deadlines. Newport-based Bellavia & Associates says...
16 December 2021
From: Breaking News
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High profile MP Caroline Lucas has told a newspaper that the government turns a blind eye to bad landlords. “This government, like previous...
14 December 2021
From: Breaking News

Activists in the Generation Rent campaign group are urging the government to introduce what it calls “a winter truce” with no...
13 December 2021
From: Breaking News

A report by the National Audit Office has sharply criticised the government and councils for not doing enough to help tenants...
10 December 2021
From: Breaking News

Shelter claims the end of the eviction ban has contributed to creating over 274,000 people who are homeless in England right now, including 126,000 children. Shelter’s interpretation of official...
09 December 2021
From: Breaking News

A council says it’s working with police to target landlords which it claims are flouting the law and illegally eviction and...
07 December 2021
From: Breaking News

An initiative set up earlier this year to help support private rented sector tenants and landlords has proved its worth according...
06 December 2021
From: Breaking News

A high profile PropTech entrepreneur has come out against the scrapping of Section 21 eviction powers for landlords. Alexander Siedes, chief executive and...
03 December 2021
From: Breaking News

A new website has been set up by a council purely for private rental sector tenants in one part of London. The...
03 December 2021
From: Breaking News

Shelter claims its helpline has received 1,000 callers a day since the eviction ban began easing at the start of summer. It says...
30 November 2021
From: Breaking News

The Law Society of England and Wales has welcomed the proposal for tenants facing eviction to receive enhanced legal assistance. “It would be...
30 November 2021
From: Breaking News

The government is proposing that tenants facing eviction receive additional legal assistance through an enhancement of the current free ‘on-the-day’ law...
29 November 2021
From: Breaking News

A council is appealing to landlords to reach out if they are having problems with a tenant - instead of possibly...
25 November 2021
From: Breaking News

A local council has prosecuted a rogue landlord for illegally evicting a young couple from their accommodation in Cheltenham. The landlord -...
25 November 2021
From: Breaking News

The number of repossession cases in the courts involving landlords using Section 21 notices has plummeted over the past two years. A...
23 November 2021
From: Breaking News

A couple have been fined over £13,000 after they were found guilty of unlawfully evicting four tenants and breaching management regulations...
19 November 2021
From: Breaking News

A statement on the National Residential Landlords Association’s website says the group has had talks with government over rental reform. The long-awaited...
17 November 2021
From: Breaking News

Despite dire warnings from Generation Rent, Shelter and other campaigners, it appears that the end of the eviction ban did NOT...
15 November 2021
From: Breaking News

The relationship between the overwhelming number of good landlords and local authorities tends to be limited or possibly non-existent. With the far...
13 November 2021
From: Industry Views

It’s understood there will be a Christmas truce with tenants not enduring bailiff-enforced evictions between December 13 and January 10. HM Courts...
12 November 2021
From: Breaking News

Another charity has criticised landlords using eviction powers on tenants with Covid-related arrears. StepChange, a debt advice charity, says it wants to...
12 November 2021
From: Breaking News

An innovative pilot project aiming to reduce evictions by providing free mediation between private landlords and tenants has been launched in...
09 November 2021
From: Breaking News

A local authority has launched a free service seeking to avoid evictions. New Forest council says its 'Call Before You Serve' programme is a no-charge service providing...
09 November 2021
From: Breaking News
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Labour has echoed campaign groups Generation Rent and Shelter in calling for the speediest possible ending of Section 21 eviction powers,...
05 November 2021
From: Breaking News

The scrapping of Section 21 and other provisions expected in the government’s White Paper on rental reform have been delayed until...
03 November 2021
From: Breaking News

There may be a breakthrough in clearing the huge backlog of possession cases as the government is allocating an extra £324m...
02 November 2021
From: Breaking News

The Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities says the long-awaited Rental Reform White Paper will now not be published until...
28 October 2021
From: Breaking News

The UK Muslim charity National Zakat Foundation has introduced a Covid Recovery Scheme to support tenants at risk of eviction. The charity...
28 October 2021
From: Breaking News

The activist group Generation Rent says the £65m package announced by the government over the weekend is not enough and must...
25 October 2021
From: Breaking News

A landlord has taken to the local media in his area to express outrage that a council has failed to find...
19 October 2021
From: Breaking News

Shelter says 20 per cent of private and social renters in England suffer poor health because of the condition of their...
14 October 2021
From: Breaking News

As founder of Landlord Action and chief operating officer at Hamilton Fraser, I’ve been talking to landlords for over 25 years...
09 October 2021
From: The Big Issues

The White Paper on rental reform may still be some time away, with a minister at the centre of its preparation saying...
06 October 2021
From: Breaking News

The government is expected to give at least some details today of the principles enshrined in a new White Paper on...
05 October 2021
From: Breaking News

A landlord has been ordered to pay £2,400 to his former tenants after a tribunal appeal following the issuing of a...
30 September 2021
From: Breaking News

New forms have been posted which must be used by landlords and letting agents from October 1. New legislation regarding eviction notices...
29 September 2021
From: Breaking News

Landlord Action, the high profile eviction and housing law consultancy, has seen a 43 per cent rise in instructions from landlords...
29 September 2021
From: Breaking News

The Welsh government has again extended the notice period which landlords must give tenants - it’s at least six months. The Coronavirus...
23 September 2021
From: Breaking News

Growing numbers of landlords are quitting the sector, prompting a supply shortage and rent rises according to a market snapshot by...
21 September 2021
From: Breaking News

Some tenants are effectively “professional crooks” taking advantage of Coronavirus law changes to avoid paying landlords, a leading letting agent says. Benham...
20 September 2021
From: Breaking News
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The new Housing Secretary, Michael Gove, must remake the rental sector in a fairer and more stable form. That’s the view of...
17 September 2021
From: Breaking News

A former member of Jeremy Corbyn’s shadow cabinet has thrown his weight behind Generation Rent’s latest campaign. Lloyd Russell-Moyle - chair of...
16 September 2021
From: Breaking News

