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There’s been a huge rise in the number of buy to let property repossessions in the first quarter of 2024 compared...

The government has committed to returning the amended Renters Reform Bill to the House of Commons in mid-April. MPs return from their...

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

The government has written to Conservative MPs promising changes to the Renters Reform Bill to ease concerns over its anti-landlord bias. Amendments...

The National Residential Landlords Association says it wants a speedy implementation of the Renters Reform Bill to avoid uncertainty - and...

Tenants faced with eviction must have legal aid, the Law Society of England and Wales claims. Recently published statistics from the Ministry...

Data from lenders trade body UK Finance show an 18 per cent leap in buy to let arrears in the past...

Amendments to the Renters Reform Bill, designed to give landlords more protection, have won the backing of a prominent industry figure. Neil Cobbold,...

The National Residential Landlords Association is urging MPs to back what it describes as “pragmatic” changes to the Renters Reform Bill...

UK Finance has published its housing and mortgage market forecasts for 2024 and 2025 together with projections for 2023 full year numbers. Key figures for 2023 -...

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

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 National Residential Landlords Association is warning the Welsh government to steer clear of rent controls. In its response to the Welsh...

Insurance broker Gallagher is launching a policy for student accommodation providers with insurance cover against damage to their properties. Traditional landlord insurance...

The Generation Rent group of activists has written an open letter to mortgage firm chief executives asking for special dispensation for...

A charity has acknowledged that landlords need help to keep their homes, and in turn continue to provide much-needed homes in...

Housing Secretary Michael Gove is being lobbied to take urgent action over the growing problem of abandoned tenancies. Propertymark chief executive Nathan...

Data from mortgage lenders’ trade body UK Finance will make grim reading for anyone interested in the well-being of the housing...

The Renters Reform Coalition - an umbrella body which includes direct action groups Acorn and the Renters Rights London - has ...

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

There is currently a lot of discussion about the mortgage crisis, its impact on borrowers and landlords – and calls for...

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

A landlord who left his tenants homeless after breaking into their house at night with a hammer has been prosecuted by...

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

A charity claims that landlords across England and Wales are seeking to evict tenants using Section 21 powers at a higher...

Some 53 per cent of all renters have a contents insurance policy, says GoCompare. The firm claims tenants are neglecting to take...

The number of landlords planning to sell rented properties has reached its highest rate on record according to new data. Polling for...

A trade body says inventories are set to play an increasingly important role in the private rental sector as fire regulations...

A court has heard that Amjad Ali Khattak, owner of a flat in Oxford, removed his tenant’s possessions and left them...

Landlords are being encouraged to contribute to a crowdfunding campaign to take legal action regarding rent caps and eviction bans. It follows...

Landlords are to be given more powers to evict unruly tenants who ruin neighbours’ lives through persistent noise or by being...

A Tory council in Middle England has backed a committee of MPs calling for rental reform measures to be tightened up. The...

The chief executive of Shelter claims that Section 21 evictions are a leading cause of homelessness. Polly Neate was making her remarks...

A Conservative MP is calling on the government to help landlords boost rental supply by reforming taxation. Andrew Lewer, Conservative MP for...

A landlord has been sentenced at Wolverhampton Crown Court after she had previously been found guilty of illegal eviction. Dr Amy Eskander,...

Three more social housing landlords have been ‘named and shamed’ by Housing Secretary Michael Gove. The trio - two of which are...

The government is under new pressure to introduce a last minute eviction ban to avoid private renters facing homelessness over Christmas. Liberal...

Yes, it’s that time again when the property hoi polloi impose their predictions for the following year on us and so,...

Research by the National Residential Landlords Association reveals that of those private landlords who have served a repossession notice, half have...

The lenders’ trade body - UK Finance - says that despite the wider economic problems there has been no impact on...

Landlords are to face even longer waits for eviction court cases following the spending cuts announced in the Autumn Statement, it’s...

The government has accepted proposals from the National Residential Landlords Association to tackle anti-social tenants causing misery for neighbours and fellow...

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

A prominent supporter of landlords has accused Labour and nationalist politicians of making the supply shortage of private rental properties in...

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

A landlord has been found guilty by a jury of illegally evicting their tenant during the Covid-19 pandemic. Dr Amy Eskander let...

