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![Shelter threatens government after big rise in Section 21 evictions](/upload/images/shutterstock_1848201151.jpg)
Shelter is warning that the government’s failure to abolish Section 21 evictions will backfire and that “renters will remember who stood...
09 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Section 21 U-turn - more details given by government](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/HouseInspection_400x310.png)
More details have emerged of what appears to be a sort of stay of execution for Section 21 eviction powers. The abolition...
23 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![Serious possession court delays identified in some areas](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/CourtCase-400x310.png)
A legal advice service for landlords and their agents says it’s identified several areas with particularly lengthy delays in finding court...
18 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Shelter back on the warpath over Section 21 evictions](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Eviction-400x310%20(1).png)
Campaigning charity Shelter has renewed its calls for the abolition of S21 eviction powers. It says new Ministry of Justice data shows...
11 August 2023
From: Breaking News
![Lawyer hits out at court delays and growing anti-rental sentiment](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Legal_Action-400x310.png)
A seasoned property lawyer who has specialised in residential landlord and tenant law for 22 years says she is embarrassed at...
16 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Bailiffs halt work until PPE available on safety grounds](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Developments/1%20RVG%20announces%20%C2%A32bn%20plan%20to%20build%205000%20new%20homes%20-%20PIT%20Construction-400x310.png)
HM Courts and Tribunals Service has halted the work of bailiffs on safety grounds. An incident is under investigation, and it’s believed...
16 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Reform tax, Beef up rogues database - Agents demand radical rental reforms](/upload/images/Logos/ARLA-PropertyMark-400x310.jpg)
ARLA Propertymark has launched a radical programme of reform for the private rental sector - getting in before the government’s own...
15 December 2021
From: Breaking News
![Why Scrap Section 21? Possession cases are plummeting anyway...](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/agent_and_homes_360x280.png)
New figures from the Ministry of Justice show a dramatic long-term decline in the number of possessions in the private rental...
12 November 2021
From: Breaking News
![Bailiff-enforced evictions suspended over Christmas season](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/Eviction2-400x310-min.jpeg)
It’s understood there will be a Christmas truce with tenants not enduring bailiff-enforced evictions between December 13 and January 10. HM Courts...
12 November 2021
From: Breaking News
![Agent Alert: Change to eviction notice periods from today](/img/default/lat.png)
The ban on bailiff-enforced evictions is now finally at an end and from today there is a change to the notice...
01 June 2021
From: Breaking News
![Evicted tenants must be given Legal Aid, insists solicitors’ chief](/img/default/lat.png)
The president of the Law Society of England and Wales says tenants facing eviction as a result of the ban being...
01 June 2021
From: Breaking News
![Possession cases FALLEN during pandemic, not risen - government](/img/default/lat.png)
Official figures show that far from seeing a rise during the pandemic, there has been what the government calls “a massive...
25 May 2021
From: Breaking News
![TV eviction expert warns of “court avalanche” when ban ends soon](/img/default/lat.png)
Paul Shamplina, the man behind Landlord Action and a Channel 5 show on handling rental crises, is warning that county courts...
31 March 2021
From: Breaking News
![Yet another Eviction Ban extension - and then it will 'taper off'](/img/default/lat.png)
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
From: Breaking News
![Eviction ban extension is good news, insists top lawyer](/img/default/lat.png)
The Law Society of England and Wales has come out in favour of the latest ban on bailiff-enforced evictions. The extension to...
16 February 2021
From: Breaking News
![Eviction Ban Extended Again: government makes announcement](/img/default/lat.png)
The government has announced yet another ban on bailiff-enforced evictions in the private rental sector. The existing ban was due to expire...
14 February 2021
From: Breaking News
![Angry activists want arrears cancelled as well as full eviction ban](/img/default/lat.png)
Activists from a range of pressure groups have reacted angrily to what they call a half-baked eviction ban announced by the...
11 January 2021
From: Breaking News
![Eviction ban extended in England and Wales](/img/default/lat.png)
The ban on bailiff-enforced evictions for private renters has been extended in England and Wales. This will be until February 21 “at...
08 January 2021
From: Breaking News
![Boris Johnson confirms eviction ban is “under review”](/img/default/lat.png)
The Prime Minister has told MPs that the eviction ban effectively in place now but scheduled to expire on January 11...
07 January 2021
From: Breaking News
![Extension to bailiff and eviction ban “extremely likely” warns trade body](/img/default/lat.png)
It is “extremely likely” there will be an extension to the current ban on bailiffs conducting evictions even after court orders...
06 January 2021
From: Breaking News
![‘Severe arrears’ now just cause for bailiff-enforced evictons](/img/default/lat.png)
There’s been a further tweak to the eviction controls introduced in England for the duration of the lockdown, lasting until December...
17 November 2020
From: Breaking News
![Latest eviction ban - is it even legal?](/img/default/lat.png)
A top property law firm is questioning whether the government’s current eviction moratorium - effectively banning evictions until mid-January at the...
10 November 2020
From: Breaking News
![No evictions until January 11 aside from extreme cases](/img/default/lat.png)
The government has formally announced a pause in evictions in England until January 11 at the earliest. The only exceptions to this...
06 November 2020
From: Breaking News
![Here we go again - Labour renews call for another eviction ban](/img/default/lat.png)
Labour has written to Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick demanding the return of the eviction ban - even though, to all intents...
05 November 2020
From: Breaking News
![New lockdown means evictions effectively off-limits for months](/img/default/lat.png)
It is thought likely that the new four week lockdown in England coming into effect on Thursday will mean evictions will...