A landlord has pleaded guilty to harassing one of his tenants during the eviction ban period. Abid Butt from Sheffield has been...
15 September 2021
From: Breaking News

Activists including Generation Rent are to lobby MPs this afternoon, to complain against eviction notice periods in England reverting to pre-Covid...
14 September 2021
From: Breaking News

Former Liberal Democrat party leader and Lake District MP Tim Farron has met with bosses from Airbnb to challenge them on...
13 September 2021
From: Breaking News

Activists’ group Generation Rent says it’s to lobby MPs on Tuesday next week against the return of normal eviction notice periods...
10 September 2021
From: Breaking News

Yet again the issue of cleaning has been identified as the single largest cause of end-of-tenancy disputes leading to deposits being...
06 September 2021
From: Breaking News

A landlord has pleaded guilty to the unlawful eviction of his tenant. Jalal Uddin of Wellingborough has pleaded guilty at the town’s...
06 September 2021
From: Breaking News

Rent controls, possibly ensuring that rents do not exceed 25 per cent of household income, are poised to be introduced into...
23 August 2021
From: Breaking News

The Baroness leading the campaign group Generation Rent claims the official figure for evictions in the second quarter of this year...
13 August 2021
From: Breaking News

There’s more evidence that the feared avalanche of debt and evictions post-Covid has failed to materialise. Research for buy to let lender...
13 August 2021
From: Breaking News

Legendary south of England landlord Fergus Wilson is reported to have been arrested after a dispute in which he allegedly called...
10 August 2021
From: Breaking News

A man has pleaded guilty in a magistrates’ court after he evicted a tenant by unlawfully harassing him and obliging him...
03 August 2021
From: Breaking News

Camden council in north London has become the first local authority to secure an anti-social behaviour injunction against a landlord in...
30 July 2021
From: Breaking News

Propertymark wants to hear about examples of fraudulent tenancy applications - a growing problem in the rental sector. A statement from the ARLA wing...
27 July 2021
From: Breaking News

A new study by a university suggests that some tenants are apparently afraid to speak out about the condition of the...
22 July 2021
From: Breaking News

There’s a new call for all Section 24 evictions to be suspended until the passing of the Rental Reform Act -...
19 July 2021
From: Breaking News

A council is appealing for witnesses to help with its prosecution of a landlord for illegal eviction. Sohila Tamiz who is a...
19 July 2021
From: Breaking News

It looks certain that a substantial number of pro-tenant reforms are to be introduced in Northern Ireland in the near future. A...
09 July 2021
From: Breaking News

One of the leading figures in the lettings industry says landlords are not the bad guys of the pandemic, as some...
02 July 2021
From: Breaking News
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The government has launched an online checker in a bid to avoid disputes between landlords and tenants over the entitlement for...
28 June 2021
From: Breaking News

Since the eviction ban was lifted on May 31, landlords are once again able to move forward with eviction proceedings. However,...
25 June 2021
From: Property Investment & Strategy

Contrary to the impression put forward by some pressure groups, there’s been a continued fall in landlord possession claims between April...
25 June 2021
From: Breaking News

Evictions guru Paul Shamplina returns to the TV this evening but his Channel5 show has had a name change - it...
24 June 2021
From: Breaking News

A new scheme has been launched encouraging tenants to complain about their landlords and seek compensation. Ajay Jagota - who used to...
23 June 2021
From: Breaking News

A landlord trade body says the lengthening of notice periods during the pandemic have made matters worse for tenants, not better. John...
23 June 2021
From: Breaking News

The Welsh Government says the mandatory six month notice period which landlords must give their tenants will now last until the...
21 June 2021
From: Breaking News

Campaign group Generation Rent has issued an angry statement in response to the government’s decision to extend the eviction ban for...
18 June 2021
From: Breaking News
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The government has surprised observers by announcing that compulsory mediation over Covid-related arrears would happen in the commercial sector - but not...
17 June 2021
From: Breaking News

Propertymark, the trade body for letting agents, has joined landlords in writing to junior housing minister Eddie Hughes to call for...
17 June 2021
From: Breaking News
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The government has surprised observers by announcing that compulsory mediation over Covid-related arrears would happen in the commercial sector - but not...
16 June 2021
From: Breaking News

Labour MPs have quizzed junior housing minister Eddie Hughes over the effects of the ending of the eviction ban. At the regular...
16 June 2021
From: Breaking News

Landlord Today readers will be more than aware that legal changes happen often these days, and it can be understandably challenging...
14 June 2021
From: Breaking News

A large number of private rental tenants may be eligible to take advantage of the new and controversial Breathing Space debt...
11 June 2021
From: Breaking News

Another council in the south of England is asking landlords and letting agents in its area how the Coronavirus crisis has...
09 June 2021
From: Breaking News

Activist group Generation Rent are telling tenants to use the slightest documentation error by landlords to avoid eviction. It claims as many...
07 June 2021
From: Breaking News

There appears to be no evidence yet as to the effectiveness or otherwise of the government’s mediation scheme, introduced ahead of...
07 June 2021
From: Breaking News

The resumption of bailiff-enforced evictions, banned for over a year until just days ago, could be “catastrophic” for one of the...
03 June 2021
From: Breaking News

The tenants’ campaign group Generation Rent is planning a week of events to promote renters’ rights later this month. The campaign says...
03 June 2021
From: Breaking News

Former Labour Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell has spoken out against what he calls “the greed of the mega-landlords.” The veteran MP -...
02 June 2021
From: Breaking News

Another council is urging landlords to seek alternative solutions to tenancy issues how the eviction ban is at an end. The emergency...
02 June 2021
From: Breaking News
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The government has revised its guidelines for its new mediation scheme, which it says will avoid some possessions now that the...
01 June 2021
From: Breaking News

Tenants with arrears accumulated during the pandemic are finding it tough to secure alternative accommodation because their credit scores have been...
01 June 2021
From: Breaking News

Campaigning charity Shelter says the lifting of the bailiff-enforced eviction ban, which happened over the weekend, is “the beginning of the...
01 June 2021
From: Breaking News

