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30 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Soaring interest rates claim more landlords as possessions rise](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/MortgageRatesIncrease_400x310.png)
New figures from the Ministry of Justice show how hard interest rate rises are hitting landlords. Compared to the same quarter in...
17 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Call for “sentencing guidelines” to punish landlords over licensing](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/_licensing-400x310.png)
A charity is calling for landlord licensing schemes which cost enough to fund annual inspections, and the issuing of “sentencing guidelines”...
28 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Khan funds group “intervening on the doorstep” at evictions](/upload/images/shutterstock_1324745120.jpg)
London Mayor Sadiq Khan is demanding the government finally abolish Section 21 eviction powers - and claims over 30,000 households in...
04 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Every tenant facing eviction must have access to legal aid say lawyers](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/LegalAction-400x310.png)
Tenants faced with eviction must have legal aid, the Law Society of England and Wales claims. Recently published statistics from the Ministry...
14 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Shelter campaigns chief to be paid over £100,000](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews3-400x310.png)
Campaigning charity Shelter - which has frequently been critical of landlords and their alleged treatment of poorer tenants - is advertising...
12 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Generation Rent asks: How Can You Stand By As We’re Turfed From Homes?](/upload/images/shutterstock_1386468416.jpg)
Generation Rent has launched a double-pronged attack on landlords and the government. The activist group claims that the latest possession statistics from...
09 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Court Reform “not a delaying tactic to avoid scrapping S21” - government](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/CourtCase-400x310.png)
The government has insisted that its commitment to reform the courts process to help deal with evictions more effectively is not...
30 November 2023
From: Breaking News
![Shamplina Speaks - What Does Court Reform Actually Look Like?](/upload/images/Paul%20Shamplina(2).png)
As we all now know, the Government has acknowledged that the ban on Section 21 eviction notices cannot not come into...
18 November 2023
From: Rental Reform
![Confiscate private homes from bad landlords says senior Labour MP](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/HouseInspection_400x310.png)
A senior Labour MP associated with the moderate wing of the party says private rental properties should be confiscated from serial...
17 November 2023
From: Breaking News
![Charity repeats claim scrapping S21 will reduce homelessness](/upload/images/shutterstock_629082041.jpg)
A charity is suggesting that if only the government got on with abolishing S21 eviction powers, homelessness would be eased. Crisis -...
16 November 2023
From: Breaking News
![Court Reform first, then scrap Section 21 - landlord leader tells MPs](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews-400x310.png)
Court Reform first, then scrap Section 21 - landlord leader tells MPs Rental reforms will not work unless the government reforms the...
15 November 2023
From: Breaking News
![Courts Crisis - they’re just not ready for the end of Section 21](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Property-court-400x310.png)
New data shows it takes over half a year for courts to process legitimate possession claims made by private landlords. According to...
10 November 2023
From: Breaking News
![Shelter claims s21 eviction court proceedings hit seven-year high](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/Court-Fine-400x310.jpg)
New Ministry of Justice data shows that between July and September 8,399 landlords in England started Section 21 no fault eviction...
10 November 2023
From: Breaking News
![Tenants on benefits get more public funds to help with court fees](/upload/images/Legal%20advice.jpg)
Tenants claiming benefits are likely to get more assistance with court fees under a revised grant scheme starting this winter. The Help...
18 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![Calls to scrap Section 21 leads triggers rush of evictions](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Eviction-400x310%20(1).png)
Section 21 evictions are set to soar higher, a property association leader forecasts - because of the threat to abolish them. Data...
05 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Lawyer warns Section 8 could trigger decline of private rental sector](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/LegalAction-400x310.png)
A prominent lawyer says the use of Section 8 eviction powers as envisaged under the Renters Reform Bill could lead to...
24 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Bailiff crisis means rogue tenants run up ever-bigger arrears](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/StressedTenant-2-400x310.png)
Eviction experts claim the UK court system is nearing crisis point as many County Court bailiff evictions are being put on...
08 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Shelter and Crisis make new claims about Section 21 evictions](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Eviction-400x310.png)
A charity claims that landlords across England and Wales are seeking to evict tenants using Section 21 powers at a higher...
