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Fresh government data shows that over 2021-22, some 12,965 rental properties were repossessed - a huge increase on the previous year,...

Activists in Generation Rent have repeated once again their call for a rent freeze and yet another eviction ban.  “Rents have been...

A trade union has called on the government to “look at all forms of rent control” as a way of combatting...

The National Residential Landlords Association has hit back at allegations made by Shelter, accusing the charity of sensationalising the way landlords...

Eviction specialist Landlord Action says it’s seen a sharp rise in landlords seeking to use its debt recovery service against tenants...

Activists in the Generation Rent group have made seven demands on government including a rent freeze, the clearing of tenants’ arrears,...

Shelter’s latest accusations about private landlords and evictions have been slammed as “scaremongering.” The charity claims that a private renter in England...

Campaigning charity Shelter claims that a private renter in England is handed a Section 21  eviction every seven minutes.  In a new...

A finance chief is warning that the threat of possible rises in Capital Gains Tax should be dismissed by the government to...

Shelter claims that 397 households became homeless every day between July and September 2021 - the first three months after the eviction ban ended.  And...

The charity Crisis has identified the end of the eviction ban as one of the factors directly leading to homelessness over...

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...

Shelter claims its helpline has received 1,000 callers a day since the eviction ban began easing at the start of summer. It says...

Despite dire warnings from Generation Rent, Shelter and other campaigners, it appears that the end of the eviction ban did NOT...

It’s understood there will be a Christmas truce with tenants not enduring bailiff-enforced evictions between December 13 and January 10. HM Courts...

The activist group Generation Rent says the £65m package announced by the government over the weekend is not enough and must...

As founder of Landlord Action and chief operating officer at Hamilton Fraser, I’ve been talking to landlords for over 25 years...

Landlord Action, the high profile eviction and housing law consultancy, has seen a 43 per cent rise in instructions from landlords...

A landlord has pleaded guilty to harassing one of his tenants during the eviction ban period. Abid Butt from Sheffield has been...

Rent controls, possibly ensuring that rents do not exceed 25 per cent of household income, are poised to be introduced into...

Propertymark wants to hear about examples of fraudulent tenancy applications - a growing problem in the rental sector. A statement from the ARLA wing...

There’s a new call for all Section 24 evictions to be suspended until the passing of the Rental Reform Act -...

Since the eviction ban was lifted on May 31, landlords are once again able to move forward with eviction proceedings. However,...

A new scheme has been launched encouraging tenants to complain about their landlords and seek compensation. Ajay Jagota - who used to...

The Welsh Government says the mandatory six month notice period which landlords must give their tenants will now last until the...

Campaign group Generation Rent has issued an angry statement in response to the government’s decision to extend the eviction ban for...

Labour MPs have quizzed junior housing minister Eddie Hughes over the effects of the ending of the eviction ban. At the regular...

Another council in the south of England is asking landlords and letting agents in its area how the Coronavirus crisis has...

There appears to be no evidence yet as to the effectiveness or otherwise of the government’s mediation scheme, introduced ahead of...

The resumption of bailiff-enforced evictions, banned for over a year until just days ago, could be “catastrophic” for one of the...

Former Labour Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell has spoken out against what he calls “the greed of the mega-landlords.” The veteran MP -...

Another council is urging landlords to seek alternative solutions to tenancy issues how the eviction ban is at an end. The emergency...

The government has revised its guidelines for its new mediation scheme, which it says will avoid some possessions now that the...

Campaigning charity Shelter says the lifting of the bailiff-enforced eviction ban, which happened over the weekend, is “the beginning of the...

A charity claims it’s seen increasing numbers of private tenants seeking help, just as the bailiff enforced eviction ban has ended...

A local council which is inviting some 300 landlords to a virtual summit in the near future says it’s helped a...

A council in the north of England is offering help to landlords and private rental tenants as the bailiff-enforced eviction ban...

The government has produced figures that counter the long-running claims by rental sector activists that there has been a build up...

The umbrella group representing London councils wants the government to use taxpayer money to help private tenants with Covid-related arrears. The call...

A council is urging landlord not to evict tenants when the current ban ends on May 31 without getting in touch...

Landlords have welcomed the government’s announcement to end the eviction ban and reduce the notice period required for the private rental...

The government has announced changes to tenancy notice periods in line with the phased easing of the pandemic restrictions.  Whilst some notice...

The government says the number of households facing possible homelessness after a Section 21 eviction has fallen 50 per cent in...

The Momentum group on the left of the Labour Party has outlined a three-stage campaign to secure a longer term ban on...

The landlords’ trade body has backed a call from MPs demanding a clear exit strategy at the end of the latest...

In the first anniversary of the initial ban on repossessions, it appears the move has backfired spectacularly. Research for the National Residential...

The eviction ban may have made life less stressful for tenants but a housing lawyer claims otherwise. David Renton, writing in the...

Wales has extended its eviction ban from March 31 until the end of June - but it is more severe than...

A charity warns today that 150,000 private renters are at risk of eviction when restrictions are lifted because of mounting Covid-related...

It’s almost exactly a year since Britain went into its first lockdown, heralding a large number of measures affecting renting, notably...

Activists in Generation Rent have hit out at the latest extension to the ban on bailiff-enforced evictions.  The government has extended this...

The main landlords’ trade body has made a blistering attack on the government of one of the UK nations, asking it...

Landlords have benefitted from tax breaks, subsidies and a weak eviction ban according to the National Union of Students. Larissa Kennedy, the...

