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Court fees levied on landlords are rising 10% from Wednesday - the result of a consultation process held shortly before Christmas. The...

Back in 2019, the Government promised a ban on so-called no-fault evictions. Section 21 was to be outlawed. While some housing...

The abolition of Section 21 evictions will be a disaster without improvement to the courts system, a property industry chief insists.  Ian...

Generation Rent has launched a double-pronged attack on landlords and the government. The activist group claims that the latest possession statistics from...

Court Reform first, then scrap Section 21 - landlord leader tells MPs Rental reforms will not work unless the government reforms the...

New data shows it takes over half a year for courts to process legitimate possession claims made by private landlords. According to...

Housing Secretary Michael Gove says a healthy private rented sector is a “critical” part of the housing market. The comments came as he addressed...

More details have emerged of what appears to be a stay of execution for Section 21 eviction powers in the short term. The...

The government has pledged that section 21 repossessions will not be scrapped until improvements have been made to the way courts...

The government has pledged to “guarantee” that landlords will be able to repossess properties more swiftly through the courts as part...

The Renters Reform Bill is the latest of many factors leaving little choice for some private buy-to-let landlords but to sell...

The main landlords’ trade body wants justice ministers to speed up the time taken for courts to process legitimate possession cases. In...

The head of a specialist buy to let mortgage broker has split from almost all of the industry by saying the...

Independent landlords are “vital” to ensuring a fair and functioning private rented sector, the Housing Secretary says. Writing in the members’ magazine...

A third of landlords say that the scrapping of Section 21 is of major concern to them according to a Mortgages...

The landlords’ trade body is broadly welcoming some proposals from MPs to reform the private rented sector. Some aspects of the Levelling...

An arctic wind has blown throughout the UK in December. Yet it feels that the private rented sector (PRS) has been...

Ben Beadle, chief executive of the National Residential Landlords Association, says rebooting rental reform must be the number one priority for...

The National Residential Landlords Association has issued its formal congratulations to Simon Clarke, the new Housing Secretary. But Ben Beadle, NRLA chief...

Government plans to reform the private rented sector risk becoming a charter for anti-social behaviour without urgent changes, a landlord leader...

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

As we enter 2022 the private rented sector can look back on a year which marked the start of its recovery...

The number of repossession cases in the courts involving landlords using Section 21 notices has plummeted over the past two years. A...

There may be a breakthrough in clearing the huge backlog of possession cases as the government is allocating an extra £324m...

The government has issued new guidance for landlords and tenants concerning the possession process as applied to those on an Assured...

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

The landlords’ trade body has given its support to the principle of consultation before the much-hyped Renters Reform Bill becomes law. Yesterday’s...

Many landlords awaiting the hearing of possession cases will hardly need reminding, but new figures from the Ministry of Justice give...

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

A local council has let it be known that it’s in a pilot mediation scheme set up by the government -...

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

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

Private landlords are setting out a manifesto of radical changes for the rental sector, starting with more repossession rights. The demands are...

From today possession cases with severe rent arrears will be exempt from the effective ban on evictions applying to the England...

A legal challenge has been started to the government’s current ‘ban’ on bailiff-enforced evictions in the private rental sector. High profile property...

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...

A leading property lawyers says he’s willing to act for landlords to take the government to judicial review over its latest...

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

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

More money needs to be made available to support landlords and renters during the existing Covid-19 pandemic, according to Bankrate UK.  The...

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

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

The government has made a grave mistake extending the evictions ban in England and Wales by four weeks, it has been...

Financial support needs to be made available to landlords with tenants who have fallen into arrears relating to Covid-19 and can...

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

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

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...

The National Residential Landlords Association (NRLA) has welcomed confirmation from a government minister that the courts will begin to hear possession...

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

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

Under-resourced county courts are struggling to cope with the number of possession claims being put forward, ‘causing misery for landlords’ not...

The National Landlords’ Association (NLA) has once again called for the introduction of a properly funded housing court to cope with...

The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) has once again called for the introduction of a properly funded housing court to cope with...

The government’s proposal to scrap the use of Section 21 notices to evict tenants has been poorly received by landlords, with...

A new, properly funded housing court is urgently required to cope with proposed regulatory changes, according to the Residential Landlords Association...

The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) has urged Shelter to go back to the drawing board after calling for England to adopt...

Landlords and letting agents have joined forces to campaign against government plans to scrap Section 21, the so-called ‘no fault eviction’. ‘Fair...

Unfortunately for private landlords looking to regain possession of their rental home, private tenants are often advised by local councils and...

Landlord Action says under-resourced county courts are struggling to cope with the number of possession claims being put forward, resulting in...

The total number of evictions last year reached a record high of 42,728 according to data from the Ministry of Justice.  Whilst...