22 May 2023
From: Breaking News
![Rental Mediation Scheme flops with almost no users](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/LegalAdvice-400x310.png)
A much-hyped government proposal to introduce a Rental Mediation Service to resolve disputes, sustain tenancies and reduce pressure on the courts...
16 March 2023
From: Breaking News
![Shelter uses repossession figures to attack Section 21](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Misc/Homeless-400x310.png)
The chief executive of Shelter claims that Section 21 evictions are a leading cause of homelessness. Polly Neate was making her remarks...
13 February 2023
From: Breaking News
![Generation Rent resuscitates sex-for-rent threat](/upload/images/Logos/generation-rent400x310.png)
Generation Rent has returned to the threat of rent-for-sex as it claims 200,000 female tenants could be offered discounted rent in...
06 December 2022
From: Breaking News
![More enforcement needed if rental reform ever actually happens - claim](/upload/images/library/New%20Rental%20Index-400x310.png)
More enforcement is required if the government is to introduce the scale of reforms it has called for in its recent...
28 September 2022
From: Breaking News
![Landlords Should Act Now Against Failing Court System](/upload/images/library/Court-400x310.jpg)
It’s comforting to think that the UK has a well-established and effective judicial system. If we are wronged we can turn...
30 July 2022
From: Legislation & Compliance
![Evictions running ahead of official figure - activist claim](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/agent_and_homes_360x280.png)
Activists claim that the number of evictions using Section 21 is actually in excess of the reported by government. Ministry of Justice...
23 May 2022
From: Breaking News
![Shelter accused of sensationalising Section 21 evictions](/upload/images/library/shelter-logo400x310.png)
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
![Possessions Backlog - government shuts half of Nightingale courts](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/Court-Fine-400x310-min.jpg)
Around half of the Nightingale courts set up in 2020 at the height of the pandemic are to close, with the...
04 March 2022
From: Breaking News
![Mandatory compensation for tenants mooted by letting agents](/upload/images/Logos/ARLA-PropertyMark-400x310.jpg)
ARLA Propertymark has launched a radical programme of reform for the private rental sector - getting in before the government’s own...
15 December 2021
From: Breaking News
![Baroness leads call for ‘winter truce’ on evictions](/upload/images/library/GenerationRent-logo400x310.png)
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
![Lawyers back enhanced help for tenants facing eviction](/upload/images/library/eviction-image400x310.png)
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
![More legal aid for tenants facing eviction - proposals unveiled](/upload/images/library/Sad-Tenants-Evicted-400x310.jpg)
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
![Scare stories unfounded - evictions did NOT rise after end of ban](/upload/images/library/MillennialTenants-1-400x310.jpg)
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
![New cash boost for courts may ease possession backlog](/upload/images/library/CourtCase-400x310.png)
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
![Government has no record of landlord convictions, says campaigner](/upload/images/library/CourtCase-400x310.png)
A letting agent who campaigns against rogue landlords says the government has “no idea” how many convictions there have been regarding...
23 August 2021
From: Breaking News
![Government website asks tenants if they fear 'revenge eviction'](/img/default/llt.png)
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
![Official figures show big FALL in possessions during pandemic](/img/default/llt.png)
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
![Baroness urges police to get tough with “criminal landlords”](/img/default/llt.png)
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
![Labour criticises court delays as backlog hits all-time high](/img/default/llt.png)
Many landlords awaiting the hearing of possession cases will hardly need reminding, but new figures from the Ministry of Justice give...
09 April 2021
From: Breaking News
![Eviction ban extension not enough for campaigning Baroness](/img/default/llt.png)
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
![Shelter expects eviction ban extension until end of lockdown](/img/default/llt.png)
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
![Property litigation firm expects ‘a surge’ of repossession cases in London](/img/default/llt.png)
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
![Court delays causing ‘extreme stress’ for landlords](/img/default/llt.png)
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
![NLA urges new government to introduce housing court and reform Section 8](/img/default/llt.png)
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
![RLA calls for court reform as the time it takes to repossess a rental home rises](/img/default/llt.png)
The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) has once again called for the introduction of a properly funded housing court to cope with...
