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More details have emerged of what appears to be a sort of stay of execution for Section 21 eviction powers. The abolition...

Housing Secretary Michael Gove says the long-awaited Renters Reform Bill, first promised in 2019, will finally be introduced into Parliament this...

We’re only in February and it’s already clear that this year will set the future direction of the private rented sector...

A new lettings regime that is described as the biggest change in many decades comes into effect tomorrow in Wales, with...

Propertymark has set up a working group of experts, agents, landlords and stakeholders in response to radical reforms to the private...

Birmingham’s Labour-controlled council is launching a consultation on a vast expansion to its existing HMO Additional Licensing scheme. The proposal is for...

Comprehensive rental reform requires the buy in and understanding of letting agents and landlords from the outset - and not as...

Agents have reacted with amazement to the latest delay that the Labour-run Welsh Government has announced for its much-hyped rental reform. The...

It’s an exciting time when prospective tenants show an interest in your listed property. However, it's important not to let that...

A landlord who persistently broke residential lettings rules has been banned from operating in a landmark legal ruling. Julie Stoddern, of Camborne,...

A leading market commentator and PropTech chief says the extension of the bailiff-enforced eviction ban was predictable, but presents agents with...

A top property law firm is questioning whether the government’s current eviction moratorium - effectively banning evictions until mid-January at the...

Labour has written to Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick demanding the return of the eviction ban - even though, to all intents...

It is thought likely that the new four week lockdown in England coming into effect on Thursday will mean evictions will...

Reduce buy to let regulation or face a worsening housing crisis - that’s the message from a leading property lawyer.  Mary Rouse,...

Landlords or their agents wanting to obtain possession of their property should act sooner rather than later despite the current ban. That’s...

The National Landlords’ Association says the new Conservative government must do two things in its early phase in office. The NLA, which...

Government plans to end so-called ‘no fault’ evictions may backfire and not improve tenants’ security at all. That’s the warning from Osbornes...

Claims that the use of Section 21 ‘no fault’ eviction notices is the leading cause of homelessness in the UK are...

The chairman of Hunters estate agency, who is also a Conservative MP, has hit out at the government over its handling...

The government says it wants to ban outright Section 21 'no fault' eviction powers in England and Wales. Instead landlords seeking to evict...

Leicester is the latest council to begin consultations on selective licensing in six parts of the city - with the threat...

Labour’s proposal to introduce indefinite tenancies along the lines in a bid to emulate the German model reveals the party’s “fundamental...

A local council has halted proposals to introduce a licensing regime for a town’s privately let properties after what a newspaper called...