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There’s been a rise of over 400 per cent in the monetary total of fines issued for Right To Rent offences...
15 March 2024
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Towns within commuting distance of big cities have seen some of the UK’s largest rent rises in recent years, says Zoopla. The...
06 March 2024
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Propertymark is hosting a webinar where Scott Bailey - policy manager at the Home Office - will answer questions on Right...
24 January 2024
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Fines for agents and landlords who breach Right To Rent rules increase today from £80 per lodger and £1,000 per occupier...
22 January 2024
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Knight Frank has taken the unusual step of warning that Tory splits over Rwanda and immigration could force an early election...
08 January 2024
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The scale of rent rises has peaked with future increases likely to be smaller, says Zoopla. The portal’s latest report into the...
13 December 2023
From: Breaking News
A revised code of practice for Right To Rent has been issued to agents and landlords. This sixth revision supersedes the previous...
16 November 2023
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A new manifesto calling for rent controls and a raft of other measures is accusing the current rent rises of being...
06 October 2023
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Law firm Brevis Law is shedding light on the difficulties agents and landlords have in meeting Right To Rent requirements in...
01 September 2023
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Private landlords and lettings agents are being offered free advice and information at a networking event. Cumberland council says property owners and...
11 August 2023
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Agents who allow rental properties to be let to migrants who do not have the right to be in the UK...
08 August 2023
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An investigation by the BBC and Zoopla shows the sharp drop in the volume of available rental units in the past...
30 March 2023
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The government has pulled together the latest guidance on Right To Rent, appropriate to landlords, lettings agents and home owners who...
27 March 2023
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Foxtons has worked with house builders the Berkley Group to connect Asia Pacific buyers and landlords with UK property. The initiative, held...
17 March 2023
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Propertymark is warning that higher Right To Rent costs are likely to hit agents when new processes kick in this autumn. From...
18 July 2022
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The government is admitting that its rental reform agenda is aimed primarily at the north of England - which just happens...
12 May 2022
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A high end agency brand says pricing in the rental market continues to rise because of demand exceeding supply - and...
12 May 2022
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There’s been yet another deadline change for the revised Right To Rent rules. Temporary checks introduced at the height of the pandemic...
24 February 2022
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Propertymark is advising agents to prepare for substantial changes to the Right To Rent process arriving in just two months time. As...
03 February 2022
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The Home Office has confirmed that letting agents, landlords and employers will be able to use certified new technology to digitally...
19 January 2022
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It’s an exciting time when prospective tenants show an interest in your listed property. However, it's important not to let that...
15 September 2021
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The government has updated its formal guidance to letting agents and landlords on Right To Rent. This sets out the continuation of online...
01 September 2021
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There’s a call for agents to free up valuable time by ensuring Right To Rent checks are automated rather than performed...
23 July 2021
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A grace period for Right To Rent changes following Britain’s exit from the EU expires at the end of this month. And...
14 June 2021
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The government has released new forms for secure and assured tenancies - and agents who fail to use them risk having...
02 June 2021
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The government has announced changes to tenancy notice periods in line with the phased easing of the pandemic restrictions. Whilst some notice...
13 May 2021
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Some 39 agents and landlords have had banning orders over the past three years according to a report in The Guardian. Under the...
06 April 2021
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The government has announced a further extension to the current ban on bailiff-enforced evictions in England until May 31. At that point...
10 March 2021
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ARLA Propertymark is warning government that the majority of letting agents and landlords won’t be able to conduct retrospective full-scale Right...
18 November 2020
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Changes to the codes of practice surrounding Right To Rent are introduced on November 2, and tomorrow there’s a useful webinar to...
19 October 2020
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The Right to Rent scheme’s revised code of practice coming into effect next month does nothing to stop agents and landlords...
16 October 2020
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The Home Office is proposing a new online service to make it easier for agents and landlords to check that prospective...
01 October 2020
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The lettings industry is today preparing for the current ban on repossessions to be lifted on Sunday with courts to hear...