15 November 2019
From: Breaking News
![Have your say: Section 21 consultation ends tomorrow](/img/default/llt.png)
With the government consultation on tenancy reform ending tomorrow, time is running out for landlords wishing to have their say by...
11 October 2019
From: Breaking News
![Scrapping Section 21 could fuel a rise in homelessness, warns Landlord Action](/img/default/llt.png)
Tenant eviction specialist, Landlord Action, reports that up to half of Section 21 cases they handle are as a consequence of...
23 September 2019
From: Breaking News
![BTL landlords evict fewer tenants](/img/default/llt.png)
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
From: Breaking News
![Evictions specialist wants landlords to have a say on Section 21](/img/default/llt.png)
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
From: Breaking News
![RLA welcomes MP’s pledge to fix court system before Section 21 is scrapped](/img/default/llt.png)
The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) has welcomed the housing minister’s pledge to make changes to the courts to speed up the...
14 May 2019
From: Breaking News
![Landlords must wait five months to gain possession of property through courts](/img/default/llt.png)
It now takes more than five months on average for private landlords to regain possession of a property when applying to...
26 November 2018
From: Breaking News
![MP calls for action over rent-for-sex cases](/img/default/llt.png)
The government is once again being urged to introduce fresh legislation to outlaw the ‘despicable’ practice of sex-for-rent deals. Speaking in the...
14 September 2018
From: Breaking News
![Tenant Referencing - an essential guide](/img/default/llt.png)
What is a tenant reference? A tenant reference is a tool for landlords to help choose the right tenants. A good tenant...
06 June 2018
From: Sponsored Content
![Sex-for-rent landlords could face up to seven years in prison](/img/default/llt.png)
Rogue landlords who target vulnerable people for sex by posting online classified adverts offering accommodation in exchange for other services, could...
01 August 2017
From: Breaking News
![RLA slams Joseph Rowntree Foundation for ‘misleading’ evictions report](/img/default/llt.png)
Claims made by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation that the number of evictions was greater in the private rented sector than the...
26 July 2017
From: Breaking News
![Regulation needed to ensure evictions are ‘conducted professionally and sensitively’](/img/default/llt.png)
Thousands of tenants are evicted from their homes every year, but to make sure that eviction firms follow correct procedure they...
25 July 2017
From: Breaking News
![More than 150 tenants evicted in Hull](/img/default/llt.png)
More private landlords are needed to house the high number of tenants being thrown out of social housing in Hull, new...
19 May 2017
From: Breaking News
![Significant drop in landlord possession claims](/img/default/llt.png)
There has been a sharp decline in the volume of claims made by private sector landlords to repossess a property over...
11 November 2016
From: Breaking News
![Landlords urged not to push for rent increases](/img/default/llt.png)
With tenants being hit by record-high rents, landlords should refrain from putting extra pressure on those tenants who are already struggling...
05 July 2016
From: Breaking News
![Court delays proving costly for landlords](/img/default/llt.png)
Landlord Action says under-resourced county courts are struggling to cope with the number of possession claims being put forward, resulting in...
30 June 2016
From: Breaking News
![Thousands of tenants facing eviction](/img/default/llt.png)
More than 148,000 renting households in England have been at risk of eviction from their home in the past year, according...
23 June 2016
From: Breaking News
![Landlord possessions reach record high](/img/default/llt.png)
The total number of evictions last year reached a record high of 42,728 according to data from the Ministry of Justice. Whilst...
16 February 2016
From: Breaking News
![Landlord Action: More evictions should be transferred to the High Court](/img/default/llt.png)
Landlord Action has appealed to the Ministry of Justice to transfer more evictions to the High Court. The eviction specialists claim the...
19 August 2015
From: Breaking News
![Generation Rent: Criminal landlords are not being brought to justice](/img/default/llt.png)
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
![Guardian names UK’s worst landlord](/img/default/llt.png)
The Guardian has named and shamed a North London landlord after she topped a list of letting agents and landlords who have...