A charity claims it’s seen increasing numbers of private tenants seeking help, just as the bailiff enforced eviction ban has ended...
01 June 2021
From: Breaking News

A local council which is inviting some 300 landlords to a virtual summit in the near future says it’s helped a...
28 May 2021
From: Breaking News

The Baroness who leads the Generation Rent campaign group says landlords are currently “able to evict tenants just for requesting repairs...
26 May 2021
From: Breaking News

A specialist law firm is reminding landlords considering possession proceedings that they still need to be aware of key changes to...
26 May 2021
From: Breaking News

A council in the north of England is offering help to landlords and private rental tenants as the bailiff-enforced eviction ban...
26 May 2021
From: Breaking News

The government has produced figures that counter the long-running claims by rental sector activists that there has been a build up...
25 May 2021
From: Breaking News

The umbrella group representing London councils wants the government to use taxpayer money to help private tenants with Covid-related arrears. The call...
24 May 2021
From: Breaking News

Tenant activist group Generation Rent says it’s working with five councils to find out more about private renters in those areas. The...
24 May 2021
From: Breaking News

Rebecca Long Bailey, a left wing MP sacked in controversial circumstances by party leader Sir Kier Starmer, has spoken up for...
21 May 2021
From: Breaking News

The pandemic-related debts of tenants and landlords should be top of the in tray of the new housing minister in Wales. That’s...
19 May 2021
From: Breaking News

Landlord Antanas Klibavicius has pleaded guilty to illegally evicting his tenant and not taking any steps towards ending the tenancy properly...
18 May 2021
From: Breaking News

A council is urging landlord not to evict tenants when the current ban ends on May 31 without getting in touch...
17 May 2021
From: Breaking News

Landlords have welcomed the government’s announcement to end the eviction ban and reduce the notice period required for the private rental...
13 May 2021
From: Breaking News

The government has announced changes to tenancy notice periods in line with the phased easing of the pandemic restrictions. Whilst some notice...
13 May 2021
From: Breaking News

Activists led by Baroness Alicia Kennedy of Generation Rent say the proposed reform of the private rental system must include a...
12 May 2021
From: Breaking News

The landlords’ trade body has given its support to the principle of consultation before the much-hyped Renters Reform Bill becomes law. Yesterday’s...
12 May 2021
From: Breaking News

The government has confirmed that reform of the private rental sector will be a priority for the coming session of Parliament. A...
11 May 2021
From: Breaking News

A Conservative MP claims there is a major power imbalance between tenants and landlords and widespread reforms are required to stop...
11 May 2021
From: Breaking News

A think-tank, UK Onward, has called for radical rental reform. In a statement released to coincide with today’s Queen’s Speech, the think-tank...
11 May 2021
From: Breaking News

Shelter says tomorrow’s Queen’s Speech should herald the start of a widespread reform of all renting, particularly the private sector. In a blog...
10 May 2021
From: Breaking News

A new academic report suggests that more than 400,000 private tenants may be in significant rent arrears by the end of...
07 May 2021
From: Breaking News

One of the leading industry suppliers has given a warning to government that continual regulation and legal changes restricting landlords will...
07 May 2021
From: Breaking News

Landlords are being warned of an urgent change to the arrears process thanks to the launch of the government’s Breathing Space...
04 May 2021
From: Breaking News

There are now 10 councils with licensing schemes covering more than 20 per cent of the rental market according to activists’...
30 April 2021
From: Breaking News

The Generation Rent campaign group has entered the fray for the Police and Crime Commissioner elections which will be held in some...
26 April 2021
From: Breaking News

The State Opening of Parliament will take place on Tuesday May 11, with many expecting this to be when the government confirms...
23 April 2021
From: Breaking News

The government says the number of households facing possible homelessness after a Section 21 eviction has fallen 50 per cent in...
23 April 2021
From: Breaking News

TV star Robert Rinder - best known for his performances under the guise of Judge Rinder - has made an outspoken...
21 April 2021
From: Breaking News

The Baroness who leads the Generation Rent campaign has made a sharp attack on section 21 notices. Baroness Alicia Kennedy says: “A Section 21...
15 April 2021
From: Breaking News

The Momentum group on the left of the Labour Party has outlined a three-stage campaign to secure a longer term ban on...
14 April 2021
From: Breaking News

The Momentum movement on the left wing of the Labour Party is staging a series of protests this weekend targeting landlords...
09 April 2021
From: Breaking News

The government has released details of its mediation scheme, which has already won the in-principle support of the National Residential Landlords...
08 April 2021
From: Breaking News

A pressure group for tenants wants the next Mayor of London to win powers from the government to reduce rents, through a...
07 April 2021
From: Breaking News

An eviction specialist says the average time to evict a tenant could soar by six months once the current ban comes to...
31 March 2021
From: Breaking News

The landlords’ trade body has backed a call from MPs demanding a clear exit strategy at the end of the latest...
31 March 2021
From: Breaking News

A charity claims it’s helping one person every minute with problems relating to renting from a private landlord. In the first two...
29 March 2021
From: Breaking News

In the first anniversary of the initial ban on repossessions, it appears the move has backfired spectacularly. Research for the National Residential...
26 March 2021
From: Breaking News

The eviction ban may have made life less stressful for tenants but a housing lawyer claims otherwise. David Renton, writing in the...
22 March 2021
From: Breaking News

Wales has extended its eviction ban from March 31 until the end of June - but it is more severe than...
18 March 2021
From: Breaking News

A group of activists at the centre of campaigns for renters’ rights has claimed the police help landlords commit illegal acts. The London...
18 March 2021
From: Breaking News

A charity warns today that 150,000 private renters are at risk of eviction when restrictions are lifted because of mounting Covid-related...
17 March 2021
From: Breaking News

It’s almost exactly a year since Britain went into its first lockdown, heralding a large number of measures affecting renting, notably...
16 March 2021
From: Breaking News

The government has reissued its official guidance on the possession process for private landlord. The document was originally published last September but...
15 March 2021
From: Breaking News

Landlords have been warned not to try to deceive departing tenants after a controversial tribunal ruling. Lindsays law firm says Scotland’s first...
12 March 2021
From: Breaking News