18 September 2020
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West Midlands Police have revealed that a major drugs racket being run by a rogue landlord from his properties in Coventry...
16 September 2020
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Agents and landlords must now give tenants six months’ notice before they can evict, except in the most serious of cases,...
01 September 2020
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The Court of Appeal has ruled in favour of the government’s controversial Right To Rent scheme, overturning a decision reached last...
22 April 2020
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The government has relaxed some provisions of the controversial Right To Rent regulations for the duration of the Coronavirus outbreak. The temporary...
31 March 2020
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A landlord has been ordered to pay nearly £6,000 in fines and costs after pleading guilty to harassing and financially exploiting...
27 February 2020
From: Breaking News
The Association of Residential Letting Agents has been informed that the controversial Right To Rent checks forced on to agents and...
25 February 2020
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The government says it’s working on an online digital Right To Rent status checking service for agents and landlords to use,...
10 February 2020
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A third of all landlords live in Greater London and the South East according to data collated by a property management...
27 January 2020
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As the battle of political policies continues ahead of next month’s General Election, now Labour has unveiled a raft of initiatives...
22 November 2019
From: Breaking News
One might have thought that if private rental tenants were as badly treated as some people suggest, housing would be their...
18 November 2019
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The Association of Residential Lettings Agents is urging member agents and the industry to ensure it is up to date with...
12 September 2019
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A Labour council which has become famous for its critical approach to the private rental sector has now been given almost £200,000...
14 August 2019
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Both sides of the Right To Rent debate are squaring up for their latest court battle. Earlier this year the High Court...
11 July 2019
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Boris Johnson and Jeremy Hunt have been given a message from a consortium of groups this morning - Scrap Right To...
24 June 2019
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A Freedom of Information request by The Guardian newspaper has produced the startling admission from government that not even one landlord...
17 April 2019
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A lettings sector trade body says EU citizens may face problems getting private rented accommodation after Brexit. And the body - the...
08 April 2019
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With the government already on the ropes over Brexit, there’s a call today for one of its flagship immigration policies to...
22 March 2019
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The Association of Residential Letting Agents has asked the government for urgent clarification on how Right To Rent will work post-Brexit...
19 March 2019
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The Home Office says it will reassess the Right To Rent scheme following last week’s decision by the High Court that...
07 March 2019
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There’s been general support for last week’s judgment by the High Court that the government’s Right To Rent policy breaches human...
04 March 2019
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The High Court has ruled that the government’s Right to Rent scheme breaches human rights law. Under the Right to Rent landlords are...
01 March 2019
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A trade body has spoken out about the lack of detail in government plans for Right To Rent, as contained in...
24 December 2018
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The High Court today begins a Judicial Review of the government’s controversial Right to Rent scheme. The scheme began operating nationwide in...
18 December 2018
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The government has unveiled the spectre of a ‘global immigration system’ to be introduced from the end of 2020 - but...
09 November 2018
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The Home Office is to reconvene its private rental sector stakeholder panel on Right to Rent. This follows a controversial period for...
20 September 2018
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The campaign group Generation Rent is back on the warpath in opposition of Section 21, which it describes as “the leading...
21 August 2018
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A leading trade body says EU citizens living in the UK run the risk of losing their rental homes without swift...
10 August 2018
From: Breaking News
The government’s flagship immigration Right To Rent policy is under threat on two fronts. Firstly a cross-party group of MPs has written...
07 June 2018
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The Residential Landlords Association has reiterated its support for a legal challenge to Right To Rent which is to be made...
06 June 2018
From: Breaking News
The controversial Right To Rent regime whereby agents and landlords are expected to check the immigration status of would-be tenants is...
04 June 2018
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Figures from the Home Office show that as of the end of March, a total of 405 fines for non-compliance with...
29 May 2018
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A statement from the government has repeated its determination to clean up the private rental sector through a series of measures,...
09 April 2018
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The controversial Right To Rent policy has been attacked as having failed “to demonstrate its worth” in encouraging immigration compliance. Under Right...
