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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...

The NRLA says it is “profoundly disappointing” that the government has chosen to hike court fees for landlords at exactly the...

The government has insisted that its commitment to reform the courts process to help deal with evictions more effectively is not...

As we all now know, the Government has acknowledged that the ban on Section 21 eviction notices cannot not come into...

A senior Labour MP associated with the moderate wing of the party says private rental properties should be confiscated from serial...

HM Courts and Tribunals Service has halted the work of bailiffs on safety grounds.  An incident is under investigation, and it’s believed...

A Labour peer who was to have invested £1 billion in affordable homes has halted his scheme because of the threat...

One of the highest profile figures in the lettings industry says the apparent inaction by government over rental reform gives an...

More enforcement is required if the government is to introduce the scale of reforms it has called for in its recent...

A recent judgement may mean that future Rent Repayment Orders may be less severe than those in the past. Many Rent Repayment...

Housing groups have united to appeal to politicians to step back from new laws that threaten to “devastate” the number of...

The government has released details of its mediation scheme, which has already won the in-principle support of the National Residential Landlords...

A £4,550 fine has been upheld after an appeal by the landlord was rejected by a property tribunal. Fenland council served five...

As a landlord, it’s vital to conduct periodic inspections throughout each tenancy to ensure that the condition of your rental property...

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

Buy-to-let landlords with existing tenancies on properties rented out in the private rented sector are being reminded to take note of...

The government will not force landlords of leasehold properties to belong to a redress scheme, despite growing pressure from conveyancers pushing...

The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) has appointed leading housing lawyer David Smith as its new policy director.  Smith succeeds long-standing RLA board...