Activists in Generation Rent have hit out at the latest extension to the ban on bailiff-enforced evictions. The government has extended this...
12 March 2021
From: Breaking News

The main landlords’ trade body has made a blistering attack on the government of one of the UK nations, asking it...
12 March 2021
From: Breaking News

Landlords have benefitted from tax breaks, subsidies and a weak eviction ban according to the National Union of Students. Larissa Kennedy, the...
12 March 2021
From: Breaking News

Activists are aiming to make the eviction ban a central theme in this spring’s local elections. In early May there are elections...
11 March 2021
From: Breaking News

The government’s latest extension for the ban on bailiff-enforced evictions - taking it up until the end of May - is...
11 March 2021
From: Breaking News

Another political party has joined the chorus of voices calling for still-longer bans on evictions in the private rental sector. The ban...
11 March 2021
From: Breaking News

The government has announced a further extension to the current ban on bailiff-enforced evictions in England until May 31. At that point...
10 March 2021
From: Breaking News

Activists from the Acorn campaign are pressing a council to get tough on landlords. Acorn has waged anti-landlord and anti-letting agent campaigns...
10 March 2021
From: Breaking News

Scottish private sector landlords and tenants who face financial difficulties caused by the pandemic have more time to access support after...
10 March 2021
From: Breaking News

Around 840,000 private renters in England and Wales have built up rent arrears since lockdown measures began and one in five...
03 March 2021
From: Property Investment & Strategy

An anarchist group has admitted that protests against landlords and letting agencies present opportunities for disruption. The Solidarity Federation says it aims to “advance...
03 March 2021
From: Breaking News

A local council has let it be known that it’s in a pilot mediation scheme set up by the government -...
03 March 2021
From: Breaking News

Trade unions have joined the call for renters with Covid-related arrears to get cash help from the government - but they...
02 March 2021
From: Breaking News

Labour MP Stephen Timms has asked Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick to commit to five measures to tighten controls on the private...
01 March 2021
From: Breaking News

A London council is running what it describes as “an innovative project” to help private tenants reclaim rent from landlords who...
25 February 2021
From: Breaking News

New simplified rental contracts are to be introduced from spring 2022 in Wales with minimum notice periods for evictions extended from...
25 February 2021
From: Breaking News

This 10-part series - filmed before the pandemic - follows letting agents, eviction specialists and lawyers helping landlords chase rent arrears and...
17 February 2021
From: Breaking News

Landlords are today backing a call by the Resolution Foundation think tank for tenant hardship loans for renters impacted by the...
16 February 2021
From: Breaking News

The Baroness leading the pressure group Generation Rent says the extension of the ban on bailiff-enforced evictions does not go far...
15 February 2021
From: Breaking News

The government has announced yet another ban on bailiff-enforced evictions in the private rental sector. The existing ban was due to expire...
14 February 2021
From: Breaking News

Shelter says it expects the current ban on bailiff-enforced evictions to be extended until at least the end of the present...
12 February 2021
From: Breaking News
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One of the country’s best known Labour politicians wants the eviction ban extended yet again. Currently there is a moratorium on bailiff-enforced evictions...
09 February 2021
From: Breaking News

Some policies towards landlords show how the government has lost its conservative ethos of supporting businesses and being the party of low taxes. Rosalind...
09 February 2021
From: Breaking News

A senior Conservative peer and consumer campaigner has spoken strongly in favour of landlords’ rights. In a House of Lords debate on...
08 February 2021
From: Breaking News

Landlords with tenants on Universal Credit are struggling to set up Alternative Payment Arrangements because the UC portal is closed to new...
05 February 2021
From: Breaking News

The last year has been one which has focused attention on dealing with the immediate, the here and now, in a...
04 February 2021
From: Sponsored Content

The Generation Rent campaign wants public cash in a Covid Rent Debt Fund to clear rent arrears for tenants who have run...
03 February 2021
From: Breaking News

The House of Lords has narrowly voted for a low-key motion expressing regret that the current eviction ban measures do not offer more...
03 February 2021
From: Breaking News

A leading property lawyer insists that a controversial new ‘debt moratorium’ system starting this spring will not mean a free ride...
28 January 2021
From: Breaking News

The Scottish Labour Party has written to the SNP government of that country to demand more protection for private tenants. Labour housing...
26 January 2021
From: Breaking News

Housing minister Chris Pincher has confirmed that the definition of ‘substantial arrears’ for the purposes of possession orders and evictions will...
25 January 2021
From: Breaking News

Momentum is building against councils pushing ahead with licensing schemes despite the pandemic. Earlier this week ARLA Propertymark, the letting agents’ trade...
22 January 2021
From: Breaking News

The first case of a landlord breaching new tenancy rules in Scotland has resulted with him being issued a ‘Wrongful Termination...
21 January 2021
From: Breaking News

The government has set out details of its new Debt Respite Scheme - also known as Breathing Space - which comes...
18 January 2021
From: Breaking News

The current extension to the eviction ban in England and Wales is “more balanced” than some past examples according to a...
18 January 2021
From: Breaking News

The Financial Conduct Authority is extending the ban on repossessions by two months until April 1, in light of the pandemic...
18 January 2021
From: Breaking News

Junior housing minister Kelly Tolhurst says the government will introduce the controversial Renters Reform Bill “very soon.” This Bill is the one which...
14 January 2021
From: Breaking News

A lettings agency says there is very large scale support amongst tenants for the extension to the current bailiff-enforced eviction ban,...
13 January 2021
From: Breaking News

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

The government insists that its ban on bailiff-enforced evictions “protects the most vulnerable renters” during the pandemic. The claim comes in the...
11 January 2021
From: Breaking News

Activists in a rental reform coalition say court possession hearings should be halted as well as bailiff-led evictions. They say the stress...
11 January 2021
From: Breaking News

The government’s ban on bailiff-enforced evictions is just a “sticking plaster” and not a long-term answer for landlords and tenants. That’s the view...
11 January 2021
From: Breaking News

The ban on bailiff-enforced evictions for private renters has been extended in England and Wales. This will be until February 21 “at...
08 January 2021
From: Breaking News