A politician says the long-running series of bans on private rental evictions during the worst of the Covid crisis could be...

A landlord had been sentenced after being found guilty of the illegal eviction of his former tenant. A lengthy investigation was conducted...

The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee has announced that base rate is rising from 1.25 to 1.75 per cent. The rate is now...

Fresh government data shows that over 2021-22, some 12,965 rental properties were repossessed - a huge increase on the previous year,...

A landlord has been sentenced to 12 months imprisonment for the illegal eviction and harassment of a tenant, and has been...

We know that Section 21 and so called ‘no fault’ evictions, are definitely going to be abolished as part of the...

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

Shelter’s latest accusations about private landlords and evictions have been slammed as “scaremongering.” The charity claims that a private renter in England...

The government has issued revised guidelines for the possession process in the private and social rented sectors in the light of...

Around half of the Nightingale courts set up in 2020 at the height of the pandemic are to close, with the...

New research from insurance provider Paymentshield has found that over one in five UK tenants have experienced a negative property event...

A poll of Conservative voters shows strong majorities for higher taxes on second homes and empty properties, and tougher demands on...

Campaigning charity Shelter says the government’s rental reform programme is “a crucial step forward”.  The Levelling Up White Paper insists landlords ensure...

Eviction and housing law specialist Landlord Action has rebranded to support its expansion into a wider range of legal services. There’s a...

A landlord has been jailed for six months, suspended for a year, after being found guilty of illegally evicting a tenant...

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

Residential landlords need no reminding of the restrictions that have prevented possessions for substantial periods during the pandemic. Nor do they...

A local council has prosecuted a rogue landlord for illegally evicting a young couple from their accommodation in Cheltenham.  The landlord -...

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

Despite dire warnings from Generation Rent, Shelter and other campaigners, it appears that the end of the eviction ban did NOT...

The Home property website has identified locations where rents have risen by up to 38 per cent in the past 12...

A landlord has pleaded guilty to the unlawful eviction of his tenant. Jalal Uddin of Wellingborough has pleaded guilty at the town’s...

The government needs to beef up enforcement if it wants to address rogue landlords who put tenants at risk, says the...

The latest updates affecting the work of local landlords, letting agents and property managers, plus a chance to network and catch...

There’s a new call for all Section 24 evictions to be suspended until the passing of the Rental Reform Act -...

Contrary to the impression put forward by some pressure groups, there’s been a continued fall in landlord possession claims between April...

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...

The Baroness who leads the Generation Rent campaign group says landlords are currently “able to evict tenants just for requesting repairs...

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

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

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...

Wales has extended its eviction ban from March 31 until the end of June - but it is more severe than...

The government has announced a further extension to the current ban on bailiff-enforced evictions in England until May 31. At that point...

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

Landlords are today backing a call by the Resolution Foundation think tank for tenant hardship loans for renters impacted by the...

The Financial Conduct Authority is extending the ban on repossessions by two months until April 1, in light of the pandemic...

The government’s ban on bailiff-enforced evictions is just a “sticking plaster” and not a long-term answer for landlords and tenants. That’s the view...

Martin Lewis, the celebrity consumer rights campaigner behind MoneySavingExpert, has called upon the government to extend the current ban on bailiffs...

A landlord who breached a court order not to harass or evict his tenants has been given a prison sentence.  Saakib Khan,...

Seven per cent of private tenants now have arrears built up during the Coronavirus period. A survey of tenants for the National...

The Labour-controlled Greater London Authority and 18 other groups of activists, charities and students have formed a new pro-renter coalition. Called the...

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

An insurance firm says landlords should “educate” their tenants on the apparent need to get increased insurance cover. Paymentshield claims that a...

An industry service supplier has revealed the scale of the backlog in possession cases which cannot be pursued to eviction because of...

It’s been confirmed that during the current one month lockdown in England there will be no enforcement of possession orders except...

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

There has been a sharp rise in illegal evictions by rogue landlords, it has been claimed.  According to The Independent, illegal evictions...

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...

The government has been slammed for attempting to shift the responsibility for renters in need onto landlords.  Chris Town a landlord and...

Covid-19 has been a challenge for landlords and tenants, on a scale that no one could ever anticipate. Whilst our research shows...