29 March 2018
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The Residential Landlords Association has reiterated its opposition to Right To Rent, and is backing two legal challenges to the measure. Letting...
02 February 2018
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It’s been revealed this morning that there are two legal challenges being mounted against the Right To Rent policy, which obliges...
01 February 2018
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Figures released by the government show huge support for the extension of the offences under which agents and landlords may in...
29 December 2017
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One of the industry’s leading trade bodies wants the government to halt the Right To Rent programme after evidence shows some...
18 December 2017
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The Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration has started what is described as an official inspection of Right To Rent. Legislation...
25 October 2017
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The BBC says Right To Rent legislation is fuelling a burgeoning market in fake IDs - in some cases creating access...
17 October 2017
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New figures assembled by the Nationwide reveal precisely how much, on average, it costs to operate a privately rented property. The numbers...
18 September 2017
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According to recent government figures, the average letting agent’s fee is £223 and 4.3 million householders pay this amount or thereabouts...
14 September 2017
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Almost a fifth of landlords say they are now less likely to let to EU nationals or people from the European...
07 September 2017
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ARLA Propertymark has revealed what it believes is a 'big step forward' for letting agents processing large numbers of overseas student...
04 September 2017
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The head of an online letting agency specialising in student accommodation says the controversial Right To Rent legislation may have to...
27 July 2017
From: Breaking News
The controversial Right To Rent, which obliges letting agents and landlords to check the right of prospective tenants to live in...
23 June 2017
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Almost a fifth of British citizens could find it harder to access rental property, according to the Residential Landlords Association (RLA). The...
16 June 2017
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The crowdfunding campaign for a legal challenge against the rollout of the Right to Rent scheme across the UK has exceeded...
15 June 2017
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Former Conservative Party leader and Work and Pensions Secretary Iain Duncan Smith is set to speak at a lettings sector event...
13 June 2017
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A crowdfunding campaign for a legal challenge against the rollout of the Right to Rent scheme is nearing its funding target. With...
12 June 2017
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Immigration charity Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants (JCWI) has this week launched a crowdfunding campaign to raise funds for...
17 May 2017
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The website of a respected political weekly journal says Right To Rent’s immigration checks provide cover for “buy to let bigots”...
03 April 2017
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The Residential Landlords’ Association has written to an immigration minister to express its concern over possible ‘further sanctions’ for landlords who...
30 March 2017
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The vast majority of those conducting Right To Rent checks are unable to identify a fake passport if it is presented...
29 March 2017
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ARLA Propertymark representatives have met with Home Office officials in Cardiff and Edinburgh ahead of the government’s roll-out of Right To...
06 March 2017
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Right To Rent is encouraging discrimination against international students according to a student lts online service. Government figures marking the first anniversary...
16 February 2017
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A report out today claims foreigners and Britons without passports, particularly from ethnic minorities, are being discriminated against in the lettings...
13 February 2017
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An immigration minister has revealed that 91 landlords have been issued with civil penalties since the Right to Rent scheme was...
06 February 2017
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New parts of the Immigration Act 2016 come into effect today, consolidating the Right To Rent regulations that came into effect...
01 December 2016
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A letting agency says the scale of confusion over letting agents’ fees is such that some tenants actually believe the deposit...
29 November 2016
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Right To Rent legislation means British nationals without a passport face difficulties according to the Residential Landlords’ Association. According to its latest...
16 November 2016
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The Residential Landlords Association has set up a new document for its members to use if they wish to transfer Right...
12 August 2016
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The Belvoir franchise letting agency group has taken the unusual step of calling for clarity on government migration policy. Belvoir managing director...
18 July 2016
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So, Britain voted out of the European Union. What are the implications for UK landlords, from the immigration laws point of...
27 June 2016
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The Residential Landlords’ Association says a period of economic and policy confusion lies ahead for the private rental sector as a...
27 June 2016
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The Daily Telegraph - an outspoken critic of George Osborne’s fiscal changes aimed at extracting more money from the buy to...