02 November 2020
From: Breaking News
![Eviction ban by the back door! Top lawyer slams bailiffs’ move](/img/default/lat.png)
A top property lawyer says a recent decision by bailiffs not to forcibly evict anyone in Tier 2 and Tier 3 is an...
30 October 2020
From: Breaking News
![Evictions in Tier 2/3 areas not to be enforced by bailiffs](/img/default/lat.png)
The government is asking bailiffs not to enforce court possession orders in areas with the highest Coronavirus restrictions. So although evictions can...
26 October 2020
From: Breaking News
![Tenants in Tier 2/3 areas “not protected” as evictions resume - claim](/img/default/lat.png)
A charity claims that private tenants in the areas with the higher tiers of Coronavirus measures face “harsh enforcement” if they...
22 October 2020
From: Breaking News
![Agents Beware - no bailiffs to complete evictions between these dates](/img/default/lat.png)
The government has revealed the dates of its so-called Christmas eviction truce. Agents will not be able to instruct bailiffs to complete...
24 September 2020
From: Breaking News
![Government demolishes “misleading” Generation Rent eviction claim](/img/default/lat.png)
The government has accused campaign group Generation Rent of peddling “unreliable and misleading” figures about potential evictions in the private rental...
23 September 2020
From: Breaking News
![Citizens Advice claims “concern building” over renter homelessness](/img/default/lat.png)
The Citizens Advice charity claims that new figures suggest concern is building amongst renters about the possibility of losing their home. It...
21 September 2020
From: Breaking News
![Anti-eviction campaigners launch last ditch call for extension](/img/default/lat.png)
Campaigners against evictions during the Coronavirus crisis have launched a last-ditch call for the government to grant another extension to the current...
14 September 2020
From: Breaking News
![Latest eviction change: Six months notice and no Christmas evictions](/img/default/lat.png)
The latest announcement from Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick suggests the eviction ban WILL end at last on September 20. However, more concessions...
11 September 2020
From: Breaking News
![Act now on possessions to minimise court delays, warns law firm](/img/default/lat.png)
Landlords or their agents wanting to obtain possession of their property should act sooner rather than later despite the current ban. That’s...
23 June 2020
From: Breaking News
![Half of S21 cases want rehousing by council, claims eviction specialist](/img/default/lat.png)
High profile eviction company Landlord Action says as many as 50 per cent of Section 21 cases it handles involve tenants...
23 September 2019
From: Breaking News
![Bailiffs to carry mandatory body-worn cameras to deter aggression](/img/default/lat.png)
The Ministry of Justice has announced that body-worn cameras must be worn by bailiffs recovering debt from individuals. The ministry adds that...
23 July 2019
From: Breaking News
![Lettings agency sued for £1.4m after harassment of tenant](/img/default/lat.png)
A former City marketing executive is suing a lettings agency for £1.4m in a row over alleged harassment in 2010. Agent Caroline...
06 November 2018
From: Breaking News
![Here they go again - Generation Rent attacks S21 no-fault evictions](/img/default/lat.png)
The campaign group Generation Rent is back on the warpath in opposition of Section 21, which it describes as “the leading...
21 August 2018
From: Breaking News
![Average eviction now takes 17 weeks according to new analysis](/img/default/lat.png)
A new analysis reveals that it takes an average of 118 days for court-appointed bailiffs to remove tenants from private homes...
17 July 2018
From: Breaking News
![Landlord possession figures drop again for eighth quarter in a row](/img/default/lat.png)
Data from the Ministry of Justice suggest that incidents of landlord possessions have fallen at all stages, for the eighth quarter...
05 June 2017
From: Breaking News
![Bad news for lettings sector in amended Homelessness Bill](/img/default/lat.png)
An industry group has analysed changes made to the Homelessness Bill and has concluded that far from being something it could...
25 October 2016
From: Breaking News
![Tenants ignoring eviction notices could cost landlords up to £7,000](/img/default/lat.png)
Tenants who are advised by local councils and advice agencies to ignore eviction notices could cost the average landlord almost £7,000. The...
15 September 2016
From: Breaking News
![Landlord Action warns of eviction delays thanks to new procedures](/img/default/lat.png)
Specialist eviction service Landlord Action has outlined the quickest way to evict tenants under new regulations introduced by the Ministry of...
30 June 2016
From: Breaking News
![Inventory clerks say landlords pay the price of councils' S21 guidance](/img/default/lat.png)
Councils and other bodies advising tenants to ignore valid Section 21 notices and waiting to be evicted by bailiffs are costing...
23 March 2016
From: Breaking News
![Industry body upset at tenants being told to ignore eviction notices](/img/default/lat.png)
The National Landlords’ Association says an alarming number of private tenants are being told by their local authorities to ignore eviction...
29 January 2016
From: Breaking News
![ARLA pushes for High Court enforcement to speed up evictions](/img/default/lat.png)
ARLA is lobbying Justice Secretary Michael Gove urging him to consider allowing High Court Enforcement Officers to enforce possession orders without...
22 January 2016
From: Breaking News
![New campaign to cut eviction bailiff delays](/img/default/lat.png)
A campaign has started to enable more eviction cases to be transferred from county court to High Court in a bid...
19 August 2015
From: Breaking News
![Tenant evictions reach record high](/img/default/lat.png)
Tenant evictions have reached a record high 11,307 in the first quarter of the year according to government figures. However, the majority...