London Mayor Sadiq Khan has called for an extension of the eviction ban and a two year rent freeze in the...
08 January 2021
From: Breaking News

It’s regarded as extremely likely that Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick will announce an extension to the eviction ban in England today. Pleas...
08 January 2021
From: Breaking News

Martin Lewis, the celebrity consumer rights campaigner behind MoneySavingExpert, has called upon the government to extend the current ban on bailiffs...
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

Eviction guru and lettings sector expert Paul Shamplina has made an impassioned plea for government help for the rental sector. The founder...
06 January 2021
From: Breaking News

Activists from Shelter and Generation Rent have led the charge for a renewed eviction ban in the light of the latest...
05 January 2021
From: Breaking News

Generation Rent, the lobby group that tells the government how it thinks the lettings industry should operate, appears to have a...
05 January 2021
From: Breaking News

An estate agency that bucks the industry trend by selling only tenanted properties to landlords says it’s had a record year. Portfolio,...
31 December 2020
From: Breaking News

Many of us will be glad to see the back of 2020 for obvious reasons. For landlords the Coronavirus crisis has been...
31 December 2020
From: Breaking News

Covid-19 restrictions in force across the country for the foreseeable future means landlords must remain cautious in 2021 - and they...
29 December 2020
From: Breaking News

Consumer service Which? says it anticipates landlords choosing short term mortgages in the coming year, rather than five year options. The service...
29 December 2020
From: Breaking News

A Labour housing politician is accusing the government of using Coronavirus as an excuse for dragging its feet over scrapping Section...
23 December 2020
From: Breaking News

The government has rejected a call for landlords to have powers to evict tenants who fall 14 days into arrears. Property investor...
23 December 2020
From: Breaking News

Staff are being recruited by a coalition of groups campaigning for widespread restrictions on landlord powers in 2021. Called the Renters Reform...
22 December 2020
From: Breaking News

A landlord who breached a court order not to harass or evict his tenants has been given a prison sentence. Saakib Khan,...
22 December 2020
From: Breaking News
The coronavirus pandemic has brought instability to the UK rental market, with tenants struggling to pay rents and landlords battling to...
16 December 2020
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The Labour-controlled Greater London Authority and 18 other groups of activists, charities and students have formed a new pro-renter coalition. Called the...
16 December 2020
From: Breaking News

Wales is the latest part of the UK to follow the example of England and suspend evictions until January 11 as...
16 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

Insurance provider Berkeley Alexander has launched a Landlord Legal Expenses and Rent Guarantee product for use under Covid-19 restrictions. The company claims that...
09 December 2020
From: Breaking News

An eviction ban has been introduced by the Scottish Government to take effect until well into the New Year. Because of the...
04 December 2020
From: Breaking News

Private landlords are setting out a manifesto of radical changes for the rental sector, starting with more repossession rights. The demands are...
02 December 2020
From: Breaking News

Courts are now introducing Review Hearings to prioritise eviction cases during lockdown, adding more red tape for anxious landlords. The purpose of...
01 December 2020
From: Breaking News

Labour politicians, union leaders and Shelter are amongst those writing to Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon demanding an eviction ban. The protest...
01 December 2020
From: Breaking News

The Leader of the House of Commons, Jacob Rees-Mogg, says the government has sympathy for the plight of many landlords during...
30 November 2020
From: Breaking News

Anti-eviction campaigners have confronted two landlords over an alleged planned eviction. Members of the Living Rent tenants union are pictured by the...
23 November 2020
From: Breaking News

The leading landlords trade body is accusing the government of rewarding rent dodgers with its latest restrictions on eviction. The National Residential...
18 November 2020
From: Breaking News

From today possession cases with severe rent arrears will be exempt from the effective ban on evictions applying to the England...
17 November 2020
From: Breaking News

A legal challenge has been started to the government’s current ‘ban’ on bailiff-enforced evictions in the private rental sector. High profile property...
17 November 2020
From: Breaking News

A landlord who failed to properly look after two HMOs has been fined £70,500 by an Essex council. Lystra Dorval, of Ilford,...
16 November 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 government has confirmed its long-standing intention to scrap Section 21 eviction powers which currently sit with landlords - but the appropriate...
12 November 2020
From: Breaking News

An industry service supplier has revealed the scale of the backlog in possession cases which cannot be pursued to eviction because of...
11 November 2020
From: Breaking News

A leading property law firm says the government’s ‘eviction ban by the back door’ means many buy to let properties are...
10 November 2020
From: Breaking News

The government’s announcement at the end of next week that almost no evictions would be possible before January 11 at the...
09 November 2020
From: Breaking News

A webinar being held tomorrow will consider whether mediation is a valid way of addressing tenant arrears during the Coronavirus pandemic. A...
09 November 2020
From: Breaking News

It’s been confirmed that during the current one month lockdown in England there will be no enforcement of possession orders except...
06 November 2020
From: Breaking News

A new report makes searing claims about the performance and quality of landlords and their homes in the private rental sector. Almost...
06 November 2020
From: Breaking News

Generation Rent says there should be a reinstatement of the eviction ban immediately, and appears to have been stung into the...
05 November 2020
From: Breaking News

A new survey suggests that one in five individual and multi-property landlords felt unprepared when they first started letting properties -...
05 November 2020
From: Breaking News

A prominent Conservative supporter and expert in the private rental sector has posed an interesting question - is Boris Johnson trying...
04 November 2020
From: Breaking News

An analysis of the private rental sector by the London School of Economics suggests there could be three times the current...
03 November 2020
From: Breaking News

Over 40 seminars will be held today at the latest Landlord Investment Show, which will also host a lively debate on...
03 November 2020
From: Breaking News

The growth in the number of landlords and property investors in the UK has been astonishing over the last three decades....
02 November 2020
From: Sponsored Content

Generation Rent is calling for a furlough-type scheme aimed at helping tenants. The group says that following news of the four week...
02 November 2020
From: Breaking News

A local authority is thought to be the first in the country to be offering a Coronavirus lifeline to hard-pressed landlords. Leicester...
02 November 2020
From: Breaking News

