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Landlords should not be downbeat about the scrapping of Section 21 eviction powers as proposed in the rental reform White Paper. That’s...

The government has released the full details of what it calls the Fairer Private Rented Sector White Paper. This is to form...

Overnight speculation of a Cabinet reshuffle has yet again led to uncertainty over the Renters’ Reform Bill, pledging a radical shake-up...

Housing Secretary Michael Gove has made a sweeping attack on the conditions of homes run by private landlords. In a statement backing...

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...

In this guides and tips piece, Kerry Barber, head of Compliance at Goodlord, and Leanne McCarthy, claims facilitator at Goodlord, discuss why this month's...

The National Residential Landlords Association is trying to head off the growing clamour for rent controls by setting out its own...

The connection between rising volumes of red tape in the private rental sector and landlords quitting as a consequence appears to...

A national awareness campaign has been launched to prepare landlords for the implementation of the Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016 on...

The National Residential Landlords Association has described a six months notice period for tenants as “yet another body blow to landlords.” Over...

A law practice claims to have seen increasing numbers of landlords falling foul of revised possession deadlines. Newport-based Bellavia & Associates says...

The scrapping of Section 21 and other provisions expected in the government’s White Paper on rental reform have been delayed until...

With more than 60 per cent of landlords losing rental income during the pandemic, it is no surprise that many are...

New forms have been posted which must be used by landlords and letting agents from October 1. New legislation regarding eviction notices...

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

The Welsh government has again extended the notice period which landlords must give tenants - it’s at least six months. The Coronavirus...

Some tenants are effectively “professional crooks” taking advantage of Coronavirus law changes to avoid paying landlords, a leading letting agent says. Benham...

A former member of Jeremy Corbyn’s shadow cabinet has thrown his weight behind Generation Rent’s latest campaign. Lloyd Russell-Moyle - chair of...

Activists including Generation Rent are to lobby MPs this afternoon, to complain against eviction notice periods in England reverting to pre-Covid...

Activists’ group Generation Rent says it’s to lobby MPs on Tuesday next week against the return of normal eviction notice periods...

The government has updated its guidance for landlords and tenants in the private and social rental sectors in England and Wales. The...

A landlord trade body says the lengthening of notice periods during the pandemic have made matters worse for tenants, not better. John...

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

Landlord Today readers will be more than aware that legal changes happen often these days, and it can be understandably challenging...

A large number of private rental tenants may be eligible to take advantage of the new and controversial Breathing Space debt...

Activist group Generation Rent are telling tenants to use the slightest documentation error by landlords to avoid eviction. It claims as many...

The government has released new forms for secure and assured tenancies - and agents who fail to use them risk having...

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...

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...

Hundreds of landlords and property professionals say their national economic contribution is under-appreciated and inadequately supported. Landlords have hit out at a lack...

The landlords' main trade body wants a tapering down of notice periods for Section 8 and Section 21. The government has already...

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

A council has now approved plans for two of the country’s largest licensing schemes - one is so large it needs...

The government has reissued its official guidance on the possession process for private landlord. The document was originally published last September but...

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

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...

New simplified rental contracts are to be introduced from spring 2022 in Wales with minimum notice periods for evictions extended from...

The last year has been one which has focused attention on dealing with the immediate, the here and now, in a...

Junior housing minister Kelly Tolhurst says the government will introduce the controversial Renters Reform Bill “very soon.” This Bill is the one which...

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

An estate agency that bucks the industry trend by selling only tenanted properties to landlords says it’s had a record year. Portfolio,...

The government has rejected a call for landlords to have powers to evict tenants who fall 14 days into arrears. Property investor...

A county council and the local Citizens Advice service are asking private landlords in their area to reach out to tenants...

A research project funded by the Nationwide Foundation has revealed widespread tenant satisfaction with small-scale landlords in Scotland.  The project, RentBetter, looks...

An analysis of the private rental sector by the London School of Economics suggests there could be three times the current...

There’s new legal guidance for landlords faced with long-standing arrears and it says it’s possible to serve a second Section 8...

New versions of a model private residential tenancy agreement and other landlord-critical documentation have been issued by the Scottish Government. There’s also...

HomeLet’s latest monthly index shows a four per cent surge in the all-UK average rent over just three months, but there...

Landlord Action and the Property Redress Scheme, both part of the Hamilton Fraser group, have teamed up to help buy-to-let landlords...

With courts now prepared to hear rental property repossession cases again following the end of the ban on evictions, there will...

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

As has been broadcast widely in the news the government has been going to extraordinary lengths to enforce their message that...

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

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

More needs to be done to help support tenants, especially those facing financial hardship as a consequence of the Covid-19 pandemic,...

Buy-to-let landlords must now provide tenants with at least six months’ notice period prior to seeking possession through the courts in...

Buy-to-let landlords must now provide tenants with at least six months’ notice period prior to seeking possession through the courts in...

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

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 in England will now have to give tenants six months’ notice to vacate their property except in cases involving...

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

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

Portico has teamed up with Goodlord to offer a new rent protection service.  The Goodlord insurance policy is designed to allow Portico’s...

The government is being urged to increase housing benefits and remove the benefit cap to help support more tenants, especially in...

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

With the Coronavirus crisis widely expected to lead to a rise in rent arrears as many tenants face financial hardship, Citizens...

These are tough times, and many people need help to cope, including those living in private rented accommodation.  The government has taken...

New rules could effectively see the introduction of 12-month minimum tenancy contracts as standard in Wales. Welsh housing minister Julie James AM...

Buy-to-let landlords are leaving the private rented sector north of the border in their droves as a direct result of Scottish...

Aaron Cambden reflects on the Leeds City Council v Broadley Appeal Court ruling, including his tips for landlords.  Landlords are not responsible...

Landlords could face a prison sentence for breaching the Government’s ‘Right to Rent’ checks in a series of measures to tackle...