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A prominent lettings sector expert is blaming the media for anti-landlord sentiment and a rise in tenancy disputes. Gina Peters, Head of...

A prominent lawyer has stepped up her criticisms of Housing Secretary Michael Gove and his attacks on buy to let and...

A local authority is introducing charges for the issuing of Improvement Notices to landlords - and has chosen to announce it...

An experienced property lawyer who has specialised in residential landlord and tenant law for 22 years says she is embarrassed at...

A review into the effect of short-term lets has been launched by the government.  The government says future policies could involve physical...

Housing has always been one of the most sensitive political issues, meaning that legislation in this area is unusually sensitive to...

The first-ever history of Tenancy Deposit legislation, legal challenges and proposed future changes has been published by the House of Commons...

Generation Rent activists are back on the warpath, this time accusing councils of not doing enough - and sometimes nothing -...

Proposals by the main political parties, including the Tory government, to scrap Section 21 notices to evict tenants could potentially pave...

Transport for London (TfL) has finally bowed to pressure from campaigners and announced a ban on adverts that promote short-term letting...

Hostmaker, which specialises in managing London properties put on to Airbnb and other short-let platforms, has apologised for causing controversy over...

More than 8,300 Londoners have called on London Mayor Sadiq Khan to ban adverts ‘encouraging’ landlords to abandon long-term tenants for...

Controversial short-lets managing agents Hostmaker has defended its latest advertising campaign after once again sparking outrage among some industry professionals for...

Who are you?  Paul Shamplina What does it say on your business card? Founder and Director of Landlord Action and Brand Ambassador of...

The National Landlords Association (NLA) has expressed its disappointment at the government’s decision not to address a major ruling that is...

Trading standards will almost certainly need help from consumers to help police the ban on letting fees, according to PayProp. As part...

Good tenant selection can go a long way to reducing the likelihood that you will have to go through the eviction...

From today, all BTL landlords in England with Assured Shorthold Tenancies (ASTs), regardless of their start date, will need to comply...

Buy-to-let landlords need to prepare themselves for changes to the Section 21 Notice coming into force next week. On 1st October 2018,...

The security deposits that tenants leave with their landlord or their letting agent could be capped at no more than five...

A number of landlords are leaving themselves wide open to legal claims of retaliatory eviction and property disrepair by failing to...

As the buy-to-let industry has grown, so too have the many rules and regulations involved with letting a property. Keeping up with...

The Landlord team at Tozers Solicitors act for a wide variety of landlords, from social landlords with a mixed portfolio of...

A Twitter debate on Section 21 notices will take place today from midday to help property professionals, including landlords, properly understand...

Two of the three government-approved property redress schemes have made announcements in recent days.  The Property Ombudsman Scheme (TPO) has revised its...

Evictions firm Landlord Action has questioned whether the government has enough resources in place to enforce new Section 21 measures introduced...

The vast majority of tenants are unaware of new laws introduced today which change the Section 21 evictions process.  From today, under...

The government has confirmed that new Section 21 regulations under the Deregulation Act will come into effect on the intended date...

A high profile letting agent has urged politicians to lay off the private rented sector and stop overloading it with confusion. Lisa...

The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) claims there is a major drafting error in Government regulations affecting the end of private sector...

The Association of Independent Inventory Clerks (AIIC) is pledging its support for new deposit protection rules coming into force this week. Under...

The Association of Independent Inventory Clerks (AIIC) is pledging its support for new deposit protection rules coming into force this week. Under...

Landlords are being warned that they have just a matter of weeks to protect tenancy deposits, or face thousands in fines.     The...