A think tank is calling for landlords to consider rent reductions and is also suggesting the return of an eviction ban...
02 November 2020
From: Breaking News

A leading property lawyers says he’s willing to act for landlords to take the government to judicial review over its latest...
30 October 2020
From: Breaking News

The Green Party says there should be an end to private rental sector eviction grounds “such as the wish of the...
28 October 2020
From: Breaking News

It’s being reported that a so-called ‘rental union’ group of activists has staged a protest outside a landlord’s own home. Acorn - a...
27 October 2020
From: Breaking News

Insurance firm CIA Landlord is offering advice to landlords on how to prepare for five likely problems to appear this winter...
27 October 2020
From: Breaking News

Bailiffs have agreed to a government request not to enforce court orders against tenants in Tier 2 and Tier 3 locations. This...
26 October 2020
From: Breaking News

A survey of private rental sector clients by accreditation body safeagent suggests 44 per cent feel government-backed loans for tenants to pay...
19 October 2020
From: Breaking News

A London council is writing to thousands of private landlords in its borough urging them not to evict people. Southwark council says this...
16 October 2020
From: Breaking News

Generation Rent activists are back on the warpath, this time accusing councils of not doing enough - and sometimes nothing -...
12 October 2020
From: Breaking News

Robert Rinder, the reality TV celebrity and barrister, has joined the campaigning charity Shelter to oppose what he describes as illegal...
07 October 2020
From: Breaking News

A lot more needs to be done to financially support landlords and renters during the existing Covid-19 pandemic, according to Housing...
29 September 2020
From: Breaking News

Landlord Action and the Property Redress Scheme, both part of the Hamilton Fraser group, have teamed up to help buy-to-let landlords...
23 September 2020
From: Breaking News

The government’s decision to not extend the ban on landlords evicting renters beyond 20 September is a major concern for many private...
22 September 2020
From: Breaking News

There has been a sharp rise in illegal evictions by rogue landlords, it has been claimed. According to The Independent, illegal evictions...
22 September 2020
From: Breaking News

The six-month tenant eviction ban, which finally ended yesterday, has helped renters that are suffering financial difficulty, but it has also...
21 September 2020
From: Breaking News

With courts now prepared to hear rental property repossession cases again following the end of the ban on evictions, there will...
21 September 2020
From: Breaking News

Rules which were due to expire at the end of September have been extended meaning buy-to-let landlords in Wales must now...
18 September 2020
From: Breaking News

Renters across Wales received greater protection this week after the Welsh government extended the six month notice for evictions, which was...
18 September 2020
From: Breaking News

A second UK court has ruled that ‘No DSS’ is unlawful, after a renter won a legal trial against housing benefit...
18 September 2020
From: Breaking News

As has been broadcast widely in the news the government has been going to extraordinary lengths to enforce their message that...
18 September 2020
From: Breaking News

Rents should be frozen in London to avert mass evictions, city mayor Sadiq Khan has told the government. Khan wants new powers...
17 September 2020
From: Breaking News

More needs to be done to help support tenants, especially those facing financial hardship as a consequence of the Covid-19 pandemic,...
17 September 2020
From: Breaking News

There was widespread disappointment among buy-to-let landlords when the government decided to prolong the existing ban on tenant evictions until 20...
16 September 2020
From: Breaking News

Buy-to-let landlords in England could learn a thing or two from the Scottish market as the eviction deadline approaches, according to...
16 September 2020
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

Housing charities want the government to extend the ban on landlords evicting renters beyond 20 September. Renters across England and Wales received...
11 September 2020
From: Breaking News

New landlord instructions were broadly flat last month following a modest increase in July, while tenant demand continues to increase sharply,...
10 September 2020
From: Breaking News

At the beginning of the coronavirus lockdown, a ban on evictions was introduced in England and Wales. That has now been extended...
08 September 2020
From: Breaking News

The length of notice periods landlords must provide tenants when using certain grounds for possession whilst the Coronavirus (Scotland) Act 2020...
08 September 2020
From: Breaking News

More needs to be done to help support tenants, especially those facing financial hardship as a consequence of the Covid-19 pandemic,...
04 September 2020
From: Breaking News

Buy-to-let landlords must now provide tenants with at least six months’ notice period prior to seeking possession through the courts in...
03 September 2020
From: Breaking News

A new Tenant Hardship Loan Fund to help renters cope with housing costs during the Covid-19 pandemic has been launched north...
02 September 2020
From: Breaking News

Buy-to-let landlords must now provide tenants with at least six months’ notice period prior to seeking possession through the courts in...
01 September 2020
From: Breaking News

The government has finally confirmed how repossession cases in the rental market will be handled from 20 September. Buy-to-let landlords are now...
01 September 2020
From: Breaking News

The government’s latest changes to the eviction ban have been welcomed by property technology company Goodlord. The government revealed yet more changes...
01 September 2020
From: Breaking News

There has never been a harder time to be a landlord in the UK. The pressures that the last six months...
28 August 2020
From: Sponsored Content

Buy-to-let landlords could be facing up to two years without rent due to the government’s decision to extend the evictions ban,...
28 August 2020
From: Breaking News

Strettons has described the government’s decision to extend the ban of tenant evictions until 20 September as a ‘pragmatic and humane decision’...
28 August 2020
From: Breaking News

Private landlords and tenants across Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire are being urged to seek further advice if they are having problems with...
27 August 2020
From: Breaking News

Following the decision to extend the tenant eviction ban until 20 September, apropos is calling on the government to show the...
26 August 2020
From: Breaking News

The government has made a grave mistake extending the evictions ban in England and Wales by four weeks, it has been...
25 August 2020
From: Breaking News

Protestors fear that there will be a potential spike in homelessness in the near future despite the government’s U-turn on lifting...
25 August 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

Buy-to-let landlords in England will now have to give tenants six months’ notice to vacate their property except in cases involving...
24 August 2020
From: Breaking News

Financial support needs to be made available to landlords with tenants who have fallen into arrears relating to Covid-19 and can...
24 August 2020
From: Breaking News

