Rental Reform

Rental Reform

We delve into this ever-developing topic, keeping you up-to-date on the latest insights, ideas and changes.

It is a fundamental principle of a functioning democracy that parties, when in power, should pay at least lip service to the concept of balancing the competing needs and aspirations of all elements of society, not just those they hope ...
For the last decade, successive Governments have promised a review of the rules around renting in the UK – in part driven by a growth in the number of people renting. ...
Landlords across the country will be aware of the government’s shiny new proposed policy package for the Private Rental Sector, released to some fanfare in a White Paper earlier this summer. ...
In June, the government finally released its long-awaited White Paper ‘A Fairer Private Rented Sector’. You will almost certainly have seen the main points of this, some of which include the introduction of an Ombudsman for the private rented sector, ...
On 16 June 2022, the Government introduced a White Paper called “A Fairer Rented Private Sector”. It proposes the biggest changes to the legislation on residential lettings for 30 years. ...
As part of The Renters’ Reform White Paper, the UK government proposed that all tenants be moved onto a single system of periodic tenancies, meaning that they can leave poor quality housing without remaining liable for the rent or move ...
Unintended consequences. Let’s face it, they happen across lots of different areas of our lives. We start out with the best intentions and a great plan of action, but something we hadn’t quite considered rears up.  ...
Now is the time to lobby the Government on the detail of the Renters Reform Bill. ...
Leading rental payment platform PayProp has welcomed the added protections for landlords and renters outlined in the UK government’s rental reform policy paper, but cautioned that ensuring adequate enforcement will require a clearer commitment to funding and court capacity. ...
Trade bodies have vigorously lobbied government during the two and a half year process leading to the delivery of the Fairer Private Rented Sector White Paper this week. ...
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