Activists are aiming to make the eviction ban a central theme in this spring’s local elections. In early May there are elections...

The government’s latest extension for the ban on bailiff-enforced evictions - taking it up until the end of May - is...

Another political party has joined the chorus of voices calling for still-longer bans on evictions in the private rental sector. The ban...

The government has announced a further extension to the current ban on bailiff-enforced evictions in England until May 31. At that point...

Around 840,000 private renters in England and Wales have built up rent arrears since lockdown measures began and one in five...

The Baroness leading the pressure group Generation Rent says the extension of the ban on bailiff-enforced evictions does not go far...

The government has announced yet another ban on bailiff-enforced evictions in the private rental sector. The existing ban was due to expire...

Shelter says it expects the current ban on bailiff-enforced evictions to be extended until at least the end of the present...

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...

Some policies towards landlords show how the government has lost its conservative ethos of supporting businesses and being the party of low taxes.  Rosalind...

The House of Lords has narrowly voted for a low-key motion expressing regret that the current eviction ban measures do not offer more...

The first case of a landlord breaching new tenancy rules in Scotland has resulted with him being issued a ‘Wrongful Termination...

The current extension to the eviction ban in England and Wales is “more balanced” than some past examples according to a...

The Financial Conduct Authority is extending the ban on repossessions by two months until April 1, in light of the pandemic...

A lettings agency says there is very large scale support amongst tenants for the extension to the current bailiff-enforced eviction ban,...

Citizens Advice has called once again for public funds to help tenants in Covid-related arrears. Alistair Cromwell, acting chief executive of the...

The government insists that its ban on bailiff-enforced evictions “protects the most vulnerable renters” during the pandemic. The claim comes in the...

Activists in a rental reform coalition say court possession hearings should be halted as well as bailiff-led evictions. They say the stress...

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...

The ban on bailiff-enforced evictions for private renters has been extended in England and Wales. This will be until February 21 “at...

London Mayor Sadiq Khan has called for an extension of the eviction ban and a two year rent freeze in the...

It’s regarded as extremely likely that Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick will announce an extension to the eviction ban in England today. Pleas...

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

Activists from Shelter and Generation Rent have led the charge for a renewed eviction ban in the light of the latest...

Many of us will be glad to see the back of 2020 for obvious reasons. For landlords the Coronavirus crisis has been...

Insurance provider Berkeley Alexander has launched a Landlord Legal Expenses and Rent Guarantee product for use under Covid-19 restrictions. The company claims that...

An eviction ban has been introduced by the Scottish Government to take effect until well into the New Year.  Because of the...

Labour politicians, union leaders and Shelter are amongst those writing to Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon demanding an eviction ban. The protest...

An industry service supplier has revealed the scale of the backlog in possession cases which cannot be pursued to eviction because of...

A  leading property law firm says the government’s ‘eviction ban by the back door’ means many buy to let properties are...

Generation Rent says there should be a reinstatement of the eviction ban immediately, and appears to have been stung into the...

A think tank is calling for landlords to consider rent reductions and is also suggesting the return of an eviction ban...

The six-month tenant eviction ban, which finally ended yesterday, has helped renters that are suffering financial difficulty, but it has also...

There was widespread disappointment among buy-to-let landlords when the government decided to prolong the existing ban on tenant evictions until 20...

The government’s latest changes to the eviction ban have been welcomed by property technology company Goodlord.  The government revealed yet more changes...

Buy-to-let landlords could be facing up to two years without rent due to the government’s decision to extend the evictions ban,...

Strettons has described the government’s decision to extend the ban of tenant evictions until 20 September as a ‘pragmatic and humane decision’...

Following the decision to extend the tenant eviction ban until 20 September, apropos is calling on the government to show the...

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

The government has been slammed for its 11th-hour U-turn after extending the eviction ban for four weeks and instructing landlords to...

A number of buy-to-let landlords have worked closely with tenants to support those in rent arrears as a result of the...

There could be a significant increase in repossession cases in London once the tenant eviction ban ends this weekend, legal experts...

Crisis, a national charity for homeless people, is calling on the government to do more to help renters facing homelessness due...

The London Renters Union (RLU) will hold a day of action next week demanding that the government acts to protect renters,...

While the five-month tenant eviction ban has helped renters that are suffering financial difficulty, it has left landlords powerless to take...

Buy-to-let landlords planning to evict tenants who have failed to pay rent when the existing evictions ban is scrapped on 23...

Buy-to-let landlords in Scotland have been left with little alternative but to serve 350 eviction notices since the beginning of lockdown,...

Thousands of renters face the prospect of losing their homes when the rental eviction ban lifts next month unless the government...

The government’s decision not to remove the cap on Universal Credit for all claimants and increase housing benefit to cover local...

The government’s decision to not extend the ban on landlords evicting renters beyond 23 August is a major concern for many...

Thousands of tenants who have struggled to pay rent during the coronavirus pandemic face the prospect of losing their home when...

The government’s decision to extend the ban on evictions in England and Wales by a further two months has left victims...

Earlier this month, the government confirmed that its ban on evictions due to the coronavirus pandemic is to be extended for...

The government’s decision to extend the ban on landlords evicting renters will help to ensure that no-one will be evicted from...

More than 2,500 households have agreed not to pay rent thanks to a campaign, launched by the London Renters Union (LRU), which...

Activists are calling on tenants to withhold their payments to landlords, in an attempt to generalise a growing rent strike movement. The...

A number of buy-to-let landlords face financial hardship because of the coronavirus crisis, especially if the existing ban of tenant evictions...