A number of buy-to-let landlords continue to work closely with tenants to support those in rent arrears as a result of...
24 August 2020
From: Breaking News

Shelter is calling for greater protection for renters facing financial difficulties. The extended ban on evictions announced on Friday will not be...
24 August 2020
From: Breaking News

A number of buy-to-let landlords have worked closely with tenants to support those in rent arrears as a result of the...
21 August 2020
From: Breaking News

There could be a significant increase in repossession cases in London once the tenant eviction ban ends this weekend, legal experts...
21 August 2020
From: Breaking News

Crisis, a national charity for homeless people, is calling on the government to do more to help renters facing homelessness due...
21 August 2020
From: Breaking News

The London Renters Union (RLU) will hold a day of action next week demanding that the government acts to protect renters,...
19 August 2020
From: Breaking News

While the five-month tenant eviction ban has helped renters that are suffering financial difficulty, it has left landlords powerless to take...
18 August 2020
From: Breaking News

A Labour MP has called for the ban on evictions to be extended until next year, as renters fear a sharp...
17 August 2020
From: Breaking News

Buy-to-let landlords planning to evict tenants who have failed to pay rent when the existing evictions ban is scrapped on 23...
17 August 2020
From: Breaking News

Concerns over a spike in evictions once the current ban is lifted are unfounded, according to the National Residential Landlords Association...
12 August 2020
From: Breaking News

Buy-to-let landlords in Scotland have been left with little alternative but to serve 350 eviction notices since the beginning of lockdown,...
11 August 2020
From: Breaking News

The government has indicated that it will not scrap Section 21 evictions through the Renters' Reform Bill until at least 2021. The...
29 July 2020
From: Breaking News

Thousands of renters face the prospect of losing their homes when the rental eviction ban lifts next month unless the government...
23 July 2020
From: Breaking News

The government’s decision not to remove the cap on Universal Credit for all claimants and increase housing benefit to cover local...
17 July 2020
From: Breaking News

The Covid-19 pandemic has left many people, including private renters, facing financial difficulty, leading to some concerns that there will be...
15 July 2020
From: Breaking News

The government’s decision to not extend the ban on landlords evicting renters beyond 23 August is a major concern for many...
13 July 2020
From: Breaking News

Speculation that there will be a sharp increase in evictions once the existing evictions ban is lifted next month has been...
06 July 2020
From: Breaking News

The number of private tenants in England who have fallen behind on rent has doubled during the coronavirus pandemic, according to...
06 July 2020
From: Breaking News

The government has confirmed that it will not extend the ban on landlords evicting renters beyond 23 August. Renters across England and Wales received greater...
02 July 2020
From: Breaking News

Thousands of tenants who have struggled to pay rent during the coronavirus pandemic face the prospect of losing their home when...
01 July 2020
From: Breaking News

Generation Rent has been criticised for claiming that homelessness could treble this year unless the government acts to help private renters. The...
01 July 2020
From: Breaking News

Rent arrears have increased to more than £3m, with almost 2,500 eviction cases waiting to go through the courts, according to...
26 June 2020
From: Breaking News

A buy-to-let landlord in Bristol has been ordered to repay more than £3,000 following investigations by the council’s Private Housing Rogue...
25 June 2020
From: Breaking News

Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic uncertainty has swept the globe and has cause a number of markets and industries...
23 June 2020
From: Breaking News

Yesterday’s Court of Appeal ruling in the case of Trecarrell House Limited v Rouncefield has provided landlords with much-needed clarity on...
19 June 2020
From: Breaking News

The government’s decision to extend the ban on evictions in England and Wales by a further two months has left victims...
16 June 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 Law Society England and Wales has welcomed the government’s decision to extend the ban on landlords evicting renters until 23...
10 June 2020
From: Breaking News

The government’s decision to extend the ban on landlords evicting renters will help to ensure that no-one will be evicted from...
08 June 2020
From: Breaking News

Speculation that there will be a spike in evictions once the existing evictions ban is lifted are wide of the mark,...
08 June 2020
From: Breaking News

A Labour MP has called for the ban on evictions to be extended until later in the year, as renters fear...
04 June 2020
From: Breaking News

The government is being urged to increase housing benefits and remove the benefit cap to help support more tenants, especially in...
03 June 2020
From: Breaking News

A number of buy-to-let landlords face financial hardship because of the coronavirus crisis, especially if the existing ban of tenant evictions...
01 June 2020
From: Breaking News

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

More than 2,500 households have agreed not to pay rent thanks to a campaign, launched by the London Renters Union (LRU), which...
01 June 2020
From: Breaking News

Activists are calling on tenants to withhold their payments to landlords, in an attempt to generalise a growing rent strike movement. The...
29 May 2020
From: Breaking News

With a number of tenants suffering financial hardship due to coronavirus, Wandsworth Council is among a number of councils in the...
26 May 2020
From: Breaking News

Some of the UK’s largest tenants unions have joined forces to heap pressure on the government to suspend all rent immediately,...
13 May 2020
From: Breaking News

A number of buy-to-let landlords face financial hardship because of the coronavirus crisis, especially if the existing ban of tenant evictions...
12 May 2020
From: Breaking News

A new rent payment plan tool has been launched for landlords and tenants to agree a rent payment plan for arrears...
12 May 2020
From: Breaking News

Labour is calling on the government to unveil new measures to protect renters beyond June after the Bank of England warned...
11 May 2020
From: Breaking News

A letting agency is asking tenants to sign a ‘moral contract’ to express their unconditional commitment to repay their rental arrears...
06 May 2020
From: Breaking News

There are growing concerns that buy-to-let landlords could be banned from evicting private tenants beyond next month due to the coronavirus...
05 May 2020
From: Breaking News

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has announced that Universal Credit rent arrears deductions have been suspended amid the coronavirus...
30 April 2020
From: Breaking News

Landlords who have benefited from a mortgage holiday should pass this on to financially distressed tenants, according to Mary-Anne Bowring, group...
29 April 2020
From: Breaking News

