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![Lib Dems want big rental sector controls ‘to solve housing crisis’](/upload/images/Politics%20(MPs%2C%20party%20logos%2C%20etc)/HousesofParliament-3-400x310.jpg)
The Liberal Democrats have proposed sharp restrictions on holiday rentals at the heart of the party’s plans to solve the housing...
11 January 2022
From: Breaking News
![Omicron - government guidance for private rental sector this winter](/upload/images/library/Coronavirus2-400x310-min.jpeg)
Housing minister Chris Pincher has written an open letter to all landlords and agents in England, telling them how to enact the...
20 December 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
![First modular eco-homes to rent delivered to new town](/img/default/lat.png)
New modular homes built to rent have been delivered to Northstowe, a new town in Cambridgeshire. Each Town House home has been...
23 March 2021
From: Breaking News
![Paws for controversy - government wants pet-friendly tenancy contracts](/img/default/lat.png)
The controversial subject of pet-friendly tenancies has been grabbed by the scruff of the neck by the government. The Ministry of Housing,...
29 January 2021
From: Breaking News
![Small number of tenancies end with deposit disputes, says government](/img/default/lat.png)
Only 0.3 per cent of all tenancies in England and Wales ended with a dispute over the deposit in the six...
04 January 2021
From: Breaking News
![Agents demand 12 month delay in new electrical safety rules](/img/default/lat.png)
ARLA Propertymark has written to the government to voice fears that letting agents will not be able to comply with new...
15 December 2020
From: Breaking News
![Government tells agents: Be considerate over tenant referencing](/img/default/lat.png)
The government is urging agents and landlords to be “considerate” when deciding whether to accept tenants on the basis of their...
12 November 2020
From: Breaking News
![Letting agents escape referral fees clampdown - at least for now](/img/default/lat.png)
It appears lettings agents may have escaped the recommended demands for referral fees to be made more transparent to customers. A statement...
02 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
![Eviction ban ends but it’s under “constant review” insists minister](/img/default/lat.png)
Housing Minister Chris Pincher says the eviction ban is formally over but the situation remains under “constant review” as the second...
21 September 2020
From: Breaking News
![Evictions: domestic abuse and anti-social behaviour cases prioritised](/img/default/lat.png)
The housing minister says the resumption of eviction possession court cases at the end of next month must be done in...
17 July 2020
From: Breaking News
![Housing minister enters row over Labour “bung” accusation](/img/default/lat.png)
Housing minister Chris Pincher has entered the row over Labour claiming that the stamp duty holiday announced last week was in...