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The Renters Reform Bill has now passed all of its House of Commons stages, with amendments - as almost every Bill...

The Renters Reform Bill, heavily amended by the government and in some cases by individual MPs, has now passed through all...

The ban on the sale of new leasehold homes is welcome but there can be no further delay in announcing ground...

Labour is using a Bill currently going through Parliament as a backdoor method to introduce the regulation of lettings, estate and...

The Renters Reform Bill in its latest amended version now runs to 15 pages, and is available on the Parliament website. The...

A rent guarantor service says the recent Second Reading of the Renters Reform Bill has intensified scrutiny on the challenges faced...

It’s being forecast that there are likely to be major changes made to the Renters Reform Bill during its next stage...

Uncertainty over government plans for the Private Rented Sector - including the controversial Renters Reform Bill - has left the industry...

A new survey of over 1,000 landlords has revealed that just over half would consider leaving the market due to the...

Battersea, the charity behind the Pet Friendly Properties campaign, says the Renters Reform Bill must become law as soon as possible. Battersea...

MPs have given the Renters Reform Bill its Second Reading - a procedure which means it now continues into the Committee...

Shadow housing secretary and Labour deputy leader Angela Rayner has accused the government of “foot dragging” over the slow progress of...

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

The chief executive of the National Residential Landlords Association says the controversial Renters Reform Bill will only succeed if landlords’ feel...

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

The Renters Reform Bill is to get its long awaited Second Reading on Monday, October 23. The claim comes from the Financial Times...

A group of 30 charities and non-profit organisations, led by campaigners at Shelter, have urged the government to get a move...

Housing Secretary Michael Gove says he “cannot guarantee” that the Rental Reform Bill will get its Second Reading immediately after Parliament...

Rental activists are up in arms because Housing Secretary Michael Gove failed to mention the Renters Reform Bill during his keynote...

Housing Secretary Michael Gove has given Conservative conference delegates an update on the Renters Reform Bill. Contrary to speculation, mostly from anti-landlord...

Politicians meeting at party conferences this week are being urged to listen to property professionals before setting policies about the private...

The Generation Rent activist group is urging its supporters to email MPs to protest about delays in the parliamentary progress of...

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...

A charity claims that apparent delays to the Renters Reform Bill, which has yet to get a Second Reading in the...

Activists in the Generation Rent campaign are complaining that the Renters Reform Bill hasn’t been placed ahead of other Parliamentary business...

The Renters Reform Bill is not scheduled for debate this week in Parliament - and time is running out for it...

A prominent lettings agent is urging landlords to stay vigilant for changes to the Renters Reform Bill now that Parliament is...

New government figures show 79,840 households faced homelessness in England between January and March 2023 – the highest number on record.  Now...

The increasing likelihood that the private rental sector will be obliged to allow more pets into lets simply demonstrates the need...

The head of the tenants’ activist group Generation Rent started work in the role of director in mid-June - and has...

It appears almost certain that the Second Reading of the Renters Reform Bill - expected some weeks ago - will not...

The unexpected slow progress of the Renters Reform Bill through the House of Commons continues. Although the official online documentation about the...

A series of template letters have been drafted so that landlords can write to MPs about problems caused by the Renters...

A Labour MP has expressed concern at the speed of progress on the Renters Reform Bill - pushing Leader of the...

Activists who at one time appeared broadly happy with the pro-tenant Renters Reform Bill now appear to have changed their mind. Over...

Private landlords should hold fire on plans to quit the private rental sector and give the government a chance to incentivise...

The National Residential Landlords Association says it could take up to 18 months for many elements of the Renters Reform Bill...

MPs are to have another opportunity to debate possible restrictions on the number of so-called party houses let from AirBnb and...

The controversy over government proposals to increase the numbers of pets in private rental properties has taken an unexpected twist. Two measures...

An inventory supplier to the lettings industry is advising landlords to make sure they spot early signs of pet damage in...

Tenant Fees Bill that will ban most charges set by landlords and letting agents to tenants in England will continue its...

The next stage of the Tenants’ Fees Bill through Parliament will be a Second Reading in the House of Lords this...

Over recent months, the government and leading housing charities have put increasing pressure on landlords to improve the quality of rental...

A Private Members’ Bill put forward by Labour MP, Karen Buck, which offers tenants the legal right to take action against...

PayProp has added its voice to growing calls for rent payments to be added to a tenant’s credit score. The automated rental...

Over-extended student homes are not just an eyesore, but they are also ‘destroying family homes’ and creating ‘misery for local residents’, according...

Plans to stop letting agents charging tenants for an inventory check could see costs passed on to landlords, warns the Association...