Average monthly rents across the country increased by just £2, or 0.26%, on Q4 2019 to hit an average of £775...
29 April 2020
From: Breaking News

Three quarters of landlords warn that tenants will not be in a financial position to pay their rent if the coronavirus...
22 April 2020
From: Breaking News

Renters’ unions are calling on the government to suspend rents for the duration of the coronavirus crisis after new research found...
15 April 2020
From: Breaking News

The government is under mounting pressure to consider doing more to protect tenants from the threat of eviction during the coronavirus pandemic,...
15 April 2020
From: Breaking News

The government is currently protecting renters from eviction as a result of enacting the Coronavirus Act 2020, ensuring that anyone struggling...
14 April 2020
From: Breaking News

The government is protecting renters from eviction as a result of enacting the Coronavirus Act 2020, ensuring that anyone struggling with...
07 April 2020
From: Breaking News

To help ensure those planning to move home over the new few weeks adhere to the current social distancing requirements, TDS...
03 April 2020
From: Breaking News

The government’s decision to suspend all ongoing housing possession actions, which means that neither cases currently in the or any about to...
30 March 2020
From: Breaking News

The court service has from today suspended all ongoing housing possession action, which means that neither cases currently in the or...
27 March 2020
From: Breaking News

Buy-to-let landlords could be banned from evicting private tenants in Scotland for up to six months if the Scottish government’s plans...
25 March 2020
From: Breaking News

The devastating impact of the Coronavirus could cost buy-to-let landlords nearly £14.9bn should tenants be unable to pay rent during the...
24 March 2020
From: Breaking News

A high number of buy-to-let landlords are concerned about the impact of the Coronavirus, but The Guild of Letting and Management...
24 March 2020
From: Breaking News

The London Renters Union (LRU) has released a template letter for renters to send to their landlords if they are struggling...
23 March 2020
From: Breaking News

The government’s response to the coronavirus outbreak when it comes to protecting private landlords and tenants has been “right and fair”,...
20 March 2020
From: Breaking News

The chancellor’s promise of a three-month mortgage payment holiday to customers affected by coronavirus has been extended to buy-to-let borrowers whose...
19 March 2020
From: Breaking News

The government’s decision to bring forward emergency legislation to protect private renters from eviction has been warmly welcomed by ARLA Propertymark. Many...
19 March 2020
From: Breaking News

The government is under growing pressure to consider doing more to protect tenants from the threat of eviction during the coronavirus...
17 March 2020
From: Breaking News

Landlords are being urged not to evict tenants facing financial hardship as a consequence of the coronavirus pandemic. Responding to a petition...
17 March 2020
From: Breaking News

The best and worst cities for renters have been identified by taking into account several factors, including the average salary spend...
27 February 2020
From: Breaking News

Is the UK on the brink of a mass landlord exodus? It may seem like an ominous question, but ask people...
03 February 2020
From: Breaking News

Under-resourced county courts are struggling to cope with the number of possession claims being put forward, ‘causing misery for landlords’ not...
03 January 2020
From: Breaking News

Letting agents are being urged to do more to protect buy-to-let landlords by preparing now for the government’s plans to scrap Section...
31 December 2019
From: Breaking News

The National Landlords’ Association (NLA) has once again called for the introduction of a properly funded housing court to cope with...
16 December 2019
From: Breaking News

Proposals by the main political parties, including the Tory government, to scrap Section 21 notices to evict tenants could potentially pave...
06 December 2019
From: Breaking News

With the general election just over a week away, each of the main political parties has outlined its plans for the...
04 December 2019
From: Breaking News

The main political parties have laid out their blueprints for government ahead of what is likely to be one of the...
02 December 2019
From: Breaking News

Labour’s proposals to introduce rent controls risks reducing the number of private homes available for rent, as landlords look to exit...
26 November 2019
From: Breaking News

The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) has announced that the Welsh cabinet secretary responsible for housing policy, Julie James, will be the...
01 November 2019
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The government’s plans to scrap Section 21 notices to evict tenants could potentially pave the way for the introduction of open-ended...
14 October 2019
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All the main political parties are targeting the Generation Rent vote ahead of a potential snap general election, at the expense...
01 October 2019
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Buy-to-let landlords and property enthusiasts will descend on Manchester United FC’s Old Trafford next week where they will be able to...
30 September 2019
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Tenant eviction specialist, Landlord Action, reports that up to half of Section 21 cases they handle are as a consequence of...
23 September 2019
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The number of tenants evicted by private landlords has continued to fall, according to data from the Ministry of Justice (MoJ). From...
10 September 2019
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Goodlord has today announced an exclusive partnership with leading insurance provider DAS UK Insurance, offering customers a new rent and legal...
02 September 2019
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The government’s existing consultation on the abolition of Section 21 does not close until Saturday 12th October, but its proposal to remove...
19 August 2019
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The National Landlords Association (NLA) has rejected the government’s claim that landlords’ use of Section 21 eviction notices is the leading...
15 August 2019
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Evicting an unscrupulous tenant could potentially cost landlords thousands, even hundreds of thousands of pounds, new research shows. Benham and Reeves has...
15 August 2019
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Landlords’ confidence in the buy-to-let sector has collapsed, according to the National Landlords Association (NLA). Confidence in landlords’ business expectations has tumbled...
14 August 2019
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The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) has updated the notes on Form 6A, the document landlords use when...
14 August 2019
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Buy-to-let landlords are being urged by the Residential Landlords Association (RLA) not to follow new guidance from the government on its...
05 August 2019
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There is no such thing as 'no-fault' eviction under Section 21, according to evictions specialist Paul Shamplina. The founder of Landlord Action insists...
02 August 2019
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These days, housing probably ranks right up with the NHS and education as a political battleground and over recent years, politicians...
26 July 2019
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The government’s plan to scrap Section 21 without improving the court system and alternative process for regaining possession of a property,...
23 July 2019
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Introducing a ‘rogue landlords’ database without better enforcement would be a pointless exercise, according to the National Landlords Association (NLA). A rogue...
22 July 2019
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Vulnerable tenants and those at higher risk of rent arrears are likely to suffer most as a result of the government’s...